Summer Holiday Homework (2024-25)

Class XII
SUBJECT- ENGLISH

1. Introduction: The project consists of 10 marks out of which, 5 marks will be allotted
for the PROJECT FILE and the remaining 5 marks will be for VIVA based on the file .

2. Content of the Project File: The project file must include the following:

● Cover page with the title of the project, school details and details of the
student.
● Certificate of completion under the guidance of the teacher.
● Objectives of the topic
● Action Plan for the completion of assigned tasks (steps involved in doing the
project)
● Photographs that capture positive learning experiences of the students’
(pictures from various online sources) can be pasted.
● List of Resources/Bibliography (Last page of the project file)

3. Students can select any ONE of the given topics for their English Project:

● Prepare a digital poster (ICT) on The Rattrap and attach the print-outs of it in the
Project File with the link mentioned for digital poster. The poster will include:

i. Message from the story

ii. Human Transformation
iii. The Life of a Rattrap Peddler
iv. Edla’s character
v. Conclusion

OR

● Keeping the idea of the beauty of Nature and its positivity as depicted in the poem ‘A
Thing of Beauty’, research about any 5 Indian cities and write an ARTICLE (120-150
words) on it. (EBSB): The Article will include:

i. Dress
ii. Language of communication
iii. Area of the state
iv. Location
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 v. Food
vi. Famous for

Note: Paste pictures to make it more attractive.

4. Do the Assignment 1, 2 and 3 and attach these in the Project file.

Assignment 1

You are required to write an Article in about 300-350 words on the TWO topics given below:

Topics:

(a) ‘The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we
esteem too lightly.’ Thomas Paine. The statement above argues that we most value
that which is difficult to attain. Write an article supporting the statement and use
examples from history, literature, and popular experience to support your position.

(b) ‘Don’t look where you fall but where you slipped.’ African Proverb. Are there other
ways of falling besides losing your balance? (Think of compromising beliefs,
homework deadlines, unkept promises) and so on! Describe some of your ‘falls’. How
did you emerge as a better person? Put your views together in an essay.

Assignment-2

Read the passage and answer the questions that follow:

Australia’s 2019-2020 Bushfire Season was not Normal

1. Data from satellite sources assembled by the United Nations Environment

Programme’s (UNEP) World Environment Situation Room confirms that the wildfires
in Australia in the last two months of 2019 and the first six weeks of 2020 were far
from normal. 2019 was the second hottest year on record since 1880, and Australia
recorded its warmest temperatures ever in December 2019.

2. “Rising temperatures continue to melt records. The past decade was the hottest on
record. Scientists tell us that ocean temperatures are now rising at the equivalent of
five Hiroshima bombs a second. One million species are in near-term danger of
extinction. Our planet is burning,” says United Nations Secretary-General Antonio
Guterres.

3. “The trend is very clear: 37 of the last 40 years were the warmest recorded since
1880, and the six warmest years recorded were the last six years,” says Pascal
Peduzzi, Director of UNEP’s Global Resource Information Database in Geneva. “For
those who think Australia is always burning, graphs clearly show that these fires were
exceptional.”

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 4. “This service, accessible via the UNEP’s World Environment Situation Room, is
provided for all countries at national and provincial levels. It identifies trends in
wildfire activity since 2003, when the data first became available and monitoring
began. We have sliced and diced the satellite-based data on wildfires worldwide from
2009 to the present day. We analyse the wildfires’ data by month, type of land cover,
protected area, province and nation to produce information products,” Peduzzi add.
(Source: UN Environment)

Choose the correct option to answer the questions based on the passage:

(a) The reports confirm about the 2019-20 Australian fires that _______.

(i) The fires were not normal

(ii) The fires were normal

(iii) The fires were natural

(iv) Data inconclusive

(b) Which word in the passage means the same as “collect”?

(i) Assembled

(ii) Extinction

(iii) Exceptional

(iv) Provincial

(c) Complete the given Analogy:

Gathered: assembled::_________: clear

(d) What comparison has been made between the rising sea temperatures and
Hiroshima?

(e) Select the correct option:

Statement: Our planet is burning.

Reason: Rising temperatures continue to melt records.

(i) Statement is true but Reason is false.

(ii) Both Statement and Reason are true.

(iii) Both Statement and Reason are false.

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 (iv) Statement is false but Reason is true.

Assignment 3

Read the passage and answer the questions that follow:

