HOLIDAYS

HOMEWORK
2024
CLASS-XII
 INDEX

S NO. SUBJECT PAGE NO.

1 ENGLISH 3

2 ACCOUNTANCY 5

3 BUSINESS STUDIES 6

4 ECONOMICS 7

5 MATHEMATICS 8

6 PHYSICS 9

7 CHEMISTRY 10

8 BIOLOGY 11

9 PHYSICAL EDUCATION 14

10 PAINTING & APPLIED ART 14

11 HISTORY 15

12 POLITICAL SCIENCE 16

13 PSYCHOLOGY 17

14 FASHION STUDIES 17

15 INFORMATICS PRACTICES 18

16 COMPUTER SCIENCE 18

17 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 19

18 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 19

19 FINANCIAL MARKETS MANAGEMENT 20

20 MASS MEDIA 21

21 LEGAL STUDIES 22

22 KATHAK – DANCE 23

23 HIND MUSIC.VOCAL 23

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 ENGLISH

“Learn everything you can, anytime you can, from anyone you can; there always will come a time
when you will be grateful you did.” ―
Sarah Caldwell
Vacation is the time that we all eagerly wait for. We all make plans to enjoy, relax and empower
ourselves during these days. This summer vacation the Holidays Homework has been designed with the
motto “Have Fun as you Learn”.
 Prepare a Schedule and follow it during holidays. It will help you become a good time manager.
 Give time to pursue your hobby as we all need ‘Me Time’
 Limit the use of gadgets and use the time saved in reading Newspaper/Books.
 Give prime importance to your Health. Eat lots of fruits and vegetables.
 Don’t forget exercise and practice yoga to improve your stamina.
 Pledge to “ Eat Right (Less Sugar, Less Oil, Less Salt and Less Outside Food)
 Put in efforts to improve your vocabulary- Add one word per day to your vocabulary

 Holidays Assignments
Attempt any 4 from Serial No. 1 to 5. , Sr. No. 6 is compulsory

1. Prepare a PPT
What to do? Make a PPT/ Collage on the poem Keeping Quiet using appropriate pictures.
Where to do? In a Pen drive/A4 Sheet
Parameters:- Originality of idea, Creativity and Presentation.

2. Comic Strip
What to do? Make a comic strip of the chapter Tiger King.
Where to do? In English Notebook
Parameters:- Content , creativity, relevance .

3. Being Innovative with ideas:-

What to do? What could be the alternate ending of the lesson The Third Level?
Where to do? In English Notebook
Parameters:- Creativity, content and appropriateness

4. Read any one chapter of your choice and write the review.

A) The Rattrap.
B) The Enemy
What to do? Write the review of the lesson in 200-250 words keeping in mind the given aspects.
 Information about the writer

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  Summary
 Favourite character and his/her role in the story
 Analysis of the story
Where to do? In English notebook.
Parameters for Assessment:- Content, language and accuracy.

5. Interview ;-
What to do? Conduct an interview of any elderly person of your area and video record it/ pen it down
in your English notebook.
Where to do? In pen drive/English Notebook.
Parameters for Assessment:- Content , presentation and creativity.

6. Choose any one topic and work in groups of 3-5 to prepare your ALS Project. Use the guidelines
shared in the classroom as your roadmap.
a) Smart Phones –Applications and Adverse Effects
b) Declining Water Table- Causes and Effects
c) Alternative Resources of Energy and its Benefits
d) Coaching Centres- will new guidelines work?
e) Gadgets have Consumed the Pleasures of Reading
f) Driving v/s Cycling- Ease has Compromised Health
g) Fast Food is Fast Entry into Unhealthy Zones
h) Youth falling Prey to Vaping in Guise of Modernization
i) My Trash-How can it be Converted into Cash
j) Online shopping has Opened Avenues of Online Frauds

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 ACCOUNTANCY

Assignment of the chapters (VOLUME I: Accounting for Partnership Firm)

1. Chapter 1. Accounting for partnership firms –Fundamentals

2. Chapter 3. Change in Profit Sharing Ratio.

Part –B - Analysis of Financial Statements

3. Chapter 1- Financial Statements of a Company

Students will read the chapter and make notes of the chapter

4. Art integrated Activity- Students will prepare Mind Map on:

(a) Interest on drawings (Roll no 1 to 25)

(b) Interest on Capital (Roll no. 26 onwards)

(c) Workmen compensation reserve (Roll no 1 to 25)

(d) Investment Fluctuation Reserve (Roll no. 26 onwards)

5. PPT on Methods of valuation of goodwill.

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 BUSINESS STUDIES

1. Students are required to make a project from the following topics as per the assigned roll numbers.

1. Project One: Elements of Business Environment

1. Changing role of the women in the past 25 years relating to joint families, nuclear families, women as a
bread earner of the family, changes in the requirement trend of mixers, washing machines, microwave and
standard of living. Roll Nos 1-12
2. A study on child labour laws, its implementation and consequences. Roll Nos 13-24
3. The state of anti-plastic campaign, the law, its implementation and consequences. Roll Nos 25-36
2.Project Two: Principles of Management
The students are required to visit any one of the following:
1. A departmental store. 2. An industrial unit 3. A fast food outlet. Roll Nos 37-48
They are required to observe the application of the general Principles of management advocated by Fayol.

