CBSE Class 9 Sample Paper 2026 for Automotive

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CBSE DEPARTMENT OF SKILL EDUCATION
AUTOMOTIVE

SUBJECT CODE-404

Sample Question Paper for Class IX

Session-2025-26
Max.Time: 2 Hours Max.Marks: 50

PART-A:- EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS (10 MARKS)

OBJECTIVE TYPE SHORT ANSWER
UNIT QUESTIONS TYPE QUESTIONS TOTAL
NAME OF THE UNIT
NO. QUESTIONS
1 MARK EACH 2 MARKS EACH

1 Communication Skills–I 1 1 2

2 Self-Management Skills–I 2 1 3
3 ICT Skills–I 1 1 2

4 Entrepreneurial Skills–I 1 1 2
5 Green Skills-I 1 1 2
TOTAL QUESTIONS 6 5 11
NO. OF QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED Any 4 Any 3 07
TOTAL MARKS 1 x4 =4 2 x3 =6 10 MARKS

PART-B:- SUBJECT SPECIFIC SKILLS (40 MARKS)
DESCRIPTIVE/
OBJECTIVE SHORT
LONG ANS.
TYPE ANSWER TYPE
UNIT TYPE TOTAL
NAME OF THE UNIT QUESTIONS QUESTIONS
NO. QUESTIONS QUESTIONS
4 MARKS
1 MARK EACH 2 MARKS EACH
EACH
History and Evolution of
1 3 1 - 4
Automobiles
Various types of
2 3 1 1 5
Automobiles
Major Systems &
3 Components of an 10 2 2 14
Automobile
4 Road Safety 4 1 1 6
Automobiles and our
5 4 1 1 6
Environment
TOTAL QUESTIONS 24 6 5 35
NO. OF QUESTIONS TO
20 Any 4 Any 3 27
BE ANSWERED
TOTAL MARKS 1 x20= 20 2 x4 =8 4 x3 =12 40 MARKS

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CBSE DEPARTMENT OF SKILL EDUCATION
AUTOMOTIVE

SUBJECT CODE-404

Class-IX Session-2025-26
Max.Time: 2 Hours Max.Marks: 50

General Instructions:-
1. Please read the instructions carefully.
2. This Question Paper consists of 21 questions in two sections: Section A & Section B.
3. Section A has Objective type questions where as Section B contains Subjective type questions.
4. Out of the given (5+16) 21 questions, a candidate has to answer (5+10) 15 questions in the
allotted (maximum) time of 2 hours.
5. All questions of a particular section must be attempted in the correct order.
6. SECTION-A :- OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS – 24 MARKS.
i. This section has 05 questions.
ii. Marks allotted are mentioned against each question/part.
iii. There is no negative marking.
iv. Do as per the instructions given.
7. SECTION-B :- SUBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS - 26 MARKS.
i. This section has 16 questions.
ii. A candidate has to do 10 questions.
iii. Do as per the instructions given.
iv. Marks allotted are mentioned against each question/part.

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SECTION-A :- OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS
Q. 1 Answer any 4 out of the given 6 questions on Employability Skills (1x4=4 Marks)

i. We should use while communicating verbally. 1
a) Simple words
b) Abbreviations
c) Difficult words
d) Confusing words
ii. Pick the self-management skill in which you keep yourself clean,healthy,and smart. 1
a) Personal hygiene and grooming
b) Positive thinking
c) Self-motivation
d) Self-awareness
iii. Rajat gets feedback on his project work from his class teacher. Which of these options 1
demonstrates a positive attitude in this situation?
a) He tell so there that the teacher is wrong.
b) He learns from the feedback and makes his project work better.
c) He takes the feedback but does not use it.
d) He ignore the feedback.
iv. Select the classroom is one in which students watch lecture son their computers at 1
Home and use classroom time for more interactive exercises.
v. Identify the enterprise in which the investment in plant and machinery or equipment 1
is less than INR 1 crore and the turnover is less than INR 5 crores.
a) Small enterprise
b) Big enterprise
c) Micro enterprise
d) Medium enterprise
vi. Choose the odd one out. 1
a) Green building
b) Clean transportation
c) Water, waste and land management
d) Non-renewable energy

Q. 2 Answer any 5 out of the given 6 questions (1x 5= 5 marks)

i. Select the medium which considerably minimizes friction by allowing motion with the 1
use of axles.
a) Grease
b) Lubricating oil
c) Inclined plane
d) Wheel
ii. The earliest known model of a wooden wheel and its axle was recovered in 2003 in 1
the Ljubljana, capital of .

