OP JINDAL MODERN SCHOOL, HISAR
Sample paper (2025-26)
CLASS – IX SUBJECT - SCIENCE
Time : 3 hours Max. Marks: 80
General Instructions:
(i) This question paper consists of 39 questions in 3 sections. Section A is Biology, Section B is
Chemistry and Section C is Physics.
(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) For assertion reason questions, follow the following directions
1. Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
2. Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
3. Assertion is true but reason is false
4. Assertion is false but reason is true
SECTION A (BIOLOGY) (27m)
1) Which of the following is responsible for rapid increase in the length of bamboo stem?
a) Lateral meristem b) Intercalary meristem 1m
c) Apical meristem d) Cambium
2) Which epithelium is responsible for movement of materials (like dust,mucus) in the respiratory
tract? 1m
a)Simple squamous epithelium b) Ciliated columnar epithelium
c) Stratified squamous epithelium d) Cuboidal epithelium
3) Which of the following does not correctly match the process with its function in organisms?
(a) Formation of gametes: Meiosis 1m
(b) Daughter cells having same number of chromosomes as mother cell: Mitosis
(c) Helps in growth and repair of tissues: Mitosis
(d) Forms two cells after each division: Meiosis
4) While comparing manure and fertilizers, which statement is scientifically correct?
(a) Manure is rich in specific nutrients (NPK). 1m
(b) Fertilizers increase the humus content of the soil.
(c) Manure helps in improving soil texture.
(d) Fertilizers are environmentally friendly.
5) Assertion : Genetic manipulation is used for developing improved crop varieties. 1m
Reason : It involves introducing a gene that would provide the desired characteristic.
6) Assertion : A plant cell bursts if placed in water. 1m
Reason : Rigid cell wall withstand high turgor pressure of plant cells.
7) Attempt either A or B 2m
A) A dairy farmer observe that cows fed with nutritious food produce more milk than those fed with
the poor quality food.
Mention the categories of food of dairy animals? Write one feature of each food type.
OR
B) A poultry farm in Kiran's locality contains multiple breeds of chicken for eggs and meat
production .The farmer has well maintained poultry farm for good productivity
a) Give the name of one exotic and one desi breed of hen.
b) Mention any one desirable feature of hen for which exotic breed is preferred.
8) Give reason 2m
a) Xylem and Phloem are considered as complex tissue.
b) Epidermis is very important in roots of the plants.
9) Shape of the cell is due to the function it performs. Justify the statement. 2m
10) If you are provided with three slides each containing different type of muscle fibre,
Give one structural identification of each. Also draw diagram for each muscle fibre. 3m
11) In a maize field high growth of some plants is observed during the early growth stages of the
[Link] farmer used manual method to remove these plants from his farmland.
a) What is the reason of removing these plants by the farmers from the field? 3m
b) Give any two examples of such plants.
c) Why should preventive and biological control method be preferred for protecting crops?
12) Attempt either A or B 5m
A) Student was observing two different types of cells under microscope .Cell A has well developed
nuclear membrane but B cell has poorly developed nuclear membrane
a) Identify cell A and B. Write any two points to differentiate it.
b) Draw diagram of cell B. Label cell organelle that is common in both.
OR
B) Draw the labelled diagram of animal cell and help Priya to understand the role of different
organelles by answering the following questions.
a) Which organelle is responsible for packaging and transporting the material within the cell? Name
one more function of this organelle.
b) Which organelle helps in removing the waste material and how?
c) Which organelle helps in energy production in animal cell? Which molecule is produced during
this process that store energy?
13) Case Study 4m
An agriculturalist wants to start beekeeping to increase income. They are considering using the
local Indian bee (Apis cerana indica) or the introduced Italian bee (Apis mellifera). The local
surroundings have plenty of mango orchards, apple orchards, and coriander fields to provide nectar
and pollen. The farmer wants high yield but is worried about the bees stinging workers.
Answer the following questions:
a) Which bee variety should the farmer choose for maximum honey production?
b) Define "Pasturage" in the context of this study. How is pasturage important?
c) Apart from high yield, what are two other desirable traits for selecting bee varieties?
SECTION B (CHEMISTRY) (27)
1) An element X has the valency of 3 .It's formula for the carbonate will be 1m
a) X2CO3. (b) XCO3. (c) X2(CO3) 3 (d) X (CO3)3
2)Which of the following conditions is most favourable for converting gas into liquid? 1m
(a) High pressure, low temperature (b) Low pressure, low temperature
(c) Low pressure, high temperature (d) High pressure, high temperature
3) Which of the following element is not a metalloid 1m
(a) Boron (b) silicon (c) Germanium (d) Tungsten
4) The mass number of the element is —————
(a) the sum of the number of electrons and protons
(b) the sum of the number of protons and neutrons 1m
(c) the number of neutrons
(d) the number of protons
5).Mixture of salt in water is 1m
a) Colloid b) Suspension c) True solution d) none of the above
+
6) No of electrons present in the outermost shell of Na 1m
(a) 8. b) 11. (c) 1 d) 10
7) Assertion: Protons can't be transferred from one atom to another. 1m
Reason: protons are present very deep inside the atom in the nucleus
8) Comment on the following statements:
(a) Evaporation causes cooling.
