Class 9 Mathematics Question Paper
Based on NCERT | Moderate-Level | Full Marks: 60 | Time: 2 Hours
Section A – Very Short Answer [6 Marks]
1. Write the degree of the polynomial: 7x^4 + 5x^2 - 3.
2. Write the decimal expansion of 7/8 and state whether it is terminating or non-terminating.
3. Write any one linear equation in two variables and give one solution.
4. What is the volume of a cube whose side is 5 cm?
5. Additive identity of a polynomial is ___.
6. Write the formula used in Heron's Formula to find the area of a triangle.
Section B – Short Answer Type I [12 Marks]
7. Show that 0.141414... is a rational number.
8. Verify whether (2, 3) is a solution of the equation 3x - y = 3.
9. Find the area of a triangle with sides 6 cm, 8 cm, and 10 cm using Heron's formula.
10. A cylinder has radius 4.2 cm and height 10 cm. Find its total surface area.
11. Divide the polynomial x^3 + 3x^2 - x - 3 by x + 1.
12. Represent the number sqrt(2) on the number line using geometrical construction.
Section C – Short Answer Type II [18 Marks]
13. Factorise the polynomial: x^2 - 5x + 6.
14. Find five rational numbers between 2/5 and 3/5.
15. A cone has radius 3.5 cm and slant height 7 cm. Find its curved surface area.
16. Factorise: 27p³ - 1/216 - 9/2p² + 1/4p.
17. The perimeter of a triangle is 36 cm and the sides are in the ratio [Link]. Find the area using Heron's
formula.
18. If x = 2 is a zero of the polynomial p(x) = x^3 - 3x^2 - 4x + 12, find the other zeroes.
Section D – Long Answer Type [24 Marks]
19. Find the volume and surface area of a cylinder whose height is 14 cm and radius is 3.5 cm.
20. Factorise the polynomial: x^3 + 6x^2 + 11x + 6.
21. Find four solutions of the equation 2x + 3y = 12, and represent the equation graphically.
22. A cone and a cylinder have the same base radius of 5 cm and height of 12 cm. Find the difference
in their volumes.
23. A triangle has sides 10 cm, 24 cm, and 26 cm. Find its area using Heron's formula and find the
altitude corresponding to the largest side.
24. If p(x) = x^3 - x^2 - x + 1, factorise it completely and find its zeroes.
Best of Luck!