DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, ROURKELA

ANNUAL EXAMINATION, 2021

CLASS: IX
MAXIMUM MARKS: 70
SUBJECT: SCIENCE TIME ALLOWED: 3 HOURS

General Instructions:

i) The question paper comprises four sections A, B, C and D. there are 36 questions
in the question paper. All question papers are compulsory.
ii) Section-A- question no. 1 to 20- all questions and parts thereof are one mark
each. These questions contain multiple choice questions (MCQs), very short
answer questions and assertion-reason type questions. Answers to these questions
should be given in one word or one sentence.
iii) Section-B- question no. 21 to 26 are short answer type questions, carrying 2
marks each. Answer to these questions should be in the range of 50 to 80 words.
iv) Section-C- question no. 27 to 33 are short answer type questions, carrying 3
marks each. Answer to these questions should be in the range of 30 to 50 words.
v) Section-D- question no. 34 to 36 are long answer type questions, carrying 5
marks each. Answer to these questions should be in the range of 80 to 120
words.
vi) There is no overall choice. However, internal choices have been provided in some
questions. A student has to attempt only one of the alternatives in such questions.
vii) Wherever necessary, neat and properly labeled diagrams should be drawn.
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SECTION A (32 marks)
1. Write down the electronic configuration of Mg2+ ion.
OR

State the number of electrons, protons and neutrons in Cl– ion.

2. Name the isotope used as a fuel in nuclear reactors.

3. Which of the following correctly represents 360g of water?

a) 2 moles of water
b) 20 moles of water
c) 6.022 × 1023 molecules of water
d) 1.2044 × 1025 molecules of water
4. Which speed is greater 30 m/s or 30 km/h?
5. Body P is heavier than body Q. Which has more inertia?
6. What happens to the force between two objects if mass of each is doubled keeping distance
between them unchanged?
 OR

What is weight? State the direction in which it acts.

7. What is power? How do you differentiate kilowatt from kilowatt hour?

8. A body is moving with uniform acceleration. Is its momentum constant?
9. If the mass of a body is 9.8 kg on the earth, what would be its mass on the moon?
OR

Write two points of difference between g and G.

10. Voluntary muscles are also known as skeletal muscles. Justify.

11. State the reason for calling cell membrane as selectively permeable membrane.

OR

Mention the change in human red blood cells when they are placed in hypotonic salt solution.

12. Why does intake of penicillin not affect human cells?

OR

Why taking an antibiotic is not effective in common cold?

13. Name the plant tissue found in the husk of coconut and also identify the chemical which is
responsible for its stiffness.

For Questions 14, 15 and 16, two statements are given- one labeled Assertion and the other

labeled Reason. Select the correct answer to these questions from the codes (a), (b), (c) and

(d) as given below:

(a) Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
(b) Both assertion and reason are true and reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(c) Assertion is true but reason is false.
(d) Assertion is false but reason is true.
14. Assertion: A molecule is the smallest particle of an element or a compound which is capable of free
existence.

Reason: The number of atoms present in one molecule of the substance is called its atomicity

15. Assertion: Mitochondria are known as the powerhouses of the cell.

Reason: Mitochondria release energy in the form of ATP molecules.

OR
 Assertion: Organisms like bacteria are called ‘prokaryotes’.

Reason: In bacteria, the nuclear region is well defined and surrounded by a

nuclear membrane.

16. Assertion: We are normally advised to take bland and nourishing food when we are sick.

Reason: Bland and nourishing food helps digestion and absorption by the body.

Question No. 17 -20 contain five sub-parts each. You are expected to answer any four sub-
parts in these questions.

