MATHEMATICS

QUESTION BANK

for

CLASS – IX (TERM-II)

CHAPTER WISE COVERAGE IN THE FORM

MCQ WORKSHEETS AND PRACTICE QUESTIONS

Prepared by

M. S. KUMARSWAMY, TGT(MATHS)
M. Sc. Gold Medallist (Elect.), B. Ed.

Kendriya Vidyalaya GaCHiBOWli

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 MCQ WORKSHEET-I
CLASS IX : CHAPTER - 2
POLYNOMIALS

1. In 2 + x + x2 the coefficient of x2 is:

(a) 2 (b) 1 (c) – 2 (d) –1

2. In 2 – x2 + x3 the coefficient of x2 is:

(a) 2 (b) 1 (c) – 2 (d) –1

 x2
3. In  x  10 , the coefficient of x2 is:
2
 
(a) (b) 1 (c) – (d) –1
2 2

4. The degree of 5t – 7 is:

1. 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3

5. The degree of 4 – y2 is:

(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3

6. The degree of 3 is:

(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3

7. The value of p(x) = 5x – 4x2 + 3 for x = 0 is:

(a) 3 (b) 2 (c) – 3 (d) – 2

8. The value of p(x) = 5x – 4x2 + 3 for x = – 1 is:

(a) 6 (b) –6 (c) 3 (d) – 3

9. The value of p(x) = (x – 1)(x + 1) for p(1) is:

(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) 2 (d) – 2

10. The value of p(t) = 2 + t + 2t2 – t3 for p(0) is:

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) – 1 (d) 3

11. The value of p(t) = 2 + t + 2t2 – t3 for p(2) is:

(a) 4 (b) –4 (c) 6 (d) 7

12. The value of p(y) = y2 – y +1 for p(0) is:

(a) –1 (b) 3 (c) –2 (d) 1

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 MCQ WORKSHEET-ii
CLASS IX : CHAPTER - 2
POLYNOMIALS

1. The zero of p(x) = 2x – 7 is:

7 2 2 7
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2 7 7 2

2. The zero of p(x) = 9x + 4 is:

4 9 4 9
(a) (b) (c) (d)
9 4 9 4

3. Which are the zeroes of p(x) = x2 – 1:

(a) 1, –1 (b) – 1, 2 (c) –2, 2 (d) –3, 3

4. Which are the zeroes of p(x) = (x – 1)(x – 2):

(a) 1, –2 (b) – 1, 2 (c) 1, 2 (d) –1, –2

5. Which one of the following is the zero of p(x) = lx + m

m l m l
(a) (b) (c) – (d) –
l m l m

6. Which one of the following is the zero of p(x) = 5x   :

4 1 4
(a) –  (b)  (c)  (d) none of these
5 5 5

7. On dividing x3 + 3x2 + 3x +1 by x we get remainder:

(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) – 1 (d) 2

8. On dividing x3 + 3x2 + 3x +1 by x   we get remainder:

(a)   3  3 2  3  1
(b) 3  3 2  3  1
(c)   3  3 2  3  1
(d )   3  3 2  3  1

9. On dividing x3 + 3x2 + 3x +1 by 5 + 2x we get remainder:

8 27 27 8
(a) (b) (c) – (d) –
27 8 8 27

10. If x – 2 is a factor of x3 – 3x +5a then the value of a is:

2 2
(a) 1 (b) –1 (c) (d)
5 5

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 MCQ WORKSHEET-III
CLASS IX : CHAPTER - 2
POLYNOMIALS

1. (x + 8)(x – 10) in the expanded form is:

(a) x2 – 8x – 80 (b) x2 – 2x – 80 (c) x2 + 2x + 80 (d) x2 – 2x + 80

2. The value of 95 x 96 is:

(a) 9020 (b) 9120 (c) 9320 (d) 9340

3. The value of 104 x 96 is:

(a) 9984 (b) 9624 (c) 9980 (d) 9986

4. Without actual calculating the cubes the value of 283 + (–15)3 +(–13)3 is:
(a) 16380 (b) –16380 (c) 15380 (d) –15380

5. If x – 2 is a factor of x3 – 2ax2 +ax – 1 then the value of a is:

7 7 6 6
(a) (b) (c) (d)
6 6 7 7

6. If x + 2 is a factor of x3 + 2ax2 +ax – 1 then the value of a is:

2 3 3 1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
3 5 2 2

7. If x + y + z = 0 then x3 + y3 + z3 is equal to
(a) 3xyz (b) – 3xyz (c) xy (d) –2xy

8. The factors of 2x2 – 7x + 3 are:

(a) (x – 3)(2x – 1) (b) (x + 3)(2x + 1)
(c) (x – 3)(2x + 1) (d) (x + 3)(2x – 1)

9. The factors of 6x2 + 5x – 6 are:

(a) (2x – 3)(3x – 2) (b) (2x – 3)(3x + 2)
(c) (2x + 3)(3x – 2) (d) (2x + 3)(3x + 2)

10. The factors of 3x2 – x – 4 are:

(a) (3x – 4)(x – 1) (b) (3x – 4)(x + 1)
(c) (3x + 4)(x – 1) (d) (3x + 4)(x + 1)

11. The factors of 12x2 – 7x + 1 are:

(a) (4x – 1)(3x – 1) (b) (4x – 1)(3x + 1)
(c) (4x + 1)(3x – 1) (d) (4x + 1)(3x + 1)

12. The factors of x3 – 2x2 – x + 2 are:

(a) (x – 1)(x – 1)(x – 5) (b) (x + 1)(x + 1)(x + 5)
(c) (x + 1)(x – 1)(x + 5) (d) (x + 1)(x + 1)(x – 5)

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 MCQ WORKSHEET-Iv
CLASS IX : CHAPTER - 2
POLYNOMIALS

1. Which of the following is not a polynomial?

(a) x 2  2 x  3 (b) x 2  2 x  6 (c) x 3  3 x 2  3 (d) 6 x  4

2. The degree of the polynomial 3x3 – x4 + 5x + 3 is

(a) –4 (b) 4 (c) 1 (d) 3

3. Zero of the polynomial p(x) = a2x, a  0 is

(a) x = 0 (b) x = 1 (c) x = –1 (d) a = 0

4. Which of the following is a term of a polynomial?

3
(a) 2x (b) (c) x x (d) x
x

5. If p(x) = 5x2 – 3x + 7, then p(1) equals

(a) –10 (b) 9 (c) –9 (d) 10

6. Factorisation of x3 + 1 is
(a) (x + 1)(x2 – x + 1) (b) (x + 1)(x2 + x + 1)
(c) (x + 1)(x2 – x – 1) (d) (x + 1)(x2 + 1)

7. If x + y + 2 = 0, then x3 + y3 + 8 equals
(a) (x + y + 2)3 (b) 0 (c) 6xy (d) –6xy

8. If x = 2 is a zero of the polynomial 2x2 + 3x – p, then the value of p is

(a) –4 (b) 0 (c) 8 (d) 14

1
9. x  is
x
(a) a polynomial of degree 1 (b) a polynomial of degree 2
(c) a polynomial of degree 3 (d) not a polynomial

10. Integral zeroes of the polynomial (x + 3)(x – 7) are

(a) –3, –7 (b) 3, 7 (c) –3, 7 (d) 3, –7

11. The remainder when p(x) = 2x2 – x – 6 is divided by (x – 2) is

(a) p(– 2) (b) p(2) (c) p(3) (d) p(–3)

2
 
12. If 2 a 2  b 2   a  b  , then
(a) a + b = 0 (b) a = b (c) 2a = b (d) ab = 0

13. If x3 + 3x2 + 3x + 1 is divided by (x + 1), then the remainder is

1
(a) –8 (b) 0 (c) 8 (d)
8
2 2
14. The value of (525) – (475) is
(a) 100 (b) 1000 (c) 100000 (d) –100

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15. If a + b = –1, then the value of a3 + b3 – 3ab is
(a) –1 (b) 1 (c) 26 (d) –26

16. The value of (2  a ) 3  (2  b ) 3  (2  c ) 3  3(2  a )(2  b )(2  c ) when a + b + c = 6 is

(a) –3 (b) 3 (c) 0 (d) –1

a b
17. If   1, (a  0, b  0) , then the value of a3 – b3 is
b a
1
(a) –1 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d)
2
1
18. If x  , then the value of ( x 2  4 x  1) is
2 3
(a) –1 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) 3

19. The number of zeroes of the polynomial x3 + x – 3 – 3x2 is

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 0 (d) 3

20. If (x + 2) and (x – 2) are factors of ax4 + 2x – 3x2 + bx – 4, then the value of a + b is

(a) –7 (b) 7 (c) 14 (d) –8

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 PRACTICE QUESTIONS
CLASS IX : CHAPTER - 2
POLYNOMIALS
1. Factorize the following: 9x2 + 6x + 1 – 25y2.

2. Factorize the following: a2 + b2 + 2ab + 2bc + 2ca

3. Show that p(x) = x3 – 3x2 + 2x – 6 has only one real zero.

4. Find the value of a if x + 6 is a factor of x3 + 3x2 + 4x + a.

5. If polynomials ax3 + 3x2 – 3 and 2x3 – 5x + a leaves the same remainder when each is divided by
x – 4, find the value of a..

6. The polynomial f(x)= x4 – 2x3 +3x2 – ax + b when divided by (x – 1) and (x + 1) leaves the
remainders 5 and 19 respectively. Find the values of a and b. Hence, find the remainder when
f(x) is divided by (x – 2).

7. If the polynomials 2x3 +ax2 + 3x – 5 and x3 + x2 – 2x + a leave the same remainder when divided
by (x – 2), find the value of a. Also, find the remainder in each case.

8. If the polynomials az3 + 4z2 + 3z – 4 and z3 – 4z + a leave the same remainder when divided by
z – 3, find the value of a.

9. The polynomial p(x) = x4 – 2x3 + 3x2 – ax + 3a – 7 when divided by x + 1 leaves the remainder
19. Find the values of a. Also find the remainder when p(x) is divided by x + 2.
1
10. If both x – 2 and x – are factors of px2 + 5x + r, show that p = r.
2
11. Without actual division, prove that 2x4 – 5x3 + 2x2 – x + 2 is divisible by x2 – 3x + 2.

12. Simplify (2x – 5y)3 – (2x + 5y)3.

13. Multiply x2 + 4y2 + z2 + 2xy + xz – 2yz by (– z + x – 2y).

a 2 b2 c2
14. If a, b, c are all non-zero and a + b + c = 0, prove that   3
bc ca ab
15. If a + b + c = 5 and ab + bc + ca = 10, then prove that a3 + b3 + c3 –3abc = – 25.

16. Without actual division, prove that 2x4 – 6x3 +3x2 +3x – 2 is exactly divisible by x2 – 3x + 2.

17. Without actual division, prove that x3 – 3x2 – 13x + 15 is exactly divisible by x2 + 2x – 3.

18. Find the values of a and b so that the polynomial x3 – 10x2 +ax + b is exactly divisible by (x – 1)
as well as (x – 2).

19. Find the integral zeroes of the polynomial 2x3 + 5x2 – 5x – 2.

 1
20. If (x – 3) and  x   are both factors of ax2 + 5x + b, then show that a = b.
 3
21. Find the values of a and b so that the polynomial x4 + ax3 – 7x2 +8x + b is exactly divisible by
(x + 2) as well as (x + 3).

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22. If x3 + ax2 + bx + 6 has (x – 2) as a factor and leaves a remainder 3 when divided by (x – 3), find
the values of a and b.

23. Find the value of x3 + y3 + 15xy – 125 if x + y = 5.

24. Without actually calculating, find the value of (25)3 – (75)3 + (50)3.

25. Factorise each of the following cubic expressions:

(i) 8x3 – y3 – 12x2y + 6xy2
(ii) 27q3 – 125p3 – 135q2p + 225qp2
(iii) 8x3 + 729 + 108x2 + 486x
1 9 1
(iv) 27 x 3   x2  x
216 2 4

26. Factorise:
(i) x3 + 216y3 + 8z3 – 36xyz
(ii) a3 – 64b3 – 27c3 – 36abc

3 3
1  3  1 
2 
 
27. Factorise:  x  3 y   3 y  3 z   3z  x 
 2 

28. Give one example each of a binomial of degree 35, and of a monomial of degree 100.

29. Find a zero of the polynomial p(x) = 2x + 1.

30. Verify whether 2 and 0 are zeroes of the polynomial x2 – 2x.

31. Find the zero of the polynomial in each of the following cases:
(i) p(x) = x + 5 (ii) p(x) = x – 5 (iii) p(x) = 2x + 5
(iv) p(x) = 3x – 2 (v) p(x) = 3x (vi) p(x) = ax, a  0
32. Find the value of each of the following polynomials at the indicated value of variables:
(i) p(x) = 5x2 – 3x + 7 at x = 1.
(ii) q(y) = 3y3 – 4y + 11 at y = 2.
(iii) p(t) = 4t4 + 5t3 – t2 + 6 at t = a.

