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A) one atmosphere

B) muscle tissue

C) both A and B

D) euphotic zone, bathyal zone, abyssal zone

B) euphotic zone

In graphite, carbon is sp² -hybridised and each carbon is linked to three other carbon atoms by forming hexagonal rings. Each carbon is now left with one unhybridised p-orbital which undergoes sideways overlap to form three p-p double bonds. Thus, graphite has twodimensional sheet like (layered) structure consisting of a number of benzene rings fused together. Silicon, on the other hand, does not form an analogue of carbon because of the following reason: 

Due to bigger size and smaller electronegativity of Si than C, it does not undergo sp² - hybridisation and hence it does not form p-p double bonds needed for graphite like structure. Instead, it prefers to undergo only sp³ -hybridisation and hence silicon has diamond like three ‐ dimensional network

A sprain is a twisting of a joint without dislocating it. In this, there is a damage of ligaments, tendons, muscles and nerves.

Synovial fluid lubricates the freely movable joint at the shoulder.

There are three types of arthritis: 

(i) Rheumatoid, (ii) Gout, (iii) Osteoarthritis.

1. d. Lencho has asked for a hundred pesos in order to sow his field again.

2. a. Lencho needed help because the hailstorm had destroyed his crop, and his family would go hungry.

3. b. Lencho’s crops were completely destroyed by the hailstorm. He had nobody to help him but he had faith in God.

4. c. Lencho wrote a letter to God.

5. d. Lencho’s crops got destroyed due to a hailstorm.

1. d. A hailstorm had struck, leaving the field bare.

2. a. The corn was totally destroyed by the hailstorm.

3. b. Lencho was utterly unhappy and distressed after the storm.

4. c. Lencho was sad as he was left with no corn to sow and feed his family, with.

5. d. Lencho’s soul was filled with sadness.

1. (iv) Fowler wanted to meet Ausable because he was a writer and wished to meet a real spy. Ausable unlike, other secret agents was very fat with an accent both French and German.

2. (i) He was disappointed to meet Ausable who looked ordinary, slow, sluggish and a very fat person who lived in a small room on the top floor of a cheap hotel.

3. (ii) In beginning we thought Max was the smarter one but in the end Ausable outwitted him with his smart plan.

4. (iii) Ausable said this line to Fowler.

5. (i) Fowler thought Ausable was unlike and different from other spies.

1. a. Lencho went out in the rain to have the pleasure of feeling the rain on his body.

2. c. they were round in shape and good rain means good money.

3. b. The word "approaching" means the same as coming closer.

4. b. The raindrops are compared to new coins.

5. d. Lencho compared the big droplets of rain to ten cent pieces.

1. c. Lencho meant thirty pesos.

2. b. God was in Lencho’s mind when he was writing the letter.

3. d. A word which is the opposite of "honest" in the passage is 'crooks'.

4. b. Post office employees are denoted as a bunch of crooks.

5. a. The postmaster went to open the letter.

(c) Gouty arthritis

(d) Osteoporosis

Endurance or aerobic activities

The removal of parathyroid gland results in Tetany.

1. Curry leaves

2. Rs. 80 only

3. Among pumpkins

4. The vendor’s purse

5. An ATM card and money

1. Abhi and Adi

2. Day and night/They worked very hard.

3. They were farmers.

4. Adi

5. Adi

1. a) alone 

b) coming

2. a) content 

b) robust

3. a) sweet 

b) think

1) plays 

2) go 

3) talked 

4) started 

5) work up 

6) stayed 

7) travelled 

8) is talking 

9) are working 

10) was reading, was cooking 

11) were playing 

12) will rain 

13) shall leave

14) will start 

15) will get

He got the vegetables he needed free of cost.

I eat carrot, brinjal, spinach, cucumber, tomato and beans.

He does not use polythene bags as they are not environmental friendly

1. The woman is cutting vegetables.

2. Brinjal, ladies’ fingers (okra) and onions.

3. We should eat vegetables because they provide nutrients and vitamins for our bodies. They provide us health benefits. They keep us strong and healthy.

4. I ate tomato and egg curry.

5. No, we do not eat the same kind of vegetables every day. We eat different kinds of vegetables.

6. I like carrot most because it is sweet and it protects our eyes.

Ramu’s mother asked him to bring some vegetables. So he went to the vegetable shop to bring vegetables. .

I have lost my pens and books several times at school. I have got them back every time.

If I find a purse on the way to school, I will hand over it to my school teachers so that they can give it to its owner.

Life without rocks and minerals would be disastrous – Rocks are of great value to us. Some of the main benefits of- rocks are listed below :  

• Soil is formed when rocks gradually break up and disintegrated by mechanical and chemical processes. 
• Rocks contain a great variety of minerals that yield metals such as iron, manganese, and copper, which are important raw materials for mineral-based manufacturing industries. We shall face many problems if rocks and minerals get diminished. 

The following problems may exist: 

1. Human life will come to an end, as soil is essential for food production and if rocks diminished, it would lead to non¬availability of soil. 

2. Mineral-based manufacturing industries will also come to an end.

If we look at a bright object and then close our eyes, the sensation of light persists for a short period. This is known as persistence image or the after image. It lasts for one-tenth of a second. Therefore by closing the eyes and gently pressing them with your palms, you see some specs of brilliant light.