2. Solve Case based questions from Chapters Nature and significance of Management, Principles of
Management, Business Environment and Planning

3. Solve Crossword Puzzle related to the above chapters.

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 ECONOMICS

1. Prepare short notes, explaining reasons for implementing New economic policy and steps taken by
government under Liberalisation, privatisation and globalisation on A4 size sheets after reading and
understanding chapter 3 of Indian Economic Development with help of the following YouTube link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYaIXWd9a2U

2. Prepare flash cards with formulas of methods of measurement of national income.

3. Read the chapter: Development Experience of India: a Comparison with neighbours from book of
Indian Economic Development and prepare PPT on the following topics:
a) Demographic indicators
b) Human development indicators
c) Gross domestic product and sectors

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 MATHEMATICS
Write down activities no.1,2,3,4,13,14 and 16 in Maths lab manual in the summer vacations.

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 PHYSICS

1. MIND MAP
Mind Map of formulas of chapter 1 2 and 3 (Electric charges and field ,Electric potential and capacitance and
Current electricity) in physics notebook including short tricks of JEE/NEET.

2. ASSIGNMENT
We are sharing list of important questions of chapter 1, 2 and 3. Learn all these questions with lot of written
practice in physics notebook. All questions should be solved once in your notebook.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CM76yeTquq_ZjsFH7nSzdilNOAPczXv8/view?usp=drivesdk
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CB4paQJNH68XIKgXHcsURNumv3IFf41V/view?usp=drivesdk
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1C2PMc_pkI8fOx8UJtlDtPIfgrZVjVnF8/view?usp=drivesdk
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1C3l5vRs3rYsZANHJUpMBFCSVWiCRL5rI/view?usp=drivesdk

3.Practical notebook
Section A
1. To determine resistivity of two / three wires by plotting a graph for potential difference versus current.
2. To find resistance of a given wire / standard resistor using metre bridge.
3. To verify the laws of combination (series and parallel) of resistances using a metre bridge.
4. To determine resistance of a galvanometer by half-deflection method and to find its figure of merit.
Section B
1. To find the value of v for different values of u in case of a concave mirror and to find the focal length.
2. To find the focal length of a convex lens by plotting graphs between u and v or between 1/u and 1/v.
3. To determine angle of minimum deviation for a given prism by plotting a graph between angle of
incidence and angle of deviation.
4. To determine refractive index of a glass slab using a travelling microscope
5. To draw the I-V characteristic curve for a p-n junction diode in forward and reverse bias.
Activities
1. To assemble a household circuit comprising three bulbs, three (on/off) switches, a fuse and a power
source.
2. To assemble the components of a given electrical circuit.

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3. To draw the diagram of a given open circuit comprising at least a battery, resistor/rheostat, key, ammeter
and voltmeter. Mark the components that are not connected in proper order and correct the circuit and
also the circuit diagram.
4. To identify a diode, an LED, a resistor and a capacitor from a mixed collection of such items.
5. To observe diffraction of light due to a thin slit.
6. To study the nature and size of the image formed by a (i) convex lens, or (ii) concave mirror, on a screen
by using a candle and a screen (for different distances of the candle from the lens/mirror).

Instructions for practical

Don't fill out the observation tables. When you conduct the experiment and take readings in the lab, you will
fill them.
Leave space for calculations and a graph.
You must write your aim, your apparatus, a diagram, an observation table, computations, attach graphs, and
your results on the LHS (with pencil only).
Aim, formula utilized, steps of procedure, sources error, precautions and result should all be written on the
RHS (with pen).

4. RAY OPTICS
Read following topics from NCERT.
Reflection of light, spherical mirrors, mirror formula, refraction of light.

