Paper-1

Class-IX MATHEMATICS
General Instructions: Maximum Marks: 80
• This question Paper has 5 Sections.
• Section A has 20 MCQs carrying 1 Mark Each.
• Section B has 5 questions carrying 2 marks each.
• Section C has 6 questions carrying 3 marks each.
• Section D has 4 questions carrying 5 marks each.
• 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.
• All Questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice in 2Qs of 5 marks, 2 Qs of 3 marks and 2
Questions of 2 marks has been provided. An internal choice has been provided in the 2 marks questions of
Section E.
• Draw neat figures wherever required. Take  = 22 / 7 wherever required if not stated.

SECTION- (A)
1. The base of a right triangle is 8cm and hypotenuse is 10 cm. Its area will be

(A) 48cm2 (B) 80cm2 (C) 40cm2 (D) 24cm2

2. The point (0, 9) lies
(A) on the positive direction of y-axis (B) in quadrant III
(C) on the positive direction of x-axis (D) in quadrant IV
3. In a histogram the class intervals or the groups are taken along
(A) X-axis (B) Y-axis
(C) both of X-axis and Y-axis (D) in between X and Y axis
4. In the given figure, O is the centre of a circle. If OAC = 50, then ODB = ?

(A) 50° (B) 60° (C) 75° (D) 40°

5. In ABC and DEF it is given that AB = DE and BC = EF in order that ABC  DEF , we
must have
(A) C = F (B) A = D (C) B = E (D) None of these

x ( )
a b −c c
 xb 
6. The value of   is
x ( ) x
b a −c  a 


(A) 1 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 2

 p ( −1) + p (1)
7. If p ( x ) = x3 − x 2 + x + 1, then the value of is
2
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 0 (D) 1
8. For what value of ‘k’, x = 2 and y = – 1 is a solution of x + 3y – k = 0?
(A) 2 (B) –2 (C) –1 (D) 1
9. In the given figure, ABCD is a parallelogram in which BDC = 45 and BAD = 75. Then,
CBD = ?

(A) 60° (B) 45° (C) 75° (D) 55°

43 2
10. The value of 2 is

−1 1
(A) 2 6
(B) 26 (C) 26 (D) 2 −6
11. The force applied on a body is directly proportional to the acceleration produced on it. The
equation to represent the above statement is
(A) y = kx (B) y=x (C) y+x=0 (D) None of these
1 1
12. If x 12 = 49 ,
24 then the value of x is

(A) 7 (B) 12 (C) 49 (D) 2

2 1
13. Choose the rational number which does not lie between − and −
3 5

7 3 1 3
(A) − (B) − (C) − (D)
20 10 4 10
14. The angles of a triangle are in the ratio 5 : 3 : 7, the triangle is
(A) An isosceles triangle (B) An obtuse angled triangle
(C) A right triangle (D) An acute angled triangle
15. A(–6, 3) be a point on the graph. Draw AL ⊥ x − axis. The co-ordinates of L are

(A) (–6, 3) (B) (0, 0) (C) (–6, 0) (D) (0, –6)

16. In the given figure, ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral, CBQ = 48 and a = 2b. Then, b is equal to
 (A) 48° (B) 18° (C) 38° (D) 28°

17. If x + 2 and x – 1 are the factors of x3 + 10 x 2 + mx + n, then the values of m and n are respectively.

(A) 5 and –3 (B) 17 and – 8 (C) 23 and – 19 (D) 7 and – 18

18. The taxi fare in a city is as follows: For the first kilometer, the fare is Rs8 and for the subsequent
distance it is Rs 5 per kilometer. Taking the distance covered as x km and total fare as Rs y, write
a linear equation for this information.
(A) y = 5x + 3 (B) y = 5x – 3 (C) x = 5y – 3 (D) x = 5y + 3

19. Assertion (A) : If 2 = 1.414, 3 = 1.732, then 5 = 2 + 3.

Reason (R) : Square root of a positive real number always exists.

