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General Instructions:
1. This Question paper contains - five sections A, B, C, D and E. Each section is
compulsory. However, there are internal choices in some questions.
2. Section A has 18 MCQ’s and 02 Assertion-Reason based questions of 1 mark each.
3. Section B has 5 Very Short Answer (VSA)-type questions of 2 marks each.
4. Section C has 6 Short Answer (SA)-type questions of 3 marks each.
5. Section D has 4 Long Answer (LA)-type questions of 5 marks each.
6. Section E has 3 case based integrated units of assessment (04 marks each) with sub-
parts of the values of 1, 1 and 2 marks each respectively
7. All Questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice in 2 Qs 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 2marks questions of Section E
8.Draw neat figures wherever required. Take π =22/7 wherever required if not stated.
Examination 2023 -24
Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 80
CLaSS – ix matHEmatiCS
Sr. SECtion – a Marks
No.
This section comprises of very short answer type-questions (VSA) of 1 marks each
Q.1 Factors of (a + b)3 - (a - b)3is : 1
(A) 2ab(3a2 + b2) (B) ab(3a2 + b2) (C) 2b(3a2 + b2) (D) 3a2 + b2
Q.2 The two diagonals are equal in a 1
(a) parallelogram (b) rhombus (c) rectangle (d) trapezium
Q.3 3 7
If a+b 7 then (a,b) = 1
3 7
(A) (8, -3) (B) (-8, -3) (C) (-8, 3) (D) (8, 3)
Q.4 If 2k 1, k is a solution of the equation 10 x 9 y 12 then k = 1
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(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
Q.5 The value of 0.423 is :- 1
423 479 423 419
(A) (B) (C) (D)
1000 1000 990 990
Q.6 The volume of a cube with surface area 384 sq. cm, is : 1
(a) 216 cm3 (b) 512 cm3 (c) 484 cm3 (d) NONE
Q.7
1
In Fig . If transversal AB cuts parallel lines PQ and
RS and L and M respectively. Then, then the value of x is :
(a) 20° (b) 24° (c) 30° (d) 34°
Q.8
1
In Fig . If OAB 40 , then ACB is equal to
(a) 50° (b) 40° (c) 60° (d) 70°
Q.9 The Autorikshaw fare in a city is charged @ Rs. 10 for the first kilometer and @ 1
Rs. 4 per kilometer for subsequent distance covered. Taking the distance covered as
x km and total fare as Rs y, write a linear equation for this information,The linear
equation to express the statement is
(a) y 4 x 10 (b) y 4 x 6 (c) y 4 x 10 (d) y 4 x 6
Q.10 The solution of the linear equation 3x 2 y 6 which represents a point on y-axis is : 1
(a) (0, 3) (b) (2, 0) (c) (4, -3 ) (d) None of these
Q.11 If a hemi-spherical dome has an inner diameter of 28 m, then its volume (in m 3) is : 1
(a) 6186.60 (b) 5749.33 (c) 7099.33 (d) 7459.33
Q.12 If an angle of a parallelogram is two thirds of its adjacent angle, the smallest angle of 1
parallelogram is
(a) 108° (b) 72° (c) 54° (d) 81°
Q.13 The equation x 2 0 on number line is represented by 1
(a) a line (b) a point (c) infinitely many lines (d) two lines
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Q.14 The area of right triangle is 28cm².if one of its perpendicular sides exceeds the 1
other by 10cm, then the length of the longest of the perpendicular is
(a) 16cm (b) 14cm (c) 6 5 cm (d) 18cm
Q.15 The graph of y 6 is a line 1
(a) parallel to x-axis at a distance 6 units from the origin.
(b) parallel to y-axis at a distance 6 units from the origin.
(c) making an intercept 6 on the x-axis.
(d) making on intercept 6 on both the axes.
