Class 9

Set B

Year 2016

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 logical reasoning

1. In the following letter series, some of the letters are

missing which are given in that order as one of the
options below it. Choose the correct option.
_ bcc _ ac _ aabb _ ab _ cc
A. aabca
B. abaca
C. bacab
D. bcaca How many cubes have only one face painted?
A. 9 B. 45
2. There is a definite relationship between figures (1) and
C. 57 D. 62
(2). Establish a similar relationship between figures
(3) and (4) by selecting a suitable figure from the 5. How many such consonants are there in the given
options that would replace the (?) in figure (4). arrangement, each of which is immediately preceded
by a number but not immediately followed by a
number?
? F4©J2E%MP5W9@IQR6UH3Z7
ATB8V#G$YD
(1) (2) (3) (4)
A. None B. One
C. Two D. Three
A. B.
6. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word
ELEVATION each of which has as many letters
between them as in the English alphabet?
C. D. A. Four B. Five
C. Two D. Three

3. P, Q, R, S, T and M are six houses of different heights 7. In which of the following options, Fig. (X) is exactly
and of different colours i.e., red, blue, white, orange, embedded as one of its part?
yellow and green, located on either sides of a road
with three on each side. T, the tallest house, is exactly
opposite to the red coloured house. The shortest house Fig. (X)
is exactly opposite to the green coloured house. M
is the orange coloured house and is located between A. B.
P and S. R, the yellow coloured house, is exactly
opposite to P. Q, the green coloured house, is exactly
opposite to M. P, the white coloured house, is taller
C. D.
than house R but shorter than houses S and Q.
What is the position of house P from top when the
houses are arranged in descending order of their 8. In which of the following options, the two figures
heights? (I & II) fit into each other to form a complete
A. Third square?
B. Second
C. Fourth A. B.
D. Data inadequate
I II
4. Some equal cubes are arranged in the form of a
solid block as shown in the given figure. All the
C. D.
visible surfaces of the block (except bottom) are then
painted.

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9. In a certain code language ‘in ba pe’ means ‘he has 13. Two rows of numbers are given. The resultant of
won’, ‘le ki ba’ means ‘she has lost’ and ‘in se pe’ each row is to be worked out separately based on
means ‘he always won’. Which word in that language the following rules and the question below the rows
means ‘he’? of numbers is to be answered. The operations on
A. in numbers in each row progress from left to right.
B. pe Rules:
C. se (i) If an odd number is followed by another odd
D. Data inadequate number, they are to be multiplied.
(ii) If an even number is followed by another even
10. Group the given figures into three classes using each
number, the first number is to be divided by the
figure only once.
second even number.
(iii) If an even number is followed by the perfect
square of an odd number, the first number is to
be subtracted from the second number.
(iv) If an odd number is followed by an even number,
the two are to be added.
(v) If an even number is followed by an odd number
which is not a perfect square, the square of the
A. 1,4,7; 3,6,9 ; 2,5,8 odd number is to be added to the even number.
B. 1,6,9; 2,4,7 ; 3,5,8 96 16 81
C. 1,4,7; 2,6,9 ; 3,5,8 11 15 18
D. 1,5,7; 2,6,9 ; 3,4,8 If x and y are the resultant of first and second row
respectively, then what is the value of y – 2x?
11. The following question is based on the diagram given
below. A. 108 B. 33
C. 105 D. 36
7
3
10
14. There are seven figures, the first and last of which are
6 unnumbered and the remaining five are numbered as
8 12 13
4 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. These seven figures form a series.
9 11 14 However, one of the five numbered figures does not
5 fit into the series. Select the figure that does not fit
into the series.
(i) Rectangle represents males.
(ii) Triangle represents educated people.
(iii) Circle represents urban people.
(iv) Square represents civil servants. 1 2 3 4 5
Who among the following is uneducated urban male A. 1 B. 2
who is not a civil servant? C. 3 D. 4
A. 8
B. 3 15. There are two statements followed by three conclusions
C. 11 numbered I, II and III. You have to take the given
D. 12 statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance
with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions
12. Select the figure which satisfies the same conditions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically
of placement of the dots as in Fig. (X). follow(s) from the given statements disregarding
commonly known fact.
Statements: (a) No circles are parabolas.
(b) No parabolas are hyperbolas.
Conclusions: I. No circles are hyperbolas.
Fig. (X)
II. No hyperbolas are circles.
A. B. III. No hyperbolas are parabolas.
A. Only III follows
B. Both I and II follow
C. D. C. All follow
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 MATHEMATICAL REASONING

