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1.

The change in agriculture after independence A) improvement in irrigation facilities B) encouraging the usage of BorewellsC) using motor pumps that are run by electricity or diesel D) all the above

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(D) all the above

2.

The number of workers (in crores) in different sections of the textile industry. A) 5 B) 10 C) 15 D) 20

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Answer is (B) 10

3.

Combined Harvestor means A) It harvests the crop B) it threshes the crop C) It cleans the grain from chaff D) All the above

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(D) All the above

4.

According to a 2003 study of CH its charge is about Rs. …….. per day. A) 1000 – 1200 B) 1100 – 1400 C) 1300 – 1500 D) 1400 – 1600

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(B) 1100 – 1400

5.

CH harvests paddy fields of about one acre in ….. hour.A) one B) 1/2 an C) 3/4 th D) 1/4 th

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CH harvests paddy fields of about one acre in one hour.

6.

Use of CH saves the crop from the vagaries of weather in the coastal states.A) Andhra Pradesh B) Odisha C) Both A & B D) None

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(C) Both A & B

7.

Fill in the blanks :1. With the change in environment, the ……….. of the Homo sapiens also changed. 2. Big animals like mammoth were on the way to…………….. . 3. The ………………… were hunted on a large scale. 4. Homo sapiens had largely turned to …………………… with hunting. 5. Homo sapiens hunted. ……… animals like boar, deer, mountain goat and sheep.

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1. diet 

2. extinction 

3. mammoth 

4. fishing 

5. smaller

8.

Fill in the blanks :1. They ……………… in one place for longer periods. 2. They cleared jungles by felling trees and set up their ……… camps in the clearings. 3. The ways of life of ……………….. in the New Stone Age was completely different from that of humans in the Old Stone Age. 4. In the New Stone Age, humans became ………… of foodgrains. 5. The beginning of …………….. is a characteristic of the culture of the New Stone Age.

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1. stayed 

2. seasonal 

3. humans 

4. producers 

5. cultivation

9.

Fill in the blanks :1. The changed diet pattern enabled the groups of Homo sapiens to………………. to faraway regions. 2. They moved their camps to different places according to ……………………. changes. 3. The Homo sapiens harvested seasonal wild grains and gathered seasonal and ……… 4. They would find out the best seasons for …………… 5. By observation, they discovered the best ……………. grounds.

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1. oam 

2. seasonal 

3. fruits, roots 

4. fishing

5. hunting

10.

Give reason :The diet of Homo sapiens underwent a change.

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The climate underwent change and became warmer. Big animals like mammals were on the way to extinction. Therefore, the diet of the Homo sapiens underwent a change.

11.

Why did the hunting pattern of the Homo sapiens change with time?

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1. With the mammoth becoming extinct, the Homo sapiens had to turn to fishing. 

2. He also hunted smaller animals like wild boar, deer, mountain goat and sheep. 

3. Thus, the hunting pattern of the Homo sapiens changed with time.

12.

How and why did the Homo sapiens clear the jungle?

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i. For fishing and hunting in one particular region, the Homo sapiens needed to stay in one place for longer periods. 

ii. So they cleared the jungles by felling trees and set up their seasonal camps in the clearings.

13.

Which smaller animals did the Middle Stone Age man hunt?

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The Middle Stone Age man hunted smaller animals like boar, deer, mountain goat and sheep.

14.

A ball of mass 1 kg moves perpendicularly to a bat with a speed of 5 m/s. And the bat of 10 kg moves opposite to the ball with 2 m/s. After hitting ball moved with 15 m/s. What is the speed of bat after hit ? A) 1 m/s B) 2 m/sC) 3 m/s D) zero

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Correct option is A) 1 m/s

15.

How did the Homo sapiens discover the best hunting grounds and fishing seasons?

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By observation of nature and using this knowledge to their advantage, the Homo sapiens discovered the best season for fishing and also the best hunting grounds.

16.

A boy of mass 30 kg uses a rope to climb which bears nearly 600 N. What is the maximum acceleration with which he can climb safely ? A) 0.05 ms-2B) 20 ms-2 C) 0 D) 18000 ms-2

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Correct option is B) 20 ms-2 

17.

Write about the effects on your life, of the seasonal changes in weather.

