IX - CLASS

Sample Paper Mathematics

GENERAL INSTRUCTION
1. All Questions are compulsory.
2. The questions paper consists of 30 questions divided into four sections A, B, C and D.
3. Section A comprises 6 questions of 1mark each. Section B comprises 6 questions of 2 marks each. Section
C comprises 10 questions of 3 marks each. Section D comprises 8 questions of 4 marks each.
4. There is no overall choice. However, an internal choice has been provided in two questions of 1 mark each,
two questions of 2 marks each, four questions of 3 marks each and three questions of 4 mark each. You
have to attempt only one of the alternatives in all such questions.
5. Use of calculators is not permitted.

SYLLABUS & MARKING SCHEME:

Unit No. Unit Marks

I Number system 14
II Algebra 08
III Co-ordinate geometry 03
IV Geometry 36
V Mensuration 12
VI Statistics and probability 07
Total 80

SECTION-A
1
1. Rationalize the denominator of . [1]
4− 2
2. Check whether (2, 1) is the solution of equation 2x + y = 5. [1]

3. In ABC A = x, B = 2x, C = 3x, find the value of C . [1]

4. Point (−2, 3) will lie in which quadrant? [1]

5. If the range of the data is 28 and number of classes is 7, then find the class size of the data? [1]
OR
If the mean of 6, 4, 7, p and 10 is 8, find the value of p

6. O is a centre of a circle and OR ⊥ PQ distance of a chord PQ of a circle from the centre is P

12 cm and length of the chord is 10 cm, what is the length of a radius? [1]
OR O B
A figure, O is the centre of circle. If  A P B = 5 0  , find  A OB a n d  OA B A

SECTION-B
p
7. Express 0.237 in the form , where p and q are integers and q  0. [2]
q
OR
Find two irrational number lying between 2 a n d 3

8. Factories 7 2 x 2 − 10 x − 4 2 . [2]

9. The perpendicular distance of a point from the x-axis is 2 unit and the perpendicular distance from y – axis
is 5 units. Write the coordinates of such a point if it lies in one of the following quadrants.
(i) I quadrant (ii) II quadrant (iii) III Quadrant (iv) IV Quadrant [2]
C
10. In the figure AOC and BOC from a linear pair if a − b = 80 , then find the
value of a and b. [2] a
b
11. The inner diameter of circular well is 3.5 m it is 10 m deep. Find [2] A O B
(i) Its inner curved surface area.
(ii) The cost of plastering this C.S at the rate of Rs. 40 per m2.
OR
A joker’s cap is in the form of a right circular cone of base radius 7 cm and height 24 cm. find the cost of
white washing its Curve surface area at the rate of Rs 210 per 100 cm2.

12. Find the value of a and b if y = 1, and x = 2 is solution of linear equation ax + by = 3 and 3a − 2b = 1. [2]
 SECTION-C
( 25) 2  ( 343) 5
3 3

13. Simplify −1 [3]

(16 ) 4  (8) 3  ( 7 ) 5
5 4

OR
Prove that
a− 1 a− 1 2b2
+ =
a − 1 + b− 1 a − 1 − b− 1 b2 − a 2

14. In given fig. AC = BD, then prove that AB = CD [3]

D

B C


Find the value of x − 8 y − 36 xy − 216 when x = 2 y + 6
3
15. [3]
OR
The bus fare in a city is as follows for the first kilometer, the fare is ₹ 8 and for the subsequent distance it is
₹ 5 per kilometer. Taking the distance covered as x km and total fares as ₹ y. write a linear equation for this
information and draw its graph.
S R
16. In figure PQ is a line segment and O is the mid-point of PQ. R and S are on the
same side of PQ such that PQS = QPR and POS = QOR , prove that [3]
x
(i) PQR  QOS P Q
(ii) PR = QS
O
A
OR
1 E
In fig. AD and BE are medians of  A B C and B E D F , prove that C F = AC F
4
B D C

17. Show that the line segment joining the mid points of the opposite side of a
quadrilateral bisect each other. [3]
OR
Prove that the angle subtended by an arc at the centre is double the angle subtended by it any point
on the remaining part of the circle.
18. A company select 2400 families at random and surveyed them to determine relationship between income
level and the number of television sets at home the information gathered is listed in the table below. [3]
Monthly income in (₹) Television per family
0 1 2 Above 2
Less than – 7000 10 160 25 0
7000 – 10000 0 305 27 2
10000 – 13000 1 535 29 1
13000 – 16000 2 469 59 25
16000 or More 1 579 82 88
If one family is chosen at random find probability of choosing.
(i) A family whose income is 16000 or more and has more than 2 TV set’s
(ii) A family whose income is less than 7000 and 2 TV set’s

19. A circular park of radius 20 m is situated in a colony. Three boys Ankur, Syed and David are siting at
equal distance on its boundary each having a toy telephone in his hands to talk each other. Find the length
of the string of each phone. [3]

20. In a parallelogram ABCD, E and F are the mid-points of side AB and CD respectively show that the line
segment AF and EC trisect the diagonals BD. [3]

21. Thirty children were asked about the number of hours they watched TV programs in the previous week.
The results were found as follows: [3]
1 6 2 3 5 12 5 8 4 8
10 3 4 12 2 8 15 1 17 6
3 2 8 5 9 6 8 7 14 12
(i) Make a grouped frequency distribution table for this data, taking class width 5 and one of the class
intervals as 5 – 10.
(ii) How many children watched television for 15 or more hours a week?

22. The diameter of a metallic ball is 4.2 cm what is the mass of the ball, if the density of the metal is 8.9 g per
cm3 ? [3]
 Section-D (Marks – 4)
n +1
16  2 − 8  2 n
23. Simplify [4]
16  2n + 2 − 2  2n + 2

Find x + y where
3 3
24. [4]
1 1
x= , y=
3− 2 2 3+ 2 2 T

S R
25. In the figure, PQRS is a square and SRT in an equilateral triangle prove that
PST = QRT
[4]
PT = QT
P Q

OR D

ABC is an isosceles triangle in which AB = AC. Sides BA is produced to D such

that AD = AB. Show that BCD is a right angle. A

B C

26. The cost of painting the complete out side surface of a closed cylindrical oil tank at 60 paisa per sq dm is ₹
237.60. The height of the tank is 6 time the radius of the base of the tank. Find its volume corrected to two
decimal places. [4]
OR A B
The outer dimensions of a closed wooden box are 10 cm, by 8 cm by 7 cm.
Thickness of the wood is 1 cm. Find the total cost of wood required to make box if 1 cm3 o
of wood costs Rs. 2.00.
D C
27. AC and BD are chords of a circle which bisect each other at centre. Prove that [4]
(i) AC and BD are diameters
(ii) ABCD is a rectangle.

28. Construct ABC in which B = 60 , C = 45 and the perimeter of the triangle is 11 cm. [4]

29. A field is in the shape of a trapezium whose parallel sides are 25 m and 10 m. the non-parallel sides are 14
m and 13 m. find the area of the field. [4]
OR
ABC is a triangle in which D is the mid-point of BC and E is the mid point of
1
AD, Prove that area of  B E D = ( a r e a o f  A B C )
X
4
72
o

Y 46 Z
30. In figure X = 72, XZY = 46 if YO and ZO are bisectors of XYZ and XZY respectively XYZ
find OYZ and YOZ . [4]

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