D.A.

V SCHOOL
SREE NANDEESWARAR CAMPUS
ADAMBAKKAM, CHENNAI - 88
Class X MATHEMATICS
CIRCLES ASSIGNMENT
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
1) 1. The distance between two parallel tangents of a circle of radius 4 cm is
(a) 2 cm (b) 4 cm (c) 6 cm (d) 8 cm
2) In the given figure, if ∠RPS = 25°, the value of ∠ROS is

(a) 135° (b) 145° (c) 165° (d) 155°

3) A tangent is drawn from a point at a distance of 17 cm to a circle of radius 8 cm. The
length of its tangent is
(a) 5 cm (b) 9 cm (c) 15 cm (d) 23 cm
4) Number of tangents drawn at a point of the , circle is/are
(a) one (b) two (c) none (d) infinite
5) The tangents drawn at the extremities of the diameter of a circle are
(a) perpendicular (b) parallel (c) equal (d) none of these
6) In given figure, CP and CQ are tangents to a circle with centre O. ARB is another tangent
touching the circle at R. If CP = 11 cm and BC = 6 cm then the length of BR is

(a) 6 cm (b) 5 cm (c) 4 cm (d) 3 cm

7) In the given figure, AB and AC are tangents to the circle with centre O such that ∠BAC
= 40°, then ∠BOC is equal to

(a) 40° (b) 50° (c) 140° (d) 150°

8) Two parallel lines touch the circle at
points A and B respectively. If area of the circle is 25 n cm2, then AB is equal to
(a) 5 cm (b) 8 cm (c) 10 cm (d) 25 cm
9) In figure AT is a tangent to the circle with centre O such that OT = 4 cm and ∠OTA =
30°. Then AT is equal to
(a) 4 cm (b) 2 cm (c) 2√3 cm (d) 4√3 cm
10)If four sides of a quadrilateral ABCD are tangential to a circle, then
(a) AC + AD = BD + CD (b) AB + CD = BC + AD
(c) AB + CD = AC + BC (d) AC + AD = BC + DB
11) In figure, O is the centre of a circle, AB is a chord and AT is the tangent at A. If
∠AOB = 100°, then ∠BAT is equal to

(a) 100° (b) 40° (c) 50° (d) 90°

12) In the figure PA and PB are tangents to the circle with centre O. If ∠APB = 60°, then
∠OAB is

(a) 30° (b) 60° (c) 90° (d) 15

13) In figure if PQR is the tangent to a circle at Q whose centre is O, AB is a chord
parallel to PR and ∠BQR = 70°, then ∠AQB is equal to

(a) 20° (b) 40° (c) 35° (d) 45°

14) Two concentric circles are of radii 13 cm and 5 cm. The length of the chord of larger
circle which touches the smaller circle is _____
a) 12cm b)24 cm c) 8cm d) 6cm
15) A quadrilateral ABCD is drawn to circumscribe a circle. If AB =12 cm, BC = 15 cm
and CD = 14 cm, then AD is equal to _____
a) 26cm b) 11cm c)9cm d) 13cm
16) If angle between two tangents drawn from a point P to a circle of radius ‘a’and centre
‘O’ is 90°, then OP =
a) 2a√2 b) a√2 c) a/√2 d) 5a√2
17) The length of tangent from an external point on a circle is
(A) always greater than the radius of the circle.
(B) always less than the radius of the circle.
(C) may or may not be greater than the radius of circle
(D) None of these
Assertion-Reason-based questions.
Directions: Each of the following questions contains an assertion followed by a reason. Read
them carefully and answer the questions on the basis of the following options.
(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is a correct explanation of
Assertion (A).
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not a correct explanation of
Assertion (A).
(c) Assertion (A) is true and Reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false and Reason (R)is true.

18) Assertion: Perpendicular bisectors of two chords of a circle intersect at its centre.
Reason: : A line drawn through the centre of a circle to bisect a chord is perpendicular to the
chord.
19) Assertion: If two tangents are drawn to a circle from an external point, then they subtend
equal angles at the centre.
Reason: A parallelogram circumscribing a circle is a rhombus.

