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HOLIDAY

PROJECT: COMPREHENSIVE PROBLEM STATEMENT, SOLUTION AND

ANALYSIS

PROBLEM STATEMENT:

From the following transactions you are required to:

1. Record Journal entries for all the

2. Post all entries into respective ledger accounts.

3. Prepare Trial Balance.

2014

April 1. Started business with Cash Rs. 7,00,000, Furniture worth Rs. 1,00,000 and

Machinery worth Rs. 2,00,000 and

” 2. Deposited Rs. 3,00,000 in bank.

” 3. Purchased goods from Vikram for Rs. 15,000 and from Sharma for Rs. 7,500.

” 4. Goods returned to Sharma worth Rs. 1000 since the same were not as per the sample.

” 5. Sold goods for cash worth Rs. 8,000.

” 6. Sold goods to Kiran worth Rs. 8,900.

” 7. Damaged goods returned by Kiran worth Rs. 900.

” 8. Purchased goods at list price for Rs. 18,000 from Rao at a trade discount of 10%.

” 9. Sold goods at list price of Rs. 6,000 to Sunil at a trade discount of 5%

” 10. Received Rs. 6,000 from Kiran on account.

” 11. Paid to Vikram by cheque Rs. 14,900 and he allowed discount of Rs. 100.

‘ 12. Paid to Sharma Rs. 6450 in full settlement of his account.

” 13. Paid for repair of furniture Rs. 700.

” 14. Paid for insurance of machinery Rs.1,000.

” 15. Sold goods for Cash worth Rs. 3,400.

” 16. Purchased goods from Hari for Rs. 13,500.

” 17. Received from Sunil the full amount due to him.

HOLIDAY ASSIGNMENT - (2015-2016)

CLASS-XI

ACCOUNTANCY

COMPREHENSIVE PROBLEM STATEMENT, SOLUTION AND

From the following transactions you are required to:

Record Journal entries for all the above transactions date wise.

Post all entries into respective ledger accounts.

Prepare Trial Balance.

Started business with Cash Rs. 7,00,000, Furniture worth Rs. 1,00,000 and

Machinery worth Rs. 2,00,000 and Roshan (Creditor) Rs.50,000.

” 2. Deposited Rs. 3,00,000 in bank.



Sold goods for cash worth Rs. 8,000.

” 6. Sold goods to Kiran worth Rs. 8,900.

” 7. Damaged goods returned by Kiran worth Rs. 900.


t price of Rs. 6,000 to Sunil at a trade discount of 5%

” 10. Received Rs. 6,000 from Kiran on account.


‘ 12. Paid to Sharma Rs. 6450 in full settlement of his account.

13. Paid for repair of furniture Rs. 700.

” 14. Paid for insurance of machinery Rs.1,000.

” 15. Sold goods for Cash worth Rs. 3,400.

” 16. Purchased goods from Hari for Rs. 13,500.

” 17. Received from Sunil the full amount due to him.

COMPREHENSIVE PROBLEM STATEMENT, SOLUTION AND

above transactions date wise.

Started business with Cash Rs. 7,00,000, Furniture worth Rs. 1,00,000 and




t price of Rs. 6,000 to Sunil at a trade discount of 5%


” 18. Kiran became insolvent and a final payment of 50 paise in a rupee was received from her

official receiver.

” 19. Paid wages Rs. 3,400.

” 20. Withdrew cash for personal use Rs. 5,000.

” 21. Deposited cash into bank Rs. 1,50,000.

” 22. Paid to Hari Rs. 10,000 on account.

” 23. Paid for petty expenses Rs. 200.

” 24. Paid trade expenses of Rs. 800.

” 25. Paid commission Rs. 1,200.

” 26. Withdrew goods of the cost price of Rs. 900 for personal use.

” 27. Withdrew cash from bank Rs. 5,000.

” 28. Purchased goods for cash Rs. 17,000.

” 29. Sold goods for cash Rs. 13,500.

