KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN::HYDERABAD REGION
SESSION ENDING EXAMINATION 2023-24
CLASS IX
SUBJECT-SCIENCE
Time Allowed: 3Hours Max Marks: 8050+
General Instructions:
i. This question paper consists of 39 questions in 5 sections.
in some
ii. All questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice is provided
questions.
iii. Section A consists of 20 questions carrying 1mark each.
Answers
iv. Section Bconsists of 6 very short questions carrying 02 marks each.
to these questions should be in the range of 30 to 50 words.
to
V. Section Cconsists of 7 short questions carrying 03 marks each. Answers
these questions should be in the rangé of 50 to 80 words.
marks each. Answers to these
vi. Section D consists of 3 long questions carrying 05
questions should be in the range, of 80 to 120 words.
assessment of 04
vii. Section E consists of 3 source-based/ case-based units of
marks each with sub-parts.
SECTION A
each of the
Select and write the most appropriate option out of the four options given for
questions 1-20. There is no negative mark for incorrect response.
QUESTIONS Marks
[Link] 1
The pictures show the arrangement of electrons in the shells of
different atons. Which two atoms have the same valency?
Atom 1 Atom 2 Atom3 Atom4
latAtom l and Atom 2
(b) Atom 2 and Atom3
(c) Atom 3and Atom4
(d) Atom 1and Atom4
What would be the valency of an element that is chemically inactive? 1
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
3 Which of the following molecule is triatomic?
(a) H2 (b) C (c) CO
4 The value of 'g' 1
(a) ncreases as we go above the earth's surface
6Decreases as we go to the centre of the earth and becomes zero
(c Remains constant
(d) Is more at equator and less at poles
5 Th¹ audible range of frequency for human beings:
Na) 20Hz- 20000OHz (b) 20000Hz-200Hz
(c) 200Hz- 2000Hz (d) 20Hz- 2000Hz
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show «Tyndall effect"?
Which of the following will
(a) Salt solution
Milk
solution
(c) Copper sulphate scale,the correct sequence
(d) Sugar solution 66°C to Kelvin
and
On converting 25°C, 38°C and 338K
of temperature will be : (b)298K, 300K
and 338K
N298K, 311K and 339K (d)298K, 310K
543K
(c) 273K, 278K and lack vacuoles?
meristem
Why do cells of
materials
(a) They store food
cell walls
(b) They have thindense cytoplasm 1
(c)They contain
actively dividing cells cellin human body?
They are
( following isthe longest
9 Which of the Nervecell
cell 1
aBone cell (d) Heart muscle
(c)Cardiac muscle cell process called:
fpod through a
10 Amoeba acquires itsb Endocytosis
(a) Exòcytosis endocytosis
exocytosis and
(c) Plasmolysis (d) Both
place:
in which generation of ATP takes
organelle (b) Endoplasmic reticulum
11 Find out the cell
Na Mitochondria (d) Chloroplast
of:
(c) Golgi apparatus
to water and gases by the presence
impervious
Cork cells are made
(b) lipids
dasuberin
(c) cellulose (d) lignin of a moving
correct unit of measuring the acceleration
13 What is the
object? (d) ms
(a)m (b) s om/s? potential energy?
1
these involve conversion of kinetic energy to
14 Which of board.
person diving into a pool of water from adiving same
la A
in the air with the help of a parachute at the
(b)A person gliding
height from the ground.
from a top of the slide.
(c) A person sliding down the top of an over bridge.
riding a motor bike to 1
(d) A person
at:
13 Physical state of water is liquid
(b) 0°C (c) 1000C (d) 110oC
(af25 0C
chloride ion are:
16 Number of valence electrons presentin
(b) 8 (c) 16 (d) 7
(a) 17
statements-
QuestionNo. 17 to 20 consist of two
Assertion (A) and Reason(R), Answer these questions selecting
given below:
the appropriate option correct explanation of (A).
(a) Both (A) & (R) are true, and (R) is the
correct explanation of (A).
(bYBoth (A)& (R) are true, and(R) is not the
false.
(c) (A) is true but (R) is
(d)(A) is false but (R) is true.
Assertion (A): Solids do not diffuse in air.
Reason (R): Particles are loosely
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Assertion (A): Lysosomes are knownpacked
as
in solids.
Reason (R): When the cells get damaged,suicide bags.
lysosomes
and the enzymes digest their own
may bursi
19 cell. 1
Assertion (A): When a bullet is fred from a gun, there 1s
forward force on the bullet and the gun recoils.
20
Reason(R): Every action has an equal and opposite reaction. 1
Assertion (A): Presence of weeds affects the crop field.
Reason (R): Weeds compete for food, space, and light
SECTION B
Q. No. 21 to26 are very short answer questions 2
WIite tWo differences between simple tissues and complex tissues in
plants.
22 What are polyatomic ions? Give any two examples,
membrane?
23 Why is plasma membrane called as selectively permeable
(Write any two points) 2
OR
Differentiate between voluntary and involuntary muscles. Give one
example of each. 2
hours of its travel.
Thetable below shows the speed of a car in three Thirdhour
Time First hour Second hour
S0km/hr 40km/hr 60km/hr
Speed of the car
Calculate the average speed of the car.
