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ARMY PUBLIC SCHOOL CHANDIMANDIR

ANNUAL EXAMINATION
CLASS- IX, SESSION: 2022-2023
SUBJECT: SCIENCE
Time allowed: 3hours Max. Marks: 80
General Introduction:
i. This question paper consists of 39 questions in 5 sections.
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. Section A consists of 20 objective type questions carrying 1 mark each.
iv. Section B consists of 6 Very Short questions carrying 02 marks each. Answers to these
questions should be in the range of 30 to 50 words.
v. Section C consists of 7 Short Answer type questions carrying 03 marks each. Answers to these
questions should be in the range of 50 to 80 words
vi. 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.
vii. Section E consists of 3 source-based/case-based units of assessment of 04 marks each with
sub-parts

Section-A
Select & write one most appropriate option out of the four options given for each of the questions 1 – 20
1 A student heats a beaker containing ice and water. He measures the temperature of the 1
content of the beaker as a function of time. Which of the following would correctly represent
the result?

2 Which of the following statement is not correct? 1

(a) Sky is blue due to Tyndall effect.
(b) Air is an example of colloidal solution constituting dispersed phase O2 and dispersing
medium N2.
(c) Colloidal solution shows Tyndall effect.
(d) Colloidal solution appears to be homogeneous but actually it is heterogeneous
3 The triard which is isoelectronic - 1
(a) Na+, O2-, Ne (b) Na+, Al, N3-
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(c) Cl , Ar, Ca (d) Mg2+, F-, O
4 Which of the following set of conditions is most favourable for converting gas into liquid? 1
(a) High pressure, high temperature. (b) Low pressure, low temperature.
(c) Low pressure, high temperature. (d) High pressure, low temperature.
5 Which of the following set of materials fall in the category of a “pure substance” 1
(a) Ice, Milk, Iron, Hydrochloric acid (b) Iron, Calcium oxide, Mercury , Brick
(c) Calcium oxide, Mercury, Salt, glucose (d) Saline water, Ice, Iodine tincture
2+
6 Identify the Mg ion from the figure where, n and p represent the number of neutrons and 1
protons respectively.

7 Boiling points of diethyl ether, acetone and n-butyl alcohol are 35°C, 56 °C and 118 °C 1
respectively. Which of the following set correctly represents the boiling points on the Kelvin

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 scale?
(a) 306 K, 329 K, 391 K (b) 308 K, 329 K, 392 K
(c) 308 K, 329 K, 391 K (d) 329 K, 392 K, 308 K
8 Peel of onion bulb represents which part of the onion? 1
(a) Epidermis (b) Hypodermis (c) Chlorenchyma (d) Xylem
9 Intestine absorb the digested food materials what type of cells are responsible for that? 1
(a) Stratified squamous epithelium (b) Columnar epithelium
(c) spindle fibres (d) Cuboidal epithelium
10 The cell organelle involved in forming complex sugars from simple sugars are- 1
(a) endoplasmic reticulum (b) Ribosomes (c) Plastids (d) Golgi apparatus
11 A person met with an accident in which two long bones of hand were dislocated. Which 1
among the following may be the possible reason?
(a) Tendon break (b) Break of skeletal muscle
(c) Ligament break (d) Areolar tissue break
12 If cells of onion peel and RBC are separately kept in hypotonic solution, what among the 1
following will take place?
(a) Both the cells will swell.
(b) RBC will burst easily while cells of onion peel will resist the bursting to some extent.
(c) Cells of onion peel will burst easily while RBC will resist the bursting to some extent.
(d) a and b both are correct.
13 A body is said to be under the action of balanced forces if- 1
(a) Odd number of forces are acting on it (b) Even number of forces are acting on it
(c) Its speed is constant (d) Its acceleration is zero
14 The acceleration-time graph for a body is shown in fig (a). Which of the following figures 1

from fig (b) would show the velocity-time graph for the same velocity?
(a) Fig b (i) (b) Fig b (ii) (c) Fig b (iii) (d) None of the above
15 The distance between a consecutive crest and trough is x. The wavelength of the wave is: 1
(a) 2x (b) x/2
(c) x (d) x/4
16 1 kg weight is equal to- 1
(a) 5N (b) 19.6 N
(c) 9 .8 N (d) 100 N
Q. no 17 to 20 are Assertion - Reasoning based questions.
These consist of two statements – Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Answer these questions by
selecting the appropriate option given below:
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is False but R is true.
17 Assertion: The rate of evaporation depends upon the surface area exposed to the 1
atmosphere, temperature and wind speed.
Reason: The large amount of latent heat of fusion is produced which increases the rate of
evaporation.
18 Assertion: A cell membrane shows fluid behaviour. 1
Reason: A membrane is a mosaic of carbohydrates, vitamins and proteins.
19 Assertion: Lateral meristems add thickness to the plants. 1
Reason: Lateral meristems divide only in one plane.
20 Assertion: Any pair of equal and opposite forces is an action-reaction pair. 1
Reason: Action-reaction forces do not cancel each other because they act on different
bodies.

