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CAT Circles Geometry Practice Questions (120+ Questions)

Chords, Tangent-Secant Theorems, Inscribed Angles, Cyclic Quadrilaterals, and Concentric Circles with Diagrams

121 Total Questions
MCQ: 96 (+3 / -1)
TITA: 25 (0 Negative Penalty)
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Updated for CAT 2026: 1 November 2026
Curated Practice Bank
121 Qs
96 MCQ + 25 TITA
99%ile Score Benchmark
28–31 Marks (out of 66 in QA, ~10 net correct questions)
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+3 / -1 / 0
Zero penalty on TITA
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1Prioritize high-yield arithmetic & algebra questions first to secure the 85th percentile sectional cutoff in the first 20 minutes.
2TITA questions carry zero negative penalty (0 marks for wrong answers); attempt all TITA questions before the sectional timer runs out.
3Use the on-screen digital calculator only for complex 3-digit divisions; mental math approximations save 35–45 seconds per question.
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Exam Hall Pitfalls & Elimination Tactics: Circles & Tangents Practice Drills

  • 1Forgetting that angle subtended by a diameter at the circumference is always 90 degrees.

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A circle is inscribed in a square of side 10 units. A smaller square is inscribed in the circle such that its sides are parallel to the sides of the larger square. What is the area of the smaller square?
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