Mark the correct alternative

in each ofthe following:

and between the same parallal.

1. Twoparallelograms
a r e on the s a m e base The ratioy
their areas is
(c) 1:1 (d) 3:1
(b) 2:1
(a) 1:2
the same base and between the samo
2. A triangle and a parallelogram
are on
Aralles
and parallelogram is
The ratio of the a r e a s of triangle
(b) 1:2 (c)2:1 (d) 1:3
(a) 1:1
and PQR be the triangle formed by tho-
area 24 sq. units mid
3. Let ABC be a triangle of
is
of sides of AABC. Then the area of APQR
points d) 3 sq. units
units (b) 6 sq. units (c) 4 sq. units
(a) 12 sq.
it into two
4.The median of a triangle divides
(b) isosceles triangles
(a) congruent triangle
(c) right triangles
(d) triangles of equal areas
the mid-points of sides BC, CA and AB respectively. IF
5. In a AABC, D, E, F are

then ar (trapezium FBCE)

=

ar(AABC) 16cm*, =

(c)12cm2 (d) 10 cm
(a) 4 cm2 (b) 8 cm2
and
parallelogram. P is any point
on CD. If ar (ADPA) =15cm*
6. ABCD is a

ar (AAPC) =20cm, then (AAPB)

ar =

(c) 35 cm2 (d) 30cmn

(a) 15 cm2 b) 20 cmn2
formed by joining the mid-points of the adjacentsides 0r
7. The area of the figure
cm is
rhombus with diagonals 16 cm and 12 (d) 24 cm
(b) 48 cmn2 (c) 96 cm2
(a) 28 cm
sides of parallelogram PQRS. If ar (PQRS) 36Cm ,u
=

8. A, B, C, D are mid-points of
ar (ABCD) =
(c) 30 cm2 (d) 36 cm
(a) 24 cm (b) 18 cm
sides of a rectangie
9. The figure obtained by joining the mid-points of the adjacent
8 cm and 6 cm is 2

(6)a rectangle ofarea 24 cm

(a) a rhombus of area 24 cm of area 14 cm
(C)a square ofarea 26 cm (d) a trapezium fourth

the vertices
10. The mid-points of the sides of a triangle ABC along with any of
pont make a parallelogram of area equal to (4ABC)
( d ) a r

(a) ar (AABC) (b) ar (AABC) ar (AABC)

3

11. If AD is median of AABC and P is apoint on AC such that

is
ar (AADP)
: ar
(AABD) 2:3, then ar (APDC) : ar (AABC)
= (d) 3 : 5

(a) 1:5 (b) 1:5 (c) 1:6

 M e d i a n s
af AABC intersect at G. If ar
(AABC) 27 cm2, then ar (ABGC) =F
(b) 9 cm
(a) 6 cm (c) 12 cm (d) 18 cm
a
RC
AABCC
if D and E are mid-points of BC and AD respectively such that
In
13 = 4cm, then ar (ABEC) =

(AAEC)
(6) 6 cm
ar

(a) 4 cm (c) 8 cm2 (d) 12 cm2

ABCD is
15,106, ABCD is a parallelogram. If AB = 12 cm, AE = 7.5 cm, CF = 15 cm, then
In Fig. 15.
106,
14.
AD=
(a) 3 c m
(b) 6 cm (c) 8 cm (d) 10.5 cm
P
A B

D R
Fig. 15.106 Fig. 15.107

15. In Fig. 15.107, PQRS is a parallelogram. If X and Y are mid-points of PQ and SR

respectively and diagonal sQis joined. The ratio ar(I XQRYY: ar (AQSR) =

(a) 1:4 (b) 2:1 (c) 1:2 (d) 1:1

16. In Fig 15.108, ABCD and FECG are parallelograms equal in area. If

ar (AAQE) =
12 cm, then ar (|| FGBO) =

(a) 12 cm (b) 20 cm (c) 24 cm (d) 36 cm

G

D
Fig. 15.108

17,
iagonal AC and BD of trapezium ABCD, in which AB || DC, intersect each other at O.
ne triangle which is equal in area of AAOD is

(a) AAOB (b) ABOC (c) ADOC (d) AADC

18. ABCD is attrapezium in which AB || DC. If ar (AABD) = 24 cm and AB = 8 cm, then

height of AABC is
a) 3cm b) 4 cm (c) 6 cm (d) 8 cm
 b.If E and F are mid-rne
trapezium with parallel sides AB =a and DC
=

19. ABCD is a
ratjo ot areas of
oints ot
quadrilater
non-parallel sides AD and BC respectively, then the
ABFE and EFCDis
(a) a:b (b) (a 3b) (3a b)
(c) (3a+ b): (a +3h) (d (2a b) (3a +b)
20. ABCD is a rectangle with O as any point in its interior. t ar(AAOD) =3cm and

ar (ABOC) =
6cm, then area of rectangle ABCD is
(a) 9 cm (b)12cm (c) 15 cm (d) 18 c
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