Class 6 Civics Chapter 1 Ratna Sagar

Short Answer Type Questions:-

Q1. How is India a diverse country?

Ans. India is a country with vast diversity. People belongs to different religion and culture, different places do have different languages, different traditional costumes and different climatic conditions.

Q2. What is the art of folk theater? Give two examples.

Ans. The method in which moral lessons are given with the help of songs, dance and drama is called folk theater, for example - Bhangra from Punjab and Ghoomar from Rajasthan.

Q3. What is religious music and folk music?

Ans. Religious Music - Devotional music, such as- Bhajans Sung by Kabir, Tulsidas and Mirabai are also called religious music.

        Folk Music- Songs sung during the festivals and weddings are called Folk Music.

Q4. Which are the two dance forms of Kerala?

Ans.  (Do It by yourself)

Q5. Name three National festival and three religious festivals.

Ans. (Do It by yourself)

 

Long Answer Type Questions:-

Q1. What is Culture?

Ans. Culture is lifestyle of people which includes various components, like- customs, art, religion, ideas, beliefs, food habits, festivals, handicraft, music and dance, etc.

Q2. Which are the two main school of Indian classical music, What is the Gharana Tradition?

Ans. The two school of Indian classical music are –

-          Hindustani Music in North India

-          Carnatic Music in South India

To learn Music students have had to live with Guru at their house, this method of teaching was also known as Gharana tradition.

 Q3. How does land and climate determine the clothes worn by the people of an area? Explain with example.

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Q4.  Write short note on Backwaters and the Gompas.

Ans. Backwaters- The network of lakes and canals which are connected with 38 rivers in Kerala are called Backwaters.

Gompas – A Gompas or monastery is the complex of temples and prayer halls which is in every village of Ladakh. These Gompas serve as places of worship, meditation and as School.

Q5. How has globalization affected our world today?

Ans. Globalization brought all the countries of the world together and linked their economy together through trade. This has also connected different culture together from different parts of the world.