Practice Paper - MCQ

Subject: Mathematics Ch 3: Coordinate geometry

Std: IX Max. Marks: 15

General Instructions:
1. The Practice Paper comprises MCQs.
2. Attempt all questions.

Q. Marks
No.
1. The name of the vertical line in the Cartesian plane which determines the position 1
of a point is called
a. Origin
b. X-axis
c. Y-axis
d. Quadrants
2. The point of intersection of horizontal and vertical lines determining the position 1
of a point in a Cartesian plane is called
a. Origin
b. X-axis
c. Y-axis
d. Quadrants
3. In which quadrant will the point (–7, –5) lie? 1
a. I
b. II
c. III
d. IV
4. Where will a point with coordinates (3, 0) lie? 1
a. On the X-axis
b. On the Y-axis
c. At origin
d. Between X-axis and Y-axis
5. Which of the following points does not lie in IV quadrant? 1
a. (1, –2)
b. (2, –5)
c. (1, –2)
d. (–6, –3)
6. Which point lies on the left of y-axis? 1
a. (–2, –4)
b. (2, 0)
c. (5, –2)
d. (3, 6)

7. If a < 0 and b > 0 then the point (a, b) lies in quadrant 1

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a. IV
b. II
c. III
d. none of these
8. If A(–2, 3) and B(–3, 5) are two given points then 1
(abscissa of A) – (abscissa of B) = ?

a. –2
b. 1
c. –1
d. 2
9. The point which lies on y-axis at a distance of 4 units in negative direction of y- 1
axis is
a. (5, 4)
b. (4, 0)
c. (0, –4)
d. (–4, 0)
10. The points P (–3, 8), Q (7, –5), R (–3, –8) and T (–7, 9) are plotted on the graph 1
paper, then point(s) in the third quadrant are:
P and T
Q and R
Only R
P and R
11. If the points A(2, 0), B(–6, 0), and C(3, a– 3) lie on the x-axis, then the value of a 1
is
a. 0
b. 2
c. 3
d. –6
12. Which of the following points lies in the first quadrant? 1

a. (–2, 8)
b. (3, 9)
c. (4, –12)
d. (–5, –15)

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13. Which of the points shown in the graph have a positive value of x- coordinate? 1

a. P and Q
b. P and R
c. R and Q
d. S and Q
14. The perpendicular distance of the point A(3, 7) from the y-axis is 1
a. 3
b. 7
c. 4
d. 10
15. If the points of the straight line are M(7, 1) and N(7, 2) then the line MN is 1
a. horizontal line parallel to the x axis
b. vertical line parallel to the y axis
c. can’t say
d. none of the above
16. If the perpendicular distance of a point P from the x-axis is 7 units and the foot of 1
the perpendicular lies on the negative direction of x-axis, then the point P has:
a. y-coordinate = 7 or –7 only
b. y-coordinate = 7 only
c. y-coordinate = –7 only
d. x-coordinate = –7
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