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SUBJECT: ENGLISH
Assignment:I
Grade:VII
Chapter no.2: January Night
Instructions:
 Students are to read in between the lines and understand the chapter on their own before initiating to
respond to the given assignment.
 The objective of this assignment is to make the students get acquainted with the following ideas:
 About being optimistic in every situation.
 One should never lose hope.
 Poverty as a social force.

About The Author:

DhanpatRaiShrivastava better known by his pen name MunshiPremchan. He was an Indian writer famous for his
modern Hindustani literature. He is one of the most celebrated writers of the Indian subcontinent, and is regarded
as one of the foremost Hindi writers of the early twentieth century. He began writing under the pen name
"NawabRai", but subsequently switched to "Premchand", Munshi being an honorary prefix. A novel writer, story
writer and dramatist, he has been referred to as the "UpanyasSamrat" ("Emperor among Novelists") by writers. His
works include more than a dozen novels, around 300 short stories, several essays and translations of a number of
foreign literary works into Hindi.

Plot Summary:
January Night or Poos Ki Raat is a very famous short story by legendary Hindi writer MunshiPremchand. In
this storyHalku is a poor farmer who owes money to his landlord. Whatever crop Halku toils, most of the
share goes to his landlord as the interest rate on the borrowed money is so high that Halku has a feeling that
he will not be able to pay off the debt all his life. The landlord is waiting outside Halku’s home, demanding
money. Somehow Halku has managed to save three rupees to buy a new blanket, since he needs a heavy
blanket while guarding his field at night. Munni, his wife, is reluctant to give that hard-saved money to the
landlord but Halku insists that cold nights are better than his jibes. He gives away the money to the landlord.
In the dark and extremely cold night Halku reaches his field. He settles down in a cot under a thatch canopy
made of bagasse. Under the cot is lying his dog, Jabra, which is whining since the cold waves of the night
are difficult to resist.
While smoking cheroot Halku is cursing his fate over land lordship and finding it difficult to survive
through the cold of the night. He hides his face between his limbs but to no avail, he keeps on tossing and
turning but finds no warmth. Forgetting all the difference between a man and an animal, he calls the dog on
his cot and embraces him. Halku feels little cozy but soon the dog senses something awry and barks while
running into the field. Halku looks at the starry sky but to his dismay finds ‘Big Dipper’ constellation
twinkling vividly, the morning is far.

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Not so far from his field, lies a mango orchard. Halku prepares a broom of lentil crop and rakes up a heap of
fallen dead leaves. Upon setting the bonfire he forces the dog to leap over the fire, which he does twice.
With the heat coming as a relief Halku feels elated and thinks that he has beaten the gloomy dampness of
the night. Halku is so much delighted that a sense of lethargy overwhelms him, and he forgets to take care of
the field. Soon blue bulls attack his farm, the dog barks and runs into the field. Instead of taking up the
responsibility of shooing away animals, Halku tumbles into a dead sleep on the snug and dry soil around the
bonfire. When the morning arrives, bright sun rays are stamping their presence all around the village. Halku
is awakened by his wife, who is lamenting him for his negligence in the duty. Long before Halku can
realize, the field has been destroyed by blue bulls. Munni is sad but Halku is happy because he gets rid of
guarding the field in wintry nights. He will pay off the debt by working as a labour instead of a farm owner.

