Thursday 2 November 2017

Class 10 - Economics - CONSUMER RIGHTS (Long Q and A) (#cbseNotes)

Economics - CONSUMER RIGHTS (Q & A)

Class 10 - Economics - CONSUMER RIGHTS (Long Q and A) (#cbseNotes)


Q1: What factors gave birth to consumer movement in India.

Answer: In India 'social force' led the consumer movement.  Rampant food shortages, hoarding, black marketing, adulteration of food and edible oil gave birth to the consumer movement in an organized form in the 1960s.

Following are the main factors that gave rise to consumer movement in India:

The dissatisfaction of the consumers regarding the market practices

The gradual withdrawal of the government from production fields after the introduction of New Economic Policy.

Increasing awareness of the people

Increasing unfair trade practices

Emergences of foreign companies

 A major step taken by the Indian govt was enactment of Consumer Protection Act 1986 (COPRA).


Q2: What are the rights of the consumers?

Wednesday 1 November 2017

CBSE Class 10 - Foundation Of Information Technology (FIT) - Sample Question Paper - (2017-18) (#cbsePapers)

CBSE Class 10 - Foundation Of Information Technology (FIT) - Sample
Question Paper - (2017-18)

CBSE Class 10 - Foundation Of Information Technology (FIT) - Sample Question Paper - (2017-18) (#cbsePapers)

Class 12 - Informatics Practices - Java Concepts (Worksheet- 2) (#cbseNotes)

JAVA Concepts (Worksheet-2)

Class 12 - Informatics Practices - Java Concepts (Worksheet- 2) (#cbseNotes)

Q1: See the following Java code. Identify
(i) Superclass
(ii) Subclass
(iii) Can student class modify the value of birthyear? Why or Why not?
(iv)    Can student class modyfy the value of age? Why or Why not?

class human

private int birthyear;
String name;
int age;
void method1()
{...}
}

class student extends human
{
int rollno;
...
void method2()
{...}
}


Monday 30 October 2017

CBSE Class 12 - Business Studies - Business Environment - GOI Economic Policy Changes Since 1991 (#cbseNotes)

Business Environment -
GOI Economic Policy Changes Since 1991

CBSE Class 12 - Business Studies - Business Environment - GOI Economic Policy Changes Since 1991 (#cbseNotes)

Question: Explain the changes initiated by the government of India since 1991?

Answer: Following changes have been observed since 1991:
New industrial policy
New trade policy
Fiscal reforms
Monetary reforms
Capital market reforms


1. New industrial policy
A. Government has begun disinvesting in public sector undertaking
B. There are new schemes to attract foreign direct investment (FDI).
C. There is promoting clearance of foreign investment proposals.
D. Tax concession is given to units in special economic zones (sezs).
E. There is broadband facility in telecom sector
E. Abolition of industrial registrations scheme.

Saturday 28 October 2017

CBSE Class 8 Science - Chemical Effects of Electric Current (Q and A) (#cbseNotes)

Chemical Effects of Electric Current (Q and A)

CBSE Class 8 Science - Chemical Effects of Electric Current (Q and A) (#cbseNotes)

Q1: Which of the following liquids conduct electricity & which do not conduct electricity?
Lemon juice, Milk, Vinegar, Salt solution, Distilled water, Honey, Seawater, Rainwater.

Answer:
Conducting: Lemon juice, Vinegar, Salt solution, sea water, Rainwater
Non-Conducting: Milk, Distilled water, Honey.


Q2: What is an electric current?

Answer: The rate of the flow of charge is called an electric current.


Q3: Name a device which glows even when a weak electric current passes through it.

Answer: LED (Light Emitting Diode)


Friday 27 October 2017

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

Plant Hormones (Phytohormones)

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


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:

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


All about Auxins
Auxins are weakly acidic growth hormones.

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

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

Wednesday 25 October 2017

CBSE Class 12 - Informatics Practices - JAVA Concepts (Worksheet) (#cbseNotes)

JAVA Concepts (Worksheet)

CBSE Class 12 - Informatics Practices - JAVA Concepts (Worksheet) (#cbseNotes)

Q1: What will be the value of X1 after execution of the following code?

String X1 ="Graduate", X2 = "Post";
X1 = X2.contcat(X1);


Q2: What is the difference between the use of JTextField and JPasswordField in a form?

Q3: Name the method used to extract specified number of characters from a string?


CBSE CLASS 9 - SOCIAL SCIENCE - WORKING OF INSTITUTIONS ( Q and A) (#cbseNotes)

SOCIAL SCIENCE - WORKING OF INSTITUTIONS


Q & A
CBSE CLASS  9 - SOCIAL SCIENCE - WORKING OF INSTITUTIONS ( Q and A) (#cbseNotes)


Q1: What do you mean by the term institution? Why are they required?

Answer: Several arrangements are made in all modern democracies to perform  various tasks. Such arrangements are called institutions. Some of the tasks performed by these institutions are:

1.  To ensure security to the citizens and provide facilities for education and  health to all.

2.  To collect taxes and spend the money thus raised on administration, defence and development programmes.

3.  To formulate and implement several welfare schemes.

4.  To solve the disputes: if they arise on various decisions or on their  implementation.


A democracy works well when the various institutions perform functions assigned to them.

Q2: Which three institutions are responsible to run a democratic government in India? Mention their respective roles.

Answer: The three institutions responsible to run a democratic government in India are: