G.D.

GOENKA PUBLIC SCHOOL, SILIGURI

HOLIDAY HOMEWORK
SENIOR SECONDARY SECTION ( XII)
‘We do not learn from experience. We learn from reflecting on experience.’- John
Dewey
Dear Children,
The holiday homework assigned to you for the Diwali Break is a true reflection of
the above lines by the famous Educator and Philosopher John Dewey.
Learning is the product of the activity of the learner, keeping this in mind you are
instructed to do the following: -
1. You are to prepare a timeline (where applicable) a flowchart / Mind Map
/Concept map on the topic assigned to you. (Refer to the groupings shared).
2. The mind map should have bullet points as descriptors of the topic. Avoid
using too much of written information.
3. Use appropriate illustrations to make your presentation interesting and
beautiful.
4. You can use a single chart paper/ half a chart paper / power point
presentation to present your work.
5. It is mandatory to submit your work on the first day of re-opening-
21/11/2023.
6. The above is a group activity where each member of the group has to cover a
topic on the chapter(s) as allotted.
NOTE:
THE PART -I (COMPRISING QUESTION BANK ATTACHED IN THE PDF) HAS TO BE
SUBMITTED ON 16TH NOVEMBER,2023 THROUGH EMAIL TO THEIR RESPECTIVE
SUBJECT TEACHER (EMAIL ID WILL BE SHARED BY THE SUBJECT TEACHER IN
THEIR RESPECTIVE GROUPS).
THE PART -II (COMPRISING (MIND MAP / PPT ETC.) HAS TO BE SUBMITTED ON THE
DAY OF REPORTING AFTER DIWALI BREAK.

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 BOTH PART -I AND PART -II WILL BE CONSIDERED AS A COMPONENT OF INTERNAL
ASSESSMENT.

PART -I AND PART -II IMPLIES WHEREVER APPLICABLE

BIOLOGY
FOR
XII SC A, B & C
PART - I
BIOLOGY QUESTION PAPER

General Instructions:
Read the following instructions carefully and strictly follow them:
1. Answer the questions in your biology note-book.
2. Write down the serial number of the question in the answer-book before attempting it.
3. This question paper contains 20 questions. All questions are compulsory.
4. This question paper is divided into two sections Section A and B.
5. In Section A-Questions no. 1 to 10 are very short answer (VSA) type questions, carrying 2
marks each.
6. In Section B-Questions no. 11 to 20 are short answer (SA) type questions, carrying 3 marks
each.

SECTION A
The diagram given below shows a developmental
stage of human embryo. Answer the following
questions with reference to it:

a) Identify and name the human embryonic

1. 2
stage shown.
b) Mention its exact location in the normal
pregnancy of a woman.
c) Write one function of each of the two
parts labelled as ‘X’ and ‘Y’.

a) From which end of the ovule, and how does the pollen tube gain its entry into
2. the embryo sac of a Hibiscus flower? 2
b) State the fate of the male nuclei present in the pollen tube.

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 a) Identify and name the structures
‘A ‘and ‘B’marked in the
images given alongside:
3. 2
b) State their importance in various
biotechnology experiments.

Explain the process by which a bacterial cell can be made ‘competent’to take up
4. 2
foreign DNA from its surroundings, using divalent cations and temperature treatment.

Ecological pyramids give important information about the ecological system, but do
5. 2
have some limitations. List any two limitations of ecological pyramids.

India is the seventh largest country in the world in terms of total land area including
land and water. Write the value of the land area of our country (in terms of percentage)
6. 2
of the world. Mention then, what makes India one of the 12 mega diversity countries of
the world.

Meselson and Stahl carried out an experiment to prove the nature of DNA replication.
Recall the experiment and answer the following questions.
7. a) Which two types of nitrogen were used by them in their experiment and why? 2
b) Why did they take samples of E. coli at definite time intervals for their
observation?

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 Observe the diagram given below showing the menstrual cycle of a normal human
female and answer the questions that follow:

8. 2

What are the suitable technical terms used for the following?
a) Days 1 to 7
b) Days 8 to 12
c) Days 16 to 28
d) Days 13 to 15

9. Write the changes that hnRNA undergoes before it leaves the nucleus as mRNA. 2

a) Darwin’s theory of Natural selection is widely accepted but some limitations

10. have been identified by modern biologists. Mention the limitations identified. 2
b) Name and state the most accepted theory of evolution in modern times.

SECTION B

With the help of a schematic diagram only, show in three steps, the formation of
11. 3
recombinant DNA by the action of restriction endonuclease EcoRI and DNA ligase.

12. Study the given pedigree chart and answer the questions that follow. 3

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 a) Is the trait given in the chart dominant or recessive? Give reason in support of
your answer.
b) Is this trait autosomal or sex-linked? Give reason in support of your answer.
c) Write the possible genotypes of the children’s numbers the second
generation.

a) Differentiate between malignant and benign tumours.

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b) Name and explain the most feared property of a malignant tumour.

a) Write the characteristics of stem cells.

14. b) From where can one obtain ‘stem cells’ in humans? 3
c) State any two applications of ‘stem cells’ in curing human disease.
Treatment of waste water is done in a sewage treatment plant to make it less polluting.
Explain the following with reference to this treatment process:
15. a) Primary sludge 3
b) Activated sludge
c) Anaerobic sludge digesters

a) Name the two primate ancestors of the present-day humans, who existed
approximately about 15 million years ago.
16. 3
b) According to geological records, when and where did Australopithecines live?
c) Give two differences between Homo habilis and Homo erectus.

