DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL CLA SS: IX

INSTRUCTIONS P RE M ID - TE RM [ P T – 1]
Read all the questions carefully before attempting them. Write using only blue/black ink.
Duration: 2 HOURS. Avoid writing anything/ticking answers in the question paper. SUB JE CT: SC IE NCE
Attach graph paper/map etc. (if any) in between the main answer booklet.

Monday. July 22. 2019

SESSION: 2019-20 MAX. MARKS: 40

333333MARKS:222370 77760
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: -
 Choose one most appropriate answer for the multiple choice questions.
 1 mark questions are to be answered in 1-20 words.
 2 marks questions are to be answered in 20-30 words.
 3 marks questions are to be answered in 30-60 words.

PHYSICS [14 MARKS]

SECTION – A
1. A ball is gently dropped from a height of 20 m. If its velocity increases uniformly at the rate
of 10 ms-2, after what time it will strike the ground? [½]
a) 2.0 s b) 0.2 s c) 1.0 s d) 0.1 s

2. Which of the following figures represents uniform motion of a moving object correctly? [½]

3. A body is moving along a circular path of radius R. What is the displacement of the body
when it completes half a revolution? [1]

SECTION – B
4. a) What do you mean by average speed of a body? [2]

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b) Abdul, while driving to school, computes the average speed for his trip to be 20 km
h-1. On his return trip along the same route, there is less traffic and the average
speed is 40 km h-1. What is the average speed for Abdul’s trip?

5. Answer the following questions: [2]

a) Why does the fruit fall from the branches of trees when wind blows?
b) Why does an athlete run a certain distance before taking a leap?

6. Why, Newton’s first law of motion is called as law of inertia? What determines the inertia
of a body? [2]

SECTION – C
7. A body is moving with constant acceleration ‘a’, having initial velocity ‘u’. After time ‘t’ its
final velocity becomes ‘v’. If it covers a distance, ‘s’ during this interval of time, establish
the relation between position and its time by plotting a velocity – time graph. [3]

8. Following is the velocity –time graph. Using the graph answer the following. [3]

A B
20
m/sec 16

12
8
C
4
0 4 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 36 40 44 48
Time (sec)

a) What type of motion is represented by OA?

b) What type of motion is represented by AB?
c) Calculate the retardation of the body.

CHEMISTRY [13 MARKS]

SECTION – A
1. Which of the following has highest kinetic energy? [½]
(a) Particles of ice at 0 °C (b) Particles of water at 0 °C
(c) Particles of water at 100 °C (d) Particles of steam at 100 °C

2. Which of the following statement is/are correct? [½]

(i) Solids have a definite shape and can be compressed.
(ii) Liquids flow and change shape so they are not rigid.
(iii) The rate of diffusion is maximum in gases.
(iv) The intermolecular space in solid is high.
(a) Only (ii) (b) (iii) & (iv) (c) (ii) & (iii) (d) (i), (ii), (iii)
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3. State any one way in which the living organisms influence the formation of soil? [1]

4. What do you understand by the term nitrification in Nitrogen cycle. [1]

SECTION – B
5. Give reasons to justify:
(a) During rainy season it is difficult to dry wet clothes [1]
(b) Iron almirah is a solid at room temperature. [1]

6. a) Convert the following and write the physical state of water at the given
temperatures: [2]
i) 25 °C to K ii) 260 K to °C

SECTION – C
7. (a) What are CFCs? How are CFCs harmful for the environment and living beings? [3]
(b) Mention any two human activities which would lead to an increase in the carbon
dioxide content of air.

8. a) Define latent heat of vapourization? [3]

b) Which portion of temperature- time graph
showing heating of ice, represent the change of
state on heating ?
c) Arrange solid, liquid and gases in order of
their decreasing fluidity.

