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Chapter 8 · Class X Mathematics · MCQ Practice

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Introduction to Trigonometry

Standard Angles, Identities and Ratios — Score Maximum in Minimum Time

📋 50 MCQs ⭐ 30 PYQs ⏱ 65 sec/Q

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MCQ Bank Snapshot

50Total MCQs

20Easy

20Medium

10Hard

30PYQs

65 secAvg Time/Q

7Topics

Easy 40% Medium 40% Hard 20%

Why Practise These MCQs?

CBSE Class XNTSEState BoardsOlympiad

Introduction to Trigonometry MCQs cover the six trig ratios, their standard angle values, Pythagorean identities, and complementary angle relations. CBSE Boards award 10–12 marks across Chapters 8 and 9. Identity-based proof MCQs are the highest-scoring topic here. NTSE includes standard angle substitution problems. Memorising the trig table for 0°, 30°, 45°, 60°, 90° alone covers 40% of MCQs.

Topic-wise MCQ Breakdown

Trigonometric Ratios (Definition)6 Q

Standard Angle Values (0°–90°)12 Q

Reciprocal & Quotient Relations6 Q

Pythagorean Identities10 Q

Complementary Angles (sin/cos, tan/cot)8 Q

Expression Simplification5 Q

Identity-Based Proofs (MCQ Form)3 Q

Must-Know Formulae Before You Start

Recall these cold before attempting MCQs — they appear in >70% of questions.

$\sin^2\theta + \cos^2\theta = 1$

$1 + \tan^2\theta = \sec^2\theta$

$1 + \cot^2\theta = \text{cosec}^2\theta$

$\sin(90°-\theta)=\cos\theta,\ \tan(90°-\theta)=\cot\theta$

$\sin 30°=1/2,\ \sin 45°=1/\sqrt{2},\ \sin 60°=\sqrt{3}/2$

MCQ Solving Strategy

Memorise the full trig table (sin, cos, tan for 0°, 30°, 45°, 60°, 90°) — it covers nearly half the MCQs. For identity simplification, convert EVERYTHING to sin and cos first, then simplify. For complementary angle MCQs (sin(90°−θ)), just swap sin↔cos, tan↔cot, sec↔cosec. For Pythagorean identity MCQs, identify which of the three forms (sin²+cos²=1, sec²−tan²=1, cosec²−cot²=1) applies fastest.

⚠ Common Traps & Errors

⚠tan 90° is UNDEFINED — students often write it as 0 or ∞ incorrectly
⚠sin 0° = 0, cos 0° = 1 — confuse these and lose easy marks
⚠Complementary: sin(90°−θ) = cosθ, NOT sinθ
⚠sec²θ − tan²θ = 1 (not sin²+cos²=1) — use the right identity
⚠cosec θ = 1/sinθ, NOT 1/cosθ

Difficulty Ladder

Work through each rung in order — do not jump to Hard before mastering Easy.

① Easy

Standard angle values, reciprocal relations, sin²+cos²=1

② Medium

Complementary angles, expression simplification with identities

③ Hard

Multi-identity proofs, find trig value given another, complex simplification

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CBSE — identity proof + value substitution; NTSE — angle reasoning

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50 Questions Class 10 MCQs

What is the value of $\sin 30^\circ$?

a a. 1 b b. $\frac{1}{2}$ c c. $\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$ d d. 0

What is the value of $\cos 60^\circ$?

a a. 1 b b. $\frac{1}{2}$ c c. $\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$ d d. 0

What is the value of $\tan 45^\circ$?

a a. 0 b b. 1 c c. $\sqrt{3}$ d d. $\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}$

Which ratio equals $\sin \theta$?

a a. $\frac{\text{Opp}}{\text{Hyp}}$ b b. $\frac{\text{Adj}}{\text{Hyp}}$ c c. $\frac{\text{Opp}}{\text{Adj}}$ d d. $\frac{\text{Hyp}}{\text{Opp}}$

Which ratio equals $\cos \theta$?

