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 SURYA THE GLOBAL SCHOOL
Affiliation No.3630196
Beside Turbo Machinery, Miyapur-Bachupally Road, Hyderabad 500090
Ch : Electricity, Competency based questions.
1. On the basis of your understanding of the following paragraph and the related studies
concept.

The Tehri dam is the highest dam in India and one of the highest in the World. The
Tehri dam withholds a reservoir of capacity 4.0 km2 and surface area 52 km2. It is used for
irrigation , municipal water supply and the generation of 1000 MW of hydroelectricity.

The Tehridam has been the object of protests . Environment activist Shri. Sunder
LalBahuguna led ‘Anti Tehri dam movement’ from 1980s to 2014. The protest was against
the displacement of town inhabitants and environmental consequences of the weak eco
system. The relocation of more than 1,00,000 people from the area has led to protracted legal
battles over resettlement rights and ultimately resulted in the delayed completion of the
project.

(a) How is hydropower harnessed?

(b) Define 1 MW

( c ) Mention two disadvantages of constructing Tehri dam.

(d) What happens when water from great heights is made to fall on blades of turbine?

2. For the given question two statements are given, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the
other labelled as Reason ( R). Select the correct answer to these questions from the codes (a),
(b), (c) and (d) as given below.

(a) Both (A) and ( R ) are true and ( R ) is correct explanation of Assertion

(b) Both (A) and ( R ) are true but ( R ) is not correct explanation of Assertion

( c) ( A) is true but (R ) is false

(d) (A) is false but (R ) is true

ASSERTION( A ) :Alloys are commonly used in electrical heating devices like electric iron
and heater.

REASON (R) :Resistivity of an alloy is generally higher than that of its constituent metals
but the alloys have low melting points than their constituent metals.

3. An electric geyser is known to consume 2.2 ‘units’ of electrical energy per hour of its use. It is
designed to work on the mains voltage of 220V.

a) What is the ‘power-rating’ of this device?

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b) What is the current flowing through this device when it is connected across the ‘mains’?

c) What is the ‘resistance’ of this device?

d) Does the resistance of this device remain constant during its operation/working?

e) Which of the two- a 100W, 220V lamp, or a 10W, 220V night lamp – has a higher resistance?

4) Read the given information carefully and answer the questions that follow:

• The resistivity of copper is less than that of aluminium which, in turn is less than that of
constantan.
• There are nine wires, labelled as A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, that have been designed as per the
tabular details given below:

Answer the following questions:

a) Arrange the three values R1, R2, R3 in increasing order.

b) Arrange the three values R7, R8, R9 in decreasing order.
c) Which of the two (i) R4 and R6 (ii) R1 and R8 has a lower value?
d) Will the graph between R1, R2, R3 (on the y-axis) and their corresponding length values (on
the x-axis) be a straight line?
e) What is the likely value of the ratio R4/R6?

5) Observe the given circuit diagram carefully and answer the questions that follow:

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 a) What are the currents drawn by the least and the highest of the three resistors?
b) What is the current drawn by the 6 Ω resistor?
c) What would be the reading of the ammeter?
d) How much current does the least of the three resistors, draw from the given battery?
e) Is the equivalent resistance of the parallel combination shown, more or less than the least(=
4 – 2) Ω, of the individual resistances?

6) Observe the given circuit carefully and answer the questions that follow:

a) What is the total equivalent resistance of the circuit?

b) What would be the reading of the ammeter?
c) What would be the reading of a voltmeter connected between the points Q and R?
d) What would be the reading of the ammeter if only the highest of the three resistors (= 5Ω)
were present alone in the circuit?
e) What would be the reading of a voltmeter connected between the points P and S

7) The figure below shows three cylindrical copper conductors along with their face areas
lengths. Compare the resistance and the resistivity of the three conductors. Justify your
answer.

L 3L L/3

A A/3

3A

8) The values of current(I) flowing through a given resistor(R), for the corresponding values of
potential difference (V) across the resistor are as given below:

V (volts) 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 4.0 5.0

I (amperes 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.8 1.0
Plot a graph between current (I) and the potential difference (V) and determine the resistance (R) of
the resistor.

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 9) a) Explain how does a cell maintain current in a circuit.

b) In the circuit given below the resistance of the path xTy = 2 Ω and that xZy = 6 Ω.

i) Find the equivalent resistance between x and y.

ii) Find the current in the main circuit.

iii) Calculate the current that flows through the path xTy and xZy.

15Ω

Z T

Y 6V

10) Study the following circuit and answer the following questions that follow :

10Ω

15Ω

a) State the type of combination of the two resistors in the circuit.

b) What will be the potential difference across the above combination if applied potential is 6
V?

c) What will be the ammeter reading?

SHORT ANSWER TYPE
QUESTIONS.
1. A copper wire has diameter 0.5 mm and resistivity of 1.6 x 10 -6Ω m. What will be the
lengthof this wire to make its resistance 10 Ω ? How much does the resistance change if the
diameter is doubled?

2. When a 12 V battery is connected across an unknown resistor, there is a current of 2.5 mA

in thecircuit. Find the value of resistance of the resistor.