COFFEE—HEALTHY BODY AND MIND?
1. The idea that coffee is bad for heart pops up periodically. It was found that regularly
drinking very strong coffee could sharply increase cholesterol levels. Researchers
even isolated fatlike chemicals, cafestol and kahweol, responsible for the rise.
2. It turned out that the European brewing method—boiling water sits on the coffee
grounds for several minutes before straining – produces high concentrations of
cafestol and kahweol. By contrast, the filter and percolation methods remove all but
a trace of these chemicals. Moreover, the studies involved large amounts of coffee—
five to six cups a day. Moderate coffee drinkers down only two cups.
3. Research has also shown that regular, moderate coffee drinking does not
dangerously raise blood pressure. And studies have failed to substantiate fears that
coffee might trigger abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmias) in healthy people.
4. “For heart disease, I think the issue is closed,” says Meir Stampfer, an
epidemiologist at Harvard who has studied many aspects of coffee and health.
“Coffee drinking at reasonable levels is unrelated to heart risk.”
5. Evidence suggests that coffee may help fend off Parkinson’s disease. A 30-year
study of 8000 Japanese-American men found that avid coffee drinkers had one-fifth
the risk of those who didn’t drink the brew.
6. Scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital, USA, found indirect evidence that
Caffeine- the habit-forming stimulant in coffee – may actually combat Parkinson’s
disease. The caffeine seemed to protect mice brain cells from depletion of the nerve
chemical dopamine – the problem underlying Parkinson’s disease in humans.
However, these are preliminary findings; human studies have- not consistently
supported caffeine’s protective role.
7. The studies on coffee and cancer have focussed on three organs – and are
reassuring. You may remember a brief coffee scare in the early 1980s when a single
study linked coffee with pancreatic cancer. A false alarm: Many studies since then
have shown that the association is either extremely weak or non-existent.
8. If there’s a connection between coffee and bladder cancer, it possibly applies just to
coffee junkies. A reanalysis of ten European studies found an increased risk only
among people who drank ten or more cups a day. And studies show that coffee
seems to have no adverse influence on the risk of colon cancer.
9. Caffeine is such a powerful stimulant that the International Olympic Committee and
the National Collegiate Athletic Association set limits on how much can remain in the
blood during competition. In addition to boosting physical endurance, caffeine
increases alertness and improves mood. The buzz may come at a price, though.
People who drink more than they’re used to may become restless and unable to
sleep. Moreover, it’s possible to become physically dependent on caffeine in days.
10.The question now arises: how much to drink? Those with heartburn and anxiety may
want to see if cutting back coffee improves their condition. For most people,
however, there’s virtually no risk in consuming up to three normal cups a day.

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 Harvard’s Stampfer tries to keep his coffee drinking irregular enough to avoid
habituation: “That way, I can get a buzz when I feel like it.”

A. Choose the most appropriate option:

(a) Drinking coffee regularly would increase cholesterol.

State whether the Statement is TRUE/FALSE
(b) Drinking coffee regularly should be ___________________.
1. less than 10 cups a day
2. more than ten cups a day
3. more than three cups a day
4. none of the above
(c) It has been proved that coffee does not have any adverse effect on the risk of………
1. colon cancer
2. diabetes
3. lung cancer
4. none of the above
(d) Caffeine boosts …..
1. physical endurance
2. mental endurance
3. positive feelings
4. none of these

B. Answer the following questions briefly:

(a) What is the finding of latest researches about coffee and human heart?
(b) What problem causes Parkinson’s disease? What is the role of coffee in this respect?
(c) ‘Caffeine is a powerful stimulant’. What are the positive and negative effects of
Caffeine?
(d) Explain why people who drink alcohol become restless.

Note: This Project work will be included in your Internal Assessment CBSE
marks.

SUBJECT-PHYSICS
Complete all the practical’s and activities in your lab manual
Section-A
Experiments:
1. To determine resistivity of two / three wires by plotting a graph for potential difference
versus current.
2. To find resistance of a given wire / standard resistor using a metre bridge.
3. To verify the laws of combination (series) of resistances using a metre bridge.
OR
To verify the laws of combination (parallel) of resistances using a metre bridge

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4. To determine resistance of a galvanometer by half-deflection method and to find its
figure of merit.
5. To convert the given galvanometer (of known resistance and figure of merit) into a
voltmeter of desired range and to verify the same.
OR
To convert the given galvanometer (of known resistance and figure of merit) into an
ammeter of desired range and to verify the same.
Activities:
1. To assemble a household circuit comprising three bulbs, three (on/off) switches, a fuse
and a power source.
2. To assemble the components of a given electrical circuit.
3. To draw the diagram of a given open circuit comprising at least a battery,
resistor/rheostat, key, ammeter and voltmeter. Mark the components that are not
connected in proper order and correct the circuit and also the circuit diagram.
Section-B
Experiments:
1. To find the value of v for different values of u in case of a concave mirror and to find the
focal length.
2. To find the focal length of a convex mirror, using a convex lens.
3. To determine angle of minimum deviation for a given prism by plotting a graph between
angle of incidence and angle of deviation.
4. To draw the I-V characteristic curve for a p-n junction diode in forward and reverse bias.
Activities:
1. To identify a diode, an LED, a resistor and a capacitor from a mixed collection of such
items.
2. To study the nature and size of the image formed by a (i) convex lens, or (ii) concave
mirror, on a screen by using a candle and a screen (for different distances of the candle from
the lens/mirror).
3. Use of multimeter to see the unidirectional flow of current in case of a diode and an LED
and check whether a given electronic component (e.g., diode) is in working order.

Investigatory Project Work

1. To study various factors on which the internal resistance/EMF of a cell depends.
2. To study the variations in current flowing in a circuit containing an LDR because of a
variation in (a) the power of the incandescent lamp, used to 'illuminate' the LDR (keeping all
the lamps at a fixed distance). (b) the distance of an incandescent lamp (of fixed power)
used to 'illuminate' the LDR. 3. To find the refractive indices of (a) water (b) oil (transparent)
using a plane mirror, an equiconvex lens (made from a glass of known refractive index) and
an adjustable object needle.
4. To investigate the relation between the ratio of (i) output and input voltage and (ii)
number of turns in the secondary coil and primary coil of a self-designed transformer.

