PARAMOUNT ACADEMY
MCQ ON CH 6 TRIANGLES
1. O is the point of intersection of two equal chords AB and CD such that OB
= OD, then triangles OAC and ODB are
(A) Equilateral but not similar
(B) Isosceles but not similar(C) Equilateral and similar(D) Isosceles and
similar
2. D and E are respectively the midpoints on the sides AB and AC of a triangle
ABC and BC = 6 cm. If DE || BC, then the length of DE (in cm) is
(A) 2.5 (B) 3 (C) 5 (D) 6
3. In triangle PQR, if PQ = 6 cm, PR = 8 cm, QS = 3 cm, and PS is the bisector
of angle QPR, what is the length of SR?
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 6 (D) 8
4. The lengths of the diagonals of a rhombus are 16 cm and 12cm. Then, the
length of the side of the rhombus is
(A) 9 cm (B) 10 cm (C) 8 cm (D) 20 cm
5. A flag pole 18 m high casts a shadow 9.6 m long. Find the distance of the top
of the pole from the far end of the shadow.
(A) 25.6 (B) 20.4 (C) 23.7 (D) 32.5
6. Diagonals of a trapezium PQRS intersect each other at the point O, PQ ||
RS and PQ = 3 RS, Then the ratio of areas of triangles POQ and ROS is:
(A) 1:9 (B) 9:1 (C) 3:1 (D) 1:3
7. ABCD is a trapezium in which AB|| DC and P, Q are points on AD and BC
respectively such that PQ || DC. If PD = 18 cm, BQ = 35 cm and QC = 15 cm,
find AD.
(A) 55cm (B) 57cm (C) 60cm (D) 62cm
8. 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 smaller triangle is:
(A) 12cm (B) 13cm (C)14cm (D) 15cm
Question 1. In the given figure, ∠T and ∠B are right angles. If the length of
AT, BC and AS (in centimeters) are 15, 16, and 17 respectively, then the
length of TC (in centimeters) is:
(a) 18 (b) 16 (c) 19 (d) 12
Question 2. In the given figure, value of x(in cm) is
Question 3. In the given figure ΔABC ~ ΔPQR. The value of x is
(a) 2.5 cm (b) 3.5 cm (c) 2.75 cm (d) 3 cm
Question 4. In ΔABC, if DE || BC, AD = x, DB = x – 2, AE = x + 2 and
EC = x – 1, then value of x is (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 3.5
Question 5. The perimeters of two similar triangles ABC and PQR are 60 cm
and 36 cm respectively. If PQ = 9 cm, then AB equals
(a) 6 cm (b) 10 cm (c) 15 cm (d) 24 cm
Question 6. If ΔABC is similar to ΔDEF such that 2 AB = DE and BC = 8 cm
then EF is equal to.
(a) 12 cm (b) 4 cm (c) 16 cm (d) 8 cm
Question 7.
In ΔABC, AB = 6 cm and DE || BC such that AE = 1/4 AC then the length of
AD is (a) 2 cm (b) 1.2 cm (c) 1.5 cm (d) 4 cm
Question 8.
In the given figure DE || AC which of the following is true?
(a) x = a+b/ay
(b) y = ax/a+b
(c) x = ay/a+b
(d) x/y = a/b