Delhi World Public School, Dhar

Unsolved Exercise
Section A (Objective Type Questions)
Unit 1: Communication Skills-II

A. 1. iv 2. i 3. iv 4. ii 5. i 6. ii
7. i 8. i 9. ii
B. 1. Channel 2. decode 3. article 4. Non-verbal 5. physical
Section B (Subjective Type Questions)
A. 1. Sender: Sender selects the desired medium and sends the information.
Encoding: In verbal and visual communication, the message is converted from one systemto another
system in the form of codes. It is the creation of message in another form.
2. • Inform: Sharing of facts and information with others.
• Influence: Counselling, negotiating or simply talking to someone to help reduce thestress can
make a change in other persons’s outlook.
• Express Feelings: Talking and expressing your feelings is considered a healthy way tointeract
with family and friends.
3. Communication is the process by which two or more people exchange ideas, facts, feelings,
information, etc., about any topic.
4. There are eight parts of speech: noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition,
conjunction, and interjection.
• Noun: A noun is a name of a person, place, thing or idea. Proper nouns always start witha capital
letter, common nouns do not.
• Pronoun: A pronoun is a word used in place of a noun. A pronoun is usually substitutedfor a
specific noun.
• Verb: A verb expresses action. There is a main verb and sometimes one or more helpingverbs.
• Adjective: An adjective is a word used to modify or describe a noun or pronoun. It usuallyanswers
the question of which one, what kind or how many.
• Adverb: An adverb describes or modifies a verb, an adjective or another adverb but never a
noun. It usually answers the questions of when, where, how, why, under what conditions or to
what degree.
• Preposition: A preposition is a word placed before a noun or pronoun to form a phrase modifying
another word in the sentence.
• Conjunction: A conjunction joins words, phrases or clauses and indicates the relationship between
the elements joined. Coordinating conjunctions connect grammatically equal elements: and, but,
or, nor, for, so, yet, etc. Subordinating conjunctions connect clauses that are not equal: because,
although, while, since, etc.
• Interjection: An interjection is a word used to express emotion. It is often followed by an
exclamation mark.
5. An article is a word used to modify a noun, which is a person, place, object or idea. Articles are used
before nouns to show whether the nouns are general or specific.
‘A/an’ and ‘The’ are the three types of English articles.
6. i. Declarative ii. Declarative
iii. Exclamatory iv. Interrogative
7. i. Prepositional ii. Adjective
iii. Adverb iv. Adverb
B. 1. Use of simple language.
2. To be answered by the student.
 Unsolved Exercise
Section A (Objective Type Questions)
Unit 2: Self -Management Skills-II
A. 1. iv 2. iii 3. ii 4. ii 5. iv 6. iii
7. iii 8. i
B. 1. Self management 2. Mental 3. emotional 4. self-awareness
5. mental
Section B (Subjective Type Questions)
A. 1. Self-motivation is defined as the force within you that drives you to do things without any influence.
Self-motivation is what pushes us to achieve our goals gradually, feel happy and improve our quality
of life. It is our ability to do the things that need to be done. For example, John goes to practice cricket
in the morning, comes back and finishes all his work before going to school. No one tells him to do
it but he does it on his own.
2. The ABC of stress management is:
A. Aware: Be aware of the adversities or stressful events, so that you know what is causingstress.
B. Beliefs: Trust the way you handle and deal a situation.
C. Consequences: Know the outcomes of the events and use stress management tools to overcome
or minimise them.
3. Stress management means to plan and cope effectively with daily pressures and mental agony.
4. Time management is the ability to plan, organise and control how you spend the hours of your
day well and do all that you want to do. It is the thinking skill that guides you to complete tasks on
time, make a daily timetable and try analysing how long it will take you to do something. Always
submit homework and assignments on time, without wasting timeduring the day.
5. To be answered by the student.
6. S – Specific
M – MeasurableA –
Achievable R – Realistic
T – Time bound
7. The best way to work on long term goals is to make SMART goals.
8. Ability to work independently means working without any support, interference or supervision. By
working independently, work satisfaction increases because here the individual is responsible to
tackle the duties and get credit for the success.
9. The Stress causal agents are:
1. MENTAL, 2.PHYSICAL, 3.SOCIAL, 4.FINANCIAL.
B. 1. Some useful stress management techniques can be:
i. Physical exercise
ii. Yoga
iii. Meditation
iv. Enjoyment
v. Nature Walk
2. Some self-motivation skills are:
i. Do things that make one happy.
ii. Do things that earn respect.
iii. Identify personal likes and dislikes
iv. Focus on goals.
v. Stay loyal to goals.
vi. Develop a plan to achieve goals.
 Unit 3: ICT Skills-II
Unsolved Exercise
Section A (Objective Type Questions)

