DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL BULANDSHAHR

CLASS X
HOLIDAYS HOMEWORK
Physics
Q1. As the demand for energy has increased, so has the number of alternatives for its production. One such
alternative is a Solar Cell Plant.
What to do:
1. Explore and find out the Solar Cell plants located in different parts of India.
2. Research out the various raw materials used, and the components used in setting up a Solar Cell Plant.
3. Study the cost of setting up the plant.
4. List down the benefits of using Solar Cell plants. (Prepare 400- 500 words report on the topic) Where to do:
A4 size sheets
Parameters :1. Accuracy 2. Relevance 3. Presentation
Q2. Do the following Questions in your Physics Notebook.
a. Draw a neat and labelled diagram of human eye.
b. When we enter a dim – lit room from a bright light, we are not able to see the object in the room for
some time. Explain, why?
c. The ciliary muscles of a normal eye are in their (i) most relaxed (ii) most contracted state. In which of
the two cases is the focal length of the eye lens more?
d. Why do we have two eyes instead of one eye?
e. A convex lens made of glass forms a sharp image on the screen for a particular position of an object
with respect to the lens. A human eye lens is also a convex lens but it can form sharp images on the
retina of eye for different positions of the objects. Explain, why?
f. State two main causes, a person developing near sightedness. With the help of a ray diagram, suggest
how he can be helped to overcome this disability.
g. What is long-sightedness? List two causes for development of long sightedness. Describe with a ray
diagram, how this defect may be corrected by using spectacles.
h. What is Presbyopia and how is this defect be corrected?
i. The near point of a hypermetropic person is 75 cm. Calculate the focal length and power of a convex
lens used in his / her spectacles.
j. The Far point of a myopic person is 150 cm in front of the eye. Calculate the focal length and power of
the lens required to enable him to see distant objects clearly.

CHEMISTRY
CHEMICAL REACTIONS AND EQUATIONS
1. Hydrogen being a highly inflammable gas and oxygen being a supporter of combustion, yet water which
is a compound made up of hydrogen and oxygen is used to extinguish fire. Why?

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2. A zinc plate was put into a solution of copper sulphate kept in a glass container. It was found that blue
colour of the solution gets fader and fader with the passage of time. After few days, when zinc plate was
taken out of the solution, a number of holes were observed on it.
(i) State the reason for changes observed on the zinc plate.
(ii) Write the chemical equation for the reaction involved.
3. A white salt on heating decomposes to give brown fumes and a residue is left behind.
(i) Name the salt.
(ii) Write the equation for the decomposition reaction.
4. Why does not silver evolve hydrogen on reacting with dil H SO2 4
5. Why a combustion reaction an oxidation reaction?
6. Why cannot a chemical change be normally reversed?
7. A substance x used for coating iron articles is added to a blue solution of a reddish-brown metal y, the
colour of the solution gets discharged. Identify X and Y & also the type of reaction.
8. Astha has been collecting silver coins and copper coins. One day she observed a black Coating on silver
coins and a green coating on copper . coins. Which chemical phenomenon is responsible for these
coatings? Write the chemical name of black and green coatings?
9. Write the balanced chemical equations for the following reactions.
a) Calcium hydroxide + Carbon dioxide -> Calcium carbonate + Water
b) Zinc + Silver nitrate -> Zinc nitrate + Silver
c) Aluminum + Copper chloride -> Aluminum chloride +Copper
10. Write short note on rancidity and corrosion.

ACIDS BASES AND SALTS

1. What is baking powder? How does it make the cake soft and spongy?
2. When fresh milk is changed into curd will its pH value increase or decrease? Why?
3. How does the flow of acid rain water into a river make the survival of aquatic life in the river
difficult?
4. How does the pH of the solution change when a solution of base is diluted?
5. How is the pH of a solution of an acid influenced when it is diluted?
6. Write the chemical formula of washing soda and baking soda. Which one of these two is an ingredient
of antacids? How does it provide relief in stomachache?
7. What do you mean by water of crystallization of a substance? Describe an activity to show that blue
copper sulphate crystals contain water of crystallization.
8. Curd is not kept in copper and brass utensils. Why?
9. Why does 1 M HC1 solution have a higher concentration of H+ ions than 1 M CH3COOH solution?
10. What happens when chlorine is passed over slaked lime at 313K? Write chemical equation of the
reaction involved and state two uses of the product obtained.
11. “Sodium hydrogen carbonate is a basic salt”. Justify the statement. How is it converted into washing
soda? Explain.
12. Name the sodium compound which is used for softening hard water.
13. Why alkalis like sodium hydroxide and potassium hydroxide should not be left exposed to air?
14. Dry ammonia has no action on litmus paper but a solution of ammonia in water turns red litmus paper
blue. Why is it so?
15. Why does an aqueous solution of acid conduct electricity?

