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GARDEN HIGH SCHOOL

CLASS X

Prelims 201112

Bengali

Time: 3 hours Full Marks: 80

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GARDEN HIGH SCHOOL

CLASS X

Prelims 201112

Biology


Answers must be written in the script/s provided. You will not be allowed to write for the

first 15 minutes. This time must be spent in reading the Question Paper.

The time given at the head of this Paper is the time allowed for writing answers.

This Paper is divided into two sections.

Answer all the parts of Q No 1 (Section A) and any four questions of Section B.

Maximum marks for a question or parts of a question are given in brackets [ ].

SECTION A (40 marks)

Answer all the parts.

Question No 1

(a) Name the following: [5]

(i) The pressure exerted by the contents of a plant cell on the cell wall

(ii) The part of the brain where the respiratory centre is located

(iii) The inorganic ion present in chlorophyll

(iv) The organization which looks after Maternal and Child Welfare Centres

(v) The unit of heredity in living organisms

(b) Given below is an example of a certain structure and its special function:

example: heart circulation

Following the same pattern, fill in the blanks: [5]

(i) conjunctiva ___________

(ii) eustachian tube ___________

(iii) corpus luteum ___________

(iv) corpus callosum ___________

(v) Leydig cells ___________

(c) Draw a neat and labelled diagram of a neuron. [5]

(d) The diagram below shows some of the endocrine glands found in man. Study it,and answer the questions that follow:

(i) Name the glands numbered 16. [3]

(ii) In a tabular form, mention one

important hormone produced by each

of these glands, and that hormones

main function in a normal person.

[3 + 3]

(iii) Give a unique feature of gland 4. [1]


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(e) Fill in the blanks: [5]

(i) The shedding of the endometrium along with blood is called _________.

(ii) The recovery of shrunken protoplasm when kept in a hypotonic solution is

called _________.

(iii) A foreign body that stimulates the formation of antibodies is an _________.

(iv) The space in the middle ear is filled with _________.

(v) _________ is an artificial semi-permeable membrane.

(f) The diagram below represents a vertical section of a leaf. Study it, and answer the

questions that follow:

(i) Name the structure shown. [1]

(ii) Name the phenomenon associated

with this structure. [1]

(iii) List two conditions which induce

this phenomenon. [1]

(iv) Name the parts numbered 14. [2]

(g) Given below is an experimental set-up to show the path taken by water in plants.

Study it, and answer the questions that follow:

(i) Name the elements responsible for

the upward conduction of water. [1]

(ii) Why is eosin dye added to the water

used in the experiment? [1]

(iii) What will you observe after a few

hours? [1]

(h) The diagram given below shows a defect of the human eye. Study it, and answer

the questions that follow:

(i) Name the defect shown in the diagram. [1]

(ii) How can the defect be rectified? [1]


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SECTION B (40 marks)

Answer any four questions.

Question No 2

(a) Given below is a flow chart of a part of the process of circulation of blood in man.

Study it, and answer the questions that follow:

(i) Name the parts numbered

1, 2, 6, and 7. [2]

(ii) Give the number and name of the

vessel which contains themaximum amount of urea a few

hours after a meal rich in protein.

[1]

(iii) Draw a neat labelled diagram of a

cross section of blood vessel 3. [2]

(iv) Name two structural differences

between 3 and 8. [2]

(b) Draw a neat diagram showing the internal structure of a chloroplast, and label any

six of its parts. [3]

Question No 3

(a) The following diagram shows a human foetus growing in the womb. Study it, and

name the parts numbered 1 to 5. [5]

(b) In each case, state one difference on the basis of what is indicated in brackets: [5]

(i) stomataand lenticels (location)

(ii) identical twinsand fraternal twins (genetic make-up)

(iii) tricuspid valveand bicuspid valve (location)

(iv) cell walland cell membrane (chemical composition)

(v) DNAand histone protein (function)


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Question No 4

(a) Given below is a diagram of a cell. Study it, and answer the questions that follow:

(i) Identify the stage of the cell cycle

depicted in the diagram. [1]

(ii) State any two characteristics of

this phase. [2]

(iii) What are the main events that

take place when the cell goes into

the next stage? [2]

(b) Define the following: [3]

(i) phenotype (ii) allele (iii) homologous chromosomes

(c) Give the full forms of: (i) ACTH (ii) NADP [2]

Question No 5

(a) Given below is the diagram of an experimental set-up for observing a very

important process. Study it, and answer the questions that follow:

(i) Name the process. [1]

(ii) Define the process. [1]

(iii) What change will you observe in

the thistle funnel containing a

sugar solution after about ten

minutes? [1]

(iv) Name a place where this process

occurs in:

(A) the human body.(B) in plants. [2]

(b) Draw a neat labelled diagram of a simple reflex arc. [5]

Question No 6

The following diagram shows a mammalian structure along with its blood supply. Study

it, and answer the questions that follow:

(a) Name the structure. [1]

(b) Name the mammalian organ inside which the

structure is found. [1]

(c) Name the parts labelled 1 to 8. [4]

(d) Give the functions of parts 5 and 1. [2]

(e) Name any two steps involved in the proper

functioning of the structure. [2]


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Question No 7

(a) The diagram below shows a method of sterilizing males surgically. Study it, and

answer the questions that follow:

(i) Name the parts marked A, B,

C, D, and E. [2]

(ii) Name the surgical method shown.

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(iii) Which part is ligated in this

method? [1]

(iv) Name the corresponding surgical

method for females, and name the

part that is ligated. [1]

(b) Explain why: [5]

(i) One cannot breathe while swallowing food.

(ii) Counting of chromosomes in a cell is generally done during the metaphase

stage of cell division.

(iii) Blood tests can indicate whether there is any infection present in a human

body.

(iv) It is necessary to have fluids in and around organs.

(v) Oxygen can be transported only by red blood cells.


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first 15 minutes. This time must be spent in reading the Question Paper.The time given at the head of this Paper is the time allowed for writing answers.


Answer all the parts of Q No 1 (Section I) and any four questions of Section II.


SECTION I (40 marks)

Answer all the parts.

Question No 1

(a) Choose the correct options from those given, and write only the letters

corresponding to the options chosen: [5]

(i) The law, which gives the relationship between the volume and the moles of a

gas, is:

(A) Avogadros law (C) Boyles law

(B) Gay-Lussacs law (D) Charles law

(ii) Which of the following has the minimum mass (in grams)?

(A) 1 gram atom of oxygen (C) 42 gram molecules of hydrogen

(B) 2 gram molecules of helium (D) 1.6 gram atoms of chlorine

(iii) Nitrogen forms only ionic bonds in:

(A) NH3 (B) NO (C) NH4Cl (D) Li3N

(iv) The solution, which will give a white precipitate when either dil. HClor dil.

H2SO4is added to it, is:

(A) Ba(NO3)2 (C) Pb(NO3)2

(B) Ca(NO3)2 (D) Al(NO3)3

(v) Which has the highest electron affinity?

