Class 10 Computer Science: CBSE (Official) Sample Question Paper (2024-25) | CBSE Sample Papers For Class 10 PDF Download

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Sample Question Paper (Theory) 
Computer Applications (Code 165) 
Class: X Session: 2024-25  
 
Maximum Marks: 50 Time Allowed: 2 hours 
 
General Instructions: 
1. This Question Paper has 5 Sections A-E. 
2. All Questions are compulsory. However, internal choices have been provided in some of the questions. 
3. Section A has 12 questions carrying 01 mark each. 
4. Section B has 7 Short Answer (SA-I) type questions carrying 02 marks each. 
5. Section C has 4 Short Answer (SA-II) type questions carrying 03 marks each. 
6. Section D has 1 Long Answer (LA) type question carrying 04 marks. 
7. Section E has 2 Source based /Case-based /Passage based Questions carrying 04 marks each. 
 
 
Section – A (All questions are compulsory) 
1.  Shreya wants to securely copy files between two Servers or two connected machines 
over the Internet. Which Protocol should she prefer for getting her task completed? 
A. FTP 
B. HTTP 
C. SCP 
D. Telnet  
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2.  
Which of the following is not an e-governance project in India? 
A. www.drdo.nic.in 
B. www.passport.gov.in 
C. www.incometaxindia.gov.in 
D. www.flipkart.com 
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3.  Which tag besides <B> can be used to make the text bold in HTML? 
A. <strong> 
B. <dark> 
C. <fat> 
D. <I> 
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4.  
What is the full form of SMTP? 
A. Simple Message Transfer Protocol 
B. Secure Message Transmission Protocol 
C. Simple Mail Transfer Protocol 
D. Secure Mail Transmit Protocol 
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Sample Question Paper (Theory) 
Computer Applications (Code 165) 
Class: X Session: 2024-25  
 
Maximum Marks: 50 Time Allowed: 2 hours 
 
General Instructions: 
1. This Question Paper has 5 Sections A-E. 
2. All Questions are compulsory. However, internal choices have been provided in some of the questions. 
3. Section A has 12 questions carrying 01 mark each. 
4. Section B has 7 Short Answer (SA-I) type questions carrying 02 marks each. 
5. Section C has 4 Short Answer (SA-II) type questions carrying 03 marks each. 
6. Section D has 1 Long Answer (LA) type question carrying 04 marks. 
7. Section E has 2 Source based /Case-based /Passage based Questions carrying 04 marks each. 
 
 
Section – A (All questions are compulsory) 
1.  Shreya wants to securely copy files between two Servers or two connected machines 
over the Internet. Which Protocol should she prefer for getting her task completed? 
A. FTP 
B. HTTP 
C. SCP 
D. Telnet  
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2.  
Which of the following is not an e-governance project in India? 
A. www.drdo.nic.in 
B. www.passport.gov.in 
C. www.incometaxindia.gov.in 
D. www.flipkart.com 
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3.  Which tag besides <B> can be used to make the text bold in HTML? 
A. <strong> 
B. <dark> 
C. <fat> 
D. <I> 
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4.  
What is the full form of SMTP? 
A. Simple Message Transfer Protocol 
B. Secure Message Transmission Protocol 
C. Simple Mail Transfer Protocol 
D. Secure Mail Transmit Protocol 
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5.  
Which protocol is used for video conferencing among multiple participants? 
A. Telnet 
B. Http 
C. VoIP 
D. SFTP 
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6.  
Select the correct option to fill in the blank: 
A website may consist of _____ 
A. Static Webpages 
B. Dynamic Webpages 
C. Both a and b. 
D. Domain. 
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7.  
Aman, a student of Class X, wants to create numbered list in HTML, which of the 
following tag should he use? 
A. <UL> 
B. <OL> 
C. <DL> 
D. <list> 
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8.  
Making a copy of your webpage on the computer is known as   …………...? 
A. Uploading 
B. Browsing 
C. Downloading 
D. None of the above. 
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9.  
Himani, a class X student, wants to remotely access a computer system far from her 
house. Which protocol, out of the following, should she prefer to access or log in it 
remotely? 
A. FTP 
B. SFTP 
C. TCP/IP 
D.  TELNET 
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10.  
Anshu, a class X student, is writing CSS code for making all <span> elements bold. 
Choose the correct code for getting the desired output from the following options: 
A. span{text-size:bold} 
B. span {font-weight:bold} 
C. <span style="font-size:bold"> 
D. <span style="text-size:bold"> 
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Sample Question Paper (Theory) 
Computer Applications (Code 165) 
Class: X Session: 2024-25  
 
