Chapter 19
India and the Outside World
Highlights
- A. Tick the correct option
- B. Fill in the blanks
- C. Match the following
- D. Correct the following sentences
- E. Answers the following questions
EXERCISE
A. Tick the Correct Option
- 1. Who invented the paper first?
Answer: vacuole
- 2. Where can we still see the impact of Hindu culture in South-East Asia?
Answer: vacuole
- 3. The ___________ brought gold from the west into our country.
Answer: vacuole
- 4. The main factor responsible for creating our contacts with different parts of Asia was-
Answer: vacuole
- 5. Buddhism spread in various parts of the world largely due to the efforts of King-
Answer: vacuole
B. Fill in the blanks.
- 1. The Harappan culture is about ___________ years old.
- 2. India’s trade with the west was through ___________.
- 3. Kuchi was another centre of ___________.
- 4. The Chinese traveller, I-tsing came to India to ___________ Buddhism.
- 5. A reference of Champa is found in ___________ Puran.
C. Match the following :
- Column A
- 1. Golgi Complex
- 2. Ribosomes
- 3. Chromosomes
- 4. Dead cells
- 5. Photosynthesis
- Column B
- (a) genes
- (b) cork
- (c) chloroplasts
- (d) packaging center
- (e) protein synthesis
D. Answer the following questions in brief.
- 1. What did the Chinese learn from India?
Answer: Sharing of chores reduces the burden.
- 2. Who founded the city of Yashodhpur in Kamboj?
Answer: The older family member pass on the family traditions to the younger generation.
- 3. Why was Roman historian Pliny against having trade relations with India?.
Answer: There is more interaction between parents and children in nuclear families.
- 4. How did Buddhism reach the western countries?
Answer: A surname is a family name.
- 5. Mention any two main features of the Stupa at Barobudur in Java?
Answer: A surname is a family name.
E. Question Answer
- 1. How did the Arabs became a link in our trade with the west?
Answer: The (main) factors that determine the shape of a cell are location and function.
- 2. Explain the impact of the contact between India and Sri Lanka.
Answer: Distinguish between unicellular and multicellular organisms are
Unicellular organisms are made up of a single cell. e.g., Euglena and Amoeba.
Multicellular organisms are made up of many cells. e.g., Humans and Birds.
- 3. How did Kuchi become a centre of Indian culture?
Answer: All organisms are made up of cells. A cell is capable of independent existence. Due to this, cell is called the structural and functional unit of life.
- 4. Describe India’s contact with China. What was the mutual effect on this contact?
Answer: Mitochondria is known as the Powerhouse of the cell.
Mitochondria are the site of cellular respiration. Energy is produced during this process. Due to this, mitochondria are called the Powerhouse of the cell.
- 5. Give any five examples to establish that, ‘Kamboj was an Indian colony’.
Answer: All organisms are made up of cells. A cell is capable of independent existence. Due to this, cell is called the structural and functional unit of life.
Related Topics
- Chapter 1 The Cell – Its Structure and Functions
- Chapter 2 Microorganisms: Friends or Foes
- Chapter 3 Metals and Non-Metals
- Chapter 4 Force and Pressure
- Chapter 5 Friction
- Chapter 6 Sources of Energy
- Chapter 7 Combustion
- Chapter 8 Conservation of Plants and Animals
- Chapter 9 Crop Production and Its Management
- Chapter 10 Refraction and Dispersion of Light
- Chapter 11 The Human Eye
- Chapter 12 Sound
- Chapter 13 Synthetic Fibres and Plastics
- Chapter 14 Reproduction in Animals
- Chapter 15 Reaching the Age of Adolescence
- Chapter 16 Electric Current and Its Chemical Effects
- Chapter 17 Stars and Solar System
- Chapter 18 Earthquakes
- Chapter 19 Pollution of Air
- Chapter 20 Pollution of Water