CLASS IX

SUBJECT-SCIENCE
SET- B
TIME: 3HRS. MM: 80
GENERAL INSTRUCTION:
1. This question paper consists of 39 questions in 5 sections.
2. All questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice is provided in some questions. A
student is expected to attempt only one of these questions.
3. Section A consists of 20 Objective Type questions carrying 1mark each.
4. Section B consists of 6 Very Short questions carrying 02 marks each. Answers to these
questions should in the range of 30 to 50 words.
5. Section C consists of 7 Short Answer type questions carrying 03 marks each. Answers to
these questions should in the range of 50 to 80 words.
6. Section D consists of 3 Long Answer type questions carrying 05 marks each. Answer to these
questions should be in the range of 80 to 120 words.
7. Section E consists of 3 source-based/case-based units of assessment of 04 marks each with
sub-parts.
I. Choose the correct alternative: 20
1. Milk of magnesia is:
a. a colloid b. a true solution c. a homogenous mixture d. a suspension
2. The atoms of which of the following pair of elements are more likely to exist in free state?
a. hydrogen and helium b. argon and carbon c. neon and nitrogen
d. helium and neon
3. The atomic number of an element E is 16. The number of electrons in its ions E 2- will be:
a. 16 b. 18 c. 15 d. 14
4. Which of the following is the correct electronic configuration of sodium?
a. 2,8,1 b. 8,2,1 c. 2,1,8 d. 2,8,2
5. Which of the following statement is always correct?
a. an atom has equal number of electrons and protons.
b. an atom has equal number of electrons and neutrons
c. an atom has equal number of protons and neutrons
d. an atom has equal number of electrons, protons and neutrons
6. Which of the following does not have a fixed melting point/boiling point?
a. gold b. ethanol c. air d. oxygen
7. The elements which normally exist in liquid state are:
a. bromine and iodine b. mercury and chlorine c. iodine and mercury
d. bromine and mercury
8. The weight of an object at the centre of the earth of radius R is:
a. zero b. double of mass c. 1/6th of mass d. none of these
9. The atmosphere is held to the earth by:
a. gravity b. wind c. earth’s magnetic field d. none of these
10.The speedometer of a car measures:
a. average speed b. instantaneous speed c. acceleration d. none of these
11.The momentum of an object having mass of 500 g moving with a velocity of 10 m/s is:
a. 50 kgm/s b. 5 kgm/s c. 5000 kgm/s d. 0.5 kgm/s
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 12.Rocket works on the principle of conservation of:
a. mass b. energy c. momentum d. velocity
13.Inertia can be of –
a. rest b. motion c. direction d. all of these
14.Infrasound can be produced by:
a. dog b bat c. rhinoceros d. human beings
15. The frequency of sound wave whose time period is 0.01 second is:
a. 100 Hz b. 0.01 Hz c. 10 Hz d. none of these
16. Growing to or more crops indefinite row pattern is
a. Mixed cropping. b. Mixed farming c. Inter cropping d. crop rotation
17. Genetic material of a eukaryotic cell is contained in
a. Nucleolus b. nucleus c. Nucleoplasm. d. Nucleoid3
18. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
a. Cytoplasm is also known as protoplasm
b. Lysosomes are known as the suicide bags of the cell
c. Mitochondria has its own DNA
d. None of the above
19. __________ are cemented to one another, forming an irregular layer. These form the outer
protective layer of the skin in an animal’s body.
a. Connective tissue b. Muscular tissues
c. Simple squamous tissues d. Stratified epithelium cells

20. Aerolar connective tissue is found:

(a) between skin and muscle (b) around blood vessel
(c) around nerves and bone marrow (d) All of these
II. Short answer 12
1. Define a mixture. Give two points of evidence show sugar solution is a mixture.
2. Explain why, diffusion occur more quickly in gas than in liquids.
3. Give reason: When a carpet is beaten with a stick, dust comes out of it. Explain.
4. How does the force of gravitation between two objects change when the distance between them is
reduced to half?
5. What management practices are common in dairy and poultry farming?
6. Why is plasma membrane called a selectively permeable membrane?
III. Answer the following in brief: 3x7
1. Write the chemical formula for the following:
A. magnesium chloride B. calcium oxide C. copper nitrate
D. aluminium chloride E. calcium carbonate F. ammonium sulphate
2. The electronic configuration of an element Z is 2, 8, 5
a) What is the atomic number of the element?
b) State whether element Z is metal or a nonmetal.
c) What type of ion (if any) will be formed by an atom of element Z? Why?
3. Define the following: (i) Amplitude of waves (ii) Reverberation (iii) Wavelength
4.(a) Define Weight.
(b) Find the mass of an object on the moon having weight on earth as 98 newton.
(Take g = 9.8 m/s2)
5. What are hypotonic, Hypertonic and isotonic solution explain with examples?

