Mensuration

1. . The area of a triangle is 15 cm2 and the radius of its 15. A rectangle with perimeter 50 cm has its sides is the
incircle is 3 cm. Its perimeter is equal to: ratio 1 : 4. What is the perimeter of a square whose
(A) 12 cm (B) 20 cm area is the same as that of the rectangle?
(C) 10 cm (D) 5 cm (A) 50 (B) 40
2. The base of an isosceles triangle is 6 cm and its (C) 36 (D) 45
perimeter is 16 cm. Its area is: 16. The inner and outer radius of a circular track are 23
(A) 11 cm2 (B) 9 cm2 m and 29 m. The cost of levelling the track at ₹ 7/m2
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(C) 12 cm (D) 10 cm2 is:
3. The perimeter of a rhombus is 148 cm and one of its (A) ₹ 3,284 (B) ₹ 5,300
diagonals is 25 cm. The area of the rhombus is: (C) ₹ 7,215 (D) ₹ 6,864
(A) 840 cm2 (B) 700 cm2 17. A rectangle with perimeter 50 cm has its sides in the
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(C) 875 cm (D) 770 cm2 ratio 1 : 4. What is the perimeter of a square whose
4. If the area of an isosceles right-angled triangle is area is the same as that of the rectangle?
121 cm2, find its hypotenuse. (A) 50 (B) 40
(A) 23 (B) 21 (C) 36 (D) 45
(C) 20 (D) 22 18. The length of each side of a regular hexagon is 10
5. If the radius of a circle is decreased by 10%, then the cm.What is the area of the hexagon?
area of the circle is decreased by: (A) 156 √3 cm2 (B) 144 √3 cm2
(A) 19% (B) 89% (C) 148 √3 cm 2
(D) 150 √3 cm2
(C) 25% (D) 18% 19. A circulr park whose diameter is 210 m has a 5 m
6. If the length of the base and hypotenuse of a right- wide path running around it (on the outside). What
angled triangle is 9 cm and 41 cm, respectively. is thenarea (in m2) of the path?
What is the area of the triangle ? (A) 1100 π (B) 1020 π
(A) 190 cm2 (B) 210 cm2 (C) 1050 π (D) 1075 π
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(C) 170 cm (D) 180 cm2 20. If the length of a rectangle is increased by 40% and
7. What is the ratio between the inradius and the the breadth is decreased by 20%, then the area of the
circumradius of a square? rectangle is increased by x%. The value of x is:
(A) 2 : 3 (B) 1:3 (A) 18 (B) 8
(C) 1 : 2 (D) 1:2 (C) 20 (D) 12
8. The lengths of two diagonals of a rhombus are 8 cm 21. A copper sphere of radius 3 cm is beaten and drawn
and 15 cm, respectively. Find its area : into a wire of diametre 0.2 cm. The length of the wire
(A) 90 cm2 (B) 30 cm2 is
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(C) 120 cm (D) 60 cm2 (a) 9 m (b) 12 m
9. The ratio of the length of the parallel sides of a (c) 18 m (d) 36 m
trapezium is 3 : 2. The shortest distance between 22. A spherical ball of lead, 3 cm in diameter, is melted
them is 15 cm. If the area of the trapezium is 450 and recast into three spherical balls. The diameter of
cm2, the sum of the length of the parallel sides is : two of these balls are 1.5 cm and 2 cm respectively.
(a) 42 (b) 60 The diameter of the third ball is
(c) 30 (d) 15 (a) 2.5 cm (b) 2.66 cm
10. The area of a rhombus is 150 cm2. The length of one (c) 3 cm (d) 3.5 cm
of its diagonals is 10 cm. The length of the other 23. The sides of a triangle having area 7776 cm 2 are in
diagonal is: the ratio 3:4:5. The perimeter of the triangle is
(a) 25 cm (b) 35 cm (a) 400 cm (b) 412 cm
(c) 30 cm (d) 40 cm (c) 424 cm (d) 432 cm
11. The length of a diagonal of a square is 15 √2 cm. Its 24. A cylinder with base radius 8 cm and height 2 cm is
area is : melted to form a cone of height 6 cm. The radius of
(a) 225 cm2 (b) 112.5 cm2 the cone will be
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(c) 450 cm (d) 225 √2 cm2 (a) 6 cm (b) 5 cm
12. The base of a triangle is 15 cm and height is 12 cm. (c) 4 cm (d) 8 cm
The height of another triangle of double the area 25. The radius of a wire is decreased to one-third. If
having base 20 cm is: volume remains the same, length will increase by
(a) 18 cm (b) 8 cm (a) 1.5 times (b) 3 times
(c) 12.5 cm (d) 9 cm (c) 6 times (d) 9 times
13. The length and breadth of a rectangular field are in 26. If the radius of a sphere is thrice than the radius of a
the ratio of 3 : 2. If the perimeter of the field is 80 hemisphere, then what will be the respective ratio of
cm, its breadth (in m) is: their volumes ?
(a) 18 m (b) 16 m (A) 27 : 1 (B) 16 : 1
(c) 10 m (d) 24 m (C) 54 : 1 (D) 18 : 1
14. The area of the square inscribed in a circle of radius 27. The lateral surface area of a cylinder is 352 cm2.
8 cm is: If its height is 7 cm, then its volume (in cm 3) is:
(a) 128 cm2 (b) 256 cm2 (A) 1,408 (B) 1,078
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(c) 125 cm (d) 250 cm2 (C) 1,243 (D) 891