Class 9

Information Technology

Max. Time: 2 Hours Max. Marks: 50

General Instructions:

1. Please read the instructions carefully.

2. This Question Paper consists of 22 questions in two sections: Section A &

Section B.

3. Section A has Objective type questions whereas Section B contains

Subjective type questions.

4. All questions of a particular section must be attempted in the correct order.

5. SECTION A - OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS (24 MARKS):

i. This section has 06 questions.

ii. Marks allotted are mentioned against each question/part.

iii. There is no negative marking.

iv. Do as per the instructions given.

6. 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 (1 x 4 = 4 marks)

i. Which of the following is NOT classified as nonverbal 1
communication?
a. Letter b. Eye Contact
c. Body language d. Gestures
ii. Rahul gets feedback on his project work from his class teacher. 1
Which of these options demonstrates positive attitude in this
 situation?
(a) Rahul ignores the feedback.
(b) Rahul takes the feedback but does not use it.
(c) Rahul tells others that the teacher is wrong.
(d) Rahul learns from the feedback and makes his project work
better.
iii. Choose the odd one out 1
(a) Printer
(b) Speaker
(c) Keyboard
(d) Projector
iv. Which among the below is temporary storage device 1
(a) RAM
(b) ROM
(c) FLASH Memory
(d) Hard Disk
v. Sanjeev owns a grocery shop. What type of business he does? 1
(a) Service
(b) Hybrid
(c) Product
(d) None of the above
vi. What does conservation of energy mean? 1
(a) Saving energy
(b) Using energy efficiently
(c) Preventing excessive use
(d) all of the above

Q. 2 Answer any 4 out of the given 5 questions (1 x 4 = 4 marks)

i. ICT stands for : 1
a) Information and Communication Technology
b) Information and Communication Terminology
c) Information and Common Technology
d) Information to Communication Technology
ii. Raw facts and figures is called ____________________ 1
a) Information
b) Processed data
c) Data
d) None of the above
iii. BPM stands for ______ 1
a) Business Process Manager
b) Business Process Management
c) Business Protocol Management
 d) None of the above
iv. MNCs have their headquarters _______ India. 1
a) Outside
b) Inside
c) Both
d) All the above
v. Which of the following machine gives three-dimensional (3D) 1
images of different parts of the body?
a) CAT
b) MRI
c)ECG
d) None of the above

Q. 3 Answer any 4 out of the given 5 questions (1 x 4 = 4 marks)

i. Your fingers should rest on the ____________________ of the 1
keyboard.
a. top row b. home row c. bottom row d. sides
ii. Which of these keys are on the BOTTOM row 1
a. ZXCVB b. ASDFGH c. QWERTY d.123456
iii. Normally, pressing the _______________ button of the mouse 1
opens a context menu.
a. left b. right c. center d. middle
iv. Keyboard displayed on the rapid typing tutor interface is a 1
_________ Keyboard.
a. Virtual b. Manual c. imaginary d. Real
v. What is the layout of a keyboard called? 1
a. QWERTY b. ASDF JKL: c. Home Row d. Keyboard

Q. 4 Answer any 4 out of the given 5 questions (1 x 4 = 4 marks)

i. Header and Footer is available in which of the following menus? 1
(a) File Menu (b) Insert Menu
(c) View Menu (d) Edit Menu
ii. To replace a word Bombay with Mumbai, we should go to which 1
of the following menus?
(a) Tools Menu (b) Edit Menu
(c) View Menu (d) Language Menu
iii. Which of the following is the default extension of the writer file? 1
(a) .obt (b) .doc
(c) .odt (d) .docx
iv. The default orientation of a page in Writer is_____________. 1
(a) portrait (b) landscape
 (c) book (d) None of the above
v. List that contain name, addresses etc which is used in mail merge 1
is called _________.
(a) Data Source (b) Common Document
(c) Main Document (d) None of the above
Q. 5 Answer any 4 out of the given 5 questions (1 x 4 = 4 marks)
i. What is the name of mechanism to arrange the data in a 1
particular order?
(a) Sorting (b) Searching
(c) Filtering (d) Validating
ii. Which function is used to find number of entries in selected cells? 1
(a) Sum
(b) Count
(c) Find
(d) Average
iii. Which shortcut key moves the cell to A1 position 1
(a) Ctrl+Home
(b) Home
(c) Arrow Keys
(d) Page Up
iv. The intersection of Row and Column is called 1
(a) Cell Address
(b) Name Box
(c) Cell
(d) Range
v. $F$10 – what type of referencing is this? 1
(a) Relative referencing
(b) Absolute referencing
(c) Mixed Referencing
(d) Irrelative referencing
Q. 6 Answer any 4 out of the given 5 questions (1 x 4 = 4 marks)
i. Which of the following is not a part of main Impress 1
Window?
(a) Slides pane (b) Workspace
(c) Work pane (d) Task pane
ii. The slide show can be exited at any time during the show 1
by pressing which of the following keys?
(a) Space bar (b) End key
(c) Break key (d) Esc key
iii. To create a new blank presentation, use the key 1
combination __________
(a) Ctrl+O
 (b) Ctrl+S
(c) Ctrl+N
(d) Ctrl+M

iv. It displays information about the active presentation, the current 1

position of the cursor and the zoom slider
(a) Title Bar
(b) Zoom Control
(c) Standard Toolbar
(d) Status Bar
v. Slide Layout is in which menu 1
(a) Tools
(b) Slide show
(c) Insert
(d) Slide

SECTION B: SUBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS

Answer any 3 out of the given 5 questions on Employability Skills (2 x 3 = 6

marks). Answer each question in 20 – 30 words.

Q. 7 Cite two examples for each of the following: 2

(a) Oral Communication
(b) Written Communication
Q. 8 Write two qualities of self-confident people 2
Q. 9 Mention two uses of Internet 2
Q. 10 Explain the types of product based business. 2
Q. 11 Describe any two ways of conserving Energy 2

Answer any 4 out of the given 6 questions in on Subject Specific Skills in 20

– 30 words each (2 x 4 = 8 marks)

Q. 12 Explain the role of IT in Science and Engineering 2

Q. 13 Differentiate between home keys and guide keys 2
Q. 14 What are the various methods for selecting the text in a 2
document?
Q. 15 Explain the steps to insert a new column between two existing 2
columns
Q. 16 Evaluate the following expression: 2

A2^B3-C2+A3*(B3+C1)
 Values in cells are as follows:
A2 - 4
B3 – 2
C2 -10
A3 – 2
B3 – 5
C1 -7

Q. 17 What is the use of saving Presentation in HTML format? 2

Explain the steps to save presentation as HTML file

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

marks)

Q. 18 Write brief note on “IT in Education” 4

Q. 19 Explain the colour indications shown on Result Dialog window 4
of Rapid Typing Tutor.
Q. 20 What is mail merge? Write down the steps to create mailing 4
labels to paste on wedding cards.
Q. 21 What is referencing in spread sheet. Explain its types 4
Q. 22 Explain various workspace views in Libre Office Impress 4