APEEJAY COMMON ANNUAL EXAMINATION

SESSION: 2023-24

SUBJECT- SCIENCE CLASS-IX

Time: 3 hours Max. Marks: 80
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General Instructions:
i. This question paper consists of 7 pages, 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. 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.

SECTION-A
1. Identify the elements from the given figures (A) and (B) 1

(a) N and P
(b) Al and S
(c) Mg and P
(d) Mg and S
2. 1

A B
Two liquids are taken in two separate beakers as shown in above figure. Identify the liquid/liquids which
show the Tyndall effect.
(a) A= Salt solution, B= Sugar solution
(b) A= Sugar solution, B= Salt Solution
(c) A= Salt solution, B= Milk
(d) A= Milk , B= Sugar solution

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3. Which one of the following statements is incorrect? 1
(a) Increase in surface area, increases the rate of evaporation.
(b) Increase in temperature, increases the rate of evaporation.
(c) Increase in humidity, increases the rate of evaporation.
(d) Increase in wind speed, increases the rate of evaporation
4. Which is not the property of a mixture? 1
(a) Mixtures are heterogeneous in nature
(b) The composition of mixture always remain constant
( c) The composition of mixture may show variability
(d) Its elements / components are separated by physical methods
5. An element X is divalent and another element Y is tetravalent. The compound formed by these two 1
elements will be:
(a) XY
(b) XY2
(c) X2Y
(d) XY4
6. Two substances, A and B were made to react to form a third substance A2B according to the following 1
reaction: 2A + B → A2B. Which of the following statements concerning this reaction are incorrect?
(i) The product A2B shows the properties of substances A and B.
(ii) The product will always have a fixed composition.
(iii) The product so formed cannot be classified as a compound.
(iv) The product so formed is an element.
(a) (i), (ii) and (iii)
(b) (ii), (iii) and (iv)
(c) (i), (iii) and (iv)
(d) (iii) and (iv)
7. Smoke is an example of 1
(a) gas dispersed in liquid
(b) gas dispersed in solid
(c) solid dispersed in gas
(d) solid dispersed in solid
8. Which of the following is not a function of the vacuole in plants? 1
(a) They store toxic metabolic waste
(b) They help with the process of cell division
(c) They help to maintain turgidity
(d) Vacuoles play an important role in expelling excess water in certain organisms.
9. Read the given statements. 1
i. Many nerve cells bound together by connective tissue make up a nerve.
ii. Areolar connective tissue fills the space inside the organs and helps in repair of tissues.
iii.Glandular epithelium is formed by infolding of epithelial tissue.
iv. Smooth muscle fibres show characteristic of both striated and unstriated muscles.
v. Skin epithelial cells are extremely thin and flat through which absorption and secretion occur.
Select the incorrect statements.

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 (a) iv and v
(b) i, iii and v
(c) i,ii and iii
(d) i, iii and iv
10. The cell organelles (other than the nucleus) which contain DNA are 1
(a) plastids and lysosomes
(b) mitochondria and Golgi apparatus
(c) Golgi apparatus and lysosome
(d) plastids and mitochondria
11. Which of the following helps in repair of tissue and fills up the space inside the organ? 1
(a) Tendon
(b) Adipose tissue
(c) Areolar tissue
(d) Cartilage
12. The table lists four types of food for broiler chickens. Which type 1
of food is desirable for broiler chickens?
(a) Food P
(b) Food Q
(c) Food R
(d) Food S
13. What is the force required to produce an acceleration of 9.8 m/s2 on a body of weight 9.8N? Take g = 9.8 1
m/s2.
(a) 4.9 N
(b) 1 N
(c) 9.8 N
(d) 19.6 N
14. Suppose a boy is enjoying a ride on a merry-go-round which is moving at a constant speed of 10 m/s. It 1
implies that the boy is
(a) at rest
(b) moving with no acceleration
(c) in accelerated motion
(d) moving with uniform velocity
15. An object is falling freely from a height h. After it reaches height h/2, it will possess: 1
(a) Only potential energy
(b) Only kinetic energy
(c) Half Potential and half kinetic energy
(d) Less potential and more kinetic energy
16. A key of a mechanical piano struck gently and then struck again but much harder this time. In the second 1
case
(a) sound will be louder, but the pitch will not be different
(b) sound will be louder, and the pitch will also be higher
(c) sound will be louder, but the pitch will be lower
(d) both loudness and pitch will remain unaffected

