Session Ending Examination

Class IX Marks: 80
Sub: Physics Time: 2Hrs.
PART A (40 marks)

I. Answer the following multiple choice questions: [15]

1. The diagram shows the pattern of oil on the road, dripping at a constant rate from moving car. What
information do you get from it about the motion of car?

Car in motion
1 1 1 1

a. car is moving at uniform velocity later came to rest

b. car is decelerating initially and later moving at uniform velocity

c. car is accelerating initially and later moving at uniform velocity

d. car is accelerating

2. A student walks 5 steps in East direction and then reverses back and walks 3 steps. What is the
displacement of student?

a. 4 steps in west direction c. 2 steps in east direction

b. 5 steps in west direction d. 2 steps in west direction

3. When a comb is rubbed on dry hair, it gets charged. If this comb is brought near small bits of paper,
they begin to move towards the comb. This is an example for

a. Contact force c. action at a distant force

b. Non-contact force d. no forces are acting on the comb and paper

4. When two bodies interact, they exert force on each other, and these forces are known as _____

a. Friction-gravitation pair b. Action-reaction pair

c. Ground-sky pair d. Air-water pair

5.
10 N force

The above picture shows children are playing tug of war game. The result of the game is

a. children on the right side are winners b. children on the left side are winners

c. no one is winner or loser d. no one is winner or loser as the net force is zero
6. Pressure at a point inside a liquid does not depend on

a. the depth of the point below the surface of liquid

b. the nature of liquid

c. the acceleration due to gravity at that point

d. the shape of the containing vessel

7. A student wishes to determine the density of an irregularly-shaped stone.

First he finds the mass of the stone. Next he lowers the stone into a measuring cylinder containing
water. The diagrams show the measuring cylinder before and after the stone is lowered into it.

Stone

Reading 2
water
Reading 1
Water stone

How should the student calculate the density of stone?

a. mass of stone × reading 2
b. mass of stone × (reading 2 - reading 1)
c. mass of stone ÷ reading 2
d. mass of stone ÷ (reading 2 – reading 1)

8. Which diagram shows correctly the light ray reflected by a plane mirror?
a. b.
40 50
0 0

c. d.

9. A ray of light is incident on a concave mirror. If it is parallel to principle axis, the reflected ray will:
a. passes through its center of curvature b. retraces its path
c. passes through its principle focus d. passes through its pole
10. 200 waves pass through a point in one second. Calculate the time period of wave.
a. 0.0005 sec b. 0.005 sec c. 0.5 sec d. 0.05 sec
11. The sure test of magnetism is
a. attraction b. repulsion c. induction d. collision
12. Choose the correct option:
a. 1000 units 100 units of

of negative
b. charge
negative
1000 units 100 units
of positive of positive
charge charge
c.
1000 units
1000 units
of positive
of negative
charge
charge
d. All of the above

13. The following is the circuit symbol of a battery:

a. b.
c. d.

14. Which of the following option is correct unit of acceleration due to gravity?
a. N / g b. m / sec c. Kg / N d. sec / m
2

15. A body starts from rest and attains a velocity of 2 m/s covering 10 m distance with some
acceleration. Find acceleration?
a. 0.2 m/s b. 0.4 m/s c. 5 m/s d. 1 m/s
2 2 2 2

II. Answer the following questions: [15]

1. A simple pendulum made of copper metal has time period of 2 sec when oscillated. What happens to
its time period if that pendulum is replaced with an iron metal?

2. Write one difference between mass and weight.

3. A ball is freely falling from a height H above the ground. What is the time taken by it to reach the
ground?

4. State Inertia of rest.

5. Applying paste on a tooth brush is based on what principle?

6. Name the device which measures the atmospheric pressure?

7. State Archimedes principle.

8. A body of density 100 kg/ m is kept in a liquid of density 80 kg/ m . Will the body float or sink?
3 3

9. Name the gas which is mainly responsible for global warming?

10. A student stands before a mirror and sees his/her image. Is the image real or virtual?

11. A student sees his/her face in a steel spoon kept in a reversed position. Name the type spherical
mirror in which the spoon acts?

