SOMETHING TO KNOW
A. Tick (✔) the correct option:
1. India has never attacked any country for gaining territory.
(a) China
(b) India (✔)
(C) Italy
Answer – (b) India (✔)
2. Which of the following is our southern neighbour at sea?
(a) China
(b) Russia
(c) Sri Lanka (✔)
Answer – (c) Sri Lanka (✔)
3. Urdu script is known as-
(a) Devanagri
(b) Nastaliq (✔)
(c) Ordu
Answer – (b) Nastaliq (✔)
4. Which cuisine influences the Nepalese cuisine?
(a) Indo-American
(b) Indian-Pakistani
(c) Tibetian-Chinese (✔)
Answer – (c) Tibetian-Chinese (✔)
5. Hanfu is a traditional dress of men in-
(a) China (✔)
(c) Bangladesh
(c) Myanmar
Answer – (a) China (✔)
B. Fill in the blanks:
[Help Box – salwar, peace, dosa, Pakistan, India]
1. India shares boundaries with Pakistan in the north-west.
2. India believes in the policy of peace.
3. Lungi-blouse is worn in south India and Sri Lanka.
4. Dosa is an important part of Sri Lankan cuisine.
5. Salwar -kameez is the traditional dress of Pakistani men.
C. Match the following:
1. Hindi (e) Devanagari
2. Urdu (c) Nastaliq
3. Longyi (b) Myanmar
4. Mekhla-chaddar (a) North-east India
5. Hanfu (d) China
D. Answer briefly:
1. Name India’s southern neighbour in the sea.
Answer – Sri Lanka is India’s southern neighbour in the sea.
2. Which language is known as the mother of all languages?
Answer – Sanskrit is known as the mother of all languages.
3. How do you know that India believed in the policy of peace since olden times?
Answer – History proves that India has never attacked any country for gaining territory and we believe in solving mutual differences through peaceful means.
4. Mention two cities of India where Urdu is widely spoken.
Answer – Two Indian cities where Urdu is widely spoken are Lucknow and Hyderabad.
5. Draw out one similarity and one difference between Hindi and Urdu.
Answer – Similarity – Hindi and Urdu both evolved from Sanskrit.
Difference – Hindi uses vocabulary from Sanskrit whereas Urdu uses vocabulary from Persian and Arabic.
E. Answer the following questions:
1. List India’s immediate neighbours and the direction of their location in respect to India.
Answer – India shares boundaries with –
Pakistan in the Northwest.
China, Nepal and Bhutan in the North.
Myanmar and Bangladesh in the East.
Sri Lanka in the South.
2. Highlight the similarities of dress between India and her neighbours.
Answer – There is great similarity in dresses between India and her neighbours –
Saree is worn in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
Mekhla-Chaddar of Northeast India is similar to dress of Nepal, Myanmar and China.
Kurta Pyjama is common in both India and Nepal.
Pathani suit is worn by Muslims in Pakistan as well in India.
3. What do the cultural bond with our neighbours indicate?
Answer – The Cultural bond with our neighbours indicates that we share same history and culture. And we are united even in the face of differences.
4. Give two suggestions that can improve our relations with our neighbouring countries.
Answer – Our relations with our neighbouring countries can be improved by
Promoting cultural activities, trade, tourism and sports.
Becoming self-reliant and a powerful country and follows a path of peace in solving mutual difference.
5. In your opinion, which are the two main issues of conflict between any two countries who share their borders?
Answer – Following are the two main issues of conflict between two countries who share their borders:-
Border disputes (for gaining territory).
water disputes.
VALUE BASED QUESTION:
A policy of peace and harmony leads to better relations with others. Which qualities can improve our relations with others? Explain with examples.
Answer – A policy of peace and harmony leads to better relation with others. Qualities like friendly nature, patience and sincerity can lead to better relation with others.
Ex: If we are friendly, patience and sincere with our neighbours they will help us of in our hard time. We also must show gratitude toward, our neighbour. We must believe in solving mutual differences through peaceful means.
Map Skill
On a political map of India, locate, label and colour India’s neighbours:
Pakistan
Afghanistan
China
Myanmar
Sri Lanka
Bhutan
Bangladesh
Nepal
Maldives
Answer –
SOMETHING TO DO
1. Draw and colour flags of India’s neighbouring countries and paste them in your notebook.
Answer –
2. Find out:
(a) Three common words between Hindi and Sinhalese.
Answer – ENGLISH – HINDI – SINHALA.
ONE – ek – eka.
TWO – do – deka.
THREE – teen – tuna.
(b) Two most common Chinese dishes in India.
Answer – Two most common Chinese dishes in India are –
Momos
noodles
(c) Two states of India where dosa is an important part of the cuisine.
Answer – Tamilnadu and Kerala are the states of India where dosa is an important part of the cuisine.
3. Trade in earlier times led to voyages of discovering. How does trade today create relations between countries? Explain with two examples.
Answer – Usually, the country exports those commodities which it has in abundance and in return imports those which it lacks. In other words, it is just a give and take relationship. In this relation, nations are always benefitted in many ways.
– At the time of natural calamities countries help each other.
– It promotes international employment.
– They also share new technologies in return of some good deal.
4. Find out two positive and two negative aspects of India’s relations with Pakistan and China.
Answer – Two negative aspects of India’s relations with Pakistan are –
Wars, conflicts and disputes.
India and Pakistan have fought in numerous armed conflicts since their independence.
Two positive aspects of India’s relations with Pakistan are –
The Bilateral Protocol on Visits to Religious Shrines was signed between the two countries in 1974.
The treaty provides for three Hindu pilgrimage and four Sikh pilgrimage every year to visit 15 shrines in Pakistan while five Pakistan pilgrimage visit shrines in India.
Two negative aspects of India’s relations with China are –
India has a large trade deficit that is favoured towards China.
The two countries failed to resolve their border dispute.
Two positive aspects of India’s relations with China are –
In 2005, China and India signed the ‘Strategic and Cooperative Partnership for Peace and Prosperity’.
Many Trade and commerce is being executed with China.
5. All foreign stalls do brisk business at trade fairs/exhibitions. What does it indicate?
Answer – All foreign stalls do brisk business at trade fairs/exhibitions it indicates the following things –
Advertisement – Fairs and exhibitions are the way to advertise their product or services at very low cost.
Attention – Since, fairs and exhibitions are liked by many people. It directly grab the attention of many people.
Development – It also indicates about the developmental progress in the field of concerned product and services.
Increase awareness – Trade shows, exhibitions and other events can be an excellent way to: showcase your products and services.