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Public School RK sectors, digital and health for invest-
Puram

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Hamid Rashid, head,
UN development

FIVE OCEANS
one get research branch
vaccinated if he has
just recovered from
To ask queries Covid-19?
There is no definitive

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regarding Covid-19 n one of the most-adventurous expe-
and Vaccination from guideline on timeline for ditions, scientists have revealed the
deepest points in each of the world's
At a whopping 10,924 metre, the Challenger Deep still holds
our experts, scan the vaccination post covid five major oceans. Data from the the record for the deepest point on the Earth
QR Code or visit recovery. But general Five Deeps Expedition (FDE), which
https://bit.ly/331RxDn consensus is that you performed dives over the course of 10 months
should recover from from 2018 to 2019, confirms for the first time
DEEPEST point of the Southern
Ocean has a depth of 7,432 The new data has

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the locations of the deepest points of Indi-
active infection before
getting yourself vaccinat-
an Ocean and the Southern Ocean. The ex-
pedition, which covered 47,000 nautical miles, POINTS metres, within the South
Sandwich Trench
also shown that
although the deep-
The deepest point of

ed. So, it is prudent to
wait for atleast two
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completed 39 dives using Limiting Factor
(LV) – a two-person submersible built by est point of the South
the Indian Ocean is
The deepest point in Sandwich Trench is Meteor

weeks of your first day of
symptoms before you get
your Covid 19 jab.
Chandan Gadnayak,
class X, ST. Teresa
School,
Indirapuram
QHow do we deal with the psychologi-
cal pressures of Covid-19 cases?
There is simple mantra of mindfulness meaning stay-
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Florida-based company Triton Submarines.
LV carried the latest-generation, full-ocean at 7,187 metres,
within the Java Trench , the Atlantic Ocean is Deep at 8,265 metres, it is
depth multibeam echosounder – which emits
called Brownson Deep located within the waters
a series of sound pulses – in order to map just off the coast of
each part of the seafloor. in the Puerto Rico Trench, of the Atlantic Ocean –
Indonesia, the data
which descends an meaning Factorian Deep
reveals, while the deepest
impressive 8.378 metres takes the crown
Prior to FDE, the deepest
parts of some oceans were At such depths, characterised by
relatively well-known, such as immense pressures, extreme
the lowest point on the Earth darkness and almost freezing
– the Challenger Deep, inside temperatures, only specialised
the Mariana Trench in the
Pacific Ocean
microorganisms can survive

ing in the moment. It is a dynamic form of meditation

that keeps you grounded and helps you
manage your stress. Be it Covid- 19 or
exam stress, it impacts the body and its
immunity. Keeping away from negative
Prince Harry & Meghan's Archewell Foundation Instagram lets users list their
news, maintaining gratitude log, medita-
tion, mindfulness, taking a break from screen time
teams up with P&G, will focus on gender equality pronouns on profiles
and maintaining a dietary and sleep discipline would

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acebook-owned Instagram has
help you maintain your mental balance in these tur- ritain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan's

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announced to let users add up
bulent times. Archewell Foundation has said that it has entered to four pronouns to their pro-
files, which they can then display pub-
into a multi-year partnership with consumer licly or only to their followers. It's an-
EXPERT ADVICE GIVEN BY
goods company Procter & Gamble aimed at building more other way to express yourself on In-
compassionate communities. The partnership would focus stagram and the feature is now avail-
Dr Sweta Singla. Senior able in a few countries, with plans for
on gender equality, creating inclusive online spaces and more. The company, however, did not
Consultant. Unit Head. "resilience and impact" through sport, the non-profit specify which countries have this fea-
Neurology Department. group said in a statement. It did not offer financial ture at the moment. TECHAWAY
Venkateshwar Hospital,
details.
Dwarka, Delhi
FOR A CAUSE  People can fill out a form to have a allow children under the age of 13 to
pronoun added, if it's not already avail- begin using the popular photo-sharing
 Harry and Meghan have been able, or just add it to their bio  The app. However, the attorneys general
Broadway is back: 'Hamilton', engaged in partnerships for social work. news comes at a time when a coalition urged Facebook to abandon its plans to
'Lion King', 'Wicked' to  The couple, who now live in California after they
left Britain and stepped away from their royal duties
of 44 US attorneys general has signed a
letter to Facebook CEO Mark
launch this new platform  Currently,
children under 13 are not allowed to
return to stage in September last year, asked for vaccine donations earlier this Zuckerberg, urging Facebook not to have an Instagram account, unless it is
month to help provide Covid-19 vaccines to the launch 'Instagram for Kids', citing men- explicitly written in the profile descrip-
tal health and privacy concerns tion that the account is being man-
world's most-vulnerable
 The 'Instagram for Kids' app will aged by a parent or guardian

