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Which of the following expressions do you think are appropriate? Choose/tick the right one.1. a shining star/a glittering star2. busy traffic /heavy traffic3. a stomach ache/a stomach pain4. backside the house /behind the house5. a severe fever/a high fever |
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Answer» 1. a shining star. 2. heavy traffic. 3. a stomach ache. 4. behind the house 5. a high fever. |
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Here are some sentences from the lesson. Can you supply a suitable question tag to each one of them, choosing from the box given below?1. I can do it,…………….? 2. I should first have Mmoboro,……………..? 3. I will bring them,……………..? 4. Osebo, you are half foolish,…………..? 5. My wife is stupid,………….? 6. I give them more respect,…………….? 7. My opinion was not good as my wife’s,……………? |
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Answer» 1. can’t I? 2. shouldn’t I? 3. won’t I? 4. aren’t you? 5. isn’t she? 6. don’t I? 7. was it? |
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Identify the verbs and conjunctions and fill in the blanks:1. They shouted loudly. Verb: ………….. Conjunction: None2. He tried his best but he failed. Verb: ……………. Conjunction: ………….. Type of conjunction: Coordinating conjunctionHe worked as if he was in a hurry. Verb --------------Conjunction : ----------------Type of conjunction: --------------- |
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Answer» 1. They shouted loudly. Verb – shouted Conjunction – none 2. He tried his best but he failed. Verb – tried; failed Conjunction – but 3. He worked as if he was in a hurry. Verb – worked, was Conjunction – as if Type of conjunction – adverb clause. Sentence 1 is a simple sentence. Sentence 2 is a compound sentence. Sentence 3 is a complex sentence. |
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State whether the following sentences are simple, compound or complex sentences:1. Either take it or leave it. 2. Rome was not built in a day. 3. People who are given to quarreling cannot be happy. 4. Many are called but few are chosen. 5. No one can harm us as long as we remain friends. 6. God made the country and man made the town. 7. I will read that book if you advise me to do so. 8. We returned when sunset. 9. There is no hope of her recovery. 10. The president appointed him governor. |
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Answer» 1. Compound 2. Simple 3. Complex 4. Compound 5. Complex 6. Compound 7. Complex 8. Complex 9. Simple 10. Simple |
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Read the graph and answer the questions that follow:1. What data does the graph represent?2. What was the pollution level in 2005?3. What is likely to happen in 2020?4. When was the pollution level the lowest?5. Is this situation prevalent only in Delhi? |
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Answer» 1. The graph represents the data of C02 emission from the transport sector in Delhi, India. 2. In 2005, the pollution level was more than 4500 metric tons, but less than 5000 metric tons. 3. In 2020, the pollution level is likely to increase to almost 10000 metric tons. 4. The pollution level was the lowest in 1997. 5. No, this is the case in all cities. |
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Imagine yourself to be a walking stick and write down some of your experiences. Use the clues given below to write the ‘Autobiography of a Walking Stick’. 1. birth 2. place of birth 3. life in the outside world 4. first owner/other owners – interesting or strange experiences 5. last days. |
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Answer» Autobiography of a walking stick: I had my birth when people were nearing their death. It is sad that it had to be so. But I suppose, birth and death are not in our control. Anyway I am happy that I got the chance to come into the world of men after a wood cutter brought a piece of log to a businessman who makes walking sticks in his factory. The businessman bought me for a pretty cheap price, but sold me for an attractive amount to a wealthy old lady who asked him for a special walking stick. The businessman sang my praises, talking about my durability and light weight and made me swell with pride. But alas! The old lady died within a few days of buying me and I was confined to the darkness and loneliness of the loft. My gilded handle rested in a comer until the old woman’s granddaughter had a fall and started limping. Since the doctor advised her not to put weight on her right foot, she started using me. She dusted me and made me shine all over again. How nice it was to take care of the young and pretty girl! Not many walking sticks that were around had the privilege. But lo! The young are not as careful as the old… She threw me around so carelessly that on a fateful day I was broken into two unequal parts… I lay in a comer again waiting for a carpenter to join me and bring me back to circulation. But that did not happen. When the family shifted to a new place, they dumped me with all the other useless stuff… Oh! How I wish I were a branch on the tree, alive and kicking, instead of lying slump in a comer! |
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All Stories are Anansi’s Summary in English |
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Answer» Background: In the language of the Ashanti people, Anansi means ‘spider’. The word ‘nan’ means ‘to spin’. Ashanti folktales are known as Ananisem, which means ‘story’ and which may or may not be about spiders. Anansi is an African folktale character. He often takes the shape of a spider and is considered to be the spirit of all knowledge of stories. He is also one of the most important characters of West African and Caribbean folklore. The prescribed lesson is an Anansi story that explains the phenomenon of how his name became attached to the whole corpus of tales. Summary: Once there were no stories in the world. The Sky God, Nyame, had them all. Anansi went to Nyame and asked how much the stories would cost to buy. Nyame set a high price. He had three conditions: Anansi must bring back the Mmoboro Hornets, Onini the python and Osebo the leopard. Anansi set about capturing these. First he went to catch the hornets. Anansi filled a calabash with water and poured some over himself and some over the nest, calling out that it was raining. He suggested that the hornets get into the empty calabash, and, when they obliged, quickly sealed the opening. Then, he went to where the python lived carrying a long bamboo pole and some strong vines. He debated out loud whether the python was really longer than the bamboo pole or not as he and his wife had debated over. The python overheard him and, when Anansi explained the debate, agreed to lie along the bamboo pole. Because the python could not easily make himself completely straight, a true impression of his actual length was difficult to obtain. When he stretched at one end, he got shorter at the other end. So the python agreed to be tied to the pole. When he was completely tied, Anansi took him to Nyame. To catch the leopard, Anansi dug a deep hole in the ground. When the leopard fell into the hole, Anansi offered to help him out with a strong rope. He bent a tall tree towards the ground so that its top was over the pit, and he tied it that way. Then he tied a rope to the tree and dropped the other end of it into the pit. “Tie this to your tail”, he said. Osebo tied the rope to his tail. “Is it welltied?”Anansi asked. “Yes, it is well-tied”, the leopard said. “In that case”, Anansi said, “you are not merely half-foolish, you are all-foolish”. And he took his knife and cut the other rope, the one that held the tree bowed to the ground. The tree straightened up with a snap, pulling Osebo out of the hole. He hung in the air head downward, twisting and turning. And while he hung this way, Anansi killed him with his weapons. Then he took the body of the leopard and carried it to Nyame, the Sky God, saying: “Here is the third thing. Now I have paid the price.” Nyame said to him: “Kwaku Anansi, great warriors and chiefs have tried, but they have been unable to do it. You have done it. Therefore, I will give you the stories. From this day onward, all stories belong to you. From the story we see that there are two kinds of people on earth: The tricksters and the ones who are tricked. If we are not intelligent enough, we will fall prey to the cleverer lot. And that is why, in parts of Africa, people love to narrate, and love to hear the stories they call ‘spider stories’. Though it is a simple story of a trickster, a few insights can be gathered from the story: When one is very determined, nothing is impossible.
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What suggestion did Onini give to find out the truth about his length and strength? |
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Answer» Onini suggested that Anansi measure him against the length of the bamboo pole to find out the truth about his length. |
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“With wisdom and knowledge one can achieve the impossible” – Justify the statement with reference to Kwaku Anansi, the spider. |
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Answer» Interestingly, we see that Anansi who wanted to buy all the stories from the Sky God was already a story teller. With each of his victims, he used a story to cheat them. Anansi used his imagination to weave convincing stories and his insight made it possible for him to look into the weaknesses of the hornets, the python and the leopard to catch them. When Anansi, the spider, wanted to be the owner of all the stories in the world, he went to Nyame, the Sky God, to purchase the stories. Nyame said that he was willing to sell the stories, but the price was very high. Nyame added that even the rich and powerful families were not able to pay the price. The Sky God then asked three things as price: Mmoboro – the hornets, Onini – the python and Osebo – the leopard. Anansi agreed. Though he did not have the physical strength to capture them, he used his wisdom and knowledge and achieved the impossible. He made the hornets get into the gourd, tied the python to the pole and he tied the leopard to the tree using his wisdom and knowledge. Thus Anansi, though physically not as strong as his opponents, could achieve what others were not able to. Thus, we see that the power of the brain is stronger than the strength of the brawn. |
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What dispute did the spider have with his wife? |
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Answer» Anansi’s wife felt that the python Onini was not longer, but shorter and weaker than a bamboo pole. Anansi disagreed with this and it led to a dispute. |
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Read the following extracts and answer the questions that follow:Were he not gone, The woodchuck could say whether it’s like his Long sleep, as I describe its coming on, Or just some human sleep.i. What does the speaker wonder about?ii. Why does the speaker refer to the woodchuck?iii. Why is the speaker not able to say whether his sleep is like that of the woodchuck? |
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Answer» i. He wonders whether he will sleep like a normal person, or like a hibernating creature, such as a woodchuck. ii. A woodchuck is a groundhog, and it hibernates in the winter. The speaker thinks he too could sleep for a long time. iii. The woodchuck is an expert in hibernation, so it could say whether the speaker is about to go into hibernation. Unfortunately, the woodchuck has already gone to sleep for the winter, so the speaker will get no answer to his question. |
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……….. wanted to buy all the stories known in the world. A) Osebo, the leopard B) Onini, the python C) Anansi, the spider D) Mmoboro, the hornets. |
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Answer» C) Anansi, the spider |
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The dispute the spider had with his wife was about A) the intelligence of the hornets B) the intelligence of Onini C) the strength and length of Onini D) the price of the stories. |
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Answer» C) the strength and length of Onini |
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Anansi went into the forest and dug a deep pit where A) Onini used to crawl often B) the hornets flew C) Osebo was accustomed to walk D) nansi used to go for a walk. |
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Answer» C) Osebo was accustomed to walk |
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Anansi caught the python A) with a net B) by making it enter a basket C) by tying it to a pole D) with the help of a calabash. |
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Answer» C) by tying it to a pole |
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Management techniques are used at the ………….. level of the organization. (a) Top level (b) Middle level (c) First level (d) All of the above |
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Answer» Correct option is (a) Top level |
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………………….. innovations lead to changes in the physical process through which a product or service passes. (a) Technical (b) Radical (c) Incremental (d) Managerial |
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Answer» Correct option is (a) Technical |
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A woman bought 50 dozen eggs at Rs 6.40 a dozen. Out of these 20 eggs were found to be broken. She sold the remaining eggs at 55 paise per egg. Find her gain or loss percent. |
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Answer» Given cost of one dozen eggs = Rs. 6.40 Cost of 50 dozen eggs = 50 x 6.40 = Rs. 320 Total number of eggs = 50 x 12 = 600 Number of eggs left after removing the broken ones = 600 – 20 = 580 SP of 1 egg = 55 paise So, SP of 580 eggs = 580 x 55 = 31900 paise = Rs. 31900/100 = Rs. 319 Loss = CP – SP = Rs. (320 – 319) = Rs. 1 Loss % = (Loss/CP) x 100 = (1/320) x 100 Loss = 0.31% |
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“I believe that winning people through Dhamma is much better than conquering them through force.” These words were by A) Alexander B) AkbarC) Ashoka D) Kanishka |
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Answer» Answer is (C) Ashoka |
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Ashoka declared that he would never participate in wars after this war. A) Kanauj B) Chowsa C) KalingaD) Panipat |
