ST. ANDREWS SCOTS SR. SEC.

SCHOOL
9th Avenue, I.P. Extension ,Patparganj, Delhi-92
PRE BOARD II EXAMINATION 2023-24
INFORMATICS PRACTICES (065)
Class XII

Max Marks: 70 Time: 3 hrs

General Instructions:

1. This question paper contains two parts A and B. Each part is compulsory.
2. Both Part A and Part B have choices.
3. Part-A has 2 sections:
a. Section – I is short answer questions, to be answered in one word or one line.
b. Section – II has two case studies questions. Each case study has 4 case-based sub-
parts. An examinee is to attempt any 4 out of the 5 subparts.
4. Part - B is Descriptive Paper.
5. Part- B has three sections
a. Section-I is short answer questions of 2 marks each in which two questions have internal
options.
b. Section-II is long answer questions of 3 marks each in which two questions have internal
options.
c. Section-III is very long answer questions of 5 marks each in which one question has
question has internal option.

Part - A
Section - I
Attempt any 15 questions from questions 1 to 21
1 State whether True or False : 1

i. A copyright is automatically granted to authors or creators of content.

_________

ii. In FOSS source code is usually hidden from the users. _______________

2 Fill in the blanks : 1

The command used to give a heading to a graph is _________
a. plt.show()
b. plt.plot()
c. plt.xlabel()
d. plt.title()

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3. Write the output of the following SQL command. 1
select round(49.88);
a. 49.88
b. 49.8
c. 49.0
d. 50
4 Given a Pandas series called Sequences, the command which will display the 1
first 4 rows is __________________.
a. print(Sequences.head(4))
b. print(Sequences.Head(4))
c. print(Sequences.heads(4)
d. print(Sequences.Heads(4))
5 Given the following Series S1 and S2: 1

S1 S2
A 10 A 80

B 40 B 20

C 34 C 74

D 60 D 90

Write the command to find the sum of series S1 and S2

6 1
Using Python Matplotlib _________ can be used to count how many values fall
into each interval
a. line plot
b. bar graph
c. histogram

7 To prevent unauthorized access to and / or from the network, a system known 1

as ____________, can be implemented by hardware and / or software.

8 In a DataFrame, Axis= 1 represents the_____________ elements. 1

9 Which of the following is not a network topology : 1

Star, Mesh , Tree, Bug , Bus

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10 For web pages where the information is changed frequently, for example, 1
stock prices, weather information which out of the following options would
you advise ?

a) Static web page

b) Dynamic web page
Justify your answer.
11 The avg() function in MySql is an example of ___________________. 1
a. Math function
b. Text function
c. Date Function
d. Aggregate Function
12 The practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as 1
one's own is known as _____________

13 In Pandas the function used to check for null values in a DataFrame is 1

________

14 I can keep you signed in. 1

I can remember your site preferences.
I can give you locally relevant content.
Who am I ?
15 Which amongst the following is not an example of browser ? 1
a. Chrome
b. Firefox
c. Avast
d. Edge

16 A mail or message sent to a large number of people indiscriminately without 1

their consent is called____________

17 According to a survey, one of the major asian country generates 1

approximately about 2 million tonnes of electronic waste per year. Only 1.5 %
of the total e-waste gets recycled. Suggest a method to manage e-waste .

18 The ____________command can be used to makes changes in the rows of a 1

table in SQL.

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19 Write the SQL command that will display the current time and date 1

20 _________________ network device is known as an intelligent hub . 1

21. Receiving irreleavnt and unwanted emails repeatedly is an example of 1

______________.

Section -II
Both the case study based questions (22 & 23 ) are compulsory. Attempt
any four sub parts from each question. Each sub question carries 1 mark .

22 Consider the following DataFrame df and answer any four questions from (i)-
(v)

rollno name UT1 UT2 UT3 UT4

1 Prerna Singh 24 24 20 22
2 Manish Arora 18 17 19 22
3 Tanish Goel 20 22 18 24
4 Falguni Jain 22 20 24 20
5 Kanika Bhatnagar 15 20 18 22
6 Ramandeep Kaur 20 15 22 24

(i) Write down the command that will give the following output. 1

a. print(df.max)
b. print(df.max())
c. print(df.max(axis=1))
d. print(df.max, axis=1)

(ii) The teacher needs to know the marks scored by the student with roll number 1
4. Help her to identify the correct set of statement/s from the given options :

a. df1=df[df[‘rollno’]==4]
print(df1)

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 b. df1=df[rollno==4]
print(df1)
c. df1=df[df.rollno=4]
print(df1)
d. df1=df[df.rollno==4]
print(df1)
(iii) Which of the following statement/s will give the exact number of values in 1
each column of the dataframe?

i. print(df.count())
ii. print(df.count(0))
iii. print(df.count)
iv. print(df.count(axis=’index’))