3. A battery of 9 V is connected in series with resistors 0.2 Ω , 0.3Ω, 0.4Ω, 0.5 Ω and
12 Ω,respectively. How much current would flow through the 12Ω resistor?
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4. How many 176 Ω resistors in parallel are required to carry 5 A on a 220 V line?

5..Show how you would connect three resistors , each of resistance 6 Ω, so that the
combination hasa resistance of (i) 9 Ω and (ii) 4 Ω

6. Several electric bulbs designed to be used on a 220 V line, are rated 10 W. How many
lamps canbe connected in parallel with each other across the two wires of 220 V line if the
maximum allowable current is 5 A.

7. A hot plate of electric oven connected to a 220 V line has two resistance coils A and B, each of

24 Ω resistance, which may be used separately, in series ,or in parallel. What are the currents
in thethree cases?

8. Compute the heat generated while transferring 96000 C of charge in one hour through a
potentialdifference of 50 V.

9. An electrtic bulb is connected to a 220 V generator. The current is 0.5 A. What is the power
of thebulb?

10. An electric refrigerator rated 400 W operates 8 hour per day . What is the cost of the
energy tooperate iot for 30 days at Rs 3.00 per kW h?

11. Compare the power used in the 2 Ω resistor in each of the following circuits:

(i) a 6 V battery in series with 1 Ω and 2 Ω resistors and

(ii) a 4 V battery in parallel with 12Ω and 2 Ω resistors .

12Two lamps ,one rated 100 W at 220 V and the other 60 W at 220 V, are connected in parallel
toelectric mains supply. What current is drawn from the line if the supply voltage is 220 V?

13. Which uses more energy , a 250 W T V set in I hr, or 1200 W toaster in 110 minutes?

14. An electric heater of resistance 8 Ω draws 15 A from the service mains 2 hours. Calculate the
rateat which heat is developed in the heater.

15. (a) Define the S I Unit of current.

(b) Name the device used for measuring electric current. How it is connected in a
circuit?( c) The filament of an electric lamp , which draws a current of 0.2 A, is used
for 5 hours .
Calculate the amount of charge flowing through the circuit.
16. (i) Define 1 V
(ii) Name the device used for measuring potential difference. How it is
connected in acircuit?
(iii) Calculate the work done to move 2 C of charge between two points having a
potentialdifference of 6 V

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17. How the current through a conductor change when the potential difference
across theconductor is doubled? What happens to the resistance of the conductor in
this case?
18. Draw the circuit diagram to study Ohm‟s law. Explain the function of the rheostat
in thecircuit.
19. What happens to the resistance and resistivity of a wire in the following cases
(i) wire is cut into two equal halves
(ii) wire is stretched to double its length,
20. Two resistors of resistances 2 Ω and 4 Ω are connected in series with a battery of 6
V with an ammeter to measure the current through 4 Ω resistor and a voltmeter to
measure thevoltage across 2 Ω resistor with a closed plug key.
(i) Draw the circuit diagram
(ii) Calculate the readings of ammeter and voltmeter.
21.Five resistors of identical resistances are connected (i) in series and (ii) in
parallel.Calculate the ratio of equivalent resistance of series with that of
parallel.
22. (i) Define electric power. Write its S I unit.
(ii) A bulb has a power of 10W. Calculate the current it draws when connected across a
battery of 12 V.
23. (a) How does the resistivity of alloys compare with those of pure metals from which
theymay have beenformed?
(b) Calculate the resistance of a 1 km long copper wire of area of cross section 2 x 10-2
cm2.The resistivity of copper is 1.62 x 10-8 Ω m
24. (a) Distinguish between resistance and resistivity .
(b) A wire is stretched so that its length becomes 6/5 times of its original length.
If theoriginal resistance is 25 Ω , find its new resistance.
25. Write three advantages of connecting the electrical appliances in parallel with the
mainsthan in series.
26. How many 40 W,220 V lamps can be safely connected to a 220 V, 5 A line?
27 . How much current will an electric iron draw from a 220 V source if the resistance of
its element when hot is 55 Ω .Also calculate the wattage of the iron when it is operated
on 220 V
28. A current of 5 A is passed through a conductor of 12 Ω for 2 minutes
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.Calculate theamount of heat produced.
29. The V – I graph for the two wires A and B are shown in the figure. If we connect
both thewires one by one to the same battery , which of the two will produce more heat
per unit time?Justify your answer.