Futuristic computer game hopes to be tonic

Entertainment
for climate change anxiety WORKS
HOW IT  While the UN Climate Change
Conference (COP26) due to take
T
hree of Broadway's biggest musicals, 'Hamil-
ton', 'Wicked' and 'The Lion King' have an- place in November could acceler-
nounced that they would be back on stage
in September, joining dozens of other shows that ate moves by the world's biggest
polluters to reduce climate risks,

plan to reopen in New York after an 18-month pan-
demic-induced shutdown. Disney's stage show 'Al-
addin' and the Alanis Morissette penned musical
'Jagged Little Pill' also announced dates for late
September and October, while producers of a new
musical about Michael Jackson said that 'MJ' would
open in early 2022.
Broadway shows, a major tourist
attraction, brought in some $1.8
billion in box office receipts in
the 2018-2019 season, with more
than half of the tickets being
bought by tourists
I
t is the year 2050, the planet is warming up, meals Climate anxiety, including
come from nutritional food packs and dozens of new
zoonotic viruses are spreading. As the editor of an
influential newspaper, how would you try to shape
public opinion? This is one of the scenarios en-
countered by players of an online game launched re-
1 panic attacks, insomnia, and
obsessive thinking, linked to
worry about the threat of envi-
Survive the Century's creators
wanted to bring ordinary people
into the debate too
ronmental disaster, has become
cently, which uses humour and interactive decision-
making to encourage people to think about the fu- more common in young people,  The game takes players through
ture of climate change, and what they can do about according to The Lancet med- different decision-making scenar-
it. Survive the Century is the work of scientists, ical journal. ios, based on science— from vac-
economists and writers around the world brought
This is partly-linked to
together by US-based research group the Nation-
al Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center
(SESYNC), and lets players navigate the future from
2021 to 2100. "This is a game for everyone, but par-
ticularly for climate nihilistic Gen Z's, who know
2 youth being at the
forefront of climate
protests, with about 1.6 mil-
cine roll-outs to funding techno-
logical innovations that can help
restore order or trigger anarchy
about climate change and feel hopeless and frustrated
lion student protesters calling  At the end of the game, players
at the inaction they are seeing," said Samantha on their governments to are directed to a climate organi-
Beckbessinger, an author and game creator. "We want- urgently tackle climate change
ed to engage them with a sense of hopefulness that the in March 2019
sation near them
future is long and there are a lot of choices ahead of us,"
she added.
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-Terry Pratchett
MOCK PAPERS
FRIDAY, MAY 14, 2021

UTILISE TIME ON HAND TO CLASS: XII - 2020-21

SUBJECT:

