MATHEMATICS

Class-IX

Time allowed: 3hrs Max. Marks: 80

General Instructions:

1. This question paper has 5 sections A, B, C, D and E.

2. Section A has 20 multiple choice questions (MCQs) carrying 1 mark each.

3. Section B has 5 short answer-I (SA-I) type questions carrying 2 marks each.

4. Section C has 6 short answer-II (SA-II) type questions carrying 3 marks each.

5. Section D has 4 long answer (LA) type questions carrying 5 marks each.

6. Section E has 3 case based integrated units of assessment (4 marks each) with

subparts of the values of 1, 1 and 2 marks each respectively.

7. All questions are compulsory.

8.Draw neat figures wherever required. Take π = 22/7 wherever required if not

stated.

Section-A

*Section A consists of 20 questions of 1 mark each.

1. Number Systems:

Which of the following statements about irrational numbers is false?

A) The square root of a prime number is irrational.

B) The sum of an irrational number and a rational number is irrational.

C) The product of two irrational numbers is irrational.

D) The square of an irrational number is always irrational.

2. Quadrilaterals:

The sum of the interior angles of a quadrilateral is 360 degrees. If one angle is 120
degrees, what are the measures of the other three angles?
A) 45, 60, 135

B) 30, 45, 165

C) 60, 75, 105

D) 90, 90, 90

3. Lines and Angles:

In a triangle, the angle bisectors of two angles intersect at a point. The triangle is:

A) Acute angled

B) Obtuse angled

C) Right-angled

D) Equilateral

4. Introduction to Euclid's Geometry:

Which of the following statements is a postulate of Euclidean geometry?

A) The sum of the angles of a triangle is 180 degrees.

B) Given any two points, a unique straight line can be drawn joining them.

C) Two lines parallel to a third line are parallel to each other.

D) The area of a circle is equal to π times the square of its radius.

5. Heron's Formula:

The sides of a triangle are 17 cm, 25 cm, and 26 cm. What is its area?

A) 216 cm^2

B) 255 cm^2

C) 306 cm^2

D) 340 cm^2

6. Lines and Angles:

In a triangle, the measure of one angle is twice the measure of the smallest angle. The
measure of the third angle is 90 degrees. What is the measure of the largest angle?
A) 60 degrees

B) 90 degrees

C) 120 degrees

D) 150 degrees

7. Introduction to Euclid's Geometry:

Which of the following is a postulate of Euclidean geometry?

A) There is exactly one line that can be drawn parallel to a given line through a point
not on the line.

B) Two distinct lines can intersect in more than one point.

C) The sum of the angles in a triangle is 180 degrees.

D) A line segment can be extended indefinitely in a straight line.

8. Probability:

If two dice are rolled, what is the probability of getting a sum of 7?

A) 1/6

B) 1/12

C) 1/9

D) 1/36

9. Probability:

If two coins are tossed simultaneously, what is the probability of getting at least one
head?

A) 1/4

B) 1/2

C) 3/4

D) 1
 10. Linear Equations in Two Variables:

The graph of the linear equation 3x−2y=6 passes through which quadrant(s)?

A) First

B) Second

C) Third

D) Fourth

11. Circles

Consider a circle with centre O and radius 5 cm. Let A be a point on the circle such
that angle AOB is 60 degrees, where B is the on the circle. If C is a point on the circle
such that AC is a diameter of the circle, what is the length of BC?

A) 5√3 cm

B) 10√3 cm

C) 5 cm

D) 10 cm

12. Polynomials:

Let f(x) = x4 – 3x3 + 2x2 + 4x – 8. If g(x) is the polynomial obtained by dividing f(x) by

x2 − 2x + 1, what is the remainder when g(x) is divided by (x – 1)?

A) 0

B) 1

C) -1

D) 2

13. Surface Areas and Volumes:

A solid iron cylinder has a height of 21 cm and a diameter of 14 cm. It is melted and
recast into a cone of height 7 cm. What is the radius of the base of the cone?

A) 3.5 cm

B) 7 cm
C) 10.5 cm

D) 14 cm

14. Triangles

If two triangles have the same area, are they necessarily congruent? Why or why not?

A) Yes, because congruent triangles have the same area

B) No, because the angles of the triangles might be different

C) Yes, because the side lengths are equal

D) No, because the triangles might have different shapes

15. Quadrilaterals

Can a quadrilateral have exactly two right angles?

A) Yes

B) No

16. Number Systems

If a number is irrational, then its square is:

A) Always irrational

B) Always rational

C) Sometimes rational, sometimes irrational

D) None of the above

17. Circles

If the opposite angles of a cyclic quadrilateral are equal, what can we conclude about
the quadrilateral?

A) It is a square

B) It is a rectangle

C) It is a rhombus

D) It is a parallelogram
 18. Circles

In a circle, if two chords are equal in length and are on the same side of the centre, then:

A) They are parallel

B) They are perpendicular

C) They are diameters

D) They are equidistant from the centre

19. Quadrilaterals

The distance between the midpoints of two opposite sides of a parallelogram is:

A) Half the length of the shorter diagonal

B) Half the length of the longer diagonal

C) Equal to the length of the shorter diagonal

D) Equal to the length of the longer diagonal

20. Surface Area and Volume

A cube and a sphere have the same volume. Which has the larger surface area?

