D.A.V.

PUBLIC SCHOOL PUNE

PRE TERM – 1 EXAM (2021-22)
STD: IX SUBJECT: SCIENCE MAX MARKS: 40
DATE : 28/10/2021 TIME : 90 minutes

General instructions:
1. The Question paper contains three sections.
2. Section A has 24 questions. Attempt any 20 questions.
3. Section B has 24 questions. Attempt any 20 questions.
4. Section C has 12 questions. Attempt any 10 questions.
5. All questions carry equal marks.
6. There is no negative marking.

SECTION - A
Section – A consist of 24 questions. Attempt any 20 questions from this section.
The first attempted 20 questions would be evaluated.

Q1. Which of the following is chemical change?

A. Melting of ice
B. Dissolution of Sulphur in carbon disulphide
C. Rusting of iron
D. Dissolving iodine in alcohol
Q2. Two substances A and B were made to react to form a new substance AB2, according to the
following reaction

A + B ----→ AB2

Which of the following statements concerning this reaction are incorrect?

i) The product AB2 shows the properties of substances A and B

ii) The product formed is a compound.
iii) The product can be separated into its constituents by simple physical methods.
iv) The product has fixed composition.

A. i), and ii)

B. ii) and iii)
C. iii) and iv)
D. i) and iii)
Q3.What is the size of particles present in the mixture of starch in water?
A. 1nm-100 nm
B. Less than 1nm
C. More than 100 nm
D. None of the above
Q4.What is the maximum amount of KNO3 that can be dissolved in 100g of solvent at 600C
Choose the most approximate value from the given solubility and temperature graph.
A. 120g
B. 150g
C. 100g
D. 180g

Q5. Choose the correct statement about Bronze

A. It is a compound.
B. It is a Heterogeneous mixture.
C. It shows the properties of its constituents.
D. It is an element.
Q6. Plasma membrane is –
A. Flexible
B. Selectively permeable
C. Lipoprotein membrane
D. All the above
Q7. Who among the following proposed the term ‘cell’?
A. Leeuwenhoek
B. Robert Hooke
C. Schleiden
D. Purkinje
Q8.This fat storing tissue is found below the skin and between the internal organs.
A. Bone
B. Areolar Tissue
C. Adipose Tissue
D. Tendons
Q9. Choose the correct statement from the following:
A. Cells of cork are dead and compactly arranged without intercellular spaces.
B. Cells of cork are living and compactly arranged without intercellular spaces.
C. Cells of cork are dead and compactly arranged with intercellular spaces.
D. Cells of cork are dead and loosely arranged without intercellular spaces.
Q10. This tissue is responsible for movement in our body.
A. Epithelial tissue
B. Muscular tissue
C. Connective tissue
D. Nervous tissue
Q11. Identify the correct function of the structures (i), (ii) and (iii) in the following diagram.

A. i) Acts as waste disposal system of a cell, ii) Helps in synthesis of lipids, iii) Plays
important role in cellular reproduction
B. i) Plays important role in cellular reproduction, ii) helps in synthesis of lipids, iii) Acts as
waste disposal system of a cell
C. i)Helps in synthesis of lipids, ii) Plays important role in cellular reproduction, iii) Acts as
waste disposal system of a cell
D. i) Plays important role in cellular reproduction, ii) Acts as waste disposal system of a cell
,iii)Helps in synthesis of lipids
Q12. Identify the type of complex permanent tissue shown here.

A. Parenchyma
B. Phloem
C. Xylem
D. Collenchyma
Q13. The function performed by the tissues shown in the diagram is –

A. Provides mechanical strength

B. Helps to transport food in the plant
C. Stores food
D. Provides flexibility
Q14.The storage sacs for liquid or solid contents are-
A. Golgi Complex
B. Vacuoles
C. Endoplasmic Reticulum
D. Mitochondrion
Q15. The flexible plasma membrane is made up of organic molecules called –
A. DNA and Proteins
B. Sugars and lipids
C. Proteins and lipids
D. Cellulose
Q16. The shape and size of the of cells are related to the –
A. Specific function they perform
B. Specific location they possess
C. Specific looks they have
D. All the above
Q17. According to the given velocity-time graph, the object

A. is moving with uniform velocity

B. has some initial velocity
C. is moving uniformly with some initial velocity
D. is at rest
Q18. The ratio of speed to the magnitude of velocity when the body is moving in one direction
is?
A. Less than one
B. Greater than one
C. Equal to one
D. Greater than or equal to one

Q19. Newton’s second law of motion is ________.

A. F = mv
𝑝2 −𝑝1
B. F = 𝑡2 −𝑡1

𝑉2 −𝑉1
C. F =
𝑡2 −𝑡1

𝑆2 −𝑆1
D. F = 𝑡2 −𝑡1

Q20. Suppose a boy is enjoying a ride on a merry-go-round which is moving with a constant
speed of 10 ms-1. It implies that the boy is _________.
A. at rest
B. moving with no acceleration
C. in accelerated motion
D. moving with uniform velocity

Q21. A body of mass 3 kg moves with a velocity of 500 cm/s, the momentum of the body is ___.
A. 150 kg m/s
B. 15 x 109 kg m/s
C. 15 x 10-9 kg m/s
D. 15 kg m/s

Q22. If the velocity-time graph representing the motion of a body is parallel to time-axis, then
the net force acting on the body is _____.
A. 10 N
B. 100 N
C. 1N
D. 0N
Q23. Four cars A, B, C and D are moving on a levelled road. Their distance versus time graphs
are shown in the adjacent figure. Choose the correct statement.

