Saturday 14 July 2012

CBSE - Class 9 - Social Science SA1 Paper (2011)

Class 9- Social Science - SA1 - Paper







CBSE Class 9 English (C) - Unit 4 - MODALS

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Unit 4 - MODALS


A. Ability
1. What are the ten different ways in which you can use a ruler other than its regular use? List your answer below.

     e.g. You can use it to dig holes.

Answer:

Friday 13 July 2012

Watch Wonders of The World

Watch Wonders of The World

Google initiated a new education project called the World Wonders Project. It offers various monumental sites of historical, architectural and natural interest. It includes monuments, memorials, cathedrals, castles, landscapes.



Along with a 3D street view, there is ample information available to enrich your knowledge. The only caveat is, currently no Indian site is covered. Hope we shall see it very soon.

Thursday 12 July 2012

CBSE Class 9- CH5: Introduction to Euclid's Geometry

Fragment of Euclid's Elements
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NCERT Chapter Solutions
and Other Q & A

Exercise 5.1

Q1: Which of the following statements are true and which are false? Give reasons for your answers.
(i) Only one line can pass through a single point.
(ii) There are an infinite number of lines which pass through two distinct points.
(iii) A terminated line can be produced indefinitely on both the sides.
(iv) If two circles are equal, then their radii are equal.
(v) As shown in Fig. below, if AB = PQ and PQ = XY, then AB = XY.
Answer:

Wednesday 11 July 2012

Plurals with Different Meanings

Some Nouns have same meaning in singular form but have different meanings in plural form.

A few are listed here:

Colours:
  1. Hues
  2. Regiment (unit of army)
 Compasses:
  1. Magnetic compasses used for navigation
  2. Instruments used in geometry

Tuesday 10 July 2012

How to learn naming Chemical Formulae?

Chemicals
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Nomenclature of Simple Inorganic compounds.


1. A formula is a shorthand notation used to identify the composition of a molecule or compound.

2. For example chemical formula of water is H2O. It includes the symbol of each element (e.g. Hydrogen:H and Oxygen:O)  in the molecule, along with numerical subscripts to show how many atoms of each element are present.

3. Most of the inorganic compounds are binary compounds i.e. it consists of two elements. Some are ternary i.e. contain more than two elements.

Sunday 8 July 2012

NTSE SAT Quiz-13 (Maths) / Class 8 Maths

NTSE SAT Quiz-13 (Maths)

Q1: One third of a number is greater then one fourth of its successor by 1, find the number.

(a) 5
(b) 15
(c) 20
(d) 25



Saturday 7 July 2012

Class 11 - Physics - CH3 - Motion In a Straight Line (Part-2)

Motion in straight line!
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NCERT Chapter Solutions (Q14-onwards)


For Questions (1-13) see page.
Q 3.14: A man walks on a straight road from his home to a market 2.5 km away with a speed of
5 km/hr. Finding the market closed, he instantly turns and walks back home with a speed of
7.5 km /hr. What is the
(a) magnitude of average velocity, and
(b) average speed of the man
over the interval of time
(i) 0 to 30 min,
(ii) 0 to 50 min,
(iii) 0 to 40 min ?
[Note: You will appreciate from this exercise why it is better to define average speed as total path length divided by time, and not as magnitude of average velocity. You would not like to tell the tired man on his return home that his average speed was zero !]

Answer:

Friday 6 July 2012

Class IX- English(Comm.) - INTEGRATIVE GRAMMAR PRACTICE 2

INTEGRATIVE GRAMMAR PRACTICE 2

1. Look at the notes given below and complete the paragraph that follows by choosing the correct options from the choices given below. Write the correct options in your answer sheet against the correct blank numbers.

Kalakshetra - cultural academy - preserves - Indian art - founded in 1936 - internationally recognized Indian Parliament Act - institution of national Importance.

Kalakshetra is a cultural academy dedicated to (a)_______________ especially Bharathanatyam. The academy (b) ___________________ Arundale and under her guidance the institution achieved (c) ______________ for its unique style and perfection. In 1993 an (d) _____________ recognized the Kalakshetra foundation as an institution of national importance.

Answer: