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Raman’s parents were Chandrasekhar Iyar and Parvathi Ammal.

His relatives advised him to take History and Economics for B.A. and also social that to give up Science.

Raman was not able to attend the school regularly because he was often ill and sick.

Raman’s health broke down again, so he could not go to U.K for higher studies.

Raman wanted to go to the United Kingdom for higher studies in science after his M.A. . At that time again his health broke down and he could not go. This was the first and greatest disappointment in life.

After becoming Deputy Accountant General, he had contact with scientists and he took interest in science. One day when he saw the banner of science, he got off from the moving train and went to meet the Scientists who had gathered in that building.

When he was in Rangoon, he heard that an institution had bought a piece of modern Scientific apparatus. He hurriedly went to have a look at it. By these two incidents we can say that he had not lost interest in science.

1. The Gond language is similar to Tamil – False

2. Gond art has spread mainly in North India – False 

3. Gond art is a tribal art – True

4. Gonds have been residing in India for thousands of years – True

When he Joined Presidency College, Madras, for his B.A, his relatives wanted him to give up Science and take history and Economics. [Arts Subjects] But Raman had made up his mind to study science, so he took physics and secured First Rank with number of prizes. | After his M.A again his relatives asked him to take up same Arts subjects in Competitive examination in Calcutta. Raman agreed and took the same. He did well with new subjects and got First place in the competitive examination.

Raman was not happy with the Post of Deputy Accountant General because he was attached to science so much. He was fond of science from his childhood. He studied sciece upto his M.A. He was waiting for an opportunity to become scientist and still he had hopes.

Raman was very much interested in science from his childhood days. He had made the model of dynamo at his young age. During his school days, he borrowed science books from college students and read them. All these incidents make us to think that Raman, even as a boy, had great interest in science.

Raman was offered the post of Professor at Calcutta University. So he resigned his highly – paid post of special Accountant General and became a Professor.

1. lend. 

2. Young 

3. inside 

4. happy, sad 

5. more

Gond art involves natural techniques of preparing colours and the use of several mediums. They are transferred from generation to generation in a smoothly flowing process. It is a medium of recording and preserving what is seen.

1. give someone a black look. 

2. out of the blue 

3. the black sheep (of the family) 

4. once in a blue moon 

5. a black list 

6. vanish into the blue 

7. a green belt 

8. blue blood 

9. to have green fingers 

10. a blue-eyed boy 

11. be green with envy 

12. catch someone red handed 

13. give someone/get the green signal 

14. roll out the red carpet 

15. a bolt from the blue 

16. a red herring

17. see red

Sir C.V. Raman was a great scientist. He won the Nobel prize for his work on scattering of light and his discovery of the Effect of Light Rays [Raman Effect]. The govt gifted him 25 acres of land to carry out further research work. Raman Institute was the dream child of Sir C.V. Raman. 

1. He was born on November 7th 1888 in Trichy. His parents were Chandrasekhar Iyar and Parvathi Ammal. His father was a professor of Physics at Hindu College, Vishakapatnam. Raman studied there. He was very much interested in science from his boyhood days. He had made the model dynamo in his early childhood. He borrowed science books from college students and read them. He showed great interest in science. He used to fall sick now and then.

2. He got First class in Matriculation examination of the age of 12. He joined Presidency college and his relatives wanted him to give up science and take History and Economics as his special subjects for B.A. But Raman took Physics and secured I Rank and a number of prizes in B.A. He passed M.A. Physics in January 1907.

3. After M.A., he wanted to go to U.K for higher studies in Science. Because of his health. This was the greatest disappointment in his life. He got the first place in Competitive examinations and was appointed Deputy Accountant General in 1907 at Calcutta. All his relatives felt happy. But Raman felt like a fish out of water in his new post. He still had hopes and waiting for an opportunity to become a Scientist.

4. Even though he was Deputy Accountant General he mixed with scientists and took interest in science. Once he saw a banner of science, he got off the moving train and went to meet the scientists. Once he heard an institution had bought a piece of Modem Scientific appartus, he hurriedly went to have a look at it.

5. In 1911, he was appointed as Special Accountant General for Posts and Telegraphs in Calcutta. When he was offered the post of Professor at Calcutta University, he j umped at this offer and accepted gladly. After 15 years service, he became the Director of the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore. The Raman Research Institute was started in 1948. He be¬came the Director of the Research Institute.