PRACTICE & CLEAR DOUBTS

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
1. You may use the following values of
physical constants wherever necessary.
c = 3 × 108 m/s
h = 6.63 × 10-34Js
e = 1.6 × 10-19 C
m0 = 4p × 10-7 T m A-1
e0 = 8.854 × 10-12 C2 N-1 m-2
1 = 9 × 109 N m2 C-2
4pe0
mass of neutron (me) = 9.1 × 10-31 kg
mass of neutron = 1.675 × 10-27 kg
mass of proton = 1.673 × 10-27 kg
Avogadro's number =
6.023 × 1023 per gram mole
Boltzmann constant=1.38 × 10-23 JK-1
SECTION-A
Note: Select the most appropriate option
from those given below each question
Q1. If the net electric flux through a
closed surface is zero, then we can infer
[1]
(A) no net charge is enclosed by the sur-
face.
(B) uniform electric field exists within
the surface.
(C) electric potential varies from point to
point inside the surface.
(D) charge is present inside the surface.
Q2. An electric dipole consisting of
charges +q and –q separated by a distance
L is in stable®equilibrium in a uniform
electric field E . The electrostatic poten-
tial energy of the dipole is [1]
(A) qLE (B) zero (C) – qLE (D) – 2 qEL
Q3. A potentiometer can measure emf of
a cell because [1]
(A) the sensitivity of potentiometer is
large.
(B) no current is drawn from the cell at
balance.
(C) no current flows in the wire of po-
tentiometer at balance.
(D) internal resistance of cell is neglect-
ed.
Q4. Two resistors R1 and R2 of 4 W and 6
W are connected in parallel across a bat-
tery. The ratio of power dissipated in
them, P1 : P2 will be [1]
(A) 4 : 9 (B) 3 : 2 (C) 9 : 4 (D) 2 : 3
Q5. The magnetic dipole moment of a
current carrying coil does not depend
upon [1]
(A) number of turns of the coil.
(B) cross-sectional area of the coil.
(C) current flowing in the coil.
(D) material of the turns of the coil.
Q6. Larger aperture of objective lens in
an astronomical telescope [1]
(A) increases the resolving power of tel-
escope.
(B) decreases the brightness of the im-
age.
(C) increases the size of the image.
(D) decreases the length of the telescope.
Q7. A biconvex lens of glass having re-
fractive index 1·47 is immersed in a liq-
uid. It becomes invisible and behaves as
a plane glass plate. The refractive index
of the liquid is [1]
(A) 1·47 (B) 1·62 (C) 1·33 (D) 1·51
Q8. For a glass prism, the angle of min-
imum deviation will be smallest for the
light of
(A) red colour. (B) blue colour.
[1]
(C) yellow colour. (D) green colour
Q9. Which of the following statements
is not correct according to Rutherford
model? [1]
(A) Most of the space inside an atom is
empty.
(B) The electrons revolve around the nu-
cleus under the influence of coulomb
force acting on them.
(C) Most part of the mass of the atom
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and its positive charge are concentrat-
ed at its centre.
(D) The stability of atom was established
by the model.
Q10. Photons of energies 1 eV and 2 eV
are successively incident on a metallic
surface of work function 0·5 eV. The ra-
tio of kinetic energy of most energetic
photoelectrons in the two cases will be
(A) 1 : 2 (B) 1 : 1 (C) 1 : 3 (D) 1 : 4
[1]
Note: Fill in the blanks with appropriate
answer
Q11. The magnetic field and angle of dip
at a place on the earth are 0·3 G and 30°,
respectively. The value of vertical com-
ponent of the earth's magnetic field at
the place is ___________ . [1]
Q12. Laminated iron sheets are used to
minimize ___________ currents in the core
of a transformer. [1]
Q13. The number of turns of a solenoid
are doubled without changing its length
and area of cross-section. The self-in-
ductance of the solenoid will become
___________ times. [1]
Q14. According to Bohr’s atomic model,
the circumference of the electron orbit
is always an ___________ multiple of de
Broglie wavelength. [1]
OR
In b-decay, the parent and daughter nu-
clei have the same number of _______.
Q15. A ray of light on passing through
an equilateral glass prism, suffers a min-
imum deviation equal to the angle of the
prism. The value of refractive index of
the material of the prism is ________. [1]
Note: Answer the following
Q16. Write the mathematical form of
Ampere-Maxwell circuital law. [1]
Q17. How does an increase in doping con-
centration affect the width of depletion
layer of a p-n junction diode? [1]
27
Q18. The nuclear radius of
13 Al is 64
3·6 fermi. Find the nuclear radius of 29
CU. [1]
OR
A proton and an electron have equal
speeds. Find the ratio of de Broglie wave-
lengths associated with them.
Q19. The variation of the stopping po-
tential (Vo) with the frequency (v) of the
light incident on two different photosen-
sitive surfaces M1 and M2 is shown in the
figure. Identify the surface which has
greater value of the work function.
Q20. Why cannot we use Si and Ge in fab-
rication of visible LEDs ? [1]
SECTION-B
Q21. Explain the principle of working of
a meter bridge. Draw the circuit diagram
for determination of an unknown re-
sistance using it. [2]
Q22. The space between the plates of a
parallel plate capacitor is completely filled
in two ways. In the first case, it is filled
with a slab of dielectric constant K. In
the second case, it is filled with two slabs
of equal thickness and dielectric con-
stants K1 and K2 respectively as shown in
the figure. The capacitance of the capac-
itor is same in the two cases. Obtain the
relationship between K, K1 and K2. [2]
Q23. Define the term ‘Half-life’ of a ra-
dioactive substance. Two different ra-
dioactive substances have half-lives T1
and T2 and number of undecayed atoms
at an instant, N1 and N2, respectively.
Find the ratio of their activities at that
instant. [2]
Q24. Define wavefront of a travelling
wave. Using Huygens principle, obtain
the law of refraction at a plane interface
when light passes from a denser to rarer
medium. [2]
OR
Using lens maker’s formula, 1 = 1 1
derive the thin lens formula f v u
for a biconvex lens.
Q25. Two long straight parallel wires A
and B separated by a distance d, carry
equal current I flowing in same direction
as shown in the figure. [2]
(a) Find the magnetic field at a point P
situated between them at a distance x
from one wire.
(b) Show graphically the variation of the
magnetic field with distance x for 0<x<d.
Q26. Using Bohr’s atomic model, derive
