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NSO Level 2 - Class 9 (2018-2019)
NSO Level 2 - Class 9 (2018-2019)
Science
Q 1.
Two cars X and Y start from two points separated by 75 m. Y which is ahead of X, starts
from rest with acceleration of 10 m/s 2 and X starts with uniform velocity of 40 m/s. They
meet each other twice in their journey. Find the time gap between their meetings.
A 3.5 s
B 2.0 s
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C 4.5 s
D 1.0 s
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Q 2.
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Read the given statements and select the correct option.
Statements 1 : Astronauts in a satellite moving around the earth are in a weightless
condition.
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Statements 2 : Gravitational force between the earth and the moon is responsible for
the motion of moon around the earth.
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A Both statements 1 and 2 are true and statement 2 is the correct explanation of
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statement 1.
B Both statements 1 and 2 are true but statement 2 is not the correct explanation of
statement 1.
C Statement 1 is true and statement 2 is false.
Q 3.
A bullet of mass 0.012 kg and horizontal speed 70 m s -1 strikes a block of wood of mass
0.4 kg and instantly comes to rest with respect to the block. The block is suspended
from the ceiling by means of a thin wire. Find the height to which the block rises. Neglect
the air friction.
A 14.5 cm
B 21.2 cm
C 4.07 cm
D 10.3 cm
Q 4.
From the top of a building, a student throw three identical rocks each with the same
speed. One is thrown vertically upwards, one horizontally and one vertically downwards.
Which rock will hit the ground with the greatest speed? (Ignore air resistance)
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C The one thrown vertically downwards.
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A body at rest starts falling from a height under free fall. The distance time graph will be
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D
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Q 7.
The velocity-time graph of an object is shown in the figure. Identify the correct
statement(s) regarding this graph.
A (i) only
B (ii) only
C (iii) only
If the ratio of momentum and kinetic energy of a particle is inversely proportional to the
time, then this is the case of a
B Uniform motion
Q 9.
A student plotted the following four graphs representing the variation of velocity v of
sound in a gas with the pressure P for a given temperature. Which one is correct?
C
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Q 10.
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A cricket ball of mass 150 g moving with a speed of 126 km/h hits at the middle of the
bat, held firmly at its position by the batsman. The ball moves straight back to the bowler
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after hitting the bat. Assume that the ball rebounds with same speed and they remain in
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contact for 0.001 s, the force that the batsman had to apply to hold the bat firmly at its
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place would be
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A 10.5 × 10 -4 N
B 2.1 × 10 3 N
C 1.05 × 10 4 N
D 2.1 × 10 4 N
Q 11.
A boy throws a cricket ball from the boundary to the wicket-keeper. If the frictional force
due to air cannot be ignored, the forces acting on the ball at the position X are
represented by
Q 12.
Jaya is on a small boat which is situated at the centre of a circular pond. The radius of
pond is 30 m. She wants to reach the shore and for that she throws a stone of mass 0.5
kg lying on her boat with velocity 50 m/s. If mass of Jaya, boat and stone together is
50.5 kg, how much time will she take to reach the shore? Assume there is no friction
between water and boat.
A 60 seconds
B 30 seconds
C 40 seconds
D 50 seconds
Q 13.
A body is dropped from a height h and touches the ground at a speed of 1.2√gh. The
work done by air friction is
A mgh
B 0.72 mgh
C 0.28 mgh
D - 0.28 mgh
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Q 15.
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Which of the following figures is correct regarding the propagation of sound wave from
water to air?
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A
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D
Q 16.
Melting and boiling points of a few substances are given in the table.
A I and IV only
B II and IV only
C III only
D IV only
Q 17.
Talcum powder is widely used in cosmetic products. The powder is made from talc, a
mineral having formula Mg 3 Si 4 O 10 (OH) 2 . What is the charge on Si 4 O 10 ion in this
molecule?
A - 1
B - 2
C - 3
D - 4
Q 18.
Iron is extracted from its ore 'magnetite' having formula Fe 3 O 4 . If during a process, 6
moles of iron are extracted from the ore, then the mass of ore used in the extraction is
[Given : Atomic mass of Fe = 56 u, O = 16 u]
A 152 g
B 464 g
C 220 g
D 52 g
Q 19.
The properties of four different components of a mixture are shown in the table.
D Dissolve the mixture in nitric acid → Add ethanol to filtrate → Heat the
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Q 20.