” 30. Paid rent of Rs. 10,000 and salary, Rs. 28,000.

BUSINESS STUDIES

1. Which economic activity involves no risk at all?

2. Which type of business risk is employees’ dishonesty?

3. Give an example of business uncertainty?

4. Why does a businessman get ready to take risk?

5. ‘Profit is not only an objective of business, but it is the necessity of business also’. Are

you agreeing with this statement? Give one reason in favour of your answer.

6. To which Auxiliary to trade is related to following statement?

a) Information in business has a special significance.

b) Business can’t be run without funds.

c) To do business material has to be purchased from far off places.

d) There is a lot of risk in business.

7. Point out the example of activity which at one time is Economic and at the other time,

Non-economic.

8. Differentiate the following activities into Economic and Non-Economic

a) A property dealer is purchasing a house for himself.

b) A doctor is giving his son a medical treatment.

c) A person is selling tea on a railway station.

d) A property dealer is buying a house for someone on commission.

9. “He enjoys all gains and bears all losses.” To which business organization is this

statement related?

10. Apart from getting profit what else can the partners of the firm get?

11. Who can be a member of the Farmer’s Cooperative Society?

12. Write one effect of the incorporation of a company.

13. What is the minimum subscription?

14. Is it obligatory for a public company to issue its prospectus?

15. “One man control is the best in the world ,if that man is big enough to manage the whole

show.” Comment.

16. Rajesh and Rajnish bought 20 Quintal of sugar and both of them divided it equally

between themselves. Are Rajesh and Rajnish partners? Explain

17. Which of the certificates is known as the Birth certificate of the company?

18. What poses a danger to local industries?

19. Can public sector compete with private sector in efficiency and profit?

20. To what class of Public Sector do the following enterprises belong? Explain.

a) Indian Post and Telegraph Department

b) Indian Railways

c) Life Insurance Corporation of India

d) Coal India Ltd.

21. These days several enterprises are being set up through Joint Venture. Point out any three

of the influences of such enterprises on the business world.

22. How can one get a feel of the banking service?

23. Which bank aims at the rehabilitation of industries?

24. Name any one insurance company of a private sector?

25. “A certain person gets his wife’s life insured. Two years after, he divorces his wife. Three

years after this his ex-wife dies.” Will the insurance Co. pay compensation to the husband

on the death of his ex-wife?

ECONOMICS

1) Distinguish between primary and secondary data on the basis of the following

a) Originality

b) Accuracy

c) Suitability of objective

2) Discuss the sources of collection of secondary data.

3) Why a sample survey is usually preferred over a census survey.

4) Calculate Mean, Median and Mode of the following distribution.

Marks 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80

No: of

students

5 4 15 24 10 8 7 6

5) Locate the median graphically from the following data ( Use both less than and More

than ogive)

Marks 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50

No: of

students

10 20 30 20 10

6) Determine the value of mode and verify the result.

Marks 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70

No: of

students

4 8 14 20 10 7 6

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

1) RECORD BOOK PREPARATION

Content

1. Draw a neat diagram of Standard Athletic Track with all its specifications. Mention all the track

and field events.

2. Write the benefits of Medicine Ball and Pilates.

3. Mention the latest Indian, World and Olympic level records of Badminton.

2) ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN YOUR NOTE BOOK

LEVEL 1

1. What is yoga?

2. Define physical education?

3. What is meant by lifestyle?

4. What is Olympic movement?

LEVEL 2

1. Discuss the main function of IOC?

2. Write short notes in brief on the following:

(i) Olympic Motto

(ii) Olympic Flag

(iii) Olympic Flame

(iv) Olympic Awards

(v) Olympic Oath

3. Explain elements of yoga.

LEVEL 3

1. Write short notes on the following:

(a) Career in book writing

(b) Career in sports photography

(c) Career in sports industry

2. What do you mean by indicators of health? Describe their types in detail.

INFORMATICS PRACTICES

1. Write a for loop that displays

(1) The numbers from 51 to 60.

