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CLASS 5

Contents
10th NCO 2010
11th NCO 2011
12th NCO 2012 - SET A
12th NCO 2012 - SET B
13th NCO 2013 - SET A
13th NCO 2013 - SET B
14th NCO 2014 - SET A
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Success

The Secrets of
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Class

1 to 10

JEE (Main & Advanced) | AIPMT | BOARDS | OLYMPIAD | NTSE

FOUNDATION COURSE
For Classes 7, 8, 9 & 10
Class 7

Class 8

Class 9

Class 10

Class 5 | 10th NCO - 2010

Class 5
10th

Year 2010

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Class 5 | 10th NCO - 2010

MENTAL ABILITY
1. Find the missing digit.

(A) 9


(C) 2



(B) 0
(D) 5

2. Which of the following numbers are multiples of 12 ?



(A) 96
(B) 108
(C) 120

(D) All of these

3. Which mixed fraction is shown by the figures given below ?

2
(A) 4
7

1
(B) 4
7

2
(C) 4
6

(D) 1

4
7

4. Tameena left her house on Saturday morning to do some work.


First she took 15 minutes to drop off the mail at the post office.
Then she took 45 minutes to shop at the toy store.
Finally, she took 2 hours and 15 minutes to study at the library.

If Tameena left the library at 11:30 A.M., at what time did she leave her house to drop
off the mail ?

(A) 9:15 A.M.
(B) 8:45 A.M.
(C) 9:30 A.M.
(D) 8:15 A.M.
5.





After removing some squares from a big square, the adjoining


figure is obtained. The length of one side of a small square is
3 cm. Find the area of the remaining figure.
(A) 68 cm2
(B) 603 cm2
(C) 612 cm2
(D) 729 cm2

6. The calendar given below shows Aditya's schedule for soccer practice and soccer
games.

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If Aditya attended every practice in September, what is the total number of minutes he
spent at soccer practice during the week of September 1117 ?
(A) 32 mins
(B) 150 mins
(C) 180 mins
(D) 2 mins

7.



Which statement is true about the adjoining figure ?


(A) WX is parallel to YZ
(B) WV is perpendicular to YZ
(C) WX is parallel to W V
(D) WV is perpendicular to VZ

8. Which set of fractions is ordered from least to greatest?


5 9 7
9 7 5
7 5 9
< <

(A)
(B) < <
(C) < <
7 11 8
11 8 7
8 7 11

(D)

9 5 7
< <
11 7 8

9. Which sign most resembles a ray ?


(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

10. Varun saw 3 sticks that were parallel to each other. Which sticks could Varun have
seen?

(A)

(B)

(C)

11. Which numbers are both factors of 10 ?



(A) 0 and 10
(B) 1 and 20

(D)

(C) 2 and 5

(D) 3 and 7

12. Which clock shows 20 minutes before 12:00 ?

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

13. A dish has three different flavours of candy in it.



The pictograph given below shows the number of candies of each flavour in the dish.

How many more lemon candies are in the dish than orange candies?
(A) 2 candies
(B) 4 candies
(C) 6 candies
(D) 8 candies

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Class 5 | 10th NCO - 2010

14. Avinash shaded 1/5 of the shapes in a group. Which of the following could be Avinash's
group ?

(A)

(C)

(B)

(D)

15. Which of the following is equivalent to the expression given below ?


35,720 + 0

(A) 35,720 + 490 490
(B) 35,720 + 490 490

(C) 35,720 + 490 + 490
(D) 35,720 + 490 490

Logical and Analytical Reasoning


16. Tanya is thinking of a number that follows these rules.
The number is written using each of the digits 1, 4, 6, 7 and 8 exactly once.
The number is greater than 48,682 and less than 48,722.

What is Tanya's number ?

(A) 48,617
(B) 48,716
(C) 48,671
(D) 48,761
17. Which of the following does not have a line of symmetry ?

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)


18. In the given input-output table, which rule can be used to find
the output number?

(A) Add 5 to the Input number



(B) Add 48 to the Input number

(C) Multiply the Input number by 5

(D) Multiply the Input number by 12
19. Choose the odd one out.

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

20. The given table shows the costs of mail order items and the shipping amounts.

Mail Order Items


Cost (Rs.)
Shipping amount (Rs.)
25
10
35
20
45
30
55
40
What is the rule to find the shipping amount ?
(A) Multiply cost by 2.5
(B) Add Rs.15 to cost
(C) Divide cost by 2.5

(D) Subtract Rs.15 from cost

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21. How many shapes must be shaded so that 2/5


of the figure is unshaded ?

(A) 5




(B) 10

(C) 15

(D) 20
22. The diagram given below shows the types of meats and salads available at a restaurant
buffet.

How many combinations of 1 meat and 1 salad are possible?


(A) 7
(B) 9
(C) 12

(D) 16

23. The table shows the number of bananas Mr. Gujral needs in order to make different
number of bowls of fruit salad.

Fruit Salad
Number of Bowls
Number of Bananas
6
3
10
5
6
12
Which of the following correctly describes the relationship in the table ?
(A) Number of bowls 2 = number of bananas
(B) Number of bowls 2 = number of bananas
(C) Number of bowls 3 = number of bananas
(D) Number of bowls 3 = number of bananas

24. Which figure from the given options will complete the fig. (X) ?

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

25. The number of triangles in given figure, are _____


(A) 5

(B) 6

(C) 4

(D) 8
26. A pattern of shapes is shown here.


The pattern repeats after every 4 shapes. What are the next 2 shapes in the pattern ?

(B)

(C)

(D)

(A)

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27. How many

do you need to balance the last set-up ?

(A) 8

(B) 10

28.

(C) 12

(D) 14

(C)

(D)

Which comes next ?


(A)

(B)

29. What is the number in the START box?



(A) 202.5

(B) 640

(C) 1120

(D) 207360

30. Which is the odd one out ?


(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

Computers and information technology


31. This man is known for starting the company Microsoft back in the year 1975. Since then,
he has become one of the richest people in the world. His name is _____ .

(A) Steve Jobs
(B) Bill Gates
(C) Konrad Zuse
(D) Charles Babbage
32. What key combination is used when the computer is not responding ?

(A) Ctrl + Alt + G
(B) Ctrl + Shift + Del (C) Ctrl + Alt + Del (D) Ctrl + Space + Del
33. This invention replaced Vacuum Tubes and made computers much smaller

and faster. However, it was eventually replaced by another invention.

(A) RAM

(B) ENIAC

(C) Transformer

(D) Transistor
34. What is a hard disk drive ?

(A) Something that plays music

(C) It is a place to share photos

(B) It stores information and data


(D) A type of RAM

35. If in find option, I turn on "Match Case", then what would the computer search for if I
type "Computer".

(A) computer
(B) Computer
(C) COMPUTER
(D) All of these

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36. What is Internet ?



(A) Internet is a network of printers

(B) Internet is pages linked together

(C) Internet is millions of computers around the world connected to each other

(D) Internet is the secret mission of US army
37. The earliest computer was _____ .

(A) Embedded computer

(C) Calculators

(B) Abacus
(D) Super Computers

38. Which one of the following stores largest amount of information ?



(A) Digital Versatile Disc (DVD)
(B) Compact Disk (CD)

(C) Floppy Disk


(D) Pen Drive
39. A _____ is a specific type of online search tool that finds Web sites, Web pages and
Internet files that match one or more keywords you enter.

(A) System Software (B) Network
(C) Search engine
(D) Website
40. Fill up the sequence

Hardware ? ? User

(A) Application software, Operating system software

(B) Operating system software, Application software

(C) Application software, User

(D) Operating system software, Hardware
41. Which button did Kavita use to make the style change

to the words "Cars unlimited" in the image ?

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

42. Notepad is a _____ .



(A) Spreadsheet editor (B) Website creator

43. The

(A) Fourth

(C) Text editor

(D) None of these

that we use today is the _________ generation computer.


(B) Second
(C) Third
(D) Fifth

44. Icon clicked for pasting text in a Word document is ______ .



45.

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

shows _______ .
(A) Curve line tool

(B) Airbrush tool

(C) Rectangle tool

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(D) Colour tool

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46. Anu is using MS-Paint. Which tool will allow



her to put text under the graphics ?

(A) W

(B) X

(C) Y

(D) Z

47. Which of the following is not a LOGO PRIMITIVE ?



(A) FD
(B) BD
(C) BK

(D) CS

48. Command "?Print 12 6" gives result _____ .



(A) 18
(B) 6
(C) 6

(D) 0

49. Which part of the computer allows it to send and receive data via telephone lines ?

(A) ISP
(B) Modem
(C) Internet
(D) Electronic mail
50. An artificial environment created with the help of computer hardware and software is
______ .

(A) Multimedia
(B) Virtual reality
(C) Images
(D) Games
Space for Rough Work

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Class 5
11th

Year 2011

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MENTAL ABILITY

of vegetables sold in a grocery shop


during the week.

Which of these statements is false

Number Sold

1. The given bar graph shows the number

14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0

C
um
r

be

Vegetables

uc

is

ni

ad

r
Tu

sitting at each table ?


(A) First Grade
(B) Second Grade
(C) Third Grade
(D) Fifth Grade

on

Which grade can have exactly 9 students

ni

for each grade.

ro

2. In the cafeteria at a school, there are 8 tables

ar

to

ta

Po

from the information in the graph ?


(A) Fewer cucumbers were sold than
onions.
(B) The same number of potatoes and
carrots were sold.
(C) More onions were sold than all other vegetables.
(D) Turnips were sold the least.

Students in each grade at


school
Kindergarten
71
First Grade
64
Second Grade
81
Third Grade
63
Fourth Grade
80
Fifth Grade
72

3. On Saturday, 2,759 people went to the afternoon concert and 6,387 people went

to the night concert. About how many people went to the concert on Saturday ?
(A) 4,000
(B) 6,000
(C) 8,000
(D) 9,000

4. Which mixed fraction represents the shaded



parts of the model ?


4
(B) 3
(A) 3 2
6
6
4
2
(C) 4
(D) 4
6
6

5. Mohit has 30 tokens to use on games at the video games parlour. For each game he
plays, he uses the same number of tokens. If Mohit plays 5 different games, which
number sentence could be used to show the number of tokens he can use on each

game ?
(A) 30 + 5

(B) 30 5

(C) 30 5

6. Which list contains only one prime number ?



(A) 3, 4, 5, 6
(B) 6, 9, 10, 11
(C) 4, 10, 12, 21

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(D) 30 5
(D) 7, 11, 13, 17

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7.

John drew a robot using only rectangles and hexagons. Which could be John's
drawing?
(A)

8.

