NCERT Exemplar Solutions
Class 9 - Mathematics - CHAPTER 2: POLYNOMIALS
Exercise 2.1 - Multiple Choice Questions

Write the correct answer in each of the following:

Question.  1

Which one of the following is a polynomial?

(A)

\(\dfrac{x^2}{2} - \dfrac{2}{x^2}\)

(B)

\(\sqrt{2x} - 1\)

(C)

\(x^2 + \dfrac{3x^{3/2}}{\sqrt{x}}\)

(D)

\(\dfrac{x-1}{x+1}\)

Question.  2

\(\sqrt{2}\) is a polynomial of degree

(A)

2

(B)

0

(C)

1

(D)

\(\dfrac{1}{2}\)

Question.  3

Degree of the polynomial \(4x^4 + 0x^3 + 0x^5 + 5x + 7\) is

(A)

4

(B)

5

(C)

3

(D)

7

Question.  4

Degree of the zero polynomial is

(A)

0

(B)

1

(C)

Any natural number

(D)

Not defined

Question.  5

If \(p(x)=x^2-2\sqrt{2}\,x+1\), then \(p(2\sqrt{2})\) is equal to

(A)

0

(B)

1

(C)

\(4\sqrt{2}\)

(D)

\(8\sqrt{2}+1\)

Question.  6

The value of the polynomial \(5x-4x^2+3\), when \(x=-1\), is

(A)

-6

(B)

6

(C)

2

(D)

-2

Question.  7

If \(p(x)=x+3\), then \(p(x)+p(-x)\) is equal to

(A)

3

(B)

\(2x\)

(C)

0

(D)

6

Question.  8

Zero of the zero polynomial is

(A)

0

(B)

1

(C)

Any real number

(D)

Not defined

Question.  9

Zero of the polynomial \(p(x)=2x+5\) is

(A)

\(-\dfrac{2}{5}\)

(B)

\(-\dfrac{5}{2}\)

(C)

\(\dfrac{2}{5}\)

(D)

\(\dfrac{5}{2}\)

Question.  10

One of the zeroes of the polynomial \(2x^2+7x-4\) is

(A)

2

(B)

\(\dfrac{1}{2}\)

(C)

\(-\dfrac{1}{2}\)

(D)

-2

Question.  11

If \(x^{51}+51\) is divided by \(x+1\), the remainder is

(A)

0

(B)

1

(C)

49

(D)

50

Question.  12

If \(x+1\) is a factor of the polynomial \(2x^2+kx\), then the value of \(k\) is

(A)

-3

(B)

4

(C)

2

(D)

-2

Question.  13

\(x+1\) is a factor of the polynomial

(A)

\(x^3+x^2-x+1\)

(B)

\(x^3+x^2+x+1\)

(C)

\(x^4+x^3+x^2+1\)

(D)

\(x^4+3x^3+3x^2+x+1\)

Question.  14

One of the factors of \((25x^2-1)+(1+5x)^2\) is

(A)

\(5+x\)

(B)

\(5-x\)

(C)

\(5x-1\)

(D)

\(10x\)

Question.  15

The value of \(249^2-248^2\) is

(A)

\(1^2\)

(B)

477

(C)

487

(D)

497

Question.  16

The factorisation of \(4x^2+8x+3\) is

(A)

\((x+1)(x+3)\)

(B)

\((2x+1)(2x+3)\)

(C)

\((2x+2)(2x+5)\)

(D)

\((2x-1)(2x-3)\)

Question.  17

Which of the following is a factor of \((x+y)^3-(x^3+y^3)\)?

(A)

\(x^2+y^2+2xy\)

(B)

\(x^2+y^2-xy\)

(C)

\(xy^2\)

(D)

\(3xy\)

Question.  18

The coefficient of \(x\) in the expansion of \((x+3)^3\) is

(A)

1

(B)

9

(C)

18

(D)

27

Question.  19

If \(\dfrac{x}{y}+\dfrac{y}{x}=-1\) \((x, y \ne 0)\), the value of \(x^3-y^3\) is

(A)

1

(B)

-1

(C)

0

(D)

\(\dfrac{1}{2}\)

Question.  20

If \(49x^2-b=(7x+\dfrac{1}{2})(7x-\dfrac{1}{2})\), then the value of \(b\) is

(A)

0

(B)

\(\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\)

(C)

\(\dfrac{1}{4}\)

(D)

\(\dfrac{1}{2}\)

Question.  21

If \(a+b+c=0\), then \(a^3+b^3+c^3\) is equal to

(A)

0

(B)

\(abc\)

(C)

\(3abc\)

(D)

\(2abc\)

NCERT Exemplar Solutions Class 9 – Mathematics – CHAPTER 2: POLYNOMIALS – Exercise 2.1 - Multiple Choice Questions | Detailed Answers