Textual Questions.
a. Why did Munni want Halku to pay the landlord only after the harvest?
Ans: When the landlord came to collect money from Halku, Then Halku went to Munni and said to her to
get the rupees that Munni set aside. There were only three rupees and if Halkugave the rupees to the
landlord they would not be able to buy a blanket for January Nights. So Munni wanted Halku to pay the
landlord only after the harvest.
b) What was the ‘other plan’ that Halku tried? Was it successful?
Ans: The other plan that Halku tried was to pass the January Nights without having a blanket. No, it was not
successful because we have observed that he couldn’t have tolerated the coldness of the January Nights.
Even he has lost his ripen crop.
c) Why did Munni want Halku to give up tenant farming?
Ans: According to Munni , the tenant farming is very harmful to Halku. Whatever Halku could harvest, it
went to pay up the arrear and taxes. Moreover, it did not bring any betterment for them. So, Munni wanted
Halku to give up tenant farming.
d) What does Munni mean when she says, ‘Fine work, farming someone else’s land’?
Ans: Munni advised Halku to give up the tenant farming because whatever Halkucould harvest, it went to
pay up the arrear. If he worked as a hired labourer, then at least some money would remain. So according to
Munni, farming to another’s land could have been a good choice.
e) Why did Halku look as though ‘he were tearing his heart out and giving it away’?
Ans: When the landlord came to collect money from Halku, Then Halku went to Munni and said to her to
get the rupees that Munni set aside. There were only three rupees and if Halku gave the rupees to the
landlord they would not be able to buy a blanket for January Nights. He had saved the rupees from his work,
piece by piece, for his blanket. Today he was going to throw it away. And that’s why Halku looked as
though ‘he were tearing his heart out and giving it away’.
f) Is the first sentence in section 2 a complete one? Why do you think it is written like this?
Ans: The first sentence ‘A dark January night’ in section 2 is a complete one. I think it is written in this way
so that it can express the deep darkness of January night. It also seems as a picture of January Night.
g) How do we know that Halku loves his dog a great deal? Give two examples of how he shows his
love?

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Ans: When Halku reached out his hand and patted Jabra’s cold back. He said to Jabra, “From tomorrow on
stop coming with me or the cold get you. We will get through the night somehow. This is the reward you get
for farming”.
From the above sentences we know that Halku loves his dog a great deal.
Two examples of love that Halku showed to Jabra are given below:
1) “You have put up with just one more cold night. Tomorrow I’ll spread some straw. You won’t feel the
cold”.
2) The dog’s body gave off some kind of stink but Halku, hugging him tight, experienced a happiness he
hadn’t felt for months.
From the above sentences we come to know that Halku loved Jabra very much.
h) Why did Jabra probably think he was in heaven?
Ans: When they could no longer bear the cold weather Halku gently picked Jabra and got him to fell asleep
in his lap. The dog’s body gave off some kind of stink but Halku, hugging him tight, experienced a
happiness he hadn’t felt for months. So Jabra probably thought he was in heaven.
i) Why did Halku look up at the skies?
Ans: During a January night Halku and his most beloved dog Jabra left theirhome to be exposed to a bitter
cold night. Halku wanted Jabra to remain in the house but Jabra loved his master dearly. So he also left the
home. The night was very cold. They were unable to tolerate the cold weather. When each hour
passed,Halku used to see the sky to understand the durability of the night. He leaned back to look at the sky.
The dipper had not yet climbed half the sky. By the time it was overhead it would probably be morning.
Night would last another three hours or so. That is why Halku looked up at the skies.
j) Why did Halku feel proud when he lit the fire?
Ans: At the time of a January night Halku and Jabra were away from home. The two creatures loved each
other very much. The cold was unbearable at that night. So to become warm Halku collected some leaves
and lit the fire in it. But he piled up a regular mountain of leaves, and by making fire out of them he’d burn
away the cold. Halku sat before the fire and let it warm him. After a while he took off his shawl; then he
spread out both feet as though challenging the cold to do its worst. So Halku felt proud when he lit the fire.
k) How did Halku know that there were some wild animals in his field? How did he react?
Ans: Halku was warming himself sitting by the side of the burning leaves while he became drowsy.
Meanwhile, Jabra gave a loud bark and ran towards the field. Halku heard the munching and crunching of
the blue bucks and thought they must be grazing. Consequently, he thought that with Jabra around no
animal could get into the field. So he did not move from his place and felt asleep there.
l) The whole field was ruined. What did Halku feel about it? What did Munni feel?
Ans: In the morning when Munni came to the field , she saw that the whole field was ruined and trampled.
At that time, Munni’s face was shadowed with grief but Halku was content and seemed happily relieved.