A
V B

I
30. Three resistors of resistances R1 , R2 and R3 are connected (i) in series , and
(ii) in parallel. Write the expressions for the equivalent resistance of the
combinations for theequivalent resistance of the combination in each case.
31. Two resistors of 12 Ω each are connected to a battery of 3 V. Calculate the ratio
of thepower consumed by the resulting combinations with minimum resistance and
maximum resistance.
32. Write the relation between resistance and resistivity of the material of a conductor
in theshape of a cylinder of length „l‟ and area of cross section „A‟, Hence derive the S
I unit of electrical resistivity.
33. Resistance of a metal wire of length 5 m is 100 Ω. If the area of cross section of the
wireis 3 x 10 -7 m 2, calculate the resistivity of the metal.
34. An electric bulb is rated 200 V, 100 W. What is its resistance? Calculate the energy
consumed by three such bulbs if they glow continuously for 10 hours for complete
month ofNovember. Calculate the total cost if the rate is Rs 6.50 per unit
35. What is meant by the statement “ the resistance of a conductor is one ohm”?
36.Define electric power. Write an expression relating electric power , potential
differenceand resistance.
37. How many 132 Ω resistors in parallel are required to carry 5 A on a 220 V line?
38. A torch bulb is rated 5 V and 500 mA. Calculate its (i) power (ii) resistance (iii)
energyconsumed when it is lighted for 2 ½ hours.

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CHAPTER

14 Probability

Probabilty

Experiment Random Event Outcomes

experiment

Equally likely Sample

Experimental
Complementary space
probability
event

Sure event Impossible Favourable

event outcomes

Theoritical
or classical
probabilty

KEY POINTS:
1. Probability is a quantitative measure of likelihood of occurrence of an event.
2. Number of outcomes favourable to E N(E)
Probability of an event (E) = =
Total number of possibleoutcomes N(S)
3. 0  P (E)  1
4. If P(E) = 0, then it is an impossible event.
5. If P(E) = 1, then it is sure event.

6. If E is an event, then not E( E ) is called complementary event.

7. P( E ) = 1 – P(E)  P(E) + P( E ) = 1
8. Probability of an event is never negative.
9. Sample space (S) : The collection of all possible outcomes of random experiment.

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Examples of Sample space
1. When one coin is tossed, then S = {H, T}
2. When two coins are tossed, then S = {HH, TT, HT, TH}
3. When three coins are tossed, then S = {HHH, TTT, HTT, THT, TTH, THH,
HTH, HHT}
4. When four coins are tossed, then S = {HHHH, TTTT, HTTT, THTT, TTHT, TTTH,
HHHT, HHTH, HTHH, THHH, HTHT, THTH, TTHH, HHTT, THHT, HTTH}.
   
1 coin 2coins 3 coins 4 coins
   
2 outcomes 2 × 2 outcomes 2×2×2=8 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 = 16
outcomes outcomes
1. When a die is thrown once, then S = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, n(S) = 6
2. When two dice are thrown together or A die is thrown twice, then
S = {(1, 1), (1, 2), (1, 3), (1, 4), (1, 5), (1, 6)
(2, 1), (2, 2), (2, 3), (2, 4), (2, 5), (2, 6)
(3, 1), (3, 2), (3, 3), (3, 4), (3, 5), (3, 6)
(4, 1), (4, 2), (4, 3), (4, 4), (4, 5), (4, 6)
(5, 1), (5, 2), (5, 3), (5, 4), (5, 5), (5, 6)
(6, 1), (6, 2), (6, 3), (6, 4), (6, 5), (6, 6)}
n(S) = 6 × 6 = 36
3. When 3 dice are thrown or a die is thrown thrice then
n(S) = 6 × 6 × 6 = 216,
n(S) → no. of outcomes in sample space
Playing cards n(s) = 52

Red Cards (26) Black Cards (26)

Heart (13) Diamond (13) Spade (13) Club (13)

Each suit contains 1 ace, 1 king, 1 Queen, 1 jack and nine

number cards 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

Face card 12 Non face card 40

4 king, 4 Queen & 4 Jack 36 number cards + 4 aces

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 VERY SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
1. Multiple Choice Questions
(i) Which of the following cannot be the probability of an event? [NCERT]
2
(a) 0.7 (b) (d) – 1.5 (d) 15%
3
(ii) Which of the following can be the probability of an event?
[NCERT Exemplar]
18 8
(a) – 0.04 (b) 1.004 (c) (d)
23 7
(iii) An event is very unlikely to happen, its probability is closest to
[NCERT Exemplar]
(a) 0.0001 (b) 0.001 (c) 0.01 (d) 0.1
(iv) Out of one digit prime numbers, one number is selected at random. The
probability of selecting an even number is:
1 1 4 2
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2 4 9 5
(v) When a die is thrown, the probability of getting an odd number less than 3
is:
1 1 1
(a) (b) (c) (d) 0
6 3 2
(vi) Rashmi has a die whose six faces show the letters as given below:

A B C D A C
If she throws the die once, then the probability of getting C is:
1 1 1 1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
3 4 5 6
(vii) A card is drawn from a well shuffled pack of 52 playing cards. The event E
is that the card drawn is not a face card. The number of outcomes favourable
to the event E is:
(a) 51 (b) 40 (c) 36 (d) 12