Differentiate between the following:

a) Perisperm and Pericarp.
17. 3
b) Syncarpous pistil and Apocarpous pistil.
c) Plumule and Radicle.

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 Study the diagrammatic representation given
alongside, of the Earth with regions marked
‘A ‘and ‘B’ respectively. Answer the
questions that follow.
a) Write the observations made
18. regarding the species diversity when 3
moving from region ‘A’ to region
‘B’. Give two reasons also.
b) Stating the reason, mention the
approximate number of bird species
recorded in India.
A time-bound vaccination
programme is followed for the
children in our country from their
birth up to ten years of age. A graph
plotted alongside shows the effect
of the vaccination followed by
19. infection by the same pathogen, and 3
the antibody concentration in the
blood of the child.
a) Explain why the
administration of a vaccine causes an increase in the antibody concentration.
b) If the child is infected with the same pathogen almost four months later, the
antibody concentration in his/her blood increases very fast. Explain why.
BIOLOGY
FOR
XII SC A, B & C
PART - II
1. Prepare a chart on different types of population interaction that you have
studied, with example and relevant pictures. Printed coloured pictures may
be pasted.

2. Solve the following question paper in your biology homework exercise

book(copy)

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FOR
XII SC A, B & C
PART – I
COMPUTER SCIENCE QUESTION PAPER

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 COMPUTER SCIENCE (083)
HOLIDAY HOMEWORK
PART- II

G. D. GOENKA PUBLIC SCHOOL, SILIGURI

CLASS : XII SC B
ROLL
NAME OF THE STUDENTS TOPIC
NO.
1 ANISH KUMAR
2 AVIRAL DEWAN
3 DIWAKAR SHARMA DATABASE AND SQL

4 MIGMAR DORJEE TAMANG

5 PRASHAMSA BASNET
6 PRITIKA SINGH
7 RISHI AGARWAL
FUNCTIONS IN SQL
8 ROHAN BISTA AND EQUI JOIN
CONDITIONS
9 SANJEEWANI PRADHAN
10 YUVIKA AGARWAL

G. D. GOENKA PUBLIC SCHOOL, SILIGURI

CLASS : XII SC C

ROLL
NAME OF THE STUDENTS TOPIC
NO.
1 AKANKSHA RAJ
2 ANANTA JYOTI RAI
3 DIA GARG PYTHON - USER
DEFINED
4 RADHIKA SAH FUNCTIONS
5 RANJANA SAH
6 SAMARTH AGRAWAL

7 SAVYASACHI SONAR
8 SIDDHANT SUJEET NETWORK -
TOPOLOGY,
9 SOUMYA KUMAR RAI
NETWORK
10 TENZING PHUNTSOK BHUTIA DEVICES, AND ITS
FUNCTIONS,
11 TENZING WANGDA BHUTIA
TOPLOLOGIES AND
12 UJJWAL KANT SHARMA ITS TYPES

13 VYUSHTI PRADHAN

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 INFORMATICS PRACTICES
PART – I
INFORMATICS PRACTICES QUESTION PAPER

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SUBJECT- INFORMATICS PRACTICES (065)
HOLIDAY HOMEWORK PART - II
CLASS:: XII

Following are the groups which will be assigned the projects

STREAM - SCIENCE
GROUP A TOPIC
SRINJOY MANDAL
NAITIK GUPTA
REYANSH RAJ PANDAS SERIES
KOMALPREET KAUR ATTRIBUTES &
UPPAL VECTOR OPERATIONS
MEGHA SINGH
DEEP KUNDU
MODHURI DEY

GROUP B TOPIC
MEGAN THAPA
SANJIWANI RANA PANDAS DATAFRAME
ANGAD SHARMA INDEXING OPERATIONS
YONGTEN WANGDI ITTEROWS/ ITERTUPLES
TENZIN YANGZOM BHUTIA
RIDHIMA PRADHAN
NIYONIKA THAPA
GROUP C TOPIC
ANUBHAV LAMA
BATSAL RAJBANSHI DATA VISUALIZATION
DEWANSH SAH CREATING LINE CHART ,
ABHIMOD POKHREL BAR CHART AND
NIMA GELBU SHERPA HISTOGRAM WITH
YUSEL ZANGMU BHUTIA ATTRIBUTES
ZAMAN SHAGUPTA YESMIN

GROUP D TOPIC
DIYA PAUL
ARYAN SINGHA SQL DDL, DML, TCL
KUSH SINGH COMMANDS AND QUERIES
KARMA KHANDU BHUTIA WITH EXAMPLES
REBECCA DAS
SAMPADA SHRESTHA
KALZANG RINCHEN

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 GYATSO

GROUP E TOPIC
ISHANT CHHETRI
REU PANDI LEPCHA MYSQL FUNCTIONS
SHREYA GHIMREH NUMERIC AND STRING
SHYANNE THAPA TYPE
TENZIN THARCHEN
LACHUNGPA
TENZING KUNSANG
BHUTIA

STREAM - COMMERCE

GROUP A TOPIC
ALOK DADHICH
AYUSH MITTAL PANDAS SERIES
GARIMA MITTAL ATTRIBUTES &
VECTOR OPERATIONS
MOON PARVIN
NARAYAN RAJ
AGRAWAL
PARTH AGARWAL
PRINCE AGRAWAL

GROUP B TOPIC
RITWIK AGARWAL
PANDAS DATAFRAME
SHREYANSH
INDEXING OPERATIONS
LUNAWAT
ITTEROWS/ ITERTUPLES
TSHERING BHUTIA
VEDANT AGARWAL
YASH MITTAL
AYUSHNA KATTEL

