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I, 2012
SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT I, 2012
/ SCIENCE
IX / Class IX

3 90
Time allowed : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 90

(i)
(ii)
(iii)

(iv)
(v) 1 3
(vi) 4 7 30
(vii) 8 19 50
(viii) 20 24 70
(ix) 25 42
General Instructions :
(i) The question paper comprises of two Sections, A and B. You are to attempt both the
sections.
(ii) All questions are compulsory.
(iii) There is no overall choice. However, internal choice has been provided in all the five
questions of five marks category. Only one option in such questions is to be attempted.
(iv) All questions of Section-A and all questions of Section-B are to be attempted separately.
(v) Question numbers 1 to 3 in Section-A are one mark questions. These are to be answered in
one word or in one sentence.
(vi) Question numbers 4 to 7 in Sections-A are two marks questions. These are to be answered
in about 30 words each.
(vii) Question numbers 8 to 19 in Section-A are three marks questions. These are to be answered
in about 50 words each.
(viii) Question numbers 20 to 24 in Section-A are five marks questions. These are to be answered
in about 70 words each.
(ix) Question numbers 25 to 42 in Section-B are multiple choice questions based on practical
skills. Each question is a one mark question. You are to select one most appropriate
response out of the four provided to you.

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SECTION-A
1.
Sugar and salt when kept in different jars take the shape of the jar. Are they
solid ? Justify your answer.
1
2.

In what way a prokaryotic cell is different than Eukaryotic cell with respect to
the nuclear membrane.
1
3.

During the game of table tennis, if the ball hits a player it does not hurt him. On
the other hand when a fast moving cricket ball hits a spectator it may hurt him.
State reason.
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4.
(a)
(b)

(a) A diver is able to cut through water in a swimming pool. Which
property of matter does this observation. How ?
(b) Liquids generally have lower density as compared to solids , but ice floats
on water. Find out why ?
2
5.

When will you say that a given solution of a solute is saturated ? What would
you observe when a hot saturated solution of the same solute is allowed to cool.
2
6.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Identify the location of the following tissues : -
(a) Tendon (b) Cuboidal epithelium
(c) Areolar tissue (d) Aerenchyma plant tissue
2
7.
60 N
10 N

(gearth 10 ms

2
, gmoon
earth
g
6
)
An astronaut carried a pot containing soil weighing 60 N from the earth to the
surface of moon. He kept it there and just before return journey from moon to
earth he weighed the soil there on the surface of moon and found that it was
only 10 N. Where did the rest of the soil go and how much mass of soil was
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lost ? (gearth10 ms

2
, gmoon
earth
g
6
)
8.

Define crop rotation, What is the basis of choice of the crop to be cultivated after
one harvest ?
In what way crop rotation is advantageous ?
3
9.

Explain why bee keeping for making honey has become an agricultural
enterprise? Name one local variety of bees used for commercial honey
production. What determines the quality of honey ?
3
10.
(a)
(b)
(a) For any substance, why does the temperature remain constant during
the change of state.
(b) Suggest a method to liquefy atmospheric gases.
3
11.

State the meaning of the term solubility. Name two factors on which the
solubility of a substance depends. How is it expressed ?
3
12.

Define osmosis. In what two ways it is different from diffusion.
3
13.

Draw a diagram of cardiac muscle and label any two parts. Write one main
function of cardiac muscle.
3
14.

Mention the position and function of apical, intercalary and lateral meristems in
plants.
3
15.
42 m
60 s
(a)
(b)
(c)
A cyclist moving in a circular path of diameter 42 m completes three rounds of
the circular path in 60 seconds. Calculate:
(a) the total distance covered by him during this time.
(b) net displacement of the cyclist.
(c) the speed of the cyclist.
3
16.
20 300 ms
-1
880

A bullet of mass 20 grams moving with a velocity of 300 ms
-1
gets embedded in
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a truly suspended wooden block of mass 880 g. Calculate the velocity acquired
by the block.
17.

Show that the rate of change of momentum of an object is the product of its
mass and acceleration.
3
18.
(a)

(b)
(a) List four phenomena which can be explained by applying universal law of
gravitation.
(b) A sheet of paper falls slower than one that is crumpled into a ball, why ?
3
19.
20m.
(a)
(b)
A stone is released from the top of a building of height 20m. Calculate :
(a) the total time to return to the surface of the earth
(b) its final velocity just before touching the ground (gz/0ms-
2
)
3
20.