(A) F (B) Ne (C) O (D) Na+

GARDEN HIGH SCHOOL

CLASS X

Prelims 201112

Chemistry



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(b) Name: [5]

(i) The gas evolved when conc. sulphuric acid is added to rock salt.

(ii) The gas evolved when copper reacts with vapours of nitric acid.

(iii) The gas which turns acidified ferrous sulphate solution brownish black.

(iv) The gas which forms a red ppt. when passed through ammoniacal cuprous

chloride solution.

(v) The gas evolved when aluminium carbide is hydrolyzed.

(c) Pick the odd one out and justify your choice: [5]

(i) NaCl, KCl, NH4Cl, CaCl2

(ii) Ca2+, Ar, K+, O2

(iii) C3H8, C5H10, C2H6, CH4

(iv) 2-methyl butane, pentane, 2,3-dimethyl pentane, 2,2-dimethyl propane

(v) zinc blende, dolomite, iron pyrites, copper pyrites

(d) Give balanced chemical equations and name the methods used to prepare the

following salts: [5]

(i) (NH4)2SO4 (ii) CaSO4 (iii) PbSO4 (iv) ZnSO4 (v) CuSO4

(e) Carry out the following conversions: [5]

(f) Match and pair:

(i) Baeyers process (a) gangue

(ii) Halls process (b) sodium hydroxide

(iii) cryolite (c) sulphur dioxide

(iv) roasting (d) dissolves alumina

(v) concentration (e) sodium carbonate


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(g) Using a dilute/concentrated acid how would you distinguish between: [5]

(i) Pb(NO3)2andAl(NO3)3 (iv) CuOand MnO2

(ii) Na2SO3and Na2SO4 (v) NH3and N2

(iii) CuCO3and ZnCO3

(h) Identify the anions present in the following compounds: [5]

(i) Pis a black solid which reacts with dil. HClto produce an acidic gas which

turns lead acetate paper black.

(ii) An aqueous solution of Qreacts with a solution of barium chloride to give a

white ppt. which dissolves in a mineral acid.

(iii) An aqueous solution of Rreacts with a solution of lead nitrate to produce a

white ppt. which is insoluble in dil HCl.

(iv) S, on heating, produces a reddish brown gas.

(v) T, on heating with conc. H2SO4in the presence of MnO2, produces a gas

which turns starch iodide paper blue black.

SECTION II (40 marks)


Question No 2

(a) Give the I.U.P.A.C. names of the following: [4]

(i) (iii) H3C C C CH3

(ii) C2H5 O CH3 (iv)

(b) Give balanced chemical equations to show that: [4]

(i) ammonia contains hydrogen.

(ii) sulphuric acid acts as a precipitating agent.

(iii) hydrochloric acid acts as a reducing agent.

(iv) nitric acid contains hydrogen.

(c) Draw electron dot structures of the following compounds: [2]

CaS, NH4+, CS2, SiCl4

[ Ca = 20, S = 16, N = 7, H = 1, C = 6, Si = 14, Cl= 17 ]


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Question No 3

(a) A compound Xcontains 4.8% carbon and 95.2% bromine by mass.

(i) Determine the empirical formula of the compound.

(ii) If the vapour density of the compound is 252, what is its molecular formula?

(iii) Name the type of chemical reaction by which Xcan be prepared from ethane.

[C = 12, Br = 80 ] [4]

(b) 7.0 gram of a gas at 300K and 1 atm pressure occupies a volume of 4.1l.

Calculate the molecular mass and density of the gas. [3]

(c) When a mixture of 2.69 gram of MgCO3and CaCO3is heated, the weight of the

residue is found to be 1.366 gram. Find the percentage of each constituent of the

mixture. [Ca = 40, Mg = 24, C = 12, O = 16] [3]

Question No 4

Give balanced chemical equations to carry out the following conversions: [10]

Question No 5

(a) Answer the following questions on Hoopes process of purifying aluminium: [3]

(i) Name the material used for the cathode.

(ii) What is the electrolyte used?

(iii) Give the reaction at the cathode.


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(b) Give reasons why: [4]

(i) Liquor ammonia conducts electricity but liquid ammonia does not.

(ii) Powdered coke is sprinkled over the electrolyte mixture during the

electrolysis of alumina.

(iii) In an aqueous solution, lead nitrate and zinc nitrate can be distinguished by

using an aqueous solution of ammonia.

(iv) Nitric acid is used in purifying gold.

(c) Give the I.U.P.A.C names of the products formed when: [3]

(i) 1,1,2,2 tetrabromo ethane reacts with alc. KOH.

(ii) ethanoic acid reacts with ethanol in the presence of conc. H2SO4.

(iii) ethene reacts with Baeyers reagent.

Question No 6

(a) A, B, C, D, E, F are six elements with atomic numbers Z2, Z+1, Z, Z1, Z+3, Z+2

respectively. C has a stable octet configuration. [8]

Answer the following questions:

(i) Which element has the highest electron affinity and lowest I.P?

(ii) Draw the electron dot structure and state the solubility of the compound

formed by D and F.

(iii) Give the symbols of the ions of B and F, and compare their ionic radii.

(iv) Draw the electron dot structure of the oxide of E, and state its nature.

(b) Give the reactions at the electrodes during the following processes: [2]

(i) Ni-plating of an article(ii) The electrolysis of a solution of CuSO4using Pt. electrodes

Question No 7

(a) State, giving balanced chemical equations, what happens when: [4 2 = 8]

(i) ethyne is passed through Tollens reagent.

(ii) an excess of NH4OH is added to a mixture of solutions of sodium chloride and

silver nitrate.

(iii) a mixture of ammonia and oxygen is passed over heated Pt.(iv) H2S reacts with conc. H2SO4

.

(b) When heated, a white crystalline salt Aproduces a reddish brown gas Band a

white residue C, which dissolves in an excess of NaOH. An aqueous solution of A

reacts with an excess of NH4OH to form a soluble complex D. Identify A, B, C, D.

[2]


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GARDEN HIGH SCHOOL

CLASS X

Prelims 2011 12

Commercial Applications





Answer all the questions of Section A and any four of Section B.



Answer all the questions.

Question No 1 [5 2 = 10]

(a) Definepublic relations.

(b) Define selection.

(c) What is human resource management?

(d) What is opportunity cost?

(e) What is meant by restrictive endorsement?


(a) Name the various methods of quantitative credit control in India.

(b) Classify assets into suitable categories.

(c) Name the four main elements of good public relations.

(d) Draw the accounting cycle.

(e) Name any four types of training given to employees.


(a) Disitinguish between:

(i) a chequeand a bank draft

(ii) advertising andpersonal selling

(iii) telemarketing and online marketing of products

(iv) implicit costsand explicit costs

(b) Give two differences between capital market and money market.


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(a) Explainpublic relationsas a function of management.

(b) Mention two features of a product.

(c) What are the various indirect methods of recruitment?

(d) Mention any two ways in which packaging helps in marketing products.

(e) What are the limitations of bookkeeping?



