KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN

CHENNAI REGION
SESSION ENDING EXMINATION-2023-24
CLASS:- IX SUBJECT:-SCIENCE
Max. Marks: 80 Time Allowed: 3 Hrs
General Instructions:
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 01 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. Answers 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 and write the most appropriate option out of the four options given for each of the questions
1 – 20. There is no negative mark for incorrect response.
Q.
No Questions Mark
1. It was observed by the students that the level of water in an earthen pot decreased during 1
summer season. Mention the phenomenon behind this.
(a) Diffusion (b) Evaporation
(c) Transpiration (d) Osmosis
2. Units of temperature are 1
(a) Bar and pascal
(b) Milligram and kilogram
(c) Degree Celsius and kelvin
(d) Gram per centimetre cube and kilogram per metre cube
3. Which of the following statements is true for pure substances? 1
(i) Pure substances contain only one kind of particles
(ii) Pure substances may be compounds or mixtures
(iii) Pure substances have the same composition throughout
(iv) Pure substances can be exemplified by all elements other than nickel
(a) (i) and (ii) (b) (i) and (iii)
(c) (iii) and (iv) (d) (ii) and (iii)
4. Identify the wrong statements 1
A. Atoms are fundamental units of life.
B. All atoms have equal number of subatomic particles
C. Atoms are always neutral in nature.
D. A molecule may contain similar or different types of atoms
E. More than two atoms only make a molecule
(a) A , B , C
(b) A , B, E
(c) B , C , D , E
(d) B , C ,D
5. What is the chemical formula of sodium carbonate? 1
(a) Na2CO3 (b)NaHCO3 (c) NaCO3 (d)Na2HCO3

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6. The formula of Ammonium Sulphate is —————– 1
(a) NH4SO4 (b) NH4SO2 (c) (NH4)2SO4 (d) NH2SO4
7. Atomic number (Z) is equal to ————– 1
(a) Number of protons in the nucleus of an atom.
(b) Number of electrons in a neutral atom
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the above
8. The proteins and lipids, essential for building the cell membrane, are manufactured by 1
(a) rough endoplasmic reticulum (b) golgi apparatus
(c) plasma membrane (d) mitochondria
9. A person met with an accident in which two long bones of hand were dislocated. Find out the 1
possible reason among the following
(a) Tendon break (b) Break of skeletal muscle
(c) Ligament break (d) Areolar tissue break
10. Which is not a function of epidermis? 1
(a) Protection from adverse condition (b) Gaseous exchange
(c) Conduction of water (d) Transpiration.
11. When v-t graph is parallel to x-axis 1
(a) The body is at rest (b) The body is at uniform acceleration
(c) The body is at uniform retardation (d)The body is at uniform velocity
12. A particle is moving in a circular path of radius r. 1

The displacement after half a circle would be:

(a) Zero (b) πr (c) 2r (d) 2πr
13. A girl stands on a box having 60 cm length, 40 cm breadth and 20 cm width in three ways. In 1
which of the following cases, pressure exerted by the box will be
(a) maximum when length and breadth form the base
(b) maximum when breadth and width form the base
(c) maximum when width and length form the base
(d) the same in all the above three cases
14. 1
The formula to find the work done is
(a) W = F+s (b)W = F.s ( c ) W = F-s (d)W = F/s
15. 1

Observe the diagram showing reflection of sound .Which statement is correct

(a) Angle of incidence is 500 and angle of reflection is also 500
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 (b) Angle X represents angle of reflection and is equal to 50 0
(c) Angle of incidence is equal to 40 0 and angle of reflection is 500
(d) Angle X represents angle of reflection , which equal to 400 because angle of incidence is
400
16. Identify instrument which does not work on multiple reflection of sound 1

