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Circle/o`Ùk
(Practice Sheet With Solution)
1. A chord 21 cm long is drawn in a circle 5. A, B and C are three points on a circle such
diameter 25 cm. The perpendicular distance that the angles subtended by the chord AB and
of the chord from the centre is: AC at the centre O are 110º and 130º
21 lseh yach ,d thok] 25 lseh O;kl okys o`Ùk[khaph
esa respectively. Then the value of BAC is :
tkrh gSA dsUnz ls thok dh yacor~ nwjh Kkr djsaA A, B vkSjC ,d o`Ùk ij fLFkr rhu ,sls fcUnq gSa fd thok
SSC CGL 13/08/2021 (Shift- 01) AB vkSjAC ds }kjk dsUnz O ij varfjr fd;s x, dks.k
(a) 41 (b) 23 Øe'k%110º rFkk130º gSA BAC dk eku gS %
SSC CGL 03/03/2020 (Shift- 01)
(c) 56 (d) 46
(a) 70º (b) 75º

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2. In a circle two equal and parallel chords are 6 (c) 60º (d) 65º
cm apart and lie on the opposite sides of the
6. In the given figure, DBC = 65º, BAC = 35º

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centre of the circle. If the length of each chord
and AB = BC then the measure of ECD is
is 8 cm, then the radius of the circle is:
equal to :
an by
,d o`Ùk esa nks cjkcj vkSj lekukarj thok,¡ 6 lseh nwjh
ds
fn, x, fp=k esa DBC = 65º, BAC = 35º vkSj
ij gS vkSj o`Ùk ds dsUnz ds foijhr Hkkx ij fLFkr gSA ;fn izR;sd

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AB = BC, rksECD dk eki Kkr djsaA
thok,¡ dh yackbZ 8 lseh gS] rks o`Ùk dh f=kT;k gS&
SSC CHSL 13/10/2020 (Shift- 03)
ja
R s
(a) 5 cm (b) 7 cm
(c) 3 cm (d) 2 cm C
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3. PQ and RS are two parallel chords of a circle of D

length 14 cm and 48 cm, respectively, and lie
E
on the same side of the centre O. If the distance
B
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between the chords is 17 cm, what is the radius

(in cm) of the circle? A
PQ vkSj RS ,d o`Ùk dh nks lekukarj thok,¡ gSa] ftudh
di M

yackbZ Øe'k% 14 lseh vkSj 48 lseh gS] vkSj

O dsdsaæ
,d
gh rjiQ fLFkr gSaA ;fn thokvksa ds chp 17cm
dh nwjh
gS] rks CGL 2019 Tier II (18/11/2020)
(a) 65º (b) 45º
o`Ùk dh f=kT;k
cm( esa) fdruh gS\
(c) 50º (d) 55º
SSC CGL 19/04/2022 (Shift- 01)
7. Points P, Q, R, S and T lie on a circle with
(a) 28 (b) 24 centre O. Such that if chord TS is parallel to
(c) 25 (d) 20 diameter PR and RQT = 58°, then find the
4. PQ and RS are two parallel chords of a circle measure (in degrees) of RTS.
of length 10 cm and 24 cm, respectively, and fcUnqP, Q, R, S vkSjT dsUnz
O okys o`Ùk ij bl rjg
lie on the same side of the centre O. If the fLFkr gSaA fd ;fn thok
TS, O;kl PR ds lekukarj gS vkSj
distance between the chords is 7 cm, what is
RQT = 58° gS] rksRTS dk eki (fMxzh esa) Kkr
A

the radius (in cm) of the circle?

PQ vkSjRS ,d o`Ùk dh nks lekukrj thok,¡ gSa] ftudh djsaA
yEckbZ Øe'k% 10 cm vkSj24 cm gS] vkSj nksuksa O dsUnz SSC CGL 17/08/2021 (Shift- 02)
ds ,d gh rjiQ fLFkr gSA ;fn thokvksa ds chp dh 7nwjh (a) 58 (b) 29
cm gS] rks o`Ùk dh f=kT;k
(cm esa
) D;k gksxh\ (c) 45 (d) 32
SSC CHSL 03/06/2022 (Shift- 2) 8. ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Diagonals BD
and AC intersect each other at E. If BEC =
(a) 11 (b) 9 138° and ECD = 35°, then what is the
(c) 13 (d) 7 measure of BAC?

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ABCD ,d pØh; prqHkqZt gSA fod.kZ BD

js[kk,¡
vkSjAC 13. In a circle with centre O, AB is a diameter and
CD is a chord such that ABCD is a trapezium.
,d&nwljs dks
E ij izfrPNsfnr djrh gSA ;fn
BEC =
If BAC = 40º, then CAD is equal to :
138° vkSjECD = 35° gS] rks
BAC dk eki Kkr djsaA dsUnzO okys ,d o`Ùk esa
AB O;kl gS rFkk CD ,slh thok
SSC CGL 13/08/2021 (Shift- 02) gS fd ABCD ,d leyEc cu tkrk gSA ;fn BAC =
(a) 133º (b) 103º 40º gS] rks
CAD dk eku D;k gksxk\
(c) 113º (d) 123º SSC CGL 10/06/2019 (Shift- 03
9. In a circle with centre O, PQ and QR are two (a) 30º (b) 10º
chords such that PQR = 118°. What is the (c) 75º (d) 45º
measure of OPR? 14. From an external point P, a tangent PQ is
drawn to a circle, with centre O, touching the
dsaæ
O okys ,d o`Ùk esa]
PQ vkSjQR nks thok,¡ bl izdkj gSa fd
circle at Q. If the distance of P from the centre
PQR = 118° gSaAOPR dk eki fdruk gS\ is 13 cm and the length of the tangent PQ is
SSC CGL 21/04/2022 (Shift- 03) 12 cm, then the radius of the circle is:
(a) 31° (b) 28° ,d ckgjh fcUnqP ls dsUnzO okys o`Ùk ij, d Li'kZ
(c) 36° (d) 26° js[kkPQ [khaph tkrh gS] tks o`ÙkQ dks
ij Li'kZ djrh
gSA ;fn dsUnzPlsdh nwjh13 lseh gS rFkk Li'kZ js[k

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10. AC is the diameter of a circle dividing the
circle into two semicircles. ED is a chord in PQ dh yackbZ
12 lseh gS] rks o`Ùk dh f=kT;k fdruh gks

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one semicircle, such that ED is parallel to AC. SSC CGL 09/03/2020 (Shift- 03)
B is a point on the circumference of the circle
an by
in the other semicircle. CBE = 75°. What is
(a) 3 cm (b) 5 cm
(c) 10 cm (d) 12.5 cm
the measure (in degrees) of CED?

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15. The length of the tangent drawn to a circle of
AC fdlh o`Ùk dk O;kl gS tks o`Ùk dks nks v/Zo`Ùkksa esa foHkkftr
radius 12 cm from a point 18 cm away from
djrk gSA ,d v/Zo`Ùk esa ,d thokED bl izdkj gS fd
ja the centre of the circle is:
R s

ED, AC ds lekukarj gSAB nwljs vèkZo`Ùk esa o`Ùk dh ifjf/ 12 cm f=kT;k okys o`Ùk ds dsUnz ls nwj fLFkr
18 cm
ij fLFkr ,d fcanq gS]
CBE = 75° gSA CED dk eki fdlh fcUnq ls o`Ùk ij [khph xbZ Li'kZ js[kk dh yEckb
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(fMxzh esa) Kkr dhft,A SSC CHSL 01/06/2022 (Shift- 3)

SSC CGL 20/04/2022 (Shift- 02)
(a) 3 5 cm (b) 6 5 cm
(a) 37° (b) 68°
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(c) 15° (d) 75° (c) 9 5 cm (d) 2 5 cm

11. In a circle with centre O, AD is a diameter and 16. In a circle with centre O, a diameter AB is
di M

AC is a chord. Point B is on AC such that OB produced to a point P lying outside the circle
= 7 cm and OBA = 60°. If DOC = 60°, then and PT is a tangent to the circle at the point
what is the length of BC (in cm)? C on it. If BPT = 36º, then what is the
O dsUnz okys o`Ùk AD esa
O;kl gS vkSj
AC thok gSA
AC ij measure of BCP?
fcUnqB bl izdkj gS fd OB = 7 lseh vkSj
OBA = 60° O dsUnz okys ,d o`Ùk esa] ,d O;kl
AB dks o`Ùk ds ckgj
;fn DOC = 60° gS] rks BC dh yackbZ (lseh esa) Kkr fLFkr ,d fcUnq
P rd c<+k;k tkrk gS vkSj
PT fcUnqC ij
djsaA o`Ùk dh Li'kZ js[kk gSA ;fn = 36º gS] rks
If BPT BCP
SSC CGL 13/08/2021 (Shift- 02) dk eki D;k gS\
(a) 7 (b) 9 CGL 2019 Tier II (15/11/2020)
(c) 5 (d) 3.5 (a) 24º (b) 18º
12. Two chords AB and CD of a circle with centre (c) 27º (d) 36º
A

O intersect each other at P. If APC = 95º and 17. The radii of two concentric circles with centre
AOD = 110º, then what BOC is : O are 26 cm and 16 cm. Chord AB of the larger
dsUnzO okys ,d o`Ùk dh nks thok,¡
AB rFkkCD gS tks circle is tangent to the smaller circle at C and
,d&nwljs dks
P ij izfrPNsn djrh gSA ;fn
APC = 95º AD is a diameter. What is the length of CD?
rFkkAOD = 110º gS] rksBOC dk eku D;k gksxk\ dsaæO okys nks ladsafær o`Ùkksa dh f=kT;k,¡
26cm vkSj16cm
SSC CGL 05/03/2020 (Shift- 01) gSaA cM+s o`Ùk AB,dh thok
fcUnqC ij NksVs o`Ùk dh Li'kZ js[k
(a) 65º (b) 70º gS vkSj
AD O;kl gSACD dh yackbZ fdruh gS\
(c) 60º (d) 55º SSC CGL 21/04/2022 (Shift- 01)

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(a) 42cm (b) 36cm 22. A circle is inscribed in ABC, touching AB, BC
(c) 35cm (d) 38cm and AC at the points P, Q and R, respectively. If
18. Two tangents TP and TQ are drawn to a circle AB – BC = 4 cm, AB – AC = 2 cm, and the
with centre O from an external point T. If TP perimeter of ABC = 32 cm, then AC (in cm) = ?
= 7 cm, find the length of TQ. ,d o`Ùk ABC ds vUnj cuk gS]tks AB, BC vkSjAC
nks Li'kZ js[kk,¡
TP vkSjTQ ,d cká fcUnq T ls O dsUnz tks Øe'k% fcUnqvksa
P, Q vkSjR ij Li'kZ djrk gSA ;fn
okys o`Ùk ij [khph tkrh gSaA
TP;fn
= 7 cm gS] rks
TQ AB – BC = 4 cm, AB – AC = 2 cm vkSjABC dk
dh yEckbZ Kkr dhft,A ifjeki = 32 cm rksAC (cm esa
) Kkr dhft,A
SSC CHSL 02/06/2022 (Shift- 3) SSC CGL 18/04/2022 (Shift- 01)
(a) 7 cm (b) 10.5 cm 26 32
(c) 3.5 cm (d) 14 cm (a) (b)
3 3
19. PRT is a tangent to a circle with centre O, at
the point R on it. Diameter SQ of the circle is 35 38
(c) (d)
produced to meet the tangent at P and QR is 3 3
joined. If QRP = 28º, then the measure of 23. A circle is inscribed inside a triangle ABC. It

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SPR is : touches sides AB, BC and AC at the points P,
PRT ,d o`Ùk] ftldk dsUnzO gS] ij fLFkr fcUnqR ls Q and R respectively. If BP = 6.5 cm, CQ = 4.5

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tkus okyh Li'kZ js[kk gSA o`ÙkSQ ds O;kl
dks c<+k;k tkrk cm and AR = 5.5 cm, then the perimeter (in cm)
of the triangle ABC is
gS tks Li'kZ js[kkP ls
ij feyrk gS rFkkQR dks feyk;k
an by ,d o`Ùk fdlh f=kHkqt
ABC ds Hkhrj fLFkr gSA ;g Hkqtk
tkrk gSA ;fnQRP = 28º gS] rks SPR dk eku D;k
AB, BC vkSjAC dks Øe'k% fcUnq P, Q vkSjR ij Li'kZ

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gksxk\
djrk gSA ;fnBP = 6.5 lseh]CQ = 4.5 lseh vkSjAR =
SSC CGL 04/03/2020 (Shift- 02)
5.5 lseh gS] rks f=kHkqt
ABC dk ifjeki (lseh esa) D;k
ja
R s
(a) 29º (b) 34º
gksxk\
(c) 62º (d) 32º
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20. AB is the diameter of a circle with centre O. SSC CGL 04/07/2019 (Shift- 02)
The tangent at a point C on the circle meets (a) 16.5 (b) 66
AB produced at Q. If CAB = 42º, then what (c) 33 (d) 22
is the measure of CQA ?
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24. A circle is inscribed in the triangle ABC whose

AB ,d o`Ùk dk O;kl gS ftldk dsUnz
O gSA o`Ùk ij fLFkr sides are given as AB = 10, BC = 8, CA = 12
,d fcUnqC ls xqtjus okyh Li'kZ js[kk
AB ls Q ij feyrh units as shown in the figure. The value of AD
di M

× BF is :
gSA ;fnCAB = 42º gS] rksCQA dk eku D;k gksxk\
f=kHkqt
ABC esa ,d o`Ùk vafdr fd;k gqvk gS ftlds fdukjs
SSC CGL 07/03/2020 (Shift- 02)
AB = 10, BC = 8, CA = 12 bdkbZ ds :i esa fn, x,
(a) 5º (b) 7º
gSa tSlk fd fp=k esa fn[kk;k x;k
ADgSA
× BF dk eku gS
(c) 6º (d) 17º
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21. A circle is inscribed in PQR touching the
sides QR, PR and PQ at the points S, U and T,
respectively. PQ = (QR + 5) cm, PQ = (PR + 2)
B
cm. If the perimeter of PQR is 32 cm, then
PR is equal to:
E F
PQR esa ,d o`Ùk mRdhf.kZr fd;k x;k gS tks Hkqtkvksa
A

QR,
PR vkSjPQ dks Øe'k% fcanqvkas
S, U vkSjT ij Li'kZ djrk
gSA
PQ = (QR + 5) lseh, PQ = (PR + 2) lseh gSA ;fn
PQR dk ifjeki 32 lseh gS] rks
PR dh yackbZ fdruh A C
D
gS\
SSC CGL MAINS 29/01/2022 SSC CHSL 18/03/2020 (Shift- 01)
(a) 10 cm (b) 13 cm (a) 18 units (b) 21 units
(c) 11 cm (d) 8 cm (c) 16 units (d) 15 units

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25. A is a point at a distance 26 cm from the 29. PA and PB are tangents to a circle with centre
centre O of a circle of radius 10 cm. AP and O, from a point P outside the circle and A and
AQ are the tangents to the circle at the point B are points on the circle. If APB = 40º, then
of contacts P and Q. If a tangent BC is drawn OAB is equal to :
at a point R lying at the minor arc PQ to PA rFkkPB ,d o`Ùk ds ckgj fLFkr fcUnq
P ls o`Ùk dh Li'kZ
intersect AP at B and AQ at C, then the js[kk,a gSa ftldk dsUnz
O gS rFkk
A vkSjB o`Ùk ij fLFkr fcUnq gS
perimeter of ABC is : ;fn APB = 40º gS] rksOAB dk eku Kkr djsaA
f=kT;k10 lseh ds o`Ùk ds dsUnz
O ls 26 lseh dh nwjh ij SSC CGL 13/06/2019 (Shift- 03)
A ,d fcUnq gSAAP vkSjAQ fcUnqP vkSjQ ij Li'kZ js[kk (a) 50º (b) 20º
gSA ;fn Li'kZ js[kk
BC o`Ùk ds
PQ ekbuj dksR ij dkVrh (c) 25º (d) 40º
gS vkSjPA dksB ij vkSj PQ dksC ij izfrPNsfnr djrh 30. In the given figure, AP and PB are tangents to
a circle with cnetre O. If APB = 62º, then the
gS] rks
ABC dh ifjf/ gS %
measure of AQB is :
SSC CHSL 20/10/2020 (Shift- 01) nh xbZ vkÑfr esa
AP vkSjPB o`Ùk dh Li'kZ js[kk,¡ gSa ftldk ds
(a) 40 cm (b) 48 cm O gSA ;fn
APB = 62º gS rks
AQB dk eku D;k gksxk\
(c) 46 cm (d) 42 cm A

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26. A circle touches all the four sides of
quadrilateral ABCD whose sides are AB = 8.4

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cm, BC = 9.8 cm and CD = 5.6 cm The length Q O P
of side AD, in cm is:
an by
,d o`ÙkAB = 8.4 lseh]BC = 9.8 lseh vkSjCD = 5.6
B
lseh Hkqtkvksa okys ,d prqHkqZt
ABCD dh lHkh Hkqtkvksa

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SSC CGL 03/03/2020 (Shift- 03)
dks Li'kZ djrk gSA Hkqtk
AD dh yackbZ (lseh esa) Kkr
ja djsaA (a) 28º (b) 59º
SSC CGL 13/08/2021 (Shift- 03) (c) 31º (d) 118º
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(a) 4.9 (b) 4.2 31. AB is a chord of a circle in minor segment with
(c) 3.8 (d) 2.8 centre O. C is a point on the minor arc of the
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27. A circle is inscribed in a quadrilateral ABCD circle between the points A and B. The
touching AB, BC, CD and AD at the points P, tangents from P meet the circle at A and B. If
Q, R and S respectively and B = 90º. If AD = ACB = 102°, then what is the measure of
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APB?
24 cm, AB = 27 cm and DR = 6 cm, then what
is the circumference of the circle? AB, O dsUnz okys o`Ùk ds y?kq o`Ùk[kaMC, esa
fcUnq
thok gS
di M

A vkSjB ds chp ds o`Ùk ds y?kq pki ij ,d fcUnq gSA

,d o`Ùk prqHkqZt
ABCD ds Hkhrj fLFkr gSAB, tks BC,
fcUnq
A vkSjB ij o`Ùk dh Li'kZ js[-kk,¡ fcUnq
P ij feyrh
CD vkSjAD dks Øe'k% P, Q, R rFkkS ij Li'kZ djrk gS gSA ;fn
ACB = 102° gS] rks
APB dk eki Kkr djsaA
vkSjB = 90º gSA ;fnAD = 24 lseh]AB = 27 lseh SSC CGL 18/08/2021 (Shift 03)
vkSjDR = 6 lseh gS] rks o`Ùk dh ifjf/ Kkr djsaA (a) 27º (b) 29º
SSC CGL Tier II (12/09/2019) (c) 24º (d) 23º
(a) 20 (b) 18 32. In a circle with centre O and radius 13 cm, a
chord AB is drawn. Tangents at A and B
(c) 15 (d) 12
intersect at P such that APB = 60°. If
28. RA and RB are two tangents from a common distance of AB from the centre O is 5 cm, then
point ‘R’ outside the circle with centre ‘O’, what is the length (in cm) of AP?
A

having a radius of 6 cm. If ARB = 70°, find dsUnz O vkSj13 lseh f=kT;k okys o`Ùk esa ABpki [khapk
the measure of the angle AOB.
tkrk gSA
A vkSjB ij [khaph xbZ Li'kZ js[kk,¡]
P bl izdkj izfrPNsnr
RA vkSjRB dsaæ'O' okys o`Ùk] ftldh f=kT;k
6 cm gS]
djrh gS fd APB = 60° gSA ;fn dsUnz O ls AB dh nwjh 5
ds ckgj ,d mHk;fu"B fcanq
'R' ls nks Li'kZ js[kk,¡ gSaA ;fn
ARB = 70° gS] rks dks.k
AOB dh eki Kkr dhft,A lseh gS] rks
AP dh yackbZ (lseh esa) Kkr djsaA
SSC CHSL 25/05/2022 (Shift- 2) SSC CGL 20/08/2021 (Shift- 01)
(a) 130° (b) 110° (a) 22 (b) 24
(c) 120° (d) 80° (c) 11 (d) 12

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33. Points A and B are on a circle with centre O. (a) 63º (b) 56º
PAM and PBN are tangents to the circle at A (c) 65º (d) 59º
and B respectively from a point P outside the 36. A and B are two points on a circle with centre
circle. Point Q is on the major arc AB such O. AT is a tangent such that BAT = 45º. N is
that QAM = 58° and QBN = 50°, then find a point on OA, such that BN = 10 cm. The
length of the median OM of the NOB is :
the measure (in degree) of APB.
A vkSjB dsUnz O okys ,d o`Ùk ij fLFkr nks fcUnq
ATgSaA
A vkSjB dsUnz
O okys o`Ùk ij fLFkr fcUnq
P ls PAM vkSj
,d Li'kZ js[kk gS tks bl izdkj gS BAT
fd = 45º. N,
PBN Øe'k%A vkSjB ij o`Ùk Li'kZ js[kk,¡ gSaA nh?kZ
AB pki OA ij fLFkr ,d fcUnq gS tks bl izdkj gS fd
BN = 10
ij fcUnqQ bl izdkj fLFkr gS fd QAM = 58° vkSj lseh gSA
NOB dh ekfè;dk OM dh yackbZ Kkr djsaA
QBN = 50° gSA APB dk eki (fMxzh esa) Kkr djsaA SSC CHSL 10/07/2019 (Shift- 03)
SSC CGL 17/08/2021 (Shift- 03)
(a) 10 2 cm (b) 5 2 cm
(a) 30 (b) 32
(c) 36 (d) 40 (c) 5 3 cm (d) 5 cm
34. In the following figure, ABC is inscribed in 37. A tangent is drawn from a point P to a circle,
which meets the circle at T such that PT =
the circle as shown and DE is a tangent to the

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10.5 cm. A secant PAB intersects the circle in
circle at C. Which of the angles from the given
points A and B. If PA = 7 cm, what is the

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options is necessarily equal to ACD? length (in cm) of the chord AB?
fuEufyf[kr vkÑfr esa]
ABC ,d var% f=kHkqt
(inscribed fcanq
P ls ,d o`Ùk rd Li'kZjs[kk [khaph tkrh gS] tks o`Ù
triangle)
an by
gS tSlk fd fn[kk;k x;k gS vkSj
DE, fcanq C fcanqT ij bl izdkj feyrh gS fd PT = 10.5 cm gSA
ij o`Ùk dh Li'kZ js[kk gSA fn, x, fodYiksa esa ls dkSu lk
Nsnd PAB, fcanqA vkSjB ij o`Ùk dks izfrPNsfnr djrh

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dks.k vko';d :i ls ACD ds cjkcj gS\ gSA ;fnPA = 7 lseh gS] rks thok AB dh yackbZ (lseh
D esa) Kkr djsaA
A
ja
R s

SSC CGL 12/04/2022 (Shift- 01)

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(a) 8.5 (b) 8.75

(c) 7.75 (d) 8.45
38. In a circle, AB and DC are two chords. When
AB and DC are produced, they meet at P. If
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B C PC = 5.6 cm, PB = 6.3 cm and AB = 7.7 cm,

the length of CD is :
di M

E ,d o`Ùk esa
AB rFkkDC nks thok,¡ gSA AB tc vkSjDC
SSC CHSL 25/05/2022 (Shift- 01) dks c<+k;k tkrk gS] rks
P ij
osfeyrh gSA ;fn PC = 5-6
(a) BAC (b) BCE lseh-]PB = 6.3 lseh vkSjAB = 7.7 lseh gS rks
CD dh
(c) ABC (d) BCA yackbZ Kkr djsaA
35. In the given figure, BC is a chord and CD is a SSC CGL Tier II (12/09/2019)
tangent through the point C. If AOC = 118º,
(a) 8.35 cm (b) 9 cm
then find the ACD.
(c) 10.15 cm (d) 9.25 cm
nh xbZ vkÑfr esaBC ,d thok gS rFkkCD ,d Li'kZ js[kk 39. Diameter AB of a circle with centre O is
gS tksC ls tkrh gSA ;fnAOC = 118º gS] rks ACD produced to point P such that PO = 16.8 cm.
dk eku Kkr dhft,A PQR is a secant which intersects the circle at
A

Q and R such that PQ = 12 cm and PR = 19.2

A B cm. The length of AB (in cm) is :
dsUnzO okys ,d o`Ùk ds O;klAB dks fcUnq P rd bl
O izdkj c<+k;k tkrk gS fd
PO = 16.8 lseh gSA PQR ,d
118

Nsnd js[kk gS tks o`ÙkQ dks

rFkkR ij bl izdkj dkVrh
º

gS fd PQ = 12 lseh vkSjPR = 19.2 lseh gSA AB dh

D C yackbZ (lseh esa) fdruh gS\
SSC CHSL 12/10/2020 (Shift- 01) SSC CGL 05/03 /2020 (Shift- 02)

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(a) 15.8 (b) 14.2 (a) 6.3 cm (b) 6.2 cm

(c) 15.2 (d) 14.4 (c) 6.1 cm (d) 6.0 cm
40. A secant PAB is drawn from an external point 44. Two circles of radii 8 cm and 6 cm touch each
P to the circle with centre O, intersecting it other externally. The length of the direct
at A and B. If OP = 17 cm, PA = 12 cm and PB common tangent is :
= 22.5 cm, then the radius of the circle is:
8 lseh rFkk 6 lseh f=kT;kvksa okys nks o`Ùk ,d&nwljs dk
,d Nsnd PAB dks ckgjh fcUnq P ls dsUnzO okys o`Ùk dh
Li'kZ djrs gSaA izR;{k mHk;fu"B Li'kZ js[kk dh yackbZ f
vksj [khapk tkrk gS] Atks
vkSjB ij izfrPNsfnr djrh gSA SSC CGL 06/03/2020 (Shift- 03)
;fn OP = 17 lseh]PA = 12 lseh vkSjPB = 22.5 lseh (a) 13.86 (b) 20
gS] rks o`Ùk dh f=kT;k D;k gS\ (c) 24 (d) 10.12
CGL 2019 Tier II (16/11/2020) 45. The radii of two circles are 4 cm and 7 cm and
(a) 19 cm (b) 17 cm the distance between their centres is 12 cm.
Find the length of the direct common tangent
(c) 3 2 cm (d) 2 3 cm
to the circles.
41. In a circle, AB and CD are two diameters which
nks o`Ùkksa dh f=kT;k,¡
4 cm vkSj7 cm gSa vkSj muds dsaæ
are perpendicular to each other. Find the ds chp dh nwjh12 cm gSA o`Ùkksa dh mHk;fu"B vuqL

r
length of chord AC. dh yackbZ Kkr djsaA
,d o`Ùk esa]AB vkSjCD nks O;kl gSa] tks ,d nwljs ds

si
SSC CHSL 25/05/2022 (Shift- 3)
yacor gSaA thok
AC dh yackbZ Kkr djsaA
(a) 3 6cm (b) 2 6cm
an by
SSC CHSL 09/06/2022 (Shift 02)
(c) 2 15cm (d) 3 15cm
AB

n
(a) 2 CD (b) 46. Two circles of radii 20 cm and 5 cm
2
respectively, touch each other externally at
CD
(c)
ja (d) 2 AB
the point P, AB is the direct common tangent
R s
2 of these two circles of centres R and S,
42. In the given figure, chords AB and CD respectively. The length of AB is equal to :
a th

intersect each other at point L. Find CL. nks o`Ùk ftudh f=kT;k,¡ Øe'k%
20 lseh vkSj5 lseh gS]
nh xbZ vkÑfr eas] thok,a
AB vkSjCD ,d nwljs dks fcUnq fcUnq
P ij cká :i ls ,d&nwljs dks Li'kZ djrs gSaA
AB,
L ij izfrPNsn djrh gSA
CL dh yEckbZ Kkr djsa
dsUnz
R vkSjS okys nks o`Ùkksa ds izR;{k lkekU; Li'kZ
ty a

A
AB dh yackbZ gS %
di M

SSC CHSL 19/03/2020 (Shift- 02)

8 cm
(a) 15 cm (b) 5 cm
C (c) 10 cm (d) 20 cm
L 47. Two common tangents AC and BD touch two
6 cm
equal circles each of radius 7 cm, at points A,
3 cm C, B and D, respectively, as shown in the
D
B figure. If the length of BD is 48 cm, what is
SSC CHSL 02/06/2022 (Shift- 1) the length of AC?
(a) 6 cm (b) 4 cm nks mHk;fu"B Li'kZ AC
js[kk,¡
vkSjBD nks ,sls leku o`Ùkksa dk
(c) 7 cm (d) 5 cm Øe'k% fcanqA, C, B vkSj D ij Li'kZ djrh gSa] ftuesa ls
43. Two circles of diameter 4.8 cm and 8 cm are
izR;sd dh f=kT;k 7 lseh- gS] tSlk fd fp=k esa fn[kk;k Xk
such that the distance between their centres
;fn BD dh yackbZ 48 lseh- gS] rks
dh yackbZ D;k gS\
A

AC
is 6.5 cm. What is the length of a common
tangent to the circles that does not intersect A C
the line joining the centres ? B
O;kl 4-8 lseh rFkk O;kl 8 lseh okys nks o`Ùk bl izdkj gSa
fd muds dsUnzksa ds chp dh nwjh 6-5 lseh gSA bu o`Ùkksa dh D

mHk;fu"B Li'kZ js[kk dh yackbZ Kkr djsa tks dsUnzksa dks tksM+us SSC CGL 12/04/2022 (Shift- 01)
okyh js[kk dks ugha dkVrh gS\ (a) 40 cm (b) 30 cm
SSC CHSL 10/07/2019 (Shift- 01) (c) 50 cm (d) 48 cm

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48. Two circles of radius 13 cm and 15 cm intersect (a) 28º (b) 25º
each other at points A and B. If the length of the (c) 24º (d) 26º
commonchord is 24 cm, thenwhat is the distance
53. A quadrilateral ABCD is inscribed in a circle
between their centres? with centre O. If BOC = 92º and ADC = 112º,
13 cm vkSj15 cm f=kT;k okys nks o`Ùk ,d nwljs dks
A fcanq then ABO is equal to :
vkSjB ij çfrPNsfnr djrs gSaA ;fn mHk;fu"B thok dh24
yackbZ ,d prqHkqZt
ABCD fdlh o`Ùk ds Hkhrj fLFkr gS ftldk
cm gS] rks muds dsaæksa ds chp dh nwjh fdruh gS\
dsUnzO gSA ;fn
BOC = 92º vkSjADC = 112º gS]
SSC CGL MAINS 03/02/2022 rksABO Kkr djsaA
(a) 12 cm (b) 16 cm
SSC CHSL 11/07/2019 (Shift- 03)
(c) 14 cm (d) 18 cm
49. If two equal circles whose centres are O and O (a) 22º (b) 24º
intersect each other at the point A and B, OO (c) 28º (d) 26º
= 12 cm and AB = 16 cm, then radius of the circle
is: 54. In a circle with centre O, an arc ABC subtends
an angle of 140º at the centre of the circle.
;fn nks cjkcj o`Ùk ftuds dsUnz
O rFkkO gS] ,d&nwljs dks
The chord AB is produced to point P. Then
fcUnqA rFkkB ij dkVrs gSa rFkk
OO = 12 lseh ,oaAB =

r
CBP is equal to :
16 lseh gS] rks o`Ùk dh f=kT;k Kkr djsaA

si
dsUnzO okys ,d o`Ùk esa pki
ABC o`Ùk ds dsUnz140º
ij
SSC CPO 16/03/2020 (Shift- 03)
dk dks.k varfjr djrh gSA thok
AB dks fcUnq
P rd c<+k;k
(a) 15 cm
an by (b) 10 cm
tkrk gSA
CBP dk eku Kkr djsaA
(c) 14 cm (d) 12 cm

n
50. Two circles of radii 18 cm and 16 cm intersect SSC CGL 12/06/2019 (Shift- 03)
each other and the length of their common chord
(a) 40º (b) 70º
ja
is 20 cm. What is the distance (in cm) between
R s

their Centres? (c) 80º (d) 50º

18lsehvkSj16lsehf=kT;kokysnkso`Ùk,d&nwljsdksizfrPNsfnr
a th

55. In the following figure (not to the scale) ACB

djrs gSa vkSj mudh mHk;fu"B thok dh yackbZ 20 lseh gSA muds
= 135º and the radius of the circle is 2 2 cm,
dsUnzksa ds chp dh nwjh (lseh esa) Kkr djsaA then the length of the chord AB is :
;fn fuEufyf[kr vkÑfr (;g iSekus ds vuqlkj ugha gS) esa
ty a

