Class 9

7th

SET B

Year 2013

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logical reasoning

1. Find out how will the key Fig. (X) look like after 5. If each of the odd digits in the number 54638 is
rotation? decreased by 1 and each of the even digits is increased
by 1, then which of the following will be the sum of
A. the digits of the new number?
A. 25
B. 26
B. C. 28
D. 27

6. The given question is based on the diagram given

C. below showing four persons at the four corners of a
square region as shown.

D.

2. There is a set of figures carrying certain numbers.

Assuming that the numbers in each set follow a similar
pattern, find the missing number.

From the positions in given figure, C and A move

diagonally to opposite corners and then one side each
clockwise and anti-clockwise respectively. B and D
A. 2 move two sides each clockwise and anti-clockwise
B. 6 respectively. Where is A now?
C. 8
A. At the north-west corner
D. 64
B. At the north-east corner
3. When the given figure is folded C. At the south-east corner
to form a cube, how many D. At the south-west corner
dots would lie opposite the
7. Some of the cricket players are tennis players, some
face bearing five dots?
tennis players are hockey players, no cricket player
A. 1 is a hockey player. Which of the following diagrams
correctly represents the above statements?
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4 A.

4. Select the pair from options that has a relationship

similar to the figure (X).

A. B.
Figure (X)
B.
C.

C.

D.
D.

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8. The following question consists of five figures marked out the alternative figure which contains Figure (X)
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 called the problem figures. Select a as its part.
figure from amongst the options which will continue
the same series as established by the five problem
figures.
Problem Figures
Figure (X)

A.

A. B. B.

C. D. C.

9. In a coding language, the letters of the English alphabet

are arranged in such a manner that all the vowels are
D.
put in the end and the remaining letters are arranged
from the first letter onwards. The rearranged alphabets
are used to denote the position occupied by letters in
the original alphabets. What is the code of META? 13. Study the following information carefully and answer
the question given below it:
A. TEAM
There are six persons A, B, C, D, E and F. C is the
B. PWLV sister of F. B is the brother of E’s husband. D is the
C. LWPV father of A and grandfather of F. There are two fathers,
D. QGYB three brothers and a mother in the group.
Who is the mother?
10. There are deer and peacocks in a zoo. By counting A. A
heads they are 80. The number of their legs is 200. B. B
How many peacocks are there? C. D
A. 20 D. E
B. 30 14. Complete the pattern given in figure (X).
C. 50
D. 60

11. There is a certain relationship between pair of numbers

given on either side of : :. Identify the relationship
between the pair of numbers and select the option
which will replace the question mark?
A.
0.16 : 0.0016 : : 1.02 : ?
A. 0.0102
B. 0.102 B.
C. 1.020
D. 10.20
C.
12. In the following question, Figure (X) is followed by
four alternative figures (A), (B), (C) and (D) such
that Figure (X) is embedded in one of them. Trace D.

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15. In the given question, there is set of five figures 18. If ÷ means + , – means ÷, × means – and + means ×,
called the problem set. Select a suitable figure which (36´ 4) - 8´ 4
will replace the question mark in figure (3) so that a then =?
4 + 8´ 2 +16 ¸ 1
series is formed by the figures 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 taken A. 0
in order. B. 8
Problem Set C. 12
D. 16

19. In the given question, three figures X, Y and Z are

showing a sequence of folding a circular sheet of
paper. The third figure Z depicts the cuts made in the
A. folded paper. Select a figure which would most closely
resemble the paper in fig. (Z) when unfolded.

B.

C.

D. A.

16. Select the correct mirror image of Figure (X).

B.

Figure (X) C.

A.
D.

B. 20. The given question consist of two sets of figures.

Figures 1, 2, 3 and 4 constitute the problem set.
There is a definite relationship between figures
1 and 2. Establish a similar relationship between
figures 3 and 4 by selecting a suitable figure from the
C. options that would replace the question mark (?) in
figure (4).

