ST.

XAVIER’S SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL, DELHI – 110 054

Class 9 Time: 3 hrs.
14-9-2022 MID TERM EXAMINATION - SCIENCE Max. Marks : 80
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
i) All questions are compulsory.
ii) There are 5 sections in the question paper namely, A, B, C, D and E.
iii) Section A: Q. No. 1 to 16 are MCQs and very short answer questions.
Each question in section A carries 1 mark.
iv) Section B: Q. No. 17 to 23 are short answer type questions and carry 2 marks each.
v) Section C: Q. No. 24 to 29 are short answer type questions and carry 3 marks each.
vi) Section D: Q. No. 30 to 32 are source based questions and carry 4 marks each.
vii) Section E: Q. No. 33 to 35 are long answer questions and carry 5 marks each.
viii) There is no overall choice. However, an internal choice has been provided in one question
of two marks, three questions of three marks and three questions of five marks weightage.
You have to attempt one choice only in those questions.
SECTION – A
1. Chromosomes are made up of 1
A) RNA B) DNA C) Protein D) DNA and Protein
2. Which of the following statements is false? 1
A) Mitochondria and Plastid have their own DNA.
B) Lysosomes are formed from Golgi apparatus.
C) ATP is generated in Mitochondria.
D) Nucleus is not the controlling centre of the cell.
3. Amoeba captures its food through a process known as 1
A) Exocytosis B) Plasmolysis C) Endocytosis D) Both (A) and (C)
4. The nuclear region of prokaryotes is also known as 1
A) nucleolus B) centrosome C) nucleoid D) nucleic acid
5. ______ discovered cell for the first time in 1665 with the help of primitive microscope. 1
A) Robert Hooke B) Purkinje C) Robert Brown D) Leeuwenhoek
6. To change the state of motion 1
A) A balanced force is required. B) An unbalanced force is required.
C) Both balance and unbalanced force can change the state of motion of an object.
D) A force is not required to change the state of motion of an object.
7. Which of the following correctly represents the formula for calculating the momentum
of a moving object? 1
A) P = mv2 B) P= ma C) P = mv D) P = m2v2
8. A force of 5 N gives a mass m1 an acceleration of 10 m/s2. The value of m1 is 1
A) 2 kg B) 0.002 g C) 0.005 g D) 0.5 kg
9. The relationship between g and G is (where symbols have usual meanings): 1
A) G = g M/d2 B) g = G M/d C) g = GM/d2 D) G =g M/d
10. Which of the following statements is true about mass and weight of an object? 1
A) Mass and weight of an object are constant.
B) Mass is a constant whereas weight varies from place to place.
C) Weight is a constant whereas mass varies from place to place.
D) Both mass and weight vary from place to place.
11. Which of the following will have strongest forces of attraction amongst its particles? 1
A) Water B) Sugar C) Oxygen D) Nitrogen
12. Which of the following statements is not true about a pure substance? 1
A) Pure substances are homogeneous in nature.
B) Pure substances are made up of only one type of particles.
C) Pure substances can have variable composition.
D) Pure substances cannot be broken down further by physical methods.
13. Which of the following gas is liberated when Ferrous sulphide reacts with dilute
hydrochloric acid solution? 1
A) Sulphur dioxide B) Hydrogen sulphide
C) Hydrogen D) Ferrous oxide
14. Which of the following is a chemical change? 1
A) Melting of butter B) Mixing of iron and sulphur
C) Dissolving common salt in water D) Burning of paper
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15. Identify the solution amongst the following mixtures. 1

