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The document contains multiple-choice questions (MCQs) and long answer (LA) questions related to surface areas and volumes of various geometric shapes, including cones, spheres, cylinders, and hemispheres. It covers calculations involving dimensions, ratios, and conversions between shapes, providing options for answers. The questions are designed to test understanding of geometric principles and volume calculations.

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The document contains multiple-choice questions (MCQs) and long answer (LA) questions related to surface areas and volumes of various geometric shapes, including cones, spheres, cylinders, and hemispheres. It covers calculations involving dimensions, ratios, and conversions between shapes, providing options for answers. The questions are designed to test understanding of geometric principles and volume calculations.

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Surface Areas and Volumes

MCQ
1. A cone is 8.4 cm high and the radius of its base is 2.1 cm. It is melted and recast into a sphere. The
radius of the sphere is:
(𝐴) 4.2 𝑐𝑚 (𝐵) 2.1 𝑐𝑚 (𝐶) 2.4 𝑐𝑚 (𝐷) 1.6 𝑐𝑚
2. A cone is 8.4 cm high and the radius of its base is 2.1 cm. It is melted and recast into a sphere. The
radius of the sphere is:
(𝐴) 4.2 𝑐𝑚 (𝐵) 2.1 𝑐𝑚 (𝐶) 2.4 𝑐𝑚 (𝐷) 1.6 𝑐𝑚
3. The radii of two cylinders are in the ratio of 2:3 and their heights are in the ratio of 5:3. The ratio of
their volumes is:
(𝐴) 10 ∶ 17 (𝐵) 20 ∶ 27 (𝐶) 17 ∶ 27 (𝐷) 20 ∶ 37
4. The number of planks of dimensions (4 m × 50 cm × 20 cm) that can be stored in a pit which is 16 m
long, 12m wide and 4 m deep is
(𝐴) 1900 (𝐵) 1920 (𝐶) 1800 (𝐷) 1840
5. The length of the longest pole that can be put in a room of dimensions (10 m × 10 m × 5m) is
(𝐴) 15 𝑚 (𝐵) 16 𝑚 (𝐶) 10 𝑚 (𝐷) 12 𝑚
6. The radius of a hemispherical balloon increases from 6 cm to 12 cm as air is being pumped into it.
The ratios of the surface areas of the balloon in the two cases is
(𝐴) 1 ∶ 4 (𝐵) 1 ∶ 3 (𝐶) 2 ∶ 3 (𝐷) 2 ∶ 1
7. The diameter of a sphere is cm. It is melted and drawn into a wire of diameter mm. The length of the
wire is :
𝑎)12𝑚𝑚 𝑏)18𝑚𝑚 𝑐)36𝑚𝑚 𝑑)66𝑚𝑚
8. A metallic sphere of radius 10.5cm is melted and then recast into small cones, each of radius 3.5cm
and height 3cm. The number of such cones is :
𝑎)63 𝑏)126 𝑐)21 𝑑)130
9. A solid hemispherical at the bottom and conical above. If the surface areas of the two parts are equal,
then the ratio of its radius and the height of its conical part is
𝑎)1: 3 𝑏)1: √3 𝑐)1: 1 𝑑) √3: 1
10. The material of a cone is converted into the shape of a cylinder of equal radius. If height of the
cylinder is 5cm, then the height of the cone is :
𝑎)10 𝑐𝑚 𝑏)15𝑐𝑚 𝑐)18𝑐𝑚 𝑑)24𝑐𝑚
11. A sphere of radius 6cm is dropped into a cylindrical vessel partly filled with water. The radius of the
vessel is 8cm. if the sphere is submerged completely, then the surface of the water rises by
𝑎)4.5𝑐𝑚 𝑏)3𝑐𝑚 𝑐) 4𝑐𝑚 𝑑)2𝑐𝑚
12. Water flows at the rate of 10m per minute from a cylindrical pipe 5 mm in diameter. How long will it
take to fill up a conical vessel whose diameter at the base is 40cm and depth 24cm?
𝑎)48𝑚𝑖𝑛 15 𝑠𝑒𝑐 𝑏)51𝑚𝑖𝑛 12𝑠𝑒𝑐 𝑐)52𝑚𝑖𝑛 1𝑠𝑒𝑐 𝑑)55𝑚𝑖𝑛
13. A cylindrical vessel 32 cm high and 18cm as the radius of the base, is filled with sand. The bucket is
emptied on the ground and a conical heap of sand is formed. If the height of the conical heap is
24cm, the radius of its base is:
𝑎)12𝑐𝑚 𝑏)24𝑐𝑚 𝑐)36𝑐𝑚 𝑑)48𝑐𝑚
14. A hollow sphere of internal and external diametre 4cm and 8cm respectively is melted into a cone of
base diameter 8cm. the height of the cone is:
𝑎)12𝑐𝑚 𝑏)14𝑐𝑚 𝑐)15𝑐𝑚 𝑑)18𝑐𝑚
15. A solid piece of iron f dimensions 49x33x24cm is molded into a sphere. The radius of the sphere is
𝑎)21𝑐𝑚 𝑏) 28𝑐𝑚 𝑐)35𝑐𝑚 𝑑)44 𝑐𝑚
LA
1. A well with 10m inside diameter is dug 8.4m deep. Earth taken out of it is spread all around it to a
width of 7.5m to form an embarkment. Find the height of the embarkment.
2. In the middle of a rectangular field measuring 30m x 20m, a well of 7m diameter and 10m depth is
dug. The earth so removed is evenly spread over the remaining part of the field. Find the height
through which the level of the field is raised.
3. Two cylindrical vessels are filled with oil. The radii are 15cm, 12cm and heights 20cm, 16cm
respectively. Find the radius of a cylindrical vessel 21cm in height, which will just contain the oil of
the two given vessels.
4. A right circular cylinder and a right circular cone have equal bases and equal heights. If their curved
surfaces are in the ratio 8:5, determine the ratio of the radius of the base to the height of either of
them.
5. A sphere of diameter 5cm is dropped into a cylindrical vessel partly filled with water. The diameter
of the base of the vessel is 10cm. If the sphere is completely submerged, by how much will the level
of water rise?
6. A hemispherical bowl of internal radius 15cm contains a liquid. The liquid is to be filled into
cylindrical – shaped bottles of diameter 5cm and height 6cm. how many bottles are necessary to
empty the bowl?
7. A cone, a hemisphere and a cylinder stand on equal bases and have the same height. Show that their
volumes are in the ratio 1:2:3.
8. The height of a solid cylinder is 15cm and the diameter of its base is 7cm. two equal conical holes
each of radius 3cm and height 4cm are cut off. Find the Surface area and the volume of the
remaining solid.

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