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 CHEMISTRY

1) Solve the following assignments of chapter 1, 2 and 6, the links of which are given below
Unit 1: https://ncert.nic.in/pdf/publication/exemplarproblem/classXII/chemistry/leep502.pdf
Unit 2: https://ncert.nic.in/pdf/publication/exemplarproblem/classXII/chemistry/leep503.pdf
Unit 6: https://ncert.nic.in/pdf/publication/exemplarproblem/classXII/chemistry/leep510.pdf

2) Make a project report on designer sheets on the topic assigned to you.( Roll number wise list of project
allotment and the instructions to make the project will be provided in the class groups) . Put your
creativity to use to make the project report visually appealing.
The above-mentioned holidays Homework will carry due weightage in the final practical examination.

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 BIOLOGY
Chapter 2 Sexual reproduction in flowering plants
Objective type questions
1. How many microspore mother cells are required to produce 1000 microspores/pollen grains?
a) 100 b) 150 c) 200 d) 250
2. Which of the following represents the female gametophyte
a) Embryo b) Embryo sac c) Synergid d) Endosperm
3. When the pollen of the flower is transferred to the stigma of another flower on the same plant the process is
called as
a) autogamy b) geitonogamy c) xenogamy d) cleistogamy
4. From among the situations given below choose one that prevents both autogamy and geitonogamy
a) Monoecious plant bearing unisexual flowers
b) dieocious plant bearing only male and female flowers
c) monoecious plant with bisexual flowers
d) dieocious plant with bisexual flowers
5. In a fertilized embryo sac, the haploid, diploid and triploid structures are:
a) Synergid, zygote and primary endosperm nucleus.
b) Synergid, antipodal and polar nuclei.
c) Antipodal, synergid and primary endosperm nucleus.
d) Synergid, polar nuclei and zygote.
6. In an embryo sac, the cells that degenerate after fertilization are
a) Synergids and primary endosperm cell.
b) Synergids and antipodals
c) Antipodals and primary endosperm cell
d) Egg and antipodals
7. Which of the following floral parts forms the pericarp after fertilization?
a) Nucellus b) Outer integument c) Ovary wall d) Inner integument
Practice questions
1. Describe the structure of a typical embryo sac found in flowering plants? Why is it generally referred to as
monosporic?
2. Describe the structure of a mature angiospermic pollen grain.

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3. Name the three parts of pistil and mention one function of each of them.
4. Differentiate between albuminous and non-albuminous seeds, with an example for each.
5. What are parthenocarpic fruits? Give an example. Mention one characteristic feature of such fruits.
6. Differentiate between true fruits and false fruits, with an example of each.
7. (i) Draw a neat labelled diagram of the longitudinal section of an anatropous ovule.
ii) Which cell of the ovule gets transformed into megaspore mother cell?
8. (i) Draw a neat labelled diagram of the vertical section of maize grain.
(ii) Why can we not use the term seed for the maize grain?
9. What develops into a microspore mother cell in a flower? Trace the development of this cell into a pollen
grain, which is ready for germination. Draw a labelled figure of a mature pollen grain.
10. Trace the development of a megaspore mother cell of a flower into a mature ovule. Give a labelled
diagram of the final stage.
11. Trace the events that would take place in a flower from the time the pollen grain of the same species falls
on the stigma upto the completion of fertilization.
12. Draw a well labelled diagram of the L.S. of embryo of grasses. How does it differ from that of bean?
13. What brings about pollination in plants like silk cotton tree and bottle brush?
14. The microscopic pollen grains of the past are obtained as fossils. Mention the characteristic of the pollen
grain that makes it happen.
15. An anther with malfunctioning tapetum often fails to produce viable male gametophytes. Why?
16. Differentiate between perisperm and endosperm.
17.i) Write characteristic features of anther, pollen and stigma of wind pollinated flowers.
ii) How do flowers reward their insect pollinators
Explain the process of artificial hybridization to get improved crop variety in
i) plants bearing bisexual flowers ii) female parent producing unisexual flowers.
18. State one advantage and one disadvantage of cleistogamy.
19. Mention the reason for difference in the ploidy of zygote and endosperm.
20. If a diploid number of chromosomes in an angiospermic plant is 28. What number would you expect in
endosperm and embryo of that plant.
21. Give reasons why:
(a) Apple is a false fruit?
(b) Groundnut seeds are exalbuminous and castor seeds are albuminous.
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 PHYSICAL EDUCATION

➢ Practical-1: Fitness tests administration. (SAI Khelo India Test)

➢ Practical-2: Procedure for Asanas, Benefits & Contraindication for any two Asanas for each lifestyle
disease.
➢ Practical-3: Anyone one IOA recognized Sport/Game of choice. Labelled diagram of Field &
Equipment. Also, mention its Rules, Terminologies & Skills.

