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Areas Related to Circles: 1 mark Questions (CBSE Class 10)

63 different 1 mark questions on Areas Related to Circles from CBSE Class 10 Maths board exams 2022–2026, newest first.

1 mark (63)2 marks (12)3 marks (30)4 marks (13)5 marks (9)

Chord AB subtends an angle of at the centre of the circle of radius 9 cm. The length of arc AB is :

  1. (A) cm
  2. (B) cm
  3. (C) cm
  4. (D) cm
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Answer: (C) cm
  1. Arc length = .
  2. cm.
Also asked in: 2026 Basic 430/4/2

An arc of length 11 cm subtends an angle of at the centre of the circle. The radius of the circle is :

  1. (A)8 cm
  2. (B) cm
  3. (C)6 cm
  4. (D)7 cm
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Answer: (C) 6 cm
  1. Arc length = .
  2. .
  3. cm.

The length of a pendulum is 70 cm and it describes an arc of length 88 cm when swings. The angle subtended by the arc at the centre is

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
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Answer: (C)
  1. Arc length

The length of the arc of the sector of a circle with radius 21 cm and of central angle , is :

  1. (A)22 cm
  2. (B)44 cm
  3. (C)88 cm
  4. (D)11 cm
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Answer: (A) 22 cm
  1. Arc length .
  2. cm.
Also asked in: 2026 Standard 30/1/2

The hour hand of a clock is 7 cm long. The angle swept by it between 7:00 a.m. and 8:10 a.m. is :

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
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Answer: (C)
  1. The hour hand turns in 60 minutes, i.e. per minute.
  2. From 7:00 a.m. to 8:10 a.m. is 70 minutes.
  3. Angle swept .
Also asked in: 2026 Standard 30/1/2

Shown in the given figure is a circle with centre O. The area of the minor sector is 7 cm. Area of circle is :

Diagram for CBSE 2026 Class 10 Maths question 12
  1. (A) cm
  2. (B) cm
  3. (C)84 cm
  4. (D) cm
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Answer: (C) 84 cm
  1. The minor sector has angle , which is of the circle.
  2. Area of circle cm.

In the given figure, O is the centre of circle. XYZ is an arc of the circle subtending an angle of at the centre. If the radius of the circle is 32 cm, then the length of the arc XYZ is :

Diagram for CBSE 2026 Class 10 Maths question 13
  1. (A) cm
  2. (B) cm
  3. (C) cm
  4. (D) cm
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Answer: (B) cm
  1. Arc length .
  2. cm.

Area of a segment of a circle of radius 'r' and central angle is :

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
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Answer: (C)
  1. Area of sector .
  2. The triangle formed by the two radii is equilateral, area .
  3. Area of segment .
Also asked in: 2026 Standard 30/2/2

The area of a semicircle of diameter 'd' is :

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
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Answer: (C)
  1. Radius .
  2. Area of semicircle

A circle is divided into 16 identical sectors. If radius of the circle is 7 cm, area of each sector is

  1. (A) cm
  2. (B)77 cm
  3. (C)154 cm
  4. (D) cm
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Answer: (D) cm
  1. Area of circle cm
  2. Area of each sector cm
Also asked in: 2026 Standard 30/4/3

Arc PQ subtends an angle at the centre of the circle with radius 6.3 cm. If cm, then the value of is

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
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Answer: (D)
  1. Arc length

Area of sector of a circle with radius 18 cm is 198 cm. The measure of central angle is

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
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Answer: (A)

An arc of length 2.2 cm subtends an angle at the centre of the circle with radius 2.8 cm. The value of is

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
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Answer: (C)
  1. Arc length
Also asked in: 2026 Standard 30/5/3

The area of a sector of a circle of radius 10 cm is . The value of central angle is

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
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Answer: (D)

The perimeter of the shaded region in the given figure is :

Diagram for CBSE 2025 Class 10 Maths question 13
  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
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Answer: (C)
  1. The shaded region is the sector bounded by the two radii and the arc.
  2. Its perimeter = .