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 BIOLOGY
(A) List of experiments--
1. Preparing a temporary mount of a leaf peel to show stomata.
2. Experimentally show that carbon dioxide is given out during respiration.
3. Experimentally show that sunlight is required for the processes of photosynthesis.
NOTE—Write the above given practicals in lab mannual. no need to write procedure.
(B)Do the given question in biology register----
1.Explain the meaning of destarching of the leaves?
2. How do the guard cells help in opening and closing of stomata?
3. Why do herbivores have a longer small intestine than carnivores?
4. What would happen if bile duct gets blocked?
5. What causes the dental caries?
6. What is respiration? How is it related with breathing?
7. Explain with the figures the machanism of breathing(Inhalation and Exhalation).
8. How does plants breath? Explain with help of diagrams.
9.. Why Glucose is considered a most common respiratory substrate?
12. What is ATP? How does an ATP molecule provides energy?
13. Why respiration is considered an exothermic reaction?
14. What is respiratory quotient? Calculate the R.Q of glucose.
15. Why an aquatic organism like fish breath faster than a terrestrial organism?

JAPANESE
Ｑ１．日本の について どう おもいますか。
Q２．あなたの しゅみ について さくぶん を かいて ください。
Ｑ３．あなたの しゅうまつ について さくぶん を かいて ください。

FRENCH
1. Faites un PPT en décrivant les pays francophones (in 10-12 Slides)
3. Faites un collage sur Les régions de France. (en décrivant leurs spécialités) on A3 size sheet.

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GERMAN
I. Jeder Schüler sollen eine Deutsche Stadt wählen und darüber eine kleine Präsentation machen und spater in
dem Unterricht präsentieren [PPT]:
→ Stadt
→ Die Geschichte der Stadt Hauptsatdt
→ Einwohner
→ berühmte Sehenswürdigkeiten
→ noch etwas besonderes.

Total Number of slides- No limitation mindestens ein Slide. The written content in the PPT needs to be in
German only.
Submission Date;2.07.2022
Use special effects like slide transition, animation insert movies to make it more attractive. You can also add
hyperlink ,picture or videos in the presentation. Submit the holiday homework by e-mail
to the following address:
Mail the PPT at –ravinder.saklani@dpsbulandshahr.com
III. Complete Chapter 6-Get Ready and submit the book as school reopens.The writing part [E-Mail-Dialog
schreiben] of Get Ready to be done in fair notebook.

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ENGLISH
NOTE- Do the written work in English notebook. Send ppt to your concerned teacher.
1. Write a Letter to God expressing your concern, your wishes and aspirations.
2. Write a poem on any topic of 8- 12 lines.
3. Prepare a Power Point Presentation on EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE

SOCIAL -SCIENCE
Prepare a project on any one of the given topic:
1. Consumer Awareness
2. Social Issues
3. Sustainable Development
Important Tips
1. Contents of the project should be handwritten.
2. It should contain the following pages:
i. Certificate (printed/ handwritten).
ii. Acknowledgement (printed/ handwritten).
iii. Contents 15- 20 pages (only related pictures, data can be in the printed form).
iv. Bibliography (sources taken for reference). It should be at the end page of the project.
Note: The project work should be preferably spirally bounded.

