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1. GEOMETRY - 50 Questions
72°
64°
136°
92°
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2 In the trapezium PQRS, QR || PS, ∠Q = 90°, PQ = QR and ∠PRS = 20°. If ∠TSR = θ, then the value of
θ is :
75°
65°
45°
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3 In the adjoining figure, ∠ABC = 100°, ∠EDC = 120° and AB || DE. Then, ∠BCD is equal to :
80°
60°
40°
20°
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4 In the given figure, AB || CD, ∠ABO = 40° and ∠CDO = 30°. If ∠DOB = x°, then the value of x is
:
35°
70°
140°
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5 In the given figure, AB || CD, m∠ABF = 45° and m∠CFC = 110°. Then, m∠FDC is :
25°
45°
35°
30°
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6 n the figure given below, ABC is a triangle. BC is parallel to AE. If BC = AC, then what is the
value of ∠CAE?
20°
40°
50°
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7 In the figure given below, AB is parallel to CD. ∠ABC = 65°, ∠CDE = 15° and AB = AE. What is
the value of ∠AEF?
30°
35°
40°
45°
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8 The angles x°, a°, c° and (π – b)° are indicated in the figure given below. Which one of the following is
correct?
x° = b° – a° – c°
x° = a° + b° + c°
x° = a° – b° + c°
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Only I
Only II
Both I and II
Neither I nor II
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10 A wheel makes 12 revolutions per min. The angle in radian described by a spoke of the
wheel in 1 s is:
5π/2
2π/5
3π/5
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11 A tangent YZ is drawn at any point Y of a circle of radius 3.5 cm. YX1 and YX2 are the two
chords of this circle. If ∠ZYX2 = 45° and O is the centre of the circle, then the length of arc
YX2 is (assume π = 22/7 )
6.5 cm
7 cm
6 cm
5.5 cm
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12 In the given figure, O is the centre of the circle. If ∠PRQ = 40°, then what is ∠OPQ?
30°
40°
150°
50°
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Never
Always
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14 The distance between two parallel chords of length 6 cm each in a circle of diametre 10 cm
is
8 cm
7 cm
6 cm
5.5 cm
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15 Three circles of diameter 10 cm each, are bound together by a rubber band, as shown in the
figure. The length of the rubber band, in cm, if it is stretched as shown, is
30 + 10π
10π
60 + 20π
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16 PQ is a chord of a circle with centre O and SOR is a line segment originating from a point S
on the circle and intersecting PQ produced at R such that QR = OS. If ∠QRO = 30° then
∠POS = ?
40°
70°
90°
60°
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17 O and O' are repectively the orthocentre and cicumcentre of an acute angled triangle PQR.
the point P and O are joined and produced to meet the side QR at S. If ∠PQS = 60° and
∠QO'R = 130° then ∠RPS = ?
45°
35°
60°
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18 In the given figure below, ∠AOB = 48° and AC and OB intersect each other at right angles.
What is the measure of ∠OBC? (O is the centre of the circle)
44°
66°
67°
78.5°
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on one vertex
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60°
45°
30°
75°
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acute-angled
right-angled
obtuse-angled
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Equilateral
Acute angled
Obtuse angled
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23 Taking any three of the line segments out of segments of length 2 cm, 3 cm, 5 cm and 6 cm,
the number of triangles that can be formed is :
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24 If the length of the sides of a triangle are in the ratio 4 : 5 : 6 and the inradius of the triangle
is 3 cm, then the altitude of the triangle corresponding to the largest side as base is :
7.5 cm
6 cm
10 cm
8 cm
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100°
90°
120°
60°
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26 If the hypotenuse of a right triangle is 41 cm and the sum of the other two sides is 49 cm,
find the difference between the other sides.
