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SCIENCE
Class – IX
Time Allowed : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 90

General Instructions :
1. The question paper comprises of two Sections, A and B. You are to attempt both the
sections.
2. All questions are compulsory
3. All questions of Section-A and all questions of Section-B are to be attempted separately.
4. Question numbers 1 to 3 in Section-A are one mark questions. These are to be answered in
one word or in one sentence
5. Question numbers 4 to 6 in Sections-A are two marks questions. These are to be answered
in about 30 words each.
6. Question numbers 7 to 18 in Section-A are three marks questions. These are to be

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answered in about 50 words each
7. Question numbers 19 to 24 in Section-A are five marks questions. These are to be

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answered in about 70 words each.
8. Question numbers 25 to 33 in Section-B are multiple choice questions based on practical
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9. Question numbers 34 to 36 in Section-B are questions based on practical skills are two
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1 Name the muscular tissue which is attached to bones and helps in body movement. 1
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2 A train starting from railway station attains a velocity of 21 m/s in one minute. Find its 1
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3 State the name and type of force which is responsible for holding the solar system together. 1

4 How will you separate a mixture of naphthalene balls powder and common salt ? Draw a neat 2
and labelled diagram to show that process.

5 Name the muscles which are also called skeletal muscles. Mention any three features of the 2
cells of this tissue.

6 Explain the following by giving suitable reason : 2

(i) In a high jump athletic event, the athletes are made to fall either on a cushioned bed or
on a sand bed.
(ii) A karate player breaks the slab of ice with a single blow.
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7 Give reasons for the following : 3
(a) Camphor disappears if kept in air for a few days.
(b) Wet clothes do not dry easily on a rainy day.
(c) We sweat more on a humid day.

8 Anita tested the solubility of four salts A, B, C and D at different temperatures and collected 3
the following data (solubility means amount of solute grams dissolved in 100g of water to give
a saturated solution).
Salt dissolved Solubility at different temperatures
15ᑻC 40ᑻC 50ᑻC 60ᑻC 70ᑻC
A 23 35 40 92 105
B 44 44 46 50 50
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D 24 38 40 54 65

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Study the data and answer the following questions :
(i) Which salt has the highest solubility and lowest solubility at 50ᑻC ?
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(iii) Which salt shows considerable increase in solubility with increasing temperature ?
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9 List three characteristics of particulate nature of matter. 3

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(a) Meristematic cells have a prominent nucleus and dense cytoplasm but lack a vacuole.
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(b) Intercellular spaces are absent in cells of sclerenchyma tissue.

(c) Epidermis in desert plants has a thick layer of cutin.
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11 Why are ‘simple permanent tissues’ called so ? Name the different types of simple permanent 3
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tissues ?
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12 A girl while riding a bicycle moves with the speed of 10 km/h for 2 h and with the speed of 15 3
km/h for the next 3 h. Find the total distance moved by her and her average speed.

13 At the end of a race, a runner decelerates from a velocity of 9.00 m/s at a rate of 3
2.00 m/s2
(a) How far does he travel in the next 5 s ?
(b) What is his final velocity?
(c) How much time will it take to finally stop ?

14 The gravitational force between two objects is 100 N. How should the distance between these 3
objects be changed so that the force between them becomes 50 N.

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15 Identity the type of inertia experienced by the brain, when, 3
a) The head is hit suddenly with a stick.
b) A car is suddenly made to stop using brakes.
c) A boxer punches another boxer in the face.

16 (a) Which type of motion is represented by the velocity-time graph shown 3

below ?

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(b) Name the physical quantity which can be calculated by the area of rectangle OABC.
(c) What does the straight line AB represents ?

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and soil. Deficiency of these nutrients affects growth and susceptibility to diseases.
(i) Name the nutrients supplied by air and water to the plant.
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(ii) What are macro nutrients and why are they called so ?
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(iii) “Nature provides all the essentials for the plant growth and each component plays an
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important role”. Learning from nature mention two values that everyone in a family should
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imbibe.
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18 (a) In what way broilers’ feed is different from layers’ ? 3

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(b) Which one of these mature earlier ?

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(c) What type of shelter is provided to them ‘?

