Final Exam 2020-21

Class IX

Time: 3 Hour
Maximum Marks: 80
Date- 01/03/2021
General Instructions:
(i) The question paper comprises four sections A, B, C and D. There are 36
questions in the question paper. All questions are compulsory.
(ii) Section–A - question no. 1 to 20 - all questions and parts thereof are of one
mark each. These questions contain multiple choice questions (MCQs), very
short answer questions. Answers to these should be given in one word or one
sentence.
(iii) Section–B - question no. 21 to 26 are short answer type questions, carrying 2
marks each. Answers to these questions should in the range of 30 to 50 words.
(iv) Section–C - question no. 27 to 33 are short answer type questions, carrying 3
marks each. Answers to these questions should in the range of 50 to 80 words.
(v) Section–D – question no. - 34 to 36 are long answer type questions carrying 5
marks each. Answer to these questions should be in the range of 80 to 120
words.
(vi) There is no overall choice. However, internal choices have been provided in
some questions. A student has to attempt only one of the alternatives in such
questions.
(vii) Wherever necessary, neat and properly labeled diagrams should be drawn.

Section A

Q1. State the law of conservation of momentum.

OR
Under what condition is the magnitude of average velocity of
an object equal to its average speed?
Q2. Classify the following as element, compound or mixture-

(a) Calcium carbonate

(b) soil

Q3. Write down the formula of Aluminum chloride (show the steps).

Q4. A battery lights a bulb. Describe the energy changes involved in the process.
 Q5. Draw a velocity-time graph for a uniformly accelerated car whose initial velocity is not
zero.

Q6. In a high jump athletic event, why are athletes made to fall on a sand bed?

OR

Why is it difficult for a fireman to hold a hose which ejects large amount of water at a high
velocity?

Q7. What can you say about the motion of an object

a) whose distance-time graph is a straight line parallel to the time axis
b) whose speed-time graph is a straight line parallel to the time axis

Q8. Write one example each-

a) Positive work
b) Negative work

Q9. Define one newton force.

OR

State newton’s first law of motion

Q10. What are the functions of xylem?

Q11. Name the target organ of Japanese encephalitis and AIDS virus respectively.

OR

Give one example each of infectious and non-infectious diseases.

Q12. List the constituents of plasma membrane.

OR

Name two cell organelles that have their own genetic material.

Q13. Which connective tissue stores fat and acts as heat insulator?
 Q14. The number of valence electrons in 𝑁𝑎+ are
(a) 1
(b) 10
(c) 8
(d) 11

Q15. What are the parts of a neuron?

.
OR

How does aerenchyma tissue help a plant?

Q16. Define “Health”.

Q. No 17 - 20 contains four sub-parts each.

Q17. Read the passage answer the following questions-

Human beings live in societies and different localities like villages or cities, which
determine the social and physical environment. Public cleanliness is important for
individual health. We need good food for healthy body and for this we have to earn
more.

Q.17 (i) Mention any three basic conditions required for good health.
a. Junk food, unclean house, contaminated water
b. Balanced diet, personal hygiene, clean surrounding.
c. Polluted air, uncovered food, unbalanced diet.
d. Balanced diet, unclean surrounding, polluted water.

Q.17 (ii) Which part of the body is attacked by the bacteria causing tuberculosis if they enter
through nose?

a. Mouth
b. Gut
c. Lungs
d. Kidney
 Q 17(iii) How can we prevent the spread of airborne diseases?
a. By using clothes of infected person
b. By drinking boiled water
c. By drinking contaminated water
d. By covering mouth while coughing or sneezing

Q 17(iv) State True or False:

Public cleanliness is important for individual health
a. False
b. True

Q 18. Read the passage answer the following questions-

Most of the natural substances are not pure. Different methods of separation are used to get
individual components from a mixture. Some of the techniques used are chromatography, distillation,
centrifugation, separating funnel etc.

Q.18(i)Which technique can be used to separate naphthalene from common salt?

(a) evaporation

(b) sublimation

(c) crystallization

(d) centrifugation

18(ii) Which technique can be used to separate butter from cream?