PAINTING

1 still life
1 Indian Folk Art
1 Composition on Music or Dance.
(All on A2 size sheets)

APPLIED ART

1 Folk Art
1 Poster on Child Labour or Girl Education (maximum in 4 colours without any shades and tones)
1 Advertisement on any eatable or make up product.
(All on A2 size sheets)

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 HISTORY

Prepare a hand written project report on any one of the topics given below
Only one project is to be done in a session.
i. Town planning and artefacts of Harappan civilization
ii. Understanding the Bhakti & Sufi Movement
iii. Mahabharata, through a readers eye
iv. Mughal Paintings
v. The Sanchi and Amravati stupa
vi. Monuments of Delhi
vii. An imperial capital Vijaynagar
viii. Mahatma Gandhi-A legendary soul
ix. Jainism and Buddhism
x. Divine Apostle of Guru Nanak Dev
xi. Help, humanity and sacrifices during partition
xii. The process behind the framing of Indian constitution
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
1. The project should be strictly as per guidelines of C.B.S.E.
2. The project should be handwritten, done on A4 size sheet. The total length of the project should not be less
than 25-30 pages.
3. It should consist of pictures, maps, Color illustrations, relevant newspaper clippings, maps, charts may be
hand drawn or printed (if it is relevant for any aspect of your project) are welcome. acknowledgement and
Bibliography.
3. Students must prepare individual project as it is not a group activity.
4. The projects must be neat and well-presented and must be completely hand-written.
5. No correction pen to be used or written matter to be crossed out. In case of any mistakes, redo the sheet.
6. Pictures should be labelled.
7. Introductory page should include picture and name.
Note: Please refer Circular No. Acad. 16/2013 dated 17.04.2013 for complete guidelines.
REVISE (THEMES)- 1 TO 5 and
Practice map work as per the CBSE list and attach in a file /register.

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 POLITICAL SCIENCE
Prepare a project according to CBSE guidelines.
Some suggested topics from BOOK 2 Politics of India since Independence are:-
1. Challenges to Nation Building
2. Era of One party Dominance
3. India’s External Relations
4. Politics of Planned development
5. Challenges to and restoration of the Congress system
6. The Crises of democratic Order
7. Regional Aspirations
8. Recent developments in Indian Politics
Those students who are interested to make project on the topics of Book 1 contemporary world politics, they
can make project on any of the following topics:-
1. The End of Bipolarity
2. Contemporary centers of power
3. Contemporary South Asia
4. International Organizations
5. Security in the Contemporary world
6. Environment and Natural resources
7. Globalization
Any other topic based on the syllabus.
General instructions:
1. Project can be individual /pair/ group of four- five each.
2. It should be a handwritten project on A4 size sheet.
3. Project should be summed up in 25-30 pages
4. It should be well research based on facts and figures and pictorial.
5. The project must have a title /cover page, certificate, acknowledgement, index, introduction, aims and
objectives, analysis with heading and sub headings, conclusion and bibliography.
6. It must include relevant news clippings, facts and figures pictures etc.
B. Read and revise the chapters taught in the class. Answer the questions sent through the worksheet.
C. Read the newspaper daily especially the editorials. Listen to English news daily.
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 PSYCHOLOGY

1. Learn NCERT based question answers of chapter 1st and 2nd.

2. Write you Case Profile (Case Study Material) including Introduction, Definitions, Types, Causes,
Intervention and Management, Prevalence etc.
3. Answer all MCQs from Chapter 1st and 2nd (It will be shared with you in your group)
4. Write Practical-1- Self Concept Questionnaire in your Practical notebook.

FASHION STUDIES

First week
1. Design a product with self-generated prints inspired from nature.
Second week
2. To demonstrate creative exploration of patterns dye a cloth sample by using food products for dyeing
process.
Third week
3. Develop print design on A4 size ivory sheet inspired from Animal skin by innovative use of material.
4. Stencil printing technique to create design pattern/motif on A4 size ivory sheet.

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 INFORMATICS PRACTICES

Prepare a Practical File of IP containing following:-

Give heading of PYTHON PROGRAMS and make the programs given in the link provided below:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/10AkAcyurJZjMBauNcvj2AaOox6QNzV7f/view?usp=sharing

#Note:
Write all python programs on right side lined page.
Paste the output on left hand side blank page.

COMPUTER SCIENCE

Prepare a Practical File of CS containing following:-

I. write a brief introduction of SQL along with the data types and different SQL commands on right hand side.
II. Give heading of MYSL QUERIES and write the SQL commands along with the outputs.

III. One Assignment will be shared by the teacher in class group. Do as directed, by the teacher.
#Note:
Write all SQL queries on right side lined page.
Draw the output on left hand side blank page.
Complete Practical File and Homework which will be given by the teacher in your group.

