CLASS : IX HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION (2023-2024) Max Time : 2 hrs
DATE : INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Max.Marks : 50
General Instructions :
(i) Please read the instructions carefully.
(ii) This Question Paper consists of 21 questions in two sections: Section A & Section B.
(iii) Section A has Objective type questions whereas Section B contains Subjective type questions.
(iv) 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.
(v) All questions of a particular section must be attempted in the correct order.
(vi) SECTION A - OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS (24 MARKS):
a. This section has 05 questions.
b. Marks allotted are mentioned against each question/part.
c. There is no negative marking.
d. Do as per the instructions given.
(vii) SECTION B – SUBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS (26 MARKS):
a. This section has 16 questions.
b. A candidate has to do 10 questions.
c. Do as per the instructions given.
SECTIONA: OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS
Q.1 Answer any 4 out of the given 6 questions on Employability Skills (1 x4=4 marks)
Barriers to written communication can be 1
i.
a. Language
b. Expressions
c. Verbal
d. None of the above
The most visible part of face-to-face communication is. 1
ii.
a. Body language
b. Language
c. Gestures
d. Positive
What steps should one take to build confidence? 1
iii.
a.Set goals in life b. Appreciate oneself for all the achievements
c. Always think positively d.Talk to people who are confident
____ helps you to have control over your strength and weakness. 1
iv.
a.Self-Management b. Management c. Motivation d.Self-control
Which of the following is not a step of self management? 1
v.
a. Set your own goals
b. Figure out what is needed to do
c. Make a personal commitment to do them, keep that commitment, and give
yourself credit for keeping it.
d. Complete the entire task beyond the time limit.
Ravi works hard to get the best student award at the end of the year. What type of motivation 1
vi.
is this?
a. Internal
b. External
c. Both internal and external
d. Not any specific type of motivation
Q.2 Answer any 5 out of the given 6 questions (1x 5= 5 marks)
Self-Management skills refer to 1
i.
a. always keep busy with oneself
b. live life with a positive attitude
c. controls anger
d. motivating oneself and setting goals
CAD stands for ___ 1
ii.
a. Computer-Aided Designer
b. Calculate Aided Design
c. Computer-Aided Design
d. None of the above
Himanshu is practicing to type on a notepad. By mistake, he has written a wrong 1
iii.
spelling. Now, he wants to delete the wrongly typed word from the left side of
the cursor. Which key he will use to accomplish the task?
a. Delete b. Backspace c. Return d. Pause
Which of these is not necessary for a successful entrepreneurial venture? 1
iv.
a. profitability b. motivation the employees c. continuous performance evaluation d.
public speaking.
Who is the person introducing a new thought? 1
v.
a. Sender b.Receiver c. Encoder d. Decoder
In the communication process decoding takes place at ____________end. 1
vi.
a. Within the message
b. Sender
c. Receiver
d. Encoder
Q.3 Answer any 5 out of the given 6 questions(1x 5= 5 marks)
Which of the following key move the Text cursor to the beginning of the line? 1
i.
a. End b. Home c. Insert d. Ctrl
Which is NOT a type of alignment in Word Processor? 1
ii.
a. Left b. Justify c. Middle d. Center
ITeS is also called ___________ that cover the entire operations which exploit 1
iii.
Information Technology for improving the efficiency of an organisation.
a. web-enabled services b. webpage c. computer services d. business
___________ services mean performing business operations through an outside 1
iv.
service provider.
a. BPM b. MNC c. ISP d. BPO
Dr. Akshat is a medical practitioner. He needs to perform a surgery for his patient. 1
v.