Q.16 The solution of the linear equation x 2 y 8 which represents a point on x-axis, is 1
(a) (4, 0) (b) (0, 4) (c) (8, 0) (d) (4, 2)
Q.17 The value of p for which the polynomial x 4 x px 8 is exactly divisible by 1
3 2
( x – 2 ) is
(A) 0 (B) 3 (C) 5 (D) 16
Q.18 Class mark of a class is obtained by using 1
(A) (upper limit - lower limit) / 2 (B) (upper limit + lower limit) / 2
(C) upper limit - lower limit (D) Upper limit + lower limit
ASSERTION-REASON BASED QUESTIONS
In the following questions, a statement of assertion (A) is followed by a statement of
Reason (R). Choose the correct answer out of the following choices. (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.
Q.19 Statement-1 (Assertion) : In a ABC , the bisector of B and C meet a point O 1
and the bisector of ext B and ext C meet a point O'. If BOC 135 , then
BO ' C 45
Statement-2 (Reason) :In a ABC , if the bisector of B and C meet a point O
and the bisector of ext B and ext C meet at a point O'. Then, BOC and BO ' C
are supplementary.
Q.20 Statement-1 (Assertion) : The altitude p of an equilateral triangle having each side a 1
is given by p = a 3 . .
2
3 a
2
Statement-2 (Reason) : Area of equilateral triangle with each side a is .
4
SECtion – B
This section comprises of very short answer type-questions (VSA) of 2 marks each
Q.21 Divide the polynomial 3x4 - 4x3 - 3x - 1 by (x - 1) . 2
Q.22 The heights of 50 students, measured to the nearest centimetres, have been found to 2
be as follows:
161 150 154 165 168 161 154 162 150 151 162 164 171
165
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158 154 156 172 160 170 153 159 161 170 162 165 166
168
165 164 154 152 153 156 158 162 160 161 173 166 161
159
162 167 168 159 158 153 154 159
(i) Represent the data given above by a grouped frequency distribution table, taking
the class intervals as 160 -165,165 -170, etc.
(ii)What can you conclude about their heights from the table?
Q.23 The angle in a semi-circle is a right angle . 2
Q.24 A hemispherical dome of a building needs to be painted (see Fig. 2
). If the circumference of the base of the dome is 17.6 m, find
the cost of painting it, given the cost of painting is Rs 5 per 100 cm2.
OR
At a Ramzan Mela, a stall keeper in one of the food stalls has a large cylindrical
vessel of base radius 15 cm filled up to a height of 32 cm with orange juice. The
juice is filled in small cylindrical glasses (see Fig. ) of radius 3
cm up to a height of 8 cm, and sold for Rs 3 each. How much money does the stall
keeper receive by selling the juice completely?
Q.25 3 2 2
If a b 2 . where a and b are rational. Find the values of a and b . 2
3 2
OR
253 / 2 2433 / 5
Simplify : .
165 / 4 (8)4 / 3
SECtion – C
(This section comprises of short answer type questions (SA) of 3 marks each)
Q.26 ABCD is a rectangle in which diagonal AC bisects A as well as C . Show that 3
(i) ABCD is a square (ii) diagonal BD bisect B as well as D .
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Q.27
3
In the given figure , ABCD is a quadrilateral in which AE
and BE are the angle bisectors of A and B. Prove that C D 2AEB .
OR
In fig , show that : (i) AB > AC (ii) AB > BC and
(iii) BC > AC.
Q.28 A hemispherical bowl is made from a metal sheet having thickness 0.3 cm. The 3
inner radius of the bowl is 24.7 cm. Find the cost of polishing its outer surface at
the rate of Rs. 4 per 100 cm2. (Take = 3.14)
Q.29 The following table gives the distribution of students of two sections according to 3
the marks obtained by them:
Represent the marks of the students of both the sections on the same graph by two
frequency polygons. From the two polygons compare the performance of the two
sections.
Q.30 The perimeter of a triangular field is 450 m and its sides are in the ratio 13 : 12 : 5. 3
Find the area of triangle.
