APEEJAY SCHOOL, NOIDA
FIRST TERM EXAMINATON (2023-2024)
CLASS- IX
SCIENCE (086)
DURATION: 3 HOURS M. M:80
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 2 marks each. Answer to these questions should
be in the range of 30 to 50 words.
v) Section- C consists of 7 Short Answer type questions carrying 3 marks each. Answer to these questions
should be in the range of 50 to 80 words.
vi) Section- D consists of 3 Long Answer type questions carrying 5 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 4 marks each with sub-parts.
viii) This Question paper consists of 8 pages.
SECTION – A
Select and write one most appropriate option out of four options given for each of the questions
1-20.
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1 Identify metalloids from the following – 1
a) Helium
b) Diamond
c) Sodium
d) Boron
2 What is a solution of iodine in alcohol called? 1
a) Aqueous solution
b) Alcoholic solution
c) Saturated solution
d) Tincture of iodine
3 Three students Rohit, Soham and Mohan were given funnels, filter paper, test tubes, 1
test tube stands, common salt, chalk powder and starch They prepared the true
solution, suspension and colloidal solutions. Test tubes were arranged as A, B and C.
They observed filtrate in the test tubes and residue on the filter paper and concluded:
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i) In test tube A filtrate is clear and residue is left
ii) In test tube B filtrate is clear and no residue is left
iii) In test tube C filtrate is translucent and no residue is left
Which of the following is correct?
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a) Both B and C are true solutions
b) Both A and B are suspension
c) Only C is colloid
d) Neither A is colloid nor B is a true solution
4 On converting 20°C, 38°C and 50°C to Kelvin scale, the correct sequence of 1
temperature will be.
a) 298 K, 311 K and 339 K
b) 293 K, 311 K and 323K
c) 273 K, 278 K and 543 K
d) 293 K, 310 K and 338 K
5 The dispersed phase and dispersion medium of fog respectively are: 1
a) Solid, liquid
b) Liquid, liquid
c) Liquid, gas
d) Gas, liquid
6 If 2ml of acetone is present in 45ml of its aqueous solution. Calculate the 1
concentration of this solution.
a) 40.44 %
b) 4.44 %
c) 44.4 %
d) 444 %
7 Parts labelled as A, B, C and D in the following diagram of Phloem represents- 1
a) ‘A’-Sieve plate. ‘B’-Sieve tube, ‘C’- Phloem parenchyma, ‘D’-Companion cell
b) A’-Sieve plate. ‘B’-, Companion cell ‘C’- Phloem parenchyma, ‘D’- Sieve tube
c) A’-Sieve tube. ‘B’-Sieve plate, ‘C’- Phloem parenchyma, ‘D’-Companion cell
d) A’- Companion cell. ‘B’-Sieve tube, ‘C’- Phloem parenchyma, ‘D’- Sieve plate
8 Where are the essential proteins and lipids required for cell membrane, 1
manufactured?
a) Lysosome
b) Chromosomes
c) Endoplasmic reticulum
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d) Mitochondria
9 Which of the following is not a type of cell found in xylem tissues? 1
a) Tracheid
b) Vessels
c) Xylem parenchyma
d) Sieve tubes
10 Which tissue is responsible for making plant hard and stiff - 1
a) Chlorenchyma
b) Aerenchyma
c) Sclerenchyma
d) Meristematic tissue
11 The phenomenon where cytoplasm shrink in a hypertonic medium is called: 1
a) Endocytosis
b) Plasmolysis
c) Acidolysis
d) Phagocytosis
12 How many daughter cells are formed in Meiosis? 1
a) 2
b) 4
c) 6
d) 8
13 A car runs at a uniform rate on a circular track of radius 100 m taking 62.8 s on each 1
lap. What is the average velocity and average speed of car for one complete lap?
