COMPETENCY BASED QUESTIONS

1) Two balls of equal size are touching each other externally at point C and AB is common

(c) 30° (d) 90 °

tangent to the balls. Then ∠ ACB=¿
(a) 60 ° (b) 45 °

2) How many parallel tangents can a circle have?

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) infinite (d) none of these

3) Find the perimeter of the circle

(a) 30 cm (b) 28 cm (c) 38 cm (d) 40 cm

4) If four sides of the quadrilateral ABCD are tangents to a circle, then

(a) AC+AD=BD+CD (c) AB+CD=BC+AD
(b) AB+CD=AC+BC (d)AC+AD=BC+DB

5) AP and AQ are tangents drawn from a point A to a circle with centre O and radius 9 cm.
If OA=15 cm, then AP+AQ=
(a) 12cm (b) 18cm (c) 24cm (d) 36cm

6) If common tangents AB and CD of two wheels with centre O and O’ intersect at E, then
find OEO’=?
(a) a triangle (b) a line (c) an arc (d) none of these

7) PQ and PR are two tangents from P to a circle with centre A. If ∠ QAR=130 ° , find ∠ QPR=?
(a) 40 ° (b) 50 ° (c) 60 ° (d)20 °
8) In two concentric circles, if length of one chord AB touching inner circle is 12 cm,
then find the length of chord CD?
(a) 10 cm (b) 15 cm (c) 12 cm (d) 6 cm

9) The length of the tangent from a point which is at a distance of 10 cm from the centre
of the circle having radius 6 cm is
(a) 8 cm (b) 10 cm (c) 4 cm (d) 16 cm

10) If AB= 14cm and XE=5cm, then AE=

(a) 7 cm (b) 8 cm (c) 19 cm (d) 9 cm

11) The tangent at any point of circle is perpendicular to the ………. through the point of
contact.

12) The lengths of tangents drawn from an external point to a circle are
not equal. (true/false)

13) Tangent lines at the end point of the diameter of a circle are parallel. (true/false)

14) Tangent to a circle intersect the circle at how many points?

15) How many tangents are parallel to a given secant.

16) ………to a circle is a line that intersect circle at only one point.

17) AB and CD are common tangents to two circles, if radii of the two circles are equal,
then AB = CD. (true/false)

18) The common point of a tangent to a circle with the circle is called _________

19) Two tangents TP and TQ are drawn to a circle with Centre O from an external point T.
Then  PTQ = ……..  OPQ.

20) Parallelogram circumscribing a circle is a rhombus. (true/false)

 CASE STUDIES/ SOURCE BASED INTEGRATED QUESTIONS

1) In a city, a circular park is situated with centre O. There are two exit gates P and Q
which are at equal distance from a tree (say R) outside the park. Lines PR and QR are
tangents to the circular park. If radius of circular park is 15 meter and distance of
centre to the tree is 25 meter then answer the following questions.

(i) What is the distance between gate P and tree R?

(ii) Find ∠ OPR=

(a)10 m (b) 15 m (c) 20 m (d) 25 m

(a) 60 ° (b) 90 ° (c) 120 ° (d) none of these

(iii) What is the area of ∆ ROQ ?

(iv) If ∠PRQ = 300 then find ∠ POQ=?

(a) 120 m2 (b) 140 m2 (c) 150 m2 (d) 180m2

(v) Find ∠ OPQ=?

(a) 120 ° (b) 130 ° (c) 150 ° (d) 180 °

(a) 10 ° (b) 15 ° (c) 20 ° (d) 25 °

2) Raksha Bandhan, is a popular annual rite, or ceremony, which is celebrated in South

Asia, and in other parts of the world significantly influenced by Hindu culture. On this
day, sisters of all ages tie a talisman, or amulet, called the rakhi, around the wrists of
their brothers, symbolically protecting them, receiving a gift in return, and traditionally
investing the brothers with a share of the responsibility of their potential care. Krishna
made up a rakhi for his brother Sumit using three circles of radius 2cm,4cm and 2cm
respectively. Figure for the same is given below:

Based on this information answer the following questions.

(i) Length of AB =?
(a) 8 cm (b)10 cm (c) 12 cm (d) 14cm

(ii) If PQ, RS, JT and IU are tangents to the circles as shown in the fig. then ∠

(a) ∠ PAC (b) ∠ PQC (c) ∠ QCA (d) ∠ PAX

QPA=?

(iii) Find CX?

 (a) 9 cm (b) 10 cm (c) 12 cm (d) 8 cm
(iv) Find approximate value of QX=?
(a) 9 cm (b) 9.8 cm (c) 10.6 cm (d) 12 cm

(v) If ∠PXR=40 ° , find ∠ PAX=?

