CBSE Class 10 Mathematics Areas Related to Circles MCQs Set 13

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Question 1: In a circle of radius 21 cm, an arc subtends an angle of 60° at the centre. The length of the arc is (use \( \pi = \frac{22}{7} \))
(a) 11 cm
(b) 22 cm
(c) 27 cm
(d) 44 cm
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Answer: (b) 22 cm

Explanation:
1. Arc length = \( \frac{\theta}{360} \times 2\pi r \).
2. = \( \frac{60}{360} \times 2 \times \frac{22}{7} \times 21 \) = 22 cm.

Teacher's Note:
1. Use the fraction θ/360 of the full circumference.
2. 60° is one sixth of a full turn.

Question 2: An arc of length 15.7 cm subtends a right angle at the centre of the circle. The radius of the circle is (use π = 3.14)
(a) 20 cm
(b) 10 cm
(c) 15 cm
(d) 12 cm
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Answer: (b) 10 cm

Explanation:
1. A right angle gives a quarter circle, so \( \frac{1}{4} \times 2\pi r = 15.7 \).
2. \( \frac{\pi r}{2} = 15.7 \), so r = 31.4 ÷ 3.14 = 10 cm.

Teacher's Note:
1. 90° is one quarter of the circle.
2. Solve for r after substituting π = 3.14.

Question 3: The area of the sector of a circle of radius 18 cm that subtends an angle of 60° at the centre is (use π = 3.14)
(a) 151.31 cm²
(b) 169.56 cm²
(c) 173.33 cm²
(d) none of these
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Answer: (b) 169.56 cm²

Explanation:
1. Area of sector = \( \frac{\theta}{360} \pi r^2 \).
2. = \( \frac{60}{360} \times 3.14 \times 18 \times 18 \) = 169.56 cm².

Teacher's Note:
1. Area of a sector is a fraction of the whole circle's area.
2. Keep π = 3.14 as given.

Question 4: The perimeter of a sector of a circle of radius 10.5 cm and angle 60° is (use \( \pi = \frac{22}{7} \))
(a) 32 cm
(b) 44 cm
(c) 54 cm
(d) none of these
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Answer: (a) 32 cm

Explanation:
1. Arc length = \( \frac{60}{360} \times 2 \times \frac{22}{7} \times 10.5 \) = 11 cm.
2. Perimeter = arc + two radii = 11 + 21 = 32 cm.

Teacher's Note:
1. The perimeter of a sector includes both bounding radii.
2. Do not forget to add 2r.

Question 5: In a circle of diameter 42 cm, an arc subtends an angle of 60° at the centre. The length of the arc is (use \( \pi = \frac{22}{7} \))
(a) 11 cm
(b) 20 cm
(c) 22 cm
(d) 28 cm
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Answer: (c) 22 cm

Explanation:
1. Radius = 21 cm.
2. Arc = \( \frac{60}{360} \times 2 \times \frac{22}{7} \times 21 \) = 22 cm.

Teacher's Note:
1. Convert diameter to radius first.
2. A 60° arc has length one sixth of the circumference.

Question 6: A car has two wipers which do not overlap. Each wiper has a blade of length 21 cm sweeping through an angle of 120°. The total area cleaned at each sweep of the blades is (use \( \pi = \frac{22}{7} \))
(a) 360 cm²
(b) 448 cm²
(c) 556 cm²
(d) 924 cm²
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Answer: (d) 924 cm²

Explanation:
1. Area swept by one blade = \( \frac{120}{360} \times \frac{22}{7} \times 21^2 \) = 462 cm².
2. Two wipers: 2 × 462 = 924 cm².

Teacher's Note:
1. Two blades mean doubling the sector area.
2. 120° is one third of a full circle.

