CBSE Science Class 9

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Sample Paper 1
Class IX 2022-23
Science (086)
Time: 3 Hours Max. Marks: 80
General Instructions:
1. This question paper consists of 39 questions in 5 sections.
2. All questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice is provided in some questions. A student is expected
to attempt only one of these questions.
3. Section A consists of 20 Objective Type questions carrying 1 mark each.
4. Section B consists of 6 Very Short questions carrying 02 marks each. Answers to these questions should in the
range of 30 to 50 words.
5. Section C consists of 7 Short Answer type questions carrying 03 marks each. Answers to these questions should
in the range of 50 to 80 words.
6. Section D consists of 3 Long Answer type questions carrying 05 marks each. Answer to these questions should
be in the range of 80 to 120 words.
7. Section E consists of 3 source-based/case-based units of assessment of 04 marks each with sub-parts.

SECTION-A

Select and write one most appropriate option out of the four options given for each of the questions 1 – 20.

1. What kind of solution is gel?

(a) Colloid (b) Mixture

(c) Emulsion (d) Suspension

2. Which of the following describes the liquid phase?

(a) It has a definite shape and a definite volume.

(b) It has a definite shape but not definite volume.

(c) It has a definite volume but not a definite shape.

(d) It has neither a definite shape nor a definite volume.

3. A piece of zinc (Zn) (a reactive metal) was dropped into a test tube containing hydrochloric acid (HCl). The
bubbling in the tube indicated that a gas was released. The gas could be which of these?
 (a) Hydrogen H2

(b) Oxygen O2

(c) Methane CH4

(d) Carbon dioxide CO2

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4. In the nucleus of Ca , there are
20

(a) 40 protons and 20 electrons

(b) 20 protons and 40 electrons

(c) 20 protons and 20 neutrons

(d) 20 protons and 40 neutrons

5. A cell loses water by osmosis when kept in a solution having a lower concentration of water than the cell. The
given solution is
(a) hyper-tonic (b) hypo-tonic

(c) isotonic (d) dilute

6. Read the given statements and select the correct ones.

1. There is no demarcation of dividing and non-dividing regions in animals.
2. Most of the tissues that plants contain are living.
3. Structural organization of organs and organ systems are more specialized animals than even in very complex
plants.
4. Growth of animals is indefinite.
(a) 2, 3 and 4 (b) 1, 3 and 4

(c) 1 and 3 (d) 1 and 5

7. In a long distance race, the athletes were expected to take four rounds of the track such that the line of finish was
same as the line of start. Suppose the length of the track was 200 m. The what is the displacement of the athletes
when they touch the finish line?
 (a) zero (b) 3 m

(c) 5 m (d) 7 m

8. A body, whose momentum is constant, must have constant

(a) force (b) velocity

(c) acceleration (d) all of these

9. Acceleration due to gravity is maximum at (R is the radius of earth)

(a) a height R from the earth’s surface
2
(b) the centre of the earth

(c) the surface of the earth

(d) a depth R from earth’s surface

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10. Nuclear power plants can produce energy more cheaply and with less pollution than thermal power plants. Why
are there not more nuclear power plants than thermal power plants?
(a) There is an endless supply of fossil fuels like coal available.

(b) Nuclear fuels produce too little heat during the nuclear fission reaction.

(c) A kilogram of fossil fuel produces more energy than a kilogram of nuclear fuel.

(d) The issue of disposal of radioactive nuclear waste is not satisfactorily resolved.

11. The diagrammatic representation of the sound wave given out by a siren of a security vehicle is shown below when
the vehicle is stationary ,moving slowly and moving fast. As the vehicle approaches an observer, in which of these
ways will the sound heard change?

(a) Its volume will decrease.

(b) Its pitch will increase.

(c) Its frequency will decrease.

