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  • GARDEN HIGH SCHOOLCLASS X

    Half-Yearly Examination 2011

    Bengali

    Time: 3 hours Full Marks: 80

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  • GARDEN HIGH SCHOOLCLASS X

    Half-Yearly Examination 2011

    Biology

    Time: 1 hours Full Marks: 80

    Answers must be written in the script/s provided. You will not be allowed to write for thefirst 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 part of the human eye that controls the amount of light entering the eye

    (ii) The statistical study of human population

    (iii) A chemical used to detect the presence of water

    (iv) The division which brings about vegetative growth

    (v) The immediate source of energy for metabolic reactions in a living cell

    (b) Stating one difference regarding what is indicated within brackets, distinguishbetween: [5]

    (i) Medulla oblongata and cerebellum (function)

    (ii) Temporal lobe and occipital lobe (function)

    (iii) Transpiration and guttation (structure helping in the process)

    (iv) Synapse and synapsis (location)

    (v) Photophosphorylation and oxidative phosphorylation (site of reaction)

    (c) Give reasons why: [3 2 = 6]

    (i) Green leaves are thin and broad.

    (ii) Gametes have a haploid number of chromosomes.

    (iii) If common salt is sprinkled on the grass of a lawn, the grass dies.

  • ( 2 )

    (d) Study the diagram carefully and answer the questions that follow:

    (i) What is the aim of the experiment? [1]

    (ii) Some part of each stem has beenremoved. Name the conductingtissue of shoot A and that of shoot Bthat have been removed. [2]

    (iii) What will you observe ultimately? [1]

    (e) Mention the exact location of each of the following: [5]

    (i) corpus callosum (iv) tympanum

    (ii) guard cell (v) neurolemma

    (iii) thylakoid

    (f) In a certain species of animals, black fur (B) is dominant over brown fur (b).Predict a genotype and phenotype of the offspring when both parents areheterozygous (Bb). [5]

    (g) Explain the following terms: [5]

    (i) bleeding in plants (iv) crossing over

    (ii) double circulation (v) allele

    (iii) diapedesis

    (h) In sexual reproduction, gametes are formed. Male and female gametes fuse toform a fertilized egg. Complete the diagram to show the chromosome numbers inthis process in human beings. [5]

    A B

  • ( 3 )

    SECTION B (40 marks)

    Answer any four questions.

    Question No 2

    (a) Two healthy green plants were placed in darkness for 24 hours. They were thentreated as shown in the figure, and left for 4 hours. A leaf was taken from eachplant and the chlorophyll was removed from them. Study the diagrams and answerthe following questions: [5]

    (i) What is the aim of theexperiment?

    (ii) How is the chlorophyll fromthe leaves removed?

    (iii) Why is it necessary to greasethe glass slab?

    (iv) Why is KOH used?

    (v) Which of the two plants serves as the control?

    (b) Give the functions of: [5]

    (i) pericardium (iii) neurotransmitter (v) meninges

    (ii) semicircular canals (iv) glomerulus

    Question No 3

    (a) The following is an experimental set-up to demonstrate a physiological process inplants. Study the diagram and answer the following questions: [5]

    (i) What is the aim of theexperiment?

    (ii) What is the solutionmarked X?

    (iii) What will you observe afteran hour?

    (iv) What changes will be observed if the solution marked X is taken in the Petridish and water in the potato cup?

    (v) Define the process that takes place in the given experiment.

  • ( 4 )

    (b) The given diagram represents the transverse section of the spinal cord of amammal. Study the diagram and answer the questions that follow.

    (i) Label the parts 18. [4]

    (ii) What is the pathway indicated by the arrows called? [1]

    Question No 4

    Answer in brief: [5 2 = 10]

    (a) What is stereoscopic vision?

    (b) How is turgidity helpful to plants?

    (c) Mention two applications of plasmolysis in our daily lives.

    (d) State two causes of myopia.

    (e) State the law of dominance.

    Question No 5

    (a) The diagram given below represents a stage during the cell division in an animalcell. Study the diagram and answer the following questions:

    (i) Identify the stage shown. Give areason to justify your answer. [1]

    (ii) Name the parts 1 4. [2]

    (iii) What is the chromosome number ofthe cell? [1]

    (iv) Draw a neat labelled diagram of the cell as it would look in its next stage.Name the stage. [1]

  • ( 5 )

    (b) The diagram given below represents a vertical section of a leaf. Study the diagram

    and answer the following questions:

    (i) Name the parts labelled 1 6. [3]

    (ii) How many leaf veins have been

    shown in the section? [1]

    (iii) What processes do the two arrows

    indicate, one taking place during the

    day, and one at night? [1]

    Question No 6

    (a) Correct each of the following statements by changing the first or last word only: [5]

    (i) Interphase is the longest phase of cell division.

    (ii) Metaphase shows chromosomal movement.

    (iii) The cell plate in plants is formed from ER.

    (iv) Cytokinesis is the division of the nucleus.

    (v) The genetic constitution of an organism is called phenotype.

    (b) Draw a neat and labelled diagram of the stomatal apparatus and label any six of its

    parts. [5]

    Question No 7

    (a) The following is a diagram of the double helical structure of the DNA.

    (i) Give the full form of DNA. [1]

    (ii) Name the four nitrogenous bases that

    form a DNA molecule. [2]

    (iii) Name the unit of heredity. [1]

    (iv) What is a nucleotide? [1]

  • (b) The diagram below represents the human excretory system. Study it and answer

    the questions that follow.

    (i) Label the parts 1 8. [4]

    (ii) What are the functions of the parts marked 2 and 3? [1]

    ( 6 )

  • Answers must be written in the script/s provided. You will not be allowed to write for thefirst 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 I) and any four questions of Section II.

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

    SECTION I (40 marks)

    Answer all the parts.

    Question No 1

    (a) Choose the correct options from those given, and write only the letterscorresponding to the options chosen: [5]

    (i) The example of a mixed salt is:

    (A) sodium potassium carbonate (C) sodium carbonate

    (B) sodium zincate (D) sodium hydrogen carbonate

    (ii) Ammonium acetate solution turns methyl orange:

    (A) pink (B) yellow (C) orange (D) colourless

    (iii) The element which has the highest I.P in period 3 is:

    (A) Mg (B) Ar (C) Cl (D) Na

    (iv) The formation of acetylene from 1,2dibromoethane is an example of:

    (A) substitution (C) dehydration

    (B) dehydrohalogenation (D) addition

    (v) The I.U.P.A.C name of is:

    (A) 2ethyl3methyl pentane (C) 4ethyl3methyl pentane

    (B) 3, 4dimethyl hexane (D) none of those given here

    GARDEN HIGH SCHOOLCLASS X

    Half-Yearly Examination 2011

    Chemistry

    Time: 1 hours Full Marks: 80

  • ( 2 )

    (b) Identify A to J form the following list of substances from the following list: [5]

    calcium calcium oxide ammonium chloride

    carbon copper (II) oxide copper (II) nitrate

    chlorine lead (II) oxide hydrogen chloride

    oxygen calcium hydroxide lead (II) nitrate

    (i) A is a white solid. When heated, it does not melt, but produces dense whitefumes.

    (ii) An alkaline gas is formed when a mixture of A and C is warmed.

    (iii) When water is added to E, heat is evolved and C is formed.

    (iv) B burns brightly in air to form E.

    (v) When D is heated, it gives off brown fumes and leaves a black residue F.

    (vi) A solution of D is formed when F is warmed with dilute nitric acid.

    (vii) G is a gaseous non-metallic element that reacts with hydrogen to form H.

    (viii) A solution of H neutralizes a solution of C.

    (ix) When I is heated, J is obtained as a yellow residue.

    (c) Name the gases evolved when: [5]

    (i) Chlorine reacts with excess ammonia.

    (ii) Dilute sodium chloride solution is electrolyzed.

    (iii) Ammonium nitrate is heated.

    (iv) Zinc reacts with cold dilute nitric acid.

    (v) Bleaching powder reacts with hydrochloric acid.

