NCERT Exemplar Solutions
Class 6 - Mathematics - Unit 2: Geometry
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In questions 17 to 31, fill in the blanks to make the statements true.

Question. 17

An angle greater than 180° and less than a complete angle is called ______.

Answer:

Reflex angle

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Question. 18

The number of diagonals in a hexagon is ______.

Answer:

9

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Question. 19

A pair of opposite sides of a trapezium are ______.

Answer:

parallel

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Question. 20

In Fig. 2.14, points lying in the interior of the triangle PQR are _____, that in the exterior are _____ and that on the triangle itself are _____.

Answer:

Interior: O, S, Exterior: T, N, On triangle: P, Q, R, M

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Question. 21

21. In Fig. 2.15, points A, B, C, D and E are collinear such that AB = BC = CD = DE. Then

(a) AD = AB + _____

(b) AD = AC + _____

(c) mid point of AE is _____

(d) mid point of CE is _____

(e) AE = _____ × AB

Answer:

(a) AD = AB + BC + CD

(b) AD = AC + CD

(c) Midpoint of AE is C

(d) Midpoint of CE is D

(e) AE = 4 × AB

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Question. 22

22. In Fig. 2.16,

(a) ∠AOD is a/an _____ angle

(b) ∠COA is a/an _____ angle

(c) ∠AOE is a/an _____ angle

Answer:

(a) ∠AOD is a/an right angle

(b) ∠COA is a/an acute angle

(c) ∠AOE is a/an straight angle

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Question. 23

The number of triangles in Fig. 2.17 is _____. Their names are __________________.

Answer:

Number of triangles = 8. Names: △AOB, △BOC, △COD, △DOA, △ABC, △BCD, △CDA, △DAB.

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Question. 24

Number of angles less than 180° in Fig. 2.17 is _____ and their names are _____.

Answer:

Number = 8. Names: ∠AOB, ∠BOC, ∠COD, ∠DOA, ∠OAB, ∠OBC, ∠OCD, ∠ODA.

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Question. 25

The number of straight angles in Fig. 2.17 is ____.

Answer:

2

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Question. 26

The number of right angles in a straight angle is ____ and that in a complete angle is ____.

Answer:

In straight angle: 2, In complete angle: 4

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Question. 27

The number of common points in the two angles marked in Fig. 2.18 is ____.

Answer:

2

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Question. 28

The number of common points in the two angles marked in Fig. 2.19 is ____.

Answer:

1

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Question. 29

The number of common points in the two angles marked in Fig. 2.20 is ____.

Answer:

3

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Question. 30

The number of common points in the two angles marked in Fig. 2.21 is ____.

Answer:

4

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Question. 31

The common part between the two angles BAC and DAB in Fig. 2.22 is ____.

Answer:

Ray AB

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NCERT Exemplar Solutions Class 6 – Mathematics – Unit 2: Geometry – Fill in the Blanks | Detailed Answers