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The seasonal changes in weather result in changes in my clothing. I wear warm clothes during winter and light cotton clothes in summer. The seasonal changes in climate make me sick sometimes and I am forced to take medicines. I cannot go out and play games with my friends in the rainy season.

18.

Give reason :People established permanent village settlements.

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i. The nature of agricultural work made it necessary to stay in one place. 

ii. Therefore people established permanent villagesettlements to live in them generation after generation

19.

What enabled the New Stone Age man to establish permanent village-settlements?

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The nature of agricultural work made it possible for the New Stone Age man to establish permanent village-settlements.

20.

Why did the people of the New Stone Age establish permanent village-settlements and lived in them generation after generation?

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1. In hunting and gathering way of life, it is necessary to keep moving all the time. 

2. However, agriculture made it possible to store food and use it over a longer period. Hence, their need to move constantly diminished. 

3. The nature of agricultural work was such that they had to stay in one place. 

4. Therefore people established permanent village-settlements and lived in them generation after generation.

21.

In which way of life is it necessary to keep moving?

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In the hunting and gathering way of life, it is necessary to keep moving all the time.

22.

Compare the New Stone Age village with a modern village.

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New Stone Age villageModern village
1. New Stone Age village was primitive as it was an early villagesettlement.1. Modern village is much developed as it underwent many changes over a period of time.
2. New Stone Age village was in remote areas and had no contact with the outside world.2. Modern villages are wellconnected with the outside world with the means of transport and communication.
3. Human beings lived in huts. 3. Human beings live in constructed houses.
4. Agriculture, animal husbandry, and fishing were the main activities of the villagers.4. Besides agriculture, animal husbandry, and fishing, many other activities are undertaken by the villagers with the help of machines.

23.

Law of inertia A) Newton’s first law of motion B) Newton’s second law of motion C) Newton’s third law of motion D) Law of conservation of mass

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A) Newton’s first law of motion

24.

What are the types of data used for Natural Language Processing applications?

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Natural Language Processing takes in the data of Natural Languages in the form of written words and spoken words which humans use in their daily lives and operates on this.

25.

Explain the condition of religion in olden days.

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  • In olden days, common man did not study much.
  • The worker class i.e. labourers used to obtain vocational training so that they could learn various skills.
  • People believed in traditional religious beliefs and following religion had just become a show-off. Idol worship also started in that period.
  • People were more scared of religious heads and saints than kings.
  • Blind faith and superstitions were wide spread.
  • Many people took undue advantage of this.
  • On one hand, people respected religious books such as Vedas, Puranas, etc. whereas on the other hand, they were completely ignorant about the truth and fundamentals of these books.
  • Both Hindus and Muslims considered charity as a moral duty and a part of religious act.
  • Many priests, saints, etc. misguided people and made them stop following the religion. They then claimed themselves above the religion.
  • They took undue advantage of people’s ignorance and became supreme authorities of the
    kingdom and also made their own lives lavish.
  • Owing to all these reasons, the Bhakti movement started in India.
26.

What are the different types of Chloroplast is algae. Explain

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  • Variation among the shapes of the chloroplast is found in algae and is very unique to it especially in green algae. 
  • They contain chlorophyll a and b pigments for photosynthesis. 
  • The chloroplasts also contain pyrenoids which store starch.
S.No.AlgaeShape of chloroplast
1.Chlamydomonas Cup shaped
2.Chara Discoid
3.Ulothrix Girdle shaped
4.Oedogonium Reticulate
5.SpirogyraSpiral
6.Zygnema Stellate
7.Mougeoutia Plate like

27.

All living things eat grow …………… . (a) physically (b) spritually (c) mentally

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Correct option is (a) physically

28.

Give an example for various types of Algae.

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Marine - Gracilaria and Sargassum 

Fresh water algae - Oedogonium and Ulothrix 

Endozoic algae - Chlorella and Chaladophora crispata.

29.

State whether the following statements are true or false: (a) A baby gradually learn to perform newly learnt tasks without making mistake. (b) At, birth we already learn all skills. (c) We cannot manage all our tasks entirely by overselves. (d) Our height manage all our tasks entirely by oversieves.

