The Union Public Service Commission will hold the National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination (I), 2011 on April 17, 2011 for admission to Army, Navy and Air Force Wings of NDA for 127th Course and Naval Academy for 89th Indian Naval Academy (INAC) Course commencing from December 30, 2011.

Only unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 2nd January, 1993 and not later than 1st July, 1995 are eligible.

Minimum educational qualification for Army Wing of National Defence Academy is 12th Class pass of 10+2 pattern of school education or equivalent examination conducted by a State Education Board or a University. For Air and Naval Wings of National Defence Academy and for 10+2 (Executive Branch) course of Naval Academy, 12th Class pass of the 10+2 pattern of school education or equivalent examination with physics and mathematics, conducted by a State Education Board or a University is required. Candidates who are appearing in 12th class under 10+2 pattern of school education or equivalent examination can also apply for this examination.

Candidates can apply Online using the link www.upsconline.nic.in. Detailed instructions for filling up on line applications are available on the website.

Candidates, who wish to apply off-line, must apply in the Common Application Form devised by the Commission for its examinations, which can be purchased from the designated Head Post Offices/Post Offices throughout the country.

CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION

Interaction Session on Examination Reforms with Parents / Managers / Directors / Chairpersons / CEO / Correspondents.

NOTIFICATION:

The Central Board of Secondary Education has recently introduced numerous reforms such as Introduction of School Based Assessment and Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation at the Secondary level, gradual phasing out of Board Examinations at Class X, replacing marks with grades and introducing the process of accredited to benchmark quality in schools affiliated to the CBSE.

National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination (I), 2011
Last Date for Receipt of Applications 15.11.2010
(Notification)

An Examination will be conducted  by the Union Public Service Commission on 17th April, 2011 for admission to the Army, Navy and Air Force wings of the NDA for the 127th Course and for the 89th Indian Naval Academy Course (INAC) commencing from 30th December 2011.  The candidates joining Indian Naval Academy would undergo 4 years B Tech Course and would also be given an opportunity to join Technical Branch of the Navy subject to availability of vacancies.  The approximate number of vacancies to be filled on the results of this examination will be 335 (195 for the Army, 39 for Navy,  66 for the Air Force and 35 for the Indian Naval  Academy 10+2 Cadet Entry Scheme).

Vacancies are provisional and may be changed depending on the availability of training capacity of National Defence Academy.

N.B. (i) A candidate is required to specify clearly in col. 17(I) of the Application Form the Services for which he wishes to be considered in the order of his preference. He is also advised to indicate as many preferences as he wishes to opt so that having regard to his rank in the order of merit due consideration can be given to his preferences when making appointments.

(ii) Candidates should note that they will be considered for appointment to those services only for which they express their preferences and for no other service(s). No request for addition/alteration in the preferences already indicated by a candidate in his application will be entertained by the Commission.

(iii) Before indicating their preferences for different courses, the candidates should first decide their preference for the two Academies viz. National Defence Academy and  Indian Naval  Academy 10+2 cadet Entry Scheme. If a candidate opts for National Defence Academy as his first choice, he must first indicate his preferences for different wings of National Defence Academy viz Army, Navy and Air Force followed by his preferences for Indian Naval  Academy 10+2 cadet Entry Scheme. Alternatively, if a candidate opts for Indian Naval  Academy 10+2 cadet Entry Scheme as his first choice, he must first indicate his preference for Indian Naval  Academy 10+2 cadet Entry Scheme as his first choice, followed by his preference for different wings of National Defence Academy. Thus candidates opting for Indian Naval  Academy 10+2 cadet Entry Scheme Course as well as other courses of National Defence Academy must give Indian Naval  Academy 10+2 cadet Entry Scheme as their first preference or the last preference. Indian Naval  Academy 10+2 cadet Entry Scheme cannot be given as 2nd or 3rd preference. Even if Indian Naval  Academy 10+2 cadet Entry Scheme is given as 2nd or 3rd preference by the candidate, it will be deemed to be the last preference.

(iv) Admission to the above courses will be made on the results of the written examination to be conducted by the Commission followed by intelligence and personality test by the Services Selection Board of candidates who qualify in the written examination.

