APEEJAY COMMON ANNUAL EXAMINATION

SESSION: 2023-24
SUBJECT SCIENCE CLASS-IX
Time: 3 hours Max. Marks: 80

General Instructions:
i.This question paper consists of 7 pages, 39 questions in 5 sections.
i. All questionsare compulsory. However, an internal choice is provided in some questions. A student is
expected to attempt only one of these questions.
ii. Section Aconsists of 20 objective-type questions carrying 01 mark cach.
iv. Section Bconsists of 6Very Short questions carrying 02 marks each. Answers to these questions should be
in the range of 30 to 50words.
v. Section C
consists of 7 Short Answer type questions carrving 03 marks each. Answers to these questions
should be in the range of 50to 80 words.
V. Section D consists of 3Long Answer type questions carrving 05 marks each.
Answer to these questions
should be in the range of 80 to 120 words.
l. Section E consists of 3 source-based/case-based units of assessment of 04
narks each with sub-parts.

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

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(a) N and P
(b) Aland S
(c) Mg and P
(d) Mg and S
2

Fhashayh!

A B
Two liguids 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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 Which one of the following statements is incorrect?
3. (a) Increase in surface area, increases therate 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 propcrty of a mixture?
(a) Mixtures are heterogcncous in nature
(b)The composition of mixture always retmain constant
(c)The composition of mixture may show variability
(d) Its elcments/ components are separated by physical methods
An element X is divalent and another element Y is tetravalent. The compound formed by these two
clements will be:
(a) XY
(b) XY,
(c) X,Y
(d) XY,
6. Two substances, A and Bwere made to react to form a third substance A,B according to the following
reaction: 2A + B ’ A,B. Which of the following statements concerning this reaction are incorTect?
(i) The product A,B shows the properties of substances A andB.
(ii)The product will always have a fixed composition.
(ii) The product so formed cannot be classified as a compound.
(iv) The product so formed is an element.
(a) (i), (i) and (iii)
(b) (iü), (ii) and (iv)
(c) (i), (iii) and (iv)
(d) (iii) and (iv)
7. Smoke is an example of
(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?
(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 incertain organisms.
Read the given statements.
nerve.
i. Many nerve cells bound together by connective tissue make up a in repair of tissues.
ii. Areolar connective tissue fills the space inside the organs and helps
iii.Glandular epithelium is formed by infolding of epithelial tissue. muscles.
iv. Smoothmuscle fibres show characteristic of both striated and unstriated secretion occur.
V. Skin cpithelial cells are extremely thin and flat through which absorption and
Select the incorrect statements.

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 (a) ivand v
(b) i, iiiand v
(c) i,ii and iii
(d) i, ii and iv
0. The cell organclles (other than the nucleus) which contain DNA are
(a) plastids and lysosomes
(b) mitochondria and Golgi apparatus
(c) Golgi apparatus and lysosome
(d) plastids and mitochondria
1, Which of the following helps in repair of tissue and fills up the space inside the organ?
(a) Tendon
(b) Adipose tissue
(c) Areolar tissue
(d) Cartilage Nutritional
2. The table lists four types of food for broiler chickens. Which type Type of
Food Value
of food is desirable for broiler chickens? Rich in fats

(a) FoodP Rich ín proteins

Rich in fats with cvi
(b)Food Q R leveis of vitamin A

(c) Food R Low ievels of fars

and itamin K
(d) Food S
m/s on a body of weight 9.8N? Take g =9.
13. What is the force required to produce an acceleration of 9,8
m/s².
(a) 4.9 N
(b) 1N
(c)9.8 N
(d) 19.6N
a boy is enjoying aride on a merry-go-round which is moving at a constant speed of 10 m/s. It
14. Suppose
implies that the boy is
(a) at rest
(b) moving with no acceleration
(c) in accelerated motion
(d) moving with uniform velocity willpossess:
it reaches height h/2, it
15. An object is falling freely from a height h. After
(a) Only potential energy
(b)Only kinetic energy
(c) Half Potential and halfkinetic energy
(d) Less potential and more kinetic energy then struck again but much harder this
time. Inthe second
mechanical piano struck gently and
16. A key of a
case
not be different
(a) sound will be louder, but the pitch will also be higher
(b)sound willbe louder, and the pitch will
be lower
(c) sound will be louder, but the pitch will
unaffected x
(d) both loudness and pitch will remain

