7,508 previous year Himachal Pradesh Board (HPBOSE) - Class 10 (Matric) questions, grouped by year, with answers and solutions.
Refer to the Case Study 'Case Study: Hazardous Enterprise and Supreme Court Doctrine of Absolute Liability' to answer:
Which Fundamental Right under Part III of the Constitution was invoked as the constitutional foundation for environmental protection?
Directions: In the question below, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Choose the correct option:
Assertion (A): Work done by an electrostatic field in moving a test charge along a closed path is zero.
Reason (R): The electrostatic Coulomb force is a conservative force whose line integral around any closed loop vanishes identically.
[MAT] If '+' means '$\times$', '-' means '$\div$', '$\times$' means '-', and '$\div$' means '+', what is the value of: $20 + 5 - 10 \div 4 \times 2$?
Refer to the Case Study 'Case Study: Hazardous Enterprise and Supreme Court Doctrine of Absolute Liability' to answer:
Which Fundamental Right under Part III of the Constitution was invoked as the constitutional foundation for environmental protection?
Directions: In the question below, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Choose the correct option:
Assertion (A): An agreement entered into without lawful consideration is void ab initio under Section 25 of the Indian Contract Act 1872.
Reason (R): Lawful consideration is a mandatory statutory pillar of contractual enforceability under the legal maxim *ex nudo pacto non oritur actio*.
व्याकरणिक कोटि: 'कृतिका: माता का आँचल, साना-साना हाथ जोड़ि, मैं क्यों लिखता हूँ' किस व्याकरण भेद (संज्ञा, सर्वनाम, विशेषण, क्रिया) से संबंधित है?
जल संरक्षण व बावड़ियां: 'मानव नेत्र तथा रंगबिरंगा संसार (दृष्टि दोष व संशोधन, वर्ण विक्षेपण, प्रकीर्णन)' हिमाचल के किस पारंपरिक जल स्रोत (बावड़ी, चश्मा, कुल) से संबंधित है?
Directions: In the question below, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Choose the correct option:
Assertion (A): The value of $\sin\theta$ cannot exceed 1 for any real angle $\theta$.
Reason (R): In any right-angled triangle, the hypotenuse is the strictly longest side, ensuring the ratio $\text{Perpendicular}/\text{Hypotenuse} \le 1$.
[MAT] A clock shows 8:30. What is the angle between the hour hand and the minute hand?
Directions: In the question below, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Choose the correct option:
Assertion (A): Work done by an electrostatic field in moving a test charge along a closed path is zero.
Reason (R): The electrostatic Coulomb force is a conservative force whose line integral around any closed loop vanishes identically.
Directions: In the following question, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Choose the correct option:
Assertion (A): Vegetative propagation is widely practiced for growing sugarcane, banana, rose, and jasmine.
Reason (R): Plants raised by vegetative reproduction can bear flowers and fruits earlier than those produced from seeds and retain parent genetic traits.
Directions: In the question below, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Choose the correct option:
Assertion (A): Money serves as an indispensable medium of exchange in modern market economies.
Reason (R): Money eliminates the need for double coincidence of wants inherent in barter trade systems.
Directions: In the question below, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Choose the correct option:
Assertion (A): A convex mirror is commonly used as a driver's rear-view mirror in automobiles.
Reason (R): A convex mirror always forms an erect, virtual, and diminished image, providing a much wider field of view.
Directions: In the question below, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Choose the correct option:
Assertion (A): Danger signals on communication towers and traffic posts are always illuminated in red color.
Reason (R): Red light has the longest wavelength in the visible spectrum and suffers minimum Rayleigh scattering ($I \propto 1/\lambda^4$) through fog and smoke.
Directions: In the question below, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Choose the correct option:
Assertion (A): An employer is vicariously liable for tortious civil wrongs committed by an employee during the authorized course of employment.
Reason (R): The doctrine of vicarious liability is founded on the legal maxims *respondeat superior* (let the master answer) and *qui facit per alium facit per se*.
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