CHAPTER 9: FAMILY AND COMMUNITY
1. What is the fundamental and most ancient unit of any society?
A. Market
B. School
C. Family
D. Government
Answer: C. Family
2. Which type of family includes several generations living together?
A. Joint family
B. Nuclear family
C. Single-person household
D. Temporary family
Answer: A. Joint family
3. Which of the following is generally part of a joint family?
A. Only a couple
B. Only two friends
C. Only one parent and one child
D. Grandparents, parents, uncles, aunts and children
Answer: D. Grandparents, parents, uncles, aunts and children
4. What is a nuclear family generally limited to?
A. Several generations and cousins
B. A couple and their children, or sometimes one parent and children
C. All the families in a neighbourhood
D. A whole village
Answer: B. A couple and their children, or sometimes one parent and children
5. Which of the following Hindi terms refers to a father’s younger brother?
A. Mausi
B. Nani
C. Chacha
D. Bua
Answer: C. Chacha
6. What does the chapter explain about the word ‘cousin’ in many Indian languages?
A. Cousins are often referred to as brothers and sisters
B. The word always means a neighbour
C. Cousins are not considered family
D. The word is used only for older relatives
Answer: A. Cousins are often referred to as brothers and sisters
7. Which of the following is a basis of relationships among family members?
A. Competition alone
B. Separation
C. Personal gain only
D. Love, care, cooperation and interdependence
Answer: D. Love, care, cooperation and interdependence
8. What does the word ‘cooperation’ mean in the chapter?
A. Working separately
B. Working together
C. Avoiding responsibility
D. Giving orders to others
Answer: B. Working together
9. What are parents responsible for, according to the chapter?
A. Preventing children from learning
B. Making every decision for the community
C. Raising children to become happy individuals and responsible members of society
D. Teaching children only household chores
Answer: C. Raising children to become happy individuals and responsible members of society
10. How do children gradually contribute to family life?
A. By taking on more responsibilities at home as they grow up
B. By avoiding all household activities
C. By leaving every task to grandparents
D. By refusing to cooperate
Answer: A. By taking on more responsibilities at home as they grow up
11. What may children learn through daily participation in household life?
A. Only business skills
B. Only political rules
C. Only farming techniques
D. Family traditions and practices passed down through generations
Answer: D. Family traditions and practices passed down through generations
12. What does ‘dharma’ mean in the context of the chapter?
A. Wealth
B. Duty
C. Entertainment
D. Trade
Answer: B. Duty
13. In the chapter, the family is described as a ‘school’ where children learn which values?
A. Competition, pride and selfishness
B. Wealth, fame and power
C. Ahimsa, dāna, sevā and tyāga
D. Trade, politics and administration
Answer: C. Ahimsa, dāna, sevā and tyāga
14. What does ‘ahimsa’ mean?
A. Non-violence or non-hurting
B. Giving money
C. Service
D. Sacrifice
Answer: A. Non-violence or non-hurting
15. What does ‘dāna’ mean?
A. Duty
B. Cooperation
C. Sacrifice
D. Giving
Answer: D. Giving
16. What does ‘sevā’ mean?
A. Wealth
B. Service
C. Competition
D. Celebration
Answer: B. Service
17. What does ‘tyāga’ mean?
A. Cooperation
B. Education
C. Sacrifice
D. Celebration
Answer: C. Sacrifice
18. In the story from Kerala, what was Shalini’s father’s occupation?
A. He ran a small business
B. He worked as a doctor
C. He was a farmer
D. He was a bus driver
Answer: A. He ran a small business
19. What was Shalini’s mother’s occupation?
A. Shopkeeper
B. Nurse
C. Farmer
D. Teacher
Answer: D. Teacher
20. Which festival was Shalini’s family preparing to celebrate?
A. Diwali
B. Onam
C. Bihu
D. Pongal
Answer: B. Onam
21. Why was Shalini’s uncle’s family facing financial difficulties?
A. Their house had been sold
B. They had moved to another state
C. Shalini’s uncle had lost his job
D. They were preparing for a wedding
Answer: C. Shalini’s uncle had lost his job
22. What did Shalini’s parents do when they went shopping for festival clothes?
A. They bought clothes for Shalini’s uncle, aunt and cousin as well
B. They bought clothes only for themselves
C. They cancelled the shopping trip
D. They asked the relatives to leave the house
Answer: A. They bought clothes for Shalini’s uncle, aunt and cousin as well
23. Why did Shalini receive a simple cotton dress instead of the silk dress she expected?
A. She did not want new clothes
B. The shops were closed
C. Her grandmother had forbidden new clothes
D. The family shared its resources to help relatives who were struggling financially
Answer: D. The family shared its resources to help relatives who were struggling financially
24. What did Shalini learn from her grandmother’s explanation?
A. Families should never share money
B. Families support one another and share what they have
C. Only children should make sacrifices
D. Festival clothes are more important than family relationships
Answer: B. Families support one another and share what they have
25. In which state does Tenzing’s family live in the chapter?
A. Kerala
B. Gujarat
C. Meghalaya
D. Rajasthan
Answer: C. Meghalaya
26. What work does Tenzing’s mother do?
A. She works in a local handicraft cooperative
B. She runs a railway station
C. She works as a doctor in a hospital
D. She owns a large factory
Answer: A. She works in a local handicraft cooperative
27. How does Tenzing’s father contribute to household life?
A. He refuses to do household work
B. He leaves every task to Tenzing
C. He only works in the grocery store
D. He helps clean the house, care for the vegetable garden and do other chores
Answer: D. He helps clean the house, care for the vegetable garden and do other chores
