1.

  A right triangle with sides 3 cm, 4 cm and 5 cm is rotated the side of 3 cm to form a cone. The volume of the cone
so formed is:

A. 12  cm3 B. 15  cm3

C. 16  cm3 D. 20  cm3
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option A
Explanation:

Clearly, we have r = 3 cm and h = 4 cm.

1 1 = 12  
 Volume = r2h = x   x 32 x 4
3 3 3 cm3.
cm
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2.  In a shower, 5 cm of rain falls. The volume of water that falls on 1.5 hectares of ground is:

A. 75 cu. m B. 750 cu. m

C. 7500 cu. m D. 75000 cu. m

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B
Explanation:
1 hectare = 10,000 m2
So, Area = (1.5 x 10000) m2 = 15000 m2.
Depth 5 1
m = m.
= 100 20
15000 1
 Volume = (Area x Depth) = = 750 m3.
x 20
m3
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3.  A hall is 15 m long and 12 m broad. If the sum of the areas of the floor and the ceiling is equal to the sum of the
areas of four walls, the volume of the hall is:

A. 720 B. 900

C. 1200 D. 1800

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option C
Explanation:
2(15 + 12) x h = 2(15 x 12)
180 20
 h = m = m.
27 3
20
 Volume = 15 x 12 x = 1200 m3.
3
m3
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4.  66 cubic centimetres of silver is drawn into a wire 1 mm in diameter. The length of the wire in metres will be:

A. 84 B. 90

C. 168 D. 336
 Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Let the length of the wire be h.
Radius 1 1
mm = cm. Then,
= 2 20
2
2 x 1 x 1 x h =
66.
7 20 20
66 x 20 x 20 x 7
 h = = 8400 cm = 84 m.
22
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5.  A hollow iron pipe is 21 cm long and its external diameter is 8 cm. If the thickness of the pipe is 1 cm and iron
weighs 8 g/cm3, then the weight of the pipe is:

A. 3.6 kg B. 3.696 kg

C. 36 kg D. 36.9 kg

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B
Explanation:
External radius = 4 cm,
Internal radius = 3 cm.
22
Volume of iron = x [(4)2 - (3)2] x 21
7
cm3

22 x7x1x
=
7 21 cm3

= 462 cm3.

 Weight of iron = (462 x 8) gm = 3696 gm = 3.696 kg.

6.  A boat having a length 3 m and breadth 2 m is floating on a lake. The boat sinks by 1 cm when a man gets on it.
The mass of the man is:

A. 12 kg B. 60 kg

C. 72 kg D. 96 kg

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Volume of water displaced = (3 x 2 x 0.01) m3

= 0.06 m3.

 Mass of man = Volume of water displaced x Density of water

= (0.06 x 1000) kg

= 60 kg.

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7.  50 men took a dip in a water tank 40 m long and 20 m broad on a religious day. If the average displacement of
water by a man is 4 m3, then the rise in the water level in the tank will be:

A. 20 cm B. 25 cm

C. 35 cm D. 50 cm

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Total volume of water displaced = (4 x 50) m3 = 200 m3.
 200
 Rise in water level = 40 x
20 m 0.25 m = 25 cm.
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8.  The slant height of a right circular cone is 10 m and its height is 8 m. Find the area of its curved surface.

A. 30  m2 B. 40  m2

C. 60  m2 D. 80  m2
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
l = 10 m,
h = 8 m.
So, r = l2 - h2 = (10)2 - 82 = 6 m.
 Curved surface area =  rl = (  x 6 x 10) m2 = 60  m2.
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9.  A cistern 6m long and 4 m wide contains water up to a depth of 1 m 25 cm. The total area of the wet surface is:

A. 49 m2 B. 50 m2

C. 53.5 m2 D. 55 m2
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Area of the wet surface = [2(lb + bh + lh) - lb]

= 2(bh + lh) + lb

= [2 (4 x 1.25 + 6 x 1.25) + 6 x 4] m2

= 49 m2.

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10.  A metallic sheet is of rectangular shape with dimensions 48 m x 36 m. From each of its corners, a square is cut off
so as to make an open box. If the length of the square is 8 m, the volume of the box (in m3) is:

A. 4830 B. 5120

C. 6420 D. 8960

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Clearly, l = (48 - 16)m = 32 m,
b = (36 -16)m = 20 m,
h = 8 m.
 Volume of the box = (32 x 20 x 8) m3 = 5120 m3.
11.  The curved surface area of a cylindrical pillar is 264 m2 and its volume is 924 m3. Find the ratio of its diameter to
its height.

A. 3:7 B. 7:3

C. 6:7 D. 7:6

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B
Explanation:
r2h 924 924
=           r = x2 = 7 m.
2 rh 264 264
264 7 1 1
And, 2 rh = 264           h = x x = 6m.
x 22 2 7
2r 14
 Required ratio = = = 7 : 3.
h 6
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12.  A cistern of capacity 8000 litres measures externally 3.3 m by 2.6 m by 1.1 m and its walls are 5 cm thick. The
thickness of the bottom is:

A. 90 cm B. 1 dm

C. 1m D. 1.1 cm

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Let the thickness of the bottom be x cm.
Then, [(330 - 10) x (260 - 10) x (110 - x)] = 8000 x 1000
 320 x 250 x (110 - x) = 8000 x 1000
8000 x
 (110 - x) = 1000 = 100
320 x 250
 x = 10 cm = 1 dm.
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13.  What is the total surface area of a right circular cone of height 14 cm and base radius 7 cm?

A. 344.35 cm2 B. 462 cm2

C. 498.35 cm2 D. None of these

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option C
Explanation:
h = 14 cm, r = 7 cm.
So, l = (7)2 + (14)2 = 245 = 75 cm.
 Total surface area =  rl +  r2

2
= 22 x 7 x 75 + 2 x 7 x 7
7 7 cm2

= [154(5 + 1)] cm2

= (154 x 3.236) cm2

= 498.35 cm2.

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14.  A large cube is formed from the material obtained by melting three smaller cubes of 3, 4 and 5 cm side. What is
the ratio of the total surface areas of the smaller cubes and the large cube?

A. 2:1 B. 3:2

C. 25 : 18 D. 27 : 20

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Volume of the large cube = (33 + 43 + 53) = 216 cm3.
Let the edge of the large cube be a.
So, a3 = 216           a = 6 cm.
6 x (32 + 42 + 52) 50
 Required ratio = = = 25 : 18.
6 x 62 36
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15.  How many bricks, each measuring 25 cm x 11.25 cm x 6 cm, will be needed to build a wall of 8 m x 6 m x 22.5
cm?

A. 5600 B. 6000

C. 6400 D. 7200
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Volume of the wall 800 x 600 x 22.5
Number of bricks = = = 6400.
Volume of 1 brick 25 x 11.25 x 6