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 SECTION – B
Q. no. 21 to 26 are very short answer questions
21 (a) A has 9 protons, 9 electron and 10 neutrons. B has 12 protons, 12 electrons and 12 2
neutrons. Write the chemical formula between A and B by using criss-cross method.
(b) What are polyatomic ions? Give one example.
OR
An element X forms an oxide with formula X2O3
(a) State the valency of X and also identify element X.
(b) Write the formula of – (i) Chloride of X, (ii) Sulphate of X.
22 (a) Discuss the implications of the following statement: 2
“It is interesting to note that poultry is India’s most efficient converter of low fibre food stuff
(which is unfit for human consumption) into highly nutritious animal protein food.”
(b) State one factor which affects the quality of honey produced?
23 (a) The shape and size of the cells are related to the specific function they perform. Justify 2
given statement with a suitable example.
(b) Plastids are the semi-autonomous organelles present in the plant cells only. Identify the
type of plastid present in: (i) Roots of the plants, (ii) Flowers and fruits.
24 (a) A nail is inserted in the trunk of a tree at a height of 1 meter from the ground level. After 3 2
years, where will the nail be present and why? Explain.
(b) State the location and function of intercalary tissue.
25 Why is G called Universal? Write its value. 2
How does the force of acceleration between two objects change when the distance between
them is reduced to half?
OR
If the moon attracts the earth, does the earth move towards the moon? (Yes/No) Justify your
answer with a valid reason.
Define freefall? What is the acceleration during a freefall?
26 (a) Identify the type of tissue and its location in the plant. 2
(b) What role does this particular tissue play?

SECTION – C
Q. no. 27 to 33 are short answer questions
27 Drop a crystal of copper sulphate into a glass of hot water and another containing cold 3
water. Do not stir the solution. Allow the crystals to settle at the bottom.
(a) What happens as time passes? What does this suggest about the particles of solid and
liquid?
(b) Does the rate of mixing change with temperature? Why and how?
28 (a) Chlorine occurs in nature in two isotopic forms with masses 35u and 37u in the ratio of 3
3:1. Calculate the average atomic mass of chlorine atom on the bases of this data.
(b) In response to a question, a student stated that in a neutral atom, the number of proton is
greater than the number of neutrons, which in turn is greater than the number of electron.
Do you agree with the statement? Justify your answer.
29 Give reason to justify the following statements- 3
(a) Lysosomes also known as “scavengers of the cell”.
(b) Mitochondria have two membrane coverings.The outer membrane is porous while the
inner membrane is deeply folded.
(c) Vacuoles are small sized in animal cells while plant cells have very large vacuoles.
OR
(a) Explain the process of membrane biogenesis.
(b) What happens when (i) A Rhoeo leaf is placed in a strong solution of sugar or salt.
(ii) Rhoeo leaves are boiled in water first and Then placed in a strong solution of sugar or
salt. Give reason for the explanation.

30 Two persons manage to push a motorcar of mass 1200 kg at a uniform velocity along a level 3
road. The same motorcar can be pushed by three people to produce an acceleration of 0.2

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 m/s2. What is the force applied by each person pushing the motorcar? (Assume that all
people push the motorcar with the same muscular effort.)
OR
Draw diagrams to illustrate what happens
when a person jumps off a boat when the
boat is on the river and on the land. Which
Newton’s law would you use to explain them?
The v-t graph of a ball moving on a horizontal
surface is shown in the diagram. If the mass
of the ball is 30 g, find the force acting on the
ball