33. Divide p(x) by g(x), where p(x) = x + 3x2 – 1 and g(x) = 1 + x.

34. Divide the polynomial 3x4 – 4x3 – 3x –1 by x – 1.

35. Find the remainder obtained on dividing p(x) = x3 + 1 by x + 1.

36. Find the remainder when x4 + x3 – 2x2 + x + 1 is divided by x – 1.

37. Check whether the polynomial q(t) = 4t3 + 4t2 – t – 1 is a multiple of 2t + 1.

38. Check whether p(x) is a multiple of g(x) or not, where p(x) = x3 – x + 1, g(x) = 2 – 3x.
x 1
39. Check whether g(x) is a factor of p(x) or not, where p(x) = 8x3 – 6x2 – 4x + 3, g(x) =  .
3 4
3 2
40. Find the remainder when x – ax + 6x – a is divided by x – a.

41. Examine whether x + 2 is a factor of x3 + 3x2 + 5x + 6 and of 2x + 4.

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42. Find the value of k, if x – 1 is a factor of 4x3 + 3x2 – 4x + k.

43. Find the value of a, if x – a is a factor of x3 – ax2 + 2x + a – 1.

44. Factorise 6x2 + 17x + 5

45. Factorise y2 – 5y + 6

46. Factorise x3 – 23x2 + 142x – 120.

47. Factorise :
(i) x3 – 2x2 – x + 2 (ii) x3 – 3x2 – 9x – 5
(iii) x3 + 13x2 + 32x + 20 (iv) 2y3 + y2 – 2y – 1

48. Factorise : 4x2 + 9y2 + 16z2 + 12xy – 24yz – 16xz

49. Expand (4a – 2b – 3c)2.

50. Factorise 4x2 + y2 + z2 – 4xy – 2yz + 4xz.

51. If x + 1 is a factor of ax3 + x2 – 2x + 4a – 9, find the value of a.

52. By actual division, find the quotient and the remainder when the first polynomial is divided by
the second polynomial : x4 + 1; x –1

53. Find the zeroes of the polynomial : p(x) = (x – 2)2 – (x + 2)2

54. Factorise :
(i) x2 + 9x + 18 (ii) 6x2 + 7x – 3
(iii) 2x2 – 7x – 15 (iv) 84 – 2r – 2r2

55. Factorise :
(i) 2x3 – 3x2 – 17x + 30 (ii) x3 – 6x2 + 11x – 6
(iii) x3 + x2 – 4x – 4 (iv) 3x3 – x2 – 3x + 1

56. Using suitable identity, evaluate the following:

(i) 1033 (ii) 101 × 102 (iii) 9992

57. Factorise the following:

(i) 4x2 + 20x + 25
(ii) 9y2 – 66yz + 121z2
2 2
 1  1
(iii)  2 x     x  
 3  2

58. Factorise the following :

(i) 9x2 – 12x + 3 (ii) 9x2 – 12x + 4

59. If a + b + c = 9 and ab + bc + ca = 26, find a2 + b2 + c2.

60. Expand the following :

(i) (4a – b + 2c)2
(ii) (3a – 5b – c)2
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 (iii) (– x + 2y – 3z)2

61. Find the value of

(i) x3 + y3 – 12xy + 64, when x + y = – 4
(ii) x3 – 8y3 – 36xy – 216, when x = 2y + 6

62. Factorise the following :

(i) 9x2 + 4y2 + 16z2 + 12xy – 16yz – 24xz
(ii) 25x2 + 16y2 + 4z2 – 40xy + 16yz – 20xz
(iii) 16x2 + 4y2 + 9z2 – 16xy – 12yz + 24 xz

63. Expand the following :

3 3
3 1 y  1 
(i) (3a – 2b) (ii)    (iii) 4 
x 3  3x 
64. Find the following products:
2
x  x 
(i)   2 y    xy  4 y 2  (ii) ( x 2  1)( x 4  x 2  1)
2  4 
65. Factorise the following :
12 2 6 1
(i) 8 p3  p  p
5 25 125
(ii) 1 – 64a3 – 12a + 48a2

66. Without finding the cubes, factorise (x – 2y)3 + (2y – 3z)3 + (3z – x)3

67. Give possible expressions for the length and breadth of the rectangle whose area is given by
4a2 + 4a –3.

68. Factorise: (i) 1  64x 3 (ii) a3  2 2b3

69. Evaluate each of the following using suitable identities:

(i) (104)3 (ii) (999)3

70. Factorise : 8x3 + 27y3 + 36x2y + 54xy2

71. Factorise : 8x3 + y3 + 27z3 – 18xyz

72. Verify : (i) x3 + y3 = (x + y) (x2 – xy + y2) (ii) x3 – y3 = (x – y) (x2 + xy + y2)

73. Factorise each of the following:
(i) 27y3 + 125z3 (ii) 64m3 – 343n3
74. Factorise : 27x3 + y3 + z3 – 9xyz
75. Without actually calculating the cubes, find the value of each of the following:
(i) (–12)3 + (7)3 + (5)3
(ii) (28)3 + (–15)3 + (–13)3

76. Find the following product :(2x – y + 3z) (4x2 + y2 + 9z2 + 2xy + 3yz – 6xz)

77. Factorise :
(i) a3 – 8b3 – 64c3 – 24abc (ii) 2 2 a3 + 8b3 – 27c3 + 18 2 abc.

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78. Give possible expressions for the length and breadth of rectangles, in which its areas is given by
35y2 + 13y –12

79. Without actually calculating the cubes, find the value of :

3 3 3
1 1 5 3 3 3
(i )         (ii )  0.2    0.3   0.1
 2  3  6
80. By Remainder Theorem find the remainder, when p(x) is divided by g(x), where
(i) p(x) = x3 – 2x2 – 4x – 1, g(x) = x + 1
(ii) p(x) = x3 – 3x2 + 4x + 50, g(x) = x – 3
(iii) p(x) = 4x3 – 12x2 + 14x – 3, g(x) = 2x – 1
3
(iv) p(x) = x3 – 6x2 + 2x – 4, g(x) = 1  x
2
81. Check whether p(x) is a multiple of g(x) or not :
(i) p(x) = x3 – 5x2 + 4x – 3, g(x) = x – 2
(ii) p(x) = 2x3 – 11x2 – 4x + 5, g(x) = 2x + 1

82. Show that p – 1 is a factor of p10 – 1 and also of p11 – 1.

83. For what value of m is x3 – 2mx2 + 16 divisible by x + 2 ?

84. If x + 2a is a factor of x5 – 4a2x3 + 2x + 2a + 3, find a.

85. Find the value of m so that 2x – 1 be a factor of 8x4 + 4x3 – 16x2 + 10x + m.

86. Show that :

(i) x + 3 is a factor of 69 + 11x – x2 + x3 .
(ii) 2x – 3 is a factor of x + 2x3 – 9x2 + 12 .
87. If x + y = 12 and xy = 27, find the value of x3 + y3.

88. Without actually calculating the cubes, find the value of 483 – 303 – 183.

89. Without finding the cubes, factorise (2x – 5y)3 + (5y – 3z)3 + (3z – 2x)3.

90. Without finding the cubes, factorise (x – y)3 + (y – z)3 + (z – x)3.

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 MCQ WORKSHEET-I
CLASS IX: CHAPTER – 8
QUADRILATERALS

1. The bisectors of angles of a parallelogram form a :

(a) trapezium (b) rectangle (c) rhombus (d) kite

2. The angles of a quadrilaterals are in the ratio 3 : 4 : 5 : 6. The respective angles of the
quadrilaterals are
(a) 600, 800, 1000, 1200 (b) 1200, 1000, 800, 600
(c) 1200, 600, 800, 1000 (d) 800, 1000, 1200, 600.

3. If diagonals of a quadrilateral are equal and bisect each other at right angles, then it is a:
(a) parallelogram (b) square (c) rhombus (d) trapezium

4. If in rectangle ABCD, diagonal AC bisects A as well C, then ABCD is a:

(a) parallelogram (b) square (c) rhombus (d) trapezium

5. The line segment joining the midpoints of two sides of a triangle is parallel to the third side and
________ of it.
(a) half (b) one third (c) one fourth (d) equal

6. Line segment joining the mid points of the opposite sides of a quadrilateral _________ each
other.
(a) trisect (b) bisect (c) coincide (d) none of these.

7. Three angles of a quadrilateral are 750, 900 and 750. The fourth angle is
(a) 900 (b) 950 (c) 1050 (d) 1200

8. A diagonal of a rectangle is inclined to one side of the rectangle at 250. The acute angle between
the diagonals is
(a) 550 (b) 500 (c) 400 (d) 250

9. ABCD is a rhombus such that ACB = 400, then ADB =

(a) 450 (b) 500 (c) 400 (d) 600

10. The quadrilateral formed by joining the midpoints of the sides of a quadrilateral PQRS, taken in
order, is a rectangle, if
(a) PQRS is a rectangle (b) PQRS is an parallelogram
(c) diagonals of PQRS are perpendicular (d) diagonals of PQRS are equal.

11. The quadrilateral formed by joining the midpoints of the sides of a quadrilateral PQRS, taken in
order, is a rhombus, if
(a) PQRS is a rhombus (b) PQRS is an parallelogram
(c) diagonals of PQRS are perpendicular (d) diagonals of PQRS are equal.

12. If angles A, B, C and D of the quadrilateral ABCD, taken in order are in the ratio 3:7:6:4, then
ABCD is a
(a) parallelogram (b) kite (c) rhombus (d) trapezium

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 MCQ WORKSHEET-II
CLASS IX: CHAPTER – 8
QUADRILATERALS
1. If bisectors of A and B of a quadrilateral ABCD intersect each other at P, of B and C at
Q, of C and D at R and of D and A at S, then PQRS is a
(a) parallelogram (b) rectangle (c) rhombus
(d) quadrilateral whose opposite angles are supplementary.

2. If APB and CQD are two parallel lines then bisectors of the angles APQ. BPQ, CQP and PQD
form a
(a) parallelogram (b) square (c) rhombus (d) rectangle

3. The figure obtained the midpoints of the sides of the sides of a rhombus, taken in order is a
(a) parallelogram (b) square (c) rhombus (d) rectangle

4. D and E are the midpoints of the sides AB and AC of ABC and O is any point on side BC. O is
joined to A. If P and Q are the midpoints of OB and OC respectively, then DEQP is a
(a) parallelogram (b) square (c) rhombus (d) rectangle

5. The quadrilateral formed by joining the midpoints of the sides of a quadrilateral PQRS, taken in
order, is a square only if
(a) PQRS is a rhombus (b) diagonals of PQRS are equal and perpendicular
(c) diagonals of PQRS are perpendicular (d) diagonals of PQRS are equal.

6. The diagonals AC and BD of a parallelogram ABCD intersect each other at the point O. If
DAC = 320 and AOB = 700, then DBC is equal to
(a) 240 (b) 860 (c) 380 (d) 320

7. Which of the following is not true for a parallelogram?

(a) opposite sides are equal (b) opposite angles are bisected by the diagonals
(c) opposite angles are equal (d) diagonals bisect each other.

8. D and E are the midpoints of the sides AB and AC of ABC. DE is produced to F. To prove that
CF is equal and parallel to DA, we need an additional information which is
(a) DAE = EFC (b) AE = EF (c) DE = EF (d) ADE = ECF

9. The bisectors of any two adjacent angles of a parallelogram intersect at

(a) 450 (b) 300 (c) 900 (d) 600

10. The bisectors of the angles of a parallelogram enclose a

(a) parallelogram (b) square (c) rhombus (d) rectangle

11. ABCD is a parallelogram and E and F are the centroid of triangle ABD and BCD respectively,
then EF =
(a) AE (b) BE (c) CE (d) DE

12. ABCD is a parallelogram, M is the midpoint of BD and BM bisects B, then AMB =
(a) 450 (b) 750 (c) 900 (d) 600

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 MCQ WORKSHEET-III
CLASS IX: CHAPTER – 8
QUADRILATERALS

1. Given four points A, B, C, D such that three points A, B, C are collinear. By joining these points
in order, we get
(a) a straight line (b) a triangle (c) quadrilateral (d) none of these

2. In quadrilateral ABCD, AB = BC and CD = DA, then the quadrilateral is a

(a) parallelogram (b) rhombus (c) kite (d) trapezium

3. Given a triangular prism, then what can we conclude about the lateral faces.
(a)faces are rectangular (b) faces are parallelogram
(c) faces are trapeziums (d) square

4. The bisectors of the angles of parallelogram enclose a

(a) parallelogram (b) rhombus (c) rectangle (d) square

5. Which if the following quadrilateral a rhombus?

(a) diagonals bisect each other (b) all the four sides are equal
(c) diagonals bisect opposite angles (d) one angle between the diagonals is 600.

