REVISED FIRST TERM EXAMINATION- SCHEDULE AND PORTION

2023-2024
ISC Std. 12
DATE: 1st August ‘23

Date Subject Portion

1st September LITERATURE IN Drama- The Tempest
Friday ENGLISH Act 3 Scene 1
Act 3 Scene 2
Act 3 Scene 3
Act 4 Scene 1

Prose-
Quality
B.Wordsworth
Fritz

Poetry-
The Dolphins
The Darkling Thrush
Dover Beach
John Brown
2nd September ENGLISH Essay-Candidates will be required to select one
Saturday LANGUAGE composition topic from a choice of six. The
choice will normally include narrative,
descriptive, reflective, argumentative, discursive
topics and short story.

Directed Writing-Article writing, book review,

film review, review of cultural programme,
speech writing, report writing, personal profile
and statement of purpose.

Proposal Writing
Language Structures- Prepositions, Tenses,
Transformation of sentences
Comprehension and Precis Writing

4th September MATHEMATICS SECTION - A

Monday Chapter 1: Relations
Chapter 2: Functions

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 Chapter 4: Inverse Trigonometric Functions
Chapter 5: Determinants
Chapter 6: Matrices
Chapter 7: Continuity and Differentiability of
Functions
Chapter 8: Differentiation (Contd. From Book I)
Chapter 11: Applications of Derivatives
Chapter 12: Maxima and Minima
Chapter 13: Indefinite Integral – 1 (Standard
Form)
Chapter 14: Indefinite Integral – 2 (Methods of
Integration)
Chapter 15: Indefinite Integral - 3 (Special
Integrals)
SECTION – B
Chapter 21: Vectors
Chapter 22: Vectors (Continued)
SECTION – C
Chapter 26: Application of Calculus in
Commerce and Economics
Chapter 28: Linear Programming
POLITICAL SECTION A
SCIENCE 1. Forms of Government: Totalitarian and
Authoritarian States, Liberal Democratic
State
● Meaning and features of Totalitarian
State, Authoritarian State and Liberal
Democratic State.
● Comparison between Totalitarian and
Authoritarian States.
2. Forms of Government: Unitary and
Federal States
● Meaning and features of Unitary and
Federal States.
● India as a federal state with subsidiary
unitary features, comparison between
unitary and federal state (with one
example of each).
3. Forms of Government: Parliamentary and
Presidential forms of Government
● Meaning and features of Parliamentary
and Presidential forms of government
(U.K. and U.S.A.).
● Comparison between Parliamentary and
Presidential forms of government.
4. Constitution:

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 ● Meaning; Kinds: Written and Unwritten,
Rigid and Flexible: merits, demerits of
each.
● Amending procedures of the
Constitutions of U.K., U.S.A and India.
5. Franchise and Representation:
● Universal Adult Franchise - meaning,
reasons for widespread acceptance.
● Methods of Election: Direct and Indirect
– meaning with examples. First Past the
Post System – meaning only.
● Methods of Minority Representation:
Proportional Representation (meaning
only).
● Political Parties – meaning.
● Kinds – Single party, Bi-party, Multi-
party system – meaning only.
6. Organs of the Government: The
Legislature
● Meaning of Legislature.
● Meaning of Unicameral and Bi-cameral
legislature.
● The legislatures in India and U.S.A.-
Composition (strength, method of
election and tenure) and functions:
legislative, constituent, executive (ways
in which the legislature controls the
executive), judicial, electoral and
financial.
● Composition and powers of the House of
Representatives and the Senate, Lok
Sabha and Rajya Sabha (including
special powers).
● Unique powers of the Senate, why is the
Senate considered the world’s most
powerful second chamber?
● Comparison of the Rajya Sabha and the
U.S. Senate; Lok Sabha with the U.S.
House of Representatives.
SECTION B
9. Indian Constitution: The Preamble and
Salient features of the Indian Constitution
● Preamble and its importance.
● Meaning of the key words contained in
the Preamble.
● Written and Comprehensive; a

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 Constitution drawn from several sources;
Federal structure with Unitary spirit;
Partly rigid and Partly flexible;
Fundamental Rights and Duties;
Directive Principles of State Policy;
Parliamentary form of Government;
Single Citizenship; Bi-cameral
legislature; Universal Adult Franchise;
Single Integrated and Independent
Judiciary; Judicial Review; Emergency
powers; Special provisions for Scheduled
Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
10. Fundamental Rights:
● Fundamental Rights: meaning of
Fundamental Rights
● Detailed study of all Fundamental Rights
in India.
11. Directive Principles of State Policy:
● Directive Principles of State Policy:
classification: liberal Gandhian and
socialist.
● Difference between Fundamental Rights
and Directive Principles of State Policy.
6th September ECONOMICS 2. Demand and Law of Demand
Wednesday Meaning of Demand, Types of Demand,
Demand Function, Factors affecting Demand,
Law of Demand; Reasons for downward slope of
the Demand Curve, its derivation using demand
schedule. Derivation of Market Demand Curve
from Individual Demand Curve, Movements and
Shifts of the Demand Curve, Exceptions to the
Law of Demand.

3. Theory of Consumer Behaviour: Marginal

Utility and Indifference Curve
Analysis Law of Diminishing Marginal
Utility, Total Utility, Marginal Utility,
Relationship of TU and MU, Law of Equi-
Marginal Utility (schedule and diagram).
Consumer’s Equilibrium through Utility
Approach-One Commodity (cardinal) and
Indifference Curve Analysis (ordinal) – meaning
and properties including MRS and DMRS.
Indifference Map, Budget Line, Consumer’s
Equilibrium, and its Conditions.

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4. Elasticity of Demand Meaning of
Elasticity, Types, Various Methods, and
Measurement of Elasticity of Demand; Point
Method, Percentage Method, Total Expenditure
Method, Geometric Method, solving Numerical;
Factors affecting Elasticity. The Cross and
Income Elasticity of Demand. Degrees of
Elasticity of Demand.
5. Supply – Law of Supply and Price
Elasticity of Supply Meaning, Difference in
Supply and Stock, Determinants of Supply,
Supply Function, Law of Supply, Meaning,
Supply Schedule and Supply Curve. Derivation
of Market Supply Curve from Individual Supply
Curve.
Movement and Shift of the Supply Curve,
Exception to the Law of Supply. Elasticity of
Supply - Meaning, Degrees and Measurement by
Percentage Method and Geometric Method.
6. Market Mechanism: Equilibrium Price
and Quantity in a Competitive
Market Equilibrium and
Disequilibrium, Equilibrium Price and Effect of
Changes in Demand and Supply on the
Equilibrium Price. Simple applications of tools
of Demand and Supply. Price Ceiling and Floor
Pricing with the help of diagrams.
7. Laws of Returns: Returns to a Factor and
Returns to Scale Concept of Production and
Production Function: (short run and long run
Production Function), Returns to a Factor,
Returns to Scale (meaning only) Total, Average
and Marginal Physical Products; Law of
Variable Proportions and its three stages with the
help of diagram.
8. Cost and Revenue Analysis Basic
concepts of Cost; Private Cost, Economic Cost,
Social Cost, Real Cost, Implicit Cost, Explicit
Cost, Fixed Cost, Variable Cost, Total Cost,
Marginal Cost and Average Cost – their
relationships; Opportunity Cost, Accounting
Cost; Short run and Long run Cost Curves.
Revenue: Meaning; Average Revenue, Marginal
Revenue and Total Revenue and their
relationships under Perfect Competition and
Imperfect Competition.

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9. Forms of Market
Perfect Competition, Monopolistic
Competition, Oligopoly, Monopoly, Monopsony
(meaning only); characteristics of the various
market forms.
10. Producer’s Equilibrium
Meaning, conditions: TR-TC Approach
and MC-MR Approach with diagrams.

11. Determination of Equilibrium

Price and Output under Perfect
Competition
Determination of Equilibrium Price and
Equilibrium Quantity under Perfect Competition
in the short run; Normal Profit, Supernormal
Profit, Losses; Shut down and Break-even point.
Long run Equilibrium.
13. Money: Meaning and
Functions Meaning, Functions of Money,
Supply of Money-Meaning, Kinds of Money,
Functions of Money (Primary, Secondary, and
Contingent) to be explained; Supply of Money
(only meaning of M0, M1, M2, M3 & M4).
Inflation: Meaning, Demand Pull and Cost Push
(diagrams not required).
14. Banks: Commercial Bank and Central
Bank Functions of Commercial Bank.
High-powered Money, Credit Creation by
Commercial Banks; Basic understanding of the
functions of Commercial Banks, Credit Creation
Process with Limitation.
Central Bank: Functions, the Regulatory Role of
the Central Bank, its Functions, and the way it
controls the flow of credit. Credit Control -
Quantitative CRR, SLR, Bank Rate Policy (Repo
Rate and Reverse Repo Rate) and Open Market
Operations and Qualitative Methods.
15. Balance of Payments and
Exchange Rate Balance of Payment -
Meaning and Components; Causes of
Disequilibrium and how the disequilibrium can
be corrected. Foreign Exchange Rate –
Meaning, Meaning of Fixed and Flexible
Exchange Rate, Determination of Exchange Rate
in a free market. Concepts of Depreciation,
Appreciation, Devaluation and Revaluation

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 (meaning only).

