JUPITER EDUCATION PLANET

AUGUST MID-TERM TEST SERIES

Subject: Science
Class: IX
Day and Date of Examination: 21.08.24 (Wednesday)
Time: 3 Hours
Subject Code: 086
Center No/Code: 1311
Question Paper Code: 086/9/1
Set- 1

Paper Made By-

Sameer Kohli (9818311796)
Yajour Khurana (9654391821)

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 JUPITER EDUCATION PLANET
MID-TERM EXAMINATION (MOCK-1)
CLASS- IX
SUBJECT: SCIENCE TIME: 3 HOURS
TEACHER: MR. SAMEER KOHLI DATE:
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.
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.
Q.NO. SECTION – A MARKS
1 A sprinter is running along the circumference of a big sports stadium at constant 1
speed. Which of the following do you think is changing in this case?
a) magnitude of acceleration being produced
b) distance covered by the sprinter per second
c) direction in which the sprinter is running
d) centripetal force acting on the sprinter
2 The rockets work on the principle of conservation of: 1
a) mass
b) energy
c) momentum
d) velocity
3 Organelle other than the nucleus, containing DNA is 1
(a) endoplasmic reticulum
(b) Golgi apparatus
(c) mitochondria
(d) lysosome
4 According to the third law of motion, action, and reaction: 1
a) always act on the same body but in opposite directions
b) always act on different bodies in opposite directions
c) have the same magnitudes and directions
d) act on either body at normal to each other
5 Which of the following are compounds? 1
(i) CO (ii) No (iii) NO (iv) Co
(a) (i) and (ii)
(b) (ii) and (iii)
(c) (i) and (iii)
(d) (ii) and (iv)
6 Which one of the following is not a metalloid? 1
(a) Boron
(b) Silicon
(c) Gallium
(d) Germanium
7 The acceleration produced by a force of 5 N acting on a mass of 20 kg in m/s2 is: 1
a) 4
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 b) 100
c) 0.25
d) 2.5
8 Cell theory was given by 1
(a) Schleiden and Schwann
(b) Virchow
(c) Hooke
(d) Haeckel
9 The speed of a moving object is determined to be 0.06 m/s. This speed is equal 1
to:
a) 2.16 km/h
b) 1.08 km/h
c) 0.216 km/h
d) 0.0216 km/h
10 Two chemical substances, X and Y, combine together to form a product P which 1
contains X and Y
X+Y→P
X and Y cannot be broken down into simpler substances by simple chemical
reactions. Which of the following statements concerning X, Y and P are correct?
(i) P is a compound
(ii) X and Y are compounds
(iii) X and Y are elements
(iv) P has a fixed composition
(a) (i), (ii) and (iii)
(b) (i), (ii) and (iv)
(c) (ii), (iii) and (iv)
(d) (i), (iii) and (iv)
11 Living cells were discovered by 1
(a) Robert Hooke (b) Purkinje (c) Leeuwenhoek (d) Robert Brown
12 The numerical ratio of displacement to the distance for a moving object is: 1
a) always less than 1
b) equal to 1 or more than 1
c) always more than 1
d) equal to 1 or less than 1
13 In which of the following conditions, the distance between the molecules of 1
hydrogen gas would increase?
(i) Increasing pressure on hydrogen contained in a closed container
(ii) Some hydrogen gas leaking out of the container
(iii) Increasing the volume of the container of hydrogen gas
(iv) Adding more hydrogen gas to the container without increasing the volume of
the container
(a) (i) and (iii)
(b) (i) and (iv)
(c) (i) and (iii)
(d) (ii) and (iv)
14 Which of the following statement is correct regarding the velocity and speed of a 1
moving body?
a) velocity of a moving body is always higher than its speed
b) speed of a moving body is always higher than its velocity
c) speed of a moving body is its velocity in a given direction
d) velocity of a moving body is its speed in a given direction
15 Select the odd one out 1