(2) Even numbers from 1 to 100.

(3) Numbers divisible by 5 from 1 to 100.

(4) Numbers from 50 to 10.

2. Rewrite the following set of if-else statements in terms of switch-case statement:

(a) char code ;

code = character.readChar();

if (code == ‘A’)

System.out.print ln (“Accountant”);

else if (code == ‘C’ ll code == ‘G’)

System.out.print ln (“Grade IV”);

else if (code == ‘F’)

System.out.print ln (“Financial Advisor”);

(b) int inputnum, calcval;

If (inputnum == 5) {

calcval = inputnum * 25 – 20 ;

System.out.print ln (inputnum + calcval);}

else if (inputnum ==10) {

calcval = inputnum * 25 – 20

System.out.print ln (calcval – inputnum);}

3. How many times are the following loops executed?

(a) x = 5 ; y = 50 ; (b) int m = 10, n= 7;

while(x <= y) { while(m % n >= 0) {

x = y/x ; m = m + 1;

. . . . . . .} n = n + 2;}

4. Given the following code fragment: Rewrite the code using a do…while loop.

i = 100 ;

while (i > 0)

System.out.println( i--);

System.out.println(“Thank you”);

5. Rewrite the following code using while loop

int sum = 0;

for (int i = 1 ; i <= 5 ; ++i) {

sum = sum + c;}

6. Rewrite following while loop into a for loop

int stripes = 0;

while (stripes <= 13) {

if (stripes %2 == 2)

{ System.out.print ln(“Colour code Red”);}

else {

System.out.print ln(“Colour code Blue”);}

System.out.print ln(“New Stripe”);

stripes = stripes + 1;}

7. Rewrite following code using both while and do-while loop .

for(int i = 1 ; i < 4 ; ++i) {

for(int j = 3 ; j > 0 ; --j) {

System.out.print(“### . .”);}

System.out.print ln();

}

8. Find the output of the following code fragments?

(a) int s = 14; (b) int s = 14;

if(s<20) if(s<20)

System.out.print(“Under”);

else {

System.out.print(“Over”);

System.out.print ln(“the limit”); }

(b) int s = 14;

if(s<20) if(s<20)


else

System.out.print(“Over”);

System.out.print ln(“the limit”);

(c) int s = 94;

If (s < 20) {


}

else {

System.out.print(“Over”); }

System.out.print ln(“the limit”);

9. What will be the output of the following code fragment when the value of ch is

(a) ‘A’ (b) ‘B’ (c) ‘D’ (d) ‘F’

switch (ch) {

case ‘A’ : System.out.print ln (“Grade A”);

case ‘B’ : System.out.print ln (“Grade B”);

case ‘C’ : System.out.print ln (“Grade C”);

break;

case ‘D’ : System.out.print ln (“Grade D”);

default : System.out.print ln (“Grade F”);}

10. Predict the output of following code fragment:

(a) int i, j, n; (C) int i=1, j=0, n=0;

n=0; i=1; while (i<4) {

do { for(j=1; j<=I; j++) {

n++; i++; n+=1;}

} while (i<=5); i=i+1;

} System.out.print ln(n);

(b) int i=3, n=0; (d) int j=1, s=0;

While (i<4) { while(j<10) {

n++; i--; } System.out.print(j+ “+”);

s=s+j;

System.out.print ln(n); J=j+j%3;

}System.out.print ln(“=”+s);

11. How many times will the following loop get executed and what will be the final

value of the variable I after execution the loop is over.

int I = 5;

do

{

I += 3;

System.out.println("I = "+I);

I = I + 1;

}

while (I >= 9);

12. Correct the errors in the following program segment written in JAVA. You are just

required to write the corrected code, underlying the corrections made.

