10 th

Class
CBSE Board

MATHEMATICS
CHAPTER – 10
Circles
 VIDYAPEETH
CIRCLES
DPP-1 (FUM/042)

1. The number of tangents that can be drawn 5. The chord of a circle of radius 10 cm
from an external point to a circle is subtends a right angle at its centre. The
(A) 1 (B) 2 length of the chord (in cm) is
(C) 3 (D) 4
(A) 5 2 (B) −5 2
2. In the given figure, RQ is a tangent to the (C) 10 2 (D) 10 3
circle with centre O. If SQ = 6 cm and QR
= 4 cm, then OR is equal to: 6. In the given figure, PT is a tangent to the
Q R circle with centre O. If OT=6 cm and
OP=10 cm, then the length of tangent PT
O is
T
6 cm
S P
(A) 2.5 cm (B) 3 cm O 10 cm
(C) 5 cm (D) 8 cm
(A) 8 cm
3. In a circle of radius 7 cm, tangent PT is
drawn from a point P such that PT=24 cm. (B) 10 cm
If O is the centre of the circle, then length (C) 12 cm
OP = ? (D) 16 cm
T
7 cm 7. In the given figure, point P is 26 cm away
24 cm from the centre O of a circle and the length
O
PT of the tangent drawn from P to the
P
circle is 24 cm. Then, the radius of the
(A) 30 cm (B) 28 cm circle is
(C) 25 cm (D) 18 cm T

4. Which of the following pairs of lines in a

circle cannot be parallel? P O
(A) Two chords
(B) A chord and a tangent
(A) 10 cm (B) 12 cm
(C) Two tangents
(C) 13 cm (D) 15 cm
(D) Two diameters

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8. PQ is a tangent to a circle with centre O at 11. In the given figure, O is the centre of two
the point P. If ΔOPQ is an isosceles concentric circles of radii 6 cm and 10 cm.
triangle, then OQP is equal to AB is a chord of outer circle which
(A) 30° (B) 45° touches the inner circle. The length of
(C) 60° (D) 90° chord AB is

9. In the given figure, AB and AC are O

tangents to the circle with centre O such
that ∠BAC = 40º. Then, ∠BOC is equal A P B
to (A) 8 cm (B) 14 cm
B
(C) 16 cm (D) 5 10 cm

A 40° O 12. In the given figure, AB and AC are

tangents to a circle with centre O and
C radius 8 cm. If OA=17 cm, then the length
(A) 80° (B) 90° of AC (in cm) is
(C) 120° (D) 140° B

10. If a chord AB subtends an angle of 60° at

O A
the centre of a circle, then the angle
between the tangents to the circle drawn
from A and B is C
(A) 30° (B) 60° (A) 9 (B) 110
(C) 90° (D) 120° (C) 353 (D) 15

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 DPP-2 (FUM/043)

1. In the given figure, O is the centre of a 4. If PA and PB are two tangents to a circle
circle, AOC is its diameter such that ∠ with centre O such that ∠AOB= 110°
ACB = 50º. If AT is the tangent to the
then ∠APB is equal to
circle at the point A then ∠BAT= ?
C A

50° O 110° P
B
O
B
A T (A) 55° (B) 60°
(A) 40° (B) 50°
(C) 70° (D) 90°
(C) 60° (D) 65°

2. In the given figure, O is the centre of a 5. In the given figure, the length of BC is
circle, PQ is a chord and PT is the A
tangent at P. If POQ=70°, then TPQ
E 11cm
is equal to

P
T
B C
D
O
Q (A) 7 cm (B) 10 cm
(C) 14 cm (D) 15 cm
(A) 35° (B) 45°
(C) 55° (D) 70°
6. In the given figure, O is the centre of a
3. In the given figure, AT is a tangent to circle and PT is the tangent to the circle.
the circle with centre O such that OT=4 If PQ is a chord such that ∠QPT=50°
cm and
then ∠POQ = ?
∠OTA=30°. Then, AT= ?
P T

