Half-Yearly Exam_ Science_Class-9
Time Allowed: 180 Min. Maximum Marks: 80
General Instructions:
1. The question paper comprises Three Sections – A, B, C, (Biology, Chemistry & Physics). There are 39
questions in the question paper. All questions are compulsory.
2. Section A (Biology) – From question 1 to 16.
3. Section B (Chemistry) – Question no. 17 and 29.
4. Section C (Physics) – contains Q.30 to Q.39.
Section-(A)
1. The cell organelle involved in forming complex sugars from simple sugars are [1 Mark]
(1) Endoplasmic reticulum (2) Plastids
(3) Golgi apparatus (4) Ribosomes
2. The epithelium is separated from the underlying connective tissue by [1 Mark]
(1) thick deposition of fat (2) mucosa
(3) vesicles (4) basement membrane
3. Which of the following cell functions will stop, if its ribosomes are destroyed? [1 Mark]
(1) Formation of complex sugars (2) Lipid metabolism
(3) Protein synthesis (4) ATP synthesis
4. Observe the given figures of three different plant tissues and select the correct statement. [1 Mark]
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(1) Cell walls of A, B and C bear uniform thickening of suberin.
(2) A provides mechanical strength to the plant while B and C serve as storage tissues.
(3) Cytoplasm is present in cells of A, while it is absent in cells of B and C.
(4) A and B consist of living cells while C consists of dead cells.
5. Match the following with the correct response: [1 Mark]
(1) Robert Brown (A) Nucleus
(2) Purkinje (B) Cell
(3) Robert Hooke (C) Protoplasm
(4) Schleiden (D) Cell theory
(1) 1-B, 2-D, 3-A, 4-C (2) 1-C, 2-B, 3-D, 4-A
(3) 1-D, 2-A, 3-C, 4-B (4) 1-A, 2-C, 3-B, 4-D
6. Genes are located on: [1 Mark]
(1) Plasma membrane (2) Chromosomes
(3) Nucleolus (4) Nuclear membrane
7. Directions : Each of the following questions consists of two statements, are Assertion (A) and the other
is Reason (R). Select the correct answer to these questions from the codes (a) (b) (c) and (d) as given
below:
(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.
Assertion (A): Cells of different origin assemble to form tissue.
Reason (R): Tissues bring about division of labour in multicellular organisms. [1 Mark]
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8. Assertion (A): Mitochondria is known as the powerhouse of the cell. [1 Marks]
Reason (R): Mitochondria synthesise energy in the form of ATP during respiration which is vital for
various life activities.
(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.
9. Those organs of the body like oral cavity, esophagus, etc., which are subjected to mechanical
abrasions are lined by [1 Mark]
(1) stratified cuboidal epithelium (2) simple squamous epithelium
(3) simple columnar epithelium (4) stratified squamous epithelium
10. i. Name the water conducting cells of xylem in flowering plants
ii. Name the denucleated living cell in plants. [2 Marks]
11. Name the processes by which [2 Marks]
i. Roots absorb water from soil.
ii. Exchange of gases take place between cell and environment
12. i. What is the main function of blood platelets? [2 Marks]
ii. Name the blood cell that provide immunity.
13. What is membrane biogenesis? How is plasma membrane formed during this process?
OR
Why is Golgi body said to have polarity? Give any four functions of Golgi body. [3 Marks]
14. List the characteristics of cork. How it is formed? Mention its role in plant. [3 Marks]
OR
Draw a well-labelled diagram of eukaryotic nucleus.
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15. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: A few layers of cells beneath the
epidermis are generally simple permanent tissue. Parenchyma is the most common simple permanent
tissue. It consists of relatively unspecialized cells with thin cell walls. They are living cells. Collenchyma
allows bending of various parts of the plant-like tendrils and stems of climbers without breaking.
Sclerenchyma tissue makes the plant hard and stiff. We have seen the husk of a coconut. It is made of
sclerenchymatous tissue. They are long and narrow as the walls are thickened due to lignin. The tissue is
present in stems, around vascular bundles, in the veins of leaves and in the hard covering of seeds and
nuts.
i. The flexibility in plants is due to which tissue? [1 Marks]
ii. Is aerenchyma provides mechanical support? [1 Marks]
iii. Are apical and intercalary meristems permanent tissue? justify your answer. [2 Marks]
16. i. Why lysosomes are called suicidal bags of the cell.
ii. Differentiate between cell wall and plasma membrane.
