VIII - INTSO WORK SHEET - 2

INTSO WORK SHEET - 2

Class : VIII Sub : Mathematics
Topic : Basics on Geometry

Straight objective type questions :

1. The number of circles, that can be drawn to pass through three given points (the points which are
not lying in the same line) is
A) 1 B) 2 C) 0 D) as many as possible

2. How many pairs of adjacent angles are there in a quadrilateral ?

A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4

3. Through what angle does the hour hand of a clock turn through, when it goes from 2 to 11 ?
A) 270 B) 90 C) 360 D) 180

4. A region enclosed by an arc on one side and a pair of radii on the other two sides is
A) sector B) segment C) chord D) circumference

5. Which of the following statements is false ?

A) Two diameters of a circle will necessarily intersect.
B) The centre of a circle is always inside of a circle.
C) Every diameter of a circle is also a chord.
D) Every chord of a circle is also a diameter.

6. Name the polygon with 8 sides

A) Hexagon B) Octagon
C) Decagon D) None of these

7. Name the polygon with the least number of sides is

A) a quadrilateral B) a triangle C) a rectangle D) a circle

8. How many acute angles can a right angled triangle have?

A) 3 B) 1 C) 2 D) Not exists

9. The pair of adjacent angles in the given figure is

A
F

E
C

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A) ABC and ABD B) FEA and FEB

C) FEB and ABC D) ABC and AEF

10. The total number of diameters of a circle is

A) 1 B) 2 C) 4 D) uncountable number

11. Among the following, not a polygon is

A) B) C) D)

12. The line which intersects two or more lines at distinct points is called
A) Intersecting lines B) Parallel lines C) Reflecting lines D) Transversal

13. The number of corners of the shape is

A) 1 B) 2 C) 4 D) 6

14. The shortest distance between any two points is called

A) Line segment B) Angle C) Curve D) Chord

15. The number of diagonals of a octagon is

A) 5 B) 17 C) 8 D) 20

KEY
1) A 2) D 3) A 4) A 5) D 6) B 7) B
8) C 9) B 10) D 11) C 12) D 13) D 14) A
15) D