O
O
Q
30°
A T
(A) 4 cm (B) 2 cm (A) 100° (B) 90°
(C) 2 3 cm (D) 4 3 cm (C) 80° (D) 75°

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7. In the given figure, PA and PB are two 10. In the given figure, PA and PB are two
tangents to the circle with centre O. If tangents drawn from an external point P
∠APB= 60° then ∠OAB is: to a circle with centre C and radius 4 cm.
A If PA⊥PB, then the length of PA.
A
P 60°
O
C P
B
B
(A) 15° (B) 30°
(C) 60° (D) 90° (A) 3 cm (B) 4 cm
(C) 5 cm (D) 6 cm
8. If two tangents inclined at an angle of
60° are drawn to a circle of radius 3 cm 11. If PA and PB are two tangents to a circle
then the length of each tangent is equal with centre O such that ∠APB = 80°.
to: Then, ∠AOP =?
(3 3) A
(A) 3 cm (B) cm
2
(C) 3 3 cm (D) 6 cm P O
9. In the given figure, PQ and PR are
B
tangents to a circle with centre A. If ∠
(A) 40° (B) 50°
QPA=27° then ∠QAR equals (C) 60° (D) 70°
Q
12. In the given figure, O is the centre of the
A P circle. AB is the tangent to the circle at
the point P. If
R ∠ APQ=58° then the measure of ∠
(A) 63° (B) 117° PQB is
(C) 126° (D) 153°
Q
O
R
58°
A P B
(A) 32° (B) 58°
(C) 122° (D) 132°

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 DPP-3 (FUM/044)

1. In the given figure, O is the centre of the 4. O is the centre of a circle of radius 5 cm.
circle. AB is the tangent to the circle at At a distance of 13 cm from O, a point
the point P. If PAO = 30° then P is taken. From this point, two tangents
CPB+ACP is equal to PQ and PR are drawn to the circle.
Then, the area of quad. PQOR is
C
O Q
D
30° P O
A P B
(A) 60° (B) 90° R
(C) 120° (D) 150° (A) 60 cm2
(B) 32.5 cm2
2. In the given figure, PQ is a tangent to a
(C) 65 cm2
circle with centre O.A is the point of
contact. If PAB= 67° then the measure (D) 30 cm2
of AQB is 5. In the given figure, PQR is a tangent to
B the circle at Q, whose centre is O and
AB is a chord parallel to PR such that
O
BQR = 70°. Then, AQB = ?
67° C A B
A Q L
P
(A) 73° (B) 64° O
(C) 53° (D) 44° 70°
P Q R
3. In the given figure, two circles touch
(A) 20° (B) 35°
each other at C and AB is a tangent to
both the circles. The measure of ACB (C) 40° (D) 45°
is
A 6. The length of the tangent from an
B external point P to a circle of radius 5
cm is 10 cm. The distance of the point
C
60° from the centre of the circle is
(A) 8 cm (B) 104 cm
(A) 45° (B) 60°
(C) 90° (D) 120° (C) 12 cm (D) 125 cm

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7. In the given figure, O is the centre of a 10. In the given figure, O is the centre of a
circle, BOA is its diameter and the circle; PQL and PRM are the tangents at
the points Q and R respectively and S is
tangent at the point P meets BA a point on the circle such that
extended at T. If PBO = 30° then SQL=50° and SRM= 60°. Then,
QSR= ?
PTA = ? L
P
50° Q
S
B 30°
O A T O
60°
P
(A) 60° (B) 30° M R
(A) 40° (B) 50°
(C) 15° (D) 45° (C) 60° (D) 70°
8. In the given figure, a circle touches the 11. In the given figure, a triangle PQR is
side DF of EDF at H and touches ED drawn to circumscribe a circle of radius
6 cm such that the segments QT and TR
and EF produced at K and M into which QR is divided by the point of
respectively. If EK = 9 cm then the contact T, are of lengths 12 cm and 9 cm
respectively. If the area of PQR = 189
perimeter of EDF is cm2 then the length of side PQ is
P