a a. $\frac{\text{Opp}}{\text{Hyp}}$ b b. $\frac{\text{Adj}}{\text{Hyp}}$ c c. $\frac{\text{Opp}}{\text{Adj}}$ d d. $\frac{\text{Hyp}}{\text{Opp}}$

What is $\tan 90^\circ$?

a a. 0 b b. 1 c c. Undefined d d. $\infty$

What is the value of $\sin 0^\circ$?

a a. 0 b b. 1 c c. $\frac{1}{2}$ d d. $\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$

What is $\cos 0^\circ$?

a a. 1 b b. 0 c c. $\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}$ d d. $\frac{1}{2}$

What is $\tan 0^\circ$?

a a. 1 b b. 0 c c. Undefined d d. $\sqrt{3}$

What is $\sec \theta$?

a a. $\frac{1}{\tan \theta}$ b b. $\frac{1}{\cos \theta}$ c c. $\frac{1}{\sin \theta}$ d d. $\frac{1}{\cot \theta}$

What is $\text{cosec }\theta$?

a a. $\frac{1}{\sin \theta}$ b b. $\frac{1}{\cos \theta}$ c c. $\frac{1}{\tan \theta}$ d d. $\frac{1}{\cot \theta}$

What is $\cot \theta$?

a a. $\frac{1}{\tan \theta}$ b b. $\frac{\sin \theta}{\cos \theta}$ c c. $\frac{1}{\sin \theta}$ d d. $\frac{\cos \theta}{\sin \theta}$

The identity $\sin^2\theta + \cos^2\theta = ?$

a a. $\sin \theta$ b b. $\cos \theta$ c c. 1 d d. $\sec \theta$

$1 + \tan^2\theta = ?$

a a. $\cos^2\theta$ b b. $\sec^2\theta$ c c. $\text{cosec}^2\ \theta$ d d. $\sin^2\theta$

What is $\sin 45^\circ$?

a a. $\frac{1}{2}$ b b. $\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$ c c. $\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}$ d d. 1

What is $\cos 90^\circ$?

a a. 1 b b. 0 c c. $-1$ d d. $\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}$

What is $\tan 60^\circ$?

a a. 1 b b. $\sqrt{3}$ c c. $\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}$ d d. 0

What is $\cot 45^\circ$?

a a. 1 b b. 0 c c. $\sqrt{3}$ d d. $\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}$

What is $\sec 60^\circ$?

a a. 2 b b. $\frac{1}{2}$ c c. $\sqrt{3}$ d d. $\frac{2}{\sqrt{3}}$

What is $\text{cosec }30^\circ$?

a a. 1 b b. 2 c c. $\sqrt{3}$ d d. $\frac{1}{2}$

$\sin(90^\circ - \theta) = ?$

a a. $\cos \theta$ b b. $\sin \theta$ c c. $\tan \theta$ d d. $\cot \theta$

$\cos(90^\circ - \theta) = ?$

a a. $\sin \theta$ b b. $\tan \theta$ c c. $\cot \theta$ d d. $\sec \theta$

$\tan(90^\circ - \theta) = ?$

a a. $\sec \theta$ b b. $\cot \theta$ c c. $\tan \theta$ d d. $\cos \theta$

If $\sin \theta = \frac{3}{5}$, then $\cos \theta = ?$

a a. $\frac{3}{5}$ b b. $\frac{4}{5}$ c c. $\frac{\sqrt{5}}{3}$ d d. $\frac{5}{3}$

If $\cos \theta = \frac{12}{13}$, then $\sin \theta = ?$

a a. $\frac{12}{13}$ b b. $\frac{5}{13}$ c c. $\frac{13}{12}$ d d. $\frac{1}{13}$

If $\tan \theta = \frac{3}{4}$, then $\sec \theta = ?$

a a. $\frac{5}{4}$ b b. $\frac{5}{3}$ c c. $\frac{4}{5}$ d d. $\frac{3}{5}$

Which equals $\frac{\text{Hyp}}{\text{Adj}}$?

