VEE GEE VIKAS PUBLIC SCHOOL, MALLUR.

II TERM EXAMINATION (2020-21)

Exam No: Marks: 80
Grade: IX SCIENCE Time: 3Hrs

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
i) The question paper comprises four sections - A, B,C and D. Attempt all the sections.
ii) All questions are compulsory.
iii) Internal choice is given in sections C& D.
iv) All questions in Sections A&B are one-mark questions comprising MCQ, VSA type and Assertion-Reason
type questions. They are to be answered in one word or in one sentence.
v) All questions in Section- C are three-mark, short-answer type questions. These are to be answered in about
50-60 words each.
vi) All questions in Section D are five mark, long-answer type questions. These are to be answered in about 70-80
words each.
vii) This question paper consists of a total of 36 questions.
Section-A (MCQ)
1. Working of a rocket is based on Newton’s _______________.
a) First law of motion. b) Second law of motion. c) Third law of motion. d) Law of gravitation.
2. The value of universal gravitational constant in SI unit is _____________.
a) 6.67x10-3 b)6.67x10-5 c) 6.67x10-6 d) 6.67x10-11
3. The commercial unit of energy is ____________.
a) joule b) watt c) watt-hour d) kilowatt-hour
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7. The connective tissue that connects muscle to bone is called ____________.
a) ligament b) tendon c) nervous tissue d) all of the above
8. In higher plants food is conducted by ______________.
a) root b) phloem c) xylem d) leaves
9. What does a bacteria lack?
a) endoplasmic reticulum b) DNA c) cell wall d) cytoplasm
10. Which one of the following species of honey bee is an Italian species?
a) Apis dorsata b) Apis florae c) Apis cerana d) Apis mellifera
Section-B (VSA)
11. What is momentum?
12. Define average power.
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17. Name the muscular tissue that functions throughout life without fatigue.
18. Which structure protects the plant body against the invasion of parasites?
19. Name the scientist who classified animals according to their habitat.
20. Name any two factors for which crop variety improvement is done.

Section-C (SA)
21. Which of the following has more inertia? Give reason for each.
(i) A rubber ball and a stone of same size,(ii) A bicycle and a train,(iii) A five-rupees coin and a one-rupee coin
22. Why is it difficult to hold a school bag having a strap made of thin and strong string?
23. How does the force of gravitation between two objects change when distance between them is reduced to half?
24. An electric heater is rated 1500W. How much energy does it use in 10h?
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(i) State Archimedes’ principle. (ii) Mass of an object is 50kg. What is its weight on the earth?
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28. Complete the chart:
Permanent tissue

Simple Complex

collenchyma xylem
29. How do poriferon animals differ from coelenterate animals?
30. What are the benefits of cattle farming ?
Section-D (LA)
31. What are the differences between the mass of an object and its weight?
32. The potential energy of a freely falling object decreases progressively. Does this violate law of conservation of
energy? Why?
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State Newton’s three laws of motion.
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35. a) What are manure and fertilizers used in fields?
b) What is pasturage and how is it related to honey production?
c) Will advanced organisms be the same as complex organisms? Why?
36. a) What does a neuron look like? (diagram)
b) What are the functions of areolar tissue?

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