a) 10 m/s, 10 m/s
b) 0, 10 m/s
c) 0,0
d) 10m/s, 0
14 A player caught a cricket ball of mass 0.15 kg moving at a rate of 20 m/s. If the 1
catching process be completed in 0.1 s, the force of the blow exerted by the ball on
the hands of the player is
a) 0.3 N
b) 30 N
c) 3 N
d) 300 N
15 Newton’s second law gives the measure of 1
a) Acceleration
b) Force
c) Momentum
d) Energy
16 Two objects of mass 1 kg each are kept 1 m apart. The gravitational force of 1
attraction between them has value of
a) 1 N
b) 6.67 x 10 -8 N
c) 6.67 x 10 -11 N
d) 6.67 x 10 -13 N
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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 R is true.
17 Assertion: When a beam of light is passed through a colloidal solution placed in a 1
dark place the path of the beam becomes visible.
Reason: Light gets scattered by the colloidal particles.
18 Assertion: Most of plant tissues are dead. 1
Reason: As Plants are stationary or fixed – they don’t move, most of the tissue of
plants are dead cells which provide mechanical strength more easily than live ones
and need less maintenance.
19 Assertion: The equations of motion can be applied only if acceleration is constant. 1
Reason: For a uniform linear motion the acceleration of the object is constant.
20 Assertion: A fielder lowers his hands while catching a cricket ball and suffers less 1
reaction force.
Reason: Mass of ball is less than fielder, hence it has less inertia than fielder.
SECTION - B
Q No. 21 to 26 are very short answer questions.
21 Identify the tissue shown in the figure: - 2
a) Write one important feature of this tissue.
b) Name any two parts of the plant where this tissue is found.
22 Give reasons for the following- 2
a) Epidermis of desert plants have a thick waxy coating.
b) Aquatic plants have large air cavities.
23 Name and define the phenomenon shown by the following diagram- 2
24 Identify the following changes as physical change or chemical change? 2
a) Digestion of food
b) Rusting of Iron
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c) Drying of clothes
d) Tearing of paper.
25 Give reasons for the following: 2
a) To take a boat away from the bank of a river, the boatman pushes the bank with
an oar.
b) A karate player can break a slab of ice with a single blow of his hand.
26 A bullet of mass 25 g moving with a speed of 200 m/s is stopped within 5 cm of the 2
target. What is the average resistance force offered by the target?
SECTION – C
Q No. 27 to 33 are short answer questions.
27 Identify the cell organelle and write another important function of it. 3
a) Helps in packaging of materials coming from endoplasmic reticulum.
b) Provides turgidity and rigidity to the cell.
c) Helps in “membrane biogenesis”.
28 Answer the following: 3
a) What will happen if cork is not formed in older stems and root?
b) Name the following-
i) Tissue that protects the plant against mechanical injury
ii) Presence of this chemical in cork cells makes them impervious to water and
gases?
iii) Tissue responsible for increase in girth of the stem or root?
iv) This tissue makes up the husk of coconut?
29 Answer the following- 3
a) Write one point of difference between homogeneous and heterogeneous
mixtures.
b) Write Dispersed phase and Dispersion medium in case of cloud.
c) Which one of the two solutions will scatter light, sugar solution or soap solution.
30 Diagram shown below represents the various factors that affects the rate of 3
evaporation.
Identify giving suitable explaination in which case the rate of evaporation would be
faster-
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31 The velocity time graph of a car of 1000 kg mass is given. From the graph answer 3
the following.
a) When is the maximum force acting on the car? Why?
b) What is the magnitude of retarding force?
c) For how long no net force is acting on the car? Why?
32 The brakes applied to a car produce an acceleration of 6 m/s2 in the opposite 3
direction of the motion. If the car takes 3 s to come to rest after the application of
brakes, calculate
a) The initial velocity of the car before applying the brakes.
b) The distance covered by the car before stopping.
33 A body weighs 900N on the surface of earth. How much will it weigh on the surface 3
of Mars whose mass is 1/9 and radius is 1/2 of the Earth?
SECTION –D
Q No. 34 to 36 are long answer questions.