18. National Income and Circular

Flow of Income A simple model
explaining the Circular Flow of Income with
two, three and four sector models with Leakages
and Injections.
19. National Income Aggregates
Concepts and Definition of NY, GNP,
GDP, NNP, Private Income, Personal Income,
Personal Disposable Income. National
Disposable Income, and Per Capita Income;
Relationship between the income concepts.
Concepts of GNP and NNP both at Factor Cost
and Market Prices, Real and Nominal GDP,
National Disposable Income (Gross and Net)
GDP and Welfare, GDP as an indicator of
Economic Welfare.
20. Methods of Measuring National
Income Product or Value-Added Method;
Income Method and Expenditure Method with
simple numerical based on them. Precautions
and Difficulties of measuring National Income
for each method.
EVS 1. Human Beings and Nature
(i) Modern schools of ecological thought.
(ii) Deep ecology (Gary Snyder, Earth First) vs.
shallow ecology.
(iii) Stewardship of land (e.g. Wendell Berry).
(iv) Social ecology [Marxist environmentalism
and socialist ecology (Barry Commoner)].
(v) Feminism.
(vi) Green Politics (e.g. Germany and England).
(vii) Sustainable Development.

2. Population and Conservation Ecology

(i) Population dynamics
(ii) Human populations (Malthusian model and
demographic transition)
(iii)Population Regulation
(iv)Human population control
(v) Threats to the ecosystem
(vi) Conservation
Project Tiger as a case study

3. Monitoring Pollution
(i) Pollution monitoring.
(ii) Monitoring the atmosphere: techniques

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 (iii) International and national air quality
standards
(iv) Water testing: indicators of water quality
(v) Soil testing

4. Third World Development

(i) Urban-rural divide
(ii) A critical appraisal of conventional paradigm
of development from the viewpoints of
sustainability, environmental impact and equity.
(iii)A case study of Gandhian approach in terms
of its aims and processes
(iv) Urban environmental planning and
management
Features of new urbanism, goals of smart growth-
Bogota, Cuba, Curitiba and Cochabamba

6. Environmental and Natural Resource

Economics
(i) Definition
(ii) GNP vs. other forms of measuring income
(iii) Economic status and welfare (net economic
welfare, natural capital, ecological capital, etc.)
(iv) Externalities
(v) Natural capital regeneration

7. International Relations and the

Environment
(i) Trans-national characteristics of
environmental issues using case study of
Amazonia, Trade in Wildlife and Ozone
Depletion.
(ii) Impact of international politics, national
sovereignty and interest
(iii) International trade
(iv) International aid
8th September PHYSICS Chp: 13 Electromagnetic waves
Friday Their characteristics, their transverse nature
(qualitative ideas only). Complete
electromagnetic spectrum starting from radio
waves to gamma rays: elementary facts of
electromagnetic waves and their uses.

Chp: 14 Reflection of light by spherical

mirrors: Mirror formula: its derivation; R=2f for
spherical mirrors. Magnification.

Chp: 15 Refraction of light at a plane

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interface: Total Internal Reflection: Snell's law;
total internal reflection and critical angle; total
reflecting prisms and optical fibers. Total
reflecting prisms: application to triangular prisms
with angle of the prism 300, 450, 600 and 900
respectively; ray diagrams for Refraction through
a combination of media, real depth, and apparent
depth. Simple applications.

Chp: 16 Refraction of Light at Spherical

Surfaces: Lenses detailed discussion of one case
only - convex towards rarer medium, for spherical
surface and real image. Derive the relation
between n1, n2, u, v and R. Refraction through
thin lenses: derive lens maker's formula and lens
formula; derivation of combined focal length of
two thin lenses in contact. Combination of lenses
and mirrors (silvering of lens excluded) and
magnification for lens, derivation for biconvex
lens only; extend the results to biconcave lens,
Plano convex lens and lens immersed in a liquid;
power of a lens P=1/f with SI unit dioptre. For
lenses in contact 1/F= 1/f1+1/f2 and P=P1+P2.
Lens formula, formation of image with
combination of thin lenses and mirrors

Chp: 17 Refraction and Dispersion of Light

through a Prism:
Refraction through a prism, minimum deviation
and derivation of relation between n, A and δmin.
Include explanation of i-δ graph, i1 = i2 = i (say)
for δm; from symmetry r1 = r2; refracted ray
inside the prism is parallel to the base of the
equilateral prism. Thin prism. Dispersion;
Angular dispersion; dispersive power, rainbow -
ray diagram (no derivation).

Chp: 18 Optical Instruments:

Ray diagram and derivation of magnifying power
of a simple microscope with image at D (least
distance of distinct vision) and infinity; Ray
diagram and derivation of magnifying power of a
compound microscope with image at D. Only
expression for magnifying power of compound
microscope for final image at infinity.
Ray diagrams of refracting telescope with image

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at infinity as well as at D; simple explanation;
derivation of magnifying power; Ray diagram of
reflecting telescope with image at infinity.
Advantages, disadvantages, and uses.

Chp: 19 Wave Nature of Light: Huygen's

principle. wavefronts - different types/shapes of
wavefronts; proof of laws of reflection and
refraction using Huygen’s theory. [Refraction
through a prism and lens on the basis of Huygen’s
theory not required].

Chp: 20 Interference of Light:

Interference of light, interference of
monochromatic light by double slit. Phase of
wave motion; superposition of identical waves at
a point, path difference and phase difference;
coherent and incoherent sources; interference:
constructive and destructive, conditions for
sustained interference of light waves
[mathematical deduction of interference from the
equations of two progressive waves with a phase
difference is not required]. Young's double slit
experiment: set up, diagram, geometrical
deduction of path difference Δx = dsinθ, between
waves from the two slits; using Δx=nλ for bright
fringe and Δx= (n+½)λ for dark fringe and sin θ =
tan θ =yn /D as y and θ are small, obtain
yn=(D/d)nλ and fringe width β=(D/d)λ. Graph of
distribution of intensity with angular distance.

Chp: 21 Diffraction of Light: Single slit

Fraunhofer diffraction (elementary explanation
only). Diffraction at a single slit: experimental
setup, diagram, diffraction pattern, obtain
expression for position of minima, a sinθn= nλ,
where n = 1,2,3… and conditions for secondary
maxima, asinθn =(n+½)λ.; distribution of
intensity with angular distance; angular width of
central bright fringe.

Chp: 1 Electric Charges and Fields:

Electric charges; conservation and quantisation of
charge, Coulomb's law; superposition principle
and continuous charge distribution.
Electric field, electric field due to a point charge,

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electric field lines, electric dipole, electric field
due to a dipole, torque on a dipole in uniform
electric field.
Chp: 2 Gauss’s theorem in Electrostatics and its
applications to find field due to infinitely long
straight wire, uniformly charged infinite plane
sheet and uniformly charged thin spherical shell.

Chp: 3 Electric Potential:

Electric potential, potential difference, electric
potential due to a point charge, a dipole and
system of charges; equipotential surfaces,
electrical potential energy of a system of two
point charges and of electric dipole in an
electrostatic field.

Chp: 4 Capacitors and dielectrics: Conductors

and insulators, free charges and bound charges
inside a conductor.
Dielectrics and electric polarisation, capacitors
and capacitance, combination of capacitors in
series and in parallel. Capacitance of a parallel
plate capacitor, energy stored in a capacitor.
Dielectrics (elementary ideas only); permittivity
and relative permittivity of a dielectric (∈r =
∈/∈o). Effects on pd, charge and capacitance.

Chp: 5 Electric Resistance and Ohm’s Law:

Mechanism of flow of current in conductors.
Mobility, drift velocity and its relationship with
electric current; Ohm's law and its proof,
resistance and resistivity and their relation to drift
velocity of electrons; V-I characteristics (linear
and non-linear), electrical energy and power,
electrical resistivity and conductivity;
temperature dependence of resistance and
resistivity.

Chp: 6 DC Circuits and measurements:

Internal resistance of a cell, potential difference
and emf of a cell,
Combination of cells in series and in parallel,
Kirchhoff's laws and simple applications,
Wheatstone bridge, metre bridge. Potentiometer -
principle and its applications to measure potential
difference, to compare emf of two cells; to

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measure internal resistance of a cell.

Chp: 7 Moving Charges and Magnetic Field:

Concept of magnetic field, Oersted's experiment.
Biot - Savart law and its application. Ampere's
Circuital law and its applications to infinitely long
straight wire, straight and toroidal solenoids (only
qualitative treatment). Force on a moving charge
in uniform magnetic and electric fields,
Force on a current-carrying conductor in a
uniform magnetic field, force between two
parallel current-carrying conductors-definition of
ampere.