16. 85 children went to an amusement park where they 3. Join AD and BC. With A and B as centres and
could ride on the merry-go-round, roller coaster and 9 cm and 7 cm as radii, respectively, draw arcs to
giant wheel. It was known that 20 of them took all cut each other at C.
three rides and 55 of them took two of the three rides. 4. Join AC and BC. Also join DC. ABCD is the
Each ride costs ` 1 and the total amount spent by the required quadrilateral.
children in the park was ` 180. How many children A. Only 1
took exactly one ride?
B. Both 2 and 3
A. 10 B. 20 C. Only 3
C. 25 D. 15 D. Both 2 and 4
5 + 11 21. In the figure given below, PQRS is a trapezium. AB
17. If p and q are rational numbers and = p + q 11,
3 − 2 11 is parallel to PQ and cuts PR at O. If ∠PSR = 90°,
then find the values of p and q respectively. ∠ABR = 110° and ∠QPR = 40°, find (i) ∠PRQ
37 −13 37 13 (ii) ∠AOR (iii) ∠OPA
A. , B. ,
35 35 35 35
P Q
−37 −13 −37 13
C. , D. ,
35 35 35 35
A B
18. For a group of 32 students, food lasts for 45 days. O
For how many days will the same food last for 72
students ? S R
A. 13 B. 40 (i) (ii) (iii)
C. 20 D. 6
A. 30° 110° 50°
19. Which of the following can be the coordinates of R, B. 15° 120° 45°
if PR = QR? C. 15° 140° 45°
y D. 30° 140° 50°

4 22. In DABC, it is given that D is the midpoint of BC, E

is the midpoint of BD and O is the midpoint of AE.
3
Then, find ar (DBOE).
2 P A
1
Q
x
–2 O 2 4 O

–2
B E D C
A. (1, –1) B. (2, –2) 1 1
C. (2, 3) D. (3, 3) A. ar(DABC ) B. ar(DABC )
3 4
20. Which of the following steps is INCORRECT 1 1
C. ar(DABC ) D. ar(DABC )
while constructing a quadrilateral ABCD, given 6 8
t h a t AB = 5 cm, BC = 7 cm, AD = 4 cm, d i a g o n a l
AC = 9 cm and diagonal BD = 6 cm. 23. 8(a – 2b)2 – 2a + 4b – 1 =
1. Draw AB = 5 cm. A. (2a – 4b – 1) (4a – 8b + 1)
2. With A and B as centres and 4 cm and 6 cm as B. (2a + 4b + 1) (4a – 8b + 1)
radii respectively, draw arcs to cut each other at C. (2a – 4b – 1) (4a – 8b – 1)
D. D. (2a + 4b – 1) (4a + 8b + 1)

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24. If the point (3, 4) lies on the graph of the equation 29. ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral such that AB is
3y = ax + 7, then the value of a is . a diameter of the circle circumscribing it and
2 ∠ADC = 140°, then ∠BAC is equal to
A. B. 1
3 A. 80° B. 50°
4 5 C. 40° D. 30°
C. D.
3 3 30. A, B, C are three sets of values of x given below.
Direction (25 - 26) : Study the given graph and answer A : 2, 3, 7, 1, 3, 2, 3
the following questions. B : 7, 5, 9, 12, 5, 3, 8
(Number of students (in thousands) who opted for C : 4, 4, 11, 7, 2, 3, 4
three different specializations during the five years Which one of the following options is correct?
in a University). A. Mean of A = Mode of C
Hindi English Mathematics B. Mean of C = Median of B
40 C. Median of B = Mode of A
Number of students

