18 Mathematics - Class 9

Chapter 6: Lines and Angles

MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS
Choose the correct answer from the given four options in the following questions:
1. The measure of an angle which is 24° more than its complement is
(a) 66° (b) 57° (c) 156° (d) 114°
2. The measure of an angle which is 32° less than its supplement is
(a) 148° (b) 58° (c) 74° (d) 122°
3. The measure of an angle which is four times its complement is
(a) 78° (b) 76° (c) 72° (d) 74°
4. If the supplement of an angle is 4 times of its complement, then the angle is
(a) 60° (b) 40° (c) 50° (d) 70°
5. If two complementary angles are in the ratio 2 : 3, then the angles are
(a) 58°, 32° (b) 50°, 40° (c) 56°, 34° (d) 36°, 54°
6. P and Q are complementary angles. If they are represented by the expressions
m Q = y and m P = 2y + 30°, then their measures respectively are
(a) 70°, 20° (b) 20°, 70° (c) 10°, 80° (d) 80°, 10°
7.

(a) (i) and (iii) (b) (iii) and (iv) (c) (iii) and (v) (d) (i), (ii) and (v)
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8.
the value of x is
(a) 40 (b) 44
(c) 46 (d) 42
9. The value of x that will make POQ a straight line is
(a) 30 (b) 25
(c) 35 (d) 40

10. In
the value of x is
(a) 20° (b) 30°
(c) 40° (d) 50°
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11. In the g AOC = 50°, then A C

AOD + 50°
(a) 100°
(b) 140° O
(c) 260°
(d) 130° D B

12. I CD. Transversal PQ

CFQ = 47°,
the measure of x and y respectively are
(a) 30°, 150° (b) 37°, 143°
(c) 47°, 133° (d) 39°, 141°

13. I l m n. If x : y = 5 : 4, then the

measure of angle z is
(a) 40° (b) 50°
(c) 90° (d) 80°

14. In th CD KL. The

measure of angle HKL is
(a) 95° (b) 145°
(c) 130° (d) 135°

15. The measure of x

(a) 125° (b) 70°
(c) 105° (d) 100°

16. I l m, then the value of x is

(a) 18° (b) 72°
(c) 54° (d) 100°

17. CD and EF
If CFE is
(a) 120° (b) 115°
(c) 65° (d) 165°

18. In the given l m, then the measure of x is

(a) 70° (b) 100°
(c) 40° (d) 30°
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19. In the a l m and n m, then the

measure of angle P is
(a) 48° (b) 42°
(c) 90° (d) 38°

20. l m then the measure of

angle x is
(a) 65° (b) 40°
(c) 25° (d) 90°

21. If two angles of a triangle are complementary, then it is

(a) a right triangle (b) an obtuse angled triangle
(c) an acute angled triangle (d) an equilateral triangle
22. An exterior angle of a triangle is 110° and its two opposite interior angles are
equal. Each of these equal angles is
(a) 70° (b) 55° (c) 35° (d) 110°
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23. The angles of a triangle are in the ratio 4 : 5 : 9. The triangle is
(a) an isosceles triangle (b) an obtuse angled triangle
(c) an acute angled triangle (d) a right triangle
24. An exterior angle is drawn to a triangle. If this exterior angle is acute, then the
triangle must be
(a) an acute angled triangle (b) a right triangle
(c) an obtuse angled triangle (d) an equilateral triangle
25. If the measure of each base angle of an isosceles triangle is seven times the
measure of the vertex angle, then the measure of the vertex angle is
(a) 84° (b) 48° (c) 12° (d) 24°
26. If the vertex angle of an isosceles triangle is 80°, then the measure of an exterior
angle to one of the base angles of this triangle is
(a) 100° . (b) 120° (c) 110° (d) 130°

27. In RS and ACS = 127°,

then
(a) 53° (b) 77°
(c) 50° (d) 107°
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28. The value of x in the given figure is
(a) 100° (b) 70°
(c) 110° (d) 150°
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29. The
and the measures of exterior angles formed are 94°
and 126°. Then, the measure of
(a) 94° (b) 54°
(c) 40° (d) 44°

D
30. The value of x
x

25°
(a) 65° (b) 95°
(c) 80° (d) 120°

55° 40°
A B C
31. If one of the angles of an isosceles triangle is 125°, then the angle between the
bisectors of the other two angles is
(a) 125.5° (b) 152.5° (c) 152° (d) 125°
32. A is a right angle. AL is drawn perpendicular

(a) 70° (b) 17.5° (c) 35° (d) 105°

33. A
an isosceles triangle right angled at D.

(a) 45° (b) 60°

(c) 105° (d) 120° [CBSE SP 2011] B C

D
34. T
bisectors of ACD meet at a point E. If

(a) 30° (b) 32°

(c) 36° (d) 34°

35. In CD, then the values of

x and y respectively are
(a) 25°, 65° (b) 60°, 30°
(c) 65°, 25° (d) 40°, 50°

36. In
which C = 97° and D = 110°. If
AE
then the measure of
(a) 23° (b) 70°
(c) 10° (d) 27°
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37. The angle between the bisectors of two acute angles of a right triangle is
(a) 135° (b) 120° (c) 90° (d) 150°
38. The measure of x
(a) 35° (b) 25°
(c) 30° (d) 20°

39. In CD. Transversal

PRQ = x,
RPQ = y. If APR = 25°, RQC = 30° and
CQF = 65°, then the measures of angle
x and y respectively are
(a) 55°, 40° (b) 50°, 45°
(c) 60°, 35° (d) 35°, 60°
40. If the bisectors of base angles of a triangle enclose an angle of 135°, then the
triangle is
(a) an acute angled triangle (b) an obtuse angled triangle
(c) an equilateral triangle (d) a right triangle
41. In the CF and CD FE, B F E
then the value of x is x
(a) 40° 40°
(b) 65°
(c) 75° 65°
(d) 105° A C D

42. I CD, then the value of x is

(a) 97°
(b) 100°
(c) 107°
(d) 45°
43. C respectively, of
A = 60°, then the measure of
(a) 100°
(b) 90°
(c) 120°
(d) 150°
44. If two parallel lines are cut by a transversal, then the bisectors of the interior
angles on the same side of the transversal intersect each other at
(a) 60° (b) 90° (c) 100° (d) 120°
45. If two parallel lines are intersected by a transversal, then the bisectors of the
interior angles form a
(a) kite (b) rhombus (c) rectangle (d) trapezium
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46. AC and CD A
and CD intersect at O. If D
E

of O
(a) 100° (b) 105°
(c) 75° (d) 115°
B C
47.
D is a point on AC produced and a line DEF cuts
D = 13° and FAE = 29°, then
the measure of FEA is
(a) 31° (b) 42°
(c) 29° (d) 16°
48. In XYZ, XY = XZ. A straight line cuts XZ at P, YZ
at Q and XY produced at R. If YQ = YR and
QP = QZ, then the measure of PQY is
(a) 100°
(b) 124°
(c) 144°
(d) 140°
49. D is a square. If AP = PQ and QRC = 35°, then
the measure of PAQ is
(a) 40°
(b) 35°
(c) 30°
(d) 25°
50. In t DAC in the ratio
1 : 3, then the measure of angle marked x is
(a) 108° (b) 100°
(c) 80° (d) 90°