MCQs for Triangles

1. Which of the following triangles have the same side lengths?

(a) Scalene
(b) Isosceles
(c) Equilateral
(d) None of these
2. Area of an equilateral triangle with side length a is equal to:
(a) √3/2a
(b) √3/2a2
(c) √3/4 a2
(d) √3/4 a
3. D and E are the midpoints of side AB and AC of a triangle ABC, respectively and BC = 6
cm. If DE || BC, then the length (in cm) of DE is:
(a) 2.5
(b) 3
(c) 5
(d) 6
4. The diagonals of a rhombus are 16 cm and 12 cm, in length. The side of rhombus in length
is:
(a) 20 cm
(b) 8 cm
(c) 10 cm
(d) 9 cm
5. Corresponding sides of two similar triangles are in the ratio of 2:3. If the area of small
triangle is 48 sq.cm, then the area of large triangle is:
(a) 230 sq.cm.
(b) 106 sq.cm
(c) 107 sq.cm.
(d) 108 sq.cm
A2=108 sq.cm.
6. If perimeter of a triangle is 100 cm and the length of two sides are 30 cm and 40 cm, the
length of third side will be:
(a) 30 cm
(b) 40 cm
(c) 50 cm
(d) 60 cm
7. If triangles ABC and DEF are similar and AB=4 cm, DE=6 cm, EF=9 cm and FD=12 cm, the
perimeter of triangle is:
(a) 22 cm
(b) 20 cm
(c) 21 cm
(d) 18 cm
8. The height of an equilateral triangle of side 5 cm is:
(a) 4.33 cm
(b) 3.9 cm
(c) 5 cm
(d) 4 cm
9. If ABC and DEF are two triangles and AB/DE=BC/FD, then the two triangles are similar if
(a) ∠A=∠F
(b) ∠B=∠D
(c) ∠A=∠D
(d) ∠B=∠E
.10. Sides of two similar triangles are in the ratio 4: 9. Areas of these triangles are in the ratio
(a) 2: 3
(b) 4: 9
(c) 81: 16
(d) 16: 81
11. Which of the following are not similar figures?
(a) Circles
(b) Squares
(c) Equilateral triangles
(d) Isosceles triangles
12. In triangle ABC, ∠BAC = 90° and AD ⊥ BC. Then
(A) BD . CD = BC2
(B) AB . AC = BC2
(C) BD . CD = AD2
(D) AB . AC = AD2
13. If in two triangles ABC and PQR, AB/QR = BC/PR = CA/PQ, then
(a) ΔPQR ~ ΔCAB
(b) ΔPQR ~ ΔABC
(c) ΔCBA ~ ΔPQR
(d) ΔBCA ~ ΔPQR
14. In triangles ABC and DEF, ∠B = ∠E, ∠F = ∠C and AB = 3 DE. Then, the two triangles are
(a) congruent but not similar
(b) similar but not congruent
(c) neither congruent nor similar
(d) congruent as well as similar
15. It is given that ΔABC ~ ΔPQR, with BC/QR = 1/4 then, ar(ΔPRQ)/ar(ABC) is equal to
(a) 16
(b) 4
(c) 1/4
(d) 1/16
16. It is given that ΔABC ~ ΔDFE, ∠A = 30°, ∠C = 50°, AB = 5 cm, AC = 8 cm and DF = 7.5 cm.
Then, the following is true:
(a) DE = 12 cm, ∠F = 50°
(b) DE = 12 cm, ∠F = 100°
(c) EF = 12 cm, ∠D = 100°
(d) EF = 12 cm, ∠D = 30°