31 If the acceleration due to gravity is same for all bodies, then why does a person without a 3
parachute reach the ground earlier than a parachutist when both fall from the dame height?
A ball is thrown up vertically with a velocity of 50 m/s. Find:
a) What will be its velocity at the highest point of its journey?
b) How high would the ball rise?
32 Derive an expression for Kinetic energy of an object of mass m. A car is moving with a 3
velocity of 54 kmph. What is the kinetic energy of a boy of mass 40 kg sitting inside the car?
33 In the cells of every prokaryotic and eukaryotic organism the cell organelles play an 3
important role because they carry out some very crucial functions in cell.
(a) Think and analyse what would happen if the following cell organelle/structure are
removed from the cell.
(i) Endoplasmic reticulum (ii) Nucleus
(b) Name the scientist(s) who first proposed the cell theory
SECTION - D
Q. no. 34 to 36 are Long answer questions.
34 (a) For the following compounds compute the ratio by mass of the combining elements in 5
each one of them.
(i) Ammonia (ii) Magnesium sulphide (ii) Sodium chloride
(b) Define the atomic mass unit.
(c) How many atoms are present in a –
(i) baking soda (ii) quick lime
OR
(a) The percentage of three elements, calcium, carbon and oxygen in a sample of calcium
carbonate is given as: Calcium= 40%; carbon= 12%; oxygen= 48%
If the law of constant proportion is true, compute for weight of these elements will be
present in 1.5 g of another sample of calcium carbonate?
[At. Mass of Ca= 40u, C=12u, O=16u]
(b) “The charge on the ion is equal to the valency of an ion not the valance electrons of that
atom” justify the statement with the help of an example.
35 (a) Based upon cell shape, cell wall and functions, prepare a comparative study table 3,2
between parenchyma, collenchyma and sclerenchyma.
(b) List the constituents of the phloem. What will happen if the phloem at the base of a
branch is removed?
OR
(a) Differentiate between striated, unstriated and cardiac muscles on the basis of their
structure, nuclei and site/location in the body.
(b) Name the tissue that smoothens bone surfaces at joints and describe its structure.
36 Answer the following questions: 5
(a) A bus accelerates uniformly from 18 km/hr to 36 km/hr in 10 s. Calculate the
acceleration. Draw a graph using a scale in your answer sheet for the motion of the bus.
(b) Explain how a boy enjoying his merry -go-round ride despite moving at a constant speed
is actually an accelerated motion. Draw the directions of acceleration and the velocity at a
particular instant.
(c) The displacement of a moving object in a given interval of time is zero. Would the
distance travelled by the object also be zero? Justify your answer.

SECTION – E
Q. no. 37 to 39 are case - based/data -based questions with 2 to 3 short sub - parts. Internal
choice is provided in one of these sub-parts
37 Pragya tested the solubility of three different substances at different temperatures and 2,1,1
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 collected the data as given below (results are given as grams of substance dissolved in
100g of water to form a saturated solution).
Substance Temperature in K
Dissolved 283 293 313 333 353
KNO3 21 32 62 106 167
NaCl 36 36 36 37 37
KCl 35 35 40 46 54
NH4Cl 24 37 41 55 66
(a) What mass of KNO3 would be needed to produce a saturated solution of KNO 3 in 50g
of water at 313 K?
(b) Which salt has the highest solubility at 20°C?
(c) Pragya makes a saturated solution of KCl in water at 353K and leaves the solution to
cool at room temperature. What would she observe as the solution cools? Explain.
OR
(c) calculate the amount of water required to prepare 500g of 2.5% solution of KNO 3.
38 Read the passage given below and answer the following questions: 1,1,2
We read in newspapers that efforts are always being made to improve production from
agriculture and animal husbandry. Why is this necessary? Why we cannot make do with
the current levels of production? India is a very populous country. Our population is more
than one billion people, and it is still growing. As food for this growing population, we will
soon need more than a quarter of a billion tonnes of grain every year. Therefore, it is
necessary to increase our production efficiency for both crops and livestock.
(a) How do good animal husbandry practices benefit farmers?
(b) For increasing production, what is common in cattle farming, poultry, fisheries and
bee-keeping? (Any two points)
(c) Inter-cropping and crop rotation are different ways to grow crops. How these methods
can be used to give maximum benefit.
OR
(c) In agricultural practices, higher input gives higher yield. Discuss how?
39 While designing a concert hall proper 4
care of the phenomenon of reflection
and absorption of sound should be
taken. Otherwise, the listener will not be
able to listen the sound clearly. There
may be some regions in the hall where
sound is not reaching with the required
intensity and there maybe some other
regions where the intensity of sound is
too high. Large semi-circular wooden
board is fixed behind the speaker with
the speaker standing at the centre. The
walls and the ceilings too, are curved
appropriately to ensure sound reaches
all the corners of the hall.
Answer the following questions:
(a) How are intensity and loudness of sound different? Write their units of
measurements too.
(b) Draw a sound wave and show the areas of compressions and rarefactions.
(c) Why does the artist stand at a particular place while performing in the concerts?
OR
(c) What arrangement(s) are made to avoid any echo from the walls of the concert
during these events?

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