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Extra Questions


1.What is the default value of Align attribute of an <IMG> tag?
2.What are the default values for the attribute of an <FONT> tag?
3.What is the difference between GIF Format and JPEG format ?
4.What is the use of <Th> and <Td> tag in table?
5.What is the use of <Caption > tag in table?
6.Name the types of images that are generally used in web pages.Which image type is suitable
   for Photograph?

Forces of nature

Forces of nature

Ø What happens when strong wind blows?

The umbrella gets blown off, trees

get uprooted, trees sway vigorously.

Ø What are natural disasters/ natural calamities?

The instances that cause huge damage to lives and property.

Ø Give    few examples of natural events/ natural calamities?

Thunderstorms,

Cyclone , earthquakes, landslides, forest fire, floods.

        

Ø Give few examples of natural events where winds blows very fast?

(thunderstorms, cyclone etc.

The   fast moving air is called wind.

 When air moves at a high speed, it becomes dangerous. The characteristics of wind are

that it moves with a particular speed and has a direction of propagation

Ø Which instrument you use to measure body temperature?

Thermometer.

We  use instrument called Anemometer to measure wind

Ø What would you do if the wind is very strong and blowing against you while

riding a bicycle?

put extra energy to move ahead, stop riding etc.

Ø Is it easy to move in the direction of the wind or against the direction of the

wind?

in the direction of the wind.

 Ø Why is it not that easy to move in the direction opposite to the wind?

speed.

Ø What is air pressure?

it is the force exerted by the weight of tiny particles of

air upon an unit area.

Ø What happen when we pour cold water on the hot tin can?

The tin can gets distorted.

Ø What does the distortion of the tin can indicate?

The distortion of the tin can indicates that air exerted pressure.

Ø Which  factor on the earth’s surface forces the air to move from the higher

pressure region to lower pressure region?

The air pressure difference

Between  two points on the earth surface forces the air to move from the

Higher  pressure region to lower pressure region)

Ø When do we get rainfall in India?

 During monsoon  season.

Ø What do we call the event, when it rains heavily with strong winds and

lightening?

Storms.

Ø When do we get rainfall in India?

 During  monsoon season.

Ø What do we call the event, when it rains heavily with strong winds and

lightening?

Storms

Ø What is thunderstorm?

Thunderstorm is a kind of weather in which lightning and  thunders are usually accompanies by heavy rains.

Ø In which type of areas thunderstorms generally develop?

It develops in humid and hot areas.

Ø What are cyclones?

Cyclones are huge and powerful storms.

Ø What is an eye of cyclone?

The centre of the storm is a calm, cloudless area Called  the eye of the cyclone.

Ø Is it possible for us to prevent/control the effect of some natural disasters like

cyclone in some way?

If  yes, how?

yes, to some extent, by planting trees,

preventing concretization of land, conserving forests etc.

Ø Give one scientific term for the following:

→ Natural disaster in which lightning and thunder are usually accompanied

by heavy rains.

Thunderstorms

Natural disaster that has an eye.

cyclone

→ A life saving equipment that should be kept ready as a safety measure for

 cyclone.

Floating  tubes, boats, etc.

English - Dr. Anandibai Joshi

Comprehension questions:

*What was remarkable about Anandi? (She was the first Indian woman to be awarded

a medical degree.)

*Where did the Ashton family live? (in New York)

*Who was Judith? (Mr and Mrs Ashton’s daughter)

*Where was the conference supposed to be held? (India)

*Where did Judith want to go? (Yellowstone National Park)

*What did Judith find? Where? (Judith found a grey gown in the wooden chest.)

*What fell from the gown? (Judith’s Grandma’s diary)

*When and where was Anandi born? (Anandi was born on 31st March, 1865 in Kalyan.)

*What was Anandi named at the time of birth? (Yamuna)

*Who did Anandi marry? (Gopalrao)

*As what did Anandi’s husband work and where? (as a clerk at the post office.)

*What languages could Anandi read? (Sanskrit and English)

*At what age did Anandi become a mother? (fourteen)

*What happened to her baby boy? Why? (The baby passed away because of

insufficient medical care.)

*Why did Anandi decide to become a doctor? (to ensure that no woman would lose her

loved one because of lack of medical attention.)

