Triangles Class 9th

1. Choose the correct statement 7. Given two right angles triangles ABC and
(a) a triangle has two right angles PRQ, such that ∠A = 20°, ∠Q = 20° and AC =
(b) all the angles of a triangle are more QP. Write the correspondence if triangles are
than 60° congruent.
(c) an exterior angle of a triangle is (a) ΔABC≌ ΔPQR (b)
always greater than the opposite interior ∠ABC ≌ ΔPRQ
angles (c) ∠ABC ≌ ΔRQP (d)
(d) all the angles of a triangle are less ΔABC ≌ ΔQRP
than 60° 8. In a triangle PQR if ∠QPR = 80° and PQ =
PR, then ∠R and ∠Q are
2. In two triangles, ABC and PQR, ∠A = 30°, (a) 80°, 70° (b) 80°,
∠B = 70°, ∠P = 70°, ∠Q = 80° and AB = RP, 80°
then (c) 70°, 80° (d) 50°,
(a) ΔABC ≌ ΔPQR (b) 50°
ΔABC ≌ ΔQRP
(c) ΔABC ≌ ΔRPQ (d) 9. In the given figure, find PM
ΔABC ≌ ΔRQP

3. In two triangles ABC and DEF, AB = DE,

BC = DF and AC = EF, then
(a) ΔABC ≌ ΔDEF (b)
ΔABC Δ ΔEFD
(c) ΔABC ≌ ΔFDE (d)
none of these
(a) 3 cm (b) 5 cm
4. Are the given triangles congruent? (c) 4 cm (d) 2 cm

10. In the given figure, AD is the median then

∠BAD is

(a) yes (b) no

(c) can’t say

5. If ΔABC is congruent to ΔDEF by SSS (a) 35° (b) 70°

congruence rule, then: (c) 110° (d) 55°
(a) ∠C < ∠F (b) ∠B <
∠E 11. If all the three angles of a triangle are equal,
(c) ∠A < ∠D then each one of them is equal to
(d) ∠A = ∠D, ∠B = ∠E, ∠C = ∠F (a) 90°
(b) 45°
6. In the given figure, the congruency rule (c) 60°
used in proving ∠ACD ≌ ∠ADB is (d) 30°

12. If two acute angles of a right triangle are

equal, then each acute is equal to
(a) 30°
(b) 45°
(c) 60°
(d) 90°

(a) ASA (b) SAS

(c) AAS (d) RHS
13. An exterior angle of a triangle is equal to 100°
and two interior opposite angles are equal. Each 21. In two triangles DEF and PQR, if DE = QR,
of these angles is equal to EF = PR and FD = PQ, then
(a) 75° a) ∆DEF ≅ ∆PQR
(b) 80° b) ∆FED ≅ ∆PRQ
(c) 40° c) ∆EDF ≅ ∆RPQ
(d) 50° d) ∆PQR ≅ ∆EFD
Answer: (b)
14. If one angle of a triangle is equal to the sum
of the other two angles, then the triangle is 22. In ∆ABC, BC = AB and ∠B = 80°. Then ∠A is
(a) an isosceles triangle equal to:
(b) an obtuse triangle a) 80o
(c) an equilateral triangle b) 40o
(d) a right triangle c) 50o
d) 100o
15. Side BC of a triangle ABC has been produced Answer: (c)
to a point D such that ∠ACD = 120°. If ∠B
= 1212 ∠A is equal to 23. Two sides of a triangle are of length 5 cm and
(a) 80° 1.5 cm. The length of the third side of the triangle
(b) 75° cannot be:
(c) 60° a) 3.6 cm
(d) 90° b) 4.1 cm
c) 3.8 cm
16. In ΔABC, ∠B = ∠C and ray AX bisects the d) 6.9 cm
exterior angle ∠DAC. If ∠DAX = 70°, then Answer: (d)
∠ACB =
(a) 35° 24. In ∆PQR, if ∠R > ∠Q, then
(b) 90° a) QR > PR
(c) 70° b) PQ > PR
(d) 55° c) PQ < PR
d) QR < PR
17. In a triangle, an exterior angle at a vertex is Answer: (b)
95° and its one of the interior opposite angle is
55°, then the measure of the other interior angle 25. D is a point on the side BC of a ΔABC such
is that AD bisects ∠BAC. Then
(a) 55° a) BD : DC = AB : AC
(b) 85° b) CD > CA
(c) 40° c) BD > BA
(d) 9.0° d) BA > BD
Answer: (a)
18. If the sides of a triangle are produced in order, 26. It is given that Δ ABC ≅ Δ FDE and AB = 5
then the sum of the three exterior angles so cm, ∠B = 40° and ∠A = 80°. Then which of the
formed is following is true?
(a) 90° a) DF = 5 cm, ∠F = 60°
(b) 180° b) DF = 5 cm, ∠E = 60°
(c) 270° c) DE = 5 cm, ∠E = 60°
(d) 360° d) DE = 5 cm, ∠D = 40°
Answer: (b)
19. In ΔABC, if ∠A = 100°, AD bisects ∠A and AD
⊥ BC. Then, ∠B = 27. All the medians of a triangle are equal in case
(a) 50° of a:
(b) 90° a) Scalene triangle
(c) 40° b) Right angled triangle
(d) 100° c) Equilateral triangle
d) Isosceles triangle
20. An exterior angle of a triangle is 108° and its Answer: (c)
interior opposite angles are in the ratio 4 : 5. The
angles of the triangle are
(a) 48°, 60°, 72°
(b) 50°, 60°, 70°
(c) 52°, 56°, 72°
(d) 42°, 60°, 76°
28. In the given figure, PS is the median then c) 80o
∠QPS? d) 90o
Answer: (d)

33. In a triangle ABC, ∠B = 35° and ∠C = 60°,

then
a) ∠A = 80°
b) ∠A = 85°
c) ∠A = 120°
d) ∠A = 145°
Answer: (b)
a) 40o
b) 50o 34. In triangles ABC and PQR, AB = AC, ∠C = ∠P
c) 80o and ∠B = ∠Q. The two triangles are:
d) 90o a) Isosceles but not congruent
Answer: (b) b) Isosceles and congruent
c) Congruent but not isosceles
29. In triangle PQR if ∠Q = 90°, then: d) Neither congruent nor isosceles
a) PQ is the longest side Answer: (a)
b) QR is the longest side
c) PR is the longest side 35. In triangles ABC and DEF, AB = FD and ∠A =
d) None of these ∠D. The two triangles will be congruent by SAS
Answer: (c) axiom if:
a) BC = EF
30. In the given figure, AB = AC and ∠B = 50° b) AC = DE
then; ∠A is: c) AC = EF
d) BC = DE
Answer: (b)

a) 50o
b) 80o
c) 100o
d) 130o
Answer: (b)

31. If in ΔPQR, PQ = PR then:

a) ∠P = ∠R
b) ∠P = ∠Q
c) ∠Q = ∠R
d) None of these
Answer: (c)

32. In the given figure, if the exterior angle is

135o then ∠P is:

a) 45o
b) 60o