    (d) Copy and complete the following table: [5]

    Formula of the Colour of the Reaction with Reaction with an compound aqueous solution AgNO3 solution excess of NH4OH solution

    ________ ________ white ppt. blue solution

    ________ green no ppt. ________

    Pb(NO3)2 colourless ________ ________

    ________ ________ white ppt. colourless solution

    Na2CO3 ________ ________ colourless solution

  • ( 3 )

    (e) From the following list of substances, choose the ones you would use to preparethe salts (i) to (v) given below: [5]

    copper, lead, sodium, iron, chlorine, copper carbonate, lead oxide, sodiumcarbonate solution, dil. hydrochloric acid, dil. sulphuric acid, dil. nitric acid, lead

    nitrate solution

    (i) FeCl2 (ii) CuSO4 (iii) PbCO3 (iv) Pb(NO3)2 (v) Na2SO4

    (f) Correct and rewrite the following statements: [5]

    (i) Electrolysis of lead bromide liberates lead and bromine.

    (ii) Ethyl bromide reacts with KOH to produce ethanol.

    (iii) Calcium chloride is used as a drying agent.

    (iv) Ammonia is oxidized to nitric oxide.

    (v) Copper sulphate can be prepared from sulphuric acid and copper.

    (g) Arrange the following in increasing order of: [5]

    (i) ionic radii: O2, Al3+, F, Na+, Mg2+

    (ii) no. of molecules: 9 gm of water, 0.02 moles of H2S, 112 ml of CO2 at S.T.P.,

    17 gm of NH3

    (iii) basicity: P2O5, Na2O, SiO2, MgO

    (iv) pH of aq. solution of conentration 1 mole/l: NH3, CH3COOH, NaCl, NaOH,H2SO4

    (v) I.P: Be, Ne, Li, B, C

    (h) Give reasons why: [5]

    (i) Ammonium nitrate is not used to prepare ammonia in the laboratory.

    (ii) HCl dissolves in toluene but does not conduct electricity.

    (iii) Sodium acetate solution turns red litmus blue.

    (iv) Dil. HCl cannot be concentrated by boiling.

    (v) When NaOH, which has been left exposed to air for some time, is added to

    dil. HCl, a rapid effervescence is seen.

  • ( 4 )

    SECTION II (40 marks)

    Answer any four questions.

    Question No 2

    (a) Starting with sulphuric acid, how will you obtain the following?[Give a balanced chemical equation in each case.] [5]

    (i) An insoluble sulphate from a soluble nitrate

    (ii) A more volatile acid

    (iii) Hydrogen sulphide gas

    (iv) Carbon from hydrocarbon compounds

    (v) An acid salt

    (b) Copy and complete the following table regarding two practical applications ofelectrolysis: [5]

    Application Anode Electrolyte Cathode

    silver plating solution of a spoon ________ potassium ________

    argentocyanide

    purification of copper ________ ________ ________

    Question No 3

    (a) Define homologous series. [1]

    (b) Give example/s of the following: [3]

    (i) A position isomer of 2butanol

    (ii) An alkyne with three carbon atoms

    (iii) Two chain isomers of butane

    (c) Identify A to E in the following conversion: [5]

    (d) Name the ester formed when methanol reacts with propanoic acid in the presenceof conc. H2SO4. [1]

  • ( 5 )

    Question No 4

    The atomic numbers of the elements A, B, C, D, E and F are as follows:

    A = 11, B = 13, C = 9, D = 16, E = 18, F = 17. With reference to these elements,answer the following questions:

    (a) Identify: (i) the strongest oxidizing agent

    (ii) the element which has the lowest electron affinity [2]

    (b) Arrange the elements of period III in an increasing order of I.P. [1]

    (c) Write down the formula of the hydroxide of B and state its solubility. [2]

    (d) Arrange the elements of the same group in an increasing order of E.A. [1]

    (e) Draw the electron dot structure of each of the following: [3]

    (i) the compound formed between B and D

    (ii) the compound formed between C and hydrogen

    (iii) a molecule of D

    (f) What is the symbol of the ions which have the electronic configuration of Ar? [1]

    Question No 5

    (a) State Avogadros Law. [1]

    (b) Two identical flasks are taken. At the same temperature and pressure, one is filledwith 2g of oxygen, and the other with 2g of sulphur dioxide.

    (i) Which flask contains a greater number of molecules?

    (ii) If the flask, filled with oxygen, contains N molecules, how many molecules doesthe flask filled with sulphur dioxide, contain? [At. mass: S = 32; O = 16] [2]

    (c) A gaseous compound of carbon and hydrogen contains 80% carbon by mass.One litre of the compound at S.T.P weighs 1.35g. Find its molecular formula.[At. mass: C = 12; H = 1] [3]

    (d) The following reactions take place in converting sulphur dioxide into sulphuric acid:

    (i) Calculate the volume of SO3 formed when 112 cc. of SO2 reacts with 100cc of oxygen at S.T.P. [1]

    (ii) Calculate the mass of H2SO4 formed in the above reaction. [3]

  • ( 6 )

    Question No 6

    (a) Study the following schematic representation of reactions of hydrochloric acid:

    (i) Identify B, E, and F. [3]

    (ii) Give a balanced chemical equation for each of the following reactions: [2]

    (A) HCl + orange solid A o D(B) HCl + green solid C o G + E

    (iii) Give a balanced chemical equation for the reaction that takes place whenammonium hydroxide is added to a blue solution of G. [1]

    (b) Give a balanced chemical equation to show how each of the following gases isobtained from the source mentioned: [4]

    (i) H2 from NH3 (iii) O2 from a metal nitrate (by heating)(ii) N2 from an ammonium salt (iv) SO2 from sulphuric acid

    Question No 7

    (a) Mention the steps involved in preparing nitric acid by the Ostwalds process. [2]

    (b) What do you observe when: [4]

    (i) Ethylene is passed through Bayers reagent?

    (ii) Dil. HCl is added to sodium thiosulphate solution?(iii) Copper nitrate is heated?

    (iv) Conc. H2SO4 is added to a solution of sodium nitrate and ferrous sulphate?

    (c) Give one chemical test to distinguish between: [4]

    (i) NH4NO3 and Pb(NO3)2(ii) Al(OH)3 and Pb(OH)2(iii) CuO and MnO2(iv) Na2SO4 and Na2SO3

  • GARDEN HIGH SCHOOLCLASS X

    Half-Yearly Examination 2011

    Commercial Applications

    Time: 2 hours Full Marks: 100

    Answers must be written in the script/s provided. You will not be allowed to write for thefirst 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 questions of Section A and any four of Section B.

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

    SECTION A (40 marks)

    Answer all the questions.

    Question No 1 [5 2 = 10]

    (a) What is personal selling?

    (b) Define accounting.

    (c) What is meant by a balance sheet?

    (d) What is a bearer cheque?

    (e) Define cost.

    Question No 2 [5 2 = 10]

    (a) Distinguish between mail order shopping and teleshopping.

    (b) Give two differences between institutional advertising and informative advertising.

    (c) What are the differences between selling and sales?

    (d) Give two differences between bookkeeping and accounting.

    (e) Give two differences between income & expenditure account and profit & lossaccount.

    Question No 3 [5 2 = 10]

    (a) Name any four types of endorsements of cheques.

    (b) What is sunk cost?

    (c) Name any four forms of advertising media.

    (d) Give the full forms of the following:

    NABARD, AIDCAM

    (e) Name the different elements of a marketing mix.

  • ( 2 )

    Question No 4 [5 2 = 10]

    (a) State two characteristics of marketing.

    (b) Mention any two ways in which packaging helps in the marketing of goods.

    (c) What are the two drawbacks of sales promotion schemes?

    (d) State two features of selling.

    (e) What are the disadvantages of payments by cheques?

    SECTION B (60 marks)

    Answer any four questions.

    Question No 5

    (a) What are the differences between a product and a service? [5]

    (b) Explain the different methods by which a central bank controls credit. [5]

    (c) What are the main uses of a balance sheet to a non-trading organization? [5]

    Question No 6

    (a) What are the factors that determine the price of a product? [5]

    (b) Classify and explain cost on the basis of behaviour. [5]

    (c) List the various modifying principles of accounting which are the exceptions toGAAP. [5]

    Question No 7

    (a) What are the features of a good advertisement? [7]

    (b) Explain the various functions of a central bank. [8]

    Question No 8

    (a) What are the difference between marketing and selling? [5]

    (b) Write a short note on the elements of cost. [5]

    (c) What is the role of marketing in the economic and social development of a nation? [5]

    Question No 9

    (a) Explain, in detail, the basic principles of accounting. [10]

    (b) What is the importance of personal selling? [5]

    Question No 10

    (a) What are the differences between receipts & payments account and income &expenditure account? [5]

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

    (c) Explain the different methods of selling goods to consumers directly. [5]

  • GARDEN HIGH SCHOOLCLASS X

    Half-Yearly Examination 2011

    Commercial Studies

    Time: 2 hours Full Marks: 80

    Answers must be written in the script/s provided. You will not be allowed to write for thefirst 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 questions of Section A and any four of Section B.

