GRADE X

Question Bank (MATHEMATICS)

Chapter-10 CIRCLES
1 marks:
1. AB and CD are two chords of a circle intersecting at P. Choose the correct
statement from the following: [BOARD 2024]

a) ∆𝐴𝐷𝑃~∆𝐶𝐵𝐴 b) ∆𝐴𝐷𝑃~∆𝐵𝑃𝐶 c) ∆𝐴𝐷𝑃~∆𝐵𝐶𝑃 d) ∆𝐴𝐷𝑃~∆𝐶𝐵𝑃

2. In the given figure, tangents PA and PB to the circle centered at O, from point P are
perpendicular to each other. If 𝑃𝐴 = 5 𝑐𝑚 then length of AB is [BOARD 2024]

a) 5 cm b) 5√2 𝑐𝑚 c) 2√5 𝑐𝑚 d) 10 cm
3. In the given figure, AT is tangent to a circle centered at O. If ∠𝐶𝐴𝑇 = 40° then ∠𝐶𝐵𝐴
is equal to [BOARD 2024]

a) 70° b) 50° c) 65° d)40°

4. In the given figure, PT is tangent to a circle with centre O. Chord PQ subtends an
angle of 65° at the centre. The measure of ∠𝑄𝑃𝑇 is [BOARD 2023 & BOARD 2024]

a) 65° b) 57.5° c) 67.5° d) 32.5°

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5. The maximum number of common tangents that can be drawn to two circles
intersecting at two distinct points is [BOARD 2024]
a) 4 b) 3 c) 2 d) 1
6. In the given figure, if PT is a tangent to a circle with centre O and ∠𝑇𝑃𝑂 = 35° then
the measure of ∠𝑥 is [BOARD 2024]

a) 110° b) 115° c) 120° d) 125°

7. In the given figure, PT is a tangent at T to the circle with centre O. If ∠𝑇𝑃𝑂 = 25°
then x is [BOARD 2023]

a) 25° b) 65° c) 90° d) 115°

8. In the given figure, PA is a tangent from an external point P to a circle with centre
O. If ∠𝑃𝑂𝐵 = 115° then ∠𝐴𝑃𝑂 is

9. In the given figure, AC and AB are tangents to a circle centered at O. If ∠𝐶𝑂𝐷 = 120°
then ∠𝐵𝐴𝑂 is [BOARD 2023]

a) 30° b) 60° c) 45° d) 90°

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10. In the given figure, PT is a tangent at a point C to the circle with centre O. If
∠𝐴𝐶𝑃 = 118° then ∠𝑥 is

a) 28° b) 32° c) 42° d) 38°

11. In the given figure, three circles with centres P, Q and R are drawn, such that the
circles with centres Q and R touch each other externally and they touch the circle
with centre P internally. If 𝑃𝑄 = 10 𝑐𝑚, 𝑃𝑅 = 8 𝑐𝑚 and 𝑄𝑅 = 12 𝑐𝑚 then the diameter
of the largest circle is

a) 30 cm b) 20 cm c) 10 cm d) 40 cm
12. In the given figure, O is the centre of the circle. MN is the chord and the tangent
ML at point M makes an angle of 70° with MN. The measure of ∠𝑀𝑂𝑁 is
[BOARD 2024]

a) 120° b) 140° c) 70° d) 90°

13. If an arc subtends an angle of 90° at the centre of a circle, then the ratio of its
length to the circumference of the circle is [BOARD 2024]
a) 2:3 b) 1:4 c) 4:1 d) 1:3

