Holiday Homework of Summer Vocation 2013-14 (First Shift)

Class XII

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Class XII English Holiday Homework-2013-14

1. The Principal of Ryan International School is organizing a cultural exchange programme wherein students will be provided with opportunities to visit and interact with children from different countries and will be exposed on a World Platform. Draft an invitation to be sent out to the Dean and a team of students of Harvard School, Kentucky USA. Sign yourself as Amita/Amit Bajaj, Coordinator of the school.

2. Dr Shobhna Bhattacharjee, English Lecturer at Delhi University is invited by President of Readers Club, Sanskriti School to adjudge an Inter-School Book Review Presentation Competition. Draft a suitable reply a) accepting the invite b) declining the invite.

3. Draft a Poster each on the following

Creating Awareness regarding the Need to conserve Water

As Ankur /Ankriti, the secretary of the organisation People for Animals, draft a poster in not more than 50 words, creating awareness regarding kindness towards animalsboth domestic and wild.

4. The spurt of violence and other undesirable practices previously unknown in Indian Schools makes it incumbent on the educationists to introduce value education effectively in schools. Write an article in 150-200 words expressing your views on the need for value education. Give it suitable title. You are Anu/Arun.

5. Shahid/Aisha has just read a book Four Ways to Decide Which Career Is Right which talks about a few tips you can follow while choosing a career. She jotted down some point a diary and later, when asked to give a speech on Choosing a Career, he/she decides to use the following notes to write the speech. Make use of the points and Write the speech in 150-200 words.

-Know yourself - What do you enjoy the most?

- Explore career options based on your interests

- Look for options to turn hobbies into careers

- Look for options/degrees to enhance skills

- Follow Your dreams, not your peers

6. Write an article onPoverty is the Cause of all Social Evils to be published in the Young World of The Hindu.

7. Read the Novel The Hounds of Baskervilles by Sherlock Holmes with the perspective of answering questions based on plot, theme, character and incidents.

8. Revise all letters and classified ads done in Class XI.

9. Prepare for the First Unit Test

Maths

Physics

Session 2013 14

Q1. . An electric dipole is held in a uniform electric field (i) using suitable diagram show that it does not undergo any translatory motion and (ii) drive an expression for the torque acting on it and specify its direction.

Q2. State Gausss theorem & apply this theorem to obtain an expression for the electric field intensity at a point due to (i)an infinitely long uniformly charged straight wire (ii) a uniformly charged infinite sheet (iii) a uniformly charged thin spherical shell at an (a) outside point (b) inside point.

Q3. (a)Deduce an expression for the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor with air as the medium between the plates (b)A dielectric slab of thicknesst is kept in between the plates each of area A of parallel plate capacitor separated by a distance ofd. Drive an expression for the capacitance of capacitor for t

Q 46, 47, 47, 48, 52 & 56

1. Admission of a partner ->

Q 5 to 90, 110-115, 121-124, 130-135

Q2. Revise first 3 chapters for first unit test.

Q3. Arrange an income statement and financial statement of a company.

B. Std.

Q1. Frame your own question of 1` and 3 marks from first 4 chapters covering each and every topic and also write their answers.(Make atleast three questions from every topic)

Q2. Learn all the work done in the class so far.

Q3. Prepare first four chapters for the first unit test.

Economics

CHAPTER 2 (CONSUMER BEHAVIOU AND DEMAND)

(A) Very short type questions

1. How is total utility related to marginal utility?

2. What happens to MU , when the TU starts to fall?

3. State the law of diminishing marginal utility.

4. What is meant by Marginal Utility of one rupee?

5. Define Market demand.

6. When a good is called an inferior good?

7. What is meant by purchasing power of money?

8. Why is price elasticity of demand generally negative?

9. If two demand curves intersect, which one has the higher price elasticity?

10. When is the demand of a commodity said to be inelastic?

(B) Short type questions.

1. Mention any three factors affecting price elasticity of demand.

2. State the various methods for measuring price elasticity of demand. Discuss any one.

3. Draw three Demand curve having perfectly elastic demand, unitary elastic demand and perfectly inelastic demand.

4. Explain with the help of a diagram, the effect of the fall in the price of substitute good on the demand of a commodity.

5. List the causes of Increase in demand. How will it affect the demand curve of given goods?

(C) Long type questions/Numerical

1. Suppose that originally, a product was being sold at Rs. 10 per unit and the quantity demanded was 1000 units. The product price changes to Rs. 14 and, as a result, the quantity demanded changes to 500 units. Calculate the price elasticity of demand.

2. As price of a commodity falls from Rs. 7 per kg. to Rs. 5 per kg., the tatal expenditure on it increases from Rs. 3500 to Rs. 6250. Find out the elasticity of demand. Comment.

3. Abhishek wants to purchase two goods which are available in integer units only. If his income is Rs. 40 and both the goods are priced at Rs. 10 each. Write the bundles which cost exactly Rs. 40.

4. Following is the utility schedule of a good:

Units

1

2

3

4

5

MU

40

32

15

10

7

If the commodity is sold for Rs. 5 and MU of one rupee is 2 utils. How many units will Raveena buy to maximize his satisfaction?

5. Explain the consumer equilibrium using Indifference curve analysis. Use diagram.

6. How many ice-cream will Divya have, if ice-cream is available free of cost? Explain with diagram.

7. Delhi Govt. has decided to increase the electricity charges, how will it affect your monthly expenditure on electricity. Explain with keeping in mind the alternative uses of electricity and necessities.

Geography

1. Explain the Population Density and Density factors?

2. Explain Demographic transaction?

3. What do you mean by Human Development? Explain Pillars and approaches of Human Development.

4. Explain the major types of agricultures in the world?

5. Complete the Map File.

6. Complete the Practical File.

7. Explain determinism, possibilism and Neo determinism with suitable examples.

Political Science

Q.1Why did the two superpowers need smaller allies during the Cold War? Define in details.

Q.2Identify the princely states marked in the Indian map, Mention the major problem faced in the integration of any one of these states into the Indian union.

Q.3 POLITICAL PARTIES AND DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE: A CASE STUDY OF PARTY FORMATION IN INDIA SINCE 1950.

Q.4 Make a power point Presentation on Cold war era and Post Cold war era.

Q.5 Make Project on Parliamentary Presidential form of government (define its merits demerits) and make a list of the countries of the world which type of governments countries are having.

Q.6What was Shock Therapy? Was this the best way to make a transition from communism to capitalism?

Q.7 Draw a map and how many counties were having Communist form of government and how many countries were having Democratic government.