Question 7: A square OABC is inscribed in a quadrant OPBQ of a circle, with O the centre and the side OA = 20 cm. The area of the shaded region (quadrant minus square) is (use π = 3.14)
(a) 126 cm²
(b) 200 cm²
(c) 228 cm²
(d) none of these
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Answer: (c) 228 cm²

Explanation:
1. The diagonal OB of the square is the radius: OB = 20√2 cm, so r² = 800.
2. Quadrant = \( \frac{1}{4} \times 3.14 \times 800 \) = 628 cm²; square = 400 cm².
3. Shaded area = 628 − 400 = 228 cm².

Teacher's Note:
1. The diagonal of the inscribed square is the radius.
2. Square the radius directly: r² = 20² + 20².

Question 8: The top of a table is a sector of a circle with centre O and ∠AOB = 90° removed from it (the remaining sector is 270°). If OA = OB = 42 cm, the perimeter of the top is (use \( \pi = \frac{22}{7} \))
(a) 282 cm
(b) 266 cm
(c) 320 cm
(d) 480 cm
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Answer: (a) 282 cm

Explanation:
1. Arc of the 270° sector = \( \frac{270}{360} \times 2 \times \frac{22}{7} \times 42 \) = 198 cm.
2. Perimeter = 198 + 42 + 42 = 282 cm.

Teacher's Note:
1. The remaining sector is 360° − 90° = 270°.
2. Add the two straight edges OA and OB.

Question 9: A piece of wire 22 cm long is bent into the form of an arc of a circle subtending an angle of 60° at its centre. The radius of the circle is (use \( \pi = \frac{22}{7} \))
(a) 7 cm
(b) 14 cm
(c) 21 cm
(d) 28 cm
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Answer: (c) 21 cm

Explanation:
1. Arc length = \( \frac{60}{360} \times 2\pi r \) = \( \frac{\pi r}{3} \) = 22.
2. r = 66 ÷ π = 66 × 7 ÷ 22 = 21 cm.

Teacher's Note:
1. The wire length equals the arc length.
2. Rearrange the arc formula for r.

Question 10: The area of the major segment of a circle of radius 35 cm, where the chord AB subtends an angle of 90° at the centre O, is (use \( \pi = \frac{22}{7} \))
(a) 1200 cm²
(b) 2400 cm²
(c) 3500 cm²
(d) none of these
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Answer: (c) 3500 cm²

Explanation:
1. Minor segment = sector − triangle = \( \frac{1}{4} \times \frac{22}{7} \times 35^2 \) − \( \frac{1}{2} \times 35 \times 35 \) = 962.5 − 612.5 = 350 cm².
2. Circle = \( \frac{22}{7} \times 35^2 \) = 3850 cm².
3. Major segment = 3850 − 350 = 3500 cm².

Teacher's Note:
1. Major segment = circle − minor segment.
2. For 90° the triangle is right-angled with legs equal to r.

Question 11: ABCD is a square of side 4 cm. At each corner a quarter circle of radius 1 cm is drawn, and a circle of radius 1 cm is drawn at the centre of the square. The area of the shaded region (the part of the square outside all these) is (use \( \pi = \frac{22}{7} \))
(a) 8.46 cm²
(b) 7.25 cm²
(c) 9.71 cm²
(d) 10.43 cm²
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Answer: (c) 9.71 cm²

Explanation:
1. Four quarter circles of radius 1 cm add up to one full circle of area π cm².
2. Shaded area = 16 − π − π = \( 16 - \frac{44}{7} \) = \( 9\frac{5}{7} \) cm² ≈ 9.71 cm².

Teacher's Note:
1. Four quarter circles equal one whole circle.
2. Subtract all circular areas from the square.

Question 12: The area of the square that can be inscribed in a circle of radius 8 cm is
(a) 256 cm²
(b) 128 cm²
(c) 64√2 cm²
(d) 64 cm²
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Answer: (b) 128 cm²

Explanation:
1. The diagonal of the square is the diameter, 16 cm.
2. Area = (diagonal)² ÷ 2 = 256 ÷ 2 = 128 cm².

Teacher's Note:
1. Area of a square = d²/2.
2. The diagonal of an inscribed square equals the diameter.

