Coordinate Geometry
Class IX
Multiple choice questions
1. The point at which two coordinate axes meet is called
a. abscissa b. ordinate c. origin d. quadrant
2. Point (–1, –10) lies in the
a. fourth quadrant b. third quadrant c. second quadrant d. first quadrant
3. Ordinate of all points of the x-axis is
a. Any number b. 1 c. –1 d. 0
4. The points (not origin) for which abscissa and ordinates have same signs
a. I quadrant only b. I and II quadrants c. I and III quadrants d. II and IV quadrants
5. Ordinate of a point is positive in
a. I and IV quadrants b. I and III quadrants c. II and III quadrants d. I and II quadrants
6. Points (–6, 0) and (8, 0) lie
a. on x-axis b. y-axis c. I quadrant d. II quadrant
7. The measure of the angle between the coordinate axes is
a. 0° b. 90° c. 180° d. 270°
8. The mirror image of the point (3, 8) on x-axis is
a. (–3, 8) b. (3, –8) c. (–3, 8) d. None of these
9. If the coordinates of the two points are P (–2, 3) and Q (–3, 5), then (abscissa of P) – (abscissa of Q) is:
a. –5 b. –2 c. –1 d. 1
10. The point which lies on y-axis at a distance of 5 units in the negative direction of y-axis is
a. (0, 5) b. (5, 0) c. (0, –5) d. (–5, 0)
11. If A (0, –4), B (2, 3), C (2, 0), D (0, 6), E (1, –4) and F (–4, 0) are plotted on the graph paper, then the
points on the y-axis are
a. A and D b. B and E c. C and F d. Only E
12. The points whose abscissa and ordinate have different signs will lie in
a. I and II quadrants b. II and III quadrants c. I and III quadrants d. II and IV quadrants
Assertion / Reason Based Questions
In the following questions, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R).
Choose the correct answer out of the following choices.
a. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
b. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
c. (A) is true but (R) is false.
d. (A) is false but (R) is true.
1. (A): The point P (3, 0) lies on x-axis.
(R): Ordinate of every point on x-axis is zero.
2. (A): The perpendicular distance of the point Q (2, –3) from x-axis is 2.
(R): The perpendicular distance of a point from x-axis is absolute value of its y-coordinate.
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3. (A): Abscissa of any point on y-axis is zero.
(R): The perpendicular distance of a point from x-axis is the absolute value of its y-coordinate.
ANSWER KEY
Multiple Choice Questions
1. c 2. b 3. d 4. c 5. d 6. a 7. b 8. b 9. d 10. c
11. a 12. d
Assertion / Reason
1. a 2. d 3. b
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