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Additional Questions:
These questions should be done by the students themselves.
Q1: Write down the character sketch of the following characters: (80-100 words each)
a. Halku.
b. Munni.
Q2: What is the theme of the story?

NOTE: Do all the textual as well as additional questions on your fair notebook.

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SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS
Assignment:I
Grade:VII
Chapter:Decimals

Instructions:
 Students are to read and understand the chapter on their own before initiating to respond
to the given assignment.
 The objective of this assignment is to make the students acquainted with decimals and
various arithmetic operations of decimals. In addition to this students will also be able to
convert a given unit (of length, mass and volume) into its bigger or smaller unit.

INTRODUCTION:
Fractions with denominators 10, 100, 1000, 1000,… are known as decimals. A decimal number consists of
two parts the whole number part and the decimal part. These two parts are separated from each other by
decimal point.
For example,
123.23 123 . 23

Whole number part decimal point decimal part

The position of each digit in the decimal number system tells us the multiple of 10 or 1/10 by which we
should multiply the digit so as to know its place value. The value of each place is 10 times the value of the
place on its right. Decimal can also be represented in the place value chart. The places to the right of
decimal point are tenths, hundredths, thousandths and so on.

Multiplication of decimals
Multiplication of the decimals is same that of the whole number but we have to remember that the
decimal place of the product will be the summation of the decimal places of the multiplier and the
multiplicand.

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Division of decimals

Division of decimals by 10, 100, 1000 etc.

When we divide a whole number or decimal number by 10, 100, 1000 and so on, the decimal point shifts
as many places to the left as the number of zeroes in the denominator or divisor.

Division of a decimal by another decimal

When both the dividend and the divisor are decimals, count the number of decimal places in the divisor;
shift the same number of decimal to the right in the dividend to make divisor a whole number. Then divide
the decimal by this divisor (so formed).
When the divisor is whole number there is no need to change the dividend or the divisor.

Question / answer
Q. Divide the following
(a) 345 ÷ 1000 (b) 123.234 ÷ 100 (c) 45.145 ÷ 1000
Solution:

(a) 345 ÷ 1000 = 0.345 (decimal point in the dividend is shifted three places to the left)
(b) 123.234 ÷ 100 = 1.23234 (decimal point is shifted two places to left)
(c) 45.145 ÷ 1000 = 0.045145 (decimal point is shifted three places to the left)

Q. Divide the following decimals

(a) 68.432 ÷ 12.22 (b) 2516.81 ÷ 23.09

Solution:
(a) 68.432 ÷ 12.22

Dividend = 68.432 ; divisor = 12.22

Number of decimal places in the divisor = 2

Therefore, new dividend = 6843.2 (the decimal point in the original dividend is shifted two places to right).

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New divisor = 1222

5.6

1222√6843.2
- 6110
7332
- 7332

𝑇ℎ𝑢𝑠, 68.432 ÷ 12.22 = 5.6

(b) 2516.81 ÷ 23.09
Dividend = 2516.81 ; divisor = 23.09
Number of decimal places in the divisor = 2

Therefore, new dividend = 251681 (the decimal point in the original dividend is shifted two places to right).
New divisor = 2309

109

2309√251681
- 2309
2078

- 0
20781
- 20781
0

𝑇ℎ𝑢𝑠, 2516.81 ÷ 23.09 = 109

Q. Find the perimeter and area of a rectangle whose length is 7.8 cm and breadth is 3.2 cm?
Solution: length of rectangle = 7.8 cm

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 Breadth of rectangle = 3.2 cm
∴ 𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒 = 2(𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ + 𝑏𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑡ℎ)
= 2(7.8 + 3.2)
= 2 X 11
= 22cm

