SAMPLE PAPER TERM 2
SUBJECT: Science CLASS: IX
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 be 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
Select and write the most appropriate option out of the four options given for each of the questions 1 - 20.
There is no negative mark for incorrect response.
Q. Questions Marks
Nos.
1. Solids do not flow because 1
(a) of large molecular space between particles.
(b) they do not have definite shape.
(c) they have very strong intermolecular forces in between particles.
(d) all of these
2 An example of liquid metal and a liquid non-metal is 1
(a) Gallium, mercury (b) Mercury, chlorine
(c) Mercury, bromine (d) Bromine, sulphur
3 Air is regarded as a mixture because 1
(a) its pressure may vary.
(b) its temperature may change.
(c) its volume changes under different conditions.
(d) its composition may vary.
4 The atomicities of ozone, sulphur, phosphorus and argon are respectively: 1
(a) 8, 3, 4 and 1 (b) 1,3,4 and 8 (c) 4,1,8 and 3 (d) 3, 8,4 and 1
5 Who gave the first model of an atom? 1
(a) N. Bohr (b) E. Goldstein (c) Rutherford (d) J.J.Thomson
6 How is a proton different from an electron 1
(a) An electron is much heavier than a proton.
(b) An electron carries a more charge than a proton.
(c) A proton can be easily removed from the atom, but not an electron.
(d) A proton is positively charged, whereas an electron is negatively charged.
7 Which of the following correctly represents the electronic distribution in the Mg 1
atom?
(a) 3, 8, 1 (b) 2, 8, 2 (c) 1, 8, 3 (d) 8, 2, 2
8 The frequency of a source of sound is 200 Hz. Then it vibrate ______ times will in a 1
minute
(a) 0.005 times (b) 12000 times (c) 0.005 times (d)1200 times
9 Figure shows distance-time graph of two objects A and B, which object is 1
moving with greater speed?
(a) both are at rest (b) B
(c) both are moving with same speed (d) A
10 The value of G in the law of gravitation depends upon 1
(a) mass of the earth only
(b) radius of the earth only
(c) both mass and radius of the earth
(d) independent of mass and radius of the earth.
11 For hearing a distinct sound, the time interval between the original sound and the 1
reflected one must be at least
1s (b) 10 s (c) 0.1 s (d) 0.01s
12 The function of expelling excess water and some wastes from the plant cell is done by 1
___
(a) RER (b) Vacuole (c) Lysosome (d) All of these
13 A cell with a chromosome number 42 undergoes mitosis and another cell with 42 1
chromosomes undergoes meiosis. Give the chromosome number of daughter cells
after mitosis and meiosis.
(a) 42, 42 (b) 42, 12 (c) 12,42 (d) 12,12
14 The movement of legs and hands while running or walking is due to 1
(a) contraction of smooth muscles which pulls the tendon to move the bones.
(b) contraction of skeletal muscles which pulls the ligament to move the bones.
(c) contraction of smooth muscles which pulls the ligament to move the bones.
(d) contraction of skeletal muscles which pulls the tendon to move the bones.
15 Which one of the following is not a micro-nutrient? 1
(a) Zinc (b) Sulphur (c) Manganese (d) Chlorine
16 Find out the correct sentence about manure: 1
(i) It increases the water holding capacity of sandy soil.
(ii) It helps in draining out excess water from clayey soil.
(iii) Manure contains large quantities of organic matter and small quantities of
nutrients.
(iv) Its excessive use pollutes environment as it is made of animal excretory
waste.
(a) (i) and (iv) (b) (i) and (ii) (c) (ii) and (iii) (d) (i) and (iii)
In the Q17, Q18, Q19 and Q20 a statement of assertion (A) is followed by a statement of reason
(R). Mark the correct choice as:
(a) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R) is the correct explanation of
assertion (A).
(b) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true but reason (R) is not the correct explanation of
assertion (A).
(c) Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false but reason (R) is true.
17 ASSERTION: Proper cleaning, sanitation and spraying of disinfectants at 1
regular interval in poultry farms is essential.
REASON: Poultry fowl do not suffer from any disease caused by virus, fungi
or bacteria.
18 ASSERTION-Mitochondria are the powerhouse of the cell. 1
REASON-The body uses energy which is usually found in the form of ATP’s for
making new chemical compounds and mechanical work of body. Those ATP is stored
in mitochondria.
