NCERT Exemplar Solutions
Class 10 - Mathematics - CHAPTER 11: Area Related To Circles
Exercise 11.2

Write True or False and give reasons for your answer in each of the following:

Quick Links to Questions

Question. 1

Is the area of the circle inscribed in a square of side a cm equal to \(\pi a^2\) cm²?

Answer:

false

Question. 2

Will it be true to say that the perimeter of a square circumscribing a circle of radius a cm is \(8a\) cm?

Answer:

true

Question. 3

In Fig. 11.3, a square is inscribed in a circle of diameter \(d\) and another square circumscribes the circle. Is the area of the outer square four times the area of the inner square?

Fig. 11.3 - square in a circle and a square around the circle

Answer:

false

Question. 4

Is it true that the area of a segment of a circle is less than the area of its corresponding sector? Why?

Answer:

true

Question. 5

Is it true that the distance travelled by a circular wheel of diameter \(d\) cm in one revolution is \(2\pi d\) cm? Why?

Answer:

false

Question. 6

In covering a distance \(s\) metres, a circular wheel of radius \(r\) metres makes \(\dfrac{s}{2\pi r}\) revolutions. Is this statement true? Why?

Answer:

true

Question. 7

The numerical value of the area of a circle is greater than the numerical value of its circumference. Is this statement true? Why?

Answer:

false

Question. 8

If the length of an arc of a circle of radius \(r\) equals that of an arc of a circle of radius \(2r\), then the angle of the sector of the first circle is double the angle of the sector of the second circle. Is this statement false? Why?

Answer:

false

Question. 9

The areas of two sectors of two different circles with equal corresponding arc lengths are equal. Is this statement true? Why?

Answer:

false

Question. 10

The areas of two sectors of two different circles are equal. Is it necessary that their corresponding arc lengths are equal? Why?

Answer:

false

Question. 11

Is the area of the largest circle that can be drawn inside a rectangle of length \(a\) cm and breadth \(b\) cm (\(a>b\)) equal to \(\pi b^2\) cm²? Why?

Answer:

false

Question. 12

Circumferences of two circles are equal. Is it necessary that their areas are equal? Why?

Answer:

true

Question. 13

Areas of two circles are equal. Is it necessary that their circumferences are equal? Why?

Answer:

true

Question. 14

Is it true to say that the area of a square inscribed in a circle of diameter \(p\) cm is \(p^2\) cm²? Why?

Answer:

false
NCERT Exemplar Solutions Class 10 – Mathematics – CHAPTER 11: Area Related To Circles – Exercise 11.2 | Detailed Answers