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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.
Reason (R): Naplhthalene does not leave residue when kept open.
18. Assertion (A): Each organelle has a specific function in the cell.
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.
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.
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".
(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.
(i) Which cell organelle is responsible for this?
(i) 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?
(b) List two desired traits for which Brown Swiss and Red Sindhicows are selected for cross breeding
program.
24. Identify and name the tissue.
(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.
same volume.
25. There are three solid balls made up of aluminium, steel and wood of the same shape and
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?
20. Represent graphically by two separate diagrams in each case:
() Two sound waves having the same amplitude but different frequencies?
(i1)Two sound waves having the same frequency but different amplitudes.

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 SECTION C
(a) Calculate the molecular mass of bakingsoda.( At mass of Na= 23u, H=lu, C=12u, O=16u)
(6) Write the chemical formula formed bythe combination of following ions.
i) Sulphate ion and Aluminum ion
ii)Chloride ion and Calcium ion
(c) ldentify the cations and anions present in Sodium sulphide
28. (a) Sea-water can be classified as both homogeneous as wellas heterogeneous mixture. Comment.
(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
(i) Nuclear region.
(i)Cell organelles
(b) "A bacterial cell is called a prokaryotic cell". Give reason for this statement.
30. felt that if he
Rahul was practising floriculture on the farm. He sold flowers to florists in the city. He local
from the officers.
started beekeeping his income would increase. He obtained more information
(a) What is a pasturage?
(b) How is it related to the quality of honey?
(c) Namne 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? D)
(c) State one merit of such a system.

km/h and returns back with a speed of 20

31. A motorcyclist drives from A to B with a uniform speed of 30
km h-'. Find its average speed.
constant force 'F for some
32. The velocity of a body moving in a straight line is increased by applying a
of the body is
distance in the direction of the motion. Prove that the increase in the kinetic energy
equal to the work done by the force on the body.
happen to the gravitational
33. State the universal law of gravitation. Write its mathematical form. What will
force between two bodies if the masses of one body is doubled?
SECTION D
of sodium ion and why?
34. (a) Atomic number of Na is 11. What will be the atomic number atomic number of the
(b)The atom of an element has two electrons in its M shell. What will be the
element? Name the element.
(c) Two atoms have the following nuclear composition
Atom A =17 protons, 18 neutrons
Atom B= 17protons , 20 neutrons

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What are their mass numbers? What is the relation between the two species? Which element or elen.
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 shellhas Selectrons, 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:
(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 aball of mass 20 gmoving along astraight line on a long table is given
below:
m/s)25
(Velocity
20

15
310
5

1 7 8 9 10 11

time (s)’

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

373 K w

T (K)

273 K Y

Heat added

(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.
3. The growth of plants occurs only in certain specific regions. This is because of the presence of dividing
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.
plant into a
(c) Name the type of dividing tissue which is responsible for transformation of a stem of a
trunk, as it grows into a tree.
OR
function. State the name of this
(C) As the cells grow, they stop dividing and attain permanent structure and
process.
Example, Rhythmic beating of
Frequency is the number of times an event occurs in a given time period.medium
9. oscillates betweena
drums. When sound is propagated through a medium, the density of the
maximum value to the minimum
maximum value and a minimum value. The change in density from the
can count the number of
value, then again to the maximum value, makes one complete oscillation. If we
frequency of the sound wave. It is usually
the compressions or rarefactions per unit time, we will get the
represented by v.
related to its speed?
(a) How are the wavelength and frequency of a sound wave
from the source called?
(b) What is the time interval between successive compressions
does it vibrate in a minute2
(c)The frequency of asource of sound is 100 Hz. How many times
OR
of sound is 330 mg! fnd
(c) A person fires a gun standing at a distance of 55 m from a wall. If the speed
the time for an echo to be heard.

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