For that, he is required to monitor the heartbeat of the patient. Which device
would be most suitable for this purpose?
a. ECG b. MRI c. EEG d. CAT
Money invested in purchasing of raw materials,payment of wages and salaries, rental, 1
vi.
electricity etc comes under...........
a. working capital
b. fixed capital
c. long term capital
d. capital income
Q.4 Answer any 5 out of the given 6 questions. (1x 5= 5 marks)
In the Home Row Approach, also called Horizontal Approach, all the _______ 1
i.
fingers of both the hands rest on Home Keys during the keyboard operation..
a. 6 b. 4 c. 8 d. 2
A word processor helps us to look up synonyms and antonyms in the _______ option. 1
ii.
a. Spell Check b. Thesaurus c. Find and Replace d. Look up Wizard
The default orientation of the page is ______________ in Word processor. 1
iii.
a. Landscape b. Print Layout c. Portrait d. Normal
Mr. Rajan wants to write x2 But when he writes this, it shows x2. Which option 1
iv.
he should use to get 2 at its proper place?
a. Superscript b. Strikethrough c. Subscript d. Change Case
$A$1 1
v.
a. Absolute b. Relative c. Mixed d. None
What is the name of the mechanism to arrange data in a particular order? 1
vi.
a. Sorting b.Filtering c. Joining d Selecting
Q.5 Answer any 5 out of the given 6 questions (1x 5= 5 marks)
The formula =MIN(c1:C5) stored in cell C6 when copied to cell D6 changes to 1
i.
a. =MIN(D1:D5)
b. MIN(C1:D5)
c. =MIN(D1:5)
d. =MIN(D1:Cs5)
WPM stands for 1
ii.
a. Word per Minute
b. Word per Meter
c. Word per Million
d. Word per Millisecond
Which finger is used to strike the comma? 1
iii.
a. Right Index
b. Right Middle
c. Right Ring
d. Right little
MSME stands for.............. 1
iv.
a. Micro, Scale and Medium Enterprises
b. Macro, Small and Medium Enterprises
c. Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
d. Minor, Small and Medium Enterprises
. _____ produces the largest value from the given range of cells. 1
v.
a. MAX()
b. LARGEST()
c. BIG()
d. HIGHEST()
In ____ formula is copied to other cell. It changes cell reference according to its value. 1
vi.
a. Mixed Cell Reference
b. Absolute Cell Reference
c. Relative Cell Reference
d. Fixed Cell Reference
SECTION B: SUBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS
Answer any 3 out of the given 5 questions on Employability Skills (2 x3=6 marks)
Answer each question in 20– 30 words.
Q.6 What are the various types of communication?Explain any one in detail. 2
Q.7 What are the keys of self-management? 2
Q.8 What are the ICT tools?Explain any one in detail. 2
Q.9 What are different types of fields in which business /enterprises can be created? 2
Q.10 How SME is different from an IDE? 2
Answer any 4 out of the given 6 questions in20 –30 words each (2 x4=8marks)
Q.11 How BPO speeds up the business process? Explain. 2
Q.12 What do you understand by the term IT and ITeS? 2
Q.13 Differentiate between Home keys and Guide keys. 2
Q.14 Expand the term WYSIWYG. Why is Writer called a WYSIWYG program? 2
Q.15 How will you save your text document/ in PDF format in Writer? 2
Q.16 What is the use of Legends and Data labels in Chart? 2
Answer any 3 out of the given 5 questions in50–80 words each (4x 3=12 marks)
Q.17 (2+2)
a.Observe the given picture showing the employee details and answer the questions.
1.Which column will you apply the filter option to view the salary obtained by all managers?
2.What will be the output of the following formula ?
=MAX(D2:D11)
b.Explain any 2 uses of spreadsheet application.
Q.18 a) When do you need to use merging/splitting of cells in a table? (2+2)
b) What are the different types of BPO vendors?
Q.19 a) Write the steps to improve Typing skills. (2+2)
b) Explain the different types of paragraph indentations in Writer.
Q.20 Define the following 1+1+
1. Thesaurus 1+1
2. Autocorrect
3. Inserting break
4. Data source in Mail merge
Q.21 a) Write the steps to hiding and Unhiding data. (2+2)
b) Write the steps to create a chart.