Question 13: The area of a quadrant of a circle is 38.5 cm². Its diameter is (use \( \pi = \frac{22}{7} \))
(a) 10 cm
(b) 14 cm
(c) 21 cm
(d) none of these
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Answer: (b) 14 cm

Explanation:
1. \( \frac{1}{4} \times \frac{22}{7} r^2 = 38.5 \), so r² = 49 and r = 7 cm.
2. Diameter = 14 cm.

Teacher's Note:
1. A quadrant is one quarter of a circle.
2. Remember to double the radius.

Question 14: The cost of fencing a circular field at the rate of Rs. 24 per metre is Rs. 5280. The radius of the field is (use \( \pi = \frac{22}{7} \))
(a) 15 m
(b) 35 m
(c) 25 m
(d) 30 m
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Answer: (b) 35 m

Explanation:
1. Circumference = 5280 ÷ 24 = 220 m.
2. 2 × \( \frac{22}{7} \) × r = 220, so r = 35 m.

Teacher's Note:
1. Cost of fencing uses the circumference.
2. First find the length from cost ÷ rate.

Question 15: An athlete runs on a circular track of radius 49 m and covers a distance of 3080 m along its boundary. The number of rounds is (use \( \pi = \frac{22}{7} \))
(a) 5
(b) 8
(c) 10
(d) 15
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Answer: (c) 10

Explanation:
1. One round = 2 × \( \frac{22}{7} \) × 49 = 308 m.
2. Rounds = 3080 ÷ 308 = 10.

Teacher's Note:
1. Divide total distance by the circumference.
2. The circumference is 308 m.

Question 16: The area of the largest triangle that can be inscribed in a semicircle of radius r units is
(a) r sq. units
(b) r/2 sq. units
(c) r² sq. units
(d) 2r sq. units
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Answer: (c) r² sq. units

Explanation:
1. Base = diameter = 2r; the greatest height is the radius r.
2. Area = \( \frac{1}{2} \times 2r \times r \) = r².

Teacher's Note:
1. Take the diameter as base.
2. The height is greatest at the top of the semicircle.

Question 17: The cost of fencing a circular field at Rs. 24 per metre is Rs. 5280. The field is ploughed at Rs. 0.50 per m². The cost of ploughing the field is (use \( \pi = \frac{22}{7} \))
(a) Rs. 1925
(b) Rs. 1650
(c) Rs. 2010
(d) Rs. 2525
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Answer: (a) Rs. 1925

Explanation:
1. Circumference = 220 m, so r = 35 m.
2. Area = \( \frac{22}{7} \times 35^2 \) = 3850 m².
3. Cost = 3850 × 0.50 = Rs. 1925.

Teacher's Note:
1. Find the radius from the fencing cost.
2. Then use area × rate.

Question 18: The area of the circle whose circumference is 22 cm is (use \( \pi = \frac{22}{7} \))
(a) \( \frac{32}{2} \) cm²
(b) \( \frac{45}{2} \) cm²
(c) \( \frac{55}{2} \) cm²
(d) \( \frac{77}{2} \) cm²
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Answer: (d) \( \frac{77}{2} \) cm²

Explanation:
1. 2πr = 22 gives r = 3.5 cm.
2. Area = \( \frac{22}{7} \times 3.5^2 \) = 38.5 = 77/2 cm².

Teacher's Note:
1. Find r from the circumference first.
2. 38.5 and 77/2 are the same number.

Question 19: A road 7 m wide surrounds a circular park whose circumference is 88 m. The area of the road is (use \( \pi = \frac{22}{7} \))
(a) 220 m²
(b) 340 m²
(c) 550 m²
(d) 770 m²
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Answer: (d) 770 m²

Explanation:
1. Inner radius r = 88 ÷ (2π) = 14 m; outer radius R = 21 m.
2. Area of road = π(R² − r²) = \( \frac{22}{7} \)(441 − 196) = 770 m².

