Instructor: Sanjana Bisht ERP ID: 240csaitwn017 Roll No: 2401331940046

MOCK BOARD EXAMINATION

Mathematics (Class 10) - Chapter: Circles
Maximum Marks: 80 Time Allowed: 3 Hours

General Instructions: This question paper contains 39 questions divided into 6 sections:
1. Section A: 11 MCQs of 1 mark each. 2. Section B: 5 Assertion-Reason questions of 1 mark
each. 3. Section C: 6 Very Short Answer questions of 1 mark each. 4. Section D: 6 Short
Answer (Type-I) questions of 2 marks each. 5. Section E: 5 Short Answer (Type-II) questions
of 3 marks each. 6. Section F: 6 Long Answer questions of 5 marks each.
SECTION A: Multiple Choice Questions (11 × 1 = 11 Marks)

1. From a point P which is at a distance of 13 cm from the centre O of a circle of radius 5 cm,
the pair of tangents PQ and PR to the circle are drawn. Then the area of the quadrilateral
PQOR is:
(A) 60 cm2 (B) 65 cm2 (C) 30 cm2 (D) 32.5 cm2
Q

P
O
R

2. In the given figure, if ∠AOB = 125◦ , then ∠COD is equal to:

(A) 62.5◦ (B) 45◦ (C) 35◦ (D) 55◦
A B

O
D C

3. In the given figure, AB is a chord of the circle and AOC is its diameter, such that ∠ACB =
50◦ . If AT is the tangent to the circle at the point A, then ∠BAT is equal to:
(A) 65◦ (B) 60◦ (C) 50◦ (D) 40◦

4. At one end A of diameter AB of a circle of radius 5 cm, tangent XAY is drawn to the circle.
The length of the chord CD parallel to XY and at a distance 8 cm from A is:
(A) 4 cm (B) 5 cm (C) 6 cm (D) 8 cm

5. In the given figure, AT is a tangent to the circle with centre ‘O’ such that OT = 4 cm and
∠OT A = 30◦ . Then AT is equal to: √ √
(A) 4 cm (B) 2 cm (C) 2 3 cm (D) 4 3 cm

6. In the given figure, ‘O’ is the centre of circle, PQ is a chord and the tangent PR at P makes
an angle of 50◦ with PQ, then ∠P OQ is equal to:
(A) 100◦ (B) 80◦ (C) 90◦ (D) 75◦
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7. In the given figure, if PA and PB are tangents to the circle with centre O such that ∠AP B =
50◦ , then ∠OAB is equal to:
(A) 25◦ (B) 30◦ (C) 40◦ (D) 50◦

8. In the given figure, from an external point P, two tangents PQ and PR are drawn to a circle
of radius 4 cm with centre O. If ∠QP R = 90◦ , then length of PQ is: √
(A) 3 cm (B) 4 cm (C) 2 cm (D) 2 2 cm

9. In the given figure, PQ is tangent to the circle with centre at O, at the point B. If ∠AOB =
100◦ , then ∠ABP is equal to:
(A) 50◦ (B) 40◦ (C) 60◦ (D) 80◦

10. If two tangents inclined at an angle of 60◦ are drawn to a circle of radius 3 cm, then the
length√ of each tangent is equal to:
√
(A) 3 2 3 cm (B) 3 cm (C) 6 cm (D) 3 3 cm

11. In the figure below, ∆P XY is formed using three tangents to a circle centred at O. Based
on the construction, the sum of the tangents PA and PB is the perimeter of ∆P XY .
(A) lesser than (B) greater than (C) equal to (D) cannot be answered

SECTION B: Assertion and Reason Based Questions (5 × 1 = 5 Marks) Directions:

In the following questions, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason
(R). Mark the correct choice as: (A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation
of A. (B) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A. (C) A is true but
R is false. (D) A is false but R is true.

12. Assertion (A): The length √ of the tangent drawn from a point 8 cm away from the centre
of circle of radius 6 cm is 2 7 cm.
Reason (R): If the angle between two radii of a circle is 130◦ , then the angle between the
tangents at the end points of radii at their point of intersection is 50◦ .