SSC CGL 20/08/2021 (Shift- 02)

(a) 4 14 + 2 39 (b) 4 10 + 2 39 ACB = 135º gS rFkk o`Ùk dh f=kT;k 2 2 lseh gS] rks
di M

thok AB dh yackbZ fdruh gksxh\

(c) 4 14 – 2 39 (d) 4 10 – 2 39
51. ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral such that AB is
D
the diameter of the circle circumscribing it
and ADC = 129º. Then BAC is equal to :
ABCD ,d pØh; prqHkqZt bl izdkj gS] fd
AB bls ?ksjus
okys o`Ùk dk O;kl gS rFkk
ADC = 129º gSA BAC dk
eku Kkr djsaA
SSC CGL 13/06/2019 (Shift- 03)
B A
(a) 51º (b) 49 C
A

(c) 61º (d) 39º SSC CHSL 13/10/2020 (Shift- 02)

52. In a circle, chords AD and BC meet at a point E
outside the circle. If BAE = 76º and ADC = (a) 3 2 cm (b) 4 2 cm
102º, then AEC is equal to:
(c) 4 cm (d) 6 cm
,d o`Ùk esa thok,¡
AD vkSjBC o`Ùk ds ckgj fLFkr fcUnq
56. AB is a diameter of a circle. C and D are points
E ij feyrh gaSA ;fnBAE = 76º vkSjADC = 102º
on the opposite sides of the diameter AB, such
gS] rks
AEC fdlds cjkcj gS\ that ACD = 25°. E is a point on the minor
SSC CHSL 11/07/2019 (Shift- 03) arc BD. Find the measure of BED (in degrees).

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AB ,d o`Ùk dk O;kl gSA fcUnq

C vkSjD O;kl ds foijhr 61. ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral and BC is a
i{kksa ij bl izdkj fLFkr gS ACD
fd = 25° gSAE y?kq diameter of the circle. If DBC = 29°, then
pki BD ij fLFkr ,d fcUnq gSA BED dk eki (fMxzh BAD = ?
esa) Kkr djsaA ABCD ,d pØh; prqHkqZt gS vkSj
BC o`Ùk dk O;kl gSA

SSC CGL 16/08/2021 (Shift- 02)

;fn DBC = 29° gS] rks
BAD dk eki fdruk gS\

(a) 115 (b) 105 SSC CGL MAINS 29/01/2022

(c) 130 (d) 125 (a) 129° (b) 119°
57. PQRS is a cyclic quadrilateral in which PQ = x (c) 111° (d) 122°
cm, QR = 16.8 cm, RS = 14 cm and PS = 25.2 62. AB is a chord in the minor segment of a circle
cm and PR bisects QS. What is the value of x ? with centre O. C is a point between A and B
on the minor arc AB. The tangents to the
PQRS ,d pØh; prqHkqZt gS ftlesa
PQ = x lseh]QR =
circle at A and B meet at the point D. If ACB
16.8 lseh] RS = 14 lseh vkSj
PS = 25.2 lseh gSA
PR, = 116°, then the measure of ADB is
QS dks lef}Hkkftr djrk gSA
x dk eku fdruk gS\ dsaæO okys o`Ùk ds y?kq o`Ùk[kaM
AB thok esagSA y?kq pki
SSC CGL 03/03/2020 (Shift- 02) AB ij A vkSj B ds eè; ,d fcanq C gSA A vkSj B ij
[khaph xbZ o`Ùk dh Li'kZ js[kk,¡
D ij fcanq
feyrh gSaA ;fn

r
(a) 18 (b) 21
(c) 28 (d) 24 ACB = 116° gS] rks
ADB dk fdruk gS\

si
58. AB is a chord of a circle with centre O, while SSC CGL 20/04/2022 (Shift- 02)
an by
PAQ is the tangent at A. R is a point on the (a) 56° (b) 52°
minor arc AB. If BAQ = 70°, then find the (c) 64° (d) 48°

n
measure of ARB.
63. ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral in which side
AB dsaæO okys o`Ùk dh thok gS] tcfd
ja PAQ, fcUnq
A AD and BC are produced to meet at P, and side
ij Li'kZ js[kk gSA y?kqAB
pkiij ,d fcanq R gSA ;fn DC and AB meet at Q when produced. If A =
R s

BAQ = 70° gS] rksARB dk eki Kkr dhft,A 60º and ABC = 72º then DPC – BQC = ?
,d pØh; prqHkqZt gS ftlesa Hkqtkvksa
AD rFkkBC
a th

ABCD
SSC CGL 18/04/2022 (Shift- 02)
dks c<+k;k tkrk gSPtks
ij feyrh gS rFkk Hkqtkvksa
DC vkSj
(a) 125° (b) 145°
AB dks c<+k;k tkrk gSQtks ij feyrh gSA ;fn A = 60º
(c) 70° (d) 110°
vkSjABC = 72º gS] rks
ty a

DPC – BQC = ?
59. A circle is circumscribed on a quadrilateral
ABCD. If DAB = 100°, ADB = 35° and CDB SSC CGL 05/03/2020 (Shift- 02)
di M

= 40°, then find the measure of DBC. (a) 24º (b) 40º
(c) 36º (d) 30º
,d prqHkqZt
ABCD ij ,d ifjo`Ùk fufeZr gSA ;fnDAB
64. In the given figure, if OQ = QR, then the value
= 100°, ADB = 35° vkSj CDB = 40° rks DBC of m is :
dk eki Kkr dhft,A nh xbZ vkÑfr esa ;fn
OQ = QR gS] rks m dk eku D;k
SSC CGL 20/04/2022 (Shift- 03) gksxk\
(a) 40° (b) 35°
P
(c) 45° (d) 60° Q
60. AB is a chord of a circle with centre O, C is a
mº nº
point on the circumference of the circle in the S
O
R
minor sector. If ABO = 40°, what is the
A

measure (in degree) of ACB?

dsaæO okys o`Ùk dh thok AB gSAC y?kq f=kT;[kaM esa o`Ùk
SSC CHSL 16/10/2020 (Shift- 01)
dh ifjf/ ij fLFkr ,d fcanq gSA ;fnABO = 40° gS] (a) 3nº (b) nº
rksACB dk eki (fMxzh esa) D;k gS\ (c) 2nº (d) 4nº
SSC CGL 19/04/2022 (Shift- 03) 65. Chord AB of a circle of radius 10 cm is at a
(a) 110° (b) 120° distance 8 cm from the centre O. If tangents
drawn at A and B intersect at P, then the
(c) 130° (d) 110° length of the tangent AP (in cm) is:

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10 lseh f=kT;k okys o`Ùk dh AB thokdsUnz

O ls 8 lseh dh 70. AB and CD are two chords in a circle with centre
nwjh ij fLFkr gSAA;fnvkSjB ij [khaph xbZ Li'kZjs[kk,¡
P ij O and AD is a diameter. AB and CD produced to
izfrPNsfnr gSa] rks Li'kZjs[kk
A dh yackbZ (lseh esa) Kkr djsaA meet a point P outside the circle. If APD = 25° and
DAP = 39°, then the measure of CBD is:
SSC CGL 18/08/2021 (Shift- 01)
(a) 4 (b) 15 AB vkSjCD ,d ,sls o`Ùk esa nks thok,a gSa ftldkOdsanz
(c) 3.75 (d) 7.5 gS vkSj mldk O;kl AD gSA AB vkSjCD dks c<+k, tkus
66. Points A and B are on a circle with centre O. ij ;s o`Ùk ds ckgj ,d fcanqP ij feyrh gSaA ;fnAPD
Point C is on the major arc AB. If OAC = 35° = 25° DAP = 39° gS] rks CBD dh eki D;k gksxh\
and OBC = 45°, then what is the measure (in SSC CGL MAINS 29/01/2022
degree) of the angle subtended by the minor
(a) 32° (b) 26°
arc AB at the centre?
(c) 27° (d) 29°
A vkSjB, dsUnz O okys o`Ùk ij fLFkr fcUnq gSaA C, fcUnq
71. In the following figure, P and Q are centres
nh?kZ pki
AB ij fLFkr gSA ;fn
OAC = 35° vkSjOBC of two circles. The circles are intersecting at
= 45° gS] rks y?kq pki
AB }kjk dsUnz ij varfjr dks.k dk points A and B. PA produced on both the sides
eki (fMxzh esa) Kkr djsaA meets the circles at C and D. If CPB = 100°,
then find the value of x.
SSC CGL 18/08/2021 (Shift- 03)
fuEu vkÑfr esa] P vkSjQ nks o`Ùkksa ds dsaæ gSaA A o`Ù

r
(a) 80º (b) 70º
vkSjB ij izfrPNsn dj jgs gSaA PA dks nksuksa c<+kus
vksj ij

si
(c) 100º (d) 160º
67. Points A, D, C, B and E are concyclic. If AEC ;g o`ÙkksaClsvkSjD fcUnqvksa ij feyrh gSACPB;fn =
100° gS] rks x dk eku Kkr dhft,A
an by
= 50° and ABD = 30°, then what is the
measure (in degrees) of CBD? D

fcUnqA, D, C, B vkSjE ,d o`Ùkh; gSaA AEC

;fn

n
= A
50° vkSjABD = 30° gS] rks CBD dk eki (fMxzh x
Q
°

esa) Kkr djsaA

ja P
R s

C
SSC CGL 20/08/2021 (Shift- 02) B
a th

(a) 15° (b) 30° SSC CGL 18/04/2022 (Shift- 01)

(c) 20° (d) 10° (a) 110 (b) 100
68. AB is a diameter of a circle with centre (c) 120 (d) 115
O. A tangent is drawn at point A. C is a point 72. If P is the circumcenter of triangle ABC with
ty a

on the circle such that BC produced to meet the circumradius 13 cm. Let BC = 24 cm and PQ
tangent at P. If APC = 62°, then find the is perpendicular to BC. Then the length of PQ
di M

measure of the minor arc AC. (in cm) is:

AB dsanzO okys o`Ùk dk O;kl gSAAfcanq ij Li'kZ js[kk [khaph ;fn P 13 lseh ifjf/ okys f=kHkqt
ABC dk ifjdsUæ gSA
tkrh gSAC o`Ùk ij ,d ,slk fcanq gS ftllsBC dks vkxs c<+kus ekukBC ¾ 24 lseh vkSjPQ, BC ij yac gSA rks
PQ dh
ij Li'kZ js[kk ls fcanq
P ij feyrk gSA ;fnAPC = 62° gS] yackbZ (lseh esa) gS%
rks y?kq pkiAC dk eki Kkr dhft,A CRPF HCM 28/02/2023 (Shift - 02)
SSC CGL 11/04/2022 (Shift- 01) (a) 9 (b) 8
(a) 56° (b) 62° (c) 5 (d) 6
(c) 28° (d) 31° 73. The radii of two concentric circles are 37 cm
69. AB and CD are two chords in a circle with and 12 cm. PQ is a diameter of the bigger
centre O and AD is the diameter. When circle and QR is a tangent to the smaller circle
produced, AB and CD meet at the point P. If at R, which meets the bigger circle at S. The
A