Question No 5

(a) Mention and explain the various stages of marketing. [5]

(b) What are the main uses of maintaining a receipts and payments account? [5]

(c) What are the differences between advertisingandpublicity? [5]

Question No 6

(a) What are the qualities that one must have to be a good saleman? [5]

(b) Discuss the various external sources of recruitment. [5]

(c) What is the procedure for opening a bank account? [5]

Question No 7

(a) Write a short note on The Matching Principle. [5]

(b) Advertising is a social waste. Comment. [5]

(c) State five differences between a commercial bankand a central bank. [5]

Question No 8

(a) What is the importance of training employees? [5]

(b) Explain, in detail, the various elements of cost. [10]

Question No 9

(a) Enumerate the different pricing strategies available to marketeers. [5]

(b) What are the functions of human resource management? [5]

(c) Explain the scope of public relations. [5]


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Question No 10

Mr B is a supervisor at the Lucknow branch of XYZ, a leading mobile phone company. In

the beginning, the workers had accepted him as a leader and tried to come up to his

expectations. Mr B, however, used to take a tough stand when workers were unable to

meet their targets, and had punished two workers for this reason. This had caused some

resentment. The workers had felt that they should have been consulted in determining

their work targets. Later, when Mr B realized this, he arranged for a special trainingprogramme for the employees to help them achieve their targets. Since then the

relationship between him and the workers has been cordial.

(a) Name and explain the type of training that you would suggest to improve the

performance of employees. [5]

(b) Mr B wants to promote some of the employees as supervisors. Suggest a method

of performance appraisal to select candidates for such promotion. Explain the

method. [5]

(c) Explain the various principles of public relations that Mr B should follow to motivate

the employees to reach their targets. [5]

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GARDEN HIGH SCHOOL

CLASS X

Prelims 201112

Commercial Studies











Distinguish between:

(a) Fixed Cost andVariable Cost

(b) Sales PromotionandAdvertising

(c) Chequeand Draft

(d) Receipts & Payments Accountand Income & Expenditure Account

(e) Productand Service


(a) Mention any fourreasons for which a cheque can be dishonoured.

(b) What is awarehouse receipt?

(c) Discuss the scope of social security schemes in India.

(d) Why does organizations conduct refresher training?

(e) Give two advantages of a current account.


(a) What do you understand byproduct planning?

(b) How can personal selling be an effective promotional tool?

(c) Give two advantages of formal communication over informal communication.


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(d) In advertising, what is meant by code of conduct?

(e) Explain any two forms of industrial disputes.


(a) Mention any two shortcomings of trade unions in India.

(b) Give any four expectations of the government from a business enterprise.

(c) Explain any two types of selection tests conducted for employment.

(d) What role does the Central bank play in our economy?

(e) State any four factors to be kept in mind while selecting a good brand.



Question No 5

(a) Briefly discuss the primary functions of a commercial bank. [5]

(b) What is brand promotion? State its objectives. [1 + 4]

Question No 6

(a) Explain the bases on which an advertising medium is chosen as appropriate. [5]

(b) Discuss the importance of insurance to the business community. [5]

Question No 7

(a) Mention, in detail, the various uses of a budget. [5]

(b) Suggest five suitable measures to make communication easy. [5]

Question No 8

(a) What are the advantages and disadvantages of recruiting employees from internal

sources? [5]

(b) What is meant by industrial relations? Briefly discuss its features. [1 + 4]

Question No 9

(a) Explain, in detail, why warehousing is important to business. [5]

(b) What are the factors that determine the choice of a mode of transport? [5]


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Question No 10

From the following Trial Balance of ABC Constructions Pvt. Ltd., prepare a Trading and

Profit and Loss Account for the year ended 31 March 2010 and a Balance Sheet as on

that date. [10]

Trial Balance of ABC Constructions Pvt. Ltd. as on 31.3.10:

Sl. Heads of Account L/F Debit Credit

No. ( ) ( )

1. Machinery 5,00,000

2. Drawings 60,000

3. Purchases 15,95,000

4. Stock (1.4.09) 75,000

5. Freight on Purchases 25,000

6. Capital 8,00,000

7. Interest on Investments 12,000

8. Wages 66,000

9. Salaries 1,40,000

10. Postage and Telegrams 12,000

11. Printing and Stationery 18,000

12. Sales 23,10,000

13. Creditors 3,00,000

14. Miscellaneous Expenses 30,000

15. Investments 1,00,000

16. Debtors 2,50,000

17. Bad Debts 15,000

18. Buildings 3,00,000

19. Discount Received 23,000

20. Furniture 40,000

21. Commission on Sales 45,000

22. Bank Balance 1,50,00023. Insurance 24,000

34,45,000 34,45,000

Closing stock was valued at 25,000.


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GARDEN HIGH SCHOOL

CLASS X

Prelims 201112

Computer Applications (Theory)





Answer all the questions of Section A, and any four of Section B.




Question No 1

(a) What is the importance of the OOP feature Polymorphism? [2]

(b) Explain the function of the keyword this. Give an example. [2]

(c) Differentiate between composite data typeandprimitive data type. [2]

(d) Give an example of try( ) and catch( ) blocks. [2]

(e) Write an expression in Java for 3 3

x

xyx + y

e. [2]

Question No 2

(a) What is apackage? Name the package which contains the date functions. [2]

(b) Differentiate between indexOf( )and valueOf( ) functions. [2]

(c) Give an example of an overloaded constructor. [2]

(d) What is meant byprecedence of operators? Explain with an example. [2]

(e) Illustrate the first 5 iterations of a bubble sort on 3, 13, 33, 43, 53, 63, 73. [2]

Question No 3

(a) Name: [3]

(i) A keyword which distinguishes between instanceand class variables.

(ii) An object which is automatically created and connected to the keyboard.

(iii) An exception that is displayed when a number is divided by zero.


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(b) Write a statement for performing each of the following tasks: [2]

(i) Converting a number stored in a string variable sto a long data type.

(ii) Creating a temporary instance of a class Tempand invoking a method called

sum( ).

(c) Write the results of the following expressions: [2]

String x = Stand alone;

StringBuffer y = new StringBuffer (Application program);

System.out.println(y.substring(12).concat(x.substring(5, 11));

System.out.println(y.delete(, 13).replace(r,h));

(d) Convert the following switch case construct to if-else construct. Also find the

output if m = 4. [3]

switch(m) { case 1 :

case 3 :

case 5 : days = 31; break;

case 4 : days = 30;

case 6 : System.out.println(days);

default : System.out.println(Wrong month); break}

Question No 4

(a) Write the results of the following expressions: [4]

(i) System.out.println(a != b II a > b ? b++ % a : b + + + a);

where a = 3 and b = 7.

(ii) double x = 35.6;

System.out.println(Math.rint(Math.abs(x)));

(b) int arr[ ] = {8, 6, 4, 2, 0};

int i = 0; int temp = 0; int j;

while (i < = arr.length% 2 + 1)

{

temp=arr[i];

j = arr.length1i;

arr[i ] = arr[j ];

arr[j ] = temp;

++i;

if (j = = 2) i; }


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Show the dry run of the above code segment and answer the following questions:

(i) How many times will the above loop run? [2]

(ii) Write the array elements after the 2nd iteration. [2]

(iii) Convert the above loop into a forloop. [2]



Answers should consist of programs in eitherBlue J environment or any program

environment with Java as the base.

