Current Affairs - Know Your Cabinet Ministers, President and other Famous Persons(#general knowledge)(#eduvictors)

Current Affairs - Who is Who

Q1: Who is External Affairs minister?

Q2: Name the Defence minister.

Q3: Who was the first president of India?

Q4: Who was popularly called Iron Man of India?

Q5: Who is the Chief Minister of Odhisha?

Q6: Name the capital of Maharashtra?

CBSE Class 12/Class 11/Class 9 - DISCOVERIES IN ATOMIC STRUCTURE (#eduvictors)(#cbsenotes)

DISCOVERIES IN ATOMIC STRUCTURE

1. Dalton(1803) : Proposed Atomic Theory

2. Julius Plucker (1859) : First discoverer of cathode rays

3. Goldstein(1886) : Discovered anode rays and proton

4. Sir.J.J.Thomson(1897) : Discovered electron and determined charge/mass(e/m) ratio for electron

5. Rutherford(1891) : Discovered nucleus and proposed atomic model

English Grammar - All About Coordinating Conjunctions (#cbseNotes)(#eduvictors)

English Grammar - All About Coordinating Conjunctions

One of the common use of conjunctions is to connect words or phrases that have the same grammatical function.



Coordinating conjunctions help in forming co-ordinate clauses. See the following sentences

1. He worked hard, but he failed each time.

2. He solved the entire assignment and submitted to the class teacher.


In the above sentences, 'but' & 'and' are coordinating conjunctions. Commonly used coordinating conjunctions are:

and
or / either - or
nor / neither - nor
but
yet
as well as
too
not less than
however
nevertheless
therefore
so


Types of Coordinating conjunctions are:

CBSE Class 10 - Biology - Study Notes about Plant Growth Hormones (Phytohormones) (#cbseNotes)

Plant Hormones (Phytohormones)

Plant hormones or phytohormones are small, simple chemical molecules, which are present in low concentration in plants and regulate growth, differentiation and development.


Two Categories of Phytohormones:

① Plant growth promoters: Examples are auxins, gibberellins and cytokinins.
② Plant growth inhibitors: Examples are abscisic acid, ethylene.


All about Auxins
⒈ Auxins are weakly acidic growth hormones.

⒉ Darwin (1880) was first to find about Auxins in the tip of canary grass.

⒊ These hormones are found in shoot apex, leaf Primordia and developing seeds.

CBSE Class 9 - Maths - Chapter 10 - Circles - Important Terms You Should Know (#cbseNotes)

Chapter 10 - Circles - Important Terms You Should Know

1. A circle is a collection (set) of all those points in a plane, each one of which is at a constant distance from a fixed point in the plane.


2. The fixed point is called the centre and the constant distance is called the radius of the circle.

3. All the points lying inside a circle are called its interior points and all those points which lie outside the circle are called its exterior points.

4. The collection (set) of all interior points of a circle is called the interior of the circle while the collection of all exterior points of a circle is called the exterior of the circle.

5. A line segment joining two points on a circle is called the chord of the circle.

English Vocabulary: 30 Commonly Used Phrasal Verbs You Must Know (#cbseNotes) (#EnglishVocabulary)

30 Commonly Used Phrasal Verbs
You Must Know

A phrasal verb is a group of words that functions as a verb and is made up of a verb plus a preposition, an adverb, or both. Phrasal verbs are very common in English usage. Therefore it is important to learn about these verbs. Moreover, the meaning of a verb often changes significantly when it is used in a phrasal verb.


1. bring about : cause

2. bring up : rear children

3. call back : return a telephone call

4. call off : cancel

5. catch up : reach the same position or level

6. check in : register at a hotel

General Knowledge - Tribes and Races Of the World (#compete4Exams) (#cbseNotes)

Tribes and Races Of the World

Afridis:
A race of hill men on the north-west frontier of Pakistan (tribal area of Waziristan).

Bedouins:
Nomadic tribe of Arabia, spread over the whole of Northern Africa and Western Asia.

Bhils:
A primitive Dravidian race inhabiting Central India.

Bhil Women

Boer:
A name applied to South Africans of Dutch or Huguenot descent, especially to early settlers of Transvaal and the Orange Free State and their descendants.

Bushmen:
They live in the Kalahari desert. They are probably the descendants of the earliest inhabitants of Africa. They rank among the most uncivilized and backward peoples in the world. Their food consists almost entirely of meat, often raw or decomposed, and in times of scarcity they will eat insects, snakes etc.

CBSE Class 9 - Biology - Why Do We Fall ill? ( Important Terms to Remember) (#cbseNotes)

Why Do We Fall Ill?  Important Terms to Remember 

Here a few definitions are listed. Can you identify the terms defined here.


Decrease in number of RBCs and heamoglobin concentration.


A condition in which the normal functioning of the body or any part of it is damaged or disturbed.


A rapidly appearing disease, which lasts only in a few days.


A long lasting or a persisting disease.

CBSE Class 6 -10 - English Grammar - Practice Jumbled Up Sentences (#cbseNotes)

 Practice Jumbled Up Sentences

Try online exercise

Jumbled Up Sentences or Rearrange words to form meaningful and grammatically correct sentence. These questions are pretty common in question papers.

You may try the following links to practice this exercise.