DAP = 27°, APD = 35°, then what is the length of RP is closest to:
measure (in degrees) of DBC?
nks ladsafær o`Ùkksa dh f=kT;k,¡ 37 lseh vkSjPQ
12 lseh
dsUnzO okys ,d o`Ùk dh nks thok,a
AB vkSjCD gS vkSj
cM+s o`Ùk dk ,d O;kl gS QRvkSjNksVs o`ÙkRdhij
O;kl AD gSA vkxs c<+k, tkusABij vkSjCD fcanq
P ij
feyrh gSaA ;fn
DAP = 27°, APD = 35° gS] rks
DBC Li'kZ js•k gS] tks cM+s o`Ùk
S ij dks
feyrh gSARP dh
dk eki (fMxzh esa) fdruh gSa\ yackbZ fudVre gS%
SSC CGL 21/04/2022 (Shift- 02) CRPF HCM 28/02/2023 (Shift - 03)
(a) 32 (b) 30 (a) 42.4 cm (b) 41.2 cm
(c) 28 (d) 26 (c) 42.8 cm (d) 41.6 cm

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74. Two circles of radius of 6 cm each. They intersect nks o`Ùk ,d&nwljs dks bl izdkj izfrPNsn djrs gSa fd ,d&n
each other such that each passes through the ds dsUnz ls gksdj xqtjrk gSA bu o`Ùkksa dh f=kT;k,¡
cetre of the other. What is the length of the
common chord? ;fn mHk;fu"B thok dh yackbZ
14 3 lseh- gS] rks bu nksuk
o`Ùkksa dh ifjf/;ksa dk ;ksx D;k gksxk\
6 ls-eh- f=kT;k okys nks o`Ùk ,d&nwljs dks bl izdkj izfrPNsn
djrs gSa fd izR;sd o`Ùk ,d&nwljs ds dsUnz ls gksdj xqtjrk gSA SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (Shift-01)
o`Ùkksa dh mHk;fu"B thok dh yackbZ fdruh gS\ (a) 88 cm (b) 352 cm
SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (Shift-02) (c) 176 cm (d) 188 cm
(a) 9 3 cm (b) 12 cm 79. Three circles of radius 7 cm are placed in such
a way that all circle touches the each other.
(c) 6 3 cm (d) 8 cm What will be the area of the portion enclosed
75. Two identical circles touch each other by these three circles?
externally at point Y. XZ is a direct common 7 lseh- f=kT;k okys rhu o`Ùk bl izdkj j[ks x, gSa fd izR
tangent, which touches the circles at X and Z o`Ùk vU; nks dks Li'kZ djrk gSA bu rhuksa o`Ùkksa }
respectively. What is the XYZ? dk {ks=kiQy D;k gksxk\
nks le:i o`Ùk ,d&nwljs dks cká fcUnq
Y ij Li'kZ djrs gSaA
SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (Shift-03)

r
XZ ,d lh/h mHk;fu"B Li'kZ js[kk gS] tks o`ÙkksaXds Øe'k%
(a) 49 3 – 77 cm2 (b) 40 3 – 66 cm2
vkSjZ ij Li'kZ djrh gSA
XYZ dk eku fdruk gS\

si
SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (Shift-03)
(a) 90°
an by (b) 80° (c) 50 3 – 66 cm2 (d) 55 3 – 77 cm2
(c) 95° (d) 85° 80. Length of direct common tangent is 24 cm for

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76. The radii of two concentric circles are x cm two circles whose radii are 16 cm and 6 cm.
and 26 cm. P and S are the points on larger What is the distance between their centres?
ja nks o`Ùk ftldh f=kT;k 16 lseh vkSj 6 lseh gS] mu ij 24 ls
R s
circle and Q and R are points On smaller circle.
If PQRS is a straight line and QR = 40 cm and yach ,d Li'kZjs[kk [khaph xbZ gSA muds dsaæksa ds c
a th

PS = 48 cm, then what is the value of x ? (x <

D;k gSA
26 cm)
nks ladsfUnzr o`Ùkksa dhx f=kT;k,¡
lseh vkSj
26 lseh- gSA
P vkSj SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (Shift-03)

S cM+s o`Ùk ij fcUnq gSaQ vkSj

vkSj
R NksVs o`Ùk ij fcUnq gSaA(a) 26 cm (b) 23 cm
ty a

;fn PQRS ,d lh/h js[kk gS vkSjQR = 40 lseh- vkSj

PS (c) 28 cm (d) 32 cm
= 48 gS] rks
x dk eku D;k gS\(x < 26 lseh)
di M

81. Radius of a circle is 18 cm. Angle made by chord

AB at the centre of this circle is 60º. What is
SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (Shift-04)
the length of this chord?
(a) 11 5 (b) 10 5
,d o`Ùk dh f=kT;k 18 lseh- gSA ABthok
}kjk bl o`Ùk ds
(c) 12 5 (d) 9 5 dsUnz ij60º dk dks.k cuk;k tkrk gSA bl thok dh yackbZ
D;k gS\
77. In a triangle XYZ, C is circumcentre of this
SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (Shift-03)
triangle. Y = 50º and Z = 70º. What is the
value of YCZ ? (a) 36 cm (b) 18 cm
,d f=kHkqt
XYZ esa]
C bl f=kHkqt dk ifjdsUnz
YgSA
= 50º (c) 27 cm (d) 9 cm
vkSjZ = 70º gSA
YCZ dk eku D;k gS\ 82. Radius of a circle is 50 cm. Distance of a chord
A

AB from the centre of this circle is 14 cm. What

SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (Shift-01)
is the sum of chord AB and diameter of this
(a) 120° (b) 140°
circle?
(c) 150° (d) 100°
78. Two circles intersect each other such that each ,d o`Ùk dh f=kT;k 50 lseh gSA bl o`Ùk ds dsUnz ls ,d th
passes through the centre of other, Radius of AB dh nwjh 14 lseh- gSA thok
AB vkSj bl o`Ùk ds C;kl dk
these circles are equal. If the Length of common ;ksx D;k gS\
chord is 14 3 cm. then what will be the sum (a) 186 cm (b) 192 cm
of circumferences of these two circles ? (c) 188 cm (d) 196 cm

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83. Diameter of a circle is 20 cm. Length of a chord 88. A chord of length 40 cm is at a distance of 15
AB is 10 cm. What will be the angle made by cm from the centre. What is the Length of the
this chord at the centre of this circle? chord of the same circle which is at a distance
,d o`Ùk dk O;kl 20 lseh gSA ,d thok
AB dh yackbZ 10 of 20 cm from the centre of circle?
,d o`Ùk dh thok ftldh yckbZ 40 lseh gS] dsUnz ls 15 lseh
lseh gSA bl thok }kjk o`Ùk ds dsUnz ij fdrus fMxzh dk dks.k
cusxk\ dh nwjh ij gSA mlh o`Ùk ds nwljs thok dh yackbZ D;k
SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (Shift-02) o`Ùk ds dsUnz ls 20 lseh- dh nwjh ij gS\
(a) 75º (b) 45º SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (Shift-03)
(c) 60º (d) 90º (a) 15 cm (b) 25 cm
84. Point D, E and F all lie on the circumfernce of (c) 45 cm (d) 30 cm
a circle with centre O. If angle DEF = 48º,
89. M is the incentre of the XYZ . If YXZ + YMZ
then what is a possible value of angle DOF?
= 150º, then what is the value of YXZ ?
O dsaæ okys o`Ùk dh ifjf/ D,
ij E vkSjF rhu fcanq gSA
;fn
M. XYZ dk var%dsUnz gSA ;fn + YMZ = 150º
YXZ
dks.kDEF 48º gS] rks dks.k DOF dk laHkkfor eku
fdruk gS\ gS] rks
YXZ dk eku D;k gS\
SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (Shift-03)

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SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (Shift-03)
(a) 84º (b) 96º (a) 40° (b) 55°

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(c) 90º (d) 48º (c) 60° (d) 45°
85. PM and PN are two tangents of a circle from an 90. Angle subtended by a chord MN on the
an by
external pint P. M and N are points on the circle. circumference of a circle is 90º. If radius of the
If PM = y2 – 9 and PN = 55, then what is the circle is 12 cm., then what will be the length of

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value of y? chord MN ?
,d cká fcUnqP ls PM vkSjPN ,d o`Ùk dh nks Li'kZ js[kk,¡ fdlh o`Ùk dh ifjf/ ij ,d thok MN }kjk varfjr dks.k
gSaA
ja
M vkSjN o`Ùk ij nks fcUnq gSaA
PM ;fn
= y2 – 9 vkSjPN 90º gSA ;fn o`Ùk dh f=kT;k 12 lseh- gS] rks
MNthok
dh
R s

= 55 gS] rks
y dk eku D;k gS\ yackbZ fdruh gksxh\
a th

SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (Shift-04) SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (Shift-04)

(a) 64 (b) 17 (a) 30 cm (b) 24 cm
(c) 8 (d) 12 (c) 6 cm (d) 36 cm
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86. AB is the chord of a circle and O is the centre of

91. In a cyclic quadrilateral ABCD, A opposite to
the circle. AOB = 130º. What is the angle C. If A = 110 degree, then what is the values
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subtended by the same chord in the major segment of C?

of the circle?
,d pØh; prqHkqZtABCD esaA, C ds foijhr gSA ;fn
AB o`Ùk dh thok gS vkSj
O o`Ùk dk dsUnz gSA = 130º
AOB
A = 110° rksC dk eku D;k gS\
A leku thok }kjk o`Ùk ds nh?kZ[kaM esa varfjr dks.k D;k gS\
SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (Shift-04)
SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (Shift-01) (a) 60° (b) 50°
(a) 80º (b) 55º (c) 70° (d) 55°
(c) 65º (d) 60º 92. The radii of two concentric circles are 34 cm
87. JKLM is a cyclic quadrilateral in which K is and 50 cm. A and D are the points on larger
opposite to M. When JK and ML are produced, circle and B and C are points on smaller circle.
meet at point Z. JK = 10 cm, KZ = 12 cm and If ABCD is a straight line and BC = 32 cm, then
MZ = 33 cm. What is the length of LZ ? what is the length of AD?
A

JKLM ,d pØh; prqHkqZt gS] ftlesa

K, M ds lEeq[k gSaA nks ladsfUnzr o`Ùkksa dh
34f=kT;k,¡
lseh vkSj50 lseh gSA
A ,oa
tc JK vkSjML dks vkxs c<+k;k tkrk gS] rks osZ fcUnq
ij D cM+s o`Ùk ij fcUnq gSa
B ,oa
vkSj
C NksVs o`Ùk ij fcUnq g
feyrs gSaA
JK = 10 lseh]KZ = 12 lseh vkSj
MZ = 33 lseh ;fn ABCD ,d lhèkh js[kk gS vkSj
BC = 32 lseh- gS rks
AD
gSALZ dh yackbZ fdruh gS\ dh yackbZ fdruh gS\
SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (Shift-02) SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (Shift-01)
(a) 9 cm (b) 8 cm (a) 60 cm (b) 80 cm
(c) 10 cm (d) 12 cm (c) 75 cm (d) 40 cm

