1. Write the summary of The Portait of a Lady.
2. Discuss the central idea of the poem A Photograph.
3. Who are the characters of We are Not Afraid to die if we can all be together? Discuss the major characters.
4. Write the sum and substance of Discovering Tut: the Saga Continues.
5. Discuss the concept of Sustainable Development in the light of the chapter The Ailing Planet : the Green Movement’s Role.
6. Discuss two kinds of painting in the light of the chapter Landscape of the Soul.
7. A good teacher may not be popular teacher. Do you agree? Substantiate your answer with the help of the chapter The Browning Version.
8. Write the central idea of the following poems:
i. The Laburnum Top
9. Write the summary of the following chapters:
i. The Address
iv. Albert Einstien at School
10. Discuss the poem The Tale of Melon City as a satirical poem.
11. Write the format of the letter to the editor, notice, job application, classified and commercial advertisement, poster, article, speech, debate.
12. Write one sentence of each tense in both the voices.
13. What is model auxiliary verb? Discuss with examples.
14. Discuss determiners with examples by framing sentences.
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SECTION A (OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS)
1. Which of the following is not studied under economic geography?
(a) Agriculture
(b) Industry
(c) Transport
(d) Population.
2. Which of the following is not a sub-branch of Biogeography?
(a) Zoo Geography
(b) Plant Geography
(c) Human Geography
(d) Climate Geography
a) 6370 km.
b) 6730 km.
c) 7630 km.
d) 7063 km.
c) Solid and liquid both
d) Solid, liquid and gaseous
5. Which types of volcanic eruptions have caused Deccan Trap formation?
a) Shield
b) Flood
c) Composite
d) Caldera
6. Which one of the following is not a minor plate ?
a) Nazca
b) Cocos
c) Arabia
d) Antarctica
a) Alfred Wegner
d) None of these.
8. Which one of the following evidences related with Plate Tectonic Theory ?
a) Sea floor spreading
d) None of these.
9. Which one of the following is the salient feature of metamorphic rocks?
(a) Changeable
(b) Quite
(c) Crystalline
(d) Foliation
10. Which one of the following is the hardest mineral?
(a) Topaz
(b) Diamond
(c) Quartz
(d) Feldspar
11. Which one is the the smallest union territory in India?
a) Delhi
b) Chandigarh
c) Andaman
d) Lakshadweep
12. Which one of the following states not pass through Tropic of Cancer line?
a) Rajasthan c) Tripura
b) Haryana d) Jharkhand
13. Which of the following is not included in Diastrophism
a) Movement of plate
a) Bargraph
b) Hydrograph
c) Pantograph
d) Seismograph
15. Which of the following is an example of endogenic forces
a) Erosion
b) Volcanism
c) Weathering
d) Balance
SECTION B (SOURCE BASED QUESTIONS)
16. Read the Case Study given below and answer questions that follow:
The size of India has endowed her with great physical diversity. Thus, you may appreciate the presence of lofty mountains in the north; large rivers such as Ganga, Brahmaputra, Mahanadi, Krishna, Godavari and Kaveri; green forested hills in northeast and south India; and the vast sandy expanse of Marusthali. You may further appreciate that bounded by the Himalayas in the north, Hindukush and Sulaiman ranges in the northwest, Purvachal hills in the north-east and by the large expanse of the Indian ocean in the south, it forms a great geographic entity known as the Indian subcontinent. It includes the countries — Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and India. The Himalayas, together with other ranges, have acted as a formidable physical barrier in the past. Except for a few mountain passes such as the Khyber, the Bolan, the Shipkila, the Nathula, the Bomdila, etc. it was difficult to cross it. It has contributed towards the evolving of a unique regional identity of the Indian subcontinent. By referring to the physical map of India you can now describe the physical variations which you would come across while travelling from Kashmir to Kanniyakumari and from Jaisalmer in Rajasthan to Imphal in Manipur. Peninsular part of India extends towards the Indian Ocean. This has provided the country with a coastline of 6,100 km in the mainland and 7,517 km in the entire geographical coast of the mainland plus the island groups Andaman and Nicobar located in the Bay of Bengal and the Lakshadweep in the Arabian Sea. Thus India, as a country, is a physically diverse land providing occurrence of varied resources.
i. In which part of India, Purvachal is located?
ii. Name a country which is located in the Indian subcontinent.
iii. What is the southern most part of main land of India?
iv. Which is the only coral island in India?
17. Study the following diagram and answer the given questions:
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iii. Write any one difference between primary and secondary wave.
iv. What is the amplitude of wave?
SECTION C ( SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS)
18. Write any three importance of the geographical location of India. 3
19. Distinguish between systematic geography and regional geography.(any three) 3
20. Distinguish between convergent and divergent plate boundary.(any three) 3
21. Write any three differences between endogenic and exogenic forces. 3
22. Define rock cycle with diagram. 3
23. Explain the indirect sources of information about interior of the earth. 5
24. Explain different types of earthquakes. 5
25. Explain the evidences in support of the Continental drift. 5
26. Metallic minerals are more useful as compared to non metallic minerals. Do you agree? Justify your answer. 5
27. Differentiate between Sedimentary and igneous rocks. 5
28. Locate and label the following in the given outline map of India.
a) 10 degree Chanel
c) Kanyakumari
d) Tropic of Cancer
e) The neighbouring country with which India shares its longest land frontier.
