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Xavier’s School (10+2)

MEHMOODABAD ROAD, BISWAN, SITAPUR, (U.P.) 261201
(AFFILIATED TO C.B.S.E. NEW DELHI)
Summer Vacation Homework (2025-2026)
Class – 12th

4. Do 10 questions of trigonometric functions from PYQS.

5. Make a project file on the mathematical concepts behind vectors and scalars.

SUBJECT: BIOLOGY (044)

1. Flowers with both androecium and gynoecium are called

1. Bisexual flowers
2. Anther
3. Stamens
4. Unisexual flowers

2. The transfer of pollen from the anther to stigma is called

1. Pollination
2. Fertilization
3. Adoption
4. Diffusion

3. The fusion of female reproductive nucleus with the male reproductive nucleus is known as
1. Adoption
2. Excretion
3. Fertilization
4. Regeneration

4. The two nuclei at the end of the pollen tube are called
1. Tube nucleus and a generative nucleus
2. Sperm and ovum
3. Generative nucleus and stigma
4. Tube nucleus and sperm
5. Generative nucleus divides forming
1. 2 male nuclei
2. 3 male nuclei
3. 2 female nuclei
4. 3 female nuclei

6. Embryo sac is located inside the

1. Stigma
2. Ovule
3. Micropyle
4. Style

7. One nucleus of the pollen tube and secondary nucleus of the ovum grow into
1. Stigma
2. Endosperm
3. Anther
4. Stamen

8. The stalk of Datura flowe r at its base is known as

1. Pedicel
2. Corolla
3. Sepals
4. Thalamus

9. The male reproductive parts of a flower, the stamens, are collectively known as
1. Androecium
2. Filament
3. Anther
4. Gynoecium
10. The other name for gynoecium is
1. Pistil
2. Stigma
3. Androecium
4. Style

11. Functional megaspore in a flowering plant develops into

1. Endosperm Ovule
2. Embryo-sac
3. Embryo

12. Which of the following is similar to autogamy, but requires pollinators?

1. Geitonogamy
2. Cleistogamy
3. Apogamy
4. Xenogamy

13. What is the function of the filiform apparatus?

1. Guide the entry of pollen tube
2. Recognize the suitable pollen at the stigma
3. Produce nectar
4. Stimulate division of the generative cell

14. A mass of nutritive material outside the embryo sac is called

1. Protoplasm
2. Pericarp
3. Ectoderm
4. Perisperm

15. Which of the following statements is correct?

1. Sporogenous tissue is haploid
2. The hard outer layer of pollen is called intine
3. Tapetum nourishes the developing pollen
4. Microspores are produced by endothecium

16. Which of the following fruit is produced by parthenocarpy?

1. Brinjal
2. Apple
3. Banana
4. Jackfruit

17. The process of formation of seeds without fe rtilization in flowe ring plants is known as
1. Budding
2. Apomixis
3. Sporulation
4. Somatic hybridization

18. Functional megaspore in an angiosperm develops into

1. Endosperm
2. Embryo
3. Embryo-sac
4. Ovule

19. Rewards and attractants are required for

1. Entomophily
2. Cleistogamy
3. Anemophily
4. Hydrophily

20. A dioecious flowe ring plant prevents

1. Geitonogamy and xenogamy
2. Autogamy and xenogamy
3. Autogamy and geitonogamy
4. Cleistogamy and xenogamy

Very Short Answer Type Questions

What are the component cells of the egg apparatus in an e mbryo sac?
Which part of gynoecium determines the compatible nature of pollen grain?
What is common in the function pe rformed by nucellus and cotyledon?
Fill in the missing words:
Pollen mother cell → Pollen tetrad → Pollen grain → Vegetative cell, ____? ___
In the following events, indicate the stages where mitosis and meiosis occur (1,2,3).Megaspore mother cell
→(1)→Megaspores→(2)→Embryo sacs→(3)→Egg

Show the direction of the pollen tube from the pollen on the stigma in the embryo sac in the given diagram.

Which regions of pistil form fruits and seeds?

During polye mbryony, if one embryo is forme d from syne rgids and the othe r from nucellus, state the one
that is haploid and the one that is diploid.
Is it possible that an unfertilized apomictice mbryo sac gives rise to a diploid embryo? Give a reason in
support of your answer
When a pollen grain is shed at the 3-celled stage, which three cells are found?
Define self-incompatibility. How do self-incompatible plants pollinate?
Which is a triploid tissue? How is the condition achieved in a fertilize d ovule?
Does apomixis require fertilization and pollination? Give reasons in support of your ans wer.
Mention the kind of carpel in the diagram given below.