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93. Distance of a chord OP from the centre of a 97. AC is the diameter of the circle. B is a point on
circle is 6 cm. If diameter of this circle is 20 the circumference. If angle BAC is 40º, then
cm, then what will be the sum of radius and what is angle BCA?
length of chard OP? ,d o`Ùk dk O;klAC gSA
B mldh ifjf/ ij ,d fcUnq gSA ;fn
,d thok OP dh dsUnz ls nwjh 6 lseh- gSA ;fn bl o`Ùk dk dks.kBAC dk eku 40º gS] rks dks.k
BCA dk eku D;k gS\
O;kl 20 lseh- gS] rks f=kT;k vkSjOP
thok
dh yackbZ dk ;ksx SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (Shift-04)
D;k gksxk\ (a) 50°
SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (Shift-02)
(b) 90°
(c) 55°
(a) 18 cm
(d) 40°
(b) 26 cm 98. I is the incentre of the XYZ. If YIZ =115
(c) 16 cm degree, then what is the YXZ?
(d) 20 cm I, XYZ dk var%dsUnz gSA ;fn =115° gS] rks
YIZ YXZ

94. PX is a tangent drawn from point X, touches dk dkeu D;k gS\

the circle at P. O is the centre of the circle. SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (Shift-02)
Radius of this circle is 10 cm and OX = 26 cm.

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(a) 55°
What is the length of PX ? (b) 45°

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PX fcUnqX ls [khaph xbZ ,d Li'kZ js[kk gS] tks o`Ùk
P ij dks (c) 50°
Li'kZ djrh gSA
O o`Ùk dk dsUnz gSA bl o`Ùk dh 10f=kT;k
lseh (d) 60°
an by
vkSjOX = 26 lseh- gSAPX dh yackbZ D;k gS\ 99. Two circles having equal radius intersect each
other such that each passes through the center

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SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (Shift-02) of the other. Sum of diameter of these two
(a) 24.5 cm circles is 84 cm. what is the length of the
ja common chord?
R s
(b) 24 cm
leku f=kT;k okys nks o`Ùk ,d&nwljs dks bl izdkj izfrP
a th

(c) 23.5 cm
djrs gSa fd izR;sd o`Ùk ,d&nwljs ds dsUnz ls gksdj xqtj
(d) 25 cm bu nksuksa o`Ùkksa ds O;kl dk ;ksx 84 lseh gSA bldh m
95. Angle subtended by a chord PQ at the centre of thok dh yackbZ fdruh gS\
ty a

a circle is 180 degree. If length of chord PQ is

SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (Shift-04)
54 cm then what will be The diameter of this
circle? (a) 21 3 cm
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,d thok PQ }kjk ,d o`Ùk ds dsUnz ij varfjr dks.k

180° (b) 14 3 cm
gSA ;fn thok
PQ dh yackbZ
54 lseh- gS] rks bl o`Ùk dk O;kl
(c) 28 3 cm
D;k gksxk\
(d) 24 3 cm
SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (Shift-03)
100.Tangent drawn frorn a point P touches the circle
(a) 81 cm (b) 64 cm at Q. O is the centre of this circle. If PQ = 12
(c) 54 cm (d) 27 cm cm and OQ = 5 cm. then what is the value of
OP?
96. If PQ is a tangent of a circle (touches the circle
at Q) with centre O and angle POQ is 75°, then fcUnqP ls [khaph xbZ Li'kZ js[kk o`Ùk
Q ij Li'kZ
dks djrh gSA
what is the value of angle OPQ? O bl o`Ùk dk dsUnz gSAPQ;fn
= 12 lseh vkSjOQ = 5 lseh
A

;fn PQ ,d o`Ùk dh thok gS

(o`Ùk dks
Q ij Li'kZ djrh gS
) gS] rks
OP dk eku D;k gS\
ftldk dsUnzO gS vkSj dks.k
POQ dk eku 75° gSA dks.k SSC CHSL 21/03/2023 (Shift-02)
OPQ dk eku D;k gS\ (a) 15 cm

SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (Shift-04) (b) 119 cm

(a) 15° (b) 35° (c) 13 cm

(c) 30° (d) 25° (d) 179 cm

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Answer Key
1.(d) 2.(a) 3.(c) 4.(c) 5.(c) 6.(b) 7.(d) 8.(b) 9.(b) 10.(c)

11.(a) 12.(c) 13.(b) 14.(b) 15.(b) 16.(c) 17.(d) 18.(a) 19.(b) 20.(c)

21.(c) 22.(b) 23.(c) 24.(b) 25.(b) 26.(b) 27.(b) 28.(b) 29.(b) 30.(b)

31.(c) 32.(b) 33.(c) 34.(c) 35.(d) 36.(d) 37.(b) 38.(c) 39.(d) 40.(a)

41.(b) 42.(b) 43.(a) 44.(a) 45.(d) 46.(d) 47.(c) 48.(c) 49.(b) 50.(a)

51.(d) 52.(d) 53.(b) 54.(b) 55.(c) 56.(a) 57.(b) 58.(d) 59.(d) 60.(c)

61.(b) 62.(b) 63.(c) 64.(a) 65.(d) 66.(d) 67.(c) 68.(c) 69.(c) 70.(b)

71.(b) 72.(c) 73.(a) 74.(c) 75.(a) 76.(b) 77.(a) 78.(c) 79.(a) 80.(a)

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81.(b) 82.(d) 83.(c)
an by 84.(b) 85.(c) 86.(c) 87.(b) 88.(d) 89.(a) 90.(b)

91.(c) 92.(b) 93.(b) 94.(b) 95.(c) 96.(a) 97.(a) 98.(c) 99.(a) 100.(c)

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SOLUTIONS
1. (d) 4. (c)

P B 5 cm Q
A C 10.5 B 7 cm
A 12 cm
R S

O
O 12.5

Let, OB = x & OQ = OS = r
The perpendicular distance from the centre
In OBQ
bisects the chord into two equal half.
OQ² = OB² + BQ²
Appying Pythagoras in COB

r
r² = x² + 5² ...........(1)
OB² = CB² + CO²

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In OAS
625 441 184 OS² = OA² + AS²
OC² = – =
4 4 4
an by r² = (x – 7)² + 12² ...........(2)
OC = 46 From equaltion (1) & equation (2), we get.

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2. (a) x² + 25 = (x – 7)² + 144
Short trick: x² + 25 = x² + 49 – 14x + 144
ja
R s
2 2
14x = 168
6  8 x = 12
Radius of the circle =     =5
a th

2
   2  r² = 144 + 25
3. (c) r² = 169

P B 7 Q r² = 13²
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17 cm r = 13cm
24
R S 5. (c)
A
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A
O

B
Let, OB = x & OQ = OS = r. O
In OBQ
OQ² = OB² + BQ² C
r² = x² + 7² .........(1)
AOB = 110º
In OAS
AOC = 130º
A

OS² = OA² + AS²

AOB + AOC = 240º
r² = (x – 17)² + 24² .........(2)
Sum of angles formed at the centre of the
from equation(1) & equation(2), we get.
circle is 360º.
x² + 7² = (x – 17)² + 24²
Thus,
x = 24 COB = 120º
 r² = 24² + 7² We know, the angle formed at the centre is
r² = 625 = 25² double the angle formed at circle.
r = 25 cm So, BAC = 60º

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6. (b) Now, in POR, OP = OR (Radius)

In ABC, AB = BC,
BCA = BAC = 35º So, OPR = ORP = x
BCA + BAC + ABC = 180º x + x + 124º = 180º
ABC = 180º – 35º – 35º = 110º
2x = 56º
ABD + DBC = 110º
ABD + 65° = 110° x = 28º
ABD = 45º
ECD = ABD = 45º 10. (c)
Theorem:- Angles on the circumference of the
circle by same chord are equal.
E D
7. (d) 15º
T
S 15º
A C
58º O

15
P R 75º

º
58º

r
B
Given: AC is a diameter

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Q
TQR = TPR = 58º (angle made by same arc)
an by AC||ED and CBE = 75º]
PTR = 90º Now, ABC = 90º...........(AC is a diameter)
TRP = 180º – 58º – 90º = 32º
ABE = 90º – 75º = 15º
TRP = RTS = 32º

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(By alternate opposite angle) ACE = ABE = 15º (Angle on circumference
8. (b) by same arc AE)
ja
R s

A B CED = ACE = 15º (Alternate opposite angle

of parallel lines are equal)
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E
138º 11. (a)
C
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35º
D C
B
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From the diagram 60º

AEB = 180º – 138º = 42º 7 60º
A D
ABD = ACD = 35º (angle on some base) O
In ABE
BAC = 180º – 42º – 35º = 103º
9. (b)
Q

118°
1
DAC = of DOC = 30º
2
P x R
124° x In AOB
AOB = 90º
A

62° AOB + BOC + COD = 180º

So, BOC = 30º
S
Given that PQR = 118º and OBC = 180º – 60º = 120º
Let S be any point on major arc of a the circle. So BOC is a triangle with angle 120°, 30º
PSR = 180º – 118º = 62º (PQRS is a cyclic and 30º
quad.) As it has sides in the ratio 3, 1, 1
POR = 62º × 2 = 124º (angle at centre is twice
As 1 unit (OB) side = 7 cm So side BC = 7 cm
the angle on circumference if arc is same)

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12. (c) 16. (c)

APC = 95º, AOD = 110º. Join BD.
A T
C
D
110

P 95 O A P
O B

B
C BPT = 36º
ABD = 55º (Angle formed at the centre is OCP = 90º
double the angle formed at the arc of circle).
BPD = 95º (vertically opposite angle) In triangle OCP
BDC = 180º – (95 + 55)º = 30º OCP + COP + OPC = 180º
BOC = 60º (angle formed at the centre is COP = 54º
double the angle formed at the arc of circle).
13. (b) 1
CAP = COP = 27º
D C 2

r
BCP = 27 (Alternate segment theorem)

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17. (d)
40º
A B
an by D

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O
ACB = 90º
..........(angle of semicircle)
ja R r
R s

DCA = CAB = 40º ...(Alternate Angle) (AB

||CD) B
C
a th

DCB = ACB + DCA = 90º + 40º = 130º A

DAB = 180º – DCB
= 180º – 130º = 50º r = 16, R = 26
CAD = DAB – CAB = 50º – 40º = 10º In OCA,
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14. (b)
OCA = 90º, AC = CB
Q
R 2 – r 2 = 262 – 162 = 420 = 2 105
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=
12
cm
In OCA & DBA, A is common
O P
13 cm
OCA = DBA = 90º

So, OCA ~ DBC

Radius is perpendicular to the tangent.
Thus, OQ = 5 cm OA OC 1 16
15. (b) =  =
AD DB 2 DB
B DB = 32
Now in DBA,
12
DBC = 90º (By pythagoras theorem)
A

O A
CD = CB² + DB²
K 18 cm
= 420 +1024 = 1444
In AOB, by using pythagoruse theorem CD = 38 cm
(OA)² = (OB)² + (AB)²
18. (a)
18² = 12² + (AB)²
18² – 12² = (AB)² As we know, tangents drawn from the external
180 = AB² point are always equal.
AB = 6 5 cm So, TP = TQ = 7 cm.

