Sample Question Paper - 4

Class- IX Session- 2021-22

TERM 1
Subject- Mathematics

Time Allowed: 1 hour and 30 minutes Maximum Marks: 40

General Instructions:

1. The question paper contains three parts A, B and C.

2. Section A consists of 20 questions of 1 mark each. Attempt any 16 questions.

3. Section B consists of 20 questions of 1 mark each. Attempt any 16 questions.

4. Section C consists of 10 questions based on two Case Studies. Attempt any 8 questions.
5. There is no negative marking.

Section A
Attempt any 16 questions
1.
√3+ √2
+
√3− √2
= [1]
√3− √2 √3+ √2

a) 8 b) -10

c) 10 d) -8
2. The equation y = 2x - 7 has [1]

a) no solution b) two solutions

c) one solution d) many solutions

3. The sides BC, BA and CA of △ABC have been produced to D, E and F respectively, as shown in [1]
the give figure, Then, ∠B ?

a) 55° b) 65°

c) 75° d) 35°
4. Length of perpendicular drawn on smallest side of scalene triangle is [1]

a) largest b) No relation

c) smallest d) Equal
−−
5. If √10 = 3.162 , then the value of 1
is [1]
√10

a) 0.3162 b) 31.62
 c) 0.003162 d) 3.162
6. x = 5 and y = -2 is the solution of the linear equation. [1]

a) x + 3y = 1 b) 2x + y = 9

c) 3x + y = 0 d) 2x – y = 12
7. In the given figure, AB ∥ DC, ∠BAD = 90°, ∠CBD = 28° and ∠BCE = 65°. Then ∠ABD = ? [1]

a) 43° b) 53°

c) 32° d) 37°
8. In the adjoining figure, AB = FC, EF = BD and ∠AFE = ∠CBD. Then the rule by which [1]
△AF E ≅△CBD

a) SSS b) AAS

c) ASA d) SAS
–
9. If x = 2 + √3 , then x + 1

x
= [1]

a) 4 b) -5

c) -4 d) 5
10. Which one of the following is not the graphical representation of statistical data? [1]

a) Histogram b) Cumulative frequency distribution

c) Frequency polygon d) Bar graph

11. Side BC of △ABC has been produced to D on left-hand side and to E on right-hand side such [1]
that ∠ABD = 125° and ∠ACE = 130°. Then ∠A = ?

a) 55° b) 50°

c) 75° d) 65°
[1]
2
12. If (33 ) x
= 9 then 5x = ?

a) 25 b) 5
 c) 1 d) 125
7
13. After rationalising the denominator of , we get the denominator as [1]
3√3−2√2

a) 5 b) 35

c) 19 d) 13
14. In the adjoining figure, the three lines AB, CD and EF all pass through the point O. If ∠EOB = [1]
90° and x:y = 2:1 then ∠BOD and ∠COE:-

a) 60°, 60° b) 30°, 60°

c) 80°, 20° d) 45°, 45°

15. The point on the graph of the linear equation 2x + 5y = 19, whose ordinate is 1½ times its [1]
abscissa is

a) (-2, -3) b) (2, 3)

c) none of these d) (4, 6)

16. Mode of a set of observations is the value which [1]

a) is the sum of the observations b) divides the observations into two

equal parts

c) is the mean of the middle two d) occurs most frequently

observations
17. The sides of a triangle are 11 m, 60 m and 61 m. The altitude to the smallest side is [1]

a) 60 m b) 66 m

c) 11 m d) 50 m
18. The class marks of a frequency distribution are given as follows 15, 20, 25 the class [1]
corresponding to the class mark 20 is

a) 19.5 - 20.5 b) 12.5 - 17.5

c) 18.5 - 21.5 d) 17.5 - 22.5

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19. The simplest rationalising factor of 2 √5 − √3 ,is [1]
– – –
a) √5 + √3 b) 2 √5 + 3

– – – –
c) √5 − √3 d) 2 √5 + √3

20. AB and CD are two parallel lines. PQ cuts AB and CD at E and F respectively. EL is the bisector [1]
of ∠FEB. If ∠LEB = 35°, then ∠CFQ will be

a) 130° b) 70°

c) 110° d) 55°
Section B
 Attempt any 16 questions
21. If (4, 19) is a solution of the equation y = ax + 3, then a = [1]

a) 4 b) 6

c) 3 d) 5
22. The product of difference of semi-perimeter & respective sides of △ABC are given as 13200 [1]
m
2
.The area of △ABC , if its semi-perimeter is 132 m, is given by

a) 1320 m2 b) 13200 m
2

−−
c) 132 m
2
d) 20 √33 m
2

23. The point of the form (a, -a), where a lies on [1]

a) the x-axis b) the line x = y

c) the line y + x = 0 d) the y-axis

24. Two angles measure (70 + 2x)o and (3x – 15)o. If each angle is the supplement of the other, [1]
then the value of x is :

a) 30 b) 20

c) 2500 d) 25

25. The value of x - yx-y when x = 2 and y = -2, is [1]

a) 14 b) -18

c) 18 d) -14
26. Each side of an equilateral triangle is 10 cm long. The height of the triangle is [1]
– –
a) 10 √3cm b) 10 √2cm

