Tuesday, February 17, 2026

SAMPLE PAPER 3 CLASS 9

 

KVS, Zonal Institute Education Training, Gwalior

Sample Question Paper (2025-26)

Class – 9

Subject – Science (086)

M.M. – 80                                                                                Time allowed – 3 hours

 

General Instructions:

General Instructions:

(i) This question paper consists of 39 questions in 3 sections. Section A is Biology, Section, B is Chemistry and Section C is Physics.

 (ii) All questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice is provided in some questions. A student is expected to attempt only one of these questions.

SECTION A

 

1.

The phenomenon where cytoplasm shrink in a hypertonic medium is called

(a) Frontolyzes    

(b) Plasmolysis              

(c) Acidolysis                    

(d) Electrolysis

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2.

__________ are cemented to one another, forming an irregular layer. These form the outer protective layer of the skin in an animal’s body.

(a)Connective tissue    

(b) Muscular tissues 

 (c) Nervous tissues

 (d) Compound epithelium cell

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3.

An unripe green fruit changes colour when it ripens. The reason being

(a)Chromoplasts changes to chlorophyll

(b) Chromoplasts changes to chromosomes

(c) Chromosomes changes to chromoplasts 

 (d) Chloroplast changes to chromoplasts

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4.

The Nodes of Ranvier are found in:

(a)Nerve cells          

 (b)Heart cells              

 (c) Liver cells              

 (d) All of the above

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5.

The management and production of fish is called:

(a)  Apiculture 

(b) Pisciculture

 (c) Sericulture

(d) Aquaculture

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6.

Rapid elongation of a bamboo stem is due to 

(a)Lateral meristem    

 (b) Intercalary meristem     

(c) Apical meristem         

(d) Cambium

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7.

Weeds affect the crop plants by:

(a) Killing plants before they grow               

 (b) Dominating the plants to grow
(c) Competing for resources like nutrients, light, and water
(d) All of the above

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The following two questions consist of two statements – Assertion (A) and Reason (R) . Answer these questions by selecting the appropriate option given below.

A.   Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the 

       correct explanation of Assertion (A).

B.    Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the

correct explanation of Assertion (A).

     C. Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.

     D. Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.

8.

Assertion: Draught breeds of cows are used mainly as beasts of burden.
Reason: Draught breeds of cow give less milk but are strong and sturdy.

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9.

Assertion: Plasma membrane is selectively permeable.
Reason: Plasma membrane allows some molecules to pass through it more easily than other

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10.

Name the following.

(a) Tissue that forms the inner lining of our mouth.

(b) Tissue that connects muscle to bone in humans.

(c) Tissue that transports food in plants.

(d) Tissue that stores fat in our body.

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11.

Classify the following into osmosis/diffusion:

(a) Swelling up of a raisin on keeping in water.

(b) Spreading of virus on sneezing.

(c) Earthworm dying on coming in contact with common salt.

(d) Shrinking of grapes kept in thick sugar syrup.

OR

Why are lysosomes called the suicidal bags of the cell?

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12.

What are milch and drought animals?

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13.

Diagrammatically show the difference between the three types of muscle fibers.

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14.

In agriculture practices, higher input gives higher yield. Discuss how?

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15.

Case study Based Questions

Riya observed onion peel under a microscope during her biology lab. She noted that the cells were rectangular and arranged in rows. Each cell had a thick boundary and a dense, round structure in the centre. Later, she examined cheek cells and found them irregular in shape but also had a prominent central structure.

(a) What is the dense, round structure Riya observed in both onion and cheek cells, and what is its primary function?

(b) What is the difference between the outer boundary of onion cells and cheek cells, and why is there a difference?

(c) Based on Riya’s observation, compare plant and animal cells in terms of shape, outer boundary, and presence of specific cell structures.

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16.

Fill in the blanks:

(a) Farming without the use of chemicals such as fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides is called __________

(b) Growing wheat and groundnut on the same field is called _________

(c) Planting soybean and maize in alternate rows in the same field is called ________

(d) Growing different crops on a piece of land in pre-planned succession is

 known as _______

(e) Xanthium and Parthenium are commonly known as ________

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SECTION B

17.

Which of the following correctly represents 360g of water?
(a) 20 moles of H₂O                                                  

(b) 2 moles of H₂O

(c) 1.2044×10²⁵ molecules of water                         

 (d) 6.022 × 10²³ molecules of water 

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18.

Which of the following is an example of a heterogeneous mixture?

(a) Lemonade           

(b) Vinegar       

(c) Air           

 (d) Orange juice with pulp

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19.

When ice at 0°C is converted to water at 0°C, what happens? 

(a) Heat is absorbed                                          

(b) Heat is released

(c) Temperature increases                               

 (d) Temperature decreases 

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20.

The number of atoms present in 0.5 moles of Nitrogen atoms is the same as in:
(a) 8 g of Oxygen                                                       

(b) 12 g of Carbon
(c) 24 g of Magnesium                                              

 (d) 32 g of Sulfur 

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21.

Which of the following is a pure substance?

(a) Milk                   

(b) Salt                

 (c) Air                       

(d) Soil

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22.

What is the basic unit of matter?
(a) Proton               

(b) Neutron          

 (c) Atom                   

(d) Molecule 

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23.

In which state of matter do particles have the highest kinetic energy?

(a) Solid                 

(b) Liquid             

 (c) Gas                     

(d) Plasma 

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The following question consist of two statements – Assertion (A) and Reason (R) . Answer these questions by selecting the appropriate option given below.

