Culture Class 8 Questions and Answers KSEEB 8th Social Science
I. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words.
Question 1.
Culture means _____________
Answer:
‘Cultivate or tend.’
Question 2.
Customs means _____________
Answer:
Traditional activities.
Question 3.
Unity in diversity is found in _____________
Answer:
India.
Question 4.
Human relationsip is found between _____________ and society.
Answer:
culture
Question 5.
_____________ is the relationship of transfer of ideas from generation to generation.
Answer:
culture
II. Answer the following in a sentence :
Question 1.
What is culture ?
Answer:
Culture means a life pattern of a group of people. It contains the life symbols along with beliefs and values.
Question 2.
Give examples of cultural diversity present in your neighbourhood?
Answer:
In Karnataka, we get to see people dressed in various kinds of clothes People are of different, language, belifs, customs etc.
Question 3.
Who divided the culture into two groups?
Answer:
Ogbum divides culture into two groups. They are
- Material culture
- Non- material culture.
Question 4.
What is material culture?
Answer:
Material culture is created by human beings by converting natural resources into man made structures like house, building, bridge, road, dam, machines, productions centers, industries, computer technology and others material culture is called civilization material culture undergoes change swiftly.
Question 5.
What is non – material culture?
Answer:
Non material culture means human achievements, tradition, belief, ritual and custom, moral values, ideals, art, literature, religion, language and many others are examples of non – material culture.
III. Answer the following in four or five sentences.
Question 1.
What is a custom ? Give example.
Answer:
The way of worshiping god is known as custom eg. Praying to God in Temples and Churches.
Question 2.
Explain the cultural diversity?
Answer:
We get to see people dressed in various kinds of cloths. People belonging to different races and people conversing in different languages. There cannot be the same kind of culture in any society, depending on the religion and life style. It is called as phorastic culture or cultural diversity.
Question 3.
Explain the features of culture.
Answer:
Culture is shaped by the geographical features, traditions and needs of the particular society.
Culture is transmitted from one generations to another. There will be different cultures depending on the religious and life styles followed by the people. This is called Pluralistic culture.
Question 4.
Culture and society are two forces of the some coin. How?
Answer:
Culture makes human beings different from other animals. Social controls in a society are based on cultural aspects. The social controls define the human behaviour individual in a society have membership in various social institutions. Every institutions regulates the behaviour of the individual through its cultural tools.
Eg; Our interactions with elders are guided by culture prevalent in our families and society.
Question 5.
Explain the features of fair :
Answer:
Often fairs have people with different language and culture displaying their skills in the form of circus. Similarity. various artisans display their skill here. These displays are also culture expressions. Many performers narrate the local versions of Ramayana and Mahabharatha.
Additional Questions and Answers
Fill in the blanks
Question 1.
_____________ indicates progress in life style.
Answer:
Culture
Question 2.
The word culture is derived from the lation words _____________
Answer:
‘colere’
Question 3.
_____________ does not come by birth.
Answer:
Culture
Question 4.
The respect for cultural diversity fosters peace and development in _____________
Answer:
human societies.
Answer the following Questions
Question 1.
What is the definitions of E.B. Tylor about culture.
Answer:
According E.B. Tylor “Culture is that complex whole which in dudes knowledge belief, art, rules and regulations, traditions and any other capabalities earned by the human being as a member of society.”
Question 2.
What is the definitions of Malinowski about culture?
Answer:
According to Malinowski “The tool created by human being to design his aims of life is called as culture.”
Question 3.
Culture is a Social? Define.
Answer:
Culture is not personal. It means sharing a community’s way of life, food, dress, rituals and living with them – Hence culture is social.
Question 4.
Culture is treasure of knowledge”
Answer:
Explain Culture provides the knowledge need for the social and physical existence of the human beings. Animals survive and get adjusted with their natural environment with the help of instincts. Human beings have to utilise their learned knowledge in order to survive. Language is part of culture.
The present and past knowledge is stored in the form of proverbs painting, writings etc, passed on to the next generation either oral or by written texts. So, culture is not only a bundle of traditions it is also a treasure of knowledge needed for social development.