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1. In the figure, if PQ = PR = RS, ST = RT Q
and STU = 120, find the value of x? x

a) 60 b) 75 c) 90 U

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d) 105 e) 120
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2. If rays R1 and R2 are parallel in the a
b
given figure, then a + b + c = ? c
a) 180 b) 200 c) 300 R2
d) 360 e) 320
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3. Ray CX bisects ACB. Which of the following is true?
a) BC = BX b) BC < BX
c) BC > BX d) Can’t be determined
X
e) None of these B
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4. The sides of a triangle are in the ratio of 6 : 8 : 9.

Thus, the triangle is :
a) acute-angled b) right-angled c) obtuse-angled
d) Can’t be determined e) None of these

5. The perimeter of a integral-sided triangle is 12cm. how many such triangles can possibly be drawn?
a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 5 e) 6 A

6. Each side of the equilateral ABC is divided into 4 equal parts Q

as shown. Find the ratio of the areas of PQR and ABC.
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a) 1 : 8 b) 4 : 13 c) 3 : 16 C
d) 7 : 30 e) 3 : 7 B
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Directions for questions 7 – 8 : Based on the information given below answer the following questions.

A man starts walking from point A in the east direction and reaches point B at 6 m. Then he walks in the north-
east direction for 5 m to reach C. From C he walks east to D 6 m away. From D he continues till E in the north-
east direction at a distance of 5 m. E is 6 m to the north of A, while D is 3 m to the north of A.

7. Find the distance AE.

a) 336 b) 536 c) 436
d) Can’t be determined e) None of these

8. If point F lies on the extended line AB directly to the south of C, then the distance AF would be
a) 8 b) 9 c) 12 d) 11 e) 10

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9. If each side of ACD has length 3 and if AB has length 1, C
then the area of region BCDE is
9 7 3
a) b) B
4 4
5 3 9 3
c) d) A E D
4 4

10. In ACD, AD = AC and BCA = 2E. The distance between parallel lines AB and CD is h. The area of
parallelogram ABCD is written as ‘X’ and the area of ADE is written as ‘Y’.
E
30
B A

150

C D

What can be the relation between X and Y?

a) X >Y b) X < Y c) X = Y
d) Can’t be determined e) None of these
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11. If  , and ST = 5, find QR.
PR 7 T
a) 12 b) 13.33 c) 11.67 S 105
d) 14.2 e) 16.67
75 60
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12. DF // AB and BC  AB. BC = 5, BG = 4,
AB = 12, AD = 3, CE =?
D E
50 3 5 3 F
a) b)
13 13
A H
10 2 10 41 G B
c) d)
13 13
e) None of these

13. Two squares, with side lengths A and B, are placed together such that the right side of square A touches
the left side of square B and their bases are collinear. A diagonal is drawn from the bottom left corner of
square A to the top right corner of square B. What is the area below the diagonal in square A, in terms of A
and B?
A2 B 1 1 B2 A
a) b) ( A  B) B c) A( A  B) d) e) None of these
2( A  B) 2 2 2( A  B)

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14. Segment AF and BD are the medians of ACB. A B
What is the ratio of ABE and  DEFC?
E
1 2 7
a) b) c) D F
2 3 8
3
d) 1 e)
4
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15. A triangle has sides 20 cm, 48 cm and 52 cm. This triangle is to be cut into two pieces of equal area by a
single cut. What is the maximum possible sum of the perimeter of the two pieces (approx)?
a) 178 cm b) 190 cm c) 198 cm d) 218 cm e) 200 cm

16. A, B, C are the vertices of a triangle of area 60 cm2. Let AD be the median from A on BC and BY be the
median from B on AD. If BY is extended to meet AC in E, what is the area of the triangle AYE?
a) 10 cm2 b) 9 cm2 c) 6 cm2 d) 5 cm2 e) 8 cm2

17. ABC is a triangle with BC = a, CA = b and BCA = 120. CD is the bisector of BCA meeting AB at D.
Then length of CD is
ab ab a2  b2
a) b) c)
4 ab 2(a  b)
a 2  ab  b 2 a2  b2
d) e)
3(a  b) 3(a  b)

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18. In the given figure, PQRS is a trapezium in which PQ || RS and

PQ = 3RS. Determine the ratio of areas of POQ and ROS. O

a) 9 : 1 b) 1 : 9 c) 3 : 1
d) 1 : 3 e) None of these
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19. In the given figure, ABC and ACD are right angled triangles and AB = x D
cm, BC = y cm, CD = z cm and x.y = z, and x, y, z have minimum integral A
values. Find the area of ABCD.
a) 36 cm2 b) 64 cm2 c) 24 cm2
d) 25 cm2 e) 30 cm2 B C

20. In a ABC, AD is the bisector of BAC, AB = 12 cm, BD = 8 cm and DC = 4 cm. Find AC.
a) 4 cm b) 6 cm c) 3.5 cm d) 8 cm e) None of these

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