Maximum Marks: 50 Time Allowed: 2 hours 
 
General Instructions: 
1. This Question Paper has 5 Sections A-E. 
2. All Questions are compulsory. However, internal choices have been provided in some of the questions. 
3. Section A has 12 questions carrying 01 mark each. 
4. Section B has 7 Short Answer (SA-I) type questions carrying 02 marks each. 
5. Section C has 4 Short Answer (SA-II) type questions carrying 03 marks each. 
6. Section D has 1 Long Answer (LA) type question carrying 04 marks. 
7. Section E has 2 Source based /Case-based /Passage based Questions carrying 04 marks each. 
 
 
Section – A (All questions are compulsory) 
1.  Shreya wants to securely copy files between two Servers or two connected machines 
over the Internet. Which Protocol should she prefer for getting her task completed? 
A. FTP 
B. HTTP 
C. SCP 
D. Telnet  
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2.  
Which of the following is not an e-governance project in India? 
A. www.drdo.nic.in 
B. www.passport.gov.in 
C. www.incometaxindia.gov.in 
D. www.flipkart.com 
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3.  Which tag besides <B> can be used to make the text bold in HTML? 
A. <strong> 
B. <dark> 
C. <fat> 
D. <I> 
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4.  
What is the full form of SMTP? 
A. Simple Message Transfer Protocol 
B. Secure Message Transmission Protocol 
C. Simple Mail Transfer Protocol 
D. Secure Mail Transmit Protocol 
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5.  
Which protocol is used for video conferencing among multiple participants? 
A. Telnet 
B. Http 
C. VoIP 
D. SFTP 
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6.  
Select the correct option to fill in the blank: 
A website may consist of _____ 
A. Static Webpages 
B. Dynamic Webpages 
C. Both a and b. 
D. Domain. 
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7.  
Aman, a student of Class X, wants to create numbered list in HTML, which of the 
following tag should he use? 
A. <UL> 
B. <OL> 
C. <DL> 
D. <list> 
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8.  
Making a copy of your webpage on the computer is known as   …………...? 
A. Uploading 
B. Browsing 
C. Downloading 
D. None of the above. 
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9.  
Himani, a class X student, wants to remotely access a computer system far from her 
house. Which protocol, out of the following, should she prefer to access or log in it 
remotely? 
A. FTP 
B. SFTP 
C. TCP/IP 
D.  TELNET 
1 
10.  
Anshu, a class X student, is writing CSS code for making all <span> elements bold. 
Choose the correct code for getting the desired output from the following options: 
A. span{text-size:bold} 
B. span {font-weight:bold} 
C. <span style="font-size:bold"> 
D. <span style="text-size:bold"> 
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Questions No-11 & 12 are Assertion and Reason types. Each question consists of two statements, namely 
Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Select the most suitable option considering the Assertion & Reason. 
A. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is a correct explanation of Assertion (A). 
B. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not a correct explanation of Assertion 
(A). 
C. Assertion (A) is true and Reason (R) is false. 
D. Assertion (A) is false and Reason (R) is true. 
11.  
Assertion (A) :  A set of rules, used over the networks, is called a Protocol. 
Reason (R)    : HTML is an example of a Protocol. 
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12.  
Assertion (A) :Chat and e-mail are live/real time conversation between 
people/machines. 
Reason    (R)    :  We have to be online in both 
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Section – B 
13.  
Mishika, a class X student, wants to use a software but does not want to pay for it. 
Which type of software can she use? Write one example of this type of software. 
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14.  
A) Write any two differences between e-Banking and e-Commerce. 
OR 
B) What is e-learning? Name any one e-learning platform. 
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15.  
State whether the following statements are True or False: 
 I) HTML file extension is .tml. 
    II) Rowspan attribute is used to make a cell span multiple rows. 
    III) Unordered list type creates a bulleted list. 
    IV) HREF Stands for hyper reference. 
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16.  
A) Your best friend emails you and tells you that he/she has created a webpage on 
an internet site having URL as: www.children.com/india/~abc.html  
Now you want to create a link to this web page from your web page. Write the 
HTML code to do this. 
OR 
B) 
I) Write HTML code to display Horizontal line of red colour.  
II) Write HTML Code to create a paragraph whose text colour is blue. 
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17.  
What is the purpose of HTML forms? Write HTML Code to create a Textbox in an HTML 
form. 
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18.  
A) An incomplete CSS code within <head> . . . </head> is given below. Complete 
this code by filling in the blanks as per the specifications that follow: 
<head> 
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Sample Question Paper (Theory) 
Computer Applications (Code 165) 
Class: X Session: 2024-25  
 
