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Previous Years’ CBSE Board Questions

5. From a point Q, 13 cm away from the

10.1 Introduction
centre of a circle, the length of tangent
VSA (1 mark) PQ to the circle is 12 cm. The radius of the
1. A chord of a circle of radius 10 cm subtends circle (in cm) is
a right angle at its centre. The length of the (a) 25 (b) 313
chord (in cm) is (c) 5 (d) 1 (AI 2012)
(a) 5 2 (b) 10 2
6. In the given figure,
(c) 5 (d) 10 3 O is the centre of
2 (AI 2014) a circle, AB is a
chord and AT is
10.2 Tangent to a Circle
the tangent at A. If
VSA (1 mark) ∠AOB = 100°, then
2. In the given figure, PQ is a tangent at a ∠BAT is equal to
point C to a circle with centre O. If AB is (a) 100° (b) 40°
a diameter and ∠CAB = 30°, find ∠PCA. (c) 50° (d) 90°
P (Delhi 2011)

C 7. In the given figure, O is the centre of a

circle, PQ is a chord and PT is the tangent
Q
A
O
B at P, ∠POQ = 70°, then ∠TPQ is equal to

P
(AI 2016) T

3. In the given figure, AOB is a diameter of a

O
circle with centre O and AC is a tangent to the Q
circle at A. ∠BOC = 130°, then find ∠ACO.

(a) 55° (b) 70° (c) 45° (d) 35°

(AI 2011)
8. In the given figure, point P is 26 cm away
from the centre O of a circle and the length
PT of the tangent drawn from P to the circle
is 24 cm. Then the radius of the circle is
(Foreign 2016)
4. In the given figure, Q
PQ is a chord of a
circle with centre O
O and PT is a R
tangent. If ∠QPT (a) 25 cm (b) 26 cm
P T
= 60°, find ∠PRQ. (c) 24 cm (d) 10 cm
(AI 2015) (Foreign 2011)
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SA-I (2 marks) 10.3 Number of Tangents from a

9. In the given figure, AB is the diameter of a Point on a Circle
circle with centre O and AT is a tangent. If
VSA (1 mark)
∠AOQ = 58°, find ∠ATQ.
B 14. In figure, from an
Q
external point P, two
P

4 cm
tangents PQ and PR
O are drawn to a circle of O
R
radius 4 cm with centre
58°
O. If ∠QPR = 90°, then
Q
length of PQ is
A T
(Delhi 2015) (a) 3 cm (b) 4 cm
(c) 2 cm (d) 2 2 cm (2020)
LA (4 or 6 marks)
15. In figure, PQ is tangent to the circle with
10. Prove that the tangent at any point of a circle centre at O, at the point B. If ∠AOB = 100°,
is perpendicular to the radius through the
then ∠ABP is equal to
point of contact. (Delhi 2016,
2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, AI 2016, 2015,
2014, 2011, Foreign 2016, 2015, 2014, 2012) O
A 10
0°
11. In the given figure, two equal circles, with Q
centres O and O′ touch each other at X. OO′ B
produced meets the circle with centre O′ at P
A. AC is tangent to the circle with centre O, at (a) 50° (b) 40°
the point C. O′D is perpendicular to AC. Find (c) 60° (d) 80° (2020)
DO ′
the value of . 16. In figure, DABC is circumscribing a circle,
CO the length of BC is ________ cm.
C
A
D
A 4 cm 11 cm
O! X O