2. Centres of Examination:
The Examination will be held at the following Centes:

AGARTALA	GANGTOK	PANAJI (GOA)
AHMEDABAD	HYDERABAD	PATNA
AIZWAL	IMPHAL	PORT BLAIR
ALLAHABAD	ITANAGAR	RAIPUR
BANGALOOROO	JAIPUR	RANCHI
BAREILLY	JAMMU	SAMBALPUR
BHOPAL	JORHAT	SHILLONG
CHANDIGARH	KOCHI	SHIMLA
CHENNAI	KOHIMA	SRINAGAR
CUTTACK	KOLKATA	THIRUVANATHAPURAM
DEHRADUN	LUCKNOW	TIRUPATI
DELHI	MADURAI	UDAIPUR
DHARWAD	MUMBAI	VISHAKHAPATNAM
DISPUR	NAGPUR

The centres and the date of holding the examination as mentioned above are liable to be  changed at the discretion of the Commission. While every effort will be made to allot the candidates to the centre of their choice for examination, the Commission may, at their discretion,  allot a different centre to a candidate, when circumstances so warrant. Candidates admitted to the examination will be informed of the time table and place or places of examination.

CBSE Guess Paper: 2011
Class- XII
(Chemistry)

Time Allowed: 3 hours
Maximum Marks: 70
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Q- 1-8 CARRY 1 MARKS EACH
2. Q- 9-18 CARRY 2 MARKS EACH
3. Q 19-27 CARRY 3 MARKS EACH
4. Q-28-30 CARRY 5 MARKS EACH
5. Give answer according to marks in order to save time..

Section-A

Q.1. WHAT IS THE NATURE OF CRYSTRAL DEFECT PRODUCED WHEN SODIUM CHLORIDE IS DOPED WITH MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE? (1 Marks)

Q.2. A REACTION IS 50% COMPLETE IN 2 HOURS AND 75% IN 4 HOURS WHAT IS ORDER OF THE REACTION?. (1 Marks)

Q.3. DRAW THE STRUCTURE OF SEMICARBAZONE OF CYCLOBUTANONE (1 Marks)

Q.4. WHAT HAPPEN WHEN FERROMAGNETIC SUBSTANCE IS SUBJECTED TO HIGH TEMPRATURE?.(1 Marks)

Q.5. WHAT IS RATE CONSTANT AND HOW DOES ITS VALUES VARY WITH REACTANT CONCENTRATION (1/2 + 1/2 Marks)

Q.6. WHY IS SULPHURIC ACID NOT USED DURING THE REACTION OF ALCOHOLS WITH KI? (1 Marks)

Q.7. IN THE RING TEST FOR IDENTIFICATION OF NITRATE ION ,WHAT IS FORMULA OF THE COMPOUND RESPONSIBLE FOR BROWN RING
FORMED AT THE INTERFACE OF 2 LIQUIDS?.(1 Marks)

Q.8. WHAT DO YOU UNDERSTAND BY TERM GLYCOSIDIC LINKAGE?.(1 Marks)

Section-B

Q.9. ALUMINIUM CRYSATLISES IN A CUBIC CLOSE PACKED STRUCTURE .ITS METALLIC RADIUS IS 125pm
A. WHAT IS LENGHT OF SIDE OF THE UNIT CELL. (1 Marks)
B. HOW MANY UNIT CELLS ARE THERE IN 1 meter cube of aluminium. (1 Marks)

Q.10. corrosion is essentially an electrochemical phenomenon .with the help of digram expalin the reactions occuring during the corrosion of iron. (2 Marks)

CBSE Guess Paper: 2011
Class- XII
(Business Studies)

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:-
1. Answer to questions carrying 1 mark may be from one word to one sentence.
2. Answer to questions carrying 3 mark may be from 50 to 75 words.
3. Answer to questions carrying 4-5 mark may be about 150 words.
4. Answer to questions carrying 6 mark may be about 200 words.
5. Attempt all the parts of a questions together.

Q1. Which function of management is known as essence of management? [1 Marks]

Q2. List any two principles of ‘scientific management’ formulated by Taylor for managing any organisation scientifically? [1 Marks]

Q3. In which step of planning process the planners make predictions are assumptions regarding future? [1 Marks]

Q4. In ABC Ltd. All the decisions are taken by top level management only. Which policy is followed by organisation? Explain the drawback of this organisation. [1 Marks]

CBSE Guess Paper: 2011
Class- XII
(Biology-Theory)

Time allowed: 3 hours
Maximum Marks:70
Instructions:
1. Q- 1-8 CARRY 1 MARKS EACH
2. Q- 9-18 CARRY 2 MARKS EACH
3. Q 19-27 CARRY 3 MARKS EACH
4. Q-28-30 CARRY 5 MARKS EACH
5. Alwyas draw neat and labelled digram whetther asked or not
6. Give answer according to marks in order to save time..

