DEWAN PUBLIC SCHOOL INTERNATIONAL, MEERUT

SUMMER VACATION ASSIGNMENT 2019-20

CLASS-XI

ENGLISH

1. Read one of the following books and answer the questions given below

a) Hamlet-William Shakespeare

b) Taming of the shrew- William Shakespeare

c) Wuthering Heights-Emily Bronte

d) Long The Walk To freedom- Nelson

e) The kite Runner-Kaled Momdela Hosseine

f) The Awakening- Kate Chop in

g) Pride And Prejudice-Jane Austen

Give a through plot summary including all important events in 150-200 words.

Choose five memorable quotes from the text write the quote and the page

number and thereby explain the quotes significance to the plot.

2. Explain the following literacy devices with examples

a) simile

b) Metaphor

c) Personification

d) Alteration

e) Repetition

f) Oxymoron

g) Refrain

h) Hyperbole

i) Allusions

j) Irony

k) Paradox

l) Onomatopoeia

m) synecdoche

n) transferred epithet

i) pum

3. Stick 5 newspaper reports based on the accidents, catastrophe burning issue etc

in your writing skills (language) class work registers.

(B.B.C Assignment)

4 Do the following BBC assignments.

(a) Reading

Module-1 pg no. 13 to 21

Module-2 pg no. 78 to 83

(b) Writing

Module-4 pg no. 211 to 214

pg no. 228 to 231

(c) Grammar

Module-6 pg no. 393 to 397

(d) Literature-To learn the syllabus covered till date.

(Note:- On 1 and 2 are to be submitted in project file)

PHYSICS

MEASUREMENT

Q1. Does magnitude of a quantity change with change in the system of units?

.

Q2. Can a body have zero mass and zero weight?

Q3. Name two types of mass.

Q4. Human heart is an inbuilt clock. Comment.

Q5. Which of these is largest : astronomical unit, light year and par sec?

Q6.What is the order of size of our galaxy?

Q7. Which is the most accurate clock?.

Q8. The sun’s angular diameter is measured to be 1920’’. The distance of the sun

from the earth is 1.496 Χ 1011 m. what is the diameter of the sun? ans. 1.39 Χ 109

m

DIMENSIONS

Q9. A famous relation in physics relates moving mass m to the rest mass m0 of a

particle in terms of its speed v and the speed of the light c. A boy recalls the

relation almost correctly but forgets where to put the constant c. He writes:

m = mo / (1 – v2)1/2

Guess where to put the missing c.

Q10. A calorie is a unit of heat energy and it equals about 4.2 J, where 1 J = 1

kgm2 s-2. Suppose we employ a system of units in which the unit of mass equals 𝛼

kg, the unit of length equals β m, the units of time is ϒ sec. show that a calorie has

a

magnitude 4.2 𝛼-1 β-2 𝛾2 in terms of the new units.

Q11. The rate of flow (V) of a liquid may depend on radius (r) of pipe, pressure

gradient (P/l) & coefficient of viscosity of liquid. Prove V = 𝜋 𝑃 𝑟4

8 𝑙 𝜂

Q12. If E,M,J and G respectively denote energy, mass, angular momentum and

gravitational constant, Calculate the dimensions of EJ2 /M5 G2

ERROR

Q12.Given relative error in the measurement of length is 0.02, what is the

percentage error? Ans: percentage error = 2 %

Q13.If heat dissipated in a resistance can be determined from the relation: H = I2 R

t joule , If the maximum error in the measurement of current, resistance and time

are 2% ,1% , and 1% respectively, What would be the maximum error in the

dissipated heat?

Ans: % error in heat dissipated is ±6 %.

Q14. What is meant by significant figures ? State the rules for counting the number

of significant figures in a measured quantity?

Q15. Show that the maximum error in the quotient of two quantities is equal to the

sum of their individual relative errors.

Ans : For x = a/b , Δx/x = ± ( Δa/a + Δb/b)

Q16. What is meant by significant figures .State the rules for counting the number

of significant figures in a measured quantity?

Q17. A physical quantity X is given by X = A2 B3 /√𝐶 D , If the percentage errors

of measurement in A,B,C and D are 4%,2%,3% and 1% respectively, then

calculate the % error in X.

Q18. If two resistors of resistance R1=(4 ± 0.5)Ω and R2=(16 ± 0.5)Ω are

connected (1) In series and (2) Parallel . Find the equivalent resistance in each case

with limits of % error.