34 a) Draw a neat labelled diagram of the plant cell and label the following cell 5
organelles in the diagram-
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i) Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum
ii) Cell Wall
iii) Nucleus
iv) Mitochondria
b) In the temporary mount of leaf epidermis, we observe small pores.
i) What are the pores present in leaf epidermis called?
ii) How are these pores beneficial to the plant?
iii) Draw neat labelled diagram of the epidermal cell showing the pores
35 a) The distance time graphs of two trains A and B are given. The trains start
simultaneously in the same direction. 5
i) How much ahead of A is B when train starts?
ii) What is the speed of B?
iii) When and where will A catch B?
iv) Is the speed of both the trains uniform or non-uniform?
b) A stone is thrown in vertically upward direction with a velocity of 5 m/s. If the
acceleration of the stone during its motion is 10 m/s2 in the downward direction,
what will be the height attained by the stone and how much time will it take to
reach there?
36 Give reasons for the following- 5
a) Sugar crystals dissolves faster in hot water than cold water.
b) We see water droplets on the outer surface of a glass containing ice cold water.
c) Soft drinks are cooled by placing them in ice rather than water at 00 C.
d) Why do we feel cold if some spirit is applied on our skin?
e) The smell of food being cooked in the kitchen reaches us even from a
considerable distance.
SECTION –D
Q No. 37 to 39 are case -based/data-based questions with 2 to 3 sub-parts. Internal choice is
provided in one of these sub-parts.
37 The nucleus is a crucial organelle within eukaryotic cells that serves as the control 4
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center of cellular activities. It is often referred to as the "brain" of the cell because it
contains the genetic material, DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid), which carries the
instructions necessary for the cell's growth, development, and functioning. The
nucleus is surrounded by a double membrane which has tiny pores. Inside the
nucleus, the genetic information is organized into structures called chromosomes.
The nucleus also contains a prominent structure called the nucleolus.
a) What are chromosomes, and what are they composed of?
b) Write one main point of difference between chromatin network and
chromosomes.
c) Differentiate between the nucleus found in Prokaryotic cell from that found in a
Eukaryotic cell?
d) What are genes and where are they located?
38 Read the given text and answer the questions that follow: 4
As per Newton’s law of Gravitation, any two objects in our universe attract each
other. The gravitational force of Earth is usually termed as ‘gravity’. An object let
free from a height falls towards the Earth due to force of gravity and experiences an
acceleration ‘g’ which is known as the acceleration due to gravity. It’s commonly
used value is taken as 9.8 m/s2. However, it’s value changes from place to place.
Force of gravity experienced by an object placed on or near the earth’s surface is
called the weight of the object.
a) Are the terms mass and weight same? What is the weight of an object of mass 1
kg on the surface of earth?
b) An object is taken from the sea level to the top of a mountain. What would
happen to its mass and its weight?
c) How does weight of an object change when it is taken from north pole of earth to
a place on equator?
OR
c) Can the weight of an object be zero? If yes, suggest where?
39 When we mix two or more substances together, whose ratio is not fixed such that no 4
chemical reaction takes place, the substance formed is a mixture.
When we form a mixture, the components retain their properties even after we mix
them, as a solution, suspension, and colloids. The combination of substances shall be
capable of being separated back to normal through physical means. The substance
formed as a blend of various elements chemically in a fixed ratio is termed as
compounds. Compounds are entirely new substances, whose properties are different
from that of its constituent substances.
a) Given below are some examples of element, compound and mixture. Identify
compound from the following examples: -
Chalk, Air, gold, Brass, Sand, Diamond, Graphite, petroleum, Common salt.
b) Write one point of difference between colloidal and suspension.
c) Iron filings and Sulphur were mixed together and divided into two parts ‘A’ and
‘B’. Part ‘A’ was heated strongly while Part ‘B’ was not heated.
i) How will parts A and B behave towards a magnet?
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ii) What happens when dilute Sulphuric acid is added to a mixture of iron
filings and Sulphur powder?
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