Chp: 8 Torque on a current loop: Moving coil

Galvanometer Torque experienced by a current
loop in uniform magnetic field; moving coil
galvanometer - its sensitivity. Conversion of
galvanometer into an ammeter and a voltmeter.

Chp: 9 Magnetic Field and Earths’s

Magnetism: A current loop as a magnetic dipole,
its magnetic dipole moment, magnetic dipole
moment of a revolving electron, magnetic field
intensity due to a magnetic dipole (bar magnet) on
the axial line and equatorial line, torque on a
magnetic dipole (bar magnet) in a uniform
magnetic field; bar magnet as an equivalent
solenoid, magnetic field lines;

Chp: 10 Magnetic Classification of

Substances: Diamagnetic, paramagnetic, and
ferromagnetic substances, with examples.
Electromagnets and factors affecting their
strengths, permanent magnets.

Chp: 23 Photoelectric effect:

Photoelectric effect, Einstein’s equation,
threshold frequency. Determination of Planck’s
constant from the graph of stopping potential Vs
frequency.

Chp: 24 Matter Waves: Phenomenon of

electron diffraction. Dual nature of matter.
Particle nature of radiation, Wave nature of
Particles.

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 Chp: 26 Atom, Origin of Spectra: Alpha-
particle scattering experiment; Rutherford's
atomic model; Bohr’s atomic model, energy
levels, hydrogen spectrum.

Chp: 27 Nuclear Structure: Nuclear size,

Shape. Atomic masses. Nuclear reactions.
COMMERCE Ch. 1 Business environment
Concept, dimensions and importance of business
environment.
Micro environment - Internal and External
Factors.
Macro environment - Economic, Social,
Technological, Political and Legal Environment.
Meaning of S.W.O.T
S.W.O.T analysis

Ch 2: Capital – Fixed and Working

Capital: Sources of finance for sole trader;
partnership; Joint Stock Company; financial
planning.
Importance of finance for business.
Financial Planning - Meaning, features and
importance of financial planning.
Factors affecting capital structure.
Fixed capital - meaning, factors affecting fixed
capital.
Working capital – meaning, types; factors
affecting working capital.
Comparison between fixed and working capital.

Ch 3: Sources of Finance for a Joint Stock

Company
I) Long-term sources of funds:
Equity shares - features, advantages and
disadvantages.
Preference shares - features, types, advantages
and disadvantages;
Distinction between equity shares and preference
shares.
Bonus and Rights Issue, ESOP and Sweat Equity
Shares - meaning.
Distinction between bonus shares and right
shares.
Retained earnings – meaning, merits and

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demerits.
II) Loan capital:
Debentures – meaning; kinds of debentures;
advantages and disadvantages of debentures.
Distinction between shares and debentures.
Loans from commercial banks and Financial
Institutions - meaning, advantages and
disadvantages.
III) Short-term sources of funds:
Short-term financial assistance by Commercial
Banks; public deposits, trade credit, customer
advances, factoring, Inter corporate deposits and
installment credit. Meaning, advantages and
disadvantages of various sources of funds.

Ch 4: Banking – Latest Trends

Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) - meaning
and features.
National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT) -
meaning and features.
Immediate Payment Service (IMPS) - meaning
and features.
Issue of demand drafts online - meaning and
features.
E-Banking – meaning and features, advantages
and disadvantages.
Mobile Banking - SMS alerts, transfer of funds,
making payments - advantages and
disadvantages.
ATM (Automated Teller Machine) – Meaning
Debit card and credit card - Meaning and features
Debit Cards vs Credit Cards
Digital Banking, UPI, E-Wallet -Meaning.
Ch. 5 Management - Meaning, Nature and
Importance
Meaning of Management: as an activity; as a
group; as a discipline; as a process.
Objectives and characteristics of management.
Nature of Management – Science, Art and
Profession.
Importance of Management.
Levels of management- Meaning and functions.
Ch. 6 Principles of Management
Nature of principles of Management.
Need for principles of management.

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Taylor’s 5 scientific principles of Management.
Fayol’ s 14 principles of Management.
Comparison of Taylor's and Fayol’s principles.
Ch. 7 Functions of Management and Coordination
Meaning of Coordination
Coordination as an essence of Management
Ch. 8 Planning
Planning - Meaning, steps, importance &
limitation
Types of plans:
Objectives, policy, procedures, method, rule,
budget, program and strategy - meaning and
features.

Ch. 13 Marketing-Concept and Functions

Meaning and types of markets
Meaning and features of marketing.
Meaning and features of traditional and modern
concepts of marketing.
Comparison between traditional and modern
concepts of marketing.
Comparison between marketing and selling.
Objectives and importance of marketing;
Functions of marketing (functions of exchange,
functions of physical supply and facilitating
functions) – meaning, features of each function
of marketing.

Ch. 14 Marketing Mix

I) Product Mix -
Meaning, features and types of goods.
Meaning, features of services
Difference between product and services.
Branding: meaning and merits.
Labeling: meaning and merits.
Packaging: meaning and features of good
packaging.
II) Price Mix -
Meaning, factors determining price.
III) Place Mix -
Meaning of channel of distribution (types).
Choice of channels of distribution
Physical distribution.
IV) Promotion Mix -
Meaning and elements.
Elements – Advertising, sales promotion,

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 personal selling and publicity – meaning,
features, objectives and differences.
Ch 15: Consumer Protection

Need for consumer protection.

Methods of consumer protection - self-help,
legislative measures and consumer
associations/NGOs.
Consumer Protection Act, 2019 - Meaning of
Consumer, Rights and responsibilities of
consumers.
The Consumer Disputes Redressal Commissions
(National, State and District).
Difference between Consumer Protection Act,
1986 and Consumer Protection Act, 2019.
SOCIOLOGY Ch.1. Social Institutions
(i) Definition and features of Social Institutions.
(ii) Types of Social Institutions:
Kinship:
• Meaning of kinship
• Types of kinship: consanguineous and affinal
kinship
• Degree of kinship (primary, secondary, tertiary
• Descent (matrilineal, patrilineal)
• Residence (matrilocal, patrilocal and
avunculocal)
• Kinship usages: avoidance, joking relationship,
teknonymy avunculate, amitate, couvade
• Descriptive and classificatory kinship terms

Marriage:
• Definition, merits, demerits, functions of the
following:
• Rules of marriage: exogamy and endogamy
(clan, gotra, pravara, village and sapinda), cross
and parallel cousin, levirate, sororate, hypergamy
and hypogamy.
• Forms of marriage: polygamy (polyandry and
polygyny), monogamy.

Family:
• Definition and features (MacIver’s features)
• Functions of family to be discussed explaining
the reasons for its universal existence.
• Types of family: consanguineous and conjugal
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matriarchal and patriarchal family (matripotestal,
patripotestal and avuncupotestal), nuclear and
joint families.
• Structural changes (disintegration of the joint
family), functional changes; Factors responsible
for the changes. Small family norm.

Ch. 2. Religion and Society

(i) Definition and concepts of religion and
science; beliefs, rituals, superstitions, taboo.
(ii) Definition of the above and a basic
understanding of each of the above.
(iii) Differences and similarities between religion
and science.
(iv) Theories of religion: animism, naturism,
totemism, functional theories.
(v) A brief discussion of animism, naturism,
totemism; functional theories (Malinowski,
Radcliffe Brown and Durkheim).
(vi) Functions and dysfunctions of religion
(positive and negative functions of religion.)
(vii) Morality and social control. Definition of
morality and social control; relation between
religion, morality and social control, moral code,
religious code.

Chp. 3 Political Organization

(i) Political Organization and its role in bringing
about change in society.
(ii) Definition of political organization; definition
of Panchayati Raj (the 73rd Constitution
Amendment Act, Bal Panchayats)
(iii) Discuss the role of the Panchayat in
empowerment of women and children.

Chp. 4 Economic Organisation

(I) Economic Organisation: Definition of
economic organization, economic and free goods.
(II) Economies of Indian tribes:
(i) Food gathering
(ii) Agriculture: shifting axe cultivation (jhum,
dahi, koman, penda, podu and bewar), criticism of
this type of cultivation, examples of tribes having
this practice
(iii) Handicraft making

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 (iv) Pastoralism
(v) Industrial labour - migration of large numbers
of Santhal, Kond and Gond to tea gardens in the
North East; large resources of coal, iron and steel
in Bengal, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh, examples
of Santhal, Ho in Pick mining, coal-cutting, the
mica and the iron and steel industry.
(III) Agrarian Economy, Jajmani system and
Rural Employment:
• Agrarian Economy: land relations – owner,
tenant, share cropper.
• Jajmani system: caste based occupations and
exchange of services.
• MGNREGA and its implications.
(IV) Traditional Markets: with respect to Weekly
markets, Barter exchange.
9th September ART PAPER 1 Drawing or Colouring from Still Life – Paper
Saturday 1
● Proportion
● Perspective
● Light source
● Colour Application
● Observation
● Shadow
● Drapery folds or Background
● Neatness
● Drawing
● Completion
FASHION Chp 1. Introduction to Textiles
DESIGNING (a) Definitions of textiles, fibre, yarn and fabric
and their qualities.
An introduction to textiles by identifying textiles
currently available in the market.
Understanding of textiles by defining basic terms
such as: fibre, yarn, fabric, finish, textile.
Uses of textiles in the following aspects of life
should be discussed briefly: Apparel,
household, industrial & medical.
The components of serviceability of textile
products should be explained with reference to:
aesthetics, durability, comfort, appearance,
retention and care.
(b) Importance of the textile industry
Importance of the textile industry to the Economy
of India - a brief discussion on its
contribution to the GDP, employment &
export.