Q19. The length of a rod measured in an experiment was found to be 2.48m, 2.46,

2.50m and 2.48m and 2.49m, Find the average length, the absolute error in each

observation and % error.

Q20. In an experiment, on the measurement of g using a simple pendulum the time

period was measured with an accuracy of 0.2 % while the length was measured

with accuracy of 0.5%. Calculate the percentage error in the value of g.

Q21. If the error in radius is 3%, what is error in volume of sphere? Ans : ( c ) 9%.

MOTION IN STRAIGHT LINE

NCERT CH. 3

EXERCISE PROBLEMS

3.19,3.20, 3.23, 3.25, 3.27, 3.28

CHEMISTRY

Unit 1-Some basic concepts of chemistry

Q1. (a) State and explain Avogadro’s law. Illustrate it with an example.

(b) 10.0 L of a welding gas weighs 11.6 g at STP. Calculate the molar mass

of this gas. [Ans.: 26.0 g/mol]

Q2. (a) Calculate the mass of CaCO3 required to react completely with 25mL of

0.75 M HCl. [Ans.: 0.938 g]

(b) Calculate volume of CO2 released at STP in this reaction. [Ans.: 0.21 L]

Q3. (a) Calculate the molarity of solution prepared by dissolving 175.5 g NaCl in

enough water to form 1.0 L of brine solution. (b) Calculate molality of

solution if its density is 1.25 g ml−1. (c) Calculate the mole fraction of

NaCl.

Q4. Calculate the number of atoms in :

(a) 5.0 L oxygen gas at STP (b) 4.4 g of CO2 (c) 52 u of He

Q5. Calculate the number of moles : (a) 05. L of 0.75 M Na2CO3 (b) 7.85 g iron

(c) 34.2 g sucrose (C12H22O11)

Q6. A compound contains 4.07% hydrogen, 24.27% carbon and 71.65%

chlorine. I ts molar mass is 98.96 g. Determine its emperical and

molecular formulas.

Q7. Calculate the mass of iron which will be converted into its oxide (Fe3O4) by

action of 18 gram of steam on it?[Fe=56]

[Ans.42g]

Q8. What mass of slacked lime would be required to decompose completely 4

grams of ammonium chloride and what would be mass of each product?

[Slacked lime =2.766g, CaCl2=4.15g, NH3=1.271g, H2O=1.3458g]

Q9. 1.5g of impure sample of sodium sulphate dissolved in water was treated

with excess of barium chloride solution when 1.74g of BaSO4 were obtained

as dry precipitate . Calculate the % purity of sample.

[Ans. 70.67]

Q10. 1.84 g mixture of CaCO3 and MgCO3 is strongly heated till no further loss

of mass takes place . The residue weighs 0.96g. Calculate the % composition

of the mixture?

[CaCO3=54.35, MgCO3=45.65]

Q11. In the commercial manufacturing nitric acid , how many moles of NO2

produce 7.33 mol of HNO3 in the reaction:-

3NO2(g)+H2O(l) 2HNO3(aq)+NO(g) [10.995

mols]

Q12. One litre of oxygen at STP is made to react with 3 litres of CO at STP.

Calculate the mass of each substance found after the reaction . Which one is

limiting reactant? [CO unused=1.25g, CO2 produced =3.928g

LR=oxygen]

Q13. A solution of oxallic acid (COOH)2.2H2O is prepared by dissolving 0.63 g

of the acid in 250 cm3 of the solution . Calculate (a) molarity (b) normality of

solution

[M=.02,N=.04]

Q14. Calculate the percentage of water of crystallization in the sample of blue

vitriol.[CuSO4.5H2O] [36.07%]

Unit 2-Structure of atom

Q.. Choose the correct answer 1x5=5

Q1. If n=3,l=0,m=0 then atomic number is

a) 12,13 b) 13,14 c) 10,11 d) 11,12

Q2. Which of the following element outermost orbit’s last electron has magnetic

quantum number m=0?

a) Na b) O c) Cl d) N

Q3. Maximum number of electrons in a subshell of an atom is determined by the

following

a) 2l+1 b) 4l-2 c) 2n2 d) 4l+2

Q4. Total number of orbitals associated with second shell will be

a) 2 b) 4 c) 9 d) 3

Q5. Which of the following is rule out the existence of definite paths or

trajectories of electron

a) Pauli’s exclusion principle

b) Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle

c) Hund’s rule of maximum multiplicity

d) Aufbau Principle

Q6. What is the number of photons of light with a wavelength of 4000 pm that

provide 1 J of energy?