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2. Choose the correct answer from the given four options
(i) If the probability of an even is ‘p’ then probability of its complementary
event will be:
1
(a) p – 1 (b) p (c) 1 – p (d) 1 −
p
(ii) P(Winning) = x/12, P(Losing) = 1/3. Find x [CBSE 2014]
(a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7 (d) 9
(iii) The probability of a number selected at random from the numbers 1, 2, 3,
.... 15 is a multiple of 4 is: (CBSE 2020)
4 2 1 1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
15 15 15 5
(iv) The probability that a non-leap year selected at random will contains 53
Mondays is:
1 2 3 5
(a) (b) (c) (d)
7 7 7 7
(v) A bag contains 6 red and 5 blue balls. One ball is drawn at random. The
probability that the ball is blue is:
2 5 5 6
(a) (b) (c) (d)
11 6 11 11
(vi) One alphabet is chosen from the word MATHEMATICS. The probability
of getting a vowel is:
6 5 3 4
(a) (b) (c) (d)
11 11 11 11
(vii) Two coins are tossed simultaneously. The probability of getting at most one
head is

1 1 2 3
(a) (b) (c) (d)
4 2 3 4
3. A card is drawn at random from a pack of 52 playing cards. Find the probability
that the card drawn is neither an ace nor a king.

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4. Out of 250 bulbs in a box, 35 bulbs are defective. One bulb is taken out at
random from the box. Find the probability that the drawn bulb is not defective.
5. Non Occurance of any event is 3:4. What is the probability of Occurance of this
event?
6. If 29 is removed from (1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 29), then find the probability of getting a
prime number.
7. A card is drawn at random from a deck of playing cards. Find the probability of
getting a face card.
8. In 1000 lottery tickets, there are 5 prize winning tickets. Find the probability of
winning a prize if a person buys one ticket.
9. One card is drawn at random from a pack of cards. Find the probability that it is
a black king. (CBSE 2020)
10. A die is thrown once. Find the probability of getting a perfect square.
11. Two dice are rolled simultaneously. Find the probability that the sum of the two
numbers appearing on the top is more than and equal to 10.
12. Find the probability of multiples of 7 in 1, 2, 3, ....... ,33, 34, 35.
13. If a pair of dice is thrown once, then what is the probability of getting a sum of
8? (CBSE 2020)
14. A letter of English alphabet is chosen at random. Determine the probability that
chosen letter is a consonant. (CBSE 2020)
15. If the probability of winning a game is 0.07, what is the probability of losing it?
(CBSE 2020)

SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS-I

16. Two unbiased coins are tossed simultaneously. If the probability of getting no
a
head is then find (a + b)2? [CBSE 2016]
b
17. Two different dice are rolled together. Find the probability
(a) of getting a doublet,
(b) of getting a sum of 10, of the numbers on the two dice. [CBSE 2018]

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18. A box contains 12 balls of which some are red in colour. If 6 more red balls are
put in the box and a ball is drawn at random, the probability of drawing a red
ball doubles than what it was before. Find the number of red balls in the box.
[CBSE 2018]
19. An integer is chosen random between 1 and 100. Find the probability that (i) it
is divisible by 8, (ii) Not divisible by 8. [CBSE 2018]
20. Three different coins are tossed together. Find the probability of getting (i)
exactly two heads, (ii) at least two heads. (iii) at most one Head
21. Card from 11 to 30, are put in a box and mixed thoroughly. A card is then drawn
from the box at random. Find the probability that the number on the drawn card
is a prime number.
22. A bag contains 5 red balls and some blue balls. If the probability of drawing a
blue ball at random from the bag is three times that of a red ball, find the
number of blue balls in the bag. (CBSE 2020)
23. Two different dice are thrown together, find the probability that the sum of the
numbers appeared is less than 5. (CBSE 2020)
24. Find the probability that 5 sundays occurs in the month of November of a randomly
selected year. (CBSE 2020)
25. In a family of three children. Find the probability of having at least two boys.
(CBSE 2020)
26. In a family of two children. Find the probability of having at most one girl.
27. Two dice are thrown at the same time. Find the probability of getting different
numbers on the two dice. (CBSE 2020)
28. If a number x is chosen at random from the numbers –3, –2, –1, 0, 1, 2, 3. What
is probability that x2 4 ? (CBSE 2020)

29. A number x is selected at random from the numbers 1, 2, 3. Another number y is

selected at random from the numbers 1, 4, 9. Find the probability that the product
of x and y is less than 9.
30. Two dice are thrown at the same time. Determine the probability that the difference
of the numbers on the two dice is 2.

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31. An integer is chosen between 0 and 100. What is the probability that it is
(i) divisible by 7?
(ii) not divisible by 7?
32. Two dice are rolled once. Find the probability of getting such numbers on the
two dice,
(a) whose product is 12.
(b) Sum of numbers on the two dice is atmost 5.
33. Card with number 2 to 101 are placed in a box. A card is selected at random.
Find the probability that the card has (i) an even number (ii) a square number.
34. In a lottery, there are 10 prizes and 25 are empty. Find the probability of getting
a prize. Also verify P(E) + P( E ) = 1 for this event. [CBSE 2020]
x 1
35. P(winning) = , P(Losing) = . Find x.
12 3

LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS

36. Cards marked with numbers 3, 4, 5, ,50 are placed in a box and mixed
thoroughly. One card is drawn at random from the box, find the probability that
the number on the drawn card is
(i) divisible by 7 (ii) a two digit number (iii) perfect square
37. A bag contains 5 white balls, 7 red balls, 4 black balls and 2 blue balls. One ball
is drawn at random from the bag. Find the probability that the balls drawn is
(i) White or blue (ii) red or black
(iii) not white (iv) neither white nor black
38. The king, queen and jack of diamonds are removed from a pack of 52 playing
cards and the pack is well shuffled. A card is drawn from the remaining cards.
Find the probability of getting a card of
(i) diamond (ii) a jack
39. The probability of a defective egg in a lot of 400 eggs is 0.035. Calculate the
number of defective eggs in the lot. Also calculate the probability of taking out
a non defective egg from the lot.

