(Multiple Choice Questions (MCOS)) [1 Markeach]

1. Two concentric circles are of radii 10 cm 6. Tangents AP and AQ are drawn to ciclo
and 8 cm, then the length of the chord of with centre O from an external point
the larger circle which touches the smaller then ZPAQ is equal to
A
circle is
(a) 6 cm
(c) 18 cm
(b) 12 cm
(d) 9 cm
(a) 22OPQ (b) <OPQ
2
3
(c)<OPO (a) 2OPQ

7. In gure, if ZAOB = 125°, then 2COD is

2. In the given gure, a circle touches all the equal to
four sides of quadrilateral ABCD with
AB = 6 cm, BC = 7 cm and CD = 4cm,
then length of AD is
125
R

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(a) 62.5° (b) 45° (c) 35° (d) 55°

8. From a point P which is at a distance of13

(a) 3 cm (b) 4 cm cm from the centre O of a circle of radius 5
(c) 5 cm (d) 6 cm cm, the pair of tangents PQ and PR to the
circle is drawn. Then, the area of the
3. In the given gure, PA is a tangent from an quadrilateral PQOR is NCERT Exemplar
external point P to a circle with centre O. If (a) 60 cm (b) 65 cm (c) 30 cm (d) 32.5cm?
LPOB = 115°, then ZAPO is
9. In gure, if O is the centre of a circle, PQisa
chord and the tangent PR at P makes an
angle of 50° with PQ, then POQ is equalto
R

(a) 25° (b) 20° (c) 30 (d) 65°

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4. From an external point P, tangents PA and
(a) 100 (b) 80° (c) 90° (d) 75°
PBare drawn to a circle with centre O. If CD
is the tangent to the circle at a point E and 10. In the given gure, two tangentsABandAC
PA = 14 cm, then perimeter of APCD is are drawn to a circle with centre O suchthat
(a) 14 cm (b) 21 cm ZBAC = 120°, then OA is equal to
(c) 28 cm (d) 35 cm

5. A tangent PQ at a point P of a circle of

radius 6 cm meets a line through the centre
O at a point Q, so that OQ = 14 cm, then
length of PQ is 120
A
(a) 4/10 cm (b) 6V10 cm
(a) 2 AB (b) 3AB (c) 4AB (Ở) 5AB
(c) 5/10 cm (d) 7V10 cm

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Very Short Answer VSA)TypeQuestions [1 Mark each]

11. How many tangents can be drawn to a P to the circle is 24cm. Find the radius of
circle from a point P which lies outside the the circle.
circle? 23. In the given gure, AB is a chord of a circle
and A0C is its diameter such that
12. At which point a tangent is perpendicular
LACB = 50°. If AT is the tangent to the
to the radius? CBSE 2012
circle at point A, then nd ZBAT.
13. What term will you use for a line which
intersect a circle at two distinct points?
CBSE 2012
14. Two concentric circles of radii a and b
(a> b) are given. Find the length of the
chord of the larger circle which touches the
smaller circle. CBSE 2015 A T
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15. Write the name of the common point of the
tangent to a circle and the circle. CBSE 2012 24. In the given gure, AB, AC and PQ are
tangents. If AB = 5 cm, then nd the
16. What do you say about the line which is perimeter of AAPQ. CBSE 2009
perpendicular to the radius of the circle
through the point of contact? CBSE 201l

7. Write the number of tangents to a circle

which are parallel to a secant. CBSE 2014, 11

18. Find the distance between two parallel

B
tangents of a circle of radius 3 cm.
CBSE 2011, 13
19. If two tangents inclined at an angle of 60°
are drawn to a circle of radius 3 cm, then 25. In the following gure, PQ is a tangent at a
nd the length of each tangent. point C to circle with centre O. If AB is a
NCERT Exemplar; CBSE 2012, 11 diameter and CAB = 30°, then nd
20. In the adjoining gure, PA and PB are LPCA. CBSE 2016
tangents from P to a circle with centre O. If
LAOB = 130°, then nd ZAPB. P

26. Two concentric circles with centre O are of

Z1. In the given gure, if AOB = 125° , then radii 5 cm and 3 cm. From an external
nd ZCOD. point P, two tangents PA and PB are drawn
A
to these circles, respectively. If PA = 12 cm,
then nd length ofPB. CBSE 2015, 10