(b) Rate of evaporation of an aqueous solution decreases with increase in humidity. (2m)
9) a)You are given two water samples labelled as A and B. Sample A boils at 100°C, and sample B
boils at 102°C. Which sample of the water will not freeze at 0°C? Comment.
b) How pressure affects the boiling points of a solution? (3m)
10) Write down the chemical formulas for the following compounds: 3m
(a) Copper (II) phosphate (b) Magnesium oxide (c) Aluminium hydroxide
And also find
i) Trivalent cation , ii) Polyatomic ions iii) binary compound from the above compounds.
11)) Attempt either A or B 3m
A) a)To make a saturated solution, 36g of sodium chloride is dissolved in 100g of water at 293 K.
Find its concentration at this temperature
(b)Classify the following as chemical or physical changes:
i) cutting of trees ii) melting of butter in a pan iii) rusting of almirah
Or
B) (a)How would you differentiate between a molecule of element and a molecule of compound?.
(b)Find the molecular masses of the following.
(i) CCl4. (ii) Na2O (C- 12, Cl-35.5, Na-23, O-16)
12) Attempt either A or B
A) (a)How can you say that Mg+2 has completely filled K and L shells?
b) What are isotopes? List the isotopes of hydrogen with each kind of particles
(c) What is 2n2 rule? Write the electronic configuration of potassium according to Bohr and Bury's
concept of distribution of electrons in various shells. (1+2+2)
Or
B) (a) Which observation of Rutherford's Gold Foil alpha particles scattering experiment proved that
atoms have too much hollow space? (1+2+2)
b) Find the average atomic mass of an atom with two isotopes X with mass numbers 17 and 19 and
the percentage existence of the isotopes is 60% and 40% respectively?
(c) What is valency? How atomic no helps in finding the valence electrons. Explain with an example.
(13) Case study 4m
Atoms and molecules are the building block of the matter. An atom is the smallest unit of an
element that retains its chemical properties however a molecule is a group of two or more atoms
health together by chemical bonds. Atoms consist of positively charge nucleus having protons and
neutrons surrounded by electrons which revolve around the nucleus in discrete orbits.
Understanding the concept of an atoms and molecules is very important for comprehending various
chemical reaction and the composition of a compound.
Now answer the following:
(a) Which particles of an atom constitute nucleons?
(b) How do atoms convert itself into molecules?
(c) Which type of ions have more no of protons than electrons?
(d)What information do we get from a chemical formula?
SECTION C PHYSICS (26)
1. If the displacement of an object is proportional to square of time, then the object moves with
a) uniform velocity b) uniform acceleration 1m
(c) increasing acceleration (d) decreasing acceleration
2. A water tanker filled up to 2/3 of its height is moving with a uniform speed. On sudden
application of the brake, the water in the tank would 1m
a) move backward b) move forward
c) be unaffected (d) rise upwards
3. Which one of the following is not the unit of energy? 1m
(a) joule (b) newton meter (c) kilowatt (d) kilowatt hour
4. The kinetic energy of mass 2 kg with momentum 2 kgm/s is 1m
(a) 2 J (b) 1 J (c) 3 J (d) 4 J
5. The quality of a musical note depends on its 1m
(a) frequency (b) waveform (c) intensity (d) loudness
6. Which of the following properties of wave does not change with change in medium. 1m
(a) frequency (b) wavelength (c) velocity (d) amplitude
7. Assertion: Echo is produced when sound is incident on hard surface present at specific distance.
Reason: Sound energy is totally absorbed by objects with soft and loose texture. 1m
8. Derive the expression v= u+ at graphically. 2m
9. What is momentum? Write its SI unit. Interpret force in terms of momentum.
OR
Define the Newton’s first law of motion and write its application. 2m
10. Define kinetic energy. Find the kinetic energy of mass 3 kg dropped from the top of tower of
height 250m after 3 sec. g= 10 m/s2. 3m
11. Define commercial unit of energy and deduce its relation with SI unit of energy. 3m
12. Attempt either A or B
A) (a) Write 2 differences between longitudinal and transverse wave.
(b) 50 waves pass through a point in 0.1 sec. If distance between a crest and the adjacent trough is
0.34m. Calculate frequency, wavelength and wave velocity.
OR
B) (a) Write 2 differences between sound wave and light wave.
(b) If 2 echoes are heard after 2.5s and 4.25s, find the distance between obstacles if speed of
sound is 340 m/s. 5m
13. Ultrasounds can be used to detect cracks and flaws in metal blocks. Metallic components are
used in construction of big structures like buildings, bridges, machines and scientific equipment’s.
The cracks and holes inside the metal blocks, which are invisible from outside reduces the strength
of the structure. Ultrasound waves are allowed to pass through the metallic block and detectors are
used to detect the transmitted wave. If there is even a small defect, the ultrasound gets reflected
indicating the presence of flaw or defect.
Now answer the following: 4m
(a) What is ultrasound?
(b) Define reflection of wave.
(c) How is speed of sound compared in solids and liquids?
(d) If detectors do not detect ultrasound, what does it indicate?