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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Tick the correct answer in the following:
Area of a sector of angle $\theta$ (in degrees) of a circle with radius R is

  1. $\dfrac {\theta}{180}\times 2\pi R$
  2. $\dfrac {\theta}{180}\times \pi R^{2}$
  3. $\dfrac {\theta}{3600}\times 2\pi R$
  4. $\dfrac {\theta}{720}\times 2\pi R^{2}$
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If the angle subtended by the arc of a sector at the center is $90$ degrees, then the area of the sector in square units is

  1. $2\pi r^2$
  2. $4\pi r^2$
  3. $\dfrac{\pi r^2}{4}$
  4. $\dfrac{\pi r^2}{2}$
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The perimeter of a sector of a circle is $56$ cms and the area of the circle is $64\pi$ sq. cms  Find the area of sector.

  1. $360cm^2$
  2. $160cm^2$
  3. $260cm^2$
  4. None of these
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In a circle with radius $5.7\ cm$, the perimeter of a sector is $27.2\ cm$. Find the area of this sector.

  1. $97.52cm^2$
  2. $57.52cm^2$
  3. $77.52cm^2$
  4. $87.52cm^2$
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The angle of sector with area equal to one fifth of total area of whole circle 

  1. 72
  2. 80
  3. 60
  4. 45
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A horse is tied to a pole fixed at one corner of a $50 m \times 50 m$ square field of grass by means of a $20 m$ long rope. What is the area to the nearest whole number of that part of the field which the horse can graze?

  1. $1256 m^{2}$
  2. $942 m^{2}$
  3. $628 m^{2}$
  4. $314 m^{2}$
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The area of a sector of a circle of radius 16 cm cut off by an arc which is 18.5 cm long is

  1. $168\, cm^2$
  2. $148\, cm^2$
  3. $154\, cm^2$
  4. $176\, cm^2$
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The area of a sector is 1/18th of the area of the circle The sectorial angle is

  1. $\displaystyle 18^{\circ} $
  2. $\displaystyle 36^{\circ} $
  3. $\displaystyle 10^{\circ} $
  4. $\displaystyle 20^{\circ} $
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The minute hand of a clock is $\displaystyle \sqrt{21}$ cm long. The area described by the minute hand on the face of the clock between $7$ am and $7.05$ am is

  1. $5.5$ $\displaystyle cm^{2}$
  2. $22$ $\displaystyle cm^{2}$
  3. $11$ $\displaystyle cm^{2}$
  4. None of these
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A circular disc of radius 10 cm is divided into sectors with angles $ \displaystyle 120^{\circ}   $ and  $ \displaystyle 150^{\circ}   $ then  the ratio of the areas of two sectors is

  1. 4 : 5
  2. 5 : 4
  3. 2 : 1
  4. 8 : 7
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Given, $\displaystyle A = \frac{S}{360}\times \pi r^2$
$A$ is the area of setor, $ S$ is the angle measure in degrees of the sector and $r$ is the radius of the circle. Find $r$ in terms of $A$ and $S$.

  1. $r=\dfrac{360A\pi}{S}$
  2. $r=\dfrac{360A}{S\pi}$
  3. $r=\sqrt{\dfrac{360A\pi}{S}}$
  4. $r=\sqrt{\dfrac{360A}{S\pi}}$
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the area of the sector of a circle, whose radius is $6\ m$ when the angle at the centre is $42^{\circ}$?

  1. $13.2\ m^{2}$
  2. $14.2\ m^{2}$
  3. $13.4\ m^{2}$
  4. $14.4\ m^{2}$
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Area of a sector having radius 12 cm and arc length 21 cm is

  1. 126 $cm^2$
  2. 252 $cm^2$
  3. 33 $cm^2$
  4. 45 $cm^2$
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If the area and arc length of the sector of a circle are 60 $cm^2$ and 20 cm respectively, then the diameter of the circle is 

  1. 6 cm
  2. 12 cm
  3. 24 cm
  4. 36 cm
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The perimeter of a sector of a circle is 37cm. If its radius is 7cm, then its arc length is 

  1. 23 cm
  2. 5.29 cm
  3. 32 cm
  4. 259 cm
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The length of a minute hand of a wall clock is $8.4\ cm$. Find the area swept by it in half an hour.

