Monday 29 February 2016

Final List of Selected Students (22) for IESO Camp 2016

In the list of 22, 05 students belong to Allen
4 from PNCF, Allen, Kota
and 1 from CCP,Allen, Andheri, Mumbai
as always Rajasthan dominates the list with 7 selections from Kota and 2 from Udaipur
as per the instructions, it students in the given list dont give confirmation of attending Camp, more students according to the merit list will be given a chance

How to prepare for NTSE Stage II

NTSE Stage II (2016) is scheduled on 8th May
paper pattern will remain the same i.e
LCT - 50 Questions
MAT - 50 Questions
SAT - 100 Questions
(for General Category its necessary to score a minimum of 40 % in each paper. One-Third negative marking for every wrong answer will be applicable in II stage.)
If we look at the NTSE Stage I Results (declared so far), this time the cut off is generally high in most of the states. In Rajasthan cut off for General Category came at 135.
and if we look at the General Category cut off for NTSE Stage II (2015), it was 76.72
so its obvious that in II stage the competition will be much tougher for the final 1000 seats.
The factors which brings the cut off in II stage as low as 76.72 is
MAT paper becomes very tough (many students are not able to score the minimum 40 % in this paper)
As II stage is conducted in the month of May, students are generally not in touch with the Social Science syllabus (will carry 40 questions)

The Best way to prepare for II Stage is to be in regular practice of MAT Paper (students generally leave this paper after the I Stage)
and best preparation of S,St part for SA II and a timely brushing of rest of the syllabus (will cover the total syllabus of class IX and X)
and be in touch with the Maths and Science part. (generally those students who opt for PCM after 10th lacks in Biology subject and those who go for PCB have to suffer in Maths). U have to maintain the equilibrium.
this was the newspaper report of the NTSE Stage II selections. Maximum selections came from Rajasthan. One can say that every second student who cleared I Stage from Rajasthan, finally became a NTSE Scholar. So obviously the competition is going to be very tough.
In my blog under the TAB of MCQs, I have posted MCQ questions of each and every chapter of S.St (class IX and X), just go through those
if you face any problem in S.St, can contact me on 09460079449 or just put a msg on whats app on this number. I will contact you

Sunday 21 February 2016

Sample Paper of Social Science (SA II 2016) Class X

Subject - Social Science                    
Time - 3 Hrs                                                      
Maximum Marks - 90

General Instructions
1. The question paper has 30 questions in all. All questions are compulsory
2. Questions from serial no 1 to 8 are Very Short Answer Type Questions. Each questions carries one mark
3. Questions from serial number 9 to 20 are 3 marks questions. Answers of these questions should not exceed 80 words each
4. Questions from serial number 21 to 28 are 5 marks questions. Answers of these questions should not exceed 120 words each
5. Questions number 29 and 30 are map questions of 3 marks each from Geography.

Q.1 Who gained the credit of the success of German Unification ?
Q.2. When was Germany declared an Independent Nation ?
                                                                                       Or
       Mention any two proposals suggested by Bernard to improve the economic condition of Vietnam
Q.3. When was the Non-Cooperation Khilafat Movement started ?
Q.4. Define Nationalism ?
Q.5. Under golden quadrilateral superhighway project, which are the two corridors ? Name them.
Q.6. What do you mean by an account payee cheque ?
Q.7. When was World Trade Organization established ?
Q.8. Which type of goods do people use as consumers ?
Q.9. 'Through a return to monarchy Napoleon had no doubt, destroyed democracy in France, but in the administrative field he had incorporated revolutionary principles." Support the statement with examples.
                                                                                      Or
How did the school textbooks in Vietnam glorify the French ?
Q.10. Why did the poor peasants join the Civil Disobedience Movement ?
Q.11. Write a note on Geothermal energy
Q.12. Differentiate between the large-scale and the small-scale industries.
Q.13. Why is the air transport more useful now-a-days ? Give reasons
Q.14. (i) What do you mean by Constitutional Monarchy ?
         (ii) When did Nepal become a Constitutional Monarchy ?
Q.15. How do the State Parties contribute in strengthening of federalism and democracy in our country ?
Q.16. 'Democratic government is a legitimate government.' Explain.
Q.17. Explain the challenges of deepening of democracy.
Q.18. "Banks mediate between those who have surplus funds and those who are in need of these funds." Clarify this statement.
Q.19. What can be one good and one bad effect of globalisation in India. Analyse.
Q.20. Categorise the following cases under different heads and mark against each in brackets :
(a) Lata got an electric shock from a newly purchased iron. She complained to the shopkeeper immediately
(b) John is dissatisified with the services provided by MTNL/BSNL/TATA INDICOM for the past few months. He files a case in the District Level Consumer Forum.
(c) Your friend has been sold a medicine that has crossed  the expiry date and you are advising her to lodge a complaint
(d) Iqbal makes it a point to scan through all the particulars given on the pack of any item that he buys
(e) You are not satisfied with the services of the cable operator catering to your locality but you are unable to switch over to anybody else
(f) You realise that you have received a defective camera from a dealer. You are complaining to the head office persistently.
Q.21. What changes did Napolean introduce to make the administrative system more efficient in the territories ruled by him ?
                                                                                        Or
"The battle against the French colonial education became a part of the larger battle against colonialism and for the independence". Explain
Q.22. List all the different social groups which joined the Non-Cooperation Movement of 1921. Choose any two and write about their hopes and struggles to show why they joined the movement
Q.23. Write a note on the major iron ore belts in India
Q.24. Describe the roads of India
Q.25. Explain how the activities of pressure groups are useful in the functioning of a democratic government
Q.26. How does communalism take various forms in politics ? Explain them
Q.27. What are the functions of commercial banks ?
Q.28. What do you think should be the role of government to protect consumers ?
Q.29. On the given political map of India mark -
(i) A place where Dr. B.R. Ambedkar signed a pact with Mahatma Gandhi
(ii) A place where the congress adopted the Non-Cooperation programme
(iii) The place where Gandhiji organized Satyagraha for cotton mill workers

