Class 9 Question Paper 2024-25 Information Technology (Half Yearly)

HALF YEARLY EXAM

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HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION, 2024
2024-25
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Time – 2:00 Hrs. Class – IX M.M. : 50
Date – 04.09.2024 (Wednesday)
Name of the student _______________________________________________Section _____
General Instructions:
1. Please read the instructions carefully.
2. This Question Paper consists of 16 questions in two sections: Section A & B.
3. Section A has Objective type questions where as 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. Marks allotted are mentioned against each question/part.
ii. There is no negative marking.
iii. Do as per the instructions given.
6. SECTION B –SUBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS (26MARKS):
i. This section has 11 questions.
ii. A candidate has to do 9 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.
i) Sending a letter is which type of communication? 1
a) Listening b) Writing c) Speaking d) Reading
ii) The feeling of self-awareness enhances our........ 1
a) Self-confidence b) Self-monitoring c) Self-Regulation d) All of these
iii) Which of the following sources of energy is from a renewable source? 1
a) Solar energy b) Wood c) Coals d) Petrol
iv) One of the best ways to get rid of non-biodegradable waste is 1
a) Burying b) Burning c) Dumping d) Recycling
v) Stress is identified as a condition in which a person is_______ 1
a) tensed b) worried c) relaxed d) both (a) and (b)
vi) Which of the following is one of the 7C’s principles of communication? 1
a) Coherent b) Concise c) Complete d) All of the above
Q. 2 Answer ANY 5 out of the given 6 questions.
i) If you are aware of your own values, likes, dislikes, strengths and shortcomings as an 1
individual, it denotes the fact that you are ________
a) Self-Confident b) Self-Control c) Self Motivated d) Self-Aware
ii) The environment includes 1
a) Abiotic factors b) Biotic factors c) Both (a) and (b) d) None of these

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iii) A __________ connects the sender to the receiver. 1
a) Channel b) Noise c) Communication d) Feedback
iv) The region of earth, where life exists is known as 1
a)Atmosphere b) Biosphere c) Lithosphere d) Hydrosphere
v) Which of the following is a positive thinking example? 1
a) Overcoming challenges
b) Making you do well or making you an energetic individual
c) Helping you get better at work
d) All of the above
vi) Communication is derived from the _______ word. 1
a) Greek Word b) Devanagari Word c) Latin Word d) None of these
Q. 3 Answer ANY 5 out of the given 6 questions.
i) There is a talent contest in your town. For participating in the audition, you have to 1
send a recording of a song. What would you connect to your computer to record your
song?
(a) Keyboard (b) Microphone (c) Scanner (d) Mouse
ii) Which of the following is an e-mail service? 1
a) WhatsApp b) WeChat c) Gmail d) Facebook
iii) The part of a computer that allows the user to view information on a screen. 1
a) Mouse b) RAM c) Motherboard d) Monitor
iv) The elementary unit of memory is _______ . 1
a) Byte b) Bit c) Nibble d) Kilo Byte
v) How can an antivirus protect your device? 1
a) It can protect it from overheating. b) It can increase its performance.
c) It can prevent data from getting corrupt. d) It can backup data.
vi) Which of the following is an ICT tool? 1
a) Computer b) Smartphone c) Tablet d) All of these
Q. 4 Answer ANY 5 out of the given 6 questions.
i) ROM stands for _________ 1
a) Random Access Memory b) Read Only Memory
c) Read On Memory d) Reading Only Memory
ii) Which of the following is not a hardware? 1
a) Keyboard b) Mouse c) MS Paint d) Printer
iii) Which of the following is a short – range wireless technology in smartphone? 1
a) Wifi b) Bluetooth c) Infrared d) All of these
iv) We can save the file with another name using ______ option. 1
a) Save As b) Save c) Ctrl + S d) All of these
v) Shortcut to open an existing file is 1
a) Ctrl + E b) Ctrl + V c) Ctrl + N d) Ctrl + O

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vi) To select a single word at a time 1
a) Click on a that word b) Double click on a that word
c) Right click on that word d) None of the above
Q. 5 Answer ANY 5 out of the given 6 questions.
i) Which of the following feature help us to write chemical formula? 1
a) Superscript b) Subscript c) Script d) None of these
ii) Writer is a _________ software 1
a) System b) Application c) Utility d) All of these
iii) Keyboard shortcut to italicize the selected text is 1
a) Ctrl + U b) Shift + U c) Ctrl + I d) Shift + I
iv) Header and Footer is available in which of the following menus? 1
a) File Menu b) Insert Menu c) View Menu d) Edit Menu
v) __________ bar is located at the top of the window and shows the name of 1
currently opened document.
a) Menu bar b) Title bar c) Status bar d) Navigation bar
vi) A _______ is an arrangement of rows and columns. 1
a) table b) cell c) range d)formatting
SECTION B: SUBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS
Answer ANY 5 out of the given 6 questions.
Q. 6 What do you mean by self –confidence? 2
Q. 7 What are margins in word processing terminology and how many different types of 2
margins are?
Q. 8 Write two uses of Internet. 2
Q. 9 What is a clipboard? Explain. 2
Q. 10 Describe any two methods of water conservation. 2
Q. 11 What is a web site? 2
Answer ANY 4 out of the given 5 questions.
Q. 12 What are the elements of communication process? Explain. 4
Q. 13 Write down the full form of the following: 4
a) WWW b) VDU c) LAN d) CD e) ICT
f) URL g) CPU h) BCC
Q. 14 What are the special characters? How can you insert them in a document? 4
Q. 15 Define the following: 4
a) Word Processor b) Header c) Mail Merge d) Text Editor
Q. 16 What is e-mail? Write two advantages and one limitation of e-mail over traditional 4
mail.

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