Circle

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1 The locus of a point that moves in a plane in such a way that its distance from a fixed point is always constant, is called

circumference
circular region
circular disc
circle

2 A line that intersects a circle in two distinct points is called

chord
secant
tangent
segment

3 Two circles touch each other at only one point.Which of the following is wrong ?

One circle can lie inside the other
One circle is necessarily larger than the other
They have only one common tangent
The line passing through their centres also contains their point of contact.

4 Which of the following is true for a cyclic quadrilateral ?

It cannot be a trapezium
It can be a rhombus
If one side is produced, the exterior angle is equal to the adjacent interior angle.
A pair of opposite angles can be 80o and 120o respectively

5 Which of these is false

A perpendicular from the centre of a circle to a chord always bisects the chord.
A line joining the centres of two equal chords on the opposite sides of the centre of the circle, always passes through the centre of the circle.
If two unequal circles intersect in two distinct points, the line joining these points is always bisected by the line joining the two centres.
When two equal circles intersect in two distinct points, and the line joining the two centres is equal to the line joining the two intersection points, these four points are concyclic.

6 "In the following fig O is the centre, AB is a diameter and DO is to ^AB.Then which of these is false?"

ÐADO = ÐABC
(AO/AC) = (AD/AB)
ODCB is a cyclic quadrilateral.
(AO/OB) = (OD/CB)

7 If arcs of same length but in two different circles, subtend angles of 40o and 80o resp. then the ratio of the radii of the two circles is

2 :1
1 :2
1 : 1
cannot be determined

8 A rectangle with sides 3 cm and 4 cm is inscribed in a circle.The radius of the circle is

5 cm
2.5 cm
3.5 cm
2 cm

9 "An equilateral triangle with a side = 6 cm is inscribed in a circle,.The radius of the circle is "

Ö 3 cm
2Ö2 cm
3Ö2 cm
2Ö3 cm

10 Two circular ponds of same size have been built in apark.The distance between the farthest pair of points in the two circles is 7 m.The distance between the nearest pair of points is 3 m.What is the radius of any of the circle?

1 m
2 m
3 m
1.5 m

11 A cylindrical tube fits exactly inside another.Each tube is 1 cm thick.The inner diameter of the smaller tube is 6 cm.What is the outer diameter of the outer tube?

7 cm
8 cm
9 cm
10 cm

12 A park is made up of a rectangularplot and 4 semi circular plots on each of the sides of the rectangular plot with its sides as the diameters. The area of the rectangular plot is 200 sqm and one of its sides is twice the other.What is the radius of the larger semi-circular plot.

5 m
20 m
50 m
10 m

13 Two equal circles intersect in points D & E.A straight line drawn through D intersects the circle at A and B resp.Then whichof these is true

DE ^ AB
BE = EA
BD = DA
ÐBED = ÐDEA

14 "At 3:30 pm, the angle between the hands of a circular clock, measure "

90o
80o
75o
85o

15 "Two circles are drawn with sides AB and AC of a DABC, as their resp. diameters.The circles intersect at a point D.Then D is "

the orthocentre of DABC
the incentre of DABC
lies on the perpendicular bisector of line BC
lies on line BC

16 AB and CD are two diameters of a circle.Which of these is false?

BC = BD
CA || BD
ABCD is a rectangle
AD = BC

17 AB and BC are two equal chords in a circle. BP is a diameter Which of these is false ?

ÐABP = 90o
Arc BCP is a semicircle
AC ^ BP
ÐABC is a supplement to ÐAPC

18 Chord PQ is equal to the radius of a circle.AB is a diameter not intersecting with PQ.Lines AP and BQ are produced to meet externally at R.Then ÐR =

90o
30o
60o
120o

19 "If in the following diagram, x = y, then which of the following is wrong"

O is the centre of the circle
ABCD is a square
AD || BC
AB = DC

20 "In a cyclic quadrilateral, one of the angles is 60o and another is 90o.Then which of these is true ?"

sum of the other two angles is 180o
the largest angle measures 120o
One of the other two angles is the smallest
the other two angles measure 120oand 60o

21 In the following fig which of the following is true ?

ÐADC = 50o
AC is a diameter
ÐDAC + ÐDCA = 100o
AD || BC

22 "In the fig O is the centre and OA, OB, OC, OD, OE & OF are equipaced radii = r.G, H, I, J, K & Lare the midpoints of these radii.What is the perimeter of the hexagon G, H, I, J,K ,L"

6r
9r
3r
r/3

23 The difference between two opposite angles in a cyclic quadrilaterals is 30o.The angles are

120oand 90o
70o and 100o
75o and 105o
65o and 95o

24 Sum of 3 angles in a cyclic quadrilateral is 320o.Sum of 2 angles of the same is 200o.Which of these cannot be one of the angles of this qaudrilateral?

