APEEJAY COMMON ANNUAL EXAMINATION 2022-23

CLASS: IX
SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS

Time: 3 hrs. Max Marks: 80

General Instructions:
1. This Question Paper has 5 Sections A-E.
2. Section A has 20 MCQs carrying 1 mark each
3. Section B has 5 questions carrying 02 marks each.
4. Section C has 6 questions carrying 03 marks each.
5. Section D has 4 questions carrying 05 marks each.
6. Section E has 3 case based integrated units of assessment (04 marks each) with subparts of
the values of 1, 1 and 2 marks each respectively.
7. All questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice in 2 questions of 5 marks, 2
questions of 3 marks and 2 questions of 2 marks has been provided. An internal choice has
been provided in the 2 mark questions of Section E.
8. Draw neat figures wherever required. Take π =22/7 wherever required, if not stated.

SECTION A
(20 MCQs carrying 1 mark each).
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1. If 10  3.162 , then the value of is
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A) 0.3162 B) 3.162 C) 31.62 D) 316.2

2. The graph of the linear equation 2x+3y=6 is a line which meets x-axis at the point
A) (0,2) B) (2,0) C) (3,0) D) (0,3)
3. The point (a, a) always lies on
A) x-axis B) y-axis C) line y=x D) line x+y =0
4. In frequency distribution, the mid value of a class is 10 and width of class is 6. The
lower limit of the class is
A) 6 B) 7 C)8 D) 12
5. The equation of x-axis is of the form
A) x=0 B) y=0 C) x=y D) x+y=0
6. The angles of a triangle are in ratio 5:3:7. The triangle is
A) an acute angled triangle C) an obtuse angled triangle
B) a right-angle triangle D) an isosceles triangle

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7. 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
8. Which of the following is a factor of (x+y)3 - (x3+y3)?
A) x2 + y2 B) x2 + y2 - xy C) (x+y)2 D) 3xy
9. If (2,0) is a solution of the linear equation 2x + 3y = k, then the value of k is
A) 4 B) 6 C) 5 D) 2
10. In ∆ ABC and ∆ PQR , if AB = QR , BC = PR , CA = PQ then
A)∆ABC ≅ ∆PQR B)∆CBA ≅ ∆PRQ C)∆BAC ≅ ∆RPQ D)∆BCA ≅ ∆PQR
11. If the angles of a quadrilateral are xo, (x-10)o, (x+30)o & 2xo, then the smallest
angle is equal to
A) 98o B) 68o C) 58o D) 38o

12. 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
13. The value of n, for n to be a rational number is

A) 2 B) 4 C) 3 D) 5
14. Degree of the zero polynomial is
. A) 0 B) 1 C) 2 D) not defined

15. In the given figure, the ratio of ABD : ACD is

A) 1:1 B) 2:1 C) 1:2 D) 2:3

16. 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)

17. The radius of a hemispherical balloon increases from 6 cm to 12 cm as air is being

pumped into it. The ratio of the surface areas of the balloon in the two cases is
A) 1:4 B) 1:3 C) 2:3 D) 2:1
18. In the given figure, measure of QPR is

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 A) 10.5o B) 42o C) 111o D) 50o

19. Assertion(A): In the adjoining figure, X and Y are respectively two points on
equal sides AB and AC of ΔABC such that AX = AY then CX = BY.

Reason(R): If two sides and the included angle of one triangle are equal to two
sides and the included angle of the other triangle, then the two triangles are
congruent.

A) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R) is the correct
explanation of assertion (A).
B) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true but reason (R) is not the correct
explanation of assertion (A).
C) Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false.
D) Assertion (A) is false but reason (R) is true.

20. Assertion (A): If x = 2k – 1 and y = k is a solution of the equation 3x – 5y – 7 = 0,

then the value of k is 10.
Reason (R): A linear equation in two variables has infinitely many solutions.

A) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R) is the correct
explanation of assertion (A).
B) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true but reason (R) is not the correct
explanation of assertion (A).
C) Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false.
D) Assertion (A) is false but reason (R) is true.

SECTION B
(5 questions carrying 02 marks each)

21. Find the area of a triangle two sides of which are 18 cm and 10 cm and the
perimeter is 42 cm.

a b
22. Find the value of a3 + b3, if   1 , (a  0, b  0).
b a
23. If (x + 2) and (x – 2) are factors of ax4 + 2x – 3x2 + bx – 4, then find the value
of (a + b).
OR
Find the remainder when x3 + 3x2 + 3x + 1 is divided by (5 + 2x).