–
c) 5 √3cm d) 5 cm
27. The mean of first n natural numbers is [1]
n−1
a) b)
n(n+1)

2 2

n+1
c) d)
n(n−1)

2 2
−− –
28. The value of √20 × √5 is [1]
– –
a) 20 √5 b) 4 √5

–
c) 2 √5 d) 10
29. In the adjoining figure, the bisectors of ∠CBD and ∠BCE meet at the point O. If ∠BAC = 70°, [1]
then ∠BOC is equal to :-

a) 11° b) 55°

c) 70° d) 35°
30. A grouped frequency distribution table with classes of equal sizes using 105-120 (120 not [1]
included) as one of the class intervals is constructed for the following data: The number of
classes in the distribution will be

125 126 140 98 128 78 108 67

87 149 102 136 145 112 103 84

123 130 120 89 103 65 96 65

a) 7 b) 4

c) 5 d) 6
31. Area of an isosceles triangle ABC with AB = a = AC and BC = b is [1]
−− −−−−− −−−−−−
a) b)
1 2 2 1 2 2
b√4 a − b b√a − b
4 4

−− −−−−− −−−−−−
c) d)
1 2 2 1 2 2
b√4 a − b b√a − b
2 2

32. The value of (x

a−b a+b
) × (x
b−c b+c
) × (x
c−a c+a
) is [1]

a) 3 b) 2

c) 1 d) 0
33. The sides BC, CA and AB of △ABC have been produced to D, E and F respectively. [1]
∠BAE + ∠CBF + ∠ACD = ?

a) 240o b) 360o

c) 300o d) 320o

34. Tally are usually marked in a bunch of [1]

a) 5 b) 4

c) 3 d) 6
35. If ∠A = 4∠B = 6∠C, then A : B : C ? [1]

a) 3 : 4 : 6 b) 2 : 3 : 4

c) 6 : 4 : 3 d) 12 : 3 : 2
36. The line represented by the equation x + y = 16 passes through (2, 14). How many more lines [1]
pass through the point (2, 14)

a) 10 b) 2

c) many d) 100
37. In figure, for which value of x is l1|| l2? [1]

a) 43 b) 37

c) 45 d) 47

38. The value of

√48+ √32
, is [1]
√27+ √18

4
a) 3
b) 4
3
c) 3 d)
4

39. A histogram is a pictorial representation of the grouped data in which class intervals and [1]
frequency are respectively taken along

a) horizontal axis only b) horizontal axis and vertical axis

c) vertical axis and horizontal axis d) vertical axis only

40. The algebraic sum of the deviations of a set of n values from their mean is: [1]

a) n - 1 b) n + 1

c) n d) 0
Section C
Attempt any 8 questions
Question No. 41 to 45 are based on the given text. Read the text carefully and answer the
questions:
In the middle of the city, there was a park ABCD in the form of a parallelogram form so that AB = CD,
AB||CD and AD = BC, AD || BC
Municipality converted this park into a rectangular form by adding land in the form of ΔAPD and Δ
BCQ. Both the triangular shape of land were covered by planting flower plants.

41. What is the value of ∠x? [1]

a) 70° b) 100°

c) 90° d) 110°
42. Δ APD and ΔBCQ are congruent by which criteria? [1]

a) ASA b) SSS

c) RHS d) SAS
43. PD is equal to which side? [1]

a) BQ b) DC

c) AB d) BC
44. Δ ABC and ΔACD are congruent by which criteria? [1]

a) ASA b) RHS

c) SSS d) SAS
45. What is the value of ∠m? [1]

a) 70° b) 110°

c) 90° d) 20°

Question No. 46 to 50 are based on the given text. Read the text carefully and answer the
questions:

Rohit was putting up one of his paintings in his living room. Before this Rohit had put a grid on the wall
where each unit measured equal to a foot. The upper-left corner of the frame is at point C (1, 8) and the
upper-right corner at D (7, 8). The bottom-left corner is at A (1, 2) and the bottom-right corner at B (7, 2).

46. What is the width of the painting plus frame? [1]

a) 6 feet b) 9 feet

c) 8 feet d) 5 feet
47. What is the length of the painting plus frame? [1]

a) 6 feet b) 9 feet

c) 8 feet d) 5 feet
48. Which sides of the painting are parallel to x-axis? [1]

a) Diagonals AD and BC b) AB and CD

c) AC and BD d) No one
49. Which sides of the painting are parallel to y-axis? [1]

a) No one b) Diagonals AC and BD

c) AB and CD d) AC and BD
50. Point A, B, C and D lie in which quadrant? [1]

a) II b) III