Maximum Marks: 50 Time Allowed: 2 hours 
 
General Instructions: 
1. This Question Paper has 5 Sections A-E. 
2. All Questions are compulsory. However, internal choices have been provided in some of the questions. 
3. Section A has 12 questions carrying 01 mark each. 
4. Section B has 7 Short Answer (SA-I) type questions carrying 02 marks each. 
5. Section C has 4 Short Answer (SA-II) type questions carrying 03 marks each. 
6. Section D has 1 Long Answer (LA) type question carrying 04 marks. 
7. Section E has 2 Source based /Case-based /Passage based Questions carrying 04 marks each. 
 
 
Section – A (All questions are compulsory) 
1.  Shreya wants to securely copy files between two Servers or two connected machines 
over the Internet. Which Protocol should she prefer for getting her task completed? 
A. FTP 
B. HTTP 
C. SCP 
D. Telnet  
1 
2.  
Which of the following is not an e-governance project in India? 
A. www.drdo.nic.in 
B. www.passport.gov.in 
C. www.incometaxindia.gov.in 
D. www.flipkart.com 
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3.  Which tag besides <B> can be used to make the text bold in HTML? 
A. <strong> 
B. <dark> 
C. <fat> 
D. <I> 
1 
4.  
What is the full form of SMTP? 
A. Simple Message Transfer Protocol 
B. Secure Message Transmission Protocol 
C. Simple Mail Transfer Protocol 
D. Secure Mail Transmit Protocol 
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5.  
Which protocol is used for video conferencing among multiple participants? 
A. Telnet 
B. Http 
C. VoIP 
D. SFTP 
1 
6.  
Select the correct option to fill in the blank: 
A website may consist of _____ 
A. Static Webpages 
B. Dynamic Webpages 
C. Both a and b. 
D. Domain. 
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7.  
Aman, a student of Class X, wants to create numbered list in HTML, which of the 
following tag should he use? 
A. <UL> 
B. <OL> 
C. <DL> 
D. <list> 
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8.  
Making a copy of your webpage on the computer is known as   …………...? 
A. Uploading 
B. Browsing 
C. Downloading 
D. None of the above. 
1 
9.  
Himani, a class X student, wants to remotely access a computer system far from her 
house. Which protocol, out of the following, should she prefer to access or log in it 
remotely? 
A. FTP 
B. SFTP 
C. TCP/IP 
D.  TELNET 
1 
10.  
Anshu, a class X student, is writing CSS code for making all <span> elements bold. 
Choose the correct code for getting the desired output from the following options: 
A. span{text-size:bold} 
B. span {font-weight:bold} 
C. <span style="font-size:bold"> 
D. <span style="text-size:bold"> 
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Questions No-11 & 12 are Assertion and Reason types. Each question consists of two statements, namely 
Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Select the most suitable option considering the Assertion & Reason. 
A. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is a correct explanation of Assertion (A). 
B. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not a correct explanation of Assertion 
(A). 
C. Assertion (A) is true and Reason (R) is false. 
D. Assertion (A) is false and Reason (R) is true. 
11.  
Assertion (A) :  A set of rules, used over the networks, is called a Protocol. 
Reason (R)    : HTML is an example of a Protocol. 
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12.  
Assertion (A) :Chat and e-mail are live/real time conversation between 
people/machines. 
Reason    (R)    :  We have to be online in both 
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Section – B 
13.  
Mishika, a class X student, wants to use a software but does not want to pay for it. 
Which type of software can she use? Write one example of this type of software. 
2 
14.  
A) Write any two differences between e-Banking and e-Commerce. 
OR 
B) What is e-learning? Name any one e-learning platform. 
2 
15.  
State whether the following statements are True or False: 
 I) HTML file extension is .tml. 
    II) Rowspan attribute is used to make a cell span multiple rows. 
    III) Unordered list type creates a bulleted list. 
    IV) HREF Stands for hyper reference. 
2 
16.  
A) Your best friend emails you and tells you that he/she has created a webpage on 
an internet site having URL as: www.children.com/india/~abc.html  
Now you want to create a link to this web page from your web page. Write the 
HTML code to do this. 
OR 
B) 
I) Write HTML code to display Horizontal line of red colour.  
II) Write HTML Code to create a paragraph whose text colour is blue. 
2 
17.  
What is the purpose of HTML forms? Write HTML Code to create a Textbox in an HTML 
form. 
2 
18.  
A) An incomplete CSS code within <head> . . . </head> is given below. Complete 
this code by filling in the blanks as per the specifications that follow: 
<head> 
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<style> 
body {________ : blue;  }     <!--line 1 --> 
p {   
 ________: green;             <!--line 2 --> 
 ________: Dotum;             <!--line 3 --> 
} 
_____                         <!--line 4 --> 
{                              
Color : black;                                       
} 
</style> 
</head> 
 
