Triangles MCQs

1. Two figures having the same shape but not necessarily the same size are called similar figures.
(a) True
(b) False
(c) Cannot say
(d) Partially True/False

2. Two triangles are similar. If their corresponding angles are proportional.

(a) True
(b) False
(c) Cannot say
(d) Partially True/False

3. All triangles are similar.

(a) equilateral triangle
(b) right triangle
(c) scalene triangle
(d) None of these

4. "Two quadrilaterals are similar, if their corresponding angles are equal".

(a) True
(b) False
(c) Cannot say
(d) Partially true/false

5. The given quadrilaterals are

(a) similar
(b) not similar
(c) cannot say
(d) None of the above

6. Two sides and the perimeter of one triangle are respectively three times the corresponding sides
and the perimeter of the other triangle then the two triangles are similar.
(a) True
(b) False
(c) Cannot say
(d) Partially true/false

7. The given shapes are mathematically similar. The unknown side (𝑥) is

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(a) 5 cm
(b) 3 cm
(c) 9 cm
(d) 15 cm

8. If △ 𝐴𝐵𝐶 ∼△ 𝑃𝑄𝑅, 𝐴𝐵 = 6.5 cm, 𝑃𝑄 = 10.4 cm and perimeter of △ 𝐴𝐵𝐶 = 60 cm, the
perimeter of △ 𝑃𝑄𝑅 is
(a) 65 cm
(b) 96 cm
(c) 60 cm
(d) 104 cm

9. It is given that △ 𝐴𝐵𝐶 ∼△ 𝐸𝐷𝐹 such that 𝐴𝐵 = 5 cm, 𝐴𝐶 = 7 cm, 𝐷𝐹 = 15 cm and 𝐷𝐸 =

12 cm. The lengths of the remaining sides of the triangles is
(a) 16.8 cm, 6.25 cm
(b) 16.8 cm, 12 cm
(c) 12 cm, 6.25 cm
(d) None of these
𝐴𝐵 𝐵𝐶
10. If in △ 𝐴𝐵𝐶 and △ 𝐷𝐸𝐹, = , then they will be similar, when
𝐷𝐸 𝐹𝐷
(a) ∠𝐵 = ∠𝐸
(b) ∠𝐴 = ∠𝐷
(c) ∠𝐵 = ∠𝐷
(d) ∠𝐴 = ∠𝐹
11. If a line divides any two sides of a triangle in the same ratio, then the line is ......... to the third
sides.
(a) perpendicular
(b) parallel
(c) equal
(d) None of these
12. In the given figure, 𝐷𝐸 ∥ 𝐵𝐶. If 𝐴𝐷 = 3 cm, 𝐷𝐵 = 4 cm and 𝐴𝐸 = 6 cm, then 𝐸𝐶 is

(a) 8 cm
(b) 12 cm
(c) 6 cm
(d) 4 cm

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13. In the given figure of △ 𝐴𝐵𝐶, 𝐷𝐸 ∥ 𝐴𝐶. If 𝐷𝐶 ∥ 𝐴𝑃, where point 𝑃 lies on 𝐵𝐶 produced, then
𝐵𝐸
=
𝐸𝐶

𝐵𝐷
(a) 𝐶𝑃
𝐵𝐶
(b) 𝐶𝑃
𝐵𝐶
(c) 𝐷𝐴
(d) None of these
𝑃𝑆 3
14. In △ 𝑃𝑄𝑅, 𝑆𝑇 ∥ 𝑄𝑅, 𝑆𝑄 = 5 and 𝑃𝑅 = 28 cm, then the value of 𝑃𝑇 is

(a) 9.5 cm
(b) 9 cm
(c) 10 cm
(d) 10.5 cm

15. In △ 𝐴𝐵𝐶, 𝐷 and 𝐸 are points on the sides 𝐴𝐵 and 𝐴𝐶 respectively, such that 𝐷𝐸 ∥ 𝐵𝐶. If 𝐴𝐷 =
4𝑥 − 3, 𝐴𝐸 = 8𝑥 − 7, 𝐵𝐷 = 3𝑥 − 1 and 𝐶𝐸 = 5𝑥 − 3, then the value of 𝑥 is
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(a) 2
(b) 4
(c) 1
2
(d) 3
16. In the given figure, if 𝐴𝐵 ∥ 𝐶𝐷, then the value of 𝑥 is

(a) 6
(b) 8
(c) 3
(d) 9

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17. In the given figure 𝑃 and 𝑄 are points on sides 𝐴𝐵 and 𝐴𝐶 respectively of △ 𝐴𝐵𝐶 such that 𝐴𝑃 =
3.5 cm, 𝑃𝐵 = 7 cm, 𝐴𝑄 = 3 cm and 𝑄𝐶 = 6 cm.
If 𝑃𝑄 = 4.5 cm, then the value of 𝐵𝐶 is

