Mensuration Previous Questions
Mensuration Previous Questions
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1) If a cone is inscribed in a cylinder, what is the ratio of their volumes
2) The vertex angle of a cone is 60o. Find the ratio of diameter to the height of the cone
3) Write the formula to find the CSA of a cone and explain each term in it
4) The diameter of a solid is 6cm. It is melted and recast into a solid cylinder of height 4cm. Find the
radius of cylinder
5) The length of cuboid is 12cm, breeadth and height are equal in measurements and its volume is
432 cm2. The cuboid is cut into 2 cubes. Find the LSA of each cude.
7) A toy is in the form of a cone mounted on a hemisphere. The radius of the base and the height of
the
cone are 7cm and 8cm respectively. Find the surface area of the toy
8) How many spherical balls each 7cm in diameter can be made out of a solid lead cuse whose edge
measures 66cm?
9) “A conical solid block is exactly fitted inside the cubical box of side ‘a’ then volume of conical
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solid block is πa . Is this statement is true ? Justify your answer
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10) If the surface area of a hemispehre is ‘S’ then express ‘r’ in terms of ‘S’
12) A solid metallic ball of volume 64cm2 melted and made into a solid cube. Find the side of the
solid cube
13) DWARKA women is supplied with cuboidal wax block with measurements 88cm x 42cm x 35cm
From this block, how many number of cylindrical candles of 2.8 cm diameter and 8cm height can
be prepared?
14) If the radius of the hemispehre is 21cm, then find its volume
15) If a cylinder and a cone are of same radius and height, then how many cones full of milk can be
17) A medicine capsule is in the shape of a cylinder with two hemispehre stuck to each of its ends. If
the length of the cylindrical part of the capsule is 14mm and the diameter of hemisphere is 6mm,
18) How macu cloth is required to set up a conical shaped tent with height 4m and radius 10.5m
19) If the radius of a cylinder and a cone are equal and height of cone is double of that of cylinder,
then find the relation between their volumes in the form of a ratio
20) A cylindrical tank has two hemispheres at its two ends. The length of axis at its centre is 11cm
and radius of a hemispehre is 3.5 cm. then find the capacity of the tank in litres
21) A conical shaped tent has to set up on a cylindrical tent with its radius of base and height in the
ratio 2 : 1. The heights of cylinder and cone are equal. Then how much cloth is required to setup
the tent
22) If three spheres of radius 3cm, 4cm and 5cm are melted and made into a large sphere. Find the
23) The perpendicular sides of a right triangle are 6cm and 8cm. If it is rotated about its hypotenuse.
a) What is the shape of the solid formed b) Find the volume of the solid formed
24) Two cubes each of volume 64cm3 are joined end to end together. Find the surface area of the
resulting cuboid
25) A medicine capsule is in the shape of a cylinder with two hemispheres stuck to each of its ends
The length of capsule is 21 mm and the width is 7mm, find the surface area of the capsule
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