CLASS –X

SUBJECT:- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY(402)

SET-A
TIME:- 2 HOUR M.M.50

General Instructions:
1. Please read the instructions carefully.
2. This Question Paper consists of 21 questions in two sections: Section A & Section B.
3. Section A has Objective type questions whereas Section B contains Subjective type questions

SECTION A: OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS

Q. 1 Answer any 4 out of the given 6 questions on Employability Skills (1 x 4 = 4 marks)

i. Sanjay lives at a hostel in Shimla. He calls his mother who lives in Delhi, to
get her approval for the robotics class which is going to start in his school
next week onwards. However, due to disruption in the phone line, his mother
could not understand and reply to him. He got very upset. Which another
medium can he use to get immediate approval of his mother?
a) E-mail b) Letter
c) Message through Friend d) Fax
ii. Teena is always tense during exam time. She is a sincere and studious
student, but the thought of exams creates anxiety in her. Which stress
management technique that you would suggest to help her?
a) Yoga b) Exercise
c) Vacation with Family d) All of these
iii. ability of a person to do the things that need to be done without
someone or something influencing us.
Self-Motivation c) Self Discipline
Self Awareness d) Self-Regulation
iv. Windows 10 is an operating system developed by _____________.
a) Microsoft c) IBM
b) Samsung d) Sony
v. The cleaning of software installed in the computer cannot be achieved by
.
a) Disk cleanup b) backup
c) Cleaning CPU cabinet d) Installing antivirus software
vi. Entrepreneurship has a crucial role in the of the society.
a) Evolution b) Planning
c) Functioning d) None of these

Q. 2 Answer any 5 out of the given 6 questions (1 x 5 = 5 marks)

i is not an instant messaging service.
a) Skype b) Yahoo! Messenger
c) Firefox d) Whatsapp
ii is the process of emptying a place in case of an emergency, disaster.
a) Accident b) Evacuation
c) Hazards d) Exiting
iii Rohan needs to set up a network for his office where he wants to save all the
data in a centralized system and other computers will take the services from
the centralized system. Which architecture will be the best suitable for him?
a) Peer to Peer b) Client-Server
c) Point to Point d) Ring
iv A is a device that converts digital computer signals into a form (analog
signals) that can travel over phone lines and vice versa.
a) Repeater b) Switch c) Router d) Modem

v is specifically designed to minimize or maximize the result according

to a set of rules that you define in a spreadsheet.
a) Goal Seek b) Scenario c) Solver d) Subtotal

vi refers to the vertical or horizontal placement of a graphic in relation

to the chosen anchor point.
a) Alignment b) Footer c) Margin d) Headings

Q. 3 Answer any 5out of the given 6 questions (1 x 5 = 5 marks)

i Krishna wants to make a flowchart for his programs in a Word document.
Which option should he use to accomplish this task efficiently?
a) Drawing/Shapes b) Symbols
c) Pictures d) All of these
ii Ankita has inserted a picture in a document. But she wants to cut off a part
of the picture. Which option she should use to accomplish the task?
a) Cut b) Copy
c) Crop d) Layout
iii The intersection point between a row and column is called .
a) Row b) Column
c) Table d) Cell
iv Annu is celebrating her 14th birthday. She wants to invite her friends and
family members to the party. Which feature will she use to send the same
invite to many people with different addresses without typing it again and
again?
a) Mail Merge b) Letter wizard
c) Document Type d) None of these
v A is a model that you use to create other documents.
a) Styles b) Template
c) Wizard d) Sample
vi Formulas in a Spreadsheet must begin with a sign.
a) $ b) @
c) # d) =
Q. 4 Answer any 5 out of the given 6 questions (1 x 5 = 5 marks)
i is a tool to test “what-if” questions.
a) Scenario b) Solver
c) Macro d) Average
ii Ravi scored 25 out of 30 in English, 22 out of 30 in Maths. He wants to
calculate the score in IT he needs to achieve 85 percent in aggregate. Suggest
him the suitable option out of the following to do so.
a)Macro b) Solver
c) Goal Seek d) Sub Total
iii can be used in a spreadsheet software to jump to a different location
from within a spreadsheet and can lead to other parts of the current file, to
different files or even to web sites.
a) Illustrations b) Hyperlinks
c) Links d) Filter
iv uses the keyboard as a pointing device instead of a mouse.
a) MouseKeys b) Toggle key
c) Filter key d) Sticky key
v Krish and Kritika have done a survey of age wise literacy rates of their
locality as a school project, which they have created in a Spreadsheet. They
both want to work simultaneously to complete it on time. Which option they
 should use to access the same Spreadsheet to speed up their work.