Integer Nos = 100;

while (Nos => 45)

{

If (Nos % 5 = 0);

Nos+=10;

otherwise

Nos + = 20;

}

13. Convert the following ‘while loop’ into its equivalent ‘for loop without altering the

output of the program.

int x = 100, a = 30;

while ( x>= 10)

{

System.out.println(”New Amount =”+(x + a);

a++;

x - = a;}

14. Find the output of the following code snippet written in java

int no1=2,no2=1,i;

while(no2<=3)

{

i=no1;

while(i<=no2)

{

no1=no1*i;

i++;

}

System.out.println("No1 "+ no1);

System.out.println("No2 "+ no2);

no2++;

}

15.Convert the following code segment using switch-case construct:

int num = Integer.parseInt(txtNum.getText());

if(num>=2 && num<=5)

txtRes.setText(“Prime”);

else if(num==6 || num==8 || num==10)

txtRes.setText(“Even”);

else

txtRes.setText(“Not Valid”);

16.Predict the output of the following java construct:

int m=5;

int prod=1;

int i=1;

while(i<=5)

{

prod=prod+prod*(m%2);

--m;

++i;

}

System.out.println(“”+prod);

17.Rewrite the following code using while loop:

int i,j;

for(i=1,j=2;i<=6;i++,j+=2)

System.out.println(i++);

System.out.println(“Finished!!!”);

18.Consider the following while-loop and tell how many times the loop will execute?

int a=40,result=0;

for (int i=1;i<5;++i)

{

result=(a+i);

if(i==5){

a=45;

}

}

19 .Item code consisting of 5 digits is stored in an integer type variable

intItemcode.Mr.Srikant wants to store this item code ina String type variable called

strItemCode. Write appropriate jav a statement(s) to help her in performing the same.

20. Write the expression to print the value of a variable "x" of type int in a label.

A phone number, consisting of 10 digits, is stored in a string variable strPhone. Now it is

required to store this phone number in a Long type variable LngPhone. Write Java

statement to do this.

20. While writing the code Mrs.Ghosh wants to execute any statement even if condition

is false at least once. Help her to choose appropriate loop out of do…..while

(condition) and while ()….

GUI PROGRAMS

1. Develop a Discount Calculator application for a Computer shop. The discount is

given as per the following rules.If total amount >= 10000 then discount is 15%. If total

amount >= 5000 and <10000 then discount is 10%. If total amount < 5000 then discount

is 5%.Total amount, discount and Net amount is calculated when Calculate button is

pressed. All the text Boxes gets cleared when Clear button is pressed.

2. A Quick Fox Transport Co. wants to develop an application for calculating

amount based on distance and weight of goods.

The charges (Amount) to be calculated as per rates given below.

3. Develop a Table Generator Application which calculates and prints a table of given number.

4. The Entertainment Paradise- A theater in Delhi wants to develop a computerized Booking

System. The proposed Interface is given below. The theater offers different types of seats. The

Ticket rates are Stalls- Rs. 625/-, Circle- Rs.750/-, Upper Class- Rs.850/- and Box- Rs.1000/-.A

discount is given 10% of total amount if tickets are purchased on Cash. In case of credit card

holders 5% discount is given.

5 .Manager of Bachat Bank has developed a java form for finding EMI to be paid by customers

against repayment of loan.

Loan interest rates are(Yearly) -

Loan Type Interest Rate

Car Loan. 14.5 %

Personal Loan 13.25 %

Education Loan 11.75 %

a) Initially loan type should be set to Car Loan, jtxtRate should be disabled and

jcmbYears should have values 5,10,15, and 20.

b) If loan amount is less than or equal to 0. It should display an error message

“Invalid Amount” and cursor should point to jtxtLoanAmt.

c) When the user clicks the CmdCalcEMI button, the total payable EMI should

be calculated and displayed in the jtxtEMI text box. To calculate EMI, firstly

calculate compound interest using formula ci=p*(1+r/100)^t. Add compound

interest to loan amount and divide by time (in months).

d) Write the code for jCmdExit button to stop the application and jCmdClear

command button to clear all the text boxes, option buttons. Also cursor should

point on jtxtLoanAmt test box.