6. Consecutive angles of parallelogram are

(a) equal (b) supplementary (c) complementary (d) none of these

7. Given a rectangle ABCD and P, Q, R, S midpoints of AB, BC, CD and DA respectively. Length
of diagonal of rectangle is 8 cm, the quadrilateral PQRS is
(a) parallelogram with adjacent sides 4 cm (b) rectangle with adjacent sides 4 cm
(c) rhombus with side 4 cm (d) square with side 4 cm

8. In parallelogram ABCD, bisectors of angles and B intersect each other at O. The value of AOB
is:
(a) 300 (b) 600 (c) 900 (d) 1200

9. If an angle of a parallelogram is two-third of its adjacent angle, the smallest angle of the
parallelogram is
(a) 1080 (b) 540 (c) 720 (d) 810

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10. If the degree measures of the angles of quadrilateral are 4x, 7x, 9x and 10x, what is the sum of
the measures of the smallest angle and largest angle?
(a) 1400 (b) 1500 (c) 1680 (d) 1800

11. In the given figure ABCD is a parallelogram, what is the sum of the angle x, y and z?
(a) 1400 (b) 1500 (c) 1680 (d) 1800

12. In the above figure ABCD is a rhombus, then the value of x is

(a) 400 (b) 500 (c) 600 (d) 800

13. In the below figure ABCD is a rhombus, then the value of x is

(a) 200 (b) 250 (c) 300 (d) 500

14. ABCD is a parallelogram and AB = 12cm, AD = 8 cm then perimeter of parallelogram ABCD is

(a) 20 cm (b) 40 cm (c) 60 cm (d) 80 cm

15. In parallelogram CARS, mC = 5x - 20 and mA = 3x + 40. Find the value of x.
(a) 15 (b) 20 (c) 30 (d) 130

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 MCQ WORKSHEET-IV
CLASS IX: CHAPTER – 8
QUADRILATERALS
1. If two consecutive sides of a rhombus are represented by 3x - 6 and x + 14, then the
perimeter of the rhombus is
(a) 10 (b) 24 (c) 70 (d) 96

2. Points A, B, C, and D are midpoints of the sides of square JETS. If the area of JETS is
36, the area of ABCD is
(a) 9 2 (b) 18 2 (c) 9 (d) 18

3. In the accompanying above diagram of rectangle ABCD, mABE = 30 and mCFE =

144. Find mBEF.
(a) 36° (b) 60° (c) 84° (d) 90°

4. A quadrilateral must be a parallelogram if one pair of opposite sides is

(a) congruent, only. (b) parallel and the other pair of opposite sides is congruent.
(c) congruent and parallel. (d) parallel only

5. The perimeter of a rhombus is 60. If the length of its longer diagonal measures 24,
the length of the shorter diagonal is
(a) 20 (b) 18 (c) 15 (d) 9
6. Find the perimeter of a rhombus whose diagonals measure 12 and 16.
(a) 10 (b) 20 (c) 40 (d) 80
7. Which statement is true about all parallelograms?
(a) The diagonals are congruent.
(b) The area is the product of two adjacent sides.
(c) The opposite angles are congruent.
(d) The diagonals are perpendicular to each other.

8. Which property is true for all trapezoids?

(a) Only two opposite sides are parallel.
(b) Consecutive angles are supplementary.
(c) The base angles are congruent.
(d) All angles are equal.

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9. In the diagram at the right, ABCD is a square, diagonal BD is extended through D to
E. AD = DE and AE is drawn as given in figure. What is mDAE ?
(a) 22.5 (b) 45.0 (c) 112.5 (d) 135.0

10. In the above right sided diagram of rhombus ABCD, mCAB = 350. Find mCDA.
(a) 35° (b) 70° (c) 110° (d) 140°

11. In rectangle DATE, diagonals DT and AE intersect at S. If AE = 40 and ST = x + 5,

find the value of x.
(a) 10 (b) 18 (c) 15 (d) 20

12. A parallelogram must be a rectangle if its diagonals

(a) bisect each other.
(b) bisect the angles to which they are drawn.
(c) are perpendicular to each other.
(d) are congruent.

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 MCQ WORKSHEET-V
CLASS IX: CHAPTER – 8
QUADRILATERALS

1. Three angles of a quadrilateral are 750 , 900 and 750. The fourth angle is
(A) 900 (B) 950 (C) 1050 (D) 1200

2. A diagonal of a rectangle is inclined to one side of the rectangle at 25‫؛‬. The acute angle between
the diagonals is
(A) 550 (B) 500 (C) 400 (D) 250

3. ABCD is a rhombus such that ACB = 400. Then ADB is

(A) 400 (B) 450 (C) 500 (D) 600

4. The quadrilateral formed by joining the mid-points of the sides of a quadrilateral PQRS, taken in
order, is a rectangle, if
(A) PQRS is a rectangle
(B) PQRS is a parallelogram
(C) diagonals of PQRS are perpendicular
(D) diagonals of PQRS are equal.

5. The quadrilateral formed by joining the mid-points of the sides of a quadrilateral PQRS, taken in
order, is a rhombus, if
(A) PQRS is a rhombus
(B) PQRS is a parallelogram
(C) diagonals of PQRS are perpendicular
(D) diagonals of PQRS are equal.

6. If angles A, B, C and D of the quadrilateral ABCD, taken in order, are in the ratio 3:7:6:4, then
ABCD is a
(A) rhombus (B) parallelogram
(C) trapezium (D) kite

7. If bisectors of A and B of a quadrilateral ABCD intersect each other at P, of B and C at

Q, of C and D at R and of D and A at S, then PQRS is a
(A) rectangle (B) rhombus (C) parallelogram
(D) quadrilateral whose opposite angles are supplementary

8. If APB and CQD are two parallel lines, then the bisectors of the angles APQ, BPQ, CQP and
PQD form
(A) a square (B) a rhombus
(C) a rectangle (D) any other parallelogram

9. The figure obtained by joining the mid-points of the sides of a rhombus, taken in order, is
(A) a rhombus (B) a rectangle
(C) a square (D) any parallelogram

10. D and E are the mid-points of the sides AB and AC of ABC and O is any point on side BC. O is
joined to A. If P and Q are the mid-points of OB and OC respectively, then DEQP is
(A) a square (B) a rectangle
(C) a rhombus (D) a parallelogram
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11. The figure formed by joining the mid-points of the sides of a quadrilateral ABCD, taken in order,
is a square only if,
(A) ABCD is a rhombus
(B) diagonals of ABCD are equal
(C) diagonals of ABCD are equal and perpendicular
(D) diagonals of ABCD are perpendicular.

12. The diagonals AC and BD of a parallelogram ABCD intersect each other at the point O. If
DAC = 320 and AOB = 700, then DBC is equal to
(A) 240 (B) 860 (C) 380 (D) 320

13. D and E are the mid-points of the sides AB and AC respectively of ABC. DE is produced to F.
To prove that CF is equal and parallel to DA, we need an additional information which is
(A) DAE = EFC
(B) AE = EF
(C) DE = EF
(D) ADE = ECF.

14. Which of the following is not true for a parallelogram?

(A) opposite sides are equal
(B) opposite angles are equal
(C) opposite angles are bisected by the diagonals
(D) diagonals bisect each other.

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 PRACTICE QUESTIONS
CLASS IX: CHAPTER – 8
QUADRILATERALS

1. In the below figure, bisectors of B and D of quadrilateral ABCD meets CD and AB, produced
1
at P and Q respectively. Prove that P + Q = (ABC + ADC)
2

2. In ABC, AD is the median through A and E is the midpoint of AD. BE produced meets AC in F
1
such that BF || DK. Prove that AF = AC
3

3. In a parallelogram, the bisectors of any two consecutive angles intersects at right angle. Prove it.

4. In a quadrilateral ABCD, AO and BO are the bisectors of A and B respectively. Prove that
1
AOB = (C + D)
2
5. ABCD is a square E, F, G, H are points on AB, BC, CD and DA respectively such that AE = BF
= CG = DH. Prove that EFGH is a square.

6. ABCD is a parallelogram. If its diagonals are equal, then find the value of ABC.

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7. In the below figure, ABCD is a parallelogram and DAB = 600. If the bisector AP and BP of
angles A and B respectively meet P on CD. Prove that P is the midpoint of CD.

8. In the below given figure, ABCD is a parallelogram and E is the midpoint of side BC, DE and AB
when produced meet at F. Prove that AF = 2AB.

9. ABC is right angle at B and P is the midpoint of AC and Q is any point on AB. Prove that (i)
1
PQ  AB (ii) Q is the midpoint of AB (iii) PA = AC
2
10. The diagonals of a parallelogram ABCD intersect at O. A line through O intersects AB at X and
DC at Y. Prove that OX = OY.

11. ABCD is a parallelogram. AB is produced to E so that BE = AB. Prove that ED bisects BC.

12. If ABCD is a quadrilateral in which AB || CD and AD = BC, prove that A = B.

13. Diagonals AC and BD of a parallelogram ABCD intersect each other at O. If OA = 3 cm and OD

= 2 cm, determine the lengths of AC and BD.

14. In quadrilateral ABCD, A + D = 1800. What special name can be given to this quadrilateral?

15. All the angles of a quadrilateral are equal. What special name is given to this quadrilateral?

16. In ABC, AB = 5 cm, BC = 8 cm and CA = 7 cm. If D and E are respectively the mid-points of
AB and BC, determine the length of DE.

17. Diagonals of a quadrilateral ABCD bisect each other. If A = 350, determine B.

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18. Opposite angles of a quadrilateral ABCD are equal. If AB = 4 cm, determine CD.

19. In the below figure, it is given that BDEF and FDCE are parallelograms. Can you say that BD =
CD? Why or why not?

20. In the above right sided figure, ABCD and AEFG are two parallelograms. If C = 550,
determine F.

21. Angles of a quadrilateral are in the ratio 3 : 4 : 4 : 7. Find all the angles of the quadrilateral.

22. In the below figure, X and Y are respectively the mid-points of the opposite sides AD and BC of
a parallelogram ABCD. Also, BX and DY intersect AC at P and Q, respectively. Show that AP =
PQ = QC.

23. One angle of a quadrilateral is of 108‫ ؛‬and the remaining three angles are equal. Find each of the
three equal angles.

24. ABCD is a trapezium in which AB || DC and A = B = 450. Find angles C and D of the
trapezium.

25. The angle between two altitudes of a parallelogram through the vertex of an obtuse angle of the
parallelogram is 60‫؛‬. Find the angles of the parallelogram.

26. ABCD is a rhombus in which altitude from D to side AB bisects AB. Find the angles of the
rhombus.

27. E and F are points on diagonal AC of a parallelogram ABCD such that AE = CF. Show that
BFDE is a parallelogram.

28. ABCD is a parallelogram and DAB = 600. If the bisectors AP and BP of angles A and B
respectively, meet at P on CD, prove that P is the midpoint of CD.

29. ABCD is a parallelogram. AM and BN are respectively, the perpendiculars from A and B to DC
and CD produced. Prove that AM = BN.

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30. ABCD is a parallelogram. L and M are points on AB and DC respectively and AL = CM. Prove
that LM and BD bisect each other.

31. Points P and Q have been taken on opposite sides AB and CD, respectively of a parallelogram
ABCD such that AP = CQ (see below figure). Show that AC and PQ bisect each other.

32. In the below figure, P is the mid-point of side BC of a parallelogram ABCD such that BAP =
DAP. Prove that AD = 2CD.

33. D, E and F are the mid-points of the sides BC, CA and AB, respectively of an equilateral triangle
ABC. Show that DEF is also an equilateral triangle.

34. E is the mid-point of the side AD of the trapezium ABCD with AB || DC. A line through E
drawn parallel to AB intersect BC at F. Show that F is the mid-point of BC.

35. PQ and RS are two equal and parallel line-segments. Any point M not lying on PQ or RS is
joined to Q and S and lines through P parallel to QM and through R parallel to SM meet at N.
Prove that line segments MN and PQ are equal and parallel to each other.

36. Prove that “If the diagonals of a quadrilateral bisect each other, then it is a parallelogram”.

37. Prove that “A quadrilateral is a parallelogram if a pair of opposite sides is equal and parallel”.

38. Prove that “A quadrilateral is a parallelogram if its opposite angles are equal”.

39. Show that the diagonals of a rhombus are perpendicular to each other.

40. Two parallel lines l and m are intersected by a transversal p. Show that the quadrilateral formed by
the bisectors of interior angles is a rectangle.

41. Show that the bisectors of angles of a parallelogram form a rectangle.

42. If the diagonals of a parallelogram are equal, then show that it is a rectangle.
43. Show that if the diagonals of a quadrilateral bisect each other at right angles, then it is a rhombus.

