CLASS 10

MATHEMATICS
Ch-11
Area Related of Circles
(2024-25)
Main Concepts and Results
Perimeters and areas of simple closed figures.
Circumference and area of a circle.
Area of a circular path (i.e., ring).
Sector of a circle and its central angle – Major and Minor sectors.
Segment of a circle – Major and Minor segments.
(i) Circumference of a circle = 2𝜋r and area of a circle = 𝜋𝑟 , where r is the radius of the circle.
(ii) Area of the circular path formed by two concentric circles of radii 𝑟 and 𝑟 (𝑟 > 𝑟 ) = 𝜋𝑟 − 𝜋𝑟 = 𝜋 ( 𝑟 − 𝑟 ) .
(iii) Area of the sector of a circle of radius r with central angle 𝜃= °
× 𝜋𝑟 , where 𝜃is measured in degrees.
(iv) Length of the arc of the sector of a circle of radius r with central angle 𝜃 ° × 2𝜋r , where 𝜃is measured in
degrees.
(v) Area of the minor segment APB of the circle in the given figure = area of sector OAPB – area of ∆OAB.

(vi) Area of the major sector of a circle of radius r = 𝜋𝑟 – area of the corresponding minor sector.
(vii) Area of the major segment of a circle of radius r = 𝜋𝑟 – area of the corresponding minor segment.
Unless stated otherwise, the value of 𝜋is to be taken as .

SECTION-A
Multiple Choice Questions
1) If the area of a circle is 154 𝑐𝑚 , then its perimeter is
(A) 11 (B) 22 (C) 44 (D) 55
2) If the sum of the areas of two circles with radii 𝑅 and 𝑅 is equal to the area of a circle of radius R, then
(A) 𝑅 + 𝑅 = R (B) 𝑅 + 𝑅 = 𝑅 (C) 𝑅 + 𝑅 < R (D) 𝑅 + 𝑅 < 𝑅
3) If the sum of the circumferences of two circles with radii 𝑅 and 𝑅 is equal to the circumference of a circle
of radius R, then
(A) 𝑅 + 𝑅 = R (B) 𝑅 + 𝑅 > R
(C) 𝑅 + 𝑅 < R (D) Nothing definite can be said about the relation among R1, R2 and R.
4) If the perimeter of a circle is equal to that of a square, then the ratio of their areas is

(A) 22 : 7 (B) 14 : 11 (C) 7 : 22 (D) 11 : 14

5) If the circumference of a circle and the perimeter of a square are equal, then

(A) Area of the circle = Area of the square

(B) Area of the circle > Area of the square
(C) Area of the circle < Area of the square
(D) Nothing definite can be said about the relation between the areas of the circle and square.

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6) It is proposed to build a single circular park equal in area to the sum of areas of two circular parks of
diameters 16 m and 12 m in a locality. The radius of the new park would be

(A) 10 m (B) 15 m (C) 20 m (D) 24 m

7) The area of the circle that can be inscribed in a square of side 6 cm is

(A) 36 𝜋 𝑐𝑚 (B) 18 𝜋 𝑐𝑚 (C) 12 𝜋 𝑐𝑚 (D) 9 𝜋 𝑐𝑚

8) The area of the square that can be inscribed in a circle of radius 8 cm is

(A) 256 𝑐𝑚 (B) 128 𝑐𝑚 (C) 64√2 𝑐𝑚 (D) 64𝑐𝑚

9) The radius of a circle whose circumference is equal to the sum of the circumferences of the two circles of
diameters 36cm and 20 cm is
(A) 56 cm (B) 42 cm (C) 28 cm (D) 16 cm

10) 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 is
(A) 31 cm (B) 25 cm (C) 62 cm (D) 50 cm

SECTION-B
11) Is the area of the circle inscribed in a square of side a cm, 𝑐𝑚 ? Give reasons for your answer.
12) Will it be true to say that the perimeter of a square circumscribing a circle of radius a cm is 8a cm? Give reasons
for your answer.
13) In the figure given below a square is inscribed in a circle of diameter d and another square is circumscribing
the circle. Is the area of the outer square four times the area of the inner square? Give reasons for your
answer.