iii. Choose the wheel, invented very recently, allows for the development of lighter and 1
faster vehicles.
a) Solid wheel
b) Alloy wheel
c) Spoke wheel
d) Rubber wheel

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iv. What percentage of the motorcycle segment is comprised of two wheelers ? 1

v. Identify the construction equipments vehicle. 1
a) Tiller
b) Excavator
c) Dozer
d) Road roller

vi. A is a type of motor vehicle that may transport both products and 1
passengers.
a) Private vehicle
b) Commercial vehicle
c) Combine harvester
d) Excavator

Q. 3 Answer any 5 out of the given 6 questions (1x 5= 5 marks)

i. Specify the component, responsible for breaking up the fuel into a fine spray or 1
Atomized form.
ii. Which of the following engines can be operated on fuels like benzol and alcohol ? 1
a) GI engine
b) CRDI engine
c) CI engine
d) SI engine
iii. Identify the component shown in the given figure. 1
a) Brake disc
b) Clutch disc
c) Pressure Plate
d) Flywheel

iv. Choose the section, the middle piece of the front axle of a rear-wheel-drive vehicle is 1
manufactured.
a) L-section
b) O-section
c) I-section
d) C-section
v. What is used Compressed air ? 1

vi. Transmit the power from the engine through the gearbox, propeller shaft 1
and rear axle to the ground with which the vehicle moves.
a) Tyre
b) Brake
c) Differential
d) Axle shaft

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Q. 4 Answer any 5 out of the given 6 questions (1x 5= 5 marks)

i. Which of the following should not get disturbed on the application of brakes. 1
a) Steering geometry
b) Steering system
c) Suspension system
d) Transmission system

ii. Name the system that produces a spark in the engine combustion chamber at the 1
End of the compression stroke.

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iii. Select the type of glass that consists of two thin sheets of glass with a thin layer of 1
clear plastic between them.
a) Tempered glass
b) Tinted glass
c) Laminated glass
d) Plain glass
iv. is one of the passive safety systems for the occupants of car. 1
a) Suspension System
b) Airbag
c) Glass
d) Braking system
v. The validity of international driving license is for . 1

vi. Identify the road sign shown in the given figure. 1
a) No Parking
b) Restriction ends
c) No Stopping
d) No waiting

Q. 5 Answer any 5 out of the given 6 questions (1x 5= 5 marks)

i. Identify the road sign shown in the given figure. 1
a) Runway
b) No Stopping for cars
c) Domestic Airport ahead
d) International Airport ahead

ii. Traffic signs are divided into main categories. 1
iii. Pick the year in which the first stage emission norms came into force for petrol 1
vehicles.
a) 1989
b) 1992
c) 1990
d) 1991
iv. Choose the year when first-stage emission standards for diesel cars came into effect. 1
a) 1991
b) 1992
c) 1989
d) 1990
v. Write the complete form of ULP. 1
vi. Which Name the state has the largest number of CNG commercial vehicles in the 1
World ?

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SECTION-B :- SUBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS

Answer any 3 out of the given 5 questions on Employability Skills (2x3=6 marks) Answer
each question in 20 – 30 words.

Q. 6 Write down any two advantages of non-verbal communication. 2
Q. 7 Prepare a list of different factors (minimum two) that decrease our self-confidence. 2
Q. 8 Write down some of the advantages of using email. 2
Q. 9 Generate a list of atleast four different entrepreneurial development challenges. 2
Q. 10 Compile a list of four man-made disturbances that contribute to ecological imbalance. 2

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Answer any 4 out of the given 6 questions in 20–30 words each (2 x4 = 8 marks)

Q. 11 Precisely explain why there is less resistance to motion when compared to dragging. 2
Q. 12 Give a brief explanation of the utility of a combine harvester. 2
Q. 13 Define “connecting rod and crankshaft. 2
Q. 14 Make a list of different components of automobile air-conditioning systems. 2
Q. 15 List at least four road safety hurdles. 2
Q. 16 Write down four ways to control the air pollution from vehicles. 2

Answer any 3 out of the given 5 questions in 50–80 words each (4x3=12 marks)

Q. 17 Differentiate between a passenger vehicle and a commercial vehicle. 4
Q. 18 Make a list of various requirements of a clutch system. 4
Q. 19 Describe at least four main functions of an automobile's steering system. 4
Q. 20 Write down the list of documents required for permanent registration of a car ? 4
Q. 21 What is Bharat standards and Euro standard in Automobile ? 4

Prepared By : Sandeep Kumar
Checked By : Anil Kumar

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