HAPPY ENGLISH SCHOOL

Science (086)
Class IX
Sample Paper
2022-23

Max. Marks: 80 Time Allowed: 3 hours General Instructions:

i. This question paper consists of 39 questions in 5 sections.
ii. All questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice is provided in some questions. A student is
expected to attempt only one of these questions.
iii. Section A consists of 20 objective type questions carrying 1 mark each.
iv. Section B consists of 6 Very Short questions carrying 02 marks each. Answers to these questions should
be in the range of 30 to 50 words.
v. 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
vi. Section D consists of 3 Long Answer type questions carrying 05 marks each. Answers to these
questions should be in the range of 80 to 120 words.
vii. 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. According to the definition of pure substance, which of the following is a pure substance? 1

(a) Water
(b) Mercury
(c) Iron
(d) All of these

2. In sugar solution, 1
(a) Sugar is solute, water is solvent
(b) Sugar is solvent, water is solute
(c) Both are solutes
(d) Both are solvents

3. Which of the following will produce severe burns? 1

(a) Cold Water
(b) Hot Water
(c) Boiling Water
(d) Steam

4. While doing work and running, you move your organs like hands, legs etc. Which among the 1
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

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5. If the tip of the sugarcane plant is removed from the field, even then it keeps on growing in 1
length. It is due to the presence of
(a) cambium
(b) apical meristem
(c) lateral meristem
(d) intercalary meristem

6. m/s2 is the SI unit of: 1

(a) distance
(b) Displacement
(c) Velocity
(d) acceleration

7. What is the other name for Apis cerana indica? 1

(a) Indian cow
(b) Indian buffalo
(c) Indian bee
(d) None of these.

8. Pasturage is related to 1
(a) Cattle
(b) Fishery
(c) Apiculture
(d) Sericulture

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9. What would be the displacement of a particle moving in a circular path of radius r after a 1
displacement of half a circle?

(a) 2πr
(b) πr
(c) 2r
(d) Zero

10. Which of the following is true for the third law of motion? 1

(a) Action-Reaction pair always acts on the same body.

(b) They act on different bodies in opposite directions
(c) Action-Reaction pairs have the same magnitudes and directions
(d) Act on either body at normal to each other

11. Sound waves in air is an example of —————— 1

(a) Longitudinal wave

(b) Transverse wave
(c) Electromagnetic wave
(d) None of the options
12. The number of compressions or rarefactions per unit time gives ———– 1

(a) Frequency
(b) Time period
(c) Amplitude
(d) Pitch

13. The atomic symbol of silver is ————— 1

(a) Si
(b) S
(c) Au
(d) Ag

14. The atomic number of an element is equal to ———— 1

(a) number of neutrons

(b) number of electrons
(c) number of protons
(d) number of neutrons + number of protons

15. Which one of the following sets of phenomenon would increase on raising the 1
temperature?
(a) diffusion, evaporation, compression of gases
(b) evaporation, compression of gas, solubility
(c) evaporation, diffusion, expansion of gases
(d) evaporation, solubility, diffusion, compression of gases

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16. Find out the false sentence 1
(a) Golgi apparatus is involved in the formation of lysosomes
(b) Nucleus, mitochondria and plastid have DNA, hence they are able to make their own
structural proteins
(c) Mitochondria is said to be the power house of cell as ATP is generated in them
(d) Cytoplasm is called protoplasm

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

These 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
17.
Assertion -An Oxygen atom is a pure substance.
Reason -Oxygen is never found in any combined state.
18.
Assertion: Thomson’s atomic model is known as ‘raisin pudding’ model.
Reason: The atom is visualized as a pudding of positive charge with electrons (raisins) embedded in it.
19.
Assertion-Carbon dioxide and oxygen move across the cell membrane by diffusion process.
Reason-Carbon dioxide and oxygen are important gasses which are very essential for body.
20.
Assertion : A quick collision between two bodies is more violent than a slow collision, even when the
initial and the final velocities are identical.
Reason : Because the rate of change of momentum which determines the force is greater in the first case.

SECTION – B
Q. no. 21 to 26 are very short answer questions.

21. Atomic number of two elements A and B are given below: 2

Atomic number of element A is 18 and atomic number of element B is 17
(a) Which element has a valency of zero?
(b) What is the valency of other element

22. Describe the process of melting a solid into liquid. 2

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23. How do biotic and abiotic factors affect crop production? 2

24. Why does an athlete put some sand or cushion on the ground while high jumping? 2
Or
Derive Newton's Second Law of Motion

25. Why do the driver and the person seated in the front seat need a seat belt? 2

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What are the, various energy transformations that occur when

(a) you are riding a bicycle.

(b) when a bulb is switched on.
26.
 SECTION - C
Q.no. 27 to 33 are short answer questions.

