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Mental Ability (A) 8 (B) 12

(C) 9 (D) 10
1. In 98171, the digit 9 stands for ______.
(A) 90 (B) 9000 7. The line graph shows the number of
(C) 900 (D) 90000 soldiers in a country from years 1999
2. What is the highest common factor of to 2003. There were 204 more soldiers
40 and 72? in year ______ than in year 1999.
(A) 4 (B) 8
(C) 5 (D) 12
3. I am a 2-digit even number. I can be
divided by both 3 and 11 completely.
What is my possible value?
A) 12 (B) 32
(C) 99 (D) 66
4. The figure shown here is made of
identical squares. What is its perimeter? (A) 2000 (B) 2001
(C) 2002 (D) 2003
8. Find the odd one out.
(A) (B)
(A) 40 cm (B) 38 cm
(C) (D)
(C) 36 cm (D) 34 cm
5. The product of 53 and 47 is ______ 9. Which of the following figures
more than 1000. completes the figure X?
(A) 1491 (B) 2491
(C) 3491 (D) 4491
Logical and Analytical Reasoning
6. How many vertical lines are there in
the given figure?

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

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10. Mohit is taller than Rohit and Kartik is
taller than Rachit. If Rachit is taller than
Mohit, who is the tallest among them
all?
(A) Mohit (B) Rohit
(C) Rachit (D) Kartik
11. Complete the number pattern given
below.
2, 15, 41, 80, ___?___
(A) 148 (B) 120
(C) 121 (D) 132
12. Use each of the digits ‘2’, ‘5’, ‘8’ only
once to fill in the values of P, Q and R. Computers & Information Technology
(A) P = 8, Q = 2, R = 5
(B) P = 2, Q = 8, R = 5
(C) P = 5, Q = 2, R = 8
(D) P = 2, Q = 5, R = 8
13. Akshat took 38 seconds to solve
a mathematics problem. Jai was 9
seconds faster than him. Gautam was
ahead of Jai by 4 seconds. Viraj took
14 seconds less than Akshat. Of the
four boys, who was the first to solve the
problem?
(A) Akshat (B) Jai
(C) Gautam (D) Viraj
14. Choose the mirror image of Fig. (X), if
the mirror is placed along MR.
(A) (B)
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(C) (D)
15. Anjali remembers that her friend had
visited her after 13th but before 18th
of the month, while Anjali’s sister
remembers that Anjali’s friend had
visited her after 16th but before 20th.
If it was Sunday on 16th of the month,
then on which day of the week did
Anjali’s friend visit her?
(A) Saturday (B) Monday
(C) Sunday (D) Friday
16. The picture in MS Paint of Windows 7
can be skewed (in degrees) ______.
(A) Only horizontally
(B) Only vertically
(C) Both horizontally and vertically
(D) Neither horizontally nor vertically
17. “Shift + del” is used on a selected file
to ______.
(A) Display error message
(B) Start Internet
(C) Send file into Recycle Bin
(D) Delete file permanently
18. Which of the following is a shortcut
to open ‘history’ window in Internet
Explorer?
(A) Ctrl + H (B) Ctrl + F
(C) Ctrl + J (D) Ctrl + N
19. Which one of these is a ‘Color picker’
tool in MS Paint of Windows 7?
(A) (B)
(C) (D)
20. Which button on the CPU is used to
restart the computer without switching
it OFF?
(A) Power Switch
(B) CD/DVD Eject button
(C) Reset button
(D) ll of these
21. In MS Paint of Windows 7, tool is
called ______.
(A) Natural pencil
(B) Calligraphy brush 1
(C) Oil brush
(D) Marker
22. Which of the following statements is
incorrect in context of a computer?
(A) A computer can decide for us
which movie we should go for the
next weekend.
(B) A computer can help us book tick-
ets for the movie we want to watch
next weekend.
(C) A computer can help us find out
which movies are being shown in
the nearby theatres.
(D) A computer can help us listen
to songs of the movie we plan to
watch next weekend.
23. Which of the following is an internet
browser?
(A) (B) want to create.
(C) (D) (B) IV → III→VI→ II→ V → I
24. Find the odd one out.
(A) (B)
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(C) (D)
25. Which of the following is NOT a
pointing device?
(A) (B)
(C) (D)
26. The steps for creating a file on the
desktop are given below. However,
these steps are in random order.
Arrange them in the correct order.
I. An empty file with the given file
name will be created.
II. The icon relevant to the type of file
which you create will appear on
the desktop.
III. Point to the new option. Again a
pop-up sub menu will appear.
IV. Click on the right mouse button on
the desktop. A pop-up menu will
appear.
V. Type the name of the file at the cur-
sor position and press .
VI. Click on the type of file which you
(A) I → II → III → IV →V → VI
(C) VI → III → IV→ I → V → II
(D) V → II → → IV → VI → III
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27. The set of keyboard keys displayed in
the given image are known as ______.