SECTION – A

Q.1. HOW THE SENSTIVITY OF THE TECHNIQUE "DNA FINGERPRINTING" CAN BE INCREASED ? (1 Marks)

Q.2. WHY THE PYRAMID OF BIOMASS IN SEA IS GENRALLY INVERTED?(1 Marks)

Q.3. NAME THE FOLLOWING
A. IMMUNOGLOBIN ACTS AS MEDITATOR IN ALLERGIC RESPONSES
B. BIOLOGICAL RESPONSE MODIFIER WHICH HELPS IN DESTROYING TUMOR H (1/2 + 1/2 Marks)

Q.4. DO EUKARYOTIC CELS HAVE RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASES?.JUSTIFY (1/2 +1/2 Marks)

Q.5. NAME THE IMPROVED VARIETY OF RAPESEED MUSTARD THAT IS RESISTANT TO APHIDS. (1 Marks)

Q.6. STATE GAUSE'S COMPETITION EXCLUSION PRINCIPLE. (1 Marks)

Q.7. NAME ONE KEY CONCEPT OF DRAWINAIN THEORY OF EVOLUTION OTHER THAN NATURAL SELECTION. (1 Marks)

Q.8. WHAT ARE SOMACLONES?.(1 Marks)

SECTION -B

Q.9. GIVE THE SEQUENCES OF EVENTS IN"MULTIPLE OVULATION EMBRYO TRANSFER TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME" FOR INCREASING THE HERD SIZE IN CATTLE (1/2 * 4 =2 Marks)

PART A
(PARTNERSHIP & COMPANY ACCOUNTS)

Q1. What is the nature of Receipts & Payments Account? (1 Mark)

Q2. A and B are partners sharing profits in the ratio of 2:1. C is admitted for 1/4th share. Calculate new and sacrificing ratio. (1 Mark)

Q3. Name the two items that would appear in credit side of Partner’s Capital account when capitals are fixed. (1 Mark)

Q4. How is provision for doubtful debt treated at the time of dissolution of firm? (1 Mark)

Q5. State any two purposes for which Securities Premium A/c can be utilized. (1 Mark)

Q6. How will you deal with the Donation while preparing the final accounts for the year ending on 31/3/08 in each of the following cases: (3 Mark)

(a) During the year 2007-08, donation received Rs.50,000 and it is treated as capital item as per the policy of the club.

(b) During the year 2007-08, donation received Rs.50,000 and 60% of the donation is to be capitalized as per the policy of the club.

Q7. 500 shares of Rs.100 each issued at a discount of 10% were forfeited for non-payment of allotment money of Rs.50 per share. The first and final call of Rs.10 per share on these shares was not made. The forfeited shares were reissued at Rs.80 per share fully paid up. Journalise.(3 Mark)

Q8. A company redeemed its Rs.2,00,000 debentures at 10% premium out of profits. The company has sufficient profits for the purpose. Pass necessary journal entries.(3 Mark)

Q9. A, B and C are partners sharing profits and losses in the ratio 5:3:2. Their capital on 1/1/09 were Rs.1,00,000, Rs.80,000 and Rs.60,000 respectively. They withdrew Rs.500 each on first day of every month. According to their partnership agreement they are allowed interest on capital @ 5% and charged interest on drawings @ 6% per year. The profits for the year 2009 as per Profit and Loss A/c amounted to Rs.1,50,000 out of which Rs.10,000 were transferred to General Reserve. A and B were entitled to a salary of Rs.2,500 and Rs.2,000 per year and C is entitled to a commission of 5% on net divisible profit after charging such commission. Prepare Profit and Loss Appropriation A/c and show your workings clearly. (4 Mark)

Q10. P, Q and R were sharing profits in the ratio of 5:3:2. They decided to share future profits in the ratio of 2:3:5 with effect from 1/4/2009. They decided to record the effect of the following without affecting the book value of Profit & Loss A/c (Cr.) Rs.24,000 and Advertisement Suspense A/c Rs.12,000. Pass the necessary adjusting entry. (4 Mark)

Q11. XYZ Ltd. purchased sundry assets worth Rs.3,81,000 and assumed liabilities of Rs.81,000 from ABC Ltd. The purchase consideration was agreed at Rs.2,80,000. The amount was to be paid by 8%debentures of Rs.100 each at a premium of 25%. Give necessary journal entries. (4 Mark)

