BTech 1st Year 2026 Batch Traditional Knowledge Quiz
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What is the definition of Traditional Knowledge (TK) according to the text?

  • Knowledge acquired through modern technology and scientific advancements
  • Knowledge, knowhow, skills, and practices passed on from generation to generation within a community (correct)
  • Knowledge obtained from formal education systems
  • Knowledge developed in laboratories and research institutions

What does the United Nations University proposal define as 'Traditional Knowledge Systems'?

  • A set of knowledge obtained through modern scientific research
  • A record of human achievement in comprehending life and survival in unfriendly environments (correct)
  • A collection of cultural practices and rituals
  • An organized body of knowledge passed down through generations

What is described as part of the cultural complex that encompasses Traditional Knowledge (TK)?

  • Global educational systems and academic research
  • Industrial practices and commercial knowledge
  • Language, naming and classification systems, resource use practices, ritual, spirituality, and worldview (correct)
  • Modern technological advancements and scientific discoveries

What is the nature of Traditional Knowledge (TK) as per the text?

<p>A cumulative body of knowledge maintained and developed by peoples with extended histories of interaction with the natural environment (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the scope of Traditional Knowledge (TK) according to the text?

<p>It encompasses technical, social, organizational, and cultural knowledge obtained from the human experiment of survival and development (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Traditional knowledge (TK) is knowledge, knowhow, skills and practices that are developed, sustained and passed on from generation to generation within a community, often forming part of its cultural or spiritual ______

<p>identity</p> Signup and view all the answers

Traditional knowledge has been defined as 'a cumulative body of knowledge, know-how, practices and representations maintained and developed by peoples with extended histories of interaction with the natural ______

<p>environment</p> Signup and view all the answers

Traditional knowledge, which may be technical, social, organizational, or cultural was obtained as part of the great human experiment of survival and ______

<p>development</p> Signup and view all the answers

Traditional knowledge or ‘local knowledge’ is a record of human achievement in comprehending the complexities of life and survival in often unfriendly ______

<p>environments</p> Signup and view all the answers

Traditional knowledge (TK) is an organized ‘Traditional Knowledge Systems’ as follows: 'Traditional knowledge or ‘local knowledge’ is a record of human achievement in comprehending the complexities of life and survival in often unfriendly ______

<p>environments</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Traditional Knowledge (TK)

Knowledge, know-how, skills, and practices passed down through generations within a community.

Traditional Knowledge Systems

A record of human achievement in understanding life and survival in challenging environments.

Cultural Complex of TK

Language, naming systems, resource use practices, rituals, spirituality, and worldview.

Nature of TK

A cumulative body of knowledge developed over generations through interaction with the natural environment.

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Scope of TK

Technical, social, organizational, and cultural knowledge acquired through human survival and development.

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TK as part of cultural or spiritual ...

A community's cultural or spiritual identity.

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TK as a cumulative body of knowledge

A cumulative body of knowledge, know-how, practices, and representations maintained by people with long histories of interacting with the natural environment.

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Traditional knowledge as technical, social, organizational, or cultural knowledge

Part of the great human experiment of survival and development.

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Traditional Knowledge as a record of human achievement

A record of human achievement in comprehending the complexities of life and survival, often in unfriendly environments.

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Traditional Knowledge Systems (UNU Definition)

A record of human achievement in comprehending the complexities of life and survival in often unfriendly environments.

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