Question Paper

Class : XII M.M. : 70

Subject : Informatics Practices (065) Time Allowed : 3 Hrs.
General Instructions:
1. This question paper contains five sections, Section A to E.
2. All questions are compulsory.
3. Section A has 18 questions carrying 01 mark each.
4. Section B has 07 Very Short Answer type questions carrying 02 marks each.
5. Section C has 05 Short Answer type questions carrying 03 marks each.
6. Section D has 02 questions carrying 04 marks each.
7. Section E has 03 questions carrying 05 marks each.
8. All programming questions are to be answered using Python Language only.

SECTION - A

1. The data of any CSV file can be shown in which of the following software. 1
1. MS-Word 3. Notepad
2. Spreadsheet 4. All of these

2. Loomi is a young woman with great aspirations and has a good team of like-minded people. She along
with her team members started a company to sell handicrafts online and also designed a Logo for their
company. What type of Intellectual property does this Logo represent? 1
1. Patents 3. Design
2. Copyright 4. Trademark

3. Cyber criminals can use deepfake technology to create scams, false claims and hoaxes that undermine
and destabilize organizations. Which type of cybercrime is it? 1
1. Phishing 3. Hacking
2. Cyber Bulling 4. Identity Theft

4. Write the output: SELECT CHAR(70, 65, 67, 69); 1

1. ASLL 3. FACE
2. ACEF 4. CEAT

5. Aggregate Functions are also known as ________. 1

1. Scalar Functions 3. Single Row Functions
2. Hybrid Functions 4. Multiple Row Functions

6. _________ is an approach to web design that aims to make web pages render well on a variety of
devices and window or screen sizes from minimum to maximum display size to ensure usability and
satisfaction. 1
1. Static design 3. User design
2. Responsive design 4. None of these
7. Find the output of the following SQL statement: 1
SELECT RIGHT(“Designation”,6);
1. nati 3. tion
2. ation 4. nation
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8. Which is not an example of DML statement 1
1. Alter 3. Update
2. Delete 4. Insert into

9. If column “Point” contains the data set (5, 8, 7, 7, 5, 8), what will be the output after the execution of
the given query? 1
SELECT MAX (DISTINCT Point) from SCHOOL;
1. 5 3. 7
2. 8 4. Error

10. Which Pandas Object cannot grow in size? 1

1. Series 3. DataFrame
2. Panel 4. None of these

11. To suppress first row as header, which of the following arguments is to be given in read_csv( ) ? 1
1. noheader = True 3. header = None
2. skipheader = True 4. header - Null

12. A _____ graph is a type of chart which displays information as a series of data points connected by
straight line segments. 1
1. Line 3. Bar
2. Pie 4. boxplot

13. Which of the following is not a network device? 1

1. Switch 3. Repeater
2. Mesh 4. Router

14. What will be the output of the following SQL statement: 1

SELECT SUBSTR (“COMPUTER”, 3, 4);
1. MPUT 3. PUTE
2. PU 4. MP

15. In SQL, the equivalent of UCASE() is: 1

1. UPPERCASE () 3. CAPITALCASE()
2. UPPER() 4. TITLE ()

16. _______________is a non-profit organization that aims to build a publicly accessible global platform
where a range of creative and academic work is shared freely. 1
1. Creative Cost 3. Critical Commons
2. Creative Common 4. Creative Commons

Q17 and Q18 are ASSERTION(A) and REASOING(R) based questions.

Mark the correct choice as
1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation for A
2. Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation for A

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 3. A is True but R is False
4. A is false but R is True

17. Assertion (A):- MODEM stands for modulator-demodulator.

Reasoning (R): - It is a computer hardware device that converts data from a digital format to analog and
vice versa. 1

18. Assertion (A):- To use the Pandas library in a Python program, one must import it. 1
Reasoning (R): - The only alias name that can be used with the Pandas library is pd.

SECTION - B

19. What is a Web Server? Give example of web server software’s. 2

OR
What do you understand by the term cookies? Give any two benefits of cookies.