BIOLOGY [13 MARKS]

SECTION – A
1. Amoeba acquires its food through a process known as [½]
a. Endocytosis b. Exocytosis c. Plasmolysis d. Both a and b

2. Find out the correct statement [½]

i. Hybridization means crossing between genetically similar plants.
ii. A cross between two varieties is called as interspecific hybridization.
iii. Introducing genes of desired character into a plant gives genetically modified crop.
iv. A cross between plants of two species is called inter varietal hybridization.
a) i and iii b) ii and iii c) only iii d) iii and iv

3. Mention any two advantages of constructing check dams. [1]

4. Predict what would happen when we put dried raisins or apricots in plain water and leave
them for some time. Then place them into a concentrated solution of sugar or salt. [1]
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SECTION – B
5. How does the bulk of organic matter in manure help in improving the soil structure of
sandy and clayey soils? [2]

6. Mention two different ways in which crop plants can be attacked by insect pests. Suggest
any two preventive measures against pests. [2]

SECTION – C
7. a. How do substances like water and carbon dioxide move into and out of the cell?
Discuss in detail
b. Differentiate between - Nucleus and Nucleoid [2+1=3]

8. a. Name and explain the food requirements of dairy animals. [1+1+1=3]

b. Briefly describe the major components of cattle feed?
c. State the two ways of obtaining fish.

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INSTRUCTIONS M ID - TE RM A SSE SSM E NT
Read all the questions carefully before attempting them. Write using only blue/black
ink. Duration: 3 HOURS. Avoid writing anything/ticking answers in the question
paper. Attach graph paper/map etc. (if any) in between the main answer booklet.
SUB JE CT: SC IE NCE
Friday. September 27. 2019

NAME OF THE STUDENT: ____________________________________CLASS/SEC.__________

NAME OF THE INVIGILATOR: ________________________________SIGNATURE: ________
SESSION: 2019-20 MAX. MARKS: 80

General Instructions:
1. All questions are compulsory.
2. Question numbers 1 to 10 in Section – A are multiple choice questions. Each question is a
one mark question. You have to select one most appropriate response out of the four
provided to you.
3. Question numbers 11 to 20 in Section – B are one mark questions. These are to be
answered in one word or in one sentence.
4. Question numbers 21 to 30 in Section – C are three marks questions. These are to be
answered in about 50 words each.
5. Question numbers 31 to 36 in Section – D are five marks questions. These are to be
answered in about 70 words each.

Question No. To be Answered in

1,2,3,11,12,13,21,22,23,24,31,32 Physics (28 Marks)
4,5,6,7,14,15,16,25,26,27,33,34 Chemistry (26 Marks)
8,9,10,17,18,19,20,28,29,30,35,36 Biology (26 Marks)

SECTION – A [MCQ]
1. From the given v – t graph, it can be inferred that the object is [1]
(a) In uniform motion
(b) At rest
(c) In non-uniform motion
(d) Moving with uniform acceleration

2. A passenger in a moving train tosses a coin which falls behind him. It means that the
motion of the train is [1]
(a) Accelerated (b) Uniform
(c) Retarded (d) Along circular tracks

3. Two particles are placed at some distance. If the mass of each of the two particles is
doubled, keeping the distance between them unchanged, the value of gravitational force
between them will be [1]
(a) ¼ times (b) 4 times (c) ½ times (d) unchanged
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4. The rate of diffusion of particles will [1]

(a) decrease with increase in temperature (b) increase with increase in temperature
(c) increase with decrease in temperature (d) not be affected by temperature.

5. Top-soil contains the following [1]

(a) Humus and living organism’s only
(b) Humus, living organisms and soil particles
(c) Humus, living organisms and plants
(d) Humus and soil particles only

6. Atomicity of Sulphur in elemental state is [1]

(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 8

7. Which of the following option is wrong? [1]

(a) 6.022 × 1023 molecules of oxygen = 32g of oxygen
(b) 6.022 × 1023 atoms of sodium = 23g of sodium
(c) 6.022 × 1023 atoms of C = 24g of carbon
(d) 6.022 × 1023 atoms of H = 1g of hydrogen

8. Which of the following statements is not true for weeds? [1]

a. They compete for various resources with the crop and reduce the growth.
b. Weed control methods include mechanical removal during early stages of crop growth.
c. Crop rotation and intercropping can aggravate weed problem.
d. Methods such as proper seed bed preparation, summer ploughing and timely sowing of
crops help in weed control.

