Basanti Devi Global School Deoli
2nd Pre Board Exam - 2025-2026
Class – 10th
Subject – Information Technology
Name Maximum Marks 50
Date
Time: 2 HRS.
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS :
1. Please read the instructions carefully
2. This question paper consists of 21 questions in two sections : Section A and Section B
3. Section A has 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 2hrs
5. All the questions of a particular section must be attempted in the correct order
SECTION A – OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIOINS [24 MARKS]
1. This section has 05 questions
2. Marks allotted are mentioned against each question/part
3. There is no negative marking
4. Do as per the instructions given
SECTION B- SUBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS [26 MARKS]
1. This section has 16 questions
2. A candidate has to do 10 questions
3. Do as per the instructions given
4. Marks allotted are mentioned against each question/part
SECTION A – OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIOINS [24 MARKS]
1) Answer any 4 out of given 6 questions on Employability Skills (1 x 4 = 4 marks)
i)Rohan has been working long hours every day without a break. Over time, he starts experiencing
headaches, anxiety, and fatigue. This is likely caused by prolonged?
a) Stress b) Discipline c) Timeliness d) Goal – Setting
ii) Which of the following type of communication involves interchanging messages only through images or pictures
?
a) Verbal b) Gesture c) Visual d) Facial
iii) Roshin studies in class X and is practising hard with a lot of sample papers to get good marks in her
exams. She gets up early in the morning to study and completes her revision work. This is an example of _ .
a) Self-awareness b) Self-motivation c) Influential motivation d) Emotional Intelligence
iv) An entrepreneur must be ready to take a ___________ and remain open to new ideas to grow
their business.
a) Satisfying human b) Product and Service c) Calculated Risk d) Regular Production
need
v) In total, how many SDGs were adopted by the United Nations in 2015 as a universal call to
action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that by 2030 all people enjoy peace and prosperity ?
a) 13 b) 11 c) 17 d) 19
vi) A _____________ is a location where a group of files can be stored in the computer.
a) Folder b) SMPS c) CMOS d) UPS
2) Answer any 5 out of given 6 questions (1 x 5 = 5 marks)
i) Ravi has to prepare a project report. He wants to save certain formatting features and then apply them
on the project report. He can use the _____________ feature of OpenOffice Writer.
a) Styles b) Image c) Mail merge d) Preview
ii) During a recent excursion, Roshni has taken some pictures for making a report in Writer.
She wants to increase the contrast of the images. Which one of the following image filters
should she use in Writer ?
a) Aging b) Mosaic c) Sharpen d) Smooth
iii) Which one of the following image arrangement options in Writer sends the drawing object
behind the text ?
a) To Background b) To foreground c) Behind the text d) Back one
iv) __________ feature of Writer is based on different types of heading styles and is used to give the
listing of the contents of the document.
a) Table of heading b) Index c) Lable of contents d) Table of contents
v) __________ is the default template for the files being created in Writer.
a) Resume Template b) Proect Report
c) Blank document d) Chapter
vi)Shanta is creating a project report in Writer and wants to apply the same style on headings / titles
in the entire document as she has done at the beginning of the document. She can
use the __________ feature of Writer to apply the same format on each line / word, whereve needed.
a) Fill style b) Fill format c) Apply features d) Apply character
3) Answer any 5 out of given 6 questions (1 x 5 = 5 marks)
i) Rahul wants to generate a Table of Contents (ToC) in his LibreOffice Writer document. However,
when he inserts the ToC, it appears empty. Which of the following is the MOST likely reason for this issue?
a) He did not protect the ToC against manual changes
b) He forgot to apply heading styles (Heading 1, Heading 2, etc.) to his documentheadings
c) He placed the cursor at the wrong location before inserting ToC
d) He did not rename the default title "Table of Contents" to "Contents"
ii)During an audit, it is observed that employees are sitting for long hours with poor
posture, and the computer screens cause glare. Which hazards are most relevant here?
a) Physical and Fire Hazards
b) Ergonomic and Health Hazards
c) Chemical and Safety Hazards
d) Biological and Health Hazards
iii) In a database table, if more than one field is used together to uniquely identify a record, it is called:
a) Primary key b) Foreign key c) Composite key d) Candidate key
iv) If a database field is defined as VARCHAR(50) and the user enters 20 characters,
how much storage is allocated?
a) 50 bytes b) 20 bytes c) 64000 bytes d)255 bytes
v) A database designer wants to create a system where multiple tables are connected, allowing retrieval
of related data from these tables efficiently. Which data model should the designer use?
a) Relational Data Model
b) Network Data Model
c) Hierarchical Data Model
d) All of these
vi) The Query Design Window in LibreOffice Base is divided into how manyparts?
