Q1:

2025 Slot 2

Circles

Hard

Two tangents drawn from a point PP touch a circle with center OO at points QQ and RR. Points AA and BB lie on PQPQ and PRPR, respectively, such that ABAB is also a tangent to the same circle. If ∠AOB=50∘\angle AOB = 50^\circ, then ∠APB\angle APB, in degrees, equals

80
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2025 Slot 2 QA question 1

Q2:

2025 Slot 1

Circles

Hard

In a circle with center CC and radius 626\sqrt{2} cm, PQPQ and SRSR are two parallel chords separated by one of the diameters. If ∠PQC=45∘\angle PQC = 45^\circ, and the ratio of the perpendicular distance of PQPQ and SRSR from CC is 3:23:2, then the area, in sq. cm, of the quadrilateral PQRSPQRS is

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Option 3
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2025 Slot 1 QA question 2

Q3:

CAT 2024 Slot 3

Circles

Medium

A circular plot of land is divided into two regions by a chord of length 10310\sqrt{3} meters such that the chord subtends an angle of 120∘120^\circ at the center. Then, the area, in square meters, of the smaller region is

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Option 3
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2024 Slot 3 QA question 3

Q4:

CAT 2024 Slot 2

Circles

Hard

Three circles of equal radii touch (but not cross) each other externally. Two other circles, X and Y, are drawn such that both touch (but not cross) each of the three previous circles. If the radius of X is more than that of Y, the ratio of the radii of X and Y is

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Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2024 Slot 2 QA question 4

Q5:

CAT 2024 Slot 1

Circles

Hard

In the XY-plane, the area, in sq. units, of the region defined by the inequalities y≥x+4y \geq x+4 and −4≤x2+y2+4(x−y)≤0-4 \leq x^{2}+y^{2}+4(x-y) \leq 0 is

Answer options
Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2024 Slot 1 QA question 5

Q6:

CAT 2023 Slot 3

Circles

Medium

A rectangle with the largest possible area is drawn inside a semicircle of radius 22 cm. Then, the ratio of the lengths of the largest to the smallest side of this rectangle is

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Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2023 Slot 3 QA question 6

Q7:

CAT 2023 Slot 1

Circles

Medium

Let CC be the circle x2+y2+4x−6y−3=0x^2 + y^2 + 4x - 6y - 3 = 0 and LL be the locus of the point of intersection of a pair of tangents to CC with the angle between the two tangents equal to 60°60°. Then, the point at which LL touches the line x=6x = 6 is

Answer options
Option 4
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2023 Slot 1 QA question 7

Q8:

CAT 2022 Slot 3

Circles

Hard

In a triangle ABC,AB=AC=8ABC, AB = AC = 8cm. AA circle drawn with BCBC as diameter passes through AA. Another circle drawn with center at AA passes through BB and CC. Then the area, in sq. cm, of the overlapping region between the two circles is

Answer options
Option 1
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2022 Slot 3 QA question 8

Q9:

CAT 2022 Slot 1

Circles

Medium

All the vertices of a rectangle lie on a circle of radius RR. If the perimeter of the rectangle is PP, then the area of the rectangle is

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Option 3
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2022 Slot 1 QA question 9

Q10:

CAT 2020 Slot 3

Circles

Medium

The vertices of a triangle are (0,0)(0,0), and (4,0)(4,0) and (3,9)(3,9). The area of the circle passing through these three points is

Answer options
Option 3
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2020 Slot 3 QA question 10

Q11:

CAT 2020 Slot 2

Circles

Medium

Let C1C1 and C2C2 be concentric circles such that the diameter of C1C1 is 2 cm2 \mathrm{~cm} longer than that of C2C2. If a chord of C1C1 has length 6 cm6 \mathrm{~cm} and is a tangent of C2C2, then the diameter, in cm, of C1C1 is

Q12:

CAT 2020 Slot 2

Circles

Medium

Let CC be a circle of radius 55 meters having center at OO. Let PQP Q be a chord of CC that passes through points AA and BB where AA is located 44 meters north of OO and BB is located 33 meters east of OO. Then, the length of PQP Q, in meters, is nearest to

