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MATHEMATICS
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A Highly Simulated Practice Question Papers for
CBSE Class IX Examination

Max. Marks : 80

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
1. All questions are compulsory.
2. The question paper consists of 30 questions divided into 4 sections A, B, C and D.
Section A comprises of 6 questions of 1 mark each, Section B comprises of
6 questions of 2 marks each, Section C comprises of 10 questions of 3 marks each and
Section D comprises of 8 questions of 4 marks each.
3. There is no overall choice. You have to attempt all the questions.
4. Use of calculator is not permitted.

Section {A}
3 4 3 4 3
1. Simplify a b × a b .
2. Find p æç 1 ö÷ for the polynomial p ( y) = y 2 - y + 1.
è 3ø

Or
Write the degree of the polynomial 4 - y 2 .

3. An isosceles right angled triangle has area 8 cm 2. Find the length of the hypotenuse.
D C

4. In the given figure, find the value of x. x+20

x+3 x+ 7
E B F

5. Is the point (0, 3) lies on the line 3 x + 4 y = 12?

Or
How many linear equations in x and y can be satisfied by x =1and y = 2?

6. In how many parts, a plane can divide a circle, if it intersects perpendicularly?

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Section {B}
7. In the given figure, if AB||CD and PQ||DR, 10. In D ABC , if AB = AC, then show that the
then find ÐAPD and ÐLDR. altitudes from the vertices B and C to their
Q R L opposite sides are equal.
A
55°
C
D

75° Q P

B P A

8. In the given figure, the coordinates of one

vertex are missing. Find the missing B C

coordinates if ÐC = 90°.
Or
B
(10, 5)
Show that the sum of three altitudes of a
triangle is less than the sum of the three
sides of the triangle.

A
(4, 7) C 11. (i) What is the perpendicular distance of
point (5, 2) from Y-axis?
Or
(ii) What is the value of ordinate of every
On plotting the points O (0 , 0 ), A(3, 0 ), point which is on X-axis?
B(3, 4), C(0 , 4) and joining OA, AB, BC and
CO, which shape is obtained? 12. If each pair of opposite sides of a
quadrilateral is equal, then it is a
9. If p( x) = x 2 - 4 x + 3, then find the value of parallelogram.
æ 1ö
p(2 ) + p( - 1) - p ç ÷ .
è2ø

Section {C}
13. Factorise 15. Rationalise the denominator of
(i) 24 3 x3 - 125 y3 . 1
.
12 2 6 1 7 + 6 - 13
(ii) 8 p3 + p + p+ .
5 25 125 Or
14. Prove that sum of three angles of a triangle Represent 29 on number line. Also write
is 180°. steps of construction.
Or 16. Draw the graph of 2 x + y = 6 and find the
Find the value of x in the given figure. point where graph intersects Y-axis.
A D
x
17. Construct an angle of 150° at the initial
30° point of a given ray and justify the
construction.

18. In the given figure, parallelogram ABCD

4x
70° and PBCQ are given. If R is a point on PB,
B C then show that
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1
ar (DQRC) = ar (parallelogram ABCD). 20. A tyre manufacturing company kept a
2 record of the distance covered before a tyre
A P D Q needed to be replaced. The table shows the
l l
results of 1000 cases.
R Distance Less than 4000 to 9001 to More than
(in km) 4000 9000 14000 14000
Frequency 20 210 325 445
B C
If you buy a tyre of this company, what is
Or the probability that
XY is a line parallel to side BC of a DABC. If (i) it will need to be replaced before it has
BE || AC and CF || AB meet XY at E and F covered 4000 km?
respectively, then show that (ii) it will last more than 9000 km?
ar (DABE) = ar (DACF ). (iii) it will need to be replaced after it has
covered somewhere between 4000 km
19. Represent the given frequency distribution and 14000 km?
by means of a histogram.
21. Let the cost of a pencil and an eraser be ` x
Marks 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80 and ` y, respectively. A student pays ` 24 for
Number of 6 pencils and 8 erasers. Write the given
7 11 9 13 16 4 2
students
data in the form of a linear equation in two
Or variables. Also, represent it graphically.
Calculate the mean, median and mode for 22. P and Q are any two points lying on the
the following data. sides DC and AD respectively of a
23, 25, 28, 25, 16, 23, 17, 22, 25, 25 parallelogram ABCD. Show that
ar ( D APB) = ar ( DBQC ).

Section {D}
23. The perimeter of triangular field is 240 cm. Which Euclid axiom help in reaching the
If 2 of its sides are 50 cm and 78 cm. Find correct answer? State any one more
the length of perpendicular on the side of Euclid’s postulate.
length 50 cm from the opposite vertex.
26. In the given figure, O is the centre of a
7 3 2 5 3 2 circle. If AB and AC are chords of the circle
24. Simplify - - .
10 + 3 6+ 5 15 + 3 2 such that AB = AC, OP ^ AB and OQ ^ AC,
then prove that PB = QC.
Or Q
1 C
If a = 8 + 3 7 and b = , then find the value N
a
A
of a 2 + b 2 . O
M
25. Rehman and Prakash contributed equal B
P
amount towards Prime Minister Relief
Fund. Prakash and Rahul also contributed Or
equal amount towards Prime Minister
Relief Fund. If Rahul contributed ` 500, Prove that the quadrilateral formed
then how much Rehman contributed? (if possible) by the internal angle bisectors
What value they all are exhibiting by doing of any quadrilateral is cyclic.
so?
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27. The difference between outside and inside 28. If 3a - 2 b + 5c = 5 and 6ab + 10 bc - 15ac =14,
surfaces of a cylindrical metallic pipe then find the value of
14 cm long is 44 cm 2 . If the pipe is made of
88 cm 3 of metal. Find outer and inner radii 27 a3 + 125c3 + 90 abc - 8b3 .
of the pipe.
29. The diameter of a sphere is decreased by
Or 25%. By what per cent does its curved
If costs ` 2200 to paint the inner curved surface area decrease?
surface of a cylindrical vessel 10 m deep.
If the cost of painting is at the rate of 30. Draw a frequency polygon representing
`20 per m 2 , then find the the following frequency distribution.
(i) inner curved surface area of the vessel. Class interval 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59
(ii) radius of the base. Frequency 12 16 20 8 10 4
(iii) capacity of the vessel.