DELHIPUBLIC SCHOOL,DURG

POST MID TERM EXAMINATION (2023-24)

CLASS - IX
sUBIECT-SCIENCE M.M:80
TIME :3 HOURS
GENERAL. INSTRUCTIONS:
() Section-A-Questions no.l to 20 is multiple choice questions. Eaclh question carries lI
mark.
(i) Section-B-Questions no.2Ito 26 is short answet type question caries 2 marks. Answer to these
questions should be in the range of 30 to S0 words.
(i) Soction-C-Qucstions no.27 to 33 is short answer type questions. Each qucstion carrics 3 marks.
Answer tothese questions should be in the range of SO to 80 words.
(iv) Soction-D-Questions no.34 to 36 is long answer type questions. Each question carries 5 marks.
Answer to these questions should be in the range of 80 to 120 words.
() Section-E-Questions no.37 to 39 is of case-based questions carrying 4 marks each with sub
parts.
(vi) There is no overallchoice, However, an intermal choice has been provided in some sections.
Only one of the alternatives has to be attempted in such questions.
(vii) Printed Pages -0s
SECTION-A
) This section has 16 multiple choice questions (Q.NO. 1-16). Allquestions are compulsory.
O. In all the three states of water, (i.e., ice, liquidand vapour) chemical composition of water (1)
(a) is very different vb) remains same
(c) sometimes same and sometimes diferent (d) none of the above
A
form of matter that has no fixed shape but has a fixed volume. An examnple of this form (1)
of matter is
(a) carbon dioxide (b) ice
(c)water vapor a kerosene
A3. An example of liquid metal and liquid non-metal is (1)
(a) Gallium, mercury byMercury, chlorine
Mercury, bromine (d) Bromine, sulphur
Which of thestatements is incorrect about the physical change? (1)
(a) There is no gain or loss of energy. elt is permanent and Ireversible
(c) Composition of the substance remains the same (d) No new substance is formed.
Molecular mass is defined as the: (1)
(a) Mass of one molecule of any substance ompared with the mass of one atom ofC- 12
(b) Mass of one atom compared with the mass of one atom of hydrogen
VoMass of one atom compared with the mass of one molecule
"(d) None of the abeve.
Which of the following is the correct pair of atoms and its atomic symbol? (1)
(a) Sulphur-Su (b) Potassium -P
Phosphorus -P (d) Sodium-S
7. Soland gel are examples of. (1)
(a) Solid-solid colloids
(6) Sol is asolid-liquid coloid and gel is liguid-solid colloid
(c) Sol is solid- solidcolloid and gel is solid-liquid colloid
(d) Sol is a liquid-solidcolloid and gel is asolid-liquid colloid.
 Chromosomes are made up of ()
(a) DNA (b) Proteins
vÐ DNA and protein (d) RNA
. Which of the following are constituents of the cell wall? (1)
(Collulose (b) Pectin
(c) Starch rotcin
Which cellorganelle plays a cucialrole in detoxifying many poisons and drugs in acell? ()
(a) Golgi apparatus (b) Lysosomes
Ué)Smooth endoplasmic reticulum (d) Vacuoles
Girh of stem increases due to: (1)
(a) Apical meristem jLateral meristem
(c) Intercalary meristemm (d) Vertical meristen1
The dcad clement present in phloem is (1)
(a) Companion cell () Phloem fibres
uPhloen parenchyma (d) Sieve tubes.
In desert plants, rate of vwater loss gets reduced due to presence of (1)
e Cutin (b)Cellulose
(c) Stomata (d) Lignin
Which tissue is responsible for the growth of the new born branches in plants? (1)
O Apical meristem Intercalary meristem
(c)Lateral meristem (d) Epidermis
O15. Slope ofa velocity-time graph gives (1)
(a) the distance (b) the displacement
the acceleration (d) the speed
(D16. The form of energy possessed by aflying bird is: (1)
(a) Kinctic energy (b)Potential energy
Both kinetic and potential energy (d) Can't say
() For questions number 17 to 20, two statements are given-one labelled as
Assertion (A)and the other labelled as 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 corect
explanation of Assertion (A).
(c) Assertion (A) is true, but Reason(R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false, but Reason(R) is true.
17. Assertion: Law of conservation ofmass holds good for all the reactions. (1)
Reason: It states that energy can neither be created nor destroyed in a chemical reaction.
18. Assertion: Xylem and phloenm are the complex permanent tissues in plants. (1)
Reason: Both are together called vascular tissues.
19. Assertion: Eukaryotic cells are larger than prokaryotic cells. (1)
Reason:Organelles that are membrane bound do not exist in prokaryotic cells.
20. Assertion: No work is one when a woman carrying a load on her head, walks on a level (1)
road with a uniform velocity.
Reason: No work is done if force is perpendicular to the dircction of displacement.
 SECTION-B
21. What are polyatomic ions? Give tivo cxamples. (2)
Give reason: (2)
(a) Endocytosis is found in animal cells only.
(6) Aplant cll when kept in hypotonic solution does not burst.
OR
(a) When do chromatin tibres organize themselves into chromosomes?
(b)Name the process by which growth occurs in an organism. State at least one feature
about it.
23. What is the role of epidenis inplants? How is the epidenal layer specialized in desert (2)
plants?
24. Name the tissue responsible for the growth in plants.What happens when this tissue loses (2)
its ability to divide?
25. How much momentum will a dumb-bell of mass 10 kg transfer to the floor ifit falls from (2)
aheight of S0cm? Take its downward acceleration to be 10 ms².
26. Give two dififerences between acceleration due to gravity (g) and universal gravitational (2)
Constant (G).
SECTION-C
27. Comment on the following statements: (3)
(a) Evaporation produces cooling.
(b) Rate of evaporation of an aqueous solution decrease with increase in humidity.
(C) Sponge, though compressible, is solid.
28. (a) How many atoms are present in a (3)
() H2S molecule and (ii) PO, ion?
(b)Hydrogen and oxygen combine in a ratio of 1:8 by mass to form water. What mass of
oxygen gas would be required to react completely with 3gof hydrogen gas?
OR
(a) Write down the formulae of
(i) Sodium oxide (ii) Hydrogen chloride
(b)Write down the names of compounds represented by the following formulae:
(i) CaCO, (i) KNO3
(c) Why is it not possible to see an atom with the naked eyes?
29. (a)Name the tissue which helps in easy bending of stems and other soft parts of the plant. (3)
Mention any two characteristics of this tissue.
(b)Draw a neat and labelled diagram of this tissue.
30. Give reasons: (3)
(a) Mitochondria is called the powerhouse of the cell.
(b) Vacuoles acts as storage sacs insidea cell.
(c)Lysosomes are called suicidal bags of the cel.
31. The volume of a500 gsealed packet is 350cm². Willthe packet float or sink inwater if (3)
the density of water is I g em? What will be the mass of the water displaced by this
packet.
OR
State Archimedes principle and write its two applications.
 32. In cach of the follovwing aforce, F is acting on an object of mass, m. The dircction of (3)
displacemcnt is from west to cast shown by the longer arrow. Observe the diagrams
carefully and state whether the work donc by thc forcc is negative, positive or zero.
Explain.

