Triangles

1.In the adjoining figure, D and E are the mid points of

AB and AC respectively. If DE = 4cm, then BC is equal
to:
a. 4 cm c. 8 cm
b. 6 cm d. 12 cm

2.In ∆ABC , DE ∥ BC, if AD = 3cm, BD = 2 cm and

AE = 2.7 cm then AC is equal to:
a. 6.5 cm c. 3.5 cm
b. 4.5 cm d. 5.5 cm

𝐴𝑋
3.In the adjoining figure, XY ∥ BC, then 𝐴𝐵 is equal to :
𝐴𝑋 𝐴𝑌
a. c. 𝐴𝐶
𝐴𝑌
𝐴𝑋 𝐴𝐶
b. 𝑋𝐵 d. 𝐴𝑌

𝐷𝐸
4.In the given figure, EF ∥ CA and FG ∥ AB, then is
𝐸𝐶

equal to:
𝐷𝐺 𝐴𝐹
a. c. 𝐷𝐹
𝐺𝐵
𝐺𝐵 𝐴𝐵
b. 𝐷𝐺 d. 𝐴𝐷

5.In the given figure, AB ∥ PQ, if PQ = 1.5 cm, QC = 2 cm

and BQ = 8 cm, then the measure of AB is:
a. 10 cm c. 9.5 cm
b. 7.5 cm d. 3.5 cm

𝐴𝑋
6.In the given figure, XY ∥ BC and XZ ∥ AC, then 𝐴𝐵 is

equal to:
𝑋𝑍 𝐶𝑍
a. c. 𝐵𝐶
𝐴𝐵
𝑋𝑌 𝐵𝑍
b.𝐴𝐶 d. 𝐵𝐶
7.In the trapezium ABCD, AB ∥ CD and the diagonals
𝑂𝐷
intersect at O. Then 𝑂𝐶 is equal to:
𝑂𝐵 𝑂𝐶
a. c. 𝑂𝐷
𝑂𝐴
𝐴𝐵 𝐴𝐶
b. 𝐶𝐷 d. 𝐵𝐷

8.IN ∆ ABC, D and E are the mid points of AB and AC respectively, then the area of ∆ ADE is:
a. 4∆ ABC c. 2∆ ABC
1 1
b. 4 ∆ABC d. 2 ∆ABC

𝐴𝑋
9.In the given figure, XY ∥ BC, then 𝐵𝑋 =
𝐴𝑌 𝐴𝑋
a. c. 𝐴𝐵
𝐴𝐶
𝑌𝐶 𝐴𝑌
b. 𝐴𝑌 d. 𝐶𝑌

10.In ∆ ABC, PQ ∥ AB. The correct relation is

𝐵𝑄 𝐶𝑃 𝑃𝑄 𝐴𝐵
a. = 𝐶𝐴 c. 𝐵𝑄 = 𝐵𝐶
𝐵𝐴
𝐴𝑃 𝐵𝑄 𝑃𝑄 𝐴𝐵
b. 𝑃𝐶 = 𝑄𝐶 d. 𝑄𝐶 = 𝐴𝑃

11.In the given figure ∠ABC = ∠AYX, then the ratio of

the corresponding sides is:
𝐴𝑋 𝐴𝐵 𝐶𝐵 𝐴𝐵 𝐴𝐶 𝐵𝐶
a. = 𝐴𝑌 = 𝑋𝑌 c. 𝐴𝑋 = 𝐴𝑌 = 𝑋𝑌
𝐴𝐶
𝐴𝑋 𝐵𝐶 𝐴𝑋 𝐴𝑋 𝐴𝑌 𝑋𝑌
b. 𝐴𝑌 = 𝑋𝑌 = 𝐴𝐶 d. 𝐴𝐶 = 𝐴𝐵 = 𝐶𝐵

12.In the figure, DE ∥ BC, AD : AB = 1 : 2, BC = 6cm,

then DE is:
a. 1 cm c. 3cm
b. 2cm d. 4cm
13.In the following figure, DE ∥ AB, if AD = 7cm,
CE = 10 cm and CD = 5cm, then the length of BE=
a. 17 cm c. 12 cm
b. 14 cm d. 20cm

14.If in the figure, XY ∥ BC, AX = 9 cm, XB = 7cm and

BC = 20cm, then XY =?
a. 11.25 cm c. 10 cm
b. 10.25 cm d. 15 cm

15.In the figure, MN ∥ PR. If QN : NR = 2 : 3 and

PQ = 11.5 cm then QM is equal to:
a. 10 cm c. 4 cm
b. 2.3 cm d. 0.6 cm

16.In the figure, ABCD is trapezium and AB ∥ DC.