GROUP C TOPIC
DEV KUMAR
AGARWALA DATA VISUALIZATION
CREATING LINE CHART ,
HARDIK AGARWAL

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HARSH PERIWAL BAR CHART AND
HISTOGRAM WITH
LAVANYA AGARWAL ATTRIBUTES
MANNAT MARDA
MD KAUNAIN

GROUP D TOPIC
NIYATI GOYAL
SQL DDL, DML, TCL
RIFIKA AGARWAL COMMANDS AND QUERIES
RYAN AGARWAL WITH EXAMPLES

SAYONI PAUL
SIDDHI JAIN
(CHHAJER)
VANSHIKA SINHAL

GROUP E TOPIC
ASHISH AGARWAL
MYSQL FUNCTIONS
AYUSH AGARWAL NUMERIC AND STRING
BHAWISHYA
AGARWAL
TYPE
DEBATRA SANYAL
DEVYANSH SINGH
HIMADRI GHOSH
KOMAL KOTHARI

GROUP F TOPIC
ASHISH AGARWAL
MYSQL FUNCTIONS
AYUSH AGARWAL DATE TYPE
BHAWISHYA
AGARWAL
&
TABLE JOINS
DEBATRA SANYAL
DEVYANSH SINGH
HIMADRI GHOSH
KOMAL KOTHARI

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 STREAM – HUMANITIES

GROUP A TOPIC
RITI MAHESHWARI
RIDANSHI HARLALKA PANDAS SERIES
EVA SAHA ATTRIBUTES &
IRA NIROLA VECTOR OPERATIONS

GROUP B TOPIC
ADITYA NATH TEJASVI DATA VISUALIZATION
PARAS KUMAR CREATING LINE CHART ,
BAR CHART AND
HISTOGRAM WITH
ATTRIBUTES

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CLASS-XII
SUBJECT: ACCOUNTANCY (055) (PART - A)

Holiday Homework (Diwali Break)

1. Solve the scanner questions of :
 Accounting for Shares and Debentures (Page No. S.14 to S.67 of T.S. Grewal’s
Accounting for Companies)
 Solve the sample paper 2023, 2024 AND MODEL PAPER 1. PDF attached/sent
to your class groups.

BUSINESS STUDIES (054) (PART - A)

Holiday Homework
CLASS XII
1. Solve the Previous years’ examination questions (2014-2022) for the chapter Marketing
Management and Consumer Protection. (Page No. 552 to 557 and 591 to 594 of Business
studies Book- Poonam Gandhi)
2. Solve Practice Paper-1 and Sample Paper 2023 and 2024.
PDF is attached/ sent to your class groups.

ECONOMICS(030 (PART - A))

Holiday Homework
CLASS XII

I. Solve sample Paper of 2023-24

II. Solve the given questions below in your note book.
CHAPTER 4- HUMAN CAPITAL FORMATION
1. Why is investment in human capital important?
2. Difference between Human Capital and Physical Capital.
3. Mr Sunil has started a new business he intends to spend a huge amount towards 'on-the-job
training' of his workers before putting them to work. How do you justify the expenditure
incurred on training the workers?
4."There is a downward trend in inequality worldwide with a rise in the average education levels'.
Comment.
5. Discuss the following as a source of human capital formation:
(i) Health infrastructure

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 (ii) Expenditure on migration
6. Argue in favour of the need for different forms of government intervention in the education and
health sectors.
7. Skill formation is the key factor of ensuring economic development .Discuss

8. Discuss the need for an on the job training of an employee

9. “Human Capital Formation gives birth to innovation, invention and technological
improvements. Do you agree with the given statement? Support your answer with valid
arguments.
10. The Education Commission in 1966 had recommended that at least 6% of GDP should be spent on
education in India. How far has India been able to achieve this target?
CHAPTER 5- RURAL DEVELOPMENT
1 What do you mean by Golden Revolution?
2. What do you mean by operational flood?
3. State the meaning of cooperative farming.
4. State the meaning of Agricultural marketing?
5. State the meaning of animal husbandry?
6. State the meaning of self help groups?
7. Mention any two advantages of organic farming.
8. State any three challenges facing rural development in India?
9. Discuss the role played by horticulture in the direction of rural area development in India.
10. Critically evaluate the role of Rural banking system in the process of rural development in India
11. Discuss the importance of credit in rural development
12. The prime minister has the urge to increase the rural income by increasing nonfarm activities
explain how nonfarm activities can lead to rise in income of the people in rural areas.
CLASS - 12 COM A ( Topics For MIND MAP)
Sl . NAME GROUP ECONOMICS BST Accountancy
No
1 ALOK DADHICH GROUP - 1. NATIONAL Nature and Fundamentals
1 INCOME AND ITS significance of of partnership
RELATED Management
2 ANUBHAV SAHI AGGREGATES
3 ARIHANT JAIN
4 AYUSH MITTAL GROUP - 2. MONEY AND Principles of Valuation of
2 BANKING Management Goodwill

