A quadrilateral having one and only one pair of parallel sides is called

Rectangle

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Rhombus

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Parallelogram

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Trapezium

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Solution

The correct option is D
Trapezium

A trapezium is a quadrilateral that has only one pair of parallel sides. The other pair of sides are not parallel.

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A quadrilateral having one and only one pair of parallel sides is called a
(a) parallelogram
(b) a kite
(c) a trapezium
(d) a rhombus

Complete each of the following statements by means of one of those given in brackets against each :

(i) If one pair of opposite sides is equal and parallel, then the figure is ........

(parallelogram, rectangle, trapezium)

(ii) If in a quadrilateral only one pair of opposite sides is parallel, the quadrilateral is .......

(square, rectangle, trapezium)

(iii) A line is drawn from the mid-point of one side of a triangle ......, another side intersects the third side at its mid-point.

(perpendicular to, parallel to, to meet)

(iv) If one angle of a parallelogram is a right angle, then it is necessarily a ......

(rectangle, square, rhombus)

(v) The consecutive angle of a parallelogram is......

(supplementary, complementary)

(vi) If both pairs of opposite sides of a quadrilateral are equal, then it is necessarily a ........

(rectangle, parallelogram, rhombus)

(vii) If opposite angles of a quadrilateral are equal, then it is necessarily a ...........

(parallelogram, rhombus, rectangle)

(viii) If consecutive sides of a parallelogram are equal, then it is necessarily a ..........

(kite, rhombus, square)

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