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19. (b) A.T.Q

In the given diagram, QRP = 28º, Join OR. x + x – 4 + x – 2 = 32
T 3x – 6 = 32
3x = 38
R
38
P x= cm.
3
38 32
Q  AC = –2= cm.
O 3 3
S 23. (c)
A
We get OR  PR.
Then ORQ = OQR = 90º – 28º = 62º
Then ROQ = 180º – 124º = 56º
Then RPO = 90º – 56º = 34º P R
20. (c)
CAB = 42º and AB is the diameter of a circle.
Join OC.

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B Q C

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C
AP = AR = 5.5 cm, QC = RC = 4.5 cm, BQ =
BP = 6.5 cm
an by ......(Tangents)
42º
A Q Perimeter of the triangle

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O B
= AP + PB + BQ + QC + CR + RA
= 5.5 + 6.5 + 6.5 + 4.5 + 4.5 + 5.5 = 33 cm
ja
R s

In OCA, OC = OA = radius 24. (b)

Thus, CAO = OCA = 42º
a th

B
COB = CAB + OCA = 84º 6–x
CQ is a tangent, therefore OC is perpendicular x
to CQ. E
F
In OCQ, CQB = (90 – 84)º = 6º
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21. (c)
4+x
P 8–x
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A C
4+x D 8–x
T U Let BF = x
6–x=x
 2x = 6
Q  BF, x = 3
S R
 AD = 4 + x = 7
Let PQ be x cm
AD × BF = 7 × 3 = 21 cm
QR = x– 5 , PR = x – 2
PQ + QR + PR = 32 25. (b)
x + x– 5 + x– 2 = 32 P
3x = 39 B
A

x = 13
PR = x – 2 = 13 – 2 = 11 cm R
O A
22. (b)
Given,
AB – BC = 4 C
Q
AB – AC = 2
Let, AB = x AO = 26 cm
BC = x – 4 PO = OQ = 10 cm
AC = x – 2 AP = 262 – 102 = 24

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AP = AQ = 24 cm 28. (b)
we know, A
AP + AQ = AB + BC + AC
24 + 24 = AB + BC + AC
The perimeter of ABC = 24 + 24 = 48 cm O 70° R
26. (b)
8.4 B
A B
Given:- radius = 6 cm
ARB = 70º
X 9.8 70º
OAB = = 35º
2
In AOB , OA = OB (Radius of circle)
D 5.6 OAB + ABO + BOA = 180º (Angle sum
C
If a circle touches all the sides of the property)
35º + 35º + BOA = 180º

r
quadrilateral then the sum of opposite sides
of the quadrilateral are equal. AOB = 180º – 70º = 110 Ans.

si
29. (b)
So, AB + DC = BC + AD
A
an by
AD = 8.4 cm + 5.6 cm – 9.8 cm = 4.2 cm
27. (b)

n
Given, B = 90º. If AD = 24 cm, AB = 27 cm O P
and DR = 6 cm ja
R s
D R C
B
APB = 40º
a th

OA  AP and OB  PB
O Angle made by radius on tangent = 90°
S Q
In OAPB
ty a

APB + PBO + BOA + OAP = 360º

 40º + 90º + BOA + 90º = 360º
di M

 BOA = 360º – 220º = 140º

A P B
In OAB
DR = DS = 6 cm ......(tangents) OAB = OBA
AS = AD–DS (OB = OA = radius)
= 24 – 6 = 18 cm  BOA + OAB + OBA = 180º
 140º + 2 OAB = 180º
AS = AP = 18 cm ......(tangents)
 OAB = 20º
PB = AB – AP 30. (b)
= 27 – 18 = 9 cm In the given diagram
OP  AB, OQ  BC ......(angle made A
by radius on tangent)
A

In quadrilateral OPQB
B = 90º, OQB = 90º, OPB = 90º P
Q O
 POQ = 90º
PB = BQ ......(tangents) B
 OPBQ is a square AP and BP are tangents and APB = 62º,
PB = BQ = OP = OQ = 9 cm We know that:
Sum of angles of a quadrilateral is 360º and
Perimeter of the circle = 2r Tangent is always perpendicular to the circle
= 2 ×  × 9 = 18  at the point of intersection

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Hence, QAM = QBA = 58º

APB + AOB + OBP + OAP = 360º QBN = QAB = 50º
62º + AOB + 90º + 90º = 360º AQB = 180º – 58º – 50º – 72º
AOB = 118º AOB = 2 × 72º = 144º
Angle formed at the circumference of a circle APB = 180º – 144º = 36º
is half the angle formed at the centre of the 34. (c)
circle. Using the alternate segment theorem, the
AQB = 59º angle between tangent and chord through the
31. (c) point of contact of the tangent is equal to
M the alternate segment.
So, ACD = ABC.
35. (d)
O AOC = 118º
118
ABC = = 59º
A 102º B 2
ACD = ABC = 59º (Alternate segment
C theorem)
36. (d)
C

r
si
P O
ACB = 102º
AMB = 180º – 102º = 78º
an by N
M
AOB = 2 × 78º = 156º

n
APB = 180º – 156º = 24º A B
32. (b) 45
ja
R s

O T
a th

13 5
Given OM is the median and BAT = 45º
BCA = BAT
A B
D
(alternate segment theorem)
BOA = 2BCA
ty a

= 2 × 45º = 90º
60º
 ONB is a right angle triangle.
di M

 OM = NM = MB
P NB
In triangle AOD  OM =
2
OD  AB
10
AD = AO2 – OD2 = 12 = = 5 cm
2
In triangle APB 37. (b)

APB = 60º T
.5
AP = BP 10

PAB = ABP = 60º P B

7 A x
A

So, the length of AP = AB = 24 cm.

33. (c)
M A Let, AB = x
º PT² = PA × PB
58
10.5² = 7 × (7 + x)
Q O P 110.25 = 7 × (7 + x)
15.75 = 7 + x
50
º x = 8.75
N B  AB = 8.75 cm

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38. (c) AO = OC = r
Let PD = x cm In AOC,
A AC² = r² + r²
B
AC² = 2r²
P AC = 2r
C AB AB
D AC = 2× =
We know that 2 2
PB × PA = PC × PD 42. (b)
6.3 × (7.7 + 6.3) = 5.6 × x Using interecting chord theorem.
14 × 6.3 = 5.6 × x AL × LB = CL × LD
63 8 × 3 = CL × 6
 x , CD = 15.75 – 5.60 CL = 4 cm
4
43. (a)
x = 10.15
Since the tangent doesn't intersect the line
39. (d)
joining the centre of the two circles, It must
PO = 16.8 cm, PQ = 12 cm, PR = 19.2 cm

r
be the direct common tangent.
We know that,

si
B
A
O
P Direct common tangent = D2 – (R – r)2
an by
Q Where D = distance between the centres
R

n
R, r = radius of the circles
Let r be the radius of the circle. Direct common tangent =
PB × PA = PQ × PR
ja
(16.8–r) × (16.8+r) = 12 × 19.2 6.52 – (4 – 2.4)² = 6.3 cm
R s

(16.8)² – r² = 230.4
44. (a)
a th

282.24 – 230.4 = r²
Let O and O' be the centres of two circles.
r = 7.2 cm
Tangent is perpendicular to the radius of the
AB = 14.4 cm circles.
40. (a)
ty a

A
B
di M

P X O Y

A O 8 6 O'
B
PX = 17 – r
PY = 17 + r
According to the question
AB = 14 2 – 22 = 192 = 13.86 cm
(17 – r) (17 + r) = 12 × 22.5
289 – r² = 270 45. (d)
r² = 19
r = 19
41. (b)
A

A 7 4
O O'

C D
r o 00' = 12 cm

DCT = (12)2 – (7 – 4)2

B = 144 – 9 = 135 = 3 15 cm

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46. (d) So,

A (AM)² + (MO)² = (AM)² + (MO')²
B OO '
MO = MO' = =6
2
P
R S
20 5 OA = (AM)² + (OM)²

OA = 82 + 62 = 10
50. (a)
Direct common tangent, AB =
A
2 2 2 2
(d) – (r2 – r1 ) = (25) – (15)

= (40)(10) = 20 cm
P C Q
47. (c)
BD² = (distance b/w centre)² – (R + R)²
48² = d² – 14² B

r
AB = 20 cm
d² = 2304 + 196 = 2500 cm

si
d = 50 cm 20
AC = = 10 cm
AC² = (50)² – (7 – 7)² 2
AC² = 50²
an by PA = 18 cm, QA = 16 cm
AC = 50 cm In right angle triangle PAC

n
48. (c)
PC = 182 – 102 = 414
A
15 In right angle triangle QAC
cm cm
ja
R s

13 P
QC =162 – 102 = 239
Distance between the centres = 414 + 239
a th

O O'
51. (d)
B D C
9º
ty a

AB 24 12
AP = = = 12 cm
2 2
di M

In OAP, A B
O
OP = 13² – 12² = 5 cm
In O'AP,
O'P = 15² – 12² = 9cm In the given figure ABC = 180º – 129º = 51º
OO' = 5 + 9 = 14 cm In triangle ABC, ACB = 90º
49. (b) Therefore, BAC = 90º – 51º = 39º
A 52. (d)

A D
M
E
76º 102º
O O'
A

B B
In AMO
EDC = 180º – ADC
AB 16
AM = = =8 = 180º – 102º
2 2
= 78º
OA = O'A (given) ECD = BAD = 76º (external opposite angle
AMO = AMO' = 90° of a cyclic quadrilateral)

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In EDC 55. (c)

EDC + ECD + DEC = 180º ACB = 135º
DEC = 180º – EDC – ECD ADB = 180º – 135º = 45º
= 180º – 78º – 76º = 26º Let '0' be the centre
53. (b) AOB = 2 × 45º = 90º
2 2
AB² = (2 2) + (2 2)
D C
112º AB = 4 cm
56. (a)
o 92º C

º
A B 25

ABC + ADC = 180º A B

ABC = 180º – ADC
= 180º – 112º

r
= 68º D
E

si
In OBC Construct CB
OBC = OCB
In ACB, C = 90º
(OB = OC = radius)
an by
So DCB = 65º
OBC + OCB + COB = 180º

n
As, CDEB is a cyclic quadrilateral so
2OBC = 180º – 92º
C + E = 180º
(OBC = OCB)
ja BED = 180º – 65º = 115º
R s
OBC = 44º
57. (b)
ABO = ABC – OBC
a th

