Child Development and Pedagogy Mathematics and Science 83 Read the following, and identify X, Y , Z and W respectively : X : The part which produces pollen grains Y : The part where the female gamete is formed Z : The female reproductive part where pollen grains germinate W : The part of the flower which attracts insects Choose the correct option.
A Stamen, ovary, ovule, petals B Pistil, stigma, ovary, sepal C Anther, pistil, ovary, sepal D Anther, ovary, stigma, petals
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Language I (English) Passage For questions 108–114 Physical health affects the mind and vice versa. Which of the two is the more important is like asking the age-old question : what comes first, the chicken or the egg. For our present subject, let us be clear that a sound mind in a sound body is a prerequisite for high efficiency and good quality work in the office, factory or field, which leads to a sense of achievement and fulfilment.
Our health is, of course, important not only to us, but also to our families and even to our employers. No wonder then that companies everywhere have a stake in the health and fitness of their employees and are willing to spend considerable money towards this purpose. Japanese companies particularly excel in this and the more successful among them start off the day with a body-bending and stretching session and even singing the company song designed to promote loyalty and motivation among the workforce! This is considered an important factor contributing to high productivity and quality. Here is a lesson which has been emulated elsewhere in the world and could work wonders in India. It is estimated that some 20,000 American firms have established in-house health clubs. Typical of these is the soft drink manufacturer Pepsi Cola which has spent about $2 million in setting up a health club at its head office in New York State. Such expenditure has proved to be a wise investment in achieving better efficiency and higher productivity. It has, indirectly, also helped reduce the premium on the health insurance of its staff. This business has grown so large that hundreds of consultancies have sprung up for the management of health clubs and fitness centres. In some cases, there is a nominal contribution by the employees on the premise that this way they will value and use the facilities all the more. Some insurance companies have teamed up with employers in such ventures as better health contributes to a longer life and hence more premium! Though many firms in India have generous medical schemes, the movement towards health clubs and the like is yet to gain momentum.
Passage For questions 115–120 Your pretty bird in a gilded cage Flutters its sorrowful wings But there’s never a cage-bird yet could sing As my bird sings. He’s little and brown and wild and shy, But free to build and thrive, Your poor bit thing behind its bars Is only half alive! My bird sings out with a true wood-note, Your pipes of sorrowful things, And never, now, may he learn the song That my bird sings. Never, now, may he wheel and soar With the sunshine on his wings, O, a bird in a cage is a crippled thing But my bird sings!
Language II (English) Passage For questions 137–143 One morning, the Emperor of China was feeling tired and sleepy. He had a lot of work to do but he could not keep his eyes open. “Perhaps I’m sick,” he said to his servant. “Get my doctor!” When the doctor arrived, the Emperor said, “I have many things to do today, but I can’t keep my eyes open. Can you help me?” The doctor opened his bag and took out a small box. There were some dry, dark leaves inside the box. He gave them to the Emperor and asked him to chew them. “They will help you. They are called tea leaves,” said the doctor. The Emperor looked at the tea leaves; then he put them in his mouth and began to chew them. They didn’t taste nice at all. The Emperor refused to have them and became angry at the doctor. He asked the doctor to leave else he would chop his head. Just as the doctor was leaving, two servants came into the room. They were carrying the Emperor’s bath. It was full of hot water. Some of the tea leaves that the doctor was carrying fell into the hot water and the water smelled wonderful. The Emperor asked his servant to bring a cup of hot water. When the servant brought a cup of hot water, the Emperor put a few tea leaves in the water. It became a beautiful golden colour and smelt flavourful. The Emperor tasted the water. There was a big smile on his face. Then he drank up all the water. A few minutes later, he stopped feeling sleepy. He was fully awake, and he felt youthful and strong again. The Emperor smiled at the doctor and praised him for his cleverness. He ordered his servant to give him a cup of that wonderful drink every morning. Since that day, people have grown tea in China, India and in other parts of the world.
Passage For questions 145–150 Legends will tell you that flamingoes are no ordinary visitors to Kachchh. They were the honoured guests of King Lakho and he had forbidden the hunting of flamingoes, which came to Kachchh from various parts of the world every year to breed. For centuries, the region had been a haven for the migratory bird. Today, Flamingo City, an island in the middle of the Rann of Kachchh, known the world over as one of the biggest breeding grounds of the Greater Flamingo, is strewn with bodies of hundreds of flamingo chicks. The parents of these chicks have fled the island due to lack of food. Zooplanktons, algae and the small fish that these birds survive on are dying due to a sudden increase in the salinity of the Rann waters. One can even see dead fish floating. Flamingoes need salt-encrusted, damp mud to build nests. The place where they build their nests has to be inaccessible to predatory cats and birds. It should also have sufficient food. The right mix of sweet and brackish water in the Rann is crucial for the proliferation of planktons and algae that the flamingoes feed on. Faced with starvation, flamingoes have fled the island leaving their chicks to fend for themselves. Till date, around a thousand flamingoes have died.
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Maharaj Kumarshi Himmatsinghji, a member of the royal family of Kachchh and an expert on the birds of Kachchh, traces the problem of increased salinity in the Rann waters to the construction of dams on rivers that flow into the region. He emphasises that efforts should be made to ensure that at least some water flows into the Rann. In fact, over the years, the number of flamingoes coming to the island has decreased because of the change in salinity of the Rann water. In 1945, Salim Ali, the late ornithologist, had found 5 lakh birds on the island. Since then, the number has not gone above 2.2 lakh. However, the studies carried out on the Flamingo City so far cannot be taken as 100 percent accurate.