A) Cube

B) Sphere

C) Both have the same surface area.

D) Cannot be determined.

Section-B

*Section B consists of 5 questions of 2 marks each.

21. If a = √3 + √2 and b = √3 - √2, find the value of a3 + b3.

22. Work done by a body on application of a constant force is directly proportional
to the distance travelled by the body in a straight line. Express this statement as
a linear equation in two variables by taking the constant force as 4 units. Read
from the graph, the work done when the displacement is 2 units.
23. The organiser of a fun run needs to provide 120 cups of water for competitors to
drink from during a race with water from a tap which has a flow rate of 3.5 litres
 per minute. Each cup is a cylinder of radius 4 cm and height 10 cm. There is
only 16 minutes available to get all the cups filled.
24. Which of this statement are axioms, postulates, definition, Theorem?
a. If equals are added to equals, the wholes are equal.
b. The edges of a surface are lines.
c. All right angles are equal.
d. If first thing is greater than second and second is greater than third, then
first is greater than third.
e. The whole is greater than the part.
f. Two distinct lines cannot have more than one point in common.
g. For every line l and for every point P not lying on the line l, there exists a
unique line m passing through P and Parallel to l.

Axioms: Postulates: Definitions: Theorems:

25. If two sides of an equilateral triangle are doubled and third is halved, then find
the ratio of area of the new triangle thus formed and the given triangle.

Section-C

*Section C consists of 6 questions of 3 marks each.

26. AB and AC are two chords of circle of radius r such that AB = 2AC. If p and q
are the distances of AB and AC from centre, prove that 4q2 = p2 + 3r2.
27. Equilateral triangles ΔABD and ΔACE are drawn on the sides of a ΔABC. Prove
that CD = BE.
28. AB is a diameter and AC is a chord of a circle with centre O such that ∠BAC=30o.
The tangent at C intersects AB at a point D.
Prove that BC = BD.
29. The Royal Oak Hotel in Puducherry, Tamil Nadu has a fountain in the shape of
a cylinder with a circular foundation. The circumference of the foundation is 6
times the radius increased by 12.88 m and its height is numerically diameter less
than circumference of the base. Find the volume of the fountain at any instant.
(Use 3.14 as an approximation for π).
 30. A, B, C and D are points on a circle with centre O. The radius OA = 6 cm and
chord AB measure 13cm.The chord BD is perpendicular to the diameter AC at
E such that OE:EC = 1:1. Find BE in cm.
31. The sum of length, breadth and height of a cuboid is 21 cm, and the length of its
diagonal is 12 cm. Find the surface area of the cuboid.

Section-D

*Section D consists of 4 questions of 5 marks each.

32. ABCD is a kite having AB = AD and BC = CD. Prove that the figure formed by
joining the mid- points of the side, in order, is a rectangle.
33. Bisectors of angles A, B and C of a triangle ABC intersect its circumcircle at D,
E and F respectively. Prove that the angles of the triangle DEF are 90° – (1/2) ∠A,
90° – (1/ 2) ∠B and 90° – (1 /2) ∠C.
34. A cube and a sphere have the same surface area. Find the ratio of their volumes.
35. Let ΔABC be an isosceles triangle with BC = AC and ∠ACB = 40°. Construct the
circle with diameter BC, and let D and E be the other intersection points of the
circle with the sides AC and AB, respectively. Let F be the intersection of the
diagonals of the quadrilateral BCDE. What is the degree measure of ∠BFC?

Section-E

*Section E consists of 3 questions of 4 marks each.

36. A tree plantation campaign was organised in a government school. Under this
campaign, the students of class-IX were planted total 2079 trees. The trees were
arranged in rows and columns. The number of rows were x, and number of
columns were (x – 1).
i) If total 2079 trees planted, then find the value of x?
ii) Find the numbers of rows and columns.
iii) Find the polynomial for the above situation.
iv) Find the factors the polynomial.
37. The diagram shows a
model of pyramid
placed on a Cartesian
plane in a mathematics
lab in a school. Based on
the diagram, answer the
following questions.

i) What are the coordinates of the axis of the pyramid?

ii) What is the perpendicular distance between the edges of BC and ED?
iii) If the pyramid is moved 2 units to the right, what will be the coordinates.
of vertex D?
iv) If the pyramid is moved 3 units below its actual position, what will be the
coordinates of vertex B?
v) If the vertex B would lie on the origin, what will be the coordinates of
vertex E?

38. A building has 13 floors above and 4 floors below the ground (basement). Stairs
run to the lowest ground of the basement to the top of the building. Ramesh is
standing on the ground. If that point is considered “0” and after every 4 steps of
stairs, either above or below, he counts “1”. Also, below the ground he counts
negative numbers.
Represent his position by number in each
of the following cases-
i) What would he count if he has
climbed 16 stairs above?
ii) If has gone three steps below the
ground, then at what number he will
be?
iii) If he has climbed seven steps above
the ground and then goes down 10
stairs what is the number of his position?
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