Parallel Lines in Everyday Life

Q.

State true or false:

Opposite edges of a ruler are parallel to each other.

1. True

2. False

Q.

What are the real-life examples of parallel lines?

1. Escalator

2. Railway track

3. Opposite edges of a book or a ruler

4. Rainbow

Q.

Which of the given concepts can also be used for the construction of a line parallel to the given line?

1. Insufficient data

2. Interior opposite angles are equal

3. Equal corresponding angles concept

4. Vertically angles are equal concept

Q.

Mathematically, if two objects have the same shape, but are different in size, then what they are termed as?

1. Distorted

2. Oval

3. Flat

4. Similar

Q. why was rainbow appears in hemispherical shape only

Q. Classify the given figures as colour symmetric or colour asymmetric figures. ​

Q.

Akash draws a straight line on a sheet of paper.
Then he draws another line such that the distance between the two is same throughout.
Similarly, he draws one more line in the same manner. He names these line as l, m and n.
Which of the following is correct?

1. l || m

2. m || n

3. l || m || n

4. All the statements are correct.

Q.

The two rails of a railway track never meet, i.e, the distance between the rails remains constant throughout their length. These rails are said to be parallel to each other.

1. True

2. False

Q. If two lines, AB and EF, are parallel to a third line, CD, then what can we say about the lines AB and EF?

1. AB and EF are parallel to each other.
2. We cannot say anything about AB and EF.
3. AB and EF intersect each other, but not at right angles.
4. AB and EF are perpendicular to each other.

Q.

An image of parking space is:

What can you say about the lines?

1. Parallel lines

2. Perpendicular lines

3. Intersecting lines

4. Nothing can be concluded

Q. If two lines, AB and EF, are parallel to a third line, CD, then what can we say about the lines AB and EF?

1. AB and EF are perpendicular to each other.
2. AB and EF are parallel to each other.
3. We cannot say anything about AB and EF.
4. AB and EF intersect each other, but not at right angles.

Q.

Akash draws a straight line on a sheet of paper. Then he draws another line such that the distance between the two is same throughout. Similarly, he draws one more line in the same manner. He names these line as l, m and n. Which of the following is correct? ( Select all that apply)

1. l $\parallel$ m

2. m $\parallel$ n

3. l $\parallel$ m $\parallel$ n

4. None of the above.

Q.

Which of the given concepts can also be used for the construction of a line parallel to the given line?

1. Vertically opposite angles are equal

2. Corresponding angles are equal

3. Interior opposite angles are equal

4. Perpendicular bisector divides a given line into two equal halves.

Q. What is the type of lines given in the below pictures called?

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