6. Mr. Jignesh Desai an owner of Alpha Chemicals PVT ltd has asked his programmer

Sweta to develop the following GUI application in Netbeans:

Service Charges Rates are as follows

Class of City Rate of Service Charges

i 10% of sales price

ii 15% of sales price

iii 20% of sales price

Write java code for the following:

(a1) To calculate service charges depending on the selection of radio button This code will

execute after click on the calculate service charges? Make calculate net price button un-

editable.

(b1) To calculate net price when Calculate Net price button will be clicked.

Make calculate Service Charges button un-editable.

(c1) When exit button will be clicked application should be automatically closed.

.

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MATHEMATICS

• Revise all the formulae of the chapter Trigonometric ratios

• Revise all the worksheet given

• Mathematical Reasoning self study lesson.

COMPLEX NUMBERS

MATHEMATICAL REASONING

ENGLISH(CORE)

NOTEMAKING

Modern food has become our enemy. We have become so besotted by taste and presentation, that we eat

food for its entertainment value not for its nutritional benefit. Each restaurant boasts of a new cuisine,

which is a mixture of refined flour, oil and sugar, pasta, noodles, which rice, white bread and maida based

products like pizzas, burgers, naan and rumali roti are the grain option in Italian, Chinese, Indian or

Mexican. The cuisines vegetarian dishes are either overcooked or have a lot of cornstarch and fat. A

process of deprivation and elimination, however, cannot achieve perfect health. The idea is to nourish the

body; you might achieve some weight loss, but you will lose on your health.

I have been providing solutions to people suffering from obesity and its related problems like

high cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes, osteoarthritis, and asthma. I realized that by advising a health-

plan for these disorders, people lost excess baggage automatically. This means that weight loss can be a

natural by – product of a health regime; you don’t have to eat less to lose weight but to choose your food

correctly. In fact the link between ideal body weight and health is so crucial that if one were to

concentrate completely on achieving good health one would automatically achieve some amount of

weight loss.

Food influences almost every aspect of your being. It influences your nails, hair, skin, hormones

and bones. The vegetables that you eat will affect the texture of your skin. The fact that the right kinds of

fats are essential to achieve good health comes as a surprise to many people. Fat is the raw material for

many hormones that influence various functions in your body. Most people try to cut calories by going

on fat-free diets. While eating less fat is not a bad idea, going on a fat-free diet has its own set of

problems. Fats make ‘eiconsanoids’ which influences vital aspects of your body right from blood

pressure to premenstrual syndrome to pain sensitivity as in arthritis. For example PUFA based oils, oil

and MUFA based oils like til oil, mustard oil, groundnut oil increase pain and inflammation of the joints.

It is primarily composed of fat. The right fat intake (walnuts, almonds, tulsi seeds) would naturally

influence your concentration, memory, and ability to conceptualize, calculate and comprehend life better.

The brain is the vital organ that regulates the body and makes living possible. If you deprive your body

of the right fats, your might fall prey to depression and other mental disorders. Fat is as essential to your

health as vitamins, proteins and carbohydrates are. Therefore whilst embarking upon any weight loss

programme, remember that health is so much more than just weight loss, at the same time achieve ideal

body weight in a healthy way does provide a basis for achieving perfect health.

A. On the basis of your reading of the above passage, make notes in points only , using abbreviations

wherever necessary . Supply a suitable title (5)

B. Write a summary of the passage in about 80 words. (3)

SECTION – B : ADVANCED WRITING SKILLS

1. NOTICE

Q…You are Srinivas / Srinidhi of D.P. Public School, Nagpur . As student Editor of your school

magazine, draft a notice in not more than 50 words for your school notice board inviting articles /

sketches from students of all classes.

2. ADVERTISEMENT

Q..You are Mohan of Raja ki Mandi, agra. You want a dance teacher for your younger sister. Write an

advertisement to be published in the classified columns of a local daily.