DESCRIPTIVE QUESTION
1)Two parallel lines touch each other at points A and B respectively. If the area of the circle
is 25𝜋 𝑐𝑚2 , then find AB.
2) From a point P which is at a distance of 13 cm from the centre O of a circle of radius 5
cm, the pair of tangents PQ and PR to the circle are drawn. Then the area of the quadrilateral
PQOR.
3) Two concentric circles are of radii 13 cm and 5 cm. Find the length of the chord of the
larger circle which touches the smaller circle.
4) A quadrilateral ABCD is drawn to circumscribe a circle. If AB=12cm, BC=15cm and
CD=14cm, then find the length of AD.
5) In the given figure, AB and CD are common tangents to two circles of unequal radii.
Prove that AB=CD.

6) In the given figure, find the length of PB.

7) In fig., CP and CQ are tangents to a circle with center O. ARB is another tangent touching the
circle at R. If CP = 11 cm and BC = 7 cm, then find the length (in cm) of BR

8) In figure, △ABC is circumscribing a circle. Find the length of BC.

9) If PQ=28 cm, then find the perimeter of triangle PLM.

10) PQ is a tangent to a circle with centre O at point P. If ∆𝑂𝑃𝑄 is an isosceles triangle, then
find ∠𝑂𝑃𝑄.
11) If two tangents inclined at 60∘ are drawn to a circle of radius 3cm, then find length of
each tangent.
12) If the radii of two concentric circles are 4cm and 5cm, then find the length of each chord
of one circle which is tangent to the other circle.
13) Prove that tangents drawn at the end points of a chord of a circle make equal angles with
the chord.

14) A triangle ABC is drawn to circumscribe a circle of radius 3cm , such that the
segments BD and DC are respectively of lengths 6cm and 9cm . If the area of ΔABC is 54cm2 ,
find the lengths of sides AB and AC .

15) a,b and c are the sides of a right triangle, where c is the hypotenuse. A circle of radius r,
𝑎+𝑏−𝑐
touches the sides of the triangle. Prove that 𝑟 = .
2

16) If a circle touches the side BC of a triangle ABC at P and extended sides AB and AC at Q
(𝐵𝐶+𝐶𝐴+𝐴𝐵)
and R, respectively. Prove that 𝐴𝑄 = .
2
17) In the given figure, two circles touch each other at the point C. Prove that the common
tangent to the circles at C, bisects the common tangent at P and Q.

18) In figure AB is a chord of length 8cm of a circle of radius 5cm. The tangents to the circle
at A and B intersect at P. find the length of AP.

19) In figure O is the centre of a circle. PT and PQ are tangents to the circle from an external
point P. If ∠𝑇𝑃𝑄 = 70∘ , find ∠𝑇𝑅𝑄.

20) In the given figure, PQ is chord of length 6cm of the circle of radius 6cm. TP and TQ are
tangents to the circle at points P and Q respectively. Find ∠𝑃𝑇𝑄.

21) Triangle ABC is drawn to circumscribe a circle of radius 2cm such that segements BD & DC
jnto which BC is divided by the point of contact D are 4 cm and 3 cm respectively If area of
Triangle ABC IS 21 cm sq, find length of AB & AC.
22) In the given figure, quad. ABCD is circumscribed, touching the circle at P, Q, R and S such
that ∠DAB = 90°, If CS = 27 cm and CB = 38 cm and radius of the circle is 10 cm, then find AB.

23) PQR is a right triangle right angled at Q. PQ=5cm, QR=12cm. A circle with centre O is
inscribed in triangle PQR, touching all its sides. Find the radius of the circle.
24) If a hexagon ABCDEF circumscribe a circle, prove that AB+CD+EF=BC+DE+FA.
25) AB is a chord of length 24cm of a circle of radius 13cm. The tangents at A and B intersect at
a point C. Find the length of AC.