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Access official CBSE board exam question papers with step-by-step marking scheme solutions, examiner value points, and scoring tips.
Duration: 3 Hours | Maximum Marks: 80
Read the passage carefully: "Plastic pollution has reached critical levels in ocean ecosystems. Over eight million metric tons of non-biodegradable synthetic polymers flow into marine waters annually. Marine biologists recently discovered microplastic fibers embedded within deep-sea organisms in the Mariana Trench..." Question (i): Based on the passage, why is microplastic pollution particularly dangerous for deep-sea marine life?
Option B: Microplastic fibers are ingested by deep-sea organisms, causing toxic bioaccumulation across the marine food chain.
You are Anuj / Anuja living at 15, Mall Road, Shimla. You bought a digital camera 2 weeks ago which is not working properly. Write a complaint letter in 120-150 words to the Manager of Digital World, Shimla requesting immediate replacement.
FORMAT: Sender Address, Date, Receiver Address, Subject Line, Salutation, Subscription (1 Mark) CONTENT: Mention bill/invoice no., purchase date, exact camera faults (zoom lens stuck, black LCD screen), warranty reference, and replacement request (2 Marks) EXPRESSION: Grammatical accuracy, formal objective tone, coherence (2 Marks)
Read the extract from "A Letter to God": "The field was white, as if covered with salt. Not a leaf remained on the trees. The corn was totally destroyed. The flowers were gone from the plants. Lencho’s soul was filled with sadness..." Question: Why did Lencho describe the hailstorm as worse than a plague of locusts?
Lencho compared the hailstorm to a plague of locusts because even a swarm of locusts would have left something behind, but the severe hailstorm destroyed his entire corn field completely, leaving his family with no food for the year.