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14. In the given figure, O is the centre of the circle and PQ is the chord. If the tangent
PR at P makes an angle of 50° with PQ, then the ∠𝑃𝑂𝑄 is [BOARD 2023]

a) 50° b) 40° c) 100° d) 130°

15. In the given figure, AB and AC are tangents to the circle. If ∠𝐴𝐵𝐶 = 42° then the
measure of ∠𝐵𝐴𝐶 is [BOARD 2024]

a) 96° b) 42° c) 106° d) 86°

16. In the given figure, QR is the common tangent to the two given circles touching
externally at A. The tangent at A meets QR at P. If 𝐴𝑃 = 4.2 𝑐𝑚 then the length of
QR is [BOARD 2024]

a) 4.2 𝑐𝑚 b) 2.1 𝑐𝑚 c) 8.4 𝑐𝑚 d) 6.3 𝑐𝑚

17. The area of the square inscribed in a circle of radius 5√2 𝑐𝑚 is [BOARD 2024]
a) 50 𝑐𝑚2 b) 100 𝑐𝑚2 c) 25 𝑐𝑚2 d) 200 𝑐𝑚2
18. A chord of a circle of radius 10 cm subtends a right angle at its centre. The length
of the chord (in cm) is [BOARD 2024]

5
a) 5√2 b) 10√2 c) d) 5
√2

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19. In the given figure, 𝐴𝐵 = 𝐵𝐶 = 10 𝑐𝑚. If 𝐴𝐶 = 7 𝑐𝑚, then the length of BP is
[BOARD 2023]

a) 3.5 cm b) 7 cm c) 6.5 cm d) 5 cm
20. In the given figure, the quadrilateral PQRS circumscribes a circle. Here PA+CS is
equal to [BOARD 2023]

a) QR b) PR c) PS d) PQ
21. In the given figure, PQ is a tangent to the circle with centre O.If ∠𝑂𝑃𝑄 = 𝑥, ∠𝑃𝑂𝑄 = 𝑦
then 𝑥 + 𝑦 is [BOARD 2023]

a) 45° b) 90° c) 60° d) 180°

22. The length of tangent drawn to a circle of radius 9 cm from a point 41 cm from the
centre is: [BOARD 2023]
a) 40 cm b) 9 cm c) 41 cm d) 50 cm
23. In the given figure, TA is a tangent to the circle with centre O such that 𝑂𝑇 =
4 𝑐𝑚, ∠𝑂𝑇𝐴 = 30° then length of TA is [BOARD 2023]

a) 2√3 𝑐𝑚 b) 2 𝑐𝑚 c) 2√2 𝑐𝑚 d) √3 𝑐𝑚

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24. In the given figure, PA and PB are tangents from an external point P to circle with
centre C and Q is any point on the circle. Then the measure of ∠𝐴𝑄𝐵 is
[BOARD 2023]

a) 62.5° b) 125° c) 55° d) 90°

25. In the given figure, if ∠𝐴𝑂𝐵 = 125° then ∠𝐶𝑂𝐷 is equal to

a) 62.5° b) 45° c) 35° d) 55°

Options for Assertion and Reasoning Questions:

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
26. Assertion (A): The tangents drawn at the end points of a diameter of a circle, are
parallel.
Reason (R): Diameter of a circle is the longest chord. [BOARD 2024]
27. Assertion (A): A tangent to a circle is perpendicular to the radius through the point
of contact.
Reason (R): The length of the tangents drawn from an external point to a circle are
equal. [BOARD 2023]

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28. Assertion (A): If PA and PB are tangents drawn from an external point P to a circle
with centre O, then the quadrilateral AOBP is cyclic.
Reason (R): The angle between two tangents drawn from an external point to a
circle is supplementary to the angle subtended by the line segment joining the
points of contact at the centre. [BOARD 2023]
2 marks:
1. In the given figure, AB and CD are tangents to a circle centered at O.
Is ∠𝐵𝐴𝐶 = ∠𝐷𝐶𝐴? Justify your answer. [BOARD 2024]

2. In the given figure, a circle centered at O has radius 7 cm, OC is median of ∆𝑂𝐴𝐵.
Find the length of median OC. [BOARD 2024]

3. From an external point P, two tangents PA and PB are drawn to the circle with
centre O. Prove that OP is the perpendicular bisector of chord AB. [BOARD 2024]
4. In the given figure, O is the centre of the circle. If ∠𝐴𝑂𝐵 = 145° then find the value
of x. [BOARD 2024]

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5. In the given figure, AB is the diameter of a circle with centre O and AT is a tangent.
If ∠𝐴𝑂𝑄 = 58° then find ∠𝐴𝑇𝑄.

