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• The interrelationship between Harappan cities and villages was dependent on the mechanism of making available food grains and raw materials. 
• A network of small towns, big and small villages, and campsites of seminomadic people, functioned to cater to the needs of major urban centres of Harappan civilisation. 
• The city people were dependent on natural sources and villages in their vicinity, to meet the needs of urban lifestyle and urban administration.

• The Harappan cities had a well organised administrative system to manage industrial production, importexport, the interrelationship between cities managing trading operations and villages around them. 
• The town planning, standardization of bricks, weights, seals, shapes, and ornamentation of various objects, confirm the presence of an efficient administrative system. 
• Cities like Harappa and Mohenjodaro were perhaps regional capitals. 
• Lothal and Kalibangan were important religious centres. 
• However, the nature of Harappan polity, whether it was a single state or a federation of small states, is not yet known.

The subsistence economy was primarily based on agriculture and forest produce.

(i) Ammonia has a lone pair of electron therefore it is a good complexing agent.

(ii) With the increase in the size of group 15 element as bond length increases the bond pair-bond pair repulsion decreases. Therefore the angle H-M-H decreases from NH₃ to AsH₃ .

No, I do not agree with the statement. 

• People in India hesitate to follow family planning because of illiteracy, ignorance, and superstitions. 
• Also, poverty among the people does not allow them to buy birth control devices. 
• Some religion does not believe in family planning. 
• So, although this programme is successful among the educated people, it is not so successful among the poor.

After reading the book on Trigonometry, Ramanujan began his own research. He came forth with many mathematical theorems and formulae not given in the book

Yes, I do agree with the statement. 

• Before 1921, both the birth rate and death rate were high. In fact, in 1921, the death rate was little more than the birth rate because in India 8 million people died in Bengal due to the epidemic – plague. 
• But after 1921, although both birth rate and death rate started declining, the birth rate declined slowly while the death rate started declining rapidly due to medical facilities, control over natural calamities, etc. 
• Hence, in the context of population growth, the year 1921 is a dividing line having negative growth of population. Therefore, the Census Commission of India has called this year the ‘Year of Great Divide”.

Ramanujan got Loney’s “Trigonometry” book from a college library.

The Indian mathematician Bhaskara proved that zero divided by zero is infinity.

The classmates laughed at Ramanujan’s question.

Ananda Rangan’s Diaries reveal his profound capacity for political judgment.

Group Discussion on Importance of Mathematics

Teacher: Good morning students! We have just learnt the life of the great mathematician Ramanujan. Now let’s have a group discussion on “Importance of Mathematics in Our Everyday Life”. Divide yourselves into groups of five.

Harsha (Group A) : The importance of maths in everyday life. Mathematics is a methodical application of matter. It is so said because the subject makes a man methodical or systematic. Mathematics makes our life orderly and prevents chaos.

Varsha (Group B) : In Hebrew, it’s root is “thinking.” They tell us that mathematics gives us the critical ability to learn and think logically in any field of endeavor. The skills of learning today are more important than knowledge, which is so readily available on the Internet.

Yusuf (Group C) : Math is an important part of our lives, because in the future you will get a job that deals with math. Math is pretty much in everything you do, really. Math is important because it is the most widely used subject in the world. Every career uses some sort of math.

Adhira (Group D) : Maths improves problemsolving abilities. Teaches clearer logical reasoning. Sharpens concentration and observance. Develops confidence and self-esteem.

Danny (Group E) : Knowing basic math principles keeps you from having to carry around a calculator because good use of math allows you to do many calculations in your head.

The first ATM was installed at a branch in the North London suburb of Enfield on June 27, 1967.

It was then John’s habit to withdraw money on a Saturday, but on this particular weekend he had arrived one minute late and found the bank doors locked against him. This made him to come up with idea of ATM.

(a) Graphics Interchange Format

The lines that tell us that a parent, a good gardener, a social reformer are all successful people are: “To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a gardener patch or a redeemed social condition To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived; This is to have succeeded.”

Correct Answer is: (a) Decibels

There are number of people in our society who have to face great difficulties. There are people like physically disabled, poor, old, sick, etc. The people who are poor, are under poverty line. So we can provide them various facilities related to education and fulfil their basic needs so that their standard of living would be improved.

Answer is (c) beauty

                     My family

My father is the backbone of my family. He works hard to fulfil our dreams. He has been working with determination continuously so that we can enjoy happy family life. We can understand his feelings and help him whenever he wants our help. We try to keep him happy and satisfied. He has made positive impact on our family members as well as on his circle of friends. So he is a role model for all of us.

According to the poet Ralph Waldo Emerson, success lies in winning the respect, affection and appreciation of the people around us and to be able to respect, appreciate and care for people in return and how you make them happy.

(b) fourteen.

(c) to laugh often and much

Plaintext is the popular way of conveying an e-mail.

(d) earn the appreciation of honest critics

Sampled Sound is a digitized sound.

Correct Answer is: (b) Gotit

WAV format stores uncompressed sound files.

Answer is(b) better

(d) Digital Right Management

(d) (ii), (iv) are correct

Correct Answer is: (b) sampling rate

(d) all the above

Correct Answer is: (b) Trash

The RTF was introduced in the year 1987.

Correct Answer is: (d) MP3

OGG is a free, open source container format.

(d) Device Independent Bitmap

(c) Portable Network Graphics

(b) Microsoft

BMP stands for Bitmap.

DRM abilities are provided in WMA format for copyright protection.

(a) web casting

Correct Answer is: (b) 2

(d) Waveform Audio File Format

AIFF was developed by Apple.

(a) Rich Text Format

Correct Answer is: (c) OCR