BLS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, HATHRAS

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (402)

SAMPLE PAPER - 1
Class X (Session 2024‐25)

Time Allowed: 2 Hours Maximum Marks: 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.
4. Out of the given (5 + 16 =) 21 questions, a candidate has to answer (5 + 10 =) 15
questions in the allotted (maximum) time of 2 hours.
5. All questions of a particular section must be attempted in the correct order.
6. SECTION A – OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS (24 MARKS):
i. This section has 05 questions.
ii. There is no negative marking.
iii. Do as per the instructions given.
iv. Marks allotted are mentioned against each question/part.
7. SECTION B – SUBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS (26 MARKS):
i. This section contains 16 questions.
ii. A candidate has to do 10 questions.
iii. Do as per the instructions given.
iv. Marks allotted are mentioned against each question/part.

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. Which of the following is a barrier to effective communication? 1
a) Linguistic Barrier
b) Negative Feedback
c) Attitudinal Barrier
d) Both a) and c)
ii. Rohit has kept some important official documents in a folder. Which of the 1
following practices should be followed to keep it secure?
a) Keeping Password
b) Taking Backup
c) Removing Spam
d) All of these

1
iii. Which of the following helps to relieve stress? 1
a) Doing Yoga
b) Taking a vacation
c) Keeping a positive attitude
d) All of these

iv. Understanding oneself, including strengths, weaknesses, emotions, and 1

character traits, is termed as ______________ _.
a) Self‐Regulation
b) Self‐Motivation
c) Self‐Awareness
d) None of these

v. Which principle of sustainability involves transforming unusable products into 1

new, desired items?
a) Reduce
b) Upcycle
c) Refuse
d) Recycle

vi. State true or false: “It is not required that for a business to be successful, the 1
business idea needs to be unique.”

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

i. Which of the following Style categories should be applied to selected text 1
within a paragraph for text‐specific formatting?
a) Paragraph Style
b) List Style
c) Frame Style
d) Page Style

ii. Which of the following options is not available in the hyperlink dialog box? 1
a) Internet
b) Mails
c) Document
d) URL

iii. Which of the following identifies a field in a database? 1

a) Field name
b) Field description
c) Both a) and b)
d) None of these

2
iv. The security department of any organization is not responsible for 1
.
a) Employee’s safety
b) Office asset safety
c) Data security
d) Recruitment process
v. Which one of the following sub‐options is present in the Track Changes 1
option?
a) Show
b) Record
c) Manage
d) All of these
vi. Which one of the following can handle equations with multiple unknown 1
variables?
a) Goal Seek
b) Solver
c) Data Consolidation
d) Multiple Operations
Q. 3 Answer any 5 out of the given 6 questions (1 x 5 = 5 marks)
i. Arguments passed to a Macro in Calc are in the form of . 1
a) Values
b) Cell reference
c) Formula
d) None of these
ii. JPG or JPEG in image format stands for . 1
a) Joint Photographic Experts Group
b) Joint Picture Experts Group
c) Joint Photographic Executive Group
d) Joint Photographic Experts General
iii. Transport strike due to protests in the town comes under . 1
a) Natural Emergency
b) Government Emergency
c) Workplace Emergency
d) External Emergency
iv. Which of the following keys of a transaction table depends on the primary key 1
of a master table?
a) Foreign key
b) Candidate key
c) Composite key
d) None of these

3
 v. Which of the following is an example of ignition sources of open flames? 1
a) Gas ovens
b) Lighter in smoking areas
c) Welding torches
d) All of these
vi. Which of the following tabs contains options to set styles for various entries 1
in the TOC?
a) Entries
b) Background
c) Styles
d) Type
Q. 4 Answer any 5 out of the given 6 questions (1 x 5 = 5 marks)
i. Which of the following tools in Calc enables automation of repetitive tasks? 1
a) Charts
b) Autosum
c) Macro
d) All of the above
ii. The Table of Contents is based on . 1
a) Heading Style
b) Page Style
c) Document Style
d) Document Template
iii. Which of the following can cause health problems related to computer usage? 1
a) Poor sitting postures
b) Lifting heavy objects
c) Mishandling of tools and equipment
d) Improper handling of office equipment
iv. Multiple copies of the same data lead to . 1
a) Data consistency
b) Data redundancy
c) Data integrity
d) Referential integrity
v. Which of the following is the shortcut key to open the Manage Template box 1
in Writer?
a) Ctrl+Alt+N
b) Shift+Ctrl+N
c) Ctrl+Alt+T
d) Shift+Alt+T

4
vi. The analysis tool works in reverse order, finding input based on 1
the output.
a) Consolidate Function
b) Goal Seek
c) What‐If analysis
d) Scenario
Q. 5 Answer any 5 out of the given 6 questions (1 x 5 = 5 marks)
i. The default function while using Data Consolidation is . 1
a) Average
b) Sum
c) Max
d) Count
ii. Which of the following criteria can be used to sort data in a table in Base? 1
a) Ascending/Descending
b) Multiple Sort criteria
c) Both a) and b)
d) None of these
iii. Which of the following denotes the result of maintaining cleanliness in the 1
workplace?
a) Improves morale
b) Boosts productivity
c) Promotes efficiency
d) All of these
iv. Which of the following serves as a crucial parameter for creating relationships 1
between tables in a database?
a) Primary key
b) Field description
c) Both a) and b)
d) None of these
v. The details associated with an entity are called . 1
a) Table
b) Attributes
c) Records
d) Primary key
vi. Which of the following is likely to result in an injury to the operator? 1
a) Selecting the right tool for the job
b) Wearing safety glasses
c) Using a tool with loose handles
d) Keeping cutting tools sharp

5
 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 List two functions of an Entrepreneur. 2

Q. 7 What are the advantages of the ability to work independently? 2

Q. 8 Suggest few practices that can be adopted to prevent virus attack. 2

Q. 9 Mention different parts of communication cycle. 2

Q. 10 Describe what Goal – 9 of Sustainable development goals focusses on. 2

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

Q. 11 State and elaborate two clauses of SELECT statement. 2
Q. 12 What is the use of What‐If Analysis? 2
Q. 13 What is the significance of Track Changes feature? 2
Q. 14 What are the rules for Naming a Macro? How Macro can be useful? 2
Q. 15 Illustrate basic first aid for electrical emergencies? 2
Q. 16 Write about some common hazards present at workplace. 2

Answer any 3 out of the given 5 questions in 50 – 80 words each (4 x 3 = 12 marks)

Q. 17 Rajnikant has to create a detailed report on "Types of Malware" using 4
LibreOffice Writer. Help him to create a Table of Contents and after making
some changes update the Table of content. Suggest him the steps.
Q. 18 Explain any four datatypes used in DBMS. 4
Q. 19 What do you understand by reviewing the changes in the spreadsheet? 4
Q. 20 What are Data Models? Explain different types of Data models. 4
Q. 21 Consider the following table: Employee 4
a) You are given a task of designing a new employee database for your
company. Based on the given table structure, identify the fields that would
be necessary to store key information about each employee.
Emp_id Name Salary Designation
E_001 Ravi 78500 Vice President
E_002 Manish 51200 Sales executive
E_003 Simran 60500 Manager

b) Which field in the table would you choose as the primary key and why?
c) Identify a field other than the primary key that can also uniquely identify
records and justify why it could serve as an alternate key.
d) Explain how you would use the primary key from the employee table and
a foreign key in another table, say department table to establish a
relationship between the two tables. Illustrate with an example.
6
7