Q7. Calculate the range of frequencies of visible light from having wave length

3800-7600Ao

Q8. What is the difference between an orbit and an orbital ?

Q9. Name the series of lines present in the visible region of the hydrogen

spectrum

Q10 The energy associated with the first orbit in the hydrogen atom is –2.18 ×

10–18 J

atom–1. What is the energy associated with the fifth orbit?

.Q11. Calculate the wavelength of an electron moving with a velocity of 2.05 ×

107 ms–1.

Q12. If the diameter of a carbon atom is 0.15 nm, calculate the number of carbon

atoms which can be placed side by side in a straight line across length of

scale of length 20 cm long.

Q13. The velocity associated with a proton moving in a potential difference of

1000 V is 4.37 ×105 ms–1. If the hockey ball of mass 0.1 kg is moving with

this velocity, calculate the wavelength associated with this velocity.

Q14. A 25 watt bulb emits monochromatic yellow light of wavelength of 0.57 µm.

Calculate the Rate of emission of quanta per second.

Q15. Show that the circumference of the Bohr orbit for hydrogen atom is an

integral multiple of the de Broglie wave length associated with the electron

moving around the orbit.

Q16. (a)Which of the following are isoelectronic species i.e. those having same

no. of electrons?

Na+,K+,Mg2+ ,Ca2+ ,S2-,Ar

(b)Write the electronic configuration of the following ions (a) Na+ (b)

O2-

Q17. The quantum numbers of six electrons are given below. Arrange them in

order of

increasing energies. If any of these combination(s) has/have the same energy

lists:

1. n = 4, l = 2, ml = –2 , ms = –1/2

2. n = 3, l = 2, ml= 1 , ms = +1/2

3. n = 4, l = 1, ml = 0 , ms = +1/2

4. n = 3, l = 2, ml = –2 , ms = –1/2

5. n = 3, l = 1, ml = –1 , ms= +1/2

6. n = 4, l = 1, ml = 0 , ms = +1/2

Q18. Define (a) Photoelectric effect (b) Limitations of Bohr’s Model of atoms

(c) Quantum Numbers

Q19. If the photon of the wavelength 150 pm strikes an atom and one of its inner

bound electrons is ejected out with a velocity of 1.5 × 107 ms–1, calculate the

energy with which it is bound to the nucleus.

Q20 (a) Write electronic configurations of elements Cu (atomic no. 29) and Cd

(atomic no. 48).

(b) An element with mass number 81 contains 31.7% more neutrons as

compared to protons .Assign the aomic symbol.

Q21. If the velocity of the electron in Bohr’s first orbit is 2.19x106 m/s , calculate

the de Broglie wave length associated with it. (Mass of electon=9.31 x 10-31

Kg, h=6.625 x10-34 J sec).

Q22. If the position of the electron is measured within an accuracy of + 0.002 nm,

calculate the uncertainty in the momentum of the electron. Suppose the

momentum of the electron is h/4πm × 0.05 nm, is there any problem in

defining this value.

Q23. a) An atomic orbital has n=3 What are the possible values of l and ml.?

b) List the quantum numbers (l and ml) of electrons for 3d –orbital

c) Which of the following orbitals are possible

1p, 2s, 2p and 3f.

d) What is the wavelength of light emitted when the electron in a hydrogen

atom undergoes transition from an energy level n=4 to an energy level with

n=2. (RH=109677 cm-1)

24. (a) Define Pauli Exclusion principle.

(b) How many electrons in sulphur (Z=16) can have n+l=3?

© A photon of wavelength 4 x 10-7 m strikes on metal surface , the work

function of the metal being 2.31 eV . Calculate (i) the energy of the photon

(eV) (ii) The kinetic energy of the emission and (iii) the velocity of

photoelectron ( 1 eV = 1.6020x 10-19 J)

BIOLOGY

One marks questions:

Q.1 Organisms living in salty areas are called as-

(a) Methanogens

(b) Halophiles

(c) Heliophytes

(d) Thermoacidophiles

Q.2 Naked cytoplasm, multinucleated and saprophytic are the characteristics of-

(a) Monera

(b) Protista

(c) Fungi

(d) Slime molds

Q.3. Botanical gardens and zoological parks have-

(a) Collection of endemic living species only

(b) Collection of exotic living species only

(c) Collection of endemic and exotic living species

(d) Collection of only local plants and animals

Q.4. The taxonomic unit ‘Phylum’ in the classification of animals is equivalent to which hierarchial level

in classification of plants-

(a) Class

(b) Order

(c) Division

(d) Family

Q.5. As we go from species to kingdom in a taxonomic hierarchy, the number of common characteristics-

(a) Will decrease

(b) Will increase

(c) Remain same

(d) May increase or decrease

Q.6. A dikaryon is formed when-

(a) Meiosis is arrested

(b) The two haploid cells do not fuse immediately

(c) Cytoplasm does not fuse

(d) None of the above

Q.7. A plant shows thallus level of organization. It shows rhizoids and is haploid. It needs

water to complete its life cycle because the male gametes are motile. Identify the group to which

it belongs to-

(a) Pteridophytes

(b) Gymnosperms

(c) Monocots

(d) Bryophytes

Q.8. If the diploid number of a flowering plant is 36. What would be the chromosome

number in its endosperm-

(a) 36

(b) 18

(c) 54

(d) 72

Q.9. Which one of the following sets of animals share a four-chambered heart?

(a) Amphibian, Reptiles, Birds

(b) Crocodiles, Birds, Mammals

(c) Crocodiles, Lizards, Turtles

(d) Lizards, Mammals, Birds

Q.10. Which one of the following statements is incorrect?

(a) Mesoglea is present in between ectoderm and endoderm in Obelia.

(b) Asterias exhibits radaial symmetry

(c) Fasciola is a pseudocoelomate animal

(d) Taenia is a triploblastic animal

Two marks questions:

Q.1. What are flagellated protozoans? Give an example.

Q.2. Name the following

(i) The smallest known living cells.

(ii) An acellular slime mould.

(iii) A flagellated protozoan.

(iv) A bilaterally symmetrical chrysophytes.

Q.3. What are the different ways in which specimens are kept in a museum?

Q.4. A ball of snow when rolled over snow increases in mass, volume and size. Is this comparable to growth as

seen in living organisms? Why?

Three marks questions:

Q.1. The male and female reproductive organs of several pteridophytes and gymnosperms are

comparable to floral structures of angiosperms. Make an attempt to compare the various reproductive parts

of pteridophytes and gymnosperms with reproductive structures of angiosperms.

Q.2 Neurospora - an ascomycetes fungus has been used as a biological tool to understand the mechanism of

plant genetics much in the same way as Drosophila has been used to study animal genetics. What makes

Neurospora so important as a genetic tool?

Five marks questions:

Q.1. What is the similarity and dissimilarity between “whole moong daal” and “broken moong daal” in

terms of respiration and growth? Based on these parameters classify them into living or nonliving?

Q.2. Make a list of algae and fungi that have commercial value as source of food, chemicals,

medicines and fodder.

Q.3. Explain why sexual reproduction in angiosperms is said to take place through double fertilization and

triple fusion. Also draw a labelled diagram of embryo sac to explain the phenomena.

Q.4. What is the relationship between germinal layers and the formation of body cavity in case of coelomate,

acoelomates and pseudocoelomates?

MATHS

Section-A

Q.1 If set A = 3,2,1 . Find P(A).

Q.2 Represent the Set A =

7

6,

6

5,

5

4,

4

3,

3

2,

2

1in set builder form.

Q.3 Using properties of sets, show that ABAA .

OR

Using properties of sets, show that BABAA .

Q.4 In a locality of 500 people speak English or Hindi or both, 270 speak English only and 75 speak

both English and Hindi. How many of them speak Hindi? Also find how many speak Hindi only?

Q.5 Find the general solution of the trigonometric equation 0sin3cos2 2 xx .

Q.6 In a city of 10,000 families it was found that 40% families buy newspaper A, 20% families buy

newspaper B 10% families newspaper C, 5% families buy A and B, 3% buy B and C and 4% buy

A and C if 2% families buy all the three newspaper find.

i). The number of families which buy newspaper C only.

ii). The number of families which buy only A and B newspaper.

iii). The number of families which buy newspaper A only.

Q.7 A university organized a sports tournament. It awarded 38 medals in Race, 15 in Football and 20

in Hockey. If these medals went to a total of 60 men and only three men got medals in all three

sports, how many received medals in exactly two of the three sports?