What is composite fish culture ? What is the criteria for selecting the fishes for
this type of fish farming and why ? List two problems of composite fish
farming.
OR

Define fumigation and fumigant. Give an example of a fumigant. How does
fumigation differ from spraying ? Give two points.

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21.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(a) How does increase in surface area of evaporating liquid and lowering of
its temperature affect the rate of evaporation.
(b) Give two examples in which evaporation is advantageous.
(c) Why does water kept in earthern pot become cool during summer ?
OR
(a)
(b)
(c)
(a) Define boiling point and evaporation.
(b) List two factors on which boiling of a liquid depends.
(c) Why are we able to sip hot coffee or milk faster from a saucer rather than
cup ?
5
22.
(a)
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(b)
(c)

(a) Define sublimation and sedimentation.
(b) You are provided with a mixture of ammonium chloride, common salt,
sand and iron filings. Which of these substances can be separated by
sublimation and which by sedimentation?
(c) Can salt be separated by sedimentation?
Justify your answer.
OR

Name the method by which camphor can be separated from sand. Draw the
diagram of the setup of the apparatus that will be used for that method and
label four parts.

23.
(a)
(b) 0.1 m

2
(a) (b)
(a) Write three advantages of velocity time graph.
(b) A bus starting from rest moves with a uniform acceleration of 0.1 m

2
for
2 minutes. Find
(a) the speed acquired (b) the distance travelled
OR
(a)
(i)
(ii)
(b)
(c) 90 km h
-1
. 0.5 ms

2
.

(a) State the relation between distance and time:
(i) When a body is moving with uniform velocity?
(ii) When a body is moving with variable velocity ?
(b) How is distance different from displacement ?
(c) A train is travelling at a speed of 90 km h
-1
. Brakes are applied in the
train so as to produce a uniform acceleration of 0.5 ms

2
. Find distance
for the train, before it is brought to rest ?
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24.
(a)
(i)
(ii)
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(b) 300 kg 10 ms

1

40 kg


50 ms

1
.
(a) State Newtons third law of motion. Find action and reaction in the
following : -
(i) a person moving on a floor
(ii) a glass slab lying on a table
(b) A car of mass 300 kg is moving with a speed 10 ms

1

while a scooter of
mass 40 kg

is moving with a speed of 50 ms

1
. Compare their
momentums. Which vehicle will require more force to stop it in the
same interval of time.
OR
(a)
(b) 150 g 30 ms
-1
0.06 s.

(a) State Newtons second law of motion. On which two factors
momentum of an object depends ?
(b) A 150 g ball travelling at 30 ms
-1
strikes the palm of a players hand and
is stopped in 0.06 s. Calculate the force exerted by the ball on the hand.

