MATHEMATICS

Class : IX
rd
Date : 23 November 2017 Max Marks : 80
Time : 9:00 to 10:30 a.m.

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01. This question paper has 40 objective questions.

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Each question has four alternatives marked (A), (B), (C)
and (D), but only one of these alternatives is the correct
answer. Find the correct answer.

1. The sides AB and AC of a triangle ABC are produced, as

shown. The bisectors of exterior angles at B and C meet
at D. If angles a, b and c are in the ratio 9 : 8 : 7 then the
angles x, y and z will be in the ratio

(A) 1 : 2 : 3 (B) 2 : 3 : 4

(C) 1 : 3 : 6 (D) 3 : 4 : 5

2. ABC is a right-angled isosceles triangle. On each side of the

triangle, a semicircle is drawn such that the side of the
triangle is its diameter. If the total area of all the semicircles
is 1232 cm2, then the area of the triangle would be
(A) 49 cm2
(B) 98 cm2 A C
(C) 196 cm2
(D) 392 cm2
B
1 10
3. In the equation 6  B  30 , the values of A and B
A 11
are respectively
(A) 9, 5 (B) 9, 4
(C) 8, 5 (D) 8, 4

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4. In the given circle, AOB is its diagonal and O is its centre.
ABD  20 and DOF  110 . DC is drawn
perpendicular to AB, meeting it in E. AC, CB and BF are
joined. BD intersects OF in G. D and F are also joined.

A E O
20° B
110°
G
F
D

Which one of the following statements is not correct ?

(A) CBD  AOD  40

(B) OGD  ODE  50

(C) BFG  FGB  GBF

(D) BDF  15 and BDE  70

5. In the figure of the above question, which one of the

following statements is not correct ?
(A) CDB is an isosceles triangle in which the unequal
angle is 40°
(B) ACB and DEB are similar triangles
(C) OED is right angled triangle in which
ODE  EOD
(D) In scalene DOG, DOG  ODG  140
6. The number of isosceles triangles in the figure of the above
question is
(A) 2 (B) 3
(C) 4 (D) 5

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7. Find the area of the regular shaped star in which the sides
shown are in centimetres.

(A) 600 3 cm2

12
(B) 660 3 cm2 cm

cm
20 28 cm

(C) 720 3 cm 2

(D) 480 3 cm2

8. A cube of side 28 cm has 4 identical solid spheres tightly

fitted into it. Approximately how much water can be filled
into this cube (take  = 22/7) ?

(A) 16,800 cm3 (B) 16,200 cm3

(C) 15,800 cm3 (D) 16,000 cm3

9. Sum of how many pairs of prime numbers gives a

total of 50 ?

(A) 3 (B) 6

(C) 5 (D) 4

10. When a certain number N is divided by 38, the remainder

is 16. When the same number N is divided by 48, the
quotient is 77 with some remainder R. Find the value of
number N.

(A) 3702 (B) 3712

(C) 3602 (D) 3612

11. In the above question, the remainder R is

(A) 5 (B) 4

(C) 6 (D) 8

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12.A solid cone has radius 3x units and height 3x units. It is
cut into three parts of same height, parallel to the base. The
ratio of the volumes of the three parts, in increasing
magnitudes, would be
(A) 2 : 7 : 20
(B) 1 : 6 : 20
(C) 1 : 6 : 19
(D) 1 : 7 : 19

13. In a test of 50 marks, 16 students got the following marks:

48, 38, 49, 37, 43, 50, 37, 42, 48, 44, 47, 48, 45, 40, 46, 42

The mean, median and mode of the marks are, respectively,

(A) 43.5, 45.5, 48 (B) 44, 45.5, 48

(C) 43.5, 44.5, 48 (D) 44, 44.5, 48

14. KLM is an equilateral triangle. NO is drawn parallel to base

LM of the triangle such that 2KN = NL. OL and NM are
joined, intersecting each other at P. Which one of the
following statements is not correct ?
K

N O

L M
(A) 2 × area of KNO = area of NOM

(B) 9 × Area of NPO = area of PML

(C) 9 × Area of KNO = area of quad. NLMO

(D) 3 × area of quad. KNPO = area of PLM

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15. The surface areas and the radii of a solid sphere and a
solid cylinder are same. Their volumes would be in the ratio

(A) 4 : 3

(B) 5 : 4

(C) 7 : 6

(D) 9 : 7

16. If x = 6, y = 9 and z = –15, then find the value of

(x3 + y3 + z3 – 3xyz).

(A) 4320 (B) 3360

(C) 3420 (D) None of these
17. (x3 + 3x2 – 18x – 40) can be factorised as
(A) (x+4) (x–2) (x+5) (B) (x–4) (x+2) (x+5)
(C) (x+2) (x–5) (x–4) (D) (x–4) (x+2) (x–5)
18. Find the point where the straight lines 8x – 7y – 3 = 0 and
10y – 12x + 2 = 0 intersect.
(A) 4, 5 (B) 5, 4
(C) –4, –5 (D) –5, 4
19. Which one of the following statements is incorrect ?
(A) If a sphere of diameter D is cut into two hemispheres,
then the increase in its surface area is 50%
(B) The ratio of surface area of a curved surface and that
of flat surfaces of a circular cylinder of height equal
to its radius is 1 : 1
(C) The ratio of curved surface area and flat surface area
of a solid hemisphere is 2 : 1
(D) The ratio of magnitudes of volume and surface area
of a sphere of radius R is 3 : R
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In the following five questions, numbers in the cells of each
square follow some rule. Find the number, which when
replaced by the symbol ..?.., maintains the same rule.