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5. To investigate the dependence of the angle of deviation on the angle of incidence using a
hollow prism filled one by one, with different transparent fluids.
6. To estimate the charge induced on each one of the two identical Styrofoam (or pith) balls
suspended in a vertical plane by making use of Coulomb's law. 7. To study the factor on
which the self-inductance of a coil depends by observing the effect of this coil, when put in
series with a resistor/(bulb) in a circuit fed up by an A.C. source of adjustable frequency.
8. To study the earth's magnetic field using a compass needle -bar magnet by plotting
magnetic field lines and tangent galvanometer.

Complete the assignment

Q1. In the figure shown P1 and P2 are two conducting plates having charges of equal
magnitude and opposite sign. Two dielectrics of dielectric constant K1 and K2 fill the space
between the plates as

Q2. Two small identical electrical dipoles AB and CD, each of dipole moment 'p' is kept at an
angle 120∘. What is the resultant dipole moment of this combination? If this system is
subjected to an electric field (E vector) directed along the + x-direction, what will be the
magnitude and direction of the torque acting on this?

Q3. Two charges of magnitude -4Q and +2Q are located at points (2a,0) and (5a 0)
respectively. What is the electric flux due to these charges through a sphere of radius 4a
with its centre at the origin?
Q4. A point charge +Q is at a distance d/2 directly above the centre of a square of side d.
What is the magnitude of the electrostatic flux through the square?

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Q5. Three identical charged balls each of charge 2C are suspended from a common point P
by silk threads of 2m each (as shown in figure). They form an equilateral triangle of 1m.
Determine the ratio of net force on a charged ball to the force between any two charged
balls.

Q6. The thickness of the air layer between two coatings of a spherical capacitor is 2 cm. The
capacitor has the same capacitance as the capacitance of a sphere of 1.2m diameter. Find
the radii of its surfaces.
Q7. The negative plate of a parallel plate capacitor e is given a charge of -20 x 10°C. Find the
charges appearing on the four surfaces of the capacitor plates.
Q8. From the network shown in Fig. 2.61, find the value of the capacitance C if the
equivalent capacitance between points A and B is to be 1 uF. All the capacitances are in uF.

Q9. As shown m fig if the point C is earthed and the point A is given a potential of 2000 volt
then the potential at point B will be :

Q10. A capacitor of capacitance 6μF is charged to a potential of 150V. Its potential falls to
90V. When another capacitor is connected to it. Find the capacitance of the second
capacitor and the amount of energy lost due to the connection.

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Q11. In the following arrangement of capacitors, the energy stored in the 6𝜇 capacitor is E.
Find the value of the following:
(1) Energy stored in 12𝜇𝜇 capacitor.
(2) Energy stored in 3𝜇𝜇 capacitor
(3) Total energy drawn from the battery.

Q12.A capacitor is made of a flat plate of area A and a second plate having a stair -like
structure as shown in figure. The width of each stair is a 𝜇 and the height is b 𝜇 . Find the
capacitance of the assembly.

Q13. Two squares ABCD and BEFC have the side BC in common. The sides made of
conducting wires have resistance as follows. AB, BE, FC, CD each 2Ω AD, BC EF each 1Ω A
cell of e.m.f. 2 volt and internal resistance 2Ω is joined across AD. Find the current in various
parts of the circuit.

Q14. State Kirchhoff’s rules. Apply Kirchhoff’s rules to the loops ACBPA and ACBQA to write
the expressions for the currents I1, I2 and I3 in the network.

Q15. Find the potential difference across each cell and the rate of energy dissipation.

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Q16. The galvanometer, in each of the two given circuits, does not show any deflection. Find
the ratio of the resistors R1, and R2, used in these two circuits.

Q17. A,B,C and D are four coils of wires of 2, 2, 2 and 3 ohm resistances respectively and are
arranged to form a Wheatstone bridge.Find out the resistance which the coil 'D' must be
shunted in order that the bridge may be balanced.
Q18. Using the concept of drift velocity of charge carriers in a conductor, deduce the
relationship between current density and resistivity of the conductor.
Q19. The number densities of free electrons in three conductors X Y and Z are in the ratio
4:1:8 and their electrical conductivities are in the ratio 2:1:2. For which conductors will the
relaxation time of free electrons be (a) maximum (b)minimum.
Q20. The following table gives the length of three copper wires, their diameters, and the
applied potential difference across their ends. Arrange the wires in increasing order
according to the following:
(a) The magnitude of the electric field within them,
(b) The drift speed of electrons through them, and
(c) The current density within them.

Wire No Length Diameter Potential Difference

1 l 3d V

2 2l d V

3 3l 2d 2V

SUBJECT-CHEMISTRY

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I) INVESTIGATORY PROJECT

Choose any one topic of your choice and make a project report on this.
TOPICS:
i) Food Adulteration
ii) Study of quantity of casein (milk protein) present in different samples of milk.
iii) Study the digestion of starch by salivary amylase and the effect of pH and temperature
on it.
iv) Compare soya bean milk and natural milk with respect to curd formation, effect of
temperature etc.
v) Study the presence of pesticides and insecticides in fruits and vegetables.
vi) Study the presence of oxalate ions in guava fruit at different stages of ripening.