35
(in thousands)

30 D. Mean, Median and Mode of A are equal.

25
20 31. In the adjoining figure ∠CAB = 62°, ∠CBA = 76°,
15
10 ∠ADE = 58° and ∠DFG = 66°, find ∠FGE.
5 A F
0
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Years
25. The total number of students who opted for English in
B C E G
the years 2012 and 2015 together are approximately
what per cent of the total number of students who
opted for all three subjects in the same years? D

A. 38 B. 28 A. 44° B. 34°
C. 36° D. None of these
C. 42 D. 46
32. Using Euler’s formula, find the values of P, Q, R and
26. What is the respective ratio between the number of
S respectively.
students who opted for Mathematics in the years
2012 and 2016 together and the number of students Faces 6 5 20 14
who opted for Hindi in the years 2013 and 2015 Vertices P Q 36 R
together? Edges 12 9 S 36
A. 2:3 B. 12 : 7 A. 8, 6, 24, 54 B. 6, 8, 54, 24
C. 11 : 7 D. 12 : 5 C. 6, 8, 24, 54 D. 8, 6, 54, 24

27. In the given figure, DABC is an equilateral triangle 33. It is given that DABC ≅ DFDE and AB = 5 cm,
the length of whose side is equal to 10 cm and DDBC ∠B = 40° and ∠A = 80°. Then, which of the following
is right-angled at D and BD = 8 cm. Find the area of is definitely true?
the shaded region. (Take 3 = 1.732) A. DF = 5 cm, ∠F = 60°
A
A. 19.3 cm 2 B. DF = 5 cm, ∠E = 60°
C. DE = 5 cm, ∠E = 60°
B. 43.3 cm2 D
D. DE = 5 cm, ∠D = 60°
C. 17.3 cm2
D. 21.3 cm2 B C 34. The length and breadth of a hall are in the ratio
4 : 3 and its height is 5.5 metres. The cost of decorating
28. Given below are the marks scored by a group of
its walls (including doors and windows) at ` 6.60 per
90 students in a Mathematics test of 100 marks.
square metre is ` 5082. Find the length and breadth
Marks 0-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-100 of the hall.
Number 7 10 10 20 20 15 8
A. 13 m, 7 m B. 45 m, 37 m
of students
C. 40 m, 30 m D. 50 m, 50 m
Find the probability that a student obtained :
(i) less than 20% marks. 35. Based on Playfair’s axiom, for every line l and for
(ii) 60 or more marks. every point P not lying on l, there exists _____ line(s)
(i)  (ii) (i)  (ii) passing through P and parallel to l.
A. 17/90 43/90 B. 7/90  43/90 A. Two distinct B. A unique
C. 7/90  23/90 D. 17/90 23/90 C. Three distinct D. None of these

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 EVERYDAY MATHeMATICS

36. Sam purchased 20 dozens of toys at the rate of 41. 10 women can complete a work in 7 days and
` 375 per dozen. He sold each one of them at the rate 10 children take 14 days to complete the same work.
of ` 33. What was his profit percentage? How many days will 5 women and 10 children
take to complete the same work?
A. 3.5%
B. 4.5% A. 3
C. 5.6% B. 5
D. 6.5% C. 7
D. Cannot be determined
37. Water flows through a cylindrical pipe of diameter
5 mm at the rate of 10 m per minute and falls into 42. Four different electronic devices make a beep after
a conical vessel having 40 cm as the diameter of its 1
every 30 minutes, 1 hour, 1 hours and 1 hour
base and 24 cm as its height. How long will it take 2
to fill the vessel? 45 minutes respectively. All the devices beeped
together at 12 noon. They will again beep together
A. 48 mins 15 secs
at .
B. 51 mins 2 secs
A. 12 midnight
C. 52 mins 1 sec
B. 3 a.m.
D. 51 mins 12 secs
C. 6 a.m.
38. A man takes 5 hours 45 mins in walking to a certain
D. 9 a.m.
place and riding back. He would have gained 2 hours
by riding both ways. The time he would take to walk 43. If the price of erasers is reduced by 25%, a person
both ways, is . can buy 2 more erasers for a rupee. How many erasers
are available for a rupee?
A. 3 hrs 45 mins
B. 7 hrs 30 mins A. 8
C. 7 hrs 45 mins B. 6
D. 11 hrs 45 mins C. 4
D. 2
39. From the salary of a worker, 10% is deducted as house
rent, 15% of the rest he spends on children's education 44. Incomes of A, B and C are in the ratio 7 : 9 : 12 and
and 10% of the balance, he spends on clothes. After their expenditures are in the ratio 8 : 9 : 15. If A's
this expenditure, he is left with ` 1377. His salary is saving is 1/4 of his income, then the ratio of savings
. of A, B and C is .
A. ` 2000 A. 56 : 99 : 69
B. ` 2040 B. 99 : 56 : 69
C. ` 2100 C. 69 : 56 : 99
D. ` 2200 D. 99 : 69 : 56

