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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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Updated for CAT 2026: 2 November 2026
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23 Qs
19 MCQ + 4 TITA
99%ile Score Benchmark
28–31 Marks (out of 66 in QA, ~10 net correct questions)
Scoring Scheme
+3 / -1 / 0
Zero penalty on TITA
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Question 1 of 23
CAT 2025 Slot 2QAGeometry • CirclesHard
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 ∠\angle AOB = 50∘50^\circ , then ∠\angle APB , in degrees, equals
TITA Answer:
Question 2 of 23
CAT 2025 Slot 1QAGeometry • CirclesHard
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 1QAGeometry • CirclesHard
In the XY-plane, the area, in sq. units, of the region defined by the inequalities y≥x+4y \geq x+4 and −4≤- 4 \leq x2+y2+4(x−y)≤0x^{2} + y^{2} + 4(x-y) \leq 0 is
Question 4 of 23
CAT 2024 Slot 2QAGeometry • CirclesHard
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 3QAGeometry • CirclesModerate
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 120∘120^\circ at the center. Then, the area, in square meters, of the smaller region is
Question 6 of 23
CAT 2023 Slot 1QAGeometry • CirclesModerate
Let CC be the circle x2+y2+4x−6y−3=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 3QAGeometry • CirclesModerate
A rectangle with the largest possible area is drawn inside a semicircle of radius 2 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 1QAGeometry • CirclesModerate
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 3QAGeometry • CirclesHard
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 1QAGeometry • CirclesModerate
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 1QAGeometry • CirclesHard
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 2QAGeometry • CirclesModerate
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
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Question 13 of 23
CAT 2020 Slot 2QAGeometry • CirclesModerate
Let CC be a circle of radius 5 meters having center at OO. Let PQP Q be a chord of CC that passes through points AA and BB where AA is located 4 meters north of OO and BB is located 3 meters east of OO. Then, the length of PP Q , in meters, is nearest to
Question 14 of 23
CAT 2020 Slot 3QAGeometry • CirclesModerate
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 2QAGeometry • CirclesHard
Two circles, each of radius 4 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 1QAGeometry • CirclesEasy
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 1QAGeometry • CirclesModerate
In a circle, two parallel chords on the same side of a diameter have lengths 4 cm and 6 cm. If the distance between these chords is 1 cm, then the radius of the circle, in cm, is
Question 18 of 23
CAT 2018 Slot 2QAGeometry • CirclesModerate
A chord of length 5 cm5 \mathrm{~cm} subtends an angle of 60∘60^{\circ} at the centre of a circle. The length, in cm , of a chord that subtends an angle of 120∘120^{\circ} at the centre of the same circle is
Question 19 of 23
CAT 2018 Slot 2QAGeometry • CirclesModerate
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 2QAGeometry • CirclesModerate
On a triangle AA 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 AA 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 2QAGeometry • CirclesModerate
ABCD is a quadrilateral inscribed in a circle with centre O. If ∠\angle COD = 120120 degrees and ∠\angle BAC = 3030 degrees, then the value of ∠\angle BCD(in(in degrees) is
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Question 22 of 23
CAT 2019 Slot 1QAGeometry • CirclesModerate
In a circle of radius 11 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 7 cm, then the difference of the lengths of BEBE and AEAE , in cm, is
Question 23 of 23
CAT 2019 Slot 1QAGeometry • CirclesModerate
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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