SET-A Science
Annual Exam 2023-24
Class –9th SET - A
Code No. 25/01
Science (086)
Candidate must write the Code on the
title page of the answer-book.
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Time allowed: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 80
General Instructions:
This question paper consists of 39 questions in 5 sections.
All questions are compulsory. However, and internal choice is provided in some
questions. A student is expected to attempt only one of these questions.
Section A – consists of 20 objective type questions carrying 1 mark each.
Section B – consists of 6 Very Short questions carrying 2 marks each. Answers to these
questions should in the range of 30 to 50 words.
Section C – consists of 7 Short Answer type questions carrying 3 marks each. Answer to
these questions should be in the range of 50 to 80 words.
Section D – consists of 3 Long Answer type questions carrying 5 marks each. Answer to
these questions should be in the range of 80 to 120 words.
Section E – consists of 3 source-based/case-based units of assessment of 4 marks each
with sub-parts.
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Section – A (1×20 = 20)
1. During summers, water kept in an earthen pot becomes cool because of the phenomenon of
(a) Evaporation (b) Diffusion (c) Osmosis (d) Freezing
2. Which of the following cannot be considered as matter?
(a) Sugar (b) Water (c) Affection (d) Carbon dioxide
3. Which of the following is a physical change?
(a) Burning of magnesium (b) Dissolving of sugar in water
(c) Formation of a compound form its elements (d) Rusting of iron
4. Which of the following may be considered as a pure substance?
(a) Sodium chloride (b) Milk (c) Soil (d) Soft drink
5. Which of the following is a nonmetal?
(a) Diamond (b) Mercury (c) Gold (d) Copper
6. The four atomic species can be represented as
201 200 200 203
(i) 60 X (ii) Y
61 (ii) 59 Z (iv) 60 X
Out of these, the two species which can be termed as isotopes, are
(a) (i) and (ii) (b) (ii) and (iii) (c) (i) and (iii) (d) (i) and (iv)
7. The maximum number of electrons that can be accommodated in M shell of an atom is
(a) 8 (b) 18 (c) 32 (d) 10
8. Which of the following is not a function of the vacuole in plants?
(a) They store toxic metabolic wastes (b) They help with the process of cell division
(c) They help to maintain turgidity (d) They provide structural support
9. Where are the essential proteins and lipids required for cell membrane, manufactured?
(a) Lysosome (b) Chromosomes
(c) Endoplasmic reticulum (d) Mitochondria
10. ……………. 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) Nervous tissues (d) Compound epithelium cells
11. Pasturage is related to
(a) Cattle (b) Fishery (c) Apiculture (d) Sericulture
12. Leghorn is related to
(a) Apiculture (b) Dairy farming (c) Pisciculture (d) Poultry
13. Slope of a velocity time graph gives.
(a) the distance (b) the displacement (c) the acceleration (d) the speed
14. The SI unit of Force is
(a) Newton (b) m/s2 (c) cm/s2 (d) kg m/s
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15. The SI unit of relative density is :
(a) kg/m3 (b) kg/m (c) kg/m2 (d) no unit
16. The correct relation between g and G is
GM gm Gm
(a) g (b) G (c) g = G (d) g
R2 R2 R3
Directions (Q17-Q20) : In the question given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A)
and Reason (R). Read the statements and choose the correct option.
(a)Both (A) & (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(b) Both (A) & (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(c) (A) is correct but (R) is wrong
(d) (A) is wrong but (R) is correct
17. Assertion (A) : Sulphur dioxide and sulphur trioxide are made of same elements.
Reason (R) : Formula of sulphur dioxide is SO2 and sulphur trioxide is SO3.
18. Assertion (A) : Vascular or conductive tissue is a distinctive feature of complex plant
Reason (R): Vascular tissue has made survival of complex plants possible in terrestrial
environment.
19. Assertion (A): Leucoplasts store fats, starch and proteins.
Reason (R): Chloroplasts perform photosynthesis.
20. Assertion (A): Sound is produced due to vibration of different objects.
Reason (R): Sound can travel in Vacuum.
Section – B (2×6 = 12)
21. Hydrogen and oxygen combine in the ratio of 1 : 8 by mass to from water. What mass of oxygen
gas would be required to react completely with 3 g of hydrogen gas ?
22. Why are sound Waves are called Mechanical waves ?
OR
Why are ceilings of concert halls curved ?
23. When does an object float or sink when placed on the surface of water ?
24. Why is the plasma membrane called a selectively permeable membrane?
25. Make a comparison and write down ways in which plant cells are different from animal cells.
26. How does the cork act as a protective tissue?
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Section – C (7×3 = 21)
27. A 0.24 g sample of a compound of oxygen and boron was found by analysis to contain 0.096 g of
boron and 0.144 g of oxygen. Calculate the percentage composition of the compound by weight.
