Geometry : CIRCLE

1. P is a point outside a circle and is 13 cm away from its centre. A secant drawn from the point P
intersects the circle at point A and B in such a way that PA = 9 cm and AB = 7 cm. The radius of the
circle is :
a. 5.5 cm b. 5 cm c. 4 cm d. 4.5 cm

2. The radius of a circle is 6 cm. An external point is at a distance of 10 cm from the centre. Then the
length of the tangent drawn to the circle from the external point upto the point of contact is :
a. 8 cm b. 10 cm c. 6 cm d. 12 cm

3. In the following figure, O is the centre of the

circle and XO is perpendicular to OY. If the
area of the triangle XOY is 32, then the area
of the circle is :
a. 16 π b. 32 π
c. 64 π d. 256 π

4. Two tangents are drawn from a point P to a circle at A & B. O is the centre of the circle. If
∠AOP = 600, ∠APB =?
a. 600 b. 300 c. 1200 d. 900

5. A chord AB of length 3√ unit subtends a right angle at the centre O of a circle. Area of the sector
AOB is :
a. π sq. units b. 5 π sq. units c. 9 π sq. units d. π sq. units

6. Two circles touch each other externally. The distance between their centres is 7 cm. If the radius of
one circle is 4 cm, then the radius of the other circle is
a. 3.5 cm b. 3 cm c. 2 cm d. 4 cm

7. If the circum-radius of an equilateral triangle ABC be 8 cm, then the height of the triangle is
a. 16 cm b. 6 cm c. 8 cm d. 12 cm

8. If O is the circumcentre of ∆ ABC and OD ⊥ BC, then ∠BOD must be equal to

a. ∠A b. ∠A c. ∠B d. ∠C

9. A, B and P are three points on a circle having centre O. If ∠OAP = 250 and ∠OBP = 350, then ∠AOB is
a. 1200 b. 600 c. 750 d. 1500

10. The length of tangent (upto the point of contact) drawn from an external point P to a circle of radius
5 cm is 12 cm. The distance of P from the centre of the circle is
a. 11 cm b. 12 cm c. 13 cm d. 14 cm

11. ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral; AB is a diameter of the circle. If ∠ACD = 500, then the value of ∠BAD
is
a. 300 b. 400 c. 500 d. 600

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12. When two circles touch externally, the number of common tangents are
a. 4 b. 3 c. 2 d. 1

13. Each of two circles of same radius a passes through the centre of the other. If the circles cut each
other at the point A and B and O, O1 be their centres, area of the quadrilateral AOBO1 is :
√
a. a2 b. a2 c. a2 d. a2

14. The radius of circum-circle of a right angled triangle is 15 cm and radius of its inscribed circle is 6
cm. Find the sides of the triangle.
a. 24, 36, 30 b. 30, 40, 41 c. 18, 24, 30 d. 30, 24, 25

15. Two circles of same radius 5 cm intersect each other at A and B. If AB = 8 cm, then the distance
between the centres is :
a. 4 cm b. 6 cm c. 8 cm d. 10 cm

16. In a circle of radius 17 cm, two parallel chords of lengths 30 cm and 16 cm are drawn. If both the
chords are on the same side of the centre, then the distance between the chords is
a. 9 cm b. 23 cm c. 11 cm d. 7 cm

17. The length of a chord of a circle is equal to the radius of the circle. The angle which this chord
subtends at the major segment of the circle is :
a. 300 b. 450 c. 600 d. 900

18. The ratio of in-radius and circum-radius of a square is

a. 1 : 2 b. √ : √ c. 1 : √ d. 1 : 3

19. ABCD is a cyclic trapezium whose sides AD and BC are parallel to each other. If ∠ABC = 720, then
the value of ∠BCD is
a. 1620 b. 180 c. 1080 d. 720

20. The area of a sector of a circle is 77 sq. cm and the angle of the sector is 450. Find the radius of the
circle.
a. 7 cm b. 14 cm c. 21 cm d. 28 cm

21. O is the circumcentre of the ∆ ABC. If ∠BAC is 500, then the value of ∠OBC is
a. 300 b. 600 c. 400 d. 500

22. In the given figure, O is the centre of a circle

and ∠OAB = 500. Then, ∠BOD = ?
a. 1300 b. 500
c. 100 0 d. 800

23. An equilateral triangle ABC is inscribed in a

circle with centre O. Then ∠BOC is equal to
a. 1200 b. 750
c. 1800 d. 600

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24. In the given figure, O is the centre of a circle.
Then find the ∠OAB.
a. 500 b. 600
c. 55 0 d. 650

25. Let O be the incentre of a ∆ ABC and D be a point on the side BC of ∆ ABC, such that OD ⊥ BC. If
∠BOD = 150, then ∠ABC is
a. 750 b. 450 c. 1500 d. 900

26. PQRS is a cyclic quadrilateral and PQ is the diameter of the circle. If ∠QPR = 450, then the value of
∠PSR =?
a. 1250 b. 1350 c. 450 d. 900

27. A chord of length 16 cm is at a distance of 6 cm from the centre of the circle. The radius of the circle is
a. 8 cm b. 10 cm c. 16 cm d. 22 cm

