Mensuration

Q1 : Find the area of a circle whose

Answer : a
Q2 : A path of uniform width surrounds a
circular park. The difference of internal and
external circumferences of this circular path is
132 m. Its width is (take π=22/7)
(a) 22 m 
(b) 20 m 
(c) 21 m 
(d) 24 m 

Answer : c
Q 3 : The inner circumference of a circular field is
704 m. A road 7 m wide is constructed on the
outside. Find the area of the path. 
a) 5082 m²
b)5060 m²
c) 5060.5 m²
d)5000 m²

Answer : a
Q 4 : The radius of a circular field is equal to the
side of a square field. If the difference
between the perimeter of the circular field and
that of the square field is 32m, what is the
perimeter of the square field?
(a) 84 m
(b) 95 m
(c) 56 m
(d) 28 m

Answer : c
Q 5 : A square park has each side of 100 m. At
each corner of the park, there is a flower bed in
the form of a quadrant of radius 14 m. Find the
area of the remaining part of the park. 
a) 9184 m²
b)9284 m²
c) 9834 m²
d)9384 m²

Answer : d
CUBE & CUBOID
Q 6 : The surface area of cube is 864 cm square.
Find its volume. 
(a) 1728 cm cube
(b) 1628 cm cube
(c) 1748 cm cube
(d) 1720 cm cube

Answer : a
Q 7 : . If the areas of the three adjacent faces of a
cubical box are 120 cm square, 72 cm square
and 60 cm square respectively, then the volume
of the box is:
(a) 800 cm cube
(b) 680 cm cube
(c) 700 cm cube
(d) 720 cm cube

Answer : d
Q 8 : A wooden box measures 20 cm × 12 cm × 10
cm. the thickness of the wood is 1 cm. The
volume of the wood required to make the box
is:
(a) 960 cm cube
(b) 900 cm cube
(c) 1000 cm cube
(d) 1100 cm cube

Answer : a
Q 9 : The size of the wooden block is 5 x 10 x 20
cm .How many such blocks will be required to
construct a solid wooden cube of minimum size? 
A) 6
B) 8
C) 12
D) 16

Answer : b
Sphere & Hemisphere
Q 10 : The radius of sphere is increased by 40 %.
The increase in surface area of the sphere is:
a) 100%
b) 125%
c) 96%
d)160%

Ans: C
Q 11 : If surface area and volume of sphere are S
and V respectively, then value of S^3/V^2  is
a) 36 π units
b)9 π units
c) 18 π units
d)27 π units

Answer : a
Q 12 : 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

Ans. a
Q 13 : The total number of spherical bullets, each of
diameter 5 decimeter, that can be made by
utilizing the maximum of a rectangular block of
lead with 11 metre length, 10 metre breadth and 5
meter width is
a) 8800
b)8500
c) 8400
d)9000

Answer : c
Cylinder
Q 14 : The curved surface area of a cylindrical
pillar is 264 sq.m. and its volume is 924 cu.m. The
ratio of its diameter to height is
(a) 3 : 7
(b) 7 : 3
(c) 6 : 7
(d) 7 : 6

Ans. b
Q 15 : A solid cylinder has total surface area of
462 sq. cm. Curved surface area is 1/3rd of its total
surface area. The volume of the cylinder is:
(a) 530 cm³
(b) 536 cm³
(c) 539 cm³
(d) 545 cm³

ANS. C
Q 16 : The radius of the base and the height of a
right circular cylinder are 3.5 cm and 7.5 cm
respectively. The ratio of the total surface area to
the curved surface area of the cylinder will be
a) 22 : 5
b)22 : 15
c) 22 : 7
d)22 : 17

Answer : b
Q 17 : The radius of cross-section of a solid
cylindrical rod of iron is 50 cm. The cylinder is
melted down and formed into 6 solid spherical
balls of the same radius as that of the cylinder.
The length of the rod (in metres) is
a) 0.8
b)2
c) 3
d)4

Answer : d
Cone
Q 18 : The radius of the base and the height of a
right circular cone are doubled. The volume of
the cone will be
a) 8 times of the previous volume
b)3 times of the previous volume
c) 3√2 times of the previous volume
d)6 times of the previous volume

Answer : a
Q 19 : If a metallic cone of radius 30 cm and
height 45 cm is melted and recast into metallic
spheres of radius 5 cm, find the number of
spheres.
a) 81
b)41
c) 80
d)40

Answer : a
Q 20 : The height of a cone is 40 cm. The cone is
cut parallel to its base such that the volume of the
small cone is 1/64 of the cone. Find at which
height from base the cone is cut?
(a) 20 cm
(b) 30 cm
(c) 25 cm
(d) 22.5 cm
Miscellaneous problems
Q 21 : A wire, when bent in the form of a square,
encloses a region having area 121 cm2. If the same
wire is bent into the form of a circle, then the area
of the circle is?
a) 144 cm²
b)180 cm²
c) 154 cm²
d)176 cm²

Answer : c
Q 22 : Four circles having equal radii are drawn with
centres at the four corners of a square. Each circle
touches the other two adjacent circle. If remaining
area of the square is 168 cm square, what is the size
of the radius of the circle?
a) 1.4 cm
b)14 cm
c) 35 cm
d)21 cm

Answer : b
Q 23: A hemispherical basin 150 cm in diameter
holds water one hundred and twenty times as
much a cylindrical tube. If the height of the tube
is 15 cm, then the diameter of the tube (in cm) is:
a) 23
b)24
c) 25
d)26

Answer : c
Q 24 : Two right circular cones of equal height of
radii of base 3 cm and 4 cm are melted together
and made to a solid sphere of radius 5 cm. the
height of a cone is
a) 10 cm
b)20 cm
c) 30 cm
d)40 cm

Answer : b
Q 25: A cone, a hemisphere and a cylinder stand
on equal bases of radius R and have equal
heights H. Their whole surfaces are in the ratio:
a) (√3+1) : 3 : 4
b)(√2+1) : 7 : 8
c) (√2+1) : 3 : 4
d)None of these

Answer : C