He was in his early 40s. He was fair in complexion and short. He had clear blue eyes. He had thin hair and a large forehead. He wore a dark suit, sober tie and rimless spectacles. All these gave him a look of seriousness and reservation.

Judiciary defines and interprets the laws of the land and tries to prevent any person from violating the laws of the Constitution.

1. The functions of the government are divided into three branches, namely, the Legislature, the Executive and the Judiciary.

2. Subjects for legislation are divided into three lists-the Union List, the State List and the Concurrent List.

3. The Union Parliament has two Houses-the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha.

4. The Rajya Sabha is a permanent house. It cannot be dissolved.

5. The Parliament is answerable to the legislature.

into three branches-the legislature, the executive and the judiciary. The powers and functions are distributed among these branches in a manner that makes them equally balanced. 

India is a parliamentary democracy. The Parliament, which is composed of the elected representatives of the Indian people, is vested with supreme power. The Parliament is the highest law-making body and it makes laws for the entire country. Thus the Indian people enjoy supreme power through their representatives in the Parliament. In a parliamentary form of government, there is a very close relationship between the legislature and the executive. 

After the general elections, the elected representatives of the people from the Lok Sabha. The President appoints the leader of the majority party or the single largest party or group of parties within the Lok Sabha as the Prime Minister. Generally, the Prime Minister chooses his/her Council of Ministers from among the elected members of the Lok Sabha. He/she may also choose a Rajya Sabha members as a minister. The Lok Sabha exercise control over the Council of Ministers which is responsible and answerable to the Lok Sabha for all its policies, decisions and actions. This makes the Parliament the supreme authority in the government because it has the final authority to accept or reject the decisions of the executive

Secret Ballot is a voting method in which a voter’s choice in an election or referendum is anonymous forestalling attempts to influence the voter by intimidation, blackmailing and potential vote buying. Printed ballot papers are provided with the names of the candidates. Provisions are made at the polling place for the voter to record their preferences in secret and the ballots are designed to eliminate bias and to prevent anyone from influencing a voter.

The arrangement of roads is almost circular which ends at the central location or nucleus of the settlement around the house of the main landlord of the village or around a mosque, temple or church.

The three categories of Ministers are:

1. Cabinet Ministers

2. Minister of State

3. Deputy Ministers

The two main functions of the Cabinet are:

1. All important decisions are taken by the cabinet ministers.

2. Cabinet formulates the policies and programmes of the government.

Two Executive powers of the President are:

1. He appoints the Prime Minister and Union Minister.

2. He appoints state Governors, the Judges of the Supreme Court and High Court, the Comptroller and Auditor-General, the Attorney General and members of the Union Public service Commission.

Two Judicial powers of the President are:

1. He can pardon, remit or suspend a sentence of punishment given by a court-martial or death sentence passed by the court.

2. He is not answerable to any law court for the exercise of his powers, except in case of impeachment in Parliament.

The President can declare an emergency if:

1. Security of India is threatened.

2. There is a break down of the constitutional machinery in a state.

3. The financial stability of the country is threatened.

No, he was a little startled. But he was not alarmed. He just expressed his surprise seeing Max who should have been in Berlin.

Ausable’s fat body and American accent were the two uncharacteristic features of a detective.

A man, who was her father’s age, came to meet Shree.

Chaitra promised to give her an old camera phone.

Correct answer is (b) phone

Chaitra tells lies to Shree, saying that she is studying in a school near to Shree’s school. She used a film stars picture as her profile. She asked Shree to come to the raiway station all alone.

She couldn’t eat her tiffin because she was eagerly waiting to talk to Chaitra.

Shrees aunt accompanied her to the railway station. She informed the station manager about the new friend and asked him to help them. When she saw the man talking to Shree, she hit him with her handbag. He ran away into the crowded train.

The distinctive features of a Global Economy are: 

1. Globalisation refers to the growing interdependence between different peoples, regions and Globalisation and Social Change countries in the world as social and economic relationships come to stretch world-wide. 

2. Although economic forces are an integral part of globalization, it would be wrong to suggest that they alone produce it. Globalisation involves a stretching of social and economic relationship throughout the world. This stretching is pushed by certain economic policies very broadly. This process in India is termed liberalization. The term liberalization refers to a range of policy decisions that the Indian state took since 1991 to open up the Indian economy to the world market. This marked a break with an earlier stated policy of the government to have a greater control over the economy. 

3. Among the many economic factors during globalization, the role of transnational corporations (TNCs) is particularly important. 

4. Since July 1991, the Indian economy has witnessed a series of reforms in all major sectors of the economy (agriculture, industry, trade, foreign investment and technology, public sector, financial institutions, etc). The basic assumption was that greater integration into the global market would be beneficial to Indian economy. 

5. Hie process of liberalization also involved the taking of loans from international institutions such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF). These loans are given on certain conditions. The government makes commitments to pursue certain kind of economic measures that involve a policy of structural adjustments. These adjustments usually mean cuts in state expenditure on the social sector such as health, education and social security. There is also a greater say by international institutions such as the World Trade Organisaiton (WTO).