the expression for the radius of nth orbit
of the revolving electron in a hydrogen
atom. [2]
OR
(a) Write two main observations of pho-
toelectric effect experiment which could
only be explained by Einstein’s photo-
electric equation.
(b) Draw a graph showing variation of
photocurrent with the anode potential of
a photocell.
Q27. Explain the terms ‘depletion layer’
and ‘potential barrier’ in a p-n junction
diode. How are the (a) width of depletion
layer, and (b) value of potential barrier
affected when the p-n junction is forward
biased ? [2]
SECTION-C
Q28. (a) Two cells of emf E1 and E2 have
their internal resistances r1 and r2, re-
spectively. Deduce an expression for the
equivalent emf and internal resistance
of their parallel combination when con-
nected across an external resistance R.
Assume that the two cells are supporting
each other.
(b) In case the two cells are identical, each
of emf E = 5 V and internal resistance r
= 2 W, calculate the voltage across the ex-
ternal resistance R = 10 W. [3]
Q29. (a) Write an expression of magnet-
ic moment associated with a current (I)
carrying circular coil of radius r having
N turns.
(b) Consider the above mentioned coil
placed in YZ plane with its centre at the
origin. Derive expression for the value of
magnetic field due to it at point (x, 0, 0).
OR
(a) Define current sensitivity of a gal-
vanometer. Write its expression.
(b) A galvanometer has resistance G and
shows full scale deflection for current Ig.
(i) How can it be converted into an am-
meter to measure current up to I0 (I0>Ig)?
(ii) What is the effective resistance of this
ammeter? [3]
Q30. A resistance R and a capacitor C are
connected in series to a source V=V0 sin
wt. [3]
Find:
(a) The peak value of the voltage across
the (i) resistance and (ii) capacitor.
(b) The phase difference between the ap-
plied voltage and current. Which of them
is ahead?
Q31. What is the effect on the interfer-
ence fringes in Young’s double slit ex-
periment due to each of the following op-
erations? Justify your answers. [3]
(a) The screen is moved away from the
plane of the slits.
(b) The separation between slits is in-
creased.
(c) The source slit is moved closer to the
plane of double slit.
Q32. (a) Write the expression for the speed
of light in a material medium of relative
permittivity er and relative magnetic per-
meability mr.
(b) Write the wavelength range and name
of the electromagnetic waves which are
used in (i) radar systems for aircraft nav-
igation, and (ii) Earth satellites to observe
the growth of the crops. [3]
235
Q33. The nucleus 92 Y,
231
initially at rest, decays into 90 X
by emitting an a-particle.
235 231 4 the lens is 1.5, find the position and na-
92 Y, -® 90 X + 2 He + energy.
The binding energies per nucleon of the
parent nucleus, the daughter nucleus
and a-particle are 7.8 MeV, 7.835 MeV and
7.07 MeV, respectively. Assuming the
daughter nucleus to be formed in the un-
excited state and neglecting its share in
the energy of the reaction, find the speed
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of the emitted a-particle. (Mass of a-par-
ticle = 6.68 × 10-27 kg) [3]
Q34. (a) Draw circuit diagram and ex-
plain the working of a zener diode as a
dc voltage regulator with the help of its
I-V characteristic.
(b) What is the purpose of heavy doping
of p- and n-sides of a zener diode? [3]
SECTION-D
Q35. (a) Using Gauss law, derive expres-
sion for electric field due to a spherical
shell of uniform charge distribution s
and radius R at a point lying at a distance
x from the centre of shell, such that
(i) 0 < x < R, and (ii) x > R.
(b) An electric field is uniform and acts
along + x direction in the region of pos-
itive x. It is also uniform with the same
magnitude but acts in – x direction in the
region of negative x. The value of the
field is E = 200 N/C for x > 0 and E = – 200
N/C for x < 0. A right circular cylinder
of length 20 cm and radius 5 cm has its
centre at the origin and its axis along the
x-axis so that one flat face is at x = + 10
cm and the other is at x = – 10 cm.
Find: (i) The net outward flux through
the cylinder.
(ii) The net charge present inside the
cylinder. [5]
OR
(a) Find the expression for the potential
energy of a system of two point charges
® ®
q1 and q2 located at r1 and r2 , respectively
®
in an external electric field E.
(b) Draw equipotential surfaces due to
an isolated point charge (-q) and depict
the electric field lines.
(c) Three point charges + 1 mC, -1 mC and
+ 2 mC are initially infinite distance apart.
Calculate the work done in assembling
these charges at the vertices of an equi-
lateral triangle of side 10 cm.
Q36. (a) Derive the expression for the
torque acting on the rectangular current
carrying coil of a galvanometer. Why is
the magnetic field made radial?
(b) An a-particle is accelerated through
a potential difference of 10 kV and moves
along x-axis. It enters in a region of uni-
form magnetic field B = 2 × 10-3 T acting
along y-axis. Find the radius of its path.
(Take mass of a-particle = 6.4 × 10-27 kg )
[5]
Q37. (a) Draw the ray diagram of an as-
tronomical telescope when the final im-
age is formed at infinity. Write the ex-
pression for the resolving power of the
telescope.
(b) An astronomical telescope has an ob-
jective lens of focal length 20 m and eye-
piece of focal length 1 cm.
(i) Find the angular magnification of the
telescope.
(ii) If this telescope is used to view the
Moon, find the diameter of the image
formed by the objective lens. Given the
diameter of the Moon is 3.5 × 106 m and
radius of lunar orbit is 3.8 × 108 m. [5]
OR
(a) An object is placed in front of a con-
cave mirror. It is observed that a virtu-
al image is formed. Draw the ray dia-
gram to show the image formation and
hence derive the mirror equation
1 = 1 + 1
f u v
(b) An object is placed 30 cm in front of
a plano-convex lens with its spherical
surface of radius of curvature 20 cm. If
the refractive index of the material of
ture of the image formed.
These questions are meant for practice
purpose only. Students are advised to check format,
syllabus and marks for Board test papers with their
teachers. Questions have been given by teachers and
NIE is not responsible for them.

