6th DISTRICT LEVEL MATHEMATICS COMPETITION 2024

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Q39. The equation of a line passing parallel to y-axis and passing through the point (−3,4), is Regd. No 504 of 1964
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Q40. If the point (𝑥, 𝑦) is equidistant from the points (7,1) and (3,5), then (𝑥 − 𝑦) is equal to: (District Youths Award Winner of 1987-88)
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INSTRUCTIONS Class IX
Q41. The area of the triangle formed by the graphs 3𝑥 = 4𝑦 = 12, x and y-axes (in sq units) is:
A) 4 B) 6 C) 8 D) 12. 1. There are 50 questions. Each question carries 2 marks.
Q42. If (2,1) is the centre of the circumcentre of the triangle whose vertices are 2. The correct/most appropriate choice should be marked inside the box provided
(−3, 𝑎), (13, −1) and (−9, 𝑏), then the possible values of a and b are: for each questions at the answer sheet with a ball point pen by writing capital
A) a=11, b= − 3 B) a=−9, b=1 C) a=−9, b=3 D) a=11, b=1. letters (A/B/C/D) of the correct choice in the given box.
Q43. Three vertices of a parallelogram taken in order are (−1, −6), (2, −5), (7,2). The fourth 3. In case of overwriting, no marks will be given for that particular answer.
vertex is: 4. Using calculator/mobile phone, electronic gadgets etc. is strictly prohibited in the
A) (1,4) B) (4,1) C) (1,1) D) (4,2). examination hall.
Q44. Which of the following statements is CORRECT? Q1. Of all the parallelograms of given sides, the parallelogram which has the greatest
A) The graph of 𝑦 = 𝑐 is a straight line parallel to the Y-axis and cuts the X-axis at (0, c). area is:
B) The graph of 𝑦 = 𝑐 is a straight line parallel to the X-axis and cuts the Y-axis at (c, 0). A) square B) rectangle C) rhombus D) trapezium.
C) The graph of 𝑦 = 𝑐 is a straight line parallel to the Y-axis and cuts the X-axis at (c, 0). Q2. ABCD is a quadrilateral and the side DC is produced to E such that 𝐵𝐸 ∥ 𝐴𝐶. If the
D) The graph of 𝑦 = 𝑐 is a straight line parallel to the X-axis and cuts the Y-axis at (0, c). area of ∆𝐴𝐸𝐷 is 4 times the area of an equilateral ∆ whose length of a side is
4
Q45. In a ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶, the internal bisectors of ∠𝐵 and ∠𝐶 meet at P and the external bisectors of √12 𝑐𝑚, then the area of the quadrilateral ABCD is:
∠𝐵 and ∠𝐶 meet at Q. If ∠𝐵 = 80° , then ∠𝐵𝑃𝐶 + ∠𝐵𝑄𝐶 is: 2
A) √12 𝑐𝑚2 B) 12 𝑐𝑚2 C) 24 𝑐𝑚2 D) 36 𝑐𝑚2 .
A) 180° B) 40° C) 130° D) 50°. Q3. ABCD is a parallelogram, E and F are the mid-points of the sides BC and CD. If
15
𝑛 × (𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑎 𝑜𝑓 △ 𝐴𝐸𝐹) = 4 (𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑎 𝑜𝑓 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑚 𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷), then the value of
Q46. The value of 2√251 + √12 + √145 + √555 + √441 is: 𝑛 is:
A) 3 B) 5 C) 8 D) 10.
A) 14 B) 16 C) 24 D) 32. Q4. A chord AB of a circle C1 of radius (√3+1) cm touches a circle C2 which is concentric
Q47. In a ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶, ∠𝐴 ∶ ∠𝐵 ∶ ∠𝐶 = 2 ∶ 3 ∶ 4. A line CD is drawn ∥ to AB, then ∠𝐴𝐶𝐷 is: to C1. If the radius of C2 is (√3-1) cm, then the length of AB is
A) 40° B) 20° C) 80° D) 60°. A) 8√3 cm B) 4∜3 cm C) 4√3 cm D) 2∜3
cm.
Q48. (2 + √2 + 2+
1
+
1
) is equal to: Q5. ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral whose diagonals intersect at a point E. If
√2 √2−2 ∠𝐷𝐵𝐶 = 70°, ∠𝐵𝐴𝐶 = 30°, and 𝐴𝐵 = 𝐴𝐶, then ∠𝐸𝐶𝐷 is:
A) 2 + √2 B) 2 − √2 C) 2 D) 2√2. A) 80° B) 110° C) 50° D) 60°.