MATHEMATICS
REAL NUMBERS:

Q1. What is the H.C.F of the smallest composite number and the smallest prime number?
Q2. If 'p' is a prime number then what is the L.C.M of p, p2, p3?
Q3. After how many decimal places the decimal expansion of the rational number 14587/1250 will terminate?
Q4. “Can two numbers have 18 as their HCF and 380 as their LCM? Give reason.
Q5. Two positive integers 'a' and ‘b’ can be expressed as a = x3y2 and b = xy3x and y are prime numbers .What
is the L.C.M and H.C.F of a and b?
Q6. Find the H.C.F of 65 and 117 and express it in the form 65m+117n.
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Q7. If the H.C.F of 210 and 55 is expressible in the form of 210×5 + 55y, find ‘y’.
Q8. Find the largest positive integer that will divide 398, 436 and 542 leaving remainders 7, 11 and 15
respectively.
Q9. Find the greatest number of six digits exactly divisible by 24, 15 and 36.
Q10. Three sets of English, Hindi and Mathematics books have to be stacked in such a way that all the books
are stored topic wise and the height of each stack is the same. The number of English books is 96, the number of
Hindi books is 240 and the number of Mathematics books is 336. Assuming that the books are of same
thickness, determine the number of stacks of English, Hindi and Mathematics books.
Q11. Two brands of chocolates are available in packs of 24 and 15 respectively. If I need to buy an equal
number of chocolates of both kinds, what is the least number of boxes of each kind I would need to buy? Q12.
Given √2 is irrational, prove that 5 + 3√2 is an irrational number.

POLYNOMIALS:
Q1. If one zero of the quadratic polynomial x²-5x-6 is 6, then find the other zero.
Q2. If both the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial ax2 + bx + c are equal and opposite in sign, then find the
value of 'b'?
Q3. If 1 is a zero of the polynomial p(x) = ax2 - 3(a-1)x - 1, then find the value of 'a' ?
Q4. If on division of a polynomial p(x) by a polynomial g(x) the quotient is zero, what is the relation between
degree of p(x) and g(x)?
Q5. If one root of the polynomial p(y) = 5y2 +13y + m is reciprocal of other, then find the value of ‘m’?
Q6. If the graph of a polynomial intersects the x – axis at only one point, can it be a quadratic polynomial?
Q7. What number should be added to the polynomial x2 -5x+4, so that 3 is the zero of the polynomial?
Q8. If α and β are zeros of p(x) = x2 +x-1, then find 1/α+ 1/β?
Q9. If α and β are the zeros of the quadratic polynomial f(x) = 2x² -5x + 7, find a polynomial whose zeros are
2α+ 3β and 3α+ 2β?
Q10 If α, β are the two zeros of the polynomial f(y) = y2 - 8y +a and α2 + β2 = 40, find the value of ‘a’?
Q11. If α, β are zeros of the quadratic polynomial f(x) = 2x2 + 11x + 5, find a) α4 + β4 b)1/α +1/β -2αβ

LINEAR EQUATIONS IN TWO VARIABLES:

Q1. Determine the value of k so that the following pairs of equations are inconsistent (3k + 1) x + 3y -2 = 0 (k2
+ 1) x + (k - 2) y - 5 =0
Q2. By comparing the ratios a1/a2, b1/b2 and c1/c2, find out for what value (s) of α, the lines representing the
following equations have a unique solution, no solution or infinitely many solution:
αx + 3y = α - 3 ; 12x + αy = α
Q3. If 1 is added to each of the given two numbers, then their ratio is 1:2. If 5 is subtracted from each of the
numbers, then their ratio is 5:11. Find the numbers.

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Q4. The ratio of the incomes of two persons is 9:7 and the ratio of their expenditures is 4:3. If each of them
saves Rs.200 per month, find their monthly incomes.
Q5. A person starts his job with a certain monthly salary and earns a fixed increment every year. If his salary
was Rs.4500 after 4 years of service and Rs.5700 after 12 years of service, find his initial salary and the annual
increment.
Q6. Seven times a 2- digit number is equal to four times the number obtained by reversing the order of the
digits. If the sum of both the digits is 9, find the number.
Q7. A piece of work is done by 6 men and 5 women in 6 days or 3 men and 4 women in 10 days. How many
days will it take for 9 men and 15 women to finish that work?
Q8. A father’s age is three times the sum of the ages of his two children. After 5 years, his age will be two times
the sum of their ages. Find the present age of the father.
Q9. The students of a class are made to stand in rows. If 3 students are extra in a row, there would be 1 row less.
If 3 students are less in a row, there would be 2 rows more. Find the number of students in the class. Q10. Find
c if the system of equations cx + 3y + (3 – c) = 0 and 12x + cy – c = 0 has infinitely many solutions.

