Q.12 A. What are Parallels of Latitudes and Meridians of Longitudes?
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B. Differentiate between Summer Solstice and winter solstice?
Q.13 Why did the hunter-gatherers travel from place to place? In what ways are
these similar to different from the reasons for which we travel today?
Q.14 Why it is 5:30 pm in India when it is 12:00 noon in London?
Q.15 A. Define Diversity,
B. What do you mean by Discrimination?
C. Who is regarded as the "Architect of Indian Constitution"?
D. Who coined the term "Unity in Diversity'?
E. How many languages are official in the Indian Constitution?
Q.16 Draw the concept map showing the different festivals celebrated in India?
Write down the names of National festival celebrated in India.
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Q 12 A. All parallel circles from the equator to the poles are known as parallels of latitudes. The lines of reference running from the North Pole to the South Pole are known as meridians of longitude.
B.The day that the Earth's North Pole is tilted closest to the sun is called the summer solstice. ... It is also the day that the Sun reaches its highest point in the sky. The winter solstice, or the shortest day of the year, happens when the Earth's North Pole is tilted farthest from the Sun.
Q.13 In what ways are these similar to/different from the reasons for which we travel today? Answer: Hunter-gatherers traveled from place to place in search of food. Once food resources at a place were exhausted, they needed to go to a new place. ... Some people travel because they enjoy travelling.
Q.14 The Earth rotates 1° in four minute. ... Therefore, the time in India is 5 hrs and 28 minutes ahead of London (since India is located to the east of Greenwich). So if the time in London is 12:00 pm, we will add 5 hrs and 30 minutes to it which will be 5:30 pm.
Q.15.A the practice or quality of including or involving people from a range of different social and ethnic backgrounds and of different genders, sexual orientations, etc.
B. Discrimination is the practice of treating one person or group of people less fairly or less well than other people or groups. She is exempt from sex discrimination laws. ... Discrimination is knowing what is good or of high quality.
C. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar was a wise constitutional expert, he had studied the constitutions of about 60 countries. Ambedkar is recognised as the "Father of the Constitution of India".
D. Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India and leader of the Indian National Congress, vigorously promoted unity in diversity as an ideal essential to national consolidation and progress.
E. 22 languages
The Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution lists 22 languages, which have been referred to as scheduled languages and given recognition, status and official encouragement. In addition, the Government of India has awarded the distinction of classical language to Kannada, Malayalam, Odia, Sanskrit, Tamil and Telugu.
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