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Chp 2. Textile Fibres
(a) Types of fibres.
Staple and filament fibres - definition and
examples.
(b) Classification of textile fibres based on Origin:
Natural and Manufactured fibres.
(i) Natural Fibres (Plant and animal origin).
Cellulosic fibres: Cotton, Flax, linen, jute, hemp;
Protein fibres - Wool, Silk;
Identification, properties, uses, advantages and
disadvantages of the above.
(ii) Manufactured fibres - Rayon, Polyester,
Nylon, Acrylic, Acetate, spandex.
Identification, properties, uses, advantages and
disadvantages of the above.
(c) Fibre Properties.
A broad understanding of terms describing fibres
and their properties in order to
understand their nature and how they contribute
to fabric properties.
(i) Essential or primary properties - length to
width ratio, density, tenacity, flexibility,
cohesiveness.
(ii) Secondary properties - abrasion resistance,
absorbency, elongation, resiliency, elastic
recovery, electrical conductivity, elasticity, luster,
heat conductivity.

Chp 3. Yarn
(a) Yarn formation: Opening, cleaning, carding,
combing, drawing, roving, spinning.
(i) Yarn Processing
Spun and Filament yarns: definition and
examples.
(ii) Production of Spun and Filament Yarns: Spun
yarn:
Ring Spinning: Opening, cleaning, carding,
combing, drawing, roving, spinning (a brief
understanding of each process).
Filament yarn:
Chemical spinning: Types - Wet spinning, Melt
spinning, Dry spinning (a brief
understanding of each process).

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Importance, uses and advantages of yarn twist;
amount of twist and how it contributes
to strength and appearance.
Types of yarns and their qualities - Single, Ply and
Fancy.
(c) Blends.
Meaning, advantages and examples of blends.

Chp 4. Fabric Construction Techniques

(a) Weaving: Characteristics, advantages,
disadvantages and uses.
Understanding basic terminology: Warp, weft and
grain.
Process of weaving: a basic understanding of the
loom and its operations;
The three basic weaves:
Plain Weave – its variations (Basket and Rib).
Twill Weave –its variations (Uneven and Even)
Satin and Sateen Weave
(b) Other fabric constructions: Knitting, Knotting
(macramé), Crochet, Braiding and Lace - to
be explained briefly.
Basic understanding of the making, use and
characteristics of the above.
Difference between woven and knit fabrics.
(c) Non-Wovens – Leather, Suede, Fur, Felt,
Plastics, Bonded, Fused and Laminated fabrics.

Chp 5. Textiles in India

(a) Significance of colour in India.
Social, cultural and psychological importance of
colour in India.
(b) Indigenous dyes: Onion, Pomegranate,
Marigold, Coffee, Henna (Mehendi), Turmeric
and
Beetroot.
Using natural materials like Onion peels,
Pomegranate peels, Marigold flowers, Coffee,
Henna (Mehendi), Turmeric and Beetroot for
dyeing of fabrics.
Advantages of using natural dyes over synthetic
dyes.
(c) Indian Textiles: Paithani, Patola, Pochampali,
Baluchar Butidar, Maheshwari, Mekhala
Chadhar and Kanjeevaram.
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 Different sari drape styles in India:
(i) Nine-yard Maharashtrian style
(ii) Gujarati style
(iii) Coorg style

Chp 6. History of Fashion in Europe: 1901-

1950
(a) 1901-1920: Edwardian period / Labelle
Epoque / World War I.
A brief historical background; The effect of War
on Fashions.
Influences on Fashion- The French couture,
changing role of women, advent of the
automobile and influence of the American high
society.
1901-1908: Emphasis on S-shape silhouette –
pigeon chest.
1909-1914: Straight line Empire revival and the
hobble skirt with tight bottoms
1914-1918: World War I silhouette was wider and
skirts grew shorter
1918-1919: Post war styles, barrel shaped
silhouettes
(b) 1941–1950: Frugal period / World War II,
1947 – New Look.
Rationing of materials for Wartime utility
clothing to Dior’s New Look that added flare to
the skirt.