17. If triangle ABC is similar to triangle DEF, then,

(a) AB/FD = BC/EF = CA/DE
(b) AB/DE = BC/DF = CA/EF
(c) AB/DE = BC/EF = CA/FD
(d) AB/BC = CA/DE = EF/FD
18. Which of the following is not a similarity criterion for two triangles?
(a) AAA
(b) SAS
(c) SSS
(d) ASA
19. The ratio of the areas of two similar triangles is equal to
(a) square of the ratio of their corresponding sides
(b) cube of the ratio of their corresponding sides
(c) square root of the ratio of their corresponding sides
(d) twice the ratio of their corresponding sides
20. In ∆ABC, AB = 6√3 cm, AC = 12 cm and BC = 6 cm. The angle B is
(a) 120°
(b) 60°
(c) 90°
(d) 45°
Areas Related to Circles
1. The perimeter of a circle having radius 5cm is equal to:
(a) 30 cm
(b) 3.14 cm
(c) 31.4 cm
(d) 40 cm
2. Area of the circle with radius 5cm is equal to:
(a) 60 sq.cm
(b) 75.5 sq.cm
(c) 78.5 sq.cm
(d) 10.5 sq.cm
3. The largest triangle inscribed in a semi-circle of radius r, then the area of that triangle is;
(a) r2
(b) 1/2r2
(c) 2r2
(d) √2r2
4. If the perimeter of the circle and square are equal, then the ratio of their areas will be equal
to:
(a) 14:11
(b) 22:7
(c) 7:22
(c) 11:14
5. The area of the circle that can be inscribed in a square of side 8 cm is
(a) 36 π cm2
(b) 16 π cm2
(c) 12 π cm2
(d) 9 π cm2
6. The area of the square that can be inscribed in a circle of radius 8 cm is
(a) 256 cm2
(b) 128 cm2
(c) 642 cm2
(d) 64 cm2
7. The area of a sector of a circle with radius 6 cm if the angle of the sector is 60°.
(a) 142/7
(b) 152/7
(c) 132/7
(d) 122/7
8. In a circle of radius 21 cm, an arc subtends an angle of 60° at the centre. The length of the
arc is;
(a) 20cm
(b) 21cm
(c) 22cm
(d) 25cm
9. In a circle of radius 21 cm, an arc subtends an angle of 60° at the centre. The area of the
sector formed by the arc is:
(a) 200 cm2
(b) 220 cm2
(c) 231 cm2
(d) 250 cm2
10. Area of a sector of angle p (in degrees) of a circle with radius R is
(a) p/180 × 2πR
(b) p/180 × π R2
(c) p/360 × 2πR
(d) p/720 × 2πR2
11. If the area of a circle is 154 cm2, then its perimeter is
(a) 11 cm
(b) 22 cm
(c) 44 cm
(d) 55 cm
12. If the sum of the areas of two circles with radii R 1 and R2 is equal to the area of a circle of
radius R, then
(a) R1 + R2 = R
(b) R12 + R22 = R2
(c) R1 + R2 < R
(d) R12 + R22 < R2
13. If θ is the angle (in degrees) of a sector of a circle of radius r, then the length of arc is
(a) (πr2θ)/360
(b) (πr2θ)/180
(c) (2πrθ)/360
(d) (2πrθ)/180
14. It is proposed to build a single circular park equal in area to the sum of areas of two
circular parks of diameters 16 m and 12 m in a locality. The radius of the new park would be
(a) 10 m
(b) 15 m
(c) 20 m
(d) 24 m
15. The radius of a circle whose circumference is equal to the sum of the circumferences of
the two circles of diameters 36 cm and 20 cm is
(a) 56 cm
(b) 42 cm
(c) 28 cm
(d) 16 cm
16. Find the area of a sector of circle of radius 21 cm and central angle 120°.
(a) 441 cm2
(b) 462 cm2
(c) 386 cm2
(d) 512 cm2
17. The wheel of a motorcycle is of radius 35 cm. The number of revolutions per minute must
the wheel make so as to keep a speed of 66 km/hr will be
(a) 50
(b) 100
(c) 500
(d) 1000
18. If the perimeter and the area of a circle are numerically equal, then the radius of the circle
is
(a) 2 units
(b) π units
(c) 4 units
(d) 7 units
19. The area of a quadrant of a circle with circumference of 22 cm is
(a) 77 cm2
(b) 77/8 cm2
(b) 35.5 cm2
(c) 77/2 cm2
20. In a circle of radius 14 cm, an arc subtends an angle of 30° at the centre, the length of the
arc is
(a) 44 cm
(b) 28 cm
(c) 11 cm
(d) 22/3 cm