  1. $100\ cm^{2}$
  2. $110.88\ cm^{2}$
  3. $120\ cm^{2}$
  4. $130\ cm^{2}$
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The area of a sector of angle p (in degrees) of a circle with radius R is

  1. $\displaystyle \frac{p}{360} \times 2 \pi R$
  2. $\displaystyle \frac{p}{180}\times \pi R^2$
  3. $\displaystyle \frac{p}{720} \times 2 \pi R$
  4. $\displaystyle \frac{p}{720} \times 2 \pi R^2$
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Find the area of sector whose length is $30\ \pi$ cm and angles of the sector is $40^o$.

  1. $2125\ \pi $ sq. cm
  2. $2225\ \pi $ sq. cm
  3. $2025\ \pi $ sq. cm
  4. $2200\ \pi $ sq. cm
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The crescent shaded in the diagram, is like that found on many flags. $PSR$ is an arc of a circle, centre $O$ and radius $24.0$ cm. Angle POR $=$ $48.2^{\circ}$.
$PQR$ is a semicircle on $PR$ as diameter, where $PR$ $=$ $19.6$ cm
$[\pi = 3.14] [\cos 24.1 = 0.91]$

The area of the crescent is

  1. $116.4$ cm$^2$
  2. $123.4$ cm$^2$
  3. $112.2$ cm$^2$
  4. $23.4$ cm$^2$
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If the area of a sector of a circle is $\dfrac{5}{18}$th of the area of that circle, then the central angle of the sector is 100. Is it true or false?

  1. True
  2. False
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

An arc AB of a circle subtends an angle x radians at the centre O of the circle. Given that the area of the sector AOB is equal to the square of the length of the arc AB, then the value of x?

  1. $\dfrac{1}{3}$
  2. $\dfrac{1}{4}$
  3. $\dfrac{1}{5}$
  4. $\dfrac{1}{2}$
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A wire of length $20\ cm$ can be bent $n$ the form of a sector then its maximum area is 

  1. $15\ sq.cm$
  2. $25\ sq.cm$
  3. $5\ sq.cm$
  4. $none$
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

ABC is a right angel triangle right angled at vertex A. A circle is drawn to touch sides AB and AC at points P and Q respectively such that other end points of diameters passing through P and Q lie on side BC. If AB = 6. then the area of circular sector which lies outside the triangle is :

  1. $\pi -2$
  2. $\pi -3$
  3. 4
  4. $\pi +2$
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The area of the sector of circle ${x}^{2}+{y}^{2}=16$ and the line $y=x$ in the first quadrant is 

  1. $8\pi sq.units$
  2. $\pi sq.units$
  3. $4\pi sq.units$
  4. $2\pi sq.units$
Question 25 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The area of a sector whose perimeter is four times its radius (r units)is

  1. $\sqrt{r}\,sq.\,units$
  2. ${r}^{4}\,sq.\,units$
  3. ${r}^{2}\,sq.\,units$
  4. $\displaystyle \frac {{r}^{2}}{r}\,sq.\,units$
Question 26 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
The radius of a circle is $7 cm$, then area of the sector of this circle if the corresponding angle is $30^{\circ}$ is 
  1. $12.83 \,cm^2$
  2. $11.83 \,cm^2$
  3. $12.25 \,cm^2$
  4. None of these
Question 27 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The radius of a circle is $7 cm$, then area of the sector of this circle if the corresponding angle is:$210^{\circ}$ is 

  1. $88.83 \,cm^2$
  2. $87.83 \,cm^2$
  3. $89.83 \,cm^2$
  4. $86.83 \,cm^2$
Question 28 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The area of a circle is 314 sq. cm and area of its minor sector is 31.4 sq. cm. Find the area of its major sector.

  1. 282.6c$m^2$
  2. 200.6c$m^2$
  3. 180.04c$m^2$
  4. 1220.09c$m^2$
Question 29 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The radius of a circle is $3.5$ cm and area of the sector is $3.85$ $cm^2$. Find the length of the corresponding arc.

