ENGLISH (SESSION – 2023-24)

I. Prepare a project on the topic

Roll No
(i) 1 – 10 Need for road safety
(ii) 11-20 Concentration and composure, the need of the hour
(iii) 21-28 High tech devices a boon or bane

II. You are Anjali/Ajay Dev of House No 101, Sector 22, Meerut. You are greatly
disturbed by the sanitary condition prevailing in your city. Write a letter to the
Chairman of the Municipal Corporation, Merrut, throwing light on it and seeking
cooperation in keeping the city clean.
III. Write a letter to M/S Infratech Computers complaining that the Laptop Hp Envy-
13 (8th generation)
You recently purchased from them does not function properly and ask for
replacement. You are Rajesh/Riya Duggal, D-49, Sector- 13, Gurugram. Write a
letter on the basis of the given hints.
HINTS :
 HP Envy – 13 8th generation not functioning properly
 Screen of the laptop damaged
 Audio quality very poor, blinks from time to time
 Holiday Homework SST Class X
The Following questions are to be done in notebook:

ECONOMICS

CHAPTER 1 DEVELOPMENT

1. Collect the latest information related to India:

A. Infant Mortality Rate

B. Literacy Rate
C. Rank on Human Development Index
D. Net Attendance Ratio
2. Expand UNDP, WDR, IMR, NAR, PDS and HDI
3.What is the main criterion used by the World Bank in classifying different countries?
4. “Money cannot buy all the goods and services that you need to live well”. Explain.
5. For development people look at a mix of goals. Support the statement with suitable examples.

GEOGRAPHY
CHAPTER 1 RESOURCE AND DEVELOPMENT
1. Write about the first earth summit.
2. Expand UNCED.
3. Why is resource planning essential part of development?
4. Explain the Human Activities that have aggravated the cause of Land Degradation
5. On a Political Map of India mark and label:
MAJOR SOIL TYPES. (Text book page no.9)

POLITICAL SCIENCE
CHAPTER 1 POWER SHARING
1.Discuss the difference between the extent and composition of Belgium and Sri Lanka.
2. Mention the three majoritarian measures introduced by Sri Lankan Government to establish
Sinhala supremacy.
3. Why Power Sharing is desirable?
4. Discuss the Elements of Belgian model of Power Sharing.
5. Describe Four forms of Power Sharing

HISTORY
CHAPTER 2 NATIONALISM IN INDIA
Media Source: Watch Oscar winning movie “Gandhi (1982).
1. Explain Poona Pact 0f 1932.
2. Why did industrialists participate in civil disobedience movement? Explain
movement.
4. Evaluate the contribution of songs, folklore, popular prints etc. in shaping the feeling of
nationalism in India.
5. Gandhi 1982 was the first film with Indian roots to create a sensation at the Oscars, Winning 11
nominations and 8 awards.
You can find the movie on youtube.

ग्रीष्मावकाश गह
ृ कार्य
विषय – हिंदी कक्षा - दसवीं
प्रश्न । निम्नलिखित विषयों पर अपने रोल नंबर के अनुसार अनुच्छे द व स्वरचित कविता लिखिए
तथा विषयानुसार आकर्षक चित्र भी बनाएँ/चिपकाएँ ।
(क) सारे जहाँ से अच्छा हिंदस्
ु तान हमारा (अनुक्रमांक 1 से 15 तक)
(ख) प्लास्टिक मुक्त भारत (अनुक्रमांक 16 से 28 तक)
प्रश्न 2. नीचे दिए गए विषयों पर आकर्षक विज्ञापन बनाइए।
(क) जल संरक्षण (अनुक्रमांक 1 से 15 तक)
(ख) पर्यावरण संरक्षण (अनुक्रमांक 16 से 28 तक)
प्रश्न 3. मुहावरे दार शब्दों का प्रयोग करते हुए अपने मनपसंद विषय पर लगभग 100 शब्दों में एक
लेख लिखें।
प्रश्न 4. निम्नलिखित विषयों पर लघु कथाएँ लिखिए-
(क) एकता में शक्ति है । (अनुक्रमांक 1 से 15 तक)
(ख) आगे कुआँ पीछे खाई
(क) परोपकार का महत्व (अनुक्रमांक 16 से 28 तक )
(ख) आ बैल मुझे मार
प्रश्न 5. चौराहों पर भीख माँगते बच्चों को दे खकर आपको कैसा लगता है ? इस समस्या के समाधान
के लिए अपने विचार एक पत्र द्वारा किसी समाचार-पत्र के संपादक को लिखिए।
प्रश्न 6. पाठ्यपुस्तक ‘संचयन’ की कहानी ‘सपनों के से दिन’ ध्यान पूर्वक पढ़ें और उसका सार अपने
शब्दों में लिखिए।
*** कला एकीकृत परियोजना कार्य