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

    SECTION A (40 marks)

    Answer all the questions.

    Question No 1 [5 2 = 10]

    Distinguish between:

    (a) Marketing and Sales

    (b) Controllable Costs and Uncontrollable Costs

    (c) Receipts & Payments Account and Cash Book

    (d) Formal Communication and Informal Communication

    (e) Capital Receipts and Revenue Receipts

    Question No 2 [5 2 = 10]

    (a) Define marketing research.

    (b) What types of services are excluded from the Consumer Protection Act?

    (c) How is training beneficial to an employee?

    (d) List the elements of Total Cost.

    (e) State any two functions of the trade unions in India.

    Question No 3 [5 2 = 10]

    (a) What is proximics?

    (b) When should a group discussion be held in an organization?

    (c) Give two drawbacks of arbitration.

  • ( 2 )

    (d) State any four factors that should be taken into consideration in choosing anappropriate advertising medium.

    (e) Why do business firms give brand names to their products?

    Question No 4 [5 2 = 10]

    (a) Mention any two interpersonal skills required for effective communication.

    (b) Define brand loyalty.

    (c) Personal selling is both an art as well as a science.

    Give reasons in support of the statement.

    (d) Name and explain the various types of labels attached to a product.

    (e) What does the ratio of gross profit to turnover indicate?

    SECTION B (40 marks)

    Answer any four questions.

    Question No 5

    (a) Discuss the advantages of oral communication over written communication. [5]

    (b) Describe the various techniques of sales promotion. [5]

    Question No 6

    (a) What is a group life insurance? Enumerate its essential features. [1 + 5]

    (b) Give any four expectations of general public from a business concern. [4]

    Question No 7

    (a) What is meant by marshalling of a balance sheet? Explain, in detail, the differentways of marshalling a balance sheet. [1 + 4]

    (b) Suggest any five ways in which industrial relations in India can be improved. [5]

    Question No 8

    (a) Selection is an important function of personnel management.

    In the light of the above statement, discuss briefly the various types of selectiontests. [5]

    (b) What do you understand by direct mail advertising? State any four advantages ofdirect mail advertising. [1 + 4]

  • ( 3 )

    Question No 9

    What is Integrated Marketing? Discuss its importance to business organisations. [2 + 8]

    Question No 10

    The following balances were extracted from the books of Mr ABC for the year ended31.3.08: [10]

    ( ) ( )

    Stock (1.4.07) 28,500 Salaries & Wages 18,300

    Capital 1,20,000 Carriage Outwards 1,500

    Debtors 90,000 Loan from Y 15,000

    Drawings 18,000 Purchases (adjusted) 1,68,000

    Carriage Inwards 3,000 Bank 25,500

    Returns Inwards 2,400 Creditors 39,000

    Loan to X 9,000 Liabilities for Expenses 5,700

    Rent Outstanding 300 Bad Debt 3,000

    Provision for Bad Debt 4,500 Cash 6,650

    Goodwill 15,000 Furniture 15,550

    Sales 2,21,100 Depreciation on Furniture 900

    Insurance Premium 1,800 Rent by Subletting 1,500

    Prepare a Trading and Profit & Loss Account for the year ended 31.3.08 and a BalanceSheet as on that date.

    Closing stock was valued at 10,000.

  • GARDEN HIGH SCHOOL

    CLASS X

    Half-Yearly Examination 2011

    Computer Applications (Theory)

    Time: 2 hours Full Marks: 100

    Answers must be written in the script/s provided. You will not be allowed to write for thefirst 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 questions of Section A, and any four of Section B.

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

    SECTION A (40 marks)

    Answer all the questions.

    Question No 1

    (a) What is inheritance? What is its importance in Java? [2]

    (b) Differentiate between String object and StringBuffer object. [2]

    (c) Write an expression in Java for 1/y3xe + 2y sinx - cosx . [2]

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

    String st = Flow chart & Algorithm;

    StringBuffer sb = logical solution;

    System.out.println(st.lastIndexOf(o));

    System.out.println(st.startsWith(flow));

    System.out.println(sb.substring(8, 13));

    System.out.println(sb.append(with +st));

    Question No 2

    (a) What is an exception? Give one advantage of handling an exception. [2]

    (b) What is a default constructor? [2]

    (c) Differentiate between System.in and System.out. [2]

  • ( 2 )

    (d) Give the results of the following code snippets:

    (i) int x = 15, y = 10; [2]

    x += x + + y * (y + y + + x);

    System.out.print(x + + y);

    (ii) int a = 20; boolean b = true; [2]

    while (b)

    { If (a > 0)

    { a ; continue; }

    else break;

    } System.out.print (a);

    Question No 3

    (a) What is meant by function overloading? [2]

    (b) State the difference between = = operator and equals ( ) method. [2]

    (c) class Employee

    { String name;

    double wage;

    void access ( )

    {

    String nm = S.Kumar;

    double wg = 50000;

    display(nm, wg);

    }

    public void display(String n, double w)

    { name = n; wage = w;

    System.out.println(Employee + name + wage is + wage);

    }

    (i) Name the class variables and the local variables used in the program. [2]

    (ii) Write the function signature of the method display( ). [1]

    (iii) Describe the access specifier of the method access( ). [1]

    (iv) What type of function is display( ) method? [1]

    (v) Name the formal parameters used in the program. [1]

  • ( 3 )

    Question No 4

    (a) Convert the following: [2]

    (i) from if-else construct to switch-case construct.If (opt = = A II opt = = a)

    System.out.println (first letter);else if (opt = = Z II opt = = z)

    System.out.println (last letter);else System.out.println(other letters);

    (ii) from for loop to do-while loop. [2]int x, c;for (x = 10, c = 20; c >= 10; c = c 2)

    x + +;

    (b) Name the keyword that: [3]

    (i) causes the control to go back to the method call.

    (ii) is used to inform that an error has occurred and is specified with method prototype.

    (iii) informs the Java compiler to use a particular package.

    (c) Write a Java statement to do the following: [3]

    (i) Input a character from the user using the keyboard.

    (ii) Create an object of a class Polygon.

    (iii) Compare two variables t1 and t2 using the conditional operator, and print trueif t1 is greater than t2; otherwise, print false.

    SECTION B (60 marks)Answer any four questions.

    Answers should consist of programs in either Blue J environment or any programenvironment with Java as the base.

    Variable Descriptions/Mnemonic Codes should be used to write each program sothat the logic of the program is clearly demonstrated.

    Flowcharts and algorithms are not required.

    Question No 5 [15]

    Write a menu-driven program to perform the following as per the users choice:

    (a) Print all the armstrong numbers betwen 1 and 500.(i.e. the sum of the cubes of the individual digits is equal to the number itself,e.g. 153 = 13 + 53 + 33)

    (b) Print all the prime numbers beween 1 and 100.

  • Question No 6 [15]

    Write a program to print the following pattern:

    Input : N = 5 (1 < N < 9)

    Output :

    Question No 7 [15]

    Write a program to accept a string from the user, and display the number of upper case

    and lower case characters. Encode the string by replacing each character with the next

    character of the alphabet, and create a new string.

    Example:

    Input : Commonwealth Games

    Output : No. of upper case characters : 2

    No. of lower case characters : 15

    Encoded string : Dpnnpoxfbmui Hbnft

    Question No 8 [15]

    Define a class Salary having the following description:

    Data Members :

    int pan : to store a personal account number

    String name : to store a name

    double tax : to store the tax that is calculated

    double tincome : to store the annual taxable income

    Member Functions :

    input( ) : inputs the pan number, name, and annual taxable income

    calc( ) : calculates the tax payable by an employee

    display( ) : prints the details of an employee in the specified format

    ( 4 )

  • ( 5 )

    Annual Taxable Income Tax Rate

    Up to 1,00,000 No tax

    For the next 1,00,000 15% of the income exceeding 1,00,000

    For the next 3,00,000 25% of the income exceeding 2,00,000

    Above 5,00,000 35% of the income exceeding 5,00,000

    Details of an employee should be printed in the specified format:

    Pan Number Name Annual Taxable Income Tax

    XXX XXX XXX XXX

    Question No 9 [15]

    Write a program to print the sum of the following series:

    z 1 z 2 z 3 z 4 z 5S = ........n terms2! 3! 4! 5! 6!