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 (a) The movement of water across a semi-permeable membrane is affected by the
amount of substances dissolved in it.
(b) Membranes are made of organic molecules like proteins and lipids
(c) Molecules soluble in organic solvents can easily pass through the membrane.
(d) Plasma membranes contain chitin sugar in plants
16 Find out incorrect sentence. 1
(a) Parenchymatous tissues have intercellular spaces.
(b) Collenchymatous tissues are irregularly thickened at corners.
(c) Apical and intercalary meristems are permanent tissues.
(d) Meristematic tissue, in its early stage, lacks vacuoles.
17 While doing work and running, you move your organs like hands, legs etc. 1
Which among the following is correct?
(a) Smooth muscles contract and pull the ligament to move the bones.
(b) Smooth muscles contract and pull the tendons to move the bones.
(c) Skeletal muscles contract and pull the ligament to move the bones.
(f) Skeletal muscles contract and pull the tendon to move the bones.
18 When a gas jar full of air is placed upside down on a gas jar full of bromine 1
vapours, the red-brown vapour of bromine from the lower jar goes upward into
the jar containing air. In this experiment:
(a) Air is heavier than bromine
(b) Both air and bromine have the same density
(c) Bromine is heavier than air
(d) Bromine cannot be heavier than air because it is going upward against gravity.
19 Choose the wrong statement. 1
(a) The nature of matrix differs according to the function of the tissue.
(b) Fats are stored below the skin and in between the internal organs.
(c) Epithelial tissues have intercellular spaces between them.
(d) Cells of striated muscles are multinudeate and unbranched.
20 The best evidence for the existence and movement of particles in liquids was 1
provided by:
(a) John Dalton
(b) Ernest Rutherford
(c) J.J Thomson
(d) Robert Brown
SECTION-B
21 Answer the following Questions 2
a. Why does the temperature of a substance remain constant during its melting point
or boiling point?
b. Give Reason: Evaporation causes Cooling
22 Answer the following Questions 2
a. Why are lysosomes known as suicide bags?
b. Where are proteins synthesized inside the cell?
23 A body of mass 2kg is at rest. What should be the magnitude of force which will 2
make the body move with a speed of 30 m/s at the end of 1s?
24 Answer the following Questions 2
a. When an incense stick is lighted in the corner of a room, its fragrance spreads
quickly in the entire room.
b. Why do gases have neither a fixed shape nor a fix volume
25 Answer the following Questions 2
a) Write the formula for acceleration. Give the meaning of each symbol which occurs
in it.
b) A train starting from the railway station attains a speed of 21 m/s in one minute.
Find its acceleration.
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 26 Why should we wear cotton clothes in summer? 2
SECTION-C
27 You are provided with a mixture of naphthalene and ammonium chloride by your 3
teacher. Suggest an activity to separate them with a well-labelled diagram.
28 The distance between Delhi and Agra is 200km. A train travels the first 100 km at a 3
speed of 50 km/h. How fast must the train travel the next 100 km so as to average 70
km/h for the whole journey?
OR
a) Explain why a cricket player moves his hands backwards while catching a fast
cricket ball.
b) A 150g ball, travelling at 30 m/s strikes the palm of a player’s hand and is stopped
in 0.05 seconds. Find the force exerted by the ball on the hand.
29 (a) Differentiate between meristematic and permanent tissues in plants. 3
(b) Define the process of differentiation.
30 Write the difference between Prokaryotic Cells and Eukaryotic Cells 3
31 The brakes applied to a car produce an acceleration of 6 m s-2 in the opposite 3
direction to the motion. If the car takes 2 s to stop after the application of brakes,
calculate the distance it travels during this time.
32 List three characteristics by which compounds can be distinguished from mixtures. 3
OR
List the differences between homogenous and heterogenous mixtures
33 A gun of mass 3kg fires a bullet of mass 30g. The bullet takes 0.003s to move 3
through the barrel of the gun and acquires a velocity of 100 m/s. Calculate:
a) the velocity with which the gun recoils
b) the force exerted on the gunman due to the recoil of the gun
SECTION-D
34 Draw a plant cell and label the parts which 5
(a) determines the function and development of the cell
(b) packages materials coming from the endoplasmic reticulum
(c) provides resistance to microbes to withstand hypotonic external media without
bursting
(d) is site for many biochemical reactions necessary to sustain life.
(e) is a fluid contained inside the nucleus
OR
In brief state what happens when:
(a) dry apricots are left for sometime in pure water and later transferred to sugar
solution?
(b) a Red Blood Cell is kept in concentrated saline solution?
(c) the Plasma-membrane of a cell breaks down?
(d) rheo leaves are boiled in water first and then a drop of sugar syrup is put on it?
(e) golgi apparatus is removed from the cell?
35 Describe the structure and function of different types of epithelial tissues. Draw 5
diagram of each type of epithelial tissue.
OR
Give reasons for:
(a) Meristematic cells have a prominent nucleus and dense cytoplasm but they lack
vacuole.
(b) Intercellular spaces are absent in sclerenchymatous tissues.
(c) We get a crunchy and granular feeling, when we chew pear fruit.
(d) Branches of a tree move and bend freely in high wind velocity.
(e) It is difficult to pull out the husk of a coconut tree.
36 a.Using second law of motion, derive the relation between force and acceleration. 5