11th September BIOLOGY UNIT 1. REPRODUCTION

Monday Chp 2: SEXUAL REPRODUCTION IN
FLOWERING PLANTS
· Pre-fertilisation structures and events.
Structure of microsporangium.
· T.S. of anther microsporogenesis, structure
and development of pollen grain, viability of
pollen grain
· Economic importance of pollen grain. Pistil –
structure of megasporangium (L.S. of anatropous
ovule)
· Megasporogenesis, structure and development
of female gametophyte.
· Types of pollination
(autogamy,chasmogamy, cleistogamy,
geitonogamy,xenogamy), adaptations in flowers
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of self and cross-pollination. Contrivances for
prevention of self- pollination. Pollen-pistil
interaction in terms of
incompatibility/compatibility, events leading to
fertilisation, definition of triple fusion and double
fertilization,
· Changes in the ovary and ovule for seed and
fruit formation. Significance of double
fertilization.
· Apomixis, polyembryony, parthenocarpy.
· Fruits to be classified into true and false,
structure (L.S) of a typical fruit (mango and
coconut); Internal structure of dicot (bean) and
monocot (maize) seeds; definition, differences
and examples of albuminous and non-albuminous
seeds. Significance of seed and fruit formation.
Significance of dispersal of seeds.
· Post-fertilisation events - embryo formation
(monocot and dicot); types of endosperm
(cellular, nuclear and helobial); definition of
perisperm.
Chp 3: HUMAN REPRODUCTION
· Organs of male and female reproductive system
and their functions
· Internal structure of testis and ovary with the
help of diagrams
· Gametogenesis spermatogenesis (including
spermiogenesis and spermiation) oogenesis
· Hormonal control of gametogenesis, structure
of sperm and mature ovum.
· Menstrual cycle - different phases and hormone
action, differences between oestrous and
menstrual cycle,
· Menarche and menopause
· Physico-chemical events during fertilisation,
implantation.
· Embryonic development up to blastocyst
formation, important features of human
embryonic development (formation of heart,
limbs, digits, appearance of hair on head,
eyelashes, separation of eye lids, external genital
organs and first movement of foetus with
reference to time period)
· Placenta and its functions.
· Parturition; lactation – hormonal control and
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 Chp 4: REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
· Definition of reproductive health, programs of
reproductive health (family planning, RCH),
population explosion - role of government in
controlling the population.
· Contraceptives methods and their methods of
action (natural-periodic abstinence, withdrawal or
coitus interruptus, lactational amenorrhea;
artificial – barriers, IUDs, oral pills, implants and
surgical methods
· Definition of medical termination of pregnancy
(MTP) and reasons for it
· Causes of infertility.
· Amniocentesis and its role in detecting genetic
defects.
· Assisted reproductive technologies: IVF, IUT,
ZIFT, ICSI, GIFT, AI, IUI. - definition and
application only.
· Causes, symptoms and methods of prevention
of sexually transmitted diseases (gonorrhoea,
syphilis, genital herpes, chlamydiasis, genital
warts, trichomoniasis, hepatitis- B, AIDS).
UNIT 2. GENETICS AND EVOLUTION
Chp.5: PRINCIPLES OF INHERITANCE
AND VARIATION
· Explanation of the terms heredity and variation;
Mendel's Principles of inheritance
· Reasons for Mendel's success
· Definition of homologous chromosomes,
autosomes and sex chromosomes; alleles –
dominant and recessive; phenotype; genotype;
homozygous; heterozygous, monohybrid and
dihybrid crosses; back cross and test cross.(with
the help of Punnett square)
· Incomplete dominance with examples from
plants (snapdragon - Antirrhinum)
· Co-dominance in human blood group, multiple
alleles – e.g. blood groups
· Polygenic inheritance with one example of
inheritance of skin colour in humans (examples
from human genetics through pedigree charts.
Interpret the patterns of inheritance by analysis of
pedigree chart).
· Biological importance of Mendelism.
· Pleiotropy with reference to the example of
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pea seeds.
· Chromosomal theory of inheritance; autosomes
and sex chromosomes (sex determination in
humans, birds, honey bees and grasshopper)
· Sex-linked inheritance - with reference to
Drosophila (colour of body-yellow and brown;
and colour of eyes-red and white),and man
(haemophilia and colour blindness) definition and
significance of linkage and crossing over.
· Chromosomal aberration: euploidy and
aneuploidy;
· Human genetic disorders: phenylketonuria,
thalassaemia, colour blindness, sickle cell
anaemia; chromosomal disorders: Down’s
syndrome, Klinefelter’s syndrome, Turner’s
syndrome.
Chp.6: MOLECULAR BASIS OF
INHERITANCE
· Structure of eukaryotic chromosomes with
reference to nucleosome; properties of genes such
as ability to replicate, chemical stability,
mutability and inheritability. Search for DNA as
genetic material - Griffith’s experiment, Hershey
and Chase’s experiment, Avery, McLeod and
McCarty’s experiment; double helical model of
DNA
· (contributions of Meischer, Watson and
Crick, Wilkins, Franklin and Chargaff);
Differences between DNA and RNA; types of
RNA (tRNA, mRNA and rRNA,
snRNA,hnRNA); central dogma – concept only;
reverse transcription (basic idea only),Meselson
and Stahl’s experiment, replication of DNA (role
of enzymes, namely DNA polymerase and
ligase).
· Transcription, post- transcriptional
processing in eukaryotes (splicing, capping and
tailing). Intron, exon, cistron, (definitions only).
Discovery and essential features of genetic code.
Definition of codon.
· Protein synthesis – translation in
prokaryotes. Gene expression in prokaryotes; lac
operon in E. coli.
· Human Genome Project: goal.
· Methodologies [Expressed Sequence Tags
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applications.
· DNA finger printing – technique,
application and ethical issues.
· Rice Genome Project (salient features and
applications).
Chp.7: EVOLUTION
· Origin of life - abiogenesis and
biogenesis,effect of oxygen on evolution to show
that
reducing atmosphere is essential for
abiotic synthesis. Important views on the origin of
life, modern
concept of origin of life, Oparin Haldane
theory, definition of protobionts, coacervates),
vestigial organs;
Miller and Urey experiment.
· Evidences of evolution: morphological
evidences, definition and differences between
homologous and analogous organs (two examples
each from plants and animals).
Embryological evidences – theory of
recapitulation,definition and differences between
ontogeny and phylogeny. Palaeontological
evidence –definition of fossils. Geological time
scale (with reference to dominant flora and fauna)
Biogeographical evidence – definition of
biogeography, molecular (genetic) evidences -for
example genome similarity, universal genetic
code; Darwin's finches (adaptive radiation).
· Darwinism: salient features of Darwinism,
contribution of Malthus, criticism of Darwinism.
Examples of natural selection – Long neck of
giraffe, industrial melanism,resistance of
mosquitoes to DDT and resistance of bacteria to
antibiotics,Lederberg’s replica plating
experiment, Neo- Darwinism (Modern Synthetic
Theory)
· Variation - causes of variation, Hugo de
Vries theory of mutation - role of mutation in
evolution; Mutation: spontaneous, induced, gene
(point – transition, transversion and frame-shift);
· Hardy Weinberg’s principle,factors
affecting Hardy Weinberg equilibrium: gene
migration or gene flow,
· genetic drift (Founder’s effect, bottle-neck
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natural selection, types of natural selection
(directional, disruptive and stabilizing).
· Evolution of man - three features of each of
the ancestors Dryopithecus, Ramapithecus,
Australopithecus, Homo habilis, Homo erectus,
Homo neanderthalensis, Cro-magnon man and
Homo sapiens leading to man of today.
UNIT 3. BIOLOGY AND HUMAN
WELFARE
Chp 8: HUMAN HEALTH AND DISEASES
· Communicable and non-communicable
diseases; modes of transmission, causative agents,
symptoms and prevention; viral diseases
(common cold, chikungunya and dengue),
bacterial diseases (typhoid,
pneumonia, diphtheria and
plague),protozoal diseases (amoebiasis, and
malaria, graphic outline of life
cycle of Plasmodium), helmintic diseases
(ascariasis, and filariasis); fungal (ringworm);
· Cancer - types of tumour (benign,
malignant), causes, diagnosis and treatment,
characteristics of cancer cells (loss of contact
inhibition and metastasis).
· Immunity (definition and types – innate and
acquired, active and passive, humoral and cell-
mediated), Interferons – definition,source and
function; structure of a typical antibody molecule,
types of antibodies - IgG, IgA, IgM, IgD and IgE
(function and occurrence, e,g. in serum, saliva,
colostrum);
· vaccination and immunisation, allergies and
allergens – definition and general symptoms of
allergies; autoimmunity, primary and
· Secondary lymphoid organs and tissues,
brief idea of AIDS – causative agent (HIV),
modes of transmission, diagnosis (ELISA),
symptoms, replication of retrovirus in the infected
human cell (including diagram) and prevention.
· Alcoholism and smoking - effects on health.
· Drugs: effects and sources of opioids,
cannabinoids, cocaine and barbiturates.
· Reasons for addiction; prevention and
control of alcohol and drug abuse.
UNIT 4. BIOTECHNOLOGY AND ITS
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Chp 11: BIOTECHNOLOGY - PRINCIPLES
AND PROCESSES
· Definition and principles of biotechnology;
isolation of genomic (chromosomal) DNA (from
bacteria/plant cell/animal cell, by cell lysis),
isolation of gene of interest (by electrophoresis),
steps of formation of recombinant DNA,
discovery, nomenclature,features and role of
restriction enzymes
(EcoRI, HindII) and role of ligase;
· Cloning vectors (features of a good cloning
vector,examples of cloning vectors like
pBR322,Agrobacterium, retroviruses, bacterial
artificial chromosome (BAC), yeast artificial
chromosome (YAC)), methods of transfer
of rDNA into a competent host, e.g. by direct-
method
(temperature shock), microinjection, gene
gun.
· Methods of selection of recombinants
(antibiotic resistance, insertional
inactivation/blue-white selection),
cloning of recombinants, i.e., gene
amplification (by in vivo or in vitro method -
using PCR technique),
bioreactor (basic features and uses of
stirred tank and sparged tank bioreactors),
downstream processing.
Chp 12: BIOTECHNOLOGY AND ITS
APPLICATIONS
· In agriculture: for production of crops tolerant
to abiotic stresses (cold, drought, salt, heat).
· Pest-resistant crops (Bt-crops, RNAi with
reference to Meloidogyne incognita).
· Crops with enhanced nutritional value (golden
rice).
· In medicine: insulin, gene therapy - with
reference to treatment of SCID, molecular
diagnosis by PCR, ELISA and use of DNA/RNA
probe.
· Transgenic animals for bioactive products like
alpha-1-antitrypsin for emphysema, alpha-
lactalbumin; vaccine safety testing, chemical
safety testing; study of diseases.
· Role of GEAC.
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UNIT 5. ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT
Chp 13: ORGANISMS AND POPULATIONS
· Definition of population; population attributes:
sex ratio, types of age distribution pyramids for
human population; definition of population
density, natality, mortality, emigration,
immigration, carrying capacity.
· Ways to measure population density.
Calculation of natality and mortality. Population
growth: factors affecting population growth and
population growth equation; growth models:
exponential growth and logistic growth along
with equations, graph and examples of the
same;life history variations: definition of
· reproductive fitness and examples.
· Population interactions – definition of
mutualism, competition (interspecific,
interference, competitive release and Gause’s
Principle of Competitive Exclusion), predation
(adaptations in organisms to avoid predation),
parasitism (ecto-, endo-, and brood parasites),
commensalism, amensalism.
ACCOUNTS Section A
Chapter 1 – Partnership Accounts –
Fundamentals.
● Definition, meaning and features of a
Partnership.
● Provisions of The Indian Partnership Act,
1932, with respect to books of accounts.
● Meaning and importance.
● Rules applicable in the absence of a
partnership deed.
● Preparation of Profit and Loss
Appropriation Account and Partners’
Capital and Current Accounts.
● Profit and Loss Appropriation Account.
● Partners’ capital accounts: fixed and
fluctuating.
● Partners’ Current Accounts when a fixed
capital method is followed, Interest on
capital, interest on drawings, interest on
current accounts (debit and credit) salary,
commission to partners and managers,
transfer to reserves, division of profit
among partners,
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 ● Past adjustments (Relating to interest on
capital, interest on drawing, salary, and
profit-sharing ratio).

Chapter 2 – Goodwill: Concept and Mode of

Valuation.
● Concept of goodwill and mode of
valuation.
● Meaning, nature, and features of
Goodwill.
● Factors affecting the value of goodwill.
● Mode of Valuation.
● Average profit method – Meaning and
practical application. Simple average and
Weighted average method.
● Super profit method – Meaning and
practical application.
● Capitalization method –
Meaning and practical
application. – Capitalization
of average profit. −
Capitalization of super
profit.

Chapter 7 – Joint Stock Company – Issue of

Shares.
● Issue of shares at par and premium under
Companies Act, 2013.
● Issue of shares for considerations other
than cash to Promoters, Underwriters and
Vendors.
● Calls in arrears, Calls in advance and
interest thereon.
● Over and Under subscription (Including
pro-rata allotment).
● Preparation of Journal; Cash Book and
Journal Proper; Ledger Accounts.
● Forfeiture and reissue of shares at par,
premium or discount.
● Disclosure of Share capital in the
company’s Balance Sheet.