OR
In a reaction, 5.3 g of sodium carbonate reacted with 6.0 g of ethanoic acid. The products were
2.2 g of carbon dioxide, 0.9 g of water and 8.2 g of sodium ethanoate. Show that these
observations are in agreement with the law of conservation of mass.
Sodium carbonate + Ethanoic acid →Sodium ethanoate + Carbon dioxide + Water
28. (i) Differentiate between homogeneous and heterogeneous mixtures with examples.
(ii) To make a saturated solution, 36 g of sodium chloride is dissolved in 100 g of water at 293 K.
Find its concentration at this temperature.
29. Name the following.
(i) Tissue that forms the inner lining of our mouth.
(ii) Tissue that connects muscle to bone in humans.
(iii) Tissue that transports food in plants.
(iv) Tissue that stores fat in our body.
(v) Connective tissue with a fluid matrix.
(vi) Tissue present in the brain.
30. How do you differentiate between capture fishing, mariculture and aquaculture?
OR
What are the advantages of animal husbandry and crop rotation?
31. (i) Distinguish between speed and velocity
(ii) Derive position-time relation by graphical method.
32. (i) State the universal law of gravitation
(ii) How does the force of gravitation between two objects change when the distance between
them is reduced to half ?
33. Define :- (i) 1 joule work
(ii) Kinetic and Potential Energy with SI units
Section – D (5×3 = 15)
34. (i) What are isobars ? Give example also.
(ii) Read the table and answer the questions below.
Element A B C D E
Mass No. 1 7 14 40 40
Atomic No. 1 3 7 18 20
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(a) Select a pair of isobars from the above table.
(b) What would be the valency of element C ?
(c) Which two sub-atomic particles are equal in number in a neutron ?
OR
(i) What is the gold foil experiment ?
(ii) Name the scientist who performed this experiment.
(iii) Write the observations, conclusions and limitation of Rutherford’s model of atom.
35. (i) Why xylem and phloem is known as complex permanent tissue.
(ii) Name the elements by which xylem is composed.
(iii) Write functions of xylem and phloem.
OR
(i) Write down the difference between striated muscles, smooth muscles and cardiac muscles.
(ii) Draw a well labelled diagram of neuron.
36. (i) When a carpet is beaten with a stick dust comes out of it explain.
(ii) An automobile vehicle has a mass of 1500 kg. What must be the force between the vehicle
and road if the vehicle is to be stopped with a negative acceleration of 1.7 m/s2.
(iii) State Newtons 1st law of motion.
OR
What is linear momentum ? Write its SI unit.
Section – E
Case Based Questions :
37. Distance is the length of the actual path covered by an object, irrespective of its direction of
motion. Displacement is the shortest distance between the initial and final positions of an object
in a given direction.
Distance is a scalar quantity. Displacement is a vector quantity. Distance covered can never be
negative. It is always positive or zero. Displacement may be positive, negative or zero.
(i) The actual path covered by an object is called_________. (1)
(ii) Define displacement. (1)
(iii) What is the difference between distance and displacement. (2)
OR
Under what condition distance and magnitude of displacement is equal ?
38. Plant cells, in addition to the plasma membrane, have another rigid outer covering called the
cell wall. The cell wall lies outside the plasma membrane. The plant cell wall is mainly
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composed of cellulose. Cellulose is a complex substance and provides structural strength to
plants. When a living plant cell loses water through osmosis there is shrinkage or contraction of
the contents of the cell away from the cell wall. This phenomenon is known as plasmolysis.
(i) What is the main constituent of cell wall? (1)
(ii) What is outer most covering of the plant cell? (1)
(iii) What is mean by plasmolysis? (2)
OR
What is the reason behind structural strength of plant cell?
39. Three common states of matter are : solids liquids and gases. One state of matter can be
converted into other by applying temperature or pressure or both. Whenever a solid is heated,
it first gets converted into liquid and finally into the gaseous state. Similarly, when a liquid is
heated, it gets converted into the gaseous state. Conversely, gases can be converted into liquids
by cooling under pressure. At the same time, there are some other substance which on heating
directly get converted into the gaseous state without passing through the intermediate liquid
state.
(i) Define melting point. (1)
(ii) Inter conversion of matter is a constant temperature process. Illustrate this statement.(1)
(iii) What is sublimation ? Give example. (2)
OR
Define boiling point. Discuss briefly the effect of pressure on the boiling point of a liquid.
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