ENGLISH PAPER 1

QUICK REVISION 15 MARKS TIME: 10 MIN

CLASS XII, ISC

Q1. In each of the following items,
sentence A is complete, while sen-
tence B is not.
Complete sentence B, making it as
similar as possible to sentence A.
Write sentence B in each case. [5]
EXAMPLE:
(A) All nooks and corners were
checked.
(B) No……..……………………
ANSWER: (0) No nook or
corner was left
unchecked.
1 (A) He is so old that he cannot
remember events of the past.
(B) He is too...........
2 (A) As soon as the bell rings, the
children run out to play.
(B) No sooner……………………………
3 (A) No other planet is as big as
Jupiter.
(B) Jupiter………………………………..
4 (A) He is forgetful as well as care-
less with his work.
(B) Besides……………………………..
5 (A) It is probable that the ship will
reach the shore.
(B) In all……………………………….
Q2. Fill in each blank with a suitable
word. (Do not write the sentence.) [5]
1. She turned ________ the offer to
work at the factory.
2. To everyone’s surprise, he turned
_________ at the party.
3. He broke ________ in the middle of
his speech at the function.
4. The burglars broke _________ the
house when the family was away.
5. He agreed to carry _________ the
manager’s orders.
6. Sita’s daughter carried __________
the family business when Sita
went abroad.
7 He ran ___________ from home at the
age of ten.
8 I ran __________ my old friend in the
market place.
9 Her aunt looks _________ her aging
grandparents.
10 The Principal looks _________ mat-
ters of complaint from teachers
and students.
Q3. Fill in the blanks in the passage
given below with the appropriate
form of the verb given in brackets.
Do not write the passage, but write
the verbs in the correct order. [5]
One day I _________(1)(be) in the lunch
line, and there I saw a pile of apples.
The teacher-in-charge _________ (2)
(stare) at me and said, “Just
_______(3) (take) one. God _________
(4) (watch)”.
So, I _________(5) (take) an apple, and
the line ________(6)(move) along.
At the next table there ________(7)
(be) a pile of chocolate chip cookies.
I _________(8) (not know) what to do.
“Psst,” the kid behind me _________
(9) (whisper). “_________(10)(take) all
you want. God’s watching the
apples.”