Chapter 8 – Joint Stock Company – Issue of

Debentures.
● Issue of debentures at par, at premium
and at discount under Companies Act,
2013.
● Issue of debentures as collateral security
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 ● Issue of debentures for considerations
other than cash to Promoters,
Underwriters and Vendors.
● Accounting entries at the time of issue
when debentures are redeemable at par
and premium.
● Calls in arrears, calls in advance and
interest thereon.
● Interest on debentures (With TDS).
● Disclosure of Debentures in the
company’s Balance Sheet.

Chapter 10 – Company Final Accounts.

● Preparation of the Balance Sheet of a
company (along with notes to accounts)
as per Schedule III Part I of Companies
Act 2013.
Section B
Chapter 1 – Financial Statement Analysis.

Chapter 2 – Comparative and Common-size

Statement.
● Meaning, significance and limitations of
Comparative Statements and Common
Size Statements.
● Preparation of Comparative Balance
Sheet and Statement of Profit and Loss
(inter-firm and intrafirm) showing
absolute change and percentage change.
● Common size Balance Sheet to be
prepared as a percentage of total assets
and total liabilities.
● Common size Statement of Profit and
Loss to be prepared as a percentage of
Revenue from operations.

Chapter 3 – Ratio Analysis.

● Meaning of Ratio and Accounting Ratio.
● Meaning of Ratio Analysis.
● Objectives of Ratio Analysis.
● Advantages/Significance and users of
Ratio Analysis.
● Limitations of Ratio Analysis.
● Classification of Accounting Ratios –
Liquidity Ratios, Solvency Ratios,
Activity Ratios, Profitability Ratios.
● Calculation of ratios.

Chapter 4 – Cash Flow Statement (Only for

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 ● Meaning, importance and preparation of
a Cash Flow Statement.
● Calculation of net cash flows from
operating activities based on Indirect
Method only.
● Preparation of a Cash Flow Statement
from two consecutive years’ Balance
Sheet with or without adjustments.
● Preparation of complete/partial cash flow
statements from extracts of Balance
Sheets and Statements of P/L with or
without adjustments.
● Preparation of Cash Flow Statement on
basis of operating, investing, and
financing activities.
GMD 1) Orthographic Projections

2) Sectional Orthographic Projections

3) Copying Isometric views

4) Projection of Solids

2) Assembly:
. Transmission of motion and power,
bearings, supports, shafts and coupling: Cotter
Joint and it’s variations, knuckle joint,
Assemblies of different couplings, Assemblies of
different bearings.
. Pressure transmission in pipes using
water, oil, steam and gas: Non return valve, Pipe
Vice.
. Constructional details of prime moves and
simple machine tools: V Block, tool post, drill jig,
Simple pulley machine, Screw jack assembly,
Pipe vice, Stuffing box, C bracket
12th September PSYCHOLOGY Chp 1. Intelligence and Ability
Tuesday (1) Intelligence: definition of intelligence (David
Wechsler);
a. What is meant by intelligence?
(2) Theories regarding the nature of
intelligence.
a. Theories of Intelligence:
Two Factor Theory – Charles Spearman;
Primary Mental Abilities – L.L. Thurstone (seven
factors);
1. Two Factor Theory – Charles Spearman;

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 2. Primary Mental Abilities – L.L. Thurstone
(seven factors);
3. Raymond Cattell – Fluid and Crystallised
Intelligence;
4. Guilford’s Structure of Intellect Model.
5. Information Processing; Triarchic Theory
– Sternberg;
6. Theory of Multiple Intelligence – Howard
Gardner (eight intelligences).
(3) How intelligence is measured - the concept
of IQ;
(4) Intelligence Tests:
. Individual Tests – only definitions of
mental age, chronological age, intelligence
quotient and formula of IQ. Wechsler-III,
. Group Test – Raven’s Progressive
Matrices. Test details (Aim, history, description,
and scoring)
(5) Levels of intelligence and associated
characteristics (from gifted to below average).
(6) Emotional Intelligence and Emotional
Quotient (EQ) - Characteristics of Emotionally
Intelligent Persons (in brief). Creativity and
Intelligence.
(7) Aptitude, Achievement, and Interest: meaning
of these terms. Reason for their assessment and
means of assessment (different tools/ tests) used.
(8) What is meant by Aptitude - when aptitude
needs to be assessed - the GATB (General
Aptitude Test Battery);
(9) Meaning and usefulness of Achievement
tests;
(10) Why Interest is measured.
Chp 2. Personality
1. What is meant by Personality.
a. Definition of personality – Allport.

b. Personality related terms: Temperament, Trait,

Disposition,
Character, Habit, Values, Concept of self
(definitions only).
2. Theories of Personality:
a. Type Theory: Sheldon, Hippocrates,
Friedman,
b. Psychoanalytic Theory of Personality: Freud's
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Id, Ego, and Superego; principles on which they
function; Psychosexual stages of development
and fixation;
c. Post Freudians: Erik Erikson, Horney;
d. Humanistic theories of Rogers (concept of
fully functioning persons) and Maslow (self-
actualization).
e. Traits: Allport (central, secondary, and
cardinal traits), Cattell (source and surface traits).
The five-factor model of Costa and McCrae.
f. Cognitive Theory of A. Bandura
(Identification and explanation of concepts in
each theoretical framework).
3. How personality is assessed?
a. The use of Self Reports - inventories/
questionnaires in assessing Personality
b. An understanding of the MMPI (Minnesota
Multiphasic Personality Inventory);
c. What is meant by Projective Techniques -
how the Rorschach Inkblot and TAT (Thematic
Apperception Test) are used (Test details should
include procedure, scoring and results).
d. Behavioural Analysis: Interview, Observation,
Nomination, Behavioural ratings, Situational
tests.
Chp 3. Lifespan Development
1. Meaning of Development, growth, and
maturation.
a. Why is the study of lifespan development
important?
b. Determinants – interaction of heredity and
environment,
c. Context of development – Bronfenbrenner’s
Ecological System Theory.
2. Infancy- motor, cognitive development, socio-
emotional development.
a. Motor development- definition of Motor
milestone; reflexes- rooting, moro, grasping,
babinski (only definitions).
b. Cognitive development – Piaget’s Sensory
Motor Stage;
c. Socio-emotional development – emergence of
attachment: definition; Mary Ainsworth’s strange
situation test- four patterns of attachment.
3. Childhood - motor, cognitive development,
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a. Motor development- Gross motor and fine
motor skills (definitions only);
b. Cognitive development – Piaget’s Theory
(Preoperational and Concrete).
c. Emergence of self – gender awareness,
gender identity, stability, consistency, stereotype
role, sex-category, constancy; Emergence of peer
relationship.
d. Moral development – Kohlberg’s perspective
Experiment on Moral Dilemma – pre-
conventional, conventional, and post
conventional morality.
4. Adolescence - physical changes, cognitive
development, socio-emotional development;
some major concerns.
a. Physical changes at puberty (in brief);
b. Cognitive development – Piaget’s Formal
Operational Stage;
c. Socio-emotional development - forming an
identity, dealing with sexuality and gender
identity;
d. Some major concerns –
i. Delinquency,
ii. Substance abuse (drugs and alcohol) –
meaning of substance abuse, symptoms, and
treatment;
iii. Eating disorders - bulimia, anorexia-
(meaning and symptoms).
Chp 4. Stress and Stress Management
1. Meaning of stress - its basic nature.
a. Strain and Eustress;
b. Types of stress- psychological, physical, and
environmental;
c. Stress as a process - stressors (negative and
positive events);
d. Results of overload;
e. The stages of GAS or the General Adaptation
Syndrome (Selye's model).
f. Cognitive appraisal of stress – primary and
secondary.
2. Common causes of stress.
a. External/situational: major life events, minor
hassles of everyday life, work-related causes, the
physical environment.
b. Internal/dispositional: Personality variables-
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 3. Effects of stress on health and performance.
a. Upsets the internal mechanism and balance
- immune system affected, hypertension, heart
problems, ulcers, diabetes, asthma (each effect to
be briefly explained).
b. Relation between stress and performance -
burnout.
4. Stress management - ineffective and effective
strategies of handling stress.
a. Coping with stress: Ineffective strategies
b. Defence mechanisms: rationalization,
projection, reaction formation, regression,
repression displacement, sublimation (each to be
briefly explained);
c. Effective strategies - relaxation training and
yoga.
5. Promoting positive health and well-being:
Exercise, Diet, Self-Care, Life Skills,
Assertiveness, Rational thinking, improving
relationships, overcoming unhelpful habits,
Social support, Stress Resistant Personality,
Positive thinking, and positive attitude.
13th September COMPUTER Ch.1 Boolean Algebra
Wednesday STUDIES Ch.2 Computer Hardware
Ch. 3 Objects and classes
Ch. 4 Java revision tour
Ch. 5 Primitive values, type casting and
expressions
Ch. 6 Statements and control structures and scope
Ch 7. Functions / Methods
Ch. 8. Arrays and Strings
Ch. 9. Compiling and running Java Programs
Ch.10. Java Classes: An OOP Perspective
Ch. 11. Recursion
Ch. 12. Concept of Inheritance
14th September CHEMISTRY Ch.2. Solutions
Thursday (i) Normality, molality, molarity, mole
fraction, ppm, as measures of concentration.
Definition of the above with examples. Simple
problems based on the above.
(ii) Solubility of gases in liquids – Henry’s Law,
simple numericals based on the above.
(iii) Raoult’s Law for volatile solutes and
nonvolatile solutes, ideal solution, non-ideal
solution.
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examples.
(v) Colligative properties – definition and
examples, and its use in determination of
molecular mass.
(a) Relative lowering of vapour pressure:
Definition and mathematical expression
of Raoult’s Law. Determination of
relative molecular mass by measurement
of lowering of vapour pressure.

