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- Discuss the necessary of radius of gyration define as on what factors does it depend and it does not depend Definition : The radius of gyration of a body rotating about an axis is defined as the distance between the axis of rotation and the point a... 2
- The following sign represents. Keep left There is no road to the left Compulsory turn left correct option is 3 : Compulsory turn left 1
- You are approaching a narrow bridge, another vehicle is about to enter the bridge from opposite side you should correct option is 3.Wait till the other vehicle crosses the bridge and then proceed 1
- The following sign represents. Correct option is 1 Stop 1
- Near a pedestrian crossing, when the pedestrians are waiting to cross the road, you should option 3 : Stop the vehicle and wait till the pedestrians cross the road and then proceed 1
- What do you gather about Crocker-Harris from the play ? We gather that Mr. Crocker-Harris is a Latin language teacher. He seems tp be a very strict teacher. He has created such an impression on th... 1
- Does Frank seem to encourage Taplow’s comments on Crocker-Harris ? As Taplow started imitating his teacher Mr. Crocker-Harris for telling his answer in his style, at first Frank snubbed Taplow. But quite ins... 1
- Comment on the attitude shown by Taplow towards Crocker-Harris. Crocker-Harris teaches Latin language to Taplow at his school. Taplow is still in primary form. Taplow has a feeling of awe as well as likin... 1
- Why does author agree that the growth of world population is one of the strongest factors The author has rightly stated that the growth of world population is one of the strongest factors distorting the future of human society. Th... 1
- How are the earth’s principal biological systems being depleted ? Mr Lester R Brown has pointed out in his book ‘The Global Economic Prospect’ that there are four principal biological systems of the earth.... 1
- What does the notice “The world’s most dangerous animal” at a cage in the zoo at Lusaka, Zambia signify ? At a cage in the zoo at Lusaka, Zambia there is a notice which reads, ‘The world’s most dangerous animal’. But inside the cage there is no a... 1
- Locate the lines in the text that support the title “The Ailing Planet”. The lines in the text supporting the title ‘The Ailing Planet’ are : “The earth’s vital signs reveal a patient in declining health.” Thus th... 1
- (ii) Who was the ‘untutored genius who created a paradise’ and what is the nature of his contribution to art ? The ‘untutored genius’ is the 80-year-old Nek Chand who has created a paradise in the form of the world-famous Rock Garden at Chandigarh. He... 1
- (i) What do you understand by the terms ‘outsider art’ and ‘art brut or ‘raw art’ ? The concept of ‘art brut’ in the 1940’s was first originated by the French painter Jean Dubuffet. This genre is described as art of those wh... 1
- (ii) Explain the concept of ‘Shanshui’. The literal meaning of ‘Shanshui’ is ‘mountain-water’. When used together it represents the word ‘Landscape’. These are more than two elemen... 1
- (i) Contrast the Chinese view of art with the European view with examples The European view of art is to reproduce an actual view. A Western or European painting is ‘figurative’ or emblematic. The European painter... 1
- (iv) Explain the statement, “King Tut is one of the first mummies to be scanned in death, as in life ” King Tut reigned for about nine years and then he died unexpectedly. As a boy king who was famous and his life being so short, he was scruti... 2
- (iii) List the advances in technology that have improved forensic analysis. Much more than an X-ray, a CT (Computed tomography) scan provides precise data for an accurate forensic analysis. Thus now diagnastic imagin... 1
- (ii) What were the results of the CT scan ? The dead body of the boy King Tut had undergone a CT (computed tomography) scan that offers new clues about his life and death. It also prov... 1
- (i) List the deeds that led Ray Johnson to describe Akhenaten as ‘wacky’. The new pharoah Amenhotep IV promoted the worship of the Aten, the sun disk. That is why he changed his name to Akhenaten, or “servant of th... 1
- Give reasons for the following : (i) King Tut’s body has been subjected to repeated scrutiny (i) King Tut of Egypt was merely a teenager when he died. He belonged to a very powerful family that had ruled Egypt and its empire for cent... 1
- Describe the shifts in the narration of the events as indicated in the three sections of the text. The first section of the text describes how the author and his family set sail from Plymouth England in July 1976 on their boat Wavewalker.... 1
- Describe the mental condition of the voyagers on 4 and 5 January. The author and his family started their adventurous sea voyage on their boat Wavewalker m July 1976 from Plymouth, England. The first phase... 1
- List the steps taken by the captain. (i) to protect the ship when rough weather began (i) The author, the captain of the ship and his family started an adventurous voyage by sea on their boat ‘Wavewalker’ in July 1976 from Ply... 1