Q49. The coordinates of two points are P (3,4) and Q (-2,5), then (abscissa of P) – (ordinate of Q) Q6. The sides of a triangular plot are in the ratio 3 ∶ 5 ∶ 7 and its perimeter is 450 m.
is equal to: Then, the area of the plot is:
A) 5 B) -1 C) 6 D) -2. A) 3375√3 𝑚2 B) 3175√3 𝑚2 C) 3735√3 𝑚2 D) 3357√3 𝑚2.
Q50. The value of √30 + √30 + √30 + ⋯ is: Q7. The length of the diagonal of a cube of side 20 cm is:
A) 20 cm B) 28.28 cm C) 34.64 cm D) 40 cm.
A) 5 B) 6 C) 3√10 D) 7. Q8. The diameter of a wire is decreased by 20%. By how much percent will the length
be increased so that the volume remains the same is?
A) 20% B) 25.75% C) 36% D) 56.25%.
Q9. A bucket is in the form of a frustum with radii 7 cm and 14 cm and has a height 24
cm. Then, the curved surface area of the bucket is:
 Q25. The common zeros of the polynomials 𝑝(𝑥) = 𝑥 3 − 5𝑥 2 + 4𝑥,
2 2 2 2
A) 1650 𝑐𝑚 B) 1550 𝑐𝑚 C) 1450 𝑐𝑚 D) 1350 𝑐𝑚 . 𝑞(𝑥) = 2𝑥 4 − 3𝑥 3 + 𝑥 2 and 𝑟(𝑥) = 𝑥 3 − 𝑥 are:
Q10. Assuming both the planets namely the Earth and the Saturn to be spheres, the ratio of A) 0 and 1 B) 0 and -1 C) 1 and -1 D) 0, 1 and -1.
their volumes if the diameter of the Saturn is 9 times that of the Earth is: Q26. 𝑂 is the incentre of a ∆𝑋𝑌𝑍, and 𝑃𝑄𝑅 is the triangle formed by joining the feet of
A) 1 ∶ 81 B) 81 ∶ 1 C) 729 ∶ 1 D) 1 ∶ 729. the perpendiculars drawn from 𝑂 to the sides 𝑋𝑌, 𝑌𝑍 and 𝑍𝑋 respectively. If 𝑂𝑃 =
Q11. A solid sphere is melted and recast into a cone whose (base) radius is the same as that of 4 𝑐𝑚, then the sum of the altitudes of ∆𝑃𝑄𝑅 is:
the sphere. The ratio of the slant height of the cone to its height is: A) 15 𝑐𝑚 B) 9 𝑐𝑚 C) 12 𝑐𝑚 D) 16 𝑐𝑚.
A) 1 ∶ 1 B) 5 ∶ 4 C) √17 ∶ 4 D) √15 ∶ 7. Q27. In a ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶, D is the mid-point of BC, 𝐷𝐸 ⊥ 𝐴𝐵 and 𝐷𝐹 ⊥ 𝐴𝐶 such that 𝐷𝐸 = 𝐷𝐹.
Q12. The value of 1° (degree) in radian measure is (nearly): Then which of the following is true?
A) 0.0174533𝑐 B) 0.0147453𝑐 C) 0.0145473𝑐 D) 0.0175433𝑐 . A) 𝐴𝐶 = 𝐵𝐶 B) 𝐴𝐵 = 𝐴𝐶 C) 𝐴𝐵 = 𝐵𝐶 D) 𝐴𝐵. 𝐴𝐶 = 𝐵𝐶 2 .
Q13. If the angles of a triangle, measured in the sexagesimal system, are in the ratio 2 ∶ 3 ∶ 4, Q28. If the points (𝑝, 𝑝), (−𝑝, −𝑝) and (𝑥, 𝑦) form the vertices of an equilateral triangle,
then the difference between the largest and smallest measures is: then (𝑥, 𝑦) will be:
𝜋 2𝜋 𝜋 4𝜋
A) 9 B) 9 C) 3 D) 9 . A) (𝑝√2, 𝑝√2) B) (−𝑝√2, 𝑝√2) C) (𝑝√3, 𝑝√3) D)(𝑝√3, − 𝑝√3).
Q14. Each interior angle of a regular octagon in radians is: Q29. Which of the following pairs of linear equations does NOT have (2, −3) as the
𝜋 𝜋 2𝜋 3𝜋 point of intersection of their graphs?
A) 4 B) 3 C) 3 D) 4 .