19 ASSERTION: Loudness is a measure of the response of the ear to the sound. 1
REASON: The loudness or softness of a sound is determined basically by its
amplitude.
20 Assertion: The rate of evaporation of water in a plate is higher than that in a cup. 1
Reason: The rate of evaporation decreases with increase in humidity.
SECTION-B
Question No. 21 to 26 are very short answer question
21 The diagram alongside shows burning of an oil lamp. Draw the arrangement of 2
particles of position X and Y when the lamp is burning.
OR
Give reasons:
(a) Gases are compressible but not liquids.
Steam at 100 ⁰C is better for heating purposes than water at 100 ⁰C.
22 What will cause greater change in kinetic energy of a body: Increasing its mass to 2
double or doubling its velocity? Show mathematically.
23 The earth and the moon are attracted to each other by gravitational force. Does the 1+1
earth attract the moon with a force that is greater or smaller or the same as the force
with which the moon attracts the earth? Why?
24 Three potato pieces of equal weight (2 grams) were left in three types of solutions (A, 2
B and C) overnight. The weight change of potato pieces are as shown in the figure.
Before putting in the solution
After putting in the solution
i) Identify the solutions A and C.
ii) Discuss the reason- for not having any change in the piece in solution-B and for
having change in the piece before and after putting in solution-A.
25 Mention 2 points in each of the following: 2
(a) Preventive measures taken to control diseases of dairy animals.
(b) The food requirements of dairy animals.
26 Identify the type of tissue in the following: 2
(a) Vascular bundle
(b) Pinna of the ear
(c) Bronchi of the lungs
(d) Oesophagus
SECTION-C
Question No. 27 to 33 are short answer questions
27 Draw a well labelled diagram of a prokaryotic cell. Also, write an example of the 3
same.
28 What happens if: 3
(a) Apical meristem is damaged or cut.
(b) There will be intercellular spaces between the animal epithelial cells.
(c) The neurons lack dendrites.
OR
Draw a well labelled diagram of a nerve cell and explain its function.
29 (a) A solution contains 30 g of glucose, 20 g of salt in 500 g of water. Calculate the 3
mass per cent of glucose.
(b) Give two points of differences between an element and a compound.
30 (a) Chlorine atom is electrically neutral but chloride ion is a charged ion. Explain. 3
(b) Complete the following table.
Name Formula
Copper (II) Bromide ---
--- Fe2S3
--- Calcium phosphate
Aluminium chloride ---
31 Differentiate between infrasound and ultrasound. Explain how ultrasound is 3
used in industry and medicinal field. (one point each).
32 (a) The earth is a geoid flattened at the poles; how will this affect the weight 3
of an object if it is carried from the poles to the equator. Justify your answer.
(b) A 100 N force acts on a surface of an area 25 square cm. Calculate thrust
and pressure.
OR
(a)Derive a relation between G and g.
(b)A block of plastic released under water come up to the surface of water 3
while a small needle sinks. Why?
33 (a) What is the meant by retardation? Give its S.I. unit. 3
(b) A train starting from a railway station and moving with uniform
acceleration, attains a speed 40 km/h in 10 minutes. Find its acceleration.
SECTION-D
Question No. 34 to 36 are long answer questions.
34 (a) What is the work done by the force of gravity in the following cases: 2+3
(i) Satellite moving around the earth in a circular orbit of radius 35000 km.
(ii) A stone of mass 250 g is thrown up through a height of 2.5 m.
(b) Name the SI unit of Power and define it. Calculate the electricity bill
amount for a month of 31 days for using 3 bulbs of 40 W for 6 hours Rs. 8.50.
OR
Define kinetic energy. Derive its formula. What happens to the kinetic energy 5
when the mass of the body is doubled but the velocity is reduced to half.
35 (a) List Bohr-Bury rules for distribution of electrons in different shells. 1.5+1.5+2
(b) If bromine atom is available in the form of two isotopes, 35Br79 (49.7%) and
81
35Br (50.3%), calculate the average atomic mass of bromine atom.
(c) Calculate the number of electrons and neutrons for an atom of Al. Also, draw the
atomic structure of Al.
OR
(a) Elements A, B, C and D have atomic numbers 4, 9, 13 and 17 respectively. 2+2+1
Determine their valencies.
(b) The average atomic mass of a sample of an element X is 16.2 u. What are the
percentages of isotopes 8X16 and 8X18 in the sample?
