CBSE Class 10 · Information Technology · board exam 2027
CBSE Class 10 Information Technology Question Paper 2026
The board’s 2026 question paper, set 402 — all 46 questions as printed; 28 objective answers from the board’s own key; full model answers for 3 written questions, how the answer begins for 14 more. Each question names its chapter, where that chapter’s most-asked questions are.
Full marks 50 · Time 2 h
Section A · Written questions (30)
Identify the imperative sentence :
- (A) Shut the front door. ✓
- (B) She is a talented artist.
- (C) Are you feeling better ?
- (D) You were amazing !
Answer (the board’s key): (A)
Breaking down big goals into smaller parts will make the goals ___________.
- (A) specific
- (B) measurable
- (C) achievable ✓
- (D) realistic
Answer (the board’s key): (C)
Define the term ‘Time Management’.
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Model answer · definition, time management
- 1.Time management is the ability to plan and control how you spend the hours of your day well and do all that you want to do. It means planning our day-to-day activities and having a control over our activities and time so that time is used properly for specific activities.1 mark
- Write the exact phrase 'plan and control how you spend the hours of your day'.
- Mention both 'planning' and 'control' as the two key actions.
- Use the word 'activities' and 'time' in the definition.
Marks split from a structure derived from past papers (checked twice); not CBSE’s official scheme
What should a strong password consist of ?
- (A) Only letters
- (B) Numbers and special characters
- (C) Name of a person
- (D) Letters, numbers and special characters ✓
Answer (the board’s key): (D)
A misconception about an entrepreneur is : Entrepreneurs are __________, not __________.
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Model answer · misconception, entrepreneurship
- 1.A misconception we have is that entrepreneurs are born, not made.1 mark
- Write the exact phrase 'entrepreneurs are born, not made'.
- Call it a misconception, as the book names it.
Marks split from a structure derived from past papers (checked twice); not CBSE’s official scheme
Choose the option which is not a Sustainable Development Goal according to the United Nations.
- (A) Population ✓
- (B) No Poverty
- (C) Quality Education
- (D) Reduced Inequalities
Answer (the board’s key): (A)
Ramesh wants to apply a specific paragraph style to multiple non-contiguous sections of his document. Which feature of LibreOffice Writer should he use to avoid manually applying the style each time ?
- (A) Update Style
- (B) Fill Format ✓
- (C) Drag and Drop
- (D) Load Styles
Answer (the board’s key): (B)
While working with images in LibreOffice Writer, ___________ acts as a reference point for image or drawing.
- (A) Alignment
- (B) Grouping
- (C) Anchoring ✓
- (D) Resizing
Answer (the board’s key): (C)
Which of the following style categories in LibreOffice Writer is used to define layout elements such as margins, headers, and footers ?
- (A) Paragraph Style
- (B) Page Style ✓
- (C) Frame Style
- (D) Table Style
Answer (the board’s key): (B)
LibreOffice Writer supports up to ___________ levels of headings.
- (A) 9
- (B) 10 ✓
- (C) 11
- (D) 12
Answer (the board’s key): (B)
Which of the following image tools is used to change an image to black and white, grayscale or watermark?
- (A) Image Crop
- (B) Image Mode ✓
- (C) Image Align
- (D) Image Size
Answer (the board’s key): (B)
___________ is a preset layout that helps in preparing professional and/or formal documents easily.
- (A) Template ✓
- (B) Style
- (C) ToC
- (D) SoC
Answer (the board’s key): (A)
Ravi is analysing monthly sales data in Calc. He wants to test how changing the discount rate affects total revenue. Which feature should he use to simulate different outcomes ?
- (A) Sort
- (B) Indexing
- (C) What-if Scenarios ✓
- (D) Filter
Answer (the board’s key): (C)
While reviewing a shared spreadsheet, Priya notices that some cells have been modified, but she’s unsure who made the changes. Which feature should she use to identify the editor ?
- (A) Data Validation
- (B) Track Changes ✓
- (C) Observe Changes
- (D) AutoFilter
Answer (the board’s key): (B)
Which of the following is the correct way to record a macro in LibreOffice Calc?
- (A) Tools → Macros → Record Macro ✓
- (B) File → Options → Record Macro
- (C) Insert → Macro → Record
- (D) View → Macros → Record
Answer (the board’s key): (A)
When the Consolidate dialog box opens in LibreOffice Calc, which of the following is the default function?