Q12. X Ltd. Issued 2,00,000 shares of Rs.10 each payable as Rs.2.50 on application (on 1/1/09), Rs.2.50.on allotment ( on 1/4/09), Rs.3 on first call ( on 1/7/09) and Rs.2 on second & final call (on 1/10/03). All the shares were subscribed and all the sums were duly received. Amit, a shareholder, who had 1,000 shares paid the amount of first and second calls with the allotment.Whereas Sumit, another shareholder, paid the amount of first call with the second call. Company adopted Table A for interest on calls in arrears and calls in advance. Pass necessary journal entries. (6 Mark)

Q13. From the following Receipts & Payments A/c of a club and adjustments prepare Income & Expenditure A/c and Balance Sheet as on 31/12/09: (6 Mark)

Receipts	Rs.	Assets	Rs.
To balance b/d	1,90,000	By salaries	3,30,000
To Subscriptions	6,60,000	By sports equipment	4,00,000
To interest on investments @8%p.a. for full year	40,000	By balance c/d	1,60,000
	8,90,000		8,90,000

Additional information:

• The club had received Rs.20,000 for subscription in 2008 for the year 2009.
• Salaries had been paid for 11 months only.
• Stock of sport equipment on 31/12/08 was Rs.3,00,000 and on 31/12/09 Rs.6,50,000.

Maximum Marks: 80
General Instructions :
Q 1 – Q 16 ( 1 mark each )
Q 17– Q31 (3 marks each)
Q32 – Q36 ( 4 marks each )

PART - I

Q.1. Who wrote ‘Sultana's dream’ a novel in Eighteenth century? ( 1 mark )
(a) Bijlis Kuji
(b) Rokeya Hussain
(c) Rokeya Begum
(d) Sabri Mala

Q.2. Who of the following is considered as the pioneer of modern Hindi literature? ( 1 mark )
(a) Prem Chand.
(b) Jatin Das.
(c) Bhartendu Harischandra.
(d) Dwarka Das.

Q.3. The first under ground railway was built in
(a) New York
(b) Calcutta
(c) London
(d) Dubai

Q.4. Who produced the movie Raja Harishchandra
(a) Dada sahib Phalke
(b) Raj Kapoor
(c) B.R. Chopra
(d) Yash Chopra

Q.5. Chipko movement was associated with
(a) Women’s right
(b) Rights of adivasis
(c) Forest conservation
(d) Political rights

Q.6. Classify resources on the basis of origin
(a) Biotic and abiotic
(b) Renewable and non renewable
(c) Individual and community
(d) Potential and stock

Q.7. Give the reasons for land degradation in Punjab & Haryana.
(a) Mining
(b) Wind
(c) over irrigation
(d) deforestation

Q.8. Name the staple food crop of majority of the people in India.
(a) Maize
(b) Wheat
(c) Rice
(d) Jowar

Q.9. Who is the head of municipal corporation
(a) Sarpanch
(b) MP
(c) Municipal chairperson
(d) mayor

Q.10. A society that values man more and gives them power over woman
(a) Feminist society
(b) Socialist
(c) Patriarchal society
(d) Communist society

Q.11. Two major ethnic groups of Srilanka are
(a) The French and Dutch
(b) The sinahalese and Tamils
(c) The French and Tamils
(d) The French and Sinhalese

Q.12. The power shared by two or more political parties
(a) Fedral govt.
(b) Coalition govt.
(c) Community govt.
(d) Multiple govt.

Q.13 Karla has a low infant mortality rate because
(a) It has per capita income
(b) It has adequate provisions of basic health and educational facilities
(c) It has pollution free environment
d) It is near the sea coast

Guess Paper-2011
CBSE Class- IX
(English : Language and Literature)

(SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT-I) 

The question paper is divided into four sections:
Section A: Reading Comprehension 15 marks
Section B: Writing 15 marks
Section C: Grammar 15 marks
Section D: Literature 35 marks
Marks are indicated against each question.

SECTION A
(Reading-15 Marks)

Q.1. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow by writing the options that you consider the most appropriate in your answer sheet. (5 Marks)
Imagine 100 people walking on a beach in the middle of the night, stopping every once in a while to search for turtle eggs and hatchlings! I was a part of this walk recently in the heart of Chennai in Tamil Nadu! Our aim was to take them to the safety of a ‘hatchery’.

As we trudged along the beach, we came across the tractor-like tracts of a turtle that must have come ashore to lay her eggs. The tracks are unmistakable. These are caused by the feet and back flippers of the turtle as it drags itself across the sand. But try as we might, we could not locate the nest that the turtle must have dug to drop its eggs. An hour later, we came across another set of tracts, and this time located the nest.

As our expert guides dug, a wave of excitement went through the group…one by one, turtle hatchlings emerged from the hole. They began walking and we guided them to the sea so they could swim off. We found and released 87!

