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1.

Which part of the plant is pulse?(a) Flower(b) Fruit (c) Seed (d) Stem

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Seed is pulse

2.

Which of the following is a herbivorous animal? (a) Cheetah (b) Dear (c) Lion (d) Dog

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Dear is a herbivorous animal.

3.

I went back into the room and sat down on the chair. I opened the box beneath the table and took out a book, the Materia Medica. I opened it at the table on which stood the lamp and a large mirror; a small comb lay beside the mirror.One feels tempted to look into a mirror when it is near one. I took a look. In those days I was a great admirer of beauty and I believed in making myself look handsome. I was unmarried and I was a doctor. I felt I had to make my presence felt. I picked up the comb and ran it through my hair and adjusted the parting so that it looked straight and neat.Again I heard that sound from above.1. The table that the writer was sitting at was a ……………….A. dining table.B. dressing table.C. games table.D. writing table.2. What is the writer by professions ?A. WriterB. PainterC. DoctorD. Architect3. The writer started combing his hair to ……………….A. look more handsome than he was.B. look into the mirror.C. make his presence felt there.D. All of these three4. What was the writer busy doing when he heard the sound from above ?A. combing his hair.B. Reading his medical book.C. Admiring beauty.D. Both ‘A’ and ‘B’

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1. B. dressing table.

2. C. Doctor

3. C. make his presence felt there.

4. A. combing his hair.

4.

Write names of animals (three each) found in your locality which belong to the categories mentioned in table.

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S.No.HerbivoreCarnivoreOmnivore
1BuffaloLizardCat
2RabbitFrogFrog
3CowSnakeCrow
5.

Generally cereals have: (a) fats (b) proteins (c) carbohydrates (d) sugar

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(c) carbohydrates

6.

What benefits do living beings get from food?

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Living beings get following benefits from food 

1. Energy for various activities of the body. 

2. Food helps in growth and development of body. 

3. Food helps in fighting against the disease.

7.

Write the two sources of carbohydrates.

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Cereals and oil (fats).

8.

Write the names of two sugar providing plants.

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1. Sugarcane

2. Beetroot

9.

What is an omnivorous animal? Write giving examples?

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Those animals which eat both, plant as well as animal product are called omnivorous animals. 

For example- Crow, dog, cat.

10.

I didn’t jump. I didn’t tremble. I didn’t cry out. There was no time to do any such thing. The snake slithered along my shoulder and coiled around my left arm above the elbow. The hood was spread out and its head was hardly three or four inches from my face !It would not be correct to say merely that I sat there holding my breath. I was turned to stone. But my mind was very active. The door opened into darkness. The room was surrounded by darkness. In the light of the lamp I sat there like a stone image in the flesh.1. What could the writer’s expressions have been on finding the snake on his shoulder ?A. JumpingB. TremblingC. Crying outD. All of these three2. How close did the writer find the snake ?A. Coiled around his left arm.B. With his head three or four inches away from his face.C. With his head spread.D. Both ‘A’ and ‘B’3. What was the writer’s reaction with the snake coiled around his left arm ?A. He sat breathless.B. The speed of his breathing increased to a great frequency.C. He went towards the door.D. Both ‘A’ and ‘B’4. What are the words ‘a stone image in the flesh’ used for?A. The snake looking into the mirror.B. The writer with a snake coiled around his left arm.C. The stone image the writer was sitting in the front.D. None of these three

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1. D. All of these three

2. D. Both ‘A’ and ‘B’

3. A. He sat breathless.

4. B. The writer with a snake coiled around his left arm.

11.

Write the names of five fruit – bearing plants that are grown in your locality.

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Five fruit name -

(i) Mango 

(ii) Blackberry 

(c) Guava 

(iv) Papaya 

(v) Banana.

12.

What are dry fruits?

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Fruits which are obtained from plants and consumed even after drying are called dry fruits.

13.

What are pulses? What do we get from them? Give examples of pulses.

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Pulses are obtained from the seeds of the leguminous plants and are used as food. 

They are the main source of protein.

Example – gram, soya bean, pea, kidney bean, lentil, pigeon pea.

14.

Describe the food ingredients obtained from different parts of plants?