a) Consolidate Worksheet b) Shared Worksheet

c) Link Worksheet d) Lock Worksheet
vi database is a type of database that stores data in several tables.
a) Flat b) Relational
c) both (a) and (b) d) None of them
Q. 5 Answer any 5 out of the given 6 questions (1 x 5 = 5 marks)
i In database helps us to retrieve the filtered data based upon some
conditions.
a) Forms b) Reports
c) Queries d) Table
ii A is one which connects computers and devices in a limited geographical
area such as home, school, computer laboratory, office building, or closely
positioned group of buildings.
a) LAN b) WAN
c) MAN d) PAN
iii Robin wants that the name column of a table must not be left blank. Help
him to identify the field property for this purpose.
a) Length b) Default
c) Entry Required d) Format
iv can be set for a field if the user doesn't provide any value while
entering the values in the table.
a) Required b) Default
c) Primary Key d) Format
v Anvita wants to create a connection between two or more tables. Suggest her
the option to accomplish the task.
a) Table b) Form
c) Relationships d) Sorting
vi data type takes the values in the form of 0 and 1 in the database.
a) Integer b) Text
c) Boolean d) Memo

SECTION B: SUBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS

Answer any 3 out of the given 5 questions on Employability Skills (2 x 3 = 6 marks)

Answer each question in 20 – 30 words.
Q. 6 Explain the term fatigue related stress.

Q. 7 Mention any two misconceptions about the Entrepreneurship.

Q. 8 Goal setting is a very essential factor in your personal life. List all the SMART
methods to set the goals. Explain ‘A’ in brief.
Q. 9 What are the measures to increase the performance of a computer system?
Q. 10 Define multi-processing and multi-user operating system .

Answer any 4 out of the given 6 questions in 20 – 30 words each (2 x 4 = 8 marks)

Q. 11 Differentiate between Relative and Absolute Hyperlinks with the help of an
example.
Q. 12 What is the utility of text wrapping in a document?

Q. 13 What is the use of Macros in a Spreadsheet?

Q. 14 Write any two advantages of online shopping.
Q. 15 Differentiate between Primary key and Foreign key.
 Q. 16 What do you mean by Internet service provider ?Write any two ISP
Answer any 3 out of the given 5 questions in 50– 80 words each (4 x 3 = 12 marks)
Q. 17 Harmanpreet had inserted an image in a word processor application . Now,
She wants to know the use of the following terms. Tell her the correct answer.
(i) Alignment (ii) Anchoring (iii) Rotating (iv) Resizing
Q. 18 Define the following:
a)Subtotals
b)Consolidating Data
Q. 19 What precautions must be taken to improve online security?

Q. 20 What is DBMS? Explain any two advantages of DBMS.

Q. 21 Consider the following table: MASTER

SNo Name Age Department Salary

1 Shyam 21 Computer 12000
2 Shiv 25 Maths 15000
3 Rakesh 31 Hindi 14000
4 Sharmila 32 History 20000
5 Dushyant 25 Software 30000

(i) How many fields and records are there in the table MASTER ?
(ii) Write the SQL queries to :
(a) Display all the records according to age.
(b) Display Name and Department of the person having less than 20000.
(c ) Display the Name of the person having age less than 30.