(a) 40 ° b) 60 ° (c) 65 ° (d) 70 °

3) A sea is in the shape of a circle of radius 10km. A concentric circular island is also made
up artificially to attract the tourists. If radius of island is 8km then answer the following
questions?

(i) Find the length of the chord AB of larger circle which touch the smaller circle?
(a) 6 km (b) 12 km (c) 18 km (d) 9 km

(ii) Find ∠OCA=?

(a) 80 ° (b) 85 ° (c) 90 ° (d)
95 °

(iii) A person is standing at a point P outside the sea such that AP and BP are
tangents to the sea. Can you find the distance of the person from
centre of the sea.
(a) 10 km (b) 10.5 km (c) 12 km (d) 12.5
km

(iv) Find AP=?

(a) 7.5 km (b) 8 km (c) 8.5km (d) 9 km

(v) If ∠ APB=40 ° find ∠AOP?

(a) 40 ° (b) 60 ° (c) 70 ° (d)
80 °

4) A child is playing with a cone and ball. He is throwing the ball upward and try to catch
it in the cone. When he gets tired, he sat down on the floor and start thinking about
the 2D shape of the ball inside the cone and draw it on a paper as shown below. Based
on the figure answer the following questions?

(i) If AB abd BC are tangents to the ball then which type of triangle is ∆ABC?
(a) equilateral (b) isosceles (c) scalene (d) none of these

(ii) If ∠ACB=30 ° , then find ∠OBC=?

(a) 70 ° (b) 75 ° (c) 80 ° (d) 90 °

(iii) If OC=10cm, AC=8cm, find the radius of the ball?

 (a) 4 cm (b) 5 cm (c) 6 cm (d) 8 cm

(iv) Find ∠OCB + ∠OBA=?

(a) 10 ° (b) 15 ° (c) 20 ° (d) 30 °

(v) If AC=21cm and BC=x 2 +5, then x=¿

(a) 8 cm (b) 16 cm (c) 9 cm (d) 4 cm
SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS

∠AOB = 100°, then calculate ∠BAT.

1) In the given figure, O is the centre of a circle, AB is a chord and AT is the tangent at A. If

In the given figure, PA and PB are tangents to the circle with centre O. If ∠APB = 60°,
then calculate ∠OAB
2)

∠POQ = 70°, then calculate ∠TPQ

3) In the given figure, O is the centre of a circle, PQ is a chord and PT is the tangent at P. If

diameter and ∠CAB = 30°. Find ∠PCA.

4) In the given figure, PQ is a tangent at a point C to a circle with centre O. If AB is a
 In the given figure, AB and AC are tangents to the circle with centre o such that ∠BAC
= 40°. Then calculate ∠BOC.
5)

6) In the given figure, a circle touches the side DF of ∆ EDF at H and touches ED and EF
produced at K&M respectively. If EK = 9 cm, calculate the perimeter of ∆ EDF (in cm).

7) In the given figure, AP, AQ and BC are tangents to the circle. If AB = 5 cm, AC = 6 cm
and BC = 4 cm, then calculate the length of AP (in cm).

8) In the given figure, PA and PB are tangents to the circle from an external point P. CD is
another tangent touching the circle at Question If PA = 12 cm, QC = QD = 3 cm, then
find PC + PD.

In the given figure, PQ is a chord of a circle with centre O and PT is a tangent. If ∠QPT
= 60°, find ∠PRQ.
9)
10) In the given figure, the sides AB, BC and CA of a triangle ABC touch a circle at P, Q and
R respectively. If PA = 4 cm, BP = 3 cm and AC = 11 cm, find the length of BC (in cm).

11) In a right triangle ABC, right-angled at B, BC = 12 cm and AB = 5 cm. Calculate the

radius of the circle inscribed in the triangle (in cm).

12) In the given figure, an isosceles ∆ABC, with AB = AC, circumscribes a circle. Prove that
the point of contact D bisects the base BC. (or)

The incircle of an isosceles triangle ABC, in which AB = AC, touches the sides BC, CA
and AB at D, E and F respectively. Prove that BD = DC.

13) In the given figure, a circle inscribed in ∆ABC touches its sides AB, BC and AC at points
D, E & F K respectively. If AB = 12 cm, BC = 8 cm and AC = 10 cm, then find the lengths
of AD, BE and CF.

14) In the figure, a ∆ABC is drawn to circumscribe a circle of radius 3 cm, such that the
segments BD and DC are respectively 6 cm 9 cm of lengths 6 cm and 9 cm. If the area
of ∆ABC is 54 cm2, then find the lengths of sides AB and AC.
15)
In the figure, the sides AB, BC and CA of triangle
ABC touch a circle with centre O and radius r at P,
Q and R. respectively. Prove that:
(i) AB + CQ = AC + BQ
(ii) Area (AABC) = 1/2 (Perimeter of ∆ ABC) × r

16) Find the perimeter (in cm) of a square circumscribing a circle of radius a cm.