Now, area of the rectangle = length x breadth

= 7.8 x 3.2
= 24.96 cm2

Q. Ahmad travels 3.51 km in 30 minutes. How much distance in metres will he travel in 90 minutes?

Solution: Distance travelled in 30 minutes = 3.51 km

= 3.51 x 1000 m

= 3510 m
Therefore, distance travelled in 1 minute = 3510 ÷ 30

= 117 m

Thus, distance travelled in 90 minutes = 117 x 90

= 10530 m

Q. John travelled 75000 mm in 5 minutes. Find the distance in kilometres travelled by john in 1 minute?

Solution: Distance travelled by John in 5 minutes = 75000 mm

=75000 ÷ 10 cm
= 7500 cm

= 7500 ÷ 100 m
= 75 m = 75 ÷ 1000 km = 0.075 km
Therefore, distance travelled by John in 1 minute = 0.075 ÷ 5
= 0.015 km

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Q. A vessel contains 123.50 litres of milk. Five containers of capacity 3 litres each and 2 containers of
capacity 4 litres each are filled from the vessel. Find the amount of milk left in the vessel?
Solution: Amount of milk in the vessel = 123.50 litres
Amount of milk that five containers with each having the capacity 3 litres can hold = 5 x 3

= 15 litres
Amount of milk that two containers with each having the capacity 4 litres can hold = 2 x 4

= 8 litres
Total amount of milk the set of containers can hold = 15 + 8 = 23 litres
∴ 𝐴𝑚𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑘 𝑙𝑒𝑓𝑡 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑣𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑙 = 123.50 − 23 = 100.50 𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑠

NOTE: The students are directed to solve all the exercises of the chapter on fair notebook.
Assignment
Q. Arrange the following decimals in the ascending order:
1. 123.533, 234.45 , 0.785, 90.789, 127.23, 674.987
2. 0.234, 0.563, 0.0987, 987.98, 123.987
3. 0.89, 0.98, 0.87, 0.78, 0.098, 0.089

Q. Arrange the following decimals in the descending order:

1. 23.533, 34.45 , 90.785, 70.789, 17.23, 64.987
2. 20.234, 0.53, 0.087, 97.98, 23.987
3. 50.89,450.98, 0.7, 0.178, 0.5098, 03.089

Q. Simplify the following:

1. 23.533 - 34.45 + 90.785 + 70.789 - 17.23 + 64.987
2. 50.89 + 450.98 - 0.7 + 0.178 - 0.5098 + 03.089

Q. Find the product:

1. 570.76 x 23.98
2. 234.0987 x 45.987
3. 342.987 x 897.987
4. 23.57 x 23.76
5. 342.34 x 132.54

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Q. Divide the following decimals, find the remainders in each case.
1. 3432.12 ÷ 232.123
2. 53342 ÷ 123.987
3. 12.321 ÷ 23.76

Q. The product of two decimals is 303.359184, if one of the decimals is 12.678. Find the other?

Q. Convert the following units as directed.

1. 34.50 cm into m.
2. 21.65 m into km.
3. 34.89 hm into dm.

Q. Sham has read 0.35 part of a book in seven days. How many more days will he take to complete the
book?
Q. A bottle contains 500ml of water and the water fills half of the bottle. How many litters of water does
the bottle hold?

Q. The thickness of 135 pages of a book is 0.95 mm. Find the thickness of one page?
Q. Mohan covers a distance of 1234 m in 45 minutes. Calculate the distance in cm he will cover in 90
minutes?

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SUBJECT – SCIENCE
Assignment:I
Grade:VII
Topic:FIBRE TO FABRIC

1. Students are to read and understand the chapter of their own before initiating to respond to the given
assignment.

2. The objective of this assignment is to make students acquainted with

 The production of wool
 Selective breeding
 The process of obtaining wool from the hair fibre of the animals
 The production of silk
 Occupational hazard

Key concepts:

The Production of Wool:

 The wool is obtained mainly from animals like sheep, yak and goat. Wool is acquired from the
fleece or hair of these animals.
 There are two types of fibres in sheep's hair:

The Rough
beard hair The soft hair

 Finest quality of sheep wool is obtained from the under-hairs which is present near the skin of sheep.