3. POSTER

Q.. To create awareness among the people regarding the importance of rain water harvesting, prepare a

poster about it to be displayed at an exhibition

4. LETTERS

1. Write a letter to the Manager (Publication) of Little Flower Company, Hyderadabad placing an

order for 4 books on Management and Administration recently published by them. You are Rohit

/ Rohini, Librarian. H.P. Engineering College, Tirupathi

2. Write a letter to the Editor, Deccan Times, Bengaluru about the inadequate parking facilities in

the Commercial Street, MG Road, which is causing a lot of inconvenience to the people. Offer

your suggestions. Your are Anoop/Ritu, 24, Hennus Road, Bengaluru.

3. We are an upcoming CBSE Sr. Sec. School located at Meerut. We require dynamic, innovative

and creative faculty to teach. Urgently needed PGT as English with a degree in Education.

Expereince must, Salary negotiable.

4. Your are Buavik/Bhawna of Class XII of Tejas International School, Vijay Nagar, Bulandshaher.

Write a letter to the Manager of the sports Store, Meerut, complaining about a defective sports

watch you purchased from their store. Write as a Sports Secretary of your school.

5. Collect the points for the given topics (Article Writing)

� Possible Topics

� Need for vocational education

� Mass cheating in the examinations

� Coaching centres, help or nuisance

� Pressure of competitions and studies on the students

� Increasing indiscipline among students

� Increasing environmental pollution

� Women awakening

� Need for preservation of historical monuments

� Preservation of wildlife and conservation of forests

� Need for communal harmony and national integration

� Cruelty against animals

� Effect of TV on general people

� Changing life style of Indians

� Effect of advertisements and sign boards

� Is there need to censor advertisements?

� Increasing health consciousness/health clubs

� Exam terror

� Increasing generation gap

� Need to attract more tourists

� Need to create awareness to abolish child labour

� Physical Education in Schools

� Promotion of Girls' Education

� Communalism

� Terrorism

� Corruption

� Saving Every Drop of Water

� School Going Children – Lazy and Disease Prone

� Ragging in Educational Institutions

� Drug Abuse Among Students

� Vocational Training—As a Part of the School Curriculum

� Safety for Pedestrians

� Punishment as a Corrective Measure

� Protection of Wild Life

� Evils of Hitch-Hiking

� The Future of Information Technology

� Smoking –A Silent Killer

� Hike in the Prices of Essential Commodities

� Importance of Reading Books

� Yoga – As Therapy

� Cancer – A Silent Killer

� Grow More Trees

� Road Safety

� Road Rage

� Child Labour

� Child Abuse

� Traffic

� Trafficking

� School Going Children-Lazy and Disease Prone

� Making Sports and Games Compulsory for Students

� Keeping Your School Neat and Clean

� Obesity among School Children

� Gender Bias/ Discriminatory Treatment to Females

� Modern Gadgets have made us Slaves to Machines

� Crucial Role of Mobile Phones / Internet / Social Media

� Ban Plastic

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XI STD. ENGLISH LITERATURE – SOME IMPORTANT QUESTIONS

Learn all the questions from the lessons that are taught.

HORNBILL:

Answer in not more than 30-40 words each:

1. Why was it hard for the author to believe that the grandmother was once

young and pretty?

2. Grandmother has been portrayed as a very religious lady. What details in the

story create this impression? 3. The grandmother had a divine beauty. How does the author bring it out?

4. ‘This was the turning point in our friendship’. What was the turning point?

5. Draw a comparison between village school education and city school

education.

6. What was the happiest moment of the day for the grandmother?

7. Everybody including the sparrows mourned the grandmother’s death.

Elaborate.

8. Describe the narrator’s grandfather as he looked in his portrait.

9. How does the narrator describe his grandmother?

10. Why was the grandmother distressed by the education imparted in the

school in the city?