(B)

(C)

(D)

40 m

A drawing of Misha's garden is shown here.


What is the perimeter of the garden?

9.

(A) 130 m

(B) 150 m

(C) 160 m

(D) 180 m

20 m

50 m
20 m

Sand

The scale shown here is balanced.


The bag of sand weighs 18 kg. Each of the
cubes has the same weight. How many kg
does one cube weigh ?
(A) 3 kg
(B) 4 kg

(C) 5 kg

Life span of animals

10. The given bar graph shows the average

Bald Eagle

Which animal has an average life span

Box Turtle

life span of a polar bear ?


(A) Bald Eagle
(B) Box Turtle
(C) Blue Whale

Animals

life span of some animals.


that is five times longer than the average

(D) 6 kg

Blue Whale
Grizzly Bear
Polar Bear

(D) Grizzly Bear

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Life span (Average)

11. The students at Maple Public School are selling flowers. Their goal is to sell 1500
flowers.
On the first day, the students sold 547 flowers.
On the second day, the students sold 655 flowers.
How many flowers must the students sell on the third day to meet their goal ?
(A) 298
(B) 308
(C) 1202
(D) 2702
12. What is the value of 48 8 4 6 2 ?
(A) 5
(B) 13
(C) 19

(D) 77

13. There are 20 red and 24 green pencils in a shop. The shopkeeper wants to distribute
them equally in boxes. The largest number of pencils that can be put in each box
is ____ .
(A) 4
(B) 6
(C) 12
(D) 8
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14. Manali was making the house number board for her house using Roman numbers.
Which of the following cannot be her house number board ?
(A) VX
(B) IXIV
(C) XIIV
(D) All of these
15. Appu's school closed for summer vacations on April 26 th and reopened on
June 10th. Number of holidays are ___ .
(A) 46
(B) 45

(C) 44

(D) 47

LOGICAL AND ANALYTICAL REASONING


16. If
+
(A) 900

= 500,

+
+
= 800 then
(B) 100

equals ____ .
(C) 300
(D) 700

17. Which is the heaviest ball ?


(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

18. What is the missing number ?

999

(A) 206

398

(B) 207
(C) 208

191

(D) 209

601
?

394

19. Sona folds a piece of paper and cuts as shown in the figure.
Which of the following will she get when she unfolds the paper?

(A)

20. What is the mirror image of


(B)

(C)

(D)

(B)

(A)

(C)

(D)

21. If "WHOLE" is coded as "LEHOW" then "MONEY" will be coded as _____ .


(A) EYNOM
(B) YEONM
(C) MEYON
(D) EYONM

22. Anusha cycled from Tree B to Tree C. She then cycled from Tree C to Tree A. How
far
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

did she cycle altogether ?


950
850
800
1050

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23. How many squares are there in the given figure ?


(A) 5
(B) 6
(C) 8
(D) 4
24. What is the digit in the one's place for the product of 5th
pattern ?
(A) 2

(B) 4

(C) 0

Pattern 1 : 2
Pattern 2 : 2 2
Pattern 3 : 2 2 2
(D) 8

25. Samrat used a pattern for the given table.


What rules did he use to go from the first number to the second and from the
second number to the third ?
(A) Add 8, subtract 3
(B) Add 8, add 3
(C) Subtract 8, subtract 3
(D) Subtract 8, add 3

First Number Second Number Third Number


12
4
7
10
2
5
15
7
10
17
9
12

26. Aryan used the number machine shown below to create output numbers from input
numbers. The number machine used the same rule each time to create the output
number.
Number
27
13
Machine
Input Number
Output Number

Number
19
9
Machine
Input Number
Output Number

Number
Number
37
18
n
Machine
Machine
Input Number
Output Number Input Number
Output Number
If n is the input number, which expression could be the rule the machine used to
create each output number?
(A) 2n 2
(B) 2n
(C) 2n 1
(D) 2n + 1
27. On the map, each side of each grid square
represents 1 kilometre.
How much farther does Raj live from the Park
than he lives from the Post Office?
(A) 3 km
(B) 5 km
(C) 8 km
(D) 13 km

Key
1 km

28. Mr. Abhay drew this pattern of shapes on the chalkboard.


He asked his class to find the rule for his pattern. Which answer is correct ?
(A) All the figures have 1 less side each time
(B) All the figures have 1 less angle each time
first second third fourth
(C) All the figures have 1 more acute angle each time
(D) Number of sides is increased by 1 in the following figure than the previous figure.

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29. Kartik has an apple, an orange and a banana. He is only allowed to have 2 fruits
for his snack. How many different combinations of 2 fruits could Kartik choose

for his snack ?


(A) 2

(B) 3

(C) 6

(D) 9

30. Roy made the given pattern :




____ ____ __
?_
If the pattern continues, which shape will be in the last blank ?

(B)

(C)

(D)
(A)

Computers and information technology


31. Meeku is setting up his new e-mail account. He needs to create a new password



to ensure privacy and security. Which of the following should he do?


(A) Pick a password used by another person.
(B) Use personal information for the new password.
(C) Pick random letters for the new password.
(D) Use a combination of words and numbers for the new password.

32. A network of computers and other devices that is confined to a relatively small

space is known as _____ .


(A) Global Network
(C) Peer-to-peer Network

(B) Local Area Network


(D) Metropolitan Network

33. A _____ is a website in which information is posted on a regular basis.


(A) Forum

(B) Blog

(C) Browsing

(D) Chatting

34. Multimedia is a combination of a few components, which are ______ .



(A) Audio, video and animations
(B) Coreldraw, MS-Access, Pagemaker

(C) Operating system, MS Word, Text effect (D) None of these
35. By default, your documents print in ______ mode.

(A) Landscape
(B) Portrait
(C) Page setup

(D) Print view

36. Why can't you just start typing text on a blank PowerPoint slide?

(A) You should use MS-Word if you want to type text.

(B) The only way to add text is through the Autocontent wizard.

(C) You need to select the Autotext button.
(D) You must draw a textbox first.
37. What is a slide-show in PowerPoint?

(A) A special effect used in slide transitions.

(B) A series of slides displayed in sequence.

(C) The term for an individual slide in PowerPoint.

(D) The button used to preview the slide you are currently working on.

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38. Which of these mathematical expressions uses a superscript character ?


1
63 , , 36%, 5
4

(A) 63

(B) 1/4

(C) 36%

(D)

39. When viewing a video file, which button


takes you to the final frame ?

(A) 1

(B) 2

(C) 3

(D) 4

40. Multimedia is used in ______ .



(A) Education
(B) Advertising

(C) Playing Games

(D) All of these

41. Which device is used as the standard pointing device in a Graphical User

Environment?
(A) Keyboard

(B) Mouse

(C) Joystick

(D) Track ball

42. Victor Middle School purchased a single-user copy of a word processing program.


They may do which of the following ?


(A) Copy it onto all the computers in the lab. (B) Use it on only one computer in the lab.
(C) Use it on all the computers in the classroom.
(D) Duplicate the disk and give it to everyone in the class.

43. You have copied and pasted an image of a Tasmanian bird from

the internet into a word processor document.

Which handle should you drag to keep the image in the same

proportions while re-sizing it ?


(A) 1
(B) 2

(C) 3

(D) 4

44. Figure 1 was rotated to form Figure 2.


Which handle in Figure 1 was used to

rotate the image?


(A) 1
(C) 3

(B) 2
(D) 4

45. Your history assignment is over 30 pages long. You want to include the page

number at the bottom of each page. What would be the best method to do this ?
(A) Insert a reference line.
(B) Type in each page number.
(C) Insert the page number in the footer.
(D) Insert the page number in the header.

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46. You are sitting at a computer waiting for a web page to load but it seems to be

taking much longer than usual. What could you do to load the page faster ?
(A) Click the Back icon
(B) Turn off the computer
(C) Click the History icon
(D) Click the Refresh/Reload icon

47. The following is a file path taken from the footer in a document.

F:\SCIENCE MATERIALS\year 10\reactions.doc

What is the name of the file that has been accessed?


(A) F :
(B) year 10
(C) reactions.doc
(D) SCIENCE MATERIALS

48. You are on page 2 of a word-processing document of 100 pages. You open this
dialogue box.

If you type '60' in the box labelled X, what will happen when you click 'OK' ?
(A) A new section will be created on page 60. (B) You will be taken to page 60.
(C) Page 60 will be deleted.
(D) Page 60 will be printed.

49. To open a disk you position the mouse pointer on the disk icon, and then ___.

(A) Drag mouse while holding button down.
(B) Double click the mouse button.

(C) Roll mouse around.
(D) Roll and then click mouse.
50. You are about to compose an e-mail.

Which section must be filled before

the message can be sent?


(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
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Set A
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MENTAL ABILITY
1. What is the value of 47896 + 10909 + 23479?

(A) 58805
(B) 82284
(C) 34388

(D) 71375

2. Which of the following figures has the largest shaded area (area of 1

= 1 square

units) ?

(B)

(A)

(C)

(D)

3. What are the fractions indicated at X and Y respectively ?



1 1
(A) 1 , 1
6 2

1 2
(B) 1 , 1
3 3

1 5
(C) 1 , 1
3 6

2 4
(D) 1 , 1
3 5

4. How many numbers between 1 and 20 are common multiples of 2 and 3?



(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
5. Find the perimeter of the given figure (not drawn to scale).

(A) 45 cm

(B) 58 cm

(C) 60 cm

(D) 55 cm

5 cm

4 cm
8 cm

5 cm

3 cm
8 cm
3 cm

16 cm

6. What is the value of 2 in 1928751 ?



(A) 2 thousand

(C) 20 hundred thousand

3 cm

(B) 20 thousand
(D) 20 million

7. How many of the following letters have only line of symmetry ?


(A) 1

(B) 2

(C) 3

(D) 0

8. The table given below shows the sales record of a provision shop from Monday
to Wednesday in a certain week.
Day

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

What is the difference between the highest sale and lowest sale ?
(A) ` 320
(B) ` 2835
(C) ` 2575
(D) ` 3835

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9. Which of the following numbers has a remainder of 1 when it is divided by 7?


