Perimeter(āĻĒā§°āĻŋāϏ⧀āĻŽāĻž) of a Circle (Circumference : āĻĒā§°āĻŋāϧāĻŋ)


1. Perimeter(āĻĒā§°āĻŋāϏ⧀āĻŽāĻž) of a Circle (Circumference : āĻĒā§°āĻŋāϧāĻŋ)


The perimeter of a circle is called Circumference : āĻŦ⧃āĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāϏ⧀āĻŽāĻžāĻ• Circumference (āĻĒā§°āĻŋāϧāĻŋ) āĻŦ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻ•ā§‹ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ : C = 2πr


 āϝ’āϤ: r = āĻ…ā§°ā§āϧāĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϏ, π ≈ 3.14


2. What is π (PI) ?


π is the ratio of circumference to diameter : π āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ āĻŦ⧃āĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāϧāĻŋ āφ⧰⧁ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϏ⧰ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻĒāĻžāϤ


π = C/D 


Value of π (π ā§° āĻŽāĻžāύ) ≈ 3.14


Properties of π



  • π is an irrational number : π āĻāϟāĻž āĻ…āĻŽā§‚āϞāĻĻ āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻž

  • Cannot be written exactly as a fraction : āχāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ• āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ• āĻ­āĻžā§ąā§‡ āĻ­āĻ—ā§āύāĻžāĻ‚āĻļāϤ āϞāĻŋāĻ–āĻŋāĻŦ āĻ¨ā§‹ā§ąāĻžā§°āĻŋ

  • Decimal is non-terminating : āĻĻāĻļāĻŽāĻŋāĻ• āĻļ⧇āώ āύ⧋āĻšā§‹ā§ąāĻž

  • Decimal is non-repeating : āĻĻāĻļāĻŽāĻŋāĻ• āĻĒ⧁āύ⧰āĻžāĻŦ⧃āĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋ āύ⧋āĻšā§‹ā§ąāĻž


Important Terms (āϗ⧁⧰⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ)



  • Circumference (C) → āĻĒā§°āĻŋāϧāĻŋ

  • Diameter (D) → āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϏ

  • Radius (r) → āĻ…ā§°ā§āϧāĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϏ


   D = 2r


Quick Revision (āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āϤ āĻĒ⧁āύ⧰āĻžāĻŦ⧃āĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋ)



  • Circle Perimeter = Circumference

  • Formula → C = 2πr

  • π = C / D ≈ 3.14

  • π = Irrational number


SSC Level  MCQs


Q1. Find the area of a circle of radius 7 cm. : āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: 7 cm āĻ…ā§°ā§āϧāĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϏ⧰ āĻŦ⧃āĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰ āĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻĢāϞ āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ ?


Options: (a) 154 cm² (b) 144 cm² (c) 49 cm² (d) 100 cm²


Ans: (a) 154 cm²


ExplanationArea = πr² = 22/7 × 7 × 7 = 154 cm²


Q2. The diameter of a circle is 14 cm. Find the area. : āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻāϟāĻž āĻŦ⧃āĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϏ 14 cmāĨ¤ āĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻĢāϞ āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ ?


Options: (a) 154 cm² (b) 100 cm² (c) 200 cm² (d) 49 cm²


Ans: (a) 154 cm²


Explanationr = 14/2 = 7 → Area (āĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻĢāϞ) = 154 cm²


Q3. If radius is doubled, area becomes how many times ? : āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻ…ā§°ā§āϧāĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϏ āĻĻ⧁āϗ⧁āĻŖ āϕ⧰āĻŋāϞ⧇ āĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻĢāϞ āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ āϗ⧁āĻŖ āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?


Options: (a) 2 times (b) 3 times (c) 4 times (d) 8 times


Ans: (c) 4 times


ExplanationArea ∝ r² → (2r)² = 4r²


Q4. Find radius if area of circle is 314 cm². (π = 3.14) : āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻĢāϞ 314 cm² āĻšāϞ⧇ āĻ…ā§°ā§āϧāĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϏ āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ ? (π = 3.14)


Options: (a) 5 cm (b) 10 cm (c) 7 cm (d) 14 cm


Ans: (b) 10 cm


Explanation314 = 3.14 × r² → r² = 100 → r = 10 cm


Q5. Find area of circle if circumference is 44 cm. : āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻĒā§°āĻŋāϧāĻŋ 44 cm āĻšāϞ⧇ āĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻĢāϞ āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ ?


Options: (a) 154 cm² (b) 144 cm² (c) 100 cm² (d) 121 cm²


Ans: (a) 154 cm²


ExplanationC = 2πr → 44 = 2 × 22/7 × r → r = 7, Area(āĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻĢāϞ) = 154 cm²


Q6. Area of circle = 616 cm². Find diameter. āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻĢāϞ 616 cm² āĻšāϞ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϏ āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ ?


Options: (a) 14 cm (b) 28 cm (c) 7 cm (d) 21 cm


Ans: (b) 28 cm


Explanation616 = 22/7 × r² → r = 14 → D = 28 cm


Q7. Find area when radius is 14 cm. : āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻ…ā§°ā§āϧāĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϏ 14 cm āĻšāϞ⧇ āĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻĢāϞ āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ ?


Options: (a) 616 cm² (b) 308 cm² (c) 154 cm² (d) 200 cm²


Ans: (a) 616 cm²


ExplanationArea = 22/7 × 14 × 14 = 616


Q8. Ratio of radii of two circles is 2:3. Find ratio of areas. āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻĻ⧁āϟāĻž āĻŦ⧃āĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰ āĻ…ā§°ā§āϧāĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϏ⧰ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻĒāĻžāϤ 2:3āĨ¤ āĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻĢāϞ⧰ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻĒāĻžāϤ āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ ?


Options: (a) 2:3 (b) 4:9 (c) 3:2 (d) 9:4


Ans: (b) 4:9


ExplanationArea ∝ r² → (2² : 3²) = 4 : 9


Quick Revision (āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āϤ āĻĒ⧁āύ⧰āĻžāĻŦ⧃āĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋ)



  • Area of Circle = πr²

  • r = D/2

  • If r doubles → Area = 4 times

  • Use 22/7 or 3.14