A. 1. i 2. ii 3. i 4. iii 5. iii 6. i
7. iv 8. ii 9. i 10. i 11. iii 12. ii
B. 1. single-user 2. Memory management 3. hardware 4. operating system
5. Basic Input/Output System
Section B (Subjective Type Questions)
A. 1. iii, iv, v, ii, i
2. To create a new file, follow the given steps:
Step 1: Right click on the desktop and select New option.
Step 2: Click on the required file type and type the name of the file that is to be created. Click on
Folder; a folder named New Folder will appear. Type the desired name forthe folder.
Step 3: Press Enter key.
3. A computer file system is an electronic version of physical file system where related information is
stored in a single file or folder.
4. Step 1: Right click on any file and select Properties. A dialog box will appear and it will display the
properties of the file.
Step 2: Click on the General tab to view the general properties of the selected file(s)/folder(s) like: type,
location, size, date of creation, etc.
5. A boot sector virus gains complete control over the Master Boot Record (MBR). MBR is thefirst sector
of the computer hard drive that stores the information about loading the operating system into the main
memory. Boot sector virus replaces the location and information of the operating system in order to
stop it from getting loaded into the main memory, resulting into errors during booting.
Michelangelo, Polyboot.B, Stones and AntiEXE are some commonexamples of boot sector virus.
6. Trojan Horses are often used by hackers as they can enter into the database of a computer system
under the guise of some entertaining package. The term ‘backdoor’ is often used for trojan horse.
The user interacts with the program and simultaneously the infection takes
place behind the interactive interface. Once a trojan horse has infected a computer system, it
becomes easier for a hacker to access it remotely and perform unethical operations and steal
important information from the infected computer.
7. As large amount of data is stored on the computer, it is necessary to have regular maintenance.
8. • Installation of Antivirus and Firewall: There are antivirus software which are used to safeguard
or prevent the computer from virus and clean the unwanted programs.
• Scanning and Cleaning of Hard Disk: If a user faces some unusual symptoms while operating a
computer, then it must be scanned and cleaned as it may have been infectedby a malware.
• Update the Antivirus: If some new virus has developed after the installation of the loaded antivirus,
then it may not be recognized by the loaded antivirus and therefore, it may not prevent that virus.
In that case, the existing antivirus has to be updated in order to install its latest virus signature and
clean new virus.
• Use passwords to login to your computer: Always use passwords that are difficult to guess.
This would prevent unauthorised people from accessing your computer.
• Encrypt Data: This is usually done by banks and companies where important customer
information is shared and stored. They can encrypt their entire hard disk using encrypting feature in
Windows (Bitlocker) forcing users to use a decryption password (or key) before starting the
computer, thus preventing unauthorised usage.
9. Spam refers to an unwanted and unsolicited message which is received in the inbox of a person’s e-
mail account or newsgroups. The one who sends the spam is called a ‘spammer’. Generally, spams are
 sent with an intention to advertise products and services.
10. Some of the ways are:
i. Keeping software up-to-date
ii. Don’t click on suspicious links
iii. Use good antivirus software
iv. Use firewall
v. Do minimum downloads
vi. Use pop-up blockers
Some popular antivirus are AVG, Norton, Quick Heal, Kaspersky, McAfee, Avast, etc.
11. A disk defragmentation removes all unnecessary information that slows down the computer. It should
be done at regular intervals which helps the disc space to be used at an optimal level.