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Ryma was given a mixture of two substances P and Q. To separate these components,
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she first dissolved the mixture in ether in a test tube and filtered it through a filter paper.
Component Q was obtained as residue and component P was obtained by evaporation of
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Q 21.
Food manufacturers often prefer food dyes over natural food colours because they
produce a more vibrant colour. One method to check the presence of artificial dyes in a
food item is chromatography. The chromatogram of food item X and four dyes P, Q, R
and S is shown in the figure.
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Q 23.
Now, read the given passage and fill in the blanks by selecting an appropriate option.
There are __(i)__ pairs of isotopes and __(ii)__ pairs of isobars in the given list of
atoms. Atoms __(iii)__ and __(iv)__ will form divalent cation and divalent anion
respectively.
B 2 3 S T
C 2 2 T W
D 2 3 T S
Q 24.
B I only
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D I, II and IV
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Q 25.
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Figures I, II and III show how the particles of a substance are arranged in three different
states.
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If the given graph represents the variation of boiling point of water with pressure, then
which of the following is the correct match for the states represented by points P, Q and
R?
A P-II; Q-I, II; R-II, III
Q 26.
A Both statements 1 and 2 are true and statement 2 is the correct explanation of
statement 1.
B Both statements 1 and 2 are true but statement 2 is not the correct explanation of
statement 1.
C Statement 1 is true and statement 2 is false.
Q 27.
Three invisible radiations X, Y and Z are passed through an electric field. X was found to
be undeviated, Y deviated towards positive end and Z deviated towards negative end of
the electric field. Which of the following is true about X, Y and Z?
D All of these
Q 28.
A mixture of three gases X, Y and Z is separated as follows: The mixture is first passed
through KOH. It dissolves the gas X which is obtained back from KOH by adding HCl.
Gases Y and Z are separated by the process of diffusion in which gas Y comes out first.
Gases X, Y and Z could be respectively
A H 2 , O 2 and N 2
B CO 2 , H 2 and O 2
C CO 2 , N 2 and H 2
D N 2 , CO 2 and O 2
Q 29.
Refer to the given flow chart regarding types of tissues in plants and select the incorrect
statement regarding L, M, N and O.
B M could store waste products of plant such as gum, resins, tannin, etc.
C In young dicotyledonous stems, N could be the chief supporting tissue and its cells
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Q 30.
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Soil is a complex mixture. The given figure shows the percentage by volume of different
soil components as P, Q, R and S. What will you place at S?
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A Air
B Water
C Organic matter
Q 31.
Refer to the given figure and select the incorrect statement regarding P, Q and R.
C R could be a clear fluid material that stains mainly with basic dyes.
D All of these
Q 32.
Identify X and Y from the given figures and select the correct statement regarding them.
A Matrix of X is composed of both organic and inorganic materials whereas that of Y
is entirely organic in nature.
B X occurs in the walls of trachea whereas Y serves as a storage site of calcium and
phosphate.
C Endoskeleton of Hippocampus is made up of X whereas in sting ray it is made up
of Y.
D Growth of both X and Y is unidirectional.
Q 33.
Read the given statements and select the option that correctly fills the blanks in any two
of them.
(i) Hybridisation between different species of same genus is known as _______
hybridisation.
(ii) _______ is a well known drought breed of cattle.
(iii) _______ is a popular fresh water fish variety consumed as food.
(iv) _______ is an exotic variety of bee that yields large amount of honey.
Q 34.
Read the given paragraph where few words have been italicised. Make necessary
changes (wherever necessary) and select the incorrect option. There are four main
concentric layers of atmosphere that differ in density, temperature and composition. The
lowest layer troposphere is rich in moisture and the upper part of this layer is the
reservoir of life supporting gases. Stratosphere has ozone shield that protects us from
harmful UV radiations and here temperature changes immensely with height. In
mesosphere, temperature first decreases and then increases with height. Last is
thermosphere where temperature increases with height.
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Select the incorrect statements regarding the organelles shown in the figures X and Y.
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(i) X could function as the centre around which yolk is deposited in oocytes.
(ii) Y could provide surface for synthesis of steroid hormones.
(iii) X plays an important role during metamorphosis in frog.
(iv) Both X and Y are single membrane bound and are absent in prokaryotic cells.
(v) Proteins synthesised at X are glycosylated at Y.
Q 36.
Identify X, Y and Z in the given table and select the correct option.
Mode of
Disease Causative agent
transmission
Measles X Droplet infection
Haemophilus
Y Sputum of patient
influenzae
Dum-Dum
Z Bite of sandfly
fever
Q 37.
