TELANGANA MODEL SCHOOL JUNIOR COLLEGE

HALF – YEARLY EXAMINATIONS – OCTOBER – 2024

INTERMEDIATE – I - ENGLISH
TIME: 3 HRS MAX.MARKS: 100
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Section-A
1. Answer any three of the following. 3x4=12
a. Keep going is a classic inspirational poem, claims many critics. Substantiate.
b. Life is queer with its twist and turns,… List a few twists as mentioned
c. Explain the narrator’s experience in finding out what happiness is?
d. Seeing helps one better in understanding than listening to justify the statement with reference to the poem
“happiness’’?
2. Answer any three of the following. 3x4=12
a. Write a paragraph on the present-day education system as described in Rahul’s letter?
b. What is the significance of the postscript to the text in Father Dear Father?
c. Why was Thimmakka called Salalumarda?
d. How did Roger Bannister feel in the first lap of the race?

3. Answer any three of the following. 3x4=12

a) Write a paragraph on how Alan and his parents felt excited when he chosen to play for the school cricket
match?
b) Narrate the feelings of Alan as he was not able to reach the ground in time after meeting the old man on his
way.
c. The young man feels that the five boons are not gifts but`merely lending.justify his opinion with reference to
his experiences.
d.‘The years have taught you wisdom surely it must be so’ remarks the fairy, is she right? Explain

Section-B
4. Read the following passage carefully and answer any five questions given after it. 5 × 1=5
Do his best! Of course, he would. for Alan was playing in the school cricket match and was mightily proud of
being chosen to play. He had practiced bowling with his father for weeks now, and daddy said he was shaping
well.
Daddy was nearly as excited as Alan over the Match and he promised that if Alan’s side won, he would buy
him a bicycle.
a. Do his best! Of course, he would. Who would be doing well?
b. What was he proud of?
c. How did he practice cricket?
d. what was his father’s promise?
e. write the antonym of win?
f. Daddy was nearly as excited as Alan over the Match ‘ Here the adverb nearly means… … …
Choose the answer’. [ almost / completely / quietly / happily ]
5. Read the following passage carefully and answer any five questions given after it. 5 × 1=5
Gender bias is a global problem, and its intensity in India is intriguing for reasons both obscure and obvious.
Yet, at times we see brilliant rays of hope emanating from unexpected quarters an instance of this is an
inspiring move initiated at Haridaspur Village of Kondapur Mandal, Sangareddy district by the sarpanch, Shafi
to save girl children and to encourage their education. Proving that good manners too are infectious, the
movement started spreading fast, far and wide. In just a year of its beginning, a handful of villages have already
started following the example. inspired by this movement, Yeddumailaram Village (Kandi Mandal) has set a
record by opening SukanyaSamriddhiYojana (SSY) account for 72 girl children on a single day.
Openings such as accounts, planting trees, honoring mothers of girl children, encouraging girl education, etc.
are the main moves in this direction. public representatives, doctors, press, and officials have been actively
encouraging such persons. Pride of place is credited to intermediate education are personnel, particularly a
principal, have been playing an active role for a long by promoting crucial awareness and raising funds, even
NRI’s! May their tribe multiply!
a. What is the issue that is regarded as universal in this passage?
b. Is India in a better position in this connection than other countries?
c. How has Haridaspur set an example in eliminating gender bias?
d. What makes the narrator say that good manners are infectious?
e. List the main moves initiated in the save girl child campaign
f. What kind of role is being played by the personnel from intermediate education?

