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Two problems which arose with the new Munro system of fixing revenue were:
(i) Driven by the desire to increase the income from land, revenue officials fixed too high a revenue demand.
(ii)Peasants were unable to pay ryots fled the countryside and villages became deserted in many regions.

The revenue officials wanted to increase the income from land. Hence, they fixed very high revenue demand. Peasants were not able to pay the revenue. The ryots fled the countryside and villages became deserted in many regions.

The ryots reluctant to grow indigo because:
(i) The planters paid a very low price for indigo.

(ii) The ryots was not in a position to even recover his cost, earning a profit was a far-fetched idea. This meant that the ryot was always under debt.

(iii) The planters insisted that the peasants cultivate indigo on the most fertile parts of their land, but the peasants preferred growing rice on the best soils as after an indigo harvest, the land could not be used for sowing rice

Crops grown by using water, from canals, tanks or wells is called “Irrigation”. Paddy and sugarcane crops are grown under irrigation.

Agriculture is one of the ancient, primary occupations of Karnataka. It is the main source of livelihood for many people. It is the backbone of our state economy. Economic progress depends on agriculture. It provides employment to people. It provides food for the people and raw materials to industries. It is the source of revenue to the state.

It earns foreign exchange by exporting crops like cotton, coffee, tea, tobacco, etc.

Agriculture helps to transport, banking and insurance. It plays an important role in the political and social systems of the State.

1. Land Utilization.

2. Kalaburagi.

3. Jowar.

4. Belagavi.

5. Nicotine.

The characteristics of mixed farming are : 

1. This farming is not meant for growing crops. 

2. In addition to growing crops other forms of farming are undertaken. Along with growing crops dairy farming, silkworm rearing poultry, bee-keeping, fishery, etc., are taken up. 

3. This type of farming is a popular one and is gaining more popularity in Karnataka.

Ragi is an important food crop. It is a very nutritive food grain. Ragi is used to prepare for many food items. It is used to prepare Ragi balls, porridge, sprouted flour, malt, dosa, etc. The stalks of the ragi plant are used as fodder for cattle.

Physical factors are relatively static as compared to other factors. 

Minerals occur under a variety of circumstances. It is important to understand their occurrence as the type of formation in which they occur determines the relative ease and cost of extraction of said minerals. In igneous and metamorphic rocks, minerals in their molten or gaseous forms are often pushed nearer to the earth’s surface through crevices. They cool and solidify in these crevices. The smaller occurrences are called veins while the comparatively larger ones are called lodes. Major metallic minerals like tin and copper occur in nature in this manner.

The energy that is generated and stored in the earth is called geothermal energy. It is mostly used for electricity production and is a cost-effective and environmentally friendly energy source.

1. The geothermal energy is sourced not only from the original formation of the planet but also from the radioactive decay of materials.

2. With increasing depth, the internal temperature of the earth keeps increasing. The difference in temperature between the core and the surface or the geothermal gradient drives a continuous conduction of thermal energy.

3. In areas of shallow depth, this thermal energy is often absorbed by the surrounding groundwater and rocks and often rises as steam. This steam power is then used for the generation of electricity.

4. Thus areas near plate tectonic boundaries which often have hot springs or weaker surface cover are often tapped for sourcing geothermal energy. But owing to its limited area of occurrence, it has not been fully exploited for the benefits of mankind.

Koderma – Gaya Hazaribagh belt of Jharkhand is the leading producer of mica in India. The British Geological Survey reported that as of 2005, this area also had the largest deposits of mica in the world. Mica is one of the indispensable minerals used in the electrical and electronic industries because of its excellent insulating properties and resistance to high voltage.

Yes, the rich and the poor nations adopted different prospectives to protect the earth at Rio-Summit: 

1. The rich countries were known as Global North whereas the poor countries were called Global South. 

2. Northern states showed concern with ozone depletion and global warming whereas southern states showed concern for economic development and environmental management.

Homogeneity is the foundation of regional approach.

(iii) The given function is f(x) = − (x − 1)² + 10.
It can be observed that (x − 1)² ≥ 0 for every x ∈ R.
Therefore, f(x) = − (x − 1)² + 10 ≤ 10 for every x ∈ R.
The maximum value of f is attained when (x − 1) = 0.
(x − 1) = 0 ∴ x = 0
∴Maximum value of f = f(1) = − (1 − 1)² + 10 = 10

Hence, function f does not have a minimum value.

(iv) The given function is g(x) = x³ + 1.
Hence, function g neither has a maximum value nor a minimum value.

(iv)f(x) = |sin4+3|
We know that −1 ≤ sin 4x ≤ 1.
∴ 2 ≤ sin 4x + 3 ≤ 4
∴ 2 ≤ |sin4+3| ≤ 4
Hence, the maximum and minimum values of f are 4 and 2 respectively.

1. Rapid combustion 

2. Spontaneous combustion 

3. Explosion

Fuel, Heat and Oxygen.

Garlic, Turmeric, Aloe vera.

1. Alexander Fleming 

2. July 29 

3. oxidizing agent 

4. not reached 

5. water

Corrrect answer is (b) ORS

Correct answer is (a) glucose

CO₂ , Methane, Chlorofluorocarbons

The minimum temperature at which a substance catches fire and burns is called its ignition temperature.

