Bring It On

Ah! The bloody examinations are coming again! The practical will be held tomorrow. I am ready for them this time (at least I hope). I think I have studied enough to pass with RGB or CMYK colors if not flying colors. It will definitely not be black and white like last time.

I have rarely switched on the computer for fun stuff these days as you would have seen by my blogging frequency.

Now, all that I have to say is Bring it On. I am ready for the exams.

Is baar to phodh dalenge

Yes! You guessed it that as I will try to study I wont be blogginh much. Sorry guys!

The question

Today was my mathematics examination. It went of ok, I wasn't able to do some question. But there was this one question which I had done correctly and most of the people of my class had done wrong. The question was

A student taking a test consisting of 10 questions in that each question after the first is worth 2 marks more than the preceding quesiotn. If the third question of the test is of 5 marks, what is the maximum score that the student can obtain by attempting only 8 questions?

Now this is the way that most of the people had solved it -

d=2 (Difference of marks)
a₃=5 (Weightage of the third question)
a₂=a₃-d=5-2=3
Thus,
a₁=a₂-d=3-2=1
Now, that a₁=1 and d=2
The maximum marks that one can obtain will be S₈. So they solved
S₈=(n/2)(2a+(n-1)d)
S₈=(8/2)(2+(8-1)2))
S₈=4(2+(7*2))
S₈=4*16
S₈=64
Answer: 64 Marks

But the thing is that the question never said that the student attempted the first 8 questions. He attemtep any 8 questions. Now, we can say that who are we to determine which question he would have done. The fisrt 8 seems to be the obvious choice. But then again, the question has clearly asked what are the maximum marks one can get by attempting 8 questions. So the correct way to solve it would be -

d=2 (Difference of marks)
a₃=5 (Weightage of the third question)
a₂=a₃-d=5-2=3
Thus,
a₁=a₂-d=3-2=1
We will assume that he did the last 8 questions as it would fetch him the maximum marks. Thus thhe maximum marks would be-
S₁₀-(a₂+a₁)
Which is-
(n/2)(2a+(n-1)d)-(a₂+a₁)
=(10/2)(2+18)-(3+1)
=(5)(20)-4
=100-4
=96
Answer: 96

Get it?

Julius Caesar

Q1) What did Calpurnia dream?
Ans) Calpurnia dreamt that Caesar's statue was sprouting out
blood from various open wounds. is her sleep, she shouted thrice,
"Help Ho! They murder Caesar!". However, Decius Brutus says
that Calpurnia has interpretted the dream incorrectly and it is actually a
very good omen. According to him the dream actually means, that the Romans are
purifying themselves from the blood of Caesar.

Q2) When and Why does Caesar say, "Et tu
Brute"?
Ans) Caesar says these last words, "Et tu
Brute" when he sees that his friend along with the other conspirators
are stabbing him. When he sees that is friend Brutus has betrayed him, his
sadness leaves him speechless. Brutus and the other conspirators thought that
Caesar was becoming too ambitious and that this will cause damage to the
democratic system of Rome. Even though Brutus loved Caesar his love for Rome
was greater so he killed him.

Q3) What conditions did Brutus impose on Antony?
Ans) Brutus imposed certain conditions on Antony. He said that
Brutus would go first and then only will Antony come and speak. He also said
that when he praises Caesar, he would praise him only after saying that Brutus
is allowing him to praise Caesar. He will not say anything that will
emotionally raise the crowd. But Antony bieng a great orator, twisted his
words and was successfully able to entince the emotions of the mob.

Q4) What prediction did Antony make regarding the future of
Rome?
Ans) Antony predicted that after Julius Caesar's death there
will be a lot o f violence all across Italy. This violence will eventually
turn into a civil war. Mothers would become emotionless as there would be so
much killing, that they will not be able to care about the death of there
sons. At this time of violence, Caesar's spirit would return with Goddess Ate
by his side and seek revenge for his murder. The large number of dead men
would be moaning and groaning for there burial but there won't be enough
graves to bury them it.