Line 1: Page background colour should be Blue. 
Line 2: Colour of the Paragraph text should be green. 
Line 3: Font family of the Paragraph text should be Dotum. 
Line 4: The biggest heading should be black in colour. 
OR 
B) Hemant, a class X Student, is writing HTML code to create ordered and unordered 
lists for a webpage as follows: 
<html>  
<body bgcolor="yellow"> 
<h1>My First Heading  <_____>   <!-- line 1 --> 
<p> 
<font color="red" size="5" 
    ______="Times New Roman">   <!-- line 2 --> 
SOME STATES IN INDIA 
</p> 
<ul> 
<li>DELHI: <______>          <!-- line 3 --> 
<li>MUMBAI    </li> 
<_____>               <!-- line 4 --> 
 
Based on the above code fill in the blanks given in line 1, line2, line 3, and line 4 so 
that Hemant’s webpage displays output correctly? 
19.  
Write any two differences between SMS and MMS. 
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Sample Question Paper (Theory) 
Computer Applications (Code 165) 
Class: X Session: 2024-25  
 
Maximum Marks: 50 Time Allowed: 2 hours 
 
General Instructions: 
1. This Question Paper has 5 Sections A-E. 
2. All Questions are compulsory. However, internal choices have been provided in some of the questions. 
3. Section A has 12 questions carrying 01 mark each. 
4. Section B has 7 Short Answer (SA-I) type questions carrying 02 marks each. 
5. Section C has 4 Short Answer (SA-II) type questions carrying 03 marks each. 
6. Section D has 1 Long Answer (LA) type question carrying 04 marks. 
7. Section E has 2 Source based /Case-based /Passage based Questions carrying 04 marks each. 
 