11. When the grandmother was taken ill, how were her and the doctor’s views

different?

12. How did the grandmother spend her day in the city?

13. Who was the narrator of the lesson ‘We’re Not Afraid to Die’? What adventurous task

did he take on? 14. How did they prepare for this onerous task?

15. How many people were there in the boat?

16. What was the first indicator of rough weather?

17. What ordeal awaited them on January 2?

18. What measures did they take to counter this ordeal?

19. Why did the narrator feel that it was the most beautiful island?

20. Why did Jonathan ask for a hug and called him the best daddy and the best captain in

the world?

21. Why and when did the captain send ‘May day calls’? What was the response?

22. Justify the title : “We’re Not Afraid to Die…” 23. “We’re not Afraid to Die” is a saga of patience and bravery. Comment.

24. Write a short note on King Tut.

25. Give a brief description of Tut’s family.

26. Give instances to prove that Akhenaten, Tut’s father or grandfather, went ‘a little wacky’. 27. Why was a CT scan done on Tut?

28. How did nature seem to echo the unnatural happening?

29. Why did the tourists throng to see Tut’s tomb? What was their reaction?

30. Who was Howard Carter? What did he find?

31. Tut was buried in March-April. How did Carter conclude this?

32. ‘When he finally reached the mummy, though, he ran into trouble’. Why was it so?

33. How did he decide to detach the mummy? Why?

34. What were the treasures found in the coffin? Why were they put there?

35. How has the viewpoint of archaeologists changed with the passage of time?

36. What was the interesting fact about Tut that was got to light in the late sixties?

37. Why was King Tut’s death a big event?

38.What made a guard remark, ‘curse of the pharaoh’?

39.With King Tut being finally laid to rest, the nature was at rest too. Explain.

40.What is Computed Tomography or CT? How can diagnostic imaging be done with CT?

41.What astonishing images of Tut were obtained by CT scanning?

42.Why was Zahi Hawass worried and how was he finally relieved?

Long Answers: (Word Limit: 100 -125 words)

1. Describe in brief the pen-picture of the narrator’s grandmother highlighting her noble

qualities.

2. Describe the changing relationship between the author and his grandmother. Did their

feelings for each other change?

3. Would you agree that the author’s grandmother was a person strong in character? If yes,

give instances that show this.

4. Describe the unique relationship of the grandmother with the sparrows. How did the

sparrows mourn her death?

5. Describe in brief how the voyage began in July 1976 from Plymouth, England and ended

at a small island Ile Amsterdam in the South Indian Ocean.

6. Describe the steps taken by the captain and the crewmen to protect the boat from the

storm and the gigantic waves. Were they successful?

7. Describe the behaviour of the narrator and his family, particularly of his children Jon and

Sue, during the voyage.

8. What difference did you notice between the reaction of the adults and the children when

faced with danger?

9. How does the story suggest that optimism helps to endure ‘the direst stress’?

10.‘The mummy is in very bad condition because of what Carter did in the 1920s’. What did

Carter do and why?

POETRY SECTION:

1. What does the word ‘cardboard’ denote in the poem? Why has this word been used?

2. What was the occasion? Why did they go there?

3. Describe the three girls standing at the beach.

4. What has not changed over the years? Does this suggest something to you?

5. The poet’s mother laughed at the snapshot. What did this laugh indicate?

6. What is the meaning of the line ‘Both wry with the laboured ease of loss?

7. What does ‘this circumstance’ refer to?

8. The three stanzas depict three difference phases. What are they?

9. Explain: ‘Its silence silences’.

10. There are two voices in the poem. Who do they belong to? Which lines indicate this?

11. What does the phrase ‘strange to tell’ mean?

12. There is a parallel drawn between rain and music. Which words indicate this? Explain the

similarity between the two.

13. How is the cyclic movement of rain brought out in the poem? Compare it with what you

have learnt in science.