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19 State one point of difference between solids, liquids and gases with respect to : 5
(a) Shape
(b) Fluidity
(c) Kinetic energy
(d) Forces of attraction
(e) density

20 Write your observations when the following processes take place 5

(a) an aqueous solution of sugar is heated to dryness.
(b) a saturated solution of potassium chloride prepared at 600C is allowed to cool at room
temperature.

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(c) a mixture of iron filings and sulphur powder is heated strongly.
(d) A beam of light is passed through a colloidal solution.
(e) dil – HCl is added to the mixture of iron and sulphur.
21 (a) Draw a diagram of prokaryotic cell and label the following parts on it : cell wall, 5
ribosome, nucleoid, plasma membrane.
(b) Write two differences between prokaryotic cell and eukaryotic cell.

22 (a) Ball is thrown upward with a velocity of 20 ms-1. Calculate the maximum height 5
attained, net displacement and total distance covered by the ball (g=10 ms-2)
(b) Differentiate between universal gravitational constant and acceleration due to gravity.

23 Distance-time graph below represents the motion of two buses A and B : 5

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(a) Distance by which bus B was ahead of bus A initially.

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(b) Do they ever meet each other ? If so when.

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(c) Distance travelled by bus A when it overtakes bus B.

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(d) Distance by which bus A was ahead of bus B at t = 12 h.

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(e) Which one of them is moving faster ? Give reason.

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24 Explain how biotic and abiotic factors influence storage of agricultural produce ? Mention the 5
preventive and control measures used before storing food grains for future use ?
SECTION - B

25 The food groups whose food stuffs will turn blue black when treated with iodine solution is : 1
(a) bread, wheat, corn flour
(b) dal, fish, meat
(c) salt, sugar, baking soda
(d) orange, lemon, apple

26 A student wants to test for the presence of metanil yellow adulterant in the given food material. 1
What should he use from the following to obtain a positive result ?
(a) channadal and Iodine solution
(b) potato and conc hydrochloric acid
(c) arhar dal and conc hydrochloric acid
(d) potato and iodine solution
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27 When a mixture of iron and sulphur powder is heated in a china dish then after some time it 1
glows with :
(a) yellowish colour (b) bluish colour
(c) greenish colour (d) reddish colour

28 Which among the following statement is in correct for sulphur powder ? 1

(a) It is a yellow powder with low melting point.
(b) It is soluble in water.
(c) It is soluble in carbon disulphide.
(d) It is insoluble in water.

29 When crystals of copper sulphate are heated in test tube the change which takes place is : 1
(a) chemical change (b) physical change
(c) chemical and physical both (d) chemical displacement

30 While observing human cheek cells under the compound microscope, Reena observed some 1
characteristics. Which of the following characteristics that she observed is incorrect ?

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(a) Presence of a single nucleus in each cell

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(b) Absence of intercellular spaces
(c) Presence of a cell wall
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(a) Nerve Cell, Parenchyma, Sclerenchyma

(b) Sclerenchyma, Nerve cell, Parenchyma
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(c) Sclerenchyma, parenchyma, Nerve cell

(d) Parenchyma, Sclerenchyma, Nerve cell

32 The process used to separate salt , sand and iron fillings is : 1

(a) dissolving in water and filtration
(b) use of magnet, dissolving in water and filtration
(c) use of magnet, dissolving in water, filtration and evaporation
(d) use of magnet, filtration, dissolving in water and distillation.

33 A student applied force on a wooden block placed on a horizontal surface as shown in the 1
figure. He gradually increased the force on the block till it just starts sliding gently on the
surface. He then measured the force as F1. The same process was repeated with the same set
of apparatus by his two classmates but they applied force in some other directions to slide the
block and recorded the applied force as F2 and F3. On analysing these forces it was found that

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(a) F1  F2  F3
(b) F1 > F2 > F3
(c) F1 < F2 < F3
(d) F2 < F1 > F3

34 A mixture of sand, powdered glass and common salt is dissolved in water and then filtered. 2
Name the substance left on filter paper. Name the substance in the filtrate.

35 Mention the position of bulb of thermometer in the following experiments:- 2

(i) in an experiment to determine the melting point of ice.
(ii) in an experiment to determine the boiling point of water.

