List of top Questions asked in CBSE Class IX

Calculate how many years and months ahead from now Margie’s diary entry is.

Why is it advised to tie any luggage kept on the roof of a bus with a rope?

Factorise : (i) 12x ² – 7x + 1 (ii) 2x ² + 7x + 3 (iii) 6x ² + 5x – 6 (iv) 3x ² – x – 4.

How does Tommy describe the old kind of school?

How will you describe the position of a table lamp on your study table to another person?

Which type of cell division is required for growth and repair of body and which type is involved in formation of gametes?

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Use capital letters, full stops, question marks, commas and inverted commas wherever necessary in the following paragraph.
an arrogant lion was wandering through the jungle one day he asked the tiger who is stronger than you you O lion replied the tiger who is more fierce than a leopard asked the lion you sir replied the leopard he marched upto an elephant and asked the same question the elephant picked him up in his trunk swung him in the air and threw him down look said the lion there is no need to get mad just because you don’t know the answer

A joker’s cap is in the form of a right circular cone of base radius 7 cm and height 24 cm. Find the area of the sheet required to make 10 such caps.

Why is the author deeply embarrassed the next day in school? Which words show his fear and insecurity?

Why is ice at 273K more effective in cooling than water at the same temperature?

Why does the intruder choose Gerrard as the man whose identity he wants to take on?

“A mystery I propose to explain.” What is the mystery the speaker proposes to explain?

Lushkoff is earning thirty five roubles a month. How is he obliged to Sergei for this?

Look at the activities listed below. Reason out whether or not work is done in the light of your understanding of the term ‘work’.
• Suma is swimming in a pond.
• A donkey is carrying a load on its back.
• A wind-mill is lifting water from a well.
• A green plant is carrying out photosynthesis.
• An engine is pulling a train.
• Food grains are getting dried in the sun.
• A sailboat is moving due to wind energy.

The slant height and base diameter of a conical tomb are 25 m and 14 m respectively. Find the cost of whitewashing its curved surface at the rate of ₹210 per 100 m².

The author has drawn powerful images and pictures. Pick out three examples each of
(i) the atmosphere of ‘febrile confusion’ outside the temple of Pashupatinath (for example: some people trying to get the priest’s attention are elbowed aside...)
(ii) the things he sees
(iii) the sounds he hears

Sides of a triangle are in the ratio of 12: 17: 25 and its perimeter is 540cm. Find its area.

Sergei says, “I am happy that my words have taken effect.” Why does he say so? Is he right in saying this?

In Fig. 9.24, ∠PQR = 100°, where P, Q and R are points on a circle with centre O. Find ∠OPR.

Where was Abdul Kalam’s house?

What shows her concern for the environment?

What kind of teachers did Margie and Tommy have?

What is the importance of universal law of gravitation?

What is Johnsy’s illness? What can cure her, the medicine or the willingness to live?

What is Behrman’s masterpiece? What makes Sue say so?