Sushovan Pal

I. Multiple-Choice Questions 1. Nationalism is defined as feeling of oneness that emerges when people living in a common territory share the same (a) (i), (ii) and (iii) Answer: (a) (i), (ii) and (iii) Supported by: “Nationalism refers to the feeling of oneness and common consciousness that emerges when people living in a common territory share the same historical, political and cultural background, have the same cultural values and consider themselves as one nation.” 2. How did the socio-religious reform movements of the 9th century act as pioneers of Indian Nationalism? (d) All of the above Supported by: “The socio-religious reform movements contributed to the onset of Indian Nationalism in the following ways: ... (i) Swami Dayanand and Swami Vivekananda proclaimed the superiority of Indian culture and civilisation... (ii) The reformers condemned untouchability and the caste system... (v) The reform movements created ...

  All Summer in a Day – Simple Summary Story in Simple Words: The story "All Summer in a Day" by Ray Bradbury is about a group of children who live on the planet Venus. On Venus, it rains all the time, and the sun only comes out once every seven years. The children have only seen the sun once when they were very young, so they hardly remember what it looks or feels like. The children are in their classroom, waiting for the rain to stop because the sun is supposed to come out for just one hour. They are excited and keep looking out the window. When the rain finally stops, the sun comes out, and the children rush outside. They are very happy and enjoy the sunlight. They play in the jungle, feel the warmth of the sun, and laugh together. Suddenly, one girl feels a raindrop, and soon the rain starts again. The children run back to their underground homes as the sky becomes dark and it starts pouring. They feel sad because they know it will be seven more years before they ...

 

 

  I. Select the correct option Which is the symbol of mercury? (b) Hg Which of the following is a metal? (c) Sodium Which of the following is the most unreactive metal? Which of the following is a soft metal? (a) Sodium Which of the following is a molecule of compound? (c) Water The positively charged particles in an atom are called (c) protons Which of the following non-metals is found in liquid state? (c) Bromine   II. Assertion and Reasoning 1. The structure of atom was discovered by the British Chemist "J.J. Thomson". Assertion is False, Reason is also False (protons are positively charged, electrons are negative, neutrons are neutral; assertion wrongly credits Thomson; he discovered the electron, not entire atomic structure): (b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are false 2. Alchemists used pictorial symbols to represent different elements. Assertion is True, Reason is False (because the symbols Ⓒ and ⓘ are not correct for copper and...