(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
(C) A is true but R is false
(D) A is false but R is true

20. Assertion (A) : The angles of a quadrilateral are x0 , ( x − 10 ) , ( x + 30 )  and ( 2 x ) , the smallest
angel is equal to 58°.
Reason (R) : Sum of the angle of a quadrilateral is 360°.
(A) Both A and R true and R is the correct explanation of A
(B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
(C) A is true but R is false
(D) A is false but R is true

SECTION- (B)
Short Answer Type Questions (2 Marks)
21. In fig., if AC = BD, then prove that AB = CD

22. In the given figure, we have 1 = 3 and 2 = 4. Show that A = C.

3− 2 2
23. Rationalise the denominator of: .
3+ 2 2

OR
 30
Simplify the following by rationalizing the denominator :
5 3 −3 5

24. Write the co-ordinates of each of the following points marked in the graph paper.

25. Find the volume and the total surface area of a hemisphere of radius 3.5 cm. (Use  = 22 / 7 ).

OR
If the radius and slant height of a cone are in the ratio 7 : 13 and its curved surface area is 286
cm 2 , find its radius.

SECTION- (C)
Short Answer Type Questions (3 Marks)

4+ 5 4− 5
26. Simplify the following by rationalizing the denominator: +
4− 5 4+ 5

27. Draw a histogram to represent the following grouped frequency distribution:

Ages (in years) Number of teacher
20-24 10
25-29 28
30-34 32
35-39 48
40-44 50
45-49 35
50-54 12

28. ABCD is a rhombus in which altitude from D to side AB bisects AB. Find the angles of the
rhombus.
29. Find solutions of the form x = a, y = 0 and x = 0, y = b for the following pairs of equations. Do
they have any common such solution?
5 x + 3 y = 15 and 5 x + 2 y = 10

30. Read the bar graph given in Figure and answer the following questions.
 (i) What information is given by the bar graph?
(ii) What was the expenditure on health and family planning in the year 1982-83?
(iii) In which year is the increase in expenditure maximum over the expenditure in previous
year? What is the maximum increase?
OR
The production of oil (in lakh tonnes) in some of the refineries in India during 1982 was given below:
Refinery: Barauni Koyali Mathura Mumbai Florida
Production of oil (in 30 70 40 45 25
lakh tonnes)
Construct a bar graph to represent the above data so that the bars are drawn horizontally.

31. Find the remainder when x3 + 3x2 + 3x + 1 is divided by 5 + 2x

SECTION- (D)
32. Two lines AB and CD intersect at a point O such that BOC + AOD = 280, as shown in the
figure. Find all the four angles.

OR
In the given figure, AB | | PQ. Find the value of x and y.

33. A bus stop is barricaded from the remaining part of the road, by using 50 hollow cones made of
recycled cardboard. Each cone has a base diameter of 40 cm and height 1m. If the outer side of
 each of the cones is to be painted and the cost of painting is Rs 12 per m2 , what will be the cost
of painting all these cones? (Use  = 3.14 and take 1.04 = 1.02 )

34. The base of a triangular filed is three times its altitude. If the cost of sowing the field at Rs. 58
per hectare is Rs. 783, find its base and height.
OR
Find the area of a triangular field whose sides are 91m, 98m and 105 m in length. Find the height
corresponding to the longest side.

35. If both x + 1 and x – 1 and factors of ax3 + x 2 − 2 x + b, find the values of a and b.

SECTION- (E)
36. Read the text carefully and answer the questions:
Rainwater harvesting system is a technology that collects and stores rainwater for human use.
Anup decided to do rainwater harvesting. He collected rainwater in the underground tank at the
rate of 30 cm3 / sec.

(i) What will be the equation formed if the volume of water collected in x seconds is taken
as y cm3 ? and also find amount of water collected in 2 hours?

(ii) Write the equation in standard form.

(iii) How much water will be collected in 60 sec?
OR

How much time will it take to collect water in 900 cm3 ?

37. Read the text carefully and answer the questions:

Tarun and Samay are two friends live in small town. The area near their houses and school is in
the shape of Rhombus. Usually, they go to school by Bicycle.
ABCD is an area in the shape of rhombus in which ADC = 120. Samay and Tarun lived at D
and C and their school located at O.

(i) Find the measure of DCB.

(ii) Calculate measure of CDO and DCO.

 OR
Find the measure of BAC .

(iii) Who can reach school early?

38. Read the text carefully and answer the equations:
In the Meharali, New DTC bus stop was constructed. The bus stop is barricaded from the
remaining part of the road, by using 50 hollow cones. Each hollow cone is made of recycled
cardboard.
Each cone has a base diameter of 40 cm and a height of 1m.

(i) Find the curved surface are of the cone.

(ii) What is the volume of a cone?
OR

If the cost of cardboard is Rs. 100 per m2 then what will be cost of cardboard for 50 cones?

(iii) If the outer side of each of the cones is to be painted and the cost of painting is Rs. 12
per m2 , What will be the cost of painting all these cones?