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AGARWAL
6 DEV AGARWAL
7 DHRUV GROUP - 3. DETERMINATION Business Admission of a
AGARWAL 3 OF INCOME AND Environment Partner
8 DIWAKAR EMPLOYMENT
AGARWAL
9 GARIMA
MITTAL
10 ISHAN GROUP - 4. GOVERNMENT Planning Retirement and
AGARWAL 4 BUDGET AND THE Death of
11 ISHANT ECONOMY Partner
AGARWAL
12 JHANVI GOYAL
13 KABIR GROUP - 5. FOREIGN Organising Dissolution of a
AGARWAL 5 EXCHANGE Firm
14 KHUSHI
AGARWAL
15 MONIKA
AGARWAL
16 MOON PARVIN GROUP - 6. BALANCE OF Staffing Analysis of
17 NARAYAN RAJ 6 PAYMENTS Financial
AGRAWAL Statements
18 NIKHIL KUMAR
BHAGAT
19 PARTH GROUP - 7. INDIAN ECONOMY Directing Ratio Analysis-
AGARWAL 7 ON THE EVE OF Liquidity and
20 PRAGATI INDEPENDECE Solvency
SINGHANIA
21 PRINCE
AGRAWAL
22 PURAB GROUP - 8. INDIAN ECONOMY Controlling Cash Flow
AGRAWAL 8 (1950-90) Statement
23 RACHIT
AGRAWAL
24 RASHI
AGARWAL
25 RAUNAK GROUP - 9. LIBERALISATION, Financial Accounting of
TOSHNIWAL 9 PRIVATISATION AND Management Shares
26 RISHI GOYAL GLOBALISATION
27 Devankkshi yonzon
28 RITWIK
AGARWAL
29 SHREYANSH GROUP - 10. HUMAN CAPITAL Financial Accounting for
LUNAWAT 10 FORMATION market Debentures

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SINGHAL
31 TSHERING
BHUTIA
32 VAIBHAV GROUP - 11. RURAL Marketing Ratio Analysis-
AGARWAL 11 DEVELOPMENT Management Activity Ratios
33 VANISHA
AGARWAL
34 VEDANT
AGARWAL
35 YASH AGARWAL GROUP - 12. EMPLOYMENT : Consumer's Ratio Analysis-
12 GROWTH , Protection Profitability
36 YASH CHANDAK INFORMALISATION Ratios
37 HARDIK AND OTHER ISSUES
MAHESHWARI
38 YASH MITTAL

G.D.GOENKA PUBLIC SCHOOL,SILIGURI

HUMANITIES DEPARTMENT
CLASS-XII

SESSION : 2023-24

DIWALI BREAK HOMEWORK

Sec on A
1. Iden fy the Greek historian with the help of the following informa on:

2. He was the Greek ambassador to the court of Chandragupta Maurya.

He had men oned a commi ee with six subcommi ees for coordina ng military ac vity in Mauryan
Empire.

a) Posidonius b) Herodotus c) Theopompus d) Megasthenes

3. Lije of Paharias of Rajmahal completely dependent upon ________

a) River b) Trade c) Forests d) Permanent agriculture

4. Match the following:

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 a) (a) - (iii), (b) - (ii), (c) - (iv), (d) - (i) b) (a) - (i), (b) - (iii), (c) - (iv), (d) - (ii)

c) (a) - (iv), (b) - (i), (c) - (iii), (d) - (ii) d) (a) - (iii), (b) - (ii), (c) - (i), (d) - (iv)

5. Which of these was the reason for Nana Saheb’s joining the revolt of 1857?

a.The Bri sh captured Jhansi under the ofDoctrine of Lapse.

b) The Bri sh refused him the pension of Peshwa Baji Rao II.

c) Nana Saheb refused to accept Subsidiary Alliance.

d) The Bri sh captured Awadh.

6. Iden fy the given image from the following op ons:

a)The dargah of Shaikh Salim Chish b) The dargah of Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya

c) The dargah of Shaikh Muinuddin Sijzi d) The dargah of Shaikh Fariduddin Ganj-I Shakar

7.Which of the following were the du es performed by state officials in the 16th century?

a)Keeping the records b) Measuring the land c) All of these d) Collec on of land revenue

8. Which were the two plants men oned by Ibn Ba uta, unfamiliar to his audience? A.
Coconut and pine apple b) Coconut and pine c) Coconut and paan d) Coconut and
papaya

9. Krishnadeva Raya composed a work on statecra known as the Amuktamalyada in

a) Telugu b) Kannada c) Tamil d) Malayalam

10. Consider the following order of viceroys of India.

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i. Lord Irwin. ii. Lord Reading. iii. Lord Wellington. iv. Lord Chelmsford.

The correct chronological order of these viceroys is.

a.ii, i, iii, iv b) iv, ii, i, iii c) i, ii, iii, iv d) iv, iii, ii, i

11. Asser on (A): Precise arrangements were created to conserve rainwater for use in
Vijaynagar’s capital.

12. Reason (R): Vijayanagara was located in one of the Peninsula's most rainy regions.

a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explana on of A.

b) Both A and R are true but R is not the explana on of A.

c) A is true but R is false.

d) A is false but R is true.

13. Complete the following with the correct op on:

Polaj : Cul vated land, Chachar : ________.

a.Barren land b) Land le fallow c) Infer le land d) Arable land

Match the following:

a) There is one God.

c) Fas ng during the month of Ramzan

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c) (a) - (iv), (b) - (iii), (c) - (ii), (d) - (i) d) (a) - (iii), (b) - (i), (c) - (ii), (d) - (iv)

14. Asser on (A): As per an excerpt of a mantra from the Rigveda, there was a concept of
producing fine sons.

Reason (R): As per the tradi on, sons were considered important for the con nuity of the matrilineal
family.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explana on of A.

b) Both A and R are true but R is not the explana on of A.

c) A is true but R is false.

d) A is false but R is true.

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 15. Consider the following statements regarding the script of Harappans.

16. i. Has not yet been deciphered.

a. Was the base of Vedic languages.

b. It was pictographic.

c. It was very easy to understand.