    Question No 10 [15]

    Write a class with the name Volume, using function overloading that computes thevolume of a cube, a sphere, and a cuboid.

    volume of a cube (vc) = s * s * s

    volume of a sphere (vs) = 4/3 * S * r * r * r where S = 3.14volume of a cuboid (vcd) = l * b * h

  • GARDEN HIGH SCHOOLCLASS X

    Half-Yearly Examination 2011

    Economic Applications

    Time: 2 hours Full Marks: 100

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

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

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

    SECTION A (40 marks)

    Answer all the questions.

    Question No 1 [5 2 = 10]

    (a) State any two exceptions to the law of demand.

    (b) What will be the impact on the supply curve of a commodity when there is an(i) increase in input prices, and (ii) improvement in the technology of production?

    (c) Suggest any two methods of increasing the productivity of land.

    (d) What will happen to the labour force of a country if its population between the agesof 5080 years increases?

    (e) Distinguish between an entrepreneur and a labourer.

    Question No 2 [5 2 = 10]

    (a) Identify the market forms of the following:

    (i) Railways in India

    (ii) Telecom industry in India

    (iii) Edible oil sold by its producers

    (iv) Paddy sold by the farmers

    (b) What is meant by a deficit budget?

    (c) How can indirect taxes be made progressive?

    (d) In a developing country, why is governmental support necessary in setting up aneconomic infrastructure?

    (e) Land is a peculiar factor of production.Explain this statement with reference to any two characteristics of land.

  • ( 2 )

    Question No 3 [5 2 = 10]

    (a) Distinguish between a tax and a subsidy.

    (b) There are three firms A, B, and C in the market. The supply schedules for themarket and for A and B are given below. Prepare the supply schedule for C.

    Price ( ) Firm A (unit) Firm B (unit) Firm C (unit) Market Supply

    10 0 25 35

    20 10 30 60

    30 20 35 85

    40 30 40 110

    (c) If commodities X and Y are complementary, what will be the cross-elasticity ofdemand?

    (d) State any two measures that can be adopted for improving the efficiency of labourin India.

    (e) What is meant by monopsony? Give an example.

    Question No 4 [5 2 = 10]

    (a) How does the fiscal policy of a government help to keep prices stable?

    (b) What is meant by the privatization of public sector enterprises?

    (c) State any two disadvantages of a division of labour.

    (d) Would the elasticity of demand in the following cases be unity, less than unity orgreater than unity?

    (i) A rise in the price of a commodity reduces the total expenditure.

    (ii) A rise in the price of a commodity increases the total expenditure.

    (iii) A fall in the price of a commodity increases the total expenditure.

    (iv) A fall in the price of a commodity keeps the total expenditure unchanged.

    (e) Distinguish between sunk capital and floating capital.

    SECTION B (60 marks)

    Answer any four questions.

    Question No 5

    (a) State the Law of Demand. Explain the reasons why this law holds good. [7]

    (b) Explain the differences between monopolistic competition and monopoly. [8]

  • ( 3 )

    Question No 6

    (a) What is meant by the supply of a commodity? Discuss the factors determining it. [7]

    (b) Discuss the merits and demerits of indirect taxes. [8]

    Question No 7

    (a) What is meant by capital formation? Explain the different stages of capitalformation. [7]

    (b) Discuss any four problems faced by the public sector enterprises in India, andsuggest remedies to overcome these problems. [8]

    Question No 8

    (a) (i) Define price elasticity of demand. Give the percentage formula of priceelasticity of demand. [2]

    (ii) As a result of a 5% fall in the price of a good, its demand rises by 12%. Findthe price elasticity of its demand. [2]

    (iii) What type of good is the above? Give reasons for your answer. [2]

    (iv) Give two examples of such a good. [1]

    (b) Explain the main features of a perfectly competitive market. [8]

    Question No 9

    (a) Distinguish between income tax and commodity tax. How does the taxation policyassist in achieving the objectives of social justice in a country? [3 + 4]

    (b) Explain the different factors on which the size of a market depends. [8]

    Question No 10

    (a) Discuss any four reasons why public expenditure has increased in India in therecent years? [7]

    (b) Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:

    The RBI today took the monetary policy equivalent of a sledgehammer to clobberinflation by raising the benchmark interest rate the repo to an unexpected 8%,sparking another round of lending rate hikes.The repo is the rate at which the central bank provides short-term cash to banks.

    (The Telegraph, 27 July 2011)

    (i) What is monetary policy? [2]

    (ii) How can an increase in the repo rate control inflation? [2]

    (iii) Explain how a state can use its monetary policy for economic growth. [4]

  • GARDEN HIGH SCHOOLCLASS X

    Half-Yearly Examination 2011

    Economics

    Time: 2 hours Full Marks: 80

    Answers must be written in the script/s provided. You will not be allowed to write for thefirst 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.Attempt all the questions of Section A and any four of Section B.

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

    SECTION A (40 marks)Answer all the questions.

    Question No 1 [5 2 = 10]

    (a) How is the supply of labour different from the supply of other goods?

    (b) Draw a perfectly elastic demand curve.

    (c) The income earned by an entrepreneur is residual in nature. Explain.

    (d) If the cross-elasticity of demand between goods X and Y is positive, state how thegoods are related to each other.

    (e) What is meant by a progressive tax? Give an example.

    Question No 2 [5 2 = 10]

    (a) State the two primary functions of money.

    (b) The Government imposes a sales tax on a commodity. Show its impact on thesupply curve.

    (c) What is meant by a debt trap?

    (d) Briefly explain any two causes of a demand-pull inflation.

    (e) State any two measures that can be adopted for improving the efficiency of labour inIndia.

    Question No 3 [5 2 = 10]

    (a) State with reasons, whether the price elasticity of demand of the following goods isrelatively elastic, relatively inelastic, highly elastic, or highly inelastic:(i) precious stones (iii) petrol

    (ii) railway service in India (iv) cigar (in the case of a chain smoker)

  • ( 2 )

    (b) Mention any two demerits of an indirect tax.

    (c) Distinguish between creeping inflation and walking inflation.

    (d) What is meant by public expenditure?

    (e) Study the following graph and identify the supply curves S1 and S3 with respect tothe time element:

    Question No 4 [5 2 = 10]

    (a) What are the steps involved in the process of capital formation?

    (b) Price elasticity of demand for commodity X is unitary. Demand for X at a price of5 is 1000 units. How much of X will be demanded at a price of 10 per unit?

    (c) How do technology and price of related goods affect the supply of a commodity?

    (d) Distinguish between a tax and a fee.

    (e) Explain the effect of inflation on borrowers and shareholders.

    SECTION B (40 marks)

    Answer any four questions.

    Question No 5 [2 5 = 10]

    (a) With the help of hypothetical data, draw a demand curve for a commodity. Mentionand explain any two instances when the demand curve can have a positive slope.

    (b) Mention and explain any three factors that affect the productivity of land. State twocharacteristics of land that make it different from the other factors of production.

    Question No 6 [2 5 = 10]

    (a) State the law of supply. Discuss the exceptions to this law.

    (b) Mention and explain any five reasons for the increase in public expenditure in India.

  • Question No 7 [2 5 = 10]

    (a) Define public finance. Give any four differences between public finance and privatefinance.

    (b) What is a cost-push inflation? Discuss any four causes of cost-push inflation.

    Question No 8 [2 5 = 10]

    (a) Explain any five differences between a direct tax and an indirect tax.

    (b) Draw supply curves for each of the following situations:

    (i) When the elasticity of supply is equal to zero

    (ii) When the elasticity of supply is equal to infinity

    (iii) When the elasticity of supply is relatively elastic

    (iv) When the elasticity of supply is relatively inelastic

    (v) When the elasticity of supply is unitary

    Question No 9 [2 5 = 10]

    (a) Distinguish between contraction of demand and decrease in demand.

    (b) What are the essential requirements of a good tax system?

    Question No 10 [2 5 = 10]

    (a) In an economy, how does capital influence the structure of production?

    (b) Define price elasticity of demand. Explain the importance of elasticity of demandto the producer and the Government.

    ( 3 )

  • GARDEN HIGH SCHOOLCLASS X

    Half-Yearly Examination 2011

    English Language

    Time: 2 hours Full Marks: 80

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

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

    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 basedon what it suggests to you. There should be a clear connection between thepicture and your composition.