(A) Digital camera

(A) Typing keys
(B) Control keys
(C) Function keys
(D) Numeric keypad
28. Which Windows 7 view has been
displayed in the following image?
(B) Track ball
(C) Web camera
(D) Bar code reader
31. Which of the following statements is
true for an input device?
(A) It provides emergency power in
case of power failure.
(B) It stores the data in the computer.
(C) It displays results on the computer
screen or monitor.
(D) It takes instructions and data from
the user.
32. Match the following.

Column-I Column-II
(A) Details View (B) List View a. Increase Indent
(C) Tiles view (D) Content view I.
29. Identify the operation ‘A’ in the given
MS Word 2007 image. II. b. Align text to the righ

III. c. Start a bulleted list

(A) Change Background d. Open a document

IV.
(B) Highlight Text
(C) Format Painter
(D) Text color V. e. Center text

Achievers’ Section (A) I – a, II – e, III – d, IV – b, V – c

30. This device is used to read codes
printed as black lines of different widths
with spaces between them. Identify this
device.
(B) I – c, II – b, III – d, IV – e, V – a
(C) I – c, II – b, III – a, IV – e, V – d
(D) I – c, II – e, III – d, IV – b, V – a

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33. Which of the following devices is a
smart phone? (A) (B)

(A) (B) (C) (D)

35. Which of the following is an example
of software?
(C) (D)
(A) MS Paint
(B) MS Word
34. Which of the following button is used
(C) Monitor
to go to the previous page in an internet
browser? (D) Both (A) & (B)

Answer Key

1.(D) 2. (B) 3. (D) 4. (C) 5. (A) 6. (C) 7. (C) 8. (B)

9. (C) 10. (D) 11. (D) 12. (D) 13. (D) 14. (D) 15. (B) 16. (C)
17. (D) 18. (A) 19. (D) 20. (C) 21. (A) 22. (A) 23. (B) 24. (C)
25. (A) 26. (B) 27. (D) 28. (A) 29. (C) 30. (D) 31. (D) 32. (D)
33. (C) 34. (B) 35. (D)

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National Cyber Olympiad – 2013
Mental Ability
1. Find the difference between the
perimeters of two rectangles.
(A) 4 cm (B) 3 cm
(C) 6 cm (D) 8 cm
2. What fraction of the given figure is
shaded?
(A) 19/40 (B) 21/40
(C) 9/20 (D) 1/2
3. The given table shows the number of
visitors to the Science Centre from April
to July. If the total number of visitors
during the 4 months was 13809, then
how many people visited the Science
Centre in the month of May?
(A) 5045 (B) 5405
(C) 6245 (D) 3246
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4. Which of the following pairs of
numbers are common factors of 288?
(A) 24 and 42 (B) 48 and 86
(C) 28 and 72 (D) 48 and 96
5. Mohit has some stickers. He can share
them equally with 4 friends. He can
also share them equally with 6 friends.
What is the least possible number of
stickers he can have?
(A) 12 (B) 24
(C) 35 (D) 48
Logical and Analytical Reasoning
6. Study the pattern carefully and find the
values of P and Q respectively.
(A) 16 and 800 (B) 8 and 650
(C) 5 and 400 (D) 3 and 200
7. A piece of paper is torn. In which
column did the number 84 appear?
(A) P (B) Q
(C) R (D) S
8. Which of the following figures does 12. Find the missing number.
not have any line of symmetry?

(A) (B)

(A) 7990 (B) 9770

(C) (D) (C) 9790 (D) 9797
13. Think of a number. Multiply by 5. Add
2. Multiply by 2. Subtract 4. divide by
9. Megha is facing the school. She makes 10. The result is 4. What is the number?
a 3/4 turn to the right. Where will she (A) 4 (B) 40
be facing now? (C) 8 (D) 5
14. If yesterday was Tuesday, what day of
the week will it be on the eighth day
from today?
(A) Tuesday
(B) Wednesday
(A) School
(C) Thursday
(B) House
(D) Friday
(C) Community Centre
(D) Field 15. Figures (i) and (ii) are related in a particular
manner. Establish the same relationship
10. How many letters in the following between figures (iii) and (iv) by
word have only standing and sleeping choosing a figure from the options.
lines?

