ATS

Series-1(16/10-22/10)
M.M-50
Subject Topic M.M M.O
English No Men Are 10
Foreign
Science Improvement 15
(Biology) in Food
Resource
Geography Natural 10
Vegetation
And Wildlife
Economics Poverty As A 15
Challenge
Total- 50
English-

Q1- “Beneath all uniforms…” What uniforms do you

think the poet is speaking about? (2)
How does man pollute this earth by going to war?
(2)
Q3-Mention any two ways in which people living in
other countries are similar to us. (2)
Q4-Passage
Let us remember, whenever we are told
To hate our brothers, it is ourselves
That we shall dispossess, betray, condemn.
Remember, we who take arms against each other.
The poet says whenever we are asked by our
leaders or rulers to hate and exploit the people of
other countries, we must remember that this
hatred would have a negative effect on us. We
would find ourselves cheated as it would deprive us
of the bliss of universal brotherhood. We would
condemn ourselves to a life of enmity and
strangeness.

(a) "...Whenever we are told". Who tells 'us' all that

this extract talks about? (Choose the most plausible
option)
(i) political, military and religious leaders
(ii) geographers, geologists and landlords
(iii) makers of lethal weapons
(iv) poets, philosophers, peace makers
(b) Why do we sometimes hate our brothers?
(c) How does hatred affect human relationships?
(d) Choose the option that is INAPPROPRIATE
according to the meaning in which the word
'dispossess' has been used in the extract.
(i) strip
(iii) deprive
(ii) rob
(iv) reject
(e) How shall we dispossess ourselves?
(f) Fill in the blank with ONE word only.
This extract reads like a piece of ………………. to the
common people of the world.
Science (Biology)-

Q1-Why should preventive measures and biological

control methods be preferred for protecting
crops?(2)
Q2-Discuss the implications of the following
statement(2)
“It is interesting to note that poultry is India’s most
efficient converter of low fibre food stuff (which is
unfit for human consumption) into highly nutritious
animal protein food”.
Q3- Why are manure and fertilizers used in fields?
(2)
Q4- How do good animal husband practices benefit
Farmers?(2)
Q5- How do you differentiate between capture
fishing, mariculture and aquaculture?(3)
Q6- What is a GM crop? Name any one such crop
which if grown in India.(2)
Q7- Differentiate between compost and
vermicompost?(2)

Geography-

Q1-Write a short note on Tropical Deciduous

Forests.(2)
Q2-Distinguish between Tropical Evergreen and
Deciduous forests.(2)
Q3-Write a short note on Montane Forests.(3)
Q4-Write a short note about wildlife. (3)
Economics-

Q1- Discuss the major reasons for poverty in

India.(2)
Q2- Identify the social and economic groups that
are most vulnerable to poverty in India. (2)
Q3- Describe the government strategy for poverty
alleviation.(2)
Q4- How is poverty relative? Explain with an
example.(2)
Q5- Provide light to the Inter-State Disparities. (2)
Q6- What is Human Poverty? (3)