  • ( 2 )

    (b) India has always believed in the value of the family. Discuss the changes, bothgood and bad, that have resulted from the break-up of the traditional Indian jointfamily.

    (c) You have just interviewed a famous person at his/her residence. Write an accountof your experience. You may include the following points:

    Preparation for the interview description of the persons home a briefdiscussion of his/her achievements what happened during the interview his/herbehaviour general impression

    (d) Describe a market in your area. State why you like or do not like what you seehappening there every day.

    (e) Write an original short story entitled Escaped.

    Question No 2 [10]

    [ Do not spend more than 40 minutes in answering this question. ]

    Attempt any one of the following:

    (a) Write a letter to your younger sister advising her to read newspapers regularly, andexplaining to her the need for doing so.

    (b) Write a letter to the Superintendent of Police regarding the deteriorating law andorder situation in your locality. Suggest measures to improve the situation.

    Question No 3 [25]

    Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:

    (1) I remember going to the British Museum one day to read up the treatment forsome slight ailment of which I had a touch hay fever, I fancy it was. I gotdown the book, and read all I came to read; and then, in an unthinkingmoment, I idly turned the leaves, and began to study diseases, generally. Iforget which was the first distemper I plunged into and, before I had glancedhalf down the list of premonitory symptoms, it was borne in upon me that Ihad fairly got it.

    (2) I sat for a while frozen with horror; and then in despair, I again turned overthe pages. I came to typhoid fever read the symptoms discovered that Ihad typhoid fever, must have had it for months without knowing it wonderedwhat else I had got; turned up St Vituss Dance found, as I expected, that Ihad that too began to get interested in my case, and determined to sift it tothe bottom, and so started alphabetically read up ague, and learnt that I wassickening for it, and that the acute stage would commence in about a fortnight.Brights disease, I was relieved to find, I had only in a modified form, and, sofar as that was concerned, I might live for years. Cholera I had, with severe

    5

    10

    15

  • complications; and diphtheria I seemed to have been born with. I ploddedconscientiously through the twenty-six letters, and the only malady I couldconclude I had not got was housemaids knee.

    (3) I felt rather hurt about this at first; it seemed somehow to be a sort ofslight. Why hadnt I got housemaids knee? After a while, however, lessgrasping feelings prevailed. I reflected that I had every other known malady inthe pharmacology, and I grew less selfish, and determined to do withouthousemaids knee. Gout, in its most malignant stage, it would appear, hadseized me without my being aware of it; and zymosis I had evidently beensuffering with from boyhood. There were no more diseases after zymosis, soI concluded there was nothing else the matter with me.

    (4) I sat and pondered. I thought what an interesting case I must be from amedical point of view, what an acquisition I should be to a class! Studentswould have no need to walk the hospitals, if they had me. I was a hospital inmyself. All they need do would be to walk round me, and, after that, take theirdiploma.

    (5) Then I wondered how long I had to live. I tried to examine myself. I feltmy pulse. I could not at first feel any pulse at all. Then, all of a sudden, itseemed to start off. I pulled out my watch and timed it. I made it a hundredand forty-seven to the minute I tried to feel my heart. I could not feel my heart.It had stopped beating. I have since been induced to come to the opinion thatit must have been there all the time, and must have been beating, but I cannotaccount for it. I patted myself all over my front, from what I call my waist up tomy head, and I went a bit round each side, and a little way up the back. But Icould not feel or hear anything. I tried to look at my tongue. I stuck it out as faras ever it would go, and I shut one eye, and tried to examine it with the other. Icould only see the tip, and the only thing that I could gain from that was to feelmore certain than before that I had scarlet fever.

    [ Adapted from Three Men in a Boat: Jerome K Jerome ]

    (a) For each of the following words taken from the passage, give another word orphrase similar in meaning:

    acute (line 14) malady (line 18) pondered (line 28) [3]

    (b) What made the narrator go to the British Museum? [2]

    (c) Which expression in the passage tells us that the narrator was extremelyfrightened on reading about the ailments? [2]

    (d) Why was the narrator not very worried after reading about Brights disease? [2]

    (e) Which disease had the narrator been spared? How did he feel about it initially?[1 + 3]

    ( 3 )

    20

    25

    30

    35

    40

  • ( 4 )

    (f) Which disease was the narrator born with and which disease did he have rightfrom boyhood? [2]

    (g) (i) Summarize in not more than 60 words how the narrator examined himself tofind out how long he had left before he died. [8]

    (ii) Give your summary 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 formof the word given in brackets after it. Do not copy the passage, but write in correctserial order the word or phrase appropriate to the blank space. [4]

    She (1) ________ (speak) for almost an hour. I quietly got up and (2) ________(go) out. An attendant (3) ________ (doze) near the door. I (4) ________ (shake)him awake and asked for a glass of water. Yawning and (5) ________ (stretch), hegot up and (6) ________ (shuffle) to the end of the corridor. From an earthenwarepitcher, he (7) ________ (pour) water into a dirty glass, (8) ________ (hand) theglass to me and went off to sleep again.

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

    (i) I came ________ Atul in the restaurant.

    (ii) She was the heir ________ a huge fortune.

    (iii) All the employees will benefit ________ this scheme.

    (iv) A true scholar is recognized ________ his erudition.

    (v) The sea abounds ________ fish.

    (vi) Harish has been acquitted ________ the charge of murder.

    (vii) That flight is bound ________ Delhi.

    (viii) He sat ________ the table doing his work.

    (c) Join each of the following pairs of sentences to make one complete sentence,without using and, but, or so: [4]

    (i) The bottle was on the table. It was filled with water.

    (ii) Smoking is injurious to health. Ram refuses to give up smoking.

    (iii) Bullet is my pet dog. He is a terrier.

    (iv) I woke up at 5:30 am. I went for a walk.

  • ( 5 )

    (d) Rewrite the following sentences as instructed. You may make changes ifnecessary, but do not change the meaning of any sentence. [8]

    (i) As soon as the traveller knocked on the door, a bird flew out of the turret.(Begin: No sooner ......)

    (ii) Unless you walk fast, you will miss the bus.(Use: lest)

    (iii) Mrinal is not as clever as Samir.(Begin: Samir ......)

    (iv) The gift hamper was made up of a variety of chocolates, an assortment of dryfruits, and a few packets of biscuits.(Use: comprised)

    (v) Rita could not go to the party because of viral fever.(End: .... from going to the party.)

    (vi) She said, It may rain tonight.(Use indirect speech.)

    (vii) The rumour is too widespread to be curbed.(Begin: The rumour is so ......)

    (viii) If the sky does not clear up, the flight will not take off.(Begin: Unless ......)

  • GARDEN HIGH SCHOOLCLASS X

    Half-Yearly Examination 2011

    English Literature

    Time: 2 hours Full Marks: 80

    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 questionsin all, choosing at least one from each section.

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

    SECTION A

    (Shakespeare: As You Like It)

    Question No 1 [16]

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

    A traveller! By my faith, you have great reason to be sad. I fear you have sold your ownlands to see other mens. Then to have seen much and to have nothing is to have richeyes and poor hands.

    (a) Identify the traveller and I. Where is this scene located? [1 + 1]

    (b) How does the traveller explain his melancholy? [4]

    (c) Why does the speaker feel that the traveller has reason to be sad? [3]

    (d) Who arrives a little later on the scene? How is the person reproached for beinglate? [1 + 2]

    (e) What light does the scene throw on the characters of the traveller and I? [4]

    Question No 2 [16]

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

    Celia: Wast you that did so oft contrive to kill him?

    Oliver: Twas I; but tis not I. I do not shameTo tell you what I was, since my conversion

    So sweetly tastes, being the thing I am.

    (a) Where is this scene located? Who else is present on the scene? [1 + 1]

  • ( 2 )

    (b) Whom does Celia refer to as him? Why has Oliver often contrived to kill him?[1 + 4]

    (c) Oliver claims that he has undergone a conversion. Describe in detail the incidentthat has brought about this conversion. [6]

    (d) What has Oliver brought with him, and for whom has he brought it? How does itaffect the recipient? [1 + 1 + 1]

    SECTION B

    (The Golden Lyre)

    Question No 3 [16]

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

    Well let me dive into the depths of time,And bring from out the ages that have rolledA few small fragments of those wrecks sublime,Which human eyes may never more behold;And let the guerdon of my labour beMy fallen country! one kind wish from thee!