17. Which of the above are correct about the script of Harappans.

a) i and ii b) iii and iv

c) ii and iv d) i and iii

18. Which of the following leader associated with Barout in U ar Pradesh during the 1857
revolts?

a) Shah Mal b) Tatya Tope

c) Veer Kuwar Singh d) Maulavi Ahamadullah Shah

19. Which of the following languages Gandhiji favoured as the na onal language?

a) Hindi b) Urdu

c) Hindustani d) Persian

20. At burials in Harappan sites the dead were generally laid in ______.

a) pits b) caves

c) boxes d) wholes

21. Who provided money for the preserva on of the ancient site- Great Stupa at Sanchi?

22. a) Shahjehan Begum b) Shahjehan Begum and Sultan

Jehan Begum

c) Jehan Begum d) Sultan Jehan Begum

23. Who Introduced Permanent Se lement in Bengal?

a) Lord Dalhousie b) Lord Curzon

c) Lord William Ben ck d) Lord Cornwallis

24. In which of the following schedule of the Indian Cons tu on have men oned the
scheduled languages of India?

a) Fourth b) One

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25. Rulers whose name ended with the term Puta belonged to

a) Kanva dynasty b) Satavahana dynasty

c) Shunga dynasty d) Mauryan dynasty

Sec on B

26. Compare and contrast the list of things given to the Pandyan chief (Source 3) with those
produced in the village of Danguna (Source 8). Do you no ce any similari es and
differences?

Source 3:- (The Pandya chief Sengu uvan visits the forest)

This is an excerpt from the Silappadikaram, an epic wri en in Tamil: -

(When he visited the forest) people came down the mountain, singing and dancing ... just as the
defeated show respect to the victorious king, so did they bring gi s – ivory, fragrant wood, fans made of
the hair of deer, honey, sandalwood, red ochre,

an mony, turmeric, cardamom, pepper, etc. they brought coconuts, mangoes, medicinal plants, fruits,
onions, sugarcane, flowers, areca nut, bananas, baby gers, lions, elephants, monkeys, bear, deer, musk
deer, fox, peacocks, musk cat, wild cocks, speaking parrots, etc. ...

Source 8:- (Prabhava Gupta and the village of Danguna)

This is what Prabhava Gupta states in her inscrip on:- Prabhava Gupta … commands the
gramakutumbinas (householders/peasants living in the village), Brahmanas and others living in the
village of Danguna ... “Be it known to you that on the twel h (lunar day) of the bright (fortnight) of
Kar ka, we have, in order to increase our religious merit donated this village with the pouring out of
water, to the Acharya (teacher) Chanalasvamin … You should obey all (his) commands ...

We confer on (him) the following exemp ons typical of an agrahara …(this village is) not to be entered by
soldiers and policemen; (it is) exempt from (the obliga on to provide) grass, (animal) hides as seats, and
charcoal (to touring royal officers); exempt from (the royal preroga ve of) purchasing fermen ng liquors
and digging (salt); exempt from (the right to) mines and Khadira trees; exempt from (the obliga on to
supply) flowers and milk; (it is donated) together with (the right to) hidden treasures and deposits (and)
together with major and minor taxes ...”

27. Read the text carefully and answer the ques ons:

Why were Stupas Built?

This is an excerpt from the Mahaparinibbana Su a, part of the Su a Pitaka. As the Buddha lay, dying
Ananda asked him “What are we to do Lord, with the remains of the Tathagata (another name for the
Buddha)?" The Buddha replied, “Hinder not yourselves Ananda by honouring the remains of the
Tathagata. Be zealous, be intent on your own good. "But when pressed further, the Buddha said, “At the

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four crossroads, they should erect a Thupa (Pali for stupa) to the Tathagata. And whosoever shall there
place garlands or perfume.... or make a saluta on there, or become in its presence calm of heart, that
shall long be to them for a profit and joy.”

(i) Why were the stupas built?

(ii) What did Asoka do with the relics of Buddha?

(iii) Describe any two parts of the structure of the Stupas.

28. Read the text carefully and answer the ques ons:

The Chaturvedins (Brahmana versed in the four Vedas) and the outcaste

This is an excerpt from a composi on of Tondaradippodi, who was a Brahmana: You (Vishnu) manifestly
like those servants who express their love for your feet, though they may be born outcastes, more than
the Chaturvedins who are strangers and without allegiance to your service.

a. Who is referred to as Chaturvedins here?

b. To which bhak tradi on did Tondaradippodi belong?

c. Write about the du es and facts a ached to the outcastes?

29. Read the text carefully and answer the ques ons:

What should the quali es of a na onal language be?

A few months before his death Mahatma Gandhi reiterated his views on the language ques on:

This Hindustani should be neither Sanskri sed Hindi nor Persianised Urdu but a happy combina on of
both. It should also freely admit words wherever necessary from the different regional languages and
also assimilate words from foreign languages, provided that they can mix well and easily with our
na onal language. Thus our na onal language must develop into a rich and powerful instrument capable
of expressing the whole gamut of human thought and feelings. To confine oneself to Hindi or Urdu would
be a crime against intelligence and the spirit of patrio sm.

a. During the 1930s, which language was accepted as our na onal language by
Congress?

b. How can we Sanskri se Hindi?

c. Write any two quali es that Gandhiji sought in our na onal language.

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34. i. On the given poli cal outline map of India, locate and label the following with appropriate
symbols:

a. Taxila, Mahajanpad b.Berar, Bri sh Control in 1857.

c. Kolar, a centre of Nayaka power.

OR

Kaushambi, Pillar Inscrip on

ii. On the same outline map two places have been marked as A and B which are Harappan Sites.

Iden fy them and write their correct names.

