Q1: Who is the author of The Last Lesson?
(A) Jane Austen
(B) Rabindra Nath Tagore
(C) Sudha Murthy
(D) Alphonse Daudet
Q2: The story ‘The Last Lesson’ highlights which human tendency?
(A) Male Chauvinism
(B) Procrastination
(C) Courage
(D) Cowardice
Question 1:
I tried to sound severe : "Now I really mean this, If you don't cut his food right down and give him more exercise he is going to be really ill. You must harden your heart and keep him on a very strict diet".
(a) The speaker tried to sound severe because _______
(b) For whom was the advice given __________
(c) Find the word in the extract which is a synonym of the word 'serious'.
1. severe 2. strict 3. exercise 4. sound
(d) The antonym of 'hardened' is _________.
Q1: Define visualisation.
Answer: Data visualisation means graphical or pictorial representation of the data using graph, chart, maps etc.
Q2: Name any library that is used for data visualisation in Python.
Answer: matplotlib is a python library that provides various types of data visualisation interfaces.
Q3: How does visualisation help?
Answer: Visualisation also helps to effectively communicate information to intended users.
Fill in the blanks with suitable words:
1. Cultivation of plants and rearing of animals for food and other beneficial items is called ____________.
2. When plants of the same kind are grown and cultivated at one place on a large scale, it is called a ________.
3. The process of loosening and turning of the soil is called _________ or _________.
Class 12 - Physical Education - Planning in Sports
Question: List names of various committees are formed for Tournaments?
Answer :
1. Arrangement committee,
2. Technical committee,
3. Discipline committee,
4. Reception committee,
5. Boarding and Lodging committee,
6. Ceremonial committee,
7. Press and Media committee,
8. Certificate Writing committee,
9. Medical committee,
10. Announcement committee,
11. Recorders and Bulletin board committee.
Question: Write down the role of the various committees before a tournament.
Answer: The following are the roles of the various committees before a tournament.
Organising Committee:
Responsible for organising and smooth running of the tournament. It instructs other committee one month prior to the tournament and assigns tasks and responsibilities to them.
POET: ADRIENNE RICH
Q1. How do ‘denizens’ and ‘chivalric’ add to our understanding of the tiger’s attitudes?
Answer: Like all beasts of prey, the tigers are the denizens of the forest. They live far away from human settlements. They are called ‘chivalric.’ This indicates the majestic and honourable position that they occupy in the world of animals. So, the use of the words ‘denizens’ and ‘chivalric’ adds to our understanding of the tiger’s attitudes.
Q2. Why do you think Aunt Jennifer’s hands are ‘fluttering through her wool’ in the second stanza? Why is she finding the needle so hard to pull?
Answer: Aunt Jennifer is weaving tigers on the panel. Her hands are moving about her wool. She is finding the needle quite hard to pull. The weight of years of her married life is lying heavy on her hand. This makes the pulling of the needle so hard.
Choose the correct option in each of the following questions:
Q1. Which of the following is a rational number?
(a) 2√3
(b) π
(c) 0
(d) √3 + 1
Q2. Every point on a number line represents
(a) a rational number
(b) a natural number
(c) an irrational number
(d) a real number
Q1: By what other name is the unit joule/coulomb called ?
Answer: Volt
Q2: Which of the following statements correctly defines a volt ?
(a) a volt is a joule per ampere.
(b) a volt is a joule per coulomb.
Answer: (b) a volt is a joule per coulomb.
Q3: (a) What do the letters p.d. stand for ?
(b) Which device is used to measure p.d. ?
Answer:
(a) p.d. stands for potential difference.
(b) Voltmeter is used to measure p.d.
Q1: Policy formulation is the function of
(a) top level managers
(b) middle level managers
(c) operational management
(d) all of these
Q2: Which of the following is NOT a Principle of management by Taylor?
(a) Science, not rule of the Thumb
(b) Functional foremanship
(c) Maximum not restricted output
(d) Harmony not discord
Q3: Under industrial policy, the role of _______ has been decided.
(a) Public Sector
(b) Private Sector
(c) Public Sector and Private Sector
(d) Government
Chapter: Life Processes (NCERT Book Activity 6.1)
Activity Steps
Step 1: Take a potted plant with variegated leaves – for example, a money plant or croton.
Step 2: Keep the plant in a dark room for three days so that all the starch gets used up.
Step 3: Now keep the plant in sunlight for about six hours.
Step 4: Pluck a leaf from the plant. Mark the green areas in it and trace them on a sheet of paper.
Step 5: Dip the leaf in boiling water for a few minutes.
Step 6: After this, immerse it in a beaker containing alcohol.
Step 7: Carefully place the above beaker in a water bath and heat till the alcohol begins to boil.
What happens to the colour of the leaf? What is the colour of the solution?
Step 8: Now dip the leaf in a dilute solution of iodine for a few minutes.
Take out the leaf and rinse off the iodine solution.
Observe the colour of the leaf and compare this with the tracing of the leaf done in the beginning.
What can you conclude about the presence of starch in various areas of the leaf?