The ratio of the area of a quadrant of a circle to the area of the same circle is :

  1. (A)1 : 2
  2. (B)2 : 1
  3. (C)1 : 4
  4. (D)4 : 1
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Answer: (C) 1 : 4
  1. Area of quadrant , so the ratio is .

In the given figure, the shaded region represents :

Diagram for CBSE 2025 Class 10 Maths question 13
  1. (A)minor sector
  2. (B)major sector
  3. (C)minor segment
  4. (D)major segment
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Answer: (C) minor segment
  1. The shaded region is bounded by a chord and the smaller arc cut off by it.
  2. The region between a chord and the minor arc is the minor segment.

The perimeter of a quadrant of a circle of radius r is :

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
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Answer: (D)
  1. A quadrant is bounded by an arc of of the circumference and two radii.
  2. Arc .
  3. Perimeter .

The area of a quadrant of a circle of radius ‘2r’ is :

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
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Answer: (C)
  1. Area of quadrant .

The ratio of the area of a quadrant of a circle to the area of a circle is :

  1. (A)2 : 1
  2. (B)1 : 2
  3. (C)1 : 4
  4. (D)4 : 1
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Answer: (C) 1 : 4
  1. Area of quadrant .
  2. Ratio .

The angle of the sector of a circle whose area is one-eighth of the area of the circle is :

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
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Answer: (B)
  1. .
  2. .

The perimeter of a quadrant of a circle of circumference 22 cm is :

  1. (A)29 cm
  2. (B)22 cm
  3. (C)12.5 cm
  4. (D)5.5 cm
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Answer: (C) 12.5 cm
  1. cm.
  2. Perimeter of quadrant cm.

The length of arc subtending an angle of at the centre of the circle, is cm. The radius of the circle is :

  1. (A) cm
  2. (B)4 cm
  3. (C)8 cm
  4. (D) cm
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Answer: (B) 4 cm
  1. Arc length .
  2. , so cm.
Also asked in: 2025 Basic 430/4/2

The perimeter of a quadrant of a circle of radius 7 cm, is :

  1. (A)18 cm
  2. (B)11 cm
  3. (C)22 cm
  4. (D)25 cm
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Answer: (D) 25 cm
  1. Perimeter .
  2. cm.

An arc of length 22 cm subtends an angle of at the centre of the circle. If radius of circle is 36 cm, the value of is

  1. (A)35
  2. (B)40
  3. (C)60
  4. (D)30
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Answer: (A) 35
  1. Arc length .
  2. .
  3. .
Also asked in: 2025 Basic 430/5/2

An arc of length '' subtends an angle of at the centre of a circle of radius 8.4 cm. The value of is

  1. (A)22 cm
  2. (B)2.2 cm
  3. (C)9.24 cm
  4. (D)4.2 cm
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Answer: (B) 2.2 cm
  1. .
  2. cm.

OAB is sector of a circle with centre O and radius 7 cm. If length of arc cm, then is equal to

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
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Answer: (C)
  1. Arc length .
  2. .
  3. .

If a sector of a circle has an area of sq. units and a central angle of , the radius of the circle is :

  1. (A) units
  2. (B) units
  3. (C) units
  4. (D) units
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Answer: (D) units
  1. Area of sector .
  2. , so .
  3. units.
Also asked in: 2025 Standard 30/1/3

A piece of wire cm long is bent into the form of an arc of a circle of radius cm. The angle subtended by the arc at the centre of the circle is :

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
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Answer: (B)
  1. Arc length .
  2. .
  3. .

An arc of a circle is of length cm and the sector it bounds has an area of cm. Its radius is :

  1. (A) cm
  2. (B) cm
  3. (C) cm
  4. (D) cm
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Answer: (D) cm
  1. Area of sector .
  2. cm.