QUADRATIC EQUATIONS:

Q1. Show that x = -3 is the solution of the equation x2 +6x +9 = 0.

Q2. For what value of k are the roots of quadratic equation 3x2 +2kx +27 = 0 real and equal?
Q3. Write the nature of roots of quadratic equation 4x2 +4√3x +3 = 0.
Q4. If a and b are the roots of the equation x2 +ax –b = 0, then find a and b.
Q5. If x = 3 is one root of the quadratic equation x2 – 2kx -6 = 0, then find the value of k.
Q6. Solve for x: a) x 2 -2(a2 +b2 )x + (a2 –b2)2 = 0 b) 2x2 +ax –a2 = 0
c) p2 x2 +(p2 – q2 )x - q2 = 0 d) √2x2 +7x +5√2 = 0
e) (a +b) 2 x2 +8(a2 – b2)x +16(a – b) 2= 0 f) 1/(a +b +x ) = 1/a + 1/b + 1/x, a≠ 0, b≠ 0, x≠ 0.
Q7. If ad ≠ bc, then prove that the equation (a2 +b2 )x2 +2(ac +bd)x +(c2 +d2) = 0 has no real roots.
Q8. If one root of the equation 3x2 –kx -2 = 0 is 2, find the value of k. Also find the other root.
Q9. If -5 is a root of the quadratic equation 2x2 +px -15 = 0 and the quadratic equation p(x2 +x) + k = 0 has
equal roots, find the value of k.
Q10. Find the value of k for which the roots of the quadratic equation (k -4)x2 +2(k -4)x +2 = 0 are equal. Q11.
Find the value of k for which the equation x2 +kx +64 = 0 has real roots.
Q12. If the roots of the equation (b –c)x2+ (c –a)x + (a –b) = 0 are equal then prove that 2b = a + c.
Q13. If the roots of the equation (c2 –ab)x2 – 2(a2 –bc)x + b2 -ac = 0 are equal, then prove that either a = 0 or a3
+b3 +c3 = 3abc.
Q14. If the roots of the equation (1+m2)x2 +2mcx +(c2 –a2) = 0 are equal, then prove that c2 = a2(1 +m2).

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 COMPUTER APPLICATIONS

Chapter: Networking Worksheet – 1

Sr. Question Answer

A __________ is a set of rules that are needed for
1.
communication.
Name application software that helps the user to
2. navigate through different websites on the internet
and display web pages.
Which blogs are the most common and traditional
3.
blogs.
4. Name any one Web Server.

5. WWW was introduced by __________.

__________ is a computer that requests for
6.
information from the server.
The process of buying and selling products on line is
7.
known as __________.
8. Write URL for National Voters’ service Portal.

9. Expand ARPANET.

10. Name the first page of a Website.

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Chapter: Networking Assignment – 1

Sr. Question
1. What is e-reservation?

2. Write in Short about Spam Blogs.

3. Define SSH Protocol.

4. What is Telnet?

5. Write any two advantages of E-Banking.

6. Write about HTTPS.

7. Define SMTP.

Chapter: Networking Worksheet – 2

Sr. Question Answer

1. _____ is a text only mode web browser.

2. _____ are used for the sole purpose of spamming.

Text Based addressing system on internet is called
3.
_____.
4. MTA stands for _____.

5. SSH protocol is also known as _____.

WWW was introduced by _____.
6. i) Tim Berners Lee (ii) Bill Gates
(iii) Mark Zuckerberg (iv) None of these
Which of the following is/are web server/s?
7. (i) Apache (ii) IBM Lotus
iii) IIS (iv) All of these
Webpage may consist of _____.
8. (i) Static Page (ii) Dynamic Page
(iii) Both (i) and (ii) (iv) None of these
Which of the following is an example of TLD?
9. (i) .com (ii) .edu
(iii) .gov (iv) All of these

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 Which of the following is correct email address?
10. (i) abc@.com (ii) abc@gmail.com
(iii) abc@gmail (iv) None of these
Chapter: Networking Assignment – 2

Sr. Question
1. Write any two benefits of e-Governance.