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 6. Name the following.
a. Name a body cell provides resistance against infection
b. Which tissue in plants provides them flexibility?
c. Which animal tissue helps in repair of tissue and fills the space inside the organ?
d. What is the name of sheath of nerve fibre.
e. Name the protein present in muscular tissue.
f. Which tissues makes up the husk of coconut
7. Study the diagram given below and then answer the questions that follow:
(a) Identify the tissue and give a reason to support your answer.
(b) Name the parts labelled 1,2,3 and 4.
(c) Where is this tissue likely to be found in the plant?
(d) State the function of the parts labelled 1,2,3 and 4.

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III. Long answer type question: 3x5
1. Explain with the examples: a) atomic number b) isotopes c) isobars d) colloidal solutions
Or
What are ions? How an ion is formed? Explain with the help of two examples of different ions? What do
you mean by polyatomic ions?
2.(a) Define kinetic energy and derive formula for kinetic energy.
(b) To what height should a box of mass 150 kg be lifted, so that its potential energy may become 7350
joules. (Take g = 9.8 m/s2)
3.Define muscular tissue and explain its types with the help of labelled diagrams. Write their functions.
IV. Read the following case study and answer the question given below:
Case study1: A number of atoms of some elements have the same atomic number but different mass
numbers. For example, hydrogen atom, it has three atomic species, namely Protium, Deuterium and
Tritium. The atomic number of each one is 1, but the mass number is 1, 2 and 3, respectively. On the basis
of these examples, isotopes are defined as the atoms of the same element, having the same atomic
number but different mass numbers. Therefore, we can say that there are three isotopes of hydrogen
atom, namely protium, deuterium and tritium.
Many elements consist of a mixture of isotopes. Each isotope of an element is a pure substance. The
chemical properties of isotopes are similar but their physical properties are different.
The mass of an atom of any natural element is taken as the average mass of all the naturally occurring
atoms of that element. If an element has no isotopes, then the mass of its atom would be the same as the

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sum of protons and neutrons in it. But if an element occurs in isotopic forms, then we have to know the
percentage of each isotopic form and then the average mass is calculated.
Chemical properties of all the isotopes of an element are the same. Some isotopes have special properties
which find them useful in various fields. Such as, an isotope of uranium is used as a fuel in nuclear reactors,
isotope of cobalt is used in the treatment of cancer, iodine is used in the treatment of goitre.
(1) The atoms of the same element, having the same atomic number but different mass numbers are
termed as __________
(a) Isotopes (b) Protium (c) Deuterium (d) Tritium
(2) Which of the following are the isotopes of hydrogen atom.
(a) Protium (b) Deuterium (c) Tritium (d) All of the above
(3) Identify the correct statement
Statement 1 – Chemical properties of all the isotopes of an element are the same.
Statement 2 – Physical properties are different.
Statement 3 – Chemical properties of all the isotopes of an element are different.
Statement 4 – Physical properties are same.
(a) Only 2 (b)Both 3 & 4 (c) Both 1 & 2 (d) All of the above
(4) Give any two uses of isotopes.
Case Study2:The velocity-time graph for a car is shown in figure. Using this graph, answer the following
questions:
(a) What type of motion is represented by OA and BC?
(b) Calculate the acceleration within first two hours.
(d) Calculate the total distance travelled by the car.
3. Bone is a solid, hard porous tissue. It forms the natural skeleton and
gives the body its basic structure and also supports the body. Its matrix is
impregnated with phosphates and carbonates of calcium and magnesium
which provides hardness to it. The matrix also contains ossein protein. The
matrix is arranged in concentric rings which are called lamellae. Bone cells lie
between the lamellae in fluid-filled spaces called lacunae.
(i) Bone cells are also called :
(a) Lacunae (b) Osteocytes (c) Neutrophils (d) Erythrocytes
(ii) The matrix inside the bone is arranged in concentric rings called ………
(a) Cytoplasm (b) Osteocyte (c) Lacunae (d) Lamellae
(iii) To form natural skeleton and to give support to the body is the main function of ……….
(a) Cells (b) Muscles (c) Bones (d) Ligaments
(iv) The matrix of bone is impregnated with…………
(a) Carbon dioxide and oxygen (b) Carbon dioxide and water
(c) Sulphates of sodium (d) Phosphates and carbonates of calcium and magnesium