In the discussion of the threat globalisation poses to indigenous knowledge systems in India, traditional knowledge systems preserved and passed on from one generation to the other are found especially in which fields?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Medicine and agriculture
Option (1) Medicine and agriculture — Correct. Traditional knowledge systems, especially in medicine and agriculture, have been passed on from one generation to the other. Tulsi, Haldi and Basmati rice, which multinational companies tried to patent, come from these fields.
Option (2) Architecture and metallurgy — Incorrect. Architecture and metallurgy are not the fields stated for these knowledge systems. The discussion ties indigenous knowledge to plant remedies and crops, that is, medicine and agriculture.
Option (3) Music and dance — Incorrect. Music and dance are performing arts. The threat to them appears through the theatre groups and acrobats, but the knowledge systems passed down are placed in medicine and agriculture.
Option (4) Astronomy and mathematics — Incorrect. Astronomy and mathematics are not the fields stated for these knowledge systems. The examples given, such as Tulsi and Basmati rice, come from medicine and agriculture.
NCERT (2026-27): “Threat to many ndigenous raft and iterary raditions and nowledge ystems “Similarly, various forms of traditional knowledge systems especially in the fields of medicine and agriculture have been preserved and passed on from one generation to the other. Recent attempts by some multinational companies to patent the use of Tulsi, Haldi (turmeric), Rudraksha and Basmati rice have highlighted the need for protecting the base of its indigenous knowledge systems.” |