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Answer» Answer is (C) Kalinga |
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Name of the king who was dethroned by Chandragupta? |
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Answer» Mahapadmananda was dethroned by Chandragupta. |
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The only one king, who withdrew himself from wars, even though he won. A) Alexander B) Ashoka C) Allauddin Khilji D) Akbar |
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Answer» Answer is (B) Ashoka |
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Why was structural reform implemented in Indian Economy? |
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Answer» 1. Indian Economy responded to the crisis by introducing a set of policies known as Structural Reforms. 2. These policies were aimed at correcting the weaknesses and rigidities in the various sectors of the economy such as industry, trade, fiscal and agriculture. |
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The transfer of ownership from public sector to private sector is known as ……(a) Globalization (b) Liberalization (c) Privatization (d) Nationalization |
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Answer» (c) Privatization |
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State the various components of Central government schemes under post – harvest measures? |
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Answer» 1. Mega food parks, Integrated Cold Chain, Value Addition Preservation, Infrastructure and Modernization of Slaughter house. 2. Scheme for Quality Assurance, Codex Standards, Research and Development and Other promotional activities. |
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State the meaning of Special Economic Zones? |
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Answer» 1. The Special Economic Zones [SEZs] policy was announced in April 2000. 2. As per the Special Economic Zones Act of 2005, the government has so far notified about 400 such zones in the country. 3. The SEZ deprives the farmers of their land and livelihood, it is harmful to agriculture. 4. To promote export and Industrial growth in line with globalization the SEZ was introduced in many countries. |
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a converging lens has a focal length of 15 cm and object is placed 60 cm from the lens determine the image distance |
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Answer» Focal length , f = 15 cm Lens formula 1/v - (1/-60) = 1/15 |
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The value of the focal length of the lens is equal to the value of the image distance when the rays are A) passing through the optic centre B) parallel to the principal axis C) passing through the focus D) in all the cases |
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Answer» Correct option is: D) in all the cases |
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What are auxins and where are they synthesised in the plant body? |
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Answer» Auxins are the plant growth hormones that control the growing parts of the plant, stimulate cell elongation, differentiation of xylem and phloem, fruit development, apical dominance etc. They are synthesized at the tips of roots and shoot in the plant body. Auxin also influence plant responses to phototropism and geotropism. |
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Every lens has …………….. focal points. A) one B) two C) three D) infinity |
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Answer» Correct option is B) two |
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(a) Explain how auxins help in bending of plant stem towards light. (b) State the objective of the experiment for which experimental set-up is shown in the given diagram. |
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Answer» (a) In plant shoots, the role of auxin is to cause a positive phototropism, i.e. to grow the planttowards the light. When light is incident on a plant from one direction, it causes the auxins to redistribute towards the shaded side of the plant. One function of auxin is to cause cell elongation. The redistribution causes the cells on the shaded side to elongate more than those on the side with the light shining on them. This causes the shoot to bend towards the light. (b) The objective of the experiment is to show phototropic movement of plant. |
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The lens which can form real and virtual image in air is ………………….. A) bi convex B) bi concave C) plano concave D) plano convex |
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Answer» Correct option is A) bi convex |
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A convex lens of focal length 20 cm can produce a magnified virtual as well as real image. Is this a correct statement? If yes, where shall the object be placed in each case for obtaining these images? |
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Answer» Yes, the statement is correct. For magnified virtual image : The object should be placed between optic centre (C) and focus (F) (< 20) For magnified real image: Placed between focus (F) and centre of curvature (2F) (20 – 40) |
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A lens of focal length 12 cm forms an erect image three times the size of the object. The distance between the object and image is :(a) 8 cm (b) 16 cm (c) 24 cm (d) 36 cm |
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Answer» (b) 16 cm Magnification, m = v/u 3 = v/u v = 3u Lens formula : 1/v - 1/u = 1/f 1/3u - 1/u = 1/12 -2/3u = 1/12 u = -8 cm v = 3 x -8 = -24 cm Distance between object and image = u - v = -8 - (-24) = -8 + 24 = 16 cm |
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Observe the following figure and write accurate conclusion regarding refraction of light. |