Q.30. On the given map of India mark and label
(i) The only nuclear power plant
(ii) Cotton Textile Industry in Uttar Pradesh
(iii) Premier iron-ore exporting sea port



Thursday 18 February 2016

Rajasthan NTSE Stage I 2016 result declared

Rajasthan NTSE Stage I 2016 result declared
Gen Cut off - 135
Cut off for SC - 107
Cut off for ST - 114

http://rajeduboard.rajasthan.gov.in/meritlistntse2015.pdf

final answer key

Probable top 20 of the IESO 2016 Enterance Test

The final list of 20 selected students in the order of merit for 3 week training will be announced by 1st March 2006
as per the merit list made by me
topmost score is 72 scored by Nachiket Girish from Nagpur and the cut off can be 55 marks

http://www.geosocindia.org/public/journals/256/pdf/IESO2016ET_results.pdf

Wednesday 17 February 2016

Monday 15 February 2016

Karnataka NTSE Stage I Results

Karnataka NTSE Stage I Results
cut off for GC - 113
cut off for SC - 88
cut off for ST - 82
For Nov 2015 NTSE District wise marks list
please visit
http://dsert.kar.nic.in/easp/ntsenmms.asp

for the revised answer key of NTSE Stage I 2016
http://dsert.kar.nic.in/applications/15-16/NTSERevisedKeyAnswers-2015.pdf

UP NTSE Stage I 2016 Result

UP NTSE Stage I 2016 Result declared
amazingly no cut off has been declared
marks obtained by students has also been not announced
in some of the districts the continuation of roll numbers in the result creates doubt about the transparency and authenticity of the result
Meerut - 231160031026, 027, 028, 029, 030, 031, 033, 034
Ghaziabad - 231160007057, 058, 060, 061, 062, 063, 064, 066, 067, 068, 069, 070, 072, 073, 075, 076, 077, 078, 079, 080, 082, 083, 084, 086, 087, 088, 089, 091, 092, 093, 094, 095, 096, 099, 100, 101, 102, 103, 014, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130

and many such examples prove the way this result has been framed.
I request all NTSE aspirants from UP to fill RTI to
सचिव, परीक्षा नियामक प्राधिकारी, उत्तर प्रदेश
एलनगंज,
ई-मेल: secretarypnp.up@gmail.com
फोन नं0-0532-2466769, 2466761

फैक्स - 0532-2466769, 2466761


राज्य शैक्षिक अनुसंधान एवं प्रशिक्षण परिषद
जे0बी0टी0सी0 कैम्पस
निशातगंज
लखनऊ-226007
ई-मेल:  dscertup@gmail.com
फोन नं0-0522-2780385, 2780505 फैक्स -0522-2781125




and ask for the marks scored by individual student, cut off for General, SC & ST
Last year more than 800 students cleared first stage from UP and hardly 60 students cleared the second stage, clearly shows something is fishy in UP NTSE
for result please visit
http://www.examregulatoryauthorityup.in/pdf2/td.pdf

