Question 33
Answer the following questions in short:
1. List two ways in which hunter gatherers used fire.
2. Define Latitude and Longitude.
3. Name and explain the phrase coined by Nehru to describe the country.
Answers
Answer:
Q.1)
Explanation:
Hunter-gatherers used the fire as a source of light, to cook meat, and to scare away animals. Yes, we use fire even today for different purposes such as to cook the food and to keep us warm.
Answer:
Q.2)
Explanation:
One of the imaginary circles parallel to the Prime Meridian is called latitude.
One of the imaginary circles parallel to the Prime Meridian is called longitude
Answer:
Q.3)
Explanation:
In his book The Discovery of India
Jawaharlal Nehru says that Indian unity is not something imposed from the outside but rather, "It was something deeper and within its fold, the widest tolerance of belief and custom was practised and every variety acknowledged and even encouraged." It was Nehru, who coined the phrase, "unity in diversity" to describe the country.