(क) जम्मू-कश्मीर और गुजरात से संबंधित संपूर्ण जानकारी एकत्रित कर ए 4 साइज शीटस पर सुंदर
व स्पष्ट रूप से संक्षेप लिखिए। (गुजरात का इतिहास, क्षेत्रफल, राज्य से जुड़े रोचक तथ्य, कला शिल्प,
संस्कृति और परं परा, भाषा, धर्म, वेशभूषा, उत्सव व त्यौहार, खान-पान, पर्यटक स्थल आदि।) जम्मू-कश्मीर
और गुजरात से संबंधित एक सुंदर व आकर्षक तुलनात्मक कोलाज भी बनाइए।
(ख) लक्षदीप, अंडमान और निकोबार हमारा छोटा भारत द्वीप समूह के संगीतकार और उनके वाद्य
यंत्रों का वर्णन करते हुए सचित्र व आकर्षक परियोजना कार्य ए 4 साइज़ शीट पर तैयार कीजिए।

नोट: * उपर्युक्त समस्त कार्य आपको ए-4 शीटस में करना है । फाइल सुसज्जित होनी चाहिए।
* कक्षा में पढ़ाए गए पाठ दोहराएँ।
* व्याकरण भाग का अभ्यास कीजिए।
 MATHEMATICS
SECTION A
1 If one zero of the quadratic polynomial x2 + 3x + k is 2, then the value of k
is (A) 10 (B) –10 (C) 5 (D) –5
2 If one of the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial (k–1) x2 + k x + 1 is –3,
then the value of k is (A) 4/ 3 (B) –4/ 3 (C) 2/ 3 (D) –2
3 If the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial x2 + (a + 1) x + b are 2 and –3,
then
(A) a = –7, b = –1 (B) a = 5, b = –1 (C) a = 2, b = – 6 (D) a = 0, b = – 6
4 The zeroes of the quadratic polynomial x2 + 99x + 127 are
(A) both positive (B) both negative (C) one positive & one negative (D) None
5 A quadratic polynomial, whose zeroes are –3 and 4, is
(A) x2 – x + 12 (B) x2 + x + 12 (C) 2x2 + 2x –24 (D) None
6 The pair of equations 5x – 15y = 8 and 3x – 9y = 24/5 has
(A) one solution (B) two solutions (C) infinitely many solutions (D) no solution
7 The pair of equations x + 2y + 5 = 0 and –3x – 6y + 1 = 0 have
(A) a unique solution (B) exactly two solutions
(C) infinitely many solutions (D) no solution
8. If a pair of linear equations is consistent, then the lines will be
(A) parallel (B) always coincident (C) intersecting or coincident (D) always
intersecting
9. The pair of equations y = 0 and y = –7 has
(A) one solution (B) two solutions (C) infinitely many solutions (D) no
solution
10. The pair of equations x = a and y = b graphically represents lines which are
(A) parallel (B) intersecting at (b, a) (C) coincident (D) intersecting at (a, b)
11 Which of the following equations has 2 as a root?
(A) x2 – 4x + 5 = 0(B) x2 + 3x – 12 = 0 (C) 2x2 – 7x + 6 = 0 (D) None
12 If 1/2 is a root of the equation x2 + kx – 5/4 = 0, then the value of k is
(A) 2 (B) – 2(C) 1/4 (D) 1/2
13 Values of k for which the quadratic equation 2x2 – kx + k = 0 has equal
roots is
(A) 0 only (B) 4 (C) 8 only (D) 0, 8
14 The quadratic equation 2x2 – 5x + 1 = 0 has
(A) two distinct real roots (B) two equal real roots (C) no real roots (D) None
15 If the quadratic equation x2 –x + 1 = 0 represents the shape of a headlight
of a car then nature of roots is
A) two distinct real B) two equal real C) no real roots D) None
SECTION B
1)Find a quadratic polynomial whose sum and product of zeroes are √𝟐 and 3
respectively.
2)Find the zeroes of the polynomial mx2 + (m + n)x + n.
