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English

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CBSE Class 10

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1.

The tourism industry can bring valuable income to the country. Using your ideas along with ideas from the MCB unit, Travel and Tourism, write a letter to the editor of a popular daily on how the government and the public can boost the development of this industry. Write the letter in 100-120 words. You are Rama/Ram, 4 Rani Road, Ranchi.


4 Rani Road,
Ranchi

19 March 2015

The Editor
The Hindu Daily
Ranchi

Sir,

Subject: Ideas for boosting the development of the tourism industry in India

Through the columns of your esteemed daily, I would like to bring to light the issue of the need of boosting the development of the tourism industry in our country.

We know that the significance of tourism is inevitable for India. Tourism benefits India in three ways-employment, foreign currency and infrastructure development. Millions of people work in India's tourist industry. This includes jobs in hotels, transport, attractions and tour companies. But tourism has not been given its due in our country. With only an average of 4 million tourists annually, India is way behind countries like Russia and Singapore. Increasing tourists will increase employment in the tourism industry and eventually increase the quality of life of thousands.

The development of the infrastructure such as hotel construction, airport improvements and ground transportation systems is the need of the hour. We need to plan various schemes for the protection and entertainment of our tourists. The monuments and other tourist spots should be preserved. In addition, there is a want for the focus on the cleanliness of the country so as to make it attractive for the foreign tourists. India’s infrastructure and public services are antiquated or nonexistent. In both big cities and small villages, open sewers and inadequate plumbing are widespread. Mounds of garbage along the sides of the road are common. Public restroom facilities, even if available, are poorly maintained. Often the only sanitary amenities available are at big luxury hotels. India needs to improve its public services and foster basic hygiene if it wants to appeal to the foreign tourist. If India wants to encourage tourism, it needs to act to improve the quality of its air and water so Indians and tourists alike can breathe the air and drink the water freely.

Yours sincerely,

Rama

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2.

The youth of different states should be given a chance to meet one another through national meets and other programmes. Taking ideas from the MCB unit, National Integration and your own ideas write an article in 100-120 words on the topic, Youth and National Integration You are Ram/Rama.

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3.

Write a short story in 150-200 words on the basis of the hints provided.

Ratan was in Goa on a school trip. The teacher asked everyone to play and remain on the seashore..............

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4.

Write a short story in 150-200 words on the basis of the hints provided.

Hari drove fast. He was already late for office. He had got up late and it was his first day of work.......

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5.

Fill in the blanks choosing the most appropriate options from the ones given below. Write the answers in your answer sheet against the correct blank numbers.

There are four trees in the garden. ____________branches sway in the breeze. The children play ___________ the trees. Some of the girls __________

a) (i) There (ii) Their (iii) Every (iv) An

b) (i) under (ii) over (iii) above (iv) in

c) (i) is (ii) was (iii) are (iv) have

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6.

The following paragraph has not been edited. There is one error in each marked line. Write the error and its correction as shown in the example.

Error Correction

I went to the pool then no one e.g.                           then    when
was there. The place being quiet.                         a) ------   -------
A water was still, and the tiled                             b) -------  -------
bottom was so white and clean                            c) -------  -------
as a bathtub. I was timid for going in alone.         d) -------  -------

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7.

Read the dialogue given below and complete the paragraph that follows. Write the correct answers in your answer sheet against the correct blank numbers.

Doctor: Have you got the tests done?
Karna: No, I have not.
Doctor: Get them done today itself.

The doctor asked Karna (a) ___________________. He replied that (b) ________________. The doctor asked _______________.

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8.

'Were these people pulling his leg? Was the whole thing a gigantic hoax? A meek harmless man likes him and they had to drag him into the middle of the city to make a laughing stock out of him.'

(a) Who is the speaker?

(b) Why does he think that he is being made a 'laughing stock'?

(c) What does the word 'hoax' mean?

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9.

Caesar shall forth; the things that threaten’d me
Ne'er look'd on my back; when they shall see
The face of Caesar, they are vanished.

(a) Where is Caesar planning to go?

(b) What are the 'things' that threaten him?

(c) What does the word 'vanished' mean?

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10.

Why did the poet have to wait near the water trough? 

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