FAMILY   BACKGROUND The Parsi community is believed to have lived in Persia (present – day Iran) hundreds of years ago.Their people gradually spread to all the countries of the world based on trade industry.In the same sequence, the Parsis also arrived in India centuries ago.Despite being spread across many regions of the world, their number is limited.They are considered particularly the worshippers of fire, but they also worship the sun, moon, and air.In the old days, the Parsi community gave special emphasis to archery, horse riding, and character-building. Changes in many areas were inevitable over time. Nevertheless, their perseverance on the purity of community and character is more or less still intact .As a community inclined towords preserving their heritage they do not encourage marriage outside their own societies, even if they married in close relationships, so that the purity of the caste could be preserved.This taboo is still present to a great extent.Even mentally,Pa

Chapter-7 biology Control and Coordination ●All the living organisms respond and react to changes in the environment around them. ●The changes in the environment to which the organisms respond and react are called stimuli such as light,heat,cold,sound,smell,touch etc. ●Both plants and animals are respond to stimuli but in a different manner. Control and Coordination in Animals It is brought about in all animals with the help of two main systems: (a)Nervous system (b)Endocine system Nervous system ◆Control and coordination are provided by nervous and muscular tissues. ◆Nervous tissue is made up of an organized network of nerve cells or neurons ,and is specialized for Conducting information via electrical impulses from one part to the body to another. Receptor: Are specialized tips of some nerve cells that detect the information from the environment .These receptors are located in our sense organs . ◆ Ear:   •Photoreceptors               •Hearing                •Balance of the body ◆ Eye

Cbse social science Notes (Political Science) Chapter-1 Power Sharing class-10 Belgium Geographical Position: It is small country in Europe, bordered by the Netherlands, France and Germany. Area and Population: It is smaller in area than the indian state of haryana.Its population is a little over one crore, about half of the state of haryana of the country 's total population. Ethnic Composition:59% live in Flemish region and speak Dutch, 40℅ live in wallonia region and speak French and remaining 1℅ speak German. Capital: Brussels where 80℅ speak  French and 20℅ speak Dutch. → Important Point: In Brussels, the Dutch -speaking people are in a minority which is the opposite for the rest of the country, where they are in majority. → The majority population of French -speaking people was richer than the Dutch -speaking people.The majority Community were given benefits much later.This led to tension between the two communities in the 1950s and 1960s.Tension was more acute in the capital

Cbse Social Science Notes class-10 Chapter-4 Political Parties(Political science) Political Parties-An Introduction (1)what is a Political Parties? →A political party is a group of people who come together to contest elections and hold power in the government. →It mobilises voters to support common sets of interest, Concerns and goals. →A political party fixes the political agenda and policies and tries to persuade people by claiming why their policies are better than those of other parties. →A political party is the means through which people can speak to the government and have a say in the governance of any country. →A political party has three Components:(i)the leaders(ii)the active members , and(iii)the followers. (2)Functions →Parties contest elections by putting up candidates. →In some countries, candidates are selected by members and supporters of a party(eg. USA). →In other countries , candidates are chosen by top party leaders -eg., India. →Parties have different policies and

Cbse notes social science class-10th(economy) →Globalisation means integrating the economy of a country with the economics of the countries under conditions of free flow of trade and capital and movements of persons across borders. →Integration of markets in different countries is known as foreign trade . →Planning Commission in india has laid emphasis on the development of foreign trade in the five year plans due to the following reasons: ●A country can make efficient use of its natural resources. ●It can export its surplus production. ●Further,through effective regularisation of foreign trade ,employment ,output,prices and industrialisation, economic development of a country can properly accelerate. →Investment made by multinational Corporations(MNCs) is called foreign investment. →MNCs playing a major role in the process of rapid integration or interconnection between countries. Now more regions of the world are in closer contact with each other than a few decades back. →MNCs play a

Cbse notes social science class-10th  Money And Credit Social chapter(economic)   Money and Credit →In the early times, people used to exchange one Commodity for another, depending on their requirements under the barter system. However, exchanging goods in the barter system required a double Coincidence of wants. →But money eliminates the need for a double coincidence of wants.Since money enables the exchange process, it is called a Medium of exchange. Early forms of money were things of use. → Modern Currency: •Uses paper notes and coins made of  relatively inexpensive metals. •Have no value of its own. •Has a value only because it is authorised by the government of a country. →In India , the Reserve Bank of India is the only legal authority that can issue currency notes and coins on behalf of the Central Government.The Rupee is India's currency and nobody can refuse to accept a payment made in rupees in India. →People deposit their extra cash in bank.A bank in addition to keeping

The Cbse notes social science class-10th Chapter-2  Sector of the Indian Economy (Economic) Sectors of Economic Activities →All activities that gave an income in return are called economic activities.Example , people going for work in factories , banks,schools etc. →Economic activities can be classified into different sectors on the basis of nature of work. • Primary sector: Goods which are produced by exploiting natural resources come under the category of primary sector .This sector is also called agriculture and related sector eg-Cotton which is a natural product. • Secondary sector:  Transformation of one good into another comes under the category of secondary sector. Manufacturing is one of the important components of this sector. Example:  Transformation of sugarcane into sugar. •Tertiary sector: All production units producing services which help in the development of primary and secondary sectors come under the category of tertiary sector.This is known as service sector. Example