Test – Circles, Duration – 70 mins, M. M.

– 35 Section C (3 Marks Questions)

Section A (1 Mark Questions) 11. A calf is tied with a rope of length 6 m at the corner of a square grassy
lawn of side 20 m. If the length of the rope is increased by 5.5m, find the
1. If θ is the angle (in degrees) of a sector of a circle of radius r, then find area increase in area of the grassy lawn in which the calf can graze.
of the sector. 12. With the vertices A, B and C of a triangle ABC as centres, arcs are drawn
2. If the sum of the circumferences of two circles with radii R1 and R2 is equal with radii 5 cm each as shown in figure. If AB = 14 cm, BC = 48 cm and CA =
to the circumference of a circle of radius R, then find the relation between 50 cm, then find the area of the shaded region. (Use π = 3.14).
R, R1 and R2.
3. What is the area of the largest triangle that can be inscribed in a semi-
circle of radius r units?
4. Find the diameter of a circle whose area is equal to the sum of the areas of
the two circles of radii 24 cm and 7 cm.
13. An archery target has three regions formed by three concentric circles as
5. Is the following statement true? Give reasons for your answer. Area of a
shown in figure. If the diameters of the concentric circles are in the ratio 1:
segment of a circle = area of the corresponding sector – area of the
2:3, then find the ratio of the areas of three regions.
corresponding triangle.
6. What is the area of the square that can be inscribed in a circle of radius 8
cm.
Section B (2 Marks Questions)

7. The cost of fencing a circular field at the rate of Rs. 24 per metre is Rs.
5280. The field is to be ploughed at the rate of Rs. 0.50 per m 2. Find the
cost of ploughing the field (Take π = 22/7).
8. The radii of two circles are 8 cm and 6 cm respectively. Find the radius of
the circle having area equal to the sum of the areas of the two circles.
9. The wheels of a car are of diameter 80 cm each. How many complete
revolutions does each wheel make in 10 minutes when the car is travelling
at a speed of 66 km per hour?
10. The length of the minute hand of a clock is 14 cm. Find the area swept by
the minute hand in 5 minutes.
Section D (4 Marks Questions)
14. A chord of a circle of radius 20 cm subtends an angle of 90° at the centre.
Find the area of the corresponding major segment of the circle. (Use π =
3.14).
15. Four circular cardboard pieces of radii 7 cm are placed on a paper in such a
way that each piece touches other two pieces. Find the area of the portion
enclosed between these pieces.
16. The central angles of two sectors of circles of radii 7 cm and 21 cm are
respectively 120° and 40°. Find the areas of the two sectors as well as the
lengths of the corresponding arcs. What do you observe?