Sample questions · CBSE Class 10 Mathematics
CBSE · Class 10
Circles — sample questions with answers.
3333 verified circles questions sit in the bank for this chapter alone. Here are 4 of them, worked; a free account gets a full, board-pattern paper across whichever chapters you pick.
1 mark
Assertion–Reason
Assertion (A): A circle of radius cm has a tangent of length cm from a point cm from the centre.
Reason (R): The distance of that point from the centre is cm.
Reason (R): The distance of that point from the centre is
| (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. |
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(C)
2 marks
Short answer
From an external point P, two tangents PA and PB are drawn to a circle with centre O. If APB , find PAB and OAB.
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3 marks
Short answer
Two concentric circles are of radii cm and cm. Find the length of the chord of the larger circle which touches the smaller circle.
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5 marks
Long answer
A triangle ABC is drawn to circumscribe a circle. The segments BD and DC, into which BC is divided by the point of contact D, are of lengths cm and cm respectively. If the tangent from A to the circle has length cm, find the sides AB and AC, and the perimeter of the triangle.
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AB cm, AC cm; perimeter cm
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