XII C ASSIGNMENTS (2nd Week)

ENGLISH

Assignment no – 2 ( Second Week)

Poem 2- An Elementary Classroom in a Slum

1. What do you think is the colour of ‘sour cream’? Why do you think the poet

has used this expression to describe the classroom walls?

2. What has possibly weighed-down the tall girl’s head?

3. What is the stunted boy reciting?

4. Who is sitting at the back of the dim class ?

5. Who is the unlucky heir’and What has he inherited ?

6. The poet says’and yet for these children, these windows, not this map ,their

world.Which world do these children belong to ? Which world is

inaccessible to them ?

7. What does the poet Stephen Spender wish for the children of slum?

Chapter – 1 The Third level (Vistas)

1. Do you think that the third level was a medium of escape for Charley? Why?

2. What do you infer from Sam’s letter to Charley ?

3. What happened when Charley went to the Grand Central Station with the old

style currency bills?

4. Describe briefly the scene at the third level of Grand Central as seen (or

seemed to be seen) by Charley.

5. What do you know a first-day cover?

HISTORY ASSIGNMENT

WEEK-2

Topic : Kingship, Caste and Class

MCQ's Q.1 Mahabharata is a story about a feud between two groups of cousins-

a)It reinforced the idea of matriliny

b)It reinforced the idea of patriliny

c)It reinforced the idea of humanism

d)It reinforced the idea of Ashokan Dhamma Q.2 According to the gotra rules followed by Brahmanas in ancient India-

a)Two people of the same gotra could not marry

b)Two people of the same gotra could marry c)Men were expected to give up their gotra after marriage

d)Men were expected to take up their wife's gotra after marriage

Q.3 The ideal occupation prescribed by the Dharmashastras for the Brahmanas was to-

a)Study and teach the Vedasc) Servitude

b)Engage in warfared) Engage in pastoralism

Q.4 Varnas and jatis were determined by-

a)Marriagec) Birth b)Assigned by kingsd) Occupation

Q.5 According to Manusmriti the 'Chandalas' were given the duty of-

a)Reciting Vedasc) Fighting wars b)handling corpses and dead bodiesd) perform yajnas

Q.6 Chinese Buddhist monks Fa-Xian and Xuan Zang have written about-

a)'Untouchability' being present in ancient India.

b)'Sati' being followed in ancient India.

c)Female slaves being present in India.

d)Christianity being practised in India. Q.7 According to Manusmriti, paternal estate was to divided:-

a)Equally amongst sons after the death of the parents,

b)Equally amongst daughters after the death of the parents,

c)Equally amongst the servants after the death of the parents,

d)to be given to a trust

Q.8 Social differences between men and women sharpened in ancient India because of:

a)Gendered access to property

b)Equal access to property c)Biological differences between men and women

d)Religious differences between men and women Q.9 The original story of Mahabharata was probably composed by :

a) SageValmikib) Kautilya

c) Charioteer bards or sutasd) Megasthenese Q.10 Excavations at Hastinapur were conducted by:

a) R.D.Banerjeeb) D.R.Sahni

c) John Marshalld) B.B.Lai True / False

Q.1 Kanyadan or the gift if a daughter in marriage was an important religious duty of the father.

Q.2 The critical edition of Mahabharata was prepared under the leadership of V.S. Sukhtanka.

Q.3 The Mahabharata describes the feud between the Kauravas and the Pandya dynasty.

Q.4 Under patriliny, daughters could claim the resources of their fathers.

Q.5 According to the Brahmanic practice members of the same gotra could not marry.

Q.6 According to the Brahmanical practice sons were expected to give up their fathers gotra after

marriage.

Q.7According to the Dharamashastras only kshatriyas could be the kings.

Q.8While the number of varnas was fixed at four, there were no restriction on the number of jatis.

Q.9Megasthenes Indica laid down the duties of the Chandals.

Q.10The author of Kunti O Nishadi is Mahasweta Devi.

Fill in the blanks :

Q.1The system of marrying outside the family is called.

Q.2Sons could claim resources/throne of their father under the system of.

