NIOS Class 10 Social Science Chapter 24 Solution – National Integration And Secularism
NIOS Class 10 Social Science Solution Chapter 24 National Integration And Secularism. NIOS Class 10 Social Science Chapter 24 Question Answers Download PDF. NIOS Class 10 Science Notes.
NIOS Class 10 Social Science Chapter 24 Solution
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INTEXT QUESTIONS 24.1
1. Fill in the blanks:
(a) A nation is a country ………………
(b) National integration is the awareness of a ……………amongst the
citizens of a country.
(c) This kind of integration is very important in the building of ……………..
(d) In India all the major religions of the world such as ……………. are
practiced.
2. Why is national integration needed?
INTEXT QUESTIONS 24.2
1. Fill in the blanks:
(a) During the British rule India became geographically united, but it was not
a …………. and …………. nation.
(b) It was during the freedom movement that the feelings and sentiments of
………….. emerged.
(c) During the freedom struggle people belonging to different ……………. joined hands to drive out the British power from India.
(d) The Indian National Congress was formed in …………………
2. Do you think that the Constitution of India lays great emphasis on national
integration? How?
INTEXT QUESTIONS 24.3
1. What is communalism?
2. Do you agree that regionalism may be justified? State reasons.
3. Why do non-Hindi speaking States oppose Hindi as the Official language?
4. Why is extremism a threat to national integration?
INTEXT QUESTIONS 24.4
1. What is the meaning of secularism?
2. What are the provisions in the Constitution that are focused on secularism?
3. What is the role of a citizen in strengthening India as a secular state?
TERMINAL EXCERCISES
1. Define national integration and discuss the contribution made by the national
freedom movement to the emergence of national integration.
2. How does the Indian Constitution reflect and promotes national integration?
3. What are the major challenges to national integration in India?
4. What are the factors that promote and strengthen national integration?
5. Define secularism and analyse its importance for the Indian political system.
6. Given below are two statements of renowned freedom fighters:
Mahatma Gandhi once said: “I am a Hindu and swear by my religion, I will die for
it. But it is my personal affair. The State has nothing to do with it. The State would
look after your secular welfare, health, communications, foreign relations, currency
and so on, but not your or my religion. That is everybody’s personal concern!!”
Maulana Azad, one of the closest colleague of Mahatma Gandhi had said, “I am
a Muslim and profoundly conscious of the fact that I have inherited Islam’s glorious
traditions of the last thirteen hundred years. I am not prepared to lose even a small
part of that legacy…. I am equally proud of the fact that I am an Indian, an essential
part of the indivisible unity of Indian nationhood, a vital factor in its total make-up
without which its noble edifice will remain incomplete.”
In the light of the above two statements, explain the role of Indian citizens for
strengthening secularism and national integration in India?
Answers
Chapter 24:
IN text questions 24.1
1) (a) with a unified socio-economic and political structure (b) a common identity (c) a strong and prosperous nation (d) Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism and Zoroastrianism
2)National integration needed because all the major religions of the world are practiced here. There are more than one thousand languages. Despite all these differences India is one political entity. We have to co-exist with each other peacefully. This is possible only when national integration is realised in true sense of the term.
IN text questions 24.2
1) (a) united integrated (b) nationhood
(c) regions, religions, cultures, communities (d) 1885
2)Yes, the Constitution of India lays great emphasis on national integration, its Preamble includes unity and integrity of the nation as a major objective. It also states that every citizen has the fundamental duty to uphold and protect the unity and integrity of India. It has made provisions for a centralized federation and opted for a strong central government.
IN text questions 24.3
1) Communalism is defined as the generated when individuals belonging to one religion develop excessive affinity to their religion and hatred towards other religions. This kind of feeling promotes religious fundamentalism and fanaticism and proves to be dangerous for the unity and integrity of the country.
2) Yes, I agree regionalism. Regionalism may be reasonable if the demands are based on genuine grievances of the regions that have been denied fair shares of projects and industries in the overall structure of development. Those may also be related to the continued neglect of a particular region. In spite of over six decades of planned development, all regions in our country have not been developed in the desired manner.
3)Non-Hindi speaking States oppose Hindi as the Official language because most of the people do not know Hindi. However, there are non-Hindi speaking States where Hindi is being promoted. It is necessary that Hindi speaking States also promote non-Hindi languages like Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Oriya or Bengali or Assamese in their respective areas.
4)Extremism a threat to national integration because these movements use violence, create fear in public life, cause loss of lives of government personnel and people and destroy public property. Mostly the youth participate in such movements. The basic reason for taking up arms by the youth is the continuing state of socio-economic deprivations and exploitation.
IN text questions 24.4
1) Secularism is defined as the equality of all religions and religious tolerance. In the state context it means that India does not have an official state religion. The government must not favour or discriminate against any religion. It must treat all religions with equal respect. In the individual context, it means sarva dharma samabhava, equal respect for all religions. Every person has the right to preach, practice and propagate any religion they choose.
2)The provisions in the Constitution that are focused on secularism are the Indian Constitution through its Preamble and particularly through its chapters on Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles has created a secular state based on the principle of equality and non-discrimination.
3)The role of a citizen in strengthening India as a secular state is every citizen must treat all religions with the same respect as he/she has for his/ her religion. No religion permits individuals to ignore or hate others. If citizens look around themselves, they may find that their friends, classmates, neighbours or nearby residents believe and practice religions that are different from their religion. They belong to various castes. How can they interact with them and be a good friend, classmate or neighbour, if they do not respect their religion and they do not do the same. It is, therefore, essential that all the people develop respect towards one another and practice peaceful co-existence.
Terminal Exercises:
1) National integration is the awareness of a common identity amongst the citizens of a country. It means that though the individuals belong to different communities, castes, religions, cultures and regions and speak different languages, all of them recognize the fact that they are one. This kind of integration is very important in the building of a strong and prosperous nation.It was during the national freedom movement that the feelings and sentiments of nationhood emerged and the need for national integration was realized. During that movement people belonging to different regions, religions, cultures, communities, castes and creeds joined hands to drive out the British power from the soil of India. Especially under the banner of the Indian National Congress, established in 1885 people from all the sections came together and compelled the British rulers to quit India. Since the British rulers had adopted the policy of ‘divide and rule’, the freedom movement was focused on forging unity in the people of the country.
2) The Constitution of India lays great emphasis on national integration. Its Preamble includes unity and integrity of the nation as a major objective. It also stipulates that every citizen has the fundamental duty to uphold and protect the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India. The Constitution reflects respect for diversity of the country, but it tries to ensure that the unity and integrity is maintained. Which is why, it has made provisions for a centralized federation andopted for a strong central government.
3) The most important challenges are as follows: Communalism, Regionalism, Linguism, and Extremism.
4) Factors Promoting National Integration are: Constitutional Provisions,Governmental Initiatives, National Festivals and Symbols,All India Services and Other Factors.
5) Secularism implies equality of all religions and religious tolerance. It means that India does not have an official state religion. Every person has the right to preach, practice and propagate any religion they choose. The government must not favour or discriminate against any religion. It must treat all religions with equal respect. And every citizen must practice the principle of “sarva dahrma samabhava”.The colonial rulers created situations to convince Indians that primarily they were members of different religious communities and they must think and act differently. The Constitution makers had sensed the negative potential of communalism. That is why, the Constitution declares India to be a secular State. Although the original Constitution had many provisions to promote secularism, the continued reappearance of communalism demanded reassertion. Consequentially, it was made one of the basic pillars of Indian democracy and the word ‘secular’ was inserted into the Preamble of the Constitution by the Forty-Second Amendment in 1976.
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