Science (086)

Class IX
PRACTICE PAPER 2024-25
Max. Marks: 80​ Time Allowed: 3 hours

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 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

S. Questions Marks
No.

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.

1. Aditya visited a natural gas compressing unit and found that the 1
gas can be liquified under specific conditions of temperature and
pressure. Identify the correct set of conditions used to liquify the
gas.
(a) Low temperature, low pressure
(b) High temperature, low pressure
(c) Low temperature, high pressure
(d) High temperature, high pressure
 2. Rahul took a 100 ml beaker and filled half the beaker with 1
water and marked the level of water. He dissolved some salt
with the help of a glass rod and recorded the water level
again. Choose the correct observation related to above
activity:
(a)​The water level increases appreciably
(b)​The water level decreases
(c)The water level remains the same
(d)There is little increase in water level

3. Disha is asked to make a mixture with uniform composition. She is 1

provided with the following substances.
(i) water (ii) soil (iii) milk (iv) chocolate powder (v) sugar.
Which two substances should Disha mix to form a mixture with
uniform composition?
(a) (i) and (ii)
(b) (ii) and (iv)
(c) (ii) and (v)
(d) (i) and (v)

4. Study the diagrams representing mixtures, elements and compounds 1

shown, and choose the correct statement from the following:

(a) A represents an element and D represents a mixture.

(b) B represents a compound and C represents a mixture.
(c) B represents an element and D represents a mixture.
(d)A represents an element and C represents a mixture.
5. 1
ELEMENT A B C D
Mass 56 39 24 40
Number
Atomic 26 19 12 18
number
Which of the following correctly represents the number of electrons,
protons and neutrons in A, B, C and D respectively?
(i) Element A-26 electrons, 26 protons, 30 neutrons
(ii) Element B- 19 electrons, 19 protons, 19 neutrons
(iii) Element C-12 electrons, 12 protons, 24 neutrons
(iv) Element D- 18 electrons, 18 protons, 22 neutrons

(a) (i) and (ii)

(b) (ii) and (iii)
(c) (i) and (iv)
(d) (iii) and (iv)

6. Tritium, Deuterium, and protium are isotopes of 1

hydrogen. They have

(a) Similar physical properties.
(b) Similar chemical properties.
(c ) Both physical and chemical properties are similar.
(d) Both physical and chemical properties are different.

7. Identify the Mg2+ ion from the Figure where n and p represent the number of 1
neutrons and protons respectively
8. Engulfing of food materials or foreign bodies by cells like Amoeba is called: 1
(a) Diffusion
(b) Endocytosis
(c) Osmosis
(d) Plasmolysis

9. A de-shelled egg is placed in a concentrated salt solution and is 1

observed after five minutes. What change is likely to be
observed:
(a)​ The egg will swell
(b)​The egg will shrink
(c)​ It will remain unchanged
(d)​It will get plasmolysed

10. Actively dividing cells are present in: 1

(a) Xylem
(b)Phloem
(c) Cambium
(d) Collenchyma

11. If the tip of sugarcane plant is removed from the field, even then 1
it keeps on growing in length. It is due to the presence of:
a.​ Cambium
b.​ Apical meristem
c.​ Lateral meristem
d.​ Intercalary meristem

12. The living component present in permanent complex tissue 1

is/are:
a.​ Parenchyma and fibres
b.​ Only parenchyma
c.​ Tracheids and sieve tubes
d.​ Tracheids and companion cells

13. A car travels 10m in 5 seconds, 20m in next 10 seconds and 30n 1
in the last 10 seconds. The average speed of the motion is
(a)​ 2.0m/s
(b)​2.2m/s
(c)​ 2.2m/s
(d)​2.4m/s
14. In a tug of war, the work done by the winning team and the 1
losing team are respectively
(a)​ positive, positive
(b)​positive, negative
(c)​ negative, positive
(d)​zero, positive

15. The organelle that helps in detoxification of many drugs in liver 1

cells in vertebrates is:
a.​ SER
b.​ RER
c.​ ER
d.​ Lysosomes

16. Find out the correct statement: 1

i.​ Introducing genes of desired character into a plant gives
genetically modified crop.
ii.​ Cross between plants of two species is called
inter-varietal hybridization.
iii.​ Hybridization means crossing between genetically
dissimilar plants.
iv.​ Cross between two varieties is called inter-specific
hybridization.
(a) I and III
(b) II and IV
(c) I and IV
(d) I and II

Question No. 17 to 20 consist of two statements –

Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Answer
these questions 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(A): Dust particles in air form aerosol. 1

Reason(R): Dust particles form dispersion medium and air is
dispersed phase.
18. Assertion: Plant tissues are mostly dead. 1
Reason: Dead tissues can provide mechanical strength to the
plant.

