{"id":92787,"date":"2025-06-01T11:32:35","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:32:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=92787"},"modified":"2025-06-01T11:32:35","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:32:35","slug":"a-diameter-pq-is-drawn-to-a-circle-whose-diameter-length-is-1-m-a-squ","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/a-diameter-pq-is-drawn-to-a-circle-whose-diameter-length-is-1-m-a-squ\/","title":{"rendered":"A diameter PQ is drawn to a circle whose diameter length is 1 m. A squ"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A diameter PQ is drawn to a circle whose diameter length is 1 m. A square is drawn using the diameter PQ as one of its sides. Assuming that $\\pi$ is 22\/7, what is the area of the part of the square lying outside the circle ?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;3\/28 sq. m&#8221; option2=&#8221;11\/28 sq. m&#8221; option3=&#8221;15\/28 sq. m&#8221; option4=&#8221;17\/28 sq. m&#8221; correct=&#8221;option4&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC CISF-AC-EXE &#8211; 2020<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-cisf-ac-exe-2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-cisf-ac-exe-2020\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nThe area of the part of the square lying outside the circle is 17\/28 sq. m.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\n&#8211; The diameter PQ of the circle has length 1 m. The radius of the circle is $1\/2$ m.<br \/>\n&#8211; A square is drawn using the diameter PQ as one of its sides. This means the side length of the square is equal to the length of the diameter, which is 1 m.<br \/>\n&#8211; The area of the square is side * side = $1^2 = 1$ sq. m.<br \/>\n&#8211; The area of the circle is $\\pi r^2 = \\pi (1\/2)^2 = \\pi\/4$ sq. m.<br \/>\n&#8211; Using $\\pi = 22\/7$, the area of the circle is $(22\/7) \/ 4 = 22\/28 = 11\/14$ sq. m.<br \/>\n&#8211; Let&#8217;s interpret &#8220;using the diameter PQ as one of its sides&#8221; to mean that the line segment PQ forms one boundary of the square. Let PQ lie on the x-axis from (0,0) to (1,0). The square would then occupy the region $0 \\le x \\le 1$ and $0 \\le y \\le 1$ (assuming it&#8217;s drawn above PQ). The circle with diameter PQ is centered at the midpoint of PQ, which is (0.5, 0), and has radius 0.5. Its equation is $(x-0.5)^2 + y^2 = 0.5^2 = 0.25$.<br \/>\n&#8211; The area of the part of the square lying outside the circle is the Area of the Square minus the Area of the region common to both the square and the circle.<br \/>\n&#8211; The square is defined by $0 \\le x \\le 1$ and $0 \\le y \\le 1$. The circle is defined by $(x-0.5)^2 + y^2 \\le 0.25$.<br \/>\n&#8211; The part of the circle within the square is where $y \\ge 0$ and $(x-0.5)^2 + y^2 \\le 0.25$. This describes the upper semi-circle bounded by the diameter PQ (the base of the square).<br \/>\n&#8211; The area of this upper semi-circle is half the area of the full circle = (Area of circle) \/ 2 = $(\\pi\/4) \/ 2 = \\pi\/8$.<br \/>\n&#8211; Using $\\pi = 22\/7$, the area of the semi-circle is $(22\/7) \/ 8 = 22\/56 = 11\/28$ sq. m.<br \/>\n&#8211; The area of the part of the square lying outside this semi-circular region is Area of Square &#8211; Area of the semi-circle.<br \/>\n&#8211; Area outside = 1 sq. m &#8211; 11\/28 sq. m = $(28\/28) &#8211; (11\/28) = (28-11)\/28 = 17\/28$ sq. m.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nThe crucial part of this problem is correctly interpreting the geometric setup based on the phrase &#8220;A square is drawn using the diameter PQ as one of its sides&#8221;. The standard interpretation in such geometry problems is that the diameter forms one edge of the square, and the region considered is the area within the square but outside the shape (or part of it) defined by the diameter.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A diameter PQ is drawn to a circle whose diameter length is 1 m. A square is drawn using the diameter PQ as one of its sides. Assuming that $\\pi$ is 22\/7, what is the area of the part of the square lying outside the circle ? [amp_mcq option1=&#8221;3\/28 sq. m&#8221; option2=&#8221;11\/28 sq. m&#8221; option3=&#8221;15\/28 &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"A diameter PQ is drawn to a circle whose diameter length is 1 m. 