28. What role does Tenzing’s grandfather play?
A. He manages a handicraft factory
B. He helps Tenzing with homework and takes him to the school bus stop
C. He teaches only cooking
D. He avoids helping the family
Answer: B. He helps Tenzing with homework and takes him to the school bus stop
29. How does Tenzing’s grandfather help the wider neighbourhood?
A. By selling vegetables to every household
B. By organising private celebrations only
C. By helping neighbours and collecting money when a neighbour’s house was damaged by a storm
D. By preventing people from working together
Answer: C. By helping neighbours and collecting money when a neighbour’s house was damaged by a storm
30. Why do Tenzing’s parents discuss special expenses together?
A. To plan for unexpected needs and manage family resources
B. To avoid communicating with each other
C. To stop saving money
D. To prevent Tenzing from attending school
Answer: A. To plan for unexpected needs and manage family resources
31. What is a community, as described in the chapter?
A. Only a group of people living in one house
B. A group consisting only of relatives
C. A group formed only by government officials
D. A group of connected people who come together for various reasons
Answer: D. A group of connected people who come together for various reasons
32. Why do community members often come together?
A. To avoid helping others
B. To celebrate festivals, organise events and support one another
C. To prevent cooperation
D. To eliminate all local traditions
Answer: B. To celebrate festivals, organise events and support one another
33. In some villages, how do people support one another in agriculture?
A. By refusing to share knowledge
B. By avoiding harvesting
C. By helping with land preparation, sowing and harvesting
D. By leaving all work to outsiders
Answer: C. By helping with land preparation, sowing and harvesting
34. Which shared natural resources are mentioned in the chapter?
A. Water, grazing lands and forest produce
B. Cars, televisions and computers
C. Roads, airports and railway stations only
D. Factories and shopping malls
Answer: A. Water, grazing lands and forest produce
35. Why did communities develop rules about shared resources?
A. To prevent anyone from using resources
B. To give all resources to one family
C. To stop communities from cooperating
D. To help ensure secure access to shared resources
Answer: D. To help ensure secure access to shared resources
36. What does the chapter say about community rules in many traditional settings?
A. They were always written in printed books
B. They were often agreed upon without being written down
C. They were used only in cities
D. They applied only to visitors
Answer: B. They were often agreed upon without being written down
37. What is the main objective of the Bhil community’s ‘halma’ tradition, as described in the chapter?
A. To organise commercial competitions
B. To build private houses for wealthy people
C. To come together to help others and serve Mother Earth
D. To collect payment for every community activity
Answer: C. To come together to help others and serve Mother Earth
38. What did the Bhil community do in response to the water crisis around Jhabua, Madhya Pradesh?
A. Planted trees and created structures to conserve rainwater
B. Stopped all farming permanently
C. Moved every village to another state
D. Used all available water for factories
Answer: A. Planted trees and created structures to conserve rainwater
39. In which year did the Chennai floods mentioned in the chapter occur?
A. 2005
B. 2010
C. 2019
D. 2015
Answer: D. 2015
40. How did many groups help people during the Chennai floods?
A. By closing all community kitchens
B. By cooking and distributing food to people in need
C. By preventing volunteers from helping
D. By stopping the distribution of essential supplies
Answer: B. By cooking and distributing food to people in need
41. Who started evening classes for underprivileged children in Ahmedabad?
A. Tenzing
B. K. S. Singh
C. Kamal Parmar
D. Vincent Smith
Answer: C. Kamal Parmar
42. What work did Kamal Parmar do before giving tuition to children?
A. He owned a small auto-fabrication workshop
B. He worked as a school principal
C. He was a government officer
D. He ran a farming cooperative
Answer: A. He owned a small auto-fabrication workshop
43. At what time did Kamal Parmar’s classes begin?
A. 6:00 am
B. 9:00 am
C. 12:00 noon
D. 5:30 pm
Answer: D. 5:30 pm
44. What additional support did Kamal Parmar provide to the children attending his classes?
A. Free transport to another state
B. A free dinner
C. New houses for every family
D. Free computers for all children
Answer: B. A free dinner
45. What did some older school-going children do in Kamal Parmar’s initiative?
A. Stopped attending school
B. Closed the evening classes
C. Joined as volunteers to teach
D. Asked the children to pay fees
Answer: C. Joined as volunteers to teach
46. What are Residents’ Welfare Associations (RWAs) examples of?
A. Communities in urban areas that make rules for shared living
B. Ancient farming communities only
C. Groups formed only for religious ceremonies
D. Families living in a single house
Answer: A. Communities in urban areas that make rules for shared living
47. Which of the following may be covered by Residents’ Welfare Association rules?
A. Rules for ancient kingdoms
B. Rules for foreign trade only
C. Rules for school examinations only
D. Waste management, cleanliness of common areas and care of pets
Answer: D. Waste management, cleanliness of common areas and care of pets
48. Why are communities described as interdependent?
A. They never need one another
B. They depend on other people and communities for different goods and services
C. They all perform exactly the same work
D. They can function without any cooperation
Answer: B. They depend on other people and communities for different goods and services
49. Which of the following is another example of a community mentioned in the chapter?
A. Only a group of people in one family
B. Only a group of people travelling together
C. A school’s sports community or drama club
D. Only a group of people living in one city
Answer: C. A school’s sports community or drama club
50. Which statement best summarises the chapter?
A. Families and communities support one another, and communities are ultimately interdependent
B. Families have no responsibilities towards one another
C. Communities exist only in villages
D. People should avoid helping anyone outside their family
Answer: A. Families and communities support one another, and communities are ultimately interdependent
