CBSE SAMPLE PAPER 2024-25

CLASS – IX SUBJECT- SCIENCE

FULL MARKS- 80 TIME – 3 HOURS

General Instructions:
Read the following instructions carefully.

1. This question paper consists of 39 questions in 5 sections.

2. All questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice is provided in some questions.
A student is expected to attempt only one of these questions.
3. Section A consists of 20 objective-type questions carrying 1 mark each.
4. Section B consists of 6 Very Short questions carrying 2 marks each. Answers to these
questions should be in the range of 30 to 50 words.
5. Section C consists of 7 Short Answer type questions carrying 3 marks each. Answers to
these questions should be in the range of 50 to 80 words.
6. Section D consists 0(3 Long Answer hipe questions carrying 5 marks each. Answer to
these questions should be in the range of 80 to 120 words.
7. Section E consists of 3 source-based/case-based units of assessment of 4 marks each with
sub-parts.
Section – A
(Select and write the most appropriate option out of the four options given for each of the
questions 1- 20. There is no negative mark for in correct response:)
Question 1.
The pictures show the arrangement of electrons in the shells of different atoms. which two
atoms have the same valence? [1]

(A) Atom 1 and Atom 2

(B) Atom 2 and Atom 3
(C) Atom 3 and Atom 4
(D) Atom 4 and Atom 1
2. Which of these is common for all chemical changes? [1]
(A) Change in shape
(B) Absorption of heat
(C) Increase in volume
(D) Formation of a new substance
 Question 3.
Which of the following molecules is triatomic? [1]
(A) H2
(B) C
(C) CO
(D) H2O
Question 4.
Which of the following atoms are isobars? [1]
(A) 612C and 614C
(B) 1840Ar and 2040Ca
(C) 614C and 1840Ar
(D) 36Li and 612C
Question 5.What would be the valency of an element that is chemically inactive? [1]
(A) 0
(B) 1
(C) 2
(D) 5
Question 6. A few substances are arranged in the increasing order of forces of attraction
between their particles. Which one of the following represents a correct arrangement? [1]
(A) Water, air, wind
(B) Air, sugar, oil
(C) Oxygen, water, sugar
(D) Salt, juice, air
Question 7. On converting 25°C, 38°C and 66°C to Kelvin scale, the correct sequence of
temperatures will be: [1]
(A)298K,311K and 339K
(B) 298K,300K and 338K
(C) 273 K, 278 K and 543 K
(D) 298 K, 310 K and 338 K
1. Question 8. Why do cells of apical meristem lack vacuoles? [1]
(A) They store food materials
(B) They have thin cell walls.
(C) They contain dense cytoplasm.
(D) They are actively dividing cells.
Question 9. Which of these cells is the longest? [1]
(A) Bone cell
(B) Nerve cell
(C) Stomach cell
(D) Heart muscle cell
Question 10. Contraction of the protoplast of a plant cell as a result of loss of water from the
cell is called
(A) Exocytosis
(B) Endocytosis
(C) Plasmolysis
(D) Both exocytosis and endocytosis
Question 11. The kitchen of the cell is: [1]
(A) Mitochondria
(B) Endoplasmic reticulum
(C) Chloroplast
(D) Golgi apparatus
Question 12. Flexibility in plants is due to: [1]
(A) Collenchyrna
(B) Sclerenchyma
(C) Parenchyma
(D) Chlorenchyrna
Question 13. What is the correct unit for measuring the acceleration of a moving object? [1]
(A) m
(B) s
(C) ms-2
(D) ms
Question 14. Which of these involves the conversion of kinetic energy to potential energy?
(A) A person diving into a pool of water from a board.
(B) A person gliding in the air with the help of a parachute.
(C) A person sliding down from the top of a water slide.
(D) A person riding a motorbike to the top of an overbridge.
Question 15. Which of these nutrients is required by plants in large quantities? [1]
(A) Iron
(B) Zinc
(C) Potassium
(D) Manganese
Question 16. To solve the food problem of the country, which among the following is
necessary? [1]
(A) Increased production and storage of food grains.
(B) Easy access of people to the food grains.
(C) People should have money to purchase the grains.
(D) All of the above

Assertion-Reason-Based Question’s
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.
Question 17.
Assertion (A): When heat energy is supplied to the solid, it starts melting.
Reason (R): Solid particles take up the heat and help in melting. [1]
Question 18.
Assertion (A): Guard cells are specialised epidermal cells.
Reason (R): Stomata are found in the epidermis of leaves. [1]
Question 19.
Assertion (A): Mass of an object is always zero.
Reason (R): Mass of an object is the measure of its inertia and the substance contained by the
body. [1]
Question 20.
Assertion (A): The presence of weeds affects the crop field.
Reason (R): Weeds compete for food, space and light. [1]