14. Why are the last two lines put within brackets?

15. What will happen if it doesn’t rain?

16. Justify the title ‘The Voice of the Rain’.

17. How is the rain the ‘Poem of the Earth’?

SNAPSHOT:

Answer in not more than 30-40 words each:

1. What did the narrator think of Mourad?

2. What were the chief traits of the members of his family that the narrator could recall?

3. Why was the narrator both delighted and frightened at the same time?

4. How did the narrator establish that Mourad had stolen the horse?

5. How did Aram justify the act of stealing the horse?

6. What did Aram feel about Mourad’s temperament?

7. What happened when Aram tried to ride the horse?

8. Where did the boys hide the horse for the night?

9. Who was John Byro? What concern did he express at Aram’s place?

10. Mourad showed a special concern for animals. Justify.

11. What did John Byro mean when he said, ‘A suspicious man would believe his eyes instead of

his heart’?

12. What did John Byro perceive about the horse after it was returned? Why?

13. Describe the narrator’s uncle Khosrove.

14. Describe the incident that proves that uncle Khosrove was indeed crazy.

15. Why did the narrator insist on keeping the stolen horse for a year? What did Mourad think

about it?

16. Who is the narrator of the story ‘The Address’?

17. What makes the narrator go to 46, Marconi Street?

18. Whom did the narrator desire to meet in Holland? Why?

19. What kind of a welcome did the narrator get from Mrs Dorling?

20. What changes did the narrator notice in her rooms when she was home for a few days?

21. What did the narrator recall about her first meeting with Mrs Dorling?

22. Explain: ‘I stopped, horrified. I was in a room I knew and did not know.’

23. Why did the narrator resolve to forget the address: No.46, Marconi Street?

24. Describe the general change in life after the Liberation and the war.

25. Justify the title of the story ‘The Address’.

26. What reasons does the narrator give for calling his narration, ‘Ranga’s Marriage’?

27. Describe the homecoming of Ranga. Why was it ‘a great event’ in the village?

28. How did the people realise that Ranga was the same man as he had been six months ago?

Give one example to prove your point.

29. Describe the village of the narrator.

30. ‘English was not so widespread in Hosahalli’. Prove it by citing an example from the text.

31. What about Ranga impressed the writer in the first meeting?

32. What kind of a bride was Ranga looking for? Why?

33. Describe Rama Rao’s niece Ratna.

34. Why was the writer keen on getting Ratna married to Ranga?

35. When and how did Ranga have the first sight of Ratna?

36. How did Ranga feel when he heard and saw Ratna for the first time?

37. Why did the narrator ask Ranga to accompany him to see Shastri?

38. How did Shastri act after being tutored by the narrator?

39. Why was Ranga’s face shrivelled and finally, why was he surprised and happy?

40. How did Rangappa honour the narrator and why?

41. What image do you form of the narrator?

42. Why did Ranga name his son ‘Shyama’?

43. ‘Mr Braun was speechless for a few moments’. Why?

44. What should education be all about, according to Albert?

45. Do you think Albert is being impolite while answering the history teacher’s questions? Give

your reasons.

46. Why didn’t Albert feel ‘cheerful’ to go back to his lodging?

47. Why did Albert feel miserable when he left school that day?

48. Why and what did his history teacher report to the head teacher?

49. What did Yuri say to him about violence in the hostel?

50. Why was Elsa? What was her advice to Albert?

51. What book did Elsa see Albert carrying under his arm? What did she say about it? What

does it reveal about him?

52. Why does the biographer refer to Albert’s interest in music as a comfort?

53. What kind of a certificate was Albert looking for? Why?

54. Yuri calls Albert ‘the world’s worst liar’. Do you think this is an insult or a compliment?

55. How did Yuri help him in his plan?

56. Why was Albert quite nervous when he met the doctor? What does this nervousness

indicate about his nature?

57. How did Albert hope to get admission to an Italian college without a diploma from the

German school?

58. What reason did the head teacher give for expelling Albert from school?

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