H O
D F
K M
Q T R
(A) 17.5 cm (B) 20 cm
(C) 22.5 cm (D) 25 cm
(A) 9 cm (B) 12 cm 12. In the given figure, QR is a common
(C) 13.5 cm (D) 18 cm tangent to the given circles, touching
externally at the point T. The tangent at
T meets QR at P. If PT=3.8 cm then the
9. To draw a pair of tangents to a circle, length of QR is
which are inclined to each other at an Q
P R
angle of 45°, we have to draw tangents
at the end points of those two radii, the T
angle between which is
(A) 105° (B) 135° (A) 1.9 cm (B) 3.8 cm
(C) 140° (D) 145° (C) 5.7 cm (D) 7.6 cm

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 DPP-4 (FUM/045)

1. In the given figure, quad. ABCD is 4. In a right triangle ABC, right-angled at

circumscribed, touching the circle at P, B, BC = 12 cm and AB = 5 cm. The
Q, R and S. If AP=5 cm, BC=7 cm and radius of the circle inscribed in the
CS=3 cm. Then, the length AB = ? triangle is
D S C (A) 1 cm (B) 2 cm
(C) 3 cm (D) 4 cm
P R
5. In the given figure, a circle is inscribed
A B
in a quadrilateral ABCD touching its
O
sides AB, BC, CD and AD at P, Q, R
(A) 9 cm (B) 10 cm
and S respectively. If the radius of the
(C) 12 cm (D) 8 cm
circle is 10 cm, BC = 38 cm, PB = 27
cm and AD⊥CD then the length of CD
2. In the given figure, quad. ABCD is
is
circumscribed, touching the circle at P, B
P
Q, R and S. If AP = 6 cm, BP = 5 cm, A
CQ = 3 cm and DR = 4 cm then
perimeter of quad. ABCD is S O
D
R Q
C
D R C
3 cm
(A) 11 cm (B) 15 cm
S Q
(C) 20 cm (D) 21 cm

A B 6. In the given figure, ABC is right-

6 cm P 5 cm angled at B such that BC = 6 cm and AB
(A) 18 cm (B) 27 cm = 8 cm. A circle with centre O has been
(C) 36 cm (D) 32 cm inscribed inside the triangle. OP⊥AB,
OQ⊥BC and OR⊥AC. If OP = OQ = OR
3. In the given figure, O is the centre of a = x cm then x= ?
circle, AB is a chord and AT is the A
tangent at A. If AOB = 100° then
BAT is equal to:
8 cm

A
T x R
P x
O
O x
B B Q C
6 cm
(A) 40° (B) 50° (A) 2 cm (B) 2.5 cm
(C) 90° (D) 100° (C) 3 cm (D) 3.5 cm

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7. Quadrilateral ABCD is circumscribed to 11. In the given figure, AP, AQ and BC are
a circle. If AB = 6 cm, BC = 7 cm and tangents to the circle. If AB = 5 cm, AC
CD = 4 cm then the length of AD is = 6 cm and BC = 4 cm then the length
(A) 3 cm (B) 4 cm of AP is
(C) 6 cm (D) 7 cm A

8. In the given figure, PA and PB are

tangents to the given circle such that PA
B C
= 5 cm and APB = 60°. The length of
chord AB is P Q
A

60º P
(A) 15 cm
B
(B) 10 cm
(A) 5 2 cm (B) 5 cm
(C) 9 cm
(C) 5 3 cm (D) 7.5 cm
(D) 7.5 cm
9. In the given figure, DE and DF are
tangents from an external point D to a 12. In the given figure, O is the centre of
circle with centre A. If DE = 5 cm and two concentric circles of radii 5 cm and
DE⊥DF then the radius of the circle is 3 cm. From an external point P tangents
E PA and PB are drawn to these circles. If
PA=12 cm then PB is equal to
A D A