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SUBJECT: POLITICAL SCIENCE

I. Fill in the blanks:

a) The document signed by the rulers of princely states while becoming a

part of the union of India was called _________________.
b) Four Indian princely states which posed difficulties
were_________________, ____________________,
____________________ and _________________.

c) The issue of __________________ was resolved after a plebiscite.

d) There were __________________ small states in today’s Orissa.

e) Saurashtra region of Gujrat had ___________ big states and

____________ small states.

f) ______________signed a Standstill Agreement with India in November

1947.
g) The Election Commission of India was set up in _______________.

h) _____________________ became the first chief election commissioner.

i) In the year _____________________ the entire country used EVMs.
j) Congress party won ______________ out of ______________ seats in
the first Lok Sabha.
k) __________________ party came second in the first Lok Sabha elections by
winning ______________________ seats.
l) In the state assembly elections of 1957 Congress did not get majority in
______________.

m) ________________ party came to power through democratic elections for

the first time in the world.

II. Multiple Choice Questions

1. Arrange the following events in chronological order and choose the correct option:
a. The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
b. End of civil war in Tajikistan.
c. A military coup by the Communist Party hardliners.

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i. (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
ii. (ii), (i), (iv), (iii)
iii. (iv), (i), (iii), (ii)
iv. (iii), (i), (ii), (iv)
2. The President of which Central Asian country appointed himself to power, first for
ten years and extended it for another ten years?
a. Turkmenistan
b. Ukraine
c. Azerbaijan
d. Kyrgyzstan
3. Arms control is an important measure of traditional security as:
a. It prevents the military action.
b. It coordinates actions to defend against military attack.
c. It regulates the acquisition or development of weapons.
d. It is concerned with preventing a war like situation.
4. ________ ensures that rivals do not go to war through misunderstanding or
misconception.
a. Alliance Building
b. Confidence Building
c. Balance of power
d. Arms Control
5. Match the List I with the List II

List I List II
A. Indigenous people of the Cordillera region (i) Chile
B. Mapuche (ii) Bangladesh
C. Tribal people of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (iii) Philippines
D. Kuna tribe (iv) East of Panama Canal

Codes:

a. A-(iii), B- (i), C-(ii), D-(iv)

b. A-(ii), B- (i), C-(iii), D-(iv)
c. A-(ii), B- (i), C-(iv), D-(iii)
d. A-(iv), B- (ii), C-(iii), D-(i)
6. In the following question, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of
Reason (R). Choose the appropriate option as answer:
Assertion (A): Throughout the Cold War the industrialized countries of the North tried to
ensure a steady flow of resources.
Reason (R): They deployed military forces near exploitation sites.
a. Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct, and the Reason is the correct
explanation of the Assertion.

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explanation of the Assertion.
c. The Assertion is incorrect, but the Reason is correct.
d. The Assertion is correct, but the Reason is incorrect.
7. Name the founder President of ‘Congress Socialist Party’.
a. K.M. Munshi
b. Acharya Narendra Dev
c. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee
d. Minoo Masani
8. After Independence, the first Lok Sabha elections had to be postponed twice and
was finally held from:
a. November 1951 to February 1952
b. December 1951 to February 1952
c. September1951 to February 1952
d. October 1951 to February 1952
9. Which one of the following Chinese leaders was accompanied by Dalai Lama during
the visit to India in 1956?
a. Hua Guofeng
b. Zhao Ziyang
c. Premier Zhou Enlai
d. Li Peng
10. In the following question, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of
Reason (R). Choose the appropriate option as answer:
Assertion (A): The Sixth Schedule of the Constitution allows different tribes complete
autonomy of preserving their practices and customary laws.
Reason (R): These provisions proved crucial in resolving complex political problems in
the Northeast.
a. Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct, and the Reason is the correct
explanation of the Assertion.
b. Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct, but the Reason is not the correct
explanation of the Assertion.
c. The Assertion is incorrect, but the Reason is correct.
d. The Assertion is correct, but the Reason is incorrect.
11. For the early realization of freedom of which country did India make an earnest
effort by convening an international conference to support the freedom struggle.
a. Malaysia
b. Vietnam
c. Thailand
d. Indonesia
12. Bodo community belongs to ________.
a. Manipur
b. Assam
c. Mizoram
d. Arunachal Pradesh

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SUBJECT : PSYCHOLOGY

TOPIC: VARIATIONS IN PSYCHOLOGICAL ATTRIBUTES

1. Define Intelligence?

2. What is Aptitude?

3. What is Emotional Intelligence?

4. What is Integral Intelligence?

5. What is Technological Intelligence?

6. Differentiate the various approaches of Intelligence and classify the theories of Intelligence on
the

baseof the approaches?

7. What is Buddhi?

8. Explain Cubic structure of Intelligence proposed by JP Guilford?

9. “Intelligence is the ability to adapt, to shape and select an environment to accomplish one’s

goals”explain the above concept?

10. Explain Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligence?

11. Explain the nature and nurture controversy of intelligence?

12. Describe PASS model theory of Intelligence?

13. Explain the Cognitive assessment system of JP DAS?

14. What are the various types of intelligence tests?

15. What are the various misuses of Intelligence tests?

16. Explain the relationship between creativity and Intelligence?

17. Explain the Indian concept of Intelligence?

18. Explain the classification of Terman & Merrill on Intelligence?

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HOLIDAY HOMEWORK SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS (041)

I. Complete the questions from NCERT in Mathematics Homework Copy for the
following Chapters:

CH-7: INTEGRALS
Miscellaneous exercise: Q2, Q3, Q4, Q5, Q6, Q10, Q11, Q18, Q19, Q21, Q24, Q26, Q27, Q28, Q30, Q32, Q33, Q36,
Q38, Q41, Q42

CH-8: APPLICATION OF INTEGRALS

Miscellaneous exercise: Q1, Q2, Q3, Q5, Q6, Q7, Q9, Q10, Q12, Q13, Q14

CH:9: DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS

Miscellaneous exercise: Q1, Q3, Q4, Q5, Q7, Q8, Q9, Q10, Q11, Q12, Q16

The final submission will be done on 22nd November 2023.