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36 Prakash soaked 6g raisins in water and after 10 hours found that their mass has become 9g. 2

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Marking Scheme
Science (Class–IX)
General Instructions:
1. The Marking Scheme provides general guidelines to reduce subjectivity and maintain uniformity.
The answers given in the marking scheme are the best suggested answers.
2. Marking be done as per the instructions provided in the marking scheme. (It should not be done
according to one’s own interpretation or any other consideration).
3. Alternative methods be accepted. Proportional marks be awarded.
4. If a question is attempted twice and the candidate has not crossed any answer, only first attempt be
evaluated and ‘EXTRA’ be written with the second attempt.

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5. In case where no answers are given or answers are found wrong in this Marking Scheme,
correct answers may be found and used for valuation purpose.

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1 Skeletal muscles 1
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a    0.35 m/s2
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3 Gravitational force of attraction of the sun and gravitational force of the planets. 1

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4 Take the mixture in a china dish. Cover it with an inverted funnel. Close the stem of the 2
funnel with cotton ball. Heat the mixture.

Naphthalene powder forms vapours and gets condensed on the inner walls of the funnel.
Common salt is left in the china dish.

Diagram – Fig 2.7 Page 22.

5 Diagram : 1, Labelling : 1 2

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6 (i) To increase the time of the athlete’s fall to stop after making the jump. This decreases 2
the rate of change of momentum so impact is less.
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(ii) Rate of change of momentum increases and hence force increases
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(c) In a humid day, air around us has high percentage of water and rate of evaporation is low.
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8 (i) Highest solubility at 50CB 3

Lowest solubility at 50CC

(ii) B

(iii) A

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9 1 mark for each characteristic. 3

(a) Particles of matter have space between them

(b) Particles of matter are continuously moving

(c) Particles of matter attract each other

10 (a) Very active, metabolic rate is fast because it is a dividing tissue. 3

(b) Due to deposition of lignin.
(c) To prevent loss of water.

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Total time = 5 h
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(b) v =  1.00 m/s

(c) t = 4.5 s

14 Here F1  100 N F2  50 N 3

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If r1 is the original distance and r2 is the distance between the two objects, then F  2
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F1  r2  100
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F2  r1  50

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i.e. the distance between the objects should be increased. to 2 times.

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b) Inertia of direction
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(c) uniform motion

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17 Expected Answer / Value Points of Test item – 14 3

(i) carbon, hydrogen, oxygen

(ii) nutrients required in large quantities (N, P, K, Ca, Mg, S)

(iii) mutual respect, healthy family relationships, acceptances of differences can be

assessed

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18 (a) One point of difference between broilers’ and layers’ feed. 3

(b) Broilers,

(c) Maintaining proper temperature and hygienic conditions in housing

spraying disinfectants and cleaning regularly.

19 Five difference b/w solid, liquid and gases in r/o properties given 5

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20 (a) Sugar remains as residue in the form of a solid mass. 5

(b) Potassium chloride crystallises out.

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(e) A colourless gas is evolved.

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21 (a) Correct diagram Fig. 5.4 NCERT Text Book IX 5

(b) Prokaryotic Cell Eukaryotic Cell
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(i) Lacks membrane bound (i) Membrane bound cell

cell organelles organelles are present
(ii) Lack of nuclear (ii) Nuclear Membrane
Membrane occurs

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(b) force of gravity

(c) 9.8 ms2

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24 Influence of biotic factors like insects rodents, fungi cause loss of stored grain. Rodents and 5
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Influence of abiotic factors like temperature and moisture cause loss of weight, degradation of
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quality, poor germinality and discolouration and poor markability

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Preventive and control measures -

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25 (a) bread, wheat, corn flour 1

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26 (d) Matenil yellow in dal 1

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34 A mixture of sand and powdered glass will be left on filter paper. Salt solution will be filtrate. 2

35 (i) Bulb of thermometer should dip into crushed ice. 2

(ii) Bulb of thermometer should be above the surface of water.

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36 Mass of dry raisins w1 = 6g 2
Mass of raisins soaked in water w2 = 9g

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