17. Read the following and answer any four questions from 17(i) to 17(v).
Vaccines are given to protect us from several infections that often cause disability and even
death.
i) Vaccines protect from infections by
(a) Destroying infective agent
(b) Killing the insect vectors responsible for the spread of infection
(c) Increasing the immunity of the host
(d) None of these
ii) The disease against which vaccines are not available is
(a) Typhoid
(b) Diphtheria
(c) Diabetes
(d) None of these
iii) Which of these vaccines is used to prevent tuberculosis?
(a) BCG
(b) MMR
(c) DPT
(d) TT
iv) DPT protects us from
(a) Diphtheria, polio and tetanus
(b) Diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus
(c) Diabetes, polio and typhoid
(d) None of these
v) Assertion: Vaccines prevent diseases.
Reason: Vaccines must be given to children.
a) Both assertion and reason are true, and reason is the correct explanation of
assertion.
 b) Both assertion and reason are true, but reason is not the correct explanation of
assertion.
c) Assertion is true but reason is false.
d) Both assertion and reason are false.
18. Read the following and answer any four questions from 18(i) to 18(v).

Mixtures are constituted by more than one kind of pure form of matter, knows as a
substance. A substance cannot be separated into other kinds of matter by any
physical process. We know that dissolved Sodium chloride can be separated from
water by the process of evaporation. However Sodium chloride is itself a substance
and cannot be separated by physical process into its chemical constituents. Similarly
sugar is a substance because it contains only one kind of pure matter and its
composition is the same throughout.
i) A pure substance which is made up of only one kind of atom and
cannot be broken into two or more simpler substances by physical or
chemical means is referred to as
a) A compound
b) An element
c) A molecule
d) A mixture
ii) Which of the following property does not describe a compound
a) It is composed of two or more elements
b) It is a pure substance
c) It cannot be separated into constituents by physical means
d) It is mixed in any proportion by mass
iii) The components of water can be separated by
a) Physical method
b) Chemical method
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) They cannot be separated
iv) According to the definition of pure substance, which of the following
is a pure substance
a) Ice
b) Mercury
c) Iron
d) All of these
v) Mixture can be
a) Homogeneous
b) Heterogeneous
c) Both (a) and (b)
 d) Pure substance
19. Read the following and answer any four questions from 19(i) to 19(v).
Time is an independent variable, plotted along the X-axis. Distance is
dependent variable, plotted along Y-axis. Graphs are designed to make it easy
to interpret and understand numerical data. Distance-time graph is a straight
line when the object is in the state of uniform motion. Slope of the graph gives
the speed of the object. The distance-time graph of two trains is given below.
The trains start simultaneously in the same direction.

i) How much B ahead of A when motion starts?

a) 100 km
b) 150 km
c) 75 km
d) 200 km

ii) The slope of speed -time graph gives

a) Speed
b) Velocity
c) Acceleration
d) Momentum

iii) When and where A catch B?

a) After 2hrs at the distance of 150 km

b) After 1hr at a distance of 125 km
c) After covering a distance of 100 km
d) After 200 km from the starting point
 iv) What is the difference between speed of A and B?

a) 100 km/h
b) 75 km/h
c) 50 km/h
d) 25 km/h

v) When the distance that an object travels is directly proportional to the length of time, it

is said to travel with

a) Zero velocity

b) Constant speed

c) Constant acceleration

d) Uniform velocity

20. Read the following and answer any four questions from 20 (i) to 20(v).

In the propulsion of a rocket , gases at high temperature and pressure, are

Produced by the combustion of fuel. They escape with a large constant

Velocity through a nozzle. The large backward momentum of the gases

Imparts an equal forward momentum to the rocket.

i) The rocket works on the principle of conservation of

a) Mass
b) Energy
c) Momentum
d) Velocity
ii) The rate of change of momentum with respect to time is measured in
a) Kg m/s2
b) Kg m/s
c) Kg m
d) Kg
iii) Two objects each of mass 1.5 kg are moving in the same straight line but in opposite
directions. The velocity of each object is 2.5 m/s before the collision during which
they stick together. The velocity of combined object after collision is
a) 0 m/s
b) 1.66 m/s
c) 1.50 m/s
 d) 3.75 m/s
iv) A man fires a bullet of mass 200 g at a speed of 5 m/s. The gun is o f 1 kg mass. By
what velocity the gun rebounds backward?
a) 1 m/s
b) 0.01 m/s
c) 0.1 m/s
d) 10 m/s
v) The rate of change of momentum is called
a) Velocity
b) Acceleration
c) Force
d) Speed
SECTION B (2 x 6 = 12 marks)

21. List two characteristics of cork cells which help them to function as protective tissue.

OR

Give one word for the following:

a) The tissue that stores fat in our body.

b) Kidney shaped cells that enclose stomata.
c) The tissue that transports water and minerals in plants
d) The tissue which is responsible for increase in girth of stem and root.

