Indian culture

Question 1

What is heritage?

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Heritage is anything that is inherited; it has been in existence and is being passed to us.

Question 2

What is natural heritage?

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Natural heritage includes natural or geographical features like mountains, forests, deserts, land, sea, river, lake, etc.

Question 3

What is Cultural heritage?

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It is a creation of humans using their intelligence, skills, and artistic ability.

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Cultural heritage is divided into:

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tangible and intangible heritage

Question 5

Tangible heritage is also called

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archeological heritage

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Tangible heritage is

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means built heritage which comprises physical objects, concrete forms, materials, etc., for e.g., monuments and forts.

Question 7

Intangible heritage is also called

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Living heritage

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Intangible heritage is

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ranges from ideas, traditions, living styles, practices, etc. The continuing tradition constitutes living heritage and represents the personality and nature of a country. for e.g., customs, traditions, language, etc.

Question 9

Culture is

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It is a complex whole which includes knowledge, beliefs, art, morals and any other habits acquired by human beings.

Question 10

The dictionary gives the meaning of culture

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as the training and refinement of mind, taste, and manners or “the intellectual side of Civilization”

Question 11

Material culture

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includes technology, architecture, art forms, material goods and equipment used in daily life in the household, agriculture, commerce, warfare and other social activities. All these reflect material culture.

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Non-material culture

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includes literature and intellectual tradition, believes, myths, legends, and other habit acquired by a human being as a member of society.

Question 13

What is an integrated system?

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culture

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What is the chief vehicle of culture?

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language

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Heritage also represents?

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culture

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India is reffered to as

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Bharat varsha

Question 17

India is named after the King

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Bharat- The legendary king

Question 18

Indians had faith in the river

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Sindhu

Question 19

The Persians called Indians Hindhu and it was passed on to Greece and thus

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along the river sindhu and beyond was called Hindustan.

Question 20

Indian culture is not a monolith but a

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synthesis of diverse standards of the culture of different people of India.

Question 21

It is assimilative and built into

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itself whatever was good in other cultures and thus enriched itself along.

Question 22

The power of simulation and synthesis has throughout the ages categorized the Indian culture and passed through

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Vedic, Islamic and European influences and survived with its own glory in spite of numerous invasions faced from time to time.