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Tamil Nadu Class 9 Maths Question Bank — Samacheer Kalvi

Comprehensive question bank for Class 9 Maths Samacheer Kalvi covering all chapters with 1-mark, 3-mark, and 5-mark questions sorted by chapter.

Updated 11 May 20264 min read

Chapter 1 — Set Language

1 Mark: Define power set.State De Morgan's Law.If n(A) = 5, n(B) = 3, n(A ∩ B) = 2, find n(A ∪ B).What is a disjoint set?Write the complement of A = {vowels} in U = {a-z}.
3 Marks: Find A △ B for A = {1,2,3,4} and B = {3,4,5,6}.In a group of 60 people, 35 own a bike, 20 own a car, 10 own both. Find those owning at least one vehicle.Draw and shade A' ∩ B on a Venn diagram.

5 Marks: In a survey of 200 students: 120 like maths, 90 like science, 60 like both. Using Venn diagram, find those liking only maths, only science, neither, and at least one subject.


Chapter 2 — Real Numbers

1 Mark: Is √25 rational or irrational?State one law of surds.Simplify: 3√3 × 2√3.What is the decimal expansion of 1/3?Find the order of ⁵√8.
3 Marks: Rationalise: 4/(√7 + √3).Simplify: 2√18 − 3√8 + √50.Prove that √7 is irrational.
5 Marks: Represent √10 on the number line using geometric construction.Simplify: [9^(n+1) − 9 × 3^(2n)] / [3^(3n+1) − 27 × 3^(n−1)].

Chapter 3 — Algebra

1 Mark: Find the degree of 2x²y³.State the Factor Theorem.Find p(0) for p(x) = 3x² − 2x + 1.Is (x − 2) a factor of x³ − 8?Expand (x + y + z)² briefly.
3 Marks: Factorise x³ − 3x² − 4x + 12.Find the value of a if (x − a) is a factor of x³ − ax² + x − 1.Expand (3a − 4b)³.
5 Marks: Divide 3x³ + x² − 3x − 1 by (x + 1) using long division.If a + b + c = 9 and ab + bc + ca = 26, find a² + b² + c².

Chapter 4 — Geometry

1 Mark: State ASA congruence criterion.What is the angle in a semicircle?Name the property: Opposite angles of a cyclic quadrilateral are supplementary.State the Midpoint Theorem.What are co-interior angles?
3 Marks: Prove that angles opposite equal sides of an isosceles triangle are equal.ABCD is a rhombus with ∠A = 60°. Find all angles.In a circle, AB = CD. Prove the corresponding arcs are equal.
5 Marks: Prove the angle at the centre is twice the angle at the circumference.Prove that equal chords of a circle are equidistant from the centre.

Chapter 5 — Coordinate Geometry

1 Mark: Find the distance from origin to (8, 15).What is the midpoint of (0, 0) and (10, 8)?In which quadrant is (−2, −7)?State the section formula.Find the centroid of (3,0), (0,3), (0,0).
3 Marks: Show that (1,1), (4,4), (7,7) are collinear.Find the point dividing (2,5) to (8,−1) in ratio 2:1.Find the fourth vertex of parallelogram ABCD if A(1,2), B(4,3), C(6,6).
5 Marks: Prove that A(1,7), B(4,2), C(−3,1) form a right triangle.ABCD is a rectangle with vertices A(0,0), B(4,0), C(4,3), D(0,3). Find the length of the diagonals and their intersection point.

Chapters 6–9 (Trigonometry, Mensuration, Statistics, Probability)

Trigonometry 1 Mark: sin²45° + cos²45° = ?What is tan 0°?Simplify: cos(90°−60°).If cot θ = √3, find θ.
Trigonometry 3 Marks: Prove: sin A/(1+cos A) + (1+cos A)/sin A = 2 cosec A.If sec θ = 17/8, find all other ratios.
Mensuration 1 Mark: TSA of hemisphere with r = 5 cm.Volume of cone formula.Slant height when r = 5, h = 12.
Mensuration 3 Marks: A sphere has surface area 154 cm². Find its radius and volume.A cone and cylinder have equal base and height. Find ratio of volumes.
Statistics 1 Mark: Mode of 3,5,3,7,9,3,8.Mean of 2,4,6,8,10.State empirical formula.
Probability 1 Mark: P(impossible event).P(certain event).P(getting 5 on a die).

Frequently Asked Questions

Aim for at least 5 one-mark, 3 three-mark, and 2 five-mark questions per chapter. For Geometry, practise all proofs at least once. For numericals (Mensuration, Statistics, Trigonometry), practise at least 5 problems per chapter.
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