Standard 10 Study Materials

Unit - 2 Short Note  Ram Singh-070 - The Thief (How did he steal a necklace from ) - Gopal Jewellers ?  - What did Prem Chopra warn him ? - What other things did he steal ? - What did he steal from the fruit seller  - Was he caught ? - Why did he go to Jhaveri Brothers ?  - How was he caught ? Ans. Ram Singh - 070 was owned by Prem Chopra. Prem Chopra used him to steal many things. When they went to Gopal Jewellers, Prem Chopra instructed Ram Singh-070 to pick up a necklace quietly. He warned the robot that if he revealed the information, he would be diffused. Ram Singh - 070 picked up a necklace with his metallic palm and put it into his storage unit. There was not a clink or a jingle. No one noticed it. Besides this, Ram Singh -070 stole expensive antiques, ornaments and precious stones. One day, Ram Singh -070 stole a bunch of expensive Afghani grapes, but he was seen by the fruit-seller. One day, Prem Chopra instructed Ram Singh - 070 to steal precious gems from Jhaveri

Unit -2 Short Note   Conflict of Ram Singh - 070 with self  - in-built system of three principles - produced in court  - Prem Chopra had threatened to defuse him  - could not disobey his master  - conflict if he revealed the information  - disobey his master  - if he did not reveal the information  - harm people  - break apart than tell a lie Ans. Ram Singh had an in-built system of three principles: the robot will obey his master, the robot will not harm humans; and the robot will not take harm to self. When he was produced in the court, his master, Prem Chopra was confident that the robot would never disobey him. He had threatened Ram Singh that he would defuse him if he revealed any information about stolen goods. Thus Ram Singh was in conflict. If he revealed the information, he would disobey his master. And if he did not, he would harm many other people. This conflict brought Ram Singh's end. He chose to break apart rather than tell a lie, hurt human beings or beco

Unit -2 Short Note Ram Singh - 070 - The Human Robot - What was the colour of the robot ?  - What could he do ? - Which were the three principles that were inbuilt in his system ? - Was he thoroughly efficient ? How ?  - What did he steal for Prem Chopra ? - When was he caught ? - What happened in the end ? Ans. Ram Singh was a metallic blue robot. He was perfectly programmed to function in the household, cleaning, arranging, collecting groceries from the super market, tending the lawn, mailing letters, relating TV programmes, selecting news from the paper. He had an in-built system of three principles : the robot will obey his master, the robot will not harm humans; and the robot will not take harm to self. Ram Singh - 070 was thoroughly efficient  ( very systematic robot ) , with tremendous  ( very ) speed and accuracy ( correctness ). He stole expensive antiques, ornaments and precious stones for Prem Chopra - his master. At last he was

Unit -1 Short Note Palakkad's District Library - when it was established  - centre of knowledge, wisdom, etc.  - women members  - women's unit  - women's empowerment  - activities like film screening, workshops - Women get help in family conflicts, legal disputes and professional problems - separate reading rooms for women  - women's empowerment through classes, clubs, workshops and reading rooms          The Palakkad District Public Library was established in September 2013. It is a centre for information, knowledge, wisdom, cultural activities, research and reference. A third of its thousand members are women. So the library launched a women's unit in February, 2014. The unit got together to discuss methods of empowering women. The library opened its halls for film screening, workshops in home economics or gardening, child care or the arts. The women also get help in managing family conflicts, legal disputes and professional problems. The unit formulat

Unit -1 Short Note Benefits of Solar Power - cheap   - smokeless source of light  - customer's health  - saves environment  - no pollution - new businesses  - enjoy cooking and eating in light  - children study more            Solar power is cheaper than kerosene, which can cost almost double in a month, It is a smokeless source of light, which comes with added benefits to customer's health. Solar power saves environment because there is no pollution. New businesses have also started emerging because of solar power. In one village, customers are using the light to weave saris by night. In another, one man now has a night business of making plastic tablecloth. The people of the village are happy because they have light while they cook and eat. Besides this, the children are also studying more.

Unit - 1 Short Note MGP's Efforts For Solar Power In Sitapur District - What has MGP done in the village ? - What do the solar microgrids provide the customers ? - At what cost?  - Why does the MGP team map the village ? -What are the benefits of solar power ? Ans. Mera Gao Power (MGP) has connected more than 3,500 customers to solar power mini- grids at the village level. Village by village, MGP is building a network. It provides two LED lights and a mobile charging point. It costs only twenty-five rupees per week. The MGP team maps the village, house by house, searching proper place where to fix each wire so as to connect customer to the power source. Because of solar micro-grids, there is no pollution. There are benifits for the environment too. New businesses have also started in the villages. Children study more and people enjoy cooking and eating in light.

Unit 1 Short Note  Dream of railway station come true / Tajnagar's Railway Station  Points :  - What was the need for a railway station ?  - Why did the people want a railway station ?  - What was the response of the railways ? - What did the villagers then do ?  - How much money did they pool in ? - When was the railway station built ?             Large number of people in Taj Nagar who had to go to Gurugram, Delhi and Rewar. They had to either go to Halimandi or Patli to catch a train. Both the stations are six kilometres away. The railway lines passed through the village. So the people of Tajnagar demanded a railway station there in 1982. But the railways said that they did not have any funds. So the villagers decided to build a station themselves. Everybody contributed according to their capacity. They pooled in twenty-one lakh rupees. And finally they built a railway station on their own. Their dream came true on 7 January, 2010.