Section –C
[NOTE: ANSWERS of this section - C must be written at one place in the same serial order.]
6. Match any four of the following 4 ×1 = 4
i) Philosopher a) mass
ii) recognize b) think
iii) keg c) odd
iv) bulk d) truth seeker, logician
v) queer e) identify
vi) muse f) a container
7. Identify the parts of speech of the following underlined words. 10 × ½ = 5
Do you (1) think, literacy (2) is a harbinger (3) of restlessness, fear (4), frustration? Isit (5) Adam [6] and [7]
Eve eating the tree (8) of (9) knowledge, all (10) over again?
8. Fill in any Ten blanks with a, an or the 10× ½ = 5
a) Panaji is___capital of Goa state.
b) The moon is__symbol of pleasantness.
c) I have given __ one-rupee coin to a beggar.
d) __rabbit runs very fast.
e) Is there ___ bank near here?
f) The talent of __ writer can’t be underestimated.
g) I interviewed __ MP in the evening.
h) Did you get married after leaving ___university.
i) Would you like to be ___ actor?
j) Yours is ___ international company, mine is just a small local firm.
k) MukeshAmbani is___ Bill Gate of India.
l) Is there __ AC theatre in your town?
9. Fill in any five blanks with suitable prepositions 5×1=5
Thimmakka and her husband used to carry four pails (a)__water (b)__ a distance of 4 km to what are the
saplings.Thimmakka continues her fight (c)_____ afforestation.
(d)____ one and a half laps I was still worrying (e) ___ the pace. A voice shouting’ Relax’ penetrated
(f) ____me (g) ___ the noise (h) ____the crowd.
10. Fill in any five blanks with suitable forms of the verbs given in brackets. 5 × 1= 5
I (a)--------- (ask) my Biology teacher what I should (b)-----(do) to save it.
If I (c)------ (be) to meet Newton face to face, I would (d) ----- (fails) to recognise him, so busy am learning
about him! If she (e) ------- (say) George Bush is the president of India, it will (f)------ (has) to be so.
11. Rewrite any five of the following sentences as directed. 5x1=5
a. Ravi always thinks positively. (add question tag)
b. You don’t like me. (add question tag)
c. Sunil said to his daughter, “I will take care of you”. ( write in reported speech)
d. “I am your fan,” said the boy to hero. ( write in reported speech)
e. I have made a mistake. (change in to passive voice)
f. The road has been repaired. (change in to active voice)
12. Supply the missing letters in any eight of the following words. 10 × 1/2 = 5
a) h_llt_p
b) b_ny_n
c) r_ _tine
d) conc_ _ve
e) m_ _ntain
f) mi_ _ion
g) incr_d_ble
h) mons_ _n
i) init_ _tive
j) rec_gn_tion
k) sa_ _ ling
l) res_ _rces
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HALF – YEARLY EXAMINATIONS – OCTOBER – 2024
INTERMEDIATE – I - PHYSICS
TIME: 3 HRS MAX.MARKS: 60
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SECTION – A 10 X 2 = 20
ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS (VERY SHORT ANSWER TYPE)
1. What are the fundamental forces in nature?
2. Distinguish between accuracy and precision.
3. How can systematic errors be minimized or eliminated?
4. What is the contribution of S Chandra Sekhar to physics?
5. If P = 2i + 4j + 14k and Q = 4i + 4j+10k find the magnitude of P+Q.
6. The vertical component of a vector is equals to its horizontal component. What is the angle made by the
vector with X – axis.
7. If a bomb at rest explodes into two pieces, the pieces must travel in opposite directions. Explain.
8. What is the acceleration of a projectile at the top of its trajectory?
9. What is inertia? What gives the measure of inertia?
10. What happens to coefficient of friction if the weight of the body is doubled?
SECTION – B 6 X 4 = 24
ANSWER ANY SIX QUESTIONS (SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS)
11. A ball is dropped from the roof of a tall building and simultaneously another ball is thrown horizontally
with some velocity from the same roof. Which ball lands first? Explain your answer.
12. Define vector product. give an example. Write two proprieties of vector product.
13. State Parallelogram law of vectors. Derive an expression for the magnitude and direction of the
resultant vector.
14. Define angular velocity. Derive v=rw
15. Show that the trajectory of an object thrown at certain angle with the horizontal is a parabola.
16. Why are shock absorbers used in motor cycles and cars?
17. Mention the methods used to decrease the friction.
18. Distinguish between centre of mass and centre of gravity.
SECTION – C 2 X 8 = 16
ANSWER ANY TWO QUESTIONS (LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS)