Section-B

Q.1. If A = 18......,6,4,2,17,15,13,11,9,7,5,3,1 B and N the set of natural numbers is the

universal set, then ')(' BBAA is

(a) (b) N (c) A (d) B

Q.2. If A and B are sets the )( BAA equals

(a) A (b) B (c) (d) A B

Q.3. A survey shows that 63% of the people watch a news channel whereas 76% watch another

channel if x% of the people watch both channel then

(a) x =35 (b) x = 63 (c) 6339 x (d) x =39

Q.4. Let n (A) =m and n (B) = n. then the total number of non-empty relations that can be defined

from A to B is

(a) mn (b) nm-1 (c) mn-1 (d) 2mn-1

Q.5. Domain of 22 xa (a > 0) is

(a) ),( aa (b) ),( aa (c) )1,0( (d) )0,( a

Q.6. The domain of the function of defined by 1

14)(

2

xxxf

(a) ]4,1()1,( (b) ]4,1(]1,( (c) ]4,1[)1,( (d) )4,1[)1,(

Q.7. The domain and Rang of the real function of defined by 4

4)(

x

xxf

(a) Domain =R, Rang = [-1, 1] (b) Domain =R-1, Rang = R

(c) Domain =R-4, Rang = -1 (d) Domain =R--4, Rang =-1, 1

Q.8. If Knn 24.310 is divisible by 9 for all n Nn , then the least positive integer value of K

(a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 7 (d) 1

Q.9. For all Nn 1312 25.3 nn is divisible by

(a) 19 (b) 17 (c) 23 (d) 25

Q.10. Let )...321(2:)( nnP n . Then the smallest positive integer for which P(n) is true is

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4

(SECTION – C)

Q.1. Let 14,...3,2,1A . Define a relation R from A to A by 03:),( yxyxR , where

, Ayx

Write down its domain, co-domain and range.

Q.2. In a group of 70 people. 37 like coffee, 52 like tea and each person likes at least one of the two

drinks. How many people like both coffee and tea?

Q.3. Determine the domain and range of the relation R defined by 5,4,3,2,1,0:)5,( xxxR

Q.4. Let 13,12,11,10,9A and let f:AN be defined by f(n)=the highest prime factor of n find the

rang of f.

Q.5. For all Nn Prove that )1(

2

....321

1....

321

1

21

11

n

n

n

Q.6. For any sets A and B, show that )()()( BPAPBAP

Q.7. In a group of 50 students, the number of students studying French, English, Sanskrit were found

to be as follows:

French=17, English=13, Sanskrit=15

French and English=9, English and Sanskrit=4

French and Sanskrit=5, English, French and Sanskrit=3

Find the number of students who study

(i) French only (ii) French and English but not Sanskrit (iii) at least one of three languages

Prove that 983 22 nn is divisible by 8 by using the principle of mathematical induction for all .Nn

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

1. What is an enterprise?

2. Who is an entrepreneur?

3. Who plays the role of an entrepreneur?

4. Differentiate between entrepreneur and entrepreneurship?

5. Explain any two disadvantages of being an entrepreneur.

6. Write any five features of an entrepreneur.

7. There is many myths of entrepreneurship. You are required to explain them

in brief.

8. Describe the process of entrepreneurship.

9. Differentiate between entrepreneurial functions and managerial functions.

10. Why entrepreneurs are called ‘agents of progress for a nation? What role do

they play in the nation’s development?

11. Prepare a case study which contains the reasons for the success and failure

of any enterprise/company.

12. Prepare 2 short case studies related to the innovations.

ACCOUNTANCY

Q1. Name the Process of recording only Financial transactions in a systematic

manner in the Books of Accounts.

Q2. Name the Process of recording classifying and summarizing the recorded

data.

Q3. Which has a wider scope Accountancy, Book keeping or Accounting

Q4. Judge the person who owes money to firm and state whether he comes under

the near current assets or current Liabilities.

Q5. Name the Person Interested to know safety of his capital and adequacy of

profit.

Q6. What is Accounting ? Explain its three main functions.

Q7. What is the difference between book keeping and accounting.