1. COVER PAGE
2. CERTIFICATE
3. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
4. INDEX
5. PROJECT OVERVIEW: --
(i) AIM
(ii) APPARATUS REQUIRED
(iii) THEORY
(iv) PROCEDURE
(v) OBSERVATIONS
(vi) CONCLUSIONS
(vii) PRECAUTIONS
(viii) BIBLIOGRAPHY

II) Complete the Following practicals in your lab manual

Experiments:
i) To prepare M/20 oxalic acid and hence find the strength of given Mohr’s salt solution.
ii) To analyse the acidic and basic radical in the given unknown compound.(Ammonium
Carbonate-0 group)
iii) To analyse the acidic and basic radical in the given unknown compound.(Lead Acetate -I
group)
iv) To analyse the acidic and basic radical in the given unknown compound.(Copper
sulphate-II group)
v) To analyse the acidic and basic radical in the given unknown compound.(Arsenic Chloride
-II group)
vi) To prepare M/20 oxalic acid (10ml) and hence find the strength of given KMnO 4 solution.

III) Complete all the Assignments-1,2,3 of Chemical kinetics given in the class
in your notebook.
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 SUBJECT-BIOLOGY
1. Complete the given assignment on chapter- Molecular Basis of Inheritance.
Ch- Molecular Basis of inheritance

1. Mention the two additional processes, which hnRNA needs to undergo after splicing so, as to
become functional. [Delhi 2019]
2. How is repetitive/satellite DNA separated from bulk genomic DNA for various genetic experiments.
[Delhi 2014]
3. Mention the role of the codons AUG and UGA during protein synthesis. [Delhi 2011,2010}
4. Mention the contribution of genetic maps in human genome project. [Ml India 2011]
5. Mention any two ways in which Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) identified in human
genome, can bring out revolutionary changes in biological and medical sciences?
6. What is amino acylation. State its significance.
7. How would lac operon operate in E.coli growing in a culture medium where lactose is present as
source of sugar? [All India 2014C]
8. Where does peptide bond formation occur in a bacterial ribosome and how?[Foreign 2014]
9. (i) Name the scientist who suggested that the genetic code should be made of a combination of
three nucleotides.
(ii) Explain the basis on which he arrived at this conclusion.[Delhi 2014]
10. Why is charging of tRNA necessary during translation process?[All India 2014 C; Delhi 2018]
11. One of the salient features of the genetic code is that it is nearly universal from bacteria to humans.
Mention two exceptions to this rule, Why are some codes said to be degenerated? [Foreign 2014]
12. Write the full form of VNTRs. How is VNTR different from probe
13. Mention the role BAC and YAC in human genome project.
14. (i)Name the enzyme that catalyses the transcription of hnRNA.
(ii) Why does the hnRNA needs to undergo changes?
(iii)List the changes hnRNA undergoes and where in the cell such changes take place. [HOTS; All
India 2011]
15. Study the figure given and answer the questions

(i)How does the repressor molecule get inactivated?

(ii)When does the transcription of lac mRNA stop?
(iii)Name the enzyme transcribed by the gene z [Delhi 2009]
16. Following a severe accident, many charred-disfigured bodies are recovered from the site making
the identification of the dead very difficult. Name and explain the technique that would help the
authorities to establish the identity of the dead to be able to handover the dead to their
respective relatives. [All India 2014 C]

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17. Given below are the sequence of nucleoside in a particular mRNA and amino acids coded by it
UUUAUGUU CGAGUUAGUGUAA
Phe – Met – Phe – Glu – Leu – Val
Write the properties of genetic codes that can be and that cannot be correlated from the above given
data. [Delhi 2013C, 2010C, 2009C]
18. (i) Identity the polarity from a to d,in the diagram below and mention how many more amino
acids are expected to be added to this polypeptide chain.

(ii)Mention the DNA sequence coding for serine and the anticodon of fRNA for the some amino
acid.
(iii)Why are some untranslated sequence of bases seen in mRNA coding fo polypeptide? Where
exactly are they present on mRNA?[Foreign 2009]

2. Practical file : complete the following practicals in your practical file –

(Referr to this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxccN2UGxmo)
(a) Isolate DNA from available plant material such as spinach, green pea seeds, papaya, etc.
(b) Flowers adapted to pollination by different agencies (wind, insects, birds).
(c) Pollen germination on stigma through a permanent slide or scanning electron micrograph.
(d) Identification of stages of gamete development, i.e., T.S. of testis and T.S. of ovary through
permanent slides (from grasshopper/mice).
(e) T.S. of blastula through permanent slides (Mammalian).
(f) Prepared pedigree charts of any one of the genetic traits such as rolling of tongue, blood
groups, ear lobes, widow's peak and colour blindness.
3. Investigatory project : Refer to the links given below (Just for reference).
Prepare an investigatory project on any topic of your syllabus for Board Practicals.
https://youtu.be/zGMWaGs2yq0
https://youtu.be/nTBU9xkJCFg
https://youtu.be/I31WIroHVGU
https://youtu.be/7jJjE_BZLcY
https://youtu.be/hCJkw8mY8Mg
https://youtu.be/4DjGJzdHRhU
https://youtu.be/kfLpNmte38o
https://youtu.be/fMtKnyhmNtU