Q.3The gift of a daughter in marriage is.

Q.4According to Brahmanical practice two people of the samecould not marry.

Q.5Dharmashastra recognised as many asforms of marriage.

Q.6The title 'Eka Brahama' and destroyer of the pride of kshatriyas was claimed by.

Q.7The immediate successors of the Mauryan dynasty wereand.

Q.8Eklavya, a forest dweller belonged to thesocial category.

Q.9The Brahmanical theory of jati, like varna, was based on.

Q.10 The(name of the book) warned women against hoarding family property, or even

.their own valuables, without the husband's permission.

Very short answer type questions :

Q.1 How many verses does Mahabharata contain?

Q.2 Who lead the critical edition team of Mahabharata? Q.3 What is the difference between Patriliny & Matriliny?

Q.4 What is Kanyadana?

Q.5 What is gotra?

Q.6 Between what time period was Manusmriti compiled?

Q.7 Who were Mlechchhas?

Q.8 What is the period of Mahabharata?

Q.9 Discuss the importance of Mahabharata.

Q.10 Names some of the cities which became famous during the Mahabharata period.

Short answer type questions

Q.1 Discuss briefly the Mahabharata as a source of social history of the sub-continent from 600 BCE

to 600 CE.

Q.2 Discuss in brief the caste mechanism of ancient Indian society.

Q.3 How could man and women acquire wealth on the basis of Manusmriti. Briefly mention the means

of acquiring wealth.

Q.4 Discuss whether kings in early states were invariably Kshatriyas.

Q.5 Explain why patriliny may have been particularly important among elite families.

Q.6 Discuss in a short note the condition of women during the period of Mahabharata.

Long answer type questions :

Q.1 Explain rules and practices related with Kingship in ancient India, specially from 600 BCE to 600

CE.

Q.2 Explain rules and practices related with marriage system in ancient India 600 BCE to 600 Ce.

Q.3 Discuss whether the Mahabharata could have been the work of a single author.

Q.4 How important were gender differences in early societies? Give reasons for your answer.

Q.5 Discuss the evidence that suggests, that Brahmanical prescriptions about kinship and marriage

were not university followed.

Q.6 Enumerate the merits and demerits of caste system.

Q.7 Critically discuss the opinion of the different historians about Mahabharata as a historical source.

SECTION C

Source based questions:

Why kinfolk quarrelled This is an excerpt from the Adi Parvan (literally, the first section) of the Sanskrit Mahabharata, describing why conflicts arose amongst the Kauravas and Pandavas.6

The Kauravas were the .... sons of Dhritarashtra, and the Pandavas... were their cousins. Since Dhritarashtra was blind, his younger brother Pandu ascended the throne of Hastinapura However, after the premature death of Pandu, Dhritarashtra became king, as the royal princes were still very young. As the princes grew up together, the citiezens of Hastinapura began to express their preference for the Pandavas, for they were more capable and virtuous than the Kauravas. This made Duryodhana, the eldest of the Kauravas, jealous. He approached his father and said, "You yourself did not receive the throne, although it fell to you, because of your defect. If the Pandava receives the patrimony from Pandu, his son will surely inherit it in turn, and so will his son, and his. We ourselves with our sons shall be excluded from the

royal succession and become of slight regard in the eyes of the world, lord of the earth!" Passages such as these may not have been literally true, but they give us an idea about what those who wrote the text thought. Sometimes, as in this case, they contain conflicting ideas.

Questions:

i. What does Adi Parvan mean?

ii. What criterias are suggested for becoming a ruler?

iii. Why were people in favour of Pandavas as rulers of Hastinapura?

iv. Who was Duryodhana? What was his concern?

ECONOMICS

WORKSHEET – CHAPTER 6- (BANKING – II)

CLASS XII - MACROECONOMICS (one marker)

Q.1. Monetary policy is the policy of : (a) government (b) commercial bank (c) Central bank (d) NABARD Q.2. The RBI can influence money supply by changing the rate at which it gives loans to the commercial banks For long –term periods. This rate is called the …………………. In India.

