BISHOP COTTON BOYS’ SCHOOL, BANGALORE

PROJECTS - 2024 – 2025

Std. X
ENGLISH LITERATURE
Drama- JULIUS CAESAR by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
1. Life of William Shakespeare
2. Work of William Shakespeare
3. William Shakespeare’s Globe theatre
4. Julius Caesar as a tragedy
5. In about 300-350 words, give a character sketch of Cassius with special reference to
his role
played in the murder of Caesar.

Note: Relevant pictures to be pasted

ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Study the picture given below. Write a story or a description or an account of what it
suggests to you. Your composition may be about the subject of the picture or you may
take suggestions from it; however, there must be a clear connection between the picture
and your composition.

Date of submission: 8th July

To be written in the school project book.

(Both Language and Literature assignments must be written in the same project
note book)
 MATHEMATICS PAPER 2 (PROJECT)

DATE OF SUBMISSION: 17THJUNE 2024

Presentation format in project note book

 Topic
 Certificate of completion
 Contents
 Presentation (at least 30 to 35 pages with pictures)
 Acknowledgement
 Bibliography
The project must be completed in the project book. The project must have details of
index, introduction, appropriate pictures, calculations, bibliography, acknowledgement,
conclusion, etc.
Project 1: Topic: Banking
1. History of Banking
2. Banking and Banks
3. Function of a Bank & Internet Banking
4. Types of Bank Account
• Fixed Or Time Deposit Account
• Saving Bank Deposit Account
• Current Deposit Account
• Recurring Deposit Account
• Flexible Account
5. Prevailing Rate of Interest by State Bank Of India / Punjab National Bank /or
any Nationalised banks.
6. Savings Bank Account
a) Opening of a savings bank A/c
b) Savings bank passbook
c) Operating the account
7. Recurring Deposit A/c
a) Find equivalent Principal for one month for the whole deposit
b) Calculation of a Maturity amount on Recurring Deposit
c) Illustrated examples.
8. Functions of banks and its impact in the lives of people.

Project 2: Topic :Statistics

1. Introduction and history of statistics .
2. Collection and presentation of data
3. Explain the three measures of central tendency .
4. Conduct a survey in your locality to study the height (in cm) and weight(in
kg) of your class mates/friends/relatives . You should collect data from a
sample size of at least 50 families. Classify the data into suitable class
intervals.
Draw histogram and locate mode in each case. State your interpretation in each case.
Project 3:(Activity)
Set up a dropper with ink in it vertical at a height of say 20cm above a horizontally
placed sheet of plain paper. Release one ink drop ; observe the pattern, if any on the
paper. Vary the vertical distance and repeat.
Discover any pattern of relationship between the vertical height and the ink drop
observed.

HISTORY
LAST DATE OF SUBMISSION – 25th June 2024

TOPIC:
Present a life sketch and contributions of any one of the following Presidents of
India –
1) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
2) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
3) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

Instructions
The Project must contain Acknowledgement, Introduction, Conclusion and
Bibliography.
The project should be done in the school project book.
Maximum No of pages to be used - 25.

Allotment of marks

1 Preparation/Research 4
2 Information 4
3 Illustration 4
4 Presentation 4
5 Punctuality and Neatness 4

GEOGRAPHY
Topic: AGRICULTURE IN INDIA

Importance
Problems
Reforms

Types of farming
Subsistence and Commercial
Shifting, Intensive, Extensive
Plantation and Mixed
Agricultural seasons (Rabi, Kharif, Zayad)
(Climatic conditions, Soil requirements, Method of cultivation,Processing and
distribution of the following crops)
- Rice, Wheat, Millets and Pulses
- Sugarcane, oilseeds (Mustard, Groundnut and Soyabean)
- Cotton, Jute, Tea and Coffee
Introduction
Contents
Conclusion
Bibliography
Note: There should be an ample use of illustrations, diagrams and related pictures
pertaining to the topic. Paper cutting, collages etc can also be used for the same.
Marks Point:
Preparation. - 4
Procedure. - 4
Source Material. - 4
Inference. - 4
Presentation. - 4
TOTAL MARKS 20
No. of Pages: 25
DATE OF SUBMISSION – 3RD WEEK OF JUNE, 2024.
Specifications:
1. Handwritten in School Project book only in blue or black ink.
2. Details in the certification at the beginning of the project to be filled in.

ENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATIONS
PROJECT- 1
IMPACT OF LANDFILL LEACHATE ON THE SURROUNDING
ENVIRONMENT
The project must include the following points:
1. Purpose of the project.
2. Definition of the terms – leachate and landfill.
3. Hazardous components of landfill leachate.
4. Percolation of leachate into the groundwater.
5. Impact of leachate on the soil and on the ground water.
6. Threat to human health.
7. Treatment of leachate from Municipal Solid Waste Management / measures to
control landfill leachate generation.
Project specifics:
1. Appropriate data has to be collected by the student himself.
2. Project must be submitted in a project book/spiral bound book and it should be
hand written in blue/black ink.
3. Elaborate use of pictures, newspaper and magazine clippings/cuttings, etc. are
encouraged.
3. Approximate number of pages: 15 - 20.