(d) There will be no change in the sound heard

12. A person met with an accident in which two long bones of hand were dislocated. Which among the following may
be the possible reason?
(a) Tendon break (b) Cartilage
 (c) Ligament break (d) Areolar tissue break

13. If the components of the substance can be separated by a chemical change only then it is a/an
(a) element (b) compound

(c) mixture (d) none of these

14. The molecular formula P2 O 5 means that

(a) A molecule contains 2 atoms of P and 5 atoms of O

(b) the ratio of the mass of P to the mass of O in the molecule is 2 : 5

(c) there are twice as many P atoms in the molecule as there are O atoms

(d) the ratio of the mass of P to the mass of O in the molecule is 5 : 2.

15. Which structure in plant cell is responsible for providing the energy required to drive cellular processes?
(a) Chloroplast (b) Mitochondrion

(c) Nucleus (d) Golgi apparatus

16. Tracheids, vessels, wood fibres and parenchymatous tissues are found in
(a) xylem (b) cambium

(c) cortex (d) phloem

Question no. 17 to 20 are Assertion-Reasoning based questions.

17. Assertion : If a particle is moving with constant velocity, then average velocity for any time interval is equal to
instantaneous velocity.
Reason : If average velocity of a particle moving on a straight line is zero for a given time interval, then
instantaneous velocity at some instant within this interval may be zero.
(a) Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.

(b) Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.

(c) Assertion is true but reason is false.

(d) Both assertion and reason are false.

18. Assertion : A table cloth cannot be pulled from a table without dislodging the dishes.
Reason : Newton’s second law of motion gives definition of inertia.
(a) Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.

(b) Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.

(c) Assertion is true but reason is false.

(d) Both assertion and reason are false.

19. Assertion : At the centre of earth, a body has a centre of mass but no centre of gravity.
Reason : Acceleration due to gravity at the centre of the earth is zero.
(a) Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.

(b) Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.

(c) Assertion is true but reason is false.

(d) Both assertion and reason are false.

20. Assertion : A crane P lifts a car upto a certain height in 1 min. Another crane Q lifts the same car upto the same
height in 2 min. Then crane P consumes two times more fuel than crane Q .
Reason : Crane P supplies two times more power than crane Q .
(a) Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.

(b) Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.

(c) Assertion is true but reason is false.

(d) Assertion is false but reason is true.

SECTION-B
Question no. 21 to 26 are very short answer questions.

21. What is decantation ? Explain.

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Write the properties of a colloidal solution.

22. “The atomic mass of an element is in fraction.” What does it mean ?

23. What is membrane bio-genesis?

24. Why are objects in free fall weightless?

25. Explain, how is the principle of echo used by the dolphin to locate small fish as its prey?


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Distinguish between tone and note.

26. Explain how soil gets affected by the continuous plantation of crops in a field.

SECTION-C
Question no. 27 to 33 are short answer questions.

27. What property of gas is used when natural gas is supplied for vehicles ?

28. Melting of wax is a physical change but burning of wax is a chemical change. Explain.
29. Explain the structure and function of Golgi bodies.


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Give difference between light and electron microscope.

30. List any four salient features of meristematic tissue?

31. (i) Give an example of motion in human body which cannot be perceived directly.
(ii) Give an example of motion in nature which cannot be perceived directly.
(iii) Give an example of motion of the Earth which cannot be perceived directly.

32. (a) How much work is done when a force of 1 N moves a body through a distance of 1 m in its direction?
(b) Is it possible that a force is acting on a body but still the work done is zero? Explain giving one example.


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The masses of scooter and bike are in the ratio of 2 : 3 but moving with same speed of 108 km h–1. Compute the
ratio of their kinetic energy.

33. How does the sound produced by a musical instrument, reach your ears? Astronauts need radio transmitter to
talk to each other on Moon. Why?

SECTION-D
Question no. 34 to 36 are Long answer questions.

34. State the major drawback in Rutherford’s model of an atom. Mention two features of Bohr’s model which helped
compensate this drawback.


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Describe in brief the Rutherford’s alpha-particle scattering experiment with the help of labelled diagram. Write
any three important conclusions drawn from the experiment.

35. What is xylem? Explain its structure. Which one of its component is very important and why?


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Differentiate between bone and cartilage.

36. Name three non-SI units of force. Define them.

SECTION-E
Question no. 37 to 39 are case-based/data-based questions with 2 to 3 short sub-parts. Internal choice is provided in
one of these sub-parts.