20. Write the output of the following SQL queries: 2

(a) SELECT POW(INSTR(‘My_Database’,’_’),2);
(b) Is NULL and 0(zero) same? Jusify your answer

21. Consider the table ‘Teacher’ given below: 2

TeacherId Department Periods
T101 SCIENCE 32
T102 NULL 30
T103 MATHEMATICS 34
What will be the output of the following queries on the basis of the above table?
(i)Select count(Department) from Teacher;
(ii)Select count(*) from Teacher;

22. Write python statements to create a dataframe for the following data. 2
Name Age Designation
RAJIV 20 CLERK
SAMEER 35 MANAGER
KAPIL 45 ACCOUNTANT
23. Arshi, is a student of class VIII, and seldom browses internet. Recently, she came across terms like plug-
ins and add-ons. As a senior, explain the difference between Plug-ins and add-ons to her. 2

24. Predict the output of the given Python code: 2

import pandas as pd
list1=[-10,-20,-30]
ser = pd.Series(list1*2)
print(ser)

25. Consider the following SQL string “ROCK PAPER SCISSORS” . 2

Write the SQL commands to display:

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 1. First four letters from left side of the string
2. Last 4 letters from right side of the string
OR
a. To find the position of PAPER in the string
b. To find the total number of characters in the string.

SECTION - C

26. MySQL Consider the tables given below which are linked with each other and maintains referential
integrity: 3
Table: SAP
SAPID ItemCode ItemName ItemStorageLocation
S1001 1001 Receiver W12-B3-R24
S1002 1002 Transponder W13-B7-R87
S1003 1003 Battery Bank W21-B1-R87
S1004 1004 Inverter W21-B11-R2
S1005 1005 Genset W22-B15-R16

Table : Store
StoreID ItemCode StoreLocation ReceivedDate
1201 1001 Hauz Khas 2016/05/20
1202 1002 Rajouri Garden 2016/06/14
1203 1003 Rohini 2016/05/06
1204 1004 Hauz Khaas 2016/07/15
1205 1005 Rajendra Place 2016/05/27

With reference to the above given tables, write commands in SQL for (i) and (ii) and output for (iii)
below:
i. To display the ItemCode, ItemName and ReceivedDate of all the items .
ii. To display SAPID,ItemName,ItemStorageLocation of all the items whose Received date
is after 2nd May 2016.
iii. SELECT SAPID,ItemName,STOREID FROM SAP,Store WHERE
SAP.ItemCode=Store.ItemCode AND StoreLocation = “Hauz Khas”;

27. Write a Python code to create a DataFrame with appropriate column headings from the list given
below:
[[101,'Gurman',98],[102,'Rajveer',95],[103,'Samar' ,96],[104,'Yuvraj',88]] 3

28. Consider the given DataFrame ‘Stock’:

Name Price
0 Nancy Drew 150
1 Hardy boys 180
2 Diary of a wimpy kid 225
3 Harry Potter 500
Write suitable Python statements for the following: 3
i. Add a column called Special_Price with the following data: [135,150,200,440].
ii. Add a new book named ‘The Secret' having price 800.
iii. Remove the column Special_Price.

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29. Nadar has recently shifted to a new city and school. She does not know many people in her new city and
school. But all of a sudden, someone is posting negative, demeaning comments on her social
networking profile etc. She is also getting repeated mails from unknown people. Every time she goes
online, she finds someone chasing her online. 3

i. What is this happening to Nadar?

ii. What immediate action should she take to handle it?

iii. Is there any law in India to handle such issues? Discuss briefly.

OR

Mention any three health hazards associated with inappropriate and excessive use of gadgets.

30. Consider the given DataFrame ‘Genre’:

Type Code
0 Fiction F
1 Non Fiction NF
2 Drama D
3 Poetry P

Write suitable Python statements for the following: 3

i. Add a column called Num_Copies with the following data: [300,290,450,760].

ii. Add a new genre of type ‘Folk Tale' having code as “FT” and 600 number of copies.
iii. Rename the column ‘Code’ to ‘Book_Code’.