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 SUBJECT-HISTORY
The following steps are suggested:
1) The project must be done individually / In-groups.
2) The Project Work needs to enhance cognitive, affective, and psychomotor domains in the
learners. It will include self-assessment and peer assessment, and progress of the child in project
based and inquiry-based learning. Art integrated Activities , experiments, models, quizzes, role
plays, group work, portfolios, etc., along with teacher assessment. (NEP-2020).
3) Students can use primary sources available in city archives, Primary sources can also include
newspaper cuttings, photographs, film footage and recorded written/speeches. Secondary sources
may also be used after proper authentication. Evaluation will be done by an external examiner
appointed by the Board in class XII.
FEW SUGGESTIVE TOPICS FOR CLASS XII PROJECTS
1. The Indus Valley Civilization-Archeological Excavations and New Perspectives
2. The History and Legacy of Mauryan Empire
3. “Mahabharat”- The Great Epic of India
4. The History and Culture of the Vedic period
5. Buddha Charita
6. A Comprehensive History of Jainism
7. Bhakti Movement- Multiple interpretations and commentaries.
8. “The Mystical Dimensions of Sufism
9. Global legacy of Gandhian ideas
10.The Architectural Culture of the Vijayanagar Empire
11.Life of women in the Mughal rural society
12.Comparative Analysis of the Land Revenue Systems introduced by the Britishers in India
13. The Revolt of 1857- Causes; Planning & Coordination; Leadership, Vision of Unity
14.The Philosophy of Guru Nanak Dev
15.The Vision of Kabir 16.An insight into the Indian Constitution
SUBJECT-POLITICAL SCIENCE
The following steps are suggested:
1) The project must be done individually / In-groups.
2) The Project Work needs to enhance cognitive, affective, and psychomotor domains in the
learners. It will include self-assessment and peer assessment, and progress of the child in project
based and inquiry-based learning. Art integrated Activities , experiments, models, quizzes, role
plays, group work, portfolios, etc., along with teacher assessment. (NEP-2020).
3) Students can use primary sources available in city archives, Primary sources can also include
newspaper cuttings, photographs, film footage and recorded written/speeches. Secondary sources
may also be used after proper authentication.
FEW SUGGESTIVE TOPICS FOR CLASS XII PROJECT:
1. NAM- 1961 to present times.
2. Division of Germany with special focus on the construction and dismantling of the Berlin Wall.
3. CIS-Central Asian Republics
4. Disintegration of USSR with special focus on Gorbachev.
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5. Arab Spring
6. Cover the negative as well as positive aspects of relationship between India and the following
countries.
Focus on any one of the following (current updates should be highlighted): a) Relationship
between India and Russia b) Relationship between India and China c) Relationship between India
and Pakistan d) Relationship between India and Bangladesh
7.ASEAN Page 40 | 57 Political Science Syllabus 2024-25
8. European Union and BREXIT
9. BRICS
10. SAARC
11. India’s Nuclear Policy
12. United Nations with focus on India’s candidature in Security Council. 13. UN Agencies –
UNICEF, UNESCO, WHO
14. Pandemics: Covid 19- Its global impact (focus on worldwide cooperation and preparedness
along with controversies (please collect newspaper clippings for the same)
15. Partition of India-Theory behind it and its legacy
16. Comparison between NITI AAYOG and Planning Commission and their contribution in India’s
Development.
17. Election 2019- Rise of BJP and Downfall of Congress (1989-2019).
18. Emergency – A blot on Indian Democracy
19.NDA III and NDA IV – Social and Economic welfare programmes

SUBJECT-MATHS

I . Complete the following activities in your practical file:

● To demonstrate a function which is one - one and onto.

● To verify that the angle in a semi- circle is a right angle, using the vector method.
● To measure the shortest distance between two skew lines and verify it analytically.
● To find analytically the limit of a function f(x) at x= c and also to check the continuity
of the function at that point.
● To understand the concept of local maxima and local minima and point of inflection
in a given function.

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II. Complete the given Assignment:

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 SUBJECT-APPLIED MATHS
I. Project:
Visit Kirana shops near your home and collect the data regarding the sales of certain
commodities over a month. Try to figure out the stock of a particular commodity which
should be in the store in order to maximize the profit

II. Complete the following practicals in your practical file:

● Matrix multiplication and the inverse of a matrix

● Stock Market data sheet on excel
● Collect data from newspapers on traffic, sports activities and market trends and use
excel to study future trends.

III. Complete the given assignment

1. Determine the order and degree (if defined) of the following differential equations:

2. Show that y2 = 4ax is a solution of the differential equation,

3. Form the differential equation of the family of hyperbolas having foci on x-axis and
Centre at origin.
4. Find the particular solution of the differential equation dy/dx= x(2 logx + 1) , given
that when y=0 and x=2.
5. Ms. Rohini deposited Rs.10,000 in a bank that pays 4% interest compounded
continuously . a) How much amount will she get after 10 years? b) How long it will
take the money to double?
6. Evaluate the following Integrals:

7. The demand function for a commodity is p = 10/(x+ 1) . Find the consumers’ surplus
when the prevailing market price is 5.