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We get food ingredients from different parts of plant, for example, from roots, stem, leaves, fruits, flowers, seeds, etc.

Roots -radish, carrot, sweet, potato, beetroot

Stem – sugarcane, potato

Leaves – spinach, fenugreek, cabbage

Beans-sengri, sem

Fruits - mango, guava, orange, apple

Seeds – wheat, rice, moong, peanuts, mustard

15.

What are fruit and dry fruit? Write few examples of each.

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Fruit – A fruit is an edible product obtained from plants. Fruits are helpful for our body because they are rich is sugar and nutrients

e.g., mango, banana, apple, grapes, pomegranate, guava, papaya, etc.

Dry fruit – Fruits which are obtained from plants and consumed even after drying are called dry fruits.

16.

Name the food items obtained from milk

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Food items obtained from milk are as follow:

1. Curd 

2. Butter 

3. Cheese 

4. Pure Ghee 

5. Butter milk 

6. Cream 

7. Milk cake.

17.

Make a list of some regional foods apart from those depicted in the pictures above.

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List of some regional foods. 

1. Uttar Pradesh – Naan Sultani, dal, Raita, and Shahi Paneer

2. Madhya Pradesh – Bajre Ki Roti, Kadhi 

3. Kerala – Fish, Rice 

4. Bihar – Dal Rice, Subji, Roti 

5. Jammu Kashmir – Dam aaloo, rogan josh, reesta, waajwaan.

6. Tamilnadu – Perugupuri, dosa, sambhar, idli 

7. Gujarat – Thepla, Poha, Baakri, Khandvi, Dhokla 

8. Maharastra – Puran – poli, Srikhand, Bhelpuri, Vada – Pao.

18.

Classify the animals listed in table according to their food habits.

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Classification of animals on the basis of food Material eaten as food.

S.No.Name of the animalObtained from plants (Cereals/fruits/ fodder/ vegetables etc.)Obtained from animals (meat/fish/ insects
1GoatCerel s/fodderNo
2LizardNoinsect
3LionNoMeat, fish
4SnakeNoinsect
5CatCerealsMeat, fish
6HumansCerals/fruits/ vegetablesMeat, fish
19.

How are the animals classified on the basis of their food habits? Explain with examples.

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On the basis of food habits, animals are classified into three categories: 

1. Herbivorous animals – Those animals which eat plants and their parts as food, are known as herbivorous animals e.g., cow, goat, sheep, camel, etc.

2. Carnivorous animals – Those animals which eat flesh of other animals as their food, are called carnivorous animals,

e.g., lion, wolf, leopard, etc.

3. Omnivorous animals – Those animals which eat both plants as well as flesh of other animals are called omnivorous animals

e.g., crow, dog, cat, etc.

20.

Describe the main food products obtained from animals.

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The main food products obtained from animals are: 

1. Milk – We get milk from cow, buffalo, goat, sheep, etc. Milk is helpful in the physical growth ofthe body. Curd, buttermilk, ghee, cheese, etc. are prepared from milk.

2. Honey – We get honey from honeybees. It is sweet in taste and has many medicinal values.

3. Eggs – Eggs are obtained from hen. They have calcium and proteins.

4. Meat – Meat is obtained from goat, hen, fish, etc. It is a rich source of protein.

21.

Complete the table by listing the food provided as lunch in the school.

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S.No.DayFood provided
1MondayChapati, Subji, Raita, Salad, Milk
2TuesdayDal – rice, Poridge, Roti – subji, fruit
3WednesdayPoori, Subji, Curd, Chutnee
4ThursdayChapati, Subji, Paneer, Salad, Milk
5FridayChole – rice, Tomato – sauce, Chapati, Subji.
6SaturdayPalak Parantha, Pickle, Baingan Ka Bhurta
22.

In the process of mechanization workers led to feel ___________ from the process of production. (alienated, integrated, neutral)

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In the process of mechanization workers led to feel alienated from the process of production.

23.

The high mechanization and automation of industrial processes naturally depend on ___________ resources available. (social, financial, natural)

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The high mechanization and automation of industrial processes naturally depend on financial resources available.

24.

The Environment Club of your school is organising a trekking trip to Silent Valley. What are the instructions that you, as the secretary of the club will give to your teammates before starting the trip? Write three instructions.