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 b.A bullet of 10 g strikes a sand-bag at a speed of 103 m s’1 and gets embedded after
travelling 5 cm. Calculate
(i) the resistive force exerted by the sand on the bullet
(ii) the time taken by the bullet to come to rest.
SECTION – E
37 Read the information given below and answer questions based on it. 4
For a long time, two schools of thought prevailed regarding the nature of matter. One
though believed matter to be continuous like a block of wood. While the other
thought that matter was made up of particles like sand.
However, the idea that matter is made up of particles explains the various properties
of matter.
i. What happens when we dissolve sugar in water?
ii. If matter were to be continuous, would sugar block dissolve in water?
iii. The image shows repeated dilution of potassium permanganate solution. Why
does colour fade on repeated dilution? What can we conclude from this?

38 Read the information and answer the questions below 4

A group of students took an old shoe box and covered it with a black paper from all
sides. They fixed 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 tumbler in the box as shown in the figure below. 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.

Q 1. Explain why the milk sample was illuminated? Name the phenomenon involved.
Q2. Same results were not observed with a salt solution. Explain.
Q 3. Can you suggest two more solutions which would show the same effect as
shown by the milk solution?
Q 4. Give one example of above phenomenon observed in our surroundings.
39 Question 1: 4
Varshney Sir was demonstrating an experiment in his class with the setup as shown in
the figure below.

(a)

(b)
A five-rupee coin is set on a stiff card covering an empty glass tumbler standing on a
table. He then flicks the card hard with his fingers.

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 Q. 1. Give reason for the above observation.
a. The coin possesses inertia of rest, it resists the change and hence falls in the glass.
b. The coin possesses inertia of motion, it resists the change and hence falls in the
glass.
c. The coin possesses inertia of rest, it accepts the change and hence falls in the glass.
d. The coin possesses inertia of motion, it accepts the change and hence falls in the
glass.
Q. 2. Name the law involved in this case.
a. Newton’s second law of motion
b. Newton’s first law of motion
c. Newton’s third law of motion
d. Law of conservation of energy
Q. 3. If the above coin is replaced by a heavy ten rupee coin, what will be your
observation? Give reason.
a. Heavy coin will possess more inertia and lesser force is required to perform the
activity.
b. Heavy coin will possess less inertia and more force is required to perform the
activity.
c. Heavy coin will possess more inertia and more force is required to perform the
activity.
d. Heavy coin will possess less inertia and lesser force is required to perform the
activity.
Q. 4. Complete the statement of the first law of motion:
‘A body at rest stays at and a body in motion stays in unless an ___________ is
applied’.
a. motion; rest; external force
b. rest; motion; external force
c. rest; motion; internal force
d. None of the above
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