(a) Bank rate (b) Repo rate (c) lending rate (d) high powered money Q.3. ……………………. Refers to buying and selling of bonds issued by the govt. in the open market by the central Bank on h\behalf of the govt. Q.4. When RBI buys a government bond in the open market, it ……………. The money supply in the economy. (increases/decreases) Q.5. If the RBI increases the bank rate, money supply in the economy …………………. (increase /decrease) Q.6. The ratio of net total demand and time deposits that a commercial bank has to keep with RBI is called: (a) SLR (b) Deposit Ratio (c) CRR (d) LRR Q.7. Which of the following changes by the Central Bank can increase the money supply? (a) Increase in Repo rate (b) Sale of govt. securities in the open market (c) increase in CRR (d) purchase of govt. securities in the open market Q.8. To curb inflation, the RBI should ………………….. (a) reduce the bank rate (b) reduce the Repo rate (c) sell the govt. securities (d) reduce the reverse repo rate

Q.9. To promote liquidity in the economy, the central bank must reduce Reserve repo rate. ( true/false) Q.10. Loan offered by a commercial bank would increase money supply in the economy. (true/false) Q.11. CRR is defined as……………………. Q.12. Define Repo rate. ( 3 and 4 marker questions) Q.1. Explain how the central bank plays the role of ‘ controller of credit in an economy. Q.2. How will ‘ Reverse Repo rate ‘ and ‘open market operation’ control exces money supply in an economy? Q.3. How does the following effect the money supply in the economy: (a) bank rate (b) margin requirement (c) statutory liquid ration (d) CRR Q.4. ‘Due to spread of Covid-19 virus, RBI announces cut in Repo rate, Reverse repo rate and CRR’. How does this helps the economy?

WORKSHEET – CHAPTER 6- (BANKING – I) CLASS XII - MACROECONOMICS

(one marker) Q.1. RBI does not perform which of the following functions: (a) maintains deposit accounts of the public. (b) issues currency notes ( c) maintains foreign exchange accounts (d) acts as banker to the state govt. Q.2. Credit creation is the process undertaken by RBI. (true/ false) Q.3. Value of money multiplier remains unchanged with a decrease in cash deposits.(true /false) Q.4. ………………… is the main financial advisor of the government . (a) IDBI (b)IBRD (C) RBI (d) NABARD Q.5. Which of the following is the unique feature of money? (a) acceptability (b) liquidity (c) medium of exchange (d) all of the above Q.6. Money supply bears ………………………relation with the rate of inflation in the economy. (a) positive (b) inverse (c) proportional (d) no relation. Q.7. If legal reserve ratio is 10%, the value of money multiplier would be …………………….. Q.8. Two main components of M1 measure of money supply are ………………. and ………… Q.9. ………………………… is the formulae to the value of money multiplier. Q.10. Printing of more notes depends on minimum reserve ratio. (true/false) (3-4 markers)

Q.11. Using example, explain the process of credit creation. Q.12. Define Money supply. What are the components of money supply? Q.13. Explain the following functions of RBI : (a) Bank of issue (b) Banker’s bank (c) Banker to government INFORMATICS PRACTICE

WEEK-2

Topic: Society Law and Ethics

Answer the following questions:

1. What do you mean by cyber security?

2. Define the term cyber forensics?

3. How can we prevent identity thefts?

4. Name the primary law in India dealing with cybercrime and electronic commerce?

5. What are the different types of cybercrimes?

6. What is crowdsourcing?

7. What are the possible causes that contribute to gender and disability issues?

8. Explain the term ‘Web beacons’

Entrepreneurship

Week 2

class XII - chapter 6th (Resource Mobilisation)