RTC I. "Cowards die
.......................................................... will
come"
a) Whom is Caesar speaking to? Why does he say these
words?
Caesar is saying these words to Calpurnia - his wife. He says
that he will die when he is meant to die. By these lines he meant that cowards
dies many time before there death, but the brave are tested by death ony once
and are not afraid to die.

b) What fears does the listener expressed?
The listener Calpurnia is fearful of her dream of Caesar's
statue sprouting out blood through many open wounds. This dream actually comes
true as Caesar is killed by Brutus and all the other conspirators,

RTC II. "But here's
.......................................................... Caesar's
wounds"
a) Who speaks these words? Where is the speaker when he says
these words?
Antony says these words while addressing the mob. He says this
during Caesar's funeral. He shows the crowd the mantle which has so many holes
to entice them emotionally.

b) What are the contents of Caesar's will that he is
referring to?
Antony, using his oratory skills to tell the mob that Caesar
was a large-hearted man and was not ambitious. This he proves by reading
Caesar's will that says - that every Roman would get 75 drachmas or silver
coins, also all the gardens, orchards and arbours are open for all the people
for recreation, and not only for this generation but for the generations to
come.

c) Why does the speake read Caesar's will to the
citizens?
Antony reads the will to the citizens as he want to tell them
that Caesar was and honest and kind man and that he was killed wrongly. He
wanted to prove that Caesar was not ambitious but was actually large-hearted.
He proved so by reading his will that promised each and every Roman 75
drachmas that is silver coins. Also all his newly-planted orchards, garden,
arbours etc. would be give to the public for recreation and that too not only
for this generation but for the generations to come.

d) What is the reaction of the listeners to the reading of
the will?
Ans) when the mod heard the will of Caesat and how he had given
everything to the public, they realized that Caesar was a true and honest man.
They decided that they would avenge his death by burning down the houses of
all the conspirators and by killin each and every one of them to avenge his
death.

Night of the Scorpion

RTC I. "Ten hours
................................................ in dark room"
a) Who does 'he' refer to in these lines?
'He' in these lines is the scorpion who has enterded the house
because of steady rain outside.

b) Why did 'he' come inside? Where did 'he' hide?
The scorpion or the 'Evil One' entered the house because of
stead and heavy rain outside. It found a large stack of rice to hide
under.

c) Why does the poet refer to the tail as
'diabolic'?
He refered to the tail as 'diabolic' as the tail contained the
poison that entered the blood stream of the poet's mother. Thus, the poet says
that his tail is an act of the devil as it has caused so much suffering and
grief to the mother

RTC II. "My father
............................................... match to it"

a) What kind of a person is the father?
The father is a rationalist and a skeptic and does not believe
in the power of religion. He solves all the problems on the basis of pure
logic.

b) Do you think his behaviour was keeping with his nature
and beliefs? Why/Why not?
Although, his father was a rationalist and a skeptic, he was
forced to try out various rituals, curses, blessings etc. by priests. He was
so desperate to cure his wife that he forgot his rationalism and went for the
original way in the village to cure the mother

c) Explain the term 'hybrid'
A hybrid is an amalgam of different prayers and hymns of all
the different cultures. His fasther wanted to use every method that was
possible for curing his wife.

The Frog and the Nightingale

RTC I. "That's not ................................. can supply"

a) Who is the frog speaking to?

The frog is speaking to the nightingale. The nightingale has impressed and won the hearts of everyone in the Bingle Bog by her melodious voice.



b) What has the listener have to say when the frog said that it is "not too much to boast about"?

The nightingale says that she knows that her songs is not divine but it is original. At this the frog says that bieng original is "not too much to boast about".



c) Why is the frog so heartless?

The frog is very dismissive as he did not want to rival against the nightingale. He wanted to show the nightingale that he was not impressed at all and was highly dismissive.





RTC II. "Dearest frog ............................................... you'll see"

a) What light do these lines throw on the bird's character?

These lines show us that the bird was first startled by the frog's croak, later gets impressed by his boasting and the way he boasted and told her about his famous baritone. The bird got impressed immidiately and said that he was Mozart who had come to Earth in front of her eyes to teach him.


b) What did the frog say to impress the nightingale?

The frog started out by telling the bird about his famous baritone voice. He also said that he used to wirte songs for the "Bog Trumpet" that is an imaginary magazine. When the bird asked the frog for training he asked for some fees not because he wanted the money but because he wanted to prove the authenticity and the quality of his training.



c) Why do you think the frog was charging a fees?