SECTION - D

31. Shreya, a database administrator has designed a database for a clothing shop. Help her by writing
answers of the following questions based on the given table:
TABLE: CLOTH
CCODE CNAME SIZE COLOR PRICE DOP
C001 JEANS XL BLUE 990 2022-01-21
C002 T SHIRT M RED 599 2021-12-12
C003 TROUSER M GREY 399 2021-11-10
C004 SAREE FREE GREEN 1299 2019-11-12
C005 KURTI L WHITE 399 2021-12-07

i. Write a query to display cloth names in lower case. 1

ii. Write a query to display the lowest price of the cloths. 1
iii. Write a query to count total number of cloths purchased of medium size. 2
OR (Option for part iii only)
Write a query to count year wise total number of cloths purchased.

32. Mr. Som, a data analyst has designed the DataFrame df that contains data about Computer Olympiad
with ‘CO1’, ‘CO2’, ‘CO3’, ‘CO4’, ‘CO5’ as indexes shown below. Answer the following questions:
School Tot_students Topper First_Runnerup
CO1 PPS 40 32 8

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 CO2 JPS 30 18 12
CO3 GPS 20 18 2
CO4 MPS 18 10 8
CO5 BPS 28 20 8

A. Predict the output of the following python statement: 2

i. df.shape
ii. df[2:4]
B. Write Python statement to display the data of Topper column of indexes CO2 to CO4. 2
OR (Option for part iii only)
Write Python statement to compute and display the difference of data of Tot_students column and
First_Runnerup column of the above given DataFrame.

SECTION - E

33. Prime Computer services Ltd. is an international educational organization. It is planning to set up its
India campus at Mumbai with its head office in Delhi. The Mumbai office campus has four main
buildings-ADMIN, ACCOUNTS, EXAMINATION and RESULT.
You as a network expert have to suggest the best network related solutions for their problems raised in
(i) to (v), keeping in mind the distances between the buildings and other given parameters:

Shortest distances between various buildings:

ADMIN TO ACCOUNTS 55 m
ADMIN TO EXAMINATION 90 m
ADMIN TO RESULT 50 m
ACCOUNTS TO EXAMINATION 55 m
ACCOUNTS TO RESULT 50 m
EXAMINATION TO RESULT 45 m
DELHI Head Office to MUMBAI campus 2150 m

Number of computers installed at various buildings are as follows:

ADMIN 110
ACCOUNTS 75
EXAMINATION 40
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 RESULT 12
DELHI HEAD OFFICE 20
Based on above data answer the following: 5

(i) Suggest the most appropriate location of the server inside the MUMBAI campus (out of the four
buildings) to get the best connectivity for maximum number of computers. Justify your answer.
(ii) Suggest and draw cable layout to efficiently connect various buildings within the MUMBAI
campus for a wired connectivity.
(iii) Which networking device will you suggest to be procured by the company to interconnect all the
computers of various buildings of MUMBAI campus?
(iv) Company is planning to get its website designed which will allow students to see their results
after registering themselves on its server. Out of the static or dynamic, which type of website
will you suggest?
(v) Which of the following will you suggest to establish the online face to face communication
between the people in the ADMIN office of Mumbai campus and Delhi head office?
a) Cable TV b) Email c) Video conferencing d) Text chat

34. Write suitable SQL query for the following: 5

i. Display 7 characters extracted from 7th left character onwards from the string ‘INDIA SHINING’.

ii. Display the position of occurrence of string ‘COME’ in the string ‘WELCOME WORLD’.

iii. Round off the value 23.78 to one decimal place.

iv. Display the remainder of 100 divided by 9.

v. Remove all the expected leading and trailing spaces from a column userid of the table ‘USERS’.

OR

Explain the following SQL functions using suitable examples.

i. UCASE()

ii. TRIM()

iii. MID()

iv. DAYNAME()

v. POWER()

35. The heights of 10 students of eighth grade are given below: 5

Height_cms=[145,141,142,142,143,144,141,140,143,144]

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Write suitable Python code to generate a histogram based on the given data, along with an appropriate
chart title and both axis labels. Also give suitable python statement to save this chart.

OR

Write suitable Python code to create 'Favourite Hobby' Bar Chart as shown below:

Also give suitable python statement to save this chart.

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