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44. Show that the diagonals of a square are equal and bisect each other at right angles.

45. Show that if the diagonals of a quadrilateral are equal and bisect each other at right angles, then it
is a square.
46. In the adjoining figure, ABCD is a parallelogram in which P and Q are mid-points of opposite
sides AB and CD. If AQ intersects DP at S and BQ intersects CP at R, show that:
(i) APCQ is a parallelogram.
(ii) DPBQ is a parallelogram.
(iii) PSQR is a parallelogram.

47. The angles of quadrilateral are in the ratio 3 : 5 : 9 : 13. Find all the angles of the quadrilateral.

48. Prove that “The line segment joining the mid-points of two sides of a triangle is parallel to the
third side and half of it”.

49. Prove that “The line drawn through the mid-point of one side of a triangle, parallel to another
side bisects the third side”.
50. Show that if the diagonals of a quadrilateral are equal and bisect each other at right angles, then it
is a square.
51. ABCD is a rhombus and P, Q, R and S are the mid-points of the sides AB, BC, CD and DA
respectively. Show that the quadrilateral PQRS is a rectangle.

52. ABC is a triangle right angled at C. A line through the mid-point M of hypotenuse AB and parallel
to BC intersects AC at D. Show that
(i) D is the mid-point of AC (ii) MD  AC
1
(iii) CM = MA = AB
2
53. In ABC, D, E and F are respectively the mid-points of sides AB, BC and CA. Show that ABC
is divided into four congruent triangles by joining D, E and F.

54. Prove that the quadrilateral formed by joining the mid-points of the sides of a quadrilateral, in
order, is a parallelogram.

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55. l, m and n are three parallel lines intersected by transversals p and q such that l, m and n cut off
equal intercepts AB and BC on p. Show that l, m and n cut off equal intercepts DE and EF on q.

56. In parallelogram ABCD, two points P and Q are taken on diagonal BD such that DP = BQ. Show
that: APCQ is a parallelogram

57. In the below figure, AB || DE, AB = DE, AC || DF and AC = DF. Prove that BC || EF and BC =
EF.

58. A square is inscribed in an isosceles right triangle so that the square and the triangle have one
angle common. Show that the vertex of the square opposite the vertex of the common angle
bisects the hypotenuse.

59. ABCD is a rectangle and P, Q, R and S are mid-points of the sides AB, BC, CD and DA
respectively. Show that the quadrilateral PQRS is a rhombus.
60. Show that the line segments joining the mid-points of the opposite sides of a quadrilateral bisect
each other.

61. E and F are respectively the mid-points of the non-parallel sides AD and BC of a trapezium
1
ABCD. Prove that EF || AB and EF  ( AB  CD)
2
62. Prove that the quadrilateral formed by the bisectors of the angles of a parallelogram is a
rectangle.

63. P and Q are points on opposite sides AD and BC of a parallelogram ABCD such that PQ passes
through the point of intersection O of its diagonals AC and BD. Show that PQ is bisected at O.

64. ABCD is a rectangle in which diagonal BD bisects B. Show that ABCD is a square.

65. D, E and F are respectively the mid-points of the sides AB, BC and CA of a triangle ABC. Prove
that by joining these mid-points D, E and F, the triangles ABC is divided into four congruent
triangles.

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66. Prove that the line joining the mid-points of the diagonals of a trapezium is parallel to the
parallel sides of the trapezium.

67. P is the mid-point of the side CD of a parallelogram ABCD. A line through C parallel to PA
intersects AB at Q and DA produced at R. Prove that DA = AR and CQ = QR.

68. E is the mid-point of a median AD of ABC and BE is produced to meet AC at F. Show that
1
AF = AC
3
69. Show that the quadrilateral formed by joining the mid-points of the consecutive sides of a square
is also a square.

70. In a parallelogram ABCD, AB = 10 cm and AD = 6 cm. The bisector of A meets DC in E. AE

and BC produced meet at F. Find the length of CF.

71. P, Q, R and S are respectively the mid-points of the sides AB, BC, CD and DA of a quadrilateral
ABCD in which AC = BD. Prove that PQRS is a rhombus.

72. P, Q, R and S are respectively the mid-points of the sides AB, BC, CD and DA of a quadrilateral
ABCD such that AC BD. Prove that PQRS is a rectangle.

73. P, Q, R and S are respectively the mid-points of sides AB, BC, CD and DA of quadrilateral
ABCD in which AC = BD and AC BD. Prove that PQRS is a square.

74. A diagonal of a parallelogram bisects one of its angles. Show that it is a rhombus. P and Q are
the mid-points of the opposite sides AB and CD of a parallelogram

75. In quadrilateral ABCD. AQ intersects DP at S and BQ intersects CP at R. Show that PRQS is a

parallelogram.

76. ABCD is a quadrilateral in which AB || DC and AD = BC. Prove that A = B and C = D.

1
77. ABC is a triangle. D is a point on AB such AD = AB and E is a point on AC such that
4
1 1
AE = AC. Prove that DE = BC.
4 4

78. Let ABC be an isosceles triangle in which AB = AC. If D, E, F be the midpoints of the sides BC,
CA and AB respectively, show that the segment AD and EF bisect each other at right angles.

79. Prove that the line segment joining the mid-points of the diagonals of a trapezium is parallel to
each of the parallel sides and is equal to half the difference of these sides.

80. P is the midpoint of side AB of a parallelogram ABCD. A line through B parallel to PD meets
DC at Q and AD produced at R. Prove that (i) AR = 2BC (ii) BR = 2BQ.

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 MCQ WORKSHEET-I
CLASS IX: CHAPTER – 10
CIRCLES

1. The centre of a circle lies in ________ of the circle.

(a)exterior (b) interior (c) boundary (d) none of these

2. A point, whose distance from the centre of a circle is greater than its radius lies in of the circle.
(a)exterior (b) interior (c) boundary (d) none of these

3. The longest chord of a circle is a ________ of the circle.

(a) diameter (b) semicircle (c) chord (d) sector

4. Segment of a circle is the region between an arc and _______ of the circle.
(a) diameter (b) semicircle (c) chord (d) sector

5. A circle divides the plane, on which it lies, in parts.

(a) two (b) three (c) four (d) five

6. Equal chords of a circle subtend ______angles at the centre.

(a) half (b) one third (c) one fourth (d) equal

7. If the angles subtended by the chords of a circle at the centre are equal, then the chords are
________.
(a) half (b) one third (c) one fourth (d) equal

8. The perpendicular from the centre of a circle to a chord _______ the chord.
(a) trisect (b) bisect (c) coincide (d) none of these.

9. The line drawn through the centre of a circle to ______ a chord is perpendicular to the chord.
(a) trisect (b) bisect (c) coincide (d) none of these.

10. There is one and only one circle passing through _______ given non-collinear points.
(a) two (b) three (c) four (d) five

11. Chords equidistant from the centre of a circle are ______ in length.
(a) half (b) one third (c) one fourth (d) equal

12. The angle subtended by an arc at the centre is ________ the angle subtended by it at any point
on the remaining part of the circle.
(a) half (b) double (c) triple (d) equal
13. Angles in the same segment of a circle are equal.
(a) half (b) double (c) triple (d) equal

14. The sum of either pair of opposite angles of a cyclic quadrilateral is ______.
(a) 180º. (b) 360º (c) 90º (d) none of these

15. If the sum of a pair of opposite angles of a quadrilateral is ______, the quadrilateral is cyclic.
(a) 180º. (b) 360º (c) 90º (d) none of these

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 MCQ WORKSHEET-II
CLASS IX: CHAPTER – 10
CIRCLES

1. The length of a chord of circle of radius 10 cm is 12 cm. Determine the distance of the chord
from the centre
(a) 8 cm (b) 7 cm (c) 6 cm (d) 5 cm

2. The length of a chord of circle is 4 cm. If its perpendicular distance from the centre is 1.5 cm,
determine the radius of the circle.
(a) 2.5 cm (b) 1.5 cm (c) 6 cm (d) 5 cm

3. The radius of the circle is 5 cm and distance of the chord from the centre of the circle is 4 cm.
Find the length of the chord.
(a) 8 cm (b) 7 cm (c) 6 cm (d) 5 cm

4. Find the length of a chord, which is at a distance of 24 cm from the centre of a circle whose
diameter is 50 cm.
(a) 12 cm (b) 14 cm (c) 16 cm (d) 15 cm

5. Two points A and B are 16 cm apart. A circle with radius 17 cm is drawn to pass through these
points. Find the distance of AB from the centre of the circle.
(a) 12 cm (b) 14 cm (c) 16 cm (d) 15 cm

6. If the length of a chord of a circle at a distance of 5 cm from the centre of the circle is 24 cm,
find the radius of the circle.
(a) 13 cm (b) 14 cm (c) 16 cm (d) 15 cm

7. A chord 6 cm long is drawn in a circle with a diameter equal to 10 cm. Find its perpendicular
distance from the centre.
(a) 4 cm (b) 7 cm (c) 6 cm (d) 5 cm

8. If the length of a chord of a circle at a distance of 24 cm from the centre of the circle is 36 cm,
find the length of the greatest chord of the circle.
(a) 80 cm (b) 70 cm (c) 60 cm (d) 50 cm

9. AB is a chord of the circle with centre O and radius 13 cm. If OM  AB and OM =5 cm, find th
length of the chord AB.
(a) 24 cm (b) 27 cm (c) 26 cm (d) 25 cm

10. A chord of a circle of radius 7.5 cm with centre O is of length 9 cm. Find the its distance from
the centre.
(a) 4 cm (b) 7 cm (c) 6 cm (d) 5 cm

11. Two circles of radii 5 cm and 3 cm intersect at two points and the distance between their centres
is 4 cm. Find the length of the common chord.
(a) 4 cm (b) 7 cm (c) 6 cm (d) 5 cm
12. In a circle of radius 25 cm, AB and AC are two chords, such that AB = AC = 30 cm . Find the
length of the chord.
(a) 40 cm (b) 48 cm (c) 60 cm (d) 50 cm

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CLASS IX: CHAPTER – 10
CIRCLES

1. In below Fig, ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral in which AC and BD are its diagonals. If DBC =
55° and BAC = 45°, find BCD.
(a) 80º (b) 60º (c) 90º (d) none of these

2. In above sided Fig, A,B and C are three points on a circle with centre O such that BOC = 30°
and AOB = 60°. If D is a point on the circle other than the arc ABC, find ADC.
(a) 45º (b) 60º (c) 90º (d) none of these

3. A chord of a circle is equal to the radius of the circle. Find the angle subtended by the chord at a
point on the minor arc
(a) 1500 (b) 30º (c) 60º (d) none of these
4. A chord of a circle is equal to the radius of the circle. Find the angle subtended by the chord at a
point on the major arc.
(a) 1500 (b) 30º (c) 60º (d) none of these

5. In the below Fig., ABC = 69°, ACB = 31°, find BDC.

(a) 80º (b) 60º (c) 90º (d) 1000

6. In the above sided Fig., A, B, C and D are four points on a circle. AC and BD intersect at a point
E such that BEC = 130° and ECD = 20°. Find BAC.
(a) 110º (b) 150º (c) 90º (d) 1000
7. ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral whose diagonals intersect at a point E. If DBC = 70°, BAC is
30°, find BCD.
(a) 80º (b) 60º (c) 90º (d) 1000

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8. ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. If BCD = 100°, ABD is 30°, find ABD.
(a) 80º (b) 60º (c) 90º (d) 700

9. ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. If DBC= 80°, BAC is 40°, find BCD.

(a) 80º (b) 60º (c) 90º (d) 700

10. ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral in which BC is parallel to AD, ADC = 1100 and BAC = 500.
Find DAC
(a) 80º (b) 60º (c) 90º (d) 1700

11. In the below figure, POQ= 800, find PAQ

(a) 80º (b) 40º (c) 100º (d) none of these

12. In the above figure, PQR = 100°, where P, Q and R are points on a circle with centre O. Find
OPR.
(a) 80º (b) 40º (c) 10º (d) none of these

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CLASS IX: CHAPTER – 10
CIRCLES

Distance of chord AB from the centre is 12 cm and length of the chord is 10cm. Then diameter of
the circle is

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9. In the above figure, PQR = 90°, where P, Q and R are points on a circle with centre O. Find
reflexPOR.
(a) 180º (b) 140º (c) 45º (d) none of these

10. In below Fig, ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral in which AC and BD are its diagonals. If DBC =
60° and BAC = 30°, find BCD.
(a) 80º (b) 60º (c) 90º (d) none of these

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 PRACTICE QUESTIONS
CHAPTER – 10: CIRCLES
1. Prove that “Equal chords of a circle subtend equal angles at the centre”.

