India: Human Life Class 9 GSEB Solutions Social Science Chapter 19

Gujarat Board Class 9 Social Science India: Human Life Textbook Questions and Answers

1. Answer the following Questions in two-three sentences each. 
Question 1. What diversities are seen among the people of India?
Answer:
Diversities are seer, in food, dressing, dwelling, language, dialects, festival among the people of India.

Question 2. To which family do the languages of South India belong?
Answer:
The language spoken in South India belong to Dravidian family of languages. Kannad language is spoken in Karnataka. Other languages spoken are Telugu in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Tamil in Tamil Nadu and Malayalam in Kerala.

Question 3. State the major language and dialects of Bihar.
Answer:
Hindi is spoken in Bihar, Maithili, Bhojpuri, Magdhi are other dialects spoken in Bihar.

2. Write short notes on the following:
Question 1. Dresses of men and women in Bengal and in Eastern states.
Answer:

1. Eastern India includes states like Bihar. Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, West Bengal, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh. Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura. Sikkim, Meghalaya, etc.
2. There is not much difference in attire of people in Jharkhand, Assam and Odisha. Man in Bengal wear dhoti, Zabbho, Khes on shoulder and headgear, while women wear saree, petticoat with blouse.

Question 2. Festivals and Holy Days of Western India.
Answer:

1. Major states of Western India are Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Goa. It also includes Union Territories of Daman & Diu, Dadar and Nagar Haveli.
2. People of Western India celebrate Diwali, Navaratri, Shivratri, Dashera, Ganesh Chaturthi, Eid, Christmas, Mahavir Jayanti, Pateti, Chetti Chand, Buddha Jayanti, etc.
3. In Western Indian particularly in Rajasthan, Ghummar Kachchi ghodi, Kalbelia etc. dances are performed during festival season. Holi and Gangaur are celebrated with great pomp.
4. Navaratri-Ras Garba of Gujarat are famous in the World.
5. Ganesh Chaturthi in Maharashtra, Shivratri in Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh are celebrated with great pomp.
6. Lavni dance of Maharashtra is very famous.
7. India is a secular country. All religious festivals are celebrated without any discrimination.

3. Select a proper option and write the answer:
Question 1. People experiencing how much temperature put on cotton dresses with light colour?
A. More
B. Less
C. Normal
D. Extreme
Answer:
D. Extreme

Question 2. People of which state put on shoes from camel’s leather?
A. Gujarat
B. Rajasthan
C. Maharashtra
D. Goa
Answer:
B. Rajasthan

Question 3. Which language is spoken in Goa?
A. Marathi
B. Hindi
C. Gujarati
D. Konkani
Answer:
D. Konkani

Question 4. People of w hich state eat a variety of Parothas?
A. Jammu & Kashmir
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Assam
D. Punjab
Answer:
D. Punjab

Question 5. Where is the Magh Fair held?
A. Pushkar
B. Nasik
C. Allahabad
D. Ujjain
Answer:
C. Allahabad

Question 6. Of which state is ‘Pongal’ a main festival?
A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Meghalaya
D. Sikkim
Answer:
B. Tamil Nadu

Question 7. Which type of relief is seen in Uttarakhand?
A. Fertile plain
B. Mountainous
C. Coastal
D. None of these
Answer:
B. Mountainous