If a large circular pizza is divided into 5 equal sectors, then the central angle of each sector will be :

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
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Answer: (D)
  1. Central angle
Also asked in: 2025 Standard 30/2/2

If an arc of a circle of diameter 10 cm subtends an angle of at the centre of the circle, then the length of the arc is :

  1. (A) cm
  2. (B) cm
  3. (C) cm
  4. (D) cm
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Answer: (B) cm
  1. Radius cm
  2. Arc length cm

If the area of a sector of circle of radius 36 cm is cm, then the length of the corresponding arc of the sector is :

  1. (A) cm
  2. (B) cm
  3. (C) cm
  4. (D) cm
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Answer: (D) cm
  1. Area of sector .
  2. , so cm.
Also asked in: 2025 Standard 30/3/2

The diameter of a wheel is 63 cm. The distance travelled by the wheel in 100 revolutions is :

  1. (A)99 m
  2. (B)198 m
  3. (C)63 m
  4. (D)136 m
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Answer: (B) 198 m
  1. Distance in one revolution = circumference cm.
  2. Distance in 100 revolutions cm m.

The difference of the areas of a minor sector of angle and its corresponding major sector of a circle of radius 21 cm, is

  1. (A)231 cm
  2. (B)462 cm
  3. (C)346.5 cm
  4. (D)693 cm
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Answer: (B) 462 cm
  1. Minor sector ; major sector
  2. Difference
  3. cm

In the given figure, two concentric circles of radii 5 cm and 3 cm have their centre O. OAB is a sector of outer circle making an angle of at the centre while OCD is the sector of smaller circle. The area of the shaded region is :

Diagram for CBSE 2024 Class 10 Maths question 12
  1. (A) cm
  2. (B) cm
  3. (C) cm
  4. (D) cm
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Answer: (B) cm
  1. Shaded area = area of sector OAB area of sector OCD.
  2. cm.

The region between a chord and either of the two arcs of a circle is called :

  1. (A)an arc
  2. (B)a sector
  3. (C)a segment
  4. (D)a semicircle
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Answer: (C) a segment
  1. By definition, the region bounded by a chord and either of its arcs is a segment of the circle.

In a circle of radius 21 cm, if an arc subtends an angle of at the centre of the circle, then the length of the arc is :

  1. (A)11 cm
  2. (B)44 cm
  3. (C) cm
  4. (D)22 cm
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Answer: (D) 22 cm
  1. Arc length
  2. cm.

Area of a sector of angle (in degrees) of a circle with radius is :

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
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Answer: (D)
  1. Area of sector .
  2. , so option (D).

The area of the sector of a circle with radius 6 cm which subtends an angle of at the centre of the circle is :

  1. (A) cm
  2. (B) cm
  3. (C) cm
  4. (D) cm
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Answer: (C) cm
  1. Area
  2. cm.

If the area of a sector of a circle is of the area of the circle, then the central angle of the sector is :

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
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Answer: (B)
  1. Area of sector .
  2. , so .

The length of an arc of a circle with radius 12 cm is cm. The central angle subtended by this arc at the centre, is :

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
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Answer: (D)
  1. Arc length .
  2. .
  3. .

The area of a quadrant of a circle whose circumference is 22 cm, is :

  1. (A) cm
  2. (B) cm
  3. (C) cm
  4. (D) cm
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Answer: (D) cm
  1. , so cm.
  2. Area of quadrant cm.

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. (A)168 cm
  2. (B)148 cm
  3. (C)154 cm
  4. (D)176 cm
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Answer: (B) 148 cm
  1. Area of sector .
  2. Area cm.

Perimeter of a sector of a circle whose central angle is and radius 7 cm is :

  1. (A)35 cm
  2. (B)11 cm
  3. (C)22 cm
  4. (D)25 cm
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Answer: (D) 25 cm
  1. Arc length = cm.
  2. Perimeter = + arc = cm.
Also asked in: 2024 Standard 30/3/3

If the area of a sector of a circle is of the area of the circle, then the angle at the centre is equal to

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
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Answer: (D)
  1. Area of sector = .
  2. .

If an arc subtends an angle of at the centre of a circle, then the ratio of its length to the circumference of the circle is :

  1. (A)2 : 3
  2. (B)1 : 4
  3. (C)4 : 1
  4. (D)1 : 3
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Answer: (B) 1 : 4
  1. Arc length = .
  2. Ratio of arc length to circumference = = 1 : 4.
Also asked in: 2024 Standard 30/4/2

The area of the sector of a circle of radius 12 cm is cm. The central angle of this sector is :

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
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Answer: (D)
  1. Area of sector = .
  2. .
  3. .
Also asked in: 2024 Standard 30/4/3

Assertion (A) : If the circumference of a circle is 176 cm, then its radius is 28 cm.
Reason (R): Circumference = radius of a circle.