(c) Write the correct representation (with correct placement of atomic mass and
atomic number on symbol X) of an element X which contains 15 electrons and 16
neutrons.
36 (a) Give one advantage and one disadvantage of composite fish culture? 2+2+1
(b) What is inter-cropping? State its advantages?
(c) What is organic farming?
OR
(a) Write the ways in which insects and pests attack the plants.
1.5+1.5+2
(b) What is green manuring? Name a commonly used green manure crop.
(c) What are the factors for which variety improvement is done in poultry?
SECTION - E
Question 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 stems and leaves together make up the shoot system. Each organ (roots, stems, 4
and leaves) include all three tissue types (ground, vascular, and dermal). Different
cell types comprise each tissue type, and the structure of each cell type influences the
function of the tissue it comprises. Vascular plants have two distinct organ systems a
shoot system, and a root system. The shoot system consists of stems, leaves, and the
reproductive parts of the plant (flowers and fruits). The shoot system generally grows
above ground, where it absorbs the light needed for photosynthesis. The root system,
which supports the plants and absorbs water and minerals, is usually underground.
The organ systems of a typical plant are illustrated alongside.
The shoot system of a plant consists of leaves, stem, flowers and fruits. The root
system anchors the plant while absorbing water and minerals from the soil.
(i) Water hyacinth floats on water surface. Explain.
(ii) Why do branches of a tree move and bend freely in high wind velocity?
(iii) Why do meristematic cells have a prominent nucleus and dense cytoplasm but no
vacuole?
OR
(iii) If a potted plant is covered with a glass jar, water vapours appear on the walls of
glass jar. Explain. Also, write its one importance.
38 Molecules are the essential building blocks of life. Without water molecules, life on 4
earth would not exist. All living organisms need protein molecules for structure and
function. Therefore, an understanding of how atoms combine to form molecules is
key to understanding the origin of life. An atom or a molecule can lose or gain
electron(s) to form an ion. When an atom/molecule gains negatively charged
electron(s), a negative ion is formed. When an atom/molecule loses negatively
charged electron(s), a positive ion is formed. A molecule is a neutral particle,
composed of a set number of atoms bonded together. The particle of the substance is
the molecule, rather than the atoms that make up the molecule. By contrast, ionic
compounds are made up of an indeterminate number of ions, in a fixed ratio. The
particle of the ionic substance remains the ion.
i.What is a polyatomic ion? Give one example.
ii.State the difference between an anion and a cation.
iii.Write the formula of the compound formed by the ions of Magnesium and Chlorine
OR
iii. Write the formula of the ions present in ammonium nitrate.
39 Aristotle held that objects at rest remained at rest unless a force acted on them, but 4
that objects in motion did not remain in motion unless a force acted constantly on
them. Galileo, by virtue of a series of experiments with objects sliding down inclined
planes, realized that the analysis of Aristotle was incorrect because it failed to account
properly for a hidden force: the frictional force between the surface and the object.
Galileo deduced that objects move with a constant speed when no force acts on them.
He observed that when a marble rolls down an inclined plane, its velocity increases
under the unbalanced force of gravity. Its velocity decreases when it climbs up, an
unbalanced (external) force is required to change the motion of the marble but no net
force is needed to sustain the uniform motion of the marble.
In practical situations it is difficult to achieve a zero unbalanced force. This is
because of the presence of the frictional force acting opposite to the direction of
motion. Thus, in practice the marble stops after travelling some distance.
(i) A batsman hits a cricket ball which then rolls on a level ground. After covering a
short distance, the ball comes to rest. The ball slows to a stop because
(a) the batsman did not hit the ball hard enough.
(b) velocity is proportional to the force exerted on the ball.
(c) there is a force on the ball opposing the motion.
(d) there is no unbalanced force on the ball, so the ball would want to come to rest.
(ii) If the force applied to an object is doubled and the object’s mass is cut in half.
What would be the ratio of original accelerations to new acceleration?
a) 1:2 b) 2:1 c) 1:4 d) 4:1
(iii) A stone of 1 kg is thrown with a velocity of 20 m s–1 across the frozen surface of
a lake and comes to rest after travelling a distance of 50 m. What is the force of
friction between the stone and the ice?
OR
(iii) A motorcar is moving with a velocity of 30m/s and it takes 4 s to stop after the
brakes are applied. Calculate the force exerted by the brakes on the motorcar if its
mass along with the passengers is 1000 kg.