Unit 4: Entrepreneurial Skills-II

A. 1. iii 2. iii 3. i 4. iii 5. iv 6. i

7. i 8. i 9. iii 10. ii 11. iv
B. 1. taxation 2. sole proprietorship 3. capital 4. Society
5. Entrepreneur
Section B (Subjective Type Questions)
A. 1. It accelerates the economic growth of the society as it enables wealth creation for the entrepreneur
himself and the people who are employed in the enterprise.
It also contributes to the finance sector on a national scale for the government in the form of
taxation which is then redistributed in the society for different services of the nation.
Entrepreneurs keep keen eye on the different aspects and opportunities in the society. They identify
the needs of people and society and innovatively come up with products or services to cater to their
needs.
2. The most important function of an entrepreneur is to create a new idea for product or service. In
absence of inception of an idea, rest all functions are fruitless. Idea is the root on which the tree of
an enterprise grows. For example, if a person is witting to take risk, has capital arrangements, ability
to organise resources, willing to follow legal procedures, has good public relations but no idea of
what to do is a wastage of everything else.
3. A misconception refers to a mistaken belief or a wrong idea while reality refers to the state of being
actual or real. For example, a person may be under a misconception that his friend cares for him but
in reality his friend might not at all be bothered about him.
4. i. Society provides market for the services and products that have been created or are being
produced by the entrepreneur.
ii. The society provides raw material to entrepreneurs for production of goods that the society
needs.
iii. Society also provides financial support for entrepreneurs.
5. Some disadvantages are:
i. Flexible working hours or no relax time
ii. Less earnings in the initial years
iii. More stress
iv. Always on lookout for financial resources
v. Future financial instability
vi. Government roadblocks

6. Big entrepreneurs play a very crucial role in development of the nation as they help to build and
establish huge infrastructures or services like telecom facility, aeroplanes, etc, which wouldn’t be
 possible otherwise.
Most of the successful entrepreneurs are philanthropists. They always contribute to the society for
the betterment of people in a community.
7. Tuitions, online classes, freelance writing, virtual assistance, marketing, designing, online selling,
homemade products, print-on-demand, animator, blogger, etc.
8. Myths about Entrepreneurship are:
1. The misconception is that every business idea needs to be unique or special.
Each entrepreneur saw customer demand and brought a new idea into their business. A person
can take an idea that is already there in the market and do something different with it.
2. The misconception we have is that a person needs a lot of money to start a business.
Every business does not need a lot of capital to start. Depending on how much money you have
or can borrow, you can start a business with that much money. Once you make more money, you
can put that into your business to make it bigger.
9. Any four roles of Entrepreneurs are:
i. Coordinating role
ii. Agent’s role
iii. Innovator’s Role
iv. Risk assumption role

Unit 5: Green Skills-II

Unsolved Exercise
Section A (Objective Type Questions)

A. 1. iii 2. iv 3. iv 4. iv 5. iii 6. i
B. 1. True 2. False 3. True 4. True 5. False
Section B (Subjective Type Questions)
A. 1. Following are some examples of government initiatives to overcome problems related to sustainable
development:
i. An environment friendly way for power generation is using solar energy which is unlimited. One of
the biggest examples of large scale production of solar power is seen in Charanka Gujarat Solar
Park.
This barren land known for wild vegetation has a mega solar power plant of 600 MW. It has
considerably reduced the dependence on non-renewable fossil fuels in Gujarat. It has generated a
good source of income of people of Charanka and also will help future generations in the next
forty to fifty years.
ii. Mr Ashwath Hegde founded an eco-friendly alternative to plastics which were banned by the
municipal corporation of Mangalore. He is a known innovator and entrepreneur who made a 100
percent bio-degradable bag which can dissolve in hot water and decompose in natural
environment. This innovative idea is now being used in many countries and is of great help
towards the environment.
iii. Narayana Peesapaty’s initiative of edible cutlery made out of a grain is a great innovation. These
spoons can be eaten and even can be easily decomposed in the soil enriching it. This was put
into use to stop the use of plastic spoons and forks.
2. i. Soil: Use of land for different purposes has led to reduction of rich and fertile land needed to grow
crops such as wheat, rice, etc. Use of chemical fertilisers degrades the quality of soil by depleting
soil nutrients.
ii. Water: The rivers and ponds are getting polluted as people dump garbage into them. Thus, fresh
water is not safe for drinking and other purposes.
3. i Examples of renewable natural resources are sunlight, water, wind, hot springs, fumaroles, etc.
 ii. Examples of non-renewable natural resources are coal, natural gas, oil, nuclear energy, etc.
4. Some important SDGs are:
No Poverty
i. Zero Hunger
ii. Good Health and Well-being
iii. Quality Education
iv. Gender Equality
5. Solar energy is harnessed from the sun using solar panels. It is non-polluting, inexpensive and
renewable power source. It has minimized the use of water and coal for generating electricity.
B. Some measures could be:
i. Educate the vendors about harmful effects of plastics.
ii. Encourage them to ask people to bring cloth bags.
iii. Recycle and reuse plastic bags which they can collect.