SAMPLE PAPER 03 FOR CLASS IX
SUBJECT: SCIENCE MAX. MARKS : 80
CLASS : IX DURATION : 3 HRS
General Instructions:
(i) The question paper comprises four sections A, B, C and D. There are 36 questions in the question
paper. All questions are compulsory.
(ii) Section–A - question no. 1 to 20 - all questions and parts thereof are of one mark each.
These questions contain multiple choice questions (MCQs), very short answer questions and
assertion - reason type questions. Answers to these should be given in one word or one sentence.
(iii) Section–B - question no. 21 to 26 are short answer type questions, carrying 2 marks each.
Answers to these questions should in the range of 30 to 50 words.
(iv) Section–C - question no. 27 to 33 are short answer type questions, carrying 3 marks each.
Answers to these questions should in the range of 50 to 80 words.
(v) Section–D – question no. - 34 to 36 are long answer type questions carrying 5 marks each.
Answer to these questions should be in the range of 80 to 120 words.
(vi) There is no overall choice. However, internal choices have been provided in some questions. A
student has to attempt only one of the alternatives in such questions.
(vii) Wherever necessary, neat and properly labeled diagrams should be drawn.
SECTION – A
1. On the same velocity-time graph, represent uniform acceleration, positive acceleration and
negative aceleration.
OR
Mohan travels at 20 m/s from home to market and returns back at 25 m/s. Find his average velocity
for the entire journey.
2. What type of motion is described by the following graphs?
3. What is the function of cutin, the waxy substance present in epidermis of desert plants?
4. What is the primary cause of marasmus?
5. Shyam throws a heavy stone out of his boat. As a result, the boat moves in opposite direction.
Why?
OR
In a tug of war, the rope does not move in any direction. Why?
6. Name the gas produced when glucose molecules breakdown using oxygen.
OR
Expand ATP. Where it is produced?
7. A particle is moving in a circle of diameter 5 m. What is its displacement when it covers one and
a half revolutions?
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8. When work done by a force is zero?
9. How is gravitation different from gravity?
10. What is the measure of angle between the force and displacement if the work done is negative?
11. What is the work done against the gravity when a body is moved horizontally along a frictionless
surface?
OR
A student is writing a three hours science paper. How much work is done by the student? Give
reason for your answer.
12. Name two components of chromosomes.
OR
Define Cell organelle.
13. Define the atomic mass unit.
For question numbers 14-16, two statements are given- one labelled Assertion (A) and the other
labelled Reason (R). Select the correct answer to these questions from the codes (a), (b), (c) and
(d) as given below:
(a) Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of the assertion.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
(c) A is true, but R is false.
(d) A is false, but R is true.
14. Assertion: Air is a mixture.
Reason: Air can be separated into its constituents like oxygen, nitrogen etc. by the physical process
of fractional distillation.
15. Assertion: Atomicity of ozone is three while that of oxygen is two.
Reason: Atomicity is the number of atoms constituting a molecule.
OR
Assertion: Relative atomic mass of the atom of element is the average masses of the atom as
compared to 1/12th the mass of one carbon-12 atom.
Reason: Carbon-12 isotope is the standard reference for measuring atomic masses.
16. Assertion: If the distance between two bodies of masses m1 and m2 is increased by a factor of 5,
the gravitational force is reduced by 1/25.
Reason: The gravitational force is inversely proportional to the square of the distance between the
two bodies.
Answer Q. No 17 - 20 contain five sub-parts each. You are expected to answer any four subparts
in these questions.
17. Read the following and answer any four questions from 17(i) to 17(v).
The car A of mass 1500 kg, travelling at 25 m/s collides with another car B of mass 1000 kg
travelling at 15 m/s in the same direction. After collision the velocity of car A becomes 20 m/s.
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(i) What is the momentum of the car A before collision?
(a) 30000 kg. m/s (b) 37500 kg. m/s
(c) 15000 kg. m/s (d) 52500 kg. m/s
(ii) What is the total momentum of car A and car B before collision?
(a) 3750 kg. m/s (b) 37500 kg. m/s
(c) 15000 kg. m/s (d) 52500 kg. m/s
(iii) What is the momentum of the car A after collision?
(a) 30000 kg. m/s (b) 37500 kg. m/s
(c) 15000 kg. m/s (d) 52500 kg. m/s
(iv) What is the total momentum of car A and car B after collision?
(a) 30000 kg. m/s (b) 37500 kg. m/s
(c) 15000 kg. m/s (d) 52500 kg. m/s
(v) What is the velocity of car B after the collision?
(a) 22 m/s (b) 25 m/s
(c) 20 m/s (d) None of these
18. Read the following and answer any four questions from 18(i) to 18(v).
In the given below activity, on heating the solution, water evaporates, and we get back the ink dye
in the watch glass. The different substance has a different boiling point. We use this property to
separate the components of the mixture. Here, the boiling point of ink is much higher than that of
water. On heating the ink solution, water evaporates while ink dye remains in the china dish.
(i) Name the process shown in the diagram.
(a) Boiling (b) Filtration (c) Crystallisation (d) Distillation
(ii) Which type of substance can be separated by this method ?
(a) Any solvent from its non-volatile solute.
(b) The volatile solvent from its non-volatile solute.
(c) The non-volatile solvent from its non-volatile solute.
(d) The volatile solvent from its volatile solute.
(iii) What can we interpret about the nature of ink ?
(a) We cannot separate components of ink. (b) Ink is not a mixture
(c) Ink is pure substance. (d) Ink is a mixture of dyes in water.
(iv) Name the component which gets evaporated.
(a) Heating leads to the evaporation of water.
(b) Heating leads to the evaporation of dyes.
(c) Heating leads to the filtration of water.
(d) Heating leads to the distillation of dyes.
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(v) Define the process shown in the diagram.
It is the process of conversion of a liquid into its vapours.
It is a process of separating insoluble component by filtering the solution
It is a process that separates a pure solid in the form of its crystals
It is a technique to separate two miscible liquids
19. Read the following and answer any four questions from 19(i) to 19(v).
The following data represents the distribution of electrons, protons and neutrons in atoms of four
elements A, B, C, D. Understand the data carefully and answer the following questions.
(i) Give the electronic distribution of element B.
(a) 2, 8, 6 (b) 2, 8, 8 (c) 2, 6, 8 (d) 2, 8, 7
(ii) The valency of element A:
(a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 4
(iii) The atomic number of element B :
(a) 18 (b) 17 (c) 16 (d) 11
(iv) The mass number of element D :
(a) 17 (b) 22 (c) 29 (d) 39
(v) Number of protons in element C:
(a) 9 (b) 16 (c) 12 (d) 17
20. Read the following and answer any four questions from 20(i) to 20(v).
Anurag was injured while playing cricket. His friends took him to the hospital and doctor told that
he is suffering from a sprain and advised bed rest. Deepak and Rahul visited him every day to
enquire about his health and helped his mother.
(i) What happens during a sprain ?
(a) During a sprain, bone gets stressed (b) During a sprain, the joint gets stressed
(c) During a sprain, the ligament gets stressed. (d) During a sprain, cartilage gets stressed.
(ii) Which tissue helps in connecting bones with each other?
(a) Tendon helps in connecting bones with each other.
(b) Ligament helps in connecting bones with each other.
(c) Nervous tissue mainly helps in connecting bones with each other.
(d) Cartilage helps in connecting bones with each other.
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(iii) Tissue that connects muscle to bone in humans is
(a) Tendon (b) Ligament (c) Cartilage (d) Nervous tissue
(iv) A person met with an accident in which two long bones of the hand were dislocated. What
could be the reason ?
(a) Breakage of the cartilage which connects the two bones and keeps them in place.
(b) Breakage of bones
(c) Breakage of the ligament which connects the two bones and keeps them in place.
(d) Breakage of the tendons which connects the two bones and keeps them in place.
(v) Which type of connective tissue forms supporting framework of the body ?
(a) Cartilage (b) Bone (c) Tendon (d) Ligament
SECTION – B
21. Draw labelled diagram of the apparatus used to separate a mixture of two immiscible liquids.
22. How will you prove experimentally the law of conservation of mass?
OR
(i) Write the full form of IUPAC.
(ii) Hydrogen and oxygen combine in the ratio of 1 : 8 by mass to form water. What mass of
oxygen gas would be required to react completely with 3 g of hydrogen gas?
23. Calculate the number of moles for 56 g of Ne. (Atomic mass Ne = 20 u)
OR
Differentiate between: (i) Atom and molecule (ii) Atomic number and Mass number
24. Why copper sulphate solution in water does not show tyndall effect but mixture of water and milk
shows.
25. Name three types of plastids found in plant cells and give one function of each.
26. Explain in brief, why is an immune system essential for our good health.
SECTION – C
27. Identify the simple permanent plant tissue with the following descriptions and also mention their
location in the plant body: (i) Cells have irregular wall thickenings. (ii) Tissues with large
intercellular spaces and cells having large air cavity. (iii) Cells are long, narrow and dead in nature.
OR
Name the type of epithelial tissue that lines the following :
(i) Oesophagus (ii) Respiratory tract (iii) Kidney tubules
(iv) Inner lining of intestine (v) Blood vessels (vi) Ducts of salivary glands
28. Why is atomic mass of chlorine taken as 35.5 u and not a whole number like 35 u or 36 u ? Explain.
29. A motor cycle moving with a speed of 5 m/s obtains an acceleration of 0.2 m/s2. Calculate the
speed of the motor cycle after 10 seconds, and the distance travelled by it in this time.
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30. Same drug does not work against the microbes belonging to different groups. Why? State the
mechanism of antibiotics in killing bacteria.
31. (i) A woman draws water from a well of 15 m depth in 15 s. If the mass of her bucket drawn is 10
kg, calculate power used by her.
(ii) When an arrow is shot from a bow, from where will the arrow acquire its kinetic energy ?
32. (i) State Newton's third law of motion.
(ii) If someone jumps to the shore from a boat, the boat moves in the opposite direction. Explain.
33. Give three differences between epithelial tissue and connective tissue.
SECTION – D
34. Do all cells of our body look alike in terms of shape, size and structure ? What similarities do they
have? Illustrate by drawing diagrams of various cells present in human body .
OR
(i) What is the name given to the thread shaped structures in the nucleus ? Why is it important ?
(ii) Draw a diagram of the nucleus to show the given parts : (a) nucleolus (b) nuclear pore (c)
nuclear envelope
35. (a) Differentiate between acceleration due to gravity and universal gravitational constant. Derive
a relation between ‘g’ and ‘G’.
(b) State universal law of Gravitation.
36. (a) What are the postulates of Bohr’s model of an atom?
(b) Show diagrammatically the electron distributions in Sodium, Lithium and Aluminium atoms.
OR
(a) Explain why did Rutherford select a gold foil in his alpha scattering experiments?
(b) What observations in a scattering experiment led Rutherford to make the following
observations:
(i) Most of the space in an atom is empty.
(ii) Nucleus is positively charged.
(c) Mention any two drawbacks of Rutherford’s model.
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