CBSE Class 12 - English (Core)- Sample Question Paper (2015)

CBSE Class 12 - English (Core)- Sample Question Paper (2015) 

CBSE Class 7 - Geography - CH 10 - Life in the Deserts (NCERT Solutions)

Life in the Deserts

Monastery in Ladakh Region
photo credits: MartinPosta

NCERT Chapter 10 Textbook Solutions

Q1: What are the two types of deserts found in the world?

Answer: Hot Deserts and Cold Deserts


Q2: In which continent is the Sahara desert located?

Answer: It is located in northern part of Africa continent.


Q3: What are the climatic conditions of the Ladakh desert?

Answer: Ladakh climate is extremely cold and dry. During summer the temperature varies from 3° C to 30° C and in winters it ranges from -20° C to -35° C


Q4: What mainly attracts tourists to Ladakh?

Answer: Trekking, Monasteries and adventure tourism mainly attracts people visit Ladakh.


Q5: What type of clothes the people of the Sahara desert wear?

Answer: Heavy robes to protect against heavy winds and wind storms.

CBSE Class 10 - SA2 - Hindi (B) - Sample Question Paper (2015)

CBSE Class 10 - Hindi (B)- SA2- Sample Question Paper (2015) 

CBSE Class 8 - Science Ch 13 - Sound (Worksheet)

Sound

Worksheet

Prolonged Use of Headphones and loud music can make you deaf

Write True or False for the senses given below. Also rewrite the false statements correctly:



1. Sound is a mechanical wave.

______________________________________________________


2. Sound can travel through vacuum.

_______________________________________________________



3. Sound is produced by a vibrating body.

_______________________________________________________



4. The maximum displacement of a body from its mean position is called amplitude of oscillation.

________________________________________________________


5. Loudness of a sound is measured in Hertz.

_______________________________________________________

CBSE Class 10 - Physics - Reflection of Light By Plane and Spherical Mirrors (V Short Q and A)

Reflection of Light By Plane and Spherical Mirrors

Laughing Mirrors use combination of Spherical Mirrors and Plane Mirrors.
Is this image real or virtual?

Very Short Question Answers (Based on NCERT Chapter)

Q1: What is the position of the object, when we get a diminished image with a concave mirror?

Answer: Beyond C (centre of curvature)

Q2: What are Marginal rays?

Answer: The rays which strike the mirror surface near the periphery are called marginal rays.

Q3: What type of rear mirrors are used by drivers in automobiles?

Answer: Convex mirrors

Q4: What is the relation between the radius of curvature (R) and focal length (f) of a concave mirror?

Answer: R = 2f

Q5: What is a focal length in case of spherical mirrors?

Answer: It is the distance between focal length and focus.

Q6: An object is moving with a speed v towards a plane mirror, what is the speed of the image?

CBSE Class 7 - Geography - CH 9 Life In The Temperate Grasslands (NCERT Solutions)

Life In The Temperate Grasslands

NCERT Chapter Solutions

Prairies - Temperate Grasslands in USA

Q1: What are the Temperate Grasslands of North America called?

Answer: The temperature grasslands of North America are called Prairies.



Q2: What are the cattle farms in the North American Grasslands known as?

Answer: The cattle farms in North America are known as Ranches.



Q3: Name the rivers that drain the Velds.

Answer: The tributaries of rivers Orange and Limpopo drain the Velds.



Q4: When is the rainy season in the Velds?


Answer: In the summer month from November  to February.



Q5: What is the major occupation of the people of the South African grasslands?

Answer: Sheep rearing  

CBSE Class 8 - Science - CH 15 - Some Natural Phenomena (Worksheet)

Some Natural Phenomena

Tsunami hits at San Jose: picture by Angela Riddock

Worksheet based on Class 8 NCERT Chapter 15

Fill in the blanks with appropriate words given below:

seismograph, Ritcher scale, static, earthquake, positive, earthing, thunder, Like charges, seismic waves, unlike charges, electroscope

1. _______ electricity consists of electric charges which do not flow.


2. A glass rod when rubbed with a piece of silk cloth gets charged with ________ charge.


3. Seismic waves are recorded by an instrument called ____________.


4. An explosive sound heard during lightning is termed as _________.


5. _____ _______ repel each other while ______ _______ attract each other.

CBSE Class 7 - Geography - CH8 - HUMAN ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONS: THE TROPICAL AND THE SUBTROPICAL REGION (NCERT Solution)

HUMAN ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONS:

THE TROPICAL AND
THE SUBTROPICAL REGION

One Horn Rhinoceros - Found at Assam
image credits: wikipedia 

NCERT Chapter Solutions

Q1: Name the continent in which the Amazon Basin located.