(b) Depression in freezing point: molal

depression constant (cryoscopic
constant) – definition and mathematical
expression (derivation included).

(c) Elevation in boiling point method: molal

elevation constant (ebullioscopic
constant) definition and mathematical
expression (derivation included).

(d) Osmotic pressure: definition and

explanation. Natural and chemical
semipermeable membranes, reverse
osmosis, isotonic, hypotonic and
hypertonic solutions. Comparison
between diffusion and osmosis.
Application of osmotic pressure in the
determination of relative molecular
mass.van’t Hoff- Boyle’s Law, van’t Hoff –
Charles’ Law, van’t Hoff - Avogadro’s
law.
(e) Abnormal molecular mass: Dissociation
and Association with suitable examples.

(f) van’t Hoff factor for the electrolytes

which dissociate and the molecules
which associate in solution.

(vi) Modification of the formula of colligative

properties based on van’t Hoff factor. Simple
problems. Calculation of degree of dissociation
and association.Numerical problems based on all
the above methods.

Ch.4. Chemical Kinetics

(i) Meaning of chemical kinetics, Scope and
importance of Kinetics of the reaction, slow
and fast reactions – explanation in terms of
bonds.

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(ii) Rate of Reaction: definition, representation
of rate of reaction in terms of reactants and
products, determination of rate of reactions
graphically, instantaneous and average rate
of reaction. Factors affecting rate of
reaction.
(iii)Law of mass Action: statement and meaning
of active mass. Explanation with an example –
general reactions.
(iv) Effect of concentration of reactants on the rate
of a reaction: Qualitative treatment,
based on the law of mass Action, statement of rate
law, General rate equation –
Rate = k(concentration of the reactant)n,
where k is rate constant and n is the order of
the reaction, relationship between the rate of
the reaction with rate constant with respect
to various reactants.
(v) Order of a reaction: meaning, relation
between order and stoichiometric coefficients in
balanced equations, order as an experimental
quantity, rate equation for zero order reaction and
its unit, mathematical derivation of rate equation
for first order reaction, characteristics of first
order reaction – rate constant is independent of the
initial concentration, units to be derived,
definition of half-life period, derivation of
expression of half-life period from first order rate
equation.
Problems based on first order rate equation
and half-life period.
(vi) Molecularity of the reaction: Meaning –
physical picture, Relation between order,
molecularity and the rate of a reaction,
Differences between order and molecularity
of a reaction.
(vii) The concept of energy: Exothermic and
endothermic reactions, concept of energy
barrier, threshold and activation energy,
formation of activated complex, effect of
catalyst on activation energy and reaction
rate.
(viii)Collision Theory: Condition for a chemical
change – close contact, particles should
collide. Collisions to be effective – optimum
energy and proper orientation during
collision. Energy barrier built-up when the
collision is about to take place, Activated
complex formation, difference in energy of
the reactant and the product – exothermic

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graphs and labelling.
(ix)Mechanism of the reaction: meaning of
elementary reaction, meaning of complex.
and overall reaction, explanation of the
mechanism of the reaction, slowest step of
the reaction. Relationship between the rates
expression, order of reactants and products
at the rate-determining step, units of rate
constant – explanation with suitable
examples.
(x) Effect of temperature on the rate constant of a
reaction: Arrhenius equation – K=Ae-Ea/RT,
Meaning of the symbols of Arrhenius equation,
related graph, evaluation of Ea and A from the
graph, meaning of slope of the graph, conversion
from exponential to log form of the equation,
relationship between the increase in temperature
and the number of collisions. Numerical based on
Arrhenius
equation

Ch.9. Coordination compounds

(i) Definition of coordination compounds /
complex compounds, differences with a double
salt, study of ligands – mono-, bi-, tri-, tetra-,
penta-, hexa- and polydentate, chelating ligands,
definition of coordination number, its calculation
for a complex
coordination sphere, study of oxidation state of an
element in a complex, its calculation, IUPAC
rules of nomenclature of
coordination compounds.
(ii) Isomerism – structural, stereotypes and
examples.
(iii)Valence bond theory of coordination
compounds – examples of formation of inner
orbital and outer orbital complexes (high and low
spin, octahedral, tetrahedral and square planar),
prediction of magnetic
character.
(iv) Crystal field theory – crystal field splitting in
tetra and octahedral systems. Explanation of
colour and magnetic character.
(v) Stability of coordination compounds (explain
stability on the basis of magnitude of K) as
mentioned above).
(vi) Importance and uses

Ch.10. Haloalkanes and Haloarenes

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(i)Preparation of haloalkanes from:
- Alkane and halogen.
- Alkene and hydrogen halide.
- Alcohols with PX3, PCl5 and SOCl2.
- Halide exchange method (Finkelstein and
Swarts)
- Silver salt of fatty acids (Hunsdiecker).
(ii)Physical properties: State, melting point,
boiling point and solubility.
(iii)Chemical properties: nucleophilic
substitution reactions (SN1, SN2 mechanism in
terms of primary, secondary and tertiary halides)
Reaction with: sodium hydroxide, water, sodium
iodide, ammonia, primary amine, secondary
amine, potassium cyanide, silver cyanide,
potassium nitrite, silver nitrite, silver salt of fatty
acid and lithium-aluminium hydride.
Elimination reaction (Saytzeff’s rule) / β
elimination.
Reaction with metals: sodium and magnesium
(Wurtz’s reaction, Grignard’s reagent
preparation).
(iv)Chloroform and iodoform: preparation and
properties.
(v)Structure of freons.
(vi)Preparation of haloarenes by Sandmeyer’s and
Gattermann’s reaction, by electrophilic
substitution.
(vii)Physical properties: State, melting point,
boiling point and solubility.
(viii)Chemical properties:
- Electrophilic substitution (chlorination
nitration and sulphonation) with mechanism.
- Nucleophilic substitution (replacement of
chlorine with -OH, -NH2) with mechanism.
- Reduction to benzene.
- Wurtz-Fittig reaction.
- Fittig reaction.
- Addition reaction with magnesium
(formation of Grignard reagent).
- Structure of DDT

Ch.11. Alcohol, Phenols and Ethers

(i) Classification into monohydric, dihydric and
polyhydric alcohols, general formulae,
structure and nomenclature of alcohols.
Difference between primary, secondary and
tertiary alcohols in terms of structure,
physical properties and chemical properties.
(ii) Methods of preparation:

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 - Hydration of Alkenes – direct hydration,
indirect hydration, hydroboration
oxidation.
- From Grignard’s reagent.
- Hydrolysis of alkyl halides.
- Reduction of carbonyl compounds.
- From primary amines.
Manufacture of methanol by Bosch process
and ethanol by fermentation of
carbohydrates, chemical equations required.

Properties:
- Acidic nature of alcohols:
- Reaction with sodium.
- Esterification with mechanism.
- Reaction with hydrogen halides.
- Reaction with PCl3, PCl5, and SOCl2.
- Reaction with acid chlorides and acid
anhydrides
- Oxidation.
- Dehydration with mechanism.
Uses of alcohols.
(iii) Conversion of one alcohol into another.
(iv) Distinction between primary, secondary and
tertiary alcohols by Lucas’ Test.
(v)Phenols: Preparation of phenol from
diazonium salt, chlorobenzene (Dow’s process)
and from benzene sulphonic acid.
Manufacture from Cumene.

(vi)Physical properties: state and solubility.

(vii)Chemical properties:
- Acidic character of phenol.
- Reaction with sodium hydroxide.
- Reaction with sodium.
- Reaction with zinc.
- Reaction with acetyl chloride and acetic
anhydride.
- Reaction with phosphorus penta chloride.
- Bromination, nitration and sulphonation
(Electrophilic substitution reactions).
- Kolbe’s reaction (formation of salicylic
acid).
- Reimer – Tiemann reaction
(viii)Test for phenol – FeCl test, azo dye test.
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(ix)Aliphatic Ethers: General formula, structure

and nomenclature.
(x)Preparation from alcohol (Williamson’s

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synthesis).

(xi)Physical properties: state, miscibility.