Q8. Explain the meaning and Process of Accounting

Q9. Explain the following terms

a) Discount b) Revenue c) Expenses

Q10. Explain and give example of each of the following terms

a) Capital b) Inventory c) Cost

Q11. Journalize the following transactions

a) Paid Income Tax Rs. 10,000

b) Bad debts recovered from Rabina Rs 3000

c) Rs. 500 was due from Manoj but he was declared Insolvent on March

1, 2014 and a final dividend of 50 paisa in a rupee was received from

him

d) Payment received from Priyanka Rs 1800 & discount allowed to her

Rs. 200

Q12. Differentiate between Traditional and Modern Rules of Accounting

Q13. Bina watch Co-Delhi Purchased 25 pieces of “Time Star” Brand wrist watch

from “Pro Watches” Delhi at a list price of Rs.2000 per piece less 10% trade

Discount Plus CGST and SGST @ 6% each and a each discount of 3% on payment

within 15 days from the date of transaction. Show the treatment in Accounts.

Q14. Record the following transactions in a Journal

i) Withdrew goods of personal use (cost + Rs. 5,000 + IGST @ 12%,

Sale price Rs. 6600)

ii) Goods costing rs. 500 given as charity. These goods were Purchased

Paying CGST and SGST @6% each.

iii) A cheque for Rs. 5,000 received from Rabib was deposited into Bank

returned dishonored.

iv) Sold household Furniture for Rs. 15,000. The Proceeds were invested

into Business.

Q15. Journalize the following transactions in the Books of Gopal a trader of Delhi

2018 Rs.

May 1 Purchased Building and Issued cheque 15,00,000

May 10 Purchased machinery from Romsons 2,00,000

May 15 Bought Furniture from Hind Traders, Delhi for cash 10,000

May 20 Bought computers from HP Ltd. Noida (UP) and Amt-paid by

Internet transfer 50,000

May 21 Paid wages in cash for Installation of machinery 2,500

May 25Bricks, cement etc. for Rs. 1,50,000 and Timber for Rs. 2,00,000

purchased for the construction of Building payment was made by cheque

(Input GST is not allowed)

All transactions except Purchase of Building and wages for Installation of

machines are subject to levy of GST (CGST and SGST @ 6% each or IGST

@12%.

Q16. Journalize the following transaction in the Books of Akhil, Delhi

i) He started Business contributing Rs. 10.000 in cash Rs. 5,00,000 in

cheque and a Building valued at 5,00,000

ii) Paid into Bank for opening a current Account 20,000

iii) Deposited cheque from savings Account as capital 1,00,000

iv) Withdrawn from Bank 3,000

v) Withdrawn from Bank for Personal use 2,000

vi) Sold goods to Rakesh against cheque 10,000

vii) Cheque of Rakesh deposited in Bank

Cheque of rakesh Dishonoured

B.ST

1. Define economic activities.

2. Ms. Sheela is Principal of a convent school affiliated to CBSE. Identify the

economic activity which she is performing.

3. Sohan is a doctor and has his own clinic. Mention the type of economic activity

which he has undertaken.

4. Define primary industry.

5. Define tertiary industry.

6. “Business should not extract natural resources disproportionately.” With which

objective of business is this statement related?

7. Mention any two roles of profit in business.

8. Mahesh imports certain goods from USA and exports them to other countries.

Mention the type of trade in which Mahesh is engaged.

9. State any three characteristics of profession.

10. “Role of profit is quite important in the present business”. State any three such

roles.

11. There are many auxiliaries to trade. State any four such auxiliaries.

12. Explain different types of manufacturing industries giving an example of a

product of each category.

13. Explain any four points which highlight the nature of business risks.

14. There are four types of causes of business risks. Explain these causes.

15. A company has set the following objectives:

(i) To ensure a fair and reasonable return on capital employed.

(ii) To maintain high quality of products.

Identify the types of objectives which the company has set and explain these

16. A company has decided to pursue the following objectives:

(i) To expand business by manufacturing those products which have high demand

potential.

(ii) To use raw materials which are pollution-free.

17. “Business is an economic activity.” Identify the aspect of business with which

this statement is related and state four more points of this aspect of business.

18. Explain the role of commerce in present-day business.

Every time you do a project you learn something new

Project work has become an integral part of learning in the presence content because it

offers opportunity to a learner. The student are supposed to prepare a project .

The following steps might be followed:

1. Students must take any one topic during the academic session of Class XI.

2. The project may be done individually.

3. The topic should be assigned after discussion with the students in the class and

should then be discussed at every stage of submission of the draft/final project

work.

4. The teacher should play the role of a facilitator and should closely supervise the

process of project completion.