Q.31 The front compound wall of a house is decorated by wooden spheres of diameter 21 3
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cm, placed on small supports as shown in Fig . Eight such
spheres are used for this purpose, and are to be painted silver. Each support is a
cylinder of radius 1.5 cm and height 7 cm and is to be painted black. Find the cost
of paint required if silver paint costs 25 paise per cm2 and black paint costs 5 paise
per cm2.
OR
Shanti Sweets Stall was placing an order for making cardboard boxes for packing
their sweets. Two sizes of boxes were required. The bigger of dimensions 25 cm x
20 cm x 5 cm and the smaller of dimensions 15 cm × 12 cm × 5 cm. For all the
overlaps, 5% of the total surface area is required extra. If the cost of the cardboard
is Rs 4 for 1000 cm2, find the cost of cardboard required for supplying 250 boxes of
each kind.
SECtion – D
(This section comprises of long answer-type questions (LA) of 5 marks each)
Q.32 Show that if the diagonals of a quadrilateral bisect each other at right angles, then it 5
is a rhombus .
Q.33 3 4
If 5 = 2.236 and 2 = 1.414, then Evaluate : . 5
5 2 5 2
Q.34 Prove that The sum of any two sides of a triangle is greater than its third side. Also 5
Show that AC >AB in Fig. , sides AB and AC of ABC are
extended to points P and Q respectively. Also, PBC < QCB.
OR
Prove that “Two triangles are congruent, if two angles and the included side of the
one triagle are equal to two angles and the included side of the other triangle”.
Q.35 A field is in the shape of a trapezium whose parallel sides are 25 m and 10 m. The 5
non-parallel sides are 14 m and 13 m. Find the area of the field.
OR
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In fig . ABCD is a field in the form of a
quadrilateral whose sides are indicated in the figure. If DAB = 900, find the area
of the field.
SECtion – E
(This section comprises of 3 case study / passage – based questions of 4 marks each
with two sub parts (i),(ii),(iii) of marks 1, 1, 2 respectively.The third case study
question has two sub – parts of 2 marks each.)
Q.36 CASE STUDY - 1
According to given information choose the correct answer
i.
1
In Fig . ACD 120 and ABC 40 , then BAC
(a) 80° (b) 60° (c) 50° (d) 40°
ii.
1
In Fig . sides CB and BA of ABC are produced to D and E
respectively. If ABD 105 and CAE 130 , then ACB
(a) 50° (b) 55° (c) 75° (d) 130°
iii.
2
In a ABC , it is given that A : B : C 3 : 2 : 1 and ACD 90 . If
BC produced to E, then ECD
(a) 60° (b) 30° (c) 50° (d) 40°
OR
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In Fig . If PT is the bisector of QPR in PQR , PQR 50 ,
PRQ 30 and PS QR , then x
(a) 40° (b) 20° (c) 30° (d) 10°
Q.37 CASE STUDY – 2
In the adjoining figure , AB is a diameter of a circle with
0
center O and CD || BA. If BAC = 20 , find the value of
i. BOC 1
ii. DOC 1
iii. DAC 2
OR
ADC
Q.38 CASE STUDY – 2
(i)a3 + b3 + c3 - 3abc = (a + b + c) (a2 + b2 + c2 - ab - bc - ac)
(ii) (a + b + c )2 = a2 + b2 + c2 + 2 ( ab + bc + ac )
i. If a + b + c = 0 and a2 + b2 + c2 = 16, find the value of ab + bc + ca. 1
ii. If a + b + c = 9 and ab + bc + ca = 23, find the value of a2 + b2 + c2. 2
iii. If a + b + c = 9 and a2 + b2 + c2 = 35, find the value of a3 + b3 + c3 – 1
3abc.
OR
If x + y + z = 8 and xy + yz + zx = 20, find the value of x3 + y3 + z3 –
3xyz .
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