AMRITA VIDYALAYAM TAMILNADU & PUDUCHERRY

ANNUAL EXAMINATION (2024-2025)

GRADE: IX MATHEMATICS
TIME: 3 Hours MAX MARKS: 80

General Instructions
Read the following instructions very carefully and strictly follow them:
(i)This question paper contains 38 questions. All questions are compulsory.
(ii)This question paper is divided into five Sections - A, B, C, D and E.
(iii) In Section A, Question no. 1 to 18 are multiple choice questions (MCQs) and questions
number 19 and 20 are Assertion-Reason based questions of 1 mark each.
(iv)In Section B, Question no. 21 to 25 are very short answer (VSA) type questions,
carrying 2 marks each.
(v) In Section C, Question no. 26 to 31 are short answer (SA) type questions, carrying 3 marks each.
(vi)In Section D, Question no. 32 to 35 are long answer (LA) type questions carrying 5 marks each.
(vii)In Section E, Question no. 36 to 38 are case based questions carrying 4 marks each.
Internal choice is provided in 2 marks questions in each case study.
(viii) There is no overall choice. However, an internal choice has been provided in 2 questions in
Section B, 2 questions in Section C, 2 questions in Section D and 3 questions in Section E.
(ix) Draw neat diagrams wherever required. Take 𝜋 = 22/7 wherever required, if not stated.
(x) Use of calculators is not allowed.
SECTION – A
Questions 1 to 20 carry 1 mark each.
1) What is 2√3 + √3 equal to ?
a) 2√6 b) 6 c) 3√3 d) 4√6

2) Which of the following expression is not a polynomial?

1
a) 3y2 b) y + c) –x3 +3x2 +5x -3 d) 3x2 -5x + 8
y
3) The linear equation 2x + 8 = 11y when expressed in the form ax + by + c = 0 gives the value of a, b and c
as ________ respectively.
a) a = 2, b = -11, c = 8 b) a = 8, b = -11, c = 2 c) a = -11, b = 2, c = 8 d) a = 8, b = 2, c = -11

4) The coordinates of the point whose ordinate is -4 and which lies on the y axis are _________ .
a) (-4,4) b) ( -4, -4) c) (-4, 0) d) (0, -4)

5) Mega is of the same age as Tarun, Charu is also of the same age as Tarun. The Euclid’s axiom that
illustrates the relative age of Mega and Charu is ___________ .
a) First b) Second c) Third d) Fourth

6) In the figure if x: y = 1: 4, then the values of x and y are ___________ respectively.

a) 36° and 144° b) 18° and 72° c) 144° and 36° d) 72° and 18°

7) In two triangles, ABC and PQR, ∠A = 30°, ∠B = 70°, ∠P = 70°, ∠Q = 80° and AB = RP, then
a) ∆ ABC ≅ ∆ PQR b) ∆ ABC ≅ ∆ QRP c) ∆ ABC ≅ ∆ RPQ d) ∆ ABC ≅ ∆ RQP
8) In the given figure, DE ║BC, find BD.
a) 2 cm b) 4 cm c) 3 cm d) 8 cm

9) A quadrilateral, whose diagonals bisect at right angles is called a __________ .

a) trapezium b) rectangle c) parallelogram d) rhombus

10) The length of a chord which is at a distance of 5cm from the centre of radius 13cm is ________ .
a) 12cm b) 18cm c) 24cm d) 36cm

11) The sides of a triangle are 7cm, 24cm and 25cm. The area of the triangle will be ___________ .
a) 56 cm2 b) 49 cm2 c) 48 cm2 d) 84 cm2

12) Calculate the curves surface area of a hemisphere whose diameter is 14cm.
a) 308 cm2 b) 428 cm2 c) 482 cm2 d) 842 cm2

13) Two consecutive class marks of a distribution are 52 and 57, then the class size is ____________ .
a) 52 b) 54 c) 5 d) 10
b a
14) If a = 2 and b =3, then find the value of a + b .
a) 17 b) 6 c) 5 d) 10
15) The value of the polynomial 5x – 4x2 +3 when x = -1 is ____________ .
a) 14 b) -4 c) -1 d) -6

16) If (2,0) is a solution of the linear equation 2x + 3y = k, then the value of k is ________ .
a) 2 b) 4 c) 3 d) 0

17) In the given figure, POQ is a line. The value of x is __________ .

a) 20° b) 25° c) 30° d) 35°

18) The volume of a right circular cone with radius 6cm and height 7cm is _________ .
a) 42cm3 b) 264 cm3 c) 132 cm3 d) 457 cm3

DIRECTION: In the question 19 and 20, a statement of assertion (A) is followed by a statement of
reason(R). Choose the correct option.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A
c) A is true but R is false
d) A is false but R is true

19) Assertion (A) : If two distinct lines intersect, they intersect exactly at one point.
Reason (R) : Two distinct lines in a plane can either be parallel or intersect at one point.
20) Assertion (A) : The angle subtended by an arc at the centre of a circle is twice the angle subtended
by it at any point on the remaining part of the circle.
Reason (R) : The angle subtended by a chord at the centre is smaller than the angle subtended by
it at any point on the circle.
 SECTION - B
Questions 21 to 25 carry 2 marks each
21) Simplify: 8√3 - 2√3 + 4√3
OR
Simplify: 2√50 X 3√32 X 4√18

22) In the figure, if AB ║ CD, ∠APQ = 50° and ∠PRD = 127°, find x and y.

