NSO MOCK TEST – 02

GRADE IX

For questions 1-3, select the correct water image of the given combination of letters and
numbers.

1.

2.

3.

For questions 4 and 5, find the odd one out

5.
A) (2, 10) B) (3, 30) C) (4, 70) D) (5, 130)

6.
A) (3, 6) B) (4, 10) C) (5, 15) D) (6, 25)

7. Consider the following statements. Which of these is/are true?

I. Interparticle space is more in chalk than in water
II. Evaporation is a surface phenomenon while boiling is a bulk phenomenon.
A) Only I B) Only II C) Both I and II D) Neither I nor II

8. Consider the statements A and R below

A: When milk is added to sugar solution, it shows Tyndall effect
R: Colloids show Tyndall effect.
A) Both A and R are true and R explains A B) Both A and R are true but R doesnt explain A
C) A is true but R is false D) A is false but R is true

9. C12 and C14 are two atoms. Consider the following statements.
I. They have same atomic number II. They have same mass number
III. They have same physical properties IV. They have same chemical properties
Which of the above statements is/are true?
A) I, II, III, IV B) I, IV only C) II, III only D) I, III, IV only
10. Let X be atomicity of Sulfur and Y be atomicity of Phosphorus. X – Y is
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4

11. Given figure shows the effects of pressure and temperature on the changes among three
states of matter. Select the correct statements.

I. Change 1 is carried out under high temperature and low pressure

II. Change 4 is carried out under low temperature and high pressure
III. Change 2 is carried out under low temperature and high pressure
IV. Change 3 is carried out under low temperature and high pressure
A) II, III B) I, II C) I, II and IV D) I, II and III

12. Diagrams W, X and Y show how the particles of a substance are packed at different
temperatures.

The above graph shows change in state of substance on heating. In which region of the
graph would all the particles be packed as in Y?
A) I B) II C) III D) IV

13. Study the following graph carefully and select the correct statements.

I. When water is cooled to 4oC, the volume decreases

II. Ice and water co-exist at 0oC
III. Water has minimum density at Q
IV. The volume of ice is more than that of water.
A) I B) II, III C) I, II, IV D) I, II, III, IV
14. Which of the changes in Q.No. 11 are endothermic?
A) 1, 2 B) 3, 4 C) 1, 3 D) 2, 4
15. In Rutherford’s alpha ray scattering experiment, a very small fraction of alpha particles
were deflected by 180o. What did he conclude from this observation?
A) All the positive charge and mass of the atom is concentrated in very small volume
B) Electrons revolve in circular orbits around nucleus of the atom
C)The size of nucleus is comparable to size of atom
D) All of these

16. Sodium has two isotopes Na-23 and Na-24. Both of them have same
I. Mass II. Number of neutrons
III. Number of protons IV. Electronic configuration
A) I, II, III, IV B) III, IV C) I, II, IV D) II, III

17. Most of the elements have atomic masses which are whole numbers. However, some
elements like Chlorine have fractional atomic masses (35.5). Which of the following best
explains this?
A) Presence of isotopes
B) Mass of proton is exactly not equal to mass of neutron
C) Few elements exists in both solid and liquid state
D) All of these

18. Which of the following is an example of gas in liquid type colloid?

A) Milk B) Milk of magnesia C) Fog D) Shaving cream

19. Use of drugs like ephedrine and insulin by athletes is banned. Rakesh, Amit, Deepak and
Tarun were asked by a trainer to give their urine samples for
drug tests. Chromatogram of their urine samples is shown
here. Choose the incorrect statement:
A) Deepak used both the drugs
B) Rakesh and Deepak used insulin
C) Rakesh used ephedrine
D) Amit and Tarun did not use any drugs.

20. Mass spectrum of lead (Pb) is given here.

The relative atomic mass of lead is

A) 208 B) 207.567 C) 207.302 D) 209

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