Variable Descriptions/Mnemonic Codesshould be used to write each program so

that the logic of the program is clearly demonstrated.

Flow charts and algorithms are not required.

Question No 5 [15]

Use switchcase statement and write a menu-driven program to perform the following:

(a) Print the series 3,8,15,24,35, ... n terms.

(b) Find the sum of the given series:

x + 2 ! x + 4 ! x +n !x!S = + + +. . . +

10 15 20 m

Question No 6 [15]

Define a class Bank which calculates the amount to be paid to 500 customers on their

fixed deposits which is compounded annually, using the formula A = P(1 + R/100)T.

The class has the following description:

Instance variables/data members:

String name : to store the name of the customer

long acc_no : to store the account number (10 digits)

float yrs : to store the number of years (T)

double ppl : to store the principal amount (P)

double amt : to calculate and store the amount to be paid

float rate : to store the rate of interest

Member methods:

void input ( ) : to input and store the details of the customer


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void compute ( ) : to calculate the amount to be paid by the customer

void display ( ) : to display the customer details in the specified format

void main ( ) : creates an object and calls other methods

Name Account No. Principal Time Rate Amount

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

The rate of interest is determined on the following basis:

Time (T) Rate (R)

Up to 1 year 5%

> 1 year and up to 2 years 6.5%

> 2 years and up to 3 years 7.5%

> 3 years 8.5%

Question No 7 [15]

Write a menu-driven program to input a sentence in lower case and perform the

following as per the users choice:

(a) Print the words in reverse order.

eg: Input = think globally act locally

Output = locally act globally think

(b) Print the words in reverse alphabetical order.

eg: Input = think globally act locallyOutput = think locally globally act

Question No 8 [15]

Write a program to input two strings. Remove all common characters from both the

strings. Print the strings after removing the common characters.

Question No 9 [15]

Write a program to input a number and check whether the number is a Palprime

number. If it is a Palprime number, then convert and print its binary equivalent. A prime

number which is also a palindrome is called a Palprime number.

eg: Input = 131 = Palprime number

Output = 10000011

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Question No 10 [15]

Design a class to overload a function magic as follows:

(a) void magic (String S1, String S2) Prints the total ASCII value of the characters of

string S1 if the strings are equal; otherwise prints the difference in the total ASCII

values of the two strings.

(b) void magic (char ch, int num) Adds the character and the integer arguments and

prints whether the new character is a digit, a letter, or a special character.

(c) void magic (char ch, int a, int b) Prints the remainder by dividing the bigger integer

by the smaller if ch is equal to R; otherwise prints the quotient of the division.


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GARDEN HIGH SCHOOL

CLASS X

Prelims 201112

Economic Applications





Attempt all the questions of Section A and any four of Section B.





(a) Give any two differences between fiscal policyand monetary policy.

(b) Why is the Reserve Bank of India known as the Lender of the Last Resort?

(c) What is meant by wage-price spiral?

(d) Mention two objectives of a wage policy.

(e) In which form of market is the seller a price-taker? Justify your answer.


(a) What is meant by double coincidence of wants?

(b) An entrepreneur is an organizer but an organizer need not be an entrepreneur.

Explain.

(c) Which of the following activities will be treated as labour in Economics? Give

reasons for your answer.

(i) Preparation of a meal for the family by a housewife

(ii) Singing for ones own pleasure

(iii) Driving of a car by a driver engaged for the purpose

(iv) Playing cricket by M. S. Dhoni

(d) Why is land considered a passive factor of production?

(e) What does a vertical supply curve imply?


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(a) Which of the following is regarded as a factor of production and why?

(i) capital (ii) interest (iii) profit (iv) rent

(b) Draw a graph to depict a movement on the demand curve when both price and

quantity change.

(c) What effect does inflation have on income distribution in a society?

(d) Give two advantages of depositing money with commercial banks.

(e) What is the difference betweenprogressive taxationandproportional taxation?


(a) Draw a negatively-sloped straight line demand curve joining two axes. Mark three

points on this curve, showing price elasticity of demand equal to:

(i) zero (ii) infinity (iii) one

(b) Compute the supply schedule given below using hypothetical figures consistent

with the law of supply:

Price ( /unit) 5 8 10 12 15

Quantity supplied 50

(units)

(c) Explain any two conditions on which division of labour depends.

(d) How can tax be used as an instrument to bring about an equitable distribution of

wealth and income?

(e) State any two differences between a central bankand a commercial bank.



Question No 5

(a) Why is creeping inf lation regarded as essential for economic growth? [7]

(b) What arepublic sector units? Explain any four contributions of the public sector

units to the Indian economy. [8]

Question No 6

(a) Explain the notion of product differentiation under monopolistic competition. [7]

(b) Describe the quantitative credit control policy of the Reserve Bank of India. [8]


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Question No 7

(a) Explain any four circumstances in which the law of demand does not operate. [7]

(b) With the help of a diagram, define decrease in supply. Discuss any three factors

which control this phenomenon. [8]

Question No 8

(a) Explain two types of deposits accepted and two types of loans given by

commercial banks. [7]

(b) (i) State any two differences between income taxand commodity tax. [4]

(ii) Explain how tax can be used as an instrument to regulate consumption and

production in an economy. [4]

Question No 9

(a) Explain any four measures taken by the state to establish social justice in an

economy. [7]

(b) Define money. What is legal tender? Explain how money facilitates production

and trade. [8]

Question No 10

(a) What is meant by capital formation? Give any three factors which lead to capital

formation in an economy. [7]

(b) Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:Food inflation has accelerated to a six-month high, propelled by soaring vegetable

prices and highlighting limitations of the Reserve Bank of Indias monetary

intervention two days after it raised rates for the thirteenth time in 19 months.

(The Telegraph, 28 October 2011)

(i) What is meant by inflation? [2]

(ii) Explain any two demand-pull factors and any two cost-push factors

responsible for inflation. [4]

(iii) Which sections of society are benefitted the least by inflation? [2]


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GARDEN HIGH SCHOOL

CLASS X

Prelims 201112

Economics






Attempt all the questions of Section A and any four of Section B.





(a) Discuss, with an example, a consumers right to safety.

(b) Distinguish between a fixed depositand a recurring deposit.

(c) State whether each of the following is a direct tax or an indirect tax:

(i) excise duty (ii) VAT (iii) professional tax (iv) estate duty

(d) How do the goals of individual firms influence the supply of a product?

(e) Explain why the income effect is responsible for the negative slope of a demand

curve.


(a) Distinguish between simple and complex divisionsof labour.

(b) What is meant by the depreciation of capital?

(c) State any two functions of an entrepreneur.

(d) The following figure shows a straight line demand curve with a negative slope.

Locate a point on this line where, according to the point elasticity method, the

elasticity of demand will be: (i) greater than unity; (ii) equal to zero.