(A) 3981

(B) 1807

(C) 5687

(D) 4444

10. Match the improper fractions in Column I to mixed fractions in Column II.



(a)

Column I
17

3

(b) 23
4
9
(c)
2

Column II

(i) 4

1
2

(ii) 19

2
4

(iii) 5

2
3
3
4

(d)

37

8

(iv) 5

(e)

78

4

(v) 4 5
8

(A) (a)-(iii); (b)-(iv); (c)-(i); (d)-(ii); (e)-(v)

(B) (a)-(ii); (b)-(iv); (c)-(i); (d)-(iii); (e)-(v)

(C) (a)-(iv); (b)-(iii); (c)-(i); (d)-(ii); (e)-(v)

(D) (a)-(iii); (b)-(iv); (c)-(i); (d)-(v); (e)-(ii)

Logical and Analytical Reasoning


11. The number of unit cubes required to make the given
figure is ______.

(A) 20

(B) 21

(C) 19

(D) 22

12. Find the missing number.


(A) 328

(B) 421

(C) 630

(D) 810

13. Study the adjoining figure and answer the given


question. After turning anticlockwise through
225, Aditya end up facing the Hawker Centre.
What was Aditya facing at the start ?

(A) Market

(B) Bus-stop

(C) Bank

(D) Library

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14. A radio station is having a contest. The third caller to answer the question correctly
would win a free trip to London. Mohit called in first, followed by Ashu, Anuj,
Manoj, Kabir, John and Mohan. However, the second, fourth and fifth callers did
not give the correct answer. The winner of the contest is _____.

(A) Manoj

(B) Mohan

(C) John

(D) Kabir

15. If A = 16, C = 8, D = 3, and B = 9 then C + A B D = ?


(A) 27

(B) 56

(C) 72

(D) 54

16. Some letters are given which are numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. Find the combination
of numbers so that the letters are arranged accordingly to form a meaningful
word.

T U C B K E

1
2
3
4 5
6

(A) 4, 2, 3, 5, 6, 1

(B) 4, 2, 5, 3, 1, 6

17. Complete the given series :



(A) 9

(C) 3, 1, 2, 5, 4, 6

(D) 6, 3, 1, 4, 5, 2

1, 0, 3, 2, 5, 4, (?)

(B) 10

(C) 8

(D) 7

18. Find the part which completes the Fig. (X).



(A)

(C)

(B)

(D)

19. Choose which of the following options is same as that of Fig. (X).

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

20. Choose one word which can be formed from the letters of given word.

(A) SWEET

NEWSPAPER
(B) REPEAT
(C) SOUR

(D) WASP

Computers and information technology

21.

shows _____ .
(A) LAN

(B) WAN

(C) MAN

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22. Which of the following extensions is used to save images from internet?

(A) .jpeg
(B) .gif
(C) .png
(D) All of these
23. Which of these suites are absolutely free?

(A) Open Office
(B) Google Apps
(C) Zoho Online

(D) All of these

24. Select the INCORRECT match.


(A) Page Up Key To move one by one page upwards.

(B) Page Down Key To move one by one page backwards.

(C) CTRL + Home To reach to the opening of the current document.

(D) CTRL + End To reach to the end of the current document.

25. In Windows 7, the given picture in MS-Paint is drawn by ______.


(A) Pentagon and Five-Point Star shape

(B) Hexagon and Six-Point Star shape


(C) Square and Star shape

(D) Diamond shape

26. What is required to use multimedia in a computer?



(A) Keyboard and mouse


(C) Speakers, Microphone, web-cam

(B) Modem and calculator


(D) None of these

27. Where is the quick access toolbar located?



(A) It is located at the top of any window based software to enable regular used buttons like
save, undo and redo.

(B) It is present in system tray as a icon.

(C) It is located on the desktop to be clicked quickly.

(D) It is present in control panel to access various utilities at once.
28. Identify the MS-Word 2007, flowchart symbol.

(A) Card
(B) Data

(C) Predefined Process
(D) Internal Storage
29. Internal memory is used to _______.

(A) Store files onto the memory for later use. (B) Store values to a floppy disk.

(C) Store temporary values to be used until the program is on.

(D) Store files onto a CD-ROM.
30. How to check the correctness of English in MS-Word?

(A) Consult an English professor

(B) Page Layout >> Use Spelling and Grammar tool >> Check for English of a text or whole
document

(C) Go to Review tab >> Use Spelling & Grammar tool to check any marked portion of a text
or the whole document

(D) Go to Insert tab >> Use Spelling and Grammar tool >> Check for English

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31. In Windows 7, identify the tools used to draw the given picture in MS-Paint?

(A) Square & Line tool

(B) Rounded rectangle & Right triangle tool

(C) Brush tool

(D) Square and triangle tool

32. Identify the MS-PowerPoint 2007 icon.



(A) Set Up Slide Show

(B) Hide Slide

(C) Notes Page

(D) Slide Show
33. Which of the following is not included in Insert tab of MS-PowerPoint 2007 ?

(A) Text box, Header and Footer, Symbol

(B) Insert pictures, WordArt, Shapes

(C) Table, Date and Time, Movie

(D) Layout, Text Direction, Replace

34. Find the odd one out.


(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

35. Match the following MS-Word 2007 shortcut keys with the operations they perform
in Find and Replace dialog box.

(i)

a. Replace

(ii)

b. Go to

(iii)

Column-I

(A (i) c, (ii) a, (iii) b


(C) (i) b, (ii) c, (iii) a

Column-II

c. Find
(B) (i) a, (ii) b, (iii) c
(D) (i) a, (ii) c, (iii) b

36. In a long document, to always begin the next paragraph from a new page, you
should ______.

(A) Change the page orientation

(B) Change the page size

(C) Press

(D) Insert a Page Break after the current line

key till you reach a new page

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37. Which of the following is not a valid shortcut for setting the line spacing between
lines of text in MS-Word 2007 ?

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

38. To visualize how a document will look when it is printed, MS-Word 2007 provides

which of the following options?


(A) Print Preview
(B) Print Layout

(C) Print Size

(D) Print Setup

39. Which of the following is not true for a presentation in MS-PowerPoint 2007 ?

(A) A presentation is a collection of slides.

(B) On starting PowerPoint, a blank slide named Slide 1 appears on the screen.

(C) Slides display information along with graphics, sound and animation.

(D) The slides in a presentation are displayed in a systematic order.
40. In MS-Word 2007,



(A) To
(B) To
(C) To
(D) To

display
display
display
display

the
the
the
the

key is used ______.

Replace Dialog Box


Spelling and Grammar Dialog Box
Page Layout Dialog Box
Thesaurus Dialog Box

41. Which of the following is not true for a standard windows file name?

(A) It can contain up to 255 characters including spaces.

(B) It can contain any of these characters : / \ : * ? < > |

(C) It can contain any letter/number from a to z, A to Z, 0 to 9.

(D) It can begin with any digit, alphabet or underscore.
42. Amit goes on the internet to find information about Indian Prime Minister. He does not

have a specific address he should look for the information on. So he uses a ____.
(A) Newsgroups
(B) E-mail
(C) MS-Word
(D) Search Engine

43. Which of the following is not a video file extension?



(A) .jpg
(B) .mp4
(C) .avi

(D) .mov

44. In MS-Paint of Windows 7, which of the following units is used to give the dimensions

of the drawing?
(A) Millimetres

(B) Points

(C) Litres

45. Which operation performed on IMAGE A results in IMAGE B?


(A) Invert selection

(B) Rotate left by 90

(C) Rotate right by 90

(D) Rotate 180

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46. The area of white space between the text and the edge of the page on all four

sides is called _____.


(A) Margin
(B) Header

(C) Footer

47. Identify the memory device shown here.



(A) Micro SD card

(B) Flash Drive

(C) Tablet

(D) Mother board

(D) Page Break

48. In MS-Word 2007, the green line under a sentence in a document means ____

(A) Spelling mistake (B) Grammatical error (C) Synonym
(D) None of these
49. Which of the following is NOT a social networking site ?

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

50. _________ and ___________ are the two types of page orientations supported in

MS-Word 2007.
(A) Portrait, Close up
(C) Landscape, Portrait

(B) Portrait, Netscape


(D) Landscape, Close up
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MENTAL ABILITY
1. Find the sum of all the factors of 32 that are multiples of 4.

(A) 24

(B) 28

(C) 60

(D) 64

2. The given figure has a perimeter of 51 cm. AB = CD = AD = 12 cm. Find the length
of BC.

(A) 12 cm

(B) 15 cm

(C) 27 cm

(D) 39 cm

3. What is the missing number (X) on the number line given below ?

(A) 63934

(B) 63134

(C) 63034

(D) 63094

4. What fraction of the given figure is shaded?


1
1
(B)
(A)

2
3
1
5
(C)
(D)


4
6
5. If W + W + W + W = V + V + V and V W = 1. What does W stand for?

(A) 1

(B) 0

(C) 2

(D) 3

6. Which one of the letters below has 2 lines of symmetry ?


(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

7. Which symbol will come in place of question mark so that the given expression
is true ?
813 __
?_ 3 = 5149 4878

(A) +

(B)

(C)

(D)

8. If a factory produces 512 dolls in a day, how many dolls will be produced in a
leap year ?

(A) 178392

(B) 178329

(C) 187392

(D) 183792

9. Write the following Hindu Arabic numeral in Roman numeral ?


(A) MMIX

(B) MCXL

1140

(C) MCLX

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10. The graph shows the number of educational CDs sold during a 5-day exhibition.
On which day did 32 more educational CDs were sold as compared to sale of CDs
on Thursday?

(A) Friday

(B) Saturday

(C) Sunday

(D) Monday

Logical and Analytical Reasoning


11. Number of cubes in the given figure is _____.

(A) 11

(B) 12

(C) 13

(D) 14
12. Find the wrong term in the series given below.

11, 5, 20, 12, 40, 26, 74, 54


(B) 40
(C) 20

(A) 26

(D) 5

13. In a group of five girls, Kajal is second in height. Pooja is taller than Monika. Ritika
is the tallest and Neha is taller than Pooja. If they are arranged in ascending order
of their heights, who is at third position?

(A) Monika

(B) Ritika

(C) Neha

(D) Pooja

14. In the question, some letters are given which are numbered 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
Below are given four options containing combinations of these numbers. Find that
combination of numbers so that letters arranged accordingly form a meaningful
word.

E H R S O

1 2 3 4 5

(A) 5, 4, 3, 1, 2
(B) 2, 5, 3, 4, 1
(C) 2, 3, 5, 1, 4
(D) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
15. Choose which of the following options is same as that of figure (X).

(A)

(B)

(C)

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16. Among the given options which word can be formed from the letters of given
word.
KNOWLEDGE

(A) KNOWN

(B) COLLEGE

(C) KNOW

(D) LEDGER

17. Find the odd one out.


(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

18. Choose the correct mirror image of Fig. (X), if mirror is placed along MR.

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

19. Shruti is facing the school initially. How many


right angles must she turn clockwise to face



her home ?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4

20. If '1' is coded as 'S', '5' is coded as '%', '6' is coded as '<<', '3' is coded as '+', '7'
is coded as '#' and '4' is coded as '?'. What will be the correct form of the number

435671?
(A) ? + % << # S

(B) ? + % S # <<

(C) ? + << % # S

(D) S # << % + ?