2. Prove that “Chords of a circle which subtends equal angles at the centre are equal”.

3. Prove that “The perpendicular from the centre of a circle to a chord bisects the chord.”

4. Prove that “The line drawn through the centre of a circle to bisect a chord is perpendicular to the
chord”.

5. Prove that “Chords equidistant from the centre of a circle are equal in length”

6. Prove that “Chords of a circle which are equidistant from the centre are equal”

7. Prove that “Of any two chords of a circle then the one which is larger is nearer to the centre.”

8. Prove that “Of any two chords of a circle then the one which is nearer to the centre is larger.”

9. Prove that “line joining the midpoints of two equal chords of circle subtends equal angles with
the chord.”

10. Prove that “if two chords of a circle bisect each other they must be diameters.

11. If two chords of a circle are equally inclined to the diameter through their point of intersection,
prove that the chords are equal.

12. Prove that “The angle subtended by an arc at the centre is double the angle subtended by it at any
point on the remaining part of the circle.”

13. Prove that “Angles in the same segment of a circle are equal.”

14. Prove that “Angle in a semicircle is a right angle.”

15. Prove that “Arc of a circle subtending a right angle at any point of the circle in its alternate
segment is a semicircle.”

16. Prove that “Any angle subtended by a minor arc in the alternate segment is acute and any angle
subtended by a major arc in the alternate segment is obtuse.”

17. Prove that “If a line segment joining two points subtends equal angles at two other points lying on
the same side of the line segment, the four points are concyclic.”

18. Prove that “Circle drawn on any one side of the equal sides of an isosceles trainlge as diameter
bisects the side.”

19. Prove that “The sum of either pair of opposite angles of a cyclic quadrilateral is 180º.”

20. Prove that “If the sum of a pair of opposite angles of a quadrilateral is 180º, the quadrilateral is
cyclic.”

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21. Prove that “If one side of the cyclic quadrilateral is produced then the exterior angle is equal to
the interior opposite angle.”

22. Prove that “If two sides of a cyclic quadrilateral are parallel, then the remaining two sides are
equal and the diagonals are also equal.”

23. Prove that “If two opposite sides of cyclic quadrilateral are equal, then the other two sides are
parallel.”

24. Prove that “If two non parallel sides of a trapezium are equal, it is cyclic.”

25. Prove that “The sum of the angles in the four segments exterior to a cyclic quadrilateral is equal
to 6 right angles.”
26. Two circles with centres A and B intersect at C and D. Prove that ACB = ADB.

27. Bisector AD of AC of ABC passes through the centre of the circumcircle of ABC. Prove that
AB = AC.

28. In the below figure A, B and C are three points on a circle such that angles subtended by the chords
AB and AC at the centre O are 800 and 1200 respectively. Determine BAC.

29. In the above right-sided figure, P is the centre of the circle. Prove that
XPZ = 2 (XZY + YXZ).

30. Prove that the midpoint of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is equidistant from its vertices.

31. In the below figure ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral, O is the centre of the circle. If BOD = 1600,
find BPD.

32. Prove that in a triangle if the bisector of any angle and the perpendicular bisector of its opposite
side intersect, they will intersect on the circumcircle of the triangle.

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33. The diagonals of a cyclic quadrilateral are at right angles. Prove that perpendiculars from the point
of their intersection on any side when produced backward bisect the opposite side.

34. If two circles intersect at two points, prove that their centres lie on the perpendicular bisector of
the common chord.

35. If two intersecting chords of a circle make equal angles with the diameter passing through their
point of intersection, prove that the chords are equal.

36. Two circles of radii 5 cm and 3 cm intersect at two points and the distance between their centres
is 4 cm. Find the length of the common chord.

37. If two equal chords of a circle intersect within the circle, prove that the segments of one chord are
equal to corresponding segments of the other chord.

38. If two equal chords of a circle intersect within the circle, prove that the line joining the point of
intersection to the centre makes equal angles with the chords.

39. In the below figure, AB is a diameter of the circle, CD is a chord equal to the radius of the circle.
AC and BD when extended intersect at a point E. Prove that AEB = 60°.

40. In the above right-sided figure, ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral in which AC and BD are its
diagonals. If DBC = 55° and BAC = 45°, find BCD.

41. Prove that the quadrilateral formed (if possible) by the internal angle bisectors of any quadrilateral
is cyclic.

42. ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral whose diagonals intersect at a point E. If DBC = 70°, BAC is
30°, find BCD. Further, if AB = BC, find ECD.

43. If diagonals of a cyclic quadrilateral are diameters of the circle through the vertices of the
quadrilateral, prove that it is a rectangle.

44. Two circles intersect at two points A and B. AD and AC are diameters to the two circles. Prove
that B lies on the line segment DC.

45. Prove that the quadrilateral formed (if possible) by the internal angle bisectors of any quadrilateral
is cyclic.

46. If the non-parallel sides of a trapezium are equal, prove that it is cyclic.

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47. Two circles intersect at two points B and C. Through B, two line segments ABD and PBQ are
drawn to intersect the circles at A, D and P, Q respectively. Prove that ACP = QCD.

48. If circles are drawn taking two sides of a triangle as diameters, prove that the point of intersection
of these circles lie on the third side.

49. Prove that the circle drawn with any side of a rhombus as diameter, passes through the point of
intersection of its diagonals.

50. In the adjoining figure, A, B, C and D are four points on a circle. AC and BD intersect at a point
E such that BEC = 130° and ECD = 20°. Find BAC.

51. In the above right-sided figure, PQR = 100°, where P, Q and R are points on a circle with
centre O. Find OPR.

52. ABCD is a parallelogram. The circle through A, B and C intersect CD (produced if necessary) at
E. Prove that AE = AD.
53. AC and BD are chords of a circle which bisect each other. Prove that (i) AC and BD are diameters,
(ii) ABCD is a rectangle.
54. A chord of a circle is equal to the radius of the circle. Find the angle subtended by the chord at a
point on the minor arc and also at a point on the major arc.

55. Prove that the circle drawn with any side of a rhombus as a diameter, passes through the point of
its diagonals.

56. Bisectors of angles A, B and C of a triangles ABC intersect its circumcircle at D, E and F
A B C
respectively. Prove that the angles of DDEF are 900 – , 900 – and 900 –
2 2 2
57. Prove that the line of centres of two intersecting circles subtends equal angles at the two points
of intersection.

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58. In the adjoining Fig., ABC = 69°, ACB = 31°, find BDC.

59. In the above right-sided figure, A,B and C are three points on a circle with centre O such that
BOC = 30° and AOB = 60°. If D is a point on the circle other than the arc ABC, find ADC.

60. In the below figure, AB and CD are two equal chords of a circle with centre O. OP and OQ are
perpendiculars on chords AB and CD, respectively. If POQ = 150‫؛‬, then find APQ.

61. In the above right sided figure, if OA = 5 cm, AB = 8 cm and OD is perpendicular to AB, then
find CD.

62. Two chords AB and CD of lengths 5 cm and 11 cm respectively of a circle are parallel to each
other and are on opposite sides of its centre. If the distance between AB and CD is 6 cm, find the
radius of the circle.

63. Two congruent circles intersect each other at points A and B. Through A any line segment PAQ
is drawn so that P, Q lie on the two circles. Prove that BP = BQ.

64. In any triangle ABC, if the angle bisector of A and perpendicular bisector of BC intersect,
prove that they intersect on the circumcircle of the triangle ABC.

65. If arcs AXB and CYD of a circle are congruent, find the ratio of AB and CD.

66. If the perpendicular bisector of a chord AB of a circle PXAQBY intersects the circle at P and Q,
prove that arc PXA Arc PYB.

67. A, B and C are three points on a circle. Prove that the perpendicular bisectors of AB, BC and CA
are concurrent.

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68. AB and AC are two equal chords of a circle. Prove that the bisector of the angle BAC passes
through the centre of the circle.

69. In the below figure, if OAB = 400, then findACB

70. In the above right sided figure, if DAB = 600, ABD = 500 then findACB.

71. In the below figure, BC is a diameter of the circle and BAO = 600 then find ADC

 In above right sided figure, AOB = 900 and ABC = 300, then find CAO

73. The lengths of two parallel chords of a circle are 6 cm and 8 cm. If the smaller chord is at
distance 4 cm from the centre, what is the distance of the other chord from the centre?
74. A, B, C D are four consecutive points on a circle such that AB = CD. Prove that AC = BD.

75. If a line segment joining mid-points of two chords of a circle passes through the centre of the
circle, prove that the two chords are parallel.

76. ABCD is such a quadrilateral that A is the centre of the circle passing through B, C and D. Prove
1
that CBD + CDB = BAD
2
77. O is the circumcentre of the triangle ABC and D is the mid-point of the base BC. Prove that
BOD = A.

78. On a common hypotenuse AB, two right triangles ACB and ADB are situated on opposite sides.
Prove that BAC = BDC.
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79. In the below figure, AOC is a diameter of the circle and arc(AXB) = arc(BYC). Find BOC
2

80. In the above right sided figure, ABC = 450, prove that OA OC.

81. Two chords AB and AC of a circle subtends angles equal to 90‫ ؛‬and 150‫؛‬, respectively at the
centre. Find BAC, if AB and AC lie on the opposite sides of the centre.

82. If BM and CN are the perpendiculars drawn on the sides AC and AB of the triangle ABC, prove
that the points B, C, M and N are concyclic.

83. If a line is drawn parallel to the base of an isosceles triangle to intersect its equal sides, prove that
the quadrilateral so formed is cyclic.

84. If a pair of opposite sides of a cyclic quadrilateral are equal, prove that its diagonals are also
equal.
85. The circumcentre of the triangle ABC is O. Prove that OBC + BAC = 900.

86. A chord of a circle is equal to its radius. Find the angle subtended by this chord at a point in
major segment.

87. In the below figure, ADC = 130° and chord BC = chord BE. Find CBE.

88. In the above right sided figure, ACB = 400. Find OAB.

89. A quadrilateral ABCD is inscribed in a circle such that AB is a diameter and ADC = 1300. Find
BAC.

90. Two circles with centres O and O’intersect at two points A and B. A line PQ is drawn parallel to
OO’through A(or B) intersecting the circles at P and Q. Prove that PQ = 2 OO’
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91. In the below figure, AOB is a diameter of the circle and C, D, E are any three points on the semi-
circle. Find the value of ACD + BED.

92. In the above right sided figure, AB = 300 and OCB = 570. Find BOC and AOC.

93. In the below figure, O is the centre of the circle, BCO = 300, find x and y.

94. In the above right sided figure, O is the centre of the circleBD = OD and CD  AB.
FindCAB.

95. Let the vertex of an angle ABC be located outside a circle and let the sides of the angle intersect
equal chords AD and CE with the circle. Prove that ABC is equal to half the difference of the
angles subtended by the chords AC and DE at the centre.

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 MCQ WORKSHEET-I
CLASS IX: CHAPTER – 11
CONSTRUCTIONS
1. In a pair of set, squares, one if with angles are
(a) 300, 600, 900 (b) 300, 300, 450 (c) 750, 250, 800 (d) 650, 150, 1000

2. In a pair of set, squares, the other is with angles

(a) 450, 450, 900 (b) 300, 500, 1000 (c) 600, 600, 600 (d) none of these

3. To draw the perpendicular bisector of line segment AB, we open the compass
1 1 1
(a) more than AB (b) less than AB (c) equal to AB (d) none of these
2 2 2

10
4. To construct an angle of 22 , we
2
(a) bisect an angle of 600 (b) bisect an angle of 300
0
(c) bisect an angle of 45 (d) none of these

5. To construct a triangle we must know at least its ______ parts.

(a) two (b) three (c) one (d) five

6. For which of the following condition the construction of a triangle is not possible:
(a) If two sides and angle included between them is not given
(b) If two sides and angle included between them is not given
(c) If its three sides are given
(d) If two angles and side included between them is given

7. Construction of a triangle is not possible if:

(a) AB + BC < AC (b) AB + BC = AC (c) both (a) and (b) (d) AB + BC > AC

8. With the help of ruler and compass it is not possible to construct an angle of
(a) 37.50 (b) 40.50 (c) 22.50 (d) 67.50

9. The construction of a triangle ABC given that BC = 3 cm, C = 600 is possible when difference
of AB and AC is equal to
(a) 3.2 cm (b) 3.1 cm (c) 3 cm (d) 2.8 cm
10. The construction of a triangle ABC, given that BC = 6cm,  = 450 is not possible when the
difference of AB and AC is equal to
(a) 6.9 cm (b) 5.2 cm (c) 5.0 cm (d) 4.0 cm.

