Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, Chennai region

Practice Test – I Question paper

Class IX Science Max Marks: 40
Time – 90mts
General instructions
• The question paper contains three sections.
• Section A has 24 questions. Attempt any 20 questions.
• Section B has 24 questions. Attempt any 20 questions.
• Section C has 12 questions. Attempt any 10 questions.
• All questions carry equal marks. There is no negative marking.
• The first attempted 20 questions in section A, B & 10 questions in section C
will be evaluated.

Section A (Answer any 20)

1 What is the name of the metal which exists in liquid state at room temperature?

(a) Sodium

(b) Potassium

(c) Mercury

(d) Bromine

2 When the liquid is spun rapidly, the denser particles are forced to the bottom and the lighter
particles stay at the top. This principle is used in:

(a) Centrifugation

(b) Fractional distillation

(c) Evaporation

(d) Tunneling

3. If we put camphor in an open container, its amount keeps on decreasing due to the
phenomenon of
(a) Evaporation

(b) Precipitation

(c) Condensation

(d) Sublimation
4. In tincture of iodine, find the solute and solvent?

(a) alcohol is the solute and iodine is the solvent

(b) iodine is the solute and alcohol is the solvent

(c) any component can be considered as solute or solvent

(d) tincture of iodine is not a solution

5. From the given v-t graph, it can be inferred that the object is

(a) At rest

(b) In uniform motion

(c) Moving with uniform acceleration

(d) In non-uniform motion

6. A particle is moving in a circular path of radius r.

The displacement after half a circle would be:

(a) Zero (b) πr

(c) 2r (d) 2πr

7. Which of the following can sometimes be ‘zero’ for a moving body?

a. Displacement

b. Distance

c. (i) and (ii)

d. None of the above

8. The speed - time graph of a car is given here. Using the data in the graph calculate the total
distance covered by the car.

(a) 1250 m

(b) 875 m

(c) 1500 m

(d) 870 m
9. Four cars A, B, C and D are moving on a levelled, straight road. Their distance time graphs
are shown in the figure below. Which of the following is the correct statement regarding the
motion of these cars?

(a) Car A is faster than car D

(b) Car B is the slowest

(c) Car Cis faster than car D

(d) Car C is the slowest

10 In a water-sugar solution

(a) water is solute and sugar is solvent

(b) water is solvent and sugar is solute

(c) water is solute and water is also solvent

(d) none of these

11 Cell is the structural and functional unit of life. The word cell is derived from the Latin
. word ‘cellula’ which means “a little room”. Can you name the scientist who coined the term
cell?

(a) Robert Hooke

(b) Anton Von Leeuwenhoek

(c) Robert Brown

(d) Ernst Haeckel

12 Velocity versus time graph of a ball of mass 50 g rolling on a concrete floor is shown in the
figure below. What will be the frictional force of the floor on the ball?

(a) 0.5 N

(b) 50 N

(c) 5 N

(d) 0.05 N

13 The inertia of a moving object depends on:

. i. Mass of the object

ii. Momentum of the object

iii. Speed of the object

iv. Shape of the object

Choose the correct option:

(a) (i) and (ii)

(b) only (i)

(c) only (ii)

(d) (iii) and (iv)

14 Tissue is a group of similar kind of cells specialized to perform a particular function in the
body. Therefore presence of tissues in a multicellular organism ensures:

(a) Faster development

(b) Division of labour

(c) Higher reproductive potential

(d) Body strength

15 . Given below is a diagram showing the structure of a neuron tissue.

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Choose the correct labeling for the parts A, B, C, D and E.

(a) A – Nucleus; B – Cell body; C – Dendrite; D – Axon; E – Nerve ending.

(b) A – Nucleus; B – Dendrite; C – Cell body; D – Nerve ending; E – Axon.

(c) A – Nucleus; B – Axon; C – Cell body; D – Dendrite; E –Nerve ending.

(d) A – Nucleus; B – Dendrite; C – Cell body; D – Axon; E – Nerve ending

16 While doing work and running, you move your organs like hands, legs, etc. Which among
the following is correct?

(a) Smooth muscles contract and pull the ligament to move the bones

(b) Smooth muscles contract and pull the tendons to move the bones

(c) Skeletal muscles contract and pull the ligament to move the bones

(d) Skeletal muscles contract and pull the tendon to move the bones

17 In a test of biology a figure of smooth muscle labeled as A, B, C and D for different parts of
. the muscles. Four students P, Q, R and S in a way to attempt the question named the four
parts as given below. But only one student could name all the four parts correctly.

Which of the following options is the answer written by that student?

(a) A – Intercalated disc; B – Sarcoplasm; C – Branched fibres; D – Nucleus

(b) A – Intercalated disc; B – Branched fibres; C – Sarcoplasm; D – Nucleus

(c) A – Branched fibres; B – Intercalated disc; C – Sarcoplasm; D – Nucleus

(d) A – Branched fibres; B – Sarcoplasm; C – Intercalated disc; D – Nucleus

18 Tiny pores are found on the surface of the leaves of plants. These pores are called stomata.
These stomata surrounded by the kidney shaped guard cells provide many vital functions to
the plants.