Refer to the given figures showing four different types of epithelial tissues (P, Q, R and
S) and select the correct option regarding these.
Q 38.
Refer to the given table regarding disease caused in cattle and select the correct option
regarding X, Y and Z.
Criterion XYZ
Caused due to virus
Can spread to humans
Causes ulceration in mouth
Q 39.
Match column I with column II and select the correct option from the given codes.
Column I Column II
(A) Pore bearing animals (i) Arthropoda
(B) Cnidoblasts (ii) Coelenterata
(C) Metameric segmentation (iii) Porifera
(D) Jointed legs (iv) Echinodermata
(E) Soft bodied animals (v) Mollusca
(F) Spiny skinned animals (vi) Annelida
A (A)-(iv), (B)-(v), (C)-(i), (D)-(vi), (E)-(iii), (F)-(ii)
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C (A)-(iii), (B)-(ii), (C)-(vi), (D)-(i), (E)-(v), (F)-(iv)
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Which of the following analogies are incorrect?
(i) Acute disease : Cough :: Chronic disease : Typhoid
(ii) Hypersecretion of thyroid hormone : Grave's disease :: Hyposecretion of thyroid
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hormone : Myxoedema
(iii) Virus : Chicken pox :: Bacteria : Tuberculosis
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(iv) Communicable disease : Scurvy :: Noncommunicable disease : Cancer
Q 41.
A Replacement of internalised membrane by the fusion of the vesicle with the cell
membrane
B Internalising solid particles and small molecules
C Formation of phagosome
Q 42.
Given below is a list of crops. How many of these are rabi and kharif crops respectively?
A 6, 4
B 4, 6
C 5, 5
D 7, 3
Q 43.
Identify the type of plant tissue from the given statements (I - III) and select the correct
option regarding it.
I. Cells of the tissue are living and have localised thickening in corners.
II. It occurs mostly in aerial parts of the plants restricted to the outer layers.
III. It is the chief mechanical tissue of the young parts of the plant.
C Cells of the tissue serve as packing tissues in between the other tissues.
D Cells of the tissue provides a protective covering around seeds and nuts.
Q 44.
Identify organisms W, X, Y and Z from the given table and select the correct option.
Organism Characteristic
Cell wall is
Unicellular Eukaryotic made up of Autotrophic
chitin
W
X
Y
Z
W X Y Z
A Physarum Diatom Rhizopus Riccia
B Dinoflagellate Streptomyces Ectocarpus Azolla
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C Chlamydomonas Paramecium Agaricus Equisetum
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Ratnika observed T.S. of stems of two different plants sunflower (X) and maize (Y) under
the microscope and made the following diagrams.
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Q 46.
A ab
B
Q 47.
Consider an isolated system of three particles of masses 2M, m and M placed at points
P, Q and R with PQ = 1/2(QR) as shown in the figure. m is much-much smaller than M
and at time t = 0, they are all at rest. At subsequent times before any collision takes
place,
Q 48.
C At point 'x', the substance Q exists in both liquid and gaseous states while at point
'd', the substance P exists in liquid state only.
D All of these
Q 49.
Refer to the given dichotomous key and select the correct option regarding it.
I. (A) Animal shows radial symmetry - Go to II
(B) Animal shows bilateral symmetry - Go to III
II. (A) Acoelomate animal - P
(B) Coelomate animal - Q
III. (A) Anus develops prior to mouth in the embryo - R
(B) Mouth develops prior to anus in the embryo - S
Q 50.
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Refer to the
given flow chart
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representing
nitrogen cycle in nature and identify the processes W, X, Y and Z.
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Select the option that correctly matches microorganism involved in processes W, X, Y
and Z.
W X Y Z
A Pseudomonas Clostridium Nitrosomonas Rhizobium
Answers
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1.B, 2.B, 3.B, 4.D, 5.D, 6.C, 7.A, 8.A, 9.D, 10.C, 11.C, 12.A, 13.D, 14.A, 15.C, 16.A, 17.D,
18.B, 19.C, 20.C, 21.C, 22.B, 23.C, 24.A, 25.C, 26.C, 27.D, 28.B, 29.C, 30.D, 31.D, 32.B,
33.A, 34.C, 35.B, 36.A, 37.B, 38.C, 39.C, 40.B, 41.A, 42.C, 43.A, 44.C, 45.D,
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46.C, 47.C, 48.D, 49.B, 50.B,
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