6. In the given figure, PQ is a chord of the circle centered at O. PT is a tangent to a

circle at P. If ∠𝑄𝑃𝑇 = 55° then find ∠𝑃𝑅𝑄. [BOARD 2023]

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

8. In the given figure, ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 is circumscribing a circle. Find the length of BC, if 𝐴𝑅 =
4 𝑐𝑚, 𝐵𝑅 = 3 𝑐𝑚 and 𝐴𝐶 = 11 𝑐𝑚. [BOARD 2024]

9. If two tangents inclined at an angle of 60° are drawn to a circle of radius 3 cm, then
find the length of each tangent. [BOARD 2024]

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10. Prove that the tangents drawn at the ends of a diameter of a circle are parallel.
[BOARD 2023 & BOARD 2024]
11. In the given figure, O is the centre of the circle. AB and AC are tangents drawn to
the circle from point A. If ∠𝐵𝐴𝐶 = 65°, then find the measure of ∠𝐵𝑂𝐶.
[BOARD 2023]

12. In the given figure, PT is a tangent to the circle centered at O. OC is the

perpendicular to chord AB. Prove that 𝑃𝐴. 𝑃𝐵 = 𝑃𝐶 2 − 𝐴𝐶 2 . [BOARD 2023]

13. In the given figure, PA is a tangent to the circle drawn from the external point P
and PBC is the secant to the circle with BC as diameter. If ∠𝐴𝑂𝐶 = 130° then find
∠𝐴𝑃𝐵. [BOARD 2023]

14. In the given figure, from a point P, two tangents PT and PS are drawn to a circle
with centre O such that ∠𝑆𝑃𝑇 = 120°, prove that 𝑂𝑃 = 2 𝑃𝑆.

15. In the given figure, two tangents RQ and RP are drawn from an external point R to
the circle with centre O. If ∠𝑃𝑅𝑄 = 120° then prove that 𝑂𝑅 = 𝑃𝑅 + 𝑅𝑄.

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16. In the given figure, common tangents AB and CD to the two circle with centres
𝑂1 and O2 intersect at E. Prove that 𝐴𝐵 = 𝐶𝐷.

17. If a quadrilateral circumscribing a circle with centre O then prove that

𝐴𝐵 + 𝐶𝐷 = 𝐵𝐶 + 𝐴𝐷

3 marks:
1. In the given figure, AB is a diameter of the circle with centre O. AQ, BP and PQ are
tangents to the circle. Prove that ∠𝑃𝑂𝑄 = 90°. [BOARD 2024]

2. A circle with centre O and radius 8 cm is inscribed in a quadrilateral ABCD in

which P, Q, R, S are the points of contact as shown. If AD is perpendicular to DC,
𝐵𝐶 = 30 𝑐𝑚 and 𝐵𝑆 = 24 𝑐𝑚 then find the length DC. [BOARD 2024]

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3. In the given figure, PQ is tangent to a circle centered at O and ∠𝐵𝐴𝑄 = 30°. Show
that 𝐵𝑃 = 𝐵𝑄. [BOARD 2024]

4. In the given figure, AB, BC, CD and DA are tangents to the circle with centre O
forming a quadrilateral ABCD. Show that ∠𝐴𝑂𝐵 + ∠𝐶𝑂𝐷 = 180°. [BOARD 2024]

5. Prove that the tangents drawn at the end points of a chord of a circle makes equal
angles with the chord. [BOARD 2024]
6. Prove that parallelogram circumscribing a circle is a rhombus. [BOARD 2024]
7. Two tangents TP and TQ are drawn to a circle with centre O from an external point
T. Prove that ∠𝑃𝑇𝑄 = 2∠𝑂𝑃𝑄. [BOARD 2023]