17) Prove that the parallelogram circumscribing a circle is a rhombus.

18) A In figure, a quadrilateral ABCD is drawn to circum- DA scribe a circle, with centre O,
in such a way that the sides AB, BC, CD and DA touch the circle at the points P, Q, R
and S respectively. Prove that: AB + CD = BC + DA.

19) In the given figure, a circle is inscribed in a quadrilateral ABCD touching its sides AB,

cm, PB = 27 cm and AD ⊥ CD, then calculate the length of CD.

BC, CD and AD at P, Q, R and S respectively. If the radius of the circle is 10 cm, BC = 38

20) Find x

21) In the given figure, a circle touches all the four sides of a quadrilateral ABCD whose
sides are AB = 6 cm, BC = 9 cm and CD = 8 cm. Find the length of side AD.
 In the figure, AB is the diameter of a circle with centre O and AT is a tangent. If ∠AOQ
= 58°, find ∠ATQ.
22)

23) Two concentric circles are of radii 7 cm and r cm respectively, where r > 7. A chord of
the larger circle, of length 48 cm, touches the smaller circle. Find the value of r.

(ii) 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.

24) In Figure, common tangents AB and CD to the two circles with centres O 1 and
O2 intersect at E. Prove that AB = CD.

25) From a point T outside a circle of centre O, tangents TP and TQ are drawn to the circle.
Prove that OT is the right bisector of line segment PQ

∠APB = 60°. Find the length of chord AB.

26) In the figure, AP and BP are tangents to a circle with centre 0, such that AP = 5 cm and

with centre O and radius r. If OP = 2r, show that ∠OTS = ∠OST = 30°.
27) A In the figure, from an external point P, two tangents PT and PS are drawn to a circle
 centre O, such that ∠RPQ = 30°. A chord RS is drawn parallel to the tangent P. Find
28) In the figure, tangents PQ and PR are drawn from an external point P to a circle with

∠RQS.

29) 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.

30)
Find PT if radius=10 and PQ=16. PQ
intersect OP at R

31) In the figure, two equal circles, with centres 0 and O’, touch each other A at X. OO’
produced meets the circle with centre O’ at A. AC is tangent to the circle with centre
O, at the point C. O’D is perpendicular to AC. Find the value of DO′ : CO’.

32) In the 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. Also prove PQ=2CR
33) In the figure, the chord AB of the larger of the two concentric circles, with centre O,
touches the smaller circle at C. Prove that AC = CB.

such that ∠QPR = 120°, prove that 2PQ = PO and also prove OP=PQ+PR
34) If from an external point P of a circle with centre O, two tangents PQ and PR are drawn

35) In the figure, l and m are two parallel tangents to a circle with centre O, touching the

E. Prove that ∠DOE = 90°.

circle at A and B respectively. Another tangent at C intersects the line I at D and m at

36) Prove that opposite sides of a quadrilateral circumscribing a circle subtend

supplementary angles at the centre of the circle.

Prove that ∠PTQ = 2∠OPQ.

37) Two tangents TP and TQ are drawn to a circle with centre O from an external point T.

circle with centre C and radius 4 cm. If PA ⊥ PB, then find the length of each tangent.
38) In the given figure, PA and PB are two tangents drawn from an external point P to a

39)
From an external point H, tangents HG and
HI are drawn. Find MH and GH if the radius
of the circle is 6 cm and the length of the
chord GI =9.6 cm
40) Find a , b , c in the following figure

41)
A triangle ABC is drawn to
circumscribe a circle of radius 4 cm
such that the segments BD and DC
into which BC is divided by the point
of contact D are of lengths 8 cm and 6
cm respectively as shown in the
figure. Find the sides AB and AC.

42) In two concentric circles, prove that all the chords of larger circles which touches the
smaller circle at point on the circle (tangent to small circle) are of equal length.

43) O is the centre of the circle, PT is the tangent and PAB is the secant passing through
centre O. If PT = 8 cm and PA = 4 cm, then find the radius of the circle.

44) AB and CD are two parallels of a circle such that AB = 24 cm and CD = 10 cm. If the
chords are on the opposite sides of the centre and the distances between them is 17
cm, find the radius of the circle.

45) Two circles of radii 10 cm and 8 cm intersect and the length of the common chord is 12
cm. Find the distance between their centres.

46) A point P is 26 cm away from the centre O of a circle and the length
of the tangent drawn from P to the circle is 24 cm. Find the radius of
the circle?