9. The cell organelle involved in forming complex sugars from simple sugars is / are [1]
a. Endoplasmic Reticulum b. Ribosomes
c. Plastids d. Golgi Apparatus

10. Intestine absorb the digested food materials. What type of epithelial cells are responsible
for it? [1]
a. Squamous epithelium b. Columnar epithelium
c. Glandular epithelium d. Cuboidal epithelium

SECTION – B
11. Why does a sheet of paper fall slower than one that is crumpled into a ball? [1]

12. An athlete completes one round of a circular track of diameter 14m in 40s. What will be the
displacement at the end of 2minutes 20s? [1]

13. Which would require greater force, accelerating a 2 kg mass at 5m/s2 or a 4kg mass at
2m/s2? [1]
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14. Why does moon have very cold and very hot temperature variations? [1]

15. Name two biologically important compounds that contain both Nitrogen and oxygen. [1]

16. Baking soda NaHCO3 is commonly used in the Bakery. Calculate its formula unit mass.
(Atomic mass of: Na = 23u, H = 1u, C = 12u and O=16u) [1]

17. Define - Animal husbandry [1]

18. State in brief what would happen when Rheo leaves are boiled in water and then a drop of
sugar syrup is put on them? [1]

19. If the tip of sugarcane plant in the field is removed, even then it keeps on growing in
length. Name the tissue responsible for this growth. [1]

20. Write any two desirable characters of bee varieties suitable for honey production? [1]

SECTION – C
21. Answer the following questions: [3]
a. Why does a body reach the ground quicker at poles than at the equator when
dropped from the same height?
b. Derive an expression for acceleration due to gravity in terms of mass of the earth
(M) and Universal gravitational constant (G).

22. a. State Archimedes principle. [3]

b. The volume of a 500 g sealed packet is 350 cm3. Will the packet float or sink in water
if the density of water is 1 g/cm3. What will be the mass of the water displaced by
this packet?
OR
a. Mention two applications of Archimedes’ principle.
b. Why does a camel walk easily on sand but it is difficult for a man to walk on sand
though a camel is much heavier than a man?
c. Define Buoyancy.

23. Using Newton’s second law of motion, derive the relation between force and acceleration.
A bullet of mass 10 g strikes a sand-bag at a speed of 103 ms-1 and gets embedded after
travelling 5 cm. Calculate
a. The resistive force exerted by the sand on the bullet.
b. The time taken by the bullet to come to rest. [3]

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24. The driver of train A travelling at a speed of 54km/h applies brakes and retards the train
uniformly. The train stops in 5 seconds. Another train B is travelling on a parallel track
with a speed of 36km/h. Its driver applies brakes and the train retards uniformly and
stops in 10 seconds. Plot a velocity- time graph for both the trains on the same axis.
Calculate the distance travelled by each train after the brakes were applied? [3]

25. (a) Under what conditions gases can be liquefied? In which form LPG is filled in gas
cylinder? [1]
(b) Give reason to explain why it takes longer time to dry wet clothes in humid
weather? [1]
(c) Camphor disappears without leaving any residue. Why? [1]

26. (a) Hot water discharged into water bodies pollutes water by changing its temperature.
How does change in temperature of water bodies affect aquatic organisms? [1]
(b) Draw the oxygen cycle and explain how the level of oxygen is balanced in the
atmosphere. [2]

27. (a) Define one atomic mass unit. [1]

(b) What mass of Sodium sulphate will react with 5.22 g of Barium chloride to produce
6.10 g of Sodium chloride and 2.80 g of Barium sulphate? Which law did you use to
calculate your answer? State the law. [2]

28. A more intensive fish farming can be done in composite fish culture systems. Elaborate
this fish culture system. [3]
OR
The figure given below shows that the two crop fields [Plots A and B] have been treated by
manures and chemical fertilizers respectively, keeping other environmental factors same.
Observe the graph and answer the following questions.
a. Why does plot B show sudden increase and then gradual decrease in yield?
b. Why is the highest peak in plot A graph slightly delayed?
c. What is the reason for the different pattern of the two graphs? [1+1+1=3]

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29. a. Bring out the difference between the matrix of a bone and cartilage
b. Name the tissue that
I. forms the inner lining of our mouth.
II. is found between the skin and muscles [2+1=3]

30. a. Why are lysosomes known as the ‘suicide bags’ of a cell?

b. Name one cell organelle that can make its own proteins? What special feature
enables it to do so?
c. State the role of Leucoplast in cells. [1+1+1=3]