    (a) What kind of a poem is the one from which the lines have been quoted? HasDerozio been able to make an effective use of the structure of such a poem?[1 + 2]

    (b) To what has the poet compared his country in the first part of the poem? How doesit help him to describe more effectively the present condition of his country? [1 + 3]

    (c) To what does the poet compare his country and himself in the second half of thepoem? [1 + 1]

    (d) Explain: (i) depths of time; (ii) the ages that have rolled. [3]

    (e) What does the poet wish to do for his fallen country? [4]

    Question No 4 [16]

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

    He said:the river has water enoughto be poeticabout only once a year ...

    (a) Who is he? How long was he there and why? [1 + 2]

    (b) Describe the river when there is not water enough in it. [4]

  • (c) According to whom, having water enough makes the river poetic? Why? [1 + 2]

    (d) Is the river really poetic when it has water enough? [3]

    (e) Against whom is the irony, implicit in the quoted lines, directed? Do you thinkthis is justified? [3]

    SECTION C(A Treasure Trove of Short Stories)

    Question No 5 [16]

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

    He belonged unmistakably to that forlorn orchestra to whose piping no onedances; he was one of the worlds lamenters who induce no responsive weeping.

    (a) Who is he? Where is he now? What has already been said about his self-respect? [1 + 1 + 2]

    (b) Explain: he belongs unmistakably to that forlorn orchestra to whose piping no onedances. [2]

    (c) What, according to Gortsbys estimate, is the persons financial condition? [3]

    (d) When does Gortsby meet him again? [5]

    (e) What do you think is the effect of the second meeting on Gortsby? [2]

    Question No 6 [16]

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

    Today is ashtami, the Devis day; you musnt hit a Kanyakumari, it is a sin.

    What light does this extract from Mrinal Pandes story Girls throw on Indian society andthe position of women in it?

    ( 3 )

  • GARDEN HIGH SCHOOLCLASS X

    Half-Yearly Examination 2011

    Environmental Education

    Time: 2 hours Full Marks: 80

    Answers must be written in the script/s provided. You will not be allowed to write for thefirst 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 questions of Section A and any four of Section B.

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

    SECTION A (40 marks)

    Answer all the questions.

    Question No 1 [5 2 = 10]

    (a) How do landslides cause land degradation?

    (b) How has WHO defined water pollution?

    (c) Mention two sources of radioactive wastes.

    (d) What is the full form of FCCC? Why was it signed at the UN in 1992?

    (e) Which provisions of the Constitution of India are meant to protect the environment?

    Question No 2 [5 2 = 10]

    (a) Mention the factors responsible for the spoilage of grasslands.

    (b) Give two examples of secondary pollutants.

    (c) What was the effect of the Chernobyl disaster?

    (d) Mention the 4 As to be followed to mitigate the effects of disasters.

    (e) How does acid rain affect soil?

    Question No 3 [5 2 = 10]

    (a) Suggest two measures for conserving water for domestic use.

    (b) For the conservation of forests why is it necessary to involve local communities?

    (c) How are photochemical oxidants formed?

    (d) What are Katas? Where are they found?

    (e) Name two chemical compounds that should be used instead of CFC-II and CFC-12.

  • ( 2 )

    Question No 4 [5 2 = 10]

    (a) What are qualitative pollutants? Give an example.

    (b) What caused the Minamata disease and Itai-itai disease in Japan?

    (c) What is composting?

    (d) What causes desertification?

    (e) What are the responsibilities of the CPCB?

    SECTION B (40 marks)Answer any four questions.

    Question No 5

    (a) How has the phad system helped to improve agriculture in Maharashtra? [4]

    (b) What causes a flood? Mention three ways to control flood. [6]

    Question No 6

    (a) What is the role of RWAs in the Bhagidari and Save Energy campaigns? [4]

    (b) Explain the methods of treatment of waste water. [6]

    Question No 7

    (a) Explain two ways to recharge groundwater aquifers. [4]

    (b) How does soil pollution affect human beings? Mention three of its sources. [6]

    Question No 8

    (a) What is biomagnification? Why is it harmful? [4]

    (b) Write short notes on:

    (i) Air pollution by brick kilns (ii) PIL [6]

    Question No 9

    (a) Explain the Taungya System. [4]

    (b) When setting up an equipment to control pollution mention the factors that must bekept in mind. [6]

    Question No 10

    (a) How has climatic changes affected agriculture and marine life? [4]

    (b) What measures can be taken by the Central Government to prevent, control, andreduce pollution? [6]

  • GARDEN HIGH SCHOOLCLASS X

    Half-Yearly Examination 2011

    Geography

    Time: 2 hours Full Marks: 80

    Answers must be written in the script/s provided. You will not be allowed to write for thefirst 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 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.Maximum marks for a question or parts of a question are given in brackets [ ].

    An outline map of India will be provided. It must be securely attached to your script.

    SECTION A (30 marks)

    Answer all the questions.

    Question No 1

    Study the extract from the Survey of India topographical sheet No. 45 D/10 given belowand answer the questions that follow:

    (a) What is meant by RF? What is the RF shown on the map extract? [1]

    (b) What is the general direction of the flow of Sipu Nadi? Give one reason to justifyyour answer. [1]

    (c) Give the six-figure grid reference for the peak of the Bhuni Magri hills. [1]

    (d) Give two reasons why Anadra is a better developed settlement than Gulabganj. [2]

    (e) Why is a fireline needed in forests? [1]

    (f) (i) By what means does the road from Gulabganj to Sirori cross Sipu Nadi, andthe road from Gulabganj to Pamera cross the intervening canal? [1]

    (ii) Measure the length of the metalled road from milestone 19 (near Gulabganj)to 22 (near Anadra). [2]

    (g) Name the three types of roadways found in Abu. [2]

    (h) What does 20r mean in grid square 1622? [1]

    (i) What kind of settlement is Tokra in 2221 and Abu? [2]

  • ( 2 )

    (j) What are the main occupations of the people of these two regions, and why? [2]

    (k) From where does Abu get its supply of drinking water, and why?

    (l) Is the reservoir in grid 2221 artificial or natural? Give a reason for your answer. [1]

    (m) What is the drainage pattern in grids 2517 and 1608? [1]

    (o) Calculate the area from Eastings 20 to 26 and Northings 16 to 21. [2]

    Question No 2

    On the given outline map of India: [10 1 = 10]

    (a) Label River Tapi and River Yamuna. [1]

    (b) Shade and name Lake Chilika. [1]

    (c) Shade and name Gulf of Kachchh. [1]

    (d) Mark and label Palk Strait. [1]

    (e) Mark and label Tropic of Cancer. [1]

    (f) Mark and name the direction of north-east monsoon winds over the Bay of Bengal. [1]

    (g) Mark and label Mumbai High and Jharia. [1]

    (h) Shade and name the area of laterite soil. [1]

    (i) Locate and mark Hyderabad and Bengaluru. [1]

    (j) Shade and name a sparsely populated state in northern India. [1]

    SECTION B (50 marks)Answer any five questions.

    Question No 3

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

    (i) Calculate the average annual rainfall at Station B and the annual rainfall atStation A. [1]

    (ii) Which Indian city could Station A be? Justify your answer. [1]

    (iii) Name the winds that bring most of the rain to Station B. Give reasons whythese winds bring rain during the months shown. [1]

  • ( 3 )

    (b) What are western disturbances? Name the area in India which receives rain from

    the western disturbances. State the importance of the western disturbances. [2]

    (c) State two differences between tropical and temperate cyclones. [1]

    (d) Give reasons why:

    (i) Kerala is the first to receive the monsoon and the last to see its retreat. [1]

    (ii) Fisherman are advised not to venture into the Bay of Bengal during the months

    of October-November. [1]

    (iii) The Himalayas are a climatic divide. [1]

    (iv) Thar is a desert. [1]

    Question No 4

    (a) How is alluvial soil formed? Why is this soil agriculturally important? [1]

    (b) How is black soil formed? [1]

    (c) (i) How is red soil formed? [1]

    (ii) Why is red soil infertile? [1]

    (iii) How can red soil be made productive? [1]

    (iv) Name any two Indian states where red soil is found, and

    any two crops grown in that soil. [2]

    (d) Explain any two ways in which soil erosion can take place. [1]

    (e) What is soil conservation? How does reafforestation help in soil conservation? [2]

    Question No 5

    (a) Why are forests grown in and around the iron and steel cities of India? [1]

    (b) Give two characteristics of the tropical evergreen forests of Kerala that make it

    difficult to exploit them. [2]