22. State two principles of treatment of infectious disease.

23. Define molecular mass and determine the molecular mass of one molecule of nitrogen in
gram.
OR

Define atom and explain the difference between O 2 and 2O.

24. Write down the formula of the following: a) Ammonium phosphate b) potassium oxide

c) Aluminium nitrate d) Ferrous sulphide

25. Study the velocity-time graph of a body of mass m = 50 g is shown in figure. Observe the

graph and answer the following questions.

 (a) Calculate the force on the object in time interval 0 to 3 s.
(b) Is there any time interval in which no force acts on the object? Justify

26. Two workmen are employed on a building project as shown in figure. Workman 1 drops a

hammer, which falls to the ground. The hammer has a mass of 2 kg and is dropped from a

height of 4.8 m above the ground.

a) Calculate the change in gravitational potential energy of the hammer when it is dropped.

b) Describe the energy changes from the time the hammer leaves the hand of workman 1 until it

is at rest on the ground.

SECTION C (3 x 7 = 21 marks)

27. Write two similarities and four differences between striated and cardiac muscles.

OR

Name the tissue associated with the following:

(a) Haversian canal (b) Chondrocyte (c) Eosinophils. Give one function of each of the
tissues.

28. (a) Name the organelles which provide turgidity to the plant cells. Name any two

substances present in it.

(b) How are they useful in unicellular organisms like Amoeba?

29. Draw the diagram of animal cell and label the following parts:

(a) Organelle that has its own DNA.

(b) Organelle which helps in protein synthesis.

(c) Organelle which helps in lipid synthesis.

(d) Organelle which helps in formation of lysosome.

30. In the following table, the mass number and the atomic number of certain elements are given:

a) Define isobar and select the pair of isobars from the above table.

b) What is the valency of the element C listed in the above table?

c) Write the formula of the ion formed by element E?

31. Define mole. Calculate the number of aluminium ions present in 0.051 g of aluminium oxide.
(Atomic mass of aluminium = 27 u, oxygen = 16 u)
32. Compare solution, colloid and suspension on the basis of the following: a) size of the
particles b) stability or sedimentation of particles c) effect of beam of light

33. Deduce the following equations of motions:

a) v = u + at b) s = ut + ( ½ ) at2 .

SECTION D (5 x 3 = 15 marks)

34. Explain Rutherford’s gold foil experiment with the help of a diagram? Write
the conclusions and shortcomings of Rutherford’s model of atom.
OR

i) State the difference between valency and valence electrons. Find out the valency and
valence electrons of atoms represented by the following figures (a) and (b):

ii) Compare the models of an atom proposed by Thomson, Rutherford and Bohr on the
basis of a) position or arrangement of electrons b) stability of atom.

35. a) Write the function of the following in human body.

i) Stratified squamous epithelium in skin.

ii) Columnar epithelium in intestine.

iii) Ciliated columnar epithelium in respiratory tract.

(b) Differentiate between tendons and ligaments. (Any two points).

36. A ball is thrown vertically upwards with a velocity of 49 m/s. Calculate

i) The maximum height to which it rises

ii) The total time it takes to return to the thrower

iii) Its position after 6 s

OR

i) What is acceleration due to gravity?

ii) What is the acceleration of a freely falling body?

iii) Show mathematically that acceleration experienced by an object during free fall is
independent of mass of the object.

iv) If the small and big stones are dropped from the roof of a house simultaneously, they will
reach the ground at the same time. Why?

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