(e) Distinguish between supplyand stock.


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(a) State any two differences between fiscal policy and monetary policy.

(b) A tax does not involve any relationship of exchange. Explain.

(c) What is meant by revenue expenditure? Give an example.

(d) Mention the qualities that characterize a good monetary unit.

(e) State any two legal measures in force in India for protecting a consumer.


(a) What is meant by bank rate?

(b) Distinguish betweenactive behaviour andpassive behaviour of consumers.

(c) What effect does inflation have on income distribution in a society?

(d) Explain, with the help of an example, the process of creation of place utility.

(e) There are 100 buyers of a commodity and the demand schedule of each of thosebuyers is similar. Prepare the market demand schedule for this commodity.

Price ( /unit) Units purchased by each buyer

10 20

7 22

5 25

4 28




(a) Give any three positive and any two negative effects of the privatization of banks in

India.

(b) Explain any five ways in which a consumer is exploited by traders in a marketplace.


(a) How does the government use its instruments of taxation and public expenditure

during inflation?

(b) Distinguish between redeemable and irredeemable debts. Discuss any three

purposes for which a public debt is incurred.


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(a) What is meant by cross demand? Explain any four factors that determine demand

in a market.

(b) Defineprice elasticity of supply and explain any four of its determinants.


(a) Describe the quantitative credit control policy of the Reserve Bank of India.

(b) There is a positive correlation between entrepreneurship and economic

development.

Give any five arguments in favour of the above statement.


(a) Discuss any three merits and any two demerits of indirect taxes in comparison

with direct taxes.

(b) Explain any five reasons for which consumers in a market are exploited.


(a) Explain how commercial banks provide credit facilities by the following means:

(i) cash credit (ii) discounting of bills of exchange.

(b) Distinguish between increase in supplyand extension in supply. Give diagrams to

explain your answer.

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GARDEN HIGH SCHOOL

CLASS X

Prelims 2011 12

English Language




Answer all the four questions.


Question No 1 [25]

[ Do not spend more than 35 minutes in answering this question. ]

Write, in approximately 350 400 words, any one of the following compositions:

(a) Study the picture given below. Write a story, or a description, or an account based

on what it suggests to you. There should be a clear connection between the

picture and your composition.


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(b) Instead of spending money on space research, India should use such funds to

improve its medical facilities.

Give your views for or against this statement.

(c) Describe a situation in which you were required to work as a team. Explain what

you learnt from that experience.

(d) Describe a popular roadside eatery, and account for its popularity.

(e) Write an original short story entitled The Secret Mission.

Question No 2 [10]

[Do not spend more than 20 minutes in answering this question. ]

Attempt any one of the following:

(a) You have planned an excursion to a place of historical importance. Write a letter to

a friend, inviting him/her to join you on this trip. Specify the duration of the trip, and

the reasons for your choice of that particular place.

(b) The Principal of your school has issued a notice, welcoming suggestions from

pupils regarding the inclusion of Value Education in the curriculum. Write a letter,

expressing your views, to the Principal.

Question No 3 [25]

Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:

From my Uncle Podgers house to the railway station was eight minutes walk.

What my uncle always said was:Allow yourself a quarter of an hour, and take it easily.

What he always did was to start five minutes before the time and run. Many

stout gentlemen lived at Ealing1in those days, and caught early trains to Town2.

They all started late; they all carried a black bag and a newspaper in one hand, and

an umbrella in the other; and for the last quarter of a mile to the station, wet or fine,

they all ran. [ 1 Ealing a suburb of London 2 Town London ]

Folks with nothing else to do would gather on the common of a fine morning to

watch them pass, and cheer them.

It was not that my uncle did not rise early enough; it was that troubles came tohim at the last moment. The first thing he would do after breakfast would be to lose

his newspaper. We always knew when Uncle Podger had lost anything, by the

expression of astonished indignation with which, on such occasions, he would

regard the world in general. It never occurred to my Uncle Podger to say to himself:

I am a careless old man. I lose everything: I never know where I have put

5

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anything. I am quite incapable of finding it again for myself. I must be a perfect

nuisance to everybody. I must set to work and reform myself.

On the contrary, by some peculiar course of reasoning, he convinced himself

that whenever he lost a thing it was everybody elses fault in the house but his own.

I had it in my hand here not a minute ago! he would exclaim.

Could you have left it in the garden? my aunt would suggest.

What should I want to leave it in the garden for? I dont want a paper in the

garden; I want the paper in the train with me.

You havent put it in your pocket?

God bless the woman! Do you think I should be standing here at five minutes

to nine looking for it if I had it in my pocket all the while? Do you think Im a fool?

Here somebody would exclaim, Whats this? and hand him from somewhere

a paper neatly folded.

I do wish people would leave my things alone, he would growl, snatching at it

savagely.

He would open his bag to put it in, and then glancing at it, he would pause,

speechless with a sense of injury.

Whats the matter? aunt would ask.

The day before yesterdays! he would answer, too hurt even to shout,

throwing the paper down upon the table.

If only sometimes it had been yesterdays it would have been a change. But it

was always the day before yesterdays; except on Tuesday; then it would be

Saturdays.

We would find it for him eventually; as often as not he was sitting on it. And

then he would smile, not genially, but with the weariness that comes to a man whofeels that fate has cast his lot among a band of hopeless idiots.

All the time, right in front of your noses ! He would not finish the sentence;

he prided himself on his self-control.

This settled, he would start for the hall, where it was the custom of my Aunt

Maria to have the children gathered, ready to say goodbye to him.

One of them, of course, was sure to be missing, and the moment this was

noticed all the other six, without an instants hesitation, would scatter with a whoop

to find it. Immediately they were gone it would turn up by itself from somewhere

quite near, always with the most reasonable explanation for its absence; and wouldat once start off after the others to explain to them that it was found. In this way, five

minutes at least would be taken up in everybodys looking for everybody else, which

was just sufficient time to allow my uncle to find his umbrella and lose his hat.

Then, the clock would commence to strike nine. The eldest boy would come out

with some tale about all the clocks in the house being five minutes slow, and of his

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having been late for school the previous day in consequence. This would send my

uncle rushing impetuously down to the gate, where he would recollect that he had

with him neither his bag nor his umbrella. All the children that my aunt could not

stop would charge after him, two of them struggling for the umbrella, the others

surging round the bag. And when they returned we would discover on the hall table

the most important thing of all that he had forgotten, and wondered what he would

say about it when he came home.[ Adapted fromThree Men on the Bummelby Jerome. K. Jerome ]

(a) For eachof the following words taken from the passage, give another word or

phrase similar in meaning:

regard (line 15) savagely (line 31) sufficient (line 53) [5]

reform (line 18) genially (line 41)

(b) Explain: astonished indignation. In what context does the narrator use this

phrase? [1 + 1]

(c) What would Uncle Podger never admit about himself ? [3]

(d) What did Aunt Maria customarily do when Uncle Podger was ready to leave for the

station? How did this add to the confusion? [1 + 3]

(e) What do you think was the most important thing of all (line 61) that Uncle Podger

would forget to carry with him? [1]

(f) (i) Descibe, in not more than 60 words, the commotion over Uncle Podgers

missing newspaper, from the time it was lost till it was discovered. [8]

(ii) Give your description a title and justify it. [2]

Question No 4 [20]

(a) In the following passage, fill in each of the numbered blanks with the correct form

of the word given in brackets after it. Do not copy the passage, but write in correct

serial order the word or phrase appropriate to the blank space. [4]

I (1) (find) myself weary and yet wakeful, (2) (toss) restlessly

from side to side, seeking for the sleep which would not come. Far away a

chiming clock (3) (strike) out the quarters of the hours, but otherwise a

deathly silence (4) (lie) upon the old house. And then suddenly, in the

very dead of night, there came a sound to my ears. It was the sob of a woman, the

(5) (muffle) gasp of one (6) (tear) by an uncontrollable

sorrow. I (7) (sit) up in bed and (8) (listen) intently..

