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CENTRAL EXAMINATION
SAMPLE PAPER 2023-24
CLASS: IX
SUBJECT: SCIENCE
Time allowed: 3 hours Max. Marks: 80

General Instructions:
1. This question paper consists of 37 questions in 5 sections.
2. All questions are compulsory.
3. Section A consists of 18 objective type questions carrying 1 mark each. However, an internal choice is provided
in one question carrying 2 marks and two questions carrying 3 marks

4. Section B consists of 7 very short questions carrying 02 marks each.

5. Section C consists of 7 Short Answer type questions carrying 03 marks each.
6. Section D consists of 3 Long Answer type questions carrying 05 marks each.
7. Section E consists of 3 source-based/case-based units of assessment of 04 marks each with sub-parts

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SECTION A: OBJECTIVE-TYPE QUESTIONS

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SECTION – A
Q. no. 19 to 25 are MCQ questions
What would be the displacement of a particle moving in a circular path of radius
Q1. X after completing 1/4 th of a circle? 1
1/2
(1) 2πX (b) πX (c) 2X (d) X(2)
The gravitational mass of the body on the Earth is 100 Kg. The inertial mass of the
same body on the moon will be______
Q2. (a) 50 Kg (b) 150 Kg 1

(c) 100 Kg (d) 16 Kg approximately

Wave length of a wave is 40 meter , Frequency is 4 Hz . Speed of the wave will be

(1) 160 meter/sec

Q3. 1
(2) 10 meter/sec
(3) 0.04 meter/sec
(4) None
Which of the following phenomena would increase on rising temperature?

(a) Diffusion, evaporation, compression of gases

Q4. (b) Evaporation, compression of gases, solubility 1

(c) Evaporation, diffusion, expansion of gases

(d) Evaporation, solubility, diffusion, compression of gases

Temperature of 646 K is approximately equivalent to

Q5. (a) 346 °C (b) 283°C (c) 373°C 1
(d) 646°C
Q6. Which of the following properties does not describe a compound?

(a) It is composed of two or more elements

(b) It is a pure substance. 1

(c) It cannot be separated into constituents by physical means

(d) It is mixed in any proportion by mass

Q7. The elements which normally exist in the liquid state are :
(a) bromine and iodine (b) mercury and chlorine (c) iodine and 1
mercury (d) bromine and mercury
Q8. AThe law of constant proportion was given by 1
(a) Proust (b) Lavoisier
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(c) Dalton (d) Berzeliis

Q9. The correct electronic configuration of chloride ion is
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(a) 2,8 (b) 2,8,4 (c) 2,8,8 (d) 2,8,7
Q10. The management and production of fishes for commercial use is called:
(a) Pisciculture
(b) Apiculture 1
(c) Mariculture
(d) Monoculture
Q11. Which macro-nutrient is required in the largest quantity by the plant?
(a) Nitrogen
(b) Molybdenum 1
(c) Copper
(d) Potassium
Q12. Which of the following organelles have double membrane?

(a) Chloroplast
(b) Lysosomes 1
(c) Vacuole
(d) Ribosomes

Q13. Which of these options are not a function of ribosomes?

(i) It helps in manufacture of protein molecules.
(ii) It helps in manufacture of enzymes.
(iii) It helps in manufacture of hormones.
(iv) It helps in manufacture of starch molecules
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(a) (i) and (ii)
(b) (ii) and (iii)
(c) (iii) and (iv)
(d) (iv) and (i)
Q14. What chemical, present in cork cells, makes them impervious to water and gases?
(a) Chlorophyll
(b) Suberin 1
(c) Starch
(d) Cellulose
Q15. Assertion : True solution exhibits Tyndall effect.
Reason : Particles are very large in size

Q16. Assertion-In the ammonia molecule Nitrogen and Hydrogen are always present in 1
the ratio 3:14.
Reason-In a chemical substance the elements are not always present in definite
proportions by mass.
a) Both Assertion and Reason are correct, and reason is the correct explanation for
assertion.
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b) Both Assertion and Reason are correct, and Reason is not the correct explanation
for Assertion.
c) Assertion is true but Reason is false.
d) Both Assertion and Reason are false.
Q17. Assertion: Epithelial cells often undergo additional specialization to become gland
cells capable of secreting substances at the epithelial surface.
Reason: This process may involve the inward folding of a portion of the epithelial 1
tissue, leading to the formation of multicellular glands known as glandular
epithelium.
Q18. Assertion: When distance between two bodies is doubled and also mass of each
body is also doubled, gravitational force between them remains the same.
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Reason: According to Newton’s law of gravitation, force is directly proportional to
mass of bodies and inversely proportional to square of distance between them.

SECTION – B
Q. no. 19 to 25 are very short answer questions
Q19. ‘Atoms of most elements are not able to exist independently’. Name two atoms
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which exist as independent atoms.
Q20. What is membrane biogenesis? How is plasma membrane formed during this process?
OR
How will absence of any one of the cell organelle affect the cell’s working?
2

Q21. What happens if Golgi apparatus is removed from the cell? 2

Q22. Differentiate between collenchyma and sclerenchyma. 2
Q23.
The length of the minute hand of a clock is 5cm. Calculate its speed. 2

Q24. Explain (a) Inertia of motion (b) Inertia of rest 2

Q25. How will you explain transformation of one form of energy into another form with
help of pendulum?. 2

SECTION -C
Q.NO 26 to 32 are short answer questions
Q26. a) Alka was making tea in a kettle. Suddenly she felt intense heat from the puff of
steam gushing out of the spout of the kettle. She wondered whether the temperature
of the steam was higher than that of the water boiling in the kettle. Comment. 3

Q27. A) When 3.0 g of carbon is burnt in 8.00 g oxygen, 11.00 g of carbon dioxide is 3
produced. What mass of carbon dioxide will be formed when 3.00 g of
carbon is burnt in 50.00 g of oxygen ? Which law of chemical combination
will govern your answer ?