SECTION – D
31. Do as directed: [5]
a. Water sprinkler used for watering grass lawns begin to rotate as soon as the water is
supplied. Explain the principle on which it works.
b. Define 1 Newton force.
c. A boy of mass 40 kg jumps with a horizontal velocity of 5m/s onto a stationary cart
with frictionless wheels. The mass of the cart is 3kg. What is his velocity as the cart
starts moving? Assume that there is no external unbalanced force working in
horizontal direction.
OR
a. Two identical bullets are fired one by a light rifle and other by a heavy rifle with
same force. Which rifle will hurt the shoulder more and why?
b. Why some of the leaves get detached from a tree if we vigorously shake its branch?
c. From a rifle of mass 4kg, a bullet of mass 50g is fired with an initial velocity of
35m/s. Calculate the recoil velocity of the rifle.

32. a. State the Universal law of gravitation. [5]

b. Give two points of difference between mass and weight of an object.
c. A ball thrown up vertically returns to the thrower after 6 seconds. Find
i. The velocity with which it was thrown up.
ii. The maximum height it reaches, and
iii. Its position after 4 s.

33. (a) The pistons of two syringes – one filled with air and the other with water are
pushed in inwards with equal force. What will you observe? What can be
concluded from this activity ? [2]
(b) Give one difference between evaporation and boiling. [1]
(c) On a hot sunny day, why do people sprinkle water on the roof or open ground? [1]
(d) Write the name of the process involved in the following conversions? [1]
(i) Solid → Liquid (ii) Liquid →Gas

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34. (a) What are polyatomic ions? Give one example of polyatomic cation. [1]
(b) Deduce the chemical formula Ammonium sulphate. [1]
(c) Calculate the number of moles and the mass of 3.011 × 1023 atoms of Nitrogen (N).
[2]
(d) Write the anion and cation present in AgCl. [1]

35. a. Draw and label the different elements of phloem.

b. Which component of phloem has perforated walls?
c. Survival of plants in terrestrial environment has been made possible by the
presence of which tissue? [3+1+1=5]

36. a. How are chromosomes, genes and chromatin related to each other?
b. Draw a well labelled diagram for a prokaryotic cell [3+2=5]
OR
a. Diagrammatically depict the stages of mitosis
b. Compare mitosis and meiosis on the basis of following parameters
i. Number of daughter cells formed
ii. Number of chromosomes in the daughter cells
iii. Role [2+3=5]

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INSTRUCTIONS P OST M ID - TE RM [ P T – 2 ]
Read all the questions carefully before attempting them. Write using only blue/black ink.
Duration: 2 HOURS. Avoid writing anything/ticking answers in the question paper.
Attach graph paper/map etc. (if any) in between the main answer booklet.
SUB JE CT: SC IE NCE
Wednesday, December 18. 2019

SESSION: 2019-20 MAX. MARKS: 40

333333MARKS:222370 77760
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: -
 Choose one most appropriate answer for the multiple choice questions.
 1 mark questions are to be answered in 1-20 words.
 2 marks questions are to be answered in 20-30 words.
 3 marks questions are to be answered in 30-60 words.

PHYSICS [14 MARKS]

SECTION – A
1. Which one of the following is not the unit of energy? [½]
(a) Joule (b) Newton metre (c) kilowatt (d) kilowatt hour

2. Two bodies of unequal masses are dropped from a cliff. At any instant, they have equal [½]
(a) Momentum (b) Acceleration (c) Potential energy (d) Kinetic energy

3. What is the work done by the force of gravity on a satellite moving round the earth? Justify
your answer. [1]

SECTION – B
4. The kinetic energy of an object of mass ‘m’ moving with a velocity of 5 m/s is 25 J. What
will be its kinetic energy when its velocity is doubled? [2]

5. Derive an expression for the kinetic energy of an object which is initially at rest and then
attains a final velocity ‘v’. [2]

6. An electric bulb of 60 W is used for 6 hours per day. Calculate the ‘units’ of energy
consumed in one day? How much is this in Joules? [2]

SECTION – C
7. Four men lift a 250 kg box to a height of 1m and hold it without raising or lowering it. [3]
a) How much work is done by the men in lifting the box?
b) How much work do they do in just holding it?
c) Why do they get tired while holding it?