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(b) Fill in each blank with a suitable word: [4]

(i) My aunt takes great delight _______ baking a cake when I visit her.

(ii) Excuse me _______ interrupting you.

(iii) This medicine leaves a taste _______ peppermint in the mouth.

(iv) She lived _______ her means and was always in debt.

(v) We will be moving _______ our new home next week.(vi) Rani has always been courteous _______ others.

(vii) The embassy turned _______ my request for a visa.

(viii) Mrs Sen encourages her children to be frank _______ her.

(c) Join each of the following pairs of sentences to make one complete sentence,

without using and, but, or so: [4]

(i) The village is far away. It cannot be reached on foot in a day.

(ii) The band began to play the waltz. It was midnight.

(iii) We saw a movie. We had dinner at a restaurant later.

(iv) The weather was hot. A huge crowd turned up.

(d) Rewrite the following sentences as instructed. You may make changes if

necessary, but do not change the meaning of any sentence. [8]

(i) Only a fool would believe you.

(Use nobody.)

(ii) Few good caterers are to be found in our locality.(Rewrite the sentence using: dearth)

(iii) Time is so valuable that it cannot be wasted.

(Use too.)

(iv) If the culprit apologizes, he will be pardoned.

(Use: Unless)

(v) As soon as the sun rose, they left the house.

(Begin: No sooner ......)

(vi) We shall go on a holiday, he said to me.(Begin: He told me ......)

(vii) I do not mind big cities, but I prefer small towns.

(Begin: I prefer ......)

(viii) They accused him of various crimes.

(Begin: He was ......)


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GARDEN HIGH SCHOOL

CLASS X

Prelims 201112

English

Paper II


Answers must be written in the script/s provided. You will not be allowed to write for the first15 minutes. This time must be spent in reading the Question Paper. The time given at the

head of this Paper is the time allowed for writing answers.

This Paper is divided into three sections. You must answer five questions

in all, choosing at least one from each section.


SECTION A

[ Shakespeare: As You Like It ]

Question No 1 [16]

Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:

Jaques: It is my only suit,

Provided that you weed your better judgements

Of all opinion that grows rank in them

That I am wise.

(a) Who is Jaques speaking to? W here is this scene located? [1 + 1]

(b) Who has inspired him and how? [1 + 4]

(c) Explain: It is my only ..... rank in them. [3]

(d) What reason does he give, in the subsequent lines, for making this request? [4]

(e) What, according to the person spoken to, would Jaques really do if his request is

granted? [2]

Question No 2 [16]


Rosalind: (Reading the letter) Patience herself would startle at this letter,

And play the swaggerer: bear this, bear all:

She says I am not fair; that I lack manners;

She calls me proud, and that she could not love me

Were man as rare as phoenix. Ods my will!

Her love is not the hare that I do hunt:

Why writes she so to me?


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(a) Who has written the letter referred to? Who has delivered it to Rosalind? Who is

the third person present on the scene? [1 + 1 + 1]

(b) Just before Rosalind reads the letter, the person, who has brought it, has said:

I am but as a guiltless messenger? Why does this messenger feel this need to

apologize? [3]

(c) Explain: (i) play the swaggerer (ii) as rare as phoenix [2 + 2]

(d) A little later in the scene, Rosalind reads out the letter to the persons present.

Give a gist of what it actually says. [2]

(e) Why then does Rosalind pretend that the letter says something quite different and

falsely accuse the messenger of having written it? [4]

SECTION B

(The Golden Lyre)

Question No 3 [16]


And thou who didst the stars and sunbeams know,

Self-schoold, self-scannd, self-honourd, self-secure,

Didst tread on earth unguessd at. Better so!

(a) Whom does the poet address as thou? How is the person addressed different

from others like him? Comment on the structure of the poem. [ + 1 + 1]

(b) State and explain the figure of speech used by the poet to underline the greatness

of the person addressed. [1 + 3]

(c) Explain the terms: self-schoold, self-scannd, self-honourd, and self-secure.

Identify the figure of speech used in the given line. [2 + 1]

(d) What does the poet mean by Better so? [2]

(e) Explain: ...didst the stars and sunbeams know.

In what sense was the person addressed victorious? [2 + 2]

Question No 4 [16]


Therefore, I fain would consecrate a lay

Unto thy honour, Tree, beloved of those

Who now in blessed sleep for aye repose,

Dearer than life to me, alas! were they!

(a) Name the poem and the poet. [1 + 1]


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(b) What is a lay? Why does the poet want to dedicate a lay to the tree? [1 + 2]

(c) Why is the tree so special to her? [2]

(d) To whom was the tree beloved? Where are they now? [1 + 1]

(e) How does the poet propose to honour her beloved companion the tree?

Explain the significance of Borrowdale in the lines that follow. [2 + 2]

(f) Describe the strength of the tree as depicted in the first part of the poem. [3]

SECTION C

(A Treasure Trove of Short Stories)

Question No 5 [16]


The old man at once felt the resolution he had built up over so many years falling in.

He was telling himself he must not give in. He tried to steel his heart against allemotional appeals.

(a) Who is he? What resolution had he built up over the years? [1 + 2]

(b) What did he receive and from whom? Why was this instrumental in making his

resolution fail? Comment on the relationship between the two. [1 + 1 + 4]

(c) How had he succeeded in steeling his heart against all emotional appeals? What

had been the effect on his neighbours and friends as a result? [2 + 3]

(d) How has the author shown towards the end of the story that he was fighting a

losing battle? [2]

Question No 6 [16]

Comment on the view that violence is always self-consuming and it always ends in pain

and suffering with special reference to Liam OFlahertys The Sniper from which the

extract below is taken:

The lust of battle died in him. He was filled with remorse. The sweat stood out in beads

on his forehead.

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GARDEN HIGH SCHOOL

CLASS X

Prelims 201112

Environmental Education











(a) What is biomining?

(b) Name any two genetic diseases.

(c) What is the Ice Albedo Feedback Mechanism?

(d) Distinguish between smoke and dust.

(e) What is the Red List?


(a) Distinguish betweenphoticand aphotic zones.

(b) What is vermicomposting?