3)If m and n are zeroes of the polynomial 3x2 + 11x – 4, find the value of 𝒎 + 𝒏
4)Find the sum and product of zeroes of p(x) = 2(x2 – 3) + x. 𝒏 𝒎
5)Find a quadratic polynomial, the sum of whose zeroes is 4 and one zero is 5.
6)If α and β are the zeroes of 2x2 + 5(x – 2), then find the product of α and β .
7)Find a quadratic polynomial, the sum and product of whose zeroes are 5 and 3
respectively.
8)Solve the following system of linear equations graphically: 2x -3y -17 = 0; 4x + y
-13 = 0. Shade the region bounded by the above lines and x-axis.
9)Solve the following system of linear equations graphically: 2x + 3y = 4;3x - y = -
5 . Shade theregion bounded by the above lines and y-axis
10)The difference between two numbers is 14 and the difference between their
squares is 448, thenfind the numbers.
11)Sum of two numbers is 50 and their difference is 10, then find the numbers.
12)The sum of the digits of a two digit number is 9. If 27 is added to it, the digits
of the numbers getreversed. Find the number.
13)The sum of a two-digit number and the number formed by interchanging its digit
is 110. If 10 is subtracted from the original number, the new number is 4 more
than 5 times the sum of the digitsof the original number. Find the original number.
14) If twice the son’s age in years is added to the mother’s age, the sum is 70
years. But if twice the mother’s age is added to the son’s age, the sum is 95
years. Find the age of the mother and her son.
15) Find the value of k for which the quadratic equation (k – 12)x2 + 2(k – 12)x
+ 2 = 0 has tworeal equal roots..
16) Find the value of k for which the quadratic equation k2x2 – 2(k – 1)x + 4 =
0 has two realequal roots..
17) If the roots of the equation (a – b)x2 + (b – c)x + (c – a) = 0 are equal,
prove that b + c = 2a.
18) The sum of the squares of the two positive integers is 208. If the square of
the larger number is18 times the smaller number, find the numbers.
19) Two numbers differ by 3 and their product is 504. Find the numbers.
20) Seven years ago Varun’s age was five times the square of Swati’s age.
Three years hence Swati’sage will be two fifth of Varun’s age. Find their present
ages.
21) The product of Rohit’s age five years ago with his age 9 years later is 15 in
years. Find hispresent age.
22) The product of Archana’s age five years ago with her age 8 years later is
30 in years. Find herpresent age.
23) The speed of a boat in still water is 8 km/hr. It can go 15 km upstream and
22 km downstream in 5 hours. Find the speed of the stream.
24) In a flight for 6000 km, an aircraft was slowed down due to bad weather. Its
average speed forthe trip was reduced by 400 km/hr and consequently time of
flight increased by 30 minutes. Find the original duration of flight.
Case study
1.A passenger train takes 2 hours less for a journey of 300 km if its speed is
increased by 5 km/hr from its usual speed. Find its usual speed.