Answer: Amazon Basin is located in South  America.

Q2: What are the crops grown by the people of Amazon Basin?

Answer: The crops grown by the people of Amazon basin are:
(i) Coffee 
   (ii) Maize 
  (iii) Cocoa.

Q3: Name the birds that you are likely to find in the rain-forests of the Amazon.

Answer: Birds likely find in rain forests of Amazon basin are:
   (i) Toucans, 
  (ii) Humming birds,
  (iii) birds of paradise with their brilliantly coloured plumage.


Q4: What are the major cities located on the River Ganga?

Answer: (i) Allahabad (ii) Kanpur (iii) Varanasi
(iv) Haridwar (v) Patna (vi) Kolkatta.

CBSE Class 6 - 8 : संज्ञा – विकार कारक

संज्ञा – विकार कारक

प्रश्न.1 कारक किसे कहते है?

उतर- संज्ञा या सर्वनाम के जिस रूप से वाक्य के किसी दुसरे शब्द के साथ उसका संबंध जाना जाए, वह कारक कहलाता है|

प्रश्न.2. कारक के कितने  भेद होते है?

उतर- कारक के आठ भेद होते है:

        1. कर्ता कारक 

  2. कर्म कारक

3. करण कारक 

        4. संप्रदान कारक

        5. अपादान कारक

        6. संबंध कारक

        7. अधिकरण कारक

        8. संबोधन कारक

प्रश्न. 3. करता कारक किसे कहते है?

उतर- संज्ञा या सर्वनाम के उस भेद को करता कहते है जिससे क्रिया के करने वाले का भोड़ होता है| 

प्रश्न.4. कर्म कारक किसे कहते है?

उतर- जिस शब्द पर क्रिया का प्रभाव पड़े, उसे कर्म कारक कहते है|

प्रश्न.5. कर्ण कारक किसे कहते है?

उतर- करता जिस साधन की सहायता से काम करता है, उसे कर्ण कारक कहा जाता है|

Quiz on Sobriquets

Quiz on Sobriquets

A sobriquet is a nickname often more popular than the real name of a person or place or thing. It is usually a familiar name not a pseudonym.

Test your knowledge how many Sobriquets do you know?


Q1: Name the Indian political leader who is also popularly called 'Loknayak'?

(a) Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
(b) Jayprakash Narayn
(c) Atal Bihari Bajpai
(d) Vallabh Bhai Patel


Q2: Who is also known as Frontier Gandhi?

(a) Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
(b) Feroz Gandhi
(c) Abdul Gaffar Khan
(d) C R Das


Q3: Who is popularly called Iron Lady?

(a) Margaret Thatcher
(b) Madonna
(c) Indira Gandhi
(d) Lady Gaga


Q4: Who is also called as Grand Old Man of India?

(a) Rabindra Nath Tagore
(b) Subhash Chander Bose
(c) Vallabh Bhai Patel
(d) Dada Bhai Naroji


Q5: Who is often called as the king of Rock n Roll?

(a) Michael Jackson
(b) Bruce Springsteen
(c) Elvis Presley
(d) George Michael

CBSE Class 10 - History - The Rise Of Nationalism In Europe (Important Definitions)

The Rise Of Nationalism In Europe 

Important Definitions

The Titan's Goblet - Painted by Thomas Cole in 1833
- An allegorical depiction

Q1: Define Nationalism.

Answer: A sense of belonging to one nation. Its a feeling of pride and patriotism towards country one belongs to.


Q2: What is Plebiscite?

Answer: A direct vote by which the people of a region, themselves decide to accept or reject a proposal.


Q3: Who is an absolutist?

Answer: It refers to an unrestricted, despotic and authoritarian often referred to central repressive monarchy government.


Q4: Define Monarchy

Answer: It is a form of government headed by a king or family members or a dynasty family.

CBSE Class 6 - Social Studies Quiz

Social Studies Quiz

MCQs based on NCERT Chapters of Social Studies

History

Q1: According to Varnashram, a man's life is divided into how many stages?

(a) Three
(b) Four
(c) Five
(d) Six


Q2: Cuneiform script belonged to:

(a) China
(b) Sumer
(c) Egypt
(d) None of these


Q3: The people who extracted objects are known as:

(a) Archaeologist
(b) Historian
(c) Cartographer
(d) Chronicler


Q4:   Bhimbetka is located in the state of:

(a) Orissa
(b) Sikkim
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Madhya Pradesh


Q5: A dockyard has been found at the Indus valley site of ____________.

(a) Mohenjodaro
(b) Lothal
(c) Dholvira
(d) Harappa

Class 7 - Our Environment - Ch7 - Human Environment - Settlement, Transport and Communication (NCERT Solution)

Human Environment - Settlement, Transport and Communication 

NCERT Chapter Solution

Q1: What are the four means of transport?