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A squ<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The area of the part of the square lying outside the circle is 17\/28 sq. m. - The diameter PQ of the circle has length 1 m. The radius of the circle is $1\/2$ m. - A square is drawn using the diameter PQ as one of its sides. This means the side length of the square is equal to the length of the diameter, which is 1 m. - The area of the square is side * side = $1^2 = 1$ sq. m. - The area of the circle is $pi r^2 = pi (1\/2)^2 = pi\/4$ sq. m. - Using $pi = 22\/7$, the area of the circle is $(22\/7) \/ 4 = 22\/28 = 11\/14$ sq. m. - Let&#039;s interpret &quot;using the diameter PQ as one of its sides&quot; to mean that the line segment PQ forms one boundary of the square. Let PQ lie on the x-axis from (0,0) to (1,0). The square would then occupy the region $0 le x le 1$ and $0 le y le 1$ (assuming it&#039;s drawn above PQ). The circle with diameter PQ is centered at the midpoint of PQ, which is (0.5, 0), and has radius 0.5. Its equation is $(x-0.5)^2 + y^2 = 0.5^2 = 0.25$. - The area of the part of the square lying outside the circle is the Area of the Square minus the Area of the region common to both the square and the circle. - The square is defined by $0 le x le 1$ and $0 le y le 1$. The circle is defined by $(x-0.5)^2 + y^2 le 0.25$. - The part of the circle within the square is where $y ge 0$ and $(x-0.5)^2 + y^2 le 0.25$. This describes the upper semi-circle bounded by the diameter PQ (the base of the square). - The area of this upper semi-circle is half the area of the full circle = (Area of circle) \/ 2 = $(pi\/4) \/ 2 = pi\/8$. - Using $pi = 22\/7$, the area of the semi-circle is $(22\/7) \/ 8 = 22\/56 = 11\/28$ sq. m. - The area of the part of the square lying outside this semi-circular region is Area of Square - Area of the semi-circle. - Area outside = 1 sq. m - 11\/28 sq. m = $(28\/28) - (11\/28) = (28-11)\/28 = 17\/28$ sq. m.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/a-diameter-pq-is-drawn-to-a-circle-whose-diameter-length-is-1-m-a-squ\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"A diameter PQ is drawn to a circle whose diameter length is 1 m. A squ\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The area of the part of the square lying outside the circle is 17\/28 sq. m. - The diameter PQ of the circle has length 1 m. The radius of the circle is $1\/2$ m. - A square is drawn using the diameter PQ as one of its sides. This means the side length of the square is equal to the length of the diameter, which is 1 m. - The area of the square is side * side = $1^2 = 1$ sq. m. - The area of the circle is $pi r^2 = pi (1\/2)^2 = pi\/4$ sq. m. - Using $pi = 22\/7$, the area of the circle is $(22\/7) \/ 4 = 22\/28 = 11\/14$ sq. m. - Let&#039;s interpret &quot;using the diameter PQ as one of its sides&quot; to mean that the line segment PQ forms one boundary of the square. Let PQ lie on the x-axis from (0,0) to (1,0). The square would then occupy the region $0 le x le 1$ and $0 le y le 1$ (assuming it&#039;s drawn above PQ). The circle with diameter PQ is centered at the midpoint of PQ, which is (0.5, 0), and has radius 0.5. Its equation is $(x-0.5)^2 + y^2 = 0.5^2 = 0.25$. - The area of the part of the square lying outside the circle is the Area of the Square minus the Area of the region common to both the square and the circle. - The square is defined by $0 le x le 1$ and $0 le y le 1$. The circle is defined by $(x-0.5)^2 + y^2 le 0.25$. - The part of the circle within the square is where $y ge 0$ and $(x-0.5)^2 + y^2 le 0.25$. This describes the upper semi-circle bounded by the diameter PQ (the base of the square). - The area of this upper semi-circle is half the area of the full circle = (Area of circle) \/ 2 = $(pi\/4) \/ 2 = pi\/8$. - Using $pi = 22\/7$, the area of the semi-circle is $(22\/7) \/ 8 = 22\/56 = 11\/28$ sq. m. - The area of the part of the square lying outside this semi-circular region is Area of Square - Area of the semi-circle. - Area outside = 1 sq. m - 11\/28 sq. m = $(28\/28) - (11\/28) = (28-11)\/28 = 17\/28$ sq. m.