Selective Breeding:
Sometimes sheep are selected to gain a breed that has only fine soft hair on the skin and less or no hard
hair. This process is called Selective Breeding. The sheep are generally fed with grass common leaves,

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pulses, oil cakes and dry fodder. Sheep are reared (breed and raised) all over India in order to acquire wool
from them such as in Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, Arunachal Pradesh and Gujarat.

The process of obtaining wool from the hair fibre of the animals

Shearing:
Scouring:
Sorting
Removing of burrs
Coloring of wool fibres
Rolling of wool
Step 1: Shearing:

It is a process of removing the fleece of the sheep along with a thin layer of its skin. Shearing is conducted
generally in hot weather so that the sheep do not feel cold and can survive easily. The shearing process does
not hurt the sheep because the upper part of the skin is normally dead skin.

Step 2: Scouring:

It is a process of removing dirt, grease and dust from the hair removed from the sheep. It is generally done
with the help of machines.

Step 3: Sorting

It is the process of separating the hair of the sheep according to their textures.

Step 4: Removing of burrs

In this step, the burrs or small fibres present on the hair are picked out. Then the hair is cleaned and dried
out. The product so obtained is the wool that can now be converted into fibres.

Step 5: Coloring of wool fibres

In this step, the fibres are dyed in different colours.

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 Step 6: Rolling of wool
In the last step, the fibres for wool so obtained is straightened out combed and then rolled into a
yarn.

THE PRODUCTION OF SILK

 Silk is obtained from silkworms (Bombyx mori)
 Sericulture: is the breeding and rearing of silkworms in order to obtain silk from them.
The Process of obtaining Silk from the Silkworms:
 Rearing:
The silkworm farmers buy the eggs of the Silk moth and raise them. These eggs are generally large
in numbers as a single silk moth can lay about 100 eggs at a time. These eggs are stored in an
environment having an appropriate temperature, humidity and hygienic conditions. In order to hatch
the larvae out of the eggs are heated.
They are then kept in a bamboo tray. This process is conducted generally when the fresh leaves
appear on the Mulberry trees so that the Caterpillar can get enough feed. The Caterpillar feeds for
around 25 to 30 days and then moves into a chamber in the tray to build a cocoon.
 Processing of Silk
The cocoons are acquired they are kept under the sun or boiled so that the Silk fibres can separate
out from them. Then, the reeling of the silk takes place. It is a process in which the cocoon’s threads
are processed to be used as silk. The silk fibres thus obtained are drawn and rolled into threads.

Occupational Hazard
In some industries, the workers have to face risks of getting diseases and sometimes death. These are
called occupational hazards. Sorter’s disease is an occupational hazard associated with the
production of wool. The people who sort the wool can get infected by bacteria called Anthrax. This
bacterium infects the blood of the person which can lead to fatal death.

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SOLVED QUESTION- ANSWERS (to be done on fair note-book)
C. Short-answer questions:

1. The fibres that are obtained from natural sources like plants and animals are called natural fibres.

2. Five animals from which wool is obtained are

(i) sheep — normal wool (ii) cashmere goat — cashmere

(iii) Angora rabbit — angora (iv) Angora goat — mohair (v) yak — yak wool

3. Cotton, flax, jute

4. Natural lustrous appearance of silk makes it so attractive.

5. The basis to decide the qualities of wool obtained from sheep are thickness, length, shine, strength
and colour of the fibre.
6. The two types of fibres obtained from the fleece of a sheep are the coarse beard hair and the fine and
soft under-hair that grow close to the skin. The under-hair is used to make wool.

D. Long- question answers

1. We wear clothes to protect us against heat, cold and rain mainly. Thus, it has to be suited to the
weather. In summer, we wear loose, light-coloured cotton clothes. Cotton clothes allow air to circulate
freely and so the heat of the body escapes. Light coloured cotton clothes reflect heat and keep the body
cool. They absorb sweat and also prevent skin irritation. In winter, we wear thick, dark-coloured clothes
made of wool, fur, or leather to prevent our body heat from escaping. During the rainy season, we use
raincoats and umbrellas.
2. Differences between animal and plant fibres as follows:
Animal fibres: (i) Animal fibres are made up of proteins.
(ii) Examples are wool and silk.