a) MEGAPHONE b) HORN d) STETHOSCOPE

c) ENDOSCOPE

i) (a) and (b) ii) (b) iii) (a) and (c) iv) (b) and (d)
Question No.17 to 20 consists of two statements – Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Answer these
questions selecting the appropriate option given below:
a) Both A and B are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
b) Both A and B 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 : All isotopes of a given element have the same number of protons but different number 1
of neutrons.
Reason: Isotopes of some elements are radioactive.
18. Assertion : Permanent tissue is composed of mature cells. 1
Reason : Meristematic tissue is a group of actively dividing cells.
19. Assertion: A passenger sitting in a moving bus is at rest with respect to his fellow passenger but he 1
is in motion with respect to a man standing outside
Reason: Motion is relative
20. Assertion: Bats fly in dark nights by emitting and detecting reflections of ultrasonic sounds. 1
Reason : Humans are not able to hear the high pitched ultrasonic squeaks of bats
Section – B
Question No. 21 to 26 are very short answer questions
21. What is Weeding? Mention any two methods to perform weeding. 2
22. 2
Give the differences between mixture and compound.
23. 2
Water hyacinth floats on water surface. Explain.
24. A bullet fired against a glass window pane makes a hole in it, and the glass pane is not cracked. But 2
when a stone strikes the same glass pane, it gets shattered. Why is it so?
25. Four cars A, B, C and D are moving on a leveled, straight road. Their distance time graphs are 2
shown in the figure below. Which car is the fastest? Why?

OR

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 A bus starting from rest moves with a uniform acceleration of 0.1 m s-2 for 2 minutes.
Find (a) the speed acquired, (b) the distance travelled.
26. 2

Reemu was making steam cake. Suddenly she felt intense heat from the puff of steam gushing out
of the vessel. She wondered whether the temperature of the steam was higher than that of the water
boiling in the kettle. Comment.
OR
Name the changes in the terms of process P, Q, R and S?

Section – C
Question No. 27 to 33 are short answer questions
27. A group of students took an old shoe box and covered it with a black paper from all sides. They fixed 3
a source of light (a torch) at one end of the box by making a hole in it and made another hole on the
other side to view the light. They placed a milk sample contained in a beaker/tumbler in the box as
shown in the figure. They were amazed to see that milk taken in the tumbler was illuminated. They
tried the same activity by taking a salt solution but found that light simply passed through it.

(a) Explain why the milk sample was illuminated. Name the phenomenon involved.
(b) Same results were not observed with a salt solution. Explain.
28. Differentiate between striated, unstriated and cardiac muscles on the basis of their structure and 3
location in the body.
OR
Name the following:
(1) Tissue that forms the inner lining of our mouth.
(2) Tissue that connect muscle to bone in humans.
(3) Tissue that transports food in plants.
(4) Tissue that stores fat in our body.
(5) Connective tissue with a fluid matrix.
(6) Tissue present in the brain.

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29. 1) Which of the following conditions will give the most benefits? Why? 3
(a) Farmers use high-quality seeds, do not adopt irrigation or use fertilizers.
(b) Farmers use ordinary seeds, adopt irrigation and use fertilizer.
(c) Farmers use quality seeds, adopt irrigation, use fertilizer and use crop protection measures.
2) Which method is commonly used for improving cattle breeds and why?
30. 1) Why are lysosomes known as suicide bags? 3
2) Why does the skin of your finger shrink when you wash clothes for a long time?
3) If cells of onion peel and RBC are separately kept in hypotonic solution, what will happen to
each of them?
(a) Both the cells will swell.
(b) RBC will burst easily while cells of onion peel will resist the bursting to some extent.
(c) (a) and (b) both are correct.
(d) RBC and onion peel cells will behave similarly.
31. 3
1) Give reason for the following observations.
(a) Naphthalene balls disappear with time without leaving any solid.
(b) We can get the smell of perfume sitting several metres away.
2) Convert the following temperatures to the Kelvin scale.
(a) 25°C (b) 373°C
32. 1. Which wave property determines (a) loudness, (b) Pitch? 3
2. What is the audible range of the average human ear?
33. A constant force acts on an object of mass 5 kg for a duration of 2 s. It increases the object’s 3
velocity from 3 m/s to 7 m/s. Find the magnitude of the applied force. Now, if the force was
applied for duration of 5 s, what would be the final velocity of the object?
Section – D
Question No. 34 to 36 are long answer questions
34. 5
i. What information do you get from the figures of atoms about the atomic number, valency
of atoms X, Y and Z? Give your answer in a tabular form.

ii. (a) Mention the drawback of Rutherford's model of atom.

