Class 10 Computer Application Question Paper 2026-27 with Answer Key

SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER  (2026–27)

Class-X | Computer Application

⏱️ TIME: 02:00 HOURS                                                                             📝 MAX MARKS: 50

📌 General Instructions

• The question paper contains 5 sections labeled A through E.
• Compulsory Questions: All questions are mandatory, though internal choices are provided.
• Section A: 12 MCQs (1 mark each = 12 Marks).
• Section B: 7 Short Answer questions (2 marks each = 14 Marks).
• Section C: 4 Long Answer-I questions (3 marks each = 12 Marks).
• Section D: 1 Long Answer-II question (4 marks = 4 Marks).
• Section E: 2 Case-based questions (4 marks each = 8 Marks).

SECTION - A (Objective / MCQs) 12 × 1 = 12 Marks

1. What does WWW stand for?

a) World Wide Web

b) World Web Wide

c) Web World Wide

d) Wide World Web

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Answer: a) World Wide Web

2. Which of the following is used to identify a website on the Internet?

a) URL

b) CPU

c) RAM

d) ROM

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Answer: a) URL

3. Which protocol is commonly used for accessing web pages?

a) HTTP

b) FTP

c) SMTP

d) POP

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Answer: a) HTTP

4. Which Internet service is mainly used for sending and receiving electronic messages?

a) E-mail

b) FTP

c) WWW

d) Video conferencing

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Answer: a) E-mail

5. Which attribute specifies the path/location of an image in HTML?

a) href

b) alt

c) src

d) link

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Answer: c) src

6. Which HTML tag is used to create a hyperlink?

a) <a>

b) <link>

c) <href>

d) <url>

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Answer: a) <a>

7. Which attribute is used with the <a> tag to specify the destination of a link?

a) src

b) href

c) target

d) alt

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Answer: b) href

8. Which HTML tag is used to create a table row?

a) <td>

b) <th>

c) <tr>

d) <table>

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Answer: c) <tr>

9. Which tag is used to create a table heading/cell heading?

a) <td>

b) <th>

c) <tr>

d) <caption>

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Answer: b) <th>

10. Which Internet service allows users to transfer files from one computer to another?

a) E-mail

b) FTP

c) Chat

d) Search engine

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Answer: b) FTP

11. Assertion (A): The <a> tag is used to create a hyperlink in an HTML document.
Reason (R): The href attribute specifies the destination URL of the hyperlink.

a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.

c) A is true, but R is false.

d) A is false, but R is true.

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Answer: a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

12. Assertion (A): The <img> tag is used to insert an image into an HTML webpage.
Reason (R): The src attribute specifies the location or path of the image.

a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.

c) A is true, but R is false.

d) A is false, but R is true.

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Answer: a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

SECTION - B (Short Answer Questions) 7 × 2 = 14 Marks

13. Explain the difference between SMTP and POP protocols.

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Answer: SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) is used for sending outgoing emails from a client to a server. POP (Post Office Protocol) is used for retrieving incoming emails from a server to a local device.

14. What is a web browser? Give two examples of web browsers.

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Answer: A web browser is software used to access and view web pages on the Internet.
Examples: Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox.

15. What is a URL? Write its full form and explain its purpose.

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Answer: Full form: Uniform Resource Locator.
Purpose: It serves as the unique web address of a specific resource (webpage, file, image) on the Internet.

16. Explain E-mail with an example? Mention any two advantages of an E-mail.

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Answer: E-mail is a method of exchanging digital messages over the Internet (e.g., student@example.com).
Advantages:
1. Fast and instant delivery.
2. Cost-effective and paperless.

17. A webpage contains text that takes the user to another website when clicked. What is this feature called? Explain its use.

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Answer: It is called a Hyperlink.
Use: It allows users to jump instantly from one webpage or document to another.

18. Write the purpose of the following attribute: a) cellpadding b) cellspacing

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Answer:
a) cellpadding: Space between cell content and its border.
b) cellspacing: Space between individual adjacent table cells.

19. Differentiate between rowspan and colspan attributes with examples.

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Answer:
• rowspan: Merges cells vertically across rows (e.g., <td rowspan="2">).
• colspan: Merges cells horizontally across columns (e.g., <td colspan="3">).

SECTION - C (Long Answer Questions - I) 4 × 3 = 12 Marks

20. Rohan wants to use the Internet for different purposes (sending teacher messages, online classes, transferring files, buying books). Identify the four Internet services.

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Answer:
1. E-mail: For sending messages.
2. Video Conferencing: For online classes.
3. FTP: For file transfers.
4. E-commerce: For online shopping.

21. Neha wants to display school logo (school.jpg) with alt text. Answer the questions:

a) Which tag? b) Which attribute? c) Write the HTML code.

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Answer:
a) Tag: <img>
b) Attribute: src
c) Code: <img src="school.jpg" alt="School Logo">

22. Aman wants to create website and email link for school@example.com. Answer the questions:

a) Which tag? b) Which attribute? c) Write HTML code for email link.

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Answer:
a) Tag: <a>
b) Attribute: href
c) Code: <a href="mailto:school@example.com">Send Email</a>

23. Functions of <table>, <tr>, <th>, <td> and code example for 3 students' marks.

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Answer:
• <table>: Creates table container.
• <tr>: Table Row | <th>: Header Cell | <td>: Data Cell.

<table border="1"><tr><th>Name</th><th>Marks</th></tr><tr><td>Amit</td><td>85</td></tr><tr><td>Priya</td><td>92</td></tr><tr><td>Rahul</td><td>78</td></tr></table>

SECTION - D (Long Answer Question - II) 1 × 4 = 4 Marks

24. Types of Lists in HTML OR Physical vs Logical Tags with examples.

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Answer (Types of Lists):
1. Unordered List: <ul>, <li>
2. Ordered List: <ol>, <li>
3. Description List: <dl>, <dt>, <dd>

Answer (Physical vs Logical):
• Physical: <b>, <i>, <u> (Visual styling)
• Logical: <strong>, <em> (Semantic importance)

SECTION - E (Case-Based Questions) 2 × 4 = 8 Marks

25. Case Study 1: List Tags

1. Unordered list tag? 2. Item tag? 3. Description term tag? 4. Description detail tag?

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Answers: 1. <ul> | 2. <li> | 3. <dt> | 4. <dd>

26. Case Study 2: Table Attributes

1. Space between cells? 2. Space inside cell? 3. Border purpose? 4. Bgcolor purpose?

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Answers:
1. cellspacing
2. cellpadding
3. Sets border thickness.
4. Sets table/cell background color.