(a) centrifugation
(b) filtration
(c) loading
(d) evaporation

Q.18(iii)A mixture of kerosene and petrol having a difference of more than 25 degree Celsius
in their boiling points, can be separated by the technique of

(a) fractional distillation

(b) sublimation
(c) separating funnel

(d) distillation

Q.18(iv)To separate dyes from black ink, we can use the technique of

(a) filtration

(b) chromatography

(c) crystallization

(d) distillation

Q.19.
 Q19

(i) A ball is dropped from a height.

a) The potential energy increases and kinetic energy decreases during the fall.

b) The potential energy is equal to the kinetic energy during the fall.

c) The potential energy decreases and the kinetic energy increases during the fall.

d) The potential energy is zero and kinetic energy is maximum while it is falling.

Q19
(ii) A body is falling from a height h.
After it has fallen a height h/2,
it will possess

a) Only potential energy

b) Only kinetic energy
c) half potential and half kinetic energy
d) more kinetic energy and less
potential energy

Q19
(iii) The gravitational potential energy of an object is due to

a) its mass
b) its acceleration due to gravity
c) its height above the earth’s surface

d) all of the above

 Q19
(iv) In a dam, water is stored in the high reservoirs. The energy possessed by water in the reservoir is

a) kinetic energy

b) Potential energy

c) Electrical energy

d) Light energy

Q20.

Q20 (i) State the universal law of gravitation.

Q20 (ii) Write its expression.

Q20 (iii) Write the SI unit of universal gravitation constant.

Q20 (iv) Write the accepted value of universal gravitation constant

 Section B
Q21. State any two differences between tendon and ligament.

OR

Why plasma membrane is called selectively permeable membrane?

Q22. i) Which disease is more harmful: Acute or Chronic disease? Why?

ii) Why are we advised to take bland and nourishing food when we are sick?

Q23. (i) Differentiate between electrons and neutron

(give any one point)

(ii) How will you find the valency of Nitrogen?

OR

(i) Differentiate between isotopes and isobars (give any one point).

(ii) Write the distribution of electrons in Carbon atom.

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Q24. (i) An element ‘A’ is available in the form of say two isotopes 8𝐴 ( 90%) and 188𝐴 , calculate
the average atomic mass of ‘ A’ .

Q25. An electric geyser is rated 2000 W. It is operated for 3 hours per day. How much
energy will it use during the June month?

Q26. What happens to the force between two objects, if

i) the distance between the objects is doubled the masses of both objects is tripled
 Section C

Q27. List three ways of spreading communicable diseases.

OR

Explain why antibiotics do not work against viruses but work against many group of
bacteria.

Q28. Draw a neat labeled diagram of stem to show the location of meristematic tissue

Q29. Answer the following:

i) Name the constituents of phloem tissue.

ii) Write the specific function of cardiac muscles.

iii) Name the tissue that:

a) forms inner lining of our mouth

b) forms soft parts of leaf, stem and root

Q30. (i) Draw a neat labelled diagram of the Thomson’s model of an atom.

(ii) What are the limitations of Rutherford’s model of an atom?

Q31. (i) State any two properties of a colloid.

(ii) State the law of conservation of mass.
(iii) Calculate the molecular mass of HCl (atomic mass of H= 1u, Cl=35.5u)

Q32. (i) What is the mass of 0.5 mole of water molecules?

(ii) Identify the type of change involved in-
(a) ripening of fruits (b) melting of butter in a pan

Q33.
a) What do you mean by the term unbalanced force?
b) Two objects of masses 300g and 400g are moving along the same line and direction
with velocities of 4 m/s and 2 m/s respectively. They collide and after the collision the first
object moves at a velocity of 1.5 m/s. Determine the velocity of the second object.
 Section D

Q34. (i) A solution contains 25 ml of alcohol in 175 ml of water. Calculate the concentration
of this solution.

(ii) State any two postulates of Dalton’s atomic theory.

(iii) What is meant by the term chemical formula?

OR
(i) A solution contains 36g of common salt in 100g of water. Calculate
the concentration of this solution
(ii) What is meant by an anion and a cation?
(iii) What is a molecule?

Q35. What are the main functions of each of the following cell component:
i) Plasma membrane
ii) Lysosome
iii) Neucleus
iv) Chloroplast
v) Cell wall

Q36. a) Define average power

b) What does the slope represent on a
i) Velocity time graph
ii) Distance time graph
c) Write the meaning of kinetic energy? Derive the expression for kinetic energy of a moving
body.

OR
a) What do you mean by the term free fall?
b) Distinguish between
Mass and weight
c) Gravitational force on the surface of the moon is only 1/6 as strong as gravitational force
on the earth. What is the weight in Newton of a 10 kg object on the moon and on the
earth.

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