  1. (A)Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
  2. (B)Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
  3. (C)Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
  4. (D)Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.
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Answer: (A) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
  1. Reason: circumference = . True.
  2. Assertion: gives cm. True.
  3. The assertion follows directly from the formula in the reason, so R explains A.

If in the given figure, , and AP = 3 cm, then the area of the shaded region is :

Diagram for CBSE 2024 Class 10 Maths question 4
  1. (A) cm
  2. (B) cm
  3. (C) cm
  4. (D) cm
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Answer: (A) cm
  1. , so CB DA.
  2. Then , so .
  3. The shaded region is a sector of radius AP = 3 cm and angle .
  4. Area = cm.

The area of the square inscribed in a circle of radius cm is :

  1. (A)50 cm
  2. (B)100 cm
  3. (C)25 cm
  4. (D)200 cm
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Answer: (B) 100 cm
  1. The diagonal of the inscribed square is a diameter = cm.
  2. Side = cm.
  3. Area = cm.

The perimeter of the sector of a circle of radius 21 cm which subtends an angle of at the centre of circle, is :

  1. (A)22 cm
  2. (B)43 cm
  3. (C)64 cm
  4. (D)462 cm
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Answer: (C) 64 cm
  1. Arc length cm.
  2. Perimeter cm.

The length of an arc of a circle with radius 12 cm is cm. The angle subtended by the arc at the centre of the circle, is :

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
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Answer: (D)
  1. .
  2. .

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

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
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Answer: (d)
  1. Area of a sector = area of the circle

If the radius of a semi-circular protractor is 7cm, then its perimeter is :

  1. (A)11 cm
  2. (B)14 cm
  3. (C)22 cm
  4. (D)36 cm
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Answer: (D) 36 cm
  1. Perimeter of a semicircle .
  2. cm.
Also asked in: 2023 Basic 430/4/2

The length of the arc of a circle of radius 14 cm which subtends an angle of at the centre of the circle is :

  1. (A) cm
  2. (B) cm
  3. (C) cm
  4. (D) cm
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Answer: (A) cm
  1. Arc length .
  2. cm.
Also asked in: 2023 Basic 430/4/2

If the perimeter and the area of a circle are numerically equal, then the radius of the circle is :

  1. (A)2 units
  2. (B) units
  3. (C)4 units
  4. (D) units
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Answer: (A) 2 units
  1. .
  2. units.

What is the length of arc of a circle of radius 7 cm which subtends an angle of at the centre of the circle ?

  1. (A)22 cm
  2. (B)11 cm
  3. (C) cm
  4. (D) cm
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Answer: (B) 11 cm
  1. Arc length .
  2. cm.

Area of a quadrant of a circle of radius 7 cm is

  1. (A)154 cm
  2. (B)77 cm
  3. (C) cm
  4. (D) cm
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Answer: (C) cm
  1. Area of quadrant cm.

What is the length of the arc of the sector of a circle with radius 14 cm and of central angle ?

  1. (A)22 cm
  2. (B)44 cm
  3. (C)88 cm
  4. (D)11 cm
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Answer: (A) 22 cm
  1. Arc length
  2. cm

The hour-hand of a clock is 6 cm long. The angle swept by it between 7:20 a.m. and 7:55 a.m. is :

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
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Answer: (B)
  1. The hour hand turns in 60 minutes, i.e. per minute.
  2. From 7:20 to 7:55 is 35 minutes.
  3. Angle

What is the area of a semi-circle of diameter ‘d’ ?

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
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Answer: (C)
  1. Radius .
  2. Area of semi-circle

The circumferences of two circles are in the ratio 4 : 5. What is the ratio of their radii ?

  1. (A)16 : 25
  2. (B)25 : 16
  3. (C)
  4. (D)4 : 5
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Answer: (D) 4 : 5
  1. So .
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