(b) Explain the postulates of Neil Bohr model of atom.

OR
i. Find out the valency of the atoms represented by the Figs. (a) and (b)

ii. Argon and calcium has same mass number 40 but different atomic numbers.
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 a. Mention the name given to such elements.
b. Calculate the number of protons and neutrons of Argon (Atomic No. 18)
35. i. Observe the diagrams I and II carefully. An object of mass m is lifted from A to B to height 5
h along path 1 and path 2. What would be the work done on the object in both the cases?
Give reasons for your answer.

ii. What is the work to be done to increase the velocity of a car from 30 km/h to 60 km/h, if
the mass of the car is 1500 kg?
OR

1) In each of the following a force, F is acting on an object of mass, m. The direction of

displacement is from west to east shown by the longer arrow. Observe the diagrams carefully and
state whether the work done by the force is negative, positive or zero.

CASE 1 CASE 2 CASE 3

2) A boy of mass 50 kg runs up a staircase of 45 steps in 9 s. If the height of each step is 15 cm,
find his power. Take g = 10 m/s2.
36. 1) Draw and label the parts of plant cell which 5

A. Acts as a barrier between the inside and outside environments of the cell.
B. It is the site for many biochemical reactions necessary to sustain life.
C. Contain green pigment and help in the photosynthesis process.
D. Power house of the cell

2) Name one component (organelles) which is found in plant cells but not animal cells?
OR
1) Draw and label the parts of animal cell which
A. Contain digestive enzymes and help in breaking down food and waste material.
B. Determines the function and development of the cell
C. Storage sacs of the cell
D. Help in the cell division.

2) Why the plasma membrane is called a selectively permeable membrane?

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37 The term chemical formula of a compound is said to be the symbolic representation of its
composition or it is a notation that shows the type and number of atoms in a molecule of a
compound with the help of atomic symbols and numbers. They provide information on the
elements that constitute the molecules of a compound and the ratio in which the atoms of those
elements combine to form the molecules.
Example: A molecule of water, which is a compound, contains two atoms of hydrogen and one
atom of oxygen. Its chemical formula is H2O.
1) Write down the formulae of
(i) Sodium oxide
(ii) Aluminium chloride
(iii) Sodium sulphide
(iv) Magnesium hydroxide
2) What are polyatomic ions? Give examples?

A sheet of paper and a crumpled paper are thrown down from the same height and time is noted. 4
38

Answer the following questions:

(1) Will the time taken to reach the bottom of the container be the same for the sheet of paper and
crumpled paper? Why? Explain giving reason.
(2) What will happen in case (ii)? Give reason.
39 Honey is widely used and therefore bee-keeping for making honey has become an agricultural
enterprise. Since bee-keeping needs low investments, farmers use it as an additional income
generating activity. In addition to honey, the beehives are a source of wax which is used in various
medicinal preparations. The local varieties of bees used for commercial honey production are Apis
cerana indica, commonly known as the Indian bee, A. dorsata, the rock bee and A. florae, the little
bee. An Italian bee variety, A. mellifera, has also been brought in to increase yield of honey.
The Italian bees have high honey collection capacity. They sting somewhat less. They stay in a given
beehive for long periods, and breed very well. For commercial honey production, bee farms or 4
apiaries are established. The value or quality of honey depends upon the pasturage, or the flowers
available to the bees for nectar and pollen collection. In addition to adequate quantity of pasturage,
the kind of flowers available will determine the taste of the honey.
(1) Which species of bee is commonly known as the Indian bee?
(a) Apis cerana indica (b) Apis dorsata (c) Apis mellifera (d) Apis florae
(2) Identify the correct statements
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Statement 1 – Beehives are a source of wax which is used in various medicinal preparations.
Statement 2 – Apis cerana indica is commonly known as the Indian bee
Statement 3 – Apis dorsata is known as the rock bee
Statement 4 -The quality of honey depends upon the flowers available for nectar and pollen
collection.
(a) Both 1 & 2 (b) Both 3 & 4 (c) Only 1 (d) All of the above
(3) What are the desirable characters of bee varieties suitable for honey production?

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