How do aquatic plants undergo pollination?

Each pollen grain in the flowe ring plants produces male gametes. State the function of the male gametes.
List out the agents of pollination.
What is pollination?
What are the stages of post-fertilization in plants?
What are the male and female reproductive parts of a flower?

Q.21.What is cross-pollination?
Define double fertilization.
What are the main layers of a flowe r?
Define Morphogenesis.
State the role of endothecium.

Short Answer Type Questions

How does a chasmogamous bisexual flower prevent self-pollination?

Arrange them sequentially according to how they appear in the artificial hybridization programme.
1. Rebagging
2. Selection of parents
3. Bagging
4. Dusting the pollen on the stigma
5. Emasculation
6. Collection of pollen
How do self-incompatibility restrict autogamy? How does pollination occur in such plants?
Label the following diagram.

Explain the term polyembryony. How is it exploited comme rcially?

Is there any difference between apomixis and parthenocarpy? Explain the benefits of each.
The zygote divides only after the division of the primary endosperm cell. Give reasons in support of the
statement.
Why is it that the generative cell of 2-celled pollen divides in a pollen tube and not of 3-celled pollen?
Label the following parts in the diagram given below:
Male gametes, egg cell, polar nuclei, synergid, pollen tube.
Explain the events which occur after the process of fertilization in plants.

Long Answer Type Questions

Explain the pollination occurring in the chasmogamous flowers.

Describe the structure of the embryo sac of a mature angiospe rm. Explain the role of synergids in it.
How is it that the embryo sacs of some apomictic species look normal but contain diploid cells?
What are the characteristics of wind, water and insect-pollinated flowers?
Explain the structure of the pollen.
What are the functions of a flower?
Make a detailed Project on Reproductive Health, Pollination and their Female Reproductive Organ and their Fun

Make a Working Model on :

Reproduction in Flower
Double Fertilization, Ovule
Reproductive Organ
Gametogenesis

Sub: Chemistry (055)

