Geometry and Mensuration Questions for CAT

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Geometry is the topic candidates most often decide to skip, and usually the wrong one to skip, the questions are far more predictable than Number System or Modern Maths, because there are only so many configurations of triangles, circles and quadrilaterals that make a clean problem. The cost is that it needs the widest recall: a geometry question you cannot start is almost always one where a specific property has not been retrieved. That is a practice problem, not a talent problem.

20 free Geometry and Mensuration questions

1EasyMCQ

In the given figure ABAB is the diameter of the circle and PAB=25\angle PAB = 25^{\circ}. Find TPA\angle TPA. image

  1. A

    5050^{\circ}

  2. B

    6565^{\circ}

  3. C

    7070^{\circ}

  4. D

    4545^{\circ}

2EasyMCQ

Three identical circles touch each other externally. If the tangents at their points of contact meet at a point whose distance from any point of contact is 4 cm, then what is the radius (in cm) of circles?

  1. A

    4√3

  2. B

    8√3

  3. C

    8

  4. D

    6

3EasyMCQ

Let L1(n)L_1(n) be the perimeter of the regular nn‑gon circumscribing a circle of radius 1 cm, and L2(n)L_2(n) be the perimeter of the regular nn‑gon inscribed in the same circle. Then what is the value of L1(13)+2πL2(17)\frac{L_1(13) + 2\pi}{L_2(17)}?

  1. A

    greater than π4\frac{\pi}{4} and less than 1

  2. B

    greater than 1 and less than 2

  3. C

    greater than 2

  4. D

    less than π4\frac{\pi}{4}

4EasyTITA

A man walks 9 km east, 12 km north, then 5 km west. Find net displacement.

  1. A

    15 km

  2. B

    12.65 km

  3. C

    17 km

  4. D

    18 km

5EasyTITA

ABCDABCD has area equal to 2828. BCBC is parallel to ADAD. BABA is perpendicular to ADAD. If BC=6BC = 6 and AD=8AD = 8, then what is ABAB? image

6EasyTITA

In the given diagram, if OO is the center of the circle, chord PRPR and SQSQ intersect each other at OO, POQ=80\angle POQ = 80^\circ, then QSR= ?\angle QSR =\ ? image

7MediumMCQ

A ladder reaches a window that is 8 m above the ground on one side of the street. Keeping its foot on the same point, the ladder is twined to the other side of the street to reach a window 12 m high. Find the width of the street if the ladder is 13 m.

  1. A

    15.2 m

  2. B

    14 m

  3. C

    14.6 m

  4. D

    12 m

8MediumMCQ

Two circles with radii 4 cm and 12 cm, centres 28 cm apart. Find length of common transverse tangent PQ. image

  1. A

    6√33

  2. B

    12√13

  3. C

    4√33

  4. D

    12√33

9MediumMCQ

In a triangle ABCABC, point DD is on side ABAB and point EE is on side ACAC, such that BCEDBCED is a trapezium. DE:BC=3:5DE : BC = 3 : 5. Calculate the ratio of the area of ADE\triangle ADE and the trapezium BCEDBCED.

  1. A

    3:43:4

  2. B

    9:169:16

  3. C

    3:53:5

  4. D

    9:259:25

10MediumMCQ

A square sheet of side 10 m is taken and 4 squares of side 2 m each are cut from the 4 corners of the sheet. The remaining part is folded to form a cuboid with one open end. Find the volume of the cuboid.

  1. A

    60

  2. B

    72

  3. C

    80

  4. D

    128

11MediumMCQ

In trapezium DEFG, DE ∥ FG. If DE = 2.4 cm, FG = 1.2 cm, and the perimeter of trapezium is 8.4 cm, then the perimeter (in cm) of △DEP, where DG and EF extended meet at P, is:

  1. A

    12

  2. B

    11

  3. C

    10

  4. D

    None of these

12MediumMCQ

Quarter circles are drawn inside a square of side 8 cm with vertices as centers and radius equal to 8 cm. A circle is drawn inside the square tangential to all the four quarter circles. Find the radius of the circle.

  1. A

    4224-2\sqrt{2} cm

  2. B

    8428-4\sqrt{2} cm

  3. C

    126212-6\sqrt{2} cm

  4. D

    168216-8\sqrt{2} cm

13MediumMCQ

A rectangle of maximum area is inscribed in a semicircle of diameter 1010 cm. Find the ratio of its length to breadth.

  1. A

    2:12:1

  2. B

    2:1\sqrt{2}:1

  3. C

    1:11:1

  4. D

    5:1\sqrt{5}:1

14MediumMCQ

A rectangular slate measuring 5m×20cm5 m \times 20 cm floats. It sinks 2cm2 cm when a stone is added. The density of water is 1000kg/m31000 kg/m^3. What is the mass of the stone?

A. 40kg40 kg

B. 20kg20 kg

C. 2kg2 kg

D. 200kg200 kg

  1. A

    A: 40kg40 \, kg

  2. B

    B: 20kg20 \, kg

  3. C

    C: 2kg2 \, kg

  4. D

    D: 200kg200 \, kg

15HardMCQ

A ping pong ball is dropped from a 45 metres high building. The ball bounces back three-fifths of the distance each time before coming to rest. What is the total distance traversed by the ball?

  1. A

    150 m

  2. B

    180 m

  3. C

    175 m

  4. D

    None of the above

16HardMCQ

A rectangle PQRS has area 960 sq cm. From it, a semicircular region with diameter PQ and area 50π sq cm is cut out. Find the perimeter of the remaining figure.

  1. A

    98 + 10π

  2. B

    92 + 12π

  3. C

    100 + 8π

  4. D

    116+10π116 + 10\pi

17HardTITA

l1l2l_1 \parallel l_2. A path goes from AA on l1l_1 to a point BB between the lines, then to CC on l2l_2. The interior angles that the path makes at AA (with l1l_1) and at CC (with l2l_2), both measured on the side facing BB, are 132°132° and 116°116°. Find ABC\angle ABC (in degrees).

18HardTITA

In triangle ABCABC, medians AD=9AD = 9 cm and BE=16BE = 16 cm are perpendicular to each other. Find the area of triangle ABCABC (in sq cm).

19HardMCQ

There is a triangular building (ABC) located in Jaipur. The wall BC =1500=1500 ft. AB is a perfect cube, AC is a power of 3, and AC =3AB=3\,\text{AB}. Determine the perimeter of this triangular building.

  1. A

    4209 feet

  2. B

    4213 feet

  3. C

    4773 feet

  4. D

    4416 feet

20HardTITA

Find the area of a triangle with sides 12, 17 and 25 (in square units).

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Triangles and their centres, similarity and congruence, circles including tangents and cyclic quadrilaterals, polygons, and mensuration in both two and three dimensions, cylinders, cones, spheres and their combinations. Coordinate geometry is usually treated as a separate topic.

You need fast recall of the standard results, but memorising a long list in isolation rarely survives exam pressure. The reliable route is to meet each result repeatedly inside actual problems, which is what a large question bank gives you that a formula sheet does not.

It is less forgiving of gaps, because a missing property blocks the question entirely whereas an arithmetic question can often be brute-forced. But it is more predictable once the recall is in place, which makes it a good topic to build early rather than leave to the end.

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