Class 6 English · Original EZT practice
Hamara Bharat - Incredible India! (Class 6 English Chapter 13): unity in diversity
A land of wise and heroic people, a rich and diverse culture, rivers, mountains and green forests - and above all, unity in diversity. This short passage opens Poorvi's Unit 5, Culture and Tradition, with what makes Bharat special and what it asks of us. Below: a summary, word meanings, comprehension practice and questions. (Note: this is original practice, not a textbook exercise key.)
6 original worked examples, 6 fresh self-check questions and 4 mixed questions, with explained answers. These are not copied textbook exercises, an official chapter index or a full answer key. No affiliation with NCERT is claimed.
Official sources for topic and edition context, checked 23 October 2026:
1. Passage summary
Bharat has been known worldwide as a land of wise and heroic individuals; its rich and diverse culture has attracted numerous travellers since ancient times, and its people live in unison - presenting to the world unity in diversity.
2. Bharat's natural wealth
Bharat is a land rich with rivers, lakes and high mountains; its green forests are home to many plants, insects, birds and animals, and all these elements ensure that Bharat prospers and is respected globally.
3. Word meanings
The passage builds India-pride vocabulary - heroic, diverse, unison, prospers, inhabitants.
4. Reading the passage - practice
This is a short descriptive passage; reading it once for the main idea and once for details (who, what, where) builds close-reading skill.
Choose, solve, check, then try a fresh question.
Before calculating, read the method prompt and name the condition that makes it useful. Write your own attempt. Open the steps only when you need them, and use the check to catch a wrong sign, unit or interpretation. Finish with the fresh question before reading its answer.
State what Bharat is known for
Choose the method: Wise and heroic people.
EZT practice question
What has Bharat always been known for?
Show the worked solution
- The passage opens with Bharat's fame.
- It is known worldwide.
- As a land of wise and heroic individuals.
Answer: As a land of wise and heroic individuals, known worldwide.
Check: The very first idea of the passage - people first, then culture and land.
Watch for this: Do not start with the rivers and mountains - the passage's first claim is about its people.
Now try it yourself
What is attractive about Bharat?
Check your answer
Its rich and diverse culture, which has attracted numerous travellers since ancient times.
Culture is the second claim the passage makes.
Explain unity in diversity
Choose the method: Many kinds, one people.
EZT practice question
What does 'unity in diversity' mean, and who presents it to the world?
Show the worked solution
- Bharat has people of many languages, cultures and traditions.
- Yet they live in unison - together.
- So the people of Bharat present unity in diversity to the world.
Answer: People of many kinds - different languages, cultures and traditions - living together as one. The people of Bharat, who live in unison, present it to the world.
Check: The phrase joins two opposites - many (diversity) and one (unity) - which is the whole point.
Watch for this: Do not read diversity as division - the passage makes it the reason Bharat is wonderful.
Now try it yourself
What is the opposite of 'diversity'?
Check your answer
Sameness or uniformity.
Diversity means many different kinds.
List the natural wealth
Choose the method: Four features named.
EZT practice question
Which geographical features does the passage mention, and what lives in the green forests?
Show the worked solution
- Rivers and lakes.
- High mountains.
- Green forests, home to many plants, insects, birds and animals.
Answer: Rivers, lakes, high mountains, and green forests that are home to many plants, insects, birds and animals.
Check: People, culture, land - the passage's three pillars, and this is the land.
Watch for this: Do not add deserts or seas - the passage names only these features.
Now try it yourself
How do all these elements help Bharat?
Check your answer
They ensure that Bharat prospers and is respected globally.
Natural wealth is part of why Bharat thrives.
State the passage's advice
Choose the method: Keep working hard.
EZT practice question
What advice does the passage give to everyone?
Show the worked solution
- The passage ends by speaking to us as inhabitants.
- Bharat's prosperity is not automatic.
- We need to continue working hard and make sure that Bharat prospers.
Answer: As its inhabitants, we need to continue working hard and make sure that Bharat prospers.
Check: Pride plus duty - the passage celebrates Bharat and then hands the work to us.
Watch for this: Do not stop at praise - the closing line is a call to keep working.
Now try it yourself
State the main idea of the passage in one sentence.
Check your answer
Bharat's wise people, rich diverse culture and beautiful land make it respected worldwide, and we must keep working hard so it prospers.
All three pillars plus the closing duty in one line.
Match passage words to meanings
Choose the method: Fix each word to one plain meaning.
EZT practice question
Match: heroic, diverse, prospers, inhabitants - with their meanings.
Show the worked solution
- heroic - brave and admirable.
- diverse - of many different kinds.
- prospers - grows successful and flourishes; inhabitants - the people who live in a place.
Answer: heroic - brave and admirable; diverse - of many different kinds; prospers - grows successful and flourishes; inhabitants - the people who live in a place.
Check: Heroic people, diverse culture, a nation that prospers, and us - its inhabitants: the words carry the passage.
Watch for this: Do not read inhabitants as visitors - it means the people who live here.
Now try it yourself
Use 'attract' in a sentence about Bharat's culture.
Check your answer
Bharat's rich culture has attracted travellers since ancient times.
That is exactly the passage's claim.
Judge a statement
Choose the method: Check the time word.
EZT practice question
True or False: Bharat's culture has attracted travellers only in recent times.
Show the worked solution
- Find the passage's claim about travellers.
- It says travellers have been attracted since ancient times.
- 'Only in recent times' contradicts that.
Answer: False - Bharat's rich and diverse culture has attracted numerous travellers since ancient times.
Check: Watch for 'only' - it is the word that makes the statement false.
Watch for this: Do not skim past 'only' - single words like it flip a whole statement.
Now try it yourself
Complete: The people of Bharat live in ___, presenting to the world unity in ___.
Check your answer
unison; diversity.
Unison means together, as one.
Try a mixed set
Choose a method or explanation before opening each answer.
1. What has Bharat always been known for?
Show answer and reason
A land of wise and heroic individuals.
Known worldwide, says the passage.
2. 'Unity in diversity' means?
Show answer and reason
Many cultures, languages and traditions living together as one.
The people of Bharat live in unison.
3. Natural features named?
Show answer and reason
Rivers, lakes, high mountains, green forests.
Forests home to plants, insects, birds, animals.
4. The passage's advice?
Show answer and reason
Keep working hard so that Bharat prospers.
Prosperity needs our effort.
Try it yourself
Work these on paper before checking any notes. Answers are deliberately not shown here.
- Who 'present unity in diversity to the world'?
- Match: heroic, diverse, prospers, inhabitants - with their meanings.
- Write two lines on what you love most about Bharat.
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Questions about this practice page
- What is 'Hamara Bharat - Incredible India!' about?
- A short passage celebrating Bharat - its wise and heroic people, rich diverse culture, rivers, mountains and forests - and its unity in diversity.
- What does 'unity in diversity' mean in the passage?
- The people of Bharat live in unison - many cultures and traditions together as one - and present that unity to the world.
- Which natural features does the passage name?
- Rivers, lakes, high mountains and green forests full of plants, insects, birds and animals.
- What is the passage's advice to us?
- To continue working hard and make sure that Bharat prospers.
- Are these the NCERT exercise questions for Class 6 English Chapter 13?
- No. EZT pages are original practice following the chapter's section order - use them to prepare for the textbook exercises, not as a substitute for your book.