14) Is it true that the distance travelled by a circular wheel of diameter d cm in one revolution is cm? Why?
15) In covering a distance s metres, a circular wheel of radius r metres makes revolutions. Is this statement
true? Why?
16) If the length of an arc of a circle of radius r is equal to that of an arc of a circle of radius 2 r, then the angle of
the corresponding sector of the first circle is double the angle of the corresponding sector of the other circle. Is
this statement false? Why?
17) Circumferences of two circles are equal. Is it necessary that their areas be equal? Why?
18) Is the area of the largest circle that can be drawn inside a rectangle of length a cm and breadth b cm (a > b) is
𝜋𝑏 𝑐𝑚 ? Why?
19) Areas of two circles are equal. Is it necessary that their circumferences are equal? Why?
20) Is it true to say that area of a square inscribed in a circle of diameter p cm is ? Why?

SECTION-C
21) Area of a sector of a circle of radius 36 cm is 54 𝜋 𝑐𝑚 . Find the length of the corresponding arc of the sector.
22) In the figure given below, a circle of radius 7.5 cm is inscribed in a square. Find the area of the shaded region
(Use 𝜋 = 3.14)

23) The wheel of a motor cycle is of radius 35 cm. How many revolutions per minute must the wheel make so as to
keep a speed of 66 km/h?

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24) Find the area of the flower bed (with semi-circular ends) shown in the figure given below.

25) In the figure given below, AB is a diameter of the circle, AC = 6 cm and BC = 8 cm. Find the area of the shaded
region (Use 𝜋 = 3.14).

26) Find the area of the shaded field shown in the figure given below.

27) In the figure given below, arcs have been drawn of radius 21 cm each with vertices A, B, C and D of quadrilateral
ABCD as centres. Find the area of the shaded region.

28) With the vertices A, B and C of a triangle ABC as centres, arcs are drawn with radii 5 cm each as shown in the
figure given below. If AB = 14 cm, BC = 48 cm and CA = 50 cm, then find the area of the shaded region.
(Use 𝜋 = 3.14).

29) The diameters of front and rear wheels of a tractor are 80 cm and 2 m respectively. Find the number of
revolutions that rear wheel will make in covering a distance in which the front wheel makes 1400 revolutions.
30) The length of the minute hand of a clock is 5 cm. Find the area swept by the minute hand during the time
period 6 : 05 A.M and 6 : 40 A.M.
31) Area of a sector of central angle 200° of a circle is 770 𝑐𝑚 . Find the length of the corresponding arc of this
sector.
32) Find the number of revolutions made by a circular wheel of area 1.54 𝑚 in rolling a distance of 176 m.
33) All the vertices of a rhombus lie on a circle. Find the area of the rhombus, if area of the circle is 1256 𝑐𝑚 .
(Use 𝜋 = 3.14).

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Answers

1. (C)
2. (B)
3. (A)
4. (B)
5. (B)
6. (A)
7. (D)
8. (B)
9. (C)
10. (D)
11. True
12. True
13. False
14. False
15. True
16. True
17. True
18. False
19. True
20. True
21. 3𝝅
22. 48.375 𝒄𝒎𝟐
23. 500 rev.
24. ( 380 + 25𝝅) 𝒄𝒎𝟐
25. 54.5 𝒄𝒎𝟐
26. ( 32 + 2𝝅) 𝒎𝟐
27. 1386 𝒄𝒎𝟐
28. 296.75 𝒄𝒎𝟐
29. 560 rev.
𝟓
30. 45𝟔 𝒄𝒎𝟐
𝟏
31. 73𝟑 cm
32. 40 rev.
33. 800 𝒄𝒎𝟐

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