Model Test Paper – 1

(Based on CBSE Sample Paper)

Information Technology
Class X Examination

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Time: 2 hrs Max. Marks : 50

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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.

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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 5 questions.
(ii) Marks allotted are mentioned against each question part.

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(iii) There is no negative marking.
(iv) Do as per the instructions given.
7. Section B: Subjective Type Questions (26 Marks)
(i) This section has 16 questions.
(ii) A candidate has to do 10 questions.
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(iii) Do as per the instructions given.
(iv) Marks allotted are mentioned against each question/part.

SECTION A :Objective Type Questions

Q1. Answer any 4 out of the given 6 questions based on Employability Skills (1 x 4 = 4)
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(i) Which term refers to our knowledge and understanding of ourselves? (1)
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(a) Self-awareness (b) Motivation

(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these
Ans. (a) Self-awareness

(ii)The ________________operating System was developed by Nokia for certain models of smartphones.
(1)
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(a) Android
(b) iOS
(c) Symbian
(d) BOSS
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Ans. (c) Symbian

(iii) In ________________, we change from our normal activities to silence. (1)
(a) meditation (b) stress (c) worries (d) survival
Ans. (a) meditation
(iv) ......... generates within the human regarding the unreasonable matters. (1)
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(a) Internal stress (b) Survival stress

(c) Environmental stress (d) None of these

Ans. (a) Internal stress

 (v) There is no ________________income available to an entrepreneur. (1)

(a) leadership (b) motivator

(c) regular or fixed (d) None of these
Ans. (c) regular or fixed

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(vi) The idea of sustainable development gained wide acceptance due to environmentconcerns in the
________________. (1)
(a) 19th century

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(b) 20th century
(c) 21th century
(d) 18th century
Ans. (b) 20th century
Q2. Answer any 5 out of the given 6 questions (lx5=5)
(i) When you apply a ________________, you apply a group of formatting effects together in

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one single step.
(a) effect
(b) template
(c) style
(d) format

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Ans. (c) style
(ii) Select ____________________> Track changes > Record from the menu bar. Thereafter, every change
you record on the spreadsheet will have a red border around it. (1)
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(a) File
(b) Edit
(c) Format
(d) Layout
Ans. (b) Edit
(iii) What dialog box opens on choosing File > Templates > Manage Templates in Writer? (1)
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(a) The File dialog box
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(b) The Manage Templates dialog box

(c) The Templates dialog box
(d) The Record Template dialog box
Ans. (c) The Templates dialog box
(iv) Which tab is used to create Table of Contents in a document? (1)
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(a) File tab

(b) Format tab
(c) Insert tab
(d) Styles tab
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Ans. (c) Insert tab

(v) To delete a template, ______ on a template in the Templates window andselect delete.(1)
(a) Right-click
(c) Double-click
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(b) Left-click
(d) None of these
Ans. (a) Right-click
 (vi) Safari is a web browser developed by ________________. (1)
(1)
(a) Google (b) Microsoft
(c) Apple (d) None of these
Ans. (c) Apple

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Q.3. Answer any 5 out of the given 6 questions (lx5=5)
(i) To copy a formula from one cell to another. (1)
(a) drag the autofill handle (b) cut the cell

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(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these
Ans. (a) drag the autofill handle

(ii) Calc considers any data that it does not recognise as a number, date, time or formula, as: (1)

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a. Expression b. Equation c. Text d. Function

Ans. (c)

(iii) Rajiv was asked to highlight the cells with green colour where the value entered iseither greater than
or equals to 120 in the worksheet containing thousands of data.Which feature of Calc he should use

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to get the work done within seconds?
(1)

(a) Conditional formatting

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(b) Filtering
(c) Sorting (d) Simple formatting

Ans. (a) Conditional formatting

(iv) ________________are pre-defined formulas in Calc. (1)

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a. Functions
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b. Autofill
c. Solver
d. Subtotal

Ans. (a) Functions

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(v) In the Subtotal dialog box, the ________________box is used to select the column onwhich you want
to add the Subtotal to. (1)
(a) group by
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(b) filter by
(c) consolidate by
(d) update by

Ans. (a) group by

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(vi) In Goal seek dialog box, in the ________________we enter the reference of the cell that
contains the value to be changed. (1)
(a) variable cell
(c) modifying cell
(b) changing cell
 (d) replacing cell

Ans. (a) variable cell

Q.4. Answer any 5 out of the given 6 questions (lx5=5)

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(i) When you define a field for a table, which of the following parameters does Access
always consider optional? (1)
(a) Field name (b) Data type

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(c) Field size (d) Description
Ans. (d) Description
(ii) A ...... is a language that enables users to acess and manipulate data in a database. (1)
(a) DML
(b)DCL (c) TCL (d)DDL
Ans. (a) DML

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(iii) __________________are the ways to produce the data stored in databases and tables in a printed form.(1)

(a) Forms
(b) Queries
(c) Reports
(d) Data

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Ans. (c) Reports
(iv) Naina has created a database of all the employees working in her organisation. Butthese entries were done
randomly. Her boss wants the entire list in ascending order ofemployee Id. She can do this by using which of the
following tool in DBMS?
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(a) Ordering data (b) Sorting data

