Sample Question Paper-3

Physics
Class-9
SOLVED

Time Allowed : 2 hours Maximum Marks : 80

Answer to this paper must be written on the paper provided separately.
You will not be allowed to write during the first 15 minutes.
This time is to be spent in reading the question paper.
The time given at the head of this paper is the time allowed for writing the answers.

Attempt all questions from Section A and any four questions from Section B.
The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets [ ].

Section-A
(Attempt all questions from this Section )
Question 1.

Choose the correct answers to the questions from the given options : [15]
(i) The volume of 1g of water at 4°C is
(a) 0.995 cm3 (b) 1.008 cm3
(c) 1.000 cm3 (d) None of these
(ii) Which one of the following graphs correctly represents the variation of volume of 1kg of water with
temperature?
(a) (b)

(c) (d)

(iii) Which of the following letter does not form laterally inverted image due to reflection by a plane mirror?
(a) O (b) M
(c) A (d) All of these
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(iv) Image formed by a plane mirror is

(a) real (b) inverted
(c) magnified (d) None of these
(v) In a displacement-distance graph of a wave, the wavelength is the
(a) distance between two consecutive crests (b) distance between two consecutive troughs.
(c) distance between a crest and a trough (d) Both (a) and (b)
(vi) Sound in air propagates in form of
(a) transverse wave (b) longitudinal wave
(c) either longitudinal or transverse wave (d) neither longitudinal nor transverse wave
(vii) Identify the symbol of rheostat.

(a) P (b) Q
(c) R (d) Both (b) and (c)
(viii) Voltmeter is connected
(a) In series with the components across which potential difference is to be measured.
(b) In parallel with the component across which potential difference is to be measured.
(c) Either (a) or (b)
(d) Neither (a) nor (b)
(ix) Relation between time period (T) and frequency (f) of a simple pendulum is
(a) Tf = 1 (b) T/f = 1
(c) f/T = 1 (d) None of these
(x) Time period of oscillation of a simple pendulum is proportional
(a) Directly to the length of the pendulum.
(b) Inversely to the length of the pendulum.
(c) Directly to the square root of the length of the pendulum.
(d) Inversely to the square root of the length of the pendulum.
(xi) On the earth surface, the value of acceleration due to gravity is
(a) same at every place (b) maximum at pole and minimum at equator.
(c) maximum at equator and minimum at pole. (d) maximum at the top of the mountains.
(xii) Which of the following equations is correct for an accelerated motion?
(a) v + at = u (b) v2+ 2as = u2
2
(c) 2s = 2ut + at (d) s + at2 = ut
(xiii) The velocity-time graph of a body with uniform velocity is a straight line—
(a) Parallel to time axis (b) Parallel to velocity axis
(c) inclined to velocity axis (d) Inclined to velocity axis
(xiv) What is the product of force and the time for which force acts known as?
(a) Impulse of force (b) Acceleration
(c) Momentum (d) None of these
(xv) The initial velocity of a body is 10 m/s. After 5 s, the velocity of the body is 20 m/s. Its velocity after 7s is
.............m/s. 
(a) 20 (b) 22
(c) 24 (d) 26
Question 2
(a) Name three factors on which the time period of a simple pendulum depends.  [3]
(b) Calculate the force of gravitation between two bodies of mass 100 kg each and separated by a distance of
1 m.[G = 6.67 × 10–11 Nm2 kg–2] [2]
(c) Define force. Write its SI unit. [2]
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(d) Convert one micron and one angstrom into metre ? [2]
(e) Write difference between distance and displacement. [2]
(f) Name two non-contact forces. [2]
(g) Draw a velocity-time graph for a uniformly accelerated motion. [2]
Question 3
(a) A bat can hear sound of frequencies up to 120 kHz. Determine the minimum wavelength of sound which it
can hear. Speed of sound in air is 330 ms–1.  [2]
(b) How does the speed of sound in air vary with temperature ?  [2]
(c) What is thrust? State its S.I unit. Is it a scalar or vector quantity?  [2]
(d) Two identical metal spheres of A and B having charges +6 C and –2 C respectively are joined together with
a conducting wire. State the direction of flow of current.  [2]
(e) Write two uses of concave mirrors.  [2]
Section-B
(Attempt any four questions from this Section)
Question 4
(a) A train first travels for 60 minutes with a velocity 30 km h–1 and then for 60 minutes with a velocity 40 km h–1
in the same direction. Calculate:  [3]
(i) The total distance travelled
(ii) the average velocity of the train.
(b) A ball is dropped from a height of 19.6 m (g = 9.8 ms–2) [3]
(i) How long does it take to hit the ground ?
(ii) With what velocity does it hit the ground ?
(c) Which portion of the graph indicates some definite value of acceleration, retardation and constant velocity?

Question 5 [4]
(a) Write the requisites of the medium for the sound wave to propagation. [3]
(b) From the following graph : [3]
Write “Displacement (m)” on y-axis
3m

0 2 4 6 time (s)

Find :
(i) Wavelength
(ii) Wave velocity
(iii) Time period.
(c) The speed of sound in air is 340 ms–1 and in water it is 1500 ms–1. [4]
(i) How much time will it take in air to cover a distance of 680 m?
(ii) How much distance will it cover in same time in water ?
Question 6
(a) A bar magnet is divided into two parts as shown :  [3]
(i) Show the polarity in the broken pieces.

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(ii) What happens to magnetic strength of broken parts as compared to original magnet ?
(b) Draw a diagram to show magnetic fields around a bar magnet. [3]
(c) How much energy is given to each coulomb of charge passing through a 6 V battery ? [4]
Question 7
(a) The areas of pistons in a hydraulic machine are 10 cm2 and 40 cm2 . What force on the smaller piston will
support a load of 1000 N on the larger piston? [3]
(b) State the volume changes that you will observe when a given mass of water is heated from 0˚C to 10˚C.
Sketch a temperature-volume graph to show the behaviour.  [3]
(c) Draw a ray diagram to show the reflection of light from plane mirror indicating angle of incidence, angle of
reflection, incident ray, reflected ray and the normal.  [4]
Question 8
(a) The density of a substance is 0.9 g/cm3. [3]
(i) Find its relative density.
(ii) Find its density in S.I. units.
(b) Write the difference between heat and temperature.  [3]
(c) State
(i) Pascal’s law
(ii) Archimedes’ principle
Question 9
(a) Write the characteristics of the image formed by concave mirror when object is placed at infinity. [3]
(b) What is the radius of curvature of a plane mirror? [3]
(c) What will be the readings in the ammeters (A) when key (K) is : [4]
(i) Open
(ii) Closed

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