S 14cm
= 68º – 44º = 24º R
25 .2c m

16.8cm

54. (b)
Draw AD and CD as shown in the figure given
ty a

below
P x cm Q
D
di M

PS × SR = PQ × QR
25.2 × 14 = x × 16.8
x = 21 cm
58. (d)
O
C
140º
A C O
B
B º
70
P R
We know that P A Q
A

OAQ = 90º (Radius  tangent)

1
ADC = × AOC OAB = 90º – 70º = 20º
2
OAB = OBA = 20º (  OA = OB)
1 AOB = 180º – 20º – 20º
= × 140º = 70º AOB = 140º
2
ADC = CBP ........(Exterior Vertically Exterior angle AOB = 360º – 140º = 220º
opposite angle of cyclic quadrilateral) 1
ARB = × 220º = 110º
 CBP = 70º 2

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59. (d) APB = 180º – 116º = 64º

D AOB = 2 × APB
C
40° AOB = 2 × 64 = 128º
35° AOB + ADB = 180º
100° 128º + ADB = 180º
A B ADB = 180º – 128º
ADB = 52º
ABD = 180º – 100º – 35º = 45º
63. (c)
ABC + ADC = 180º
A = 60º and ABC = 72º.
ABD + DBC = 180° – 75º
45° + DBC = 180º – 75º
A
DBC = 60º B
60. (c) 60
72 Q

r
O C
D

si
40º P
A B In a cyclic quadrilateral, the exterior angle
an by is equal to the interior opposite angle.
C
ABO = BAO = 40º (  OA = OB)

n
Therefore, QCB = BAD = 60º
BOA = 180º – (40º + 40º) = 100º
ja And ABC = 72º
External angle BOA = 360º – 100º = 260º QBC = 108º (linear pair)
R s

1 In QBC, BQC = 12º and In PDC, DPC =

ACB = × 260º = 130º
a th

2 48º (sum of angles of a triangle is 180º)

61. (b) DPC – BQC = 36º
A D
64. (a)
ty a

OQ = QR
29° QOR = nº
B C
di M

PQO = 2nº (be exterior angle)

QPO = 2nº
POQ = 180º – 4nº
BDC = 90º (Angle in a semicircle is a right
angle) mº + 180º – 4nº+nº = 180º
BCD = 90º – 29º = 61º m = 3nº
BAD + BCD = 180º 65. (d)
BAD = 180º – 61º = 119º
62. (B)
P
O
A

10
8
O A B
C 6
A 116° B

P
D

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In OBC, BC² = 10² – 8² = 6² ABC + APB = 90º

 BC = 6cm ABC + 62º = 90º
COB and BOP are similar as one angle is ABC = 90º – 62º
common and other one is of 90° ABC = 28º
69. (c)
OC CB
=
OB PB A C
6 ×10 27 O
PB = = 7.5 cm º
8
66. (d) D
B

A B

35º
35 ? º
º 45
O

r
P
ACD = 90º (Angle in a semircircle is a right

si
angle)
C PAC + ACP + APC = 180º
OCA = OAC = 35º
an by PAC + 90º + 35º = 180º
OCB = OBC = 45º
PAC = 180º – 90º – 35º

n
ACB = 35º + 45º = 80º PAC = 55º
AOB = 2 × 80º = 160º PAC = BAD + CAD
67. (c)
ja
R s
55º = 27º + CAD
CAD = 28º
a th

B
CAD = CBD = 28º
30º C (  Angles subtended by the same arc are equal)
70. (b)
ty a

º
E 50 D A C
di M

39 O
º
A

B D
ABC = AEC = 50º (angle made by same arc)
DBC = 50º – 30º = 20º
68. (c)
25º

O P
A B ACD = 90º
A

In ACP,
A + C + P = 180º
C A + 90º + 25º = 180º
62º
A = 180º – 90º – 25°
A = 65º
P
A = BAD + DAC
BAP = 90º (radius is perpendicular to tangent 65º = 39º + DAC
measure of the minor) DAC = 26º
arc AC = ABC DAC = CBD = 26º

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71. (b) OQ = 37 and OR = 12

D RQ = OQ 2  OR 2 = 372  122 = 25  49
RQ = 35
A
 SR = RQ = 35
x° E Now,
Q
P In PQS :
100° PSQ = 90°
C B
PS = PQ2  SQ2
BPA = 180º – 100º = 80º
= 742  702 = 4  144
PAB = PBA (  PA = PB)
PS = 24 cm
180º – 80
PAB = = 50º Now,
2
In PSR :
BAD = 180º – 50º = 130º

r
BAD + DEB = 180º PR = PS2  SR 2

si
130º + DEB = 180º = 242  352
DEB = 50º
an by =
BQD = 2(DEB) 1801

n
BQD = 2 × 50º = 100º We know,
x = 100º 1764  1801  1849
ja
R s
72 (c)  PR = 42.4 cm (nearest value)
A
a th

74 (c)
Method-I
P
13 A
ty a

Q
di M

B 24 C 6
Given, O O'
6 M
PB = 13

24 B
BQ = = 12  AOO' is a equilateral triangle and AM is the
2
height of this equilateral triangle
 In PQB :
PQ2 = PB2 – BQ2 3
= a (a = side)
2
PQ = 13 – 12 2 2 2
 PQ = 5
3
73 (a) 63 3
A

2
S
AB = 2AM = 2 × 33 = 63 cm
R Method-II
If two base radius circle intersect each other
P Q such that each passes through the centre of
O
the other
So, length of the common chord = r3
= 63 cm

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75 (a) 78. (c)

r r
Y
1
o o
r
 
 
If two circle of same radius interest each other
X M Z
such that each passes through the centre of
 XMY = 180 – 2 other
ZMY = 180 – 2 Then common chord is = r3
XMZ = 180º So, r3 = 143
180 – 2 + 180 – 2 = 180 r = 14cm
2 + 2 = 180 Circumference of two circles
= 2 × 2r
 + = 90º
XYZ = 90º 22
=4× × 14 = 176 cm
76. (b) 7

r
79. (a)

si
a
O
a
an by
26 4 r 60 r
x
P 4 20 M 20 R S

n
r r
60 60

In triangle OPM
ja b r r c
R s

26² – 24² = a² ...(i)

a th

ABC is an equilateral triangle

In triangle OQM
so each angle is 60º
x² – 20² = a² ...(ii)
n
Area of shaded region
from eq (i) + (ii)
ty a

26² – 24² = x² – 20² 3 60  3

=  (2r)2 – r²
100 = x² – 400 4 360
di M

x² = 500 r²
x = 105 cm  r² 3 –
2

22 49
77 (a)  49 3 – 
X
7 2

60º 
 49 3 – 77 cm² 
c
80. (a)
D.C.T = 24 cm
50º 70º
Y Z r1 = 16 cm
r2 = 6 cm
A

In XYZ d=?
Y = 50, Z = 70
then x = 180 – (50 + 70) = 60º D.C.T  d² – (r1 – r2 )2
YCZ = 2 × YXZ 24  d² – (16 – 6)²
 An angle subtended by same chord at the 576  d² – 100
circumference is half of the angle subtended
d² = 676
at centre.
d = 26 cm
So, YCZ = 2 × 60 = 120º

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81. (b)
DOF
DEF 
2

DOF
O 48º =
50 14
2
A B DOF = 488 × 2 = 96º
48 M 48
85. (c)
AOB = 60º M
 AO = OB (radius of a circle) (y² –
9)
So, remaining angles would be 60º
As OAB is an equilateral triangle o P

So, AB = 18 cm 55
82. (d) N

Tangent drawn on circle from an external

point are equal.

r
O So, PM = PN
50

si
14
y² – 9 = 55
A B
48 M 48 y² = 64
an by y=8
AM =

n
502 – 142
 64  36 = 48
ja 86. (c)
C
R s
AB = 48 + 48 = 96 cm.
Diameter = 2 × OA = 100 cm
a th

Diameter + chord = 100 + 96 = 196 cm

83. (c)

130º
ty a

O
A B
10 10
di M

An angle subtended by same chord at the

A B
circumference is half of the angle subtended
10 at centre.

As radius is 10cm. and chord is also 10cm. AOB

ACB =
Hence, all the sides are equal. 2
So, angle made by chord at the centre is 60° 130º
ACB = = 65º
2
84. (b)
E 87. (b)
33
A

M
L
48º x
Z
O
12
10 K
J

D F JZ × KZ = MZ × LZ
(10 + 12) × 12 = 33 × x
An angle subtended by same chord at the
circumference is half of the angle subtended 22 × 12 = 33 × x
at centre. x = 8cm

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88. (d) 92. (b)

x x
20
o B 16 x 16 C
15 A D
20
50 34
40
0

r  202  152 = 25 cm OX = 30 (using triplet)

AX2 = 502 – 302
So, x  252 – 202 = 15 cm AX = 2500 – 900 = 1600 = 40
Chord (2x) = 2 × 15 = 30 cm AD = 2 × (AX) = 2 × 40 = 80
89. (a) 93. (b)

10 X 10
A B
10
6
M

r
O P
θ Z 8
90 +

si
2
Y Z Diameter (AB) = 20cm
In an incetric triangle XYZ chord OP from the centre of a circle is 6cm
an by Radius = 10cm
YXZ =  ZP = (102 – 62) = 8

n
θ
Chord = (2 × 8) = 16cm
So, YMZ = 90° + Sum of radius and chord
2
ja = (10 + 16) = 26cm
R s
YXZ + YMZ = 150° 94. (b)
a th

θ P
+ 90° + = 150°
2 10
O 26 X
3θ
ty a

= 60
2

 = 40° PX = 262 – 102

di M

= 676 – 100
YXZ = 40°
= 576  24cm
90. (b)
95. (c)
If the angle subtended by chord is 180° then
the chord must be diameter.
In this case,
M N
12 o 12 Chord = diameter
 Diameter = 54cm.
96. (a)
Q
If a chord subtend angle 90°on the circle,
then the chord must be diameter.
A

MN = 12 + 12 = 24 75°
O P
91. (c)
In cyclic quadrilateral opposite angle sum = 180°
 A = 110° (given) QP  OQ
A + C = 180° OQP = 90°
110° + C = 180º QOP = 75°
C  70° So, OPQ = 180° – (90° + 75°) = 15°

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97. (a) 99. (a)

B A
r r
90°
O r O
40° r r
A C
B

(AB) = chord
When two circle have equal radius
AC = Diameter Common chord (AB) = 3r
BAC = 40° (given) Sum of diameter of two circle = 84cm (given)
BCA = 180° – (90 + 40) = 50° Radius are equal = R1 = 21, R2 = 21
98. (c)
Common chord = 3r = 21 3
X
100. (c)

r
si
I
O
115°
an by
5 cm
Y Z

n
P
Q 12cm
x
90 + = 115°
2
ja OP = 122  52
R s

x = 50 degree
a th

YXZ = 50 degree = 144  25  169 = 13 cm

ty a
di M
A

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