23) In parallelogram ABCD, two points P and Q are taken on diagonal BD such that DP = BQ.
Show that ∆ APD ≅ ∆ CQB

24) Equal chords of a circle (or of congruent circles) are equidistant from the centre (or centres).
OR
Chords equidistant from the centre of a circle are equal in length.
25) A hemispherical bowl is made of steel, 0.25cm thick. The inner radius of the bowl is 5cm. Find the outer
curved surface area of the bowl.
SECTION - C
Questions 26 to 31 carry 3 marks each

26) Factorize: x3 +13x2 +32x + 20

27) Look at the figure and write the following:

(each carries ½ mark)
a) The coordinates of B
b) The coordinates of C
c) The point identified by the coordinates (-3,-5)
d) The abscissa of the point D
e) The ordinate of the point H
f) The coordinates of the point G

28) In the given figure, LM = MN, QM = MR, ML ⊥ PQ and MN⊥PR .

Prove that PQ = PR.

OR
From the information shown in the figure, prove and write the congruence statement
29) In the given figure, O is the centre of the circle and the measure of
arc ABC is 100°. Determine ∠ADC and ∠ABC.

OR
O is the centre of the circle and ∠BAC = 25°, find ∠x.

30) Find the area of a triangular field of sides 18m, 24m and 30m. Also find the altitude corresponding to the
base 18m.

31) The volume of the two spheres are in the ratio 64: 27. Find the ratio of their surface areas.

SECTION - D
Questions 32 to 35 carry 5 Marks each

32) Draw a histogram for the marks of students given below:

Marks 0 - 10 10 - 30 30 – 45 45 - 50 50 - 60
Number of students 8 32 18 10 6

OR
100 surnames were randomly picked up from a local telephone directory and a frequency distribution of the
number of letters in the English alphabet in the surnames was found as follows. Draw a histogram to depict
the information.
Number of letters 1-4 4-6 6-8 8 - 12 12 - 20
Number of surnames 6 30 44 16 4

33) Factorize: 125a3 – 27b3 + 75a2b - 45ab2

34) In the given figure, AB ║DC, ∠BDC = 35° and ∠BAD = 80°. Find x, y and z.

35) In a parallelogram ABCD, E and F are the midpoints of sides AB and CD respectively. Show that the
line segments AF and EC trisect the diagonal BD.
 OR
ABCD is a quadrilateral in which P, Q, R and S are mid points of the sides AB, BC,
CD and DA. AC is a diagonal. Show that:
(i) SR ║ AC and SR = ½ AC
(ii) PQ = SR
(iii) PQRS is a parallelogram

SECTION-E (Case Study Based Questions)

Questions 36 to 38 carry 4 Marks each

36) Jagan recently read a Mathematics experiment. He was keen to perform it on his own. He chose a
compound wall (AE), he placed a mirror in the ground. He was standing at some distance from the
mirror (DB). Jagan’s height is 5m (BC) and the distance of Jagan from the mirror is 12m and distance
of the wall from mirror is also 12m and its height 5m.
On the basis of the above information, solve the following
questions.
(i) Write two congruent triangles formed in the given figure. (1)
(ii) Find the distance between top of wall and mirror. (1)
(iii) Find the area of ΔAED. (2)
OR
(iii) Find the length of AC? (2)

37) Mr. Madhu, a Mathematics teacher brings some green coloured clay in the classroom to teach the topic
Mensuration. First, he forms a cylinder then into a cone of radius 6cm and height 8cm with the clay. Then he
moulds that cone into a sphere.
(i) When clay changes from one shape to another, what is it that remains the same with respect to all the
solids? (1)

(ii) Calculate the volume of the cone. (1)

(iii) Find the total surface area of the sphere if the radius is 7 cm. (2)

OR

(iii) Find the Curved surface area of the cone. (2)

38) Rashmi was making a toy butterfly with sticks for her younger sister. She arranged the sticks as shown
in figure. AB and CD are two sticks intersecting (Joined) at O and a third stick OP is also joined to hold the
toy butterfly. Based on the above information, answer the following question-
(i) Find the value of y in the figure? (1)

(ii) At what angle does Rashmi inclined the two sticks AB and CD? (2)

OR

(ii) Name the pair of vertically opposite angles and their measures. (2)

(iii) What will be the sum of interior angles of both the wings of the butterfly?
(1)