KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA NO.
1 BALASORE
PERIODIC TEST -1 (2021-22)
Session: 2021-22
TIME- 90 minutes CLASS –IX SCIENCE MM - 40
General Instructions:
(i) The question paper comprises of four sections – A, B, C, and D. You are to attempt all the
sections.
(ii) All questions are compulsory.
(iii) Internal choice is given in all the sections.
(iv) Question numbers 1 to14 in Section-A are one mark questions. They are MCQ/
ASSERTION and REASON type questions.
(v) Question numbers 15 to 17 Section- B are two marks questions. These are to be answered in
about 30 words each.
(vi) Question numbers 18 to 20 in Section-C are three marks questions. These are to be
answered in about 50 words each.
(vii) Question numbers 21 in Section-D are 5 marks questions. This is to be answered in about
70 words each.
SECTION-A
1-Read the following and answer any four questions –
a) The physical state of matter at point A is----
i)Solid b) liquid c) Gas d) non of these
b) The melting point of the substance is
i) 200C ii) 250C iii) 300C iv) 350C
c) The physical state of matter at point D is----
i)Solid b) liquid c) Gas d) both b and c
d)What is the term used to describe the phase change as liquid becomes a solid?
i)Freezing ii) Evaporation iii) condensation iv) Non of these
e) The boiling point of the substance is
i) 1200C ii) 1250C iii) 1300C iv) 1350C
2--Read the following and answer any four questions
-
a)The acceleration of the body is
i) 2 m/s2 ii) 1.5m/s2 iii) 3 m/s2 iv) 5 m/s2
b) The retardation of the body is---
i) 2 m/s2 ii) 1.5m/s2 iii) 1 m/s2 iv) 5 m/s2
c) Distance travelled by the body from A to B is
i) 30 m ii) 40m iii) 36 m iv )45 m
d) The slope of velocity –time graph represents ---
i) speed ii) displacement iii) distance iv) acceleration
e)The portion of the graph represents uniform speed is -----
i) OA ii) AB iii) BC iv) ABC
3-When the liquid is spun rapidly, the denser particles are forced to the bottom and the lighter particles stay at the
top. This principle is used in:
(a) Centrifugation
(b) Fractional distillation
(c) Evaporation
(d) Tunnelling
4- Which of the following elements is not a metalloid?
(a) Boron
(b) Silicon
(c) Germanium
(d) Tungsten
5- Heterogeneous mixture in which the solute particles do not dissolve and remain suspended throughout the solvent
and the solute particles can be seen with the naked eye is known as:
(a) Colloidal solution
(b) Super saturated solution
(c) Sublimation
(d) Suspensions
6- In tincture of iodine, find the solute and solvent?
(a) alcohol is the solute and iodine is the solvent
(b) iodine is the solute and alcohol is the solvent
(c) any component can be considered as solute or solvent
(d) tincture of iodine is not a solution
7- Lysosome is a cytoplasmic organelle containing enzymes that break down biological polymers. Lysosomes
function as the digestive system of the cell. It is also called the suicide bag of the cell because:
(a) It causes any cell to commit suicide
(b) Its enzymes digest the cell itself
(c) Its enzymes kill surrounding cells
(d) All of the above
8- Osmosis is a process by which molecules of a solvent tend to pass through a semipermeable membrane from a
less concentrated solution into a more concentrated one. Pick out the option among the following which does not
belong to this process?
(a) The movement of water across a semipermeable membrane is affected by the amount of substances dissolved in
it.
(b) Membranes are made of organic molecules such as proteins and lipids.
(c) Molecules soluble in organic solvents can easily pass through the membrane.
(d) Plasma membranes contain chitin sugar in plants.
9- Among the following statements which one is incorrect?
(a) Golgi apparatus is involved with formation of lysosomes.
(b) Nucleus, mitochondria and plastid have DNA, hence they are able to make their own structural proteins.
(c) Lysosomes are called the suicide bags as they eat up their own cells.
(d) Cytoplasm is called known as protoplasm.
10- The proteins and lipids, essential for building the cell membrane, are manufactured by:
(a) Endoplasmic reticulum
(b) Golgi apparatus
(c) Mitochondria
(d) Peroxisomes
Question no- 11 to 14 consist of two statements – Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Answer these questions by
selecting the appropriate option as given below –
a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are true but, R is not the correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false
d. A is false but R is true
11- Assertion(A): Alloys are considered as a mixture
Reason(R): It cannot be separated into their constituents by physical methods
12- Assertion(A):On applying pressure liquids convert into gas
Reason(R):On applying pressure inter molecular force decreases.
13- Assertion(A):Ribosome are present in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes
Reason(R):Ribosomes are the sites of photosynthesis
14- Assertion(A): Plant cells have single large vacuole
Reason(R):Vacuoles are responsible for ingestion of food substances
SECTION-B
15-You are given two samples of water labelled as ‘A’ and ‘B’. Sample ‘A’ boils at 100°C and sample ‘B’ boils at
102°C. Which sample of water will not freeze at 0°C? Give reason for your answer.
Or
An element is sonorous and highly ductile. Under which category would you classify this element? Write two of its
other properties.
16- Draw a neat and well labelled diagram of a typical prokaryotic cell.
17- Draw a velocity versus time graph of a stone thrown vertically upwards and then coming
downwards after attaining the maximum height.
SECTION-C
18-An object starting from rest travels 20 m in first 2 s and 160 m in next 4 s. What will be the velocity
after 7 s from the start.
19-a) Osmosis is a special kind of diffusion’. Comment.
b) Water as ice has a cooling effect, whereas water as steam may cause severe burns. Explain these
observations.
c) Why does the temperature of a substance remain constant during its melting
point or boiling point?
20- Draw a plant cell and label its four the parts.
SECTION-D
21-a) The displacement of a moving object in a given interval of time is zero. Would the distance travelled by the
object also be zero? Justify you answer (2)
b) An object is dropped from rest at a height of 150 m and simultaneously another object is dropped from rest at a
height 100 m. What is the difference in their heights after 2 s if both the objects drop with same accelerations? How
does the difference in heights vary with time? (3)
Or
a) Derive graphically: S =ut+1/2 at2 (3)
b) Obtain a relation for the distance travelled by an object moving with a uniform acceleration in the interval
between 4th and 5th seconds. (2)