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 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): The conversion of a solid directly into a gas is known as sublimation. 1
Reason (R): Naphthalene does not leave residue when kept open.
18. Assertion (A): Each organelle has a specific function in the cell. 1
Reason (R): An organ is a group of tissues which perform a similar function.
19. Assertion (A: Sclerenchyma cells provide strength to the plant parts. 1
Reason (R):.Presence of thick walls and large internal spaces.
20. Assertion (A: A table cloth can be pulled from a table without dislodging the dishes. 1
Reason (R): To every action there is always an equal and opposite reaction.

SECTION B
21. (a) Give reason why “Evaporation is a surface phenomenon”. 2
(b) A sample of water under study was found to boil at 102° C at normal atmospheric pressure. Is water
pure? Will this water freeze at 0° C? Comment.
22. (a) Grass appears green and papaya appears yellow. 2
(i) Which cell organelle is responsible for this?
(ii) Name the organelles in which materials such as starch, oils and protein granules are stored.
(b) Why are viruses not considered an animal or a plant cell?
23. (a) What is the importance of concentrates in cattle feed? 2
(b) List two desired traits for which Brown Swiss and Red Sindhi cows are selected for cross breeding
program.
24. Identify and name the tissue. 2
(a) The muscular tissue is found in the iris of the eye and bronchi of lungs.
(b) The muscular tissue that contracts and relaxes rhythmically throughout life.
(c) Connective tissue with widely spaced cells. The matrix is composed of proteins and sugars.
(d) Connective tissue with cells embedded in a hard matrix that is composed of calcium and phosphorus
compounds.
25. There are three solid balls made up of aluminium, steel and wood of the same shape and same volume. 2
Which of them would have the highest inertia? Give reason.
OR
Why does a boat tend to leave the shore, when passengers are alighting from it?
26. Represent graphically by two separate diagrams in each case: 2
(i) Two sound waves having the same amplitude but different frequencies?
(ii) Two sound waves having the same frequency but different amplitudes.

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 SECTION C
27. (a) Calculate the molecular mass of baking soda.( At mass of Na= 23u, H=1u, C=12u, O=16u) 3
(b) Write the chemical formula formed by the combination of following ions.
i) Sulphate ion and Aluminum ion
ii) Chloride ion and Calcium ion
(c) Identify the cations and anions present in Sodium sulphide
28. (a) Sea-water can be classified as both homogeneous as well as heterogeneous mixture. Comment. 3
(b) Why do particles of a colloidal solution not settle down when left undisturbed, whereas suspended
particles settle? Explain.
(c) Smoke and fog both are aerosols. In what way are they different?
29. (a) Mention one difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells with reference to 3
(i) Nuclear region.
(ii) Cell organelles
(b) “A bacterial cell is called a prokaryotic cell”. Give reason for this statement.
30. Rahul was practising floriculture on the farm. He sold flowers to florists in the city. He felt that if he
started beekeeping his income would increase. He obtained more information from the local officers. 3
(a)What is a pasturage?
(b) How is it related to the quality of honey?
(c) Name a local bee variety used for commercial honey
production.
OR
(a) Name the fish culture system shown in the diagram.
(b) Why are common carps added to this fish culture system?
(c) State one merit of such a system.

31. A motorcyclist drives from A to B with a uniform speed of 30 km/h and returns back with a speed of 20 3
km h–1. Find its average speed.
32. The velocity of a body moving in a straight line is increased by applying a constant force ‘F’ for some 3
distance in the direction of the motion. Prove that the increase in the kinetic energy of the body is
equal to the work done by the force on the body.
33. State the universal law of gravitation. Write its mathematical form. What will happen to the gravitational 3
force between two bodies if the masses of one body is doubled?

