Summer Vacation Assignment(2015-16)
Class XII
Subject- English
1. Read the novel “The Invisible Man” by H.G.Wells thoroughly and then answer the following questions - a) What do you learn about Mrs. Hall’s character based on how she reacts to the Invisible Man, and to other people in general? b) Discuss the theme of betrayal in The Invisible Man. How many incidents of betrayal occur, and which of them are justified? c) In The Invisible Man various characters like Griffin, Dr. Kemp and Marvel are isolated individuals.
Elaborate.
2. Suggested reading:
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The Fault In Our Stars by John Green
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The Boy In Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne
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Silas Marner by George Eliot
Subject – Fine Arts [Commercial Art]
1 – Prepare a sketch file including minimum of 20 sketches for portfolio. Your sketches should be original and can be based on the following topics –
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Plant Study o Object Study [ utensils, pots, furniture etc ] o Nature Study o Human Forms
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Any other topic as per the syllabus
2 – Prepare your guard book including all the references.

Subject-Psychology
Project Assignment
To choose a psychological disorder and make a case-study.
List of Disorders:
Eating Disorder
Schizophrenia
ADHD
Dissociative Identity Order
Hypochondria
OCD
Prospagnosia
Substance Abuse
Narcissism
Phobia
PTSD
Bipolar Mood disorder
Depersonalisation
Dyscalculia
Anxiety
Dissociative Amnesia
The students can pick any psychological disorder and make a case study accordingly.
The project will contain an in-depth description about the disorder and a case study of an individual having the same disorder.
Guidelines
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The students are required to submit the assignment in a practical file (A3).
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The file will include meaning of case-study, description of the disorder and a case study .
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The assignment is to be submitted after the summer breaks.
Subject: Physical Education
Prepare a record file on the following sub topics related to any one game:
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UNIT 1 o History of the game o Measurement of play fields
Latest general rules
Important tournaments and venues o Sports personalities
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UNIT 2 o Fundamental skills
Proper sports gear and its importance

o Specific exercises o Sports awards o Common sports injuries
CBSE sports and its organizational set-up.
Subject: Computer Science
Q1. Develop a project in C++ that map to the real world problem related to day to day life.
Example: Banking System, Life Insurance, Accounting, Library, Air Ticket Reservation, Railway Reservation,
Retail Banking Store, Stock Inventory System, Employee Payroll, Hospital Management, Student Result and
Fees Record.
Key points of Project:
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Prepare Certificate page for the project
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Prepare Acknowledgement page for the project
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Prepare a page to mention Header files and their use.
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Coding
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Software requirements
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Output pages
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Bibliography
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Prepare a CD for all the above mentioned key points.
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Prepare a CD which has object code and source code of the project.
Subject-Biology
1. Investigatory project on the topic related to the syllabus like chromosomal disorder, pedigree analysis , human diseases, reproduction, evolutionary evidences, gene therapy, ecology, DNA fingerprinting.
2. Presentation of the project
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Index
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Certificate
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Acknowledgment
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Objective of Project
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Introduction

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Content
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Discussion and Conclusion of results
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Bibliography
Subject: Mathematics
Do last six years board question papers (2010 to 2015)related to chapters-1,2,3,4.
Note: Do all the questions in math notebook.
Subject: Physics
Investigatory Project :
As per CBSE syllabus, the students have to prepare an investigatory project .The project must be based on some concept of physics of standard class XII. The students will have to submit a report on the project comprising scientific investigations involving laboratory testing and collecting information from other sources.
Guidelines to be followed :
(a) The Students will get the topic of investigation from the concerned subject teacher.
(b) Brief report (Investigation file)
Mention following details:
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Cover Page
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Index
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Certificate
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Acknowledgement
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Content:
1. Aim (name of investigatory project)
2. Apparatus and material used
3. Theory (concept, diagram etc.)

