DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL GHAZIABAD SOCIETY

SAMPLE PAPER MID TERM

CLASS: IX
SCIENCE
Max. Marks: 80 Time Allowed: 3hours.
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 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. Answer 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
Q. no. 1 to 20 are objective type questions
1. Which of the following is true of a free-falling body? 1
(a) It moves with uniform motion.
(b) It has zero velocity.
(c) It has constant non-zero acceleration.
(d) It has non-uniform acceleration.

Ans: It has constant non-zero acceleration.

2 The numerical ratio of displacement to distance for a moving object is: 1

(a) Always less than 1

(b) Equal to 1 or less than 1

(c) Always more than 1

(d) Equal to 1 or more than one

Ans: Equal to 1 or less than 1

3. How much force acts on a body whose momentum P 1

is constant with time t?
(a) Zero (b) p/2t (c) 2p/t (d) p/t
Ans: (a) Zero

4. Mixture can be 1
(a) homogeneous
(b) heterogeneous
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) pure substance
Ans: (c) Both (a) and (b)
5. In which of the following the constituents are present in a fixed ratio? 1
(a)Mixture
(b)Compound
(c)Solution
(d)Colloid
Ans:(b)Compound
6. Purity of a solid substance can be checked by its: 1
(a) Boiling point
(b) Melting point
(c)Solubility in water
(d)Solubility in Alcohol
Ans: (b) Melting point
7. Brass is a 1
(a) Compound
(b) Element
(c) Homogeneous mixture
(d) Heterogeneous mixture
Ans: (c) Homogeneous mixture
8. In a salt solution 1
(a) water is solute and salt is solvent (b) water is solvent and salt is solute
(c) water is solute and water is also solvent (d) salt is solute and salt is also solvent
Ans: (b) water is solvent and salt is solute
9. Which of the following has the strongest interparticle forces at room temperature? 1
(a) Oxygen (b) Water (c) Bromine (d) Iron
Ans:(d) Iron
10. . The components of water can be separated by 1
(a) Physical methods
(b) Chemical methods
(c) Both
(d) They cannot be separated
Ans: (b)Chemical methods
11. Which macro-nutrient is required in the largest quantity by the plant? 1
(a) Nitrogen
(b) Molybdenum
(c) Copper
(d) Potassium

ANS; (a)NITROGEN

12. Which of the following is a protein containing rabi crop? 1

(a) Peas (b) Black gram (c) Green gram (d) Pigeon pea

ANS: (a)PEAS

13. Red Sindhi, Sahilwal Jersey, Brown Swiss are breeds of 1

(a) Pigs (b) Fishes (c) Cattles (d) Fowl

ANS: (c)CATTLES

14. What is the meaning of “Omni’s Cellulae Cellula”? 1

1. All organisms are composed of cells.
(b) Cell is basic structural unit of an organism.
(c) Cells are capable of producing more of themselves.
 (d) Cells arise from the division of pre-existing cell.
ANS: (d) Cells arise from the division of pre-existing cell.

15. Root hairs absorb water from soil by the process of 1

(a) plasmolysis (b) diffusion (c) osmosis (d) endocytosis

ANS: (c)OSMOSIS
16. . Match the following with the correct response: 1
(a) Robert Brown (i) Cell
(b) Purkinje (ii) Nucleus
(c) Robert Hooke (iii) Cell theory
(d) Schleiden (iv) Protoplasm

a) (a) - (iii), (b) - (ii), (c) - (iv), (d) - (i)

b) (a) - (ii), (b) - (iv), (c) - (i), (d) - (iii)
c) (a) - (iv), (b) - (i), (c) - (iii), (d) - (ii)
d) (a) - (i), (b) - (iii), (c) - (ii), (d) - (iv)

ANS: b) (a) - (ii), (b) - (iv), (c) - (i), (d) - (iii)

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 (A): A rubber band changes its shape on stretching yet it is called a solid. 1
Reason (R): A rubber band changes its shape under force and regains the same shape
when force is removed.
Ans: (a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

18. Assertion : Fumigation of the grains using chemicals is done before storage in 1
warehouses.
Reason : Fumigation gives a nice colour to the grains.
Ans : (c) Assertion is true but reason is false
19. Assertion: Eukaryotic cells have membrane bound organelles. 1
Reason: Prokaryotic cells lack membrane bound organelles
(b) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A
20. Assertion: A boy facing forward in a moving bus throws a ball straight up. At the same 1
instant, the bus begins to accelerate. The ball goes up and falls in front of the boy.
Reason: As the ball rises, velocity remains constant.

