Geometry • Circles Official Answer Keys

CAT Circles Geometry & Tangents Questions

Chord properties, cyclic quadrilaterals, tangent-secant theorems from official CAT papers. Official questions curated from CAT 2017–2025 with detailed explanations.

23 Total Questions
MCQ: 19 (+3 / -1)
TITA: 4 (0 Negative Penalty)
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Official Exam Questions & Explanations (23 of 23)

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Question 1 of 23
CAT 2025 Slot 2QAGeometryCirclesHard
Two tangents drawn from a point PP touch a circle with center OO at points QQ and RR. Points AA and BB lie on PQPQ and PRPR, respectively, such that ABAB is also a tangent to the same circle. If AOB=50\angle AOB = 50^\circ, then APB\angle APB, in degrees, equals
TITA Answer:
Question 2 of 23
CAT 2025 Slot 1QAGeometryCirclesHard
In a circle with center CC and radius 626\sqrt{2} cm, PQPQ and SRSR are two parallel chords separated by one of the diameters. If PQC=45\angle PQC = 45^\circ, and the ratio of the perpendicular distance of PQPQ and SRSR from CC is 3:23:2, then the area, in sq. cm, of the quadrilateral PQRSPQRS is
Question 3 of 23
CAT 2024 Slot 1QAGeometryCirclesHard
In the XY-plane, the area, in sq. units, of the region defined by the inequalities yx+4y \geq x+4 and 4x2+y2+4(xy)0-4 \leq x^{2}+y^{2}+4(x-y) \leq 0 is
Question 4 of 23
CAT 2024 Slot 2QAGeometryCirclesHard
Three circles of equal radii touch (but not cross) each other externally. Two other circles, X and Y, are drawn such that both touch (but not cross) each of the three previous circles. If the radius of X is more than that of Y, the ratio of the radii of X and Y is
Question 5 of 23
CAT 2024 Slot 3QAGeometryCirclesModerate
A circular plot of land is divided into two regions by a chord of length 10310\sqrt{3} meters such that the chord subtends an angle of 120120^\circ at the center. Then, the area, in square meters, of the smaller region is
Question 6 of 23
CAT 2023 Slot 1QAGeometryCirclesModerate
Let CC be the circle x2+y2+4x6y3=0x^2 + y^2 + 4x - 6y - 3 = 0 and LL be the locus of the point of intersection of a pair of tangents to CC with the angle between the two tangents equal to 60°60°. Then, the point at which LL touches the line x=6x = 6 is
Question 7 of 23
CAT 2023 Slot 3QAGeometryCirclesModerate
A rectangle with the largest possible area is drawn inside a semicircle of radius 22 cm. Then, the ratio of the lengths of the largest to the smallest side of this rectangle is
Question 8 of 23
CAT 2022 Slot 1QAGeometryCirclesModerate
All the vertices of a rectangle lie on a circle of radius RR. If the perimeter of the rectangle is PP, then the area of the rectangle is
Question 9 of 23
CAT 2022 Slot 3QAGeometryCirclesHard
In a triangle ABC,AB=AC=8ABC, AB = AC = 8cm. AA circle drawn with BCBC as diameter passes through AA. Another circle drawn with center at AA passes through BB and CC. Then the area, in sq. cm, of the overlapping region between the two circles is
Question 10 of 23
CAT 2020 Slot 1QAGeometryCirclesModerate
A circle is inscribed in a rhombus with diagonals 12 cm12 \mathrm{~cm} and 16 cm16 \mathrm{~cm}. The ratio of the area of circle to the area of rhombus is
Question 11 of 23
CAT 2020 Slot 1QAGeometryCirclesHard
On a rectangular metal sheet of area 135sq135 \mathrm{sq} in, a circle is painted such that the circle touches two opposite sides. If the are the sheet left unpainted is two-thirds of the painted area then the perimeter of the rectangle in inches is
Question 12 of 23
CAT 2020 Slot 2QAGeometryCirclesModerate