Worksheet-1

MCQ

1. Which is the most critical element for success in the business?

A .Production

B. financing

c. Marketing

d. Advertising

2. Owner’s own money invested in business is termed as

A .Loan

B. Public deposit

c. Equity

d. Borrowings

3. Identify the core market which mobilize the financial resources on a nation-wide scale.

A .Primary Market

B. Money Market

c. Financial Market

d. Capital Market

4. Which market is also termed as new issues market?

A. Secondary Market

B. Money Market

c. Financial Market

d. Primary Market

5. Which Document is issued by companies to raise capital directly from the public?

A .operational plan

B. Prospectus

c. Business plan

d. Partnership deed

6. What is return that shareholders get be investing in shares?

A. Interest

B. Dividend

c. Ownership

d. Goodwill

7. Dividend is return on

A. Debentures

B. Bonds

c. Shares

d. Mutual funds

8. Rahul and his friends started a public Ltd. Company and decided to raise the funds directly from the

public for first time. Identify the method of flotation of new issues.

A .Right issue

B. Public issue

c. Private placement

D. offers to employees

9. Monika is a shareholder cum director of a public Ltd. Company. She decided to raise additional

finance from existing shareholder by offering securities. Identify the method used by her

A. Right issue

B. Public issue

c. Offers to employees

d. Private placement

10. The investor of a company sold its securities to limited sophisticated investors. Which method of

flotation is used here?

A. Public issue

B. Private placement

c. Offer to employees

d. Right issue

True False type question

1. Finance is the elixir that helps in the formation of new business and encourage management to

make progress. (TRUE)

2. Internal sources of finance does not include equity(FALSE)

3. The reward IPO investors seek as an appreciation of their investment is dividend. (TRUE)

4. Securities of Government are not bought and sold in stock exchange. (FALSE)

5. Direct Investors are allowed to enter in the trading circles of the stock exchange. (FALSE)

6. Stock Exchange provides a central marker for purchase and sale of securities. (TRUE)

7. The activities of the stock exchange are not controlled by the provisions of Securities contract

act. (FALSE)

8. Stock exchange are the financial barometers of our economy. (TRUE)

9. No rules and regulations are formulated by stock exchanges to protect investors interest.(FALSE)

10. Listed securities are purchased and sold in stock exchange. (TRUE)

Fill in the blanks.

1. Out of the 5 M’s, the most critical element for the success of business is finance/money.

2. SEBI has its head quarter ate the business district of BandraKurla Complex in Mumbai.

3. The role of transferring financial resources from the surplus units to the deficit units through

financial intermediation.

4. The most popular method of raising capital is public issue.

5. The method of raising fiancé from existing shareholders on pro-rata basis is right issue.

6. The power to approve by-laws of the stock exchange is retained by SEBI.

7. The method which enable employees to become shareholders and shares in the profit of the

company stock option.

8. The secondary market enhances the marketability of securities and provides liquidity to

investments.

9. SEBI was officially established by the government of India in the year 1988,

10. The power to impose monetary penalties on companies is retained by SEBI.

Match the following

1. Identify the type of financial market

1. Transfer of financial resources

from the surplus to the deficit

units

A Capital Market

2. An organized mechanism for

smooth transfer of money

B Primary Market

C Financial Intermediation

D Secondary Market

ANS:- 1-c, 2-a

2. There are various methods of floatation of new issues

1 It involves issuing prospectus to sell shares directly to public

A Private placement

2 When company directly sells share to few institutional investor

B Right issue

C Offer to employees

D Public issue

ANS:- 1-d, 2-a

3. on the concept of secondary market

1 Transaction in shares or debentures subsequent to primary offering

A Authorized brokers

2 An association of persons or body of individuals which may be registered or unregistered

B Secondary transaction

C Stock exchange

ANS:- 1-b, 2-c

4. Identify the sources to raise funds

1 Stock Exchange A An individual who provides capital for a start-up and early stage having high risk in exchange for convertible debt or ownership equity

2 Angel Investor B Investor support entrepreneurial talent with finance and skills to obtain long-term capital gains

C It provides ready and continuous outlet for buying and selling of securities

ANS:- 1-c, 2-a

5. Match the following on the basis of concept of venture capital

1 Finance is required for conducting research A Start-up finance

2 Finance is required to develop prototype and conduct testing

B Second round finance

C Seed capital

ANS:- 1-c, 2-a,