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40. Slips marked with numbers 3,3,5,7,7,7,9,9,9,11 are placed in a box at a game
stall in a fair. A person wins if the mean of numbers are written on the slip. What
is the probabilty of his losing the game?
41. A box contains 90 discs which are numbered from 1 to 90. If one disc is drawn
at random from the box, find the probability that it bears
(i) a two digit number (ii) a perfect square number
(iii) a number divisible by 5.
42. A card is drawn at random from a well shuffled deck of playing cards. Find the
probability that the card drawn is
(i) a card of spade or an ace (ii) a red king
(iii) neither a king nor a queen (iv) either a king or a queen
43. A card is drawn from a well shuffled deck of playing cards. Find the probability
that the card drawn is
(i) a face card (ii) red colour face card
(iii) black colour face card
44. Ramesh got ` 24000 as Bonus. He donated ` 5000 to temple. He gave ` 12000
to his wife, ` 2000 to his servant and gave rest of the amount to his daughter.
Calculate the probability of
(i) wife’s share (ii) Servant’s Share
(iii) daughter’s share.
45. 240 students reside in a hostel. Out of which 50% go for the yoga classes early
in the morning, 25% go for the Gym club and 15% of them go for the morning
walk. Rest of the students have joined the laughing club. What is the probability
of students who have joined laughing club?
46. A box contains cards numbered from 11 to 123. A card is drawn at random from
the box. Find the probability that the number on the drawn card is:
[CBSE 2018]
(i) A square number (ii) a multiple of 7.
47. A die is thrown twice. Find the probability that:
(i) 5 will come up at least once
(ii) 5 will not come up either time [CBSE 2019]

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 Comprehension Passages
Internet banking is the term used for new age banking system. Internet banking is also called
as online banking and it is an outgrowth of PC banking. Internet banking uses the internet as
the delivery channel by which to conduct banking activity, for example, transferring funds,
paying bills, viewing checking and savings account balances, paying mortgages and
purchasing financial instruments and certificates of deposits. Internet banking is a result of
explored possibility to use internet application in one of the various domains of commerce.
It is difficult to infer whether the internet tool has been applied for convenience of bankers or
for the customers’ convenience. But ultimately it contributes in increasing the efficiency of the
banking operation as well providing more convenience to customers. Without even interacting
with the bankers, customers transact from one corner of the country to another corner.
There are many advantages of online Banking. It is convenient, it isn’t bound by
operational timings, there are no geographical barriers and the services can be offered at a
minuscule cost. Electronic banking has experienced explosive growth and has
transformed traditional practices in banking. Private Banks in India were the first to
implement internet banking services in the banking industry. Private Banks, due to late entry
into the industry, understood that the establishing network in remote corners of the country
is a very difficult task. It was clear to them that the only way to stay connected to the
customers at any place and at any time is through Internet applications. They took the Internet
applications as a weapon of competitive advantage to corner the great monoliths like State
Bank of India, Indian Bank etc. Private Banks are pioneer in India to explore the versatility
of Internet applications in delivering services to customers.
Several studies have attempted to assess the relative importance of B2B and B2C
business domains. There is wide difference in estimates of volume of business transacted
over Internet and its components under B2C and B2B. However, most studies agree that
volume of transactions in B2B domain far exceeds that in B2C. This is the expected result.
There is also a growing opinion that the future of e-business lies in B2B domain, as
compared to B2C.This has several reasons, like low penetration of PCs to households,
low bandwidth availability etc., in a large part of the world. The success of B2C ventures
depends to a large extent on the shopping habits of people in different parts of the world.
A survey sponsored jointly by Confederation of Indian Industries and Infrastructure
Leasing and Financial Services on e-commerce in India in 2010 the following
observations. 62% of PC owners and 75% of PC non-owners but who have access to
Internet would not buy through the net, as they were not sure of the product offered. The
same study estimated the size of B2B business in India by the year 2011 to be varying
between
` 1250 billion to ` 1500 billion. In a recent study done by Arthur Anderson, it has been
estimated that 84% of total e-business revenue is generated from B2B segment and the growth
prospects in this segment are substantial. It has estimated the revenues to be anywhere between
US $ 8.1 trillion to over US
$ 21 trillion within the next three years (2014).
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 1. Which bank(s) is/are pioneer in India to explore the versatility of Internet banking in
serving customers?
A. State Bank of India
B. Indian Bank