(c) In which state of India do you find tankasand katas?

(d) What is silviculture?

(e) Mention any two causes of desertification.


(a) What is biopiracy?

(b) When was the Forest (Conservation) Act amended? What is the objective of NFAP?

(c) What do you understand by social fencing?

(d) Name any two adulterants that may be present in jaggery.

(e) Discuss the NIMBY syndrome.


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(a) Name any two National Parks of India.

(b) When and where did the Chernobyl Disaster take place?

(c) What is Beej Bachao Andolan?

(d) In which form does mercury undergo the process of bioaccumulation? What is the

source of the mercury in aquatic ecosystems?

(e) What do JFMand WCMCstand for?



Question No 5

(a) What is the Chakriya Vikas Pranali? [4]

(b) Describe how vaccines are produced from cell cultures. [6]

Question No 6

(a) What are the ill effects of argemone oil and auramine? [4]

(b) What is bioremediation? Discuss its different types. [6]

Question No 7

(a) What is meant by by-catch problems? [4]

(b) Describe the working principle of a solar cooker. [6]

Question No 8

(a) Mention any four reasons why people are displaced from their native lands. [4]

(b) Write a short note on the Warli culture. [6]

Question No 9

(a) Discuss any four causes of forest fires. [4]

(b) Write a note on the Consumer Protection Act, 1986? [6]

Question No 10

(a) Discuss: (i) run-of-the-river systems, (ii) energy plantations. [4]

(b) Distinguish between a sanctuary and a biosphere reserve. [6]


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CLASS X

Prelims 201112

Geography





This Paper is divided into two sections. Answer both the questions of Section A,

and any five of Section B.

All parts of a question must be answered together in the correct order.




Question No 1 [20]

Study the extract from the Survey of India Mapsheet No. 45 D/7 given below, and

answer the questions that follow:

(a) (i) Give the six-figure grid reference of the blue spot in village Kheda in the

south-west corner of the map. [1]

(ii) What does 30r in grid square 8777 mean? [1]

(b) State two advantages that Dantiwada, south of River Banas, has over other

settlements in the region. [1]

(c) Assuming that you can see up to half a kilometre on either side of the cart-track,

describe the journey by a car from Dantiwada (grid square 8480) to Sikariya (grid

square 8081) with reference to: (i) direction, (ii) physical features, and

(iii) vegetation. [3]

(d) What is the area in square kilometres of the cultivated region enclosed by the

vertical grid lines 82 and 84, and the horizontal grid lines 78 and 80? [3]

(e) What is the main occupation of the people of the village on the map extract? [1]

(f) Give two points of contrast between the region on the right bank and the region on

the left bank of the Arado Nadi. [2]


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(g) (i) What is the difference in altitude (in metres) between the highest point in the

map and the contour height in grid square 8984? [1]

(ii) What is the physical feature found at the highest point in the map? [1]

(h) Give two reasons why some of the streams do not join the main river below the

Banas river. [1]

(i) What is the general pattern of human settlement in the map extract? [1]

(j) How does the drainage pattern in grid square 8186 differ from that of the streams

in grid square 8585? [1]

(k) (i) What is the drainage pattern in grid square 8385? [1]

(ii) On which bank of Arado Nadi is Dantiwada (8582) situated? Justify your

answer. [2]


On the given outline map of India:

(a) Mark and label the Karakoram and the Nilgiris. [1]

(b) Mark and label the Malabar coast. [1]

(c) Shade and label the Chhotanagpur Plateau. [1]

(d) Label River Gomti and River Ravi. [1]

(e) Shade and label the Gulf of Khambhat. [1]

(f) Shade and label an area of black soil in western India. [1]

(g) Mark with arrows the direction of the NE monsoons across India. [1]

(h) Mark Digboi. [1](i) Shade and name a sparsely populated area in western India. [1]

(j) Mark and name a shipbuilding yard on the eastern coast of India. [1]


Answer any five questions.

Question No 3

(a) Study the climatic data given below and answer the questions that follow:

Stn Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Temp (OC) 14 17 0.23 30 33 33 30 29 29 16 19 16

Rainfall (cm) 2.5 1.3 1.5 1.0 1.8 7.3 19 17.5 11.8 13 3 1.0

Temp (OC) 24.4 25.4 27 30 32 32 31 30.5 30 28 26 25

Rainfall (cm) 28.1 2.8 0.7 1.5 4.5 5.1 9.5 11.3 12.4 13.6 20.6 34.5

A

B


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(i) Calculate the annual rainfall at Station A. [1]

(ii) From which source does Station B get its rainfall? [1]

(iii) Which Indian city could Station B be? Justify your answer. [1 + 1]

(b) What is kalbaisakhi? Name two states which are affected by it. [1 + 1]

(c) Why does Shillong receive less rain than Cherrapunji though both are close to the

Khasi hills? [1]

(d) Why does Delhi get more rainfall than Jodhpur? [1]

(e) Though situated on the same latitude, why does Mysore get less rainfall than

Mangalore? [1]

(f) Why does Thiruvananthapuram have an equable climate? [1]

Question No 4

(a) (i) How is red soilformed? State two reasons why it is not so fertile. [1 + 1]

(ii) Name two crops grown on this soil in India. [1]

(b) What isleaching? Where in India, south of the Tropic of Cancer, can one find soil

formed by leaching? [2]

(c) Why is alluvial soilagriculturally important? How does Khadarsoil differ from

Bhangarsoil? [1 + 1]

(d) Why are large tracts in Maharashtra covered with black soil? [1]

(e) How does man cause soil erosion? [1]

(f) How can wind erosion be prevented? [1]

Question No 5

(a) State the climatic conditions that favour the growth of tropical evergreen forests. [1]

(b) Why are deciduous monsoon forests found in the eastern part of south India? [1]

(c) (i) Mention two characteristics that make the tropical deciduous forests

commercially important. [1]

(ii) State one use of saland myrobalan. [1]

(d) To what type of vegetation does each of the following trees belong? Give one use

of each. [3]

babul, chir pine, rosewood

(e) (i) What is the name given to the mangrove forest of West Bengal, and why? [1]

(ii) Why is the tree found in that forest suitable for building boats? [1]

(f) How do tidal forests adapt themselves in order to survive? [1]


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Question No 6

(a) Give two reasons why tank irrigation has become popular in Andhra Pradesh. [2]

(b) What are inundation canals? [1]

(c) Give any two differences between anordinary well and a tube well. [1]

(d) State two conditions necessary for setting up tube wells. [1]

(e) Give two disadvantages of canal irrigation. [1]

(f) Why is sprinkler irrigation an improved method of irrigation? [1]

(g) What is the need for recycling water? [1]

(h) Give reasons why water is becoming scarce on the earth. [1]

(i) What is the general purpose of rooftop harvesting of water? [1]

Question No 7

(a) Name the oldest coalfield and the largest coalfield in India. [1]

(b) (i) Name any two raw materials obtained from coal. [1]

(ii) Name four types of coal. [2]

(iii) Which of these is the best for industrial purposes? Justify your answer. [1]

(c) (i) Which state in India is the major producer of petroleum? [1]

(ii) Name an important oilfield in that state. [1]

(d) Name the twomain oil belts of India. [1]

(e) Which is the best quality iron ore found in india? [1]

(f) Which Indian state produces the maximum amount of bauxite? Why is bauxite an

important mineral? [1]

Question 8

(a) (i) Which crop grown in India is called the golden fibre and why? [2]

(ii) What are the climatic conditions required for growing this crop? [1]

(b) Name the Indian state that leads in cotton cultivation. Mention two climatic factors

which affect the cultivation of cotton adversely. [1 + 1]

(c) State any two factors which favour the cultivation of sugarcane in Maharashtra. [1]

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(d) Give reasons why:

(i) Tapping of rubber trees is usually done in the morning hours.

