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Practical Geometry questions

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An angle of $75^\circ $ is drawn using a pair of compass and ruler by bisecting ___.
  • A
    $60^\circ $
  • $60^\circ $ and $90^\circ $
  • C
    $0^\circ $ and $90^\circ $
  • D
    $120^\circ $ and $180^\circ $

Answer: B.

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Lines $a, b, p, q, m, n$ and $x$ have $a$ point $P$ common to all of them. What is the name of $P?$
  • Point of concurrence
  • B
    Point of intersection
  • C
    Common point
  • D
    Distinct point

Answer: A.

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Rohan thinks he knows how to bisect angles and follows following steps to construct $45^\circ $ angle.
Step $1$: Construct an angle of $90^\circ $
Step $2$: Bisect the $90^\circ $ angle.
Step $3$: Bisect one of the angles obtained in step $2$.
  • A
    Step $1$
  • B
    Step $2$
  • Step $3$
  • D
    Step $2$ and $3$

Answer: C.

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If $O$ is a point on the circle and $P$ is a point in the exterior of the circle. Length of $\overline{\text{OP}}=7.5$cm and radius of the circle is $5.5\ cm$. What will be the length of $\overline{\text{OP}},$ if $Q$ is the centre?
  • A
    $5.5\ cm$
  • $3\ cm$
  • C
    $7.5\ cm$
  • D
    $13.5\ cm$

Answer: B.

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Identify the condition when a triangle can be constructed?
  • One side and two acute angles are given.
  • B
    A side and an acute angle are given.
  • C
    Two obtuse angles are given.
  • D
    All given sides are equal.

Answer: A.

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Directions: In the following questions, the Assertions $(A)$ and Reason(s) $(R)$ have been put forward. Read both the statements carefully and choose the correct alternative from the following:
Assertion (A): The opposite angles of a parallelogram are equal.
Reason (R): The opposite sides of a parallelogram are equal.
  • Both $A$ and $R$ are true and $R$ is the correct explanation of $A$
  • B
    Both $A$ and $R$ are true but $R$ is not the correct explanation of $A$
  • C
    $A$ is true but $R$ is false
  • D
    $A$ is false but $R$ is true

Answer: A.

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Directions: In the following questions, the Assertions $(A)$ and Reason(s) $(R)$ have been put forward. Read both the statements carefully and choose the correct alternative from the following:
Assertion (A): Decagon have $6$ sides.
Reason (R): a decagon is a ten-sided polygon or $10-$gon.
  • A
    Both $A$ and $R$ are true and $R$ is the correct explanation of $A$
  • B
    Both $A$ and $R$ are true but $R$ is not the correct explanation of $A$
  • C
    $A$ is true but $R$ is false
  • $A$ is false but $R$ is true

Answer: D.

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Directions: In the following questions, the Assertions $(A)$ and Reason(s) $(R)$ have been put forward. Read both the statements carefully and choose the correct alternative from the following:
Assertion (A): The number of sides in a regular polygon is $15,$ then measure of each exterior angle is $24^\circ.$
Reason (R): The sum of all the exterior angles of a quadrilateral is $360^\circ .$
  • Both $A$ and $R$ are true and $R$ is the correct explanation of $A$
  • B
    Both $A$ and $R$ are true but $R$ is not the correct explanation of $A$
  • C
    $A$ is true but $R$ is false
  • D
    $A$ is false but $R$ is true

Answer: A.

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Directions: In the following questions, the Assertions $(A)$ and Reason(s) $(R)$ have been put forward. Read both the statements carefully and choose the correct alternative from the following:
Assertion (A): 360`is the sum of the measures of angles of a convex quadrilaterals
Reason (R): We can divide any quadrilateral into two triangles
  • Both $A$ and $R$ are true and $R$ is the correct explanation of $A$
  • B
    Both $A$ and $R$ are true but $R$ is not the correct explanation of $A$
  • C
    $A$ is true but $R$ is false
  • D
    $A$ is false but $R$ is true

Answer: A.

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Directions: In the following questions, the Assertions $(A)$ and Reason(s) $(R)$ have been put forward. Read both the statements carefully and choose the correct alternative from the following:
Assertion (A): Minimum possible interior angle in a regular polygon is $90^\circ.$
Reason (R): The formula for calculating the sum of interior angles is $( n - 2 ) \times 180^\circ$ where is the number of sides
  • A
    Both $A$ and $R$ are true and $R$ is the correct explanation of $A$
  • B
    Both $A$ and $R$ are true but $R$ is not the correct explanation of $A$
  • C
    $A$ is true but $R$ is false
  • $A$ is false but $R$ is true

Answer: D.

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Let $A, B$ be the centres of two circles of equal radii, draw them so that each one of them passes through the centre of the other. Let them intersect at $C$ and $D.$ Examine whether $\overline {AB}$ and $\overline {CD}$ are at right angles.
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Look at Fig. Mark a point:
$1.A$ which is in the interior of both $\angle1$ and $\angle2$
$2.B$ which is in the interior of only $\angle1$
$3.$oint $C$ in the interior of $\angle1.$


Now, state whether points $B$ and $C$ lie in the interior of $\angle2$ also.
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Q 213 Marks Question3 Marks
Draw the perpendicular bisector of $\overline{X Y}$ whose length is $10.3 \ cm.$
$a.\ $Take any point $P$ on the bisector drawn. Examine whether $PX = PY.$
$b.\ $If $M$ is the midpoint of $\overline{X Y}$, what can you say about the lengths $MX$ and $XY$?
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Q 243 Marks Question3 Marks
Given some line segment $\overline{AB}$, whose length you do not know, construct $\overline{PQ}$ such that the length of $\overline{PQ}$ is twice that of $\overline{AB}$ .
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