Answer:  Four major means of transport are:
(a) Roadways
(b) Railways
(c) Waterways
(d) Airways


Q2: What do you understand by the term ‘settlement’?

Answer: Settlement is a place where people build their homes. It can be temporary or permanent.


Q3: Which are the activities practised by the rural people?

Answer: Rural people practise various activities like agriculture, fishing, forestry, crafts work and trading etc.


Q4: Mention any two merits of railways.

Answer: Merits of railways are:
i. carry heavy goods.
ii. carry people to long distances quickly and cheaply.


Q5: What do you understand by communication?

CBSE Class 6 - 12: English Grammar - Confusing Sentences

Confusing Sentences

1. To go to school - to get education.
    e.g. Sheila is going to school. (It means Sheila is studying there).

    To go to the school - to go for other purpose
    e.g. Sheila's father is going to the school. (It means Sheila's father is visiting school for some purpose, may be inquiring about his daughter's progress.)


2.  To go to play - to take part in games

     To go to the play - to go to a theatre.


3. A black and white dog - One dog which is partly black and partly white.

    A black and a white dog - two different dogs - one black in colour while the other is white in colour.


4. Tell me briefly - Tell me in a short time.

    Tell me shortly - Tell me in short.

CBSE Class 7 - Geography - NCERT Chapter 5 Solutions - Water

Water

NCERT Chapter 5 Solutions

Q1: What is precipitation?

Answer: The condensation of water vapour in the form of water droplets or ice crystals and their falling on the earth surface is known as precipitation.


Q2: What is water cycle?

Answer: Endless movement of  water from sea to air, air to land and from land back to sea is called water or hydro-logical cycle.


➽ Watch online flash animation on Water Cycle.


Q3: What are the factors affecting the height of the waves?

Answer:  Winds and Weather conditions


Q4: Which factors affect the movement of ocean water?

Answer:

• waves
• tides
• currents
• earthquakes
• underwater volcanic eruption
• underwater landslide

Q5: What are tides and how are they caused?

CBSE Class 10 - Biology - CH8 - How do Organisms Reproduce? (Very Short Q and A)

How do Organisms Reproduce?

Very Short Q & A Based on CBSE Question Papers 

Q1: Name the scientist who used the Latin phrase "Omnis cellula e cellula," means "Every Cell From a Cell"?

Answer: Rudolf Virchow, a German Scientist who emphasised that cell produces cells.


Q2: Does Cell Division play an important role in reproduction?

Answer: Yes. It plays important role in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes. It is important in following two ways:
i.  gives rise to a new organism or daughter cell.
ii. in multicellular prokaryotes, cell division renews and repairs cells that die from wear and tear.


Q3: Give an example cell division occurs in human body for continuity of life?

Answer: Bone marrow continuously produce new blood cells.


Q4: What is the crucial function of cell division?

Answer: To pass genetic material (DNA copy) to offspring cellular apparatus.


Q5: What are the types of cell division? Give examples of each

Answer: There are two types of cell division:
i.  Mitotis : This cell division occurs in most of the cells of the body. Parent cells divides into two (or more) offspring cells passing on identical copies of DNA (genetic material).
ii Meosis: This cell division occurs in cells of reproductive organs (called male and female gametes). Each offspring cell contains half copy of DNA material froms its parent cell. When these male and female gametes fuse together, it gives rise to new organism.

CBSE Class 10 - Maths- SA1- Sample Question Paper (2015-16) Second Set

CBSE Class 10 - Maths- SA1- Sample Question Paper (2015-16) Second Set

CBSE Class 10 - Science- SA1- Sample Question Paper (2015-16) - Set2

CBSE Class 10 - Science- SA1- Sample Question Paper (2015-16) Second Set

CBSE Class 7 - Our Environment - Ch 4- Air (NCERT Solution)

 Air

Atmosphere Composition
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Class 7 - Geography - NCERT Chapter 4 Solution

Q1: What is atmosphere?

Answer: The thick blanket of air (mixture of gases) around the earth is called atmosphere.


Q2: Which two gases make the bulk of the atmosphere?

Answer: Nitrogen and Oxygen


Q3: Which gas creates green house effect in the atmosphere?

Answer: Ozone, Carbon DiOxide.


Q4: What is weather?

Answer: The state or condition of atmosphere at a particular time and place is called weather.


Q5: Name three types of rainfall?

Answer: Orographic, convectional and cyclonic rain.

CBSE Class 10 - Hindi-B- SA1- Sample Question Paper (2011-12)

CBSE Class 10 - Hindi-B- SA1- Sample Question Paper (2011-12)