6. He was the great scientist, he would for¬get all about food and rest while he was at work, his wife had often to tell him that his breakfast or coffee was getting cold. He saw the wonderful blue of Mediterranean Sea, this led him to work on the Laws of Light scattering in liquids and discovered the Raman Effect. For this he got the Nobel Prize in 1930.

7. Raman was a kind man. When he was working as the Deputy Accountant General, he helped to exchange a burnt 100 Rupee note of a villager to a new one. Once Raman admitted candidate to Raman Research Institute though he failed in the test because of his honesty.

8. Raman got a number of honors and medal. In 1929 he was knighted by King George V and became Sir C.V.Raman. number of Universities honoured him with Doctorates. Government of India awarded him with Bharat Ratna in 1954. Soviet Union honored him the International Lenin Prize.

9. Raman died on 21st November 1970 at the age of 82. India lost her great son and the world, a great scientist.

Natural colours available in various things around the house are used in Gond art. The pictures drawn are lively and attractive and depict simple things. The different colours, various textures and patterns were used year after year. The pictures were drawn on the walls of the home earlier. All this makes the author think that the roots of folk art lies in women’s chores.

Yes, I agree with this statement. In my house, there are many paintings of beautiful scenes. When you look at these paintings of nature, you feel soothed and happy. However, I feel this is true only with those people who love art.

(a) Raza’s paintings do not depict life like human figures or copies of scenes from his environment.

(b) Raza’s paintings are done in the abstract style. 

(c) Raza’s paintings are not inspired by any external factor.

(d) Raza’s paintings present images from his own inner mind.

(e) Raza’s paintings radiate peace and life at the same time.

1. purple – royalty 

2. orange – fire 

3. yellow – the sun 

4. pink – sweetness 

5. white – purity

The epic character from Silappathikaram Kannagi

(c) Southern

The first emporium of India is Muziri

The place served as the court of Justice was Mandram

One of the Seven patrons were Nalli

1. Tamil Navalar Charithai 

2. Yaperunkalam 

3. Periapuranam

The seven patrons were 

1. Pari 

2. Kari 

3. Ori 

4. Pegan 

5. Ay 

6. Adiyaman 

7. Nalli

1. Adichanallur 

2. Arikamedu

(b) Both A and R are true. R is not the correct explanation of A

The five thinais mentioned in the Sangam literature are

1. Kurinji. 

2. Mullai. 

3. Marutham. 

4. Neithal. 

5. Palai.

(b) 1 and 2 only

In anciant Tamizhagam, the stones erected to commemorate the heroes who died in the battle field are called Natukal (Veerakkal)

1. Nedunchezhiyan is hailed as the most popular warrior.

2. He defeated the combined army of the Chera, Chola and five Velir Chieftains at Talayalanganam.

3. He is praised as the lord of Korkai.

Tholkappiyam, Ettuthogai and Patthupattu are some of the literary sources to reconstruct the history of ancient Tamizhagam.

b Ur < Kurram < Nadu < Mandalam

The Cheras ruled over the central and north Travancore, Cochin, South Malabar and Kongu region of TamilNadu.

1. Kallanai was a dyke (thick wall), built with stones.

2. It was constructed across the Kaveri to divert water throughout the delta region for irrigation.

3. When it was built, Kallanai irrigated an area of about 69,000 acres.

Puhar, Uraiyur, Korkai, Madurai, Musiri, Vanji or Karur and Kanchi were the important towns of the Sangam period

1. Cheran Senguttuvan went on a military expedition to North India.

2. He brought stones from the Himalayas for making the idol of Kannagi, an epic character from Silappathikaram. He introduced Pattini cult.

(i) Inscriptions – Hathigumpha Inscription of King Karavela ofKalinga, Pugalur (near Karur) Inscription, Ashokan Edicts II and XIII, and inscriptions found at Mangulam, Alagarmalai and Ki lavalavu (all near Madurai).

(ii) Copper plates – Velvikudi and Chinnamanur copper plates.

(iii) Coins – Issued by the Cheras, Cholas, Pandyas and the chieftains of Sangam Age as well as the Roman coins.

(iv) Megalithic Monuments – Burials and Hero stones.

(v) Excavated Materials from – Adichanallur, Arikamedu, Kodumanal, Puhar, Korkai, Alagankulan, Uraiyur.

(vi) Literary Sources – Tholkappiyam, Ettuthogai,Pathupattu, Pathinankeezhkanakku, Pattinapalai and Maduraikanji. Epics Silapathikaram and Manimegalai.