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Answer» When a light ray passes obliquely from a rarer medium to a denser medium, it bends towards the normal. |
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Name one simple optical instrument in which the above arrangement of convex lens is used. |
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Answer» A simple camera |
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Explain why, a real image can be projected on a screen but a virtual image cannot. |
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Answer» A real image can be projected on a screen but a virtual image cannot because a real image is formed when light rays coming from an object actually meet at a point after refraction through a lens while a virtual image is formed when light rays coming from an object only appear to meet at a point when produced backwards (but do not actually meet) after refraction through a lens. |
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For what position of an object a real, diminished image is formed by a convex lens. A) at centre of curvature B) at focus C) between focus and centre of curvature D) beyond centre of curvature |
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Answer» D) beyond centre of curvature |
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Complete the following table if the object is placed at various positions in front of a convex lens.Position of objectPosition of imageNature of image1. At infinity2.Between F1 and 2F13.Same size, real and inverted4.Seen in the lens |
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Why does the light ray deviate in refraction? |
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Answer» Light ray always chooses the path of least time to travel. Hence speed of light changes at interface of two media. So, the light ray deviate in refraction. |
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The internal ear is a fluid filled structure called ………………. (a) cochlea (b) vestibule (c) labyrinth(d) otolith |
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Answer» Correct answer is (c) labyrinth |
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Wax gland present in the ear canal is modified ……………….(a) Sweat gland (b) Vestibular gland (c) Cowper’s gland (d) Sebaceous gland |
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Answer» Correct answer is (d) Sebaceous gland |
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Is it possible to add vectors representing force 5 N and 200 dyne ? |
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Answer» Yes. It is obecause, both the vectors represent force. However,for adding the given two vectors, they have to be represented by numerals by choosing the same scale in the two cases. |
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Define negative vectors. |
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Answer» The vectors of equal magnitude but drawn in opposite directions are said to be negative vectors. |
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What is the direction of the centripetal acceleration with reference to the position vector of a particle moving in a circular path? |
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Answer» It is always along the position vector but directed towards the centre of the circle. |
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What is the relation between time-period and frequency? |
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Answer» Frequency (v) = 1/T. |
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What do you mean by null vector? |
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Answer» A vector whose magnitude is zero and has no sense of direction is called a null vector. |
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Given a+ b + c + d = 0, which of the following statement are correct:(a) a, b, c and d must be a null vector.(b) The magnitude of (a + c) equals the magnitude of (b + d).(c) The magnitude of 'a' can never be greater than the sum of the magnitudes of b, c and d.(d) (b+ c) must lie in the plane a and d if a and d are not collinear, and in the line of a and d, if they are collinear. |
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Answer» (a) Incorrect, because a +b +c +d can zero in many ways other than that (vector a,b,c, and d) must each be a null vector. (b) Correct, as (vector a + b + c + d = 0;) (vector a + c) = -( vector b + d). Thus, (vector a + b) is equal to negative of( vector b + d) and hence the statement that magnitude of (vector A + C) is equal to the magnitude of (vector b + d) is correct. (c) correct, Since (vector a + b + c + d = 0') (vector a = -(b + c + d)) Thus, magnitude of vector a is equal to (vector b + c + d). The sum of the magnitude of (vectors b + c) and d may be grater than or equal to that of vector a. Hence the statement that the magnitude of vector a can never be greater than the sum of the magnitude of (vector b, c and d) is correct. (d) Correct, because (vector a +b +c +d = 0;) hence ((vector b + c) + a + d = 0) The resultant sum of three (vectors b + c,+ a+ d) can be zero only if (vector b +c) is in the plane of (vector a and d). In case vector a and d are collnear, (vector b + c) must be the line of (vector a and d.) Hence the given statement is correct. |
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Read each Statement below carefully and state, with reasons, if it is true of false:The velocity vector of a particle at a point is always along the tangent to the path of the particle at that point. |
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Answer» It is true- If the particle is released at a point, it will move along the tangent to the path at that point. |
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At what place on earth, the centripetal force is maximum? |
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Answer» F = mv2/r, so at the pole (polar radius is the smallest). |
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