Tuesday 31 July 2012

CBSE Class 9 - Science - CH6 - Tissues (Worksheet)

Tissues
(Worksheet)
Cardiac Muscle
credits: 
Ijsbrand Kramer , University of Bordeaux
 
Fill in the blanks


1. ___________  is the process by which unspecialised structures become modified and specialised for performing specific functions.

2. Differentiation results in ________ (division/ summation/integration) of labour.

3. The study of the structure of tissues and organs is known as ______ .

4. Based on ability to divide, plant tissues may be classified as ________ and _____ tissues.

Sunday 29 July 2012

CBSE Class 11: Chemistry - CH1 - Laws of Chemical Combinations #chemistry #eduvictors

Antoine Lavoisier
credits:wikipedia

Laws of Chemical Combinations


Q1: List the laws that are collectively called Laws of Chemical combinations.

Answer:
  1. Law of Conservation of Mass
  2. Law of Constant Composition
  3. Law of Multiple proportions
  4. Law of reciprocal proportions
  5. Law of Combining Volumes (Gay Lussac's law of Gaseous Volumes)
  6. Avogadro Law


CBSE Class 9 - Maths - Ch6 - Lines and Angles (Set-2)

Octahedron
Lines and Angles: Q & A

Q1: Prove that two lines which are both parallel  to the same line, are parallel to each other.


Answer
Given: Three lines l, m, n in a plane such that l || m and m || n.

Saturday 28 July 2012

CBSE Class 9 English Communicative SA1 Sample Paper

Class 9 - English Communicative - SA1 - Paper







CBSE Class 11 - Chemistry - CH1 - Mole Concept

Q1: Define mole

Answer: A mole (or mol) is defined as the amount of substance which contains equal number of  particles (atoms / molecules / ions) as there are atoms in exactly 12.000g of carbon-12.

One mole of carbon-12 atom has a mass of exactly 12.000 grams and contains 6.02 × 1023 atoms.

A mol is just a number like a dozen. A dozen equals to 12 eggs , a gross of Pencil equals to 144 Pencil. Similarly, mol is equal to 6.022 × 1023(Avagadro constant). Mol is also known as chemist dozen.

Friday 27 July 2012

CBSE Class 8 - Science - Ch4 - Metals and Non-Metals #eduvictors

Metals and Non-Metals

Class 8 - NCERT Chapter Solutions

Q1. Which of the following can be beaten into thin sheets?
(a) Zinc
(b) Phosphorus
(c) Sulphur
(d) Oxygen

Answer: (a) Zinc, as it is a metal. The rest of these are non-metals.

Q2. Which of the following statements is correct?
(a) All metals are ductile.
(b) All non-metals are ductile.
(c) Generally, metals are ductile.
(d) Some non-metals are ductile.

Answer: (c) Generally, metals are ductile.
Mercury (metal) is liquid at room temperature and cannot be drawn into wires. Therefore, it is non-ductile.

Thursday 26 July 2012

NTSE examination shifts to class 10

NCERT announced the date of NTSE examination for class 10. Earlier the examination was conducted for students of standard 8.
Stage I (State)
Last Date for Submission of Application Form                             - 31st August, 2012

Examination in Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland and
Andaman and Nicobar Islands                                                       - 17th November, 2012 (Saturday)



Examination in All other States and                                               - 18th November 2012 (Sunday)
Union Territories


Stage II (National)
Examination in All States and Union Territories                           - 12th May, 2013 (Sunday)


CBSE - Class 9 - Science - CH8 - Motion (WorkSheet) #eduvictors

Class 9 - Ch8 - Motion

Fill in the blanks

1. If the position of an object does not change with time, it is said to be at _____.

2. Rest and Motion are ___________ (absolute/relative) terms

3. The study of motion without taking into account the cause of motion is called ______ (kinematics/dynamics).

4. An object is said to be at ________ (rest/motion) if it changes its position with respect to its surroundings in a given time

Wednesday 25 July 2012

Class 9 - Maths - History of Indian Mathematics - MCQs

Aryabhatta - statute at
University of Astrophysics at Pune
image credits: wikipedia
History of Indian Mathematics - MCQs
(Questions taken from MP Board Question bank for class 9.)
(Answers are provided at the end)

Q1: Main branch of Mathematics is :
(a) Arithmetic
(b) Algebra
(c) Geometry
(d) Accountancy

Q2: Which is the base of scientific development?
(a) Physics
(b) Chemistry
(c) Mathematics
(d) None of these

Tuesday 24 July 2012

One Word Substitution (English Grammar)

One Word Substitution

In competitive examinations (BITSAT, NDA, University Graduate entrance...), often there are questions on 'one word substitution'. Here is a list to help you.

One word substitution is also important to write or speak something very precisely. Class 10 grammar has a topic 'Avoid repetition' covering about it.

  1. Anarchist: One who promotes revolt against government.
  2. Convalescent: One who is recovering from illness.
  3. Omnipotent: One who is all powerful.
  4. Omnipresent: One who is present everywhere.