*Who did Anandi’s husband write a letter to? (to Royal Wilder, an American missionary)

*Who offered accommodation to Anandi in America? (Mrs Theodicia Carpenter, a

resident of Roselle, New Jersey)

*What did Anandi discuss with Carpenter Mavashi? (about early marriage and its effect

on women’s health, Hindu culture, religion and status of women in the society.)

*Where did Anandi address her community? Why? (Anandi addressed her community at

Serampore College Hall to explain her desire to become a doctor and her intention to

start a medical college for women in India.)
*Who donated two hundred rupees for Anandi’s education? (the Viceroy of India)

*Why did Anandi face a problem in winter? (because of her Maharashtrian attire)

*What did she do about it? (decided to wear a saree in Gujrati style.)

*What took a heavy toll on her health? (unfamiliar diet and cold)

*Who all had come to watch Anandi’s convocation ceremony? (Gopalrao and Pandita

Ramabai)

*Who had sent a congratulatory message to Anandi? (Queen Victoria)

*How did Judith find the letter in her house? (because Anandi Joshi had written the letter

to one of her ancestors and her grandma had copied it in her diary)

Social Science - History - Towns, Traders and Artisans

Town, Traders and Artisans

Extra Questions

1.    Name the foreign travellers that left accounts of these towns. (Foreign travellers such as Ralph Fitch, Domingo Paes, Bernier, Abdur Razzak, etc. have left valuable accounts of the urban development of the medieval period.)

2.    What was the primary function and secondary faction of these administrative towns? (Administration was the primary faction and secondary importance was manufacturing and religion)

3.    What was the important factor that helped in the development the pilgrimage centres? ( Religion was an important factors that helped to develop pilgrimage centres)

4.    How did the coming of the medieval rulers help craftsmen? (The technological devices of the medieval rulers helped the urban manufacturers)

5.    Where is Hampi situated? (Hampi is situated on the banks of the Tungabhadra river in the northern Karnataka state.)

6.    How did Hampi get its anme? (The name ‘Hampi’ is an adopted version of the Kannada word ‘Hampe’ which is derived from Pampa, the ancient name for the Tungabhadra River.)

7.    Describe the architecture of Hampi. (The opulent palaces, massive fortifications, marvellous temples, markets, baths, pavilions and stables for royal elephants once embellished the city)

8.    Who was Abdur Razzak? (Abdur Razzak, a foreign traveller from Persia.)

9.    Describe the various styles of architecture that once existed in Hampi. (Palaces, massive fortifications, temples, markets, baths, pavilions and stables for royal elephants once embellished the city.)

10. What is the other name of Hampi? (It has also been referred to as Vijayanagara and Virupakshapura)

11. Where is Surat located? (It is located on the banks of the Tapti River)

12. What account did Duarte give about Surat? (According to Duarte Barbosa, a Portuguese traveller, ships from many countries docked at Surat.)

13. When did the British establish their factory in surat? (The British established their factory in Surat in 1612 CE.)

14. When did Shivaji attack surat? (Shivaji ransacked the city twice in 1664 CE and 1670 CE.)

15. Where is Mauslipatnam located? (It is located on the Coromondal Coast of Andhra Pradesh)

16. Name the trading communities of India. (The trading communities of India, namely, Chettiars, Marwari Oswals, Gujrati traders including Hindu Banias and Muslim Bohras traded with the ports of East Africa, the Red Sea, the Persian Gulf, South-east Asia and China.)

17. What good were traded in the market? (Chief articles of trade were spices and textiles that were sold in these ports. The traders brought ivory and gold from Africa and spices, tin, Chinese blue pottery and silver from South-east Asia and China.)

18. Name the foreign nations that set up factories in Masulipatnam. (The Dutch , the French and the British)

19. Who were the banjaras? (The banjaras were one of the trading groups who travelled from place to place for buying and selling of goods.)

20. How did the coastal cities become prosperous? (The coastal cities became prosperous on account of their extensive trade with outside world as the trade was centred on the coastal regions.)

21. What led to the establishment of East Indian companies? (European countries were in search of spices and textiles. A great demand for these led to the development of these companies)

22. Where was the Kongo kingdom located and when did it come into power?( The Kongo kingdom was one of the powerful kingdom in West Africa. It came into existence in the fourteenth century. Mbanza Kongo was its capital.)

23. What was the importance of port cities? (Extensive trade with outside world as the trade was centred on the coastal regions.)