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Practise Geometry for competitive exams


Published : 19 Jun 2023 07:53 PM

Q :  Areas of two similar triangles are 36 cm2 and 100 cm2. If the length of a side of the larger triangle is 20 cm, then the length of the corresponding side of the similar triangle is:

(A) 15 cm

(B) 14 cm

(C) 12 cm

(D) 13 cm

Correct Answer : C

Q :  D and E are midpoints of side AB and AC respectively of the ΔABC. A line drawn from A meets BC at H and DE at K. AK : KH = ?

(A) 1 : 1

(B) 1: 2

(C) 2 : 1

(D) 3 : 2

Correct Answer : A

Q :  If the base radius of a right circular cylinder is reduced to half and its height remains the same, then the ratio of the volume of new formed cylinder to original cylinder would be:

(A) 1: 2

(B) 1: 1

(C) 2: 1

(D) 1: 2

Correct Answer : B

Q :  A piece of wire when bent to form a circle will have a radius of 84 cm. If the wire is bent to form a square, the length of a side of the square is

(A) 152 cm

(B) 132 cm

(C) 168 cm

(D) 225 cm

Correct Answer : B

Q :  A solid sphere of diameter 7 cm is cut into two equal halves. What will be the increase (in cm.2) in the total surface area?

(A) 

(B) 

(C) 

(D) 

Correct Answer : B

Q :  The largest and the second largest angles of a triangle are in the ratio of 3 : 2 respectively. The smallest angle is 20% of the sum of the rest two angles. What is the sum of the smallest and the second largest angles?

(A) 80°

(B) 60°

(C) 100°

(D) 90°

Correct Answer : D

Q :  If each interior angle is doubled of each exterior angle of a regular polygon with n sides, then the value of n is 

(A) 3

(B) 6

(C) 5

(D) 8

Correct Answer : B

Q :  ∠A, ∠B, ∠C are three angles of a triangle. If ∠A -∠B =18°, ∠B – ∠C = 45°, then, ∠B, ∠A and ∠C are

(A) 69° ,88° , 24°

(B) 69°, 88°, 23°

(C) 69°, 87°, 24°

(D) 69°, 89°, 22°

Correct Answer : C

Q :  In ∆ABC, ∠B is a right angle, AC = 6cm, and D is the mid-point of AC. The length of BD is:

(A) 4 cm

(B) √6 cm

(C) 3 cm

(D) None of these

Correct Answer : C

Q :  Each exterior angle of a regular polygon measures 9°. How many sides does the polygon have?

(A) 36

(B) 45

(C) 40

(D) 30

Correct Answer : C

Q :  A circle and a rectangle have the same perimeter. The sides of the rectangle are 18 cm and 26 cm. The area of the circle is:

(A) 125 cm2

(B) 230 cm2

(C) 550 cm2

(D) 616 cm2

Correct Answer : D

Q :  If the angles of a triangle are in the ratio of 1:4:7, then find the ratio of the greatest angle to the smallest angle.

(A) 7:2

(B) 2:3

(C) 7:1

(D) 3:5

Correct Answer : C

Q :  In triangle ABC a straight line parallel to BC intersects AB and AC at D and E respectively. If AB = 2AD then DE : BC is

(A) 2 : 3

(B) 2 : 1

(C) 1 : 2

(D) 1 : 3

Correct Answer : C

Q :  ABCD is cyclic quadrilateral Sides AB and DC, when produced, meet at E, and sides BC and AD, When produced, meet at F. If ∠BFA=60° and ∠AED=30°, then the measure of ∠ABC is:

(A) 65°

(B) 70°

(C) 80°

(D) 75°

Correct Answer : D