G. D. GOENKA PUBLIC SCHOOL, SILIGURI

CLASS : XII COM-A ( (VISUAL LEARNING PROGRAMME IN DIWALI HOLIDAYS)

SL.NO. NAME OF STUDENTS (XII COM A) CHAPTERS CHART PAPER(Each students must make one chart paper of the topic mentioned below)
1 ANUBHAV SAHI A INVERSE TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS FORMULAE
2 ARIHANT JAIN A INVERSE TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS MIND MAP
3 BAISHNABI AGARWAL A INVERSE TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS KEY POINTS AND PROPERTIES
4 DEV AGARWAL A INVERSE TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS APPLICATION BASED QUESTION OR APPLICATION OF THE TOPIC IN REAL LIFE
5 DHRUV AGARWAL A MATRICES FORMULAE
6 DIWAKAR AGARWAL A MATRICES MIND MAP
7 ISHAN AGARWAL A MATRICES KEY POINTS AND PROPERTIES
8 ISHANT AGARWAL A MATRICES APPLICATION BASED QUESTION OR APPLICATION OF THE TOPIC IN REAL LIFE
9 JHANVI GOYAL A DETERMINANTS FORMULAE
10 KABIR AGARWAL A DETERMINANTS MIND MAP
11 KHUSHI AGARWAL A DETERMINANTS KEY POINTS AND PROPERTIES
12 MONIKA AGARWAL A DETERMINANTS APPLICATION BASED QUESTION OR APPLICATION OF THE TOPIC IN REAL LIFE
13 NIKHIL KUMAR BHAGAT A CONTINUITY AND DIFFERENTIABILITY FORMULAE
14 PRAGATI SINGHANIA A CONTINUITY AND DIFFERENTIABILITY MIND MAP
15 PURAB AGRAWAL A CONTINUITY AND DIFFERENTIABILITY KEY POINTS AND PROPERTIES
16 RACHIT AGRAWAL A CONTINUITY AND DIFFERENTIABILITY APPLICATION BASED QUESTION OR APPLICATION OF THE TOPIC IN REAL LIFE
17 RASHI AGARWAL A APPLICATION OF DERIVATIVES FORMULAE
18 RAUNAK TOSHNIWAL A APPLICATION OF DERIVATIVES MIND MAP
19 RISHI GOYAL A APPLICATION OF DERIVATIVES KEY POINTS AND PROPERTIES
20 SUHANI SINGHAL A APPLICATION OF DERIVATIVES APPLICATION BASED QUESTION OR APPLICATION OF THE TOPIC IN REAL LIFE
21 VAIBHAV AGARWAL A APPLICATION OF INTEGRALS FORMULAE
22 VANISHA AGARWAL A APPLICATION OF INTEGRALS MIND MAP
23 YASH AGARWAL A APPLICATION OF INTEGRALS KEY POINTS AND PROPERTIES
24 YASH MITTAL A APPLICATION OF INTEGRALS APPLICATION BASED QUESTION OR APPLICATION OF THE TOPIC IN REAL LIFE
25 HARDIK MAHESHWARI A DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS FORMULAE
26 AKRITI SINGH C DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS MIND MAP
27 ANJALI KUMARI SAH C DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS KEY POINTS AND PROPERTIES
28 ANUJ GUPTA C DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS APPLICATION BASED QUESTION OR APPLICATION OF THE TOPIC IN REAL LIFE
29 HARSHVARDHAN AGARWAL C VECTORS FORMULAE
30 HRISHIKESH CHHETRI C VECTORS MIND MAP
31 KRISH AGARWALA C VECTORS KEY POINTS AND PROPERTIES
32 MEGHAL CHHETRI C VECTORS APPLICATION BASED QUESTION OR APPLICATION OF THE TOPIC IN REAL LIFE
33 MUSKAN KUMPAWAT C VECTORS MIND MAP
34 PEHLAJ AGARWAL C THREE DIMENSIONAL GEOMETRY FORMULAE
35 PRITI AGRAWAL C THREE DIMENSIONAL GEOMETRY MIND MAP
36 SHREYA AGARWAL C THREE DIMENSIONAL GEOMETRY KEY POINTS AND PROPERTIES
37 TANISHA SONI C THREE DIMENSIONAL GEOMETRY APPLICATION BASED QUESTION OR APPLICATION OF THE TOPIC IN REAL LIFE
38 YASH KESHRI C THREE DIMENSIONAL GEOMETRY MIND MAP

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 ENGLISH DIWALI HOMEWORK
STD XI & XII (ALL STREAMS)

As a part of the Diwali Homework, each member of the following Groups are requested to
prepare a mind map taking clues from the Sample mind map (to be supplied by the teacher) as
per the Chapter assigned to each Group and submit the same on 21.11.2023
It is mandatory for everyone to actively participate in the activity.

NOTE:
 The mind map must be done in a chart paper.
 The names of the members under each group has been given in the attached excel sheet.