40. A man borrows ` 12,500 at 20% compound interest. 45. A tradesman gives 4% discount on the marked price
At the end of every year he pays ` 2000 as part and gives 1 article free for buying every 15 articles
repayment. How much does he still owe after three and thus gains 35%. The marked price is above the
such installments? cost price by .
A. ` 12,000 A. 20%
B. ` 12,864 B. 39%
C. ` 15,600 C. 40%
D. None of these D. 50%

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 Achievers section

1 R. If D is the mid-point of the hypotenuse AC of a

46. Length of a mathematics lab is 1 of its breadth and
3 right DABC, then BD = AC.
1 S. Perimeter of a triangle is equal to the sum of its
its height is of its length. The cost of whitewashing
2 three medians.
the walls at the rate of ` 2.60 per m2 is ` 291.20. T. If the altitudes AD, BE and CF of DABC are equal,
Find the cost of tiling the floor at the rate of ` 6.75 then DABC is equilateral.
per m2. P   Q   R S T
A. ` 324 A. True True False False True
B. ` 624 B. True False True False True
C. ` 570 C. False True False True False
D. ` 420 D. True True False True True
47. Match the following columns: 49. Fill in the blanks and select the correct option.

Column I Column II (i) There is(are) P circle(s) passing through

three non-collinear points.
(a) A n g l e b i s e c t o r s o f a (p) Parallelogram
(II) A continuous piece of a circle is called the Q
parallelogram form a
of the circle.
_____.
(III) If two arcs of a circle are congruent, then their
(b) The quadrilateral formed (q) Rectangle corresponding chords are R .
by joining the mid-points (IV) A line segment joining the centre to any point on
of the pairs of adjacent the circle is called its S .
sides of a square is a
(V) The sum of either pair of opposite angles of a
_____.
cyclic quadrilateral is T .
(c) The quadrilateral formed (r) Square P   Q   R   S T
by joining the mid-points A. Infinite Chord Not equal Diameter 360°
of the pairs of adjacent B. Two Arc Equal Diameter 360°
sides of a rectangle is a C. One Chord Equal Radius 180°
_____. D. One Arc Equal Radius 180°
(d) The figure formed by (s) Rhombus
joining the mid-points 50. Given below is a question followed by three statements.
of the pairs of adjacent You have to study the question and the statements
sides of a quadrilateral and decide which of the statements is/are necessary
is a _____. to answer the question.
(a) (b) (c) (d) What is Arun's present age ?
A. (r) (q) (s) (p) I. Five years ago, Arun's age was double that of his
B. (q) (r) (p) (s) son's age at that time.
II. Present ages of Arun and his son are in the ratio
C. (q) (r) (s) (p)
of 11 : 6 respectively.
D. (s) (r) (q) (p)
III. Five years hence, the respective ratio of Arun's
48. State True or False and select the correct option. age and his son's age will become 12 : 7.
P. In a DABC in which AB = AC, the altitude AD A. Only I and II
bisects BC. B. Only II and III
Q. The sum of any two sides of a triangle is greater C. Only I and III
than twice the median drawn to the third side. D. Any two of the three

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