Unit Test
Linear equations in two variables
CLASS: 9 SECTION – A (1 mark) MAX MARKS: 20
1. The linear equation 3x – y = -1 will have _____________ solution/s.
a) Unique b) Two c) Many d) Infinite
2. Any point on the x-axis is of the form:
a) (x, y) b) (y, x) c) (x, 0) d) (0, y)
3. The equation x = 7, in two variables, can be written as
a) 1x + 1y = 7 b) 1x + 0y = 7 c) 1x + 0y +7 = 0 d) 1x - 1y = 7
4. The graph of y = 6 is a line
a) parallel to x-axis at a distance 6 units from the origin
b) parallel to y-axis at a distance 6 units from the origin
c) making an intercept 6 on the x-axis
d) making an intercept 6 on both the axes.
5. If a linear equation has solutions (–2, 2), (0, 0) and (2, – 2), then it is of the form
a) y – x = 0 b) x + y = 0 c) -2x + y = 0 d) -x + 2y = 0
6. The equation of the y-axis is:
a) x = 0 b) y = 0 c) x = y d) x = -y
7. The positive solutions of the equation ax + by + c = 0 always lie in ________quadrant.
a) I b) II c) III d) IV
8. x = 5, y = 2 is a solution of the linear equation
a) x + 2y = 7 b) 5x + 2y = 7 c) x + y = 7 d) 5x + y = 7
9. The statement “The sum of two numbers is 12” is a represented as linear equation in
two variables as:
a) x – y = 12 b) x + y = 12 c) xy = 12 d) y- x = 12
10.In the standard form of linear equations in two variables ax + by + c = 0, a, b and c
are:
a) Integers b) Real numbers
c) Rational numbers d) Natural numbers
SECTION B (2 marks)
11.If (2, 0) is the solution of the linear equation 2x + 3y = k, then find the value of the ‘k’.
12.Find the point at which the graph of the linear equation 2x + 3y = 6 is a line which
meets the x-axis.
13.Give the geometric representation of x = 5 in
a) one variable
b) two variables
SECTION C (4 marks)
14.The Autorickshaw fare in a city is charged Rs 10 for the first kilometre and @ Rs 5 per
kilometre for subsequent distance covered. Write the linear equation to express the
above statement. Draw the graph of the linear equation.
