Roots Education QA TW16

1. In the given figure, ZDBE = 30 and ZDBC = 72, find value of ZBDE.
A B C
D
E
72
3
6

A] 72 B] 70 C] 36 D] 18

2. In the given figure, radius of the circle is 10 cm. If RS = 12 cm, find the length of PB.
A
B
R S
P
O

A] 18 cm B] 16 cm C] 15 cm D] 14 cm

3. In the adjoining figure, find Zx, given that O is the center of the circle.
A] 60 B] 50 C] 70 D] 80

O
70 x


4. In a circle of radius 14 cm, an arc subtends an angle of 72 at the centre. Find the area of the sector.
A] 616 cm
2
B] 17.6 cm
2
C] 88 cm
2
D] 123.2 cm
2


5. In the adjacent figure, PC is the tangent drawn to the circle at point C. Given PC = 12 cm, AB = 7 cm, find
PA.
A] 12 cm B] 15 cm C] 16 cm D] 9 cm
A
B
C
P
12
7


6. The length of a minute hand of a clock is 8 cm. Find the (approx) area of sector covered by minute hand in
24 minutes.
A] 120 cm
2
B] 80 cm
2
C] 96 cm
2
D] 70 cm
2


Roots Education QA TW16
7. Refer to the adjacent figure. Given ZBDE = 100 and ZABD = 110, find ZA + ZC.
A] 170 B] 100 C] 180 D] 150

A
B
C
D E


8. In the adjacent figure, find the area of minor segment ACB.
A] 18.26 cm
2
B] 21.76 cm
2
C] 34.68 cm
2
D] None of these

B
O
8
A
90
C


9. The diameter of the rear wheel of a sports bicycle is 1.4 m and that of the front wheel is 2.1 m. To travel a
certain distance, if the rear wheel makes 320 revolutions, how many revolutions will the front wheel
make?
A] 213 B] 186 C] 232 D] 156

10. A wire of length 88 cm is shaped into a circular ring. Find the area of the ring?
A] 586 cm
2
B] 676 cm
2
C] 546 cm
2
D] 616 cm
2

11. Two concentric circles with center O have radii 8.2 cm and 12.8 cm respectively. Through a point A that
lies on the bigger of the two circles, a tangent AC is drawn to the smaller circle touching it at point B and
intersecting the bigger circle again at C. Find the length of AC.
A] 18.8 cm B] 19.6 cm C] 22 cm D] 24 cm

12. If AD, AE and BC are tangents to the circle at D, E, F respectively then the perimeter of the triangle ABC
is:
C
B
A
E
D
F

A] AD B] 2AD C] 3AD D] 4AD






Roots Education QA TW16
13. Four identical circular coins are placed inside the square ABCD as in the following diagram.


If radius of each coin equals 2 units, then the shaded area in one corner of the square is
A] 8(4 t) B] 16(8 t) C] 16(4 t) D] (4 t)

Directions for questions 14 and 15: Refer to the following information and answer the questions.
Three circles with center P, Q and R, and diameters 26 cm, 20 cm and 28 cm respectively, intersect each other as
shown in the figure below. The length of AB = 8 cm, CD = 10 cm and EF = 7 cm.
P
Q
E
F
D
C
A
B
R

14. What is the perimeter of the triangle PQR?
A] 49 cm B] 52 cm C] 113 cm D] Indeterminate

15. What is most nearly the area of the triangle?
A] 90 cm
2
B] 108 cm
2
C] 117 cm
2
D] 130 cm
2


16. In the given figure, the bigger circle with diameter 10 cm and centre O is touched internally by two
smaller circles with centres A and B whose diameters lie along the diameter of the bigger circle. These 2
smaller circles also touch each other externally as shown in the figure. The circle with centre at A has an
area that is 4 times the area of the circle with centre at B. What is most nearly the area of the shaded
portion?









A] 5.5t sq. cm B] 11t sq. cm C] 22t sq. cm D] 44 t sq. cm





Roots Education QA TW16
17. Four circle with unit radii touch each other as shown in the figure such that their centres lie on the vertices
of a square. What is most nearly the area of the shaded portion?








A] 0.72 sq. units B] 0.85 sq. units C] 0.98 sq. units D] 1.2 sq. units

18. In the figure given below, there is a circle with centre O. XY is tangent to the circle at Z. Also it is given
that OX = OY. Find the area of the shaded region. {Area of triangle OXY = 16 sq. units}


A] 1 sq. unit B] 3.42 sq. units C] 4t sq. units D] 16/t sq. units

19. Given below are three circles with centre A, B & O with same radius (r). What is the length of arc OA?


A] tr/3 B] r/2 C] tr D] None of these

20. A sector of a circle with centre O and radius 2 cm is bounded by an arc XY and two radii OX and OY at
an angle of o radians. If perimeter of the sector is 2.5 times the area of the sector then o =
A]
4
3
radians B]
1
3
radians C] 1 radian D] None of these

1. Fill in the blanks.

(i) Angles in the________ segment of a circle are equal.
O
X
Z
Y
O
X
Z
Y
- -
-
A B
O
- -
-
A B
O


Roots Education QA TW16

(ii) The line joining the mid-point of a chord and the centre of the circle is always ________to the
chord.