    (c) What are the climatic conditions that favour the growth of tropical dry forests? [1]

    (d) How do these dry forests protect themselves from the dry climate and animals? [1]

    (e) Name the type of vegetation each of these trees is, and mention one use of each

    tree: sisam deodar gorjan neem [4]

    (f) Mention two methods of forest conservation followed in India. [1]

  • Question No 6

    (a) How can the problem due to seasonal rainfall that India faces, be solved? [1]

    (b) State two disadvantages of well irrigation. [1]

    (c) Give any two reasons why tank irrigation is popular in the Deccan peninsula. [1]

    (d) State any two disadvantages of tank irrigation. [1]

    (e) State the difference between an inundation canal and a perennial canal. [1]

    (f) (i) Name any two states where tube well irrigation is practised. [1]

    (ii) Give two reasons why tube well irrigation is practised in these two states. [1]

    (g) What makes canal irrigation a popular form of irrigation? [1]

    (h) Give two reasons why rainwater should be harvested. [1]

    (i) Mention two rainwater harvesting methods. [1]

    Question No 7

    (a) Name the type of coal used for domestic purposes. Name one important coal-producing state and a coal mine located in that state. [1 + 1]

    (b) Mention two reasons why minerals are important. [2]

    (c) (i) Mention two uses of mineral oil. [1]

    (ii) Name an old and a new mineral oil-producing area. [1]

    (d) (i) Mention two products of an oil refinery. [1]

    (ii) Name two oil refineries in India, one along the coast and one away from thecoast. [1]

    (iii) Why are oil refineries built near the coast ? [1]

    (e) Mention two advantages of using natural gas as a source of energy. [1]

    Question 8

    (a) Mention two developments that show a shift from subsistence to commercialfarming. [2]

    (b) State two differences between intensive and extensive farming. [2]

    (c) Give two characteristics of plantation agriculture in India. [2]

    (d) (i) How has the illiteracy of farmers affected agricultural productivity? [1]

    (ii) How has the consolidation of land holding helped the farming community? [1]

    (e) What is mixed farming? [1]

    (f) Where was jhumming practised in India? Why is it not an environmental-friendlymethod? [1]

    ( 4 )

  • Question 9

    (a) Name the months when rabi crops are sown and harvested. [1]

    (b) State the difference between drilling and dibbling. [1]

    (c) (i) State the geographical conditions required for growing wheat. [1]

    (ii) Why has there been a tremendous boost in wheat production in India? [1]

    (d) Give reasons why:

    (i) Pulses are grown as rotation crops. [1]

    (ii) Millets are referred to as dry crops. [1]

    (e) Study the picture given below and answer the questions that follow:

    (i) Name the crop which is being planted? [1]

    (ii) Name the method of cultivation shown. Give one advantage of this method. [1]

    (iii) Give two characteristics of this method. [2]

    ( 5 )

  • GARDEN HIGH SCHOOLCLASS X

    Half-Yearly Examination 2011

    Hindi

    Time: 3 hours Full Marks: 80

    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 two sections.Attempt all the questions of Section A and any four of Section B, answering at least one

    question on each of the two books you have read.

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

    SECTION A (40 marks)

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  • ( 4 )

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  • ( 5 )

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  • GARDEN HIGH SCHOOLCLASS X

    Half-Yearly Examination 2011

    History and Civics

    Time: 2 hours Full Marks: 80

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

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

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

    PART I (30 marks)

    Answer all the questions.

    Question No 1 [10 1= 10]

    With reference to India, answer the following questions:

    (a) How is the Vice-President of India elected?

    (b) State the Anti-Defection Law.

    (c) Mention two circumstances in which the Union Parliament may legislate on a

    subject in the State List.

    (d) Mention one special power of the Governor of a state during Presidents Rule.

    (e) On what ground can the President of India be impeached?

    (f) What is meant by the term no confidence motion?

    (g) What is the Constitutional provision for creating or abolishing a State Legislative

    Council?

    (h) According to which Constitutional provision can a non-member of the Parliament

    become a minister of the Central Government?

    (i) Mention any one executive power of the Governor of a state.

    (j) Mention one circumstance in which a bill passed by a State Legislature may be

    kept reserved by a Governor for the consideration of the President.

  • ( 2 )

    Question No 2 [10 2 = 20]

    (a) What was the immediate impact of the First War of Indian Independence on theEast India Company?

    (b) Name two associations which were the forerunners of the Indian NationalCongress.

    (c) State any two achievements of the Moderates.

    (d) Give two instances to prove that in the 19th century the British pursued a policy ofeconomic exploitation in India.

    (e) State two measures proposed by Bipin Chandra Pal for eradicating poverty fromIndia.

    (f) Name the newspaper edited by Surendranath Banerjee. What is the name of thebook written by him?

    (g) Mention any two functions of UNESCO.

    (h) State any two features of the Drain Theory.

    (i) Mention any two constitutional demands of the early Nationalists.

    (j) How were Denmark and Belgium affected by the Treaty of Versailles?

    PART II (50 marks)Section A

    Answer any two questions.

    Question No 3

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

    (a) Mention any two privileges enjoyed by the members. [2]

    (b) What is the composition of a State Legislative Council? [3]

    (c) State any three powers common to both the Houses. [3]

    (d) State any two ways in which the Legislative Assembly is more powerful than theLegislative Council. [2]

    Question No 4

    (a) Mention any two reasons why the President of India is elected indirectly. [2]

    (b) How many members can be nominated by the President of India to each of the twoHouses of the Parliament? [2]

    (c) State three circumstances in which the President of India can pardon a personconvicted of a crime or reduce the term of his imprisonment. [3]

  • ( 3 )

    (d) State two diplomatic powers of the President of India. [2]

    (e) What is the present salary of the President of India? [1]

    Question No 5

    With reference to the Indian Parliament, answer the following questions:

    (a) How is the Council of Ministers formed? [2]

    (b) State the administrative functions of the Cabinet. [2]

    (c) Mention three ways in which Parliament can help the Executive and the Legislativebranches of the Central Government to work in harmony. [3]

    (d) Mention three ways in which Parliament can ensure that ministers follow theprinciple of collective responsibility. [3]

    Section B

    Answer any three questions. [3 10 = 30]

    Question No 6

    (a) Mention any three functions of the UN General Assembly. [3]

    (b) State any three ways in which the Security Council helps to maintain world peaceand security. [3]

    (c) What is the composition of the International Court of Justice? [2]

    (d) Explain the veto power enjoyed by the permanent members of the SecurityCouncil. [1]

    (e) Who is the present UN Secretary General? [1]

    Question No 7

    (a) Give any three reasons for the outbreak of World War I. [3]

    (b) Mention any four clauses of the Treaty of Versailles. [4]

    (c) Explain how the Treaty of Versailles was responsible for the outbreak of WorldWar II. [3]

    Question No 8

    (a) What were Curzons real motives behind the Partition of Bengal? [3]

    (b) How did the people of Bengal react to the Partition? [2]

    (c) As part of the anti-Partition movement, what did the people do to remain united? [3]

    (d) Mention any two repressive measures taken by the British to suppress the anti-Partition movement. [2]

  • Question No 9

    (a) A and B are photographs of two Indian leaders. Identify them. State to whichsection of the Congress each belonged. What were their objectives as leaders ofthe Indian National Movement? [1 + 1 + 2]

    (b) State any three contributions of B to Indias struggle for freedom. [3]

    (c) Name the society that A established. State any one of its aims. [1 + 1]

    (d) State two economic measures that A suggested India should take. [1]

    Question No 10

    (a) Explain the reasons for the formation of the Muslim League. [3]

    (b) Explain any two objectives of the Muslim League. [2]

    (c) Who founded the Majlis-i-Ahrar ? [1]

    (d) Who became the Viceroy of India in 1910? [1]

    (e) State the importance of the 1916 Lucknow Pact between the Congress and theMuslim League. [3]

    ( 4 )

    A B

  • GARDEN HIGH SCHOOLCLASS X

    Half-Yearly Examination 2011

    Home Science

    Time: 2 hours Full Marks: 100

    Answers must be written in the script/s provided. You will not be allowed to write for thefirst 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 questions of Section A and any four of Section B.

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

    SECTION A (40 marks)Answer all the questions.

    Question No 1 [5 2 = 10]

    (a) Give two reasons why water plays an important role in laundering.

    (b) Mention two ways in which stains on garments can be identified.

    (c) Mention two causes of glare.