(A) 6 (B) 7
(C) 9 (D) 5
11. Ali and Mohit like to eat pizza. Mohit (A) (B)
and Mehul like to eat burger. Ali and
Mehul like to eat chocolates. If burgers
and chocolates are served, which child
would be the most delighted?
(C) (D)
(A) Ali
(B) Mohit
(C) Mehul
(D) None of the children

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Computers & Information Technology 21. Which of the following is a computer
hardware component?
16. Which of the following are used to (A) Fan (B) Motherboard
print characters from an impact printer?
(C) Sound Card (D) All of these
(i) An ink pen
(ii) Electrically charged ink 22. Two or more computers are to be
connected in a home without using
(iii) An inked ribbon wires, the technology used is called
(iv) A print head _______.
(A) (i) and (ii) (B) (iii) and (iv) (A) Wi-Fi (B) E-mail
(C) (ii) and (iv) (D) All of these (C) Server (D) All of these
17. You want to change the number of 23. Which of the following is NOT a type
lines to be scrolled when you move the of mouse?
scroll wheel on your mouse. Which of (A) Wireless (B) Optical
the following will you use to change (C) Laser (D) Drum
the settings?
24. Which of the following is similar to a
(A) Control Panel photocopier but make a digital copy
(B) Computer instead of a physical copy?
(C) Windows Explore (A) Scanner (B) Printer
(D) Devices and Printers (C) Sensors (D) Digitizer
18. You often download an ‘app’ and set 25. Which of the following is NOT an
it up on your smartphone or tablet. advantage of a webcam?
However, what does ‘app’ stand for? (A) People can chat over the internet.
(A) Appearance (B) Application (B) Tourists can see latest pictures of
their favourite places.
(C) Apple (D) Approval
(C) They are widely used in security
19. Which of the following types of equipments.
computers provides services to other (D) They are used for movie record-
computers over a network? ings.
(A) Servers (B) Laptop 26. I am a device used to display video
(C) PDA (D) PC output from the computer onto a wall
or screen. In classrooms, I am often
20. Which of the following is an incorrect used with electronic whiteboards for
match? teaching. Who am I?
(A) IBM PC → Microcomputer
(B) ANURAG → Mainframe computer (A) (B)
(C) PARAM → Supercomputer
(D) Video game consoles → Micro-
computer (C) (D)

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27. Find the odd one out. 33. In MS Paint of Windows 7, to select
(A) (B) everything in the picture except for the
currently selected area, click ______.
(C) (D)
(A) (B)
28. Which of the following is NOT used
for text formatting in MS Word 2010? (C) (D)
(A) (B) 34. Match the following.

(C) (D) Column-I Column-II

29. In MS Word 2010, which of the (i) (a) Solid Color
following is NOT an option seen in the
file sub menu?
(A) Save (B) Info
(ii) (b) No Fill
(C) Delete (D) Print
30. A computer ______ is a number of com-
puters linked together to allow them to
share resources. (c) Crayon
(iii)
(A) Hardware (B) Network
(C) Server (D) Software
Achievers’ Section
(iv) (d) Natural Pencil
31. Which of the following is NOT a type
of processor?
(A) Pentium 4 (B) Ofice
(C) AMD (D) Dual core (A) (i)–(a), (ii)–(d), (iii)–(b), (iv)–(c)
32. Match the following. (B) (i)–(d), (ii)–(a), (iii)–(b), (iv)–(c)
(C) (i)–(d), (ii)–(c), (iii)–(b), (iv)–(a)
Column-I Column-II (D) (i)–(d), (ii)–(b), (iii)–(a), (iv)–(c)
(i) F11 (a) Show/Hide Ruler 35. Which of the following is a
(ii) Ctrl+W (b) Full screen computational knowledge search
(iii) Ctrl+Pgdn (c) Zoom out engine?
(iv) Ctrl+R (d) Resize and Skew
(A) (B)
(A) (i)–(d), (ii)–(b), (iii)–(c), (iv)–(a)
(B) (i)–(b), (ii)–(d), (iii)–(c), (iv)–(a)
(C) (i)–(b), (ii)–(d), (iii)–(a), (iv)–(c) (C) (D)
(D) (i)–(b), (ii)–(c), (iii)–(d), (iv)–(a)

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 Answer Key

1.(A) 2. (D) 3. (A) 4. (D) 5. (A) 6. (A) 7. (C) 8. (C)

9. (C) 10. (D) 11. (C) 12. (B) 13. (A) 14. (B) 15. (D) 16. (B)
17. (A) 18. (B) 19. (A) 20. (B) 21. (D) 22. (A) 23. (D) 24. (A)
25. (D) 26. (D) 27. (D) 28. (D) 29. (C) 30. (B) 31. (B) 32. (B)
33. (D) 34. (B) 35. (A)

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