12c0
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22 A point is 26 cm away from the centre of a

P
circle and the length of tangent drawn from

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 27. In adjoining gure, QR is common tangent
to the circles C, and C, touching externally
at T. Find the length of QR if QP = 3.2 cm

C C

28. In the given gure, if PQRİSthe tangent to

a circle at Q whose centre is 0, AB is a
chord parallel to PR and ZBQR = 70°, then
nd ZAQB.
P

(
Prove that AB = CD.
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29. In the given gure ABand CD areCommon

tangents to two circles of unequal Tadi

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30. In two concentric circles, prove that all

chords of the outer circle which touch the
inner circle are of equal length. CBSE2015
31. If PA and PB are two tangents drawn from a
point P to a circle with centre O touching it
at A and B, prove that OP is perpendicular
bisector of AB CBSE 2008 A

32. In the adjoining gure, AD = 8 cm, 35. In the given gure, if LACB = 50,then
AC = 6cm and TB is the tangent at B to the nd ZATO.
circle with centre O. Find OT, if BT is 4 cm.
CBSE 2013

C
B

B 4cm 36. In the adjoining gure, PQ is a chordo

circle with centreO and PT is a tangentat
33. The tangents drawn at the end points of
such that ZQPT = 60°, then ndZPRQ.
two perpendicular diameters of a circle are
parallel to each other, which form of a
square and whose length of side is 2 cm.
Find the radius of circle.
34. PA is a tangent to the circle with centre O. If
BC = 3 cm, AC = 4 cm and AACB~ APAO,
OP T
then nd OA and
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 In the given gure, O is the centre of a 42. At one end A of a diameter AB of a circle of
3/ircle, BOA is its diameter and the tangent radius 5 cm, tangent XAY is drawm to the
at the point P meets BA extended at T. If circle. Find the length of the chord CD
PBO = 30°, then nd ZPTA. CBSE 2016 parallel to XY and at a distance 8 cm
from A. NCERT Exemplar
43. Two circles with centres O and O' touch
each other externally at point P and XY is a
common tangent to the two circles at P.
Prove that O, P, O' are collinear.

38.
In adjoining gure, PQ and PR are tangents 44. In the adjoining gure, PQ is the common
to the circle with centre O and S is a point tangent to both the circles. SR and PT are
on the circle such that SQL = 50° and tangents. If SR = 4 cm and PT = 7 cm, then
SRM = 60°. Find 2QSR. nd RP.,
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45. Out of the two concentric circles, the

diameter of the outer circle is 10 cm and the
39. In the given gure, common tangents AB chord AC of length 8 cm is a tangent to the
and CD to two circles intersect at E. Prove inner circle, then nd the diameter of the
that AB = CD. NCERT Exemplar, CBSE 2014 inner circle.

46. In the adjoining gure, quadrilateral

ABCD is circumscribed, touching the
circle at P, Q, R and S. If AP = 5 cm,
BC = 7 cm and CS =3 cm, then nd the
length of AB.
40. In the adjoining gure, from an external
point P, two tangents PT and PS are drawn
to a circle with centre O and radius r. If
OP = 2r, then show that
20TS = 20ST = 30°

47. Prove that a diameter AB of a circle bisects

all those chords which are parallel to the
tangent at the point A.

48. In gure, AB and CD are common tangents

to two circles of equal radii. Prove that
AB = CD. Further prove that
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41, In two concentric circles, a chord of length
24 cm of larger circle becomes a tangent to
the smaller circle whose radius is 5 cm.
Find the radius of larger circle. CBSE 2015
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( Short Answer (SA) Type ll Questions [3 Markseach]

49. Prove that the lengths of tangents drawn 54. Tangents AP and AQ are drawn tocirel
from an external point to a circle are equal. with centre O from an external point A.
CBSE 2012 Prove that PAQ = 220PQ.
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50. In the qiven gure, O is the centre of the
circle. Determine ZAQB and ZAMB if PA 55. In the given gure, ZADC = 90°,
and PB are tangents and ZAPB = 75°. BC=38 cm, CD = 28 cm and BP = 25 cm
CBSE 2012
then nd the radius of the circle.
CBSE201l

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51. In given gure, AB is diameter of a circle

with centre O and AT is tangent. If
ZAOQ = 58°, nd ŻATQ.