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 8. If the demand and supply curve for computers is D = 100 - 6P, S = 28 + 3P
respectively where P is the price of computers, what is the quantity of computers
bought and sold at equilibrium?
9. A boy of height 1m is walking towards a lamp post of height 5 meters at the rate of
0.5 m/sec. Then find the rate at which the length of the shadow of the boy is
decreasing.
10. A firm knows that the price per unit ‘p’ for one of its product is linear. It also knows
that it can sell 1400 units when the price is 4 per unit, and it can sell 1800 units at a
price of 2 per unit. Find the price per unit if ‘x’ units are sold (or demanded). Also
find the revenue function and the marginal revenue function.
11. Find the equation of the tangent and normal to the curve f(x) = ex +x2+ 1 at the point
(0,2) on it.
12. Prove that the function f (x) = x2 – x + 1 is neither increasing nor decreasing in (0,1).
13. The production manager of a company plans to include 180 square centimetres of
actual printed matter in each page of a book under production. Each page should
have a 2.5 cm wide margin along the top and bottom and 2 cm wide margin along
the sides. What are the most economical dimensions of each printed page?
14. Find 3128 mod 7.
15. A boat covers 32 km upstream and 36 km downstream in 7 hours. Also it covers 40
km upstream and 48 km downstream in 9 hours. Find the speed of the boat in still
water and that of the stream.
16. A cistern can be filled by an inlet pipe in 20 hours and can be emptied by an outlet
pipe in 25 hours. Both the pipes are opened. After 10 hours, the outlet pipe is closed,
find the total time taken to fill the tank.
17. In a 200 metres race , Prateek beats Samarth by 35 metres or 7 seconds. How much
time did Prateek take to cover the race?
18. A shopkeeper has 1 quintal of wheat, part of which she sells at 18% gain and the
rest at 28% gain. In total she gains 24 %. Find the quantity of wheat sold at 18% and
28% .
19. Fit a straight-line tend by method of least squares for the following data and also
find the trend value for year 1998.

20. Based on the data available for the sales of an item in a district, by the method of
least squares
(i) tabulate the trend values
(ii) find the best fit for a straight-line trend
(iii) compute expected sale trend for year 2002

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 SUBJECT - FMM

1. Prepare a Presentation on Primary and secondary market, Presentation on NSE

trading products, ASBA project through net banking, Case study on globalization,
Visit to Broker house, , Quiz contest and presentation on the operations of Broker
House, Presentation on NEAT Screen, Discussion on market phases and its
operations, Trading Techniques

SUBJECT –ECONOMICS

Dear students,

Please follow the guidelines enlisted below for the project work which is to be done for the
Board examination 2024-25. Do carry out research, read extensively, explore and think out
of the box to make your project unique and more meaningful.

Project should be of 3,500-4,000 words (excluding diagrams & graphs), hand-written only.
It will be an independent, self-directed piece of study.

Scope of the project:

Learners may work upon the following lines as a suggested flow chart:
Choose a title/topic
Collection of the research material/data
Organization of material/data
Present material/data
Analysing the material/data for conclusion
Draw the relevant conclusion
Presentation of the Project Work

Expected Checklist:
1. Introduction to the topic/title
2. Identifying the causes, consequences and/or remedies
3. Various stakeholders and effect on each of them
4. Advantages and disadvantages of situations or issues identified
5. Short-term and long-term implications of economic strategies suggested in the
course of research
6. Validity, reliability, appropriateness and relevance of data used for research work
and for presentation in the project file
7. Presentation and writing that is succinct and coherent in project file
8. Citation of the materials referred to, in the file in footnotes, resources section,
bibliography etc.

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Marking Scheme :
Marks are suggested to be given as –
S. No. Heading Marks Allotted
1. Relevance of the topic 3
2. Knowledge Content/Research Work 6
3. Presentation Technique 3
4. Viva-voce 8
Total 20 Marks

SUGGESTIVE PROJECT TOPICS :

1. Micro and Small Scale Industries
2. Food Supply Channel in India
3. Contemporary Employment situation in India
4. Disinvestment policy of the government
5. Goods and Services Tax Act and its Impact on GDP
6. Health Expenditure (of any state)
7. Human Development Index
8. Inclusive Growth Strategy
9. Trends in Credit availability in India
10. Monetary policy committee and its functions
11. Government Budget & its Components
12. Trends in budgetary condition of India
13. Exchange Rate determination – Methods and Techniques
14. Livestock – Backbone of Rural India
15. Sarwa Siksha Abhiyan – Cost Ratio Benefits
16. Minimum Support Prices
17. Digital India- Step towards the future
18. Vertical Farming – an alternate way
19. Silk Route- Revival of the past
20. Bumper Production- Boon or Bane for the farmer
21. Rise of Concrete Jungle- Trend Analysis
22. Make In India
23. Organic farming
24. Sustainable development
SUBJECT- ACCOUNTANCY
Prepare a Specific Project based on CBSE Guidelines. Details are as under: SEQUENCE OF
THE PROJECT
01. Front page: To be printed on glossy paper
02. Certificate: To be printed on glossy paper
03. Acknowledgement.
04. Contents/Index.
05. Prologue
06. Specific Problem
Cash Flow Statement (a) Meaning of CFS and Cash equivalents, (b) Types of activities i.e.
operating, investing and financing. (c) CFS of a Company (d) Bar diagram showing opening
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cash balance, operating activity, investing activity, financing activity and closing cash
balance.
08. Bibliography
INSTRUCTIONS 1. Use A4 size plain or one side ruled paper only. 2. Matter should be written
on one side of the paper and Formats, flow charts etc. should be drawn on the flip side only.
3. Leave a margin of one inch on the left side of the page for spiral binding. 4. Project should
be neat and systematically presented. 5. Excessively colourful and adorned projects will not
be accepted. 6. Only certificates and the company's financial statements (Balance Sheet) can
be machine print outs but the rest of the matter should be handwritten including the front
page. Any other printed matter is unacceptable. 7. Financial statements of the company
should be of the last two recent years.