19. Assertion(A): The ceiling of concert halls and conference halls 1

are made curved.
Reason(R): Sound after reflection from curved ceiling reaches
all parts of the hall.

20. Assertion: Tallness and profuse branching are desirable 1

characters for cereal crops.
Reason: Tallness helps in increasing the production of cereals.

Section B
Question No. 21 to 26 are very short answer questions

21. Calculate the amount of water required to prepare 500 g of 2

2.5% solution of sugar. Also write the formula used.

22. Explain what happens when a drop of concentrated sugar 2

solution is placed on a Rhoeo eaf peel mounted on a glass slide.
Name this phenomenon. Would the same happen if the Rhoeo
leaf was boiled before mounting?

23. Name one Indian and one exotic breed of honey bee that is used 2
for commercial honey production in India.
OR
Mention any two desirable characters of bee varieties suitable
for commercial honey production.

24. Give reason for the following: 2

(a)​ Passengers of a car are required to wear seat belt.
(b)​As the sailor jumps in forward direction, the boat moves
backward.

25. A solid body of mass 8× 103 kg and volume 4 m3 is put in 2

water. Will the body float or sink. Justify your answer.

26. (a) Draw a wave pattern for high pitch and low pitch sound. 2
(b) An echo is heard in 3 seconds after the emission of sound in
air is 342 m/s, what is the distance of the reflecting surface from
the source?
 Section C
Question No. 27 to 33 are short answer questions

27. Give reasons for the following: 3

(a) Camphor disappears if kept in open air for a few days.
( b) Outlet pipes of air conditioners drain more water on
humid days.
(c ) Water is kept in earthern pots during summers.

28. (a) Metal ‘X’ forms a phosphate with formula X3(PO4)2. What 3
will be the formula of the carbonate and hydroxide of metal ‘X’
(b) Give one example each for:
(i) Heteroatomic triatomic molecule
(ii) Triatomic molecule of element
OR
(a) Write the names of the following compounds:
(i) (NH4)2SO4 (ii)AlN
(b) Nitrogen and hydrogen combine in the ratio of 14:3 by
mass to form ammonia. What mass of nitrogen gas would be
required to react completely with 10.5 g of hydrogen gas?

29. Give three points of difference between a bacterial cell and a 3

typical plant cell.

30. . Given below is a diagram of a type of connective tissue present 3

in the trachea of human beings. Give the correct labeling of its
components X and Y. Specify the type of matrix it has.

31. (a) Establish the mathematical formula for gravitational 3

potential energy of a body of mass ‘m’ kept at ‘h’ distance
above the ground?
(b) What happens to the kinetic energy if the speed of the body
is halved?
32. (a) Find the pressure when a thrust of 20N is applied on surface 3
area of 20 cm2.
(b) An object is thrown up with a velocity of 20 m/s. Find the
maximum height attained by it and the total time taken by it to
come back.

33. Speed of sound travelling through three different media at a 3

particular temperature is given below observe the table and
answer the following questions

a)​ Is it possible to hear sound of an approaching train in

the rails but not in the air, much before the train
comes. Why?
b)​ Why is a sound wave called as longitudinal wave?
c)​ We receive heat and light from the Sun but cannot
hear sound of explosions occurring on its surface.
Give reason.
Section-D
Question No. 34 to 36 are long answer questions

34. (a) Observe the diagram carefully. 5

 A student takes a 6.2ml solution of ‘X’ in a small test tube which is hung in a sealed conical
flask, containing 5.8ml solution of ‘Y’. The flask is slightly tilted so that the two solutions
get mixed with each other and a chemical reaction occurs.

