Class: XI Commerce

1. English

1. Read, Summarize, Write and Study the answers of the following Novels:

a) The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde

b) Up from Slavery by Booker T Washington

2. Bio-sketch of the newly elected Prime Minister of India

3. Report of Political Happenings (based on D N A)

2. I P

1. Prepare a presentation on IT Application

2. Solve all the questions based on Chapters 1 & 2 from the previous year Question Bank

3. Economics

1. Collect the prices of shares of 5 companies from 5 sectors.(Prices on 15 days between 01/01/2013 to 01/ 01/2014)(Sectors: Computer –Software, Automobile, Iron & Steel, Petroleum, Electronics, Infrastructure)

2. Show the movement in prices on a graph- self-prepared graph paper.

3. Note down the changes observed.

4. Explain the factors that affect the change in price of shares.

4. Maths

Relations & Functions

Complex & quadratic equations

Permutations & Combinations

Trigonometric functions

Sequences and series

Practice the exercises of each chapters

5. Accountancy

Collect the specimens of all the transactional instruments. Paste them is a project notebook and write few lines about each.

Visit a bank nearby and collect the information about

a.       Its nature

b.       Functions

c.         Customer relation

6. Business studies

Watch television and get at least 20 advertisements

a.       Social cause

b.       Consumer goods

c.        Financial aspects

And fill the following tables

Assignment

XI Arts

Subject : History

Chapter : From the Beginning of Time

Very Short Answer Type Questions :- (Max. 30 Words)

1.      What are Fossils ?

2.      How are fossils preserved for millions of years ?

3.      What is species ?

4.      Which discoveries helped us to understand early human history ?

5.      How could the fossils of species be dated which have become extinct ?

6.      Name the book written by Charles Darwin’s about human evolution. What was the argument of Darwin about evolution ?

7.      When did Primates originate in Asia &Africa ?

8.      What is meant by Hominoids ?

9.      From which organism group the hominids were evolved ?

10.  Give two arguments to show that the Hominids originated in Africa .

11.  With which family the Hominids belong ?

12.  Write distinctive features of Hominids .

13.  Which are two important groups of the Hominids ?

14.  What is the difference between Australopithecus &Homo ?

15.  Words of which languages are used by scientists to give names to different species ?

16.  Which physical features of Australopithecus helped them to live on trees ?

17.  Which change came among Australopithecus with tool making & long distance walking ?

18.  What is the base of classification of fossils of early humans ?

19.  What is meant by Homo ? How remains of Homo are classified ?

20.  Give two examples in which fossils of Homo were named on the basis of the places where they were found .

21.  Which are the earliest Homo fossils found in Europe ? Which species do they belong to ?

22.  What indicates that Hominids reached other parts of Africa, Asia & Europe form East Africa ?

23.  At which two places the earliest clear evidences of deliberate, planned hunting & butchery of large mammals have been found ?

24.  Why were apes, like humans, unable to make the tools & use them ?

25.  From where have the earliest evidences for the making & use of stone tools have been found ? Which species made these tools ?

Short Answer Type Questions :- (Max. 80 Words)

1.      On what grounds it is said that the development of humans took place in an evolutionary manner ?

2.      What is meant by Primates ? Write their main features .

3.      From whom the Hominids evolve ? Write differences between the both .

4.      Why the name of Australopithecus was given to them ?

5.      What were the advantages of bipedalism to early human ? Where do indirect & direct evidences of bipedalism come from ?

6.      When the phase of glaciation or an Ice Age came into being ? How & which changes it brought in the process of human evolution ?

7.      What is meant by Homo ? Into which classes have they been divided ?

8.      What are the physical differences between Australopithecus &Homo ? What do these differences indicate ?

9.      Early man deliberately chose some sites for hunting .Why ? Explain with example.

10.  How do we get information about life style & open air residence of early man ?

11.  Give brief description of replacement model of human evolution .

12.  Give a brief description of making & use of stone tools by the early humans .

13.  How was language developed ?

14.  In which caves of France & Spain, painting of animals have been discovered ? Why these paintings were done?

15.  What do you know about Hadza group of people ?

Long Answer Type Questions :- (Max. 150 Words)

1.      Where did the modern human beings originate ? Give brief description of theories related to it .

2.      How would early humans have obtained food ?

3.      Discuss about residence of early humans in caves & open air sites .

4.      Could the information about present hunter and gathering societies be used to understand past societies ?

Prepare a Project on the following Topic

TOPIC :Mongol Empire

GENERAL GUIDELINES:

·         The project is to be done on inter-leaf sheets.

·         The total length of the project will be 20-25 pages.

·         The project should be presented in a neatly covered shoe-lace folder.

·         Students have to be prepared to give a presentation of the project in the class.

·         A summary/synopsis (one page) of the project has to be prepared covering:

o   The objective statement

o   Their observations and findings

o   Any other learning from this exercise such as skills of team work, problem solving, time management, information collection, processing, analyzing and synthesizing relevant information to derive meaningful conclusions;

·         Please do not use colored sheets except for the title pages.

·         The projects must be neat and well presented and must be completely hand-written.

·         No whiteners to be used or written matter to be crossed out. In case of any mistakes, redo the sheet.

·         Do not number sheets or write dates unless so instructed by your teacher.

·         Colour illustrations, maps, charts may be hand drawn or printed (if it is relevant for any aspect of your project) are welcome to make them look attractive.

Sources:

·         Books:

1.      Encyclopedia of Mongolia & the Mongol Empire

2.      A History of Russia, Central Asia & Mongolia, Vol 1

3.      Genghis Khan & the making of the Modern World

4.      Empires of the silk Road : A History of Central Eurasia

·         Internet:

1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongol_Empire

2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongol_invasions_and_conquests

3. http://www.livescience.com/43260-genghis-khan.html

4. www.history.com/topics/genghis-khan

5. http://asianhistory.about.com/od/Genghis_and_mongols/ss

·         Films:

1.       The Brave Archer 2

2.       The Brave Archer 3

3.       The Brave Archer  & His Mate

4.       The Brave Archer

5.       Genghis Khan (1965 film)

6.       Genghis Khan (1992 film)

7.       Genghis Khan (1998 film)

8.       Genghis Khan : To the Ends of the Earth & Sea

9.       Mongol (film)

10.    No Right to Die – ChinggisKhaan

11.    Story of the Vulture Conqueror

If there is no clear majority won by any coalition, then paste 10 articles on major election related events during the same period.

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