SUBJECT- BUSINESS STUDIES

Every student has to prepare a Business Studies project. All the students with an even roll
number will make a project on Marketing Management and students with an odd roll
number will make a project on Principles of Management.

GUIDELINES FOR PROJECT ON MARKETING MANAGEMENT

A Student has to Choose a Product out of the list given below. The product should not be an
item whose consumption/use is discouraged by the society and government like alcohol
products/pan masala and tobacco products, etc.

1. Adhesives
2. Air conditioners
3. Baby diapers
4. Bathing Soap
5. Bathroom cleaner
6. Bike
7. Blanket
8. Body Spray
9. Bread
10. Breakfast cereal
11. Butter
12. Camera
13. Car
14. Cheese spreads
15. Chocolate
16. Coffee
17. Cosmetology product
18. Crayons
19. Crockery
20. Cutlery
21. Cycle
22. DTH
23. Eraser
24. e-wash

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 25. Fairness cream
26. Fans
27. Fruit candy
28. Furniture
29. Hair Dye
30. Hair Oil
31. Infant dress
32. Inverter
33. Jams
34. Jeans
35. Jewellery
36. Kurti
37. Ladies bag
38. Ladies footwear
39. Learning Toys
40. Lipstick

Students are required to make a project on any of the above identified product/service
keeping in mind the following:
1. Why have they selected this product/service?
2. Find out ‘5’ competitive brands that exist in the market.
3. What permission and licences would be required to make the
product?
4. What are your competitors Unique Selling Proposition.[U.S.P.]?
5. Does your product have any range give details?
6. What is the name of your product?
7. Enlist its features.
8. Draw the ‘Label’ of your product.
9. Draw a logo for your product.
10. Draft a tag line.
11. What is the selling price of your competitor’s product?
(i) Selling price to consumer
(ii) Selling price to retailer
(iii) Selling price to wholesaler

What is the profit margin in percentage to the

Manufacturer.
Wholesaler.
Retailer.
12. How will your product be packaged?
13. Which channel of distribution are you going to use? Give reasons for selection?
14. Decisions related to warehousing, state reasons.
15. What is going to be your selling price?
(i) To consumer
(ii) To retailer

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 (iii) To wholesaler
16. List 5 ways of promoting your product.
17. Any schemes for
(i) The wholesaler
(ii) The retailer
(iii) The consumer
18. What is going to be your ‘U.S.P?
19. What means of transport you will use and why?
20. Draft a social message for your label.
21. What cost effective techniques will you follow for your product.
22. What cost effective techniques will you follow for your promotion plan. At this
stage the students will realise the importance of the concept of marketing mix and
the necessary decision regarding the four P’s of marketing.
Product
Place
Price
Promotion

On the basis of the work done by the students the project report should
include the following:
1. Type of product /service identified and the (consumer/industries) process
involve there in.
2. Brand name and the product.
3. Range of the product.
4. Identification mark or logo.
5. Tagline.
6. Labeling and packaging.
7. Price of the product and basis of price fixation.
8. Selected channels of distribution and reasons thereof.
9. Decisions related to transportation and warehousing. State reasons. 10.
Promotional techniques used and starting reasons for deciding the particular
technique.
11. Grading and standardization.
Presentation and Submission of Project Report
At the end of the stipulated term, each student will prepare and submit his/her
project report.

OR
(II) PROJECT ON PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT
The students are required to visit any one of the following:
1. A departmental store.
2. An Industrial unit.
3. A fast food outlet.

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 4. Any other organisation approved by the teacher.

They are required to observe the application of the general Principles of management
advocated by Fayol.
Fayol’s principles OR TAYLOR
1. Division of work.
2. Unity of command.
3. Unity of direction.
4. Scalar chain
5. Espirit de corps
6. Fair remuneration.
7. Order.
8. Equity.
9. Discipline
10. Subordination of individual interest to general interest.
11. Initiative.
12. Centralisation and decentralisation.
13. Stability of personnel.
14. Authority and Responsibility

They may inquire into the application of scientific management techniques by F.W.Taylor
in the unit visited.
Scientific techniques of management.
1. Functional foremanship.
2. Standardisation and simplification of work.
3. Method study.
4. Motion Study.
5. Time Study.
6. Fatigue Study
7. Differential piece rate plan.

Tips to Students
The observations could be on the basis of:
1. The different stages of division of work resulting in specialisation.
2. Following instructions and accountability of subordinates to higher authorities.
3. Visibility of order and equity in the unit.
4. Balance of authority and responsibility.

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 5. Communication levels and patterns in the organisation.
6. Methods and techniques followed by the organisation for unity of direction and
coordination amongst all.
7. Methods of wage payments followed.
8. The arrangements of fatigue study.
9. Derivation of time study.
10. Derivation and advantages of method study.
11. Organisational chart of functional foremanship.
12. Any other identified in the organisation
13. Students are advised to pick up different areas of visit. As presentations of different
areas in the Class would help in better understanding.

Following essentials are required to be fulfilled for its preparation and

submission.

