KERALA SAMAJAM MODEL SCHOOL

HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION 2024- 25

STD - IX SUB- PHYSICS
F.M -80 TIME-2HRS 15 MINS
SECTION -A
All questions are compulsory in this section.
Marks for each questions are mentioned in the parenthesis ()
Q 1. Choose the correct alternative in the following questions (1x15)
(i) For motion on a curved path with constant acceleration, the magnitude of displacement / distance
covered
(a) >1 (b)≥ 1 (c)≤ 1 (d) < 1
(ii) A car covers a distance S on a straight road in two hours and then returns to the starting point in
the next three hours .Its average velocity is
(a) S/5 (b) 2S/5 (c) S/2+ S/5 (d) None of these
(iii) The area under acceleration- time graph gives
(a) Distance travelled (b) Change in acceleration
(c) Force acting (d) Change in velocity
(iv) The distance time graph of a particle makes an angle 45o with the time axis. After one second, it
makes angle 60o with the time axis. What is the acceleration of the particle?
(a) √3 -1 (b) √3 +1 (c) √3 (d) 1
(v) A bus begins to move with an acceleration of 1 ms-2. A man who is 48 m behind the bus starts
running at 10 ms-1 to catch the bus. The man will be able to catch the bus after
(a) 6s (b) 5 s (c) 8 s (d) 7 s
(vi) Two stones are thrown from the top of a building with the same speed u one in upward direction
and other in downward direction. When they reach the ground they acquire velocity v1 and v2. The
ratio of v1 and v2 is
(a) 1:1 (b) 1:2 (c) 2:1 (d) 2:3
(vii) Two spheres of masses 100 Kg and 900Kg each of radius 10 m and 20 m respectively, are
touching each other, the gravitational force between them is
(a) 6.67x 10-9N (b) 9.67x10-10 N (c) 10x 10-12N (d)9x10-11N
(viii) If the diameter of Earth becomes two times of its present value and its mass remains
unchanged, then how would the weight of an object on the surface of earth be affected ?
(a) It would become one- third (b) It would become one-fourth
(c) It would become one-fifth (d) It would become one-sixth
(ix) What is the weight of an object at the point A shown in figure ?

(a) Zero
(b) Infinite
(c) R times weight on surface of earth
(d) 1/R times the weight on surface of earth

(x) The ratio of height of mercury column in a barometer at a place to the height of the liquid column
at the same place is 1:4. The density of the liquid is :
(a) 3.4 gcm-3 (b) 4 g cm-3 (c) 9g cm-3 (d) 10 gcm-3
(xi) A hollow metal of mass 180.6 gm contains cavity of volume 2.5 cm3.The metal when placed in
water displaces 24 cc of water. The relative density of metal is:
(a) 8.9 (b)19.2 (c)8.4 (d) 10

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(xii) A metal cube is found to float in a liquid of density 2 g/cc with ½ cm of its vertical side above the
liquid. On placing a weight of144 g over its top, it just submerges in the liquid. The specific gravity of
the metal cube is
(a) 23/12 (b) 27/12 (c) 29/12 (d) 31/12
(xiii) A U-tube contains oil ,carbon tetrachloride and water as shown in figure.
The density of oil is 0.8 g/cc and that of carbon tetrachloride is1.6 g/cc. If oil
and water surfaces are at the same level, then the height of water column is :
(a) 12cm (b) 40 cm
(c) 1o cm (d)15 cm
(xiv) Water firstly heated from 40C to 80C then cooled from 80C to 00C and
again heated from 00C to 40C. Which of the following is correct ?
(a) Water will initially expand and lastly contract
(b) Initially contract and lastly expand
(c) Expand throughout the process
(d) Contract throughout the process
(xv) On keeping the two bodies in contact, if there is no exchange of heat between them the bodies
are said to be
(a) Anomalous (b) In thermal equilibrium
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) Neither (a) nor(b)
Q.2 Fill the blank space in the following questions with the proper terms given in bracket [1x6]
(a) Which of the quantity can be zero for a body in motion at any instant ---------- ( displacement,
speed, distance)
(b) A bridge is 500m long. A 100 m long train crosses the bridge at a speed of 20 m/s .The time
taken by train to cross it is -------- ( 25 s, 30s, 32s )
(c) Amit buys few grams of gold at the pole. He hands over the same to his friend at equator. His
friend will receive -------- weight of gold ( more, less, same )
(d) Excess pressure above the atmospheric pressure is called --------- ( absolute pressure, normal
pressure, gauge pressure )
(e) The instrument used to determine the density of liquid is ---------( lactometer, hydrometer,
barometer)
(f) The reading of a bath on Celsius and Fahrenheit thermometer are in the ratio 2:5. The
temperature of bath is ---------(40.7oC, 50.7OC, 45.7O C )
Q3 (a) Explain, why there is a need of force to keep a block of dry wood inside water? [2]
(b) Why is the floating ice less submerged in brine water? [2]
(c) Name two substances which contract on heating. [2]
(d) Define internal energy of a body. How is it related to heat ? [2]
(e) The temperature difference between two bodies differ by 2oC. How much will they differ on
Fahrenheit scale ? [2]
Q.4 (a) What will be the average velocity of a particle when it will return to its initial position?
Can its average speed be zero or not? [2]
(b) Define relative density of a solid and write its SI unit. [2]
(c) State the weather forecast, if (i) barometric pressure does not change.
(ii) air pressure rise steeply. [2]
(d) Neha placed an iron cuboid of dimensions 4cmx 7cm x10 cm in a tray containing fine
sand. She placed the cuboid in such a way that it was made to lie on the sand with its
faces of dimensions
(i) 4 cm x7 cm (ii) 7 cm x 10 cm (iii) 4 cm x 10 cm
If the density of iron is nearly 8 g/cc and g =10 m/s2, find the minimum and maximum
pressure as calculated by Neha [3]

