Unity in Diversity, or 'Many in the One' — Practice

Q1. According to the chapter, roughly how many inhabitants does India have?

• A. Over 1.4 billion
• B. About 50 crore
• C. Exactly 1 billion
• D. Under 1 crore

Q2. The 'People of India' project surveyed how many communities across all States?

• A. 325
• B. 4,635
• C. 1,400
• D. 25

Q3. How many languages did the 'People of India' project count?

• A. 25
• B. 325
• C. 4,635
• D. 18

Q4. Which national organisation conducted the 'People of India' project?

• A. Archaeological Survey of India
• B. Anthropological Survey of India
• C. Census Commission of India
• D. Geological Survey of India

Q5. The chapter opens with a quotation about 'the touch of the one in the play of the many' by

• A. Sri Aurobindo
• B. Rabindranath Tagore
• C. Vincent Smith
• D. Jawaharlal Nehru

Q6. Which of these are listed in the chapter as cereals common to almost every part of India?

• A. Rice, barley and wheat
• B. Apple, mango and grape
• C. Turmeric, cumin and ginger
• D. Banarasi, Paithani and Muga

Q7. In the chapter, 'jowar' refers to which millet?

• A. Pearl millet
• B. Sorghum
• C. Finger millet
• D. Barley

Q8. The chapter describes the sari as which kind of dress?

• A. A stitched two-piece outfit
• B. A plain, unstitched length of cloth
• C. A woollen winter garment only
• D. A modern synthetic-only dress

Q9. The ancient stone relief showing a woman in a sari (Fig. 8.2) comes from which place?

• A. Vaishali (today in Bihar)
• B. Kanchipuram (Tamil Nadu)
• C. Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh)
• D. Mehrauli (Delhi)

Q10. Around which date is Makara Sankranti celebrated in many parts of India?

• A. January 14
• B. October 2
• C. August 15
• D. December 25

Q11. The Panchatantra is a collection of delightful stories that mainly have whom as characters?

• A. Kings and queens
• B. Animals
• C. Gods and demons
• D. Foreign travellers

Q12. Which two are named as India's most striking epics?

• A. Panchatantra and Hitopadesha
• B. Ramayana and Mahabharata
• C. Meghadutam and Raghuvansham
• D. Charaka and Sushruta Samhita

Q13. Which tribal communities are named as having their own versions of the epics?

• A. Bhils, Gonds and Mundas
• B. Mauryas, Guptas and Pallavas
• C. Cholas, Cheras and Pandyas
• D. Hunas, Kushanas and Sakas

Q14. What was 'chintz', which became very popular in 17th-century Europe?

• A. A type of printed cotton
• B. A silk sari from Banaras
• C. A woollen carpet
• D. A kind of spice

Q15. According to the chapter's closing message, India's unity celebrates diversity because diversity

• A. divides the country
• B. enriches, it does not divide
• C. must be removed
• D. is a recent problem