(ii) Tea bushes are pruned at regular intervals. [ + ]

(e) Define the following terms and state with which crop each is associated: [3]

(i) ginning (ii) clonal planting (iii) retting

Question 9

(a) From where does the Bhilai Integrated Steel Plant get its

(i) coal, (ii) iron ore, (iii) water supply, (iv) foreign assistance? [2]

(b) Why is it advantageous for a mini steel plant to use electric furnaces? [1]

(c) (i) State the importance of heavy engineering industries to the development of

India. [1]

(ii) Mention two main requirements of heavy engineering industries. [1]

(d) Mention two reasons for the importance of electronic industries to Indias

development. [1]

(e) Mention one important requirement of the electronic industry. [1]

(f) (i) What is apetrochemical industry?

(ii) Mention any one reason why petrochemical products are replacing traditional

raw materials. [ + ]

(g) Name the following: [2]

(i) A city in India where MIG aircraft are manufactured.

(ii) A shipbuilding yard on the west coast of India.

(iii) A centre where diesel locomotives are manufactured.

(iv) A city in India where clocks are manufactured.

Question 10

(a) State any two problems faced by the north Indian sugar-producing states. [1]

(b) Name two research centres of the sugar industry. [1]

(c) Give two problems faced by the cotton textile industry. [1]

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(d) Give reasons why: [4]

(i) Kolkata has many cotton mills though cotton is not grown in eastern India.

(ii) Silk industry is considered a small scale industry.

(iii) The making of carpets is a cottage industry in the Kashmir valley.

(iv) The pure silk handloom industry is important in Bengaluru.

(e) Why has the jute industry grown along the River Hooghly? [2]

(f) Why, in India, is the woollen textile industry not as well developed as the cotton

textile industry? [1]

Question 11

(a) Give two reasons why in India roadways are found to be more advantageous

than railways. [1]

(b) What is the objective of the golden quadrilateral? What does Phase I comprise? [2]

(c) How do a broad gauge railway differ from a meter gauge? [1]

(d) (i) Name the most important inland waterway in India. [1]

(ii) Name two factors that affect water transport in India. [1]

(e) Why was Nhava Sheva port constructed off the coast of Mumbai? What is special

about this port? [1]

(f) Name (i) a port which has an artificial harbour; (ii) a port located on a lagoon. [1]

(g) Name one international airport on the east coast and one on the west coast of

India. [1]

(h) Why was the Haldia port built? [1]

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CLASS X

Prelims 201112

Hindi


Answers must be written in the script/s provided. You will not

be allowed to write for the first

15 minutes. This time must be spent in reading the Question Paper.



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CLASS X

Prelims 201112

History and Civics





This Paper is divided into two parts.

Answer all the questions of Part I, and any five of Part II.


PART I (30 marks)


Question No 1 [10 1= 10]

(a) Mention one qualification that a person seeking election to the Lok Sabha must have.

(b) How long can one be a minister of a State Cabinet without getting elected to the

State Legislature?

(c) Who administers the oath of office to the Governor of a state?

(d) Whose assent must a bill, passed by the State Legislature, have to become an act?

(e) Name any two items of expenditure that can be charged to the Consolidated Fund of

the State.

(f) Who presides over the meetings of the Council of Ministers or the State Cabinet?

(g) Ordinances are temporary laws. How do they become permanent laws?

(h) Which body has the final authority to interpret the Constitution of India?

(i) Which is the highest criminal court at the district level?

(j) What is a Lok Adalat?


Answer the following questions:

(a) What are the two main reasons that led to the uprising of the Indian soldiers in the

British Army in 1857?

(b) Who founded the East India Association? What was its objective?

(c) Why did Bipin Chandra Pal oppose the Non-cooperation Movement of Gandhiji?

Name any one book written by Bipin Chandra Pal.


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(d) State two steps taken by the British Government in India to suppress the Civil

Disobedience Movement.

(e) What was the objective of the Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental Defence Association,

founded in 1893?

(f) Mention the significance of the Home Rule Movement.

(g) Who was Rash Behari Bose? Why did he organize the Indian Independence

League?

(h) How many countries are regarded as the original members of the United Nations?

Name the executive wing of the United Nations.

(i) What happened to the German colonies and overseas possessions in Africa as

per the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles?

(j) Who were the architects of the Non-Aligned Movement?

PART II (50 marks)

Section A

Answer any two questions. [2 10 = 20]

Question No 3

With reference to the State Legislatures of India, answer the following questions:

(a) Describe the legislative and financial powers of a State Legislature. [2 + 2]

(b) Mention two ways in which a Legislative Assembly may exercise control over theState Executive. [2]

(c) What is the composition of a Legislative Assembly? [1]

(d) Mention any two reasons that may disqualify one from becoming a member of a

Legislative Council. Who is the presiding officer of a Legislative Council? [2 + 1]

Question No 4

With reference to the functions of the Council of Ministers and State Council of Ministers,

answer the following questions:

(a) Mention any three important functions of the Prime Minister in the Parliament. [3]

(b) What is the difference between the Council of Ministersand the Cabinet in the

Central Executive? [4]


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(c) State any one difference between the legislative functions of the Union Council of

Ministers and a State Council of Ministers. [1]

(d) Mention two important functions of a Chief Minister as the head of the Council of

Ministers. [2]

Question No 5

With reference to the High Courts of India, answer the following questions:

(a) State the qualifications required to become a judge of the High Court. [3]

(b) What do you understand by the Original Jurisdiction of a High Court? [4]

(c) Mention the role of a High Court as the interpreter and guardian of the Constitution.

[2]

(d) Name the court or tribunal over which the High Courts cannot exercise the power of

superintendence. [1]

Section B

Answer any three questions. [3 10 = 30]

Question No 6

In the context of the rise of Indian Nationalism, write short notes on the following:

(a) Modern means of communication and transport [4]

(b) Rediscovery of Indias past [3]

(c) The Vernacular Press Act [3]

Question No 7

The All India Congress which met at Bombay on 8 August 1942 passed the famous Quit

India resolution.

In this context, answer the following questions:

(a) Mention the reasons that led to the passing of the resolution. [3]

(b) Describe the various forms in which the Quit India Movement spread. [3]

(c) Mention the measures taken by the British Government to suppress the Movement. [2]

(d) State the importance of t

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