Which of the following functions is not served by the stomata for the plants?

(a) Exchange of gases, particularly CO2 and O2, with atmosphere

(b) Loss of water in the form of vapours during transpiration

(c) Helps to create pressure for the water to rise upward, by its process of transpiration

(d) Helps the leaves to carry out the process of photosynthesis

19 If the tip of the sugarcane plant is removed from the field, even then it keeps on growing in
length. It is due to the presence of:

(a) Cambium

(b) Apical meristem

(c) Lateral meristem

(d) Intercalary meristem

20 Endoplasmic reticulum one of the cell organelles, exists as a membranous network that
extends from outer membrane of nucleus to the plasma membrane making a connection
between them.

Which of the following statements is not related to the endoplasmic reticulum?

(a) It behaves as transport channel for proteins between nucleus and cytoplasm.

(b) It transports materials between various regions in cytoplasm.

(c) It can be the site of energy generation.

(d) It can be the site of some biochemical activities of the cell.

21 The nucleus controls all the activities of the cell and acts as a site of DNA material and
protein synthesis. It is composed of some components which all together give the nucleus
its functionality. Here is shown a figure of nucleus with some of its components labeled as
A, B, C and D. can you name these components correctly?

(a) A – Nucleons; B – Chromatin; C – Nuclear membrane; D – Nucleoplasm

(b) A – Nucleus; B – Chromatin; C – Nuclear membrane; D – Nucleoplasm

(c) A – Nucleolus; B – Chromatin; C – Nuclear membrane; D – Nucleoplasm

(d) A – Nucleolus; B – Chromatin; C – Nuclear membrane; D – Nuclear wall

22 You must have observed that a fruit when unripe is green but it becomes beautifully
coloured when ripe. According to you what is the reason behind this colour change.

(a) Chloroplasts change to chromoplasts

(b) Chromoplasts change to chromosomes

(c) Chloroplasts change to chromosomes

(d) Chromoplasts change to chloroplasts

23 In a test, a teacher collected the answers written by four students as the definition of
osmosis as given below. Read carefully and select the correct one.

(a) Movement of water molecules from a region of higher concentration to a region of lower
concentration through a semipermeable membrane.

(b) Movement of solvent molecules from its higher concentration to lower concentration.

(c) Movement of solvent molecules from higher concentration to lower of solution through
a permeable membrane.

(d) Movement of solute molecules from lower concentration to higher concentration of

solution through a semipermeable membrane.

24 Rahul’s mother was going to make pickle. For this she cut the vegetables into small pieces
and put them in the sun for few hours. Rahul was observing all her activities very curiously
and asked his mother if why she had put the salted vegetables in the sun. among the
following what might be the most appropriate answer for his question?

(a) So that the pickle may get extra flavour.

(b) So that the cut vegetables may absorb the vitamin d as a nutrient from the sun rays.

(c) So that the vegetables may lose all the water by diffusion and evaporation and become
dry.

(d) So that the salt may get evenly and properly absorbed by the vegetables.
 Section B (Answer any 20)
In the following questions, Assertion and Reason put forward. Read the statements carefully
and choose the correct alternative from the following:

A) Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct and the Reason is the correct
explanation of the Assertion.
B) Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct but the Reason is not the correct
explanation of the Assertion.
C) Assertion is true, but the Reason is false.
D) The statement of the Assertion is false, but the Reason is true.

25 ASSERTION: Silver bromide compound is made of silver and bromine elements.

REASON: Silver bromide is a pure substance.

26 ASSERTION: Boiling point of seawater is more than 1000 C.

REASON: Soluble impurities increase the boiling point of liquid.

27 ASSERTION: Dust particle in air form aerosol.

REASON: Dust particles form dispersion medium and air is dispersed phase.

28 ASSERTION: Brass is an alloy of Copper and Zinc.

REASON: Brass is a compound of Copper and Zinc.

29 ASSERTION: Parenchyma cells help in storage of food.

REASON: Parenchyma cells are the main seats of photosynthesis.

30 ASSERTION: Permanent tissue is composed of mature cells.

REASON: Meristematic tissue is a group of actively dividing cells.

31 ASSERTION: Ciliated epithelium helps in movement of particles.

REASON: Cilia helps in movement.

32 ASSERTION: Surface of skin is impervious to water.

REASON: Surface of skin is covered by stratified cuboidal epithelium.

33 ASSERTION: Specialization of cells is useful for organism.

REASON: It increases the operational efficiency of an organism.

34 ASSERTION – Displacement of an object maybe zero even if the distance covered is not

zero.

REASON – Displacement is the shortest distance between the initial and final position.

35 ASSERTION – The speedometer of a car measures the instantaneous speed of a car.

REASON – Average speed is equal to the total distance covered by an object divided by the

total time taken.