28. The length of radius of a circumcircle of a ∆ having sides 3 cm, 4 cm and 5 cm is

a. 2 cm b. 2.5 cm c. 1.5 cm d. 3 cm

29. The length of the tangent drawn from a point 8 cm away from the centre of a circle of radius 6 cm, is
a. √ cm b. 2√ cm c. 10 cm d. 5 cm

30. Equal chords of a circle subtend equal angle at the

a. circumference b. centre c. radius d. diameter

31. In a circle with centre O and radius 5 cm., AB is a chord of length 8 cm. If OM ⊥ AB, what is the
length of OM?
a. 4 cm b. 5 cm c. 3 cm d. None of these

32. AB and CD are two parallel chords drawn on two opposite sides of their parallel diameter such that
AB = 6 cm, CD = 8 cm. If the radius of the circle is 5 cm, the distance between the chords, in cm, is
a. 2 b. 8 c. 5 d. 3

33. AB = 8 cm and CD = 6 cm are two parallel chords on the same side of the centre of a circle. The
difference between them is 1 cm. The radius of the circle is
a. 5 cm b. 4 cm c. 3 cm d. 2 cm

34. The circumcentre of a triangle ABC is O. If ∠BAC = 850 and ∠BCA = 750, then the value of ∠OCA is
a. 400 b. 600 c. 700 d. 900

35. The length of the tangent drawn from a point 8 cm away from the centre of a circle of radius 6 cm, is
a. √7 cm b. 2√7 cm c. 10 cm d. 5 cm

36. If the length of a chord of a circle, which makes an angle 450 with the tangent drawn at one end point
of the chord, is 6 cm, then the radius of the circle is (in cm)
a. 5 b. 6√2 c. 6 d. 3√2

37. A chord AB of length 3√ unit subtends a right angle at the centre O of a circle. Area of the sector
AOB is
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 a. π sq. units b. 5 π sq. units c. 9 π sq. units d. π sq. units

38. In a circle of radius 17 cm, two parallel chords are drawn on opposite side of a diameter. The distance
between the chords is 23 cm. If the length of one chord is 16 cm, then the length of the other, is
a. 34 cm b. 15 cm c. 23 cm d. 30 cm

39. Two circles touch internally. The sum of their areas is 116 π sq. cm and the distance between their
centres is 6 cm. The radius of the larger circle is
a. 7 cm b. 8 cm c. 10 cm d. 12 cm

40. In the given figure, O is the centre of a circle

and chords AC and BD intersect E. If AEB =
1100 and CBE = 300, then ADB =?
a. 800 b. 300
c. 1100 d. 750

41. PR is a tangent to a circle, with centre O and radius 4 cm, at point Q. If ∠POR = 900, OR = 5 cm and
OP = cm, then, find the length of PR is
a. 3 cm b. cm c. cm d. cm

42. In the given figure, ∠BAC = 600 and ∠BCA = 200,

find ∠ADC.
a. 800 b. 500
c. 600 d. 700

43. At the centres of two circles, two arcs of equal length subtend angles of 600 and 750 respectively, the
ratio of the radii of the two circles is
a. 5:2 b. 5:4 c. 3:4 d. 2:1

44. Two circles of radii 10 cm and 8 cm intersect and the length of the common chord is 12 cm. Find the
distance between their centres (in cm)
a. 6.18 b. 12.24 c. 13.29 d. 15

45. Radius of two circles are 15 cm and 20 cm and distance between their centres are 25 cm. Find the
length of the common chord (in cm)
a. 24 b. 25 c. 15 d. 20

46. The tangents drawn at the points A & B of a circle centred at O meet P. If ∠AOB = 1200 then ∠APB :
∠APO is
a. 3 : 2 b. 4 : 1 c. 2 : 1 d. 2 : 5

47. AB is a direct common tangent of two circles of radii r1 and r2 touching each other externally at P.
Then the value of AB2 is
a. r1r2 b. 2r1r2 c. 3r1r2 d. 4r1r2

48. If O is the circumcentre of ∆ABC and ∠OBC = 400, then, the ∠BAC is equal to
a. 550 b. 1000 c. 500 d. None of these
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49. In given figure, O is the centre of the circle. If ∠BAC = 520, then ∠OCD is equal to
a. 520 b. 104 c. 1280 d. 760

50. The chord of a circle is equal to its radius. The angle subtended by this chord at the minor arc of the
circle is
a. 600 b. 750 c. 1200 d. 1500

51. If two equal circles touch each other externally, the common tangent divides the line of centres in
the ratio
a. 1:1 b. 2:1 c. 1:2 d. 3:2

52. Two circles intersect each other at P and Q. PA and PB are two diameters. Then ∠AQB is
a. 1200 b. 1350 c. 1600 d. 1800

53. Circumcentre of ∆ ABC is O. If ∠BAC = 850, ∠BCA = 800, then ∠OAC is

a. 800 b. 300 c. 600 d. 750

54. In the given figure, O is the centre of a circle. If OAB = 400 and C is a point on the circle, then
ACB is

a. 500 b. 400 c. 1000 d. None of these

55. In the given figure, AB is a chord of a circle with centre O and AB is produced to C such that BC =
OB. Also CO is joined and produced to meet the circle in D. If ∠ACD is 250, then ∠AOD is
a. 500 b. 750 c. 900 d. 1000

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