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(a) True

(b) False 

(c) True 

(d) False

30.

Everyday, we keep ……….. . (a) repeating (b) walking (c) learning

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Correct option is (c) learning

31.

Human beings grow in height and weight from birth to ………….. . (a) childhood (b) adulthood (c) teens

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Correct option is (b) adulthood

32.

Define Dicotyledons. 

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  • Seeds of dicotyledonous plants contain two cotyledons. 
  • Leaves show reticulate venation.
  • Flowers are tetramerous or pentamerous. 
33.

Define alternation of generation. 

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Altemation of the haploid gametophytic phase (n) with diploid sporophytic phase (2n) during the life cycle is called alternation of generation.

34.

Our height grows till we are about …………. years old. (a) 15 (b) 18 (c) 20

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Correct option is (b) 18

35.

What do you think are the two most important lessons that the speaker mentions?

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The two most important lessons the speaker mentions are to stress our point without raising our voice and to raise our voice when our silence hurts another life.

36.

With age our ………… strength also increases. (a) spiritual (b) mental (c) physical

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Correct option is (c) physical

37.

What is alternation of generations in plants? 

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  • Alternation of generation is common in all plants.
  • Alternation of the haploid gametophytic phase (n) with diploid sporophytic phase (2n) during the life cycle is called alternation of generation. 
38.

When a person begins to do a task more easily without doing mistake his …………… increase. (a) inefficiency (b) practicality (c) efficiency

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Correct option is (c) efficiency

39.

We must all learn to take ……….. for doing our personal tasks ourselves. (a) responsibility (b) jobs (c) irresponsibility

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Correct option is (a) responsibility

40.

Describe T.S. of spinal cord.

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1. Externally there are three meninges covering spinal cord Duramater, arachnoid membrane and pia mater. 

2. Dorsoventrally there are two fissures, the shallow dorsal or posterior fissure and the deeper ventral or anterior fissure. 

3. From dorsal fissure a dorsal septum extends inside. 

4. Neurocoel or central canal is situated in the centre of spinal cord. 

5. The central canal is filled with cerebro¬spinal fluid and is lined by cuboidal epithelial cells called layer of ependyma. 

6. There is inner grey and outer white matter in the spinal cord. This grey matter is in the shape of ‘H’ with two dorsolateral horns and two ventrolateral horns.

7. Dorsal horns form dorsal roots and ventral horns form ventral roots. 

8. White matter is divided into three columns, viz., the dorsal funiculi, ventral funiculi and lateral funiculi on either side. 

9. Ascending and descending tracts of nerve fibres arise from dorsal and ventral roots of the spinal cord. Ascending tracts are sensory while descending tracts are motor in nature.

41.

The greater the number of skills we learn, the less is our ……………. on others. (a) independence (b) effort (c) dependence

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Correct option is (c) dependence

42.

What kind of learning brings joy to you?

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Learning new ways to learn brings joy to us.

43.

Our …………….. develops through our interests and efforts. (a) personality (b) excellence (c) exercise

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Correct option is (a) personality

44.

Name the three important developments that have been made by the seed plants. 

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  • The development of heterospory. 
  • The development of seeds. 
  • The development of non-swimming male gametes
45.

Name the classification of angiosperms.

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  • The basis of the number of cotyledons angiosperms are classified into two broad groups. 
  • They are (i) Monocotyledonae, (ii) Dicotyledonae.
46.

Each person has every right to get the opportunity to make progress and ……………. their own life. (a) bench (b) prosperous(c) enrich

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Correct option is (c) enrich

47.

Our physical and mental make up is not the …………… as that of anyone else. (a) different (b) same (c) similar

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Correct option is (b) same

48.

What skills do we already have before we leam to ride bicycle?

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Before riding a bicycle we know to walk, run, jump, climb, skip and hop. Hence we are able to climb and sit on the bicycle and balance it by touching the ground with our legs.

49.

Seed formation without fertilization in flowering plants involves the process ofa. Sporulation b. Budding c. Somatic hybridization d. Apomixis

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The answer is d. Apomixis 

50.

How does fertilization occur in gymnosperms? 

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Fertilization is of siphonogamous type, i.e., the male gametes are carried to the archegonia through pollen tube in gymnosperms.