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8. A stone of mass 10 g placed at the top of a tower

50 m high is allowed to fall freely. Show that the
law of conservation of energy holds well in the
case of the stone at positions ‘A’ and ‘B’. [3]

CHEMISTRY [13 MARKS]

SECTION – A
1. Tincture of Iodine has antiseptic properties. This solution is made by dissolving [½]
(a) Iodine in Potassium Iodide (b) Iodine in water
(c) Iodine in alcohol (d) Iodine in carbon disulphide

2. When you add carbon disulphide in a test tube containing a mixture of iron fillings and
sulphur powder, then what would you observe after shaking the test tube well? [½]
(a) Some brown gas is evolved
(b) Yellow solution is formed and iron filings settle down.
(c) Sulphur dissolves to form colourless solution and iron filings settle down.
(d) After sometime, carbon disulphide, sulphur and iron filings form three separate layers

SECTION – B
3. Pick out the physical changes from the following. [1]
(a) Evaporation of water (b) Reaction of sodium with oxygen
(c) Cooking of food (d) Preparation of sugar solution

4. Smoke and Fog both are aerosols. In what way are they different? [1]

SECTION – C
5. (a) How will you differentiate between colloid and suspension with respect to stability? [1]

(b) Water is a compound. Justify. [1]

6. With the help of a neat labeled diagram explain the separation of kerosene oil and water. [2]

SECTION – D
7. (a) A solution is made by dissolving 50g of potassium nitrate in 250g of water. Calculate
the concentration of potassium Nitrate. [2]
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(b) State any one difference between pure and impure substances. [1]

8. Give an example each for the mixture having the following characteristics. Suggest a suitable
method to separate the components of the mixture. [3]
(a) Two volatile components with appreciable difference in their boiling points.

(b) Two immiscible liquids

(c) Two or more coloured constituents soluble in the same solvent.

BIOLOGY [13 MARKS]

SECTION – A
1. Organisms without nucleus and cell organelles belong to: [½]
a. Mycoplasma and Protista b. Cyanobacteria and Archaea
c. Archaebacteria and Fungi d. Protista and Cyanobacteria

2. Choose the correct sequence of hierarchy [½]

a. Kingdom, Class, Phylum, Family, Order, Species, Genus
b. Kingdom, Class, Order, Family, Phylum, Genus, Species
c. Kingdom, Phylum, Family, Class, Order, Genus, Species
d. Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

3. Mention the modification that Carl Woese introduced in kingdom Monera? [1]

4. What are lichens? [1]

SECTION – B [2x2=4]
5. Define the terms – Triploblastic and Species

6. Name the following:

a. Amphibians of plant kingdom.
b. The first group of Kingdom Plantae to have specialized tissue for the conduction of
water and other substances from one part of the plant body to another.
c. The phylum where the body of animals is made of two layers of cells.
d. The phylum where extensive organ differentiation occurs in a segmental fashion,
with the segments lined up one after the other from head to tail.

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SECTION – C [3x2=6]
7. Identify the kingdom to which the organisms A and B belong and also justify your
classification.

A B

8. a. Diagrammatically show a Spirogyra and label its nucleus and chloroplast.

b. Name the division of Kingdom Plantae to which it belongs. Mention one important
characteristic this group.

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INSTRUCTIONS ANNUAL EXAMI NATI ON
Read all the questions carefully before attempting them. Write using only blue/black
ink. Duration: 3 HOURS. Avoid writing anything/ticking answers in the question
paper. Attach graph paper/map etc. (if any) in between the main answer booklet.
SUB JE CT: SC IE NCE

Friday. March 13. 2020

NAME OF THE STUDENT: ____________________________________CLASS/SEC.__________

NAME OF THE INVIGILATOR: ________________________________SIGNATURE: ________
SESSION: 2019-20 MAX. MARKS: 80

General Instructions
(i) The question paper comprises of three Sections, A, B and C. You are to attempt all the
sections.
(ii) All questions are compulsory.
(iii) All questions of Section-A, Section – B and Section – C are to be attempted separately.
(iv) Question numbers 1 to 20 in Section-A are one mark questions. These are to be
answered in one word or in one sentence.
(v) Question numbers 21 to 30 in Section-B are three marks questions. These are to be
answered in about 50 words each.
(vi) Question numbers 31 to 36 in Section-C are five marks questions. These are to be
answered in about 70 words each.
SECTION – A
1. The slope of the velocity-time graph of a body represents [1]
(a) Distance (b) Displacement (c) Speed (d) Acceleration