(vii) Foreign Notices – The Periplus of the Erythrean Sea, Pliny’s Natural History, Ptolemy’s Geography, Megasthenes’s Indica, Rajavali, Mahavamsa and Dipavamsa.

1. Mayan pyramid : The Maya are a people of Southern Mexico and northern central America with some 3000 years of history.

2. Archaeological evidence shows the Mayan started to build ceremonial architecture approximately 3000 yrs ago.

3. Mesoamerican pyramids or pyramid shaped structures form a prominent part of ancient Mesoamerican architecture resemblance to Egyptian pyramids.

Multimedia Framework was started in the yea 2000.

Correct Answer is: (a) (iii), (iv)

Correct Answer is: (c) Raster

Correct Answer is: (a) 2

Correct Answer is: (d) b & c

Correct Answer is: (c) Text

(a) Static text

Correct Answer is: (b) graphics

• Idols are never blindfolded. But here, the idol is blindfolded yet balancing the scale.
• This also means the law is not bias towards anyone and serves everyone equal.

The term merger depends on the: 

• Economic function 

• Purpose of the business transaction 

• Relationship between the merging companies. 

1. Conglomerate: 

(a) A merger between firms that are involved in totally unrelated business activities. 

(b) There are two types of conglomerate mergers: pure and mixed. 

• Pure conglomerate mergers involve firms with nothing in common. 

• Mixed conglomerate mergers involve firms that are looking for product extensions or market extensions.

 Example: A leading manufacturer of athletic shoes merges with a soft drink firm. The resulting company is faced with the same competition in each of its two markets after the merger as the individual firms were before the merger. One example of a conglomerate merger was the merger between the Walt Disney Company and the American Broadcasting Company. 

2. Horizontal merger: A merger occurring between companies in the same industry. Horizontal merger is a business consolidation that occurs between firms which operate in the same space, often as competitors offering the same goods or service. Horizontal mergers are common in industries with fewer firms, as competition tends to be higher and the synergies and potential gains in market share are much greater for merging firms in such an industry. Example: A merger between Coca-Cola and the Pepsi beverage division. The goal of a horizontal merger is to create a new, larger organization with more market share. If the merging companies’ business operations are very similar, there may be opportunities to join certain operations, such as manufacturing and reduce costs. 

3. Market extension mergers: A market extension merger takes place between two companies that deal in the same products but in separate markets. The main purpose of the market extension merger is to make sure that the merging companies can get access to a bigger market and that ensures a bigger client base. Example: A very good example of market extension merger is the acquisition of Eagle Bancshares Inc. by the RBC Centura. Eagle Bancshares is headquartered at Atlanta, Georgia and has 283 workers. It has almost 90,000 accounts and looks after assets worth US $1.1 billion. Eagle Bancshares also holds the Tucker Federal Bank, which is one of the ten biggest banks in the metropolitan Atlanta region as far as deposit market share is concerned. One of the maj or benefits of this acquisition is that this acquisition enables the RBC to go ahead with its growth operations in the North American market. With the help of this acquisition RBC has got a chance to deal in the financial market of Atlanta, which is among the leading upcoming financial markets in the USA. This move would allow RBC to diversify its base of operations.

4. Product extension mergers:A product extension merger takes place between two business organizations that deal in products that are related to each other and operate in the same market. The product extension merger allows the merging companies to group together their products and get access to a bigger set of consumers. This ensures that they earn higher profits. Example: The acquisition of Mobilink Telecom Inc. by Broadcom is a proper example of product extension merger. Broadcom deals in the manufacturing of Bluetooth personal area network hardware systems and chips for IEEE 802.11b wireless LAN. Mobilink Telecom Inc. deals in the manufacturing of product designs meant for handsets that are equipped with the Global System for Mobile Communications technology. It is also in the process of being certified to produce wireless networking chips that have high speed and General Packet Radio Service technology. It is expected that the products of Mobilink Telecom Inc. would be complementing the wireless products of Broadcom. 

5. Vertical merger: A merger between two companies producing different goods or services for one specific finished product. A vertical merger occurs when two or more firms, operating at different levels within an industry’s supply chain, merge operations. Most often the logic behind the merger is to increase synergies created by merging firms that would be more efficient operating as one. Example: A vertical merger joins two companies that may not compete with each other, but exist in the same supply chain. An automobile company joining with a parts supplier would be an example of a vertical merger. Such a deal would allow the automobile division to obtain better pricing on parts and have better control over the manufacturing process. The parts division, in turn, would be guaranteed a steady stream of business.