READ. PLAY. LEARN
Adult immunisation:
MY
A
dult immunisation
myths prevail as a re-
sult of inadequate
awareness, lack of an
established body of
official recommendations and
vaccine hesitancy, which con-
tribute to reduced vaccine cov-
erage across India. For instance,
there are rising incidences of ty-
phoid cases in India, despite the
availability of vaccines and be-
ing universally recommended.
This suggests adults need to be
aware of immunisation as a pre-
ventive solution to effectively
make use of it.
It is important to stay in-
formed and clear up common
misconceptions around vaccines,
so you can make the most of
your immunisation conversation
with your doctor!
Here are the five most com-
mon vaccine myths, and the facts
to know to address them.
(Inputs from Abbott India)
Look for the quantity of
cocoa in your chocolates
1
This is a must – make sure
that the quantity of cocoa
is more than 85 per cent in
the chocolate. More quantity of
cocoa reflects that the quality of
chocolate is good and will have
a long shelf life.
Ditch white
chocolates
2
Creamy
white
chocolates
are loaded
with sugar and
have less or no
presence of ca-
cao, which makes
them a less healthier
variant. Go for regular
ones or dark chocolates.
Choose organic
3
Yes, going for organic and
pure chocolate variants en-
sures that the antioxidants
and nutrients are intact in the
chocolate and due to reduced
level of processing most natu-
FRIDAY, MAY 14, 2021
adults need
TH vs REALITY
Vaccines are mainly for
ral components are present in
organic variants.
Choose chocolates
without emulsifiers
4
Chocolate usually con-
tains two types of emulsi-
fiers, carboxymethylcellu-
lose and polysorbate-80 that can
disrupt the gut microbiome
and degrade the mucosa.
As per a study on ani-
mals, it has been
proved that these
compounds can
cause inflammatory
diseases. So, do read
the label and avoid
chocolates with
emulsifiers.
Don’t go for alkalised
chocolates
5
Check that the chocolate
you are buying is not
dutched or alkalised.
These terms indicate that the
cocoa processing
has reduced the
flavonoids and
other antioxi-
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“Life is short, but there is always time
enough for courtesy.”
RALPH WALDO EMERSON, POET 03
FACT: Vaccinations are an impor- resulted in seasonal epidemics among at-risk populations, which
MYTH 1 tant public health strategy across the
➤ Vaccinations are across India. include people with comorbidities,
population, including healthy adults, important for adults, too, There is also an increased need healthcare providers, geriatrics and
Not all and many vaccines are universally though it is widely believed for certain vaccines, such as the pregnant women.
recommended. These include (especially in India) that Hepatitis B one, especially
vaccines vaccines for influenza, typhoid and
Hepatitis A and B, which have
it’s only crucial for kids
While vaccinations
remain the most effective prevention strategy
to maintain immunity for a prolonged period,
adult immunisation remains neglected
MYTH 2
FACT: Vaccinations are recommended across
various stages of life. As protective effects of
childhood vaccines wean off over time, it is vital
to remain up to date on booster shots. Rapid
globalisation and increased frequency of interna-
children tional travel have raised the likelihood of adults
contracting vaccine-preventable diseases, includ-
ing influenza, Hepatitis A and B and more. These
can lead to higher disease burden in adults, exac-
erbate comorbidities and are associated with
higher rates of mortality in adults.
There are vaccines you should take as an
adult even if you didn’t take them as a child, like
the Diptheria, Tetanus, Pertussis (DPT) vaccine,
which is a booster shot recommended
once every ten years.
MYTH 3 FACT: Vaccinations are beneficial and can help avoid
disease burden and negative complications in the long run,
Vaccines cause thus leading to better health outcomes so you can live a
fuller, hassle-free life. Moreover, vaccines don’t cause
unnecessary illness but short-lived side effects, including low-grade
hassle and fever, aches or soreness, which are nothing to worry about
– in fact, it is the result of the body building an immune
make me sick response to the vaccine.
MYTH 4 MYTH 5
It’s better to get the flu I took the influenza
naturally instead of vaccine last year, so I
taking a vaccine, which don’t need it again
will weaken my immune
system FACT: Influenza viruses are constantly
changing and so, WHO identifies and provides
FACT: Being exposed to the flu naturally latest strain recommendations annually.
means exposing yourself to a potentially Getting vaccinated every year is thus impor-
serious disease with moderate to severe tant to ensure optimal, sustained protection
symptoms including fever, joint pain and against rapidly adapting influenza viruses.
cough among others. This can prompt worry- This is vital especially considering in India
ing complications or even progress to pneu- where we have had pandemic outbreaks of
monia, respiratory failure or even morbidity,
particularly for those at high-risk. What next: Get your vaccine checklist in place.
Consult your doctor for more myth-
busting, in-depth information so you can set a vaccination schedule
influenza in various states, including
Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Gujarat, in 2012,
Vaccination is a very safe option to protect 2015 and 2017. Get your flu shot annually to
yourself against preventable diseases. in place and keep your health in check! keep yourself protected.
Get Diet Dos and Don’ts
well
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healthy for the of chocolate. So, all the
heart.
chocolate lovers out ➤ Don’t fail for Whatsapp
Check there, here are tips for forwards and random diet
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expiry dates you to get the best
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Make sure you
always check the ex- If you have other complications
piry dates as chocolates Enjoy
tend to perish way too quickly.
like diabetes, etc. take advice
treats or snacks. veggie or salad.
from a doctor and nutritionist.
Buy recently packaged choco-
lates and consume way before ➤ Keep your meal balanced: a ➤ If you are ordering in all your
➤ Eat food that is low on oil,
the expiry date. good mix of protein, carb, fat meals, try to keep it mostly
salt and sugar. Have vegetables
and fibre. Don’t settle for just vegetarian.
Never go for fluffed with high water content like
khichdi for 14 days (unless it’s
lauki, tori, cucumber. ➤ Prioritise nutrition over taste
up packs filled with a dozen seasonal veg-
while you are recovering.
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Chocolates are perish-
Acti
able, despite the use vitie
s
of additives and
preservatives, if not
stored in the right tem-
perature. Always avoid MIND TEASERS (MATHS QUIZ)
buying chocolate packs that
are fluffed up, it indi- Q.1) The C. 520 D. 5002 A. 6 : 10 B. 15 : 25 ber of six
cates that the choco- C. 0.75 : 1.25 D. 3 : 5
late is stale/spoilt. average Q.3) Which of the fol- digits is ….. .
of first 50 lowing numbers gives Q.5) The difference A. 9,99,999
natural numbers is 240 when added to its between the smallest B. 1,00,000
…………. . own square? number of four digits C. 1,11,111
D. 1,11,000
A. 25.30 B. 25.5 A. 15 B. 16 and the largest number
C. 25.00 D. 12.25 C. 18 D. 20 of three digits is ……. . ANSWERS
Q.2) What is 1004 Q.4) The simplest A. 1 B. 100 (1) B) 25.5 (2) B) 502
form of 1.5 : 2.5 C. 0 D. 999
divided by 2? (3) A) 15 (4) D) 3 : 5,
A. 52 B. 502 is …………… . Q.6) The largest num- (5) A) 1 (6) A) 9,99,999