1. The total length of the project will be 35 to 40 pages.

2. The project should be handwritten.
3. The project should be presented in a neat folder.
4. The project report should be developed in the following sequence:
Cover page should include the title of the Project, student information, school
and year.
List of contents
Acknowledgements and preface (acknowledging the institution, the places visited and
the persons who have helped).
 Introduction.
 Topic with suitable heading.
 Planning and activities done during the project, if any.
 Observations and findings of the visit.
 Conclusions (summarized suggestions or findings, future scope of study).
Photographs (if any).
 Appendix
 Teacher’s observation.
 Signatures of the teachers.
SUBJECT- ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Explore the following AI Capstone projects and develop any one of them:

1. Studying images to diagnose disease

2. forecasting student results
3. creating a chatbot for the school admin department or counsellor to handle
parents’/students’ queries using IBM Watson, Google Dialogue Flow
4. image classifier
5. analysing social media to access emotions
6. Using regression to predict a trend.

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 SUBJECT- PSYCHOLOGY

Prepare a CASE PROFILE on an individual living with any disorders related to

Chapter-4.
The following topics need to be included in the file.
1. INTRODUCTION TO CASE STUDY
2. TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES USED
3. OBJECTIVE OF A CASE STUDY
4. TOPIC: XYZ
5. REASON FOR SELECTION OF THE TOPIC
6. IDENTIFICATION OF DATA
7. CASE HISTORY
8. Prepare a checklist
9. Psychology test
10. Result of the test
11. Reason for selection of test
12. FINDING AND INTERPRETATION
13. RECOMMENDATION
14. CONCLUSION
15. BIBLIOGRAPHY
16. ANNEXURE
• Interview with the subject
17. PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS

SUBJECT- PAINTING

PRACTICAL
Make two composition on the following Topic (any Medium) :-
1. Still Life Composition.
2. Composition (LANDSCAPE).
3. Contemporary drawing.

SUBJECT- PHYSICAL EDUCATION

1. Prepare practical file containing following topics:
a) Detailed information of any team sport.
b) Motor Fitness tests
c) Two asanas for each lifestyle diseases

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 SUBJECT- COMPUTER SCIENCE

1. Read the following chapters from text book:

a. Python Revision Tour – I

b. Python Revision Tour – II
c. User Defined Functions
d. Python Modules and Libraries
2. Plan for the topic of the project, group members in the project and submit the same
after summer break.
3. Prepare Activity/Practical file containing 5 questions each from following topics: a.
Conditional Programming and Iterative Programming b. Lists, Tuples and Dictionary
c. User defined functions

Subject: Hindustani Music Vocal (Code 034)

Objective: The objective of this holiday homework assignment is to deepen

your understanding and appreciation of Hindustani Music Vocal, and to
encourage independent learning and practice during the break.

Instructions:
1. All tasks must be completed neatly and submitted on the first day of school
after the break.
2. Use your Hindustani Music Vocal textbook(SANGEET ANAND), notes, and
online resources to assist you in completing the tasks.
3. Utilize this holiday period effectively to enhance your skills and knowledge in
Hindustani Music Vocal.

Tasks:
Listening Practice: Listen to recordings of classical Hindustani vocal performances by
renowned artists such as Pandit Jasraj Ji, Ustad Rashid Khan, or Begum Parveen Sultana.
Choose three different compositions and analyze them in terms of:

·Raga
·Taal (rhythm)
·Swara patterns
·Expressive elements (such as gamak, meend, and alaap) Write a brief analysis
of each composition highlighting these aspects.
Raga Exploration: Select any two Ragas that you find interesting but haven't yet explored
deeply. Research and gather information on the following aspects of each Raga:
· Arohana and Avarohana (ascending and descending scales)

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 · Vadi and Samvadi Swaras (dominant and subdominant notes)
· Pakad (characteristic phrase)
· Time of performance and associated emotions Create a presentation or
document summarizing your findings for each Raga.
Taal Practice: Practice reciting and clapping the bols (syllables) of the following Taals:
· Teen Taal
· Rupak Taal
· Jhap Taal
Record yourself reciting and clapping each Taal at a moderate pace. Listen to the
recording and assess your accuracy and consistency. Make note of any areas for
improvement.
Composition Creation: Compose a short bandish (vocal composition) in any Raga of your
choice.

The bandish should include:

· Sthai (main section)
· Antara (second section)
· Mukhda (opening phrase)
A variety of Taans Notate your composition using Hindustani music notation or any other
suitable method.

Self-Practice Schedule: Develop a self-practice schedule for the holiday period, allocating
time for:
· Riyaaz (practice) of vocal exercises
· Learning and revising compositions
· Listening to recordings of Hindustani vocal music
· Reviewing theory and notation: Share your practice schedule for feedback.
Submission Guidelines:
· Compile all completed tasks neatly in a folder or file.
· Label each task clearly with its corresponding number and title.
· Ensure that your name, class, and section are mentioned prominently on the
cover page.
· Submit the assignment on the first day of school after the break.
Evaluation Criteria:
· Completion and accuracy of tasks
· Depth of analysis and understanding demonstrated
· Creativity and originality in composition and presentation
· Consistency and quality of self-practice efforts

Note: This holiday homework assignment is designed to enrich your learning experience in
Hindustani Music Vocal and to help you develop essential skills for performance and
appreciation. Enjoy your break, and make the most of this opportunity for musical
growth!

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