P R
(AI 2016)
3 cm
12. Prove that the tangent drawn at the mid-
point of an arc of a circle is parallel to the C
B Q
chord joining the end points of the arc. (2020)
(AI 2015)
17. If the angle between two tangents drawn
13. In the given figure, O is the centre of the
from an external point P to a circle of radius
circle and TP is the tangent to the circle from
a and centre O, is 60°, then find the length of
an external point T.
OP. (AI 2017)
P
18. From an external point P, tangents PA and
B
30°
T PB are drawn to a circle with centre O. If ∠PAB
O A
= 50°, then find ∠AOB. (Delhi 2016)
19. In the given figure, PA and PB are tangents
If ∠PBT = 30°, prove that BA : AT = 2 : 1. to the circle with centre O such that
(Foreign 2015) ∠APB = 50°. Write the measure of ∠OAB.
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A
25. Two concentric circles are of radii 5 cm and
3 cm. Length of the chord of the larger circle,
(in cm), which touches the smaller circle is
P 50° O (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 8 (d) 10
(Foreign 2014)
26. In the given figure, PA and PB are two
B
tangents drawn from an A
external point P to a circle with
(Delhi 2015) P
centre C and radius 4 cm. If C
20. Two concentric circles of radii a and b (a > b)
PA ^ PB, then the length of B
are given. Find the length of the chord of the
each tangent is :
larger circle which touches the smaller circle.
(Foreign 2015) (a) 3 cm (b) 4 cm
(c) 5 cm (d) 6 cm
21. In the given figure, QR is a common tangent (Delhi 2013)
to the given circles, touching externally at the
point T. The tangent at T meets QR at P. If 27. In the given figure, a circle with centre O is
PT = 3.8 cm, then the length of QR(in cm) is inscribed in a quadrilateral ABCD such that,
Q it touches the sides BC,
P R
AB, AD and CD at points
T
P, Q, R and S respectively.
If AB = 29 cm, AD = 23 cm,
∠B = 90° and DS = 5 cm,
(a) 3.8 (b) 7.6 (c) 5.7
(d) 1.9 then the radius of the
(Delhi 2014) circle (in cm) is :
22. In the given figure, PQ and PR are two (a) 11 (b) 18 (c) 6 (d) 15
tangents to a circle with (Delhi 2013)
Q
centre O. If ∠QPR =
28. In the given figure, the sides AB, BC and
46°, then ∠QOR equals O 46° P CA of a triangle ABC, touch a circle at
(a) 67°
P, Q and R respectively. If PA = 4 cm,
(b) 134° R BP = 3 cm and AC = 11 cm, then the length
(c) 44° of BC (in cm) is :
(d) 46° (Delhi 2014)
23. Two circles touch each other externally at P.
AB is a common tangent to the circles touching
them at A and B. The value of ∠APB is
(a) 30° (b) 45° (c) 60° (d) 90°
(AI 2014)
24. In the given figure, a D
(a) 11 (b) 10 (c) 14 (d) 15
R
quadrilateral ABCD is C (Delhi 2012)
drawn to circumscribe a S
Q
29. In the given figure, a circle E
circle such that its sides touches the side DF of DEDF at
H F
AB, BC, CD and AD touch H and touches ED and EF D
A P B K M
the circle at P, Q, R and S produced at K and M
respectively. If AB = x cm, BC = 7 cm, respectively. If EK = 9 cm, then
CR = 3 cm and AS = 5 cm, find x. the perimeter of DEDF (in cm) is :
(a) 10 (b) 9 (c) 8 (d) 7 (a) 18 (b) 13.5 (c) 12 (d) 9
(Foreign 2014) (Delhi 2012)
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30. In the given figure, AP, AQ and A

SA-I (2 marks)
BC are tangents to the circle. If
AB = 5 cm, AC = 6 cm and B C 36. In figure, a quadrilateral ABCD is drawn to
P Q
BC = 4 cm, then the length of circumscribe a circle. Prove that
AP (in cm) is AB + CD = BC + AD
(a) 7.5 (b) 15 (c) 10 (d) 9 A B
(AI 2012)
31. In the given figure, PQ Q
and PR are tangents to a
circle with centre A. If A P
D
∠QPA = 27°, then
C (2020)
R
∠QAR equals 37. In figure, find the perimeter of DABC, if
(a) 63° (b) 153° AP = 12 cm.
(c) 126° (d) 117° A
(Foreign 2012)
32. In the given figure, AB and B D C
B
AC are tangents to a circle P Q
with centre O and radius 8 O A
cm. If OA = 17 cm, then the
length of AC (in cm) is C

(a) 353 (b) 15 (2020)

(c) 9 (d) 25 (Foreign 2012) 38. In figure, two tangents TP and TQ are drawn
33. In the given figure, A to a circle with centre O from an external
PA and PB are point T. Prove that ∠PTQ = 2∠OPQ.
tangents to the
circle with centre O. P O P
If ∠APB = 60°, then
∠OAB is B T O
(a) 30° (b) 60° (c) 90° (d) 15° Q
(Delhi 2011)
(2020)
34. In the given figure, AB and AC are tangents to
the circle with centre O such that ∠BAC = 40°. 39. In the given figure, PA and PB are tangents
Then ∠BOC is equal to to the circle from an external point P. CD
B is another tangent touching the circle at Q.
If PA = 12 cm, QC = QD = 3 cm then find
PC + PD.
A 40° O
A
C

C Q P
O
(a) 40° (b) 50° D
(c) 140° (d) 150° (AI 2011) B
(Delhi 2017)
35. In the given figure, TP and
40. Prove that the tangents drawn at the end
TQ are two tangents to a
circle with centre O such that points of a chord of a circle make equal angles
∠POQ = 110°. Then ∠PTQ is with the chord. (AI 2017)
equal to 41. A circle touches all the four sides of a
(a) 55° (b) 70° (c) 110° (d) 90° quadrilateral ABCD. Prove that
(Foreign 2011) AB + CD = BC + DA (AI 2017, Delhi 2012)
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42. In the given figure, a circle is inscribed in a centre O such that ∠SPT = 120°. Prove that
DABC, such that it touches the sides AB, BC OP = 2PS.
and CA at points D, E and F respectively. If
the lengths of sides AB, BC and CA are 12 cm,
8 cm and 10 cm respectively, find the lengths
of AD, BE and CF.

(Foreign 2016)
47. In the given figure, there are
two concentric circles of radii
6 cm and 4 cm with centre O.
(Delhi 2016, 2013) If AP is a tangent to the larger
43. In the given figure, AP and BP are tangents to circle and BP to the smaller circle and length
a circle with centre O, such that AP = 5 cm and of AP is 8 cm, find the length of BP.
∠APB = 60°. Find the length of chord AB. (Foreign 2016)
48. 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. (Delhi 2015)
49. In the given figure, two
tangents RQ and RP are P
drawn from an external O R
(Delhi 2016) point R to the circle with Q
centre O. If ∠PRQ = 120°,
44. In the given figure, a D R C
quadrilateral ABCD is then prove that OR = PR + RQ. (AI 2015)
drawn to circumscribe S Q
50. In the given figure, a DABC is drawn to
a circle, with centre O, O circumscribe a circle of radius 3 cm, such that
in such a way that the the segments BD and DC are respectively of
sides AB, BC, CD and A lengths 6 cm and 9 cm. If the area of DABC is
B
DA touch the circle at
P
54 cm2, then find the lengths of sides AB and AC.
A
the points P, Q, R and S respectively. Prove
that AB + CD = BC + DA. (AI 2016)
45. In the given figure, from an external point P, O
two tangents PT and PS are drawn to a circle 3 cm
with centre O and radius r. If OP = 2r, show B C
D
that ∠OTS = ∠OST = 30°. 6 cm 9 cm
T (AI 2015)
51. In the given figure T
O
Q
P O is the centre of
a circle. PT and O 70° P
R
PQ are tangents to
S (AI 2016) the circle from an Q
46. In the given figure, from a point P, two external point P. If
tangents PT and PS are drawn to a circle with ∠TPQ = 70°, find ∠TRQ. (Foreign 2015)
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52. In the given figure PQ is a chord of length 58. Tangents PA and PB are drawn from an
8 cm of a circle of P external point P to two
radius 5 cm. The concentric circles with
T centre O and radii 8 cm
tangents at P and Q O
and 5 cm respectively,
intersect at a point T.
as shown in the given
Find the lengths of Q figure. If AP = 15 cm,
TP and TQ. then find the length of BP. (Delhi 2012)
(Foreign 2015) 59. In the given figure, an isosceles triangle ABC,
53. Prove that the line segment joining the points with AB = AC, circumscribes a circle. Prove
of contact of two parallel tangents of a circle, that the point of contact P bisects the base BC.
passes through its centre. (Delhi 2014)
54. If from an external point P of a circle with
centre O, two tangents PQ and PR are drawn
such that ∠QPR = 120°, prove that 2PQ = PO.
(Delhi 2014)
(Delhi 2012)
55. In the given figure, common tangents AB and 60. In the given figure, the chord
CD to the two circles with centres O1 and O2 AB of the larger of the two
O
intersect at E. Prove that AB = CD. concentric circles, with centre A B
O, touches the smaller circle at C
A C. Prove that AC = CB. (Delhi 2012)
D
61. In given figure, a right A
triangle ABC, circumscribes
O1 E O2 a circle of radius r. If AB and
B BC are of length 8 cm and r
C 6 cm respectively, find the O
B C
value of r.
(AI 2012)
(AI 2014)
62. The incircle of an isosceles triangle ABC, with
56. The incircle of an isosceles triangle ABC, in AB = AC, touches the sides AB, BC and CA at
which AB = AC, touches the sides BC, CA D, E and F respectively. Prove that E bisects
and AB at D, E and F respectively. Prove that BC. (Foreign 2012)
BD = DC. (AI 2014) 63. Prove that in two concentric circles, the chord
57. In the given figure, XP and XQ are two of the larger circle, which touches the smaller
tangents to the circle with centre O, drawn circle, is bisected at the point of contact.
(Foreign 2012)
from an external point X. ARB is another
tangent, touching the circle at R. Prove that 64. Two concentric circles are of radii 7 cm and r cm
respectively, where r > 7. A chord of the larger
XA + AR = XB + BR.
circle, of length 48 cm, touches the smaller
P circle. Find the value of r. (Delhi 2011)
A
65. In the given figure, a circle
O R X touches all the four sides of a
quadrilateral ABCD whose
B sides are AB = 6 cm, BC = 9 cm
Q
and CD = 8 cm. Find the
(Foreign 2014) length of side AD. (AI 2011)
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66. In the given figure, a circle is inscribed in a