  1. $2.2cm$
  2. $4.2cm$
  3. $5.1cm$
  4. $6.2cm$
Question 30 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The minute hand of a clock is $8: cm$ long. Find the area swept by the minute hand between $8.30: a.m.$ and $9.05: a.m.$

  1. $\displaystyle 117\frac{1}{3}\:cm^{2}$
  2. $\displaystyle 107\frac{1}{3}\:cm^{2}$
  3. $\displaystyle 217\frac{1}{3}\:cm^{2}$
  4. None of these
Question 31 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The area of the sector of a circle whose radius is 6 m when the angle at the centre is $\displaystyle 42^{\circ}$ is 

  1. $\displaystyle 13.2\:m^{2}$
  2. $\displaystyle 14.2\:m^{2}$
  3. $\displaystyle 13.4\:m^{2}$
  4. $\displaystyle 14.4\:m^{2}$
Question 32 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The area of a sector of a circle of radius $16$ cm cut off by an arc which is $18.5$ cm long is 

  1. $168$ cm$\displaystyle ^{2}$
  2. $148$ cm$\displaystyle ^{2}$
  3. $154$ cm$\displaystyle ^{2}$
  4. $176$ cm$\displaystyle ^{2}$
Question 33 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A sector of $120^{\circ}$ cut out from a circle has an area of $9\displaystyle \frac {3}{7}$ sq cm. The radius of the circle is

  1. $3$ cm
  2. $2.5$ cm
  3. $3.5$ cm
  4. $3.6$ cm
Question 34 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The area of the sector of a circle, whose radius is $6$ m when the angle at the centre is $42^0$, is

  1. $13.2$ sq. m
  2. $14.2$ sq. m
  3. $13.4$ sq.m
  4. $14.4$ sq. m
Question 35 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A sector of $120^{\circ}$ cut out from a circle has an area of $9\displaystyle \frac{3}{7}$sq cm. The radius of the circle is

  1. $3 cm$
  2. $2.5 cm$
  3. $3.5 cm$
  4. $3.6 cm$
Question 36 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The minute hand of a clock is $10$ cm long. Find the area of the face of the clock described by the minute hand between $9$A.M and $9.35$A.M.

  1. $90.165cm^2$
  2. $112.6cm^2$
  3. $156.4cm^2$
  4. $183.3cm^2$
Question 37 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The minute hand of a clock is 7 cm long Find the area  traced out by the minute hand of the clock between 6 pm to 6:30 pm

  1. $\displaystyle 14.4cm^{2}$
  2. $\displaystyle 15.4cm^{2}$
  3. $\displaystyle 7.2cm^{2}$
  4. $\displaystyle 6.42cm^{2}$
Question 38 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A chord of a circle of radius 6 cm subtends an angle of $\displaystyle 60^{\circ}$ at the centre of the circle. The area of the minor segment is
(use $\displaystyle \pi =3.14$)

  1. 6.54 $\displaystyle cm^{2}$
  2. 0.327 $\displaystyle cm^{2}$
  3. 7.25 $\displaystyle cm^{2}$
  4. 3.27 $\displaystyle cm^{2}$
Question 39 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The area of a sector with  perimeter as  $45\ cm$ and radius as $6 \ cm$ is

  1. $44$ $ \displaystyle cm^{2} $
  2. $66$ $ \displaystyle cm^{2} $
  3. $88$ $ \displaystyle cm^{2} $
  4. $99$ $ \displaystyle cm^{2} $
Question 40 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Arc of a sector is equal to-

  1. Length of arc $\times$ radius
  2. $ \displaystyle \frac{sector angle}{360^{\circ}}\times circumference of circle $
  3. $ \displaystyle \frac{sector angle}{360^{\circ}}\times (area of circle) $
  4. None of these
Question 41 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Find the area of a sector in radians whose central angle is $45^o$ and radius is $2$.

  1. $\dfrac{\pi}{3}$
  2. $\dfrac{\pi}{4}$
  3. $\dfrac{\pi}{2}$
  4. $\dfrac{\pi}{6}$
Question 42 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Find the area of a sector with an arc length of $20 cm$ and a radius of $6 cm$.

  1. $20$ $cm^2$
  2. $40$ $cm^2$
  3. $60$ $cm^2$
  4. $80$ $cm^2$
Question 43 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The area of a sector with a radius of $2 cm$ is $12 $$cm^2$. Calculate the angle of the sector. 

