Sir Padampat Singhania School, Kota
Holiday Homework
Session: 2017-18
Class – IX
English
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You are interested in investing in a new housing complex that promises a green lifestyle. Write an
article on the need for green housing complexes. You may take help from the MCB Unit ‘Environment’.
Write a story in 150-200 words with the following beginning –
‘The other day I went to the park
and save ……………………..’
Red Gulliver’s Travels Part I (Ch. 6 to Ch. 8) and Part II (Ch. To Ch. 8)
Answer the following questions from the novel ‘Gulliver’s Travels’
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Who was glumdalclitch? How did she help Gulliver?
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Discuss the mishaps that took place during gulliver’s stay in Brobdinguag.
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What did Himnap and Skyresh Bolgolam do against gulliver?
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What were the impeachments against gulliver? What kind of punishment was planned for him?
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What was the opinion of the king of Brobdingnag about gulliver’s account of his country?
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How was gulliver carried over the sea by an eagle? Describe the incident.
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Write the character sketch of the emperor of lilliput.
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Comment on the character of the queen of Brobdingnag.
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Discuss the character of three great scholars in the court of king of Brobdingnag.
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Write the character sketch of Mr. Thomas Wilcocks, the captain of the ship who rescued
gulliver.
Reading & Writing a Reviews : Read the book ‘No More bluns at my son’s funeral’ by Paro Anand.
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Mathematics
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Find two irrational numbers between 1.12 and 1.13.
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What is the value of x 3 when x = 8?
If a2 = 0.04, what type of number a is?
Represent 5 on a number line.
Visualise 4.26 on the number line up to 4 decimal places.
Represent 9.3 on the number line.
Simplify 3 24 + 3 81 − 3 192
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Rationalise
3− 2+ 5
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If x = 3 + 2 2 , find the value of (a)  x 2 + 2  (b) x 4 + 4
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11 − 7
If
= x − y 77 , find the value of x and y.
11 + 7
What is the degree of constant polynomial?
Find the degree of the polynomial 3x4 + 0.x3 + 0x5 + 5x – 7
Show that 2x + 1 is a factor of 2x3 – 11x2 – 4x + 1
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If a + b + c = 9 and ab + bc + ca = 26, find the value of a2 + b2 + c2
a2 b2 c2
If a, b, c, are all non zero and a + b + c = 0, then prove that
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bc ca ab
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Factorise x 2 + 2 + 2 − 2 x
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Factorise : x – 3x – 10x + 24
Find the values of a and b so that (x+1) and (x-1) are factors of x4 + ax3 – 3x2 + 2x + b
y2
2 3
−2 2
Factorise : 2 x 2 +
+ 3 z 2 + 2 6 xz −
yz
xy
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Divide the polynomial 3x4 + 4x3 – 4x + 3 by (x-1) and verify the remainder using the remainder theorm.
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Make 3D Model of (a + b)3
Make square root spiral up to 13
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Science
(Physics)
What do you mean by negative acceleration.
Name the quantity that corresponds to the rate of change of velocity.
A man is sitting in a train which is moving. Is he at rest or in motion.
What is the nature of distance time graph of a body moving with constant acceleration.
Two car A and B have their displacement time graph as given below. Which car has a greater velocity.
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A car starts from rest and accelerates uniformly at 2 m/s2 for 10s. What is its velocity at the end of 10
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A train 100 m long is moving with a velocity of 60 km/h. Find the time it takes to cross the bridge 1 km
long.
A table clock has its minute hand 5 cm long. Calculate the average velocity of the tip of the minute hand
between 6.00 am to 6.30 pm.
ON a 80 km track, a train travels 40 km with a uniform speed of 30 km/h. How fast must the train trand
the next 40 km so as to have a average speed 40 km/h for the entire trip.
A man walks at 1 m/s for 60 minutes. He takes rest for 20 minutes and then walks at a speed of 1 m/s
for 60 minutes. Find its average speed.
Four V-t graphs are shown below
Which graph represent the following case?
(a) A ball thrown vertically upwards and returning to the hand of the thrower.
(b) A body decelerating to a constant speed and the accelerating.