13. Assertion (A): If a chord AB subtends an angle of 60◦ at the centre of a circle, then the
angle between the tangents at A and B is 120◦ .
Reason (R): In ∆AOB, ∠OAB is 60◦ .

14. Assertion (A): PQ is a tangent drawn from an external point P to a circle with centre O.
QOR is the diameter of the circle. If ∠P OR = 120◦ , then the measure of ∠OP Q is 30◦ .
Reason (R): In ∆P OQ, ∠P OQ = 60◦ .

15. Assertion (A): PQ is a tangent to a circle with centre O at point P. If ∆OP Q is an isosceles
triangle, then ∠OQP = 45◦ .
Reason (R): If two tangents ◦
√ inclined at 60 are drawn to a circle of radius 3 cm, then the
length of each tangent is 3 3 cm.

16. Assertion (A): In the figure, O is the centre of a circle. PT and PQ are tangents to the
circle from an external point P. If ∠T P Q = 70◦ , then ∠T OQ = 110◦ .
Reason (R): The measure of ∠T RQ is 55◦ .

SECTION C: Very Short Answer Type Questions (6 × 1 = 6 Marks)

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17. If P Q = 28 cm, then find the perimeter of ∆P LM (formed by a tangent LM touching the
circle, and tangents PQ, PT from P).

18. PQ is a tangent to a circle with centre O at point P. If ∆OP Q is an isosceles triangle, then
find ∠OQP .

19. How many tangents can a circle have?

20. A tangent to a circle intersects it in how many point(s)?

21. A line intersecting a circle in two points is called a?

22. The common point of a tangent to a circle and the circle is called?
SECTION D: Short Answer Type-I Questions (6 × 2 = 12 Marks)
23. In a figure, quadrilateral ABCD is circumscribing a circle with centre O and AD ⊥ AB. If
the radius of the incircle is 10 cm, then find the value of x (where x is the length of CD,
given parts of other sides).

24. Two tangents TP and TQ are drawn to a circle with centre O from an external point T.
Prove that ∠P T Q = 2∠OP Q.

25. O is the centre of the circle. Find ∠AQB, given that PA and PB are tangents to the circle
and ∠AP B = 75◦ .

26. There are two concentric circles with centre O. If ARC and AQB are tangents to the smaller
circle from the point A lying on the larger circle, find the length of AC, if AQ = 5 cm.

27. AB is a diameter of a circle centered at O. BC is tangent to the circle at B. If OP bisects

the chord AD and ∠AOP = 60◦ , then find ∠C.

28. 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.
SECTION E: Short Answer Type-II Questions (5 × 3 = 15 Marks)
29. 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.

30. If a circle touches the side BC of a triangle ABC at P and extended sides AB and AC at Q
and R, respectively, prove that AQ = 21 (BC + CA + AB).

31. XY and X’Y’ are two parallel tangents to a circle with centre O and another tangent AB
with point of contact C intersecting XY at A and X’Y’ at B, what is the measure of ∠AOB?

32. A circle is inscribed in a ∆ABC having sides BC = 8 cm, AB = 10 cm and AC = 12 cm.

Find the lengths of the segments into which the points of contact divide the sides.

33. Prove that the tangents drawn at the ends of a diameter of a circle are parallel.
SECTION F: Long Answer Type Questions (6 × 5 = 30 Marks)
34. Prove that the parallelogram circumscribing a circle is a rhombus.

35. Prove that opposite sides of a quadrilateral circumscribing a circle subtend supplementary
angles at the centre of the circle.

36. a, b and c are the sides of a right triangle, where c is the hypotenuse. A circle, of radius r,
touches the sides of the triangle. Prove that r = a+b−c
2 .
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37. PQ is a chord of length 8 cm of a circle of radius 5 cm. The tangents at P and Q meet at a
point T. Find the length of TP.

38. Prove that the tangent drawn at any point of a circle is perpendicular to the radius through
the point of contact.

39. Prove that the lengths of tangents drawn from an external point to a circle are equal.