2. The distance between two successive compressions is [1]

(a) λ/4 (b) λ/2 (c) λ (d) 2λ

3. At which of the following location, the value of acceleration due to gravity ‘g’ is the
largest? [1]
(a) On top of the Mount Everest (b) On top of Qutub Minar
(c) At a place on the equator (d) A camp site in Antarctica

4. The boiling point of a gas is -800 C. This temperature is equivalent to [1]

(a) -193 K (b) 193K (c) 353 K (d) -353K

5. Which of the following contains maximum number of atoms? [1]

(a) 18g of H2O (b) 18g of O2 (c) 18g of CO2 (d) 18g of CH4

6. Which of the following statements is not true about an atom [1]

(a) Atoms are not able to exist independently.
(b) Atoms are the basic units from which molecules and ions are formed.
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(c) Atoms are always neutral in nature.

(d) Atoms aggregate in large numbers to form matter that we can see, feel or touch.

7. The number of valence electrons in S2- (Z=16) is [1]

(a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 2 (d) 10
8. Which amongst the following is a true fish belonging to class pisces? [1]
(a) Jellyfish (b) Starfish (c) Dogfish (d) Silverfish

9. Making anti-viral medicines is more difficult than making anti-bacterial medicines

because: [1]
(a) Viruses are extremely tiny structures.
(b) Viruses are on the border line of living and non-living.
(c) Viruses have very few biochemical mechanisms of their own.
(d) Viruses have a tough protein coat that cannot be damaged.

10. Which of the following cells are found in cartilages? [1]

(a) Mast cells (b) Basophils (c) Osteocytes (d) Chondrocytes

11. Give a condition under which an object shows weightlessness. [1]

12. Is it possible that an object is in the state of accelerated motion, but no work is being done
by the force? Give an example. [1]

13. Which wave property determines (a) loudness (b) Pitch [1]

14. Give two examples of Tyndall effect observed in the surrounding. [1]

15. What do you understand by the law of constant proportion? [1]

16. James Chadwick discovered a subatomic particle which has no charge and has mass nearly
equal to that of a proton. Name the particle and where is it found in the atom? [1]

17. An Italian bee variety Apis mellifera has been introduced in India for honey production.
Mention any two qualities that makes it superior to other varieties. [1]
OR
State the impact of white revolution. [1]

18. Why are lysosomes known as suicide bags? [1]

19. Why do female mosquitoes feed on warm-blooded animals, including us? [1]
OR

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Apart from sexual contact, mention two other ways by which the virus causing AIDS
spreads. [1]

20. What would happen if the plasma membrane of a cell ruptures? [1]

SECTION – B
21. A bus starting from rest moves with a uniform acceleration of 0.1m/s2 for 2 minutes. Find
the speed acquired and the distance travelled by the bus. [3]

22. State Newton’s Second law of motion and derive it mathematically. [3]
OR
A bullet of mass 10 g travelling horizontally with a velocity of 150 ms–1 strikes a stationary
wooden block and comes to rest in 0.03 s. Calculate the distance of penetration of the bullet
into the block. Also calculate the magnitude of the force exerted by the wooden block on
the bullet.
23. A body of mass 5 kg initially at rest is subjected to a force of 20 N. Find the kinetic energy
acquired by the body at the end of 10 s. [3]

24. (a) Establish the relation between speed of sound, its wavelength and frequency.
(b) Represent graphically, two sound waves having same amplitude but different
frequencies. [3]

25. (a) Why does temperature of a substance remain constant during its melting or boiling?
(b) Geeta poured 20 g of salt into 200 mL of water in a beaker. She stirred the water to
dissolve the salt completely. Then she heated the solution until it was reduced to
half. How many grams of salt can be recovered from the remaining solution? Justify
your answer.
(c) Why does evaporation causes cooling effect. [3]
OR
(a) Name the property of gases that helps aquatic plants and animals to survive in
water.
(b) Which process occurs during the following changes?
(i) Drying of wet clothes (ii) Size of naphthalene balls decreases
(c) Why is ice at 273K more effective in cooling than water at the same temperature?