Plant fibres: (i) The base of plant fibres is cellulose.

(ii) Examples are cotton, the most widely used of all textile fibres and jute.
3. Air spaces between the wool fibres trap air. Since air is a poor conductor of heat, this shields the body
from cold and keeps it warm. Again wool is a bad conductor of heat. This way woollen clothes help in
keeping our body warm.
4. Self attempt.

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 5. a. Incubation: The silk moth eggs are warmed to a temperature suitable for hatching. This is known as
incubation.
b. Rearing: After hatching, the silkworms are fed on mulberry leaves for six weeks, and the worms eat
almost continuously and increase in size.
c. Spinning: Branches of trees or shrubs are placed in their rearing houses. The worms climb these branches
and make their cocoons out of one continuous thread.
d. Reeling: The cocoons are first boiled or treated in ovens, killing the insects by heat. The silk fibre
is then obtained from the cocoons by a delicate process known as reeling.

6. Workers employed in the sericulture industry are adversely affected by a number of diseases
(i) Respiratory diseases: Inhalation of vapours arising from cocoons undergoing steaming, cooking
and reeling produces breathing problems, asthma and other bronchial ailments.
(ii) Scabies and other skin infections: As a result of constant dipping of cocoons in boiling water, the
skin of the workers becomes raw and blistered, resulting in peeling of the skin of hands and feet.
Answer these questions on fair note-book.

1. Write a short note on

a. Scouring b. Sorting c. . Shearing:
2. Why is silk regarded as an expensive fibre?
Life skill questions

3. “Animal activists oppose the present processing silk from the

cocoon”. Do you agree with them? Explain with reason.

4. A business man had been arrested for selling a shawl. Guess the
material of shawl and give reason for the police action.

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SUBJECT: S.ST
Assignment: I
Grade:VII
Chapter: State Government

Instructions:
 Students are to read and understand the chapter on their own before initiating to respond
to the given assignment.
 The objective of this assignment is to make the students acquainted with;
1. Bicameralism
2. Government
3. Organs of Government
4. Powers of Governor
5. Powers of Chief Minister

TERMS TO KNOW

1. Bicameral:legislatures having both the legislative Assembly and the legislative Council are called
'bicameral’. Its members are directly appointed by the people on the basis of consensus.

BI. CAMERAL

LOKSABHA RAJYA SABHA

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

Vidhaan Sabha Vidhaan Parishad

Its representatives are Its members are elected within
elected by people. the Legislative council by Governor.

2. Vidhan Sabha: is composed of some representatives which are directly elected by the people.
3. The Advocate- General: Each state has an official called the Advocate General who gives advice to the
Executive on legal matters and performs other functions assigned by the Governor.
4. Legislation: The process of making and passing laws is legislation. The house where this takes place is
called legislature.

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5. Constitution: A set of written laws, rules and regulations that state the frame work of the government.

Q 1. Name three organs of government.

Ans. The three organs of government are, legislature (law framing body), executive (law implementation
body) and judiciary, (law protecting body). Below mentioned diagram elucidate the government and
division of powers among different organs of the government.

GOVERNMENT (Runs the administration of the state)

ORGANS

Legislature Executive Judiciary

Law framing body Law implementing body Law protecting body

Q2. What is State Legislative Assembly?

Ans. Every state has a legislative Assembly, also called Vidhan Sabha. It is composed of representatives
directly elected by the people from Assembly constituencies within the state.

Q3. State various functions of Governor in a State.

Ans. The Governor of a state is the nominal head of the executive. He or she is appointed by the president
and holds office for a term of five years, during the pleasure of the president. The powers and functions of
Governor are highlighted as follows:
1. The Governor appoints Chief Minister and other ministers.
2. Appoints, the chairperson and members of the state public service commission and the advocate
General.
3. She or he can also address the state legislature at any time.
4. Governor also has the power to grant pardon, and suspend or reduce a sentence passed by the courts
under state laws.
Q4. Discuss briefly powers of chief minister.
Ans. The Chief Minister performs more or less the same functions in a state as those performed by the
Prime Minister in the center. Some of the functions are as follows:
1. To advise the Governor on the selection of the council of ministers and its size.