Answer options
Option 1
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2020 Slot 2 QA question 12

Q13:

CAT 2020 Slot 1

Circles

Medium

A circle is inscribed in a rhombus with diagonals 12 cm12 \mathrm{~cm} and 16 cm16 \mathrm{~cm}. The ratio of the area of circle to the area of rhombus is

Answer options
Option 3
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2020 Slot 1 QA question 13

Q14:

CAT 2020 Slot 1

Circles

Hard

On a rectangular metal sheet of area 135sq135 \mathrm{sq} in, a circle is painted such that the circle touches two opposite sides. If the are the sheet left unpainted is two-thirds of the painted area then the perimeter of the rectangle in inches is

Answer options
Option 1
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2020 Slot 1 QA question 14

Q15:

CAT 2019 Slot 2

Circles

Hard

Two circles, each of radius 44 cm, touch externally. Each of these two circles is touched externally by a third circle. If these three circles have a common tangent, then the radius of the third circle, in cm, is

Answer options
Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2019 Slot 2 QA question 15

Q16:

CAT 2019 Slot 1

Circles

Medium

In a circle of radius 1111 cm, CDCD is a diameter and ABAB is a chord of length 20.520.5 cm. If ABAB and CDCD intersect at a point EE inside the circle and CECE has length 77 cm, then the difference of the lengths of BEBE and AEAE, in cm, is

Answer options
Option 4
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2019 Slot 1 QA question 16

Q17:

CAT 2019 Slot 1

Circles

Medium

ABAB is a diameter of a circle of radius 5 cm5 \mathrm{~cm}. Let PP and QQ be two points on the circle so that the length of PBPB is 6 cm6 \mathrm{~cm}, and the length of APAP is twice that of AQAQ . Then the length, in cm , of QBQB is nearest to

Answer options
Option 3
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2019 Slot 1 QA question 17

Q18:

CAT 2018 Slot 2

Circles

Medium

A chord of length 5 cm5 \mathrm{~cm} subtends an angle of 60∘60^{\circ} at the centre of a circle. The length, in cm , of a chord that subtends an angle of 120∘120^{\circ} at the centre of the same circle is

Answer options
Option 1
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2018 Slot 2 QA question 18

Q19:

CAT 2018 Slot 2

Circles

Medium

From a rectangle ABCDABCD of area 768 sq cm768 \text{ sq cm}, a semicircular part with diameter ABAB and area 72π sq cm72\pi \text{ sq cm} is removed. The perimeter of the leftover portion, in cm, is

Answer options
Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2018 Slot 2 QA question 19

Q20:

CAT 2018 Slot 2

Circles

Medium

On a triangle ABCA B C, a circle with diameter BCB C is drawn, intersecting ABA B and ACA C at points PP and QQ, respectively. If the lengths of AB,ACA B, A C, and CPC P are 30 cm,25 cm30 \mathrm{~cm}, 25 \mathrm{~cm}, and 20 cm20 \mathrm{~cm} respectively, then the length of BQBQ , in cm , is

Q21:

CAT 2018 Slot 1

Circles

Easy

Let ABCDABCD be a rectangle inscribed in a circle of radius 13 cm13 \mathrm{~cm}. Which one of the following pairs can represent, in cm , the possible length and breadth of ABCDABCD ?

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Option 3
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2018 Slot 1 QA question 21

Q22:

CAT 2018 Slot 1

Circles

Medium

In a circle, two parallel chords on the same side of a diameter have lengths 44 cm and 66 cm. If the distance between these chords is 11 cm, then the radius of the circle, in cm, is

Answer options
Option 1
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2018 Slot 1 QA question 22

Q23:

CAT 2017 Slot 2

Circles

Medium

ABCDABCD is a quadrilateral inscribed in a circle with centre O. If ∠COD=120\angle COD = 120 degrees and ∠BAC=30\angle BAC = 30 degrees, then the value of ∠BCD\angle BCD (in degrees) is