    (d) What is a counterfoil? Mention one advantage of its use.

    (e) Name two types of carpets.

    Question No 2 [5 2 = 10]

    (a) Why is it essential to have windows in a kitchen?

    (b) Mention two differences between the washing of coarse garments and the washingof delicate garments.

    (c) List two uses of washing soda in laundry.

    (d) Mention two disadvantages of making cash payments.

    (e) Name any two neutral colours that highlight other colours.

    Question No 3 [5 2 = 10]

    (a) What are fluorescent tubes? Why are they the preferred form of lighting in homes?

    (b) Mention two materials with which cutlery is usually made.

    (c) What is meant by calendaring?

    (d) What is a current account?

    (e) Name two fabrics that are suitable for drapes in a drawing room.

  • ( 2 )

    Question No 4 [5 2 = 10]

    (a) Name four wall accessories.

    (b) What is meant by the term crossing a cheque? How is it useful?

    (c) Name two vegetable stains.

    (d) What two qualities should a material have to be suitable for a kitchen floor?

    (e) Mention two properties of a good laundry soap.

    SECTION B (60 marks)

    Answer any four questions.

    Question No 5 [3 5 = 15]

    (a) Explain the principle behind dry-cleaning. List the precautions one must take whiledry-cleaning garments at home.

    (b) Explain the purpose of starching and bleaching garments. What precautionsshould one take to get the best results from these processes?

    (c) Mention five points one must keep in mind while storing garments.

    Question No 6 [3 5 = 15]

    (a) List five benefits of having a bank account.

    (b) Write a short note on any one of the following:

    (i) Recurring Deposit Account (ii) Fixed Deposit Account

    (c) What is an ATM card? Discuss its uses.

    Question No 7 [3 5 = 15]

    (a) What are warm and cool colours? How do they change the ambience of a room?

    (b) What is meant by emphasis in art? Discuss some ways in which emphasis canbe created while decorating a home.

    (c) What criteria must one keep in mind while arranging the furniture in a room?

    Question No 8 [3 5 = 15]

    (a) Define lumen. Explain the importance of proper illumination in a home.

    (b) What is the role of fixtures and fittings in providing adequate lighting?

    (c) Explain how a modern kitchen can be well illuminated.

  • ( 3 )

    Question No 9 [3 5 = 15]

    (a) Write a short note on the various measuring devices that are used in a kitchen.

    (b) Name and discuss briefly five types of kitchens.

    (c) Discuss the importance of setting a table for a meal. Enumerate five rules that onemust follow while setting a table for a formal occasion.

    Question No 10 [3 5 = 15]

    (a) Describe the procedure for removing stains from clothes.

    (b) List the most commonly used fasteners for garments.

    (c) Name the two ways of mending a hole in a dress. Discuss the points one mustkeep in mind while using any one of these methods.

  • Answers must be written in the script/s provided. You will not be allowed to write for thefirst 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 questions of Section A and any four of Section B.

    All working, including rough work, must be done and clearly shown in theright-hand margin of the page containing the answer. Omission of any essential

    working will result in deduction of marks.Maximum marks for a question or parts of a question are given in brackets [ ].

    SECTION A (40 marks)

    Answer all the questions.

    GARDEN HIGH SCHOOLCLASS X

    Half-Yearly Examination 2011

    Mathematics

    Time: 2 hours Full Marks: 80

    1. (a) If I is the unit matrix of the order 2 2; find the matrix M, such that

    2 55M + 3I = 4

    0 3 . [3]

    (b) What sum of money will amount to 5,445 in 2 years, the rate of interest being 10%per annum compounded annually? [3]

    (c) A dividend of 9% was declared on every 100 share selling at a certain price. If therate of return is 7.5%, calculate: (i) the market value of the share; (ii) the amount to beinvested to obtain an annual dividend of 630. [4]

    2. (a) Rima deposits 400 per month for 3 years in a recurring deposit bank account. If shegets 16,176 on maturity, find the rate of interest given by the bank. [3]

    (b) If (2x2 5y2) : xy = 1 : 3, find the ratio of x : y. [3]

    (c) Find the equation of the line passing through the point (2, 3) and having thexintercept of 4 units. [4]

  • ( 2 )

    3. (a) Solve for x and give your answer correct to 2 decimal places:x2 10x + 6 = 0 [3]

    (b) Show that P (3, m5) is the point of trisection of the line segment joining the pointsA (4, 2) and B (1, 4). Hence, find the value of m. [3]

    (c) Prove that: sin A cos A 1 1 sin Asin A cos A 1 cos A

    [4]

    4. (a) What number should be added to 2x3 3x2 + x so that the resulting polynomialdivided by x 2 leaves 3 as the remainder? [3]

    (b) In the adjoining figure,AC is the diameter of a circle,

    AB = BC, and AED 118 .Find the measure of (i) DEC and (ii) DAB. [3]

    (c) The given diagram shows twoisosceles triangles which are similar.PQ and BC are not parallel; PC = 4cm, AQ = 3cm,QB = 12cm, BC = 15cm, and AP = PQ.Calculate: (i) the length of AP; (ii) the ratioof the areas of the 's APQ and ABC. [4]

    SECTION B (40 marks)Answer any four questions.

    5. (a) The value of a machine, purchased two years ago, depreciates at the rate of 10%annually. If its present value is 97,200, what was its value when purchased? [3]

    (b) If ay bx cx az bz cy

    p q r , prove that x y z

    a b c . [3]

    (c) A piece of cloth costs 200. If it was 5m longer and each metre cost 2 less, the totalcost would have remained the same. What is the actual length of the piece, and what isthe original cost per metre? [4]

  • 6. (a) Ravi invested 6,250 in the shares of a company, paying a 6% dividend per annum.If he had paid 31.25 for each 25 share, find his income from the investment. [3]

    (b) Find the point on the y-axis, the distances of which from the points A (6, 7) andB (4, 3) are in the ratio of 1: 2. [3]

    (c) In the adjoining figure, ABCD is a

    cyclic quadrilateral, in which

    CBQ 48 and a = 2b.Calculate the numerical value of b. [4]

    7. (a) Find the value of m, if the equation (4 + m) x2 + (m + 1) x + 1 = 0 has equal roots. [3]

    (b) Find the equation of the line which passes through the point (2, 3) and is perpendicularto the line 2x + 3y + 4 = 0. [3]

    (c) Using properties of proportion, solve the equation for x: 3

    2x 3x 234

    1093x 1 [4]

    8. (a) A chord, 48 cm long, is at a distance of 10 cm from the centre of the circle. Anotherchord, 20 cm long, is drawn in the same circle. Find its distance from the centre ofthe circle. [3]

    (b) In the adjoining figure,OABC is a quadrant of a circle.The radius OA = 3.5 cm, and OD = 2 cm.Calculate the area of the shaded region. [3]

    (c) Find matrix M, such that 3 6

    M 2 162 8

    u . [4]

    9. (a) Prove that: 2cosecA cosecA+ = 2sec A

    cosec A -1 cosec A +1 [3]

    (b) The scale of a map is 1:50000. In it, there is a triangular plot of land ABC, thedimensions of which are: AB = 2 cm, BC = 3.5 cm, and ABC 90 . Calculate:(i) the actual length of BC in km, and (ii) the area of the plot in sq.km. [3]

    ( 3 )

  • ( 4 )

    (c) A sum of money, lent out at compound interest, amounts to 14,520 in 2 years and to17,569.20 in 4 years. Find the rate of interest per annum and the sum. [4]

    10. (a) Using the remainder theorem, factorize: 3x3 + 2x2 23x 30 [3]

    (b) Prove that 2 2

    2 22 2

    sin A sin Btan A tan Bcos A.cos B

    . [3]

    (c) The entries in a Savings Bank Pass Book are as follows:

    Date Particulars Withdrawals (in ) Deposits (in ) Balance (in )

    01.01.03 B/F 14000

    01.02.03 By Cash 11500 25500

    12.02.03 To Cheque 5000 20500

    05.04.03 By Cash 3750 24250

    15.04.03 To Cheque 4250 20000

    09.05.03 By Cash 1500 21500

    04.06.03 By Cash 1500 23000

    Calculate the simple interest for six months (January to June) at the rate of4% per annum. [4]

    11. (a) A (5, 2) and B (1, 4) are two points. Find the equation of the perpendicular bisectorof AB. [3]

    (b) A cylindrical metal tube of uniform thickness is open at both ends. The internal diameterof the tube is 11.2 cm


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