Question 1. The ratio in which (4,5) divides the line segment joining the points (2,3) and (7,8) is (a) 2:3 (b) -3:2 (c) 3:2 (d) -2:3
Answer: (a) 2:3
Question 2. The values of x and y, if the distance of the point (x,y) from (-3,0) as well as from (3,0) is 4 are (a) x = 1, y = 7 (b) x = 2, y = 7 (c) x = 0, y = – √7 (d) x = 0, y = ± √7
Answer: (d) x = 0, y = ± √7
Question 3. The distance between the points (3,4) and (8,-6) is (a) 2√5 units (b) 3√5 units (c) √5 units (d) 5√5 units
Answer: (d) 5√5 units
Question 4. The ratio in which the x-axis divides the segment joining A(3,6) and B(12,-3) is (a) 1:2 (b) -2:1 (c) 2:1 (d) -1:-1
Answer: (c) 2:1
Question 5. The horizontal and vertical lines drawn to determine the position of a point in a Cartesian plane are called (a) Intersecting lines (b) Transversals (c) Perpendicular lines (d) X-axis and Y-axis
Answer: (d) X-axis and Y-axis
Question 6. The mid point of the line segment joining A(2a,4) and B(-2,3b) is M (1,2a + 1). The values of a and b are (a) 2,3 (b) 1,1 (c) -2,-2 (d) 2,2
Answer: (d) 2,2
Question 7. The points (1,1), (-2, 7) and (3, -3) are (a) vertices of an equilateral triangle (b) collinear (c) vertices of an isosceles triangle (d) none of these
Answer: (b) collinear
Question 8. The line 3x + y – 9 = 0 divides the line joining the points (1, 3) and (2, 7) internally in the ratio (a) 3 : 4 (b) 3 : 2 (c) 2 : 3 (d) 4 : 3 Answer: (a) 3 : 4
Question 9. The ordinate of a point is twice its abscissa. If its distance from the point (4,3) is √10, then the coordinates of the point are (a) (1,2) or (3,6) (b) (1,2) or (3,5) (c) (2,1) or (3,6) (d) (2,1) or (6,3)
Answer: (a) (1,2) or (3,6)
Question 10. The mid-point of the line segment joining the points A (-2, 8) and B (-6, -4) is (a) (-4, -6) (b) (2, 6) (c) (-4, 2) (d) (4, 2)
Answer: (c) (-4, 2)
Question 11. The distance of the point P (2, 3) from the x-axis is (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 5
Answer: (b) 3
Question 12. The coordinates of the centre of a circle passing through (1, 2), (3, – 4) and (5, – 6) is: (a) (11, – 2) (b) (-2, 11) (c) (11, 2) (d) (2, 11)
Answer: (c) (11, 2)
Question 13. The distance between the point P(1, 4) and Q(4, 0) is (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 3√3
Answer: (b) 5
Question 14. The points (3, 2), (0, 5), (-3, 2) and (0, -1) are the vertices of a quadrilateral. Which quadrilateral is it? (a) Rectangle (b) Square (c) Parallelogram (d) Rhombus
Answer: (b) Square
Question 15. The distance of the point P(6,-6) from the origin is equal to (a) 3 √4 units (b) 8 units (c) 6 √2 units (d) 3 units
Answer: (c) 6 √2 units
Question 16. Origin divides the join of points (1,1) and (2,2) externally in the ratio (a) 1:2 (b) 1:-2 (c) -1:-2 (d) -1:2
Answer: (a) 1:2
Question 17. The distance between the points (– 1, – 5) and (– 6, 7) is (a) 144 units (b) 13 units (c) 12 units (d) 169 units
Answer: (b) 13 units
Question 18. If A and B are the points (-6, 7) and (-1, -5) respectively, then the distance 2AB is equal to (a) 26 (b) 169 (c) 13 (d) 238
Answer: (a) 26
Question 19. The perimeter of a triangle with vertices (0, 4) (0, 0) and (3, 0) is: (a) 15 (b) 12 (c) 8 (d) 10
Answer: (b) 12
Question 20. If (3,0), (2,a), and (b,6) are the vertices of ABC whose centroid is (2,5), then the values of a and b are (a) a = 3, b = -9 (b) a = 0, b = 2 (c) a = 1, b = 9 (d) a = 9, b = 1
Answer: (d) a = 9, b = 1
Question 21. If ( , 4) is the mid-point of the segment joining the points P(-6, 5) and R(-2, 3), then the value of a
‘a’ is (a) 12 (b) -6 (c) -12 (d) -4
Answer: (c) -12
Question 22. If (a, 0) , (0, b) and (x, y) are collinear, then (a) ay + bx = ab (b) ax + by = 1 (c) ax – by = ab (d) ay – bx = 1
Answer: (a) ay + bx = ab
Question 23. The area of the triangle formed by joining the mid-points of the sides of the triangle, whose vertices are (0, -1), (2, 1) and (0, 3) is (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 1
Answer: (d) 1
Question 24. The distance between the points (a, a) and (−√3a,√3a) is (a) 3√2a units (b) 2√2a units (c) 2√2 units (d) 2 units
Answer: (b) 2√2a units
Question 25. The distance of the point (– 3, 4) from the origin is (a) 25 units (b) 1 unit (c) 7 units (d) 5 units Answer: (d) 5 units
Question 26. The area of the triangle whose vertices are A(1, 2), B(-2, 3) and C(-3, -4) is (a) 11 (b) 22 (c) 33 (d) 21
