Mathematics Class IX: Term I

Sample question paper

Marks:40

General Instructions

1) The question paper consists of 50 multiple choice questions divided into 3 sections A, B and
C.
2. Section A comprises 20 questions. Any 16 are to be attempted.
3. Section B comprises 20 questions. Any 16 are to be attempted.
4. Section C comprises 10. questions based on two case studies. Attempt Any 8
questions.
5. Each question carries 1 mark.
6. Each question has 4 choices, you have to select any one of them.
7. There is no negative marking.
8. Use of calculators is not permitted.

Section A
(Attempt any 16 out of 20)

1)A rational number between √2 and √3:

a. 1.9 b. 1.5 c.√2 d.√3

2)The rationalising factor of 7 - 2√3 is

a. 7+2√3 b.7-2√3 c.-7-2√3 d.none of these

3)Which of the following represents a linear equation in two variables?

a.3x+5=0 b.5x=3y c.5y-π=0 d.none of these

4)A line parallel to the x-axis makes an angle of _____ with the y-axis.
a. 45° b.30° c.90° d. 180°

5)The graph of y = m is a straight line parallel to …………

a. x-axis b.y-axis c. both axes d. None of these
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6)The value of √125 + √25 is:

a. 25 b. 6√5 c.5√5 d.√5

7) The point (5 , -1) lies in the ……….. quadrant.

a. First b. Second c. third d. fourth

8) If (4,6) is a solution of the linear equation 5x-2y=k, then the value of k is:
a. 6 b.7 c. 4 d. 8

9) From the graph of equation 2x+3y=12 ,find the coordinates of the point whose abscissa is -3.
a. (-3,6) b.(3,6) c. ( 0 , 1) d. (1 , 2)

10) The linear equation 4x -y = x-5 has :

a. Two solutions b.no solution c. Infinitely many solutions d. A unique solution

11) The equation of a line parallel to x axis & passing through the point (0,3) is :
a. x+y=3 b. x+3=0 c. y-3=0 d.x+y=0

12) If AB=(x+3), BC= 2x and AC=(4x-5), then for what value of x, B lies on AC?
a. 8 b.5 c. 6 d. 7

13) A point whose both coordinates are negative will lie in ………. Quadrant.
a. First b. Second c. third d. Fourth

14) The sum of all angles around a point is equal to -

a. 90 b.180 c. 270 d. 360

15)The angle between the bisectors of two adjacent supplementary angles is a/an :
a. Right angle b. Acute angle c. obtuse angle d. Reflex angle

16)A point X lies in the interior of ∠BAC. If ∠BAC=70° & ∠BAX=42°, then ∠XAC= ?
a. 30 b. 28 c.25 d.45

17) If all the 3 angles of the triangle are equal then each one of them is equal to……….
a. 60 b. 30 c.70 d.90

18) The sides of the triangle are 15cm,17cm,and 8cm.what is its area?
a. 120cms b.180 cms c.60 cms d. None of these

19)The class mark of the class 90-130 is

a. 105 b.95 c.110 d. 85

20) The range of the data 24,81,20,22,16,61,6,17,15,12,30,32,10,91,8,11,20 is:

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a. 85 b.75 c. 60 d.100

Section B
(Attempt any 16 out of 20)

21) In ▲ABC ,if AB =AC And ∠B=70°then ∠A=

a. 45 b.35 c. 55 d.65

22) What would be the denominator after rationalizing 7/(5√3 - 5√2)?

a. 19 b. 13 c. 25 d. None of these

23) The value obtained on simplifying (√5 + √6)²:

a.11-2√30 b.11+2√30 c.7+2√11 d. 7-2√11

24) The collection of information , collected for a purpose is called:

a. Mean b. Median c. Mode d. Data

25) If a triangle ABC is right angle take AC as hypotenuse then ,

a.AB²+BC²=CA² b. AB²-BC²=CA² c. AB²/BC²=CA² d.AB² * BC²= CA²

26) Medians of equilateral triangle are

a. Equal b. Unequal c. can't determine d. None of these

27) If the decimal representation of a number is non-terminating, non-repeating then the number
is:
a. An irrational number b. A whole number c. An integer d. None of these

28) For two linear equations 2x+y=1 and x-y=2, the common solution from the following is:
a. (3,-1) b. (1,-1) c. (-1,-1) d. (1,1)