27. (a) The number of protons in an element Z is 12 and the mass number is 24. What is the 3
atomic number and no of neutrons of Z?
(b) Write down the electron distribution of an oxygen atom. How many electrons are there
in the L shell?
(c) Draw the electronic structure of the element of Z?

28. (a) Define kinetic energy ? Write its formula? 3

(b) If a body of mass 10 kg is moving at 5 m/s. What would be its kinetic energy?
OR
(a) Define potential energy? Write its formula?
(b) If a body is having a mass of 35 kg and it is raised to a height of 35 m above the ground.
Calculate the potential energy stored

29. What kind of plastid is present in 3

(a) Roots of plant
(b) Leaves of a plant
(c) Flowers and fruits
OR
Draw a plant cell and label the following:
(a) Cell wall
(b) Vacuole
(c) Plastid
(d) RER

30. Explain what happens when: (1.5+1

(a) Dry raisins are left for sometime in pure water and later transferred to sugar solution. .5)
(b) Leaves of a plant are boiled in water and then dipped in sugar solution

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31. (a) Why is it advisable to use pressure cooker at higher altitudes? (1.5+1
(b) On a hot summer day, why do people sprinkle water on the roof or open ground? .5)
32. (a) A ball starts from rest and rolls down 16m down an inclined plane in 4sec. (1+2)
What is the acceleration of the ball?
(b) Derive the second equation of motion, s= ut + ½ at2 graphically

OR
A boy throws a stone upward with a velocity of 60m/s.
(a) How long will it take to reach the maximum height ( g= -10m/s-2 )? 1
(b) What is the maximum height reached by the ball? 1
(c) How long will it take to reach the ground? 1

33. Differentiate between sclerenchyma and parenchyma tissue. Draw well labelled diagram. 3
OR
Give the difference between striated and unstriated muscles with diagrams.

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

34. (I) Formulate the chemical formula for- (3+2)

(a) Calcium oxide
(b) Hydrogen chloride
(c) Sodium nitrate
(II) Explain with one example of each.
(a) Molecule
(b) Ions
OR

(I) Calculate the molecular mass of the following:

C-12 u, Cl-35. 5 u, H-1u, S-32 u, Na-23u
(a) Carbon tetrachloride (CCl₄)
(b) Hydrogen sulphide (H2S)
(c) Sodium chloride (NaCl)
(II) Write the name of the following chemical compounds:
(a) H2S
(b) Ca(OH)2

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35. (a) Derive the formula for acceleration due to gravity. 2+1+2
(b) Why is the value of weight of an object at the pole more than that at the equator?
(c) The mass of two bodies 100 kg and 1000 kg are separated by a distance of 20 m. Find
the gravitational force between two bodies. (G= 6.67 x 10-11 Nm2 kg-2)
36. (a) A sound wave travels at a speed of 342 m/s. If the wavelength is 1.5 cm, what is the 2+2+1
frequency of the wave? Will it be audible?
(b) Determine the minimum distance of the obstacle from the source of sound for hearing
distinct echoes?
(c)Draw the diagram depicting low pitched and high pitched sound .
OR

(a) It is observed that some animals get disturbed before earthquakes. How? 1+2+2
(b) Ocean waves of time period 0.01 sec have a speed of 15 m/s. Calculate the wavelength
of these waves. Find the distance between the adjacent crest and the through.
(c) Describe an activity to demonstrate that sound follows the same laws of reflection as
light.

SECTION - E
Q.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. The teacher instructed three students A, B and C respectively to prepare a 50% (mass by 4
volume) solution of sodium hydroxide. ' A' dissolved 50g of NaOH in 100mL of water, ' B'
dissolved 50g of NaOH in 100g of water while ' C' dissolved 50g of NaOH in water to
make 100mL of solution.
(a) Which one of the following has made the desired solution?
(b) Define concentration of solution.
(c) Name the two components of the solution?
(d) Name the solute and solvent in the above solution.
OR
(e) How will you prepare 10% solution of sugar?

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38. 4
Study the given diagram and answer the following questions.

(a) Identify this tissue.

(b) Inter the characteristics features of these cells.
(c) Specify the function of this tissue.
(d) Name any one part of the plant where these cells are present.

OR

(e) Which of the following is not a plant tissue?

(i) Chlorenchyma. (ii) Nervous Tissue

(ii) Xylem. (iv) Phloem

39. 1+1+2
Figure shows the two crop fields [ plots A and B] have been treated by manures and chemical
fertilisers respectively, keeping other environmental factors same.

Observe the graph and answer the following questions.

(a) Why plot B show sudden increase and then gradual decrease in yield?
(b) Why is the highest peak in plot A graph slightly delayed?
(c) What is the reason for the different pattern of the two graphs?
OR
(d) What is green manure give two examples?