30 cm
31 cm
32 cm
29 cm
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27 In a right-angled triangle, the product of two sides is equal to half of the square of the third
side i.e., hypotenuse. One of the acute angle must be
60°
30°
15°
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28 ABC is an isosceles triangle such that AB = AC and AD is the median to the base BC with
∠ABC = 35°. Then ∠BAD is
35°
55°
70°
110°
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29 An isosceles triangle ABC is right-angled at B. D is a point inside the triangle ABC. P and Q
are the feet of the perpendiculars drawn from D on the side AB and AC respectively of
ΔABC. If AP = a cm, AQ = b cm and ∠BAD = 15°, sin 75° = ?
2b / √3a
a / 2b
√3a / 2b
2a / √3b
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Only I
Only II
Both I and II
Neither I nor II
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31 In a Δ ABC, if D and E are the points on the sides AB and AC respectively such that DE || BC
and if AD = x , DB = x – 2 , AE = x + 2 and EC = x – 1. then find the value of x .
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32 Longest side of a triangle is 20 cm and another side is 10 cm. If area of the triangle is 80
cm2, then what is the length (in cm) of its third side?
260
256
240
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33 In a ∆ ABC, the sides AB and AC have been produced to D and E. Bisectors of ∠ CBD and ∠
BCE meet at O. If ∠ A = 64°, then ∠ BOC is :
52°
58°
26°
112°
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150°
135°
140°
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35 In the above figure, if area of triangle ABC is 64 sq. units, then find the area of triangle PQR,
where D, E and F are mid points of sides of ΔABC and P, Q and R are midpoints of sides of
ΔDEF.
4 sq units
6 sq units
8 sq units
16 sq units
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10
37 The length of side AB and side BC of a scalene triangle ABC are 12 cm and 8 cm respectively. The value of angle
C is 59°. Find the length of side AC.
10
12
14
16
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38 The cordinates of the incentre of the triangle whose sides are 3x – 4y = 0, 5x + 12y = 0 and y
– 15 = 0, are
(1, 8)
(–1, 8)
(2, 8)
(2, –8)
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39 The in-radius of an equilateral triangle is of length 3 cm. Then the length of each of its
medians is
12 cm
4 cm
9 cm
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40 If the orthocentre and the centroid of a triangle are the same, then the triangle is :
Scalene
Right angled
Equilateral
Obtuse angled
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41 In a cyclic quadrilateral ∠A + ∠C = ∠B + ∠D = ?
270°
360°
90°
180°
3:4
4:3
5:4
4:5
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4 cm
5 cm
3 cm
6 cm
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44 ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral and AD is a diameter. If ∠BAC = 55° then value of ∠ADC is
55°
35°
125°
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45 The difference between the exterior and interior angles at a vertex of a regular polygon is
150°. The number of sides of the polygon is
10
15
24
30
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150°
105°
108°
144°
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47 The sum of all interior angles of a regular polygon is twice the sum of all its exterior angles.
The number of sides of the polygon is
12
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48 The ratio between the number of sides of two regular polygons is 1 : 2 and the ratio
between their interior angles is 2 : 3. The number of sides of these polygons is respectively
6, 12
5, 10
4, 8
7, 14
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49 There are two regular polygons with number of sides equal to (n – 1) and (n + 2). Their
exterior angles differ by 6°. The value of n is
14
12
13
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50 If each interior angle of a regular polygon is 150°, the number of sides of the polygon is
10
15
None of these
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1. GEOMETRY - 50 Questions
1 92°
2 65°
3 40°
4 70°
5 25°
6 50°
7 35°
8 x° = a° + b° + c°
9 Both I and II
10 2π/5
11 5.5 cm
13 Always
14 8 cm
15 30 + 10π
16 90°
17 35°
18 66°
20 45°
21 obtuse-angled
22 Obtuse angled
23 2
24 7.5 cm
25 100°
26 31 cm
28 55°
29 √3a / 2b
30 Neither I nor II
31 4
32 260
33 58°
34 150°
35 4 sq units
36 5
37 14
38 (–1, 8)
39 9 cm
40 Equilateral
41 180°
43 4 cm
44 145°
45 24
46 105°
47 6
48 4, 8
49 13
50 None of these
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