29. With the help of the following key, identify the areas marked as A, B, C, D and E on
the given outline map of World. Write the correct name of the place in the blank
space given on the map.
a) A minor plate
c) An oceanic ridge
d) A tsunami prone country
e) World’s highest mountain located in a convergent plate boundary
SUBJECT: HISTORY (027)
HOLIDAY HOMEWORK FOR WINTER BREAK 2020-21
TASK 1: MAKE A PROJECT FILE (20-25 PAGES) ON ALLOTTED TOPIC.
  
All questions are compulsory.
• Answer to questions no. 1 to 20 carrying 1 marks, should not exceed 20 words each.
• Answer to questions no. 21 to 23 carrying 3 marks, should not exceed 80 words each.
• Answer to questions 24 to 27 carrying 8 marks, should not exceed 350 words each.
• Questions 28 to 30 are source based questions, carrying 5 marks and have no internal
choice.
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2. Which was the ancient town of Mesopotamia?
3. .............................was the famous ruler of city Mari.
4. When did ancient town begin to flourish in Mesopotamia?
a) 3000 BCE. b) 2500 BCE. c) 1500 BCE. d) 1000 BCE.
5. Which was the earliest language known to Mesopotamian?
6. Name the two prominent rulers of Uruk.
7. ............... city was the capital city of Roman Empire.
8. Who were Plebians?
a) 27 BCE. b) 20BCE. c) 50 BCE. d) 100BCE.
10. What do you understand by the term “Late Antiquity”?
11. ....................was established Principate.
14. What do you mean by the Augustan Age?
15. ...................... the sea that separates the continents of Europe and Africa.
16. Who established Hijri era?
17. Who was the first Caliph?
18. What were Crusades?
19. Name the last Caliph (Khalifa) of Umayyad dynasty.
20. What do you know about the source of the Muslim law?
21. Describe the status of women in Mesopotamian society.
22. What were the causes of the rapid spread of Islam?
23. Name three orders of the Medieval European Society.
24. Explain in detail the achievements of Mesopotamia Civilisation.
25. What are the main pillars of Islam? Write main teachings of Islam.
26. Describe the main three pillars of the political history of Rome.
27. How were Islamic architectural forms different from those of the Roman Empire?
28. Source based question: -
Read the following passage and answer the questions given below:
THE WARKA HEAD
This woman’s head was sculpted in white marble at Uruk before 3000 BCE. The eyes and
eyebrows would probably have taken lapis lazuli (blue) and shell (white) and bitumen
(black) inlays, respectively. There is a groove along the top of the head, perhaps for an
ornament. This is a world-famous piece of sculpture, admired for the delicate modelling
of the woman’s mouth, chin and cheeks. And it was modelled in a hard stone that would
have been imported from a distance.
(i) Where was the woman’s head sculpture discovered? What was it called? 2
(ii) What were its unique characteristics? 3
29. Source based question: -
Read the following passage and answer the questions given below:
ISLAMIC CALENDAR
The Hijri era was established during the caliphate of Umar, with the first year falling in
622 CE. A date in Hijari calendar is followed by the letters AH. The Hijari era is a lunar
year of 354 days, 12 months of 29 or 30 days. Each day begins at sunset and each month
with the sighting of the crescent moon. The Hijari year is about 11 days shorter than
the solar year. Therefore, none of the Islamic religious festivals, including the Ramzan
fast, ID and hajj, corresponds in any way to seasons. There is no easy way to match the
dates in the Hijri calendar with the dates in the Gregorian calendar (established by Pope
Gregory XIII in 1582 CE.)
(i) How is a Hijari era date written in English? 1
(ii) In which year was the Hijari era established and how many days
Hijari year has? 2
(iii) What is the main differences between a Hijari year and solar year? 2
30. Source based question: -
Read the following passage and answer the questions given below:
BENEDICTINE MONASTERIES
In Benedictine Monasteries, there was a manuscript with 73 chapters of rules which
were followed by monks for many centuries. Here are some of the rules they had to
follow:
Chapter 6: Permission to speak should rarely be granted to monks.
Chapter 7: Humility means obedience
Chapter 33: No monks should own private property.
Chapter 47: Idleness is the enemy of the soul, so friars and sister should be occupied at
certain times in manual labour, and at fixed hours in sacred reading.
Chapter 48: The monastery should be laid out in such a way that all necessities be found
within its bound: water, mill, garden, workshops.
(i) How many chapters of rulers were followed by Benedict monks and nuns? 1
(ii) Write the name of monastery? 1
(iii) Write the rules followed by the Monks? 3
 
31. (Map Question) (1+1+1+1)
On the map of West Asia mark and locate the famous cities of Mesopotamia.
(a) Babylon (b) Nimrud (c) Mari (d) Ur