Computers and information technology


21. On which of the following storage devices, data cannot be written more than
once?

(A) CD-RW

(B) CD-R

(C) DVD

22. When a file or folder is deleted by pressing the

(D) Flash Drive


key, it is _____.

(A) Permanently deleted from the computer

(B) Sent to the Recycle bin

(C) Hidden from the current folder

(D) Renamed

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23. Match the following:


Column-I



I. At a railway station, a computer is

used for printing

II. Computers help them diagnosing

many diseases

III. Computer is used here for typing

and printing several documents

IV. These are machines controlled by

computers to help explore planets

(A) I d, II a, III b, IV c

(C) I a, II c, III d, IV b


Column-II
a. Doctors
b. Offices
c. Satellites
d. Tickets
(B) I d, II c, III b, IV a
(D) I a, II d, III c, IV b

24. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT while working and handling a
computer?

(A) Keep your computer room clean.

(B) Wipe the computer with a wet cloth.

(C) Keep the doors and windows closed to avoid dust.

(D) Cover your computer properly after your work is over.

25. Arrange the steps in the correct order for starting MS-PowerPoint 2007.




I. Select Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007


II. Click on Microsoft Office
III. Click on Start
IV. Select All Programs
(A) I II III IV (B) III IV I II (C) III IV II I (D) IV I II III

26. Identify the given shape of MS-Word 2007.

(A) Curved Arrow Connector

(B) Circle

(C) Curved Double-Arrow Connector

(D) "No" symbol

27. Your history assignment is over 50 pages long. You want to include the page
number at the top of each page. What would be the best method to do this ?

(A) Insert a reference line.

(B) Type in each page number.

(C) Insert the page number in the footer.

(D) Insert the page number in the header.

28. ______ are copyrighted software that is distributed for free by the developers.

(A) Shareware
(B) Freeware
(C) Trial ware
(D) None of these
29. The first page that opens when you visit a website of a company is called the
______.

(A) Web Page
(B) Company Page
(C) Home Page
(D) Contact Page

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30. Which of the following has the largest storage capacity?


(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

31. _______ is an e-mail and news client that is included with Internet Explorer versions
4.0 through 6.0.

(A) MS PowerPoint

(B) Mozilla Firefox

(C) Outlook Express (D) Wordpad

32. The view in which miniature slides of a presentation are displayed on the screen
is the _____.

(A) Normal View

(B) Slide Sorter View

(C) Slide Show View (D) Slide Summary

33. Which of the following is the default page alignment in MS-Word 2007 ?

(A) Align Text Left

(B) Center Text

(C) Align Text Right (D) Justify

34. Select the INCORRECT match.


(A)

Undo command

(B)

Save the current file

(C)

Print Preview

(D)

Open a file

35. In MS-Word 2007, which keystrokes open the Window to use thesaurus?

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

36. Which of the following is a 'Crayon' brush in MS-Paint of Windows 7 ?


(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

37. Which of the following types of file(s) can be opened or saved in MS-Paint?

(A) .bmp
(B) .png
(C) .gif
(D) All of these
38. The information is stored in it as long as computer is on. The moment the computer
is switched off the data, instructions, and information are lost. It is _____.

(A) RAM

(B) ROM

(C) Secondary memory

(D) Non-volatile memory

39. MP3 is an extension of a _______.


(A) Sound file

(B) Music file

(C) Audio file

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Direction (40-42) : The MS-Word 2007 Columns Dialog Box is shown here. View the
dialog and answer the questions that follow.

40. What will happen if (X) option shown in the figure is ticked ?

(A) Lines between columns will appear.

(B) Lines between rows will appear.

(C) Lines in the margins will appear.

(D) Line spacing between the text will appear.

41. Which column is the widest?


(A) Column 1

(B) Column 2

(C) Column 3

(D) None of these

42. What is the maximum gap set between any two columns?

(A) 0.5"

(B) 1.5"

(C) 1.0"

(D) 0.7"

43. Select the INCORRECT match with reference to MS-Paint in Windows 7.


(A) Ctrl + E Opens up Image Properties

(B) Ctrl + W Open up Resize and Skew

(C) Alt + F4 To close MS-Paint

(D) F11 To draw hexagon shape

44. Which of the following is an input as well as output device?

(A)

(B)

(C)

45. How to print a document in landscape in MS-Word 2007 ?


(A) Copy the document rotate clockwise and take a copy

(B) Go to Review Tab accept changes to landscape

(C) Go to Page Layout Orientation choose landscape

(D) Go to Home tab revert for landscape

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46. This tool of PowerPoint 2007 is used to clear all the formatting from the selection,
and leaves only the plain text. Identify it.

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

47. Which of the following is not a storage device to a computer?


(A) Magnetic tape

(B) CD-ROM

48. In MS-Word 2007, Bold

, Italic

(C) Flash Drive


, Underline

(D) Printer

and Center Align

are present on _____.


(A) Home tab

(B) View tab

(C) Office 2007 button menu

(D) Page Layout tab

49. Design tab of PowerPoint contains _____.


(A) Enter formula, View data in different formats, Charts

(B) Insert Shapes, Record Narration, Protect Presentation

(C) Page setup, Slide orientation, Colours, Fonts and Effects

(D) Custom Animation, Reorder of slides, Previews

50. The smart phone 'iPhone 4S' is developed by _____.



(A) Reliance
(B) Nokia
(C) Samsung
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Class 5
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Set A
Year 2013

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MENTAL ABILITY
1. What is the remainder when 7868992 is divided by 52?
(A) 75
(B) 62
(C) 26

(D) 40
m
11

2. A figure is formed by placing a square on top of another


13 m

square of the same size as shown in figure. Find the


perimeter of the figure.
(A) 37 m

(B) 74 m

(C) 53 m

(D) 76 m

3. What fraction of the stars are shaded?

(A) 3/4
(B) 2/3
(C) 11/18
(D) 5/9
4. How many lines of symmetry does the figure have?
(A) 0
(B) 1
(C) 2
(D) 3

many more people visited the zoo in July than


in March?
(A) 2000
(B) 4000
(C) 6000
(D) 8000

8000
6000
4000
2000
0

6. A rectangular piece of paper is folded into a shape as


shown in the adjoining figure. The area of the figure
is 144 cm2. What is the area of the piece of paper

March

April

May
Months

6 cm

who visited a zoo from March to July. How

10000

Number of visitors

5. The line graph shows the number of people

14 cm

before it was folded?


(A) 148 cm2

(B) 126 cm2

(C) 144 cm2

(D) 162 cm2

7. Find the value of 54.1 2.94.


(A) 2.47
(B) 24.7

(C) 51.16

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8. The cost of 12 shuttlecocks is ` 36. What is the cost of 96 shuttlecocks?


(A) ` 288

(B) ` 452

(C) ` 830

(D) ` 463

9. In 6340000, the digit ______ is in the ten thousand's place.


(A) 6

(B) 4

(C) 3

(D) 0

10. A painter had 438 litres of paint. He poured whole paint into tins of capacity of
3 litres each. How many tins did he use?
(A) 132

(B) 148

(C) 146

(D) 152

Logical and Analytical Reasoning


11. What is the missing number in the given number pattern?

1
12
3

(A) 42
(B) 56

5
30
7

(C) 28
(D) 14
12. Anuj is facing the train station. Where will he be
facing if he turns 315 anticlockwise?
(A) Church

School

(B) Mall
(C) Community Centre

Community
Centre

(D) School

Park

Library

?
9
90

Train
Station
Mall

Anuj

Church

Police Post

13. Which of the following figures will complete the Fig. (X)?
(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

?
Fig. (X)

14. If GREEN is coded as 35664 and PARROT is coded as 715592, then how will
REPEAT be coded?
(A) 569612

(B) 567612

(C) 597613

(D) 567611

15. Find the odd one out.


(A)

14
N

(B)

R
18

(C)

27
U

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16. How many matchsticks are needed to make Pattern 5?


(A) 54
(B) 36
(C) 43
(D) 35

Pattern 1

Pattern 2 Pattern 3

17. Find the least number of unit cubes to be added to the


given solid to form a complete cuboid.
(A) 4
(B) 5
(C) 6
(D) 7
18. Which of the following letter/number is exactly in the middle of 7th letter/number from the
right end and 9th letter/number from the left end in the given below arrangement?
3 D 8 J H 5 K V T 2 P 1 W Q C 7 A N S 4 Z R 9
(A) 1
(B) Q
(C) 5
(D) W
19. In which of the following options is Fig. (X) embedded as one

of its part?

(A)

(B)


(C)

Fig. (X)

(D)

20. Among a group of six boys, Tarun is taller than Samay but not as tall as Rohit.
Aakash is the tallest. Arun is shorter than Rohit but taller than Rehan. Rehan is
taller than Tarun. If the boys are arranged in ascending order of heights, who is
the third tallest?
(A) Arun

(B) Rehan

(C) Rohit

(D) Samay

COMPuTERS AND INFORMATION TECHNOlOGy


21. Which of the following keyboard shortcut keys should you use to type in
MS-Word 2010?
(A) Ctrl
(C)

+ /

Shift

+
?

+ /

(B) Ctrl
+

(D)

"
'

Shift

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"

+ '

E
+

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22. Mohit bought a computer games CD. What type of CD is it?


(A) CD-ROM
(B) CD-R
(C) CD-RW

(D) All of these

23. Google uses which of the following computer programs to automatically browse the
internet and create its information helping it to provide faster results?
(A) Web Browser

(B) Web Crawlers

(C) Web Security

(D) Web Downloader

24. In MS-Word 2010, Elegant, Formal, Fancy, Perspective, etc. are all names of _______.
(A) Fonts

(B) Style Sets

(C) Designs

(D) Page Layouts

25. Which of the following statements is not true in case of networking?


(A) Networking reduces the cost of setting up an office with computers, printers, internet and
scanners.
(B) Networking allows you to share various resources like printers, internet, etc. among different
computers.
(C) Networking allows you to share a single computer among various users.
(D) Networking allows you to share information among all computers connected to the
network.
26. You have been provided a list of student names with their marks in English,
Mathematics and Science in a MS-Word 2010 file. How can you quickly convert
that list into a table?
(A) Select the list you want to convert to table. Then, in the Insert Tab, click Table Convert
Text to Table.
(B) In the Insert Tab, click Table Convert Text to Table. Then, select the list you want to
convert to table.
(C) Select the list you want to convert to table. Then, in the Table Tab, click Table Convert
Text to Table.
(D) In the Table Tab, click Table Convert Text to Table. Then, select the list you want to
convert to table.
27. In MS-PowerPoint 2010, which of the following stores information about the theme,
slide layouts, color, fonts, effects and positioning of images in a presentation?
(A) Slide Sorter
(B) Slide Master
(C) Slide Transition (D) Reading View
28. You are about to finish creating a presentation on Indian States in MS-PowerPoint
2010. The last slide of the presentation is a 'thank you' slide with some graphics
which you had used in a presentation you created about New Delhi.