A) 2𝑥 − 𝑦 = 7 , 𝑥 − 2𝑦 = 8 B) 𝑥 + 𝑦 = −1 , 2𝑥 + 𝑦 = 1
Q15. The angle between the hands of a clock at 3 ∶ 15 a.m. is: C) 7𝑥 + 5𝑦 = −1, 5𝑥 + 7𝑦 = −10 D) 𝑥 − 𝑦 = 5 , 𝑥 + 2𝑦 = −4.
𝜋 𝜋 𝜋 𝜋
A) B) C) D) . Q30. The quadrilateral formed by joining the mid-points of the sides of any quadrilateral
2 4 12 24
Q16. From a bag of red and blue balls, the probability of picking a red ball is x/2. If the is a:
probability of picking a blue ball is ⅔, then the value of “x” is: A) rhombus B) square C) rectangle D) parallelogram.
A) 1/3 B) 2/3 C) 1 D) 0. Q31. A chord AB of a circle C1 of radius (√3+1) cm touches a circle C2 which is concentric
Q17. In a trapezium, the two non-parallel sides are equal in length, each being of 5 cm. The to C1. If the radius of C1 is (√3-1) cm, then the length of AB is
parallel sides are at a distance of 3 cm apart. If the smaller side of the parallel sides is of A) 4∜3 cm B) 8√3 cm C) 4√3 cm D) 2∜3
length 2 cm, then the sum of the diagonals of the trapezium is: cm.
A) 10√5 𝑐𝑚 B) 5√5 𝑐𝑚 C) 6√5 𝑐𝑚 D) 3√5 𝑐𝑚. 50 𝑥
Q32. If 𝑥 = 1, then x is equal to
12
Q18. 𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷 is a rhombus in which ∠𝐶 = 60°. Then 𝐴𝐶 ∶ 𝐵𝐷 is equal to: 2
25 25
A) √3 ∶ 1 B) √3 ∶ √2 C) 3 ∶ 1 D) 3 ∶ 2. A) 2
B) 4
C) 4 D) 25.
Q19. An equilateral triangle of side 9 cm is inscribed in a circle. The radius of the circle is: 1
Q33. If 𝐴 = 5 + 2√6, then the value of √𝐴 + is
√𝐴
A) 3 cm B) 3√2 cm C) 3√3 cm D) 6 cm.
A) 2√3 B) √3 C) √2 D) 7.
Q20. Two circles of same radius 5 cm, intersect each other at A and B. If AB = 8 cm, then the
√72×√363×√175
distance between the centres is: Q34. The value of is
√32×√147×√252
A) 3 cm B) 6 cm C) 8 cm d) 10 cm. 45 55 55 45
A) 28 B) 28 C) 42 D) 56.
Q21. A chord of a circle is equal to the radius of the circle. Then the angle subtended by the
Q35. The sum of all the exterior angles of an octagon is:
chord at a point on the minor arc is:
A) 135° B) 180° C) 360° D) 1080°.
A) 60° B) 30° C) 120° D) 150°.
Q36. The polynomial having no zero(s) has degree:
Q22. In a ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶, 𝐴𝐸 is the bisector of ∠𝐴𝐵𝐶 and 𝐴𝐷 ⊥ 𝐵𝐶. Then, ∠𝐷𝐴𝐸
1 1 1 3 A) -1 B) 1 C) 0 D) 2.
A) (∠𝐵 − ∠𝐶) B) (∠𝐵 + ∠𝐶) C) (∠𝐶 − ∠𝐵) D) (∠𝐵 + ∠𝐶) 2
2 2 2 2 Q37. Which of the following can be a zero of the polynomial 2√3𝑥 + 7𝑥 − 3√3?
Q23. (−1,4) is a solution of which of the following linear equations if 𝑎 = 2 and 𝑏 = −3? √2 3
A) 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏𝑦 − 12 = 0 B) 𝑎𝑥 − 𝑏𝑦 + 12 = 0 C) 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏𝑦 − 14 = 0 D) 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏𝑦 + 14 = 0. A) √2 B) √3 C) 3 D) − 2.
√
Q24. In a ∆𝐵𝑂𝑁, D is any point on the side 𝑁𝑂, then which of the following is true? Q38. A is a point lying on y-axis at a distance of 4 units from x-axis, lying below x-axis.
A) 𝑂𝐷 + 𝐵𝑂 + 𝑁𝑂 > 2𝐵𝐷 B) 𝐵𝐷 + 𝐵𝑂 + 𝑁𝐷 > 2𝑂𝑁 The coordinates of A are:
𝐶) 𝑂𝐵 + 𝐵𝑁 + 𝑁𝑂 > 2𝐵𝐷 D) 𝑂𝑁 + 𝐵𝐷 + 𝑂𝐵 > 2𝑂𝑁.