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The following displacement-time graph shows the position of a body at different times. Calculate the
velocity of the body from
(i) A – B
(ii) B – C
(iii) C – D
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The graph given below is the distance time graph of an object.
(a) Find the speed during first four second.
(b) How long was it stationary?
(c) Does it represent a real situation justify your answer.
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Study the given graph and answer the following question.
(a) Which part of the graph shows accelerated motion.
(b) Which part of the graph shows retarded motion.
(c) Calculate the distance travelled by the body in first 4 second of journey.
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(a) Which type of motion is represented by the V-t graph shown below.
(b) Name the physical quantity which can be calculated by area of trapezium OABC.
(c) What does the straight line AB represent.
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Chemistry
Some Common Salt is placed in 50 ml of water in a 100 ml graduated cylinder. The mixture is stirred
with a glass rod.
(i) What do you think has happened to the common salt?
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(ii) Where does it disappear?
(iii) Does the level of water change?
A sample of water under study was found to boil at 1020C at normal temperature and pressure. Is the
water pure? Will this water freeze at 00C? Comment.
Convert into 0C, (i) 373 K (ii) 596 K
Comment on the following.
(a) Evaporation produces cooling.
(b) Rate of Evaporation of an aqueous solution decreases with increase in humidity.
Give examples in which matter is present in plasma state.
How will you demonstrate that particles of matter have spores between them?
Why does ice not deposite in the freezer of a refrigerator equipped with defrosting technique. Explain.
What is dry ice? How is it prepared?
What is evaporation? In what way is it different from hailing?
What is the difference between a gas and a vapour?
Biology
What is meant by sustainable agriculture?
Define (a) Photoperiod (b) Apiculture (c) Pisciculture.
Differentiate between roughage and concentrates.
What is plant breeding.
Name any two marine and fresh water fishes.
Distinguish between aquaculture and mariculture.
What do you mean by animal husbandary? Point out the various aspects of cattle farming.
Write a note on
(a) mixed cropping (b) crop rotation (b) intercropping
List honey bee which is best for domestication. List two factors necessary for the production of good
quantity and quality of honey.
Why is excess use of fertilizers detrimental for environment.
Social Science
Political Science
What is Democracy? Why Democracy
Define the term “Democracy”.
What is the most common form of democracy in today’s world?
Why are China and Mexico not regarded as democracies despite holding elections?
Who passed the “Legal Frame Work Order”?
Why is a democratic government a better form of government? Explain.
Mention three merits and demerits of democracy.
How does democracy in a country enhance the dignity of an individual? State three points.
How can we say that china is not a democratic country despite holding elections regularly after every
five years for electing the country’s parliament?
What steps were taken by General Parvez Musharraf in Pakistan to empower himself?
Why the public is not happy with the ruling party in Zimbabwe, were the rulers act in undemocratic
way?
Geography
Define the following (i) Tectonic Plates
(ii) Pangea
(iii) Corals
Write a detail note on
(i) The Great Himalayas
(ii) The Northern Plans
(iii) Thar Desert
(iv) Peninsular Plateau
(v) Coastal Plains
(vi) Island group of Bharat
Activity
Explain continental drift theory with pictures.
Black hole experiment.
Big Bang theory.
Prepare a project file on disaster management (Man-made disaster)
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Economics
Both land and capital are scarce, yet there is a basic difference between the two. State the difference.
What are the sources of irrigation?
Who are the agricultural labourers?
Explain any two difficulties faced by small farmers due to lack of capital.
What is multiple cropping?
Why is it important to develop irrigation facilities?
Why are the wages for farm laboures in Palampur less than the minimum wages set by the government?
How do medium and large farmers obtain capital for farming? How are they different from small
farmers.
What can be done so that more non farming activities can be started in the villages?
How have farm labourers like Kishora benefited from better roads in Palampur?
Activity (Economics)
Mention all the inputs (factors of production) required to run any education institute.
Like :- School, College etc.
Classify all the inputs in to fixed capital and working capital.
(Use diagrams or paste pictures)
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Name of activity – Electricity and the changing face of a village.
How is electricity useful for the development of agriculture and non-farming activities?
(any one activity)