26. Answer the following : [3]

(a) What is atomicity? Give formula of a triatomic molecule of an element.
(b) Calculate the following. (Atomic mass of H=1, O=16, S=32 and N=14)
(i) mass of 0.5 moles of H2SO4

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(ii) percentage composition of nitrogen in ammonia (NH3)

27. (a) What is smog? [3]

(b) Explain the role of Sun in the formation of soil.
(c) List any two ways by which carbon dioxide is returned back into the atmosphere.

28. A student visited a fish farm where he found Catlas, Rohus, Mrigals, Common Carps and
Grass Carps being cultured in the same pond. [3]
a. Name the type of fish farming observed by the student.
b. Mention the advantages of such fish farming system.
c. What is the main problem associated with this fish farming technique? How do
farmers overcome such problems?

29. a. Give two points to support the fact – ‘Prevention is

better than cure’.
b. Given alongside is a picture of a protozoan
pathogen lying next to a saucer shaped red blood
cell. Identify the pathogen and name the disease
caused by it. [2+1=3]

30. a. Differentiate between rough and smooth endoplasmic reticulum on the basis of
their structure and function.
b. What will happen when red blood corpuscles are kept in concentrated salt
solution? [2+1=3]
OR
a. With the help of a suitable example, explain how antibiotics help overcome
bacterial infections?
b. Explain the principle(s) of:
i. Treatment of an infectious disease and
ii. Immunization

SECTION – C
31. (a) State the Universal law of gravitation and express it mathematically with a
diagram.
(b) The gravitational force between two objects is 200 N. How should the distance
between the objects be changed so that force between them becomes 100 N?
(c) Gravitational force acts on all objects in proportional to their masses. Why then, a
heavy object does not fall faster than a light object? [5]
OR
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(a) State Archimedes’ principle. Write any two devices based on Archimedes’
principle.
(b) A metallic cuboid of mass 7.5 kg and dimensions 5 cm x 10 cm x 20 cm is placed on
a table to exert pressure on its surface. Calculate the maximum pressure which can
be exerted by the cuboid? (Take g =10 m/s2)
(c) A person squeezes a pin between his thumb and figure as shown in figure. Explain
why the pin causes more pain in the person’s thumb than in his finger.

32. (a) A ship sends out ultrasound that returns from the seabed and is detected after
3.42s. If the speed of ultrasound through seawater is 1531 m/s, what is the distance
of the seabed from the ship?
(b) Write one application each of ultrasound in industrial and in medical field.
(c) Write the function of pinna and cochlea in the human ear. [5]

33. (a) Why particles of true solution cannot scatter a beam of light passing through it? [1]
(b) What would you observe when a saturated solution of KCl prepared at 80°C is
allowed to cool to room temperature? [1]
(c) Student A dissolved 25 g of KOH in 100 mL of water and student B dissolved 25 g
KOH in water and made the volume 100 mL. Calculate the concentration (% mass
by volume) of the solutions prepared by A and B. Which one of them is more
concentrated. [3]

34. (a) The atomic number of three elements A, B and C are 9, 10 and 13 respectively.
Which of them will form a cation & Why? [1]
(b) The three different atoms of Carbon are represented by [2]
12C6 13C6 14C6

(i) What do the subscripts and superscripts represent?

(ii) Name the subatomic particle which is different in them?
(iii) What is the name given to such atoms of an element?
(iv) Write nuclear composition of 13C6.
(c) Draw a sketch of Bohr’s model of an atom with three fully filled shells. Identify the
element and mention its valency. [2]
OR
(a) Out of the elements 34X17 and 40Y18, which is chemically more reactive. Why?
(b) What are Valence electrons? How many valence electrons does oxygen have?
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(c) Identify the Na+ ion from the given figures. Give reason.

(d) State any two postulates of the nuclear model put forward by Rutherford based on
the Gold Foil experiment. List one major drawback of this model.

35. (a) Draw a well labelled diagram for phloem.

(b) Complete the following table:
Features Striated Muscle Smooth Muscle
Shape
Number of nuclei
Position of nuclei

36. (a) Both flying lizard and birds are vertebrates. Differentiate between them on the basis
of their: [3+2=5]
i. Class
ii. Body covering
iii. Chambers in heart
(b) Mention any four characteristic features of class cyclostomata.
OR
(a) State the conventions followed while writing scientific names.
(b) An earthworm, a leech, a prawn and a scorpion - all of them have segmented body
organization - Will you classify them in one group? Justify your answer. [2+3=5]

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