19. Develop the notions of work and kinetic energy and show that it leads to work energy
theorem.
A pump is required to lift 600 kg of water per minute from a well 25 m deep and to
eject it with a speed of 50 m/s. Calculate the power required to perform the above
task.
20. State and prove the law of conservation of energy in case of freely falling body.
A machine gun fires 360 bullets per minute and each bullet travels with a velocity of
600 m/s. If the mass of each bullet is 5 grams, find the power of machine gun.
21. What are collisions? Explain the possible types of collisions? Develop the theory of
one dimensional elastic collision
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HALF – YEARLY EXAMINATIONS – OCTOBER – 2024
INTERMEDIATE – I YEAR - BOTANY
TIME: 3 HRS MAX.MARKS: 60
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Section - A
I. Answer all the questions. Each question carries 2 marks 2x10=20M

1. What is the basic unit of classification? Define it.

2. What do the terms phycobiont and mycobiont signify?
3. What is Palaeobotany? What is its use?
4. Mention the fern characters found in Cycas.
5. Define venation? How do dicots differ from monocots with respect to venation?
6. What is meant by monosporic development of female gametophyte?
7. Differentiate between actinomorphic from zygomorphic flower.
8. Define vivipary with an example.
9. Who are Herbalists? What are the books written by them?
10. What is meant by heterospory? Mention the two types of spores developed in an angiospermic plant.

Section - B
II. Answer any six of the following questions. Each question carries 4 marks
4x6=24M
11. Write briefly about different types of ovules.
12. Describe any two special types of inflorescences.
13. Explain binomial nomenclature.
14. Give a brief account of Dinoflagellates.
15. Fertilization is not an obligatory event for fruit production in certain plants. Explain the statement.
16. Describe the arrangement of floral members in relation to their insertion on thalamus.
17. Differentiate between Red algae and Brown algae.
18. What is apomixis? What is its importance?

Section - C
III. Answer any two of the following questions. Each question carries 8 marks
8x2=16M
19. Define root modification. Explain how root is modified to perform different functions.
20. Explain different types of racemose inflorescences.
21. Describe the process of fertilization in angiosperms.
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HALF – YEARLY EXAMINATIONS – OCTOBER – 2024
INTERMEDIATE – I YEAR - ZOOLOGY
TIME: 3 HRS MAX.MARKS: 60
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SECTION – A
I.Answer ALL the Questions in 5 lines each. [10 x2 =20]
1.What is Biogenesis ?
2.What is meant by Tautonymy ? Give two examples.
3.What does ICZN stands for ?
4.List out any four Sacred Groves.
5.What is Cephalization ? How is it useful to its possessors ?
6.Distinguish between Holocrine and Apocrine glands.
7.Mention the animals that exhibited a “Tube within a Tube” organisation for the first time. Name their body
Cavity.
8.What is Botryoidal tissue ?
9.What is the function of Radula ? Give the name of the group of Molluscans which do not possess a radula.
10.Distinguish between Amphids and Phasmids.

SECTION – B
I.Answerany SIX Questions in 20 lines each. [6 x 4 = 24]
11. What is the Evil Quartet?
12. Write short notes on In – Situ Conservation.
13. Define Species. Explain the various aspects of “Species.”
14. Describe the structure of a Multipolar Neuron.
15. Explain Haversian system.
16. Write short notes on the salient features of Anthozoans.
17. Mention the salient features of Holothuroidea.
18.Compare briefly Centipede and a Millipede.