Choose the correct option:

a. both (i) and (ii)
b. only (ii)
c. (i), (ii) and (iii)
d. (i), (ii) and (iv)

(iv) Which of the following command will display the column labels of the 1
DataFrame?

a. print(df.columns())
b. print(df.column())
c. print(df.column)
d. print(df.columns)
(v) Ms. Sharma, the class teacher wants to add a new column, the scores of Grade 1
with the values, ‘ A’, ‘B’, ‘A’, ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘A’ ,to the DataFrame. Help her
choose the command to do so:

a. df.column=[’A’,’B’,’A’,’A’,’B’,’A’]
b. df [‘Grade’]=[’A’,’B’,’A’,’A’,’B’,’A’]
c. df.loc[‘Grade’]= [’A’,’B’,’A’,’A’,’B’,’A’]
d. Both (b) and (c) are correct
23 Consider the table STUDENT given below:

RollNo Name Class DOB Gender City Marks

1 Anand XI 6/6/97 M Agra 430

2 Chetan XII 7/5/94 M Mumbai 460
3 Geet XI 6/5/97 F Agra 470
4 Preeti XII 8/8/95 F Mumbai 492
5 Saniyal XII 8/10/95 M Delhi 360

6 Maakhiy XI 12/12/9 F Dubai 256

4
7 Neha X 8/12/95 F Moscow 324

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 8 Nishant X 12/6/95 M Moscow 429

(i) State the command that will give the output as : 1

Name
Anand
Chetan
Geet
Preeti

i. select name from student where class=’XI’ and

class=’XII’;
ii. select name from student where not class=’XI’ and
class=’XII’;
iii. select name from student where city=”Agra” OR
city=”Mumbai”;
iv. select name from student where city IN(“Agra”,
“Mumbai”);
Choose the correct option:
a. Both (i) and (ii).
b. Both (iii) and (iv).
c. Any of the options (i), (ii) and (iv)
d. Only (iii)
(ii) What will be the output of the following command? 1
Select * from student where gender =”F” order by marks;

a.
Rollno Name Class DOB Gende City Mar
r ks
4 Preeti XII 8/8/95 F Mumbai 492
3 Geet XI 6/5/97 F Agra 470
7 Neha X 8/12/9 F Moscow 324
5
6 Maakhiy XI 12/12/ F Dubai 256
94

b.

Rollno Name Class DOB Gender City Marks

6 Maakhiy XI 12/12/94 F Dubai 256
7 Neha X 8/12/95 F Moscow 324
3 Geet XI 6/5/97 F Agra 470
4 Preeti XII 8/8/95 F Mumbai 492

c.

Gender Marks
F 256
F 324
F 470
F 492

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 d.

Gender Marks
F 492
F 470
F 324
F 256

(iii) Prachi has given the following command to obtain the highest marks Select 1
max(marks) from student where group by class;

but she is not getting the desired result. Help her by writing the correct command.

a. Select max(marks) from student where group by class;

b. Select class, max(marks) from student group by marks;
c. Select class, max(marks) group by class from student;
d. Select class, max(marks) from student group by class;

(iv) State the command to display the average marks scored by students of each gender 1
who are in class XI?

i. Select gender, avg(marks) from student where class= “XI”

group by gender;

ii Select gender, avg(marks) from student group by gender

where class=”XI”;

iii. Select gender, avg(marks) group by gender from student

having class=”XI”;

iv. Select gender, avg(marks) from student group by gender

having class = “XI”;
Choose the correct option:
a. Both (ii) and (iii)
b. Both (ii) and (iv)
c. Both (i) and (iii)
d. Only (iii)
(v) Help Ritesh to write the command to display the name of the youngest 1
student?

a. select name,min(DOB) from student ;

b. select name,max(DOB) from student ;
c. select name,min(DOB) from student group by name ;
d. select name,maximum(DOB) from student;

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 Part - B

Section – I
24 Consider a given Series , M1: 2

Marks
Term1 45
Term2 65
index
Term3 24
Term4 89

Write a program in Python Pandas to create the series.

25 State any two differences between single row functions and multiple row 2
functions.

OR
What is the difference between the order by and group by clause when used
alongwith the select statement. Explain with an example.

26 Consider the decimal number x with value 8459.2654. Write commands in SQL 2
to:
i. round it off to a whole number
ii. round it to 2 places before the decimal.

27 Consider the following Series object, S_amt 2

Table 350
Chair 200
Sofa 800
Stool 150

i. Write the command which will display the name of the furniture having
rent>250.
ii. Write the command to name the series as Furniture.

28 Anjali writes the following commands with respect to a table employee having 2
fields, empno, name, department, commission.
Command1 : Select count(*) from employee;

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 Command2: Select count(commission) from employee;

She gets the output as 4 for the first command but gets an output 3 for the
second command. Explain the output with justification.