- (A) Average
- (B) Sum ✓
- (C) Max
- (D) Var
Answer (the board’s key): (B)
Which Calc feature allows multiple users to suggest modifications while preserving the original data ?
- (A) Protect Sheet
- (B) Share Document
- (C) Track Changes ✓
- (D) Insert Comments
Answer (the board’s key): (C)
In Calc, which of the following type of hyperlink uses the complete location where the file to be linked is stored?
- (A) Absolute hyperlink ✓
- (B) Mixed hyperlink
- (C) Relative hyperlink
- (D) Static hyperlink
Answer (the board’s key): (A)
In a database, a form is ________.
- (A) a tool used only for storing data in tables
- (B) an object with a user-friendly interface for data entry ✓
- (C) a feature used to write queries
- (D) a chart to display statistical data
Answer (the board’s key): (B)
Which of the following is an example of a DBMS ?
- (A) Ubuntu
- (B) MySQL ✓
- (C) MS Word
- (D) Canva
Answer (the board’s key): (B)
While forming a relationship between two tables in LibreOffice Base, the ________ of the common field must be ________.
- (A) same, data type
- (B) data type, same ✓
- (C) data type, different
- (D) primary key, same
Answer (the board’s key): (B)
Which of the following advantages of DBMS ensures that changes in data are reflected across all tables ?
- (A) Data Sharing
- (B) Organised Storage
- (C) Data Consistency ✓
- (D) Minimal Data Redundancy
Answer (the board’s key): (C)
Which of the following best explains the use of a query in LibreOffice Base ?
- (A) To store data in an organized format
- (B) To retrieve data from the database and display it in the desired format ✓
- (C) To create tables
- (D) To design the layout of forms and reports
Answer (the board’s key): (B)
________ Data Model in which data is stored in the form of linked records, which are arranged in a tree-like structure.
- (A) Network
- (B) Relational
- (C) Fictional
- (D) Hierarchical ✓
Answer (the board’s key): (D)
Arjun notices that his colleague frequently complains of neck pain and sore shoulders after long working hours. Which of the following is the most likely cause ?
- (A) Poor lighting and ventilation
- (B) Improper ergonomic setup ✓
- (C) Good lighting and ventilation
- (D) Using updated antivirus software
Answer (the board’s key): (B)
Which of the following types of fire extinguishers should not be used to extinguish an electrical fire ?
- (A) Carbon dioxide
- (B) Mechanical foam ✓
- (C) Dry chemical powder
- (D) ABC dry powder
Answer (the board’s key): (B)
Which of the following is the correct typing posture ?
- (A) Fingers should be above the home position (asdf and jkl; keys) on the keyboard, when your elbows are by your sides ✓
- (B) Fingers below the spacebar and elbows extended outward
- (C) Keeping the wrist floating in the air
- (D) Leaning back while typing
Answer (the board’s key): (A)
A company mandates regular breaks, provides adjustable desks, and encourages hydration for its employees. What is the primary objective of these policies ?
- (A) To reduce electricity bills
- (B) To improve employees’ attendance
- (C) To promote employees’ health and safety ✓
- (D) To increase Internet speed
Answer (the board’s key): (C)
Which type of hazards are most common in the manufacturing and pharmaceutical industries ?
- (A) Ergonomic hazards
- (B) Biological and chemical hazards ✓
- (C) Noise hazards
- (D) Magnetic field hazards
Answer (the board’s key): (B)
Materials are classified by risk of catching fire. Which of the following falls in the category of Class B materials ?
- (A) Wood
- (B) Magnesium
- (C) Grease ✓
- (D) Electrical equipment
Answer (the board’s key): (C)
Section B · Written questions (16)
Write the seven C's of communication.
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Model answer · 7 Cs of communication
- 1.The seven C's of communication are the basic principles of professional communication skills. Verbal, non-verbal and visual communication are effective only when we follow them. The first four are: 1. Clear, 2. Concise, 3. Concrete, 4. Correct.1 mark
- 2.The other three are: 5. Coherent, 6. Complete, 7. Courteous. If any of these 7 Cs is missing, it can lead to miscommunication.1 mark
Marks split as in the board’s published marking scheme
(a) What is emotional intelligence ? (b) Name any two skills included in emotional intelligence.
How the model answer begins
1. (a) Emotional intelligence is the ability to recognise, understand and manage one's own emotions and the emotions of others.