Answer: (d) Both Assertion and Reason are false.

SECTION – B
Q. no. 21 to 26 are very short answer questions
21 Why uniform circular motion is known as accelerated motion? 2

Ans: Velocity is changing continuously due to change in direction and rate of change of
 velocity is known as acceleration.

22 What force would be needed to change velocity of a body of 4 kg from 20 m/s to 40 m/s in 2
two minutes?
Here m = 4 kg; u=20 m/s, v= 40 m/s ;t = 2 min = 120 s, F = ?
Now F = m(v-u)/t
= 4 x (40-20)/120
= 4 x 20/120
0.66 Newton

23 Give an example of a solid and a gaseous solution. 2

Ans: Solid solution -Alloys
Gaseous solution-Air

24 How can we liquefy gases? 2

Ans: 1.By increasing pressure
2.By decreasing temperature.

25 Distinguish between plasma membrane and cell wall.

2
Plasma membrane Cell wall

1. Does not allow any movement as it is a

1. Allows easy movement to specific
rigid structure and completely permeable to
components as it is semi-permeable
most molecules.

2. It is present in both plant and animal cells. 2. It is present in the plant and fungal cells.

3. It is made up of lipoprotein and 3. Cell walls are made out of cellulose and
phospholipids. pectin.

26 Organism which enriches the soil with nutrients is called biofertilizers. 2

1. Write its advantage. (b) Give example
Ans :
(a)Biofertilizers are non-pollutant sources of plant nutrients. They are renewable.
(b) Example of biofertilizers are- Rhizobium, Blue green algae
SECTION -C
Q.NO 27 to 33 are short answer questions
27 State which of the following situations are possible and give an example for each of these:

a) A body with constant acceleration with zero velocity.

b) An object moving in a certain direction with an acceleration in the perpendicular

direction.

Ans: a) Ans. A body with constant acceleration but with zero velocity is possible. For
example, when a body is just released from its initial velocity v = 0, but acceleration a =
g = 10/𝑚2.

b) This situation is possible. For example, when a body is moving uniformly in a circle, it has
centripetal acceleration directed toward the centre of the circle. The velocity at any instant is
along the tangent to the circle at the instant and acceleration is along the radius of the circle
 perpendicular to the tangent.

28 A body is accelerating at a constant rate of 10m/s2. If the body starts to rest, how much 3
distance will it cover in 2 seconds?

Ans: Ans Given that, Acceleration a = 10 m/s² Initial velocity u = o Time t = 2

Using equation of motion

S = ut + at2/2 Where, u = initial velocity s = distance, t = time

a = acceleration We substitute the value in equation

S = 0 + 10x 2x2/2 = 10x2 = 20m

Hence, the distance covered in 2 sec is 20 m.

29 Give 3 examples in daily life which shows inertia. 3

Ans: Three examples of inertia in daily life are: (i) When we are travelling in a vehicle
and sudden brakes are applied, we tend to fall forward.
(ii) When we shake the branch of a tree vigorously, leaves fall down.

(iii) If we want to remove the dust from carpet, we beat the carpet so that dust fall down

30 (a) Why can a balloon seller fill large number of balloons from a single cylinder of air? 3
(b) Why people sprinkle water on open ground on a hot day ?
Ans:(a) As the cylinder contains large amount of gas stored under pressure.
(b) As evaporation of this water takes heat from surroundings thus giving a cooling
effect.
31 What is the physical state of water at: 3
(a)250ºC (b) 100ºC (c)0ºC
Ans: Ans: (a)water vapour or steam (gas)
(b)water (liquid), water vapour (gas)
(c)Ice(solid), Water(liquid)
32 (a) Cultivation practices and crop yield are related to environmental conditions. Discuss 3
(b) Name any two processes in plants that are affected by the deficiency in the nutrients.
Ans:(a) In crop yield, the most influencing factors are soil fertility, availability of water,
climate, and diseases or pests. These should be monitored and managed in an efficient
way to get a high yield.As per the climatic conditions, quality of soil we need to chose
the crops
(b)Growth and reproduction
33 What are the types of food requirements of dairy animals? Why external and internal 3
parasites live on and in the cattle can be fatal.

Ans: Maintenance requirement, which is the food required to support the animal to live a
healthy life.
Milk producing requirement, which is the food required during the lactation period.

The external parasites live on skin and mainly cause skin diseases. The internal parasites like
worms, affect stomach and intestine while flukes damage liver.

