STD-10 SOCIAL-SCIENCE CH-7 QUIZ (ENG-MED)

 STD-10 SOCIAL-SCIENCE (ENG-MED)

CH-7 Preservation of Our Heritage

Short Question

Q 1. Describe the advantages of tourism industry.

ANS: Local people get employment and keep extinct art alive of course by this industry heterogeneous culture is introduced that enlightens the talent of the country.

• Facilities like metalled road, railway, water, communication etc., are developed around tourist places.
• Tourism topic has been added in the field of education which is eventually promoting tourism guide as a business.
• Various visitors from country and abroad come to visit and enjoy and for doing research on our cultural and natural heritage which boosts our tourism industry and transportation industry as well.
• India gets foreign currency from the incoming foreign visitors. Thus, tourism industry provides proper platform to show our multifarious cultural arts and traditions in front of the world.
• Various sites of natural and cultural heritage of India have been accommodated in the list of the world heritage by UNESO. In that 32 places of heritage of Gujarat included.

Q 2. In what different ways do people spoil damage our heritage?

ANS: To throw garbage at any place.

• To draw or write unnecessarily on historical monuments.
• To pollute the surrounding of historical monuments.
• Damage of our historical heritage knowingly or unknowingly by our domestic or foreign visitors.
• Our negligence and less awareness about our heritage. Hence, our heritage places are damaged due to unfavourable effect of man-made factors.

Q 3. When was Bombay Natural History Society established? What are its functions?

ANS: The Bombay Natural History Society the oldest one of its kind was established in 1883. It works for environmental and wildlife preservation.

Q 4. Which functions are formed by ‘Departments of Indian Archaeological Survey’?

ANS: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has nearly 5000 monuments and sites under its protection. Sangameshwar temple and Papnasham temples in Andhra Pradesh were going to be submerged into sea due to the construction of Nagarjunsagar Multipurpose Project. Therefore, these temples have been successfully shifted to Alampur at Mehboobnagar district of Andhra Pradesh.

Q 5. What did Swami Vivekananda say about religion in the ‘World Religious Conference’?

ANS: Swami Vivekananda said the following words in the ‘World Religious Conference’ held in Chicago (US) “I am proud to say that, I represent the religion that has taught the lessons of tolerance, compassion and universal fraternity, brotherhood to the world”.