56. The radii of two concentric circles are

13 cm and 8 cm. AB is a diameter of the
bigger circle. BD is a tangent to thesmaller
circle touching it at D. Find the length of
CBSE 2015 AD. CBSE 2010

52. In the adjoining gure, a 57. A chord PQ of a circle is parallel to the

right angled AABC, tangent drawn at a point Rof thecircle.
circumscribes a circle of Prove that R bisects the arc PRQ.
radius r. If AB and BC are NCERT Exemplar
of lengths 8 cm and6 cm
respectively, then nd 58. A circle is inscribed in a AABC having
the value of r. CBSE2011 sides AB=8 cm, BC= 10 cm and
B CA=12 cm as shown in gure. Find AD,
BE and CF.
53. A circle touches the side BC of a AABC at P
and AB and AC when produced at Q and R
respectively as shown in the gure. Show
that AQ=12 (Perimeter of AABC)

or show that AQ = :+CA + AB)

E CBSE 2012

59. If a hexagon ABCDEF circumscribes

circle, prove that
AB + CD + EF= BC + DE + FA
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60. A tangent PT is drawn parallel to a chod

AB as shown in gure. Prove that APBis h
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 65. If a, b, c are the sides of a right angled
triangle, where c is hypotenuse, then prove
that the radius r of the circle which touches
the sides of the triangle is given by
a + b- c
r
2
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61. In the given gure, the incircle of AABC
touches the sides BC, CA and AB at P,Q 66. Lets denotes the semi-perimeter of a
andR, respectively. Prove that AABC in which BC = a, CA = b and
(AR + BP + CQ)= (AQ + BR + CP) AB = c. If a circle touches the sides
BC, CA, AB at D, E, F, respectively. Prove
(Perimeter of AABC). that BD = s - b. NCERT Exemplar

67. In the adjoining gure, three circles

with centres, A, Band C, respectively touch
each other externally. If AB = 5 cm,
BC = 7 cm and CA = 6 cm, then nd the
radius of the circle with centre A.

62. Two tangents PA and PBare drawn to a circle

with centre O, such that ZAPB = 120°.
Prove that OP = 2AP. NCERT Exemplar

63.Prove that the tangents drawn at the ends

of a chord of a circle make equal angles B
with the chord. NCERT Exemplar
64. If ąnumber of circles pass through the end 68. AB is a diameter of a circle and AC is
points P and Q of a line segment PQ, then its chord such that ZBAC = 30°. If the
show that their centre lie on the
tangent at C intersects AB extended at D,
perpendicular bisector of PQ.
then prove that BC = BD. NCERT Exemplar
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( Long Answer (LA)Type Questions [4 Markseach]

69. AC and AD are tangents at C and D, DC produced intersects the tangent at B

respectively. If ZBCD = 44° , then nd and ZABD = 50°. Find ZCOA. CBSE2015
LCAD, ZADC, ZCBD and ZACD.

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71. Tangents PQ and PR are drawn to a circle

In the given gure, AD is a diameter of a such that ZRPQ = 30°. A chord RS is drawn
Circlewith centreO and AB is a tangent at parallel to the tangent PQ. Find ZRQS.
A.C is a point on the circle such that DC CBSE 2015

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 2. PA and PB are the tangents to a circle which 73. In the given gure, from an external no.
circumscribes an equilateral AABQ. P.a tanggent PT and a line segmentPAR
drawn to a circle with centre 0. ON is
If ZPAB = 60°, as shown in the gure, perpendicular on the chord AB. Proyethas
prove that QP bisects AB at right angle. (i) PA · PB = PN'- AN?
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4 (ii) PN - AN = OP - oT2
(ii) PA PB = PT? NCERTExemplar

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Solutions
Now, ZAOP + BOP = 180°
1. (b) Let Obe thecentreof the concentriccirclesof radi
+, LAOP + 115° = 180
10 m and &m, rosDcctivcly,Let AB beachordof the

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