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Date: 26/05/2020 Ref: AIS/2020-21/0008

Holiday Homework for Class XII HUM

Subject: English

From the following choose any two of the errands allotted:

1. Watch any two of the following movies and draw an analytical inception and elaboration upon the two in two

different write ups.

a. Interstellar(2014)

b. The Death of Socrates(2010)

c. Pursuit of Happiness(2006)

d. August Rush(2007)

2. Interview your parent(s)/ grandparent(s), by spending good hours with them thereby quote their wise words

that their experiences have revealed. Also write a short biography of the person interviewed in 500 words.

Save better memories through this holiday homework.

Subject: History

Read the questions carefully and answer them: 1. i) Describe briefly the opinion of some of the archaeologists about the Harappan Society.

ii) How do the archaeologists reconstruct the past?

iii) Which problems do they face while reconstructing past?


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2. List the materials used to make beads in the Harappan civilization. Describe the process by which any one kind of

bead was made.

3. Look at the figure and describe what you see. How is the body placed? Are there any artefacts on the body?

Do these indicate the sex of the skeleton?

4. Would you agree that the drainage system in Harappan cities indicate Town Planning? Give reasons for your

answer.


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5. Describe some of the distinctive features of Mohenjo-Daro.

6. Who was the first to decipher Brahmi script? Throw light on the significance of the Brahmi script.


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7. Throw light on the main features of Mahajanapadas.

8. Describe the salient features of Mauryan administration. Which of these elements do you find in the Ashokan

inscriptions?


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9.Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:


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1. Who had issued this inscription?

2. Why did she want to donate the land? Who was the receiver of the land?

3. What were the exemptions conferred on a typical agrahara land?

4. State the significance of this source. Give any three points.

10. On the given political outline map of India mark and name the following :

Kuru

Rajgir

Magadha

Avanti

Ujjain


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Subject: Economics

General Instructions for completion of Economics Project

Class XII Commerce (Sec A , Sec B and Humanities)

Commerce Sec A: Project Topic: Micro and Small Scale Industries

Commerce Sec B: Project Topic: Health Expenditure (of any state)

Humanities: Project Topic: Micro and Small Scale Industries

1. Cover page or Title page 2. List of Contents or Index 3. Acknowledgements 4. Preface 5. Introduction

6. Planning and activities done during the project. 7. Observations and findings 8. Conclusions 9. Photographs +Diagrams+Schedule 10. Appendix 11. Teacher’s Observations

1. Cover page

Design an attractive cover that should include the following information:

Title of the Project

Student Information: i. Name:

ii. School:

iii. Year:

iv. Roll No: 2. List of Contents or Index:

Write the Index in the above order 3. Acknowledgement I, ______________________, do hereby declare that this project is my original work and I would like to thank Honourable CBSE, ------------------Our Principal ma’am and _______________________, Our Economics teacher, for giving us an opportunity to widen our knowledge base by introducing this topic of study and my school for giving us this subject option.


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I would also like to thank my friends and family members for their kind support and guidance without which this project could not have been completed. (Acknowledge the institutions, the places visited and the persons who have helped)

4. Preface One page containing in a concise manner, the details about the entire project. Any person who wants to know about your project should be able to understand it on reading the Preface. You are required to give either of the following details:

Example:

Name of Project:

Problem Statement / Objective of Project:

5. Introduction

Give the following information:

1. Give in about 3 to 4 pages:

a. Why have you selected this project?

b. What did you expect to find out?

6. Planning and Activities Done During the Project You need to give details here about what were the activities that you undertook to do your project. Such as: a. How did you start with the project?

b. Did you take interviews etc?

c. Did you carry out research? (Market Survey ---Questionnaire)

d. How the analysis was done? (Include Bar Diagrams / Pie Charts)

e. Give them in a sequence. 7. Observations and Findings

This is the main body of the project and CBSE has specific guidelines for all the four options. 8. Conclusions

a. Summarized suggestions or findings, future scope of study.

b. Give this as a summary of your firm stating which principle or techniques apply and which do not.

c. The relevance of the topic in today’s context

d. A summary of your findings in the order in which you have presented your project

9. Compulsorily include: Photographs (if possible-optional)+ Diagrams + Schedule


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10. Appendix

Persons/Firms Consulted

Books referred to, including your Text Book

Websites referred to

Questionnaires 11. Teachers Observations:

With Signatures of Teachers

Please remember compulsory submission date of project is 18.06.2020.

Afterwards no project will be accepted.

If you miss, you will have to contact with Respected Principal Ma’am, with an application from your guardian, stating

reasons for non-submission of Project.

Subject : Political Science

Answer the following questions:

1. Identify this leader? How did he die?


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2. Study the picture and write what message does this picture convey:

3. i)Discuss the problem related to Kashmir between India and Pakistan.

ii)What does the special status given to Jammu and Kashmir under article 370 mean?

iii) What has changed in Jammu and Kashmir after scrapping article 370?

4. Explain the role played by Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel towards India’s integration.


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5. How did the state of Hyderabad became a part of the Indian Union after partition?

6. Analyse any six consequences of the partition of India in 1947.


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7. How did the reorganization of states takeplace in India after its independence?

8. i) Name any two founders of NAM. The first NAM summit was the culmination of which three factors?

ii) Explain any 4 objectives of Non- Alignment Movement.


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9. Which two ideologies were involved in a conflict during the Cold War era and why?

10. Study the passage given below and answer the questions that follows :


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i) Name one organization each related to the ‘Western’ and the ‘Eastern’ alliances.

ii) Why were the smaller states interested in joining super alliances?

iii) How did the alliance threaten to divide the world?