Teacher's Note:
1. Area of a ring = π(R² − r²).
2. Outer radius = inner radius + width.

Question 20: A square of diagonal 8 cm is inscribed in a circle. The area of the shaded region (circle minus square) is (use \( \pi = \frac{22}{7} \))
(a) \( 12\frac{1}{2} \) cm²
(b) \( 18\frac{2}{7} \) cm²
(c) \( 24\frac{3}{4} \) cm²
(d) \( 11\frac{2}{9} \) cm²
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Answer: (b) \( 18\frac{2}{7} \) cm²

Explanation:
1. Diameter = diagonal = 8 cm, so r = 4 cm.
2. Circle = \( \frac{22}{7} \times 16 = \frac{352}{7} \); square = 8² ÷ 2 = 32.
3. Shaded = \( \frac{352}{7} - 32 = \frac{128}{7} \) = \( 18\frac{2}{7} \) cm².

Teacher's Note:
1. The diagonal of the square is the diameter.
2. Area of square = d²/2.

Question 21: The diameter of a circle whose circumference is equal to the sum of the circumferences of two circles of diameters 36 cm and 20 cm is
(a) 22 cm
(b) 32 cm
(c) 56 cm
(d) 84 cm
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Answer: (c) 56 cm

Explanation:
1. Circumferences are proportional to diameters.
2. d = 36 + 20 = 56 cm.

Teacher's Note:
1. Circumference = πd, so diameters add directly.
2. Do not add areas by mistake.

Question 22: A brooch is made of silver wire in the form of a circle of diameter 28 mm. The wire is also used for making 4 diameters which divide the circle into 8 equal sectors. The circumference of the brooch is (use \( \pi = \frac{22}{7} \))
(a) 28 mm
(b) 44 mm
(c) 56 mm
(d) 88 mm
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Answer: (d) 88 mm

Explanation:
1. Circumference = πd = \( \frac{22}{7} \times 28 \) = 88 mm.

Teacher's Note:
1. Circumference = π × diameter.
2. Substitute 22/7 as the diameter is a multiple of 7.

Question 23: A brooch is made of silver wire in the form of a circle of diameter 28 mm. The wire is also used for making 4 diameters which divide the circle into 8 equal sectors. The total length of silver wire required is (use \( \pi = \frac{22}{7} \))
(a) 180 mm
(b) 200 mm
(c) 250 mm
(d) 280 mm
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Answer: (b) 200 mm

Explanation:
1. Circle: 88 mm. Four diameters: 4 × 28 = 112 mm.
2. Total = 88 + 112 = 200 mm.

Teacher's Note:
1. Add the circumference and the four diameters.
2. Each diameter is 28 mm.

Question 24: A brooch has a silver circular part whose circumference is 44 mm, surrounded by a gold ring 3 mm wide everywhere. The circumference of the outer (gold) boundary is (use \( \pi = \frac{22}{7} \))
(a) 48.49 mm
(b) 82.2 mm
(c) 72.50 mm
(d) 62.86 mm
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Answer: (d) 62.86 mm

Explanation:
1. Silver radius = 44 ÷ (2 × \( \frac{22}{7} \)) = 7 mm.
2. Outer radius = 7 + 3 = 10 mm.
3. Outer circumference = 2π × 10 = 62.86 mm (approximately).

Teacher's Note:
1. Find the silver radius from its circumference.
2. Add the width of the ring for the outer radius.

Question 25: In the same brooch (silver part of circumference 44 mm, gold ring 3 mm wide), the area of the gold part is
(a) 18π mm²
(b) 44π mm²
(c) 51π mm²
(d) 64π mm²
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Answer: (c) 51π mm²

Explanation:
1. Silver radius 7 mm, outer radius 10 mm.
2. Gold ring area = π(10² − 7²) = 51π mm².

Teacher's Note:
1. Area of the gold ring is π(R² − r²).
2. Read the question wording carefully.

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