CBSE Class 9 Maths Orienting Yourself: The Use of Coordinates (Class 9 NCERT New) Quiz 8

1. Horizontal distance of point (5, 7) from origin is ?

A 9 B 6 C 5 D 7

2. What shape is form when we join point (0,7) , ( 0,0) , (8,0)?

A Rectangle B Triangle C Square D Parallelogram

3. If (a ,8) lies on y-axis , then what is the value of a?

A 8 B 1 C 0 D -8

4. There are two point P(2,5) and Q(0,8) on the Cartesian plane, the longest perpendicular distance from x-axis will be the point

A Q B Both have same distance C P

5. Suppose there are three points on cartesian plane if two points have abscissa negative and ordinate positive and the other point has ordinate positive and abscissa positive . Then how many point lies on second quadrant?

A One B Two C Zero D Three

6. Suppose there are three points on cartesian plane if two points have abscissa negative and ordinate positive and the other point has ordinate positive and abscissa positive . Then how many point lies on first quadrant?

A One B Two C Zero D Three

7. Suppose there are three points on cartesian plane if two points have abscissa negative and ordinate positive and the other point has ordinate positive and abscissa positive . Then how many point lies on fourth quadrant?

A One B Two C Zero D Three

8. Identify this person, who is also known as father of Geometry?

A Alexander Grothendieck B René Descartes C Évariste Galois D Archimedes

9. Signs of abscissa and ordinate of a point in the fourth quadrant are respectively

A + , - B - , - C - , + D + , +

10. A point lies on y-axis at a distance of 2 units from the x-axis .Its coordinates are (2,0)

A True B False