The frog was charging a fee not because he wanted the money but because he wanted to make a tuitions sound more authentic. He only wanted the bird to know that he was a powerful frog that could turn a beginner into a winner




RTC III. "With a .................................................... and bitter"

a) Why is there reference to a titled crowd? What do these names suggest?

The referenced to the names are actually real. The "Duck of Kent" was actually the "Duke of Kent". The "MyLord and MyLady Trent" were "Mallord and Milady Trent" etc. These names are actaully the names of the people who are highly ranked in England. The poet has added theses names to the rhyming shemes, to make the poem more intersesting. Also, it shows that the crowd was rich and elite.



b) Why was the frog's feeling been called both "bitter and sweet"?

The frog was happy that after his training there had been improvements in the performance of the bird. Thus, more people were coming to the show and thus he was getting more money at the ticket counter. The frog was sad as well as he wanted to be the one to be on the stage and be performing. He wanted to be famous thus his feelings were both, "bitter and sweet".




RTC IV. " Every day .................................... last night"

a) What is meant by, "who sold her songs for silver"?

The frog who charged fee realized that she had to pay him back. So, he charged on entry from the animals. This way, he earned money from her show and thus, he "sold her songs for silver".



b) Why does the frog says, "Till your voice, like mine grow stronger"?

The frog was realizing that she was becoming competetion from him and that he has to remove her from his way. So, he keeps the training the bird beyond her limits in harsh conditions. This would make her voice loud and strong. Hence no one would like her anymore.



c) How does the traingin affect the bird?

Due to the the harsh conditions in which the frog trained the bird, she got more sorrowful and pale and tired after each day. That bird one nigh killed hersell by puffing up and bursting a vien.





RTC V. "Now the ............................................... your passion"


a) Why was te frog so angry with the bird?

When the nightingale started singing shrilly, the animals got tired of ther and left. Hence, the money stated to lessen and this made the frog extremely angry.

b) What did he ask tthe nightingale to do?

The forg ordered the nightingale to use her wits and try to do something entertaining for the audience.


c) How did the bird react to this suggestion?

The birdf was trembling and she was terrified. She tried to puff up her wings but she actually burst a vien and died.




RTC VI. "Till the. .................................. no delight"

a) How do these lines serve contaridictory to what the bird fel earlier?

In the beginning of the poem, we see that the bird who was quite unused to the applause she recieved after sining, completely heartbroken and in pain when her voice lost the beauty that it had earlier. Her ears were now addicted to the applause of the audience. This is the contradiction which the poet brings about in his poem.



b) How was the frog affected when the bird's song become so uninspired?

When the beasts grew tired of the nightingale's songs, they stopped coming to see her. As a result, the thicket office crashed and the frog got no money. AS a result he was angry at the the bird as her bad singing hadd affected him financially.



c) What is the significance of te last two lines?

The last two likes are again a contradiction. in the beginning of the poem, the nightingale and was shocked when the whole bog began clapping for her after she finished her song. Before this, she was used to sing to herself and not care about others. Now, the bird feld extremely lonely when she sang to herself. When her voice became shrill. This is the contradiction that the poem that the poet has tried to bring about in the poem.

The Tribute

Q1) Why has the story been given the title "The
Tribute"?
Ans) "Tribute" means something done to show
respect and to recognize someone's services and sacrifices. In this story
Babuli's brother hass been shows as a man with character. He is an embodiment
of sacrficie and services. He always extended fatherly love and affection
towards Babuli. During his visit to the village, on the ocassion of the
partition, Babuli ultimately realizes that he had ignored his family for such
a long time and had not fullfilled his duties towards his family for long
enough. Thus, he gifts the and of his share to his elder brother to show his
love and affection. It is the "Tribute" by one who is not thankless
but indebted to his elder brother. Therefore the tittle is fully
justified.

Q2) Describe Babuli's feelings:
a) When he reads his elder brother's letter
When he read his brothers letter he shrank within himself for
not writing to his family for such a long time. He was feeling guily for
showing negligence toward his mother and elder brother. He felt the he was not
fullfilling his duties towards his family.

b) After litening to his wife's plans about his share of
property
After litening to his wife's plans about his share of property,
he felt like, "a helpless and innocent lamb that was soon to be
slaughtered by the butcher, who gave him the promise of a better life after
death". This meant that the butcher was about to use his knife to
partition the home. Babuli would be able to get a better life after this
partition if he sold the piece of land that we would get after the
partition.

c) When he thought of home
When he thought of home he remembered how he used the feel
earlier and now. When he was younger home was a synonym to protection, there
was a feeling of warmth, he used to feel secure in his home. Now this feeling
of warmth had gone away. He did not need the security and the protection of
this home as now he had his own home.