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 SECTION- B [40-marks]
(Answer any four questions from this section)
Q.5 (a) Draw a position time graph of an object moving with uniform acceleration. Which physical
quantity is obtained from its slope? [3]
(b) A train travels at a speed of 60kph for 0.5h, 24kph for next 0,25h and then at 72kph for the
next 0.75h. Calculate the distance travelled by train and its average speed. [3]
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(c) A particle starts to move in a straight line from a point with a velocity 10 ms and retardation
2 ms-2.. Find the position and velocity of the particle at (i) t= 5s (ii) t= 10s [4]
Q.6 (a) On the Earth, a stone is thrown from a height in a direction parallel to the Earth’s surface
while another stone is simultaneously dropped from the same height. Which stone would
reach the ground first and why ? [3]
(b) In a hypothetical case, if the diameter of the Earth becomes half of its present value and its
mass becomes four times of its present value then how would the weight of any object on the
surface of the Earth be affected ? [3]
(c) (i) If a body is dropped from a height h from the ground, how the time elapsed varies
with height h [2+2]
(ii) A ball is thrown with a velocity u m/s. Show that time taken to reach maximum height
is exactly equal to come back on the ground.
Q.7. (a) (i) Why are the cabins of aeroplanes flying at high altitudes pressurised ? [2+2]
(ii) How fortins barometer removed the demerits of simple barometer ?
(b) State the three laws of liquid pressure [3]
(c) (i) A cube of side 10cm is placed inside a liquid. Calculate the thrust exerted by the liquid
on any face of cube, if the pressure at the face of cube is 5 Pa [2+2]
(ii) If two forces in the ratio 5:9 act on two areas in the ratio 10:3 then find the ratio of pressure
exerted
Q.8. (a) State the laws of floatation. What do you mean by centre of buoyancy? [3]
(b) State Archimedes’ principle. With the help of an example show that a body loses its weight
when it immersed in a liquid. [4]
(c) A piece of copper floats in mercury. Given that the density of copper and mercury is
4.2x103 kg/m3 and13.6x103 kg/m3 respectively. Calculate the fraction of volume of copper
piece outside the mercury. [3]
Q .9. (a) Two temperature scales A and B are related as A-42 / 110 = B- 72 / 220. At which
temperature the two scales have the same reading ? [3]
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(b) A given mass of water is cooled from 10 C to 0 C. State the volume changes observed.
Represent these changes on volume temperature graph. [4]
(c) (i) Write two consequences of the anomalous expansion of water . [2+1]
(ii) Why telegraph wires are given enough sag ?
Q.10. (a) The displacement time graph given below shows the motion of two boys P and Q along a
straight road in the same direction. [3]

Answer the following :

(i) After how much time did Q start after P ?
(II) How far was P from Q when Q started ?
(iii) Which amongst the two has greater velocity?

(b) Write the four social initiatives should be taken for efficient use of energy. [4]
(c) Differentiate between renewable and non- renewable sources of energy . [3]

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