11. Construction of a triangle is not possible if:

(a) AB – BC < AC (b) AB – BC = AC (c) both (a) and (b) (d) AB – BC > AC

12. To construct an angle of 150, we

(a) bisect an angle of 600 (b) bisect an angle of 300
(c) bisect an angle of 450 (d) none of these

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 PRACTICE QUESTIONS
CLASS IX: CHAPTER – 11
CONSTRUCTIONS

1. Construct the following angles with the help of ruler and compass, if possible –
350, 400, 570, 750, 150, 1350.

2. Draw a ABC, in which AB = 4cm, A = 600 and BC – AC = 115 cm.

3. Draw a ABC, in which BC = 5cm, B = 600 and AC + AB = 7.5 cm.

4. Draw a equilateral triangle whose altitude is 6 cm.
5. Draw a triangle ABC whose perimeter is 10.4 cm and the base angle are 450 and 600.

6. Construct a triangle ABC, in which B = 60°, C = 45° and AB + BC + CA = 11 cm.

7. Construct a triangle ABC in which BC = 7cm, B = 75° and AB + AC = 13 cm.

8. Construct a triangle ABC in which BC = 8cm, B = 45° and AB – AC = 3.5 cm.

9. Construct a triangle PQR in which QR = 6cm, Q = 60° and PR – PQ = 2cm.

10. Construct a triangle XYZ in which Y = 30°, Z = 90° and XY + YZ + ZX = 11 cm.

11. Construct a right triangle whose base is 12cm and sum of its hypotenuse and other side is 18 cm.

12. Construct a triangle ABC in which BC = 3cm, B = 30° and AB + AC = 5.2 cm.

13. Construct a triangle ABC in which BC = 6cm, B = 60° and the sum of other two sides is 9cm.

14. Construct a triangle ABC in which BC = 5.6cm, B = 30° and the difference between the other
two sides is 3 cm.

15. Construct a triangle ABC whose perimeter is 14 cm and the sides are in ratio 2 : 3 : 4.
16. Construct a triangle ABC in which BC = 7.5 cm, B = 45° and AB – AC = 4 cm.
17. Construct a square of side 3 cm.
18. Construct a rectangle whose adjacent sides are of lengths 5 cm and 3.5 cm.

19. Construct a rhombus whose side is of length 3.4 cm and one of its angles is 45°.

20. Construct a triangle if its perimeter is 10.4 cm and two angles are 45° and 120°.

21. Construct a triangle PQR given that QR = 3cm, PQR = 45° and QP – PR = 2 cm.

22. Construct a right triangle when one side is 3.5 cm and sum of other sides and the hypotenuse is
5.5 cm.
23. Construct an equilateral triangle if its altitude is 3.2 cm.
24. Construct a rhombus whose diagonals are 4 cm and 6 cm in lengths.

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 MCQ WORKSHEET-I
CLASS IX: CHAPTER – 13
SURFACE AREAS AND VOLUMES

1. The surface area of a cuboid is

(a) 2(lb + bh + lh) (b) 3(lb + bh + lh) (c) 2(lb – bh – lh) (d) 3(lb – bh – lh)

2. The surface area of a cube if edge ‘a’ is

(a) 7a2 (b) 6a2 (c) 5a3 (d) 5a2

3. The length, breadth and height of a room is 5m, 4m and 3m. The cost of white washing its four
walls at the rate of Rs. 7.50 per m2 is
(a) Rs. 110 (b) Rs. 109 (c) Rs. 220 (d) Rs. 105

4. The perimeter of floor of rectangular hall is 250m. The cost of the white washing its four walls is
Rs. 15000. The height of the room is
(a) 5m (b) 4m (c) 6m (d) 8m

5. The breadth of a room is twice its height and is half of its length. The volume of room is 512dm3.
Its dimensions are
(a) 16 dm, 8 dm, 4 dm (b) 12 dm, 8 dm, 2 dm
(c) 8 dm, 4 dm, 2 dm (d) 10 dm, 15 dm, 20 dm

6. The area of three adjacent faces of a cube is x, y and z. Its volume V is

(a) V = xyz (b) V3 = xyz (c) V2 = xyz (d) none of these

7. Two cubes each of edge 12 cm are joined. The surface area of new cuboid is
(a) 140 cm2 (b) 1440 cm2 (c) 144 cm2 (d) 72 cm2

8. The curved surface area of cylinder of height ‘h’ and base radius ‘r’ is
1
(a) 2rh (b) rh (c) rh (d) none of these
2

9. The total surface area of cylinder of base radius ‘r’ and height ‘h’ is
(a) 2(r + h) (b) 2r(r + h) (c) 3r(r + h) (d) 4r(r + h)

10. The curved surface area of a cylinder of height 14 cm is 88 cm2. The diameter of its circular base
is
(a) 5cm (b) 4cm (c) 3cm (d) 2cm

11. It is required to make a closed cylindrical tank of height 1 m and base diameter 140cm from a
metal sheet. How many square meters a sheet are required for the same?
(a) 6.45m2 (b) 6.48m2 (c) 7.48m2 (d) 5.48m2.

12. A metal pipe is 77 cm long. Inner diameter of cross section is 4 cm and outer diameter is 4.4 cm.
Its inner curved surface area is:
(a) 864 cm2 (b) 968 cm2 (c) 768 cm2 (d) none of these

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 MCQ WORKSHEET-II
CLASS IX: CHAPTER – 13
SURFACE AREAS AND VOLUMES

1. The diameter of a roller is 84 cm and its length is 120 cm. It takes 500 complete revolutions to
move once over to level a playground. The area of the playground in m2 is:
(a) 1584 (b) 1284 (c) 1384 (d) 1184

2. A cylindrical pillar is 50 cm in diameter and 3.5 m in height. The cost of painting its curved
surface at the rate of Rs. 12.50 per m2 is:
(a) Rs. 68.75 (b) Rs. 58.75 (c) Rs. 48.75 (d) Rs. 38.75

3. The inner diameter of circular well is 3.5m. It is 10m deep. Its inner curved surface area in m2 is:
(a) 120 (b) 110 (c) 130 (d) 140

4. In a hot water heating system there is a cylindrical pipe of length 28 m and diameter 5 cm. The
total radiating surface area in the system in m2 is:
(a) 6.6 (b) 5.5 (c) 4.4 (d) 3.4

5. The curved surface area of a right circular cone of slant height 10 cm and base radius 7 cm is
(a) 120 cm2 (b) 220 cm2 (c) 240 cm2 (d) 140 cm2

6. The height of a cone is 16 cm and base radius is 12 cm. Its slant height is
(a) 10 cm (b) 15 cm (c) 20 cm (d) 8 cm

7. The curved surface area of a right circular cone of height 16 cm and base radius 12 cm is
(a) 753.6 cm2 (b) 1205.76 cm2 (c) 863.8 cm2 (d) 907.6 cm2

8. The curved surface area of a right circular cone of slant height 10 cm and base radius 10.5 cm is
(a) 185 cm2 (b) 160 cm2 (c) 165 cm2 (d) 195 cm2

9. The slant height of a cone is 26 cm and base diameter is 20 cm. Its height is
(a) 24 cm (b) 25 cm (c) 23 cm (d) 35 cm

10. The curved surface area of a cone is 308 cm2 and its slant height is 14 cm. The radius of its base
is
(a) 8 cm (b) 7 cm (c) 9 cm (d) 12 cm

11. A conical tent is 10 m high and the radius of its base is 24 m. The slant height of tent is
(a) 26 m (b) 28 m (c) 25 m (d) 27 m

12. The slant height and base diameter of a conical tomb are 25 m and 14 m respectively. The cost of
white washing its curved surface at the rate of Rs. 210 per 100 m2 is
(a) Rs. 1233 (b) Rs. 1155 (c) Rs. 1388 (d) Rs. 1432

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CLASS IX: CHAPTER – 13
SURFACE AREAS AND VOLUMES
1. A joker’s cap is in the form of cone of base radius 7 cm and height 24 cm. The area of sheet to
make 10 such caps is
(a) 5500 cm2 (b) 6500 cm2 (c) 8500 cm2 (d) 3500 cm2

2. The curved surface area of a hemisphere of radius ‘r’ is

(a) 2r2 (b) 4r2 (c) 3r2 (d) 5r2

3. The total surface area of a hemisphere of radius ‘r’ is

(a) 2r2 (b) 4r2 (c) 3r2 (d) 5r2

4. The curved surface area of a sphere of radius 7 cm is:

(a) 516 cm2 (b) 616 cm2 (c) 716 cm2 (d) 880 cm2

5. The curved surface area of a hemisphere of radius 21 cm is:

(a) 2772 cm2 (b) 2564 cm2 (c) 3772 cm2 (d) 4772 cm2

6. The curved surface area of a sphere of radius 14 cm is:

(a) 2464 cm2 (b) 2428 cm2 (c) 2464 cm2 (d) none of these.

7. The curved surface area of a sphere of diameter 14 cm is:

(a) 516 cm2 (b) 616 cm2 (c) 716 cm2 (d) 880 cm2

8. Total surface area of hemisphere of radius 10 cm is

(a) 942 cm2 (b) 940 cm2 (c) 842 cm2 (d) 840 cm2

9. The radius of a spherical balloon increases from 7 cm to 14 cm s air is being pumped into it. The
ratio of surface area of the balloon in the two cases is:
(a) 4 : 1 (b) 1 : 4 (c) 3 : 1 (d) 1 : 3
10. A matchbox measures 4 cm x 2.5 cm x 1.5 cm. The volume of packet containing 12 such boxes
is:
(a) 160 cm3 (b) 180 cm3 (c) 160 cm2 (d) 180 cm2
11. A cuboidal water tank is 6 m long, 5 m wide and 4.5 m deep. How many litre of water can it
hold?
(a) 1350 liters (b) 13500 liters (c) 135000 liters (d) 135 liters
12. A cuboidal vessel is 10 m long and 8 m wide. How high must it be made to hold 380 cubic
metres of a liquid?
(a) 4.75 m (b) 7.85 m (c) 4.75 cm (d) none of these
13. The capacity of a cuboidal tank is 50000 litres. The length and depth are respectively 2.5 m and
10 m. Its breadth is
(a) 4 m (b) 3 m (c) 2 m (d) 5 m
14. A godown measures 40 m × 25 m × 10 m. Find the maximum number of wooden crates each
measuring 1.5 m × 1.25 m × 0.5 m that can be stored in the godown.
(a) 18000 (b) 16000 (c) 15000 (d) 14000

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CLASS IX: CHAPTER – 13
SURFACE AREAS AND VOLUMES

1. A river 3 m deep and 40 m wide is flowing at the rate of 2 km per hour. How much water will
fall into the sea in a minute?
(a) 4000 m3 (b) 40 m3 (c) 400 m3 (d) 40000 m3

2. The circumference of the base of a cylindrical vessel is 132 cm and its height is 25 cm. How
many litres of water can it hold?
(a) 33.75 litre (b) 34.65 litre (c) 35.75 litre (d) 38.75 litre

3. If the lateral surface of a cylinder is 94.2 cm2 and its height is 5 cm, then find radius of its base
(a) 5cm (b) 4cm (c) 3cm (d) 6cm

4. It costs Rs 2200 to paint the inner curved surface of a cylindrical vessel 10 m deep. If the cost of
painting is at the rate of Rs 20 per m2, find radius of the base,
(a) 1.75 m (b) 1.85 m (c) 1.95 m (d) 1.65 m

5. The height and the slant height of a cone are 21 cm and 28 cm respectively. Find the
volume of the cone.
(a) 5546 cm3 (b) 7546 cm3 (c) 5564 m3 (d) 8546 cm3

6. Find the volume of the right circular cone with radius 6 cm, height 7 cm
(a) 254 cm3 (b) 264 cm3 (c) 274 cm2 (d) 284 cm3

7. The radius and height of a conical vessel are 7 cm and 25 cm respectively. Its capacity in litres is
(a) 1.232 litre (b) 1.5 litre (c) 1.35 litre (d) 1.6 litre

8. The height of a cone is 15 cm. If its volume is 1570 cm3, find the radius of the base.
(a) 12 cm (b) 10 cm (c) 15 cm (d) 18 cm
9. If the volume of a right circular cone of height 9 cm is 48 cm3, find the diameter of its base.
(a) 12 cm (b) 10 cm (c) 6 cm (d) 8 cm

10. A conical pit of top diameter 3.5 m is 12 m deep. What is its capacity in kilolitres?
(a) 38.5 kl (b) 48.5 kl (c) 39.5 kl (d) 47.5 kl
11. Find the capacity in litres of a conical vessel with radius 7 cm, slant height 25 cm
(a) 1.232 litre (b) 1.5 litre (c) 1.35 litre (d) none of these
12. 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?
1 1 1 1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
64 32 16 48
13. The dimensions of a cuboid are 50 cm x 40 cm x 10 cm. Its volume in litres is:
(a) 10 litres (b) 12 litres (c) 20 litres (d) 25 litres
14. The volume of a cuboidal tank is 250 m3. If its base area is 50 m2 then depth of the tank is
(a) 5 m (b) 200 m (c) 300 m (d) 12500 m