A.
D.

B.
17. How many parallelograms are
there in the following figure?
C.
A. 16
B. 14
C. 10 D.
D. None of these

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Mathematical reasoning

21. Find the numerical value of A : B where 26. Each edge of an equilateral triangle is ‘a’ cm. A cone
æ m öm+n-l æx n ön+l- m æx ÷l öl+m- n is formed by joining any two sides of the triangle.
A = ççç x ÷÷÷ ç
´ çç
÷÷
÷÷
ç
´ çç ÷÷÷ and What is the volume (in cm3) of the cone?
çè x n ÷ø çè xl ø çè x m ø
1/ a-c 1/ b-a 1/ c-b a2
B = ( x1/ a-b ) ´( x1/ b-c ) ´( x1/ c-a ) ; a, A. 4 − π2
24 π3
b, c being all different.
A. 1 : 1 a3
B.
2
4π2 − 1
B. 2 : 1 24 π
C. 1 : 2 a3
D. 3 : 1 C. 1 − 4π2
8π 2

22. If x = 3- 5 , then
x
= ________ a3  2
D. π 2 1 − 
2 + 3x - 2 3  π
A. 1/ 5
B. 5 27. Altitude and base of a right angle triangle are
C. 3 (x + 2) and (2x + 3) (in cm). If the area of the triangle
D. 1/ 3 be 60 cm2 , the length of the hypotenuse is
A. 21 cm
23. Two dice are tossed. The probability that the total B. 13 cm
score is a prime number is C. 17 cm
1 D. 15 cm
A.
6
5 1 1
B. 28. If x = 7 + 4 3 and xy = 1, then the value of 2 + 2
12 is x y
1
C. A. 64
2 B. 128
7 C. 184
D.
9 D. 194
24. If (x – 1), (x + 1) and (x – 2) are factors of 29. For which set of numbers do the mean, median and
x 4 + (p – 3) x3 – (3p – 5) x2 + (2p – 9) x + 6 then mode all have the same value?
the value of p is
A. 2, 2, 2, 2, 4, 6
A. 1
B. 1, 3, 3, 3, 5, 3
B. 2
C. 1, 1, 2, 5, 6, 5
C. 3
D. 4 D. 1, 1, 1, 2, 5, 2

25. PQRS is the diameter of a circle of radius 6 cm. The 30. The remainder of the polynomial 5 + bx – 2x2 + ax3
lengths PQ, QR and RS are equal. Find the area of when divided by x – 2 is twice the remainder when
the shaded portion. O is the centre of outer circle and it is divided by x + 1, then
R is the centre of inner circle. 4b − a 4b
A. a = B. a = −9
10 10
9 − 4b 4b
C. a = D. a = 9 −
10 10
31. 476 ** 0 is divisible by both 3 and 11. The non-zero
digits in the hundred’s and ten’s places are respectively
A. 7p cm2 ______.
3π
B. cm 2 A. 7 and 4
2 B. 7 and 5
5π
C. cm 2 C. 8 and 5
2
D. 10p cm2 D. None of these

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32. How many bricks (number near to next hundred) C. 1:2
will be required to build a wall 30 m long, 30 cm D. 1: 2
thick and 5 m high with a provision of 2 doors, each
4 m × 2.5 m and each brick being 20 cm × 16 cm × 8 cm 34. In given figure, ABCD is a rectangle in which
when one-ninth of the wall is filled with lime? CD = 6 cm, AD = 8 cm. Find the area of parallelogram
A. 13500 CDEF.
B. 13600
C. 20050
D. 18500

33. In given figure, P and Q are centres of two circles

intersecting at B and C. ACD is a straight line. Then,
ratio of ∠BQD and ∠ACB is A. 36 cm2
B. 24 cm2
C. 48 cm2
D. 60 cm2