Which of the following would help you to insert the last slide from the presentation
on New Delhi in the new presentation?
(A)

(B)

(C)

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29. you have bought a DVD of the most recent Harry Potter movie. you want to play
it on your computer. Which of the following items are sufficient for you to watch
the movie on your computer?

(i) DVD Drive, Speakers, Monitor

(ii) Media Player

(iii) Web camera


(A) (i) and (v)

(v) Projector
(C) (i), (ii) and (v)

(iv) Microphone
(B) (i) and (ii)


(D) All of these

30. Which one of the following video file formats is NoT supported by
(A) .mpeg4
(B) .jpg
(C) .wmv
(D) .avi

31. What does a Windows 7 Jumplist display?


(A) The documents that you searched for on your computer.
(B) The documents that have been deleted from your computer.
(C) The documents you have never used.
(D) The documents you used most recently and most often.
32. The technology which allows you to have hands-free operation of mobiles in car
is ________.
(A) WAN

(B) LAN

(C) Bluetooth

(D) All of these

33. Which of the following is used to display images on computers monitor?


(A) Sound card
(B) Graphics card
(C) Modem
(D) Ports
34. Which of the following gets your computer started once you turn it on?
(A) Hard disk
(B) RAM
(C) BIOS
(D) None of these
35. Aditi went to Delhi Airport as she wanted to travel to london. At the Airport security
checking, her face was scanned and compared with her picture on passport to
certify that she is the right person. The type of devices used at Airport are known
as ______.
(A) Biometric devices
(C) Kiosks

(B) Touchscreen
(D) Projectors

36. Smita went to a shopping mall and at the entrance found a small kiosk which
helped her find directions in the mall. What input device does it use?
(A) Mouse
(B) Joystick
(C) Touchscreen
(D) Trackball
37. A computer network to share information within an organization is known
as _______.
(A) Internet

(B) Intranet

(C) Extranet

(D) None of these

38. Sanvi wants to open her e-mail account. She can open her account on any of the
following except _________.
(A) gmail.com
(B) rediffmail.com

(C) yahoo.com

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39. Match the following MS-PowerPoint 2010 Views:

(a)

(i) Slide Sorter View

(b)

(ii) Slide Show

(c)

(iii) Normal View

(d)

(iv) Reading View

(A) (a)(iii), (b)(i), (c)(iv), (d)(ii)


(C) (a)(iii), (b)(iv), (c)(ii), (d)(i)

(B) (a)(ii), (b)(i), (c)(iii), (d)(iv)


(D) (a)(iii), (b)(i), (c)(ii), (d)(iv)

40. Rashi wants to make changes to several slides at one time and reorder them in
MS-PowerPoint 2010. Which view would be best to use?
(A) Normal
(B) Slide Sorter
(C) Reading
(D) Slide Show
41. Which of the following is NOT an advantage of multimedia?
(A) It is interactive.


(B) It has high storage and transfer overhead.
(C) It gives real world experience.
(D) Makes learning easier
42. Which of the following is NOT a gaming console?
(A) Wii
(B) PlayStation
(C) Xbox

(D) Google Play

43. In MS-Paint of Windows 7 _____ are useful in providing visual references for the
size of objects as you draw, and also you can align objects easily.
(A) Zoom out
(B) Gridlines
(C) Magnifier
(D) Zoom in
44. Which of the following is NOT found in clipboard group of MS-Paint in Windows 7?
(B)

(A)

(C)

(D)

45. Clipart is found in ________ group of _______tab in MS-Word 2010.


(A) Insert, Illustrations (B) Illustrations, Insert (C) Picture, Home
(D) Symbols, Insert

ACHIEVERS' SECTION
46. Match the following MS-Word 2010 shortcut keys with the operations they perform:
Column-I
Column-II
(a)
Select one character to the right
Ctrl
(i)
Shift
+
+ Home
(ii)

Shift

End

(b)

Select to the end of the document

(iii)

Shift

Home

(c)

Select to the end of the current line

(d)

Select to the beginning of the line

(e)

Select to the beginning of the document

(iv)
(v)

Ctrl

Shift

Shift

End

(A) (i)(e), (ii)(c), (iii)(d), (iv)(b), (v)(a)


(C) (i)(e), (ii)(b), (iii)(d), (iv)(c), (v)(a)

(B) (i)(d), (ii)(e), (iii)(c), (iv)(b), (v)(a)


(D) (i)(d), (ii)(a), (iii)(b), (iv)(c), (v)(e)

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47. Select the INCORRECT match of the operation groups to the tabs they are found in
MS-Word 2010.
(A) Proofing Review
(C) Themes Page Layout

(B) Editing Home


(D) Zoom Mailings

48. When you are performing a cash transfer on a website, which of the following
protocols will ensure that the transaction is safe?
(A) SMTP
(B) HTTP
(C) FTP

(D) HTTPS

49. These days Digital televisions called iTVs lets viewers control what they see or take
part in quizzes and games on their television. What does i stand for in iTV?
(A) Intelligent
(B) Interactive
(C) Internet
(D) Information
50. Which of the following can capture moving video sequences as well as still images?
(A) Flatbed scanner (B) Video digitizer
(C) Handheld scanner (D) Graphics tablet
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13th

Set B
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MENTAL ABILITY
1. What is the missing number in the box?
(A) 876

400 876
(B) 768

2. 70 has _____ factors.


(A) 10
(B) 4

= 876 399
(C) 678

(D) 687

(C) 6

(D) 8

3. The given table shows the number of pupils and the number of pupils passed in
Mathematics in four schools.
Schools
Number of pupils
Number of pupils passed in Mathematics

P
240
230

Q
360
350

R
380
370

S
220
210

Which school has the highest fraction of pupils passed in Mathematics?


(A) P
(B) Q
(C) R
(D) S

4. 85 minutes make how many hours? Express the answer as a mixed fraction in its
simplest form.
(A) 1 5
12

(B) 2

4

3

(C) 1

3

4

(D) 1

6
11

5. A man is twice as old as his wife. If he is 64 years old, how old will his wife be
in 7 years time?
(A) 32 years
(B) 39 years
(C) 71 years
(D) 96 years
6. Mohit spends ` 14 and saves ` 19 of his daily earnings. His total earnings for
5 days is ________.
(A) ` 33
(B) ` 70

(C) ` 95

7. In 562.301, which digit is in the hundredths place?


(A) 0
(B) 1
(C) 5

(D) ` 165
(D) 3

8. The given figure is made up of small rectangles.


The length of a small rectangle is 3 cm and its
breadth is 2 cm. Find the area of the figure.
(A) 118 cm2
(B) 22 cm2
(C) 58 cm2
(D) 120 cm2
9. Which square need to be shaded so that the figure has a line
of symmetry?

(A) P

(B) Q

(C) R

(D) S

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10. The total number of students in four sections


of a class is 365. The bar graph shows the
number of students who submitted their
assignments on time. How many students did
not submit their assignment on time?
(A) 700
(B) 228
(C) 200
(D) 298

Logical and Analytical Reasoning


11. How many squares are there in the given figure?
(A) 11
(B) 12
(C) 13
(D) 16
12. Find the mirror image of Fig. (X), if the mirror is placed along MN.

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

13. Find the missing number.


51

4
624

(A) 336

105

(B) 633

118

93
1477

44

(C) 648

14. How many unit cubes are needed to form the given solid?
(A) 27
(B) 30
(C) 40

12

(D) 39

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15. In Pattern 9, number of shaded circles number of unshaded circles = _______.

(A) 52

(B) 62

(C) 47

(D) 63

16. If it is possible to make a meaningful word from the second, fourth, fifth and
seventh letters of the word 'PUMMELS' using each letter only once, the first letter
of the word would be your answer. If more than one such word can be formed,
your answer would be 'W' and if no such word can be formed, your answer would
be 'X'.

(A) X

(B) W

(C) M

(D) U

17. Study the following letter/number sequence and answer the given question :

Z U V 5 A 1 E F G H I J 3 K 4 O P Q 6 T S R 2 D C B L M N W X Y

Which letter/number is 18th to the right of the 26th letter/number from the right
end?
(A) 2

(B) D

(C) C

(D) B

18. In a certain code, LATEST is written as KBSFRU. How will the word 'PAPERS'
be written in that language?
(A) OBFORS

(B) QZQDSR

(C) OBOFQT

(D) QZOFSR

19. M, T, R and P are four friends. M is older than only P. T is older than R. Who
among them is the oldest?
(A) T

(B) R

(C) M

20. Manish is facing Kohli. Whom will Manish be


facing if he turns 225 clockwise?
(A) Viraj
(B) Mohit
(C) Gautam
(D) Kartik

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Computers and information technology


21. Find the odd one out.

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

22. You have been suggested to upgrade the GPU on your desktop computer, you are
actually going to add an upgraded __________.
(A) Multimedia Speakers
(B) Processor
(C) Video Graphics Card
(D) Memory
23. Which of the following devices must be necessarily installed for you to show the
book to your friend?

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

24. What is pinning in Windows 7?


(A) On the Start button, you can right-click the icon to view recently used files in a jump list.
(B) Link to folders containing the items you use the most.

(C) To easily access programs, you can attach, or pin a program icon directly to the taskbar
or Start menu.
(D) The command center for configuring Windows settings.
25. A collection of web pages which are related to one another is called _____.
(A) Web Browser
(B) Home Page
(C) Website
(D) Search Engine
26. Which of the following would you use to shade a paragraph in MS-Word 2010?

(A)

(B)

(C)

27. Dynamic and Static are types of which type of memory?


(A) ROM
(B) CD-ROM
(C) RAM

(D)

(D) HDD

28. In the Windows 7 environment, the term used for Suspend to disk, Safe sleep or
S4 modes is ________.
(A) Sleep
(B) Log off

(C) Hibernate

(D) Lock

29. A computer connected to a network is known as _______.


(A) Workstation
(B) Network station (C) Mainframe station (D) Server station
30. Which of the following is an advantage of computer network?
(A) Share resources such as printer
(B) Communicate with other users via videoconferencing
(C) Share files


(D) All of these
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31. Bluetooth can be present in _______.