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Trekking Trip to Silent Valley

  • Wear canvas shoes for the trip. Slippers and leather shoes will make trekking very hard. 
  • Carry enough drinking water with you. Even the bottled water we buy in the shops along the road might not be clean. 
  • In the Silent Valley you will nd rare species of animals like the lion-tailed monkeys. Don’t feed them. Always stay together in the group.
25.

Identify the appropriate term from the given options and rewrite it against the given statement.Rational Outlook, Factory System, Division of Labour, Technological Advancement, Digitalisation, Mechanisation, Labour Intensive System, Global Economy, Marketisation, Industrialisation, Capital Intensive, Industrial Growth, Law and City Police, etc., Liberal Principle, Urbanisation, Modernisation, Scientific Temperament, Critical Thinking, Laissez-Faire, Profiteering, Interdependence, Outsourcing, Capgemini of MIT, Digitalisation, Computerisation.(i) It has made all people and nations interdependent.(ii) People go beyond geographical borders, to perform specific tasks without moving out from their location.(iii) The integration of digital technologies into everyday life.(iv) The term ‘digital transformation’ was coined by.(v) Expansion of the use of computers in all walks of life.

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(i) Global Economy

(ii) Outsourcing

(iii) Digitalisation

(iv) Capgemini of MIT

(v) Computerisation

26.

Correct the underlined words and complete the statement.(i) Social change means a change in social life.(ii) The domestic production system is replaced by traders.(iii) The process of industrialisation was started in India.(iv) Industrialisation leads to agrarianism.(v) Urbanisation is a process of migration of rural populations to tribal areas.(vi) Daniel Lerner coined the term industrialisation.(vii) Urbanism is a way of society.

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(i) Social change means a change in social structure.

(ii) The domestic production system is replaced by a factory system.

(iii) The process of industrialisation was started in Europe.

(iv) Industrialisation leads to urbanisation.

(v) Urbanisation is a process of migration of rural population to urban areas.

(vi) Daniel Lerner coined the term modernisation.

(vii) Urbanism is a way of life.

27.

“The survival of the fittest”. Which principle of the origin of state is based on it? (a) The principle of social agreement (b) The principle of force (c) Divine principle (d) Historical principle

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(b) The principle of force

28.

The place of residence and one’s place of which work drift apart with the passage of time which means ___________ (a division of labour, spatial segregation, capital intensive)

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The place of residence and one’s place of which work drift apart with the passage of time which means spatial segregation

29.

“Without force no state is alive nor can remain alive.” This statement is of: (a) Bluntschli (b) Aristotle (c) Leacock (d) Green

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(a)  Bluntschli

30.

Mention any two principles of origin of the state.

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  • The principle of divine origin 
  • The principle of force.
31.

Which principle of origin of state is imaginary?

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The principle of Divine origin.

32.

Who was the first supporter of the principle of divine origin?

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The Jews the first supporter of the principle of divine origin. 

33.

Mention the name of the book written by king James-I of England.

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Tools of free monarchy.

34.

The first king was a lucky warrior, whose statement is this? (a) Bismark (b) Oppenheimer (c) Gettle (d) Voltaire

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(d)  Voltaire

35.

According to the principle of divine origin, king is known by what name?

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By the name ‘Suryaputra’ (Son of Sun god).

36.

State whether the following statement are True or False :(i) A report is a systematic presentation of facts, figures, and conclusions about a topic.(ii) A notice is a written summary of transactions conducted at the meeting.(iii) Minutes give precise information regarding an important event that is about to take place.(iv) Letterhead includes the name and address of the sender.

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(i) True

(ii) False

(iii) False

(iv) True

37.

King of Napal was regarded as whose incarnation ?

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Incarnation of Vishnu.

38.

Write a word or a term or a phrase that can substitute each of the following statements :(i) A website for publishing informal articles.(ii) Online interactive groups using advanced mobile and web-based technologies.(iii) The gesture of a dancer.(iv) Skill to understand and share the feelings of another person.

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(i) Blog

(ii) Social media network

(iii) Non-verbal communication

(iv) Empathy

39.