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 MCQ WORKSHEET-V
CLASS IX: CHAPTER – 13
SURFACE AREAS AND VOLUMES
1. The length, breadth and height of a cuboidal solid is 4 cm, 3 cm and 2 cm respectively. Its
volume is
(a) (4 + 3 +2) cm3 (b) 2(4 + 3 +2) cm3 (c) (4 x 3 x 2) cm3 (d) 2(4 + 3) x 2 cm3

2. The volume of a cuboidal solid of length 8 m and breadth 5 m is 200 m3. Find its height.
(a) 5 m (b) 6 m (c) 15 m (d) 18 m

3. The curved surface area of a sphere is 616 cm2. Its radius is

(a) 7 cm (b) 5 cm (c) 6 cm (d) 8 cm

2d
4. If radius of a sphere is then its volume is
3
32 3 23 3 32 3 34 3
(a) d (b) d (c) d (d) d
81 4 3 3

5. The capacity of a cylindrical tank is 6160 cm3. Its base diameter is 28 m. The depth of this tank
is
(a) 5 m (b) 10 m (c) 15 m (d) 8 m

6. The volume of a cylinder of radius r and length h is:

4
(a) 2rh (b) r2h (c) r2h (d) 2r2h
3
7. Base radius of two cylinder are in the ratio 2 : 3 and their heights are in the ratio 5 : 3. The ratio
of their volumes is
(a) 27 : 20 (b) 25 : 24 (c) 20 : 27 (d) 15 : 20
8. If base radius and height of a cylinder are increased by 100% then its volume increased by:
(a) 30% (b) 40% (c) 42% (d) 33.1%
9. The diameter of a sphere is 14 m. The volume of this sphere is
1 1 2 2 3
(a) 1437 m3 (b) 1357 m3 (c) 1437 m3 (d) 1337 m
3 3 3 3
3
10. The volume of a sphere is 524 cm . The diameter of sphere is
(a) 5cm (b) 4cm (c) 3cm (d) 7cm
11. The total surface area of a cylinder is 40 cm2. If height is 5.5 cm then its base radius is
(a) 5cm (b) 2.5cm (c) 1.5cm (d) 10cm
12. The area of circular base of a right circular cone is 78.5 cm2. If its height is 12 cm then its
volume is
(a) 31.4 cm3 (b) 3.14 cm3 (c) 314 cm3 (d) none of these
13. The base radius of a cone is 11.3 cm and curved surface area is 355 cm2. Its height is (Take
355
 )
113
(a) 5 cm (b) 10 cm (c) 11 cm (d) 9 cm

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CLASS IX: CHAPTER – 13
SURFACE AREAS AND VOLUMES

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 PRACTICE QUESTIONS
CLASS IX: CHAPTER – 13
SURFACE AREAS AND VOLUMES
11. The dimensions of a prayer Hall are 20m x 15m x 8m. Find the cost of painting its walls at Rs. 10
per m2.

12. Find the curved surface area of a right circular cylinder whose height is 13.5 cm and radius of tis
base is 7 cm. Find also its surface area.

13. The exterior diameter of an iron pipe is 25cm and it is one cm thick. Find the whole surface are of
the pipe it is 21cm long.

14. A roller 150 cm long has a diameter of 70 cm. To level a playground it takes 750 complete
revolutions. Determine the cost of leveling the playground at the rate of 75 paise per m2.

15. Find the total surface area of a cone, if its slant height is 21 cm and the diameter of its base is 24
cm.

16. The volume of a sphere is 4851 cm3. How much should its radius be reduced so that it volume
4312 3
becomes cm .
3

17. A river, 3 m deep and 40m wide, is flowing at the rate of 2km/hr. How much water will fall into
the sea in a minute?

18. Find the capacity in litres of a conical vessel whose diameter is 14 cm and slant height is 25 cm.

19. What is the total surface area of a hemisphere of base radius 7cm?

20. A village having a population of 4000, requires 150 litres of water per head per day. It has a tank
measuring 20m x 15m x 6m. For how many days, the water of the tank will be sufficient for the
village?
21. Mary wants to decorate her Christmas tree. She wants to place the tree on a wooden box covered
with coloured paper with picture of Santa Claus on it. She must know the exact quantity of paper
to buy for this purpose. If the box has length, breadth and height as 80 cm, 40 cm and 20 cm
respectively how many square sheets of paper of side 40 cm would she require?

22. Hameed has built a cubical water tank with lid for his house, with each outer edge 1.5 m long. He
gets the outer surface of the tank excluding the base, covered with square tiles of side 25 cm. Find
how much he would spend for the tiles, if the cost of the tiles is Rs 360 per dozen.

23. A small indoor greenhouse (herbarium) is made entirely of glass panes (including base) held
together with tape. It is 30 cm long, 25 cm wide and 25 cm high. (i) What is the area of the glass?
(ii) How much of tape is needed for all the 12 edges?

24. 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 × 20 cm × 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.

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25. Parveen wanted to make a temporary shelter for her car, by making a box-like structure with
tarpaulin that covers all the four sides and the top of the car (with the front face as a flap which
can be rolled up). Assuming that the stitching margins are very small, and therefore negligible,
how much tarpaulin would be required to make the shelter of height 2.5 m, with base dimensions
4 m × 3 m?

26. Savitri had to make a model of a cylindrical kaleidoscope for her science project. She wanted to
use chart paper to make the curved surface of the kaleidoscope. What would be the area of chart
paper required by her, if she wanted to make a kaleidoscope of length 25 cm with
a 3.5 cm radius?

27. A metal pipe is 77 cm long. The inner diameter of a cross section is 4 cm, the
outer diameter being 4.4 cm. Find its
(i) inner curved surface area,
(ii) outer curved surface area,
(iii) total surface area.

28. Find (i) the lateral or curved surface area of a closed cylindrical petrol storage tank that is 4.2 m
1
in diameter and 4.5 m high. (ii) how much steel was actually used, if of the steel actually used
12
was wasted in making the tank.

29. Find the curved surface area of a right circular cone whose slant height is 10 cm and base radius
is 7 cm.

30. The height of a cone is 16 cm and its base radius is 12 cm. Find the curved surface area and the
total surface area of the cone (Use = 3.14).

31. A corn cob shaped somewhat like a cone, has the radius of its broadest end as 2.1 cm and length
(height) as 20 cm. If each 1 cm2 of the surface of the cob carries an average of four grains, find
how many grains you would find on the entire cob.

32. In the adjoining figure you see the frame of a lampshade. It is to be covered with a decorative
cloth. The frame has a base diameter of 20 cm and height of 30 cm. A margin of 2.5 cm is to be
given for folding it over the top and bottom of the frame. Find how much cloth is required for
covering the lampshade.

33. A conical tent is 10 m high and the radius of its base is 24 m. Find (i) slant height of the tent. (ii)
cost of the canvas required to make the tent, if the cost of 1 m2 canvas is Rs 70.

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34. What length of tarpaulin 3 m wide will be required to make conical tent of height 8 m and base
radius 6 m? Assume that the extra length of material that will be required for stitching margins
and wastage in cutting is approximately 20 cm (Use = 3.14).

35. The slant height and base diameter of a conical tomb are 25 m and 14 m respectively. Find the
cost of white-washing its curved surface at the rate of Rs 210 per 100 m2.

36. A joker’s cap is in the form of a right circular cone of base radius 7 cm and height 24 cm. Find
the area of the sheet required to make 10 such caps.

37. A hemispherical dome of a building needs to be painted. 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.

38. A right circular cylinder just encloses a sphere of radius r. Find (i) surface area of the sphere, (ii)
curved surface area of the cylinder, (iii) ratio of the areas obtained in (i) and (ii).

39. A hemispherical bowl is made of steel, 0.25 cm thick. The inner radius of the bowl is 5 cm. Find
the outer curved surface area of the bowl.

40. A wall of length 10 m was to be built across an open ground. The height of the wall is 4 m and
thickness of the wall is 24 cm. If this wall is to be built up with bricks whose dimensions are 24
cm × 12 cm × 8 cm, how many bricks would be required?

41. A village, having a population of 4000, requires 150 litres of water per head per day. It has a tank
measuring 20 m × 15 m × 6 m. For how many days will the water of this tank last?

42. A godown measures 40 m × 25 m × 10 m. Find the maximum number of wooden crates each
measuring 1.5 m × 1.25 m × 0.5 m that can be stored in the godown.

43. A solid cube of side 12 cm is cut into eight cubes of equal volume. What will be the side of the
new cube? Also, find the ratio between their surface areas.

44. A river 3 m deep and 40 m wide is flowing at the rate of 2 km per hour. How much water will
fall into the sea in a minute?

45. The capacity of a closed cylindrical vessel of height 1 m is 15.4 litres. How many square metres
of metal sheet would be needed to make it?

46. A lead pencil consists of a cylinder of wood with a solid cylinder of graphite filled in the interior.
The diameter of the pencil is 7 mm and the diameter of the graphite is 1 mm. If the length of the
pencil is 14 cm, find the volume of the wood and that of the graphite.

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47. The pillars of a temple are cylindrically shaped. If each pillar has a circular base of radius 20 cm
and height 10 m, how much concrete mixture would be required to build 14 such

48. Monica has a piece of canvas whose area is 551 m-. She uses it to have a conical tent made, with
a base radius of 7 m. Assuming that all the stitching margins and the wastage incurred while
cutting, amounts to approximately 1 m2, find the volume of the tent that can be made with it.

49. A right triangle ABC with sides 5 cm, 12 cm and 13 cm is revolved about the side 12 cm. Find
the volume of the solid so obtained.

50. A heap of wheat is in the form of a cone whose diameter is 10.5 m and height is 3 m. Find its
volume. The heap is to be covered by canvas to protect it from rain. Find the area of the canvas
required.

51. A dome of a building is in the form of a hemisphere. From inside, it was white-washed at the
cost of Rs 498.96. If the cost of white-washing is Rs 2.00 per square metre, find the (i) inside
surface area of the dome, (ii) volume of the air inside the dome.

52. Twenty seven solid iron spheres, each of radius r and surface area S are melted to form a sphere
with surface area S'. Find the (i) radius r’of the new sphere, (ii) ratio of S and S’.

53. A capsule of medicine is in the shape of a sphere of diameter 3.5 mm. How much medicine (in
mm3) is needed to fill this capsule?

54. The surface area of a sphere of radius 5 cm is five times the area of the curved surface of a cone
22
of radius 4 cm. Find the height and the volume of the cone (taking = )
7
55. The radius of a sphere is increased by 10%. Prove that the volume will be increased by 33.1%
approximately.

56. Metal spheres, each of radius 2 cm, are packed into a rectangular box of internal dimensions 16
cm × 8 cm × 8 cm. When 16 spheres are packed the box is filled with preservative liquid. Find the
volume of this liquid. Give your answer to the nearest integer. [Use = 3.14]

57. A storage tank is in the form of a cube. When it is full of water, the volume of water is 15.625 m3.
If the present depth of water is 1.3 m, find the volume of water already used from the tank.

58. Find the amount of water displaced by a solid spherical ball of diameter 4.2 cm, when it is
completely immersed in water.

59. How many square metres of canvas is required for a conical tent whose height is 3.5 m and the
radius of the base is 12 m?

60. Two solid spheres made of the same metal have weights 5920 g and 740 g, respectively. Determine
the radius of the larger sphere, if the diameter of the smaller one is 5 cm.

61. A school provides milk to the students daily in a cylindrical glasses of diameter 7 cm. If the glass
is filled with milk upto an height of 12 cm, find how many litres of milk is needed to serve 1600
students.

62. A cylindrical roller 2.5 m in length, 1.75 m in radius when rolled on a road was found to cover the
area of 5500 m2. How many revolutions did it make?

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63. A small village, having a population of 5000, requires 75 litres of water per head per day. The
village has got an overhead tank of measurement 40 m × 25 m × 15 m. For how many days will
the water of this tank last?

64. A shopkeeper has one spherical laddoo of radius 5cm. With the same amount of material, how
many laddoos of radius 2.5 cm can be made?

65. A right triangle with sides 6 cm, 8 cm and 10 cm is revolved about the side 8 cm. Find the volume
and the curved surface of the solid so formed.

66. Rain water which falls on a flat rectangular surface of length 6 m and breadth 4 m is transferred
into a cylindrical vessel of internal radius 20 cm. What will be the height of water in the cylindrical
vessel if the rain fall is 1 cm. Give your answer to the nearest integer. (Take = 3.14)

67. A cylindrical tube opened at both the ends is made of iron sheet which is 2 cm thick. If the outer
diameter is 16 cm and its length is 100 cm, find how many cubic centimeters of iron has been used
in making the tube ?

68. A semi-circular sheet of metal of diameter 28cm is bent to form an open conical cup. Find the
capacity of the cup.

69. A cloth having an area of 165 m2 is shaped into the form of a conical tent of radius 5 m
5
(i) How many students can sit in the tent if a student, on an average, occupies m2 on the
7
ground?
(ii) Find the volume of the cone.

