ANNUAL EXAMINATION 2023-2024

SDSDE/AE/2023-2024 CLASS - IX SET-A

PHYSICS [27]
Answer the following questions.
I. Multiple choice questions. (1X5=5)
1. 10 kgwt is equal to
(a) 9.8 N. (b) 98 N (c) 980N. (d) 1/9.8N
2. If a rock is brought from the surface of the moon, then
(a) it’s mass will change
(b) its weight will change but not mass
(c) mass and weight will change.
(d) weight will be zero.
3. The kinetic energy of a body is increased most by doubling it’s
(a) mass (b) weight (c) density. (d) speed
4. The separation between two successive crest in a wave is
(a) ℷ (b) 2 (c) ℷ/2 (d) ℷ/4
5. In the following question a statement of assertion (A) is followed by statement of reason (R) mark
the correct choice.
(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.
Assertion(A) sound would travel faster on a hot summer day than on a cold winter day.
Reason (R) velocity of sound is directly proportional to the square of its absolute temperature.
II. very short answer type questions. (2x2=4)
1. A ball of 150g travelling with 30 m/s strikes the palm of a player’s hand and is stopped in 0.05s. Find the
force exerted by ball on hand.
2. If action is always equal to the reaction, explain how a horse can pull a cart.?
Or
Why does an athlete runs few steps before taking a long jump? Justify.
III. Short answer type questions. (3x3=9)
3. (a) Draw the velocity-time graph for a train moving with constant velocity along a straight path.
(b) Usha swims in a 90 m long pool, she covers 180 m in 1 minute from one end to the other and
back along the same straight path, find her average speed and average velocity.
4. State universal law of gravitation. Derive the expression for it.
5. (a) Guess which sound has higher pitch guitar or a car horn and why?
(b) Which characteristics of sound helps you identify your friends voice sitting in a dark room?
Define it.
IV. Long answer questions. (5X1=5)
6. (a) A boy is having a mass of 70 kg sits on a trolley of mass 10 kg the trolley is given an initial
velocity of 8 m/s by applying a force, the trolley comes to rest after travelling a distance of 16 m.
Calculate the work done on trolley and the work done by boy.
(b) What is the work done by a force of gravitation on a planet revolving round the sun? Justify.
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 (a) On a track of 60 km a train travels the first 30 km with the uniform speed of 30 km/h. How fast
must a train travel the next 30 km as its average speed will be 40 km/h for the entire trip.
(b) Why does a cricket player lowers his hand while catching the ball?
V. Case based questions. (4x1=4)
Read the following paragraphand answer the following questions.
Those frequencies which are higher than 20KHz are termed to be ultrasonic frequencies, these waves
are in audible and are used by bats dolphins etc. to catch their prey. Due to high frequency they have
much greater penetrating power than ordinary sound, Because of these properties they have various
uses in medical sciences as well as industrial uses.
7. How can the flaws and cracks be detected in metallic blocks?
Or
A submarine emits ultrasound which is returned from an underwater cliff in 0.017 minute, if the
speed of sound in sea is 1532 m/s. How far is the Cliff?
8. Give two conditions for echo to take place.
9. How rise of temperature effects echo?

CHEMISTRY [25]
SECTION–A
MCQ TYPE QUESTIONS: (1×8=8)
Select and write the most appropriate option out of the four options
Q.1 Which one of the following sets of phenomenon would increase on raising the temperature?
(a) Evaporation, diffusion, compression of gases
(b) Evaporation, compression of gases, solubility
(c) Evaporation, diffusion, expansion of gases
(d) Evaporation, solubility, diffusion, compression of gases
Q.2 Crystals of KMnO4 in water prove that_____
(a) a. KMnO4 is of red colour
(b) KMnO4 is acidic in nature
(c) KMnO4 is made up of millions of tiny particles
(d) KMnO4 is a reducing agent
Q.3 When iron and sulphur are heated at high temperature____
(a) Black coloured FeS is formed
(b) Mixture of iron and sulphur is obtained
(c) Yellow coloured iron sulphide is formed
(d) They do not heat
Q.4 Which of the following will not show Tyndall effect?
(a) Smoke (b) Foam (c) Jelly (d) Salt solution
Q.5 Atoms combine in the ratio of small -----to form compounds_____
(a) Integers (b) Whole numbers (c) Fraction (d) Proportions
Q.6 Which of the following represent 1amu
(a) Mass of hydrogen molecule (b) 1/12 th mass of C – 12 atom
(a) Mass of O – 12 atom (d) Mass of C – 12 atom
Q.7 The atomic number of an element is 15 hence it will show a valency of
(a) 3 Only (b) 5 Only (c) Both 3 and 5 (d) Neither 3 nor 5
Assertion reasoning based questions it consists of two statements Assertion (A) and Reason (R)
answer these question,
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
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Q.8 Assertion (A): The atoms of different elements having same mass number but different atomic
number are known as isobars.
Reason (R): The sum of protons and neutrons in the isobars is always different.
SECTION–B
VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (2×1=2)
Q.9 Give reasons: -
(a) Ice at 0°C appears colder in the mouth than water at 0°C.
(b) Doctors advise to put strips of wet cloth on forehead of a person having high fever