60o
80o
120o
160o

25 "In a circle of radius 6 cm,AB and AC are two equal chords of 8 cm length each.Chord BC ="

16Ö2
16(Ö2/3)
16(Ö5/3)
16(Ö2/5)

26 As per the fig. Which of the following is true?

ÐACE > ÐCED
ÐACE < ÐBDE
ÐBED = ÐAEC
ÐCEB = ÐDEA

27 4 coins each of diameter 2 cm are placed so that each coin touches 2 other coins.What is the maximum area of the figure formed by joining their centres?

4 sqcm
2 sqcm
1 sqcm
insufficient information

28 "How many circles of radii 1 cm each, can fit into a square of area 64 sqcm?the circles can touch each other in 1 point, but cannot intersect each other, or be contained inside another."

64
8
16
32

29 "Three circles that touch each other only at on point externally, have radii in the ratio 3:2:1.the Perimeter of the triangle formed by joining their centres is 24 cm.What are the 3 radii?

6,4,2
9,6,3
12,8,4
3,2,1

30 In this diagram what is the measure of ÐABC ? (O is the centre of the circle)

70o
60o
50o
120o

31 In the following diagram O is the centre of one circle. The measure of x is

80o
160o
100o
40o

32 "Two circles of radii 7 and 4 cm resp, touch each other at one point only.Which of these is correct?"

The distance between their centres cannot be 3 cm
The distance between their centres cannot be 11cm "
A line passingthrough the point of intersection, necessarily intersects each circle in 2 points."
The maximum length of a line segment that passes through the point of intersection and whose extremities lie on each circle is 22cm.

33 Two circles in a plane touch each other in at least one point. Their radii are 3 and 5 cm resp.The distance between their centres cannot be

6 cm
4 cm
1 cm
8 cm

34 Two parallel chords in a circle are resp. 6 and 2 cm away from the centre.The length of the smaller chord is 16 cm.Which of the following is false?

the distance between the chords can be 4 cm
The distance between their chords can be 8cm
the radius of the circle is 8 cm
The larger chord is 19.6 cm

35 The area of a square inscribed in a circle of radius 4 cm is

16 sqcm
24 sqcm
32 sqcm
64 sqcm

36 A chord divides a circular region into two parts that are called

segments
arcs
sectors
circular disks

37 A tangent passes through 2 points on a circle.These two points are

concurrent
coincident
congruent
concyclic

38 The angle subtended by a minor arc at the centre of the circle cannot be

90o
obtuse
acute
straight angle

39 The condition for a trapezium to be cyclic is

Its parallel sides must be equal
Its non-parallel sides must be equal
Atleast one of its angles must be 90o
Any two adjacent angles must total up to 180o

40 The opposite angles of a cyclic quadrilateral are

supplementary
complementary
equal
always unequal

41 The angle subtended at the centre of a circle by any of the sides of a regular polygon is

45o
60o
90o
insufficient information

42 Which of these is false about two unequal circles

They can intersect in one point
They can intersect in three points
They need not intersect at all
One can lie inside the other without touching the other.

43 Which of these is false for a triangle inscribed in a circle

The angle bisectors always meet within the circle
The perpendicular from vertices to opposite sides can meet outside the circle
The medians meet at the centre of the circle
A right angled triangle lies entirely within a semicircle

44 ABCDEF is a regular hexagon inscribed in a circle.Which of the following is false?

ÐBCE = 90o
ÐAFB = 30o
ÐBCE + ÐCEF = 180o
ÐCDE + ÐFAB = 180o

45 "In a circle with centre O,chord AB is half the length of the diameter.How far is it from the centre of the circle? (r = length of the radius)"

r2 - ( r)2/4
r/2Ö3
rÖ3
r(Ö3)/4

46 Two equal circles touch each other externally at only one point.A third circle is drawn through their centres.Then

The third circle is equal to both
The third circle is smaller than both
The third circle is always larger than both
The third circle can never be smaller than the two

47 A regular hexagon is inscribed in a circle of radius r.What is its area?

(Ö3)/2r2
3(Ö3)r2
(Ö3)/4 r2
3(Ö3)/2 r2

48 Which of these circles are not equal

One has a diameter of 7 cm and the other has a radius of 3.5 cm
They intersect each other in 3 points
They intersect in two points and the line joining these points is bisected by the line joining their radii
The areas of equilateral triangles inscribed in them are equal

49 "In the fig ,what is Ðx ?"

110o
120o
140o
160o

50 "In the fig,what is Ð x ? O is the centre of thecircle"

100o
110o
160o
150o