Match the pairs:Group ‘A’Group ‘B’(a) Twitter(1) Hearing and understanding(b) Consideration(2) Personable(c) Active listening(3) Harsh, rude words(d) Body language(4) Social Media(e) Courtesy(5) Non-verbal communication(6) Blog(7) ‘You’ attitude(8) Empathy(9) SMS(10) Politeness

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Group ‘A’Group ‘B’
(a) Twitter(4) Social Media
(b) Consideration(7) ‘You’ attitude
(c) Active listening(1) Hearing and understanding
(d) Body language(5) Non-verbal communication
(e) Courtesy(10) Politeness
40.

Write a word or a term or a phrase that can substitute each of the following statements :(i) Branch of general communication concerned with business activities.(ii) Communication that takes place internally between departments.(iii) Communication that takes place between organization and outsider.(iv) An electronic mail sending messages using electronic devices through the internet.

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(i) Business communication

(ii) Internal communication

(iii) External communication

(iv) E-mail

41.

Select the correct option from the bracket :Group ‘A’Group ‘B’(1) Written summary………………(2) Spirit of hopeness………………(3) Logical sequence………………(4) …………………Your’s faithfully(Coherence, Minutes, Cheerfulness, Complimentary close)

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Group ‘A’Group ‘B’
(1) Written summaryMinutes
(2) Spirit of hopenessCheerfulness
(3) Logical sequenceCoherence
(4) Your’s faithfullyYour’s faithfully
42.

Match the pair :Group ‘A’Group ‘B’(a) Correspondence(1) Greeting to the recipient of the letter(b) Salutation(2) Message not included in the body of the letter(c) Postscript(3) Non-verbal communication(d) Hand gestures(4) Introduction of the sender(e) Conciseness(5) Written communication(6) Inside address(7) Brief matter(8) Other documents attached(9) Verbal communication(10) Heading

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Group ‘A’Group ‘B’
(a) Correspondence(5) Written communication
(b) Salutation(1) Greeting to the recipient of the letter
(c) Postscript(2) Message not included in the body of the letter
(d) Hand gestures(3) Non-verbal communication
(e) Conciseness(7) Brief matter
43.

Explain the following concept:Written Communication

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  • The exchange of information or ideas in a written form is known as written communication.
  • Written communication includes reports, letters, circulars, etc.
  • Written communication is the most important and the most effective mode of business communication.
  • The words written should convey specific meaning and should not confuse the reader.
  • Letters, memos, notices, circulars, reports, minutes are some common types of written communication.
44.

Explain the following concept:Business Communication

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  • Business communication is the branch of general communication especially concerned with business activities.
  • It is a process through which information, facts, ideas, orders, decisions, etc. are exchanged between the person associated with the business.
  • The success of the business enterprise depends largely upon good communication.
  • Ineffective communication may cause loss of money and even goodwill of a business.
  • Thus, business communication relating to trade, law, management, finance, etc. of a business enterprise is termed as business communication.
45.

Public enterprises are generally not runned on…………………(a) service motive (b) commercial lines (c) profit motive

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Correct option is (c) profit motive

46.

Explain the following concept:Report

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  • A report is an organized statement of facts or opinions leading to some conclusion with or without some recommendations.
  • It is a systematic presentation of facts on a specific topic.
  • Some reports are made as per the Companies Act and some are prepared as per the requirement of the company.
  • A report may be prepared by an individual or by a committee.
47.

Explain the following concept:Business Correspondence

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  • Communication through the exchange of letters is known as correspondence.
  • A businessman who writes letters in his day-to-day transactions is called business correspondence.
  • Business correspondence is a written communication between two parties.
  • Business correspondence takes place because the place of production and place of consumption is not the same.
48.

……………….. is formed by a Special Act of Parliament. (a) Private Enterprise (b) Government Company (c) Statutory Corporation

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(c) Statutory Corporation

49.

Give one word/phrase/term:1. The principle of the co-operative societies.2. An organization which enjoys a separate legal existence.

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1. Each of all, all for each

2. Joint Stock Company

50.

Which form of company comes into existence by special law of parliament?(A) Subsidiary company(B) Foreign company(C) Statutory company(D) Holding company

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Correct option is (C) Statutory company