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

25. Give the equations of two lines passing through (2, 14). How many more such
lines are there, and why?
OR
Write four solutions for the linear equation 2x + y = 7.

SECTION C
(6 questions carrying 03 marks each).

26. Represent √5 on the number line.

27. Verify: x3 + y3 = (x + y) (x2 – xy + y2)
28. Sides of a triangle are in the ratio of 12 : 17 : 25 and its perimeter is 540 cm. Find
its area.
OR
An isosceles triangle has perimeter 30 cm and each of the equal sides is 12 cm.
Find the area of the triangle.
29. Find the value of ‘a’ for which the equation 2x + ay = 5 has (1, -1) as a solution.
Find two more solutions for the equation obtained.

30. BE and CF are two equal altitudes of a triangle ABC. Using RHS congruence rule,
prove that the triangle ABC is isosceles.
OR
If two isosceles triangles have a common base, prove that the line joining
their vertices bisects them at right angles.
31. In countries like USA and Canada, temperature is measured in Fahrenheit, whereas
in countries like India, it is measured in Celsius. Here is a linear equation that converts
Fahrenheit to Celsius:

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F= C + 32
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(i) If the temperature is 30°C, what is the temperature in Fahrenheit?

(ii) If the temperature is 95°F, what is the temperature in Celsius?
(iii) Is there a temperature which is numerically the same in both Fahrenheit and
Celsius? If yes, find it.

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 SECTION D
(4 questions carrying 05 marks each).
32. Simplify:
(a) (3 + √3) (2 + √2)
(b) (125)-1/3
OR
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If = 𝑏√2 − 𝑎√3.
3√2−2√3
(a) Find the values of ‘a’ and ‘b’.
(b) What will be the value of (a2 – ab + b2)?
33. The side QR of ∆PQR is produced to a point S. If the bisectors of ∠PQR and
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∠PRS meet at point T, then prove that ∠QTR = 2 ∠QPR.

34. ABCD is a rhombus. Show that diagonal AC bisects ∠A as well as ∠C and

diagonal BD bisects ∠B as well as ∠D.
OR

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

35. The following table gives the distribution of students of two sections according to
the marks obtained by them.
MARKS FREQUENCY FREQUENCY
Section A Section B
0-10 3 5
10-20 9 19
20-30 17 15
30-40 12 10
40-50 9 1

Represent the marks of the students of both the sections on the same graph by
two frequency polygons.

SECTION E
(3 case based integrated units of assessment of 4 marks each).
36. CASE STUDY 1.
Two parallel beams EG and FH are supported using two poles AC and BD making
angles 700 and 600 respectively as shown in the figure. If the beams EG and
FH are also parallel to the ground ON, then answer the following questions.

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 (i) What will be the measure of the ∠HYD? (1)
(ii) What will be the measure of the ∠BTG? (1)
(iii) What will be the sum of the ∠YXC and ∠SXF? (2)
OR
What will be the sum of the ∠YXC and ∠XST?

37. CASE STUDY 2.

A class teacher gave students colored paper in the shape of a quadrilateral. She
asked them to make a parallelogram from it using paper folding.

Now answer the following questions:

(i) One angle of a quadrilateral is 108° and the remaining three angles
are equal, then find each of the three equal angles. (1)

(ii) In the figure, ABCD and AEFG are two parallelograms. If ∠C = 60°,
then ∠F is equal to? (1)

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 (iii) If the angles of the quadrilateral are in the ratio 2:5:4:1,
Find the largest angle in the quadrilateral.
OR
Find the second largest angle in the quadrilateral. (2)

38. CASE STUDY 3.

Once four friends Rahul, Arun, Ajay and Vijay went for a picnic at a hill station. Due
to peak season, they did not get a proper hotel in the city. The weather was fine so they
decided to make a conical tent at a park. They were carrying 300 m² cloth with them. As
shown in the figure they made the tent with height 10 m and diameter 14 m.

(i) What is the slant height of the tent? (1)

(ii) What is the area of the floor? (1)

(iii) How much cloth was used for making the tent? (2)

OR

What is the volume of the tent?