CLASS XII (ALL STREAMS)

GROUP CHAPTER ASSIGNED

1 The Last Lesson
2 Lost Spring
3 Deep Water
4 Indigo
5 My Mother at Sixty-Six
6 The Tiger King
7 The Third Level
8 Journey to the End of the Earth
9 Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers
10 The Rattrap
11 A Thing of Beauty

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GROUP 1 GROUP 2 GROUP 3 GROUP 4 GROUP 5 GROUP 6 GROUP 7 GROUP 8 GROUP 9 GROUP 10 GROUP 11
1 ABHIMOD BHUMIKA DEEP HIRAL LAKHAYA MD SAMIR MEGHA PRIYA REYANSH SHREYA SUJAL
2 ANJALI BIDHI DIVYANSHA KOMALPREETMAJIMA MD TAHARIYAMODHURI RAAGHAV SAMRIDDHI SRINJOY TEJASWANI
3 ANUBHAV BISHAL EEASHNA KRITIKA MANSIB MEGAN NAITIK RAPHDEN SARA SUHANI RIDDHI

XII SC B
GROUP 1 GROUP 2 GROUP 3 GROUP 4 GROUP 5 GROUP 6 GROUP 7 GROUP 8 GROUP 9 GROUP 10 GROUP 11
1 ANGAD ANKITA BANDHULI DHAMCHOS HARSHVARDHAN
NALINAKSHI PRITIKA ROHAN SHREYA TENZING YUVIKA
2 ANISH ANUBHAV BATSAL DIWAKAR KUSH NIMA RIDHIMA SANJEEWANISUMNIMA YOEZER ZAMAN
3 ANJEELA AVIRAL DEWANSH DIYA MIGMAR PRASHAMSA RISHI SANJIWANI SURAKSHA YUSEL MEGHA

XII SC C
GROUP 1 GROUP 2 GROUP 3 GROUP 4 GROUP 5 GROUP 6 GROUP 7 GROUP 8 GROUP 9 GROUP 10 GROUP 11
1 AKANSHA ARYAN SINGHA
ISHANT KARMA NIYONIKA RANJANA ROMAN SAVYASACHISIDDHANT TENZIN T TENZING W
2 ANANTA CHIRAG KALZANG KESANG OYSHI REBECCA SAMARTH SHREYA SOUMYA TENZING K UJJWAL
3 ARYAN ARYA
DIA KANKANA NAMGYAL RADHIKA REU SAMPADA SHYANNE TANVEE TENZING P VINAYIKA
4 VYUSHTI UDITI YONTEN

XII COM A
GROUP 1 GROUP 2 GROUP 3 GROUP 4 GROUP 5 GROUP 6 GROUP 7 GROUP 8 GROUP 9 GROUP 10 GROUP 11
1 ALOK BAISHNABI GARIMA KABIR NARAYAN PRINCE RAUNAK SUHANI VANISHA YASH CHANDAKDEWANKSHI
2 ANUBHAV DEV ISHAN KHUSHI NIKHIL PURAB RISHI TSHERING VEDANT YASH MITTAL SHREYANSH
3 ARIHANT DHRUV ISHANT MONIKA PARTH RACHIT RITWIK VAIBHAV YASH AGARWALHARDIK RASHI
4 AYUSH DIWAKAR JANVI MOON PRAGATI

XII COM B
GROUP 1 GROUP 2 GROUP 3 GROUP 4 GROUP 5 GROUP 6 GROUP 7 GROUP 8 GROUP 9 GROUP 10 GROUP 11
1 AASHITA DEVANSHI KOMAL MANNAT NIKAT PALAK RIFIKA SANKALP SIDDHARTH SONIYA VANSHIKA
2 AYUSHNA DRON KUSH MD KUNAIN NIYATI PURANDHYI RISHIKA SAYONI SIDDHI JAIN SUJAL ANUBHAV
3 BEDANT HARDIK KUSHAL NAMAN NORZIN RIDHIKA RYAN SHRADDHA SNEHA TANVI NANCY
4 DEV KUMAR HARSH LAVANYA

XII COM C
GROUP 1 GROUP 2 GROUP 3 GROUP 4 GROUP 5 GROUP 6 GROUP 7 GROUP 8 GROUP 9 GROUP 10 GROUP 11
1 AKRITI ARYAN DEBATRA RISHIKESH KRITTIKA NAVDEEP PRITI RIDHVI SHUBHAM BANSAL
KRISH REHAAN
2 ANJALI ASHISH DEVYANSH KUSH KUNAL PALAK PRIYANSHUROHIT TANISHA SONI MUSKAN SHUBHAM AGARWAL
3 ANUBHAV AYUSH AGARWALHARSHVARDHANKOMAL MEGHAL PARIDHI RAJAT SHREYA TANISHI SOMANI
PEHLAJ YASH
4 ANUJ BHAWISHYA HIMADRI YASH

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GROUP 1 GROUP 2 GROUP 3 GROUP 4 GROUP 5 GROUP 6 GROUP 7 GROUP 8 GROUP 9 GROUP 10 GROUP 11
1 AABHA ARYAN EVA KRISHNA AGARWALLAVANYA THAKUR
PARAS PRENA RIDANSHI SHRISTI TENZING NIMA SHREYA SHRESTHA
2 ABHINAV ASWIN GARIMA KRISHNA GHOSAL MEHANA PRAJWALIKARESHMI RITI SNEHA TENZING WOESERYUVRAJ
3 ADITYA CHIRAG HARSHITA KRITESH MRINALINI PRATISTHA REEWANG SAHIL TANUSHREE TIARA LAVANYA MOKTAN
4 AKRITI DEVADREETAAIRA LAVANYA ADHIKARI
NIMA PRATYUSHARENAB SHREYA TENZING NAMGYAL
SARANSH JENI

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