8. In the given figure, a circle is inscribed in a quadrilateral ABCD in which ∠𝐵 = 90°.

If 𝐴𝐷 = 17 𝑐𝑚, 𝐴𝐵 = 20 𝑐𝑚 and 𝐷𝑆 = 3 𝑐𝑚 then find the radius of the circle.
[BOARD 2023]

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9. In the given figure, O is the centre of the circle and QPR is a tangent to it at P.
Prove that ∠𝑄𝐴𝑃 + ∠𝐴𝑃𝑅 = 90°. [BOARD 2023]

10. Prove that the angle between the two tangents drawn from an external point to a
circle is supplementary to the angle subtended by the line segment joining the
points of contact at the centre. [BOARD 2023]
11. Two concentric circles are of radii 5 cm and 3 cm. Find the length of the chord of
the larger circle which touches the smaller circle. [BOARD 2023]
12. 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.

13. In the given figure, PA and PB are tangents to a circle from an external point P
such that 𝑃𝐴 = 4 𝑐𝑚 and ∠𝐵𝐴𝐶 = 135°. Find the length of the chord AB.

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 5 marks:
1. A triangle ABC is drawn to circumscribe a circle of radius 4 cm such that the
segments BD and DC are of lengths 10 cm and 8 cm respectively. Find the lengths
of the sides AB and AC, if it is given that area ∆ 𝐴𝐵𝐶 = 90 𝑐𝑚2 . [BOARD 2023]

2. Two circles with centres O and O’ of radii 6 cm and 8 cm respectively intersect at

two points P and Q such that OP and O’P are tangents to the two circles. Find the
length of the common chord PQ. [BOARD 2023]

3. Two tangents TP and TQ are drawn to a circle with centre O from an external point
T. Prove that ∠𝑃𝑇𝑄 = 2∠𝑂𝑃𝑄. [BOARD 2023]

4. A circle touches the side BC of ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 at a point P and touches AB and AC when
1
produced at Q and R respectively. Show that 𝐴𝑄 = (Perimeter of ∆ABC).
2

[BOARD 2023]

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5. Prove that parallelogram circumscribing a circle is a rhombus. [BOARD 2023]
6. Prove that rectangle circumscribing a circle is a square.
7. In the given figure, tangents PQ and PR are drawn to a circle such that ∠𝑅𝑃𝑄 = 30°.
A chord RS is drawn parallel to the tangent PQ. Find the ∠𝑅𝑄𝑆. [BOARD 2023]

8. In the given figure, PQ is a chord of length 8 cm of circle of radius 5 cm with centre

O. The tangents at P and Q intersect at a point T. Find the length of TP.

9. PB is a tangent to the circle with centre O to B. AB is a chord of length 24 cm at a

distance of 5 cm from the centre. If the tangent is length 20 cm, then find the
length of PO.

10. In the given figure, O is the centre of a circle of radius 5 cm. T is a point such that
𝑂𝑇 = 13 𝑐𝑚 and OT intersects circle at E. If AB is a tangent to the circle at E, find
the length of AB, where TP and TQ are two tangents to the circle.

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11. In the given figure, O is the centre of the circle. Determine ∠𝐴𝑃𝐶, if DA and DC are
tangents and ∠𝐴𝐷𝐶 = 50°.

Case Based Questions:

1. A backyard is in the shape of a triangle ABC with right angle at B. 𝐴𝐵 =
7 𝑐𝑚 and 𝐵𝐶 = 15 𝑐𝑚. A circular pit was dug inside it such that it touches the walls
AC, BC and AB at P, Q and R respectively such that 𝐴𝑃 = 𝑥 𝑚.
[BOARD 2024]

Based on the above information, answer the following questions:

(i) Find the length of AR in terms of x. 1

(ii) (a) Find the length PC in term of x and hence find the value of x. 2
OR
(b) Find x and hence find the radius r of the circle. 2
(iii) Write the type of quadrilateral BQOR. 1

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