2.If two pipes function simultaneously, a reservoir will be filled in 12 hours. One
pipe fills the reservoir 10 hours faster than the other. How many hours will the
second pipe take to fill the reservoir?

3.A man’s age is three times the sum of the ages of his two sons. After 5 years
his age will be twice the sum of the ages of his two sons. Find the age of the
man.

CHEMISTRY
 Do the following in a separate holidays’ homework notebook.
 Prepare a question bank of 15 MCQ, 15 Assertion reason and 5 case based questions
from Chemical reactions and equations.
 Define the following types of reactions and give examples of five balanced reactions
from each:
-Combination reaction.
-Decomposition reaction
-Displacement reaction
-Double displacement reaction
-Oxidation and reduction reaction (Redox reaction)
-Precipitation reaction
-Neutralisation reaction
-Exothermic reaction
-Endothermic reaction
 Answer the following:

Q.1. When the solution of substance X is added to a solution of potassium iodide, then a
yellow solid separates out from the solution.
(a) What do you think substance X is likely to be?
(b) Name the substance which the yellow solid consists of.
(c) Which characteristic of chemical reactions is illustrated by this example?
(d) Write a balanced chemical equation for the reaction which takes place. Mention the
physical states of all the reactants and products involved in the chemical equation.

Q.2. When metal X is treated with a dilute acid Y, then a gas Z is evolved which burns
readily by making a little explosion.
(a) Name any two metals which can behave like metal X.
(b) Name any two acids which can behave like acid Y.
(c) Name the gas Z.
(d) Is the gas Z lighter than or heavier than air?
(e) Is the reaction between metal X and dilute acid Y exothermic or endothermic?
(f) By taking a specific example of metal X and dilute acid Y, write a balanced chemical
equation for the reaction which takes place. Also indicate physical states of all the
reactants and products

Q.3. A solid substance P which is very hard is used in the construction of many buildings,
especially flooring. When substance P is heated strongly, it decomposes to form another
solid Q and a gas R is given out. Solid Q reacts with water with the release of a lot of heat
to form a substance S. When gas R is passed into a clear solution of substance S, then a
white precipitate of substance T is formed. The substance T has the same chemical
composition as starting substance P.
(a) What is substance P? Write its common name as well as chemical formula.
(b) What is substance Q?
(c) What is gas R?
(d) What is substance S? What is its clear solution known as?
(e) What is substance T? Name any two natural forms in which substance T occurs in
nature.

Q.4. A silvery-white metal X taken in the form of ribbon, when ignited, burns in air with a
dazzling white flame to form a white powder Y. When water is added to powder Y, it
dissolves partially to form another substance Z.
(a) What could metal X be?
(b) What is powder Y?
(c) With which substance metal X combines to form powder Y?
(d) What is substance Z? Name one domestic use of substance Z.
(e) Write a balanced chemical equation of the reaction which takes place when metal X
burns in air to form powder Y.

Q.5. A metal X forms a salt XSO4. The salt XSO4 forms a clear solution in water which
reacts with sodium hydroxide solution to form a blue precipitate Y. Metal X is used in
making electric wires and alloys like brass.
(a) What do you think metal X could be?
(b) Write the name, formula, and colour of salt XSO4.
(c) What is the blue precipitate Y?
(d) Write a chemical equation of the reaction which takes place when salt XSO 4 reacts
with sodium hydroxide solution. Give the state symbols of all the reactants and products
which occur in the above equation.

Q.6. The metal M reacts vigorously with water to form a solution S and a gas G. The
solution S turns red litmus to blue whereas gas G, which is lighter than air, burns with a
pop sound. Metal M has a low melting point and it is used as a coolant in nuclear
reactors.
(a) What is metal M?
(b) What is solution S? Is it acidic or alkaline?
(c) What is gas G?
(d) Write a balanced chemical equation for the reaction which takes place when metal
reacts with water.
(e) Is this reaction exothermic or endothermic?

Q.7. The white solid compound A decomposes quite rapidly on heating in the presence
of a black substance X to form a solid compound B and a gas C. When an aqueous
solution of compound B is reacted with silver nitrate solution, then a white precipitate of
silver chloride is obtained along with potassium nitrate solution. Gas C does not burn
itself but helps burn other things
(a) What is compound A?
(b) What is compound B?
(c) What is gas C?
(d) What do you think in the black substance X? What is its function?
(e) What is the general name of substances like X?

Q.8. When a strip of red-brown metal X is placed in a colourless salt solution YNO 3 then
metal Y is set free and a blue coloured salt solution X(NO3)2 is formed. The liberated
metal Y forms a shining white deposit on the strip of metal X.
(a) What do you think metal X is?
(b) Name the salt YNO3
(c) What could be metal Y?
(d) Name the salt X(NO3)2
(e) What type of reaction takes place between metal X and salt solution YNO3?

Q.9. When a green iron salt is heated strongly, its colour finally changes to brown and
odour of burning sulphur is given out.
(a) Name the iron salt.
(b) Name the type of reaction that takes place during the heating of iron salt.
(c) Write a chemical equation for the reaction involved.

Q.10. A colourless lead salt, when heated, produces a yellow residue and brown fumes.
(a) Name the lead salt.
(b) Name the brown fumes
(c) Write a chemical equation of the reaction involved.

Q.11. A strip of metal X is dipped in a blue coloured salt solution YSO 4. After some time,
a layer of metal Y from the salt solution is formed on the surface of metal strip X. Metal X
is used in galvanisation whereas metal Y is used in making electric wires. Metal X and
metal Y together form an alloy Z?
(a) What could metal X be?
(b) What could metal Y be?
(c) Name the metal salt YSO4.
(d) What type of chemical reaction takes place when metal X reacts with salt solution
YSO4. Write the equation of the chemical reaction involved.
(e) Name the alloy Z.

Q.12. When a black metal compound XO is heated with a colourless gas Y2, then metal X
and another compound Y2O are formed. Metal X is red-brown in colour which does not
react with dilute acids at all. Gas Y2 can be prepared by the action of a dilute acid on any
active metal. The compound Y2O is a liquid at room temperature which can turn
anhydrous copper sulphate blue.
(a) What do you think is metal X?
(b) What could be gas Y2?
(c) What is compound XO?
(d) What is compound Y2O?
(e) Write the chemical equation of the reaction which takes place on heating XO with Y 2
(f) What type of chemical reaction is illustrated in the above equation?