(iii) The lengths of the two tangents drawn to a circle from any point are ________.

(iv) When two circles touch each other externally, the distance between their centres is equal to the
________ of their radii.

2. In the adjacent figure, O is the center of the circle and ZDBC = 50. Find the value of ZCOD and
ZCAD.
A] 100, 50
B] 40, 80
C] 120, 70
D] 360, 50


3. The perpendicular distance of the chord of length 24 cm from the centre of a circle is 5 cm. Find the
diameter of the circle.
A] 24 cm B] 18 cm C] 26 cm D] 13 cm

4. In the adjacent figure, PC is the tangent drawn to the circle at point C. Given PC = 12 cm, AB = 7 cm, find
PA and PB.
A] 12 cm, 19 cm
B] 15 cm, 22 cm
C] 16 cm, 9 cm
D] 9 cm, 16 cm

5. The length of a minute hand of a clock is 8 cm. Find the (approx) area of sector covered by minute hand in
24 minutes.
A] 120 cm
2
B] 80 cm
2
C] 96 cm
2
D] 70 cm
2


6. Find the distance between the centers of the two circles having radii 7 cm and 5 cm, if they are touching
internally.
A] 2 cm B] 74 cm C] 12 cm D] None of these

7. How many common tangents is possible if the distance between the centers of the two circles having radii 8
cm and 6 cm respectively is 10 cm?
A] 2 B] 4 C] 0 D] 1

8. Two circles of radii 8 cm and 10 cm respectively, touch each other externally. Find the length of the direct
common tangent.
A] 11 cm B] 16.6 cm C] 20.9 cm D] 17.9 cm

9. Find the length of the transverse common tangent of two circles of radii 12 cm and 15 cm respectively, if
the distance between their centers is 10 cm.
A] 18 cm B] 26 cm
C] 42 cm D] Transverse Common Tangent is not possible

10. Find the distance covered by the minute hand of a clock of length 6 cm in 36 minutes.



Roots Education QA TW16
A] 8 cm B] 11.3 cm C] 22.6 cm D] 17 m

11. In the adjacent figure, find the area of minor segment ACB.
A] 18.26 cm
2

B] 21.76 cm
2

C] 34.68 cm
2
D] None of these

12. A circular ring of radius 7 cm is rolled along its periphery and stopped after 15 complete revolutions. How
much distance did it cover?
A] 660 cm B] 780 cm C] 580 cm D] 676 cm

13. In the given circle, OA = 8 and ZAOB = 132, Find ZABO.

A
B
O


A] 48 B] 24 C] 20 D] 30

14. Find ZABC in the given figure. It is given that ZADB = 25 and ZCAB = 65.

A B
C
D

A] 90 B] 85 C] 80 D] 75

15. In the given figure, chord AC = chord BD, ZAOB = 60 and ZBOC = 15. Then find the value of ZBOD.

A
B
C
D
O


A] 45 B] 50 C] 40 D] 120

16. In a circle of radius 7 cm, a rectangle is inscribed such that its area is maximum. Find the area of the
rectangle.
A] 196 cm
2
B] 98 cm
2
C] 49 cm
2
D] 27 cm
2



Roots Education QA TW16

17. Find ZABC, if ZAOC = 62.

A
B
C
O

A] 128 B] 56 C] 118 D] 149

18. In the figure below, OB = 15 (O being the center of the circle) and the radius of the circle is 9. Find BC
BD.

A B
O
D
C


A] 225 B] 81 C] 144 D] 306

19. Calculate the measure of ZAOB in the figure, if ZCAO = ZCBO = 20.

A
C
B
O


A] 80 B] 70 C] 50 D] 60

20. In the given figure, ZDBE = 62 and DBC = 36. Find ZBDE.

A
C
D
E
B


A] 98 B] 82 C] 90 D] None of these


Roots Education QA TW16
21. Find the distance covered by the minute hand of a clock of length 6 cm in 36 minutes.
A] 8 cm B] 11.3 cm C] 22.6 cm D] 17 m

22. A circular ring of radius 7 cm is rolled along its periphery and stopped after 15 complete revolutions. How
much distance did it cover?
A] 660 cm B] 780 cm C] 580 cm D] 676 cm

23. What is the ratio of the area of an incircle to that of a circumcircle of an equilateral triangle?
A] 1 : 2 B] 1 : 4 C] 1 : 9 D] Cannot be determined

24. In the given figure O is the centre of the circle. AB passes through O. Given that CB = OX and ZAOX =
90. The ratio of area of AACB to that of AAOX is



A] 1 : 2 B] 2 : 1 C] 3 : 1 D] None of these

O
A
B
C
X
O
A
B
C
X