12. Sound waves in air are ________________ (transverse / longitudinal) in nature.

13. Current in a wire is due to flow of ______________ (Protons / Electrons / Neutrons).

14. Define neutral or null point.

15. Write the audible range of human ear.

III. Answer the following questions: [10]

1. A student starts from his/her home at 8:00 AM and reaches a stationary shop at 8:10 AM to buy a
pen. At 8:15 AM he/she reaches school.

Take the distance from home to shop 1000 m and from shop to school 200m.

Draw a graph in your answer sheet indicating above sequence. [ take distance on y-axis and time on

x-axis] [3]

2. Using newton 2 law, show Force (F) = Mass (m) x acceleration (a). [2]
nd

3. Draw a ray diagram for a spherical mirror where the image formed is real, inverted and magnified. [3]

4. If d1, d2 and d3 are densities of liquid 1, liquid 2 and solid respectively. [2]

Compare:

a. the densities of d1 and d2

b. the densities d2 and d3.

 PART B (40 marks)

(Answer any 4 questions out of 6 from this part)

Question 1:

a. Given are the few electrical components:

wire
c

cell
Construct a simple electric circuit using the symbols of above components. [3]

b. Write any three properties of magnetic lines of force based on the figure shown. [3]

c. Two magnets are placed end to end as shown in the diagram.

[4]

A N B C

Write the polarities at ends A, B and C if both magnets attract each other as shown.
When a magnet is freely suspended using a thread, how does it align?

Question 2:

a. The sound of an explosion on the surface of lake is heard by a boat man 100 m away and by a diver
100 m below the point of explosion.

Who would hear the sound first: boat man or diver? Give reason. [2]

b. Sound is produced when a body __________ in a __________. [2]

c. Ultrasound is used in surgery to remove cataract and in kidneys to break the small stones into fine

grains. [3]

i. What is the frequency of ultrasound?

ii Name the waves which have frequency less than ultrasound but not audible.?

iii. Are these sounds audible to humans?

d. WAVE A

WAVE B
 i. Name A and B in above figure. [3]

ii Define A.

Question 3:

a. An object is placed at a distance of 15 cm in front of a convex mirror of focal length 5 cm. Find the
image position? [3]

b. Complete the ray diagram by drawing [3]

two rays from OA object and hence locate

the image. (F-Focus, C-centre of curvature)

c. How can you obtain a virtual and erect image using this mirror given in the above question [2]

d. The diagram shows an object in front of a plane mirror. [2]

i. Complete the diagram by taking two rays

from the object to show the formation of

image.

Question 4:

a. A boy pushes a wall with a force of 10 N towards East. What force is exerted by the wall on
the boy? [2]

b. It is required to change the velocity of scooter of a mass 80kg from 5m/s to 25m/s in two seconds.
Calculate acceleration and the force required. [2]

c. What does AB, BC of graph indicate?

Velocity Find acceleration in AB and BC?

 Find displacement in AB and BC? [6]

Time (second)

Question 5:

a. Why does a body feel lighter when immersed in water? [2]

b. Observe the given figure and answer [3]

i. What is the weight of the object in air?

ii. What is the weight of the object when

immersed in water? Why

iii. Calculate the upthrust on the body.

c. Write the unit of upthrust and buoyant force. [1]

d. Atmospheric pressure at a place is 76 cm of Hg. Write the meaning of this statement. [2]

e. Explain the phenomenon shown in the figure. [2]

Question 6:

a. Explain the phenomenon given in the figure below: [2]

b. Write the physical quantity whose unit is calorie. Write the relation with its SI unit. [2]

c. Convert 27 C into Kelvin scale. [2]

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d. Name the device which measures temperature and name its thermometric substance. [2]
e. The following diagrams represent the molecules in two different states of matter: [2]

State 1 State 2

What is state 1 and state 2?

State 1 State 2

a. Gas Liquid

b. Gas Solid

c. Liquid Gas

d. Liquid Solid