A.   Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the 

       correct explanation of Assertion (A).

B.    Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the

correct explanation of Assertion (A).

     C. Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.

     D. Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.

24.

Assertion: Atoms always combine to form molecule and ions.
Reason: Atoms of most element are not able to exist independently.

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25.

21.    Give the chemical formulae for the following compounds

(a) Ammonia

 (b) Carbon monoxide

(c) Hydrogen chloride

 (d) Aluminium fluoride

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26.

Give reason for the following:

(i)              Butter is generally wrapped in wet clothes during summer if no refrigerator is available?

(ii)            When sugar crystals dissolve in water, the level of water does not rise?

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27.

Determine whether each of the following change is physical or chemical. Give reason.

 (i) A balloon filled with hydrogen gas explodes upon contact with a spark.

(ii) Copper turns green on exposure to air and water

(i)              A metal surface becomes dull because of continued abrasion.

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28.

Case study Based Questions (4 marks each)

Rutherford (1871-1937) was known as the ‘Father’ of nuclear physics. Ernest Rutherford was interested in knowing how the electrons are arranged within an atom. Rutherford designed an experiment for fast moving alpha (α)-particles were made to fall on a thin gold foil. On the basis of his experiment, Rutherford put forward the nuclear model of an atom, which had the following features:

There is a positively charged centre in an atom called the nucleus. Nearly all the mass of an atom resides in the nucleus.

The electrons revolve around the nucleus in circular paths.

The size of the nucleus is very small as compared to the size of the atom.

Drawbacks of Rutherford’s model of the atom: The revolution of the electron in a circular orbit is not expected to be stable. Any particle in a circular orbit would undergo acceleration. During acceleration, charged particles would radiate energy. Thus, the revolving electron would lose energy and finally fall into the nucleus. If this were so, the atom should be highly unstable and hence matter would not exist in the form that we know. We know that atoms are quite stable.

(1) Which of the following scientist was known as the ‘Father of nuclear physics?

(a) J.J. Thomson (b) John Dalton (c) E. Rutherford (d) Neil’s Bohr

(2) Positively charged centre in an atom is termed as

(a) Nucleus (b) Molecule (c) Atom (d) Protons

(3) Identify the correct statement

Statement 1 – Positively charged centre in an atom called the nucleus.

Statement 2 – The electrons revolve around the nucleus in circular paths.

Statement 3 – Nearly all the mass of an atom resides in the nucleus.

Statement 4 – The size of the nucleus is very small as compared to the size of the atom.

(a) Only 2

(b) Both 3 & 4

(c) Both 1 & 2

(d) All of the above

(4) Write the features of Rutherford’s nuclear model of an atom?

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29.

Name the process associated with the following:

(a) A drop of ink placed on the water’s surface contained in a glass spread throughout the water.

(b) Dry ice is kept at room temperature and at one atmospheric pressure.

(c) An acetone bottle is left open and the bottle becomes empty.

(d) Settling of sand when a mixture of sand and water is left undisturbed for some time.

(e) A fine beam of light entering through a small hole in a dark room illuminates the particles in its paths.

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SECTION C

30.

Which of the following is a scalar quantity?

 (a) Displacement      

 (b) Velocity                  

(c) Speed              

(d) Acceleration

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31.

A goalkeeper in a football game pulls his hands backwards after holding the ball shot at the goal. This enables the goalkeeper to

 (a)increase the rate of change of momentum           

(b) decrease the rate of change of momentum

 (c) increase the force exerted by the balls on the hands  

(d) exert larger force on the ball

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 The following question consist of two statements – Assertion (A) and Reason (R) . Answer these questions by selecting the appropriate option given below.

A.   Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the 

       correct explanation of Assertion (A).

B.    Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the

correct explanation of Assertion (A).

     C. Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.

     D. Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.

32.

·        Assertion (A): Energy can neither be created nor destroyed, only converted from one form to another.

Reason (R): This is the law of conservation of energy, which states that the total energy in a closed system remains constant.

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33.

A car starts from rest and attains a velocity of 20 m/s in 10 seconds. Find its acceleration.

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34.

Explain why some of the leaves may get detached from a tree if we vigorously shake its branch.

OR

An 8000 kg engine pulls a train of 5 wagons, each of 2,000 kg along a horizontal track. If the engine exerts a force of 40,000 N and track offers a force of friction of 5,000 N, then calculate:

(a) the net accelerating force and

(b) the acceleration of the train

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35.

Give one example of each of the following situations.

(i) Uniformly accelerated motion.

(ii) Accelerated motion with uniform magnitude of velocity.

(iii)Motion in v-t graph is a horizontal line parallel to X- axis.

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36.

What would happen, if a fielder stops the fast-moving ball suddenly? Justify your answer.

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37.

Draw a curve showing density or pressure variations with respect to distance for a disturbance produced by sound. Mark the position of compression and rarefaction on this curve. Also, define wavelengths and time period using this curve.

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38.

Objects having density more than that of liquid in which they are immersed, sink on the surface of the liquid. A block of wood is floating on water while an iron nail sinks when placed in water. The teacher explains that this is due to the difference in their densities and buoyant force acting on them.

a) What is the condition for an object to float in a liquid?

b) What is buoyant force?

c) Why does the iron nail sink in water?

d) Which principle explains the floating and sinking of objects in fluids?

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39.

(a) What is kinetic energy? Give one example

(b) Give the formula to calculate kinetic energy.

(c ) Calculate the kinetic energy of a bullet of mass 8 g which is fired with a velocity of 80 m/s.

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