(A) Keyboard

(B) Printers

(C) Digital cameras (D) All of these

32. Which of the following is the function of TV tuner card on your PC?
(A) Enables computer to capture TV signals.
(B) Enables computer to connect to speakers on TV.
(C) Lets you connect multiple monitors to the computer.
(D) Clears the picture quality of your monitor.
33. Which device is required by voice recognition software in your computer?

(A)

(B)

(C)

34. Which of the following is NOT a type of keyboard?


(A) QWERTY
(B) Concept
(C) Ergonomic

(D)

(D) ASDFG

35. An element on a web page like text or image that connects to same or another
document is known as ______.
(A) Hyperlink
(B) Superlink

(C) URL

(D) None of these

36. Which of the following makes use of presentation software?


(A) Presenting sales performance to customers and clients
(B) Training employees in a company
(C) Teaching students in classrooms
(D) All of these
37. Which of the following is NOT present in View tab of MS-PowerPoint 2010?
(A) Ruler
(B) Grayscale
(C) Hide Slide
(D) Macros
38. In this MS-PowerPoint 2010 view, all slides are arranged in miniature or thumbnail
view on the screen.
(A) Reading view (B) Slide Sorter view

(C) Slide Show view (D) Normal view

39. How can you add image from a file in your presentation in MS-PowerPoint 2010?
(A) Select Insert tab click picture command in images group
(B) Select Insert picture from file command in placeholder
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) Select Home tab click picture command in images group
40. Which of the following is NOT a file format for music files?
(A) .wav
(B) .wma
(C) .mp3

(D) .avi

41. An illusionary effect of moving images created by displaying a series of pictures is


known as _______.
(A) Video

(B) Animation

(C) Audio

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42. What is a major benefit of e-learning?


(A) Students like using computers.
(B) E-learning products are more informative than traditional learning resources.
(C) Students can study at a time and place that suits them.
(D) Computers are a better way of teaching than schools.
43. The given menu is present in _______ tab of MS-Word 2010 ribbon.

(A) Home

(B) Insert

(C) View

(D) Page Layout

44. To make a picture double its actual size, which of the following tool will you use
in MS-Paint of Windows 7?
(A)

(B)

45. A computer virus can ______.


(A) Delete data on your computer
(C) Spread through downloads from internet

(C)

(D)

(B) Erase everything on Hard disk


(D) All of these

Achievers' section
46. Select the CORRECT match.
(A)

Video Card

(B)

Power Supply

(C)

Microprocessor

(D)

Vacuum Tubes

47. The devices inside tablet PCs which detect the orientation of device. As the user
rotates the device the screen also changes its orientation.
(A) Digital device
(B) Sensors
(C) Scanners

(D) Rotating devices

48. Which of the following is a correct method of drawing an arc in MS-Paint of

Windows 7?
tool from Home tab in Tools group and dragging on the area.
(A) Selecting
(B) Selecting
tool from View tab in Tools group and dragging on the area.
(C) Selecting
tool from Home tab in Tools group and dragging on the area and drag the
pointer on the line to make a curve.
(D) Selecting tool from Home tab in Tools group.
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49. I have 3 shapes numbered 1, 2 and 3. I want to put them together

such that they can be moved together to any desired location


on the document in MS-Word 2010. First step is Use shift key

combination to select them. What are the next steps?


3
(A) Right click on image Select Grouping Group
(B) Double click on image Format tab opens select Group command from arrange
group.
(C) Either (A) or (B)
(D) Right click on image Select Order Group together

50. Identify the given MS-PowerPoint 2010 icon.


(A) Broadcast Slide Show
(B) Custom Slide Show
(C) Hide Slide
(D) Rehearse Timings
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14th

Set A
Year 2014

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Logical Reasoning
1.

If it is possible to make a meaningful word with the 1st,


4th, 7th and 11th letters of the word 'INTERPRETATION',
which of the following will be the third letter of that
word? If more than one such word can be made, give
'M' as the answer and if no such word can be formed,
give 'X' as the answer.
A. M
B. I
C. E
D. X

2.

Which of the following figures is the top view of the


given solid?

A.

B.

A.

MIRLCAES

B.

MIRLACSE

C.

RIMCALSE

D.

RIMLCAES

6.

Fig. (i) and (ii) are related in a particular manner.


Establish the same relationship between fig. (iii) and
(iv) by choosing a figure from the given options.

A.

B.

C.

D.

7.

Find the missing number in the matrix, if a certain


rule is followed row-wise or column-wise.

C.

D.

3.

Read the information given below and answer the


question that follows :
(i) There is a group of five girls.
(ii) Garima is second in height.
(iii) Priya is taller than Latika and shorter than
Garima.
(iv) Manha is the tallest.
(v) Megha is shorter than Latika.
Who is shorter than Manha but taller than Priya?
A. Priya
B. Latika
C. Megha
D. Garima

In a certain code, GIGANTIC is written as GIGTANCI.


How is MIRACLES written in that code?

5.

4.

Mohit remembers that his brother's birthday is after


the 15th, but before 18th of February, while his sister
remembers that her brother's birthday is after the
16th, but before 19th of February. On which date in
February, is Mohit's brother's birthday?

A.
B.
C.
D.

16 February
18th February
19th February
17th February
th

27

38

A.

48

B.

50

C.

51

D.

52

8.

Kushal started from his home, walked straight


5 km West, then turned left and walked straight 3 km,
then again turned left and walked straight 7 km. In
which direction is he from his home?

A.

North-East

B.

South-West

C.

South-East

D.

North-West

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9.

Select the figure from the given options, which placed


in the blank space of Fig. (X), would complete the
pattern?

B.

C.

D.

?
Fig. (X)

A.

B.

C.

12. There is a certain relationship between fig. (i) & (ii).


Identify the relationship and establish the same relation
between figure (iii) & (iv), by selecting the figure from
the given options which will replace (?) in fig. (iv).
Problem Figure
?

(i)

D.

10. Which is the missing figure?


If

A.

B.

C.

, then

A.

B.

C.

D.

(ii)

13. Count the number of circles in the figure given


below.


11. Select a figure from the given options, in which
Fig. (X) is exactly embedded as one of its parts.

Fig. (X)

A.

(iv)

D.

(iii)

A.

19

B.

20

C.

21

D.

22

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14. The triangle represents teachers, the circle represents


singers and the rectangle represents the guitarists.

Which number in the diagram represents teachers
who are also singers and guitarists?

8
7
6
1



A.
B.
C.
D.

4
5

15. Find the mirror image of the given Fig. (X), if the
mirror is placed along MN.
M
1CA P895

3
Fig. (X)

2
3
4
5

A.

B.

C.

D.

1CA P895
5 9 8 P A C1
5 9 8 P A C1

5 9 8 P A C1

Computers and information technology


16. A play queue is a ______ song listing, that allows
you to easily select and sort tracks.



A.
B.
C.
D.

Permanent
Stored
Temporary
Long

17. Which of the following options provides important


messages about critical security and maintenance
components on your computer, such as the firewall,
antivirus protection and spyware protection ?



A.
B.
C.
D.

Pointer
Jump List
Computer Folder
Action Center

18. The Backstage view of word document is given. To


go to the document from the Backstage view, click
on ______ in MS-Word 2010.

A.


B.
C.
D.


Exit
Close
Any tab on the menu bar

19. In the given image, Face 1 and Face 2 blend together


in such a way that it modifies the first face to have
the shape of the second face and at the same time
turning into another new face like Face 3. What is
this technique called?

A.
B.
C.
D.

Face 1

Face 3

Rendering
Sampling
Morphing
Retarding

Face 2

20. _______ is a system that prevents unauthorized use


and access to your computer.



A.
B.
C.
D.

Protect
Firewall
Healwall
Heal

21. Which component of CPU is responsible for actual


execution of the instructions during data processing?



A.
B.
C.
D.

Output unit
Control unit
Hard disk
None of these

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22. Identify the given image.

A.
B.
C.
D.

System and Security


Appearance and Personalization
Programs
Ease of Access

27. Which of the following type of network is shown in


the given figure?



A.
B.
C.
D.

New Delhi

Braille Printer
Laser Printer
3D Printer
3D Scanner

Main Building

Manufacturing

23. The physical range of Bluetooth devices is upto


_____.



A.
B.
C.
D.

5 metres
60 metres
12 metres
8 metres

Shipping and Receiving

24. Which of the following devices has a camera mounted


onto a computer which follows the movements made
by a users eye?



A.
B.
C.
D.

Braille keyboard
Eye typer
Eye switch
Foot mouse

A.

B.

C.

D.

A.
B.
C.
D.

LAN
MAN
WAN
PAN

28. Match the following multimedia applications in


Column-I with their specific applications given in
Column-II.

Column-I
Column-II

(a) Commercial
(i) Computer assisted

learning

25. Which of the following is a type of volatile memory


device?

(b) Education

(c)
A.
B.
C.
D.

(ii) Creating advertisement

Entertainment
(iii) Playing games
(a)-(iii),(b)-(i),(c)-(ii)
(a)-(i),(b)-(ii),(c)-(iii)
(a)-(ii),(b)-(i),(c)-(iii)
(a)-(iii),(b)-(ii),(c)-(i)

29. Which of the following steps is CORRECT, if you


want to add comments in MS-Word 2010?

26. Ankit has the following setting of taskbar in which


each program appears as a single, unlabelled button,
even when multiple windows for a program are open
as shown in Picture 1.

Picture 1
He wants to change his settings such that the taskbar
now appears as shown in Picture 2.

Picture 2
Which of the following options in the Control Panel
let him do so?

A.
B.
C.
D.

Insert tab Comments group New comment


Home tab Comments group New comment
View tab Comments group New comment
Review tab Comments group New comment

30. Priya wants to uninstall a program that is no longer


in use from her computer. Which of the following
options in Control Panel should she use, to perform
this task in Windows 7?

A.

B.

C.

D.

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31. Which of the following shortcut keys lock your


computer system, if you have Windows 7 operating
system?

A.

B.

C.

D.

A.
B.
C.
D.

New Media
Newsnet
Usenet
Blog

33. The given options come under ______ group in


MS-Paint of Windows 7.

A.
B.
C.
D.

Image
Clipboard
Shapes
Tools

34. Which of the following shape tools is used to draw


the given image in MS-Paint of Windows 7?



A.
B.
C.
D.

Oval tool
Oval callout
Line tool
Rounded Rectangle

35. Which of the following options is used to control


what type of changes can users do with a document
in MS-Word 2010?

A.

B.

C.

D.

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mouse
Keyboard
Light pen
Graphics card

37. Which of the following devices sends data signals


using infrared signals?

32. ________ is an informational site on the World Wide


Web, consisting of different posts. It allows users to
leave comments or messages, and the most recent
messages would appear first.



