Sample Paper –Class 9

Q1: A solid has

(a) definite volume and no definite shape (b) no definite volume no definite shape

(c) definite shape and volume (d) definite shape but no definite volume

Q2: A liquid has

(a) definite volume and no definite shape (b) no definite volume no definite shape

(c) definite shape and volume (d) definite shape but no definite volume

Q3: A gas has

(a) definite volume and no definite shape (b) no definite volume no definite shape

(c) definite shape and volume (d) definite shape but no definite volume

Q4: Which of the following is NOT a property of particles of a matter?

(a) The particles of matter are extremely small (b) The particles of matter have spaces between them.

(c) The particles of matter are in stationery state. (d) The particles of matter attract each other.

Q5: Which of the following has minimum spaces among the particles?

(a) Solids (b) Liquids (c) Gases (d) None of these

Q6During summer, water kept in an earthen pot becomes cool because of the phenomenon of

(a) diffusion (b) transpiration (c) osmosis (d) evaporation

Q7: Rate of diffusion is the fastest in

(a) Solids (b) Liquids (c) Gases (d) None of these

Q8: Thermal conduction takes places in

(a) solids only (b) liquids only (c) gases only (d) solids, liquids and gases.
Q9: Evaporation always causes

(a) thermal expansion (b) Liquification (c) Cooling down (d) all of these

Q10: A change of state directly from solid to gas without changing into liquid state (or vice versa) is called

(a) Evalopartion (b) Sublimation (c) Diffusion (d) Condensation

Q11:A circle and two distinct lines are drawn on a sheet of paper. What is the largest possible number of points of
intersection of these figures?
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5

Q12: Reena tosses a coin four times. The probability that she gets at least as many heads as tails is
(a) 5/6 (b) 3/8 (c) 11/16 (d) 5/8

Q13 What is the smallest natural number?

(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) -1 (d) -100

Q14 What is the smallest whole number?

(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) -10 (d) -1

Q15What is the additive inverse of -4/5?

(a) + 4/5 (b) - 4/5 (c) -4 (d) -5

Q16 What is the multiplicative inverse of -3/8?

(a) -8/3 (b) 8/3 (c) 3/8 (d) -3/8

Q 17 Is zero (0) a rational number?

(a) Yes (b) No

Q18 In a cricket match, a bats woman hits a boundary 6 times out of 30 balls she plays. Find the probability that she
did not hit a boundary.

(a) 0.80 (b) 0.90 (c) 0.40 (d) 0.20

Q19 In a throw of a die, the probability of getting an even number is:

(a) ½ (b) 1/3 (c) 3 (d) 3/2

Q20 In an experiment, the sum of probabilities of all events is :

(a) 0.5 (b) 1 (c) –2 (d) 3/8

21. If ‗CAT‘ and ‗BOAT‘ are written as XZG and ‗YLZG‘ respectively in a code language how is ‗EGG‘ to be written in
the same language ?
(A) VSS (B) URR (C) VTT (D) UTT

22. In a code language SINGER is written as AIBCED then GINGER will be written in the same code as—
(A) CBIECD (B) CIBCED (C) CBICED (D) CIBECD

23. If BAT is coded as 283, CAT is coded as 383 and ARE is coded as 801, then the code for BETTER is—
(A) 213310 (B) 213301 (C) 123301 (D) 012334

24. If water is called black, black is called tree, tree is called blue, blue is called rain, rain is called pink and pink is
called fish in a certain language then what is the colour of sky called in that language ?
(A) Blue (B) Fish (C) Rain (D) Pink

25. A man walks 3 km northwards and then turns left and goes 2 km. He again turns left and goes 3 km. He turns right
and walks straight. In which direction he is walking now ?
(A) East (B) West (C) North (D) South

26. One morning after sunrise Vikram and Shailesh were standing in a lawn with their back towards each other.
Vikram‘s shadow fell exactly towards left-hand side. Which direction Shailesh was facing ?
(A) East (B) West (C) North (D) South

27. Nageena is taller than Pushpa but not as tall as Manish. Rama is taller than Namita but not as tall as Pushpa. Who
among them is the tallest ?
(A) Manish (B) Pushpa (C) Namita (D) Nageena

28. In an examination Raj got more marks than Moti but not as many as Meena. Meena got more marks than Ganesh
and Rupali. Ganesh got less marks than Moti but his marks are not the lowest in the group. Who is second in the
descending order of marks ?
(A) Meena (B) Rupali (C) Raj (D) None of these

29. Pointing to a photograph of a girl, Rajan said ―She has no sister or daughter but her mother is the only daughter of
my mother.‖ How is the girl in the photograph related with Rajan‘s mother ?
(A) Sister in law (B) Grand daughter (C) Daughter in law (D) None of these

30. If Amit‘s father is Billoo‘s father‘s only son and Billoo has neither a brother nor a daughter. What is the relationship
between Amit and Billoo ?
(A) Uncle—Nephew (B) Father—Daughter (C) Father—Son (D) Grandfather—Grandson