PROJECT 2
A CASE STUDY ON WATER POWER MISSION - CONSERVATION OF
WATER
Introduction:
 Water as a natural resource.
 Sources of water for domestic and commercial use.
 Important lakes of Bengaluru.
  An account on the supply of potable water and its demand in Bengaluru.
Description:
 The issues related to lake water being not used as a source of potable water in
Bengaluru.
 Various programmes conducted by the State and Central government to
conserve water - Jal Shakti Mission, Jalamrutha etc.
 Methods to promote sustainable water management.
Conclusion:
 Measures to encourage water saving habits among local communities and
business.
 Conservation of water through legislations and policies.
 Tips for smart water usage.
The project must include the following headings:
 Topic of the case study
 Index
 Acknowledgment
 Introduction
 Description
 Conclusion
 Bibliography
PROJECT SPECIFICS:
1. Appropriate data has to be collected by the student himself.
2. Project must be submitted in a project book/spiral bound book and it should be
hand written in blue/black ink.
3. Elaborate use of pictures, newspaper and magazine clippings/cuttings, questionnaire
etc. are encouraged.
4. Approximate number of pages: 15 - 20.

NOTE:
1. THE PROJECTS 1 & 2 SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TOGETHER IN A
SINGLE PROJECT BOOK.
2. DATE OF SUBMISSION OF PROJECTS 1 & 2 – 1ST WEEK OF JULY 2024.

ECONOMICS
TOPIC: FUNCTIONS OF COMMERCIAL BANKS
1. Index
2. Introduction with a logo of central bank
3. Meaning of Commercial bank with top 10 such banks in India
4. Features of Commercial Banks
5. Types of Commercial Banks – Private sector banks, public sector banks and
foreign banks
6. Functions of Commercial Banks
7. Primary Functions – Accepting Deposits
a) Demand Deposit
b) Saving Deposit
c) Fixed Deposit and Recurring Deposit
8. Primary Function - Advancing of loans
a) Cash Credit
b) Overdraft
c) Short term loan
d) Discounting bill of exchange
e) Money at call
9. Agency Functions
a) Remittance of funds
b) Collection and Making Payments for Credit Instruments
c) Collection of Dividends on Shares
d) Purchasing and sale of securities
e) Trustee and Executor
f) Transfer of Funds
10. General Utility Functions
a) Locker Facility
b) Use of Cheque System
c) Letter of Credit
d) Facilitate Transportation of goods
e) Underwriting of Securities
f) Collection of Statistics
g) Dealing in Foreign Exchange
11. Credit Creation by Commercial Banks Primary and Derivative Deposits
12. Money Multiplier
13. Nationalization of Commercial Banks
14. Main Objectives of Nationalization
15. Role of Commercial Banks in a Developing Country
16. Opportunities for Indian Commercial Banks
17. Advantages of Indian Commercial Banks
18. Disadvantages of Indian Commercial Banks
19. Balance Sheet of Commercial Banks, difference between non-banking finance
institution and banks
20. Acknowledgment and Bibliography
Instructions:
1. The project should contain 25-30 pages
2. Present your project in your own unique method.
3. Do not type the project. Make sure to write headings and sub headings boldly and
underline the headings and sub headings.
4. All the topics should have relevant pictures. Otherwise, marks will be deducted.
5. Research the topic on the internet and also information can be taken from the 10th
standard Economics textbook.
6. Do the project in a project file. Don’t do it in a notebook.
DATE OF SUBMISSION – 10TH JUNE, 2024
COMMERCIAL STUDIES
Prepare a project report on the following topics:
1. Insurance: Meaning, Types of Insurance: LIFE Insurance, General Insurance,
Fire Insurance, Health Insurance and Marine Insurance.
2. Government Initiatives in Environmental Protection: Environment
protection Act 1986
(Features, objectives and latest news of the act). Functions of Central Pollution
Control Board.

Note: Refer text book and the internet

Total marks:20
DATE OF SUBMISSION: 1ST AUGUST, 2024

The project has to be hand written in project book in blue or black ink only with relevant
Illustrations and pictures. Minimum 20 pages content (10 pages for each project topic)
excluding Index, Acknowledgement, Bibliography and Conclusion.

COMMERCIAL APPLICATION
Prepare a project report on the following topics
1. Make a report on the New Forms of Markets and Marketing such as Tele markets
(marketing through phones), Home-shopping, Direct Marketing. What do you
see is their relevance in future and why? (Refer Assignment 2 in text book)

2. Study five different advertisements in any one media (print, television, audio) of
the FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods) such as coke, Pepsi, lux, surf, tide
etc. and explain their positive and negative points. (Refer Assignment 5 in text
book)

3. To study the human resources of an information technology firm (developing

software or hardware or in IT training).
(Refer Assignment 9 in text book)

4. Issues of the Environment: Energy Crisis – Meaning, Types, Merits and

Demerits
(Refer Chapter 12 in the text book)

Total marks: 100

DATE OF SUBMISSION: 1ST AUGUST, 2024
The project has to be hand written in project book in blue or black ink only with relevant
Illustrations and pictures. Minimum 60 pages content (15 pages for each project topic)
excluding Index, Acknowledgement, Bibliography and Conclusion.
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Instructions:-
1.project should be done in project book.
2.project should be with your own hand writing
3.Do not exceed 20 pages.
4.pictures are compulsory.

