Maharashtra IX | MATHEMATICS

Sample Paper 1 – Part I

Maharashtra Board
Class IX Mathematics
Sample Paper 1 – Part I
Time: 2 hours Total Marks: 40

Note: (1) All questions are compulsory.

(2) Use of a calculator is not allowed.

Q1 A. Choose the correct alternative for the following questions. 5

1. Which of the following sets are empty sets?

A. Set of intersecting points of parallel lines.
B. Set of even prime numbers.
C. Month of an English calendar having less than 30 days.
D. P  {x / x I,  1  x  1}

2. If 6 : 5 = y : 20 then what will be the value of y?

A. 15
B. 24
C. 18
D. 22.5

3. Which of the following is a linear polynomial?

A. x + 5
B. x2 + 5
C. x3 + 5
D. x4 + 5

4. Decimal expansion of which of the following is non-terminating recurring?

2
A.
5
3
B.
16
3
C.
11
137
D.
25

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5. If x – 1 is a factor of the polynomial 3x2 + mx, then find the value of m.

A. 2
B. –2
C. –3
D. 3

B. Do any five activities of the following: 5

1.
x  0.6
10x  ____
10x  x  ____
9x  ___
x
2. Find mode of the data: 99, 100, 95, 100, 100, 60, 90

3. Write polynomial in index form (5, 0, 0, 0, –1).

4. Solve 7  4

5. Simplify: 27
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6. Rationalize denominator
7 2

Q.2 Solve any four of the following: 8

1. If n(A) = 15, n(A  B) = 29, n(A  B) = 7, then find n(B).

2. Compare a pair of surds: 2 7, 28

3. Find the median of the observations: 59, 75, 68, 70, 74, 75, 80

4. Write 4 solutions of the equation x + y = 7.

5. ABCD is a parallelogram. The ratio of A and B of this parallelogram is 5 : 4. Find

the measure of B .

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6. Multiply 3 2  3 4 3  2 

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Q.3 Solve any three of the following: 9

1. Divide first polynomial by second polynomial and write the answer in the form of
Dividend = Divisor × Quotient + Remainder

x3 – 64; x – 4

2. If (28 – x) is the mean proportional of (23 – x) and (19 – x) then find the value of x.

3. Solve simultaneous equations: x + y = 4 and 2x – 5y = 1.

4. (x + 3) : (x + 11) = (x – 2) : (x + 1) then find the value of x.

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5. Factorize: x2  x  8 x2  x  12

Q. 4 Act as per given instructions. Any Two. 8

3x2  5x  7 3x2  4x  3
1. Solve the equation 
10x  14 8x  6

2. In a hostel there are 125 students, out of which 80 drink tea, 60 drink coffee and 20
drink tea and coffee both. Find the number of students who do not drink tea or
coffee?

3. The ratio of ages of Abha and her mother is 2 : 5. At the time of Abha’s birth her
mother’s age was 27 years. Find present ages of Abha and her mother.

Q. 5 Solve any one sub-question from the following: 5

1. Mrs. Hinduja’s age is 50 years. Last year her taxable income was Rs. 16,30,000. How
much income tax she has to pay?

2. 5m – n = 3m + 4n then find the values of the following expressions:

m2  n2 3m  4n
and
m n
2 2
3m  4n

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