Uttarakhand Board Class-9 Science

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OFFICIAL SYLLABUS

SCIENCE (THEORY)

Theme: Food

Unit 1 : Food

plant and animal breeding for quality improvement and manpagment ;use of fertilizers ,measure ,protection frim pets and diseases;organic farming

Theme : Materials

Unit 2 : Matter - Nature and behavior

Nature of matter: Elements, compounds, and mixtures. Heterogenous and homogenous mixtures, colloids, and suspensions.

Particle nature, basic units: atoms and molecules. Law of constant proportions. Atomic and molecular masses.

Mole Concept: Relationship of mole to mass of the particles and numbers. Valency. The chemical formula of common compounds.

Structure of atom: Electrons, protons, and neutrons; Isotopes and isobars.

Theme: The World of the living

Unit 3: Organization in the living world

Cell - Basic Unit of life: Cell as a basic unit of life; prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, multicellular organisms; cell membrane and cell wall, cell organelles; chloroplast, mitochondria, vacuoles, ER, Golgi apparatus; nucleus, chromosomes - basic structure, number.

Tissues, organs, organ systems, organisms.

Structure and functions of animal and plant tissues (four types in animals; merismatic and permanent tissues in plants).

Health and diseases: Health and its failure. Infectious and Non-infectious diseases, their causes and manifestation.

Diseases caused by microbes (Virus, Bacteria, and Protozoans) and their prevention, Principles of treatment and prevention. Pulse polio programmes.

Theme: Moving things, people and ideas

Unit 4: Motion, Force, and Work

Motion: Distance and displacement, velocity; uniform and non-uniform motion along a straight line; acceleration, distance-time and velocity-time graphs for uniform and uniformly accelerated motion, equations of motion by graphical method; elementary idea of uniform circular motion.

Force and Newton's laws: Force and motion, Newton's laws of motion, the inertia of a body, inertia, mass, momentum, force, and acceleration. Elementary idea of conservation of momentum, action, and reaction forces.

Gravitation: Gravitation; universal law of gravitation, the force of gravitation of the earth (gravity), acceleration due to gravity; mass and weight; free fall.

Work, Energy, and Power: Work done by a force, energy, power; kinetic and potential energy; law of conservation of energy.

Sound : Nature of soundand its propagation in various media ,speed of sound ,range of hearing in human ;ultrasound.

reflrction of sound; echo and SONAR.

Stucture of the humn ear (auditory aspects only)

Theme : Nature Resources

Unit 5: Our Enviroment

physical resources :Air , water, soil.

Air foe repitation ,for cumbution ,for moderating temperature ,moment of air and iys role in bringing rain across india.

Air, water, and soil pollution (brief introduction ) holes in the ozone layer and the probable damages.

bio- geochemical cycle in nature: water, oxygen, carbon, nitrogen

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Format

Paper Format

Paper Type - Theory + Practical

Paper Marks - Theory (60 Marks) + Practical (40 Marks)

Maximum Total marks - 60 + 40 = 100 Marks

Time duration - 3 hours (Only For Theory Exam)

Unit & their Weightage

S.No	Unit	Marks
Theory
1.	Food	05 Marks
2.	Matter - Its nature and behavior	15 Marks
3.	Organisation in the living world	13 Marks
4.	Motion, Force, and Work	20 Marks
5.	Our Environment	07 Marks
Total Marks		60 Marks
Practical
1.	Multiple choice type question written test (School-based)	20 Marks
2.	Hands-on practicals examination (school-based)	20 Marks
Total Marks		40 Marks

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Eligibility

Conditions of eligibility for admission to class IX.

1. Candidates who have been studying in a School recognised by or affiliated to this Board or any other recognised Board of Secondary Education in India.

2. Candidates can not take admission directly in class IX.

3. Candidates had completed a regular course of study for class VIII and passed class VIII examination from a school affilicated to this Board.

4. The candidates percentage for attendance should be 75% so that the Board to make him/her eligible for the Examinations.

5. Candidate can be admitted to a school only on the transfer of the parents(s) or shifting of their families from one place to another, after procuring from the student the marksheet and the Transfer Certificate duly countersigned by the Educational Authorities of the Board concerned.

6. There is no age limit for candidates taking the Examination.

7. Candidate should have doucments in support of his having passed the qualifying or equivalent qualifying examination.

Schedule

TIME TABLE 2023

Date & Day	Date & Day	Time Duration
Tuesday 21 March 2023	Science	10:00 AM to 01:00 PM (3 Hrs.)

Date & Day	Subject	Time Duration
Friday 17 March 2023	Hindi	10:00 AM to 01:00 PM (3 Hrs.)
Saturday 18 March 2023	Urdu, Punjabi, Bengali	10:00 AM to 01:00 PM (3 Hrs.)
Tuesday 21 March 2023	Science	10:00 AM to 01:00 PM (3 Hrs.)
Friday 24 March 2023	English	10:00 AM to 01:00 PM (3 Hrs.)
Saturday 25 March 2023	Indian Music (Vocal) Indian Music (Instrumental)	10:00 AM to 12:00 PM (2 Hrs.)
Saturday 25 March 2023	Ranjan Kala	10:00 AM to 01:00 PM (3 Hrs.)
Tuesday 28 March 2023	Mathematics	10:00 AM to 01:00 PM (3 Hrs.)
Wednesday 29 March 2023	Home Science	10:00 AM to 01:00 PM (3 Hrs.)
Saturday 1 April 2023	Social Science	10:00 AM to 01:00 PM (3 Hrs.)
Monday 3 April 2023	ITES, Automatic Retail, Tourism & Hospitality, Beauty & Wellness, Agriculture, Electronic & Hardware, Multiskilling, Plumber	10:00 AM to 12:00 PM (2 Hrs.)
Monday 3 April 2023	Business Element, Accountancy, Agriculture	10:00 AM to 01:00 PM (3 Hrs.)
Wednesday 5 April 2023	Sanskrit	10:00 AM to 01:00 PM (3 Hrs.)
Thursday 6 April 2023	Typing English or Hindi, Indian Music (Melodic Instrumental)	10:00 AM to 12:00 PM (2 Hrs.)
Thursday 6 April 2023	Information Technology	10:00 AM to 01:00 PM (3 Hrs.)

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Analysis

Paper Analysis 2020

1. The total no. of questions will be 30.

2. Question no.1 is Multiple Choice Type Question.

3. Question no. 2 to 6 are of 1 marks each.

4. Internal options are given in question no. 16, 20, 23, 26, 28 & 30.

5. Questions no. 7 to 15 carry 2 marks each.(word limit 30 words)

6. Questions no. 16 to 24 carry 3 marks each.(word limit 30 to 75 words)

7. Questions no. 25 to 30 carry 4 marks each.(word limit 75 to 120 words)

8. Draw neat and well labelled diagram wherever required.

And

There is no overall choice, However, internal choices have been provided in two questions of one mark each, two questions of two marks, one question of three marks and three questions of five marks weightage. You have to attempt only one of the choices in such questions.

Comment

1. The difficulty level of the Science paper 2020: Moderate to difficult.

2. The pattern of the Science paper was similar to the latest Science Sample Paper 2020.

3. All the questions in the paper were asked from the latest syllabus and based on NCERT textbooks.

4. The average range of expected marks was 60 to 70+ (out of 80).