Major and Minor Segment

Q. _________ contains the centre of the circle.

1. Minor segment
2. Major segment
3. Arc
4. None of the above

Q.

The dome of the Taj Mahal resembles a:

1. minor sector

2. major segment

3. quadrant

4. minor segment

Q.

The region bounded by the chord and the major arc of a circle is called a ____________

1. minor segment

2. major segment

3. semicircle

4. major arc

Q.

If a chord is brought closer to the centre of the circle, the area of minor segment will ___.

1. Increase
2. Decrease

Q.

Identify the major and minor segment

Q.

Identify the major segment:

1. Blue + red region

2. Blue region

3. Yellow region

4. Red + yellow region

Q.

If a chord is brought closer to the centre of the circle, the area of its major segment will ___.

1. Increase
2. Decrease

Q.

If a chord is brought closer to the centre of the circle, the area of minor segment will _______.

1. Increase

2. Decrease

3. remain the same

4. not change

Q.

If a chord is brought closer to the centre of the circle, the area of its major segment will _________.

1. increase

2. decrease

3. not change

4. stays the same

Q.

There is a circular swimming pool with centre O. There are 2 points on the wall named A and B. A rope is attached between A and B. This rope separates the shallow section of pool from deep section of pool. The shallow section is the smaller section. Which of following statements are true?

1. The shallow section is a sector

2. The shallow section is a segment

3. The area of circle between OA and OB is an arc.

4. The shallow section is an arc.

Q.

The region shaded in blue is called a ___ of the circle.

1. minor sector

2. minor segment

3. major sector

4. major segment