iii. Which cell organelle provides green color to leaves? [2+2+1 Marks]
OR
Compare
(i) Mitosis and Meiosis
(ii) Nucleus and Nucleoid. [3 + 2 Marks]
Section-(B)
17. A substance has a melting point of –39°C and a boiling point of 357°C. At room temperature 25°C., it
will be in: [1 Mark]
(1) Solid state (2) Liquid state
(3) Gaseous state (4) Plasma state
18. Latent heat of fusion of ice is 334 J/g. This means: [1 Mark]
(1) 334 J is released when 1 g of ice freezes
(2) 334 J is absorbed when 1 g of ice melts at 0°C
(3) 334 J is required to heat 1 g of ice by 1°C
(4) Both a and b are correct
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19. Which of these statements about evaporation is incorrect? [1 Mark]
(1) It can take place at any temperature
(2) It causes cooling
(3) It depends on surface area and humidity
(4) It always occurs at the boiling point
20. Sample contains nitrogen gas, oxygen gas, and carbon dioxide gas uniformly mixed. This sample is
[1 Mark]
(1) a compound (2) a homogeneous mixture
(3) a heterogeneous mixture (4) an element
21. Which of the following is not a colloid? [1 Mark]
(1) Milk (2) Fog (3) Brass (4) Shaving cream
22. At high altitudes, water boils at a lower temperature because [1 Mark]
(1) Air pressure is higher (2) Air pressure is lower
(3) Temperature is lower (4) Humidity is higher
23. When a beam of light passes through a colloid, [1 Mark]
(1) It is absorbed (2) It passes without scattering
(3) It is scattered (4) It is refracted
24. Assertion (A): Alloys are considered as pure substances. [1 Mark]
Reason (R): They are homogeneous mixtures of metals and cannot be separated by physical methods.
(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.
25. Explain why a desert cooler works more efficiently on a hot dry day. [2 Marks]
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26. Convert the following into Kelvin scale: [3 Marks]
(A) 25°C
(B) –10°C
(C) –273°C
OR
Why does the temperature remain constant during boiling even though heat is supplied continuously?
27. (A) A sample of milk is tested for purity using the Tyndall effect. What observation will confirm it is a
colloid?
(B) Name two other examples of colloids and state their dispersed phase and dispersion medium.
OR [3 Marks]
A liquid mixture contains 60 mL ethanol and 140 mL water.
(A) Calculate volume by volume percentage of ethanol.
(B) If 40 mL of water evaporates, find the new volume percent of ethanol
28. A packaged juice box is labelled: “Contains 250 mL juice, with 15 g sugar, no artificial colours. ”
[4 Marks]
The juice looks uniform, but under a microscope, tiny pulp particles are visible floating in it.
A. Why can’t the juice be called a pure substance?
B. Identify the type of mixture and justify.
OR
Calculate the concentration of sugar in the above solution in g/L.
29. (A) Name the process in which a liquid changes into vapour below its boiling point. [5 Marks]
(B) Why does increasing humidity decrease the rate of evaporation?
(C) Which state of matter has the highest kinetic energy?
(D) Explain why gases are highly compressible.
(E) Name one solid that can directly change into gas on heating.
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OR
(A) A sample contains 40 g of NaOH in 400 g of water. Calculate the mass percentage of NaOH.
(B) Why is milk classified as an emulsion?
(C) Explain why adding sugar to water does not show Tyndall effect.
(D) Name one liquid–liquid homogeneous mixture and one gas–gas homogeneous mixture.
(E) Which will have higher boiling point — pure water or salt solution?
Section-(C)
30. A body is moving with a uniform velocity. Which of the following statements is correct? [1 Mark]
(1) Acceleration is zero (2) Acceleration is constant but not zero
(3) Acceleration increases with time (4) Acceleration decreases with time
31. Force between two objects of equal masses is F. If 25% mass of one object is transferred to the other
object, then the new force will be: [1 Mark]
(1) F/4 (2) 3F/4 (3) 15F/16 (4) F
32. Assertion (A): A passenger standing in a bus falls backward when the bus starts suddenly. [1 Mark]
Reason (R): The inertia of rest tends to keep the passenger in the same position while the bus moves
forward.
(1) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
(2) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
(3) A is true, but R is false
(4) A is false, but R is true
33. Define displacement. How is it different from distance? Give one example. [2 Marks]
34. State Newton’s First Law of Motion and give one everyday example to illustrate it. [2 Marks]
OR
A truck of mass 2000 kg is moving with a velocity of 54 km/h. Calculate its momentum.
35. Derive the third equation of motion using the first two equations of motion. [3 Marks]
36. The mass of a planet is 5 × 1024 kg and its radius is 6.4 × 106 m. Calculate the value of g on the planet.
(G = 6.67 × 10–11 Nm²/kg²) [3 Marks]
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37. A body of mass 10 kg is moving with a velocity of 5 m/s. A constant force of 20 N acts on it for 4
seconds. Find the final velocity and displacement of the body during this time. [3 Marks]
38. The velocity time graph for an object is shown in the following figure. [4 Marks]
(i) State the kind of motion that the above graph-represents.
(ii) What does the slope of the graph represent?
(iii) What does the area under the graph represent?
(iv) Calculate the distance travelled by the object in 15s.
OR
The velocity time graph of a body is given as follows.
(i) State the kind of motion represented by OA, AB.
(ii) What is the velocity of the body after 10s and after 40s?
(iii) Calculate the retardation of the body.
(iv) Calculate the distance converted by the body between 10th and 30th second.
39. A stone is projected vertically upward with a velocity of 20 m/s. [5 Marks]
(a) Calculate the maximum height reached by the stone.
(b) Find the total time taken to return to the point of projection. Take g = 9.8 m/s².
OR
State and explain Newton’s Second Law of Motion. Derive the relation F = ma from it. Give two
examples of situations where this law is applicable.