36. Which of the following devices is designed to give


the user facilities of dragging and dropping or
highlighting on a computer, without using the pad
or any horizontal surface?

A.

B.

C.

D.

38. Which of the following is NOT an application


software?

A.

B.

C.

D.

Both A and B

39. Which of the following options adds shadow behind


the selected text in MS-PowerPoint 2010?

A.

B.

AV

C.

D.

40. Which of the following keyboard shortcuts is used


to switch to the first tab, opened in a browser, in
Windows 7?

A.

Ctrl

!
1

B.

Ctrl

@
2

C.

Ctrl

#
3

D.

Ctrl

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41. Slide Transitions are the animation-like effects


that occur in the Slide Show view, when we
move from one slide to the next. Which of the
following is the WIPE transition effect of the slide in
MS-PowerPoint 2010 ?

I t enables its users to take pictures and videos,


apply special effects to them, and share them on a
variety of social networking services.

A.

B.

C.

A.
B.
C.
D.

D.

44. _______ is a display of one image over the top of


another in rapid succession.

42. We can access internet from anywhere at any time.


The common methods to access the Internet at home
is/are _______.



A.
B.
C.
D.

Tumblr
WhatsApp
Flicker
Instagram

Dial up connection
Broadband connection
3G and 4G technology on cellphones
All of these

43. Identify the following :



I t is an online photo-sharing, video sharing and
social networking service.

A.

Fluctuation

B.

Flickering

C.
D.

Overlapping
Graphics

45. Which of the following is NOT a function of a web


browser?

A.
B.

C.

D.

It is used for downloading and uploading files.


It is used for streaming video content over the
internet.
It is used to request for web pages from a web
client.
It is used to present documents over the internet.

Achievers Section
46. The type of network shown in the given image is of
________.
th
etoo
Blu

oth
eto
Blu

A.
B.
C.
D.

Blu

A.
B.
C.
D.

Statement-1 is true but statement-2 is false.


Statement-1 is false but statement-2 is true.
Both the statements are true.
Both the statements are false.

48. Identify the following.

eto

oth

WAN
MAN
LAN
PAN

47. Which of the following options are true?



Statement-1 : EEPROM is a type of ROM in which
information is erased by electrical
signals.

Statement-2 : PROM is a type of ROM that once


has been programmed, the recorded
information cannot be changed.

I t is an Android app, that suggests addresses to


the user.
I t updates its dictionary based on the location,
where the user is and then updates it further with
local landmarks.
A. Adaptxt keyboard
B. Adapt keyboard
C. Address keyboard
D. Address text keyboard

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49. Select the INCORRECT match of the given icons


with their functions in MS-PowerPoint 2010.

A.

B.

- Helps organising your slide into sections

C.

- Helps selecting the slide layout

D.

- Replace text in the document

- New slide to your presentation

50. Match the following 'Check for Issues' options


given in Column-I with their descriptions given in
Column-II in MS-Word 2010.

Column-I

Column-II


(i) Check compatibility

with earlier versions

of MS-Word.

(a)

(b)


(ii)


Check accessibility
issues so that someone
with disabilities can
read your content.


(iii) Inspect the document

(c)

for hidden properties.

A. (a)-(i),(b)-(ii),(c)-(iii)

B. (a)-(iii),(b)-(i),(c)-(ii)

C. (a)-(ii),(b)-(iii),(c)-(i)

D. (a)-(ii),(b)-(i),(c)-(iii)

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Set B
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Logical Reasoning
1.

In a certain code, INSTITUTION is written as


NOITUTITSNI. How is PERFECTION written in
that code?

A.
B.
C.
D.

2.

Mohit is taller than Rohit but shorter than Samay.


Rohit is shorter than Anil but taller than Raghu. Who
among them is the shortest with respect to height?

A.
B.
C.
D.

3.

If a meaningful word can be formed with 2nd, 3rd, 6th


and 7th letters of the alphabetical order of the letters
of the word 'INDIRECT', then 2nd letter of the word
is your answer. If more than one such word can be
formed, then 'X' is your answer, and if no such word
can be formed then 'M' is your answer.

NOICTEFREP
NOITCEFERP
NOITCEFRPE
NOITCEFREP

Anil
Rohit
Raghu
Mohit

A.
B.
C.
D.

4.

In the given below number matrix, a certain rule is


followed row-wise or column wise. Which number
will replace question mark?

A.
B.
C.
D.

7.

Select a figure from the options in which figure (X) is


exactly embedded as one of its part.

A.

B.

C.

D.

8.

There is a definite relationship between fig. (i) and (ii).


Establish the same relationship between fig. (iii) and
(iv) by selecting a figure from the options which will
replace the (?) in fig. (iv).

D
N
M
X

8 km
10 km
6 km
18 km


Fig. (X)

4
2
6

6
8
5

3
4
?

8
4
10

A.
B.
C.
D.

3
6
2
7

5.

How many triangles are there in the given figure?

A.

19

B.

21

C.

18

D.

20

6.

Rehan travelled 4 km straight towards South. He


turned left and travelled 6 km straight, then he turned
left and travelled 4 km straight. How far is he from
the starting point?

(i)

(ii)

(iii)

(iv)

A.

B.

C.

D.

9.

If Raj finds that he is 10th from the left end in a line


of boys and 6th from the right end, then how many
boys should be added to the line such that there are
28 boys in the line?

A.
B.
C.
D.

12
14
20
13

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10. Select the mirror image of Fig. (X), if the mirror is


placed along MN.
M

Fig. (X)

A.

B.

A.

B.

C.

D.

13. Arrange the given words in alphabetical order and


choose which word comes in Middle.

C.

Jealous, Jargon, Judiciary, Jockey, Javelin


D.

11. Select a figure from the options which replaces the


question mark in Fig. (X).

A.
B.
C.
D.

Jargon
Javelin
Jockey
Jealous

14. Study the diagram and identify the people who can
speak only one language.

Fig. (X)

A.

B.

C.

D.

A.
B.
C.
D.

L + M + O
K + J + I
K
I

15. How many circles will be there in Pattern 10?

Pattern 1

Pattern 2

12. Which of the following is the top view of solid given


below?

A.
B.
C.
D.

24
33
27
31

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Computers and information technology


16. Which of the following syntax should be typed in
search box of Start menu to search picture files in
any indexed format such as JPEG, GIF, Bitmap,
PNG, as well as icons and shortcuts to image files
in Windows 7?



A.
B.
C.
D.

Kind/pic
Kind=pic
Kind//pic
Kind:=pic

17. Avika has given a talent exam, wherein she has marked
her answers by darkening circles on pre-printed sheets.
Which of the following devices will be used to check
her answer sheet?

A.

B.

A.

B.

C.

D.

It is directly accessible by the CPU.

21. On the computer screen, which of the following


components of multimedia can be used to show a
bird flying in the air?

C.

A.

Text

B.

Audio

C.

Animation

D.

All of these

22. Graphical User Interface is a type of interface, using


which, a user can easily communicate with computers
by means of graphical elements. Which of the following
options represents some common elements of GUI?

D.

A.

Menus

B.

Windows

18. Identify the given icon of MS-PowerPoint 2010.

C.

Icons

D.

All of these

23. What is the significance of star icon placed adjacent


to the sender name in inbox of Gmail?

A.
B.
C.
D.

Slide Number
Object
Slide View
Action

19. What is a firewall in a network?




A.
B.
C.

D.

It is the physical boundary of a network.


A network operating system.
A system preventing unauthorized access to a
network.
It is a web browsing software.

20. Identify the following.


It is a type of storage device which temporarily


holds data till computer needs it.

A.

To mark them as spam message.

B.

To easily mark certain messages as important or


to indicate that you need to reply to them later.

C.

Star marked mail will be deleted after some time


automatically.

D.

Star marked mail will move to trash folder after


30 days.

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24. Mr. Saxena is a marketing executive. He needs to


carry his project presentations to his client sites. He
needs high storage capacity device which should be
portable and re-writable. Which of the following
storage devices will you suggest him to use for this
purpose?



A.
B.
C.
D.

CD-ROM
Hard disk
Floppy disk
Pen drive

A.

B.

C.

D.

A.
B.
C.
D.

LAN
WAN
PAN
MAN
is a web browser developed by ______.

A.
B.
C.
D.

Opera
Google
Microsoft
Yahoo

30. Identify the feature of Windows 7.

26. Match the multimedia file formats given in Column-I


with their descriptions in Column-II.





29.

25. Which of the following is NOT a form of auxiliary


memory?

28. Which of the following types of network is created


by connecting devices via Bluetooth?

Column-I

(a) .MPEG

Column-II

(i)

Video and audio


compression format
developed by Motion
Pictures Experts Group.
(b) .MOV
(ii) Apple QuickTime movie
file format.
(c) .AVI
(iii) File format developed by
Microsoft and primarily
used with Windows.
A. (a) - (i), (b) - (iii), (c) - (ii)
B. (a) - (ii), (b) - (i), (c) - (iii)
C. (a) - (ii), (b) - (iii), (c) - (i)
D. (a) - (i), (b) - (ii), (c) - (iii)

A.
B.
C.
D.

It is the window management mouse gesture


feature.
It is used to maximize a window or restore it to
its previous size and position.
It is also used to tile or split the two windows
side-by-side.
Aero Shake
Aero Snap
Aero Peek
Aero Slide

31. In MS-Paint of Windows 7, you can change the size of


the brushes using 'Size' tool available under Home tab.
If you want to increase the size of brushes larger than
available standard sizes, you should _________.

A.

Select the desired brush from the drop-down list


Ctrl

of 'Brushes' hold
button on the numpad

B.

Select the desired brush from the drop-down list of


'Brushes' hold

C.

Shift

of 'Brushes' hold

A.

Tab

button on the numpad

B.

Home

C.

D.

+
Ctrl

D.

press the

button on the numpad


Select the desired brush from the drop-down list

27. ______ key is used to minimize all the restored windows


except the currently active window in Windows 7.

press the

Alt

press the

Select the desired brush from the drop-down list


of 'Brushes' hold

Ctrl

Shift

Spacebar

press the

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32. Which of the following options is NOT available


under the given feature of MS-Word 2010?



A.
B.
C.
D.

Sentence case.
Character case
Capitalize Each Word
toggle case

38. In Windows 7, which of the following methods you


will adopt to check that your computer has a sound
card or sound processor and it's working properly?

A.

B.

33. The movie "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug"


was filmed at 48 fps. What does fps stand for?

C.

A.

D.

B.

C.

D.

The number of images that are projected or


displayed per second.
The proportional relationship between width of an
image and its height.
The process in which smooth lines and curves
become jagged.
The number of pixels stored per second.