Q3) Mention the characteristics of
a) Babuli's elder brother
Hard Working: His brother worrked very hard to get a
good harvest in the fields
Self satisfied: His brother was always self-sacrificing.
He never asked for anything in lieu for what he had done for Babuli.
Responsible: He took the full responsibilty of the
family after the death of the father
Generous: He would tell his wife to prepare a delicious
dish for Babuli, even when thecatch was scanty
Kind Hearted: He took the briefcase from Babuli's hand
when he reached the village on the bus.
Dispassionate: He never attached himself emotionally to
any event and sincerely attended to his duty.

b) The second brother
Greedy: He wanted more in his share and would not agree
for anything else
Adamant: He refused to change his mind about the
partition
Clever: He knew that Babuli will not need the piece of
land and thus offered to my his share too for 18,00 rupees

c) Babuli's Wife
Practical: She made a list of items that were required
by the family, and also said that she will keep some amount in the back
Suspicious: She could not trust anyone. She told Babuli
to hand over the monjey that he gets by selling the land straight to her. She
could not trust him in money matters
Unperturbed: She was not at all disturbed by the fact
that the partition is going to happen. It was like she already knew that it
was about to happen.

Sorry guys...

Sorry guys but I will be posting the notes of all of the English chapter. That is because I want to keep a copy of it on the web so that even if I do lose the hard copy and my hard disk crashes I would still have them. I have also kept an exclusive copy for myself on Writely as well.

Class IX: Fundamental Right and Duties

These are my class 9th notes and as the exams are approaching I thought it might be of some use to the ninethees

Q1: Write the significance of fundamental rights and duties?
Ans:
i) Fundamental right are basic or fundamental rights. every human being has the right to enjoy these rights.
ii) These rights are guaranteed in the constitution. every citizen in a democratic country needs these right in order to grow as a balanced and responsible citizen.
iii) A citizen has the right to go to the court of law if he/she is denied these rights.

Q2: Explain "Right To Equality".

Ans: Right to equality (article 14 - 18) contains the following provisions:
i) EQUAL PROTECTION UNDER THE LAW- any citizen of India committing crime will be punished according to the law and no one can be discriminated on the basis of caste, race, language, sex or religion.
ii) The state cannot discriminate any one in matters of employment.
iii) Every citizen will be provided equal opportunities and use public facilities like means of transport, parks or places of entertainment.
iv) This right abolishes untouchability.
v) The constitution has abolished titles except military and academic ones.

Q3: "Right to freedom is a cluster of freedoms". Elaborate.
Ans:
Right to freedom is actually a cluster of the following six freedoms:
i) Right to speech and expression.
ii) Right to assemble peacefully and without arms.
iii) Right to form associations or unions.
iv) The right to move freely throughout the territory of India.
v) The right to reside in and settle in any part of the territory of India.
vi) The right to practice any profession or to carry on any occupation, trade or business.


Q4: What is meant by preventive detention. Explain.
Ans:
i) Preventive detention means that if the government feels that a person being at liberty is a threat to the law and order or to the unity and integrity of the nation, it can detain that person to prevent him/her from possible harm.
ii) The government can extend the preventive detention for 3 months.
iii) After 3 months such a case is brought before an advisory board for review.

Q5: Mention any two exceptions under right to equality. Do you think they violate the principle of equality?
Ans:
The right to equality contains some exceptional provisions which are :
i) Reserve posts are provided for schedule castes, schedule tribes and other backward classes.
ii) Special provisions are provided for women and children special provisions under the right to equality are meant to remove the inequalities in the society. These provisions are aimed at bringing the under privileged population at par with the rest of the society. They don't violate or contradict the right to equality.

Q6: Explain right against exploitation. What is the objective behind this right?
Ans:
i) The right against exploitation abolishes forced or bonded labor. As per constitution no one can be forced to do work without giving him/her salary.
ii) Constitution also abolishes child labor. It forbids the employment of children below 14 years in dangerous jobs like in factories and mines.