33. Deduce Ncwton's first law from the second law. (3)
SECTION-D
34. (a)Differentiate between mixtures and compounds. (Any three) (5)
(b)Smoke and fog are both acrosols. In what way are they different?
OR
(a) Sucrose (sugar) crystals obtained from sugarcane and bectroot are mixed together. Will
it be a purc substance or a mixture? Give reasons for the same.
(b) What would you observe when
() a saturated solution of potassium chloride prepared at 60°C is allowed to cool to room
temperature?
(i) an aqueous sugar solution is heated to dryness.
(i) a mixture of iron filings and sulphur powder is heated strongly?
35. (a)Name the chemical substance presents in walls of sclerenchyma tissue. (5)
(b)Draw a labelled diagram showing section of phloem tissue.
(c) Name the different types of cells that make up xylem tissue and phloem tissue.
OR
Describe the structure and function of different types of epithelial tissues. Draw the
diagram for each type of epithelial tissue.
36. (a) What is the work donc by the force of gravity in the following cases? (5)
() Satellite moving around the earth in a circular orbit of radius 35000 km.
(Gü) Astone of mass 250gis thrown up through aheight of 2.5 m.
(b)Derive an expression for kinetic energy of a body having mass m and moving wih a
velocity v.
OR
(a) Define work done by a constant force. Write its SI unit and define this unit.
(b)A 3000kg truck at a speed of 72km/h stops afler covering some distance. The force
applied by brakes is 2400 N. Compute the distance covered and work done by this
force.
SECTION-E
The following question is source-based/case -bascd questions. Read the case and answer
the following questions:
37. Read the passage and answer the questions that follow:
An Indian philosopher Maharishi Kanad, postulated that if we go on dividing matter
(padarth), we shall get smaller and smaller particles. Uitimately, a stage will come when
we shall come across the smallest particles beyond which further division will not be
possible. Democritus called these indivisible particles atoms (meaning indivisible). By
the end of the eighteenth century, scientists became interested in finding out how and why

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 combine. Antoine L. Lavoisier laid the
clements combine and what happens when they important laws of chemical
foundation of chemical sciences by establishing two
combination. (1)
(a) State the law of conservation of mass.
the law of definite proportions? (1)
(b)Which postulate of Dalton's atomic theory can explain (2)
(c)Calculate the molecular masses of (i) CH4 (i) NH3
(Atomic mass of C=12, N=14, H=l)
OR
Give the names of the elcments present in the following compounds: -
() Quick lime (i) Hydrogen bromide
38. Muskan is very fond of chole bhature, One day
she requested her mom to give her that.
with water and left them in water
So, her mom took SOme gram (chole) washed th3m
next moming so she
ovenight. Muskan was very excited to see the soaked grams the
was surprised to see them much
went tosee what had happened tothe soaked grams. She
bigger in size as compared to originalgram.
mom? (1)
(a) What actually happened to the grams soaked by Muskan's (1)
seeds?
(b) Which part of the gram secd will allow the water to enter the
Explain by giving reason. (2)
(c) What does it reflect about the nature of plasma membranc?
OR
time, what changes will be
If seeds soaked are kept in conc. Salt solution for some
observed? Explain by giving rcason.
any two objccts with mass. It is a
39. Gravitation is the force of attraction that exists between and plays a crucial
fundamental force in nature that governs the motion ofcclestial bdies
the masses of the objects
role in our everyday lives. The force of gravity depends on gravitation formulated
involved and the distance between them. According to thc law of
is directly proportional
by Sir Isaac Newton, the force of attraction between two objects
the square of the distance
to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to
falling of objects on
between their centers. This law cxplains the motion of planets, the
due to gravity is
Earth, and many other phenomena. The value of acceleration
concept of
approximately 9.8 m/s^2 on the surface of the Earth. Understanding the for
essential for comprehending various phenomena in the universe and
gravitation is
solving problems related to motion and forces.
(1)
(a) What is gravitation?
Why then doesa (1)
(b) Gravitational force acts on alobjects in proportion to their masses.
heavy object not fall faster than a light objcct?
(c) What factors determine the force of gravity between two objects? (2)
OR
What is the importance of universal law of gravitation? (any two points)