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Intext and Activity Questions Page 2 Q1: Is every Office Memorandum a major political decision? If not, what made this one different? Answer: No, not every Office Memorandum is a major political decision. Most are routine orders issued by the government every day. This specific one was different because it announced a major policy decision … Read more
१. कोष्ठकात् समीचीनम् उत्तरं चित्वा लिखन्तु (Choose the correct answer from the brackets and write) (क) कति बालकाः स्नातुं गताः? (How many boys went to bathe?) उत्तर: दश (Ten) (ख) कतमः बालकः नद्यां मग्नः इति निश्चयम् अकुर्वन्? (Which boy did they decide had drowned in the river?) उत्तर: दशमः (The tenth) (ग) दशमः कः आसीत्? … Read more
Let’s Explore (Page 174) Question: Why is a city like Kolkata, Chennai or Mumbai more complex and diverse than a village or a town? Answer: A city like Kolkata, Chennai, or Mumbai is more complex and diverse because it has many different kinds of people living together. In a city, people have different jobs, speak … Read more
Question 1: Do you know the term for a society where people select their leaders? How do you think people can benefit from such a situation? What could happen if they live under leaders that they did not choose? Write your thoughts in a paragraph of 100–150 words. Answer: Yes, a society where people select … Read more
Surface Areas and Volumes – Cone, Sphere, Hemisphere 1 Right Circular Cone What is it? A right circular cone is a solid shape generated by rotating a right-angled triangle around one of its perpendicular sides. It looks like an ice-cream cone or a birthday cap. Height (h): The straight distance from the vertex (top tip) … Read more
Section 5.1: Is This a Multiple Of? (Questions on Consecutive Numbers) Question: “Can I write every natural number as a sum of consecutive numbers?” Answer: No. Not every natural number can be written as a sum of consecutive natural numbers. The numbers that cannot be written as a sum of two or more consecutive natural … Read more
Question Set 1 (Page 3) 1. A force of 7 N acts on an object. The displacement is, say 8 m, in the direction of the force (Fig. 10.3). Let us take it that the force acts on the object through the displacement. What is the work done in this case? Answer: The work done … Read more
Page 1: The Big Questions Question 1: What are Panchayati Raj institutions? Answer: Panchayati Raj institutions are like a small government for villages. Just like India has a big government in Delhi, villages have their own local government called the Panchayat. This system helps people in villages solve their own problems and govern themselves. Question … Read more
१. एकपदेन उत्तरं लिखत Answer the following questions in one word (a) प्रश्नः: सुन्दरसुरभाषा कस्य वचनातीता? Question: The beautiful language of gods is beyond whose words? उत्तरम्: मम (वक्तुः/कवेः)। Answer: Mine (the speaker’s/poet’s). (b) प्रश्नः: संस्कृतभाषा कुत्र विजयते? Question: Where does the Sanskrit language triumph? उत्तरम्: धरायाम्। Answer: On the Earth. (c) प्रश्नः: संस्कृतभाषा कस्य … Read more
Page 1: Probe and ponder Why are winds stronger on some days than on others? Answer: Winds are caused by differences in air pressure. Air moves from a place with high pressure to a place with low pressure. When the difference in pressure between two places is very large, the air moves very fast, which … Read more