(c) Presenting data (d) Referring data

Ans. (b) Sorting data

(v) Akshat wants to store a huge amount of information about his firm in a database. Whichtype of table
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organisation would be most suitable for this purpose? (1)
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(a) Relational (b) Flat file

(c) Either relational or flat file (d) Hierarchical
Ans. (c) Either relational or flat file
(vi) How much space does the DATE/TIME data type hold in Base? (1)

(a) 2 bytes
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(b) 4 bytes
(c) 8 bytes
(d) 10 bytes
Ans. (c) 8 bytes
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Q.5. Answer any 5 out of the given 6 questions (lx5=5)

(i) In __________________topology, each node is connected to two and only two neighbouring nodes. (1)

(a) star (b) ring (c) mesh (d) tree

Ans. (b) ring
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(ii) In URL, http : // www. onlinebooks. com/ index. htm, which component identifies the path
of a web page? (1)
(a) http (b) www. onlinebooks.com
(c) /index. htm (d) All of these
Ans. (c) /index. htm
 (iii) _____________is a form of electronic commerce that allows customers to directly buy goods or services from
a seller on the Internet. (1)

(a) E-Shopping

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(b) E-ticketing
(c) E-buying
(d) E-Delivery

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Ans. (a) E-Shopping

(iv) Arnab wants to know the name of the software which gets installed on the computer without the user's
knowledge. Help him to find the name of the same. (1)

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(a) Spyware
(b) Malware
(c) Adware
(d) None of these

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Ans. (a) Spyware

(v) Tamanna wants to know the name of the kind of software which seems useful in thebeginning, but will cause
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damage to the computer once installed. Help her to find the name of the same. (1)

(a)Trojan horse
(b)Worm
(c)Malware
(d)Virus
Ans. (a) Trojan Horse
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(vi)A _____________________is a set of instructions used to perform a specific task or operations. (1)
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(a) Software
(b) Hardware
(c) Spyware
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(d) Firewall
Ans. (a) Software
SECTION B : Subjective Type Questions
Answer any 3 out of the given 5 questions based on Employability Skills. Answer eachquestion in 20-30 words
6. What is the role of channel in communication cycle? (2)
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Ans. The medium or channel is the means by which the message is sent. Some messages are more
effective in written form, others may be more effective on the telephone (e.g. urgent messages),
while others may be more effective if sent via electronic means such as E-mail. Noise introduced by
a communication medium is anything that interferes with communication. II may cause
misunderstanding of the message or even disrupt the message completely so that it is not even
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received.

7. Describe following characteristics of entrepreneur:

(2)
(i) Leadership (ii) Risk Taking
 Ans. (i) Leadership An entrepreneur must possess the characteristics of leadership and must lead a
team for achievement of goals. The leader is able to clearly articulate their ideas and has a clear
vision. An entrepreneurial leader realises the importance of initiative and reactiveness and they
go out of their way to provide a support to the team.
(ii) Risk Taking An entrepreneur with rational planning and firm decisions bears the risks. Theyhave differentiated

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approach towards risks. Good entrepreneurs are always ready to investtheir time and money but they always have
a back up for every risk they take.
8. How physical exercise does help in management of stress? (2)

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Ans. Physical exercise is an activity done to achieve physical fitness and overall health. It improvesblood
circulation, lowers blood pressure, clears the mind of worrying thoughts, improves ourself-image, makes us feel
better about ourselves and increases social contact. It also has somedirect stress-busting benefits which pumps up
endorphins-chemicals in the brain that act as natural pain killers. It also improves the ability to sleep which in turn
reduces stress.
9. Explain the presentation software in brief.

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(2)
Ans. Presentation software is important for school, college or office purposes. It can animate all theelements that
are part of a slide, like the text, pictures, figures, shapes, smart art etc. Apart from this,we may perform transition
from slide-to-slide, with special effects as it is a part of the software.
There are some presentation software available and these include OpenOffice Impress, Keynote,Corel
Presentations, SoftMaker Presentations.

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10. The most significant environment problems are related to which type of
resources? (2)
Ans. The most significant environmental problems are associated with resources that are renewable
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such as air and water. They have a finite capacity to assimilate emissions and wastes but if pollution
exceeds this capacity ecosystem will deteriorate rapidly at a huge pace.

Answer any 4 out of the given 6 questions in 20-30 words each (2 x 4=8)
11. What do you mean by template? (2)
Ans. A template is a collection of styles that already has some formatting in place, such as fonts, logos, and line
spacing and can be used as a starting point for almost anything that you want to create.
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Microsoft Word offers hundreds of free templates, including invoices, resumes, invitations and form
letters, among others.
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12. What is the difference between absolute and relative hyperlinks as used in Calc? (2)

Ans. Hyperlinks can be stored within your file as either relative or absolute. An absolute link will stop working only
if the target is moved. A relative link will stop working only if the start and target locations change relative to each
other. For instance, if you have two spreadsheets in the same folder linked to each other and you move the entire
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folder to a new location, a relative hyperlink will not break.