Section – B
(Questions No. 21 to 26 are very short answer questions)
21. What are polyatomic ions? list two examples. [2]
22. List two points of differences between parenchyma and sclerenchyma. [2]
23.What is plasrnolvsis? What happens to a plasmolysed cell when it is placed in water? [2]
OR
Differentiate the following activities on the basis of voluntary(V) or involuntary (IV) muscles.
(a) Jumping of frog
(b) Pumping of the heart
(c) Writing with hand
(d) Movement of chocolate in your intestine.
24. A man pushes four boxes of different mass. [2]
The table shows the acceleration produced for each box during the push.
Mass of the box (kg) Acceleration produced (m/s2)
10 200
20 100
40 50
80 25

What amount of force does the man exert on each box? Is the force acting on each box
unbalanced? Explain ‘our answer.
25. The given graph shows how the car travelled from house to school. [2]
Distance – time graph for the motion of a car
Did the car move with uniform motion from house to school? Explain your answer.
OR
While driving a vehicle how does the use of safety belts prevents accidents? To show that a
body remains at rest unless acted upon by an unbalanced force, mention one situation from
everyday life.
26. The graph below shows two crop yields Eplot A and B that have been treated by manures
and chemical fertilisers respectively, keeping other environmental factors the same. [2]
Answer the following questions:

(a) Why does plot B show sudden increase and then gradual decrease in yield?
(b) Why is the highest peak in plot A graph slightly delayed?

Section – C
(Questions No. 27 to 33 are short answer questions)
27. (a) Define latent heat of vaporisation. [3]
(b) Give reasons for the following: You feel cold when you pour some nail polish remover on
your palm.
(c) Explain: During summer, sitting under a fan makes us comfortable.
28. Rahul and Manav each were given a mixture of iron filings and sulphur powder. Rahul
heated the mixture strongly and a new substance was formed. Write three points of difference
between the two. [3]
OR
A teacher told three students A, B and C to prepare 25% solution (mass by volume) of KOH.
Student A dissolved 25 g of KOH in 1oo g of water, student B dissolved 25 g of KOH in 100 mL
of water and student C dissolved 25 g KOH in water and made the volume 1X mL Which one of
them has made required 25% solution? Give your answer with reason. [3]
29. Why are lysosomes known as suicidal bags? [3]
30. Classify meristematic tissues on the basis of the region the are present. Also, mention their
functions. [3]
31. A particle moves over three-quarters of a circle of radius r cm. Calculate the magnitude of:
(a) its distance and
(b) displacement.
32. Explain:
(a) Universal gravitational constant
(b) Free fall
33. In which direction do the following forces act when an object is in motion:
(a) Frictional force
(b) Gravitational force
(c) Centripetal force
Section – D
(Questions No. 34 to 36 are long answer questions)
34. (a) Can a homogeneous mixture have a variable composition? Justify giving an example.
(b) What happens when:
(i) Dilute sulphuric acid is added to a mixture of iron filings and sulphur powder.
(ii) Dilute sulphuric acid is added to a mixture of iron filings and sulphur powder heated to red
hot followed by cooling. [5]
OR
(a) List any two properties that liquids have in common with gases.
(b) Give two reasons to justify that an iron almirah is a solid at room temperature.
(c) What happens to the heat energy which is supplied to the solid once it starts melting?
Question 35.
(a) Name the connective tissue which is the hardest. What makes it so hard?
(b) List any three important functions of this tissue. [5]
Question 36.
(a) State Newton’s Second Law of Motion. Express it mathematically and find the SI unit of
force from it.
(b)

In the diagram given above, if the card is flicked away with a jerk, what will you observe?
Explain the reason for this observation. [5]
OR
(a) Define momentum. Write iLs 5.1. unit.
(b) How much momentum will an object of mass 10 kg transfer to the floor, if it falls from a
height of 5 m (g =10 m/s2)?
(c) Explain how a karate player can break a pile of bies with a sng1e blow of his hand?

Section – E
(Questions No. 37 to 39 are case-based! data-based questions with 2 f03 short sub-parts.
Internal choice is provided in one of these sub-parts.)
Question 37.
The following data represents the distribution of electrons, protons and neutrons in atoms of
four elements A, B, C, and D. Understand the data carefully and answer the following
questions.
Element Protons Neutrons Electrons
A 9 10 9
B 16 16 16
C 12 12 12
D 17 18 17
(a) State the electronic configuration of element B. What will he the vaìencv of element B? [4]
(b) What will he atomic number of element D?
OR
Calculate the atomic mass number for element D.

Question 38.
Study the given figure and answer the following
questions.
(a) Identify A and B cells.
(b) What will happen if B cells are kept in a hypotonic
solution?
(c) What is an isotonic solution? [4]
OR
What is plasmolysis? [4]
Question 39.
A sound wave travelling in a medium is represented as shown in the figure:

(a) Which letter represents the amplitude of the sound wave?

(b) Which letter represents a wavelength of the wave?
(c) What is the frequency of the source of sound if the vibrating source of sound makes 360
oscillations in two minutes? [4]
OR
Calculate the time period of the source of sound in the above case. [4]