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 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Prepare a Practical File of IT.

Give heading of MySQL Queries and write the queries done in the class.

#Note:
Write all SQL commands on right side lined page.
Paste the output on left hand side blank page.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Prepare a Google document and do the following activities:

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 FINANCIAL MARKETS MANAGEMENT

FINANCE PROJECT TOPICS

KINDLY SELECT ANY ONE TOPIC FOR FINANCE PRACTICAL FILE AND PREPARE THE PROJECT
ON A4 SIZE SHEETS.
Minimum pages-18-20
Include the graphs, pie-charts, pictures and good relevant content for your project.
1. Online Trading Project on SEBI: Analyze the regulatory framework of SEBI, its role in online trading,
and the impact of online trading on Indian markets.
2. Foreign Institutional Investors (FII) in India: Study the role of FIIs in Indian markets, their investment
patterns, and impact on the economy.
3. Indian Commodity Market: Research the structure, functioning, and regulation of the Indian commodity
market.
4. Financial Services - Growth and Development: Study the growth and development of financial services
in India, including banking, insurance, and mutual funds.
5. Portfolio Management Practices of Mutual Fund: Analyze the portfolio management strategies of mutual
funds, their performance, and impact on investors.
6. Working of National Stock Exchange (NSE): Analyze the structure, functioning, and regulation of NSE.
7. Share Market and Financial System: Study the interplay between the share market and financial system,
including the impact of share market on the economy.
8. Initial Public Offer (IPO) Analysis: Study the process, benefits, and risks of IPOs, including their impact
on investors.
9. Working of Stock Exchange in India - A comparative study of BSE and NSE: Analyze the structure,
functioning, and regulation of BSE and NSE.
10. Derivatives (Futures & Options): Analyze the types, benefits, and risks of derivatives, including their
impact on Indian markets.
11. SEBI and Investor Protection: Study the role of SEBI in investor protection, including its regulatory
framework and initiatives.

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 MASS MEDIA

1. Make a reel for promoting a social relevant cause you are passionate about.
2. Design an Ad Campaign for a new Healthy Snacks brand having pan-India appeal along the following lines.
a. Define your target audience.
b. What are the media that you will use? Why?
c. What are the media that you will not use? Why?
d. Prepare a Prototype of the Advertisement at least in ONE FORM of media i.e. Newspaper/ TV/ Web.
Remember that your product will be nationally sold. So you must define the kind of newspaper it would appear
in, the channel that you would prefer the most and the time of transmission, in case of web, you will indicate
the website/s that it should appear on.
3. There was the “Pepsi Challenge” contest in 1975 sponsored by the Cola Company in direct competition to
Coca Cola, its main rival brand. This is the most famous example of comparative advertising. Find out and
present more contemporary examples of comparative advertising and the controversies involved in it.
4. Make a collage on the topic "Impact of Information Technology on the lives of poor people of India".

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 LEGAL STUDIES

PROJECT FILE on Any Topic/Chapter based on the CBSE syllabus.

CASE STUDY METHOD Can be opted to make project on Case studies in Unit 1 -Judiciary
Unit 2 Alternative Dispute Resolution
Any other method can be also opted to make your project file on the other topics such as Business laws, Law
and Sustainable Development ,Concept of Human Rights, International law, Legal profession in India, Legal
Services etc.
General instructions:
1. Project can be individual /pair/ group of four- five each.
2. It should be a handwritten project on A4 size sheet.
3. Project should be summed up in 25-30 pages
4. It should be well research based on facts and figures and pictorial.
5. The project must have a title /cover page, certificate, acknowledgement, index, introduction, aims and
objectives, analysis with heading and sub headings, conclusion and bibliography.
6. It must include relevant news clippings, facts and figures pictures etc.
B. Read and revise the chapters taught in the class. Answer the questions sent through the worksheet.
C. Read the newspaper daily especially the editorials. Listen to English news daily.

STUDENTS ARE TO ATTEMPT AND WRITE BACK EXERCISE QUESTIONS OF UNIT 1,2,3,4 IN
THEIR SEPERATE NOTE BOOK OF LEGAL STUDIES
REVISE ALL 4 UNITS

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 KATHAK – DANCE

1. Notation of Dadra Taal (ekgun ,dugun ,chaugun)

2. Notation of Roopak Taal ( ekgun , dugun , chaugun )

3. Notation of Kehrwa Taal ( ekgun ,dugun , chaugun )

HIND MUSIC.VOCAL

 Definitions- alankar, gamsk, Kan, neend khatka murki

 Raag bhairav

 Tal jhap tal Kauski chakkarvrti gayki and life achivement

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