1+1
the product of mass of
25 a) Name the physical quantity which is equal to
a body and acceleration produced.
a moving bus brakes
b) Why do you fall in the forward direction when
to a stop?
as macronutrients?
26 Name any two macronutrients. Why are they called
SECTION C
Q. No. 27 to 33are short answer questions
3
27Classify the following as chemical or physical changes:
a) Cutting of trees
b) Melting of butter in a pan
c) Rusting of almirah C
d) Boiling of water to form steam P breaking
e) Passing of electric current through water and the water
down into hydrogen and oxygen gases. C
) Dissolving common salt in water. ?
28 Give reasons for the following: Ï1
a) A desert cooler cools better on a hót dry day.
b) Water kept in an earthen pot becomes cool during summer.
c) Our palm feels cold when we apply acetone, petrol, or perfume to it.
OR
a) What are isotopes? Aoms aYe sae dinant
b) Give two uses of isotopes. - anun J+]+]
29Draw and label a neuron. What is its function?= Aim. [Link] nd n
3e TMention three advantages of inter-cropping and crop rotation?
3
1+2
31 a) What is reverberation?
reverberation.
b) List any two methods for reducing
3
An object of mass 12kg is at a certain height above the
ground. If the
32 potential energy of the object is 480J, find the height at which the object
=10m/s2,
is with respect to the ground. Given, g
al Draw distance-time graphs for uniform and non-uniform motion 2+1
33
of an object and write their nature.
b) What are the uses of a distance-time graph?
SECTION D
Q. No. 34 to 36 are long answer questions
34 al Describe Bohr's model of an atom with the help of a diagram.
b/Write the electronic distribution in different shells for the elements:
i. Carbon ii. Sodium
OR
3+2
a) What were the observations of Rutherford's alpha particle scattering
experiment?
b) Mention any two drawbacks of Rutherford's model of the atom.
35 a) Draw a neat labelled diagramn of a plant cell.
animal cell.
b) Write any three differences between a plant cell and an 2+3
OR
a) Draw a neat labelled diagram of an animal cell.
eukaryotic
b)Write any three differences between a prokaryotic cell and a
cell. 1+1+
36 a) What is kinetic energy? 1+2
an object.
b) Write an expression for the kinetic energy of
c) Give an example for kinetic energy.
a uniform velocity of 4m/s.
d) An object of mass 15kg is moving with
Calculate the kinetic energy possessed by the object?
SECTION E
data-based questions with 2to 3 sub-parts.
Q. No. 37 to 39 are case-based/
Internal choice is provided in one of these sub-parts. of
and the atomic number
37 In the following table the mass number
and answer the
certain elements are given. Study the given data
following questions: Atomic No.
Elements Mass No.
A 1 1
B
14 7
1+1+2
D 40 18
40 20
on their mass
i) What are the elements D and E called based
number and atomic number? AAgn.
iij) Which of the above elements is a noble gas?
iii) Write down the number of electrons, protons in the elements
NeteonRolror
Band C.
OR
number.
iii) Define atomic number and mass
simple
38 A few layers of cells beneath the epidermis are generally simple
permanent tissue. Parenchyma is the most common with
permanent tissue. It consists of relatively unspecialized cells
bending of
thin cell walls. They are living cells. Collenchyma allows climbers
various parts of the plant-like tendrils and stems of 1+1+2
without breaking. Sclerenchyma tissue makes the plant hard and
stiff. We have seen the husk of a coconut. It is made of
sclerenchyma tissue. They are Jong and narrow as the walls aro
thickened. The tissue is present in stems, around vascular Du
in the veins of leaves and in the hard covering of seeds and nuts.
i) Name the plant tissue responsible for flexibility.
i1) Name the plant tissue which helps the aquatic plant to float.
sclerenchyma tissue have in
iii) What role does the distribution of
the overall stability of plant structures?
OR
predominantly found a few layers beneath
iii) What type of tissue is specific role does it play in
the epidermis in plants, and what rigidity to various plant
providing mechanical support and
structures?
that a body continues to
Newton's first law of motion states
39 motion along a straight line
remain in state of rest or of uniform acts on it. Thus, a body
force
unless an external unbalanced motion unless compelled byy an
cannot change its state of rest or
possesses a property by
externalforce. In other words, everybody
change in its state of rest or of
virtue of which it resists any
known as inertia of that body.
uniform motion. This property is
tendency of a body to oppose
Inertia is an inherent property or the uniform motion in a particular
any change in its state of rest or of of mnotion is also called law of
direction. Thus, Newton's first law
statement. To change the state of
inertia as it defines inertia in its
required. If greater force is
rest or motion of the body, force is inertia. Since more
required to doso, it means the body has more
force is required to change the state ofmass heavier objects than lighter
objects, we conclude that greater the of a body more is the
is a measure
inertia possessed by it. We can also state that mass
of inertia of the body.
questions:
Based on the above, answer the following
i) A hockey player pushes the ballon the ground. Why does it
distance?
come to rest after travelling certain
ii) On what factors does the inertia of a body depend?
ii) Which has more inertia, a cricket ball or a rubber ball of the
same size? Why? 1+1+2
OR
ii) Does inertia change with velocity? Justify your answer.
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