Circles

Assertion & Reason Type Questions

In the following questions, a statement of assertion (A) is followed by a statement of a
reason (R). Choose the correct option:
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

Q1. Assertion (A): A tangent to a circle is perpendicular to the radius through the point of
contact.
Reason (R): The lengths of tangents drawn from the external point to a circle are equal.

Answer : (b) Assertion (A): It is true that a tangent to a circle is perpendicular to the
radius through the point of contact.
Reason (R): It is also true that the lengths of tangents drawn from the external point to a
circle are equal. Thus, both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not
the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

Q 2. Assertion (A): In the given figure, O is the centre of a circle and AT is a tangent at
point A, then <BAT = 70°.
Reason (R): A straight line can intersect a circle at one point only.

Answer : Here. <BAT = <ACB

(by alternate segment theorem)
:- <BAT 70° ( <ACB=70°, given)
So, Assertion (A) is true.
Reason (R): Any straight line can intersect a circle at two points.
So, Reason (R) is false.
Q 3. Assertion (A): Suppose the distance between two parallel tangents of a circle is 16
cm, then radius of a circle is 10 cm.
Reason (R): The distance between two parallel tangents of a circle is equal to the
diameter of a circle.

Answer : (d) Assertion (A): The distance between two parallel tangents is equal to the
diameter of a circle.

Reason (R): It is also true that the distance between two parallel tangents is equal to the
diameter of a circle.
So, Reason (R) is true.
Hence, Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

Q 4. 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.

Answer : (a) Assertion (A): We know that, 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.
i.e., <APB + <AOB = 180° ...(1)

Also, the tangent at any point of a circle is perpendicular to the radius through the point
of contact.
If the sum of a pair of opposite angles of a quadrilateral is 180° then quadrilateral is
cyclic.
From eqs. (1) and (2), we get
Quadrilateral AOBP is cyclic.
So, Assertion (A) is true.
Reason (R): It is a true statement also.
Hence, both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and
Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

Q 5. Assertion (A): In the given figure, a quadrilateral ABCD is drawn to circumscribe a

given circle, as shown. Then

Reason (R): In two concentric circles, the chord of the larger circle, which touches the
smaller circle, is bisected at the point of contact.

Answer :
(d) Assertion (A): If a quadrilateral ABCD is drawn to circumscribe a circle, then
AB + CD = AD + BC
So, Assertion (A) is false.
Reason (R): We have two concentric circles with O is the centre of concentric circles and
AB is the tangent.

So, Reason (R) is true.

Hence, Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.
Q 6. Assertion (A): PA and PB are two tangents to a circle with centre O. Such that <AOB =
110°, then <APB = 90°.

Reason (R): The length of two tangents drawn from an external point are equal.

Answer :

So, Assertion (A) is false.

Reason (R): It is true that the length of two tangents drawn from an
external point are equal.
Hence, Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

Q.7. Assertion (A) : If in a circle, the radius of the circle is 3 cm and distance of a
point from the centre of a circle is 5 cm, then length of the tangent will be 4 cm.
Reason (R) : (hypotenuse) 2 = (base) 2 + (height) 2

Answer : (a)
Q.8. Assertion (A) : The two tangents are drown to a circle from an external point,
than they subtend equal angles at the centre.
Reason (R) : A parallelogram circumscribing a circle is a rhombus.

Answer : (b) From an external point the two tangents drawn subtend equal angles at
the centre. So A is true. Also, a parallelogram circumscribing a circle is a rhombus,
so R is also true but R is not correct explanation of A.

Q.9. Assertion (A) : If in a cyclic quadrilateral, one angel is 400 , then the opposite
angle is 1400.

Reason (R) : Sum of opposite angles in a cyclic quadrilateral is equal to 3600.

Answer : (c) Angle + 400 = 1800

Angle = 1800 - 400 = 1400
Q.10. Assertion (A) : In the given figure, a quadrilateral ABCD is drawn to
circumscribe a given circle, as shown. Then AB + BC = AD + DC .

Reason (R) : In two concentric circles, the chord of the larger circle, which touches
the smaller circle, is bisected at the point of contact.
Answer : (d) We have two concentric circles O is the centre of concentric circles and
AB is the tangent
OM ⊥ AB
AM = MB
(Perpendicular from centre O to the chord AB bisect the chord AB )
So, A is incorrect but R is correct. Hence, (d) is the correct option.
Q.11. Assertion (A) : PA and PB are two tangents to a circle with centre O. Such that
∠AOB = 1100, then +APB = 900.
Reason (R) : The length of two tangents drawn from an external point are equal.
Answer : (d) We have, OA ⊥ AP
and OB ⊥ PB
In quadrilateral, OAPB , we have
∠OAP + ∠APB + ∠PBO + ∠AOB = 3600
900 + ∠APB + 900 + 1100 = 3600
∠APB = 700
(Radius is perpendicular to the tangent at point of tangency)

Q.12. Assertion (A) : If length of a tangent from an external point to a circle is 8 cm,
then length of the other tangent from the same point is 8 cm.
Reason (R) : Length of the tangents drawn from an external point to a circle are
equal.

Answer : (a)

Q.13. Assertion (A) : In the given figure, O is the centre of a circle and AT is a
tangents at point A, then ∠BAT = 600.

Reason (R) : A straight line can meet a circle at one point only.
Answer : (c)

Q.14. Assertion (A) : Centre and radius of the circle

is (3, -2) and 7 respectively.

Reason (R) : Centre and radius of the circle is

given as (-g, -f) and respectively.

Answer : (a)
Q.15. Assertion (A) : In the given figure, XA + AR = XB + BR , where XP, XQ and
AB are tangents.

Reason (R) : A tangent to the circle can be drawn from a point inside the circle.

Answer : (c) We have, XP = XQ

XA + AP = XB + BQ
XA + AR = XB + BR
[PA = AR and BQ = BR]

(The length of tangents drawn from in external point are equal)

So, A is correct but R is incorrect.

Q.16. Assertion (A) : Centre and radius of the circle

respectively.
Reason (R) : The equation of a circle with radius r having centre (h,k) is given by

Answer : (b)
Q.17. Assertion (A) : The circle

Reason (R) : The circles with centre C1, C2 and radii r1, r2 touch
each other if r1 ± r2 = c1c2 .
Answer : (a) Two circles touch each other,