List of top Questions asked in CBSE Class X- 2024

Both the stories ‘Two Gentlemen of Verona’ and ‘The Letter’ teach us not to lose hope and courage even in adverse situations. Write a letter to a friend justifying the statement with reference to the stories.
As Sohail Khan, the sports captain of Pinnacle Public School, you believe that fitness as a lifestyle should be promoted. Write a letter to the Editor of a national daily, in about 120 words, suggesting the introduction of “Cycle to School” campaign for school going students. The programme aims to develop the habit of exercising through cycling to maintain fitness and keeping children active. Share the importance and credibility of such a programme and suggest a feasible way to execute it along with possible activities.
Why could different persons have different notions of a country’s development? Explain with examples.
Why was the need for decentralization recognized in the Indian Constitution?
“Until the nineteenth century, poverty and hunger were common in Europe.” Analyse the statement.
How did the ideology of 'liberalism' affect the Europe in early nineteenth century? Explain.
Study the data given below showing the focal length of three concave mirrors A, B and C and the respective distances of objects placed in front of the mirrors:
CaseMirrorFocal Length (cm)Object Distance (cm)
1A2045
2B1530
3C3020

(i) In which one of the above cases the mirror will form a diminished image of the object? Justify your answer.
(ii) List two properties of the image formed in case 2.
(iii) (A) What is the nature and size of the image formed by mirror C? Draw ray diagram to justify your answer.

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(iii) (B) An object is placed at a distance of 18 cm from the pole of a concave mirror of focal length 12 cm. Find the position of the image formed in this case.
Describe any three features of cultivation of millets in India.
The closeness of the _________ on a map shows the steepness of any hills.
How did the Indian folklore and symbols strengthen the idea of nationalism during the twentieth century? Explain with examples.
If $\sin A = \frac{3}{5}$ and $\cos B = \frac{12}{13}$, then find the value of $(\tan A + \tan B)$.
What are the advantages of using Kulhads?
You can feel other’s pain only when you go through it yourself. Validate this statement with reference to the story, ‘The Letter’ and why it took place?
(The Letter)
‘A’ is sending an e-mail to ‘B’. Who is ‘B’ here
How is democracy a legitimate government? Explain with examples.
Flying is a natural act in birds. Then why was the young seagull ‘exhausted by the strange exercise’? Justify the given statement with reference to baby seagull’s fear. (His First Flight)
Read the given sentence from an article on Yoga. Identify the error and supply the correction in the sentence:
Yoga should help lower blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood sugar, all of which are not good for your heart and blood vessels.
Use the given format for your response.
ErrorCorrection
(a) State two laws of refraction of light.
(b) Define the term absolute refractive index of a medium. A ray of light enters from vacuum to glass of absolute refractive index 1.5. Find the speed of light in glass. The speed of light in vacuum is \(3 \times 10^8\) m/s.
Marie and Peter had a conversation about volunteer work. Report Marie’s question.
What kind of skills have you imbibed from this volunteer work?
Explain the process of formation of 'United Kingdom of Great Britain'.
Give reason for this: Fine hair and mucus are present in the nasal passage.
Read the following excerpt from a newspaper on the problem of car parking and its impact.
A survey conducted on the residents showed that car parking in colonies has risen due to an increase in the number of cars per family. This has resulted in ugly incidents of road rage. Most of the families revealed that they are facing multiple issues due to this situation. There is no place for visitors to park and residents themselves park their cars haphazardly. In addition there is an increase in commercial vehicles parked outside colony gates, thus blocking exits.
Write a paragraph in about 120 words to analyze the news clipping.
When 2 mL of sodium hydroxide solution is added to a few pieces of granulated zinc in a test tube and then warmed, the reaction that occurs can be written in the form of a balanced chemical equation as:
Select from the following a decomposition reaction in which the source of energy for decomposition is light:
A metal and a non-metal that exists in liquid state at the room temperature are respectively :