SECTION-C
SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (3×2= 6)
Q.10 Classify the following into elements, compounds and mixtures
(a) Pure sand (b) Air (c) Ammonia gas
(d) Ice (e) Mercury (f) Calcium oxide
Q.11 (a) 16.8g of sodium carbonate are added to 12 gram of ethanoic acid the products were 18.4 gram
of sodium ethanoate 3.5 gram of water what is the mass of carbon dioxide escaped in the reactions.
(b) Write down the chemical formula of Aluminium sulphate
OR
(a) Calculate molar mass of
(i) Nitric acid (ii) sulphur molecule
(b) Give the names of elements present in baking powder
SECTION-D
LONG ANSWER QUESTION (5×1=5)
Q.12 (a) The element boron occurs in nature as two isotopes having atomic masses 10u and 11u what are
the percentage abundances of these isotopes in a sample of boron having average atomic mass of
10.8u?
(b) If Z=3, what would be the valency of the element? Also, name the element
OR
(a) The atomic number of Al and Cl are 13 and 17 respectively what will be the number of electrons
in Al3+ and Cl- ?
(b) List the Observations in alpha particle scattering experiment which led to make the following
conclusions
(i) Most of the space in an atom is empty
(ii) Whole mass of an atom is concentrated in it’s center
(iii) Center is positively charged
SECTION–E
CASE BASED / DATA BASED: (4×1=4)
Q.13 The maximum number of electrons present in the shell is given by the formula 2n , where ‘n’ is the
2

orbit number or energy level index, 1,2,3,----- The maximum number of electrons that can be
accommodated in the outermost orbit is 8 electrons are not accommodated in a given shell, unless
the inner shells are filled in a step wise manner
(a) If K and L shells of an atom are full, then what would be the total number of electrons in the atom?
(b) Draw schematic atomic structure of sodium atom and sodium ion.
(c) What is the number of electrons an atom loses, gains or shares called.
OR
When two sub atomic particles are equal in number in a neutral atom.
BIOLOGY [28]
SECTION-A
I. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS. (7X1=7)
1. The Cell wall in the plants are made up of: -
(a) Cellulose. (b) Chitin (c) Sucrose (d) Suberin Page 3 of 4
 2. Areolar connective tissues is found: -
(a) Between skin and muscle (b) Around blood vessel
(c) Around nerves and bone marrow (d) All of these
3. In nucleus, which part has major role in the synthesis of ribosomes: -
(a) Nuclear membrane (b) Nuclear pores
(c) Nucleoplasm (d) Nucleolus
4. Branched muscle fibers interconnect by oblique bridges are: -
(a) Unstriated muscle fibers (b) Striated muscle
(c) Cardiac muscle fibers (d) Skeletal muscle fibers
5. Identify weeds from the following options: -
(a) Xanthium (b) Parthenium (c) Rothundas (d) All of these
Assertion and reasoning. :
Two statements are given one labeled as assertion (a) and the other labelled as reason (r)select the
correct answer to these questions from the codes a, b, c and d as given below:
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the reason for A
(b) Both A and R true but are is not the reason for A
(c) A is true and R is false.
(d) A is false and R is true.
6. Assertion (A): Nervous tissue is a specialized tissue of the human body.
Reason (R): Nervous tissue transmits messages within our body.
7. Assertion (A): passive transport take place either by diffusion or osmosis
Reason (R): passive transport is a mode of transport which takes place without expenditure of energy.
SECTION-B
II. Very short answers (3X2=6)
1. what would happen to the life of a cell if there was no Golgi apparatus? Give two reasons?
2. what does a neuron look like?
3. What are the desirable agronomic characteristics for fodder and cereal crops?
SECTION-C
III. Short answers. (2X3=6)
1. Name the following:
(a) connective tissue with fluid matrix
(b) Tissue present in the brain
(c) Tissue that forms the inner lining of our mouth.
2. Mention the most important function of the following cell organelles;
(a) Endoplasmic reticulum (b) Mitochondria
(c) Golgi complex (d) Long answers.
SECTION-D
IV. Long answers. (1X5=5)
1. Which type of cell division is required for growth and repair of the body and which type is involved
in the formation of the gametes? Explain by giving a diagram.
OR
Differentiate between Diffusion and osmosis?
SECTION-E
V. Case base question. (1X4=4)
Agriculture is the science and practice of farming which mainly involves rearing livestock and
cultivating crops. Agriculture has a branch which deals with domestication, feeding, shelter, health
and breeding of animal livestock. The common animals reared in this process are cattle, goat sheep,
poultry and fish.
Answer the following question based on the given information:
(1) Name the branch of agriculture being discussed above?
(2) ................. Are animals which are raised mainly for milk.
(3) Animal feed includes a good quantity of roughage. What does it supply?
(4) Define Livestock management?
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