SECTION -D
Q.NO 34 to 36 are long answer questions
34 What is momentum? Write its SI unit. Interpret force in terms of momentum. Represent the 5
following graphically:
(a) Momentum versus velocity when mass is fixed.
 (b) Momentum versus mass when velocity is constant.
Ans: Momentum = mass × velocity SI unit of momentum is kg ms–1
Force = Rate of change in momentum

35 Name the solute and solvent in: 5

(a)tincture of iodine
(b)soda water
(c)What is Tyndall effect? Why does the solution of sodium chloride not show Tyndall effect
whereas the mixture of water and milk shows it?
Ans: (a) A solution of iodine in alcohol known as ‘tincture of iodine’, has iodine (solid)
as the solute and alcohol (liquid) as the solvent.
(b) Aerated drinks like soda water etc., are gas in liquid solutions. These contain
carbon dioxide (gas) as solute and water (liquid) as solvent .
(c) The scattering of light by colloidal particles is called tyndall effect.
A salt solution does not show tyndall effect because the particles of salt solution are
extremely small in size. It is less than 1 nanometer so such small particles cannot reflect
light rays falling on them whereas Milk solution particles are bigger enough to scatter
the light passing through it.
36 (a)What would happen if poultry birds are larger in size and have no summer adaptation 5
capacity? In order to get small-sized poultry birds having summer adaptability, what method
will be employed? (3)
(b)If you are living in field with abundant greenery and pasturage. Your neighbour is not
satisfied with the income he gets from their agricultural land. Which income generating
activity will you suggest to him in for extra income without much expenditure? (2)

Ans: Consequences of large-sized poultry birds with no summer adaptability

Larger birds require extra diet compared to small-sized birds which affect their
summer adaptability and the farm would need maintenance to control the heat, leading
to additional expenditure.
Methods to achieve small-sized poultry birds with summer adaptability
Exotic birds should be introduced to the farm with desirable qualities.Cross-breeding
the birds present on the farm with the newly introduced birds.
Apiculture or Bee keeping is the best suited activity in such a scenario. It is a low
investment. additional income generating activity.
It is the method of rearing, care and management of honeybees for obtaining honey,
wax and other substances.

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 4
Usain, a talented sprinter, participates in a 800 meter race. He starts from rest and for the
first 200 m accelerates uniformly to reach a maximum speed of 20 m/s. However, during the
race, in the next 100 m he moves with constant speed. He slows down due to a muscle cramp
and comes to a stop just 400 meters from the starting line.
Answer the following:
a) Calculate Usain's acceleration during the initial part of the race.
b) Calculate the acceleration during the next part of the race.
c) Determine the time taken by Usain to reach his maximum speed.
OR
c) How much time he could take to complete the race if he would not have muscles cramp
and moved with the same acceleration.
 Ans: a) 2as = v2 – u2, 2 x a x 200 = (20 x 20) -0 , a= 400/400 = 1m/s2
b) a is zero as he is moving with a constant speed.
c) t = v-u/a = 20-0/1 = 20 sec.
OR
c) s = ut + ½ at2, 800 = 0 + ½ (1 )t2, 1600 = t2 , t = 40 s

38 Read the passage and answer the questions: 4

Gases are highly compressible as compared to solids and liquids. The liquefied
petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder that we get in our home for cooking or the oxygen
supplied to hospitals in cylinders is compressed gas. Compressed natural gas (CNG) is
used as fuel these days in vehicles. The liquid takes up the shape of the container in
which they are kept. Liquids flow and change shape, so they are not rigid but can be
called fluid. Solids and liquids can diffuse into liquids. The aquatic animals can breathe
underwater. The rate of diffusion of liquids is greater than solid.
(a) Why Compressed natural gas (CNG) is used as fuel these days in vehicles?
(b) How are aquatic animals able to breathe underwater?
(c) What is diffusion? How does the rate of diffusion change with a change in temperature?
Ans:(a) Easy to transport, ecofriendly
(b) Due to dissolved oxygen in water.
(c)The intermixing of particles of two different types of matter on their own is called
diffusion. It increases with increase in temperature.
39 Two beakers A and B contain plain water and concentrated sugar solution respectively. 4
Equal number of dry raisins are kept in them for a few hours and then taken out.

a. What would happen to raisins kept in beaker A?

b. What would happen to raisins kept in beaker B?
c. What kind of solution is known as hypotonic solution?
OR
What would happen if raisins are transferred from beaker A to beaker B?

Ans:(a) They will swell.

(b) Raisins kept in beaker B will shrink.
(c) When the cell surrounding medium has high concentration of water than the cell,
such kind of solution is known as hypotonic solution.
OR
First they will swell and then shrink