37. Rutherford devised an experiment to probe atomic structure which involved firing positively charged alpha particles
at a thin sheet of gold foil. During the experiment, most of the alpha particles did pass through the foil with little
or no deflection. However, a very small number of the particles were deflected from their original paths at very
large angles. This was completely unexpected; as Rutherford himself observed, “It was almost as incredible as if
you fired a 15-inch shell at a piece of tissue paper and it came back and hit you”. The only possible explanation
was that the positive charge was not spread throughout the atom, but concentrated in a small, dense centre: the
nucleus. Most of the rest of the atom was simply empty space.
Rutherford’s discovery of the nucleus meant the atomic model needed a rethink. He proposed a model where the
electrons orbit the positively charged nucleus. While this was an improvement on Thomson’s model, it didn’t
explain what kept the electrons orbiting instead of simply spiralling into the nucleus.
Bohr was a Danish physicist who set about trying to solve the problems with Rutherford’s model. He realised that
 classical physics could not properly explain what was going on at the atomic level; instead, he invoked quantum
theory to try and explain the arrangement of electrons. His model postulated the existence of energy levels or
shells of electrons. Electrons could only be found in these specific energy levels; in other words, their energy was
quantised, and couldn’t take just any value. Electrons could move between these energy levels (referred to by Bohr
as ‘stationary states’), but had to do so by either absorbing or emitting energy.
Bohr’s suggestion of stable energy levels addressed the problem of electrons spiralling into the nucleus to an extent,
but not entirely. The exact reasons are little more complex than we’re going to discuss here, because we’re getting
into the complex world of quantum mechanics; and as Bohr himself said, “If quantum mechanics hasn’t profoundly
shocked you, you haven’t understood it yet”. In other words, it gets kind of weird.
(i) On the basis of Thomson’s model of an atom,explain how the atomic neutral as a whole.
(ii) On the basis of Rutherford’s model of an atom, which subatomic particle is present in the nucleus of an
atom?
(iii) Draw a sketch of Bohr’s model of an atom with three shells.


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(iv) What do you think would be the observation if the α -particle scattering experiment is carried out using a
foil of a metal other than gold?

38. Galileo, a premier scientist in the seventeenth century, developed the concept of inertia. Galileo reasoned that
moving objects eventually stop because of a force called friction. In experiments using a pair of inclined planes facing
each other, Galileo observed that a ball would roll down one plane and up the opposite plane to approximately
the same height. If smoother planes were used, the ball would roll up the opposite plane even closer to the original
height. Galileo reasoned that any difference between initial and final heights was due to the presence of friction.
Galileo postulated that if friction could be entirely eliminated, then the ball would reach exactly the same height.
Galileo further observed that regardless of the angle at which the planes were oriented, the final height was almost
always equal to the initial height. If the slope of the opposite incline were reduced, then the ball would roll a
further distance in order to reach that original height.

(i) What do you mean by inertia ?

(ii) Name the factor on which inertia of a body depends?
(iii) Which of the following has more inertia :
(a) A rubber ball and a stone of the same size?
(b) A bicycle and a train?


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(iv) Explain why some of the leaves may get detached from a tree if we vigorously shake its branch.

39. The growth of plants occurs only in certain specific regions. This is because the dividing tissue, also known as
meristematic tissue, is located only at these points. Depending on the region where they are present, meristematic
tissues are classified as apical, lateral and intercalary. New cells produced by meristem are initially like those of
meristem itself, but as they grow and mature, their characteristics slowly change and they become differentiated
as components of other tissues.
Apical meristem is present at the growing tips of stems and roots and increases the length of the stem and the
root. The girth of the stem or root increases due to lateral meristem (cambium). Intercalary meristem seen in
some plants is located near the node. Cells of meristematic tissue are very active, they have dense cytoplasm, thin
cellulose walls and prominent nuclei. They lack vacuoles.
(i) Which meristem helps in increasing the girth of the plant?
(ii) Which meristem present at the base of the internode?
(iii) What is the funtion lateral meristem?


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(iv) What are the characteristic of Meristematic tissue?

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