11. Locate 4 princely states of India initially resisted to join the Indian Union.


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Subject : Psychology

A. Think and discuss:

1. “Reema is a 17 yrs old girl who is obese and is not able to have a control over her diet.” What tips would you

give her to monitor her behavior for self control?

2. “Ravi is a 25 yrs old youth who possesses high motivation, lacks patience, feels short of time & is always

pressured by work”.

a) Which type of personality do you think Ravi is possessing?

b) What are the other types of personality that may exist?

c) Name the psychologists who have given these types of Personality?

3. Using Allport’s theory, Identify the various types of traits in the given situation. Explain them in detail.

“Supriya is a very warm and friendly girl who is often known as the FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE of the class. She is a

very traditional girl who always prefers to wear Indian or ethnic clothes. She hates the western culture

especially the trend of going to parties and discotheque.”

4. Identify and define the Defense mechanisms given below:

a) “A student having a strong desire to cheat in the exam, is not able to do so because of the strong revolt by

the conscious within. So he suspects that the other classmates might be cheating. b) A boy who was reared to

believe that sex is evil and dirty may become anxious every time sexual feelings surge to the surface. So in order

to defend against the anxiety, he joined the groups against sex in media.

c) A tense father who had troubles in office gave a harsh beating to the child who was watching T.V. The father

gave the excuse that he was acting for the child’s good.

d) A weak student going for a movie just one day before the exams gives the excuse of “need to relax” to do the

exam well.

5. “A clinical psychologist wants to understand the client’s relationship with his family members and home

visitors”.

a) Which assessment technique would the psychologist use to gain more information about the client?

b) Give reasons in support of your answers.

6. “A healthy person not only adjusts to the society but also has a quest to know oneself deeply”. Explain in the

context of Humanistic approach

7. “Roma is a 10 years old girl how has an exceptional general ability which can be seen in wide variety of areas”

a) Which ability is been discussed here?

b) Explain its important characteristics in detail?

8. “Sharad is a class XIIth boy who is generally known as the emotionally intelligent guy of the class” a) What

characteristics do you think makes Sharad an emotionally intelligent boy?

B. ACTIVITY

1. If you were asked to change one aspectof your personality, what would youlike to change and why? If not,

why?Which aspect of your personality wouldyou never want to change? Write aparagraph. Discuss with a

friend.


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2. Observe and note your behaviourcharacteristics and those of yourfriends that have been imbibed from

popular youth icons

3. Discovering the Attributes ofIntelligent Persons

a. Who is the most intelligent of yourclassmates? Think of her/him inyour mind’s eye, and write downa few

words/phrases describingthat person.

b. Think of 3 other persons in yourimmediate environment, whomyou consider intelligent, and writedown a

few words/phrasesdescribing the attributes of each.

c. Judge the newer additions withreference to what you wrote in itemno.1.

d. Make a list of all the attributes you consider as manifestations of intelligent behaviours. Using

theseattributes, try to frame a definition.

PROJECT AND PRACTICAL

A. Read the guidelines for “case profile” carefully from the given pdf and write accordingly.

B. Read the instruction properly given in the questionnaire proper and do accordingly. After that use the

scoring key to give marks (0 or 1) for each statements.

Subject : Hindi

1. ‘ दिन जल्दी-जल्दी ढलता है ’कदिता में अपन ों से दमलने की व्याकुलता का िर्णन दकया गया है।

आप भी ऐसी घटना का वर्णन करें जब आप अपनों से ममलने के मलए व्याकुल थे और समय कट

नहीं रही थी।

2.आसमान में रोंग दिरोंगी पतोंग क िेखकर आपके मन में कैसे खयाल आते हैं ?200 शब् ों में दलखखए।


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Subject : Information Practices

Instructions: Following questions are to be done in a separate notebook

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:


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1. Python panda deals with how many data structures?

2. All Pandas data structures are value mutable (can be changed) and except Series all are size mutable. Series is

size immutable. Yes/no?

3. How many types of sorting is there in pandas?

4. By default, sorting is done on row labels in which order?

5. We can aggregate by passing a function to the entire DataFrame, or select a column via which standard method?

6. What effect the function min() shows?

7. What is the working of the function sum()?

8. What is the working of the function quantile ()?

9. What is a histogram in python Pandas?

10. How many histograms are there in python Pandas?

11. How many functions applications are there in Python Pandas?

12. Give an example of adder ().

13. What do you understand by apply () in Pandas?


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14. What is the difference between apply map() and analogously map()?

15. What is a Data Frame?

16. Write the data type of Name, Age, Gender and Rating.

17. What is an index in Pandas?

18. Give an example to create a series.

19. Write an example to access a data from series with the help of position.

20. What are the data types in Numpy?

21. Each built-in data type has a character code that uniquely identifies it in numpy, write any three.

22. What is the role performed by numpy.empty()?

23. What does numpy.zeros() perform?

24. Give an example of numpy.ones().

25. Write any three functions to change shape of an array.

26. What are the ways to join arrays in numpy?

27. What the difference is between append and delete in numpy?

28. What do you understand by numpy.reciprocal()?

29. Give an example using numpy.power().

30. Give an example of numpy.histogram().

31. What is the function of plt()?

32. What is the meaning of the term covariance?

33. What do you understand by correlation?

34. What is linear regression?

35. What is a box plot?

36. What is an scatter plot?

37. Is python a case sensitive language?

38. What are the supported data types in Python?

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