Let C1C1 and C2C2 be concentric circles such that the diameter of C1C1 is 2 cm2 \mathrm{~cm} longer than that of C2C2. If a chord of C1C1 has length 6 cm6 \mathrm{~cm} and is a tangent of C2C2, then the diameter, in cm, of C1C1 is
TITA Answer:
Question 13 of 23
CAT 2020 Slot 2QAGeometryCirclesModerate
Let CC be a circle of radius 55 meters having center at OO. Let PQP Q be a chord of CC that passes through points AA and BB where AA is located 44 meters north of OO and BB is located 33 meters east of OO. Then, the length of PQP Q, in meters, is nearest to
Question 14 of 23
CAT 2020 Slot 3QAGeometryCirclesModerate
The vertices of a triangle are (0,0)(0,0), and (4,0)(4,0) and (3,9)(3,9). The area of the circle passing through these three points is
Question 15 of 23
CAT 2019 Slot 2QAGeometryCirclesHard
Two circles, each of radius 44 cm, touch externally. Each of these two circles is touched externally by a third circle. If these three circles have a common tangent, then the radius of the third circle, in cm, is
Question 16 of 23
CAT 2018 Slot 1QAGeometryCirclesEasy
Let ABCDABCD be a rectangle inscribed in a circle of radius 13 cm13 \mathrm{~cm}. Which one of the following pairs can represent, in cm , the possible length and breadth of ABCDABCD ?
Question 17 of 23
CAT 2018 Slot 1QAGeometryCirclesModerate
In a circle, two parallel chords on the same side of a diameter have lengths 44 cm and 66 cm. If the distance between these chords is 11 cm, then the radius of the circle, in cm, is
Question 18 of 23
CAT 2018 Slot 2QAGeometryCirclesModerate
A chord of length 5 cm5 \mathrm{~cm} subtends an angle of 6060^{\circ} at the centre of a circle. The length, in cm , of a chord that subtends an angle of 120120^{\circ} at the centre of the same circle is
Question 19 of 23
CAT 2018 Slot 2QAGeometryCirclesModerate
From a rectangle ABCDABCD of area 768 sq cm768 \text{ sq cm}, a semicircular part with diameter ABAB and area 72π sq cm72\pi \text{ sq cm} is removed. The perimeter of the leftover portion, in cm, is
Question 20 of 23
CAT 2018 Slot 2QAGeometryCirclesModerate
On a triangle ABCA B C, a circle with diameter BCB C is drawn, intersecting ABA B and ACA C at points PP and QQ, respectively. If the lengths of AB,ACA B, A C, and CPC P are 30 cm,25 cm30 \mathrm{~cm}, 25 \mathrm{~cm}, and 20 cm20 \mathrm{~cm} respectively, then the length of BQBQ , in cm , is
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Question 21 of 23
CAT 2017 Slot 2QAGeometryCirclesModerate
$ABCDABCD is a quadrilateral inscribed in a circle with centre O. If COD=120\angle COD = 120 degrees and BAC=30\angle BAC = 30 degrees, then the value of BCD\angle BCD (in degrees) is
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Question 22 of 23
CAT 2019 Slot 1QAGeometryCirclesModerate
In a circle of radius 1111 cm, CDCD is a diameter and ABAB is a chord of length 20.520.5 cm. If ABAB and CDCD intersect at a point EE inside the circle and CECE has length 77 cm, then the difference of the lengths of BEBE and AEAE, in cm, is
Question 23 of 23
CAT 2019 Slot 1QAGeometryCirclesModerate
$ABAB is a diameter of a circle of radius 5 cm5 \mathrm{~cm}. Let PP and QQ be two points on the circle so that the length of PBPB is 6 cm6 \mathrm{~cm}, and the length of APAP is twice that of AQAQ . Then the length, in cm , of QBQB is nearest to
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Frequently Asked Questions about CAT Circles Geometry & Tangents Questions

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CAT convenors place heavy emphasis on testing core intuition in Circles problems. Mastering standard patterns allows candidates to secure +3 marks with high accuracy and minimal time.

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