ANNUAL EXAMINATION (2022-23)

CLASS-IX
SUBJECT- SCIENCE
MM-80 DATE:----
Time: 3 Hours ROLL NO. ---

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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?

(b) It has a definite shape and a definite volume.
(c) It has a definite shape but not definite volume.
(d) It has a definite volume but not a definite shape.
(e) 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?

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 a. Hydrogen H2
b. Oxygen O2
c. Methane CH4
d. Carbon dioxide CO2

4. In the nucleus of 2040Ca, there are

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. The Muscles which have long and pointed ends-
a. Skeletal b. smooth c. Cardiac. d. None of these

6. Name the living components common in both xylem and phloem.

a. Parenchyma b. Collenchyma c. Sclerenchyma d. Adipose tissue
7. Choose the incorrectly matched pair from the options given below
(A) Salivary gland - Glandular epithelium
(B) Companion cells - Perforated walls
(C) Collenchyma – Flexibility
(D)Axon - Nerve cell

8.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
9.A body, whose momentum is constant, must have constant
(a)force (b) velocity (c) acceleration (d) all of these

10. What is the physical state of water at 100°C?

a.Liquid. b. Gas. c. Both solid and liquid d. Both liquid and gas
11.The slope of velocity time graph gives?
a.distance
b.displacement
c.acceleration
d.speed
12.The unit of work is joule. The other physical quantity that has same unit is
(a) power (b) velocity (c) energy (d) force
13.A person met with an accident in which two long bones of hand were dislocated. Which among the following may
be the possible reason?
aTendon break b Cartilage
c. Ligament break d.Areolar tissue break
14. 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
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15..Which of the following will show “ Tyndall effect “?
a.Salt solution
b.Milk.
C. Copper sulphate solution.
d.Sugar solution

16..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
Question no. 17 to 20 are Assertion-Reasoning based questions.

17.Assertion:a lamp consumes 1000j of electrical energy in 10s it's power is 100w
Reason:power is obtained by dividing energy consumed by the time taken
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:The atom of different elements having same mass number but different atomic numbers are known as
isobars.
Reason: The sum of protons and neutrons in the isobars is always different.
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 : Human RBCs. Burst in hypotonic solutions

Reason :Cells burst due to endosmosis..
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: Mass of an object is always zero.

Reason: Mass of an object is the measure of its inertia and the substance contained by the body.
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.Write the properties of a colloidal solution.

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22.“The atomic mass of an element is in fraction.” What does it mean?
23.Why Lycosomes are called sucidial bag?
24.Why are objects in free fall weightless?
25.A car accelerates uniformly from 18km/h in 5sec find acceleration and distance covered?
OR
what do you understand by uniform circular motion?
26. What is crop rotation? Write the advantages of crop rotation.
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.
OR
Which gas is called dry ice? Why?
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29.Explain the structure and function of Golgi bodies.
30. a. Name a connective tissue which is the hardest?
b. What makes it so hard?
c. List any two functions of this tissue.

31.a)Observe the given figure and give examples of fish species who are bottom feeder, column feeder and surface feeder in
composite fish farming.

b)What is the criteria for the selection of different fishes in a composite fish culture?
c) Mention three advantages of composite fish culture?

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.
33.establish the formula of force with the help of second law of motion?
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.
OR
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.

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35. What is xylem? Explain its structure. Which one of its component is very important and why?
36.what is law of conservation of momentum .give the derivation for the same?.
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 atom is 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.
(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.

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 (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?

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

tend to remain in its position and hence detaches from the tree to fall down.

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.
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(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 function of lateral meristem
(iv) What are the characteristic of Meristematic tissue?

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