INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SUBJECT CODE-402)
Class IX (Session 2024-25)
Mid Term-I
Max. Time: 2 Hr Max. Marks: 50
General Instructions:
1. Please read the instructions carefully.
2. This Question Paper consists of 21 questions in two sections: Section A & Section B.
3. Section A contains objective type questions whereas Section B contains Subjective type questions.
4. Out of the given (5 + 16 =) 21 questions, a candidate has to answer (5 + 10 =) 15 questions in the allotted
(maximum) time of 2 hours
5. All questions of a particular section must be attempted in the correct order.
6. SECTION A - OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS (24 MARKS):
i. This section has 05 questions.
ii. Marks allotted are mentioned against each question/part.
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.
iii. Do as per the instructions given.
iv. Marks allotted are mentioned against each question/part
SECTION A: OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS
Q. 1 Answer any 4 out of the given 6 questions on Employability Skills (1 x 4 = 4 marks)
i. What does an upright (straight) body posture convey/ show?
(a) Shyness (b) Fear (c) Confidence (d) Intelligence
ii. When we communicate verbally, we should use _______.
(a) difficult words (b) simple words (c) confusing words (d) abbreviations
iii. It refers to a state of psychological tension and discomfort originating from ` unforeseen,
difficult, confusing and challenging situations.
(a) Stress Management (b) Time Management
(c) Personality Confidence (d) Self-Management
iv. Realistic belief and trust of an individual in one’s own judgement, capabilities and
worthiness is ________________.
(a) Self-Motivation (b) Over-Confidence (c) Self-Confidence (d) Team Player
v. In digital technology, information is translated into _________.
(a)bits (0 and 1) (b) Electric Pulses (c) Mechanical Pulses (d) digits (0 to 9)
vi. ICT skills help us to _______________.
(a) Communication with others (b) boost our business (c) stay connected with friends
(d) All the above
vi. The owner of XYZ clothing wants to communicate to large number of people that ‘XYZ
(a)e-mail (b). Meeting (c)Notices/Poster (d) Phone
Q. 2 Answer any 5 out of the given 6 questions (1 x 5 = 5 marks)
i. Information Technology that enables the business by improving the quality of service is
_______________.
(a) IT (b) ICT (c) ITeS (d) None of the above
ii. BPM stands for _________________.
(a) Business Process Manager (b) Business Process Management (c) Business Protocol
Management (d) None of the above
iii. MNCs have their headquarters _____________ India.
(a) Outside (b) Inside (c) None of the above
iv. Barcode on a book makes it easier for the library _______________.
(a) to keep track of books (b) to check availability of a specific book (c) Both of the above
(d) None of the above
v. Computers are used in business organizations for _________________.
(a) Budgeting and sales analysis (b) Financial forecasting
(c) Maintaining stocks (d) All of the above
vi. PIN (reference to Credit card) stands for ___________________.
(a) Personal Income Number (b) Private Identification Number
(c) Personal Identification Number (d)None of the above
Q. 3. Answer any 5 out of the given 6 questions (1 x 5 = 5 marks)
i. Touch typing can be done with ________________ hand. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) Both of the
above
(d) None of the above
ii. Typing speed of Mukesh is 45 WPM. Full form of WPM is _______________. (a) Words
parts Minute (b) Words per Minute (c) Words per Master
(d) None of above
iii. Which of the following keys are used to move cursor? (a) Alphanumeric keys (b) Arrow
keys (c) Caps Lock key
(d) Esc key
iv. Special keys labelled F1 to F12 is called ______________. (a) Return Keys (b) Function
Keys (c) Ctrl Keys
(d) None of the Above
v. Alphabets ______________ are home keys for the right hand. (a) LKJ (b) (semi-colon)
LKJ (c) POIU
(d) None of the above
vi. ______________ is defined as the percentage of correct entries out of the total entries
typed. (a) Accuracy (b) Reading accuracy
(c) Typing accuracy (d) Writing accuracy
Q. 4 Answer any 5 out of the given 6 questions (1 x 5 = 5 marks)
i. In Writer, by default, the file is saved in _____________ format.
(a) .odf (b) .ods (c) .odt (d)None of the above
ii. FOSS stands for __________________.
(a) Free and Open Soft Software (b) Free and Open Source Software (c) Free and Open
Source (d) None of the above
iii. Top most bar of Writer Window is ________________.
(a) Title bar (b) Menu bar (c) Status bar (d) Scroll bar
iv. When you bring the mouse pointer on any tool and see the meaning of that tool is called
______________.
(a) Tip Tool (b) Tool meaning (c) Tool Tip (d) None of the above
v. Which of the following key move the Text cursor to the beginning of the line?
(a). End (b) Home (c) Insert (d) Ctrl
vi. Which tab is used to add Header in a document?
(a) Insert (b) Design (c) File (d) Layout
Q. 5 Answer any 5 out of the given 6 questions (1 x 5 = 5 marks)
i. Which of the following a way of selecting a word in Word processor using mouse? a.
Single Click b. Double Click c. Triple Click d. Scrolling
ii. ITeS is also called ___________ that cover the entire operations which exploit
Information Technology for improving the efficiency of an organisation.
a. web-enabled services b. webpage c. computer services d. business
iii. ‘F’ and ‘J’ are called as ______________________ keys.
a. Home b. Filter c. Guide d. Sticky
iv. The default orientation of the page is ______________ in Word processor.
a. Landscape b. Print Layout c. Portrait d. Normal
v. A word processor helps us to look up synonyms and antonyms in the _______ option.
a. Spell Check b. Thesaurus c. Find and Replace d. Look up Wizard
vi) ________ colour indication stand for right inputs exceeding the acceptable time frame in
Rapid Typing Tutor.
a. Red b. Yellow c. Green d. Orange
SECTION B: SUBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTION
Answer any 3 out of the given 5 questions on Employability Skills (2 x 3 = 6 marks)
Answer each question in 20 – 30 words.
Q. 6 Give examples of any four common signs used for visual communication.
Q. 7 Write one sentence of each type—statement, question, exclamatory and order
Q. 8 What are the different types of self-management skills?
Q9. What are the types of questions? Give examples
Q.10 Write 2 qualities of Self Confident person?
Answer any 4 out of the given 6 questions in 20 – 30 words each (2 x 4 = 8 marks)
Q11. What are the four main sub-sectors in the IT-BPM industry?
Q12. List the various uses of IT in a banking system.
Q13. What do you understand by Guide Keys and Home Keys?
Q14. Which two documents are essential for mail merge?
Q15. List the various software available for word processing.
Q16.Write shortcut commands to
a) Select all text
b) Cut the text
Answer any 3 out of the given 5 questions in 50– 80 words each (4 x 3 = 12 marks)
Q17. Explain the following:
a)Rows b) Columns c) cells d) Cell Address
Q18. What are the special characters? How can you insert them in a document?
Q19. What is the importance of password in the document? How will you protect the
document using password in Writer?
Q20. Explain the role of typing ergonomics.
Q21. What are the steps to create a new spreadsheet? Also state the difference between
spreadsheet, worksheet and sheet?