2. To preside over cabinet meetings.

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3. To distribute portfolios among ministers.
4. To appoint a Deputy chief minister, if needed.
5. To retain charge of some portfolios, if needed.

Q5. Write a short note on Civil services.

Ans. The decision of the ministers is actually executed by officers of the civil service. The idea of civil
services came from British Government in India. Since then the process of recruiting Civil servants is going
on. They are the one who run the administration at the state level. In the same way as it is at the center,
some officers of the Indian administrative service (IAS) and Indian police service (IPS) are appointed at the
state level. The Chief Secretary heads the civil service in a state.
Answer these questions

Q1: How are members elected to the Legislative council?

Q2: What are the steps involved in the process of a bill becoming Act?
Q3: What are the Qualifications needed to become the Governor of a State?

Q4: Write short notes on ‘Council of Ministers’ and ‘Advocate General’?

Q5: What is Bicameralism?

Q6: What is the work of Legislature?

Q7: Who appoints Governor?
Q8: Differentiate between Legislative Assembly & Legislative Council.
Q9: Who gave the idea of Civil services in India?

Q10: Chief Minister is appointed by Governor for the period of?

Note: Write all the above Questions and answers on your fair note book.

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 DOON INTERNATIONAl SCHOOL,SRINAGAR
SUBJECT – Computer
Assignment:I
Grade:VII
Chapter:-Formulas and Functions

INTRODUCTION

FORMULAS

Basic Formula Compound Text Formula

Formula

Formulas:-are used to perform calculations involving addition, subtraction, division and multiplication. It
establishes a relationship between two or more cells. A formula is an expression that can include cell
addresses, numbers, arithmetic operators and parenthesis.
Formulas must begin with =symbol followed by cell references and operators. It may contain any one or
more of the following elements.
Elements of the formulas are listed below.

Elements of Formulas In Excel

=A2 + B2 + C4 - AVERAGE (E3:E5)

Equal to symbol

Mathematical
operators Function

Note:-The formulas in this subject are different than the formulas used in science subjects.
Range:-Range is a rectangular area consisting of group of cells, adjacent to each other. It can be an entire
worksheet as well.
To copy the formula from the above cell, we can press CTRL+’.
Addition on string type data means placing one value after another.

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 CELL REFRENCES

Relative reference Absolute reference Mixed reference

Cell reference :The cell address in the formula is known as the cell reference. There are three types of the
cell references.
Relative reference:- When we copy or move the formula to other cells ,the cell reference automatically gets
changed. For example if the formula in G3=G1+G2and when we copy the formula from G3 toH3 .Excel
automatically changes the reference to match the locations of cells i.e H1+H2.
Absolute reference:-is used when we do not want to change the address of the cell on copying the formula
to another cell. To use the cell reference of a formula, add dollar sign before the column and the row
number. =$F$1+$F$2 is an example of absolute reference.
Mixed reference:- it is a combination of relative and absolute reference. In this type of reference either row
or column has to remain fixed. $G1+G$2 is an example of Mixed reference.
CELL REFERENCE OF ANOTHER WORKSHEET.
We can use the cell reference of one worksheet in another worksheet. This can be done in two ways.
 Using copy –paste option.
 Using sheet reference.

Renaming a sheet tab

We can also rename the sheet tab ,By default excel displays three sheets in a worksheet Sheet1,Sheet2 and
Sheet 3.

