Holy Angels' Public School i.

If you increase the diameter of the wheel in a wheel and axle system, what
happens to the mechanical advantage?
Gokarneshwor-8, Kathmandu i) Increases ii) Decreases
iii) Remains the same iv) Becomes zero
Second Terminal j. Which of the following molecules has a triple covalent bond?
Examination 2081 B.S i) N2 ii) H2
Subject: Science and Technology Full Marks: 75 iii) O2 iv) F2
Class: IX Time : 3 hours Group B
2. Give very short answer to following questions. 9×1=9
Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far as practicable. a) Name the first artificial satellite of Nepal.
Group A b) Define binomial system of nomenclature.
1. Select the correct answer 10 × 1 = 10 c) Write any one health benefit of mushroom.
a. What is the value of Pico prefix? d) How is secondary mycelium formed in mushroom?
i) 10-12 ii) 1012 e) Why is pituitary gland called master gland?
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iii) 10 iv) 10-6 f) Write the relationship between inertia of body and its mass.
b. In which orbit should the artificial satellite be launched for communication g) What do you mean by 'the VR of a simple machine is 3'?
and broadcasting? h) Define endothermic reaction.
i) Low earth orbit ii) Medium Earth Orbit i) Write the full form of CFC.
iii) Geostationary orbit iv) Geo synchronous orbit
c. What is formed by the germination of basidiospore? Group C
i) Button Mushroom ii) Basidium Short Answer Questions 14 × 2 = 28
iii) Primary mycelium iv) Secondary mycelium 3. Write any 2 advantages of metric prefix.
d. Which of the following tissue helps to connect skin to muscles? 4. Write any 2 differences between uplink and downlink.
i) Areolar tissue ii) Adipose tissue 5. Draw a neat and labelled diagram of mushroom.
iii) Tendon iv) Ligament 6. Write any 2 functions of medulla oblongata.
e. What happens if the spinal cord is damaged? 7. Explain how pancreas helps to maintain sugar level in blood.
i) Coma ii) Paralysis below the point of injury 8. When a carpet is beaten with a stick, dust particles are cleared, why?
iii) Dizziness and imbalance of body iv) Instant death 9. Wheel and axle is a continuous lever. Justify this statement.
f. Which one is the use of elasticity? 10. How can we increase the mechanical advantage and velocity ratio of an
i) Malleability of iron ii) Making bread from flour inclined plane?
iii) Changing mud into vase iv) Hitting cock with badminton racket 11. Why is Lichen known as symbiotic fungi?
g. The mechanical advantage of a simple machine is 2 and its velocity ratio is 8. 12. Prove: 1 light year = 9.5 x 1015m
Calculate the efficiency of the machine. 13. Define nuclear stability. How do radioactive elements obtain nuclear stability?
i) 50% ii) 80% 14. Change the given word equation into balanced chemical equation:
iii) 25% iv) 100% a) Potassium + Chlorine → Potassium chloride
h. What simple machines are combined to make a wheel barrow? 15. Mention two information obtained from balanced chemical equation.
i) Lever and Wheel & axle ii) Pulley and Wedge 16. Mention one effect of ozone layer depletion. How can we protect ozone
iii) Inclined plane and screw iv) Lever and Wedged layer?
 Group D 20. Where is thyroid gland found? Write any 2 functions of the hormone
Long Answer Questions 7 × 4 = 28 produced by thyroid gland. What happens if thyroid gland doesn't work well?
17. Write any one way to increase the mechanical advantage of block and tackle Explain it. [1+1+2]
pulley system. Study the given diagram and calculate its mechanical 21. Define digital footprint. Write any 3 ways to manage digital footprint.
advantage, velocity ratio and efficiency. 22. Write any 2 differences between electrovalent compound and covalent
compound. Draw molecular structure to describe formation of bond in
methane. [2+2]
23. Draw a neat and labelled diagram to show the laboratory preparation of
hydrogen gas. Also write down the reaction involved in this process. How can
you test the presence of this gas? [2+1+1]

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18. Study the given figure and answer the following questions.

i) Define the process shown in the figure. [1]

19. Explain the process of mushroom farming in brief.