B) What are polyatomic ions ? Give examples.

OR
A) In a reaction, 5.3 g of sodium carbonate reacted with 6 g of ethanoic acid. The
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products were 2.2 g of carbon dioxide, 0.9 g 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..
b) Write the chemical formulae of the following:
(a) Magnesium chloride (b) Calcium oxide
(c) Copper nitrate (d) Aluminium chloride
Q28. (a) What is the influence of breeding in milk production?
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(b) What do you mean by milch and draught animals? Give an example of each.
Q29. Study the diagram given below and then answer the questions that follow:

(a) Identify the tissue and give a reason to support your answer.
(b) Name the parts labelled 1, 2, 3, and 4.
(c) Where is this tissue likely to be found in the plant ?
Q30 A force of 0.6 N acting on a body increases its velocity from15 m/s to16 m/s in 2 s.
Calculate the mass of the body.
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When a force of 40 Kg wt. is applied on a body it moves with an acceleration of 5
ms-2 . Calculate the mass of the body. ( g=10 m/sec2 )
Q31. The weight of a man on earth is 150 N and on a certain planet is 25 N.
Take g=10m/s2 on earth.
(a) Find the mass of the man on earth and planet 3
(b) Find acceleration due to gravity on the planet
Q32. Explain why- An inflated balloon lying on the surface of a floor moves forward
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when pierced with a pin.
SECTION -D
Q.NO 33 to 35 are long answer questions
Q33.
(a) Farmers use bee-keeping as an additional income generating activity. Give reasons.
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(b) What is the relationship between pasturage and honey production?
(c) Why Apis mellifera is adopted for domestication to produce honey?
Q34. A) An element ‘Z’ forms the following compound when it reacts with 5
hydrogen, chlorine, oxygen and phosphorous.
ZH3, ZCl3, Z2O3 and ZP
(a) What is the valency of element ‘Z’?
(b) Element ‘Z’ is metal or non-metal?
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B) An element ‘X’ contains 6 electrons in ‘M’ shell as valence electrons:

(a) What is the atomic number of ‘X’?
(b) Identify whether ‘X’ is a metal or non-metal.
Q35. (a) What is the distance travelled by the car is first 2 seconds?
(b) What is the braking force at the end of 5 seconds to bring the car to a stop within
one second?

SECTION -E
Q. No. 36 to 38 are case - based/data -based questions with 2 to 3 short sub - parts.
Internal choice is provided in one of these sub-parts.
Q 36. A homogeneous mixture of two or more substances is called a true solution. it 4
consists of solute and solvent. The particle size of the true solution is less than 1
nanometer. A suspension is a heterogeneous mixture in which the solute particle
does not dissolve but remains suspended throughout the bulk of the medium. A
colloid is a mixture that is actually heterogeneous but appears to be homogeneous as
the particles are uniformly spread throughout the solution.

(i) Which one of the following is most stable?

A)True solution
B)Suspensions
C)Colloids
D) both A and B
ii) Which type of mixture can be separated by filtration?
A)True
B)Suspensions
C)Colloids
D)All of these
iii) Which statement is incorrect about the Tyndall effect. *

A)True solution shows Tyndall effect

B)Suspensions show the Tyndall effect
C)Colloid show Tyndall effect
D)Both B and C show the Tyndall effect
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iv) Which is the correct order of stability of solution *

A) True < Colloid<Suspension

B)Colloid<Suspension<True
C)Colloid<True<Suspension
D)Suspension<Colloid<True
Q37. Mitochondria are membrane bound cell organelle. In bacteria, it is not present as in
eukaryotic cells. It has inner folding in the plasma membrane known as ‘cristae’. It
has its own DNA and helps in storing the energy.
(a) Besides mitochondria, which other two organelles has its own genetic material?
(b) Mitochondria are the "powerhouses" of the cell. Do you agree or disagree with
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this statement? Justify your response.
(c) Why is it known as site of internal respiration?
OR
Why does mitochondria have largely folded inner membrane?

Q38. 1 Lift an object through a certain height. The object can now do work. It begins to
fall when released. This implies that it has acquired some energy. If raised to a
greater height it can do more work and hence possesses more energy. From where
did it get the energy? In the above situations, the energy gets stored due to the work
done on the object. The energy transferred to an object is stored as potential energy
if it is not used to cause a change in the velocity or speed of the object An object
increases its energy when raised through a height. This is because work is done on it
against gravity while it is being raised. The energy present in such an object is the
gravitational potential energy. The gravitational potential energy of an object at a
point above the ground is defined as the work done in raising it from the ground by
height h
to that point against gravity. Let the work done on the object against gravity be W.
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work done, W = force × displacement
= mg × h
Therefore, potential energy (PE)= mgh.
(a) Name the energy possessed by body due to its position .
(b) What is potential energy of body placed on ground ?
(c) If height of any body is increased twice ,how many times potential energy will
change?
OR
Give one example of a body having kinetic energy
(d) Define potential energy of body. Give its SI unit
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