A. Car A is faster than car D.

B. Car B is the slowest.
C. Car D is faster than car C.
D. Car C is the slowest.
Q24. The action and reaction force referred in the third law _____.
A. Must act on different objects
B. Must act same objects
C. Need not be equal in magnitude but act in the same direction
D. Must act on different objects but act in the same direction.

SECTION - B
Section – B consists of 24 questions. Attempt any 20 questions from this section.
The first attempted 20 questions would be evaluated.

Q25. Calculate the mass of glucose and mass of water required to make 250g of 25% solution of
glucose.
A. Mass of glucose is 187.5g and mass of water is 62.5g
B. Mass of glucose is 10g and mass of water is 240g
C. Mass of glucose 62.5g is and mass of water is 187.5g
D. Mass of glucose is 25g and mass of water is 100g
Q26. A yellow colour powder X when mixed with Fe filings and heated strongly, it turns into
black mass Y, When Y is dissolved in HCl it gives a salt Z and a gas with rotten egg like
smell.

Identify X,Y, Z and gas

A. X is sulphur powder, Y is FeS, Z is FeCl2 and gas is H2S.

B. X is sulphur powder, Y is Fe, Z is FeCl2 and gas is H2.
C. X is sulphur powder, Y is Fe, Z is FeS and gas is H2S.
D. X is sulphur powder, Y is FeS, Z is FeCl2 and gas is H2.
Q27. Identify the dispersed phase and dispersion medium of emulsion
A. Dispersed phase is solid and dispersion medium is gas.
B. Dispersed phase is liquid and dispersion medium is liquid.
C. Dispersed phase is solid and dispersion medium is liquid.
D. Dispersed phase is liquid and dispersion medium is gas.
Q28. Which of the following mixtures will show Tyndall effect?
i) Sugar solution ii) clouds iii) ink iv) fog
A. i and ii
B. ii, iii and iv
C. i, ii and iii
D. i, ii and iv
Q29. Elongated cells with the thickenings at the corners constitute ___________.
A. Chlorenchyma
B. Parenchyma
C. Sclerenchyma
D. Collenchyma
Q30. What is basement membrane?
A. It is a fibrous extra-cellular layer present above the epithelial tissue.
B. It is a fibrous extra-cellular layer present below the epithelial tissue.
C. It is a fibrous extra-cellular layer present below the connective tissue.
D. It is a fibrous extra-cellular layer present below the muscular tissue.
Q31. Bone cells are ___________.

A. Embedded in a hard matrix made of proteins and sugar compounds.

B. Embedded in a hard matrix made of protein compounds.
C. Embedded in a hard matrix made of calcium and phosphorous compounds.
D. Embedded in a hard matrix made of calcium and iodine compounds.
Q32. Organelle other than Nucleus, containing DNA is?
A. Vacuoles
B. Lysosomes
C. Golgi Complex
D. Mitochondrion
Q33. Mitochondrion, Nucleus and ____________ have double membrane covering around them.
A. Vacuoles
B. Plastid
C. Golgi Complex
D. Lysosomes
Question no. 34 to 36 consist of two statements – Assertion (A) and Reason (R), Answer these
questions selecting the appropriate option given below:
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true

Q34. Assertion -Purity of a liquid substance can be checked by its solubility in water.
Reason – pure water boils at 100oC.
Q35. Assertion – Blood is considered as a fluid connective tissue.
Reason –It is a motile connecting tissue which connects all the tissues, organs with each
other in the body.
Q36. Assertion : Velocity versus time graph of a particle in uniform motion along a straight
path is a line parallel to the time axis.
Reason : In uniform motion the velocity of a particle increases as the square of the time
elapsed.
Q37. One of the following is the organ that has Columnar epithelium.
A. Oesophagus
B. Lining of stomach and small intestine
C. Kidney tubules
D. Skin
Q38. By one of the following ways, substances like carbon di oxide or oxygen can move across
the cell membrane.
A. Diffusion
B. Osmosis
C. Nuclear pore
D. Absorption
Q39. The chlorophyll in photosynthetic prokaryotic bacteria is associated with __________.
A. Mitochondrion
B. Plastid
C. Chloroplast
D. Membranous vesicle
Q40. A boy of mass 60 Kg running at 3 m/s jumps on a trolley of mass 140 kg moving with the
velocity of 1.5 m/s in the same direction. Their common velocity will be _____.
A. 19.5 m/s
B. 1.95 m/s2
C. 1.95 m/s
D. 19.5 m/s2
Q41. The velocity time graph of a ball of mass 20 g moving along a straight line on a long table
is given in the fig. How much force does the table exert on the ball to bring it to rest?