The training has
gone along just fine
but Olympic-bound
star javelin thrower
Neeraj Chopra said
he is desperate for
some competition
ahead of the Tokyo
Games given that
two years have
simply been
“wasted” because of
injury and the
COVID-19 pandemic
No compromise in training
■ The 23-year-old, who is being seen as a
strong medal hope in Tokyo, said he has
been coordinating with the Sports Au-
thority of India to get some competition
exposure. “I am trying to give my 100 per
cent in training and have been training
as I used to do before. The focus on train-
ing is good and it is happening well. But
I am in need of competitions and we are
trying for it,” he said in a virtual inter-
action, arranged by SAI and Target
Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS). “I have
spoken to TOPS and SAI and they are also
trying their best from their end if any-
INDIA RETAINS TOP SPOT IN
Photo: GETTY IMAGES
Q U IZ T IM E !
Q1: Which West Indies
cricketer smashed six
sixes in an over by Sri Lanka
spinner Akila Dananjaya in the
first T20 International (T20I)
against Antigua in March 2021?
a) Kieron Pollard ❑ b) Andre Russell ❑
c) Chris Gayle ❑ d) Dwayne Bravo ❑
Q2: In which of the following
sports is Decision Referral
System used?
a) Hockey ❑ b) Tennis ❑
c) Chess ❑ d) Cricket ❑
thing can happen and I can get competi-
tions. Because, it has been over two years
that I haven’t played international com-
petitions. “I feel that I need that thing.
Due to injury in 2019 got wasted and 2020
and 2021 have been wasted due to COVID-
19,” he elaborated.
A big setback
for first timers
■ During the interaction, Chopra’s em-
phasised on competition, saying that train-
ing alone is not enough to fetch good per-
formances at the big stage.”...if we don’t
ICC TEST TEAM RANKINGS C
Remain well ahead of the pack following wins against
Australia, England; closely followed by New Zealand
I
ndia head the table after gaining
one rating point for an aggre-
gate of 121, having accumulated
2914 points from 24 matches.
Virat Kohli’s men are closely fol-
lowed by their World Test
Championship final opponents, New
Zealand, with a rating of 120. The
Kiwis have garnered 2166 points from
18 Tests and gained two rating points.
India ahead
of the pack
India’s 2-1 win over Australia and
3-1 win over England over the past
year and New Zealand’s 2-0 series
Q3: At which race did Lewis
Hamilton clinch his
seventh world title, equalling
Michael Schumacher’s all-time
record?
a) Abhu Dhabi Grand Prix ❑
b) Italian Grand Prix ❑
c) Turkish Grand Prix ❑
d) Italian Grand Prix ❑
Q4: Who holds the record for
the fastest double-
century (153 balls) in men’s test
cricket history?
a) Ben Stokes ❑ b) Nathan Astle ❑
c) Virender Sehwag ❑ d) Kayne Williamson ❑
I need to compete in
international
tournaments. If we cannot
take part in competitions,
then what is the use of
training. To rise to the
Olympic level, you need
international
exposure.
NEERAJ CHOPRA
play competitions, then what is the use of
the training. We are training from last
year, but we need international competi-
tions. If we are thinking about the Olympic
level, then we also need to compete with
those athletes. “I don’t have an experience
of playing in the Olympics, this will be my
first time,” he said, adding that the COVID-
19 threat is there for everyone.
Keeping a
positive attitude
■ Chopra said despite the negative en-
vironment created by the pandemic, he
wins over the West Indies and
Pakistan have helped them keep
ahead of the pack. According to an
ICC statement, the latest annual
update eliminates results of 2017-18.
The latest update rates all matches
played since May 2020 at 100 per cent
and those of the previous two years at
50 per cent. England (109 rating) have
climbed a place to third at the expense
of Australia (108 rating), down to
fourth now. England’s jump came
after their 0-4 defeat to Australia in
2017-18 was dropped from the rank-
ings.
Pakistan (94) have gained three
points but remained at fifth spot,
Q5: Ravindra Jadeja recently
equalled Chris Gayle’s
record for most runs in an over in IPL
history. How many runs was that?
a) 37 ❑ b) 38 ❑ c) 39 ❑ d) 40 ❑
Ravindra Jadeja
Photo: ANI
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‘VIRUS RESTRICTIONS HIT OLYMPIC HOPES’
hopra, a farmer’s son from a Germany in the lead
C village outside of Delhi,
became a track and field star
after winning the javelin gold at the
Germany’s Johannes Vetter leads
the current javelin rankings with a
personal best of 97.76m. “I am
Commonwealth Games and Asian close to breaching the 90-metre
Games in 2018. Having qualified for mark and can do it if I get
the Tokyo Olympics last year, he competition,” said Chopra. “The
recorded a personal best of 88.07m present group of seven or eight