70. The water for a factory is stored in a hemispherical tank whose internal diameter is 14 m. The
tank contains 50 kilolitres of water. Water is pumped into the tank to fill to its capacity.
Calculate the volume of water pumped into the tank.

71. The volumes of the two spheres are in the ratio 64 : 27. Find the ratio of their surface areas.

72. A cube of side 4 cm contains a sphere touching its sides. Find the volume of the gap in between.

73. A sphere and a right circular cylinder of the same radius have equal volumes. By what
percentage does the diameter of the cylinder exceed its height ?

74. 30 circular plates, each of radius 14 cm and thickness 3cm are placed one above the another to
form a cylindrical solid. Find : (i) the total surface area (ii) volume of the cylinder so formed.

75. A hemispherical tank is made up of an iron sheet 1 cm thick. If the inner radius is 1 m, then find
the volume of the iron used to make the tank.

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 MCQ WORKSHEET-I
CLASS IX: CHAPTER - 15
PROBABILITY

1. There are 6 marbles in a box with number 1 to6 marked on each of them . What is the
probability of drawing a marble with number 2 ?
1 1 1
(a) (b) (c) (d) 1
6 5 3

2. A coin is flipped to decide which team starts the game . What is the probability of your team will
start ?
1 1
(a) (b) (c) 1 (d) 0
4 2

3. A die is thrown once . What will be the probability of getting a prime number ?
1 1
(a) (b) (c) 1 (d) 0
6 2

Cards are marked with numbers 1 to 25 are placed in the box and mixed thoroughly. One card is
drawn at random from the box. Answer the following questions (Q4-Q13)

4. What is the probability of getting a number 5?

1 1
(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) (d)
25 5

5. What is the probability of getting a number less than 11?

1 2
(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) (d)
5 5

6. What is the probability of getting a number greater than 25?

1 2
(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) (d)
5 5

7. What is the probability of getting a multiple of 5?

1 1
(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) (d)
25 5

8. What is the probability of getting an even number?

12 13
(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) (d)
25 25

9. What is the probability of getting an odd number?

12 13
(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) (d)
25 25
10. What is the probability of getting a prime number?
8 9 12 13
(a) (b) (c) (d)
25 25 25 25

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11. What is the probability of getting a number divisible by 3?
8 9 12 13
(a) (b) (c) (d)
25 25 25 25

12. What is the probability of getting a number divisible by 4?

8 9 6 3
(a) (b) (c) (d)
25 25 25 25

13. What is the probability of getting a number divisible by 7?

8 9 6 3
(a) (b) (c) (d)
25 25 25 25

14. A bag has 4 red balls and 2 yellow balls. A ball is drawn from the bag without looking into the
bag. What is probability of getting a red ball?
1 2 1
(a) (b) (c) (d) 1
6 3 3

15. A bag has 4 red balls and 2 yellow balls. A ball is drawn from the bag without looking into the
bag. What is probability of getting a yellow ball?
1 2 1
(a) (b) (c) (d) 1
6 3 3

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 MCQ WORKSHEET-II
CLASS IX: CHAPTER - 15
PROBABILITY
A box contains 3 blue, 2 white, and 5 red marbles. If a marble is drawn at random from the box,
then answer the questions from 1 to 5.

1. What is the probability that the marble will be white?

1 1 1
(a) (b) (c) (d) 1
6 5 3

2. What is the probability that the marble will be red?

1 1
(a) (b) (c) 1 (d) 0
6 2

3. What is the probability that the marble will be blue?

3 1
(a) (b) (c) 1 (d) 0
10 2

4. What is the probability that the marble will be any one colour?
1 1
(a) (b) (c) 1 (d) 0
6 2

5. What is the probability that the marble will be red or blue?

4 1 2
(a) 1 (b) (c) (d)
5 5 5
A die is thrown once, then answer the questions from 6 to 10.

6. Find the probability of getting a prime number

1 1
(a) (b) (c) 1 (d) 0
6 2
7. Find the probability of getting a number lying between 2 and 6
1 1
(a) (b) (c) 1 (d) 0
6 2
8. Find the probability of getting an odd number.

1 1
(a) (b) (c) 1 (d) 0
6 2
9. Find the probability of getting an even number.
1 1
(a) (b) (c) 1 (d) 0
6 2
10. Find the probability of getting a number greater than 4.
1 2 1
(a) (b) (c) (d) 1
6 3 3

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 MCQ WORKSHEET-III
CLASS IX: CHAPTER - 15
PROBABILITY
A box contains 5 red marbles, 6 white marbles and 4 green marbles. If a marble is drawn at
random from the box, then answer the questions from 1 to 6.

1. What is the probability that the marble will be white?

1 2 1
(a) (b) (c) (d) 1
6 3 3

2. What is the probability that the marble will be red?

1 2 1
(a) (b) (c) (d) 1
6 3 3

3. What is the probability that the marble will be green?

1
(a) 0.3 (b) (c) 1 (d) none of these
2

4. What is the probability that the marble will be any one colour?
1 1
(a) (b) (c) 1 (d) 0
6 2

5. What is the probability that the marble will be red or green?

2 3 1
(a) (b) (c) (d) none of these
5 25 5

6. What is the probability that the marble will be blue?

1 1
(a) (b) (c) 1 (d) 0
6 2

Cards are marked with numbers 1 to 50 are placed in the box and mixed thoroughly. One card is drawn
at random from the box. Answer the following questions from 7 to 15.

7. What is the probability of getting a number 5?

1 1
(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) (d)
25 5

8. What is the probability of getting a number less than 11?

1 2
(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) (d)
5 5

9. What is the probability of getting a number greater than 50?

1 2
(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) (d)
5 5

10. What is the probability of getting a multiple of 5?

1 1
(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) (d)
25 5

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11. What is the probability of getting an even number?
1 12 13
(a) 1 (b) (c) (d)
2 25 25

12. What is the probability of getting an odd number?

1 12 13
(a) 1 (b) (c) (d)
2 25 25
13. What is the probability of getting a prime number?
1 4 3
(a) 1 (b) (c) (d)
2 10 10

14. What is the probability of getting a number divisible by 3?

8 9 12 13
(a) (b) (c) (d)
25 25 25 25

15. What is the probability of getting a number divisible by 4?

8 9 6 3
(a) (b) (c) (d)
25 25 25 25

16. What is the probability of getting a number divisible by 7?

8 9 6 3
(a) (b) (c) (d)
25 25 25 25

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 MCQ WORKSHEET-IV
CLASS IX: CHAPTER - 15
PROBABILITY

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10. 10 defective pens are accidentally mixed with 90 good ones. It is not possible to just look
at a pen and tell whether or not it is defective. One pen is taken out at random from this
lot. Determine the probability that the pen taken out is a good one.

A. 0.10 B. 0.20 C. 0.90 D. 1.0

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 PRACTICE QUESTIONS
CLASS IX: CHAPTER - 15
PROBABILITY
1. Write all possible outcomes when
(i) one coin is tossed.
(ii) two coins are tossed.
(iii) one die is rolled.

2. Three coins are tossed simultaneously 100 times. The following outcomes are recorded.
Outcome 3 tails 2 tails 1 tail No tail
Frequency 23 28 23 26
Find the probability of coming up more than one tail.

3. A die is thrown 300 times with the frequencies for the outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 as given in the
following table :
Outcome 1 2 3 4 5 6
Frequency 42 60 55 53 60 30
Find the probability of getting (i) an even number (ii) a prime number and
(iii) a number more than 4.

4. A box contains 3 blue, 2 white, and 4 red marbles. If a marble is drawn at random from the box,
what is the probability that it will be (i) white? (ii) blue? (iii) red?

5. A coin is tossed 1000 times with the following frequencies: Head : 455, Tail : 545 Compute the
probability for getting head.

6. Two coins are tossed simultaneously 500 times, and we get Two heads : 105 times, One head : 275
times and No head : 120 times. Find the probability of occurrence of two heads.

7. A die is thrown 1000 times with the frequencies for the outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 as given in the
following table :
Outcome 1 2 3 4 5 6
Frequency 179 150 157 149 175 190

Find the probability of getting (i) an odd number (ii) a prime number and
(iii) a number greater than 4.

8. 12 defective pens are accidentally mixed with 132 good ones. It is not possible to just look at a
pen and tell whether or not it is defective. One pen is taken out at random from this lot. Determine
the probability that the pen taken out is a good one.
9. On one page of a telephone directory, there were 200 telephone numbers. The frequency
distribution of their unit place digit (for example, in the number 25828573, the unit place digit is
3) is given in Table 15.7 :
Digit 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Frequency 22 26 22 22 20 10 14 28 16 20

Without looking at the page, the pencil is placed on one of these numbers, i.e., the number is
chosen at random. What is the probability that the digit in its unit place is (i) an odd number (ii)
a prime number and (iii) a number greater than 4.?

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10. A box contains 90 discs which are numbered from 1 to 90. If one disc is drawn at random from
the box, find the probability that it bears (i) a two-digit number (ii) a perfect square number (iii) a
number divisible by 5.

11. A lot consists of 144 ball pens of which 20 are defective and the others are good. Nuri will buy a
pen if it is good, but will not buy if it is defective. The shopkeeper draws one pen at random and
gives it to her. What is the probability that (i) She will buy it ? (ii) She will not buy it ?

12. A bag contains 3 red balls and 5 black balls. A ball is drawn at random from the bag. What is the
probability that the ball drawn is (i) red ? (ii) not red?

13. A box contains 5 red marbles, 8 white marbles and 4 green marbles. One marble is taken out of
the box at random. What is the probability that the marble taken out will be (i) red ? (ii) white ?
(iii) not green?
14. A die is thrown once. Find the probability of getting (i) a prime number; (ii) a number lying
between 2 and 6; (iii) an odd number.
15. A bag contains 5 red, 8 green and 7 white balls. One ball is drawn at random from the bag, find
the probability of getting (i) a white ball or a green ball and (ii) neither green ball nor red ball.

16. Harpreet tosses two different coins simultaneously. What is the probability that she gets at least
one head?

17. A company selected 4000 households at random and surveyed them to find out a relationship
between income level and the number of television sets in a home. The information so obtained is
listed in the following table:
Monthly income Number of Televisions/household
(in Rs.) 0 1 2 Above 2
< 10000 20 80 10 0
10000 – 14999 10 240 60 0
15000 – 19999 0 380 120 30
20000 – 24999 0 520 370 80
25000 and above 0 1100 760 220
Find the probability:
(i) of a household earning Rs 10000 – Rs 14999 per year and having exactly one television.
(ii) of a household earning Rs 25000 and more per year and owning 2 televisions.
(iii) of a household not having any television.

18. Cards are marked with numbers 4, 5, 6, …….50 are placed in the box and mixed thoroughly. One
card is drawn at random from the box. What is the probability of getting (i) an even prime number
(ii) a number divisible by 5 and (iii) multiple of 7?
19. The record of a weather station shows that out of the past 250 consecutive days, its weather
forecasts were correct 175 times. (i) What is the probability that on a given day it was correct? (ii)
What is the probability that it was not correct on a given day?

20. Two dice are thrown simultaneously 500 times. Each time the sum of two numbers appearing on
their tops is noted and recorded as given in the following table:
Sum 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Frequency 14 30 42 55 72 75 70 53 46 28 15
If the dice are thrown once more, what is the probability of getting a sum (i) 3? (ii) more than
10? (iii) less than or equal to 5? (iv) between 8 and 12?
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21. Bulbs are packed in cartons each containing 40 bulbs. Seven hundred cartons were examined for
defective bulbs and the results are given in the following table:

Number of defective bulbs 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 More than 6

Frequency 400 180 48 41 18 8 3 2
One carton was selected at random. What is the probability that it has
(i) no defective bulb?
(ii) defective bulbs from 2 to 6?
(iii) defective bulbs less than 4?

22. Over the past 200 working days, the number of defective parts produced by a machine is given in
the following table:

Number of
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
defective parts
Days 50 32 22 18 12 12 10 10 10 8 6 6 2 2
Determine the probability that tomorrow’s output will have
(i) no defective part
(ii) atleast one defective part
(iii) not more than 5 defective parts
(iv) more than 13 defective parts

23. A recent survey found that the ages of workers in a factory is distributed as follows:
Age(in years) 20 – 29 30 – 39 40 – 49 50 – 59 60 and above
Number of workers 38 27 86 46 3

If a person is selected at random, find the probability that the person is:
(i) 40 years or more
(ii) under 40 years

24. Three coins are tossed simultaneously 200 times with the following frequencies of different
outcomes:
Outcomes 3 heads 2 heads 1 head No head
Frequency 23 72 77 28
If the three coins are simultaneously tossed again, compute the probability of getting
(i) 2 heads.
(ii) at least 2 heads
(iii) at most 2 heads

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