36 ASSERTION – When a firefly hits a bus, each of them exerts the same force.

REASON – Firefly has more mass as compared to the windshield.

37 Newton’s third law of motion explains the two forces namely ‘action’ and ‘reaction’
coming into action when the two bodies are in contact with each other. These two forces:

(a) Always act on the same body

(b) Always act on the different bodies in opposite directions

(c) Have same magnitude and direction

(d) Acts on either body at normal to each other

38 In a rocket, a large volume of gases produced by the combustion of fuel is allowed to escape
through its tail nozzle in the downward direction with the tremendous speed and makes the
rocket to move upward.

Which principle is followed in this take off of the rocket?

(a) Moment of inertia

(b) Conservation of momentum

(c) Newton’s first law of motion

(d) Newton’s law of gravitation

39 Which of the following figures correctly represents uniform motion of a moving object?
40 Which one of the following graphs shows the object to be stationary?

41 Label the following diagram in correct order from the options given below.
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(a)Apical meristem, lateral meristem, intercalary meristem

(b)Lateral meristem, intercalary meristem,apical meristem

(c)Intercalary meristem,apical meristem,lateral meristem

(d)Apical meristem,intercalary meristem,lateral meristem

42 Which connective tissue join muscles to bones?

(a)Tendon

(b)Ligament

(c)Aerolar tissue

(d)Adipose tissue

43 The type of muscle shown in the diagram is likely to be found in the stomach.

(a)smooth muscle

(b)striated muscle

(c)cardiac muscle

(d)none of the above

44 Which type of permanent tissue helps in storing food in plants?

(a)Parenchyma

(b)Collenchyma

(c)Xylem

(d)Phloem

45 Which type of epithelium is illustrated in the given figure?

(a)simple squamous epithelium

(b)stratified squamous epithelium

(c)cuboidal epithelium

(d)columnar epithelium
46 The surface of skin is composed of

(a)nervous tissue

(b)connective tissue

(c)muscle tissue

(d)epithelial tissue

Sol and gel are examples of

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(a) Solid-solid colloids

(b) Sol is a solid-liquid colloid and gel is liquid solid colloid

(c) Sol is solid-solid colloid and gel is solid-liquid colloid

(d) Sol is a liquid-solid colloid and gel is a solid-liquid colloid

Paheli starts from her home and moves a distance of 4 km towards east. She then turns to
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her right and covers a distance of 3 km to reach her school. Meanwhile her brother Bujo
takes a short and direct route to reach the school.

What is the difference between the displacements of Paheli and Bujo?

(a)0 km

(b)0.5 km

(c)1 km

(d)1.5 km
 Section C - CASE STUDY BASED (Answer any 10)

C Figure below shows a velocity-time graph for a car starting from rest. The graph has three
parts AB, BC and CD.

49 Which part of graph shows motion with uniform velocity?

50 Which part of graph shows motion with uniform acceleration?

51 Which part of graph shows motion with uniform retardation?

52 The slope of velocity-time graph for particle moving with uniform velocity is equal to

(a)final velocity.

(b)initial velocity.

(c) zero.

(d) none the above.

C There are many changes which take place in our surroundings. Some of them physical
changes in which no new substance is formed. These changes are reversible. Chemical
changes lead to formation of new substance with new properties. It cannot be easily
reversed. Physical changes involve less energy whereas chemical changes involve more
energy. Formation of mixture mostly involves physical change whereas compound is
formed by chemical change.

53 Which of the following is not a physical change?

(a)melting of wax
(b)heating of iron
(c)digestion of food
(d)evaporation of water

54 Formation of water from hydrogen and oxygen in presence of electric spark in

(a)physical change
(b)chemical change
(c)both a & b
(d)mixture is formed

55 Oxygen can be separated from liquid air by

(a)distillation
(b)fractional distillation
(c)steam distillation
(d)vacuum distillation

56 When iron fillings are heated with sulphur powder

(a)mixture formed
(b)black compound formed
(c)physical change
(d)none of these
 Leucoplasts are colorless plastids. They store starch, oil, proteins. Chromoplasts are colored
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plastids. They contain pigments , eg -chloroplasts which contain green pigment present in
the plant cell. Chromoplast provide color to various flowers & fruits.

57 What is the function of leucoplasts?

(a) they store starch, oil, proteins
(b) they provide color for flowers and fruits
(c) they help in photosynthesis
(d)they give support to plants

58 Which plastid provide color to fruits & flowers?

(a)leucoplast
(b)chromoplast
(c)chloroplast
(d)proteinoplast

59 Which of the following statement is true?

(a)plastids are present in both plant & animal cell.
(b)plastids are absent in plant as well as animal cell
(c)plastids are present only in plant cell
(d)plastids are present only in animal cell

60 Which plastids contain green pigment?

(a)leucoplast
(b)chloroplast
(c)chromoplast
(d)none of the above