CHAPTERWISE QUESTION

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CLASS X Time : 2 hrs.
Mark : 60
SECTION - A OBJECTIVE TYPE 12 × 1 = 12
1. At point A on a diameter AB of a circle of radius 10 cm, tangent XAY is drawn to the circle.
The length of the chord CD parallel to XY at a distance 16 cm from A is
a) 8 cm b) 10 cm c) 16 cm d) 18 cm
2. Two circles touch each other externally at C and AB is common tangent of circles, then
ACB is
a) 70 0 b) 60 0
c) 1000 d) 90 0

3. The length of the tangent drawn from a point 8 cm away from the centre of a circle of
radius 6 cm is

a) 10 cm b) 5 cm c) 7 cm d) 2 7 cm
4. If radii of two concentric circles are 4 cm and 5 cm, then the length of each chord of one
circle which is tangent to the other circle is
a) 3 cm b) 6 cm c) 9 cm d) 1 cm
5. From a point X, the length of the tangent to a circle is 20 cm and the distance of X from
the centre is 25 cm. The radius of the circle is

a) 10 cm b) 5 41 cm c) 15 cm d) 20 cm

6. If angle between two radii of a circle is 125 0, then the angle between the tangents at the
ends of the radii is
a) 90 0 b) 75 0 c) 55 0 d) 1250
7. From a point P which is at a distance of 13 cm from the centre O of a circle of radius
5cm, a pair of tangents PQ and PR to the circle are drawn. Then the area of the quadrilateral
PQOR is
a) 60 cm2 b) 65 cm2 c) 30 cm2 d) 32.5 cm2
8. If two tangents inclined at an angle 60 0 are drawn to a circle of radius 3 cm, then length of
each tangent is equal to
3
a) 3 cm b) 6 cm c) 3 cm d) 3 3 cm
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9. The number of tangents that can be drawn to a circle from a point inside it is
a) one b) two c) infinite d) none
10. Find the length of tangent drawn to a circle with radius 7 cm from a point 25 cm away
from the centre.
a) 24 cm b) 27 cm c) 26 cm d) 25 cm
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11. A point P is 26 cm away from the centre of a circle and the length of the tangent drawn
from P to the circle is 24 cm. Find the radius of the circle.
a) 11 cm b) 10 cm c) 16 cm d) 15 cm
12. If tangents PA and PB from a point P to a circle with centre O are inclined to each other at
angle of 80 0, then POA is equal to
a) 60 0 b) 70 0 c) 80 0 d) 50 0
13. From a point P, 10 cm away from the centre of a circle, a tangent PT of length 8 cm is
drawn. Find the radius of the circle.
a) 4 cm b) 7 cm c) 6 cm d) 5 cm
14. The common point of a tangent to a circle with the circle is called ..........
a) centre b) point of contact c) end point d) none of these
In the following questions, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement
of Reason (R). Mark the correct choice as :
a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation
of Assertion (A)

b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the correct
explanation of Assertion (A)

c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.

d) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

15. Assertion (A) : If in a cyclic quadrilateral, one angle is 40 0, then the opposite angle is
1400.

Reason (R) : Sum of opposite angles in a cyclic quadrilateral is equal to 360 0.

16. Assertion (A) : If length of tangent from an external point to a circle is 8 cm, then the
length of other tangent from the same point is 8 cm.

Reason (R) : Length of the tangents drawn from an external point to a circle are equal.
SECTION - B
Short Answer I 5 × 2 = 10
17. 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.
18. In the adjoining figure, AD = 8 cm, AC = 6 cm and TB is the tangent at B to the circle with
centre O. Find OT, if BT is 4 cm.

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19. In figure, common tangents AB and CD to the
two circles with centres O 1 and O2 intersect
at E. Prove that AB = CD.

20. In figure, O is the centre of a circle. PT and PQ are

tangents to the circle from an external point P.
If TPQ  700 , find TRQ.

21. In given figure, AB is the diameter of a circle with

center O and AT is a tangent. If AOQ  580 ,
find ATQ.

22. In the given figure, from a point P, two tangents PT

and PS are drawn to a circle with centre O such that
SPT  1200. Prove that OP = 2PS.

SECTION - C
Short Answer II 6 × 3 = 18
23. Two tangents PQ and PR are drawn from an external point to a circle with centre O.
Prove that QORP is a cyclic quadrilateral.
24. In figure, AB and CD are common tangents to
two circles of equal radii. Prove that AB = CD.

25. A chord PQ of a circle is parallel to the tangent drawn at a point R of the circle. Prove that
R bisects the arc PRQ.
26. In the figure, PQ is a tangent to a circle with centre O.
If OAB  300 , find ABP and AOB.

27. Prove that the tangents drawn at the ends of a diameter of a circle are parallel.
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28. In the adjoining figure, three circles with centres, A, B and C,
respectively touch each other externally. If AB = 5cm, BC = 7 cm
and CA = 6 cm, then find the radius of the circle with centre A.

29. In ABC , AB = AC. If the interior circle of ABC touches the sides AB, BC and CA at D, E,
F respectively. Prove that E bisects BC.
SECTION - D
Long Answer 4 × 5 = 20
30. AC and AD are tangents at C and D, respectively.
If BCD  440 , then find CAD, ADC,
CBD and ACD .

31. In the given figure, AD is a diameter of a circle with centre O and AB is a tangent at A. C is
a point on the circle such that DC produced intersects the tangent at B and ABD  500.
Find COA.

32. Tangents PQ and PR are drawn to a circle such that RPQ  300. A chord RS is drawn
parallel to the tangent PQ. Find RQS.

33. PA and PB are the tangents to a circle which circumscribes an equilateral ABQ. If
PAB  600 , as shown in the figure, prove that QP bisects AB at right angle.

OR
In a right ABC in which B  900 , a circle is drawn with AB as diameter intersecting the
hypotenuse AC at P. Prove that the tangent to the circle at P bisects BC.

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 CASE STUDY

34. Read the text and answer the questions 5

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 center O is inscribed in a ”ABC,
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.

i. Find the length of AD

ii. Find the Length of BE

iii. Find the length of CF

iv. If radius of the circle is 4cm, Find the area of  OAB

v. Find area of  ABC