𝐴𝐵
Which of the following is equal to 𝐶𝐷?
𝐴𝐷 𝐴𝑂
a. c. 𝐴𝐵
𝐵𝐶
𝐵𝐶 𝑂𝐵
b. 𝐴𝐷 d. 𝑂𝐶

17.In the following figure, ∠ABC = 900 and BD ⊥ AC. If

AD = 8 cm, CD = 2cm, then the length of BD is:
a. 4 cm c. 16 cm
b. b. 8 cm d. 10 cm

18.The corresponding sides of two equiangular triangles are:

a. Equal c. proportional
b. parallel d. unequal
19.In the given figure ∆ ABC ≅ ∆ PQC, the ratio of their
corresponding sides is:
𝐴𝐵 𝐵𝐶 𝐴𝐶 𝐵𝐶 𝐴𝐵 𝐴𝐶
a. = 𝑃𝐶 = 𝑄𝐶 c. 𝑃𝑄 = 𝑄𝐶 = 𝑃𝐶
𝑃𝑄
𝐴𝐵 𝐵𝐶 𝐴𝐶 𝐴𝐵 𝐵𝐶 𝐴𝐶
b. 𝑃𝐶 = 𝑃𝑄 = 𝑄𝐶 d. 𝑃𝑄 = 𝑄𝐶 = 𝑃𝐶

𝐴𝑄
20.In the figure, ∠ABC = ∠AQP = 900, then 𝐴𝐵:
𝐵𝐶 𝑄𝑃
a. c. 𝐵𝐶
𝑃𝑄
𝐴𝐶 𝐴𝑃
b. 𝑃𝑄 d. 𝐴𝐵

𝐴𝐵 𝐵𝐶 𝐴𝐶
21.In ∆ ABC and ∆ DEF if 𝐷𝐸 = 𝐷𝐹 = 𝐷𝐹, then the correct pair of corresponding equal angles is

a. ∠A and ∠E c. ∠B and ∠D
b. ∠C and ∠F d. ∠A and ∠E

22.In the figure ∆ ABC, BE ⊥ AC and CF ⊥ AB. Then

which of the following relations is correct?
b. AE. EC = AF. AC b. AE. FC = AF. EB
b. AB. BC = AC. EB d. AE. BC = AB. CF

23.In a right angled triangle ABC, ∠CAB = 900. If AD ⊥

BC, then the angle equal to∠ACD is
a. ∠ABD c. ∠CAD
b. ∠DAB d. ∠ADB

24.If the two given triangles are similar, then the ratio
between their sides is:
𝐴𝐵 𝐵𝐶 𝐴𝐶 𝐴𝐵 𝐵𝐶 𝐴𝐶
a. = = 𝑂𝑅 c. 𝑄𝑅 = 𝑅𝑃 = 𝑃𝑄
𝑃𝑄 𝑃𝑅
𝐴𝐵 𝐵𝐶 𝐴𝐶 𝐴𝐵 𝐵𝐶 𝐴𝐶
b. = 𝑄𝑅 = 𝑃𝑄 d. 𝑄𝑅 = 𝑃𝑄 = 𝑅𝑃
𝑃𝑅
25. Sides of a triangle are of length 2 cm, 3 cm and 4 cm respectively. Which of the sets of
numbers are the sides of a triangle, similar to the above triangle?
a. 4, 5, 6 c. 12, 13, 14
b. 5, 6, 7 d. 6, 9, 12

26.In the figure ∠APQ = ∠ACB and ∠AQP = ∠ABC. Then

AP. AB is equal to
a. AQ.AC c. AC. BC
b. AP. AB d. BC. AB

27.In parallelogram ABCD, P is a point on BC. In ∆ DCP

and ∆ BLP, DP : PL is equal to
a. DC : BL c. PC : BL
b. DC : BP d. PC : PL

28. Select the set of numbers from the following which can form similar triangles.
a. 9,12, 18 and 3, 4, 6 c. 3, 4, 6 and 9, 10, 12
b. 8, 6, 12 and 2, 6, 3 d. 3, 4, 5 and 2, 4, 10

29. ∆ ABC has sides of length 5cm , 6cm and 7cm. the perimeter of ∆ DEF is 360cm. if ∆ ABC = ∆
DEF then the ratio of the perimeters of ∆ ABC and ∆ DEF is
a. 1 : 2 c. 1 : 20
b. 2 : 1 d. 20 : 1

30.The sides of two similar triangles are in the ratio 2 : 3. Then their area are in the ratio:
a. 9 : 4 c. 2 : 3
b. 4 : 9 d. 3 : 2

𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 𝑜𝑓 ∆ ABC
31. ∆ ABC = ∆ DEF, ∠A = ∠D and ∠B = ∠E then 𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 𝑜𝑓 ∆ DEF is equal to:
𝐴𝐶 2 𝐴𝐶 2
a. c. 𝐸𝐹2
𝐷𝐹2
𝐴𝐵2 𝐵𝐶 2
b. 𝐷𝐹2 d. 𝐷𝐸2
32. ∆ ABC = ∆ DEF, the area of ∆ ABC is 45 cm2 and the area of ∆ DEF is 20 cm2, one side of ∆
ABC is 3.6 cm, then the length of corresponding side of ∆ DEF is:
a. 3.4 cm c. 1.4 cm
b. 2.4 cm d. 4.4 cm

33. The corresponding sides of two similar triangles are in the ratio 4 : 9. The ratio between
their areas is:
a. 2 : 3 c. 81 : 16
b. 16 : 81 d. 14 : 19

34.If the perimeters of two similar triangles are in the ration of 4 : 1, then the ratio between
their areas will be:
a. 16 : 1 c. 2 : 1
b. 4 : 1 d. √2 : 1

35.Which of the following is a correct statement?

a. All the rectangles are similar
b. b. all the rhombus are similar
c. All the right angled triangles are similar
d. All the equilateral triangles are similar

36.The area of ∆ ABC = 144 sq.cm and area of ∆ PQR = 25 sq.cm. altitude of ∆ ABC = 6cm. if
∆ ABC - ∆ PQR then the corresponding altitude of ∆ PQR is:
a. 2.5 cm c. 12 cm
b. 5 cm d. 6 cm

37.Two similar triangles have areas 120 sq.cm and 480 sq.cm respectively. Then the ratio of any
pair of corresponding sides is:
a. 1 : 4 c. 4 : 1
b. 1 : 2 d. 2 : 3
38.In ∆ ABC, D, E and F mid points of AB, BC and CA respectively. If area of ∆ ABC = 60 wq.cm,
then area of ∆ DEF is:
a. 15 sq cm c. 45 sq cm
b. 30 sq cm d. 60 sq cm

39.The area (A) of a triangle, whose base is 4 units longer than its altitude (X) is:
1 1
a. A = 2 x(x-4) c. A = 2 (4x)
1 1
b. A = 2 x(x+4) d. A = 2 (x+4)

40.In ∆ PQR, ∠PQR = 900. The correct relation with

respect to ∆ PQR is
a. PR2 = PQ2 – QR2 b. PQ2 = QR2 – PR2
b. PR2 = PQ2 + QR2 D. QR2 = PQ2 – PR2

41.In ∆ ABC, ∠ABC = 900. If AC = (x + y) and BC = ( x – y ), then the length of AB is:

a. X2 – y2 c. 2√𝑥𝑦
b. 2xy d. x2 + y2

42.Which one of the following groups is a Pythagorean triplet?

a. 3, 4, 5 c. 2, 3, 4
b. 1, 2, 3 d. 9, 10, 14

43.The Pythagorean triplets among the following is:

a. 8, 15, 17 c. 5, 12, 17
b. 5, 8,17 d. 3, 6, 9

44.Which one of the following is Pythagorean Triplet?

a. 8, 15, 16 c. 11, 60, 61
b. 8, 15, 18 d. 8, 15, 17
45.“If the square of one side of a triangle is equal to the sum of the squares on the other two
sides, then those two sides contain a right angle.” This statement refers to:
a. Pythagoras Theorem
b. b. Thales theorem
c. Converse of Thales theorem
d. converse of Pythagoras theorem

46.The length of a diagonal of a square of side 5 cm is:

a. 5 √2 cm c. 10cm
b. b. 2√5 cm d. 10√2 cm
47.From the figure, the length of AD is:
a. 12 cm c. 11cm
b. 14cm d. 13cm

48.A straight pole of height 2ft casts a shadow of 6ft

long at a definite time. The height of another pole
which casts a shadow of 12ft at the same time is:
a. 3 ft c. 8 ft
b. b. 4 ft d. 20ft

49.In a right angled triangle, hypotenuse is l and the remaining two sides are m and n then the
correct relation is:
a. m=+√𝑛2 − 𝑙 2 c. m=+√𝑙 2 − 𝑛2
b. n=+√𝑚2 − 𝑙 2 d. l=+√𝑚2 − 𝑛2

50.In a rhombus ABCD, diagonals intersect at O. The

sum of AC2 + BD2 are.
a. 4 AB2 c. 4 BD2
b. 4 AC2 d. 4 AO2

51.In the figure OA = AB=BC=CD= 1 unit. The unit of

OD is:
a. 1 c. 3
b. 2 d. 4