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/a-diameter-pq-is-drawn-to-a-circle-whose-diameter-length-is-1-m-a-squ\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"MCQ and Quiz for Exams\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-06-01T11:32:35+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"rawan239\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"rawan239\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"A diameter PQ is drawn to a circle whose diameter length is 1 m. 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Its equation is $(x-0.5)^2 + y^2 = 0.5^2 = 0.25$. - The area of the part of the square lying outside the circle is the Area of the Square minus the Area of the region common to both the square and the circle. - The square is defined by $0 le x le 1$ and $0 le y le 1$. The circle is defined by $(x-0.5)^2 + y^2 le 0.25$. - The part of the circle within the square is where $y ge 0$ and $(x-0.5)^2 + y^2 le 0.25$. This describes the upper semi-circle bounded by the diameter PQ (the base of the square). - The area of this upper semi-circle is half the area of the full circle = (Area of circle) \/ 2 = $(pi\/4) \/ 2 = pi\/8$. - Using $pi = 22\/7$, the area of the semi-circle is $(22\/7) \/ 8 = 22\/56 = 11\/28$ sq. m. - The area of the part of the square lying outside this semi-circular region is Area of Square - Area of the semi-circle. - Area outside = 1 sq. m - 11\/28 sq. m = $(28\/28) - (11\/28) = (28-11)\/28 = 17\/28$ sq. m.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/a-diameter-pq-is-drawn-to-a-circle-whose-diameter-length-is-1-m-a-squ\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"A diameter PQ is drawn to a circle whose diameter length is 1 m. 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Its equation is $(x-0.5)^2 + y^2 = 0.5^2 = 0.25$. - The area of the part of the square lying outside the circle is the Area of the Square minus the Area of the region common to both the square and the circle. - The square is defined by $0 le x le 1$ and $0 le y le 1$. The circle is defined by $(x-0.5)^2 + y^2 le 0.25$. - The part of the circle within the square is where $y ge 0$ and $(x-0.5)^2 + y^2 le 0.25$. This describes the upper semi-circle bounded by the diameter PQ (the base of the square). - The area of this upper semi-circle is half the area of the full circle = (Area of circle) \/ 2 = $(pi\/4) \/ 2 = pi\/8$. - Using $pi = 22\/7$, the area of the semi-circle is $(22\/7) \/ 8 = 22\/56 = 11\/28$ sq. m. - The area of the part of the square lying outside this semi-circular region is Area of Square - Area of the semi-circle. - Area outside = 1 sq. m - 11\/28 sq. m = $(28\/28) - (11\/28) = (28-11)\/28 = 17\/28$ sq. m.","og_url":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/a-diameter-pq-is-drawn-to-a-circle-whose-diameter-length-is-1-m-a-squ\/","og_site_name":"MCQ and Quiz for Exams","article_published_time":"2025-06-01T11:32:35+00:00","author":"rawan239","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"rawan239","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/a-diameter-pq-is-drawn-to-a-circle-whose-diameter-length-is-1-m-a-squ\/","url":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/a-diameter-pq-is-drawn-to-a-circle-whose-diameter-length-is-1-m-a-squ\/","name":"A diameter PQ is drawn to a circle whose diameter length is 1 m. 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The square would then occupy the region $0 \\le x \\le 1$ and $0 \\le y \\le 1$ (assuming it's drawn above PQ). The circle with diameter PQ is centered at the midpoint of PQ, which is (0.5, 0), and has radius 0.5. Its equation is $(x-0.5)^2 + y^2 = 0.5^2 = 0.25$. - The area of the part of the square lying outside the circle is the Area of the Square minus the Area of the region common to both the square and the circle. - The square is defined by $0 \\le x \\le 1$ and $0 \\le y \\le 1$. The circle is defined by $(x-0.5)^2 + y^2 \\le 0.25$. - The part of the circle within the square is where $y \\ge 0$ and $(x-0.5)^2 + y^2 \\le 0.25$. 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