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MCQ 21 Mark
Things which are double of the same thing are
  • equal
  • B
    unequal
  • C
    halves of the same thing
  • D
    double of the same thing
Answer
Correct option: A.
equal
a
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MCQ 41 Mark
The three steps from solids to points are:
  • Solids-surfaces - lines - points
  • B
    Solids-lines-surfaces - points
  • C
    Lines-points - surfaces - solids
  • D
    Lines-surfaces - points - solids
Answer
Correct option: A.
Solids-surfaces - lines - points
a
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MCQ 61 Mark
The number of interwoven isosceles triangles in Sriyantra (in the Atharvaveda) is:
  • A
    7
  • B
    8
  • 9
  • D
    11
Answer
Correct option: C.
9
c
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MCQ 121 Mark
'Lines are parallel if they do not intersect' is stated in the form of
  • A
    an axiom
  • a definition
  • C
    a postulate
  • D
    a proof
Answer
Correct option: B.
a definition
b
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MCQ 131 Mark
In Indus Valley Civilisation (about 3000 B.C.), the bricks used for construction work were having dimensions in the ratio
  • A
    1:3:4
  • 4:2:1
  • C
    4:4:1
  • D
    4:3:2
Answer
Correct option: B.
4:2:1
b
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MCQ 141 Mark
In ancient India, the shapes of altras used for house hold rituals were:
  • squares and circles
  • B
    triangles are rectangles
  • C
    trapeziums and pyramids
  • D
    rectangles and squares
Answer
Correct option: A.
squares and circles
a
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MCQ 151 Mark
In ancient India, Altras with combination of shapes like rectangles, triangles and trapeziums were used for
  • public worship
  • B
    household rituals
  • C
    Both (a) and (b)
  • D
    none of a, b, c
Answer
Correct option: A.
public worship
a
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MCQ 161 Mark
If a straight line falling on two straight lines makes the interior angles on the same side of it, whose sum is 120°, then the two straight lines, if produced indefinitely, meet on the side on which the sum of the angles is
  • A
    less than 120°
  • B
    greater than 120°
  • is equal to 120°
  • D
    greater than 180°
Answer
Correct option: C.
is equal to 120°
c
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MCQ 171 Mark
Greek's emphasised on:
  • A
    inductive reasoning
  • deductive reasoning
  • C
    both (a) and (b)
  • D
    practical use of geometry
Answer
Correct option: B.
deductive reasoning
b
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MCQ 181 Mark
Euclid stated that all right angles are equal to each other in the form of
  • A
    an axiom
  • B
    a definition
  • a postulate
  • D
    a proof
Answer
Correct option: C.
a postulate
c
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MCQ 191 Mark
Euclid's second axiom is
  • A
    The things which are equal to the same thing are equal to one another.
  • If equals be added to equals, the wholes are equal.
  • C
    If equals be subtracted from equals, the remainders are equals.
  • D
    Things which coincide with one another are equal to one another.
Answer
Correct option: B.
If equals be added to equals, the wholes are equal.
b
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MCQ 201 Mark
Euclid's fifth postulate is
  • A
    The whole is greater than the part.
  • B
    A circle may be described with any centre and any radius.
  • C
    All right angles are equal to one another.
  • If a straight line falling on two straight lines makes the interior angles on the same side of it taken together less than two right angles, then the two straight lines if produced indefinitely, meet on that side on which the sum of the angles is less than two right angles.
Answer
Correct option: D.
If a straight line falling on two straight lines makes the interior angles on the same side of it taken together less than two right angles, then the two straight lines if produced indefinitely, meet on that side on which the sum of the angles is less than two right angles.
d
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MCQ 211 Mark
Euclid divided his famous treatise "The Elements" into:
  • 13 chapters
  • B
    12 chapters
  • C
    11 chapters
  • D
    9 chapters
Answer
Correct option: A.
13 chapters
a
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MCQ 251 Mark
Axioms are assumed
  • universal truths in all branches of mathematics
  • B
    universal truths specific to geometry
  • C
    theorems
  • D
    definitions
Answer
Correct option: A.
universal truths in all branches of mathematics
a
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MCQ 261 Mark
A pyramid is a solid figure, the base of which is
  • A
    only a triangle
  • B
    only a square
  • C
    only a rectangle
  • any polygon
Answer
Correct option: D.
any polygon
d
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M.C.Q - Maths STD 9 Questions - Vidyadip