(a) Which law of chemical combination is applicable here? State the law.
(b)​ Calculate the ratio by number of atoms for sulphur trioxide molecule. Given
the ratio by mass of sulphur and oxygen as 2:3.
(c)​ Calculate the formula unit mass of Al2(SO4)3.
[Atomic mass of Na=23u, H=1u, C=12u, O=16u)
OR
(a)​ Give the names of the elements present in the following compounds.
(i)​Quick lime
(ii)​Baking soda
(b)​ Given below are the names and symbols of some species:

NAME OF SPECIES SYMBOL

Ammonium ion 𝑁𝐻4
+

Sodium ion 𝑁𝑎
+

Carbon monoxide CO
Nitrate ion 𝑁𝑂3
−

Sulphite ion 𝑆𝑂3

2−

Calcium ion ​
2+
𝐶𝑎
Oxide ion 𝑂
2−

Identify the following from species given in the table:

i)​Mono Positive polyatomic ion
ii)​Atomicity of Nitrate ion
iii)Species with atomicity 2
iv) Ion formed by the loss of 2 electrons
(c ) Calculate the molecular mass of glucose(C6H12O6). Given the atomic mass of C:
12u,H=1u,O=16 u
Sumit while playing football with his friends got Injured as his ankle got twisted. His father
took him to a doctor. After the initial examination, the doctor told them that he was suffering
from a sprain due to tearing of ligament.
 (a) What type of animal tissue a ligament is?
(b) State the difference between a ligament and a tendon on the basis of their function and
flexibility.
(c) Name the type of muscular tissue present in his legs helped him in playing. Give any two
structural features of this type of muscle.

36. (a) Two workers do the same work. One completes the work in 3 hours but the 5
other takes 5 hours to complete the work. Whose power is more and why.
(b) A bullet of mass 5 g travels with a speed of 500 m/s. If it penetrates a fixed
target which offers a constant resistance force of 1000 N to the bullet. Find:
(i) the initial kinetic energy of the bullet.
(ii) the distance through which the bullet has penetrated.
OR
(a)State the law of conservation of energy and explain it for a body of mass m
falling from a point A from the height h, above the ground.
(b)The masses of a scooter and a bike are in the ratio of 4:7. Both are moving
with different speed in the ratio 2:3. Compute the ratio of their kinetic energy.

Section-E
Question 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. Meena’s research project on Thomson, Rutherford and Bohr atomic models 4
involved studying the key features, postulates and significance of each model

Atomic Model Key features

Thomson ‘s Model J. J. Thomson, in 1898,

proposed that an atom
possesses a spherical
shape (radius
approximately 10–10 m) in
which the positive charge
 is uniformly distributed. The
electrons are embedded into
it in such a manner as to
give the most stable
electrostatic arrangement

Rutherford ‘s Model Rutherford and his students

bombarded very thin gold
foil with α–particles.The
results of the scattering
experiment were quite
unexpected.
Electrons orbit the nucleus
in a planetary motion.

Bohr’s Model Neil Bohr put forward the

main postulates about the
model of an atom.
Electrons orbit the nucleus
in fixed energy shells K, L,
M, N etc

(a)​ Which part of Bohr's model of atomic structure explains

why electrons do not crash into the nucleus?
(b)​ What are α–particles?
(c)​ State the conclusions in Alpha particle scattering
experiment which were concluded from following
observations:
(i)​Most of the α–particles passed straight through the gold
foil.
(ii)​One out of 12000 particles rebound.
OR
 (c) (i) Draw the electron distribution diagram of Carbon atom
according to Bohr’s model.
(ii) How can we say that atom is electrically neutral
according to Thomson’s model of an atom.
38. Rahul started driving his car. He increased the speed till 4 4
seconds and then he kept his car in constant speed for 6
seconds. Then after he decreased the speed of the car upto
another 6 seconds. After reaching at the starting place, he
draws the speed-time graph of his 16 seconds driving as shown
below:

a)​ What type of motion is represented by OA, AB

and BC?
b)​ What is the retardation of the motion of the
Rahul?
c)​ Calculate the distance travelled by him from 4 to
16seconds.
OR
A train running at 108 km/h is brought to a halt in 2
minutes. Calculate the distance the train travels before
stopping?

39. Swarn was growing wheat crop continuously year after year in 4
the same field. He observed that his crops were getting infected
by insects and yield becoming low year after year. He discussed
this problem with his father who advised him to grow crops in
pre-planned succession and grow legumes to increase the soil
fertility.
a.​ What was the reason behind the decrease in the yield of
the wheat crop .
b.​ How do leguminous plants increase the soil fertility?
c.​ Name any one legume crop.
d.​ What kind of cropping patterns (any two) suggested by
his father, he can opt to increase the overall yield?