1. d 

2. c 

3. b 

4. a

Yellow fever

1. Garlic 

2. Turmeric 

3. Aloevera.

Histamine is a chemical messenger involved in number of complex biological reactions.

1. a. Gautama was sent away for schooling in twelve years.

2. b. Gautama lived in befitted royalty for 10 years.

3. d. A monk was begging for aims.

4. a. The meaning of the word 'holy' is sacred.

5. a. Gautama Buddha was a Prince who was named Siddhartha Gautama by his parents. He was born in 563 B.C. in North India.

1. a. Gautama Buddha was twenty-five years when he shielded himself from the sufferings of the world.

2. b. The Prince was moved by the effect of sights.

3. a. The Prince left the palace in search of enlightenment.

4. a. The meaning of the word 'looked at' is glanced.

5. b. Gautama wandered for seven years.

1. a. Buddha began to teach and share his new understandings with the common people.

2. b. Buddha's first sermon reflects Buddha's wisdom about one inscrutable kind of suffering, death.As he started preaching, he was known as Buddha, meaning, the awakened or the enlightened one.

3. c. Buddha preached his first sermon at Benares.

4. d. Buddha said that death is common to all mortals. You cannot avoid it. No amount of lamenting and weeping can bring back the dead. To obtain peace of mind, overcome all sorrows.

5. a. Gautama sat under a Pipal tree until he attained enlightenment. After K days he began to teach and share his new understandings. So he came to be known as Buddha (the Awakened or Enlightened).

Gautama Buddha asks Kisa to bring a handful of mustard seeds from a house where death had never knocked at the door. Kisa Gotami went from door to door, but couldn’t find a single house where death had not taken a beloved away. She could not get it as death is inevitable and anyone who is born is bound to die one day.

1. a. The speaker of these lines is Gautama Buddha.

2. b. He who seeks peace should draw out the arrow of lamentation, complaint and grief.

3. c. He who has overcome all sorrows will become free from sorrows and be blessed.

4. a. 'Lamentation' means weeping.

5. b. When a person has drawn out the arrow of lamentation, complaint and grief and be composed than he can get peace of mind.

(a) Arun is full of cowardice. 

(b) The violin played very shrilly and merrily. 

(c) Ravi said, “Are you really afraid of the dark?” 

(d) The whole village plunged into darkness. 

(e) The lions devoured their prey, hungrily. 

(f) He skimmed through the report. 

(g) One by one, the stars appeared in the sky.

• Started 
• Built 
• Wasn’t selling 
• Occupied
• Read 
• Was waiting 
• Noticed 
• Was playing 
• Was approaching 
• Ran 
• Grabbed 
• Offered 
• Left 
• Went

1. Sekhar was now with the Xanadu, a government publication. He joined it a year ago. Since then he has been publishing articles on various subjects. Next week he will write on the importance of being honest in public life.

2. I reached the school a little late this morning. My friend was waiting for me there. He said that he had been waiting there for half an hour. 

3. Yesterday, they went home only after they had finished their work. But today they just decided that they would not work after five o’clock.

The most powerful king among the sixteen kingdoms was Magadha

At present ruling will be done by the persons who are elected by the people of India.

(i) provides O2 to the body.

(iii) helps the body to get rid of CO2.

A process to convert a plain text into cipher text is called encryption. Whereas, a process to convert a cipher text into plain text is called decryption.

Computer software is a collection of programs, procedure and related data that provide the instructions for telling a computer what to do and how to do it.

System software refers to the programs that controls internal computer operations and makes best use of the hardware devices.

False 

It is a system software which acts as an interface between the user and the hardware.

(b) Operating system is a system software that acts as an interface between the user and the hardware.

Operating system is a program that acts as an interface between the user and the hardware.

1. System software. 

2. Operating system provides a software platform on which other programs, called application programs are run. 

3. It acts as an interface between the user and the hardware.

In order to use the printer, an operating system will need a device driver software.

a. plt.xlabel

b. plt.ylabel

c. plt.title

d. plt.legend( )

e. plt.show( )

After installing Matplotlib, we will begin coding by importing Matplotlib using the command: import matplotlib.pyplot as pit

Now you have imported Matplotlib in your workspace. You need to display the plots. Using Matplotlib from within a Python script, you have to add plt.show( ) method inside the file to display your plot.

With plt.xlabel and plt.ylabel, you can assign labels to those respective axis. Next, you can assign the plot’s title with plt.title, and then you can invoke the default legend with plt

legend( ).

plt.plot (years, total_populations)

plt.title → (“Year vs Population in India”)

plt.xlabel → (“Year”)

plt.ylabel (“Total Population”)

plt.legend( )

plt.show( ) Plt.title( ) → specifies title to the graph 

Plt.xlabel( ) → specifies label for X-axis

Plt.ylabel( ) → specifies label for Y-axis

“Changes in the partnership due to several reasons’ is known as reconstruction of partnership.

Following are the circumstances / reasons for reconstruction :

1. Change in the profit and loss sharing ratio between the continuing partners.
2. Admission of a new partner in the existing partnership firm.
3. Retirement or death of a partner of the existing partnership firm.
4. Current partnership firm is connected with one or more than one partnership firm.