9TH (Basic)

CAMBRIDGE FIELDS GLOBAL SCHOOL
HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION

IX-Mathematics (Basic)
Time Allowed: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 80
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 source based/case based/passage based/integrated units of assessment (4
marks each) with sub parts.
SECTION A
(Multiple Choice Questions)
Each question carries 1 mark
1 Set of natural numbers is a subset of
(A) Set of even numbers (B) set of odd numbers
(C) set of composite numbers (D) set of real numbers
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Decimal expression of is
25
(A) 1.28 (B) 2.28 (C) 2.76 (D) 2.14
3 3 2
p ( x )=x −3 x + 4 x−12 then p ( 3 ) is
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) -1 (D) 2
4 Abscissa of (2,3) is
(A) -2 (B) 3 (C) 2 (D) None
5 Image of a point (0,3) about x−axis is
(A) (-3,0) (B) (0,3) (C) (0,-3) (D) (0,0)
6 Find the value of k if x=3∧ y=1 is a solution of the equation 2 x+5 y =k
(A) 1 (B) -11 (C) 11 (D) None
7 The distance between the graph of the equation x=−3∧x=2 is
(A) 5 unit (B) 2 unit (C) 3 unit (D) 4 unit
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8 Euclid’s axiom 5 is
(A) the things which coincide with one another are equal
(B) if equals are subtracted from equals , the remainders are equal
(C) the whole is greater than the part
(D) None
9 John is of the same age as Mohan, Ram is also of the same age as Mohan. State the Euclid’s
axiom that illustrates this statement relatives age of John and Ram.
(A) 1st (B) 2nd (C) 3rd (D) 4th
10 In given Fig, lines XY and MN intersect at O. If POY = 90° and a : b = 2 : 3, find c.
90° (B) 36° (C) 54° (D) 126°
11 Volume of a cone of height h and radius r is
1 2 1 2 2 2 4 2
(A) πr h (B) πr h (C) πr h (D) πr h
2 3 3 3
12 Find the area of triangle whose sides 9cm, 12cm, 15cm.
(A) 56cm2 (B) 50cm2 (C) 52cm2 (D) 54cm2
13 If perimeter of equilateral triangle is 90m. Then area is
(A) 15√ 3 m 2 (B) 45√ 3 m 2 (C) 225√ 3 m 2 (D) 25√ 3 m 2
14 If height of cone is doubled then its volume increased by
(A) 100% (B) 200% (C) 300% (D) 400%
15 2
99 is equals ¿
(A) 9801 (B) 9901 (C) 8199 (D) 9981
16 The range of the data 15,20,6,5,30,35,92,35,90,18,82 is
(A) 87 (B) 15 (C) 18 (D) 26
17 Which irrational number lie between 6 and 7
18
(A) √ 11 (B) √ 30
In which quadrant will (-3, 4) lie?

(C)
√ 42
6 +7
(D) √ 42
(A) 1st (B) 2nd (C) 3rd (D) 4th
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.
19 r r
Assertion : the total surface area of a cone whose radius is and slant height 2 l is πr (l+ )
2 4
Reason : total surface area of a cone is πr (r +l) where r is radius and l is slant height of the
cone.
20 Assertion : If f(x) = 3x7 – 4x6 + x + 9 is a polynomial, then its degree is 7.
Reason : Degree of a polynomial is the highest power of the variable in it.
SECTION B
(This section comprises of very short answer type-questions (VSA) of 2 marks each)
( )
21 1 14
5
Simplify (a) 32 5 (b)
7
22 Verify whether the following are zeroes of the polynomials