SECTION – C [ 2 x 8 = 16]
III.Answer any TWO Questions in 60 lines each.
19. Compare and contrast the three types of Muscular Tissues.
20. Give an account of the “Formed elements of Blood.”
21. Describe the Digestive System and process of Digestion in Pheretima.
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HALF – YEARLY EXAMINATIONS – OCTOBER – 2024
INTERMEDIATE – I YEAR - ECONOMICS
TIME: 3 HRS MAX.MARKS: 100
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SECTION–A 3X10=30M

NOTE: ANSWER ANY THREE OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN 40 LINES.

1) Explain the law of diminishing marginal utility with limitations and importance.
2) Illustratetheconsumer’sequilibriumusingindifferencecurveanalysis.
3) Critically examine the law of variable proportions.
4) Explain the meaning of perfect competition. Illustrate the mechanism of price determination under
perfect competition.
5) Explain the internal and external economies.

SECTION-B 8X5=40M
NOTE: ANSWER ANY EIGHT OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN 20 LINES.
6) What are the characteristic features of human wants?
7) Define utility? What are its types?
8) Explain the concept of in difference curve. Discuss its properties.
9) What are the factors that determine the demand?
10) Describe the income and cross elasticity of demand.
11) What is supply? Explain the determinants of supply.
12) Illustrate the reasons for negative sloping demand curve.
13) Explain the differences between free goods and economic goods.
14) Write about law of returns to scale.
15) Write a note on classification of markets based on time and area.
16) Compare perfect competition and monopoly.
17) What is monopoly? What are its characteristics?
SECTION–C 15x2=30M
NOTE: ANSWER ANY FIFTEEN OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN 8 LINES.
18) What is Price?
19) Explain Ordinal utility.
20) In difference map.
21) What is demand function?
22) What are Selling costs?
23) What is duopoly?
24) Opportunity cost.
25) Explain Giffen’ spara dox.
26) What is microeconomics?
27) Explain the concept of wealth.
28) What is Priceline/Budget line?
29) Capital Goods.
30) Explain complementary goods?
31) Product differentiation.
32) Define the production function?
33) Individual demand schedule.
34) Explain unitary elastic demand.
35) What are money costs?
36) Explain cardinal utility.
37) Explain substitute goods.
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HALF – YEARLY EXAMINATIONS – OCTOBER – 2024
INTERMEDIATE – I YEAR - POLITICAL SCIENCE
TIME: 3 HRS MAX.MARKS: 100
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SECTION-A

Note: Answer any THREE of the following questions in not exceeding 40 lines each. (3*10m=30m)

1. Define Political Science and explain its scope.

2. Define state and discuss its essential features.
3. What is Liberty? What are the safeguards of Liberty?
4. What is Scientific Socialism? Examine its basic principles.
5. Write an essay on basic ideas of Gandhism.
SECTION-B
Note: Answer any EIGHT of the following questions in not exceeding 20 lines. (8*5m=40m)

6. Write a brief note on evolution of Political Science.

7. Write about the relationship of Political Science with Economics.
8. Explain any four kinds of Sovereignty.
9. Explain the difference between State and Government.
10. Briefly explain the essential elements of Nationality.
11. Discuss any four kinds of Law.
12. What is Rule of Law? Explain.
13. What are the characteristics of Liberty?
14. Describe any three types of Justice.
15. Explain any three kinds of Equality.
16. Explain the concept of Satyagraha.
17. Explain Political Rights.
SECTION-C
Answer any FIFTEEN of the following questions in not exceeding 5 lines each. (15*2=30)
18. Behaviouralism
19. Father of Political Science.
20. Political Science Master Science.
21. What is Government?
22. Monistic theory of Sovereignty.
23. Write demerits of Nationalism.
24. Define Nation.
25. What are scientific commentaries?
26. What is Constitutional Law?
27. What is civil Liberty?
28. What is Economic equality?
29. What is Equality of Opportunity?
30. Define Justice.
31. What are the views of Aristotle on Justice?
32. What do you mean by Procedural Justice?
34. What is Uni_ Polar world?
35. Individualism
36. Laissez_ Faire
37. Non _ Violence.