Tuesday 9 February 2016

Delhi NTSE Stage I 2016 Result declared

FIRST STAGE NATIONAL TALENT SEARCH EXAMINATION -2016
A Total of 87 candidates ( General-64, SC-15, ST-6 , PH-2, ) of Class-X bearing the following roll numbers have been selected on the basis of the merit from Delhi State Level First Stage National Talent Search Examination -2016, held on 08.11.2015 These candidates have been recommended to the National Council of Educational Research and Training .Sri Aurobindo Marg ,New Delhi for appearing in the second Stage National Talent Search Examination
Cut off for General - 123
Cut off for SC - 87 (Highest marks in the list is 105, much below the cut off for General)
Cut off for ST -82 (Highest marks in the list is 116)

http://www.edudel.nic.in/upload_2015_16/1818_dt_08022016.pdf

Thursday 4 February 2016

PPT on Population

PPT on
Population
Chapter No.6, Class IX
Geography

http://www.slideshare.net/viduvinodkumar/population-57877923

PPT on Food Security in India

PPT on
Food Security in India
Chapter no. 4, Class IX
Economics

http://www.slideshare.net/viduvinodkumar/food-security-in-india-57876854

Social Science class IX sample papers SA 2 2016

Time : 3 Hrs                                                                                                   Max. Marks - 90
General Instructions
1. The question paper has 30 questions in all. All questions are compulsory
2. Questions from serial no 1 to 8 are Very Short Answer Type Questions. Each questions carries one mark
3. Questions from serial number 9 to 20 are 3 marks questions. Answers of these questions should not exceed 80 words each
4. Questions from serial number 21 to 26 are 5 marks questions. Answers of these questions should not exceed 120 words each
5. Questions number 27 and 28 are map based questions of 3 marks each from History and Geography respectively.
6. Question number 29 and 30 are related to Open Text Based Assessment and each questions is of 5 marks

1. Who are Nomadic pastoralists ?
                                                                           Or
    Which forests were regarded as the best forests ?
                                                                            Or
    Who was Captain Swing ?
2. What is Census ?
3. What is meant by Model Code of Conduct ?
4. What is the tenure of a Judge of the Supreme Court ?
5. Under which Right, right to establish educational institutions comes ?
6. Name any two cooperatives in India
7. Name three states where poverty ratio is the highest
8. When was the National Food for Work Programme was launched ?
9. Highlight the new developments in Forestry since the 1980s.
                                                                            Or
   How did the denial of free movement affected the lives of African Pastoralists?
                                                                            Or
   What was the importance of commons for all villagers
10. Describe one way in which in the nineteenth century technology brought about a change in the cricket equipment and give one example where no change in equipment took place
                                                                           Or
      Explain how some of the sumptuary laws in Europe were made to protect the domestic production from imports ?
11. Why did not the popularity of cricket go beyond the colonies ?
                                                                           Or
      Why did Mahatma Gandhi's dream of clothing the nation in Khadi appeal only to some sections of Indians ?
12. Describe the features of Hot weather season.
13. Write a note on the commonly used plants in India
14. Discuss the major components of population growth
15. Discuss the drawbacks of political competition
16. Explain the powers of Lok Sabha which makes it more powerful than Rajya Sabha
17. Why are the Rights contained in the Part III of the Indian Constitution called Fundamental Rights
18. Describe current government's strategy of poverty elimination
19. Which are the people more prone to food insecurity ?
20. What happens to the supply of food when there is a disaster or a calamity ?
21. Who were Dangars ? What was their occupation and why were they continuously on the move ?
                                                                                  Or
       Describe Dietrich Brandis's proposal for the management of forests ?
                                                                                 Or
       Who was Captain Swing ? What did his name symbolize or represent ?
22. How have advances in technology, specially in television technology, affected the development of contemporary cricket ?
                                                                                 Or
     Winston Churchill described Mahatma Gandhi as a 'Seditious Middle Temple Lawyer' now 'posing as a half naked fakir'.
What provoked such a comment and what does it tell you about the symbolic strength of Mahatma Gandhi's dress ?
23. Describe the regional variations in the climatic conditions of India with the help of suitable examples
24. Write down the major steps taken by the Indian government to conserve our flora and fauna
25. What do you mean by independence of Judiciary ?
26. Describe the powers of the President
27. Two features are shown on the political outline map of India. Identify these features with the help of the following  information and write their correct names on the lines marked in the map
(1) State : Gaddi shepherds belonged to
(2) State : Maldharis belonged to
                                                                            Or
        Locate and label the following on the same map of India -
(1) The state where Bhotiyas belonged to
(2) The state where Dhangars belonged to
28. On the given political map of India locate and mark
(a) The state which has the highest literacy rate
(b) The state which has the lowest literacy rate
                     