F
O P
(A) 3 cm (B) 4 cm
(C) 5 cm (D) 6 cm B

10. In the given figure, three circles with (A) 5 2 cm

centres A, B, C respectively touch each (B) 3 5 cm
other externally. If AB = 5 cm, BC = 7
(C) 4 10 cm
cm and CA = 6 cm then the radius of the
circle with centre A is (D) 5 10 cm

Q
R
A P B

(A) 1.5 cm (B) 2 cm

(C) 2.5 cm (D) 3 cm

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 DPP-5 (FUM/046)

1. Which of the following statements is not 4. In given figure, O is the centre of the
true? circle. PQ is tangent to the circle and
(A) If a point P lies inside a circle, no secant PAB passes through the centre O.
tangent can be drawn to the circle, If PQ = 5 cm and PA = 1 cm, then the
radius of the circle is.
passing through P
Q
(B) If a point P lies on the circle, then
one and only one tangent can be A
P 1cm B
O
drawn to the circle at P
(C) If a point P lies outside the circle, (A) 8 cm (B) 12 cm
then only two tangents can be drawn (C) 10 cm (D) 6 cm
to the circle from P
(D) A circle can have more than two 5. A tangent PQ at a point P of a circle of
parallel tangents, parallel to a radius
6 cm meets a line through the centre O
given line
at a point Q such that OQ = 10 cm.
Length PQ is:
2. A point P is 10 cm from the centre of a
(A) 12 cm (B) 7 cm
circle. The length of the tangent drawn
(C) 8.5 cm (D) 8 cm
from P to the circle is 8 cm. The radius
of the circle is equal to 6. PQ is a tangent to a circle with centre O
(A) 4 cm (B) 5 cm at the point P. If OPQ is an isosceles
(C) 6 cm (D) None of these triangle, then OQP is equal to
(A) 30° (B) 45°
3. In given figure, PA and PB are the two (C) 60° (D) 90°
tangents drawn to the circle, O is the
7. In the adjoining figure, if AD, AE and
centre of the circle. A and B are the
BC are tangents to the circle at D, E and
points of contact of the tangents PA and
F respectively. Then,
PB with the circle. If OPA=35°. then D
C
POB=
B A F O
O B
E
35° P (A) AD = AB + BC + CA
A
(B) 2AD = AB + BC + CA
(A) 55° (B) 65° (C) 3AD = AB + BC + CA
(C) 75° (D) 85° (D) 4AD = AB + BC + CA

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8. If tangents PA and PB from a point P to (A) a=12, b=8, c=7
a circle with centre O are inclined to (B) a=8, b=12, c=7
each other at an angle of 110° then (C) a=9, b=10, c=15
POA is equal so: (D) a=10, b=15, c=9
(A) 35° (B) 70°
(C) 55° (D) 250° 12. The incircle of ABC, touches the sides
BC, CA and AB at D, E and F
9. Two chords AB and CD of a circle cut respectively then AE + BF + CD =
each other when produced outside the (A) AB + BC + CA
circle of PAD and BC are joined. If (B) 2 (AB+BC+CA)
PAD= 30° and CPA= 45°, find (C) ½(AB+BC+CA)
CBP (D) None of these
A
B
30° 13. If the radii of two circles are 7cm and
45° P
24cm, then the radius of circle having
D
C area equal to the sum of the areas of the
(A) 105° (B) 115° two circles, is
(C) 135° (D) None of these (A) 31 cm (B) 25 cm
(C) 17 cm (D) 28 cm
10. The value of x in the figure given below
is: 14. Two concentric circles are of radii 5 cm
A and 3 cm. Find the length of the chord
of a larger circle which touches the
smaller circle as given in the figure.
x
5cm
x
x O
C
B 12 cm 3cm
(A) 2 cm (B) 1 cm A B
(C) 2.5 cm (D) 3 cm
(A) 6 cm (B) 9 cm
11. In the given figure, AB = 20, BC = 15, (C) 8 cm (D) 2 cm
CA = 19. Then,
A

a a
R Q
b c

B b P c C

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