Unit 1. Introduction to Indian society TERMS
1. This refers to four aims of Hindu life. Purusharthas
2. It advocated an austere and strict lifestyle based on penance. Jainism
3. As a missionary religion it spread to foreign lands like Tibet, China, Buddhism
Sri Lanka etc.
4. It guides beliefs and behaviours of Muslims The Five Pillars of
Faith
5. These practices smothered the free development and growth of The patriarchal joint
women in Medieval India. family, the customs of
polygamy and early
marriage. etc
6. Religion founded on ethical rationalism (by Akbar) Din-I-Ilahi
7. rule that prescribes marriage within a group Endogamy
8. Community kitchen -often found near Gurudwaras Langar
9. stage of studenthood Brahmacharyashram
10. stage of renunciation Sanyasashram
Unit 2. Segments of Indian society
11. A community of people fully depend on hunting, fishing and food Tribal community
gathering, basket making, weaving as their occupation.
12. A Group of people depending on agriculture and allied occupations. Rural Community
13. Changes seen in Indian Rural community. Heterogeneity,
weakening of the caste
system, breakdown of
Joint Family
14. The type of relations significant in Indian Villages Primary relations
15. The provisions made by the Government to provide Primary education Sarva Shiksha
to every child in India. Abhiyan
16. It is a human settlement with a high population density and Urban Community
infrastructure of built environment.
17. patterns of life that are found typically in urban Urbanism
areas