International Science Supremo Olympiad
(ISSO)
CLASS-9 SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER
The Actual Question Paper Contains
50 Questions. The duration of the
Test Paper is 60 Minutes.
1. The rate at which producers in an ecosystem capture 23. Carbon content is maximum in ______:
and store chemical energy as biomass is called _____: (A) Wrought iron (B) Stainless steel
(A) Gross primary productivity (C) Cast iron (D) Tungsten steel
(B) Net primary productivity (E) None of these
(C) Net secondary productivity
(D) Gross secondary productivity 7.
Compound X decolourises acidified potassium
(E) None of these dichromate to produce an acid with a pH value of
4.5. Which of the following could be the structure
2. The blue colour of sky and the reddening of the sun at of X?
sunrise and sunset is due to ________. (A) CH3CH2COOH
(A) Atmospheric refraction (B) CH3CH2CH2OH
(B) Scattering of light (C) CH2=CH–CH3
(C) Eye defect (C) CH3CH2CH3
(D) Both (A) and (B) (E) None of these
(E) None of these
8. How is rose plant reproduced?
3. Resistance of a wire to the flow of electric current de- (A) Cutting (B) Regeneration
pends on the ______: (C) Layering (D) Grafting
(A) Material (B) Area (E) None of these
(C) Length of the wire (D) All of these
(E) None of these 9. The fusion of male and female gametes leads to the
formation of:
(A) Sperm (B) Eggs
4. When an object approaches a convex lens from infin-
(C) Zygote (D) Foetus
ity, the image formed by it shifts:
(E) None of these
(A) Away from the lens
(B) Towards the lens
10. Tissue culture is important for certain crops and few
(C) First away and then towards the lens
commercially important plants. Select the incorrect
(D) First towards and then away from the lens
statement about the advantages of this technique.
(E) None of these
(A) It takes up relatively little space compared with
growing plants in fields
5. Ethanol containing 5 percent water is __________: (B) It can be carried out independently of seasonal
(A) Denatured alcohol changes of climate
(B) Rectified spirit (C) It is suitable for propagation of only seedless
(C) Hydrated alcohol plants
(D) Absolute alcohol (D) It produces disease free plants.
(E) None of these (E) None of these
6. What will be the decreasing reactivity order when
metals react with dilute mineral acid?
(A) Na > Mg > Zn > Fe > Cu
(B) Na > Zn > Mg > Fe > Cu
(C) Zn > Na > Mg > Cu > Fe
(D) Na > Mg > Fe > Zn > Cu
(E) None of these
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