CBSE Class 10 - Biology - Heredity and Evolution - Origin Of Life On Earth (Concept Points) (#cbseNotes)

Origin Of Life On Earth (Concept Points)

① Most scientists believed that life arose from nonliving matter, mostly from gases. It originated in primitive form in the oceans of the earth.

② 4 billion years ago, the primitive atmosphere was formed. It had little oxygen and was likely thick with water vapor, along with compounds released by volcanic eruptions, such as nitrogen oxides, carbon dioxide, methane, ammonia, and hydrogen.

Learn English Vocabulary From News Papers - September 22 2017 (Day 16)

Learn English Vocabulary From News Papers - September 22 2017 (Day 16)

The Indian Express

Graft

Ex-Judge in CBI net for graft,...

meaning: (verb) piece of living tissue or plant cut from one body and used to repair other body damaged part.
(noun) act of getting money through dishonest way ( कलम लगाना, घूस,  कठोर परिश्रम)


examples:
1. Although he denied graft charges, the judge found him guilty.
2. It was a skin graft operation which restored his face.

CBSE Class 8 - Science - Solar System Some Facts (#cbseNotes)

Solar System (Some Facts)

• Biggest Planet : Jupiter

• Smallest Planet : Mercury

• Nearest Planet to Sun : Mercury

• Farthest Planet from Sun : Neptune

ENGLISH GRAMMAR: COMMON ERRORS IN ENGLISH USAGE (#cbseNotes)

ENGLISH GRAMMAR: COMMON ERRORS IN ENGLISH USAGE 

Identify the errors in the use of nouns.

1. Though my means is small, I help my younger sister with money.
2. My uncle's friend's son is a doctor .
3. The Jury was divided in its opinion.
4. One should do his duty honestly.
5. The wages of sin are death.

Learn English Vocabulary From News Papers - September 13 2017 (Day 15) (#EnglishVocabulary)

Learn English Vocabulary From News Papers - September 13 2017 (Day 15)

The Indian Express

Revenge

Sasikala out, nephew vows revenge

meaning: harm done to someone in return for an injury suffered at his/her hands (बदला)


Examples:
1. This movie is about a woman who took revenge on her unfaithful husband.
2.  After the loss, he demanded that he be given his revenge.

English Writing Prompt: Can you make a full paragraph without the letter 'E'?

Can you make a full paragraph without the letter 'E'? 

Once Iswarchandra Vidyasagar jokingly  asked Michel Modhusudhan Dutt "As you are master in English can you make a sentence without using 'E' ".

He wrote this :

English Vocabulary - Word To use Instead of 'VERY' (#cbseNotes)(#EnglishVocabulary)

English Vocabulary -
Word To use Instead of 'VERY'

The frequent use of 'Very' word makes it annoying and often it does not fit appropriately in the sentence. Repeated use of 'very' word can make the text boring and sounds dull.

Following words you should use instead of 'very':


✗ very old ✔ ancient
✗ very rich ✔ wealthy
✗ very sad ✔ sorrowful
✗ very open ✔ transparent
✗ very short         ✔ brief
✗ very simple ✔ basic

English Vocabulary Check - IDIOMS AND PHRASES (Multiple Choice Questions) (#cbseNotes) (#EnglishGrammar)

English Vocabulary
IDIOMS AND PHRASESMultiple Choice Questions

Tick mark which gives the correct meaning of the idiom/phrase.

1. Of one's own record

(a) of one's own free will
(b) to agree to something
(c) to sign an accord
(d) to behave honourably


2. Accepted by

(a) to gain access
(b) to submit
(c) to receive
(d) agreed to



3. Acceptable to

(a) agreeable to
(b) to be accessible
(c) force to accept
(d) to behave humbly

CBSE Class 8 - History - Chapter 2: From Trade to Territory - COLONISATION OF INDIA (Timelines) (#cbseNotes)

Chapter 2: From Trade to Territory
COLONISATION OF INDIA (Timelines)

1. 1498: Vasco da gama discovered a new trade route

2. 1600: East India company formed

3. 1602: Dutch east India company formed

4. 1664: French east India company formed

5. 1774-1763: Anglo carnatic wars

CTET September 2016 Test Paper 1 - Child Development and Pedagogy Quiz (#CTET)

CTET September 2016 Test Paper 1 -
Child Development and Pedagogy Quiz

Q1: Which of the following is a characteristic of a gifted learner?

⒜ He can feel under stimulated and bored if the class activities are not challenging enough.
⒝ He is highly temperamental.
⒞ He engages in ritualistic behaviour like hand flapping, rocking, etc.
⒟ He gets aggressive and frustrated.


Q2: A teacher can enhance effective learning in her elementary classroom by :

⒜ drill and practice
⒝ encouraging competition amongst her students
⒞ connecting the content to the lives of the students
⒟ offering rewards for small steps in learning



Q3: Which of the following statements about children are correct?
A. Children are passive recipients of knowledge.
B. Children are problem solvers.
C. Children are scientific investi-gators. D. Children are active explorers of the environment.

CBSE Class 10 - Chemistry - Metals and Non-Metals - Alloys Their Compositions and Uses (#cbseNotes)

Alloys - Compositions, Properties and Uses

① Steel
Components: Iron, Carbon

Properties: Hard and Strong

Uses:
- Construction of buildings and bridges,
- manufacture of ships
- manufacture of spare parts for automobiles

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