13. Elucidate the following terms: (2)

(i) PAN (ii) WiMAX
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Ans. (i) PAN It stands for Personal Area Network. It is a computer network used for communicationamong
computer and different technological devices close to it.
(ii) WiMAX It stands for Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access. It is a wirelesstransmission of data using
a variety of transmission modes.
14. What is the criteria that must be followed to apply AutoFilter on the data? (2)
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The criteria that must be followed to apply AutoFilter on the data are:
• The first row contains column headers. The headers describe the column contents (for
example Students Name, Gender, Father's Name, Event etc.)
 • Every row after the first contains only data. Each data row represents a record of your data table.
• All records must be in sequence with no empty records in between.

15. Write the steps to insert a record in a Datasheet View. (2)

Ans. Steps to insert a record in a Datasheet View are as follows:

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• When you create a table, a new blank record automatically appears in the second row of the table
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If you enter data in the last record, a new blank record will automatically appear at the end of the

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table.
• Type data into the fields.
• When you have finished adding records in the datasheet, save it and close it.

16. State any two practices for internet security (2)

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Ans. Any two practices for internet security are:

i. Use Strong Passwords: A strong password is a combination of alpha-numeric and special characters. Do not use
your mobile number, friends name, etc. for a password. Change your password frequently at least once in
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ii. Backup Your Data: Always keep copies of your personal data in CDs, pendrive, etc. This may be helpful in a loss
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Answer any 3 out of the given 5 questions in 50-80 words each (4X3=12)

17. Riddhima wants to know about mailing labels in word processor. Help her to find the answers of the given
questions. (4)

(a) What is mailing label?

(b) Ways to prepare and print mailing labels
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(a) Mailing labels are usually pieces of paper with adhesive onthe back that can be affixed to packages or
envelopes toidentify the name and address of a recipient. They may alsoindicate the name and address of
the person sending themail. Mailing labels are extremely useful and time saving forthe people who must
send out a large volume of mail.
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(b) Mailing labels can be created in two ways:

(i) Printing multiple copies of a single label
(ii) Printing address lists where each label contains a different address
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18. Rita is working in spreadsheet. She wants to know about the use of the following terms: (4)

(a) Quick Sort

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(b) Filtering Data

Ans. (a)
 Quick Sort is especially useful when you add new information to a spreadsheet. When aspreadsheet is long, it is
usually easier to add new information at the bottom of the sheet,rather than adding it in its correct place. After
you have added information, you can sort therecords to update the spreadsheet and put the information in its
correct place.
(b)When a sheet contains a large amount of data, it can be difficult to find information quickly. In that case Filters

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can be used to narrow down the data in your worksheet, allowing you to view only the information you need. In
other words Filters help you to ask questions to your data and retrieve only the relevant information filtering away
the undesirable data.

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19. Rahul has purchased some stationary items from an online site. He has to make on1inepayment for the items
to complete the transaction. Help by answering his followingqueries. (4)

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(i) Suggest any two options that he can use to make payment of his bill on the online
shopping website.
(ii) Name any 2 situations where on1ine shopping could be useful.
(iii) Name any 2 popular online transaction websites.
(iv) Write full form of COD in reference to online shopping.

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(i) Credit, debit card or by Internet banking, etc are the options that he can use to make payment of his bill on the
online shopping website.

(ii) (a) They offer huge discount on goods and services.

(b) Online shopping saves time and efforts in order to buy product of one's choice.
(iii) Flipkart, Amazon are two popular online transaction websites.
(iv) COD stands for Cash On Delivery. Cash on delivery is the sale of goods by mail order where payment is made on
delivery rather than in advance.
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20. Shubham is learning about DBMS. He wants to know about the following: (4)
(a) The purpose of DBMS
(b) Any two uses of DBMS
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(a)DBMS (Database Management System) is usedto store logically related information at acentralised location. It
facilitates data sharingamong all the applications requiring it.
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(b)Two uses of database management system areas follows:

(i) DBMS is used to store data at a centralisedlocation.
(ii) It is used to minimise data redundancyand data inconsistency.
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21. Consider the following table: SHOP (4)

SNo P_Name C_Name Qty Cost City
S1 Biscuits Britannia 120 12 Delhi
S2 Bread Holsom 200 25 Mumbai
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S3 Chocolate Cadbury 350 50 Mumbai

S4 Sauce Kissan 500 100 Chennai

i. How many fields and records are there in SHOP table.

 ii. Write SQL queries for the following:
(a) Display all products whose Qty is between 100 and 400.
(b) Display P_Name, C Name, Cost for all the products whose Qty is less than 300.
(c) Display all the records alphabetically by P_Name.

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Ans. i. There are 6 fields and 4 records in the table SHOP.
ii.(a) SELECT* FROM SHOP

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WHERE Qty BETWEEN 100 AND 400;
(b)SELECT P _Name, C _Name, Cost FROM SHOP
WHERE Qty <300;
(c) SELECT * FROM SHOP
ORDER BY P_Name;

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