35. 40% of ? + 962 = 35% of 980 + 150% of 850

A. 372
B. 842
A. 1:1 C. 1640
B. 2:1 D. 1052

everyday Mathematics

36. Eight people are planning to share equally the cost A. 3.6 L
of a rental car. If one person withdraws from the B. 4L
arrangement and the others share equally the entire C. 4.2 L
cost of the car, then the share of the remaining persons D. None of these
increased by
39. In a lottery of 100 tickets numbered 1 to 100, two
1
A. tickets are drawn simultaneously. Find the probability
7 that both the tickets drawn have prime numbers.
1
B. 2
8 A.
1 33
C. 7
9 B.
7 50
D. 7
8 C.
20
37. A certain factory employed 600 men and 400 women 5
D.
and the average wage was ` 25.50 per day. If a woman 66
got ` 5 less than a man, then what are their daily
wages? 40. The price of a Maruti car rises by 30%, while the sales
of the car goes down by 20%. What is the percentage
A. Man : ` 25; Woman : ` 20
change in the total revenue?
B. Man : ` 27.50; Woman : ` 22.50
A. 5 %
C. Man : ` 30; Woman : ` 25
B. 4 %
D. Man : ` 32.50; Woman : ` 27.50 C. 6 %
38. A cylinder with height and radius 2 : 1 is filled with D. 8 %
soft drink and then it is tilted so as to allow some 41. Ramesh bought x apples at ` 0.50 each and y kiwi
soft drink to flow off to an extent where the level of fruit at ` 0.80 each. He sold the apples at ` 0.85
soft drink just touches the lowest point of the upper each and the kiwi fruit at ` 1.00 each. Which of the
mouth. If 2.1 L of soft drink is retained in the cylinder, following algebraic expressions correctly shows the
what is the capacity of the cylinder? profit earned by Ramesh?

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A. 35x + 20y C. 64
B. 35xy D. 72
C. 20xy
D. 30x + 15y 44. A man borrows ` 2550 to be paid back with compound
interest at the rate of 4% per annum by the end of
42. A rectangular courtyard 3.78 metres long and 5.25 metres 2 years in two equal yearly installments. How much
wide is to be paved exactly with square tiles, all of the will each installment be?
same size. Then the largest size of the tile which could A. ` 1275
be used for the purpose is (n × 3)cm. Find n.
B. ` 1283
A. 14
C. ` 1352
B. 21
C. 42 D. ` 1377
D. 7 45. The number of coins of radius 0.75 cm and thickness
43. A typist uses a sheet measuring 20 cm by 30 cm 0.2 cm to be melted to make a right circular cylinder
lengthwise. If a margin of 2 cm is left on each side of height 8 cm and base radius 3 cm is:
and a 3 cm margin on top and bottom, then percent A. 460
of the pages used for typing is B. 500
A. 40 C. 600
B. 60
D. 640

ACHIEVERS SECTION

46. Which of the following is true? 48. Find the product of (4x 2 – 9) and (2x 2 – 3x + 1)
and divide the product by (4x3 – 7x + 3). Then the
æ 2 1 ö÷ p æ öq- p
çç p - ÷ çç p - 1 ÷÷ quotient will be ____. Is (4x3 – 7x + 3) a factor of
çè q 2 ÷÷ø çè q ÷ø æ p ö p-q the product?
P: = çç ÷÷÷
æ 2 öq æ ö p-q çè q ø
ççq - 1 ÷÷ ççq + 1 ÷÷ A. Does not exist, No
çè p 2 ÷÷ø çè p ÷ø B. 2x, No
C. 2x – 3, Yes
Q : If pqr = 1, then D. 2x – 1, Yes
1 1 1
+ + = -1
1+ p + q -1
1+ q + r -1
1 + r + p- 1 49. Match the columns.
6+2 3
A. Both P and Q are correct. If = a + b 3; a, b > 0 then
B. Both P and Q are wrong. 33 -19 3
C. P is correct Q is wrong. Column I Column II
D. P is wrong Q is correct. 2
(i) a + b (a)  52 
 
47. Let S1 be a square of side ‘a’. Another square S 2 is 3
formed by joining the mid-points of the sides of S1. (ii) (a + b)2 – 4ab (b) 8
2 2
The same process is applied to S 2 to form yet another æ 1ö æ 1ö
(iii) ççça + ÷÷÷ çççb + ÷÷÷ (c) 4
square S 3, and so on. If A1, A2, A3, … be the areas è aø è bø
and P1, P2, P3, ..... be the perimeters of S1, S 2, S 3, …, 3
(iv) ((a)3(b)–3) –1 3
(d)
P + P2 + P3 + ...  
respectively, then the ratio 1 = 5
A1 + A2 + A3 + ... A. (i)→a; (ii)→c; (iii)→d; (iv)→d
B. (i)→c; (ii)→b; (iii)→a; (iv)→d
A. 2(1 + 2 )
a C. (i)→d; (ii)→a; (iii)→b; (iv)→d
2(2 - 2 ) D. (i)→b; (ii)→c; (iii)→a; (iv)→d
B.
a
50. The value of 53.0853 ÷ 6 =
2(2 + 2 )
C. A. 8.747558532
a
B. 7.847558922
D. 2 (1 + 2 2) C. 6.874558922
a D. 8.847558922

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