20. (A) 10
20 22 14
(B) 11
20 25 15
(C) 12
20 13 ..?..
(D) 13

21. (A) 5
33 18 30
(B) 10
30 10 40
(C) 12
25 ..?.. 20
(D) 15

22. (A) 10
16 12 20
(B) 12
18 16 20
(C) 15
15 ..?.. 20
(D) 18

23. (A) 6
5 4 9
(B) 8
7 5 24
(C) 9
8 ..?.. 28
(D) 12

24. (A) 75
6 9 45
(B) 80
7 11 60
(C) 90
8 16 ..?..
(D) 100

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25. Match the statements of Column-I and Column-II and find
the correct matching, given as one of the four alternatives
A, B, C and D.

Column I Column II

(a) Mid-points of the sides of a (i) rectangle

quadrilateral enclose a

(b) Mid-points of the sides of a (ii) parallelogram

square enclose a

(c) Mid-points of the sides of a (iii) quadrilateral

rectangle enclose a

(d) Mid-points of the sides of a (iv) square

parallelogram enclose a

(e) Mid-points of the sides of a (v) rhombus

rhombus enclose a

(f) Mid-points of the sides of a

trapezium enclose a

(A) (a)-(ii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(v), (d)-(ii), (e)-(i), (f)-(ii)

(B) (a)-(ii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(v), (d)-(i), (e)-(ii), (f)-(ii)

(C) (a)-(ii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(ii), (d)-(ii), (e)-(i), (f)-(ii)

(D) (a)-(ii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i), (e)-(iv), (f)-(ii)

0.25  0.0729  0.144  0.225

26. simplifies to
0.324  0.081  0.625  0.064

(A) 1.25 (B) 0.75

(C) 1.50 (D) 2.50

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27. The maximum internal volume of a conical shaped
container is 12 32 cm3. If the circumference of its open end
is 44 cm, then its internal surface area is
(A) 560 cm2 (B) 550 cm2

(C) 660 cm2 (D) 650 cm2

28. In the above question, what is the cost of painting the

surface of the conical container at the rate of Rs 2 per
hundred cm2 ?

(A) Rs 22.00 (B) Rs 22.50

(C) Rs 11.00 (D) Rs 25.00

29. CD  the diameter AB of the semicircle shown. If

AD = 6 cm, then the magnitude of CD, upto 3 places of
decimals, is

A D B
6 cm
2 cm

(A) 3.464 cm (B) 3.644 cm

(C) 3.466 cm (D) 3.465 cm
30. When two dice are thrown, what is the probability that the
sum of the numbers is divisible by 3 ?
1 1
(A) (B)
4 3
2 1
(C) (D)
5 6
31. The sides of an isosceles triangle are 25 cm, 25 cm and
14 cm. Its area would be
(A) 168 cm2 (B) 176 cm2
(C) 154 cm2 (D) 182 cm2
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32. Three thin solid circular plates, each of radius 4.2 cm are
so placed that their centres form an equilateral triangle. The
area enclosed by these plates is nearly
(A) 2.1 cm2
(B) 2.4 cm2
(C) 2.8 cm2
(D) 3.0 cm2

33.A cyclist, cycling in fog, passed a man who was walking at

a speed of 3 km/hr in the same direction. To the man, the
cyclist was visible for 2 minutes and up to a distance of
300 m from him. The speed of the cyclist was
(A) 8 km/hr (B) 9 km/hr
(C) 10 km/hr (D) 12 km/hr
34. Two chords AB and CD of lengths 10 cm and 22 cm,
respectively, of a circle are parallel to each other and are on
opposite sides of the centre of the circle. If the distance
between these chords is 12 cm, then the circumference of
the circle would be

(A) 7 5  cm (B) 10 5  cm

(C) 14 5  cm (D) 20 5  cm

35. One of the diagonals of a rhombus is 12 cm in length. If

the area of this rhombus is 96 cm2, then each sides of this
rhombus would be
(A) 8 cm (B) 9 cm
(C) 10 cm (D) 12 cm
36. A man borrows Rs. 1200 at 5% compound interest. At the
end of each year, he pays back Rs. 400. At the end of third
year, how much amount should be pay to clear his debt ?
(A) Rs. 524 (B) Rs. 528
(C) Rs. 532 (D) Rs. 536
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Average marks obtained by 20 boys and 20 girls in four
subjects from 5 different school A, B, C, D and E are
given in the following table. Read the marks carefully and
answer the following four questions.

A B C D E
Subject Max.
Marks
B G B G B G B G B G
English 100 80 82 75 76 78 75 80 84 78 80

Maths 100 90 88 85 86 84 85 92 93 91 90

Science 100 92 94 88 90 88 91 95 96 93 94

S.Studies 100 78 80 82 86 86 85 93 95 92 94

37. The best performance is by the students of which one of

the following schools ?
(A) School B (B) School C
(C) School D (D) School E
38. The average marks obtained by boys and girls in all the
subjects in school D are
(A) 90% (B) 91%
(C) 92% (D) 92.5%
39. The average score by the girl students in all the subjects
is lowest in which one of the following schools ?
(A) School E (B) School C
(C) School B (D) School A
40. The average score by the boys students in all the subjects
is lowest in which one of the following schools ?
(A) School E (B) School C
(C) School B (D) School A

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ANSWERS CLASS IX MATHS (2017)

1 D 2 D 3 B 4 C 5 D
6 C 7 A 8 B 9 D 10 A
11 C 12 D 13 B 14 C 15 A
16 D 17 B 18 C 19 D 20 B
21 D 22 A 23 A 24 B 25 C
26 B 27 B 28 A 29 A 30 B
31 A 32 C 33 D 34 B 35 C
36 B 37 C 38 B 39 B 40 C

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