C. Public Sector Banks

D. Private Banks
E. None of these
2. Which of the following is not an advantage of online banking?
A. It is convenient.
B. It is bound by operational timings.
C. The services can be offered at a minimum cost.
D. There is no geographical barrier.
E. None of these
3. What percentage of PC non-owners but who have access to Internet would not prefer to
buy through the net, as they are not sure of the product offered?
A. 75% B. 62%
C. 84% D. 76%
E. None of these
4. Which type of activities are performed by Internet banking?
A. Paying bills
B. Transferring funds
C. Paying mortgages
D. Purchasing financial instruments and certificates of deposits
E. All of these
5. What estimate was made by Confederation of Indian Industries regarding the size of
B2B business in India by the year 2011?
A. Between ` 250 billion to ` 500 billion
B. Between ` 1250 billion to ` 1500 billion
C. Between ` 850 billion to ` 1050 billion
D. Between $ 8.7 trillion to $ 21 trillion
E. None of these
Directions (Qs. 6 to 8) : Choose the word which is MOST SIMILAR in meaning to the word
printed in BOLD as used in the passage.
6. VERSATILITY
A. multi-utility B. vesicle
C. dullness D. necessity
E. meannessONOLITHS
B. large blocks of stone
C. large organisations
D. monopoly
E. dwarfs

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 F. niche
7. TRANSACT
A. do business B. tranquillize
C. transcend D. exceed
E. transfer

Directions (Qs. 9 & 10) : Choose the word which is MOST OPPOSITE in meaning to the
word printed in BOLD as used in the passage.
8. SUBSTANTIAL
A. meagre B. considerable
C. large D. submissive
E. sufficient
9. MINUSCULE
A. small B. minimum
C. minute D. large
E. maximum
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One could, in theory, conceive of a country “specialising” entirely in agriculture and

obtaining all its industrial requirements from abroad. But it could never become a high
income country simply because technologically developed agriculture could never absorb
more than a fraction of the working population on the available land. Though in all
underdeveloped countries the greater part of the working population is “occupied” in
agriculture, most of this represents disguised unemployment; a rural community maintains
all its members and expects everyone to share in the work. Much of the greater part of this
labour could be withdrawn from agricultrue if alternative employment opportunities were
available without any adverse effect, and probably with a beneficial effect, on total
agricultural output. For the relief of the pressure of labour on the land is itself a most potent
factor in inducing improvements in technology which raise yields per acre, as well as the
yield per man. These improvements normally require an increase in the capital employed
on the land; but the savings necessary for the increase in capital are themselves a by-product
of reduced population pressure. The reduction in the agricultural population, and the
increased use of capital in agriculture are thus different aspects of the same process. As there
are fewer mouths to feed, the “agricultural surplus” rises (the excess of agricultural production
over the self- consumption of the farming population). The rise in the “surplus” enables the
farmers to plough back a higher proportion of their output—in the form of better tools,
improved seeds, fertilisers, etc., and such improvements tend to both “labour saving” and
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“land saving”; they diminish the labour requirements at the same time as they increase the
yield of the land.
1. According to the passage, it is theoretically possible to think of country
A. advanced both in agriculture and industry
B. specialised in industry but not in agriculture
C. backward both in agriculture and industry
D. specialised in agriculture but not in industry
E. borrowing all its requirements from abroad

2. What, according to the passage, will be the achievement of inducing improvement in

technology?
A. Higher specialisation in agriculture
B. Better employment opportunities
C. Beneficial effects on quality of life of people
D. Relieving the pressure of employment in industry
E. None of these

3. What could be done, according to the passage, to induce improvement in agricultural

technology?
A. Import of better agricultural technology
B. Providing better weather forecasts
C. To relieve pressure of labour on land
D. Providing irrigation facilities
E. None of these
4. According to the passage, in underdeveloped countries
A. agriculture is in a primitive stage
B. per acre yield is very high
C. land is available in plenty
D. alternative employment opportunities will have adverse effect on the lives of people
E. significant proportion of working population works in agriculture

5. Why, according to the passage, a country specialised in agriculture only cannot become
a high income country?
A. It simply cannot borrow all its industrial requirements from abroad
B. It can absorb only a fraction of its working population
C. Agriculture needs huge investments and infrastructural facilities
D. Technological advancements in agriculture has limitations
E. None of these

6. Which of the following statements is TRUE in the context of the passage?

A. Underdeveloped countries are rapidly growing industrially
B. Technologically developed agriculture solves all the problems of unemployment
C. Relief of the pressure of labour on land raises yields per acre
D. Yield per acre and yield per man are unrelated

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 E. Surplus in agriculture is spent for domestic purposes
7. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE in the context of the passage?
A. Theoretically there could be a country specialized entirely in agriculture
B. Capital is required to increase the per acre yield of the land
C. Agriculture surplus will rise if there are fewer mouths to feed
D. Technologically developed agriculture will absorb most of the working population on
the available land
E. A rural community maintains all its members and expects everyone to share in the work