Q.13. A metal X forms a water-soluble salt XNO3. When an aqueous solution of XNO3 is
added to common salt solution, then a white precipitate of compound Y is formed along
with sodium nitrate solution. Metal X is said to be the best conductor of electricity and it
does not evolve hydrogen when put in dilute hydrochloric acid.
(a) What is metal X?
(b) What is salt XNO3?
(c) Name the compound Y.
(d) Write the chemical equation of the reaction which takes place on reacting XNO 3
solution and common salt solution giving the physical states of all the reactants and
products.
(e) What type of chemical reaction is illustrated by the above equation?

Q.14. The metals X and Y form the salts XSO4 and Y2SO4 respectively. The solution of salt
XSO4 is blue in colour whereas that of Y2SO4 is colourless. When barium chloride solution
is added to XSO4 solution, then a white precipitate Z is formed along with a salt which
turns the solution green. And when barium chloride solution is added to Y 2SO4 solution,
then the same white precipitate Z is formed along with colourless common salt solution.
(a) What could the metals X and Y be?
(b) Write the name and formula of salt XSO4
(c) Write the name and formula of salt Y2SO4
(d) What is the name and formula of white precipitate Z?
(e) Write the name and formula of the salt which turns the solution green in the first
case.

Q.15. A red-brown metal X forms a salt XSO4. When hydrogen sulphide gas is passed
through an aqueous solution of XSO4 then a black precipitate of XS is formed along with
sulphuric acid solution.
(a) What could the salt XSO4 be?
(b) What is the colour of salt XSO4?
(c) Name the black precipitate XS
 (d) By using the formula of the salt obtained in (a) above, write an equation of the
reaction which takes place when hydrogen sulphide gas is passed through its aqueous
solution.
(e) What type of chemical reaction takes place in this case?

 Learn the chapter Chemical reactions and equations thoroughly.

Assignments:
Survey and Research on The Global Impact of Respiratory Diseases.
This is to raise awareness among the people about to protect their lungs by
being physically active, stop smoking, reducing air pollution and getting
vaccinated.

Task-1‘Respiratory diseases impose an immense worldwide health burden”.

Find out the five most common respiratory diseases which are the causes of
severe illness and death worldwide. Paste pictures and fill the necessary
information in a table.
Format is given below
S.No Respiratory Scope of Prevention Treatment Control
disease(Name) the and
disease elimination
1
2
3
4
5
Note: Source of Information for the Assignment:
It can be a Newspaper clipping, an article from a magazine or an Internet. You
have to write the reference of source of information you will use for your
assignment.
Task-2
Draw and design a catchy caption for World Lung Day- 2023.
Click a picture of it and paste it at the bottom of your Assignment.
Task-3
Prepare a project on any topic of your choice from biology or environmental
science.
Suggested topics for the Project-
A. Biodiversity
B. Ecosystem ( land, forest aquatic soil)
C. Environmental pollution
D Plant diseases
E. Crop improvement strategies
Or any other topic of your choice
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: 1. The project has to be handwritten.
2. The project has to be submitted in a hard board file.
3.First page should have the acknowledgement.
4. Second page should have the content.
5. From the third page detail description of the topic.
6. You can attach graph, newspaper cuttings, diagrams, pictures related to the
topic in your project.
7. Page limit 25-30 pages
8. Last page should be of bibliography.
9. Your cover page should have the following-
a. Name of the student b. Class & Section c. session d. Topic of the project

Task- 4
1. Download Aarogya Setu App from play store app and answer the
following questions in A4 size papers.
(i) What are the symptoms of Corona disease?
(ii) What are the precautions to be followed during this Pandemic?
(iii) Give the consolidated report of the status of India during this
pandemic.
Task-5
Read the Chapter-16 ‘Management of Natural Resources’ from NCERT
Text Book and make question answer bank. (Paragraph wise for complete
chapter in A4 size sheet).
Task-6
Read chapter- Life processes and prepare 20 questions from each life process
of your own and answer those question

COMPUTER
1. Create a webpage on viruses, malware, spam and antiviruses.
Make a project file using the printout of this webpage and
coding.
Note: The first page of the project file includes school name,
topic name, your name , class, subject teacher name.