/ SECTION - B
25.
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
To test adulteration in a sample of dal Ram added conc. Hydrochloric acid to a
solution of dal in water and observed that magenta colour appears. This
confirms that the dal is adulterated with : -
(a) saw dust (b) metanil yellow
(c) argemone oil (d) potassium dichromate
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26.
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(a) (ii), (i), (iii), (iv) (b) (iii), (iv), (i), (ii)
(c) (i), (ii), (iv), (iii) (d) (ii), (iii), (i), (iv)
Following are the steps for conducting the starch test in the given sample of
wheat :
(i) crush the wheat grains.
(ii) add water to the test tube.
(iii) add few drops of iodine solution.
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(iv) boil the contents and filter.
The correct sequence of the steps is : -
(a) (ii), (i), (iii), (iv) (b) (iii), (iv), (i), (ii)
(c) (i), (ii), (iv), (iii) (d) (ii), (iii), (i), (iv)
27.
A,B C 0C
(a)
(b) 0C
(c)
(d)
To find the boiling point of water three students used water , at 0C, at room
temperature and lukewarm water respectively. On comparing their
observations it will be found that the boiling point of water will be : -
(a) same in all the cases
(b) least in the water taken at 0C
(c) maximum in the case of lukewarm water
(d) different in all the three cases
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28.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
In an experiment to find the melting point of ice the correct reading of
thermometer is noted when
(a) ice starts melting
(b) whole of the ice melts
(c) temperature starts increasing
(d) temperature becomes constant
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29.
/ /
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
When sand, common salt and ammonium chloride are mixed and subjected to
sublimation, the component (s) that will sublime is/are :
(a) common salt
(b) common salt and ammonium chloride
(c) common salt and sand
(d) ammonium chloride
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30.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
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To prepare a colloid of starch :
(a) Starch should be added in boiling water
(b) Starch powder should be added in cold water
(c) Starch powder should be heated and then added in cold water
(d) Thin paste of starch is added to hot water with constant stirring
31.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
When a mixture of iron filings and sulphur powder is added in the carbon
disulphide then it is observed that :
(a) iron particles dissolve
(b) sulphur particles dissolve
(c) both iron and sulphur particles dissolve
(d) neither iron nor sulphur particles dissolve
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32.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Amit mixed barium chloride solution and sodium sulphate solution in a test
tube and observed the :
(a) formation of yellow precipitate instantaneously
(b) formation of white precipitate instantaneously
(c) formation of yellow precipitate after sometime
(d) formation of white precipitate after sometime
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33.
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
The components of a mixture of iron filings and sulphur powder can be
separated by :
(a) Sublimation (b) Distillation
(c) Filtration (d) Using a magnet
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34.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
To observe a reaction of zinc granules with sulphuric acid the student should :
(a) use dilute sulphuric acid
(b) add water to concentrated sulphuric acid before using it
(c) mix concentrated and dilute sulphuric acid
(d) use concentrated sulphuric acid
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35.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Rama prepared a temporary mount of onion peel and observed the slide under
microscope. The cell structures which she can see clearly are :-
(a) cell wall, nucleus, vacuole, chromosomes
(b) Nucleus, cell membrane, vacuole, chromosomes
(c) Cell wall, cell membrane, mitochondria, vacuole
(d) Cell wall, cell membrane, nucleus, cytoplasm
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36.
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
Methylene blue which is used for staining human cheek cells would stain :
(a) cell membrane (b) cell membrane and cytoplasm
(c) nucleus and cell membrane (d) nucleus only
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37.
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
While preparing the temporary mounts, glycerine is used to prevent :
(a) dehydration of cells (b) rupture of cover slip
(c) hydration of the cells (d) entry of air bubbles

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38.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
The unique feature of the nucleus of the striated muscle is :
(a) oval shaped and multi nucleate.
(b) elongated and multi nucleate.
(c) oval shaped and uni nucleate.
(d) elongated and uni nucleate
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39.
(X)
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
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The marked arrow (X) in the diagram of parenchyma tissue as shown below
indicates :

(a) cytoplasm (b) intercellular space
(c) intracellular space (d) vacuole
40.
w2 g
w1 g,
(a)
2 1
1
w w
100
w
(b)
2
1
w
100
w

(c)
1
2
w
100
w
(d)
1 2
2
w w
100
w

If the mass of dry raisins is w2 g and that of raisins soaked in water is w1 g, the
correct formula to calculate the percentage of water absorbed by raisins will be :
(a)
2 1
1
w w
100
w
(b)
2
1
w
100
w

(c)
1
2
w
100
w
(d)
1 2
2
w w
100
w

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41.
m1, m2 m3
m1 m1 m2 m3
(a) m1 = m2 = m3 (b) m1 > m2 > m3
(c) m1 < m2 < m3 (d) m2 < m1 > m3
Three different wooden blocks each having weight m1 m2 and m3 respectively
were placed on a horizontal surface and the force applied to move the three
blocks was measured by using the spring balance. If the force required on the
wooden block of mass m1 for just start sliding is maximum the relation between
the weight of m1, m2 and m3 would be :
(a) m1 = m2 = m3 (b) m1 > m2 > m3
(c) m1 < m2 < m3 (d) m2 < m1 > m3
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42.

(a ) 1.0 (b) 2.0
(c) 5.0 (d) 0.5
The spring balance which will give the most accurate reading on using it in the
experiment to establish relationship between the weight of rectangular wooden
block lying on a horizontal table and the force required to just move it should
have the least count :
(a) 1.0g wt (b) 2.0g wt
(c) 5.0g wt (d) 0.5g wt
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