5. The teachers must ensure that the student’s self esteem should go up, and he

/she should be able to enjoy this process.This will help in developing

ICT and communication skills among them.

The teacher should help students to identify any one project from the given topics.

I. Project One: Field Visit

The objective of introducing this project among the students is to give a first hand

experience to them regarding the different types of business units operating in their

surroundings, to observe their features and activities and relate them to the theoretical

knowledge given in their text books. The students should select a place of field visit from

the following: – (Add more as per local area availability.)

1. Visit to a Handicraft unit.

2. Visit to an Industry.

3. Visit to a Whole sale market (vegetables, fruits, flowers, grains, garments, etc.)

4. Visit to a Departmental store.

5. Visit to a Mall.

The following points should be kept in mind while preparing this visit.

1. Select a suitable day free from rush/crowd with lean business hours.

2. The teacher must visit the place first and check out on logistics. It’s better to seek

permission from the concerned business- incharge.

3. Visit to be discussed with the students in advance. They should be encouraged

to prepare a worksheet containing points of observation and reporting.

4. Students may carry their cameras (at their own risk) with prior permission for

collecting evidence of their observations.

1. Visit to a Handicraft Unit

The purpose of visiting a Handicraft unit is to understand nature and scope of its

business, stake holders involved and other aspects as outlined below

a) The raw material and the processes used in the business: People /parties/firms from

which they obtain their raw material.

b) The market, the buyers, the middlemen, and the areas covered. c) The countries to

which exports are made.

d) Mode of payment to workers, suppliers etc.

e) Working conditions.

f) Modernization of the process over a period of time.

g) Facilities, security and training for the staff and workers.

h) Subsidies available/ availed.

i) Any other aspect that the teachers deem fit.

2. Visit to an Industry.

The students are required to observe the following:

a) Nature of the business organisation.

b) Determinants for location of business unit.

c) Form of business enterprise: Sole Proprietorship, Partnership, Undivided Hindu

Family, Joint Stock Company (a Multinational Company).

d) Different stages of production/process

e) Auxiliaries involved in the process.

f) Workers employed, method of wage payment, training programmes and facilities

available.

g) Social responsibilities discharged towards workers, investors, society, environment

and government.

h) Levels of management.

i) Code of conduct for employers and employees.

j) Capital structure employed- borrowed v/s owned.

k) Quality control, recycling of defective goods.

l) Subsidies available/availed.

m) Safety Measures employed.

n) Working conditions for labour in observation of Labour Laws.

o) Storage of raw material and finished goods.

p) Transport management for employees, raw material and finished goods.

q) Functioning of various departments and coordination among them (Production,

Human Resource, Finance and Marketing)

r) Waste Management.

s) Any other observation.

3. Visit to a whole sale market: vegetables/fruits/flowers/grains/garments etc.

The students are required to observe the following:

a) Sources of merchandise.

b) Local market practices.

c) Any linked up businesses like transporters, packagers, money lenders, agents, etc.

d) Nature of the goods dealt in.

e) Types of buyers and sellers.

f) Mode of the goods dispersed, minimum quantity sold, types of packaging employed.

g) Factors determining the price fluctuations.

h) Seasonal factors (if any) affecting the business.

i) Weekly/ monthly non-working days.

j) Strikes, if any- causes thereof.

k) Mode of payments.

l) Wastage and disposal of dead stock.

m) Nature of price fluctuations, reason thereof.

n) Warehousing facilities available\availed.

o) Any other aspect.

4. Visit to a Departmental store

The students are required to observe the following:

a) Different departments and their lay out.

b) Nature of products offered for sale.

c) Display of fresh arrivals.

d) Promotional campaigns.

e) Spaces and advertisements.

f) Assistance by Sales Personnel.

g) Billing counter at store – Cash, Credit Card/ Debit Card, swipe facility. Added

attractions and facilities at the counter.

h) Additional facilities offered to customers

i) Any other relevant aspect.

5. Visit to a Mall.

The students are required to observe the following:

a) Number of floors, shops occupied and unoccupied.

b) Nature of shops, their ownership status

c) Nature of goods dealt in: local brands, international brands,

d) Service business shops- Spas, gym, saloons etc.

e) Rented spaces, owned spaces,

f) Different types of promotional schemes.

g) Most visited shops.

h) Special attractions of the Mall- Food court, Gaming zone or Cinema etc.

i) Innovative facilities.

j) Parking facilities. Teachers may add more to the list.