34. Which of the following options is used to insert a


snapshot of any program that is not minimized to
taskbar in MS-PowerPoint 2010?

A.

B.

C.

D.

A.
B.
C.
D.

Toshiba C720
Satellite P50
Yoga 2
Flex 2

36. Amrita has created a website. Now she wants to make


this website accessible to all via www. Which of
the following internet services can make this task
possible?



A.
B.
C.
D.

Web
Web
Web
Web

Server
Browsing
Scripting
Hosting

A.
B.
C.
D.

Notability
Asona
Puck
Twoodu

A.
B.
C.
D.

Communication protocol
Hardware
Modem
All of these

40. The given image belongs to ______ group of ______


tab in MS-PowerPoint 2010.

A.
B.
C.
D.

Design, Insert
Themes, Transitions
Animation, Animations
Themes, Design

41. Which of the following types of keyboard has a


different shape, curved to fit the natural fall of the
wrists?



A.
B.
C.
D.

Braille keyboard
Ergonomic keyboard
Dvorak keyboard
Wireless keyboard

42. Which of the following components holds the given


set of options in the Navigation pane of Windows
Explorer in Windows 7?



A.
B.
C.
D.

My documents
Default Programs
Libraries
Favorites

43. Which of the following icons of MS-PowerPoint 2010


is used to insert the characters like , , etc. that
are not present on the keyboard?

37. ________ is an app that lets students write their notes


while recording a lecture and syncs the notes with
the audio?



39. _______ is a set of rules for exchanging information


over a network.

35. Which of the following laptops is launched by Toshiba,


that features the world's first 'ultra 4K TruBrite
15.6 - inch touch screen display'?

Start button
Control Panel System and
Security System Device Manager
Start button
Control Panel System and
Security Action Centre
Start button
Control Panel Appearance
and personalization
Start button
Control Panel Hardware
and Sound Sound Card

A.

B.

C.

D.

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44. The snapshot of Compose e-mail window is given


below, answer the question that follows.

Which of the following options lets you change the


look and feel of the message?

A.
B.
C.
D.

1
2
3
4

45. The given N-Marked logo is of _____ enabled


device.

A.

CFN

B.

NFC

C.

FNC

D.

BBM

2 3 4 5

Achievers Section
46. Match the keyboard shortcuts given in Column-I
with their icons in Column-II with respect to
MS-Paint of Windows 7.

Column-I

Column-II

(a)

Alt

(i)

(b)

Alt

(ii)

(c)

Alt

(iii)

(d)

Alt

(iv)

A.

(a) - (iv), (b) - (iii), (c) - (ii), (d) - (i)

B.

(a) - (iii), (b) - (i), (c) - (ii), (d) - (iv)

C.

(a) - (iv), (b) - (i), (c) - (ii), (d) - (iii)

D.

C.

D.

48. Rakesh has created a document in which he has


used a word computer 100 times. Now his boss
has told him to change the word "computer" with
"system" immediately. Instead of manually changing
each word, which of the following options of
MS-Word 2010 will make this task easy for him?

A.

B.

(a) - (i), (b) - (ii), (c) - (iii), (d) - (iv)

C.

47. Which of the following type of expansion cards can


be inserted into a computer motherboard via expansion
slot, to allow television signals to be received by a
computer system?

D.

A.

B.

C.

D.

A.

B.

49. Mr. Kumar is making a presentation for his company in


which he is required to include some graphics, audio and
video clips. Which of the following options will help
him to insert a video clip in MS-PowerPoint 2010?

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50. Which of the following options hold 'TRUE' with


respect to MS-PowerPoint 2010?

Statement-1 : The text direction tool is used to change


the orientation of text to vertical, stacked, or rotate
it to desired direction.

Statement-2 : The icon of text direction is

A.
B.
C.
D.

Statement-1 is true but Statement-2 is false.


Statement-1 is false but Statement 2 is true.
Both the Statements are true.
Both the Statements are false.

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10THNCO
1. (A)
11. (C)
21. (C)
31. (B)
41. (C)

2. (D)
12. (B)
22. (C)
32. (C)
42. (C)

3. (B)
13. (B)
23. (A)
33. (D)
43. (A)

4. (D)
14. (D)
24. (A)
34. (B)
44. (D)

5. (C)
15. (D)
25. (D)
35. (B)
45. (B)

6. (B)
16. (B)
26. (D)
36. (C)
46. (B)

7. (D)
17. (B)
27. (A)
37. (B)
47. (B)

8. (B)
18. (C)
28. (D)
38. (A)
48. (C)

9.
19.
29.
39.
49.

(C)
(D)
(B)
(C)
(B)

10.
20.
30.
40.
50.

(D)
(D)
(D)
(B)
(B)

(B)
(B)
(D)
(D)
(D)

7.
17.
27.
37.
47.

(C)
(D)
(A)
(B)
(C)

8.
18.
28.
38.
48.

(D)
(B)
(D)
(A)
(B)

9.
19.
29.
39.
49.

(D)
(B)
(B)
(D)
(B)

10.
20.
30.
40.
50.

(B)
(C)
(B)
(D)
(B)

(B)
(A)
(C)
(D)
(A)

7.
17.
27.
37.
47.

(D)
(D)
(A)
(C)
(B)

8.
18.
28.
38.
48.

(B)
(B)
(C)
(A)
(B)

9.
19.
29.
39.
49.

(B)
(B)
(C)
(B)
(D)

10.
20.
30.
40.
50.

(D)
(D)
(C)
(B)
(C)

(B)
(C)
(D)
(B)
(B)

7.
17.
27.
37.
47.

(D)
(C)
(D)
(D)
(D)

8.
18.
28.
38.
48.

(C)
(A)
(B)
(A)
(A)

9.
19.
29.
39.
49.

(B)
(C)
(C)
(D)
(C)

10.
20.
30.
40.
50.

(B)
(A)
(A)
(A)
(D)

(D)
(B)
(A)
(C)
(A)

7.
17.
27.
37.
47.

(C)
(B)
(B)
(B)
(D)

8.
18.
28.
38.
48.

(A)
(D)
(C)
(D)
(D)

9.
19.
29.
39.
49.

(B)
(D)
(B)
(A)
(B)

10.
20.
30.
40.
50.

(C)
(B)
(B)
(B)
(B)

(D)
(B)
(D)
(D)
(C)

7.
17.
27.
37.
47.

(A)
(C)
(C)
(C)
(B)

8.
18.
28.
38.
48.

(D)
(C)
(C)
(B)
(C)

9.
19.
29.
39.
49.

(A)
(A)
(A)
(A)
(C)

10.
20.
30.
40.
50.

(B)
(C)
(D)
(D)
(B)

11THNCO
1.
11.
21.
31.
41.

(B)
(A)
(D)
(D)
(B)

2.
12.
22.
32.
42.

(D)
(B)
(B)
(B)
(B)

3.
13.
23.
33.
43.

(D)
(A)
(A)
(B)
(C)

4.
14.
24.
34.
44.

(B)
(D)
(A)
(A)
(A)

5.
15.
25.
35.
45.

(D)
(B)
(D)
(B)
(C)

6.
16.
26.
36.
46.

12THNCO
SETA
1.
11.
21.
31.
41.

(B)
(A)
(A)
(B)
(B)

2.
12.
22.
32.
42.

(A)
(D)
(D)
(B)
(D)

3.
13.
23.
33.
43.

(B)
(D)
(D)
(D)
(A)

4.
14.
24.
34.
44.

(C)
(C)
(B)
(C)
(D)

5.
15.
25.
35.
45.

(D)
(B)
(B)
(A)
(B)

6.
16.
26.
36.
46.

SETB
1.
11.
21.
31.
41.

(C)
(B)
(B)
(C)
(C)

2.
12.
22.
32.
42.

(B)
(B)
(B)
(B)
(D)

3.
13.
23.
33.
43.

(D)
(C)
(A)
(A)
(D)

4.
14.
24.
34.
44.

(B)
(B)
(B)
(D)
(C)

5.
15.
25.
35.
45.

(D)
(D)
(C)
(A)
(C)

6.
16.
26.
36.
46.

13THNCO
SETA
1.
11.
21.
31.
41.

(D)
(B)
(B)
(D)
(B)

2.
12.
22.
32.
42.

(B)
(B)
(A)
(C)
(D)

3.
13.
23.
33.
43.

(B)
(B)
(B)
(B)
(B)

4.
14.
24.
34.
44.

(B)
(B)
(B)
(C)
(D)

5.
15.
25.
35.
45.

(C)
(C)
(C)
(A)
(B)

6.
16.
26.
36.
46.

SETB
1.
11.
21.
31.
41.

(A)
(B)
(B)
(D)
(B)

2.
12.
22.
32.
42.

(D)
(A)
(C)
(A)
(C)

3.
13.
23.
33.
43.

(C)
(A)
(D)
(C)
(D)

4.
14.
24.
34.
44.

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(A)

5.
15.
25.
35.
45.

(B)
(B)
(C)
(A)
(D)

6.
16.
26.
36.
46.

14THNCO

1. (A)
11. (B)
21. (B)
31. (A)
41. (A)

2. (D)
12. (A)
22. (C)
32. (D)
42. (D)

3. (D)
13. (B)
23. (B)
33. (A)
43. (D)

4. (D)
14. (D)
24. (B)
34. (A)
44. (B)

SETA
5. (B)
6. (B)
15. (B)
16. (C)
25. (B)
26. (B)
35. (C)
36. (C)
45. (C)
46. (D)

7. (C)
17. (D)
27. (B)
37. (B)
47. (C)

8. (C)
18. (D)
28. (C)
38. (A)
48. (A)

9.
19.
29.
39.
49.

(B)
(C)
(D)
(D)
(D)

10.
20.
30.
40.
50.

(A)
(B)
(D)
(A)
(B)

1. (D)
11. (C)
21. (C)
31. (A)
41. (B)

2. (C)
12. (D)
22. (D)
32. (B)
42. (C)

3. (D)
13. (D)
23. (B)
33. (A)
43. (D)

4. (A)
14. (B)
24. (D)
34. (C)
44. (A)

SETB
5. (B)
6. (C)
15. (D)
16. (D)
25. (C)
26. (D)
35. (B)
36. (D)
45. (B)
46. (C)

7. (A)
17. (B)
27. (B)
37. (A)
47. (A)

8. (B)
18. (A)
28. (C)
38. (A)
48. (B)

9.
19.
29.
39.
49.

(D)
(C)
(A)
(A)
(D)

10.
20.
30.
40.
50.

(A)
(C)
(B)
(D)
(A)

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