a) One b) Two c) Three d) Four
4) Answer any 5 out of given 6 questions (1 x 5 = 5 marks)
i) In OpenOffice Base, the relationship applied on the tables can be removed with the help of ___ option.
a) Clear b) Remove c) Drop d) Delete
ii) In SQL, the keyword to display records in ascending order is :
a) Asce b) Incr c) Asc d) High
iii) _________ is a numeric data type which can store Yes/No type values in the form of 0 or 1 in
OpenOffice Base table
a) Boolean b) Char c) Binary d) Other object
iv) Which of the following statement retrieves zero or more rows from one or more database tables
or database views ?
a) UPDATE b) DELETE c) SELECT d) DISPLAY
v) Roshni has created a table Customer in SQL and wants to store photograph image of every customer
under Cust_photo field. Suggest a suitable data type from the options given below.
a) IMAGE b) PICTURE c) LONGVARBINARY d) GRAPHIC
vi) By default, all the fields in OpenOffice Base will have _________ datatype.
a) int (tiny) b) Boolean c) text (varchar) d) text (char)
5) Answer any 5 out of given 6 questions (1 x 5 = 5 marks)
i) __________ is a state of physical, mental and social well-being.
a) Richness b) Popularity c) Health d) Activity
ii) Which one of the following is a class B ignition material ?
a) Paper b) Gas c) Electrical Equipment d) Potassium
iii) The __________ has prepared the policy to provide employees with a healthy and safe work environment.
a) GoIT b) DoIT c) ToIT d) SoIT
iv) RSI stands for :
a) Recurring Syndrome Injury
b) Repetition Symptom Injury
c) Recessive Stress Injury
d) Repetitive Strain Injury
v) __________ is the science that deals with designing and arranging the things at workplace so that
people can use them easily and safely.
a) Health Science b) Ergonomics c) Fixture Science d) Work Economics
vi) Which one of the following is a wrong safety guideline ?
a) Store all cleaning chemicals in tightly closed containers inseparate cupboards.
b) Never distract the attention of people who are working near a fire or with some machinery,
tools or equipment.
c) Wear loose clothing or jewellery while working with machines.
d) Make sure all areas have proper lighting.
SECTION B- SUBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS [26 MARKS]
Answer any 3 out of the given 5 questions of
(3 ques x 2 marks each = 6 marks)
Employability Skills (30-40 words each)
6) Distinguish Self-Employment and Wage Employment.
7) What are the major problems related to sustainable development concerning food and water?
8)Maya often gets frustrated at work and reacts impulsively in stressful situations. She wants to improve
her ability to handle emotions and respond calmly. Which steps can help her manage emotional
intelligence effectively?
9) Describe any two C’s of effective communication.
10) Sara is worried about her personal and work data being stolen or infected by viruses. What steps can she take
to protect her data effectively?
Answer any 4 out of the given 6 questions
(30-40 words each) (4 ques x 2 marks each = 8 marks)
11) Write the main steps to group drawing objects in Writer.
12) What is the purpose of consolidating data in spreadsheets ? Discuss briefly.
13) Differentiate between One-to-Many and Many-to-Many relationships in a database.
14) Mention any two basic fire safety rules to be followed in any organization.
15) What are the two parts of a cell reference while referencing data on other sheets ? Explain with an example.
16) Give any two benefits of creating relationships between tables in a database.
Answer any 3 out of the given 5 questions (3 ques x 4 marks each = 12 marks)
17) Explain 4 different purposes for which hyperlinks can be used in spreadsheet?
18) Internet security is of prime concern nowadays. Using strong passwords can lower the risk of security breach
on the [Link] has just created her first Internet based account. Help her by giving any four general
guidelines for managing strong passwords.
19) In context of OpenOffice Base, explain the concept and significance of the following :
a) Forms
b) Reports
20) Musculoskeletal problems affect different parts of the body like neck, back, chest, arms, shoulders, and
feet. These problems happen due to wrong posture or uncomfortable chairs while working on a computer. List four
ways to avoid this problem?
21) A publishing company is designing an e-magazine in LibreOffice Writer. The editor wants to insert images of
articles and advertisements in such a way that the layout looks attractive and professional. While working, the
team faces some challenges:
-> In one article, two images overlap, and only part of the required picture is visible.
->For the cover page, the editor wants the main image to stay fixed in the center, no matter how much text is
added or removed.
-> In another section, the designer wants text to flow smoothly around the images so that the page looks balanced.
-> For an advertisement, the client requests that the product image should appear above all other elements.
(a) Which feature should the team use to solve the problem of overlapping images?
(b) Which setting will help the editor keep the main image fixed in the cente of the cover page?
(c) Which positioning option will make the text flow smoothly around the images in the article?
(d) Which arrangement tool should be used to ensure the advertisement image appears above
all other elements?