II. Project Two: Case Study on a Product

a) Take a product having seasonal growth and regular demand with which students

can relate. For example,

Apples from Himachal Pradesh, Kashmir.

Oranges from Nagpur,

Mangoes from Maharashtra/U.P./Bihar/Andhra Pradesh etc.

Strawberries from Panchgani,

Aloe vera from Rajasthan,

Walnuts/almonds from Kashmir,

Jackfruit from South,

Guavas from Allahabad,

Pineapples from North East India,

Tea from Assam,

Orchids from Sikkim and Meghalaya,

Pottery of Manipur,

Fishes from coastal areas.

Students may develop a Case Study on the following lines:

(i) Research for change in price of the product. For example, apples in Himachal

Pradesh during plucking and non plucking season.

(ii) Effect on prices in the absence of effective transport system.

(iii) Effect on prices in the absence of suitable warehouse facilities.

(iv) Duties performed by the warehouses.

(v) Demand and supply situation of the product during harvesting season, prices

near the place of origin and away.

Students may be motivated to find out the importance of producing and selling these

products and their processed items along with the roles of Transport, Warehousing,

Advertising, Banking, Insurance, Packaging, Wholesale selling, Retailing, Co-operative

farming, Co-operative marketing etc.

ASSESSMENT

The marks will be allocated on the following heads.

1 Initiative, cooperativeness and participation 2 Mark

2 Creativity in presentation 2 Mark

3 Content, observation and research work 4 Marks

4 Analysis of situations 4 Marks

5 Viva 8 Marks

Total 20 Marks

ECONOMICS

1. What does the shifting on the same demand curve shows ?

2. Define Utility?

3. Define Equilibrium?

4. In case of inferior goods, law of demand fails only when negative income effect

is lower than the substitution effect . Write true or false with reason.

5. When a rise in the income of the consumer leads to a fall in demand for Good-X,

Good-X must be an Normal good. Give reason of your answer.

6. If a good can’t be used for many purposes, the demand for it will be elastic.

Give reason for your answer.

7. How is the demand for a good affected by the rise in the prices of related goods?

Explain.

8. Price elasticity of demand of two goods A and B is (-6) and (-3) respectively.

Which of the two goods has higher elasticity and why?

9. Explain the relationship between :

a) Prices of other goods and demand for the given period.

b) Income of the buyers and demand for a good.

10. Price elasticity of demand of a good is -0.2. If its price increases by 10

percent , by what percentage will its demand fall ? calculate .

11. Why does demand curve slope downwards? Explain.

12. Establish the relationship between TU and MU with the help of a diagram.

(a) Distinguish between ‘change in quantity demanded’ and ‘change in demand ’of

a commodity. Use diagrams.

(b) Explain the degrees of price elasticity of demand.

13. Explain four factors that affect market demand for a commodity.

14. Explain the factors that affect the price elasticity of demand.

HISTORY

Describe the social and political system in Mesopotamia.

2. What is Stone Age?

3. What is meant by history?

4. What do you know about Java man?

5. Describe temples of Mesopotamia.

6. Describe trading Activities of Mesopotamia.

7. Locate the following places on the given political map of Asia.

8. (i) Uruk

(ii) Ur

(iii) Mari

9. Describe the city life of Mesopotamia.

10. Describe the salient features of Mesolithic age.

11. Describe the food habits of early humans.

12. What are fossils?

GEOGRAPHY

(i) Collect some information about India and its neighboring countries relationship

along with some attractive pictures. ( Make a project about 10 pages) OR

(ii) Make a project about the Fold Mountain Ranges of India Along with its

pictures.

POLITICAL SCIENCE

Q1. What are the constraints on freedom?

Q2. What is Subhash Chandra Bose's view on freedom?

Q3. Why do we need constraints?

Q4. What is harm principle of JS Mill?

Q5. What are reasonable restrictions?

Q6. What is modern liberalism?

Q7. What is the example of modern liberalism?

Q8. What is the difference between classical and modern liberalism?

Q9. What is positive liberty? Give an example of positive liberty?

Q10. What is negative liberty? Explain.

Reading Task

1 Read news paper everyday specially editorial page

2 Revises chapter 1,2

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Informatics Practices

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b. Consider the following table ‘Furniture’. Write SQL commands for

the following statements (i) to (viii) and write output for SQL

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PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Prepare a complete report on Olympic Games with the help of suitable images and

other relevant information.