MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
1. In Fig. if from an external point T, TP and TQ are two tangents to a circle with
centre O so that < POQ = 110O, then < PTQ is:
. 60 degree
1
2. 70 degree
3. 80 degree
4. 90 degree
2. In the fig. if the semi perimeter of ∆ABC = 23cm, then AF + BD + CE is:
. 46cm
1
2. 11.5cm
3. 23cm
4. 34.5cm
3. In fig. AQ, AR and BC are tangents to a circle with centre O, If AB = 7cm, BC
= 5cm AC = 5cm, then the length of tangent AQ is:
. 5cm
1
2. 7cm
3. 8.5cm
4. 17cm
4. In the fig. PT is a tangent to a circle with centre O. If PT = 30 cm and diameter of
circle is 32cm, then the length of the line segment OP will be:
. 68cm
1
2. 34cm
3. 17cm
4. 34.8cm
5. If two tangents inclined at an angle 60° are drawn to a circle of radius 3 cm,
then length of each tangent is equal to
1. 3/2 (√3) cm
2. 6 cm
3. 3 cm
4. 3√3 cm
6. The distance between two parallel tangents to a circle of radius 5cm is:
1. 10cm
2. 11cm
3. 12cm
4. 14cm
7. If the circumference of a circle increases from 4π to 8π, then its area will become
. half
1
2. 2 times
3. 4 times
4. does not change
8. If two tangents inclined to each other at an angle 60O are drawn to a circle of
radius 3cm, then the length of tangent is equal to:
1. √3 cm
2. 2√3 cm
3. 2/√3 cm
4. 3√3 cm
9. A line which is perpendicular to the radius of the circle through the point of
contact is:
1. Tangent
2. Chord
3. segment
4. normal
10.Number of tangents to a circle which are parallel to a secant is:
1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. Infinite
11.Maximum number of common tangents that can be drawn to two circles
intersecting at two distinct points is:
1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4
12.From a point P which is at a distance of 13cm from the centre O of a circle of
radius 5cm, the pair of tangents PQ and PR to the circle are drawn. What are
the lengths (in cm) of tangents PQ and PR?
13.13,12
14.13, 13
15.12,12
16.12,18
VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
1. Prove that the line segments joining the points of contact of two parallel
tangents is a diameter of the circle.
2. Two concentric circles have centre O, OP= 4cm, OB = 5cm. AB is a chord of
the outer circle and tangent to the inner circle at P. Find the length of AB.
3. In the isosceles triangle ABC in fig. AB = AC, show that BF = FC
Two tangents PA and PB are drawn to a circle with centre O such that < APB = 1200.
Prove that OP=2AP
4. In the fig. a circle is inscribed in a ∆ABC with sides AB = 12cm, BC = 8 cm
and AC = 10cm. Find the lengths of AD, BE and CF
5. In fig. circle is inscribed in a quadrilateral ABCD in which < B= 900. If AD =
23cm, AB = 29cm, and DS = 5cm, find the radius ‘r’ of the circle
6. Two tangents PR and PQ are drawn from external point P to a circle with centre
. Prove that PROQ is a cyclic quadrilateral.
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7. Prove that tangents drawn at the ends of a chord make equal angles with the
chord
8. Two concentric circles are of radii 7 cm and r cm respectively, where r > 7. A
chord of the larger circle, of length 48 cm, touches the smaller circle. Find the
value of r
9. In the given figure, AP and BP are tangents to a circle with centre O, such that
AP = 5cm, APB = 60O. Find the length of chord AB.
10.In the figure quadrilateral ABCD is drawn to circumscribe a circle.
Prove that AD + BC = AB + CD
SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
1. If an angle between two tangents drawn from a point P to a circle of radius ‘a’
and centre O is 60°, then prove that AP = a√3.
2. If all the sides of a parallelogram touch a circle, then prove that the
parallelogram is a rhombus.
3. XY and X1Y1 are two parallel tangents to a circle with centre O and another
tangent AB with point of contact C, intersecting XY at A and X1Y1 at B, is
drawn. Prove that ∠AOB = 90°.
4. Two tangents TP and TQ are drawn to a circle with centre O from an external
point T. Prove that
∠PTQ=2 * ∠OPQ.
5. Prove that the parallelogram circumscribing a circle is a rhombus.
LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS
1. Prove that the lengths of tangents drawn from an external point to a circle are
equal.
2. The radius of the in-circle of a triangle is 4 cm and the segments into which
one side is divided by the point of contact are 6 cm and 8 cm. Determine the
other two sides of the triangle.
CASE STUDY BASED QUESTIONS
1. People of the village want to construct a road nearest to the circular village
Parli. The road cannot pass through the village. But the people want the road to
be at the shortest distance from the centre of the village. Suppose the road
starts from point O which is outside the circular village and touches the
boundary of the circular village at point A such that OA = 20 m. And also, the
straight distance of the point O from the center C of the village is 25 m.
1. Find the shortest distance of the road from the centre of the village
a) 15m
b) 14m
c) 13m
d) 12m
2. Which method should be applied to find the shortest distance?
a) Concept of tangent to a circle
b) Pythagoras theorem
c)Both a and b
d) None of these
3. If a point is inside the circle, how many tangents can be drawn from that point
a) 0
b) 1
c) 2
d) 3
4. Number of common tangents can be drawn to two circles which do not intersect
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 1
5. If we draw two tangents at the end of the diameter, these tangents are always
a) Parallel
b) perpendicular
c) coincident
d) None of these
2. Varun has been selected by his School to design logo for Sports Day T-shirts
for students and staff. The logo design is as given in the figure and he is
working on the fonts and different colours according to the theme. In given
figure, a circle with centre O is inscribed in a ΔABC, such that it touches the
sides AB, BC and CA at points D, E and F respectively. The lengths of sides
AB, BC and CA are 12 cm, 8 cm and 10 cm respectively.
1. Find the length of AD
a) 7
b) 8
c) 5
d) 9
2. Find the Length of BE
a) 8
b) 5
c) 2
d) 9
3. Find the length of CF
a) 9
b) 5
c) 2
d) 3
4. If radius of the circle is 4 cm, Find the area of ΔOAB
a) 20
b) 36
c) 24
d) 48
5. Find area of ΔABC
a) 50
b) 60
c) 100
d) 90