The full answer from Medha Ma’am →How do ICT skills help us in our day-to-day activities ?
How the model answer begins
1. ICT skills help us to search, process and share information quickly in our day-to-day activities. ICT stands for Information and Communication Technology and refers to all the methods, tools and concepts related to…
The full answer from Medha Ma’am →State the qualities to become a successful entrepreneur.
How the model answer begins
1. A successful entrepreneur has self-confidence and is willing to take risks.
The full answer from Medha Ma’am →Define the term ‘Sustainable Development’.
How the model answer begins
1. Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
The full answer from Medha Ma’am →What is the significance of the Table of Contents feature in LibreOffice Writer ? Discuss briefly.
How the model answer begins
1. A Table of Contents lists the headings and sub-headings of the document with their page numbers, giving a quick overview of its structure; it is built automatically from the heading styles.
The full answer from Medha Ma’am →Briefly explain the purpose of the Subtotal tool in the LibreOffice Calc software.
How the model answer begins
1. The Subtotal tool groups the data and automatically calculates summary results such as sum, average or count for each group.
The full answer from Medha Ma’am →Give any two prerequisites before consolidating data in Calc.
How the model answer begins
1. The data in each sheet should be arranged in the same layout — the same column headings in the same order.
The full answer from Medha Ma’am →How are data and information different from each other ? Explain with an appropriate example.
How the model answer begins
1. Data is raw, unprocessed facts and figures that have no clear meaning by themselves.
The full answer from Medha Ma’am →List two common causes of electrical accidents at the workplace. State any one measure to prevent them.
Briefly explain any two general emergency handling procedures at the workplace.
You are designing a digital brochure for a school event in LibreOffice Writer. (a) Mention any four ways by which an image file stored on the computer can be inserted into a document. (b) How do the "Wrap Off" and "Wrap Through" text wrapping options differ when placing images alongside text in Writer ?
How the model answer begins
1. (a) Insert > Image from the menu, choose the file and click Open.
The full answer from Medha Ma’am →18. Mr. Prasanna, a General Manager in a multinational company, has been given two spreadsheets : an original billing file Bill.ods and a reviewed version of the same spreadsheet Rev_Bill.ods. Both contain customer billing details prepared by different teams. Write the steps he should follow to compare these worksheets and identify the differences between them.
How the model answer begins
1. Open the reviewed spreadsheet, Rev_Bill.ods, in LibreOffice Calc.
The full answer from Medha Ma’am →19. With reference to DBMS, answer the following questions : (a) What is the purpose of using reports in DBMS ? (b) Can we generate a report from multiple tables in a database ? (c) What is a dynamic report ? (d) In LibreOffice Base, to insert the current date and time in a report, the steps to be followed are : Step 1 : Click inside the Page Header area to activate it. Step 2 : Click ____________ > ____________ However, the correct menu item and option names are missing. Identify the correct menu item and option name needed to complete this task.
How the model answer begins
1. (a) In a DBMS, a report is used to present the retrieved data in an attractive and customized manner. Records extracted by a query are shown only in a simple row and column format. A report lets us display the data from…
The full answer from Medha Ma’am →20. Answer the following questions in the context of Workplace Safety : (a) Mention any two health hazards caused by a high contrast between the computer screen and its surroundings. (b) Suggest one way to avoid contrast problems caused by bright light sources behind the display screen. (c) How can poor sitting posture while using a computer, affect a person's health ? (d) Mention any one way to reduce stress at the workplace.
21. An electronic gadget shop keeps records of its electronic products, such as mobile phones, laptops, etc., in a table named Gadgets, which has columns for ItemID (Primary key), ItemType (mobile, iPad, Laptop), Size, Quantity, Price and Supplier. It also stores the billing data in another table named Bill, which has columns as BillNo (Primary key), ItemID, Price, CustName and CustPhoneNo. Based on the above, answer the following questions : (a) Name any two columns of the Gadgets table where duplicate values are allowed. (b) Assume that the table Gadgets already contains a product having value of ItemID as I001. Can we enter a new record with value of ItemID as I001 ? Justify. (c) Is it possible to store photos of the products in a new column of the table, Gadgets ? If yes, then suggest a suitable data type to store images. (d) Briefly explain the principle of referential integrity with respect to the tables, Gadgets and Bill.
How the model answer begins
1. (a) ItemType and Supplier (also Size, Quantity, Price) can have duplicate values.
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