Q7: Explain the right to freedom of religion.
Ans:
i) Right to freedom of religion provides religious freedom to all citizens of India. Citizens are free to practice their respective religions.
ii) All religions are equal before the state and no religion will be given preference over the other.
iii) No state run institution can give religious education.
iv) Religious communities can set up charitable institution of their own.


Q8: Explain cultural and educational rights.
Ans:
i) Any community, which has language and a script of its own, has the right to conserve and develop them. No citizen can be discriminated against for admission in state run or state aided institution because of religion or language.
ii) All minorities, religious or linguistic, can set up their own educational institutions. In doing so they preserve and develop their culture.

Q9:"Right to constitutional rights is the back bone of our fundamental rights." Justify.
OR
"Right to constitutional remedies is a very special right." Comment,
Ans:
i) Right to constitutional remedies is a very special right, which protects all other fundamental rights granted by the constitution to all the citizens.
ii) The judiciary acts as a guard against violation of the fundamental rights by the government. Every citizen has the right to go tot the court if his/her rights are taken away or violated.
iii) During emergency this right is suspended by the government

Today's exam...

As you know I had my SSt. exam today. It went of pretty well. There was only one question that I did not know at all. It was -

"A very notable contribution of the Turks was in the field of historical literature." Name any two books in Persian alongwith their authors.

I have know idea whatsoever what the answer of this question is so I have written the name of the only two books that I knew that is-

1. Ain-i-Akbar-


2. Fatwa-i-Jahangir

I hope I get atleas one mark out of this question. It was of 2 marks only so it is not much of a problem if it was incorrect either.

How to achieve rote learning?

During this pre exam period I talked to a lot of people who get really good(or bad) marks in class, how they learn up everything before the exams write it down everything correctly in the exams and then completely forgetting about it. Here are the view of the experts on rote learning-

I. Ajaypath Jain

When I first asked him how he was learning all the stuff up like a machine his respond was that he pays a lot of attention in class and he is able to retain a lot of it this he does not need to learn up a lot of stuff. Then I provided him with a hypothetical situation in which he had missed the History class due to a computer symposium(ya right!), what would he do then to learn up the stuff. He said -

Abbey ek baar paragraph ko padh phir apne mun mein uski ek summary see bunaley aur phir sey uss paragraph ko padh....baass

In english this translates to, "Man! Read the paragraph once then make a summary of that paragraph in your mind and then read the paragraph again. Thats it!". I tried this was but found it to be completely useless as I forgot everything that I had done in the starting till I finished the chapter. But then again the capacity of my brain is less than that of sparrow.

II. Pooja Saxena

Yeah ! You guessed it this is my sister and unfortunately for me she too got really good marks in all her exams. So,I though that I would ask her what her trick was. Her prompt reply was -

Padho phir lihko phir padho phir lihko phir padho phir lihko phir padho phir lihko phir padho phir lihko phir padho phir

Its english translation would be, "Read then write then read then write then read then write". Great going sis! This method is really great if you start studying a long time before the exams. I mean it is for the people who actually believe in regular studies. But for those of us who start like a week before the exams it can be really time consuming.

III. Sanya Kapur

While trying to prepare for the SSt. exams I called her up for some advice on learning up stuff. Even though she is still in class ninth she got a staggering 98% in class eighth. Here is what she had to say when I asked her what she does to learn up history-

Waise I really like history, coz are history teacher is really nice....but when i need to learn up stuff I just read it 3-4 times.....sachchi....mumma sey puchna hai tujhko???

English, "Well! I really like History cause our teacher is really great. But when I do have to learn up stuff I just read the content 3-4 times....Really .... you wanna ask my mom??". Good idea! But again I dont remembmer what I had learned through this method even an hour ago. Sorry!

IV. Prateek Saxena

Okay so I dont get good marks in class now but I did get really good marks like 87's in class eighth so here is how I learn up stuff right before the exams. Close the room, dont put any music, read a single line carefully, close the book repeat the line in your brain. Then go to the next line and then to the next. Once completed the whole paragraph revise it in your brain. That is it! You can remember stuff that you learn from this technique for 3-4 days which is more that enough before the exams.

I hope this has been useful to you! If you have some other way of remembering stuff do tell me.