2
p ( x )=x −1 , x=−1
OR
4
p ( x )=5 x−π , x=
5
23 find the total surface area of hemisphere of radius 10cm.( π=3.14 )
OR
Find volume of right circular cone with radius 6cm and height 7cm.
24 Plot the point on graph and make triangle PQR where P(0,1), Q(0,5), R(3,4).
25 1
If a point C lies between two points A and B such that AC=BC. Then prove that AC¿ AB. Explain
2
by drawing the figures.
SECTION C
(This section comprises of short answer type questions (SA) of 3 marks each)
26 In Fig. , if PQ || RS, MXQ = 135° and MYR = 40°, find XMY.
27 The base of an isosceles triangle is 10cm and one of the equal sides is 13cm. Find area of
triangle.
28 How many meters of cloth 1.1m wide will be required to make a conical tent whose vertical
height 12m and base radius is 16m?also find the cost of cloth used at the rate of 14 per metre.
OR
Find the radius of a sphere whose surface area is 154 sq.cm.
29 Find p ( 0 ) , p ( 1 ) , p (2 ) of the given polynomial p ( t ) =2+t+2 t 2−t 3
30 p
Write 0.2 3 in the form of , q ≠ 0.
q
OR
2+ √ 3
Rationalize the denominator .
2 √ 3−√ 11
31 Write three solution of x−7 y −2=0. Also draw the graph of the equation.
OR
Express the following linear equation in the form of ax +by + c=0and write the value of
a , b∧c .
(a) 3 x+ 2=0
(b) −2 x+ 3 y =−6
(c) y−2=0
SECTION D
(This section comprises of long answer-type questions (LA) of 5 marks each)
32 The following table gives the life times of 400 neon lamps:
Life time 300-400 400-500 500-600 600-700 700-800 800-900 900-

(in 1000
hours)
Number 14 56 60 86 74 62 48
of lamps
(i) Represent the given information with the help of a histogram.
(ii) How many lamps have a life time of more than 700 hours?
33 Sides of triangle are in the ratio of 12 :17 :25 and perimeter is 540cm.find area of the triangle.
OR
Find the area of a triangle, two sides of which are 8 cm and 11 cm and the perimeter is 32 cm
34 (a) Expand : ( x +2 y−1 )2
(b) Expand : ( 2 x+1 )3
35 Curved surface area of a cone is 308 cm2 and its slant height is 14 cm. Find
(i) radius of the base and
(ii) total surface area of the cone.
OR
The diameter of the moon is approximately one-fourth of the diameter of the earth.
What fraction of the volume of the earth is the volume of the moon?
SECTION E
(This section comprises of 3 case study/passage-based questions of 4 marks each with two sub-
parts. First two case study questions have three sub parts (i),(ii),(iii) of marks 1, 1, 2 respectively.
The third case study question has two sub parts of 2 marks each.)
36 Case study 1:
Once four friends Rahul, Arun, Ajay and Vijay went for a picnic at a hill station. Due to peak
season, they did not get a proper hotel in the city. The weather was fine so they decided to make
a conical tent at a park. They were carrying 300 m² cloth with them. As shown in the figure they
made the tent with height 10 m and diameter 14 m. The remaining cloth was used for the floor.
Answer the following questions:

(i) What was the radius of the floor?
(ii) What was the slant height of the tent?
(iii) What was the total surface area of the tent?
OR
What is the volume of the tent?
37 Case-Study 2:
There is a square park ABCD in the middle of Saket colony in Delhi. Four children Deepak,
Ashok, Arjun and Deepa went to play with their balls. The colour of the ball of Ashok, Deepak,
Arjun and Deepa are red, blue, yellow and green respectively.
All four children roll their ball from centre point O in the direction of XOY, X’OY, X’OY’ and XOY’.
Their balls stopped as shown in the below image.
Answer the following questions:

(i) What are the coordinates of the ball of Ashok?
(ii) What are the coordinates of the ball of Deepa?
(iii) What is the distance between Deepak’s ball and ?
OR
What are the coordinates of the origin?
38 Case- study:
(i) In which subject has the performance improved the most?

(ii) What is the difference in maths subject?
OR
What is the percentage of marks in the year 2019-2020

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CAMBRIDGE FIELDS GLOBAL SCHOOL

HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION

In which quadrant will (-3, 4) lie?

(A) 1st (B) 2nd (C) 3rd (D) 4th

ASSERTION-REASON BASED QUESTIONS

In the following questions, a statement of assertion (A) is followed by a statement of

22 Verify whether the following are zeroes of the polynomials

26 In Fig. , if PQ || RS, MXQ = 135° and MYR = 40°, find XMY.

Life time 300-400 400-500 500-600 600-700 700-800 800-900 900-

Answer the following questions:

Answer the following questions:

(i) In which subject has the performance improved the most?

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