in the Indian Grand Prix in March. javelin throwers across the globe is
But an elbow injury in 2019 and the best in history with everyone
then the pandemic have robbed him recording over 90m. “It is my first
of the chance to get closer to the Olympics, like many others, so your
world’s best. confidence must be high. And we
will get this confidence through
these events.”
Chopra and the rest of India’s
best athletes missed a recent trip
to Turkey for training and
competition due to a 14-day
quarantine. Doubts have been
expressed about the viability of the
Tokyo Games because of a
pandemic surge in Asia, but Chopra
said athletes have to keep their
focus. “We have to stay positive to
Gold medalist Neeraj Chopra of India prepare for the Olympics amid this
negative atmosphere,” said Chopra,
celebrates during the medal ceremony
for the Men’s Javelinduring athletics on adding “we just have to keep
day 10 of the Gold Coast 2018 preparing despite the uncertainty
Commonwealth Games surrounding the Olympics.”
is keeping himself “positive”.”...for every
athlete it is becoming difficult. Along
Aiming for the
with the training, athletes are not get-
ting competitions. I consider myself lucky
90mt mark
that I played in a competition and qual- ■ Chopra, who had smashed his own na-
ified for the Olympics. “COVID-19 has tional record with a throw of 88.07m dur-
spread in our country and at the same ing the third Indian Grand Prix in March,
time, we have to be positive and prepare also said the way his preparations have
for the Olympics. On (the other) side, a been going, “he is very close” to the 90-me-
negative environment has been created tre mark. “I am ready (and confident) that
in the country. “It is becoming difficult, I will cross the 90-metre mark this year,”
but we are trying to keep the focus, work he said. The star also revealed that he has
hard, and help others. We have to con- taken the first COVID-19 vaccine and no-
tinue with our sport and keep training. body in his family is affected due to the
We still don’t know whether the Olympics virus. My preparations are getting better to
will happen or not, but we are training get close to the 90m mark but it will depend
well,” he said. on what happens on D-Day in Tokyo. AGENCIES
ARSENAL DENT
CHELSEA’S CL PUSH Photos: REUTERS
helsea slipped up in
their push for a
Champions League
spot when they lost
1-0 at home to Arsenal in the
Arsenal’s Emile
Smith Rowe
Premier League on Wednesday
with Emile Smith Rowe’s first-
half goal settling the London der-
by after a defensive mix-up by the
hosts. The visitors capitalised on
a wayward back pass by Chelsea’s
while West Indies (84), who beat
Bangladesh 2-0 and drew 0-0 with Sri Jorginho to goalkeeper Kepa Ar-
Lanka in series played this year, have rizabalaga who scrambled back to
jumped two places to sixth, their best palm it off the line. The ball fell to
position since 2013. South Africa (80) Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang who cut
and Sri Lanka (78) have dropped a it back for Smith Rowe to score in the
rung each to seventh and eighth posi- 16th minute. Chelsea, who play Leices-
tions respectively, followed by ter City in the FA Cup final on Satur-
Bangladesh (46), who have lost five day and Manchester City in the Cham-
points and Zimbabwe (35), who
pions League final on May 29, domi-
gained eight points. The Proteas,
nated the ball but failed to break
thus, have equalled their lowest in
down Arsenal’s organised defensive
Test ranking history. India and New
Zealand will square off in the inaugu- lines. Arsenal edged up to eighth
ral World Test Championship final at spot but have played more match-
Southampton’s Ageas Bowl from es than Everton and Tottenham
June 18 to 22. PTI Hotspur, their main rivals in the
hunt for a Europa League spot. REUTERS
Q6: A depression in a golf
course near the green or
c) Rafael Nadal ❑ d) Stefanos Tsitsipas ❑
Three South African golfers
fairway that is usually filled with
sand is called the _______________ Q9: have won the Masters
a) Tee ❑ b) Bunker ❑ c) Rough ❑
d) None of the above ❑
Tournament. They are Gary Player,
Trevor Immelman and _______________
a) Branden Grace ❑ b) Charl Schwartzel ❑
Q7: Who won the 2020
Superbike World
c) Louis Oosthuizen ❑ d) Charley Hoffman ❑
A player must win a
Championship?
a) Chaz Davies ❑ b) Scott Redding ❑
c) Jonathan Rea ❑ d) Alex Lowes ❑
Q10: minimum of how many
points to win a set in tennis?
a) 24 ❑ b) 36 ❑ c) 48 ❑ d) 50 ❑
Q8: Novak Djokovic defeated
___________ to win his ninth
Australian Open Championship 2021
ANSWERS: 1. a. Kieron Pollard 2. d. Cricket
3. c. Turkish Grand Prix 4. b. Nathan Astle
5. a. 37 6. b. Bunker 7. c. Jonatha Rea
and his 18th Grand Slam title.
8. a. Daniil Medvedev 9. b. Charl Schwartzel 10. a. 24
a) Daniil Medvedev ❑ b) Roger Federer ❑