SECTION D
34. (a) Atomic number of Na is 11. What will be the atomic number of sodium ion and why? 5
(b) The atom of an element has two electrons in its M shell. What will be the atomic number of the
element? Name the element.
(c) Two atoms have the following nuclear composition
Atom A = 17 protons , 18 neutrons
Atom B = 17 protons , 20 neutrons

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 What are their mass numbers? What is the relation between the two species? Which element or elements
do they represent?
OR
(a) Atomic number of Cl is 17. What will be the atomic number of chloride ion and why?
(b) If M shell has 5 electrons, what element is this and what is its valency?
(c) The nucleus of an ion has a charge of 16 units and the ion has a charge of -2 units. How many electrons
are present in the ion? Name the ion and write its symbol.
35. Give reason for the following: 5
(a) Mitochondria are known as the powerhouse of the cell.
(b) Intercropping is a beneficial method to grow crops.
(c) Respiratory tract is lined with ciliated epithelium.
(d) Blood is an example for fluid connective tissue.
(e) Plant cells do not burst while kept in hypotonic solutions.
OR
Draw an animal cell, name and label the following:
(a) contains the genetic material
(b) packages materials coming from the endoplasmic reticulum.
(c) are sites of protein synthesis.
(d) are the suicidal bags of the cell.
36. (a) The velocity-time graph of a ball of mass 20 g moving along a straight line on a long table is given 5
below:

How much force does the table exert on the ball to bring it to rest?
(b) Why do you fall in the forward direction when a moving bus applies brakes to a stop and fall
backwards when it accelerates from rest?
OR
(a) If a balloon filled with air and its mouth untied is released with its mouth in the downward direction, it
moves upwards. Why?
(b) A truck starts from rest and rolls down a hill with constant acceleration. It travels a distance of 400 m
in 20 s. Find its acceleration. Find the force acting on it if its mass is 7 metric tons.

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.

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37. A teacher asked a group of students to heat a given sample of ice and to draw a heating curve representing 4
temperature rise as a function of heat added. After performing experiment at one atmospheric pressure, the
students gave the following curve:

(a) What is the physical state of substance at point x and g?

(b) What is the heat added per gram to the substance along the line AB called?
(c) Which lines represent the change of state without undergoing any change of temperature?
(d) Why is ice at 273K more effective in cooling than water at the same temperature?
OR
(d) Explain why steam causes more severe burns than boiling water.
38. The growth of plants occurs only in certain specific regions. This is because of the presence of dividing 4
tissue. New cells produced by the dividing tissue are initially like themselves, but as the cells grow and
mature, their characteristics slowly change and they become components of other tissues.
(a) Name this dividing tissue.
(b) List any two characteristic features of the dividing cells of this tissue.
(c) Name the type of dividing tissue which is responsible for transformation of a stem of a plant into a
trunk, as it grows into a tree.
OR
(c) As the cells grow, they stop dividing and attain permanent structure and function. State the name of this
process.
39. Frequency is the number of times an event occurs in a given time period. Example, Rhythmic beating of 4
drums. When sound is propagated through a medium, the density of the medium oscillates between a
maximum value and a minimum value. The change in density from the maximum value to the minimum
value, then again to the maximum value, makes one complete oscillation. If we can count the number of
the compressions or rarefactions per unit time, we will get the frequency of the sound wave. It is usually
represented by ν.
(a) How are the wavelength and frequency of a sound wave related to its speed?
(b) What is the time interval between successive compressions from the source called?
(c) The frequency of a source of sound is 100 Hz. How many times does it vibrate in a minute?
OR
(c) A person fires a gun standing at a distance of 55 m from a wall. If the speed of sound is 330 ms-1, find
the time for an echo to be heard.

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