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9801.

Explain the ways in which glucose is broken down in absence of oxygen.

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There are two ways of anaerobic breakdown of glucose. First step is breakdown of glucose molecule into pyruvate which takes place in cytoplasm. 

The anaerobic breakdown in bacteria is called fermentation. During fermentation pyruvate is broken down to ethyl alcohol and carbon dioxide. 

When there is a lack of oxygen in our muscle cells pyruvate is broken down to lactic acid. 

Very less amount of energy is released in both the above cases

9802.

List three differences between arteries and veins.

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Arteries carry blood away from the heart while veins carry blood towards the heart. Arteries are thick walled while veins are thin walled. 

Valves are absent in arteries while valves are present in veins to ensure that blood flows in one direction only.

9803.

For what value of x, in the median of the following frequency distribution 34.5 ?ClassFrequency0-10310-20520-301130-401040-50x50-60360-702

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ClassFrequencyC.F.
0-1033
10-2058
20-301119
30-401029
40-50xx + 29
50-603x + 32
60-702x + 34

Median = 30 + \(\cfrac{(\frac{34+x}2-19)}{10}\times 10\)

34.5  = 30 + \(\frac{34 + x - 38}2\)

⇒ 34 + x - 38 = (34.5 - 30)2 = 9

⇒ x = 9 + 4 = 13

9804.

Fill in the blanks: 1. Probability of Sure Event =___ 2.Probability of Impossible Event =____ 3.Probability of an Event exist between___and 1.

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1.1; 

2.0; 

3.0.

9805.

Following number line shows the temperature in degree Celsius (oC) at different places on a particular day:(a) Observe this number line and write the temperature of the places marked on it.(b) What is the temperature difference between the hottest and the coldest places among the above?(c) What is the temperature difference between Lahulspiti and Srinagar?(d) Can we say temperature of Srinagar and Shimla taken together is less than the temperature at Shimla? Is it also less than the temperature at Srinagar?

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(a) The temperature of the places marked on it is:  

PlacesTemperaturePlacesTemperature
Bangalore22oCSrinagar–2oC
Ooty14oCLahulspiti–8oC
Shimla5 oC

(b) The temperature of the hottest place Bangalore = 22oC The temperature of the coldest place Lahulspiti = –8oC Difference = 22oC – (–8oC) = 22oC + 8oC = 30o

(c) The temperature of Srinagar = –2oC The temperature of Lahulspiti = –8oC Difference = –2oC + (–8oC) = –2oC –8oC = 6oC

(d) The temperature of Srinagar and Shimla = 5oC + (–2oC) = 5oC –2oC = 3oC The temperature at Shimla = 5oC Therefore, 3oC < 5oC Thus, temperature of Srinagar and Shimla taken together is less than the temperature at Shimla. Now, Temperature of Srinagar = – 2oC Therefore, 3oC > –2oC No, it is not less than the temperature at Srinagar.

9806.

The floor of a rectangular hall has a perimeter 250 m. If the cost of painting the four walls at the rate of Rs 10 per m2 is Rs 15,000, find the height of the hall.

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Perimeter of the floor of hall = 250 m …(1) 

Cost of painting the four walls = Rs 15000 … (2) 

Let h be the required height, l and b are length and breadth of the rectangular hall. 

∴ Area of four walls = A = 2(1 + b) x h = {2(1 + b) } x h = (Perimeter of the floor) x h 

A = 250 h m2 

Cost of painting of area 1 m2 = Rs 10 

Total cost of painting 250 h m2 = (250 h x 10) = 2500 h. 

2500 h = 15,000 

=> h = 15,000/2500 = 6m 

Hence the required height of the hall = 6m

9807.

In a magic square each row, column and diagonal have the same sum. Check which of the following is a magic square.(i) 5-1-4-5-2703-3(ii) 1-100-4-3-2-64-7

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Taking rows 

5 + (–1) + (–4) = 5 – 5 = 0

(–5) + (-2) + 7 = –7 + 7 = 0

 0 + 3 + (–3) = 3 – 3 = 0 

Taking columns 

5 + (–5) + 0 = 5 – 5 = 0 

(–1) + (–2) + 3 = –3 + 3 = 0

 (–4) + 7 + (–3) = 7 – 7 = 0 

Taking diagonals 

5 + (–2) + (–3) = 5 – 5 = 0

(–4) + (–2) + 0 = –6 

This box is not a magic square because all the sums are not equal.

(ii) 

Taking rows 

1 + (–10) + 0 = 1 – 10 = –9

 (–4) + (–3) + (–2) = –7 – 2 = –9

 (–6) + 4 + (–7) = –2 – 7 = –9

 Taking columns

 1 + (–4) + (–6) = 1 – 10 = –9

 (–10) + (–3) + 4 = –13 + 4 = –9 

0 + (–2) + (–7) = 0 – 9 = –9

 Taking diagonals

 1 + (–3) + (–7) = 1 – 10 = –9

 0 + (–3) + (–6) = –9

 This box is magic square because all the sums are equal.

9808.

The nth term of an AP is (7 – 4n), then what is its common difference?

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Tn = 7 – 4n 

T1 = 7 – 4(1) = 3 

T2 = 7 – 4(2) = 7 – 8 = –1

Common difference = T2 – T1 

= –1 – 3 

= –4

9809.

What is meant by plane polarised light? An unpolarised light is incident at an angle θ on the surface of glass of refractive index μ. If the reflected and refracted rays are perpendicular to each other, then obtain the relationship between μ and θ.

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• Plane polarised light is a term used to describe the polarisation state of the source light used in polarising microscopes. 

• Polarised light is light that vibrates in a single direction due to its passage through a polariser. 

• In a polarising microscope the lower polariser is usually orientated so that light vibrates parallel to the E-W direction. 

• If the upper polariser (the analyser), is not inserted the view is said to be under plane polarised light, often abbreviated to PPL.

9810.

Explain with reasons whether you 'agree' or 'disagree' with the statements :Barter system had many difficulties.

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Yes, I agree to the statement.

Reasons : Difficulties faced under Barter system –

(i) Lack of double co-incidence of wants : Under Barter system, exchange is possible only when there is double co-incidence of wants. It means that both the parties' needs to coincide their wants. For example, if a person ‘A’ has shoes and is in need of wheat and a person ‘B’ has milk and is in need of rice, then in such a case, exchange between ‘A' and ‘B’ would not take place as both are not in need of each other’s goods.

(ii) Lack of common measure of value : In barter exchange, there was no common measure of value or unit of account. Hence, it was difficult to calculate the values of goods exchanged. For example, it was difficult to compare 2 kgs of onions with two litres of milk. At the same time, it was difficult to compare certain units of a commodity with any service.

(iii) Difficulty of storage of goods : In barter exchange, it was necessary to store goods for future consumption. But, the storage of highly perishable goods like fish, vegetables, milk, etc. was difficult. Also, there were space constraints.

(iv) Problem of indivisibility : Under barter system, making a fractional payment was difficult especially when certain commodities to be exchanged were indivisible in nature. For example, person ‘A’ has a bag of wheat which he intends to exchange for a cow with person ‘ B’. But suppose ‘B’ wanted only half a bag of wheat, then it would be difficult to offer half of the cow.

(v) Problem of making deferred payments : Deferred payments means payments to be made in future. When people used to borrow cattle, it was difficult to return the cattle in the same physical condition, after a few year. These difficulties of barter system led to the invention of money.

9811.

Explain with reasons whether you 'agree' or 'disagree' with the statements :Overdraft facility is not provided to the current account holders.

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No, I disagree to the statement.

Overdraft facility is provided to current account holders.

Current account holders are generally companies, firms, businessmen, etc. Overdraft facility enables the current account holders to withdraw amount over and above their actual balance in the account. This facility helps the businessmen to serve transaction purpose or meet their working capital. Thus, overdraft facility is provided to current account holders.

9812.

Explain with reasons whether you 'agree' or 'disagree' with the statements :Central bank has the sole power of issuing currency notes.

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Yes, I agree to this statement.

Reason : Central bank of India is Reserve Bank of India has the sole right of issuing notes or paper currency to the public RBI issues currency notes of all denomination except the one note. The one rupee note and coins of all denominations are issued by the Ministry of Finance of Govt. of India. However their distribution is undertaken by RBI. The central bank follow certain principles while issuing note. Earlier it was full backing in terms of gold, however, now it is based on Minimum Reserve System of note issue.

The RBI maintains a minimum reserve of  Rs. 200 crores, consisting of Rs. 115 crores in gold and the remaining Rs. 85 crores in govt. securities. 

9813.

Why is Central Bank sole authority for the issue of currency in the country? 

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(i) It ensures uniformity in note circulation, 

(ii) It builds up public faith in the currency system 

(iii)It enables government to control money supply through RBI 

9814.

Suppose all the customers of a commercial bank demand for their deposits at the same time then how does Central bank help the Commercial bank in this situation? 

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Central Bank helps as “Lender of last resort”. It gives financial accommodation to the commercial bank a) By rediscounting its bills of exchange and promissory notes b) By providing loans against its securities. Thus it saves commercial banks from financial crisis. 

9815.

RBI has reduced CRR from 4.25% to 4%. Will this help in controlling inflation in India? 

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It increases the lending capacity of commercial banks. This adds to inflationary pressure in the economy. 

9816.

When barter system was in use, a merchant had to incur cost in the absence of money. What were those costs?

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(a) Search cost, which is the cost of searching a person, to exchange goods and (b) Disutility of waiting, which means cost of equivalent to wastage of time period spent on finding out required person. 

9817.

“Deposits with the banks are beneficial to the depositors as well as to the nation. "Examine the statement.

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Deposits with the banks are beneficial to the depositors as well as to the nation.

Benefits to the Depositors:

1. Banks accepts the deposits and pay interest to the depositor.
2. People’s money is safe with the banks.
3. People can withdraw the money as and when they require.

Benefits to the Nation:

1. Banks use money of the depositor to afford loans.
2. There is a huge demand for loans for various economic activities.
3. Banks mediate between those who have surplus funds and those who are in need of these funds. Thus it helps in the economic development of the nation.

9818.

Which is the most abundantly available fossil fuel in India? Assess the importance of its different forms.

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Abundantly available fossil fuel in India is Coal: 

(1) Peat has low carbon and high moisture content and low heating capacity. 

(2) Lignite- is a low-grade brown coal which is soft with high moisture content. It is used for generating electricity. 

(3) Bituminous- is the most popular coal of commercial use. It has a special value for smelting iron in blast furnaces. 

(4) Anthracite- is the highest quality hard coal.

9819.

Use the following script to answer the questions that follow:&lt;? php$A = 10;function Exam(){$B = 20 ;Work();}function Work()$A=$A+5 ;Exam();?&gt;(i) How many functions are used in the above code snippet? Name them.(ii) What is the scope of variables $A and $B?

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(i) Two functions have been used namely Exam() and Work()

(ii) Variable $A has global scope and variable $B has local scope.

9820.

Explain with an example the difference between ++x and x++.

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When you use ++, what you're really saying is x = x + 1.

x++ means increment x after this line, and ++x mean increment x before this line.

If you write it in its own line, then there's no real difference. However, if you use this in a line with something else then it will matter.

Code:

x = 1;

y = x++;

Means:

x = 1;

y = x;

x = x + 1;

Results:

x = 2, y = 1

Code:

x = 1;

y = ++x;

Means:

x = 1;

x = x + 1;

y = x;

Results:

x = 2, y = 2

9821.

Write the output of the given code:&lt;? php$sum=0;for($x=1; $x&lt;=5; $x +=1)$sum = $sum + $x;echo($sum);echo(“&lt;br&gt;”);echo($x);?&gt;

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The output is:

15

5

9822.

Why is Phishing termed as a form of identity theft? 

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Phishing is the process of trying to tempt the target to provide personal information which can be used to perform illegal actions.

9823.

What is Cyberspace?

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Cyberspace is a ‘man made machine world’ reshaping itself periodically which is information driven.

9824.

Proprietary software companies get a copyright for all of its software. What is its utility? 

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A software copyright is a legal right that protects all source code, written text materials, graphic images/ designs, drawings, any linked sound, video files or films from its illegal use and distribution. 

9825.

Name the two of the most common Web attacks that attempts to breach a website.

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i. SQL injection 

ii. cross-site scripting

9826.

Who is a Netizen? 

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Netizens are the inhabitants of the internet and use it as an extension of their physical world.

9827.

Write the HTML code to generate a Web Page in the format given below: Consider the following while writing the HTML code:Title of the page should be “Handmade Cards”.Background colour should be “Pink”.Text style of the main heading should be “Arial Bold” and color should be red.Image used is “cards.jpg”.Table in the center of the webpage and should have a 3 pixel thick border of color green and the spacing between cell content and border is 10 pixels.Use the concept of nested lists for creating the specified lists.The bottom image (link.jpg) and the text “Personalize The Card” are links to another page “person.html”.

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<html>

<head> <title> Handmade Cards </title>

</head> <body bgcolor="pink">

<center> <font face="Arial Bold" size="5" color ="Red">

<b>HANDMADE CARDS</b>

</font>

<br>

<font size=3>Handmade cards offers custom made cards as per your requirements for everyone </font><BR> <img src ="cards.jpg" border ="3" height=175 width=175> </center>

<font face = "Arial Bold" size=4 color="Red">

Categories of Cards Offered</font>

<font size=3> <ol type = 1>

<li> General Cards </li>

<ul type="square">

<li> Thinking of You </li>

<li> Missing You </li>

<li> Friends Forever </li>

</ul>

<li> Specific Cards </li>

<ul type ="circle">

<li> Happy Birthday </li>

<li> Happy Diwali </li>

<li> Happy Anniversary </li>

</ul>

</ol>

<i><center>You can also order flowers through our site</center></i>

<table width =20% align = center border = 3 bordercolor = green cellpadding = 10 cellspacing = 2>

<caption>

<b>PRICE LIST</b>

</caption>

<tr>

<th> Bouquet Type </th>

<th> Price </th>

</tr>

<tr>

<td> Flower Galore </td>

<td> Rs. 200 </td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td> Flower Shower </td>

<td> Rs. 300 </td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td> Flower Power </td>

<td> Rs. 400 </td>

</tr>

</table>

<br>

<center>

<a href ="person.html">

<img src = "link.jpg" border = 2 height=50 width=50>

<br>

Personalize The Card

</a>

</center>

</font>

</body>

</html>

9828.

Answer the following questions based on HTML:Write the HTML code to create a framed web page in the following format.

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The required coding is :

<HTML>

<FRAMESET ROWS = "25%,*">

<FRAME SRC = "FileA.HTML">

<FRAMESET COLS = "45%,*">

<FRAME SRC = "FileB.html">

<FRAME SRC = "FileC.HTML">

</FRAMESET>

</FRAMESET>

</HTML>

9829.

‘Massive poaching in the past two years has wiped out the entire tiger population at one of the tiger reserves in India,’ says one of the investigation reports. Look at the visual as ide and not ice how the number of tigers in India is falling. Use your own ideas and write an article in about 120 words for ‘Eco-World’ magazine expressing your concern on the issue.

Answer»

Save the Tiger

Man’s hunger remains unsatiated. He has swallowed forests, green belts and arable lands. Man has misused and abused nature. Man’s villainry has brought untold miseries to the animal kingdom. Deforestation on a huge scale has made the most beautiful animal—the tiger, homeless. Illegal hunting and massive poaching have wiped out the entire tiger population at one of the tiger reserves in India.

The number of tigers has fallen from 4334 in 1989 to 3500 in 2004. In 2010, it has touched the rock bottom—just 1440. It is really a tragic story. The most beautiful animal of the wild world is slowly but surely on the road to extinction. The healthy population of tigers is necessary to maintain the ecological balance in nature.

The Government must take effective and prompt steps to save the tiger. Illegal hunting and poaching must be strongly dealt with. Poachers like Sansar Chand must be given exemplary punishments. Forest guards must be provided with the latest weapons to deal with the criminals. Forest reserves should remain untouched. Deforestation should be immediately stopped. Reforestation on a large scale is the need of the hour. Let us save the national animal. Let us save our national pride, the Indian tiger.

9830.

Write an article in about 100-20 words on ‘Corruption in Public Places and Institutions in India’.

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Corruption in Public Places and Institutions in India

India got independence from foreign exploitation and colonial masters in 1947. Little did people think that the burden of the dark skinned masters would be more cumbersome and shattering than that the white rulers. Within decades, corruption and nepotism started polluting minds and morals of our leaders, politicians, bureaucrats and institutions. The Bofors scandal brought the downfall of Rajiv Gandhi’s government. The charges were that the government charged commissions in the Bofors gun-deal. No political party has remained above board in the eyes of the people. Even the President of the BJP, Sh. Bangaru Laxman had to resign after caught taking bribes on the camera in a sting operation. The UPA II Government was rocked by a series of scams and scandals. It started with the commonwealth games in Delhi. Crores of unaccounted money went in to the pockets of the organisers and officials. Not only was the public money misappropriated but India’s image had a serious dent in the outside world. The arrests of Raja and Kalmadi exposed the ugly face of our politicians and the deep decay of our institutions. Unfortunately, no one, right from the Prime Mnister to an ordinary clerk, seems above board and free from suspicion. The opposition and other political parties are not far behind. The Yedurappa government was ousted as it disgraced and drowned itself in the mire of corruption.

Series of scams and scandals gave birth to many public protests and outbursts in the form of Anna Hazare’s movement for the Jan Lokpal. The common masses are the worst sufferers. They have to bribe the corrupt officials in the offices, politicians in power and policemen in uniforms. Things must change or the anger of common masses knows or cares neither time nor direction.

9831.

Take help from the following clues and write an article on ‘More Ads Than News and Features’ in about 100-120 words.Clues: • Ads and adds on TV. • Ads dominate print media. • Mint money; attract buyers and sellers. • Create styles, trends and fashions. • Diluted news and features

Answer»

More Ads Than News and Features

The world of liberalisation and globalisation has given birth to unsatiable consumerism. ‘Use and Throw’ is the slogan of the times. Things have to be sold. Selling gives money. And money makes the mare go. One good commercial advertisement is worth more than hundreds of salesman. Such is the importance of advertisements in industry, trade, commerce and business. It is no exaggeration that on TV we have more ads than news. After a few minutes a ‘break’ is announced. And then starts a flood of commercial advertisements. You find the Shahanshah of Bollywood, Amitabh Bachchan selling ‘Binani Cement’. Then comes the ‘Badshah’ telling you to use ‘Fair and Lovely’ for your bright complexion. And our glittering damsels of Bollywood can’t be left behind. Aishwarya sells L’Oreal; Katrina patronises ‘Veet’ and Priyanka and Karina settling for ‘Bajaj Scooty’ and ‘Boro Plus’ respectively. News and features have become secondary. We have more adds than features or events.

TV, cinema, newspapers, magazines are full of advertisements. Ads are trend and style setters. Millions are earned just for a commercial advertisement of a few minutes! If things are to be sold then you can’t avoid patronising commercial advertisements. They are the lifeline of trade, business and the media.

9832.

You are Sudhir/Swathi of 15, Ram Bagh, New Delhi. You are alarmed at the increasing obesity among school students. Taking information from the graph given aside, together with your own ideas and the ideas taken from the unit, “Health and Medicine”, write an article in about 100-120 words. Also suggest measures to curb obesity.Prevalence of Obesitv amonq Children and Adolescents

Answer»

Children and Obesity 

India is a land of contrasts. There are millions of malnourished children in India. On the other hand, millions of children suffer from the disease of affluence-obesity. The increasing obesity among school children is really a cause of concern. The figures for years 2000 to 2007 show that obesity in the age group of 15-19 is maximum. Then comes the age group of 11-14. The age group of 5-10 has the minimum obesity. With the advent of liberalisation, the purchasing power and economic prosperity of the middle classes have increased. Their children are leading lives of comfort and luxury. The result is the growing obesity among children. During the last five years, the level of obesity has been sharply rising. Actually, it has shown a five-fold growth. The culture of ‘junk foods’ has aggravated the problem. The craze for burgers, pizzas and colas is making our children obese. Over-eating and lack of exercises and physical activities make things even worse. Parents beware! Monitor the food habits and life-styles of your children. Racing, jogging or exercising can keep them slim and trim. Always remember that a sound mind lives in a sound body. Eat less and eat more fruits and vegetables. Take serious note of your obesity before it is too late for redemption.

9833.

Man is basically a ‘social-animal’. He depends on others for his survival and existence. He has to work with others and must know how to get the best out of a team. Taking these ideas, write an article on ‘How to Get the Best out of a Team’ in about 100-120 words.

Answer»

How to Get the Best out of a Team

Man is a social animal. He can’t live in vacuum. He has to depend on others to make a living. He has to bond with others and be a part of a team. Working in a team is quite a challenge. One has to adjust himself to the requirements of his team. A team must work like a well oiled machine. Only then it can produce great results. All the members of a team must work together selflessly to achieve a common aim or goal. Working in a team is really a healer and a stress buster. Success or failure is not an individual’s responsibility. It is a collective responsibility. A good team work demands a perfect and effective communication between all the members of the team. A strong leadership controls the individuals and goads them to achieve the common goal. Conflicts are avoided. The focus is on unity and cooperation. Mutual jealousy and conflict of interests have no place in a team. Negative attitudes should be discouraged. Each member should have deep respect and appreciation of others’ abilities and skills.

9834.

Write an article in about 100-120 words on ‘Combating the Menace of Drugs’.

Answer»

Combating the Menace of Drugs

Drug addiction is a problem that has been increasing menacingly among our society today. Drug addictions have ruined thousands of families in India. Addiction can trap anyone. Drug addiction ruins the victims physically,mentally and spiritually. It causes problems in the family and contributes to delinquent tendencies in society. Drug abuse leads to crimes and criminal behaviour. It affects the law and order situation affecting the moral health of the society. The abuse of narcotics has caused a widespread concern to all the civilized countries of the world. It is a curse for a developing country like India. Poverty, unemployment and lack of opportunities have caused a deep sense of resentment, anger and depression among the youths of the country. High aspirations, expanding ambitions and unsatiating consumerism have only worsened the situation. Broken families, loss of moral values and lack of proper guidance force the youths of today to resort to immoral and escapist practices of drug addiction. The young people fall an easy prey to drugs. They lose their discretion, conscience, self-control and will power. They indulge in anti-social activities and soon become outcastes in the society. It is shocking that more than 80 per cent heroine addicts in India are in the age group of 12-25 years. This abuse is more pronounced in cities but even our villages are not completely free from this menace. Mostly disillusioned youths alienated from their families and parental love take to drugs in deep frustration. The drug trade flourishes in our slums, hotels, night clubs and bars. An all-out war must be launched against the menace of drugs. The government must root out the centres and dens of this trade giving exemplary punishments to the guilty. Voluntary organizations, social networks and educational institutions must enlighten young men and women against the menace of drugs. We can’t afford to lose any more time: ‘No’ to drugs must start from today and from just now.

9835.

Read the notes given below and write an article on Menace of Naxalism in India in 100-120 words. You can invent your own details.Notes:• Social inequalities in India• Exploitation and corruption • Political repression and hypocrisy • Armed struggle • Naxalism: a revolt against the establishment 

Answer»

Menace of Naxalism in India

India excels in contrasts. India is emerging as a major economy in the world. But India has the largest number of people living below the poverty line. It has the maximum number of illiterates. It has given birth to disappointment and dejection in certain quarters. In 1960s, there started an armed struggle in a tiny village of Bengal, Naxalbari. It aimed to overthrow the Government through an armed revolution. The same movement survives in some pockets in Jharkhand, Bihar, Bengal, Andhra and Maharashtra. They call themselves ‘Maoists’ as they get inspiration from MaoTse-Tung of China. The naxalites or Maoists challenge the might of the state. They run their own ‘people courts’ and enforce their own laws. There is often encounters between the armed forces and the naxalites. So far the Government has failed to root out naxalites and Maoists from their strongholds.

Economic and social disparities create social unrest. Naxalism gets strength from these social disparities and exploitation. Agrarian reforms, upliftment of villages, literacy and providing jobs to the rural unemployed can help in creating peace and prosperity in the villages. Peace and prosperity are more effective weapons to fight against Maoists and naxalism than the bullets of the armed forces..

9836.

‘Planning is beneficial to all’. Explain in brief any four benefits of planning function of management. 

Answer»

(a) Makes objectives clear and specific. The planning exercise makes the goals clear and specific because it begins with the determination of objectives.

(b) Provides directions. Due to planning, employees and managers know how their activities relate to organizational goals. Everyone is conscious of his own contribution towards achievement of organizational goals. In this way, 

(c) Reduces the risks of uncertainty. Planning helps to reduce the risks associated with uncertainties. In the process of planning, attempt is made to look into the future and predict it. Planning helps to identify potential dangers and overcome the adverse effects to a large extent. 

(d) Facilitates decision-making by managers. Planned targets are indicators on the basis of which alternative courses of action are considered without planning, decisions may lead to undesirable results.

9837.

Mrs Rajlaxmi is working as the Human Resource Consultant in a firm manufacturing cosmetic, which is facing a problem of high employee turnover. The CEO of the company has invited suggestions from her for retaining the talented employees and reducing the employee turnover. Mrs Rajlaxmi recommends that the good employees be rewarded in a way that it creates a feeling of ownership among the employees and at the same time makes them contribute towards the growth of the organisation. 1. Identify the incentive and explain its type, which has been suggested by Mrs Rajlaxmi to the CEO of the company. 2. Also explain any two other incentives of the same type.

Answer»

(1) The given para highlights the financial incentive to be adopted by the firm. Among the financial incentives, the above mentioned para mentions co-partnership as financial incentive. Co-partnership – Under the scheme of co-partnership, a worker gets his usual wages, a share in the profit of the company and a share in the management of the company as well. Co-partnership implies both profit-sharing and control sharing. 

(2) Following are some of the other financial incentives : 

(i) Bonus – Bonus is a reward that is offered on a one-time basis for high performance. A bonus may be in cash or in some other form like trips for top sales people. Bonus is different from merit increase which is perpetuated year after year. 

(ii) Profit-sharing – Under this scheme, employees are given a legitimate share in the surplus earned by the firm. It is a scheme of providing a sort of group incentive to the workers for higher productivity and greater profitability. Employers often use this device to extort the loyalty of workers and reduce the influence of trade unions.

9838.

Kiran Industries is a company manufacturing office furniture. The company chose to diversify its operations to improve its growth potential and increase market share. As the project was important many alternatives were generated for the purpose and were thoroughly discussed amongst the members of the organisation. After evaluating the various alternatives Sukhvinder, the Managing Director of the company decided that they should add ‘Home Interiors and Furnishings’ as a new line of business activity. (a) Name the framework, which the diversified organisation should adopt, to enable it to cope with the emerging complexity? Give one reason in support of your answer. (b) State any two limitations of this framework.

Answer»

(a). Divisional StructureReason in support of the answer 

1. Product Specialisation helps in the development of varied skills in a divisional head and this prepares him for higher positions. 

2. Divisional heads are accountable for profits, as revenues and costs related to different departments can be easily identified and assigned to them. 

3. It promotes flexibility and initiative because each division functions as an autonomous unit which leads to faster decision making. 

4. It facilitates expansion and growth as new divisions can be added without interrupting existing operations by merely adding another divisional head and staff for the new product line. 

(b) Limitations of the Divisional Structure: 

1. Conflict may arise among different divisions with reference to allocation of funds. 

2. It may lead to increase in costs since there may be a duplication of activities across products. 

3. Divisional interests may supersede organisational interests.

9839.

State any five functions performed by the manager who is working at the middle level management.

Answer»

Following are the functions performed by the middle level manager:- 

(i) interpret the policies framed by top management 

(ii) ensure that their department has the necessary personnel, 

(iii) assign necessary duties and responsibilities to them, 

(iv) motivate them to achieve desired objectives, 

(v) Cooperate with other departments for smooth functioning of the organization.

9840.

Kiran Industries is a company manufacturing office furniture. The company chose to diversify its operations to improve its growth potential and increase market share. As the project was important many alternatives were generated for the purpose and were thoroughly discussed amongst the members of the organisation. After evaluating the various alternatives Sukhvinder, the Managing Director of the company decided that they should add ‘Home Interiors and Furnishings’ as a new line of business activity. 1. Name the framework, which the diversified organisation should adopt, to enable it to cope with the emerging complexity ? Give one reason in support of your answer. 2. State any two limitations of this framework.

Answer»

(1) Divisional structure is the framework which the diversified organisation should adopt. 

One of the reason in support of divisional structure is that divisional structure facilitates growth and expansion as new divisions can be added without disrupting the existing operations by merely adding another divisional head and staff for the new product line. 

(2) Following are the limitations of the divisional structure : 

(i) Expensive – Each department is required to maintain all resources and types of services. This gives rise to duplication of efforts which results in high operating costs. 

(ii) Narrow focus – Managers of each department focus on their own product without thinking of the rest of the organisation.

(iii) Clash of interests – Divisional manager may have different approach from organisation’s approach. There may be clash of interests.

9841.

Identify the technique of sales promotion used by the company in the following cases: (a) Purchase goods worth Rs.90,000 and get a holiday package of Rs.10,000 free. (b) A company offers 40% of extra glucose in a pack of 1 Kg. (c) A mobile company offers a discount of  Rs. 2,000 to clear off excess inventory(d) A company offers a pack of 1 Kg of tea with a purchase of 5 kgs of sugar (e) On return of the wrapper, a customer gets Rs.5 off on purchase of the same product.

Answer»

a. Usable benefit 

b. Quantity Gifts 

c. Rebate 

d. Product combination 

e. Refund

9842.

Saqib Ltd. is a large credit worthy company operating in the Kashmir Valley. It is an export oriented unit, dealing in exclusive embroidered shawls. The floods in the Valley have created many problems for the company. Many craftsmen and workers have been dislocated and raw material has been destroyed. The firm is therefore, unable to get an uninterrupted supply of raw material, and the duration of the production cycle has also increased. To add to the problems of the organisation, the suppliers of raw material who were earlier selling on credit are asking the company, for advance payment or cash payment on delivery. The company is facing a liquidity crisis. The CEO of the company feels that taking a bank loan is the only option with the company to meet its short-term shortage of cash. As a finance manager of the company name and explain the alternative to bank borrowing that the company can use to resolve the crisis.

Answer»

As a finance manager of company, I shall opt for one of the money market instruments, preferably commercial paper. Commercial paper is a short-term unsecured promissory note, negotiable and transferable by endorsement and delivery with a fixed maturity period. 

Following are the features of a commercial paper : 

1. Commercial paper has a fixed maturity period ranging from 15 days to one year. 

2. It is issued by large and creditworthy companies. 

3. It is negotiable and transferable by endorsement and delivery. 

4. It is sold at a discount and redeemed at par. 

5. Its rate of interest is lower than market rates.

9843.

Sherya Ltd. is a large credit-worthy company manufacturing automobiles for the Indian market .It now wants to cater to the other market and decided to invest in new machines. For this, it requires long-term finance. It decides to raise funds by issuing equity shares. The issue of equity shares involves huge floatation cost. To meet the expenses of floatation cost the company decides to tap the money market. (a) Name and discuss the money market instrument the company can use for the above purpose. (b) What is the duration for which the company can get funds through this instrument? (c) State any other purpose for which this instrument can be used.

Answer»

(a) Commercial paper – it is a short term unsecured promissory note, negotiable and transferable by endorsement and delivery with a fixed maturity period. 

(b) 15 days to one year. 

(c) It is used to provide short term funds for seasonal and working capital needs of the business. 

9844.

An AP consists of 50 terms of which 3rd term is 12 and the last term is 106. Find the 29th term.

Answer»

Given, a3 = 12 and a50 = 106

a3 = a + 2d = 12

a50 = a + 49d = 106

Subtracting 3rd term from 50th term, we get;

a + 49d – a – 2d = 106 – 12

Or, 47d = 94

Or, d = 2

Substituting the value of d in 12th term, we get;

a + 2 x 2 = 12

Or, a + 4 = 12

Or, a = 8

Now, 29th term can be calculated as follows:

a29 = a + 28d

= 8 + 28 x 2

= 8 + 56 = 64

9845.

What are the reasons or causes for deficient demand? 

Answer»

The main reasons for deficient demand are apparently the decrease in four components of aggregate demand: 

1. Decrease in household consumption demand due to fall in propensity to consume. 

2. Decrease in private investment demand because of fall in credit facilities. 

3. Decrease in public (government) expenditure. 

4. Decrease in export demand. 

5. Decrease in money supply or decrease in disposable income.

9846.

Giving reasons, state whether the statements are true or false:Purchase of government securities by the central bank in the open market is an appropriate policy to check depression in the economy.

Answer»

True. To check depression the central bank should purchase government securities from the open market, so as to increase the availability of credit in the economy.

9847.

How the following tools can be used for credit control by the central bank in an economy: (a) Open Market Operations (b) Margin Requirements 

Answer»

i. Open Market Operations (OMO) refers to the sale and purchase of government securities in the open market by the Central Bank (RBI). By selling such securities the Central Bank soaks liquidity from the economy and by purchasing the government securities, Central Bank releases liquidity. This is an important method of regulating the money supply (liquidity) in the market. 

ii. The Margin Requirement of loan refers to the difference between the current value of the security offered and amount of loan granted. 

When margin requirement is lowered by the Central Bank, the borrowers are able to secure larger amount of funds from the banks which will increase the money supply in the economy. Conversely, a rise in the margin requirements will contract the supply of credit in the economy. 

9848.

Write one difference in each of the following:Chemisorption and physisorptionReversible and irreversible solsMultimolecular and macromolecular colloids

Answer»

1.

ChemisorptionPhysisortion
Single layer adsorptionMultiple layer adsorption
IrreversibleReversible
ΔHads = -80 to + 240 kJ/molΔHads = -40 kJ mole

2. Reversible sols : The solution which can be changed from sol to suspension and suspension to sol by simply addition or elimination of dispersion medium.
Irreversible sols: Sols which cannot be changed from suspension to sol or vice versa by simply adding or eliminating the dispersion medium.

3. Multimolecular colloids : In such colloids particles of dispersed phase are of small size and large number of such particles needs to come together to form colloid. On the other hand particles of macromolecular colloids, are of large enough size to come in colloidal range and forms colloids simply on mixing with dispersion medium.

9849.

Explain the role of Government expenditure and Open Market Operation in reducing AD/excess demand.

Answer»

 (a) Government Expenditure: 

1. Government has to invest huge amount on public works like roads, buildings, irrigation works, etc. 

2. During inflation, government should curtail (reduce) its expenditure on public works like roads, buildings, irrigation works thereby reducing the money income of the people and their demand for goods and services. 

(b) Open Market Operation: 

1. It consists of buying and selling of government securities and bonds in the open market by central bank. 

2. In a situation of excess demand leading to inflation, central bank sells government securities and bonds to commercial bank. With the sale of these securities, the power of commercial bank of giving loans decreases, which will control excess demand.

9850.

Giving reasons, state whether the statements are true or false:To control deflation the central bank should increase the bank rate.

Answer»

False. The central bank should decrease the bank rate in order to control deflation.