FUNCTIONS
Functions are pre designed formulas in excel to perform simple and complex calculations. Functions
eliminate the chance to write wrong formulas. They accept the arguments and return values.
To copy the formula to all the cells in the selected range, press F2 and then press
CTRL+ Enter key.
List of few functions and their purpose.
S.NO. FUNCTIONS PURPOSE
1 SUM (range) Give the sum of a range
2 AVERAGE (range) Finds the average of a range
3 ODD (number) Returns number rounded up to the nearest odd integer

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 4 INT(number) Rounds a number to the nearest integer
5 ROUND Rounds a number to the specified integer
(number,num_digit)
6 EXP(number) Returns (natural logarithm)raised to the power of number.
7 SQRT(number) Returns a square root.
8 POWER(number,power) Returns the result of a number raised to some power.
9 MOD(number,divisor) Returns the remainder after a number is divided by the
divisor.
10. Max () Used to find the largest value in the given range.
11. Min() Used to find the smallest value in the given range.
12. Today() It is used to display the current date.

Rules to enter a function.

 All excel functions must begin with = sign.
 Function name must be a valid Excel name.E.g Count,Min
 Function name must be followed by opening and closing parenthesis.
 Parenthesis contain arguments within it. E.g = Max(G5:G10)

On the basis of understanding of this chapter answer the following questions.

1.How can you use the sheet reference of another page?
2.Write the steps for changing the colour of a sheet tab?
3.Illustrate Mixed reference with examples.
4. Write the steps for using the text formulas?
5.How do we define formulas?
6.Differentiate between the Absolute and Relative reference.
7.What are the formulas used in Ms Excel?
Practical work:-
 Create a worksheet in which you would maintain you ‘Monthly Expenses On Stationary.It
must have the following headings S.No., Commodity, Price, Quantity, Total. Find the total
using the formula.
 Use all the discussed above formulas and functions in any excel sheet of your choice.

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 DOON INTERNATIONAl SCHOOL,SRINAGAR
SUBJECT – HINDI
Assignment:I
Grade:VII

पाठ - तीन शतें

( सार )

गरीबी ओर भूख की विषम पररस्थिवतयाां मनुष्य को कभी- कभी इतना वििश कर दे ती है वक न चाह्ते हुए भी िह औरोां
के सामने हाि पसार दे ता है । आत्माविशिास शैली में वलखा गया यह पाठ एक एसे मज़बूर बालक की कहानी है ।
जो भीख नही ां माां गना चाहता भीख - माां गना की समस्या का हल लेख क दिारा दी गई महत्तिपू र्ण और विलक्षर् सोच ने
वकया और उसे न केिल वभखारीपन की दलदल से बाहर वनकाला प्रवतवषठत जीिन जीने कीसोच
दी ।
२. प्रशनो के उत्तर-

प्र०१. एक घटना ने बालक ----------------------?

उत्तर जब लडके की माां को अचानक ही एक भयां कर चोट का सामना करना पडा ।वजसके कारर् लेख क के जीिन
मेंइतना बद् लाि आ गया वक उसका स्कूल छूट गया और उसे भीख तक माां गनी पडी ।
प्र०२. बालक ने बाबू -----------------------------?
उत्तर. बालक ने बाबू का रास्ता कुछ पैसे वमलने की उपेक्षा मे रोक वदया ।
प्र०३. बाबू दो शतें जीती --------------------------- ?
उत्तर बालक की मेहनत एिां द्र्ढ् ता को प्रकट करता है । उसके कहने का अिण है वक अपनी मांवज़ल तक िह पहुांच गया
और अब िह पीछे नही हटें गा ।
प्र०४. भीख नही ां माां गनी ----------------------------- ?
उत्तर. ’भीख नही माां गनी चवहए’ यह समझाने के वलए बाबू ने उसके सामने तीन शतण रखी और उसे पैसे कमाने के वलए
काम करने को प्रोतसावहत वकया ।
प्र०. कोवशश करने में क्या ------------------------------- ?
उत्तर िह बहुत ही मे हनती और समझदार लड् का िा । िह हार मानने को तैयार नही ां िा ।

( व्याकरर् )

प्र०१ विलोम शब्द वलस्खए ।

क . अस्त - उदय
ख. अपना - पराया
ग. आदर - अनादर
घ.अवगन - जल
ड. इच्छा - अवनच्छा

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