(Assume $\pi = 3$)

  1. $360^o$
  2. $160^o$
  3. $90^o$
  4. $180^o$
Question 44 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the area of a sector with a central angle of $100$ degrees and a radius of $5$? (Use $\pi = 3.14$)

  1. $21.80$
  2. $11.56$
  3. $12.46$
  4. $15.75$
Question 45 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The area of a sector is $120\pi$ and the arc measure is $160^o$. What is the radius of the circle?

  1. $16.43$
  2. $11.43$
  3. $12.23$
  4. $10.43$
Question 46 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Points $A$ and $B$ lie on circle $O$ (not shown). $AO=3$ and $\angle AOB ={120}^{o}$. Find the area of minor sector $AOB$.

  1. $\dfrac{\pi}{3}$
  2. $\pi$
  3. $3 \pi$
  4. $9 \pi$
Question 47 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The minute hand of a clock is $7\ cm$ long. Find the area traced by it on the clock face between $4{:}15$ p.m. and $4{:}35$ p.m.

  1. $59\ cm^{2}$
  2. $65\ cm^{2}$
  3. $51.3\ cm^{2}$
  4. $45\ cm^{2}$
Question 48 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Consider a circle with unit radius. There are seven adjacent sectors, $S _{1}, S _{2}, S _{3} ...S _{7}$, in the circle such that their total area is $\dfrac {1}{8}$ of the area of the circle. Further, the area of the $j^{th}$ sector is twice that of the $(j - i)^{th}$ sector, for $j = 2, .... 7$. Find the area of the sector $S _{1}$

  1. $\dfrac {\pi}{1016}$
  2. $\dfrac {\pi}{986}$
  3. $\dfrac {\pi}{116}$
  4. None
Question 49 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Find the area of a sector of a circle of radius $28$cm and central angle $45^0$.

  1. $616 cm^{2}$
  2. $308 cm^{2}$
  3. $508 cm^{2}$
  4. $154 cm^{2}$
Question 50 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If a sector of a circle of diameter 21 cm subtends an angle of $120^{\circ}$ at the centre, then what is its area ? 

  1. $115.5 \ cm^2$.
  2. $84 \ cm^2$.
  3. $85.5 \ cm^2$.
  4. $78 \ cm^2$.
Question 51 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

To warn ships for underwater rocks, a lighthouse spreads a red coloured light over a sector of angle $80^{\circ}$ to a distance of 16.5 km. The area of the sea over which the ships are warned is 190 $km^2$ (app.).

  1. True
  2. False
  3. Nither
  4. Either
Question 52 Multiple Choice (Multiple Answers)

If the sector of a circle of diameter $14 cm$ subtends an angle of $30^{\circ}$ at the centre, then its area is

  1. $49 \pi$
  2. $\displaystyle \frac{49 \pi}{12}$
  3. $\displaystyle \frac{242}{3\pi}$
  4. $\displaystyle \frac{121}{3\pi}$
Question 53 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A circular disc of radius 10 cm is divided into sectors with  angles $120^{\circ}$ and $150^{\circ}$ then  the ratio of the area of two  sectors is

  1. 4 : 5
  2. 5 : 4
  3. 2 : 1
  4. 8 : 7
Question 54 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The area of a sector of a circle of angle $\displaystyle 60^{\circ}$ is $\displaystyle \frac{66}{7}cm^{2}$ then the area of the corresponding major sector is

  1. $\displaystyle 14cm^{2}$
  2. $\displaystyle \frac{55}{7}cm^{2}$
  3. $\displaystyle \frac{110}{7}cm^{2}$
  4. $\displaystyle \frac{330}{7}cm^2$
Question 55 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A Car has two wipers which do not cover mutual area. Length of each wiper is 25 cms and it makes angle of $\displaystyle 115^{\circ}$ while cleaning. The area of cleaning by the wiper in one movement will be-

  1. $\displaystyle \frac{152815}{126}cm^{2}$
  2. $\displaystyle \frac{185125}{128}cm^{2}$
  3. $\displaystyle \frac{215815}{126}cm^{2}$
  4. $\displaystyle \frac{158125}{126}cm^{2}$

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