Following are the questions that came in Board Papers (Textuals and Non-textual)
Chapter 7 . Sports and History
Complete the sentences by choosing the correct option.
(1) The ancient event of Olympic competitions used to be held at …………….. (March ’19) (Textual)
(a) Olympia, Greece (b) Rome (c) India (d) China
Ans. (a) Olympia, Greece
Prepare a Tree-Diagram on types of games : (March ’20; Nov. ’20)
Ans.
Write notes :
(1) Toys and Festivals (March ’19) (Textual)
Ans. (i) Toys can throw light on history and technological development. (i) We can also get a glimpse of religious and cultural traditions through them. (iii) As a part of traditional Diwali celebrations in Maharashtra model forts are made. (iv) Clay images of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and his soldiers and also people and animals are placed on these model forts.
(2) Sports and movies (Nov ’20) (Textual)
Ans. (i) The process of making a movie is a deep study of the particular period of the movies, story, language, dressing style, social life, etc.(ii) Recently some movies on sports and biography of players have been released in Hindi and English for instance, the films Mary Kom and Dangal.
(iii) Mary Kom is the first Indian female boxer to participate in the Olympics and to win a bronze medal. (iv) Dangal is based on the life story of Foghat (Phogat) sisters who were the first Indian female wrestlers to win gold medals at various international competitions.
Explain the following statements with reasons.
Currently the structure of sports economy has been significantly affected. (July ’19: Sept. ’21) (Textual)
Ans. (i) The field of sports in the 20th-21st century was naturally influenced by the process of globalisation. (ii) The international matches of various sports like cricket, football, lawn tennis can be watched on television in any corner of the world. (iii) Sports fans scattered all over the world have
significantly affected the entire structure of sports economy. (iv) Fans watch the matches for entertainment, industrial and commercial companies look at it as a good opportunity to advertise their ware.
What made the commentary of Bal J. Pandit entertaining? (March ’19) (Non-Textual)
Ans. (1) Bal J. Pandit not only described the game but also gave information about the history of the playground. (2) He gave information on players and history of their career. (3) He would narrate anecdotes about the game and records made by players in respective game. (4) He had good knowledge of the game and its history. He was eloquent too in his narration. So, his narration made the cricket commentary entertaining.
Answer the following questions in 25-30 words.
Explain the importance of sports. (March ’20) (Textual)
Ans. (i) To play games is very important for us. (ii) It enables us to overcome suffering and worries. (iii) Games help us to relax and refresh our minds. (iv) Games, which involve lot of physical activities, provide good exercise as well. (v) Games help in building a tenacious and strong body. (vi) Playing games also helps us in developing courage, determination and sportsmanship. (vii) Games needing collective participation help us to develop a sense of cooperation and team spirit. (viii) It also helps in developing leadership.
Write detailed answers to the following questions.
Explain the difference between indoor and outdoor games. (July ’19; Sept ’21) (Textual)
Ans.
Indoor games | Outdoor games |
1. Most of the indoor games are played by sitting at one place. They are played in a closed environment. | 1. Outdoor games are played on a field. |
2. Indoor games require skills but physical exercise is negligible. | 2. Outdoor games need more physical exercise and skill. |
3. Indoor games do not involve adventure. | 3. Outdoor games involve adventures at times, e.g.. Autoracing |
4. Indoor games includes Chess, Indian Ludo, Carrom and many more. | 4. Outdoor games involve national and international games like Kabaddi, Kho-kho, Hockey, Cricket, etc. |