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AP State Syllabus 9th Class Maths Bits 15th Lesson Proofs in Mathematics with Answers
Choose the correct answer:
Question 1.
The statement “the sum of two odd numbers is odd” is
A) always true
B) always false
C) ambiguous
D) none
Answer:
B) always false
Question 2.
The statement “every number can be expressed as product of primes” is
A) always true
B) always false .
C) sometimes true
D) ambiguous
Answer:
A) always true
Question 3.
A statement or an idea which gives an explanation to a series of observations is called
A) Conclusion
B) Open sentence
C) Hypothesis
D) Result
Answer:
C) Hypothesis
Question 4.
The Mathematics is mainly based on ………………. reasoning.
A) Inductive
B) Deductive
C) Both
D) None
Answer:
B) Deductive
Question 5.
Counter example to “product of two odd integers is even” is
A) 7 × 5 = 35
B) 3 × 4 = 12
C) 2 × 6 = 12
D) Not possible
Answer:
D) Not possible
Question 6.
God is immortal. Rama is a God; the conclusion based on these two statements
A) Rama is mortal
B) Rama is a God
C) God is Rama
D) Rama is immortal
Answer:
D) Rama is immortal
Question 7.
A mathematical statement whose truth has been established is called
A) Axiom
B) Conjecture
C) Theorem
D) Postulate
Answer:
C) Theorem
Question 8.
The mathematical statement which we believe to be true is called
A) postulate
B) conjecture
C) axiom
D) theorem
Answer:
B) conjecture
Question 9.
Conjecture are made based on
A) Inductive reasoning
B) Deductive reasoning
C) Proofs
D) None
Answer:
A) Inductive reasoning
Question 10.
The conjecture “If the perimeter of a rectangle increases then its area also increases” is
A) True
B) False
C) Neither true nor false
D) None
Answer:
B) False
Question 11.
A counter example to the statement “In any right triangle the square of the smallest side equals to sum of the other sides” is
A) (3, 4, 5)
B) (5, 12, 13)
C) (6, 8, 10)
D) (7, 24, 25)
Answer:
C) (6, 8, 10)
Question 12.
“A circle may be drawn with any centre and radius” is ……………….
A) Axiom
B) Conjecture
C) Theorem
D) Open sentence
Answer:
A) Axiom
Question 13.
A false axiom results into a ………………..
A) theorem
B) true statement
C) contradiction
D) none
Answer:
C) contradiction
Question 14.
If in a collection of axioms, one axiom can be used to prove other axiom, then they are said to be
A) consistent
B) inconsistent
C) false
D) true
Answer:
B) inconsistent
Question 15.
If a statement and its negation both are true, then it is a
A) Tautology
B) Contradiction
C) Conjecture
D) Postulate
Answer:
B) Contradiction
Question 16.
A process which can establish the truth of a mathematical statement based on logic is called
A) Mathematical proof
B) Disproof
C) Counter example
D) None
Answer:
A) Mathematical proof
Question 17.
The product of two consecutive even numbers is always divisible by
A) 3
B) 5
C) 4
D) 8
Answer:
C) 4
Question 18.
Counter example to”2n2 + 11 is a prime” is
A) 3
B) 4
C) 5
D) 11
Answer:
D) 11
Question 19.
Counter example to the statement “a quadrilateral with all sides equal is a square” is
A) Rectangle
B) Rhombus
C) Trapezium
D) Parallelogram
Answer:
B) Rhombus
Question 20.
We prove the statement “sum of interior angles of a triangle is 180°” by
A) Counter example
B) Inductive reasoning
C) Deductive reasoning
D) None
Answer:
B) Inductive reasoning
Question 21.
Statements which are assumed to be true without proof are
A) axioms
B) counter examples
C) conjectures
D) open sentences
Answer:
A) axioms
Question 22.
If x is odd, then x2 is
A) even
B) prime
C) odd
D) none of these
Answer:
C) odd
Question 23.
A sentence which is clearly true or false but not both is called a
A) Axiom
B) Theorem m
C) Conjecture
D) Statement
Answer:
D) Statement
Question 24.
Which of the following is a mathemati¬cal statement ?
A) She has blue eyes.
B) x + 7 = 18
C) Today is not Sunday.
D) What time is it ?
Answer:
B) x + 7 = 18
Question 25.
A statement of idea which gives an explanation to a sense of observation is
A) Hypothesis
B) Proof
C) Analysis
D) Conclusion
Answer:
A) Hypothesis
Question 26.
A great Indian Mathematician is
A) Euclid
B) Pythagoras
C) Srinivasa Ramanujan
D) Gold Bach
Answer:
C) Srinivasa Ramanujan
Question 27.
Which of the following subjects is based on inductive reasoning?
A) Mathematics
B) Social Studies
C) Science
D) English
Answer:
C) Science
Question 28.
Which of the following statement is always false?
A) February has only 28 days
B) Dogs fly
C) A rhombus is a parallelogram
D) For any real number x, x2 ≥ 0
Answer:
B) Dogs fly
Question 29.
The very helpful technique for making conjecture is
A) Inductive reasoning
B) Deductive reasoning
C) Experimental evidence
D) Observation
Answer:
A) Inductive reasoning
Question 30.
Which of the following is a theorem?
A) A rhombus is a parallelogram.
B) Humans are meant to rule the earth.
C) The product of two odd natural numbers is odd.
D) A straight line may be drawn from any point to any other point.
Answer:
C) The product of two odd natural numbers is odd.
Question 31.
“A quadrilateral can be a rectangle” if the following condition is satisfied.
A) When diagonals are equal
B) When one angle is right angle
C) Anyone of A or B
D) Both A and B
Answer:
A) When diagonals are equal
Question 32.
Which one of the following is an example for a primary data
A) Temperatures of a place during last 10 years
B) Mid day meals records of a school in a month
C) Literacy rate of various states in the year 2001
D) List of absentee students of a day in 9th class.
Answer:
D) List of absentee students of a day in 9th class.