29 Consider the following SQL string: “Preoccupied” 2

Write commands to display:

a. “occupied”
b. “cup”

OR

Considering the same string “Preoccupied”

Write SQL commands to display:

a. the position of the substring ‘cup’ in the string “Preoccupied”

b. the first 4 letters of the string

30 Consider the following DataFrame, classframe 2

Rollno Name Class Section CGPA Stream

St1 1 Aman IX E 8.7 Science
St2 2 Preeti X F 8.9 Arts
St3 3 Kartikey IX D 9.2 Science
St4 4 Lakshay X A 9.4 Commerce

Write commands to :
i. Add a new column ‘Activity’ to the Dataframe
ii. Add a new row with values ( 5 , Mridula ,X, F , 9.8, Science)

31 Expand the following terms related to Computer Networks: 2

a. SMTP
b. POP
c. FTP
d. VoIP

32 List any two health hazards related to excessive use of Technology. 2

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33 Priyanka is using her internet connection to book a flight ticket. This is a 2
classic example of leaving a trail of web activities carried by her. What do we
call this type of activity? What is the risk involved by such kind of activity?

Section -II
34 Cconsider two objects x and y. x is a list whereas y is a Series. Both have 3
values 20, 40,90, 110.
What will be the output of the following two statements considering that the
above objects have been created already

a. print (x*2) b. print(y*2)

Justify your answer.

35 What do you mean by Identity theft? Explain with the help of an example. 3

OR

What do you understand by Net Ettiquetes? Explain any two such ettiquetes.

36 Consider the following graph . Write the code to plot it. 3

OR

Draw the following bar graph representing the number of students in each
class.

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37 A relation Vehicles is given below : 3

V_no Type Company Price Qty

AW125 Wagon Maruti 250000 25
J0083 Jeep Mahindra 4000000 15
S9090 SUV Mitsubishi 2500000 18
M0892 Mini van Datsun 1500000 26
W9760 SUV Maruti 2500000 18
R2409 Mini van Mahindra 350000 15

Write SQLcommands to:

a. Display the average price of each type of vehicle having quantity more than
20.
b. Count the type of vehicles manufactured by each company.
c. Display the total price of all the types of vehicles.

Section -III
38 Write a program in Python Pandas to create the following DataFrame batsman 5
from a Dictionary:

B_NO Name Score1 Score2

1 Sunil Pillai 90 80
2 Gaurav Sharma 65 45
3 Piyush Goel 70 90
4 Kartik Thakur 80 76

Perform the following operations on the DataFrame :

1)Add both the scores of a batsman and assign to column “Total”
2)Display the highest score in both Score1 and Score2 of the DataFrame.

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 3)Display the DataFrame

39 Write the SQL functions which will perform the following operations: 5
i) To display the name of the month of the current date .
ii) To remove spaces from the beginning and end of a string, “ Panorama “.
iii) To display the name of the day eg, Friday or Sunday from your date of birth, dob.
iv) To display the starting position of your first name(fname) from your whole name
(name).
v) To compute the remainder of division between two numbers, n1 and n2

OR
Consider a table SALESMAN with the following data:
SNO SNAME SALARY BONUS DATE OF JOIN

A01 Beena Mehta 30000 45.23 29-10-2019

A02 K. L. Sahay 50000 25.34 13-03-2018
B03 Nisha Thakkar 30000 35.00 18-03-2017
B04 Leela Yadav 80000 NULL 31-12-2018
C05 Gautam Gola 20000 NULL 23-01-1989
C06 Trapti Garg 70000 12.37 15-06-1987
D07 Neena Sharma 50000 27.89 18-03-1999
Write SQL queries using SQL functions to perform the following operations:
a) Display salesman name and bonus after rounding off to zero decimal places.
b) Display the position of occurrence of the string “ta” in salesman names.
c) Display the four characters from salesman name starting from second
character.
d) Display the month name for the date of join of salesman
e) Display the name of the weekday for the date of join of salesman
40. A company in Mega Enterprises has 4 wings of buildings as shown in the 5
diagram :

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 W1 W2

W4
W3

Center to center distances between various Buildings:

W3 to W1 - 50m
W1 to W2 - 60m
W2 to W4 - 25m
W4 to W3 - 170m
W3 to W2 - 125m
W1 to w4 - 90m
Number of computers in each of the wing:
W1 - 150
W2 - 15
W3 - 15
W4 - 25
Computers in each wing are networked but wings are not networked The
company has now decided to connect the wings also.
i. Suggest a most suitable cable layout for the above connections.
ii. Suggest the most appropriate topology of the connection
between the wings.
iii. The company wants internet accessibility in all the wings.
Suggest a suitable technology .
iv. Suggest the placement of the following devices with
justification if the company wants minimized network traffic
a)Repeater
b)Hub / switch
v. The company is planning to link its head office situated in
New Delhi with the offices in hilly areas. Suggest a way to connect it
economically.

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