DABC having sides BC = 8 cm, AB = 10 cm O
and AC = 12 cm. Find the lengths BL, CM
and AN. Q T R
(AI 2011)
72. In the given figure, a triangle ABC is drawn
to circumscribe a circle of radius 10 cm such
that the segments BP and PC into which
BC is divided by the point of contact P, are
of lengths 15 cm and 20 cm respectively. If
(Delhi 2019) the area of DABC = 525 cm2, then find the
lengths of sides AB and AC.
67. Prove that tangents drawn at the ends of a
diameter of a circle are parallel.
(AI 2019, 2012, Delhi 2017, Foreign 2014)
68. Two tangents TP and TQ are drawn to a
circle with centre O from an external point T.
Prove that ∠PTQ = 2 ∠OPQ (Delhi 2017) (Foreign 2011)
69. In the given figure, a circle is inscribed in a LA (4 or 6 marks)
triangle PQR with PQ = 10 cm, QR = 8 cm
73. Prove that the length of tangents drawn from
and PR = 12 cm. Find the lengths QM, RN
an external point to a circle are equal.
and PL.
P (2018, Delhi 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2011,
AI 2017, 2016, 2015, 2012, Foreign 2016,
N 2015, 2014, 2011)
L 74. In the given figure, XY and X′Y′ are two
R
Q
M parallel tangents to a circle with centre O and
(AI 2012) another tangent AB with point of contact C,
70. In the given figure, a is intersecting XY at A and X′Y′ at B. Prove
triangle ABC is drawn that ∠AOB = 90°.
to circumscribe a circle
of radius 2 cm such that
the segments BD and
DC into which BC is
divided by the point of contact D are of lengths
4 cm and 3 cm respectively. If area of
DABC = 21 cm2, then find the lengths of sides
AB and AC. (Delhi 2011)
71. In the given figure, a triangle PQR is drawn (AI 2017, Foreign 2012)
to circumscribe a circle of radius 6 cm such 75. In the given figure, O is the centre of a
that the segments QT and TR into which circle of radius 5 cm. T is a point such that
QR is divided by the point of contact T, are OT = 13 cm and OT intersects circle at E.
of length 12 cm and 9 cm respectively. If the If AB is a tangent to the circle at E, find the
area of DPQR = 189 cm2, then find the lengths length of AB, where TP and TQ are two
of sides PQ and PR. tangents to the circle.
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tangents at P and Q intersect at a point T.

Find the length of TP.

(AI 2014)
(Delhi 2016)
80. Prove that opposite sides of a quadrilateral
76. In the given figure, AB is a chord of a circle, circumscribing a circle subtend supple-
with centre O, such that AB = 16 cm and mentary angles at the centre of the circle.
radius of circle is 10 cm. Tangents at A and (AI 2014, Delhi 2012)
B intersect each other at P. Find the length 81. In the given figure, a triangle ABC is drawn
of PA. to circumscribe a circle of radius 4 cm, such
that the segments BD and DC are of lengths
8 cm and 6 cm respectively. Find the sides AB
and AC.

(Foreign 2016)
77. In the given figure, tangents PQ and PR
are drawn from an external point P to a circle (AI 2014)
with centre O, such that ∠RPQ = 30°. A chord
82. A quadrilateral is drawn to circumscribe a
RS is drawn parallel to the tangent PQ. Find
circle. Prove that the sums of opposite sides
∠RQS. are equal. (Foreign 2014)
83. In the given figure, l and m are two parallel
tangents to a circle with centre O, touching
the circle at A and B respectively. Another
tangent at C intersects the line l at D and m at
E. Prove that ∠DOE = 90°.

(Delhi 2015)
78. Prove that a parallelogram circumscribing a
circle is a rhombus. (Delhi 2014, 2013, 2012)
79. In the given figure, PQ is a chord of length
16 cm, of a circle of radius 10 cm. The (Delhi 2013)

Detailed Solutions
1. (b) : Let AB is a chord of circle which subtends 2. Construction :
right angle at its centre. Join OC P C

\ In DOAB, by Pythagoras B A Now, in DAOC, Q

theorem, we have
10

AO = OC
cm

30°
c

A B
m

10

(AB)2 = (OA)2 + (OB)2 O (radii of same circle) O

⇒ (AB)2 = (10)2 + (10)2 ⇒ ∠OAC = ∠OCA = 30°

⇒ (AB)2 = 200 [Angles opposite to equal sides are equal ]
Also, ∠OCP = 90° [Tangent to a circle is ^ to
⇒ AB = 10 2 cm
radius at point of contact]