8. Which of the following is most OPPOSITE in meaning of the work ADVERSE as used
in the passage?
a. Negative B. Facilitating C. Supplementary D. Derogative E. Decorative
8. Which of the following is most nearly the SAME in meaning as the word INDUCING as
used in the passage?
A. Causing B. Augmenting

C. Reducing D. Developing E. Increasing

9. Which of the following is most nearly the SAME in meaning as the word DIMINISH as
used in the passage?
A. Reduce B, Shorten
C. Prohibit D. Increase
E. Worsen
3
Morning and afternoon, all the young girls and maidens used to gather around the village
well with their water pots. There they exchanged pleasantries, chatted and discussed.
Lakshmi was the prettiest girl at the well. But, she was an orphan.
One day, a well-built man came to Lakshmi’s house. He brought with him the richest
clothes and jewels as presents for her, “I am your dead father’s brother,” he told the
astonished girl. “You have not seen me before because I have been staying abroad. You
must come and live with me now.” Lakshmi believed his sweet words and in a short time,
locked up her little house and set out with the man.
But a terrible surprise was in store for poor Lakshmi when she got to her new-found
uncle’s home. The man locked her in a room. “I am not your uncle, but a robber. And I am
going to marry you,” he told her. Lakshmi howled and wept when she heard this. Saying
he would be back in a day or two after making arrangements for the wedding, the man
went away. Lakshmi continued sobbing for a while and then stopped. “I must think of a
plan to escape,” she told herself. Lakshmi guessed that the robber would try to enter her
room. So she kept near her bed a sharp knife which she could find in the room.
One night the robber did enter her room but Lakshmi did not make any sound. She just
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tight hold of the knife and pretended to be sound asleep. When the robber was near her bed,
she stood up suddenly, brandishing the knife. The robber was taken aback and with a loud
cry, he ran out. Lakshmi gave chase and he climbed up the nearest tall tree. Lakshmi then
gathered some dry figs and sticks around the foot of the tree and set them on fire. On seeing
the rising flames, the robber gave a mighty yell and jumped down. But it was such a long
way to the ground that he broke a couple of bones and was unable to move away from the
place he fell.
In the mean time, the police was informed by someone about the robber. Very soon they
reached the spot and arrested the robber. The people who had gathered at the spot were all
praise for Lakshmi’s courage and presence of mind,
1. The reason given by the man for his inability to meet Lakshmi was that
A. he had not known earlier where she lived
B. he was not friendly terms with her father
C. he was living in a foreign country
D. he was not sure whether she would recognise him
E. he was staying in another village, far away from her place

2. Why did Lakshmi go with the man?

A. She was convinced that the man was her uncle
B. She wanted to accompany him and then get him arrested by the police

C. She intended to teach him a good lesson

D. She wanted the man to marry her
E. She felt it necessary to verify his claim by accompanying him

3. Why did the robber run out of the room?

A. He was stabbed by Lakshmi
B. He got scared of the rising flames
C. Lakshmi told him to go out as fast as possible
D. He was afraid that Lakshmi would strike him with the knife
E. He ran out to catch hold of Lakshmi and bring her back

4. How was the robber injured?

A. Lakshmi stabbed him with the sharp knifeHe fell down accidently while climbing
the tree
B. He was beaten by Lakshmi and his bones were broken
C. He jumped down from the tree to save his life
D. He got burnt in the rising flames
5. “But a terrible surprise was in store uncle’s
home.” What is the “terrible surprise” that is being referred to?
A. The man told her that her father was dead
B. The man refused to marry her
C. The man took away her ornaments and locked her in a room

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 The man told her that he was her real uncle
D.
E. The man turned out to be a robber interested in marrying her

6. Where did the robber apparently go after locking up Lakshmi?

A. He went to her house to loot all the things
B. He went out to bring a sharp knife
C. He went away to bring clothes and jewels for her
D. He went away to make preparations for his marriage
E. He went out to bring the priest for performing the wedding ceremony

7. Which of the following is most nearly the SAME in meaning as the phrase, GAVE CHASE
as used in the passage?
A. escaped B. continued
C. followed D. prevented
E. raced
8. Which of the following is TRUE in the context of the passage?
A. Lakshmi told the robber to climb up the tall tree
B. At night, the robber entered Lakshmi’s room with a knife
C. Lakshmi had no near relatives and she stayed alone
D. The robber started running after jumping from the tree
E. The people who had gathered at the spot set fire to the tree

9. Which of the following is most OPPOSITE in meaning of the word GATHER as used in
the passage?
A. Collect B. Reduce
C. Distribute D. Break

E. Disperse
10. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE in the context of the passage?
A. The police was summoned by Lakshmi herself
B. The well-built man was not the real brother of Lakshmi’s father
C. When the robber entered the room at night, Lakshmi was awake
D. Lakshmi used to go to the village well to collect water
E. Lakshmi’s guess regarding the robber turned out to be correct