This night exercise has been a part of the unique “turtle walk” organized by conservationists in Chennai for the last 20 years! Every year when the nesting season of the Olive Ridley turtles comes around, people gather to patrol the beach every night. They ensure that no one digs up the eggs or hatchlings to eat them, and when they find eggs, they transfer them to a safe enclosed hatchery.
Why do they need to do this? Because the Chennai beach is visited by thousands of people, and by dogs, and the turtles could easily be disturbed or dug up.

Another threat faced by the hatchling is the lighting across the beach. When they emerge from the nest, these turtles look for the brightest part of the horizon and head there. In natural conditions, this would be the sea. In Chennai, however, it is now brighter inland than at the sea! Chennai’s turtle volunteers spend hours every night to ensure that this does not happen.

1. The Olive Ridley turtles come ashore
(a) to lay eggs in nests
(b) to enjoy the sand on the shore
(c) to save themselves from bigger sea animals
(d) to take rest

2. The author and others were looking for turtle eggs to
(a) dig up the eggs and to eat them
(b) keep them in show cases
(c) transfer them to a safe enclosed hatchery
(d) transfer them to a safe cage

3. Turtle eggs and hatchlings are in danger of
(a) being dug up and eaten by people and dogs
(b) being destroyed by children
(c) being disturbed by bright light
(d) being crushed by walkers on the beach

4. The hatchlings do not head towards the sea on their own because
(a) they are too young to know the direction
(b) they are attracted towards the bright lights inland
(c) they are afraid of going to the sea
(d) the sea waves are very strong

5. the word in the passage which means the same as “people engaged in protection of
valued resources” is
a. guides
b. conservationists
c. volunteers
d. flippers

Q.2. Read the following passage and write the options that you consider the most appropriate in your answer sheet. (5 Marks)
Ever wondered about those tall structures that are landmarks along every shore all over the world? Lighthouses. We see them in pictures and in movies and along every seashore. Tall, stately structures looking out to sea, warning the incoming ships of approaching land.

Did you know what served as a lighthouse in the early years? The locals from the area would light a fire at a height to warn boats of any impending dangers like rocks or even land. The early constructors of lighthouse included the Greeks, Romans and Phoenicians.

How do you think these lighthouses showed the way to incoming ships? Those were the days when technology had not taken over the world. The lighthouses used lamps to guide the ships. However, these lamps could throw light only as far as a few miles into the sea. It was only much later that mirrors, prisms, electricity and the automatic working of a lighthouse came to be. It is indeed amazing what these stately structures out in lonely locations across the world mean to the sailors as they near land after days out at sea.
Did you know that the Lighthouse of Alexandria is one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World? It was located on the island of Pharos in Egypt and it was built in 290 BC. The lighthouse used fire at night and reflected the sunrays during the day to warn sailors of land. This monument is a legacy in the world today although it was destroyed by several earthquakes that hit it in the 1300s.
Today, in its place stands a fort built in 1480 using the marble and stones from the lighthouse, a breathtaking structure that came down ravaged by nature.

1. Lighthouses are built
(a) to show direction to the ships
(b) to warn the ships of approaching land or rocks
(c) to show technological development
(d) to keep a check on the ships at the sea

2. Lighthouses used only fire in the early years because
(a) electricity was yet to be discovered
(b) technology was not used
(c) automatic lighthouses had stopped working
(d) sailors wanted only fire to be used

3. The fort built in 1480 is unique because
(a) it is a legacy in the world today
(b) it was destroyed by several earthquakes
(c) it is a breathtaking structure savaged by nature
(d) it was built with the marble and stones from the destroyed lighthouse

4. The lighthouse of Alexandria
(a) is located on the island of Pharos in Egypt
(b) was destroyed in the 1300’s
(c) helps sailors today
(d) used electricity at night

Google Code-in: School’s Out, Code’s In!

Google Code-in, Google's contest to introduce pre-university students to the many kinds of contributions that make open source software development possible, is starting on November 22, 2010. We are inviting students worldwide to produce a variety of open source code, documentation, training materials and user experience research for the organizations participating this year. These tasks include:

Guess Paper – 2011
Class – XI
(Accountancy)
(Journal entries)

Q.1. Pass the Journal Entries:-
1Jan Business started with cash Rs.1, 00,000
5Jan Cash withdrawn from bank for personal use Rs.5, 000
7Jan Rent paid Rs.1, 000
12Jan Goods loss by fire Rs.5, 000
17Jan Commission received Rs.100
31Jan Bank charged bank charges Rs.50