(xii)Chemical properties:
- Reaction with chlorine.
- Oxidation (peroxide formation).
- Reaction with HI.
- Reaction with PCl5.

(xiii)Aryl ethers
Physical properties – state and solubility.
Chemical properties – preparation of anisole
(Williamson’s synthesis),
electrophilicsubstitution (halogenation, nitration
and
Friedel-Crafts reaction.)
(xiv)Uses of ether
Ch.14. Biomolecules

(i)Carbohydrates: definition, classification –

mono (aldose, ketose), oligo (di, tri, tetra
saccharides) and polysaccharides with examples:
reducing sugars and non-reducing sugars –
examples and uses.

(ii)Establishment of structures for glucose and

fructose (open and cyclic) heating with HI,
reaction with hydroxylamine, bromine water,
acetic anhydride, nitric acid and phenyl
hydrazine.

(iii)Test for glucose and fructose (bromine water

test with equation).

(iv)Disaccharides – structures of sucrose, maltose

and lactose (glycosidic linkage).

(v)Polysaccharides – starch, cellulose, glycogen.

(vi)Proteins: Amino acids – general structure,

classification and zwitter ion formation.
Isoelectric point.

(vii)Classification of proteins on the basis of

molecular shape; primary, secondary, tertiary and
quaternary, structures of proteins, denaturation of
proteins. (Definitions only.

(viii)Vitamins - Classification and functions.

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 Vitamins A, B, C, D, E and K: classification
(fat soluble and water soluble), deficiency
diseases. (Chemical names and structures are not
required).

(ix)Nucleic Acids - DNA and RNA.

Nucleic acids: basic unit – purine and
pyrimidine, DNA – structure (double helical),
RNA (No chemical structure required).
Differences between DNA and RNA

HISTORY Ch1- Towards Independence and Partition:

The Last Phase (1935-1947)
● The main objectives and growth of the
Kisan Sabha movement.
● Growth of communalism (Hindu &
Muslim) (1930s-1940s).
● Government of India Act, 1935.
● The main features of the Government of
India Act, 1935 should be explained. A
critical account of the election of 1937. A
summary of the main developments
under Congress and non- Congress
ministries should be included.
● National Movement during the Second
World War:
● Reasons behind the August Offer and the
Cripps Mission. The proposals and the
reasons for their rejection leading directly
to the Quit India Resolution. A compact
account of the movement, its suppression
and a brief analysis of its significance.
● Subhash Chandra Bose and the INA.
● Bose’s organisation of the INA, a brief
account of its operations, eventual defeat
and significance.
● Transfer of power (1945-1947):
● Reasons for change in the attitude of the
British government after World War II.
● Cabinet Mission: its aims and major
provisions.
● Controversy between Congress and
League over the question of: (a) grouping
of provinces under the terms of the Plan
(b) being part of the Constituent
Assembly (c) being part of the Interim

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 Government.
● Election to the Constituent Assembly and
the
● Muslim League’s Direct Action and its
impact.
● 1947: Attlee’s Declaration of 20th
February 1947; Mountbatten Plan – main
features: reasons for acceptance of the
Plan by major political parties.
● Modifications in the Indian Independence
Act.

Ch2 - Establishment and Development of

Indian Democracy (1947 – 1966)
● The role of Sardar Patel in the
reorganization and integration of princely
states.
● Problems of integrating Junagarh,
Hyderabad and Kashmir.
● First general election (1952): problems
of preparation and their solutions,
process, result and impact of the
elections.
● The linguistic reorganization of states:
Features of the States Reorganisation
Act, 1956 with particular reference to
Andhra, Bombay and Punjab.
Ch3- Challenges to Indian Democracy (1964-
1977)
● Lal Bahadur Shastri – his contributions
as Prime Minister
● Importance of the election of 1967
● Main Opposition political parties and
their ideologies – Socialist Party (SP);
Communist Party of India (CPI);
Communist Party of India (Marxist
(CPI(M)); Bharatiya Jan Sangh;
Shiromani Akali Dal.
● Naxal Movement: factors of its rise; main
leaders (Charu Majumdar and Kanu
Sanyal); areas where they operated (West
Bengal and Andhra Pradesh) and the
struggle carried out by peasants and
students.; government measures against
it; reasons for its decline in the 1970’s
and its impact.

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 ● JP Movement (1974-75): Origin: Jai
Prakash Narayan’s disputes with Mrs.
Gandhi; main
● features of its course. Assessment of its
significance.
● Emergency (1975-76): reasons for
imposition; main features of the
suspension of democratic rights.
Assessment of its impact (positive and
negative aspects).
Ch4-Changing face of the Indian Democracy
(1977 – 1986)
● The Janata Government (1977 – 1979).
● Elections of 1977: establishment of the
Janata Government; its policies and their
implementation; reasons for its downfall.
● Centre-State relations
● (a) Punjab: Demands of the Akali Dal;
Anandpur Sahib Resolution; 1977
elections; formation of Akali
government; rise of Bhindranwale – his
demands and methods.
● Centre’s response: Operation Bluestar –
its results and impact. Punjab Accord,
1985.
● (b) Assam: Reasons for Assamese
discontent; course of Assam’s agitation;
the Centre’s response: Assam Accord,
1985.
● (c) Nagaland: The Nagas’ separatist
demands; birth of Nagaland state; course
of the agitation; Shillong Accord, 1975.
● (d) Mizoram: Mizoram Movement
(1959-1986): course of the revolution.
Ch5- India’s Foreign Policy
● Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)
● Reasons for following a non-aligned
policy in the context of the Cold War.
● Aims – Panchsheel.
● Establishment of NAM at the Bandung
and Belgrade conferences.
● (ii) Pakistan (1947-49, 1965, 1971)
● Indo-Pak wars: causes, course and
consequences of each to be done
separately.
● Sino-Indian War

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 ● Disputes with the Peoples’ Republic of
China over (a) Tibet issue: Chinese
takeover and asylum of the Dalai Lama
in India; (b) Border issues
Ch7- World War-II
● Factors leading to the War: aggressive
foreign policies of Germany, Italy and
Japan.
● Should be discussed to show how these
aggressive policies made war more likely
and worldwide in scope.
● Anglo-French appeasement policies.
● Appeasement: why Britain and France
chose to follow this policy and how it
was carried out.
● Course of the invasion by the Axis
powers in Europe and Asia (1939-1941).
● Reasons for the defeat of the Axis
Powers.

Ch8- De-Colonization in Asia (China) and

Africa (Ghana and Kenya)
● China:
A short background of the problems facing the
Communists in 1949: in agriculture, the gradual
process from land distribution to collective farms
should be outlined; in industry, the Five Year
Plan and Soviet help.
The Great Leap Forward should be covered in
more detail, particularly the development of
commune and assessment of the GLF.
● Ghana: democracy and dictatorship
(1957-66).
Brief background to independence, Nkrumah’s
role, reasons for his overthrow.
● Kenya: conflict and independence (1947
– 1964).
Conflict with whites over independence and role
of Kenyatta.
Ch9-Cold War – 1945 – 1991: Origin, Course,
End and Impact
● Origins of the Cold War: End of wartime
unity; Yalta and Potsdam Conferences;
Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan;
Molotov Plan, COMECON and

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 Cominform. The rift widens - Soviet
expansion in Eastern Europe (1945-1948)
including the communist coup in
Czechoslovakia.
● (ii) Breakup of the USSR & changes in
Eastern Europe – USSR, Germany and
Poland.
● Reasons for collapse of USSR
● Political changes; Coup of 1991; Demand
for independence by the Soviet republics
leading to the breakup of the USSR.
● Fall of communism in East Europe in the
following countries: Poland and
Germany.
Ch10- Protest Movements (Civil Rights
Movement, Anti – Apartheid Movement and
Feminist Movement)
● Civil Rights Movement, anti-Apartheid
Movement; Feminist Movement.
● Racial problems and civil rights in USA
in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s: Racial
discrimination, change in the
government’s attitude, campaign for
equal rights (Dr. Martin Luther King’s
role).
● Anti-Apartheid Movement in South
Africa (1948-1994): main features of
Apartheid, opposition to Apartheid (Dr
Nelson Mandela’s role), transition to
black majority rule and the end of
Apartheid.
● Second Wave Feminist Movement in
USA (early 1960s – early 1980’s):
reasons for its origin (the impact of the
Presidential Commission, Betty Friedan’s
book and the Civil Rights Movement;
Equal Pay Act of 1963 – its implications
for American women, successive
measures taken by Johnson (Civil Rights
Act of 1964), role of National
Organisation for Women (NOW) and its
campaign for the Equal Rights
Amendment (ERA).

15th September ART PAPER 4 Original Imaginative Composition in colour –

Friday Paper 4
● Principles of Design

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 ● Topic Comprehension
● Creativity
● Expression
● Human Figures
● Colour scheme
● Techniques
● Connectivity
● Finishing work

Ms. Sonali Gandhi

Mr. Shiji K.D Vice Principal
Asst. ISC Coordinator Primary/ISC Coordinator

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