1. Give an example of ‗liquid in solid‘ type solution.

2. 10 g glucose is dissolved in 400 g of solution. Calculate percentage concentration of the solution.
3. Gases tend to be less soluble in liquids as the temperature is raised. Why?
4. State the conditions which must be satisfied if an ideal solution is to be formed.
5. A mixture of chlorobenzene and bromobenzene forms a nearly ideal solution but a mixture of chloroform
and acetone does not. Why?
6. N 2 and O2 gases have KH values 76.48 kbar and 34.86 kbar respectively at 293 K temperature. Which one
of these will have more solubility in water?
7. What will happen to the boiling point of the solution formed on mixing two miscible liquids showing
negative deviation from Raoult‘s law?m
8. Which type of deviation is shown by the solution formed by mixing cyclohexane and ethanol?
9. Define cryoscopic constant (molal freezing point depression constant.)
10. Mention the unit of ebullioscopic constant (molal boiling point elevation constant.)
11. 21. If Kf for water is 1.86gmol, what is the freezing point of 0.1 molal solution of a substance which
undergoes no dissociation or association of solute?
12. What is reverse osmosis? Give one large scale use of it.
13. Explain the following:
a. Solubility of a solid in a liquid involves dynamic equilibrium.
b. Ionic compounds are soluble in water but are insoluble in nonpolar solvents.
14. Give two examples each of a solution:
a. Showing positive deviation from
b. Showing negative deviation from Raoult‘s Law.
15 .Draw vapor pressure vs composition (in terms of mole fraction) diagram for an ideal solution.
16. Define azeotropes with one example of each type.
17. Draw the total vapor pressure vs. mol fraction diagram for a binary solution exhibiting non- ideal
behavior with negative deviation.
18. Show that the relative lowering of vapor pressure of a solvent is a colligative property.
19. State Henry‘s Law.
20. Given reason for the following: –
a. Aquatic species are more comfortable in cold waters than in warm waters.
b. To avoid bends scuba divers use air diluted with helium
c. Cold drinks bottles are sealed under high pressure of CO2.
21. Why should a solution of a non- volatile and non-electrolyte solute boil at a higher temperature? Explain
with the help of a diagram. Derive the relationship between molar mass and elevation in boiling point.
22. Calculate the mass percentage of benzene (C6H6) and carbon tetrachloride (CCl4 ), If 22g of benzene is
dissolved in 122g of carbon tetrachloride.
23. Why is alternating current used for measuring resistance of an electrolytic solution?
24. A galvanic cell has electrical potential of 1.1V. If an opposing potential of 1.1V is applied to this cell, what will happen to
the cell reaction and current flowing through the cell?
25. How will the pH of brine (aq. NaCl solution) be affected when it is electrolysed?
26. Unlike dry cell, the mercury cell has a constant cell potential throughout its useful life. Why?
27. Solutions of two electrolytes ‘A’ and ‘B’ are diluted. The m Λ of ‘B’ increases 1.5 times while that of A increases 25 times.
28. Which of the two is a strong electrolyte? Justify your answer. When acidulated water (dil.H2SO4 solution) is electrolysed, will
the pH of the solution be affected? Justify your answer.
29. In an aqueous solution how does specific conductivity of electrolytes change with addition of water?
30. Which reference electrode is used to measure the electrode potential of other electrodes?
31. Consider a cell given below
Cu|Cu2+|| Cl—|Cl2,Pt
Write the reactions that occur at anode and cathode
32. Write the Nernst equation for the cell reaction in the Daniel cell. How will the ECell be affected when concentration of Zn2+
ions is increased?
33. What advantage do the fuel cells have over primary and secondary batteries?
34. Write the cell reaction of a lead storage battery when it is discharged. How does the density of the electrolyte change when
the battery is discharged?
35. Why on dilution the m Λ of CH3COOH increases drastically, while that of CH3COONa increases gradually?
36. Write exercise of chapter -1 and 2 in your chemistry copy .
37. What is non-ideal solution? Explain positive and negative deviation from Raoults law with diagram in
A4 size chart paper.
38. Working model on distillation of water.
 SUBJECT: BUSINESS STUDIES

Q1. Under the Consumer Protection Act 1986, every consumer has a right to be protected against goods and
services which are hazardous to life and health. Delhi-18 Lights and Appliances produces and sells substandard
electrical appliances. As these appliances did not conform to safety norms so an important mark assuring quality
specification was missing. Cases were noticed where these sub- standard appliances had caused serious injury to
many consumers.

a. Which consumer right has been highlighted in the above case?

b. Name the mark which the consumer should see before buying any electrical appliances to ensuresafety.
c. Name and explain the consumer right where a consumer has a right to have complete information about that
product he intends to buy.

Q2. Make a project on any two topics.

a) Element of business environment
b) Principle of management
c) Stock exchange
d) Marketing management

Q3. Explain five functions of top- management.

Q4. Mr. Kunal is working as the Finance Manager of XYZ Ltd. At what level of management is he working?
State any two functions being performed by him?
Q5. What do you mean by Principle of Management. Explain Personal objective of management? Enumerate
Personal objective of Management.
Q6. Mr. X, the director of a company many times get involved in activities like procurement of raw material,
production and dispatch of goods, employee discipline etc.
(a) Name the level of management Mr. X belongs to.
(b) Do you think he must be involved in such activities? Give reason.
(c) Give two important functions, Mr. X must perform?

Q10.Management of Global Ltd. fulfills all its objectives and the organization is able to work effectively and
efficiently. It is using environment friendly methods of production and disposes off the waste material by either
recycling it or using the same for landfill in such a manner that aquatic life is not disturbed. It also provides
employment opportunities to the disadvantaged sections of the society.
(a) Identify the objective of management which the company is fulfilling by doing such activities.
(b) State any other 2 objectives which they should fulfil?
Which two values is the company achieving by their activities?

Subject: English (301)

Vistas- Learn chap- 1, 2
Flamingo- Learn chap- 1 (Poem chap-1)
Letter- Your eight month old puppy was playing in front of your house, A ruthless driver hit the
puppy. Write an informal letter addressing that unknown driver. Letter to be published in local daily.

Project:- Make a project file on the topic – ―India is a wonderful amalgamation of tradition and modernity.
ECONOMICS

ACCOUNTANCY
Make a project file on- (Minimum 40 Pages)
 Ratio analysis
 Cash flow statement