 
Section – A (All questions are compulsory) 
1.  Shreya wants to securely copy files between two Servers or two connected machines 
over the Internet. Which Protocol should she prefer for getting her task completed? 
A. FTP 
B. HTTP 
C. SCP 
D. Telnet  
1 
2.  
Which of the following is not an e-governance project in India? 
A. www.drdo.nic.in 
B. www.passport.gov.in 
C. www.incometaxindia.gov.in 
D. www.flipkart.com 
1 
3.  Which tag besides <B> can be used to make the text bold in HTML? 
A. <strong> 
B. <dark> 
C. <fat> 
D. <I> 
1 
4.  
What is the full form of SMTP? 
A. Simple Message Transfer Protocol 
B. Secure Message Transmission Protocol 
C. Simple Mail Transfer Protocol 
D. Secure Mail Transmit Protocol 
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5.  
Which protocol is used for video conferencing among multiple participants? 
A. Telnet 
B. Http 
C. VoIP 
D. SFTP 
1 
6.  
Select the correct option to fill in the blank: 
A website may consist of _____ 
A. Static Webpages 
B. Dynamic Webpages 
C. Both a and b. 
D. Domain. 
1 
7.  
Aman, a student of Class X, wants to create numbered list in HTML, which of the 
following tag should he use? 
A. <UL> 
B. <OL> 
C. <DL> 
D. <list> 
1 
8.  
Making a copy of your webpage on the computer is known as   …………...? 
A. Uploading 
B. Browsing 
C. Downloading 
D. None of the above. 
1 
9.  
Himani, a class X student, wants to remotely access a computer system far from her 
house. Which protocol, out of the following, should she prefer to access or log in it 
remotely? 
A. FTP 
B. SFTP 
C. TCP/IP 
D.  TELNET 
1 
10.  
Anshu, a class X student, is writing CSS code for making all <span> elements bold. 
Choose the correct code for getting the desired output from the following options: 
A. span{text-size:bold} 
B. span {font-weight:bold} 
C. <span style="font-size:bold"> 
D. <span style="text-size:bold"> 
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Questions No-11 & 12 are Assertion and Reason types. Each question consists of two statements, namely 
Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Select the most suitable option considering the Assertion & Reason. 
A. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is a correct explanation of Assertion (A). 
B. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not a correct explanation of Assertion 
(A). 
C. Assertion (A) is true and Reason (R) is false. 
D. Assertion (A) is false and Reason (R) is true. 
11.  
Assertion (A) :  A set of rules, used over the networks, is called a Protocol. 
Reason (R)    : HTML is an example of a Protocol. 
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12.  
Assertion (A) :Chat and e-mail are live/real time conversation between 
people/machines. 
Reason    (R)    :  We have to be online in both 
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Section – B 
13.  
Mishika, a class X student, wants to use a software but does not want to pay for it. 
Which type of software can she use? Write one example of this type of software. 
2 
14.  
A) Write any two differences between e-Banking and e-Commerce. 
OR 
B) What is e-learning? Name any one e-learning platform. 
2 
15.  
State whether the following statements are True or False: 
 I) HTML file extension is .tml. 
    II) Rowspan attribute is used to make a cell span multiple rows. 
    III) Unordered list type creates a bulleted list. 
    IV) HREF Stands for hyper reference. 
2 
16.  
A) Your best friend emails you and tells you that he/she has created a webpage on 
an internet site having URL as: www.children.com/india/~abc.html  
Now you want to create a link to this web page from your web page. Write the 
HTML code to do this. 
OR 
B) 
I) Write HTML code to display Horizontal line of red colour.  
II) Write HTML Code to create a paragraph whose text colour is blue. 
2 
17.  
What is the purpose of HTML forms? Write HTML Code to create a Textbox in an HTML 
form. 
2 
18.  
A) An incomplete CSS code within <head> . . . </head> is given below. Complete 
this code by filling in the blanks as per the specifications that follow: 
<head> 
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<style> 
body {________ : blue;  }     <!--line 1 --> 
p {   
 ________: green;             <!--line 2 --> 
 ________: Dotum;             <!--line 3 --> 
} 
_____                         <!--line 4 --> 
{                              
Color : black;                                       
} 
</style> 
</head> 
 
Line 1: Page background colour should be Blue. 
Line 2: Colour of the Paragraph text should be green. 
Line 3: Font family of the Paragraph text should be Dotum. 
Line 4: The biggest heading should be black in colour. 
OR 
B) Hemant, a class X Student, is writing HTML code to create ordered and unordered 
lists for a webpage as follows: 
<html>  
<body bgcolor="yellow"> 
<h1>My First Heading  <_____>   <!-- line 1 --> 
<p> 
<font color="red" size="5" 
    ______="Times New Roman">   <!-- line 2 --> 
SOME STATES IN INDIA 
</p> 
<ul> 
<li>DELHI: <______>          <!-- line 3 --> 
<li>MUMBAI    </li> 
<_____>               <!-- line 4 --> 
 
Based on the above code fill in the blanks given in line 1, line2, line 3, and line 4 so 
that Hemant’s webpage displays output correctly? 
19.  
Write any two differences between SMS and MMS. 
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Section – C 
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20.  
The following HTML statements are not written properly. Re-write the correct 
statements with underlined corrections. The desired purpose of each statement is 
mentioned under it. 
I. <BODY color="red">  
<!--Page background color should be red--> 
II.   <FONT  type="arial">  
<!--Type of Font should be Arial--> 
III.  <img source="img_girl.jpg" size="500" height="600"> 
<! —Image source should be img_girl.jpg, width and 
height both should be 500--> 
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21.  
Consider the URL:  https://www.cbse.gov.in   and answer the following questions: 
I.    Which component identifies the protocol? 
II.   What is the significance of "s" in https? 
III.  Expand the terms URL and WWW? 
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22.  
A) Write any two ways to add an audio file in a web page using HTML? Explain with 
sample code. 
OR 
B) Write any two ways to add a video file in a web page using HTML? Explain with 
sample code. 
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23.  
Write suitable HTML statements to display the following text on a webpage: 
I) NH3       
II) X
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III) (A+B)
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Section – D 
24.  
A) Write the HTML code to design the web page as shown below: - 
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