A) Soda water B) Starch sol
C) Milk D) Mixture of chalk powder in water
16. Answer the following questions: 6x1=6
16.1 Why do the cells of sclerenchyma tissue have a narrow lumen?
16.2 Classify the following processes as osmosis or diffusion.
a) Swelling up of raisins by keeping in water.
b) Aquatic animals use oxygen dissolved in water during respiration.
16.3 Under what condition is the magnitude of average velocity of an object is equal to its average speed?
16.4 Give any one application of the first law of motion.
16.5 What is the physical state of water at
a) 0℃ b) 250℃
16.6 Give an example of:
a) Emulsion b) Sol
SECTION – B
17. If we sprinkle salt on cucumber slices, after sometime it releases water.
Explain the underlying principle. 2
18. A horse and a mango tree both are complex living organisms with specialised yet
different tissue systems to perform the specific function. Give reasons. 2
19. What will happen if 2
a) Ligament gets overstretched in human body.
b) Apical meristem of a plant is damaged or cut.
20. A sheet of paper and a paper crumpled into a ball are dropped from same height and
at the same time.
a) In vacuum b) In the presence of air
Which one will hit the ground first in each case and why?
(OR)
What happens to the gravitational force between the two objects when:
a) Mass of one of the objects is doubled?
b) Distance between the two objects is reduced to half? 2
21. a) What is the relation between mass and weight of an object?
b) If an object weighs 98 N on earth what will be its weight on the surface of the moon? 2
22. a) What is the difference between boiling and evaporation? (only ONE difference)
b) Justify that rubber band is a solid even though it can be stretched. 2
23. a) Define solubility.
b) What is the effect of change of temperature on the solubility of a salt? 2
SECTION – C
24. How is Prokaryotic cell different from Eukaryotic cell? Give any three points.
(OR)
In what way plasma membrane is different from cell wall? Give any three points. 3
25. Draw a neat and labelled diagram of a nerve cell. Give one function of neuron. 3
26. The following data shows the distance covered by a boy while travelling from home to school.
Plot the distance time graph for the motion and answer the questions given below: 3
Time Distance (km)
8:00 am 0
8:05 am 0.5
8:10 am 1.0
8:15 am 1.5
8:20 am 1.5
8:25 am 2.0
8:30 am 2.5

a) Calculate the speed of the boy during first 10 minutes, graphically.

