Class IX B – MATHEMATICS QUESTION PAPER
Total Marks: 30
Duration: 1 Hour
All questions are compulsory.
There are 16 questions.
Any section can be attempted at any time.
SECTION A – Multiple Choice Questions (1 mark each)
1. Q1. Which of the following is a rational number?
A. 1 + √3
B. π
C. 2√3
D. 0
2. Q2. A rational number between −3 and 3 is:
A. 0
B. -4.3
C. -6.4
D. 1.101100110001…
3. Q3. Two rational numbers between 2/3 and 5/3 are:
A. 1/6 and 2/6
B. 1/2 and 2/1
C. 5/3 and 7/6
D. 3/3 and 4/3
4. Q4. Which of the following expressions is a polynomial in one variable?
A. x + 2/x + 3
B. (3√x + 2)/(√x + 5)
C. √2x² − √3x + 6
D. x¹⁰ + y⁵ + 8
5. Q5. If p(x) = x + 4, then p(x) + p(−x) = ?
A. 0
B. 4
C. 2x
D. 8
6. Q6. If (x + 1) is a factor of the polynomial (2x² + kx), then k = ?
A. 4
B. -3
C. 2
D. -2
7. Q7. The point which lies on the Y-axis at a distance of 5 units in the negative direction is:
A. (-5, 0)
B. (0, -5)
C. (5, 0)
D. (0, 5)
8. Q8. If (2, 0) is a solution of the linear equation 2x + 3y = k, then the value of k is:
A. 6
B. 5
C. 2
D. 4
9. Q9. If the point (3, 4) lies on the graph of 3y = ax + 7, then find the value of a:
A. 2/5
B. 5/3
C. 3/5
D. 2/7
10. Q10. If a linear equation has solutions (−2, 2), (0, 0), and (2, −2), then it is of the form:
A. x − y = 0
B. x + y = 0
C. −x + 2y = 0
D. x − 2y = 0