2. Define the term Lurking.

3. What is the use of Firewall?

4. Why Inter is referred as Network of Networks?

5. Compare e-shopping with traditional shopping.( 4 points)

6. What is a Web Server? Write some responsibilities of a Web Server.

7. Explain TCP/IP and POP3.

8. Define Search Engine. Explain how a Search Engine Works.

Chapter: Cyber Ethics Worksheet – 3

Sr. Question
1. General Accepted standards of right and wrong in a society is called as ......
A. Moral B. Ethics C. Guideline D. Code of standard
2. ...........is a criterion used to decide what is right or wrong.
A. Moral standard B. Moral principle C. Moral D. Ethics
3. .........indicates rules and regulations to be obeyed in the organization.
A. Ethics B. Law C. Moral D. Privacy
4. Code of ethics do not includes............
A. Software Piracy B. Fair treatment C. Communication D. Co-operation
5. ............provides norms and principles to the computer users and system professionals.
A. Code of ethics B. Guidelines C. Privacy D. Security
6. To make the exact copy of a program is termed as.............
A. Copyright B. Software privacy C. Fair use D. Law
7. The use of invasive software such as ............... destructs the computer system
A. Unselect B. Worms C. Microbes D. Bacteria
8. When a software is pirated, it harms...........
A. Management B. Operator C. People D. Software Developers
9. Accessing data without permission is known as..........

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 A. Illegal Access/Unauthorized Access B. Legal Access
C. Without permission D. With permission
10. ..............provides legal recognition of transaction carried out by means of electronic
commerce.
A. IT act B. Cyber crime C. Cyber law D. Fair use

Chapter: Cyber Ethics Assignment – 3

Sr. Question
1. What do you mean by intellectual property right?

2. What do you mean by plagiarism?

3. What do you mean by digital unite and digital divide?

4. What is meant by cyber ethics?

5. How does cyber ethic work in e-commerce?

6. Describe the word – Patent, Trademark, Copyright.

7. What is a digital signature?

Chapter: Cyber Ethics Worksheet – 4

Sr. Question
1. .................. ensures that the document originated with the person signing it and that was not
tampered with after the signature was applied.
A. Digital Signature B. Coded Signature C. Double Signature D. Simple Signature
2. .............refers to all the legal and regulatory aspects of internet and world wide web.
A. Cyber crime B. Cyber law C. IT act D. Code of standard
3. In which type of attack the hacker gains access and control over the web site of another.
A. Credentials attacks B. Denial-of-Service attack. C. Web Jacking. D. None of Above
4. Example of Web jacking are
A. Recently the site of MIT (Ministry of Information Technology) was hacked by the Pakistani
hackers.
B. The site of the Bombay crime branch was also hacked.
C. The 'goldfish’ case. D. All of the above.
5. ……….. refers to sending a large number of emails to the victim resulting in the victim's
email account.
A. Hacking B. Phishing C. Web Jacking D. Email Bombing and spamming

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 6. A logic bomb consist of
A. A string of malicious code used to cause harm to a network when the programmed
conditions are met.
B. The term comes from the idea that a bomb “explodes” when it is triggered by a specific
event.
C. Events could include a certain date or time, a particular record being deleted from a
system or the launching of an infected software application
D. All of above
7. Common malicious actions logic bombs are able to commit include
A. Data corruption, B. File deletion C. Hard drive clearing. D. All of above
8. Viruses, worms or Trojan horses are examples of
A. Software B. Hardware C. Malware. D. Firmware.
9. Cyber stalking is a crime in which the attacker harasses a victim using
A. Electronic communication, such as e-mail or instant messaging (IM), or messages posted
to Websites or a discussion group.
B. communication through Mobile phone C. Apple i-phone devices D. None of Above.
10. _________ in which data is altered as it is entered into a computer system, most often by a
data entry clerk or a computer virus.
A. Phishing B. Jacking C. Data didling D. Stalking

Chapter: Cyber Ethics Assignment – 4

Sr. Question
1. Expand the following abbreviations:
a) OSS b) FOSS c) OSI d) OSD
2. Write short notes on:
a) Flaming b) Netiquette c) Plagiarism
3.
List the name of types of software.

4.
What is Free and Open-Source Software?

5.
List the names of Open Source Software License.

6.
What is Digital Property Right?

7. Differentiate the followings:

a) Proprietary and Shareware Software b) OSS and FOSS

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