Submission Date : 10 th August 2024

HINDI
SUBMISSION DATE: - 4TH NOVEMBER, 2024

> Project work should be completed with the help of pictures.

> हिन्दी परियोजना कायय को पूिा किने के हिए हित्ोों की सिायता िेना अहनवायय िै ।
*हिन्दी भाषा*
हनबोंध िे खन:-
१. एक मौहिक किानी हिखखए हजसका आधाि िो –“विी मनुष्य िै जो मनुष्य के हिए
मिे ।”
२. त्योिाि िमें उमोंग औि उल्लास से भिकि अपनी सोंस्कृहत से जोडे िखते िैं । आजकि
िोगोों में त्योिािोों को मनाने के प्रहत उत्साि एवों आस्था का अभाव दे खा जाता िै । िोगोों
की इस मानहसकता को कािण बताते हुए जीवन में त्योिािोों के मित्त्व का वणयन
कीहजए।

पत् िेखन :-
१. आप अपने हमत्ोों के साथ हकसी पवय तीय प्रदे श की यात्ा के हिए गये थे। विााँ के
प्राकृहतक सौोंदयय का वणय न किते हुए अपनी माता जी को पत् हिखखए ।
२. आपके मोिल्ले में जि-आपूहतय हनयहमत रूप से निीों िो ििी िै । जि-सोंस्थान के
अहधकािी को हशकायती पत् हिखखए औि अपनी समस्याओों के हवषय में बताकि, उनसे
अनुिोध कीहजए हक वे तत्काि जि-आपू हतय हनयहमत किाने की व्यवस्था किें ।

व्याकिण
१. हकन्ीों दस मुिाविोों से वाक्य बनाइए।
*हिन्दी साहित्य*

िरित् हित्ण
१. सेठ
२. पिाडी बािक
३. िाि हबिािी हसोंि
४. अरुणा

सािाों श हिखखए।
नया िास्ता - अध्याय- दस से पोंद्रि

MALAYALAM

എന്റെ കേരളം
 കേരളത്തിന്റെ ചരിത്രം
 കേരളത്തിറെ ജില്ലേൾ
 കേരളത്തിറെ നദിേൾ (5 എണ്ണം )
 കേരളത്തിറെ ോൊവസ്ഥ
 വികനാദസഞ്ചാരം
 കേരളത്തിറെ ദൃശ്യേെേൾ (5 എണ്ണം)
 കേരളത്തിറെ ആക ാഷങ്ങള ം ഉത്സവങ്ങള ം
 കേരളത്തിന്റെ ഔകദയാഗിേ ചിഹ്നങ്ങൾ

Instructions:

 Project work on the topic " എന്റെ കേരളം " (to include the
given subtopics)
 Write the project in a Project Book not exceeding 20 pages (excluding
the cover page).
 Project has to be handwritten.
 Write the content on the right side and stick relevant pictures with
captions below it, on the left side.
 Total marks – 20
 Submission date – on or before 2nd September 2024

 It should include:

1. Cover page (Topic, your name, roll number, class and section)
2. Index (Contents and page no.)
3. Acknowledgement (Page to thank all those who helped you complete
your project work)
4. ആമ ഖം (Introduction)
5. ഉള്ളടക്കം (about the topic, with main headings and sub headings)
6. ഉപസംഹാരം (Conclusion)
7. Bibliography ( website address / book names - source of information)

FRENCH
TERM 1
1. Ecrivez en français une rédaction d’environ 200 mots sur le sujet suivant:
Vous êtes allé à une foire de livres (a book exhibition). Décrivez vos expériences
à cette foire.
2. Ecrivez en français une lettre d’environ 150 mots sur le sujet suivant:
Ecrivez à vos parents et persuadez-les à vous permettre d’aller passer vos
vacances d'hiver chez votre ami qui habite en France, Expliquez à vos
parents pourquoi vous desirez faire cela.
3. Ecrivez un dialogue d’une vingtaine de phrases sur le sujet suivant:
Vous et vos camarades devez organiser un programme culturel à votre école.
Alors vous et vos amis sont en train de discuter comment l’organiser. Rédigez
un dialogue entre vous et vous amis à propos vos discussions.

DATE OF SUBMISSION: FIRST WEEK OF JULY 2024.

TERM 2
1. Written Comprehension, Translation and Grammar Tests will be conducted in
class sometime during term 2
2. An oral Exam will also be conducted in class during this term.

SPECIFICATIONS :
1. The name, class, section and roll number of the student must be written on
page 1.
2. The assignments must have an index, an introduction and an acknowledgement.
3. The pages must be numbered.
4. The assignments must be done neatly and clearly. Kindly use a dark blue pen.
5. The assignments must be submitted on the due dates given

Alistair R A Freese
Principal