There’s nobody on the house-tops now

Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:

There’s nobody on the house-tops now---
Just a palsied few at the windows set;
For the best of the sight is, all allow,
At the...

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Deafness is caused due to the rupturing of

Deafness is caused due to the rupturing of the Pinna.

Rewrite the correct statement by changing the underlined words 

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Mention any four terms of the Treaty of Versailles

The 1914 and 1939 Wars that engulfed almost the entire world, were known as World Wars due to its unprecedented impact and damage. In this context, Mention any four terms of the Treaty of Versailles which...

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Write a relationship between angle of incidence and angle of refraction

Write a relationship between angle of incidence and angle of refraction for a given pair of media.

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Arrange in decreasing order of ionization potential: Li, K, Na, H

Li, K, Na, H (In the decreasing order of their ionization potential)

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Identify the gas evolved and give the chemical test

Identify the gas evolved and give the chemical test in each of the following cases:

  1. Dilute hydrochloric acid reacts with sodium sulphite.
  2. Dilute hydrochloric acid reacts with iron (II) sulphide.
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Using ruler and compass only, construct a ∆ABC such that BC = 5 cm

Using ruler and compass only, construct a ∆ABC such that BC = 5 cm and AB = 6.5 cm and ∠ABC = 120°

i. Construct a circum-circle of ∆ABC
ii. Construct a cyclic quadrilateral ABCD, such that D is...

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Calculate the mass of ice needed to cool 150g of water

Calculate the mass of ice needed to cool 150 g of water contained in a calorimeter of mass 50 g at 32ºC such that the final temperature is 5ºC.

Specific heat capacity of calorimeter = 0.4 J/gºC

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The diagram given below shows the internal structure of a spinal cord

The diagram given below shows the internal structure of a spinal cord depicting a phenomenon. Study the diagram and answer the questions:

  1. Name the phenomenon that is depicted in the diagram. Define the
  2. ...
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What are free electrons
  1. What are free electrons?
  2. Why do they not leave the metal surface on their own?
  3. How can they be made to leave the metal surface?
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The layer of the eyeball that provides nourishment to the eye

The layer of the eyeball that provides nourishment to the eye.

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Which one of the following is a Greenhouse gas

Which one of the following is a Greenhouse gas

  1. Oxygen
  2. Methane
  3. Sulphur dioxide
  4. Nitrogen
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Name the physical quantity which is measured in calories

(i) Name the physical quantity which is measured in calories.

(ii) How is calorie related to the S.I unit of that quantity?

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