CBSE Important Questions Class 6 Maths Chapter 2 – Lines and Angles
Class 6 Maths Chapter 2 Lines and Angles is part of the new NCERT textbook Ganita Prakash. It teaches students the basic ideas of geometry: points, lines, line segments and rays, and how two lines can cross each other. Students then learn what an angle is, how to measure it with a protractor, and how to name angles as acute, right, obtuse, straight, reflex and complete angles.
These CBSE important questions for Class 6 Maths Chapter 2 cover naming line segments and rays from a figure, reading angles on a protractor, finding angles that are less than a straight or complete angle, turning through angles in different directions, and an assertion-reason question on clock angles. Every question has a clear step-by-step answer in simple English, so students can practise on their own, parents can check the working, and teachers can use them for class tests. A free printable PDF of these important questions is also available on this page.
CBSE Important Questions Class 6 Maths Chapter 2 – Lines and Angles
Q1. In the figure, name:
1. Three line-segments
2. Four rays
3. A pair of intersecting lines.

Answer: 1. Three line-segments: AB, BC and AC. A line segment has two end points, so any two marked points on the line make a line segment.
2. Four rays: AD, BD, CD and CF. A ray starts at one point and goes on without end in one direction (shown by the arrow).
3. A pair of intersecting lines: line AD and line EF. They cross each other at point C.
Q2. In the given figure, the number of line segments are
(a) 4
(b) 3
(c) 2
(d) 1

Answer: (a) 4
A line segment is the part of a line between two end points. The four points P, Q, R and S give us four line segments: PR, QS, PQ and RS.
Q3. The difference between a line and a line segment is:
(a) a line has indefinite length and a line segment has definite length
(b) a line has definite length and a line segment has indefinite length
(c) a line has no length and a line segment has breadth
(d) no difference between line and line segment
Answer: (a) a line has indefinite length and a line segment has definite length
A line goes on without end in both directions, so we cannot measure its length. A line segment has two end points, so it has a fixed (definite) length that can be measured.
Q4. Look at the angle ∠CAB in the figure. What type of angle is it?
(a) Acute
(b) Obtuse
(c) Reflex
(d) Straight

Answer: (a) Acute
The angle ∠CAB measures 85°. Since 85° is less than 90°, it is an acute angle.
Q5. Look at the angle shown using the protractor. What type of angle is it?
(a) Acute angle
(b) Right angle
(c) Obtuse angle
(d) Straight angle

Answer: (a) Acute angle
Reading the protractor, the angle measures 65°. Since 65° is less than 90°, it is an acute angle.
Q6. An angle is measured in the anti-clockwise direction and is found to be 18° less than a straight angle. What is the measure of this angle? What type of angle is this?
Answer: A straight angle = 180°
Measure of this angle = 180° − 18° = 162°
Since 162° is greater than 90° but less than 180°, it is an obtuse angle.
Q7. An angle is measured in the anti-clockwise direction and is 10° less than a complete angle. What is the measure of the angle and its type?
(a) 360°, Complete angle
(b) 180°, Straight angle
(c) 350°, Reflex angle
(d) 170°, Obtuse angle
Answer: (c) 350°, Reflex angle
A complete angle = 360°
So, 360° − 10° = 350°
Since 350° is greater than 180° and less than 360°, it is a reflex angle.
Q8. What is the measure of the angle?
(a) 75°
(b) 125°
(c) 115°
(d) 55°

Answer: (c) 115°
The arm of the angle starts at 0° on the right side of the protractor and the other arm passes through 115° on the same scale. So the angle measures 115°.
Q9. Look at the angle ∠CAB in the figure. Using a protractor, what is the measure of this angle?
(a) 15°
(b) 45°
(c) 77°
(d) 48°

Answer: (a) 15°
Using a protractor, the measure of ∠CAB is 15°. It is a very small acute angle.
Q10. What type of angle is greater than 180° but less than 190°?
(a) Straight
(b) Obtuse
(c) Reflex
(d) Complete
Answer: (c) Reflex
Any angle greater than 180° and less than 360° is called a reflex angle. An angle between 180° and 190° lies in this range, so it is a reflex angle.
Q11. Rachit starts facing North. He turns clockwise and stops after turning 197°. What type of angle has he turned through? Also, which direction is he facing now?
Answer: Angle turned = 197°, which is more than 180° but less than 360°. So, it is a reflex angle.
Rachit starts facing North.
From North to East (clockwise) = 90°
From East to South = 90° more
Total so far = 180°, so after 180° he faces South.
197° is 17° more than 180°. So he turns 17° past South, towards West.
Rachit is now facing a little past South, i.e. between South and West.

Q12. Assertion (A): Measures of the two angles between hour and minute hands of a clock at 7 o'clock are 150° and 210°.
Reason (R): A straight angle is one-fourth of a revolution.
Choose the correct option:
(a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true, but R is false.
(d) A is false, but R is true.
Answer: (c) A is true, but R is false.
At 7 o'clock, the hour hand is at 7 and the minute hand is at 12.
Each hour mark on the clock = 30°.
The hands are 5 hour marks apart, so the smaller angle = 5 × 30° = 150°.
The larger angle = 360° − 150° = 210°. So the Assertion is true.
One full revolution = 360°. One-fourth of a revolution = 90°, which is a right angle. A straight angle is half a revolution (180°). So the Reason is false.

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Q.1 98 × 5 = 490,
98 × 15 = 490 × 3,
98 × 25 = 490 × 5,
Basis on this pattern, 98 × 35 will be
490 × 2
490 × 4
490 × 7
p>490 × 9
Marks:1
Ans
Since, 98×5 = 490
98×15 = 98×5×3 = 490×3
98×25 = 98×5×5 = 490×5
Therefore, 98×35 = 98×5×7 = 490×7
Q.2 What is the value of 384 × 12 + 384 × 8?
(a) 7680
(b) 7660
(c) 9690
(d) 7690
Marks:1
Ans
7680
384 × 12 + 384 × 8
= 384 × (12 + 8) (Using distributive property)
= 384 × 20
= 7680
Q.3 Which of the following is incorrect regarding whole numbers?
(a) Whole numbers are closed under subtraction.
(b) Whole numbers are closed under addition.
(c) Whole numbers are closed under multiplication.
(d)Whole numbers are associative under addition.
Marks:1
Ans
Whole numbers are closed under subtraction.
The collection of whole numbers is not closed under subtraction.
Example, 2 ? 4 = ?2, which is not a whole number.
Q.4 The digits 5 and 7 are interchanged in the number 27658. Find the difference between the original number and the new number.
Original number =27658
New number =25678
Difference
Marks:2
Ans
Original number =27658
New number =25678
Difference
Q.5 Multiply using suitable rearrangements.
Marks:3
Ans
FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)
A line has no endpoints, a ray has one endpoint, and a line segment has two endpoints. A line segment has fixed length, but a line and ray cannot be measured fully.
Only one line can pass through two distinct points. This rule helps students draw a unique straight line through any two given points.
The two rays that form an angle are called its arms. Their common endpoint is called the vertex of the angle.
The hands of a clock at 3 o’clock form a right angle. The angle between the hour hand and minute hand is 90°.
Parallel lines never meet, even when extended. Perpendicular lines meet at exactly 90° and form a right angle.