                  Open Text Based Assessment (OTBA)
29. Give an account of milk supplying chain
30. How has science and technology given a boost to Milk Revolution

Wednesday 3 February 2016

Social Science class 10 sample paper SA2 2016

Time : 3 Hrs                                                                                                   Max. Marks - 90
General Instructions
1. The question paper has 30 questions in all. All questions are compulsory
2. Questions from serial no 1 to 8 are Very Short Answer Type Questions. Each questions carries one mark
3. Questions from serial number 9 to 20 are 3 marks questions. Answers of these questions should not exceed 80 words each
4. Questions from serial number 21 to 28 are 5 marks questions. Answers of these questions should not exceed 120 words each
5. Questions number 29 and 30 are map questions of 3 marks each from Geography.

Q.1. Name two underground organisations formed by Giuseppe Mazzini.
                                                                         Or
       Why did the US decide to intervene in the Vietnam war ?
Q.2. Who led an armed rebellion against Russia in 1831 ?
                                                                         Or
        How were the Vietnamese women portrayed in 1960s ?
Q.3. What was the main objective of the Salt March ?
Q.4. Who was the President of the Lahore Session of Congress ?
Q.5. Which state of India produces limestone the most ?
Q.6. Name the informal sources of Credit.
Q.7. Why tax on imports is called a trade barrier ?
Q.8. Which type of goods do people use as consumers ?
Q.9. Identify Count Cavour, telling his part played by him in the unification of Italy
                                                                        Or
       What were the measures taken by the French to develop its colony in Vietnam ?
Q.10. What was the impact of the First World War on our country ?
Q.11. Compare between the Anthracite and the Bituminous coal
Q.12. What are the major challenges faced by the Cotton Textile Industry ?
Q.13. How are the roads classified on the basis of type of material used for their construction ?
Q.14. What are pressure groups ?
Q.15. What is two-party system ? Give two examples
Q.16. "Democracy is based on the idea of deliberation and negotiation". Explain
Q.17. What are the challenges faced by the democracy ? Explain
Q.18. Write some benefits of deposits with banks
Q.19. What do you mean by Multinational Company ? Write main characteristics of MNCs
Q.20. Explain the 'Right to Safety' as the right of a consumer with a suitable example.
Q.21. How was the formation of the nation-state the result of a long-drawn-out process in Britain? Explain
                                                                            Or
         Explain two different vision opposing foreign domination in Vietnam
Q.22. "Large sections of Muslim did not respond to the call for a united struggle during the Civil Disobedience Movement ." Explain this statement with reasons.
Q.23. What are the major sources of energy in rural households of India ? Identify the major problems faced due to these sources. Give suggestion to solve these problems.
Q.24. 'No country can survive without International Trade'. Explain the statement in the light of Indian trade relations with all the major blocks and all geographical regions of the world.
Q.25. "Democracy evolves through popular struggles." Do you agree ? Support your answer.
Q.26. How does democracy produce an accountable, responsive and legitimate government ?
Q.27. In what ways does the Reserve Bank of India supervise the functioning of banks? Why is this necessary ?
Q.28. What legal measures were taken by the government to empower the consumers in India ?
Q.29. On the map of India mark and locate the places where Congress sessions of 1920  and 1929 were held.
Q.30 Locate and label on the given outline political map of India
(i) Bauxite Mine - Katni
(ii) Iron and Steel Plant - Rourkela
(iii) Tuticorin Port

Tuesday 2 February 2016

Official Answer keys of Jharkhand NTSE Stage I 2016

Answer keys of Jharkhand NTSE Stage I 2016
announced
for language
http://www.jac.nic.in/pdf/ntselan16.pdf
for MAT
http://www.jac.nic.in/pdf/ntsemat16.pdf
for SAT
http://www.jac.nic.in/pdf/ntsesat16.pdf

Earth made up of two planets after 'violent collision' with Theia 4.5bn years ago, UCLA scientists find

A violent, head-on collision" created Earth as we know it, ground-breaking new research has revealed.

A planetary embryo called Theia, thought to be around the size of Mars or Earth, collided with Earth 4.5 billion years ago when our planet was just 100 million years old.

It was already known that Theia and Earth collided, but the new evidence from the UCLA-led scientific team shows it was less of a side swipe, as previously thought, and more of a "head-on assault".

The force of the impact resulted in early Earth and Theia, together to form a single planet, with a piece breaking off and entering its gravitational pull to form the moon.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/science/Earth-made-up-of-two-planets-after-violent-collision-with-Theia-4-5bn-years-ago-UCLA-scientists-find/articleshow/50817473.cms