4. Procedure
5. Experiments and Observations
6. Result/Conclusion
7. Application of project in daily life
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Bibliography
Some topics of investigation :
1. To study various factors on which the internal resistance of a cell depends.
2. To design an appropriate logic gate combination for a given truth table.
3. To investigate the dependence ,of angle of deviation ,on the angle of incidence, using hollow prism
filled, one by one ,with different transparent fluids.
4. To find refractive indices of water and oil using a plane mirror strip, a equiconvex lens and an
adjustable object needle.
5. To investigate the phenomenon of total internal reflection.
6. To investigate the relation between the ratio of
(i) output and input voltage
(ii) number of turns in secondary coil and primary coil of self designed transformer.
Subject- Economics
Each student is required to prepare a question bank containing the following types of questions
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MCQ – 10
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Short answer type – 10
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The questions must cover the UNIT – 2. (Consumer’s Equilibrium and Demand)
Subject: Chemistry
Investigatory Project- As per C.B.S.E. Guidelines:
Scientific investigations involving laboratory testing and collecting information from other sources.
Project must cover the following:

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Cover Page
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Index
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Certificate
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Acknowledgement
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Objective of Project
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Content
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Experiments
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Bibliography
Few suggested projects:
Determination of rate of evaporation
Aspirin preparation
Bio diesel
Homeopathic Medicines
Determination of content of cold drinks
Preparation of Aspirin
Setting of Cement
Variation of conductance with temperature
Subject: Political Science
Prepare the notes of the following chapters:
Book: Contemporary World Politics
Chapter-1 The Cold War Era
Chapter-2 The End of Bipolarity
Book : Politics in India since Independence
Chapter-3 Politics of Planned Development
Chapter-4 India’s External Relations
Subject: Geography
Note: Do the following work in Geography Practical File
1. What is Data?

2. Why do we need data?
3. Describe the various sources of data.
4. Prepare a frequency table from the following data taking a suitable range.
750, 725, 25, 75, 100, 50, 70, 135, 160, 90, 80, 75, 175, 200, 190, 170, 150, 50, 190, 20, 70, 112, 125, 800, 700, 550, 725,
590, 100, 150, 90, 70, 135, 105, 95, 500, 50, 225, 100, 165, 210, 900, 425, 375, 300, 667, 280.
Represent the frequency distribution with the help of the Frequency Polygon .
5. The following table gives the distribution of units under different height groupsin certain region. Compute the mean height of the area.
Height Groups
(in meters)
0-400 400-800 800-1200 1200-1600 1600-2000 2000-2400
No. Of units(f) 138 270 535 262 80
6. The following table gives the rainfalls at Varanasi for 24 years. Calculate the median value.
Rainfall in cm.
No. Of yrs.(f)
7. Calculate the standard deviation for the following distribution:
Groups f
120-
130
2
40-60 60-80 80-
100
100-
120
2 2 5 8
130-
140
4
140-
150
6
150-
160
12
160-
170
10
120-
140
3
170-
180
6
140-
160
2
160-
180
1
180-
200
0
15
200-
220
1
8. Urban population and literacy ratio of ten areas are given in the following table. Find the rank correlation coefficient between these two variables?
Urban
Population (%)
60 35 15 22 18 38 47 5 12 9
Literacy (%) 73 29 36 14 20 48 45 12 13 10
9. Construct a water flow diagram of Ganga Basin given in Practical book Page no. 44.
10. Construct a Choropleth map to represent the literacy rates in Indian states as per Census 2011.
11. Prepare a questionnaire on an environmental degradation in manufacturing industries.

Subject- Business Studies
The students are required to prepare a project as per the guidelines issued by CBSE (available on www. cbse. nic. in). The student may select any one topic and submit a project report having essential features such as following:
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Total length will be 25 – 30 pages
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Project should be handwritten
Project must be presented in a neat folder
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Cover page
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List of contents
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Acknowledgement
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Introduction
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Topic with suitable heading
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Photographs
Suggested Topics:
Business Environment, Principles of Management (Fayal’s Principles), Principles of Management (Taylor’s
Principles), Marketing Role and Important Concepts.
Subject: Accountancy
Project Work as per C.B.S.E. Guidelines :
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Investigatory Project based on “Accounting Process” in a real business situation.
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Project must cover the following: o Cover Page o Index o Certificate o Acknowledgement o Cover Story (Imaginary- Based on “Sole Proprietorship Firm”) o Transactions o Journal Entries or Subsidiary Day Books o Ledger o Trial Balance

o Adjustments and their Adjustment Journal Entries. o Preparation of Final Accounts (Trading & Profit and Loss Account and Balance Sheet) o Bibliography
Note: This project is having 20 marks in I-Semester Examination 2015.