a a. $\sin \theta$ b b. $\sec \theta$ c c. $\cot \theta$ d d. $\text{cosec }\theta$

What is $\sin 90^\circ$?

a a. 0 b b. 1 c c. $\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$ d d. $\frac{1}{2}$

What is $\tan 30^\circ$?

a a. 1 b b. $\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}$ c c. $\sqrt{3}$ d d. $\frac{1}{2}$

If $\sin \theta$ increases, $\cos \theta$ ______.

a a. increases b b. decreases c c. stays constant d d. becomes undefined

Which ratio is always $\le 1$?

a a. $\sin \theta$ b b. $\cos \theta$ c c. Both a & b d d. $\tan \theta$

Which is always $\ge 1$?

a a. $\sin \theta$ b b. $\cos \theta$ c c. $\sec \theta$ d d. $\tan \theta$

If $\sin \theta = \frac{4}{5}$, then $\tan \theta = ?$

a a. $\frac{3}{4}$ b b. $\frac{4}{3}$ c c. $\frac{5}{4}$ d d. $\frac{1}{3}$

If $\tan \theta = 1$, then $\theta = ?$

a a. $0^\circ$ b b. $30^\circ$ c c. $45^\circ$ d d. $90^\circ$

Which side is opposite the right angle?

a a. Opposite side b b. Adjacent side c c. Hypotenuse d d. None

What is $\cot 60^\circ$?

a a. $\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}$ b b. $\sqrt{3}$ c c. 1 d d. 0

What is $\sec 0^\circ$?

a a. 0 b b. 1 c c. Undefined d d. 2

What is $\text{cosec } 90^\circ$?

a a. 0 b b. 1 c c. Undefined d d. 2

If $\text{Opp} = 7$, $\text{Adj} = 24$, then $\tan \theta = ?$

a a. $\frac{7}{24}$ b b. $\frac{24}{7}$ c c. $\sqrt{7^2+24^2}$ d d. $\frac{1}{24}$

If $\cos \theta = \frac{4}{5}$, then $\tan \theta = ?$

a a. $\frac{3}{4}$ b b. $\frac{4}{3}$ c c. $\frac{5}{3}$ d d. $\frac{3}{5}$

What is $\text{cosec }60^\circ$?

a a. $\frac{2}{\sqrt{3}}$ b b. $\sqrt{3}$ c c. 1 d d. 2

For acute angles, which is always positive?

a a. $\sin \theta$ b b. $\cos \theta$ c c. $\tan \theta$ d d. All of these

$\sin \theta = \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$ for which angle?

a a. $30^\circ$ b b. $45^\circ$ c c. $60^\circ$ d d. $90^\circ$

$\cos^2\theta = 1 - ?$

a a. $\sin^2\theta$ b b. $\cot^2\theta$ c c. $\tan^2\theta$ d d. $\sec^2\theta$

If $\cot \theta = \frac{5}{12}$, find $\sin \theta$.

a a. $\frac{5}{13}$ b b. $\frac{12}{13}$ c c. $\frac{13}{12}$ d d. $\frac{1}{13}$

$\sin 45^\circ \times \cos 45^\circ = ?$

a a. $\frac{1}{2}$ b b. $\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}$ c c. $\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}$ d d. $\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$

Trigonometric ratios depend on:

a a. size of triangle b b. angle of triangle c c. perimeter d d. area

$\tan \theta \cdot \cot \theta = ?$

a a. 1 b b. 0 c c. $\sin \theta$ d d. $\cos \theta$

If $\sin \theta = 1$, then $\theta = ?$

a a. $0^\circ$ b b. $30^\circ$ c c. $90^\circ$ d d. $45^\circ$

Which identity helps express $\tan \theta$ in terms of $\sin\theta, \cos\theta$?

a a. $\sin^2\theta + \cos^2\theta = 1$ b b. $\tan \theta = \frac{\sin \theta}{\cos \theta}$ c c. $1 + \tan^2\theta = \sec^2\theta$ d d. $\sin(90^\circ - \theta) = \cos \theta$

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