b) What can you say about the motion of the boy during 8:15am and 8:20am?
(OR)
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a) Define acceleration.
b) A train starting from rest and moving with uniform acceleration attains a speed
40 km/h in 2 minutes. Find its acceleration. 3
27. a) What is the value of universal gravitational constant? 3
b) Give one importance of the universal law of gravitation.
c) According to third law of motion, if the earth can attract an apple, the apple must also
attract the earth with an equal and opposite force but we never see the earth moving
towards the apple. Explain why?
28. a) What is dry ice? Why is it called so?
b) A diver is able to cut through water in a swimming pool. Which property of matter
does this observation show?
c) Give two factors that increases the rate of evaporation.
(OR)
a) Define sublimation.
b) Name the process associated with the following observation:
A bottle containing acetone is left open and after few days the acetone disappears.
c) Why is ice at 273 K more effective in cooling than water at the same temperature?
29. a) What is meant by a saturated solution?
b) Explain what Tyndall effect is.
c) What are dispersed phase and dispersion medium in an aerosol? 3
SECTION – D
30. Complex tissues are made up of more than one type of cells. All these cells coordinate to perform
a common function. Xylem and phloem are examples of such complex tissues. They are both
conducting tissues and constitute a vascular bundle. Xylem consists of Tracheids, vessels,
Xylem Parenchyma and Xylem fibres. Tracheids and vessels have thick walls and are dead
when they mature. They are tubular structures. This allows them to transport water and
minerals vertically. The Parenchyma stores food. Xylem fibres are usually supportive in function.
Phloem is made up for five types of cells: Sieve cells, Sieve tubes, companion cells, phloem
fibres and phloem parenchyma. Sieve tubes are tubular cells with perforated walls. Phloem transports
food from leaves to other parts of the plant. Except Phloem fibres other Phloem
cells are living cells.
30.1 Name the tissue that conducts water and mineral in plants. 1
30.2 Name the tubular cells of xylem. 1
30.3 What is the dead cell of phloem? 1
30.4 Which part of xylem stores food? 1
31. Consider a car A moving along a straight line. Let it travel 5 m in the first second, 5 m more
in the next second, 5 m in the third second and 5 m in the fourth second. In this case, the
object covers 5 m in each second. As the object covers equal distances in equal intervals of
time, it is said to be in uniform motion. The time interval in this motion should be small.
Motion of an object under free fall is also an example of uniform motion. In our day to day life,
we come across motions where objects cover unequal distances in equal intervals of time.
In such situations, the object is said to be under non-uniform motion. Examples of such type
of motion are motion of a car on a crowded road, motion of a race car on a racing track, etc.
The speed of an object is defined as the distance travelled per unit time. It does not depend
on the direction of motion. Speed is constant for an object which is moving under uniform
motion. The velocity of an object is defined as the distance travelled per unit time in a
particular direction. One can change the velocity of a moving object by changing its direction
of motion, magnitude or both.
31.1 What type of motion is observed in the case of car A? 1
31.2 Calculate the speed of car A. 1
31.3 Give an example where the object is moving under non-uniform motion. 1
31.4 Which of the two can be changed by changing the direction of motion: speed or velocity? 1
32. The higher the temperature the faster is the rate of diffusion. This happens because due
to the increase in temperature, the particles move more randomly and spread faster. This
is the reason why we come to know what is being cooked in the kitchen without even entering
there. However, to smell cold food item we have to go very close. Due to the high speed of
particles and large spaces between them, gases show the property of diffusing very fast into
other gases. The rate of diffusion, amongst the three states of matter, increases in the order:
solids < liquids < gases. In the gaseous state particles move randomly at a high speed.
Due to this random movement, the particles hit each other and also the walls of the container.
Therefore, the gases exert pressure on the walls of the container. Anything that can flow is
called a fluid. Gases and liquids are fluids.
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32.1 How does the change in temperature affect the rate of diffusion? 1
32.2 What is meant by the term fluid? 1
32.3 Give the correct order of rate of diffusion of different states of matter. 1
32.4 Give any 1 property of a gas. 1
SECTION – E
33. Answer the following. 5
a) Name a tissue that stores fat in the body.
b) Mention the constituents of blood.
c) Draw a labelled diagram of smooth muscle cell.
d) Name the epithelial tissue that has hair like projections on the outer surface of cells.
(OR)
Answer the following:
a) What is a meristematic tissue?
b) Give two characteristics of meristematic tissue.
c) Show location of meristematic tissue in a diagram of plant body.
34. a) Explain the first law of motion mathematically with the help of the second law of motion.
b) Explain why a fielder pulls his hand gradually backwards while catching a fast moving
cricket ball.
c) Consider the velocity time graph given below:

The graph shows the motion of a toy car

of mass 2 kg moving along a straight line
on the ground. How much force does the
surface exert on the toy car to bring it rest?

(OR)
a) What is the relationship between the inertia of an object and its mass?
b) Explain why the boat moves backwards when a sailor jumps in the forward direction.
c) An object of mass 100 kg is accelerated uniformly from a velocity of 5 m/s to 8 m/s
in 6s. Calculate the initial and final momentum of the object. Also calculate the
magnitude of the force exerted on the object. 5
35. a) What are the solute and solvent in tincture of iodine?
b) Differentiate between homogeneous and heterogeneous mixtures. (only ONE difference)
c) You are given two samples of water labelled as ‘A’ and ‘B’. Sample A boils at 100℃
and sample B boils at 104 ℃. Which of the two samples will not freeze at 0 ℃ and why?
d) A solution contains 60 g of sodium chloride in 400 g of water. Calculate the
concentration in terms of mass by mass percent of the solution.
(OR)
a) What are metalloids?
b) Differentiate between compounds and mixtures. (only ONE difference)
c) Give one example of an alloy.
d) Calculate the concentration of a solution, in terms of mass by mass (percent),
which contains 30 g of glucose in 300 g of water. 5
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