Classs x 2024-25

1. MCQs for Triangles

1. Which of the following triangles have the same side lengths?

(a) Scalene

(b) Isosceles

(c) Equilateral

(d) None of these

2. Area of an equilateral triangle with side length a is equal to:

(a) (√3/2)a

(b) (√3/2)a2

(c) (√3/4) a2

(d) (√3/4) a

3. D and E are the midpoints of side AB and AC of a triangle ABC, respectively

and BC = 6 cm. If DE || BC, then the length (in cm) of DE is:

(a) 2.5

(b) 3

(c) 5

(d) 6

4. The diagonals of a rhombus are 16 cm and 12 cm, in length. The side of the
rhombus in length is:

(a) 20 cm

(b) 8 cm
(c) 10 cm

(d) 9 cm

5. Corresponding sides of two similar triangles are in the ratio of 2:3. If the area of
the small triangle is 48 sq.cm, then the area of large triangle is:

(a) 230 sq.cm.

(b) 106 sq.cm

(c) 107 sq.cm.

(d) 108 sq.cm

6. If perimeter of a triangle is 100 cm and the length of two sides are 30 cm and 40
cm, the length of third side will be:

(a) 30 cm

(b) 40 cm

(c) 50 cm

(d) 60 cm

7. If triangles ABC and DEF are similar and AB=4 cm, DE=6 cm, EF=9 cm and
FD=12 cm, the perimeter of triangle ABC is:

(a) 22 cm

(b) 20 cm

(c) 21 cm

(d) 18 cm

8. The height of an equilateral triangle of side 5 cm is:

(a) 4.33 cm

(b) 3.9 cm
(c) 5 cm

(d) 4 cm

9. If ABC and DEF are two triangles and AB/DE=BC/FD, then the two triangles are
similar if

(a) ∠A=∠F

(b) ∠B=∠D

(c) ∠A=∠D

(d) ∠B=∠E

10. Sides of two similar triangles are in the ratio 4: 9. Areas of these triangles are
in the ratio

(a) 2: 3

(b) 4: 9

(c) 81: 16

(d) 16: 81

11. Which of the following are not similar figures?

(a) Circles

(b) Squares

(c) Equilateral triangles

(d) Isosceles triangles

12. In triangle ABC, ∠BAC = 90° and AD ⊥ BC. Then

(A) BD . CD = BC2

(B) AB . AC = BC2
(C) BD . CD = AD2

(D) AB . AC = AD2

13. If in two triangles ABC and PQR, AB/QR = BC/PR = CA/PQ, then

(a) ΔPQR ~ ΔCAB

(b) ΔPQR ~ ΔABC

(c) ΔCBA ~ ΔPQR

(d) ΔBCA ~ ΔPQR

14. In triangles ABC and DEF, ∠B = ∠E, ∠F = ∠C and AB = 3 DE. Then, the two
triangles are

(a) congruent but not similar

(b) similar but not congruent

(c) neither congruent nor similar

(d) congruent as well as similar

15. It is given that ΔABC ~ ΔPQR, with BC/QR = 1/4 then, ar(ΔPRQ)/ar(ABC) is
equal to

(a) 16
(b) 4

(c) 1/4

(d) 1/16

16. It is given that ΔABC ~ ΔDFE, ∠A = 30°, ∠C = 50°, AB = 5 cm, AC = 8 cm and

DF = 7.5 cm. Then, the following is true:

(a) DE = 12 cm, ∠F = 50°

(b) DE = 12 cm, ∠F = 100°

(c) EF = 12 cm, ∠D = 100°

(d) EF = 12 cm, ∠D = 30°

17. If triangle ABC is similar to triangle DEF, then,

(a) AB/FD = BC/EF = CA/DE

(b) AB/DE = BC/DF = CA/EF

(c) AB/DE = BC/EF = CA/FD

(d) AB/BC = CA/DE = EF/FD

18. Which of the following is not a similarity criterion for two triangles?

(a) AAA

(b) SAS

(c) SSS

(d) ASA

19. The ratio of the areas of two similar triangles is equal to

(a) square of the ratio of their corresponding sides

(b) cube of the ratio of their corresponding sides

(c) square root of the ratio of their corresponding sides

(d) twice the ratio of their corresponding sides

20. In ∆ABC, AB = 6√3 cm, AC = 12 cm and BC = 6 cm. The angle B is

(a) 120°

(b) 60°

(c) 90°

(d) 45°