29) In the given figure ▲ABC is an isosceles triangle in which AB=AC and LM is parallel to BC .
If ∠A=50° , find ∠LMC.
a. 70° b. 60° c. 100° d. 115°

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30) Angles A, B, and C are supplementary. If ∠A = (5x+15)°, ∠B = (2x+25)° and ∠C =

(2x+14)°. Find the value of x.
a. 14 b.24 c. 34 d. 64

31) The perimeter of an equilateral triangle is 60 m , The area is

a. 10√3 m.sq b. 15√3 m.sq c. 20√3 m.sq d. 100√3 m.sq

32) A park in the shape of quadrilateral ABCD,has angle C=90°, AB=9m,BC=12m,CD=5m and
AD=8m.How much area does it occupy?
a. 30m² b.35.46m² c. 40m² d. 80m²

33) The perimeter of rhombus is 146cm.one of its diagonal is 55cm.then the length of other
diagonal and area of rhombus are:
a. 88cm,1320cms b. 48cm,2320cms c. 48cm,1820cms d. 48cm,1320cms

34) The angles of quadrilateral are 75,75 and 90 degree ,the fourth angle is:
a. 45 b. 35 c. 60 d.120

35) The weight (in kg) of 5 men are 62,65,69,66,and 61.The median is
a. 55kg b. 65 kg c.75 kg d.100 kg

36) If angles of a ∆ABC are in the ratio 2:1:3, then find the measure of the smallest angle of
∆ABC.
a. 30 b.45 c. 60 d. 75

37) If the arithmetic mean of 7,5,13,x and 9 is 10,then the value of x is:
a. 18 b. 20 c.14 d. 16

38) In the given figure , PS is the median bisecting angle P , PQ=PR and ∠Q=45° ,then
∠QPS=

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a. 110° b. 70° c.45° d.55°

39) If the mean of five observations x,x+2,x+4,x+6,x+8 is 11, then the mean of first three
observations is:
a. 7 b. 11 c.9 d. 13

40) The sides of a triangle are 56 cm , 60cm and 52 cm. Then find the area of the triangle.
a. 1322 cm.sq b. 1311 cm.sq c. 1344 cm.sq d. 1355 cm.sq

Section C
(Case study based questions)
(Attempt any 8 out of 10)

Case Study 1

Two classmates Ram and Sham simplified two different expressions during the revision hour
and explained to each other their simplifications, Ram explains simplification of √2 / √5+√3 by
rationalising the denominator and Sham explains simplification of (√2+√3)(√2-√3) by using the
identity (a+b)(a-b), Answer the following questions:

41) What is the conjugate of √5 + √3 ?

a. √5+√3 b. √5 - √3 c. √5/√3 d. √5*√3

42) By rationalising the denominator of √2 / √5+√3 , Ram got the answer:

a. √2 / √5+√3 b. √2(√5-√3)/2 c. √5-√3 d. √2(√5+√3 ) / 2

43) Sham applied …………. Identity to solve (√5+√7)(√5-√7).

a. (a+b)(a+b) b. (a+b)(a-b) c. (a-b)(a-b) d. (a+b)^3

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44) (√2+√3)(√2-√3) is equal to …………….

a. 1 b. -1 c. 5 d. -5

45) Addition of two irrational numbers is equal to:

a. Rational b. Irrational c. integer d. All of the above

Case study 2:

A survey regarding healthcare was done by a state health organisation. The data is collected by
forming age groups ;i.e; 10-15 , 20-25…… and so on , the overall data from a town is given
below in the form of a bar graph. Read the data and answer the following questions.

46) What is the percentage of people in the youngest age group over those in the oldest age
group?
a. 400.56% b. 433.33% c. 466.66% d.400.28%

47)What is the total population of the town ?

a. 6800 b. 6600 c. 6700 d. 6900

48) How many people are more in the age group 10-15 than in the age group 30-35 ?
a. 300 b. 400 c. 200 d. 500

49) What is the age group of exactly 1200 persons living in the town ?
a. 20-25 b.10-15 c. 40-45 d. 50-55

50) What is the total number of persons living in the town in the age groups 10-15 and 60-65 ?

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a. 2200 b. 2400 c. 2500 d. 2100

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