Progress in life depends a good deal on crossing one threshold after another. Some time ago,
a man watched his little nephew try to write his name. It was hardwork, very hardwork. The
little boy had arrived at an effort threshold. Today he writes his name with comparative ease.
No new threshold confronts him. This is the way with all of us. As soon as we cross one
threshold, as soon as we conquer one difficulty, a new difficulty appears, or should appear.
Some people make the mistake of steering clear of thresholds. Anything that requires genuine
thinking and use of energy they avoid. They prefer to stay in a rut where thresholds are not
met. Probably, they have been at their job a number of years. Things are easy for them. They
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make no effort to seek out new obstacles to overcome. Real progress stops under such
circumstances.
Some middle-aged and elderly people greatly enrich their lives by continuing to cross
thresholds. One man went into an entirely new business when he was past middle life and
made success of it, De Morgan didn’t start to write novels until he was past sixty.
Psychologists have discovered that man can continue to learn throughout his life. And it is
undoubtedly better to try and fail than not to try at all. There one can be placed in the
category of the Swiss mountaineer of whom it was said, “He died climbing”. When a new
difficulty arises to obstruct your path, do not complain. Accept the challenge. Determine to
cross this threshold as you have crossed numerous other thresholds in your past. In the words
of a poet, do not rest but strive to pass from dream to grander dream.
1. What obstructs real progress in life?
A. Remaining at one and the same post
B. Avoiding the thinking and energy
C. Shunning every work
D. Stopping education
E. Worrying about the future

2. What does progress in life depend upon?

A. Good habits
B. Hardwork
C. Overcoming one difficulty after another
D. Spirit of service and cooperation
E. None of these

3. What does ‘He died climbing’ signify?

A. He died when he was climbing the hill
B. He died before getting at the top
C. He strove hard till the last moment of life

D. He climbed the hill and then died

E. He found it difficult to climb

4. What does ‘to pass from dream to grander dream’ mean?

A. Always having greater and greater aspiration in life
B. Seeing one good dream and then greater aspiration in life
C. Making plan after plan
D. Seeing one dream after the other
E. None of these

5. What did the man entering a new business past middle life do of his business?
A. He miserably failed in it
B. He achieved partial success
C. He dropped the business after sometime

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 D. He achieved good success in it
E. He started writing novels

6. How can you accomplish the most difficult tasks?

A. By mobilizing all possible resources

B. By avoiding all obstacles
C. By sticking to hardwork
D. By getting other people to do your work for you
E. By doing it bit by bit and persisting in the effort
7. What does De Morgan’s life teach?
A. That it is futile to learn many things
B. That one is never old in case he has vigour
C. That it is never too late to learn
D. That creative writing can be made even late in life
E. None of these
8. How do middle-aged and elderly people add brilliance to their lives?
A. By overcoming difficulty one after another
B. By getting sycophants to surround them
C. By making fine speeches
D. By acquiring resourcefulness
E. None of these
9. What should we do when a new difficulty obstructs our path?
A. Run away from it
B. Be bold and face it
C. Manoeuvre to get it removed
D. Enlist other people’s help to get it over
E. None of these

10. When did De Morgan start to write novels?

A. When he was sixty years old
B. When he was below sixty
C. When he studied psychology
D. When he was a student

E. None of these
How to write a character sketch:

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 Basing on the above hints this is how you phrase an answer:

Example2:

Answer:

Basing on the above example write the character sketches of the following people using
good adjectives

1. Nelson Mandela
2. Custard the dragon
3. piolet of black aero plane
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4. Amanda and her mother
5. Anne frank
6. Valli
7. Griffin
8. Ausable
9. Matilda and her husband.

CHEMISTRY

1. Prepare a detailed report on Types of Chemical reactions with equations

(10 each),
2. Using a pH strip categories the naturally occurring substances as acids,
bases & neutral compounds (water, coffee, onion peel, milk, mustard oil,
lemon juice, carbonated drink etc)

3. Prepare a detailed report on natural & manmade acids.

4. Read chapters 1st & 2nd and prepare 20 Questions from each chapter of
your own and answer those questions.
5. Finding the pH of the following samples by using pH paper/universal
indicator: Dilute Hydrochloric Acid, Dilute NaOH solution, Dilute
Ethanoic Acid solution, Lemon juice, Water, Dilute Hydrogen Carbonate
solution
6. Studying the properties of acids and bases (HCl & NaOH) on the basis
of their reaction with: Litmus solution (Blue/Red), Zinc metal, Solid
sodium carbonate
7. Observing the action of Zn, Fe, Cu and Al metals on the following salt
solutions: ZnSO4 (aq), FeSO4 (aq), CuSO4(aq), Al2 (SO4)3 (aq) Arranging
Zn, Fe, Cu and Al (metals) in the decreasing order of reactivity based on
the above result.
BIOLOGY

Observe the following figure and answer the questions followed:

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1. What are the two type of cells in a male human being
2. State the no.of chromosomes present in human female gamete
3. Differentiate between diploid and haploid cells
4. What is the functional unit of DNA?
5. Describe the importance of DNA copying
6. Variations are necessary for survival of species. Justify
7. Do variations promote evolution of new species on earth. Comment
8. A rose flower male gamete has 20 chromosomes. What is the no,of
chromosomes in its female gamete and Zygote respectively.
9. Write the genetic composition of Human Male and human female.
10.How are variations caused.

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