A. - 0.04 N
B. 40 N
C. 0.04 N
D. -40 N

Q42. The type of cell division followed by the reproductive tissues in plants and animals is –

A. Mitosis
B. Meiosis
C. Mitosis and meiosis both
D. None
Q43. The structure that varies greatly in appearance in different cells but it always forms a
network system -

A. Golgi Complex
B. Endoplasmic Reticulum
C. Vacuoles
D. Mitochondrion
Q44. When a balloon held between the hands is pressed, its shape changes. This happens
because:
A. Balanced forces act on the balloon
B. Unbalanced forces act on the balloon
C. Frictional forces act on the balloon
D. Gravitational force acts on the balloon
Q45. Newton’s first law of motion says that a moving body should continue to move forever,
unless some external forces act on it. But a moving cycle comes to rest after some time if
we stop pedaling it. Can you choose the correct reason for the stoppage of cycle?

i. Air resistance
ii. Gravitational pull of the earth
iii. Friction of the road
iii. Heat of the environment
Choose the correct option:
A. (iii) and (iv)
B. (i) and (iii)
C. (i) and (ii)
D. (ii) and (iii)

Q46. The speed of a car weighing 1500 kg increases from 36 km/h to 72 km/h uniformly. What
will be the change in momentum of the car?

A. 15000 kg km/h
B. 15000 kg m/s
C. 54000 kg m/s
D. 54000 g m/s

Q47. If a particle is completes one rotation along a circular track having radius 14 m in 44
seconds then the value of speed its speed is ___.
A. 1 m/s
B. 2 m/s
C. 3 m/s
D. 4m/s

Q48. Which of the following situations involves the Newton’s second law of motion?
A. A force can stop a lighter vehicle as well as a heavier vehicle which are moving
B. A force exerted by a lighter vehicle on collision with a heavier vehicle results in both the
(vehicles coming to a standstill)
C. A force can accelerate a lighter vehicle more easily than a heavier vehicle which are
moving
D. A force exerted by the escaping air from a balloon in the downward direction makes the
balloon to go upwards
 SECTION – C

Section – C consists of 3 cases followed by questions. There are a total of 12 questions in

this section. Attempt any 10 questions from this section.

The first attempted 10 questions would be evaluated.

CASE –100 ml of water is taken at 298K in a beaker and a little of solid A is dissolved in it with
constant stirring to obtain solution B. More and more of solid A is added to the solution with
constant stirring while keeping the temperature of the solution constant at 298K. After sometime,
it was observed that no more solid dissolves but at the same time some solid is left undissolved at
the bottom of the beaker. The contents of the beaker are filtered to obtain filtrate C.

On the basis of above reading answer the following questions:

Q49. What is solution B called as _____

A) Saturated
B) Supersaturated
C) unsaturated
D) none
Q50. What happens when a saturated solution is allowed to cool down?

A) Crystallisation
B) more solute dissolves
C) temperature increases
D) All of the above

Q51. What is the effect of increase in temperature on solubility?

A) Decreases with temperature

B) Remains same
C) Increases with temperature
D) None
Q52. What term is used for solution C

A) Saturated
B) Supersaturated
C) unsaturated
D) none
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CASE – All cells possess the ability to respond stimuli. However, cells of the nervous tissue are
highly specialised for being stimulated and then transmitting the stimulus very rapidly from one
place to another within the body. The brain, spinal cord and nerves are all composed of the
nervous tissue. The cells of this tissue are called nerve cells or neurons.

Q53. Each nerve cell has a single long process, called

A. Dendron
B. Cyton
C. Axon
D. Neutron
Q54. The signal that passes along the nerve fibre is referred as –

A. Nerve cell
B. Nerve imagination
C. Nerve impulse
D. None
Q55. Select the correct statement from the following.

A. Many nerve fibres bound together by connective tissue make up a nerve.

B. Many nerve fibres bound together by epithelium tissue make up a nerve.
C. Many axons bound together by connective tissue make up a nerve.
D. Many nerve fibres bound together by nervous tissue make up a nerve.

Q56. An individual nerve cell may be up to a _______ long.

A. Kilometre
B. Centimetre
C. Metre
D. Millimetre
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CASE – Aditya started driving his car. He increases the speed till 4 seconds and then he kept his
card in constant speed for 6 seconds. Then after, he decreased the speed of the car upto another 6
seconds. After reaching at the starting place, he draws the speed-time graph of his 16 seconds
driving as shown below:

Q57. What type of motion is represented by OA?

A. uniform velocity
B. uniform acceleration
C. negative acceleration
D. no acceleration

Q58. Find out the acceleration of the body.

A. 1.5 m/s2
B. 2 m/s2
C. 3 m/s2
D. 1 m/s2

Q59. Calculate the retardation of the body.

A. -1.5 m/s2
B. -1 m/s2
C. 3 m/s2
D. 1 m/s2

Q60. Find out the distance travelled by the body from A to B.

A. 36 m2
B. 30 m
C. 36 m
D. 60 m2
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