(a) 13.5 cm
(b) 3.4 cm
(c) 2.6 cm
(d) 1.6 cm

18. The line joining the mid-points of two sides of a triangle is

(a) bisector of the third side
(b) perpendicular to the third side
(c) parallel to the third side
(d) None of the above
𝑃𝑆 𝑃𝑇
19. In the adjoining figure, 𝑆𝑄 = 𝑇𝑅 and ∠𝑃𝑆𝑇 = ∠𝑃𝑅𝑄. Then, △ 𝑃𝑄𝑅 is an

(a) equilateral triangle

(b) rightangle triangle
(c) isosceles triangle
(d) Cannot say

20. In △ 𝐴𝐵𝐶, points 𝑃 and 𝑄 are on 𝐶𝐴 and 𝐶𝐵, respectively such that 𝐶𝐴 = 16 cm, 𝐶𝑃 =
10 cm, 𝐶𝐵 = 30 cm and 𝐶𝑄 = 25 cm. Then,
(a) 𝑃𝑄 ∥ 𝐴𝐵
(b) 𝑃𝑄𝑋𝐴𝐵
𝑄𝐵 𝑃𝐴
(c) 𝐶𝑄 = 𝐶𝑃
(d) None of the above

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21. Two similar triangles are given in the figure the similarity criterion used is,

(ii)
(i)

(a) SAS
(b) SSS
(c) AAA
(d) None of these

22. In △ 𝐴𝐵𝐶 and △ 𝐷𝐸𝐹, ∠𝐵 = ∠𝐸, ∠𝐹 = ∠𝐶 and 𝐴𝐵 = 3𝐷𝐸. Then, the two triangles are
(a) congruent but not similar
(b) similar but not congruent
(c) neither congruent nor similar
(d) congruent as well as similar

23. Diagonals 𝐴𝐶 and 𝐵𝐷 of a trapezium 𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷 with 𝐴𝐵 ∥ 𝐷𝐶 intersect each other at the point 𝑂,
𝑂𝐴 𝑂𝐵
then 𝑂𝐶 = 𝑂𝐷
(a) True
(b) False
(c) Cannot say
(d) Partially True/False

24. In the given figure, if ∠𝐴𝐷𝐸 = ∠𝐵, and 𝐴𝐷 = 6.8 cm, 𝐴𝐸 = 8.6 cm, 𝐵𝐸 = 2.4 cm and 𝐵𝐶 =
5.5 cm, then the value of 𝐷𝐸 is

(a) 6.8 cm
(b) 2.4 cm
(c) 3.4 cm
(d) 4.8 cm

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25. In the given figure, ∠𝐴𝐵𝐶 = 90∘ and 𝐵𝐷 ⊥ 𝐴𝐶. If 𝐵𝐷 = 8 cm and 𝐴𝐷 = 4 cm, then the value of
𝐶𝐷 is

(a) 8 cm
(b) 12 cm
(c) 14 cm
(d) 16 cm

26. The value of the height ' ℎ ' in the adjoining figure is, at which the tennis ball must be hit, so that
it will just pass over the net and land 6 m away from the base of the net.

(a) 3.6 m
(b) 3 m
(c) 2.7 m
(d) 0.27 m

27. In the figure given below, if 𝐴𝐵 ∥ 𝐷𝐶 and 𝐴𝐶 and 𝑃𝑄 intersect each other at point 𝑂, then the
value of 𝑂𝐴 ⋅ 𝐶𝑄 is

(a) OC. O0
(b) OP.OC
(c) 𝑂𝐶 ⋅ 𝐴𝑃
(d) OO.OP

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28. In △ 𝐴𝐵𝐶, 𝐴𝐷 ⊥ 𝐵𝐶 and 𝐴𝐷 2 = 𝐵𝐷 ⋅ 𝐶𝐷, then the value of ∠𝐵𝐴𝐶 is
(a) 45∘
(b) 90∘
(c) 180∘
(d) 60∘
29. In the given figure, △ 𝑂𝐷𝐶 ∼△ 𝑂𝐵𝐴. ∠𝐵𝑂𝐶 = 125∘ and ∠𝐶𝐷𝑂 = 70∘ , then the value of ∠𝑂𝐴𝐵
is

(a) 70∘
(b) 125∘
(c) 65∘
(d) 55∘

30. A vertical stick 20 m long casts a shadow 10 m long on the ground. At the same time, a tower
casts a shadow 50 m long on the ground. The height of the tower is
(a) 100 m
(b) 120 m
(c) 75 m
(d) 200 m
31. A girl of height 90 cm is walking away from the base of a lamp-post at a speed of 1.2 m/s. If the
lamp is 3.6 m above the ground, then the value of length of her shadow after 4 s is
(a) 3.2 m
(b) 4.8 m
(c) 1.6 m
(d) 3.6 m

32. △ 𝐴𝐵𝐶 ∼△ 𝐷𝐸𝐹 and the perimeters of △ 𝐴𝐵𝐶 and △ 𝐷𝐸𝐹 are 30 cm and 18 cm respectively. If
𝐵𝐶 = 9 cm, then 𝐸𝐹 =
(a) 6.3 cm
(b) 5.4 cm
(c) 7.2 cm
(d) 4.5 cm