Mensuration

1. The length of a diagonal of a square is 15 2 cm. Its area is 10. The altitude drawn to the base of an isosceles triangle is
8 cm and its perimeter is 64 cm. The area (in cm2) of the
(1) 112.5 cm2 (2) 450 cm2
triangle is
225 2 (1) 240 (2) 180
(3) cm 2 (4) 225 cm2
2 (3) 360 (4) 120
2. The perimeters of two squares are 40 cm and 24 cm. The 11. The perimeter of an isosceles triangle is 544 cm and each
perimeter of a third square. whose area is equal to the 5
difference of the areas of these squares, is of the equal sides is times the base. What is the area
6
(1) 34 cm (2) 32 cm 2
(in cm ) of the triangle ?
(3) 38 cm (4) 30 cm (1) 38172 (2) 18372
3. The diagonal of a square is 4 2 cm. The diagonal of (3) 31872 (4) 13872
12. The height of an equilateral triangle is 15 cm. The area of
another square, whose area is double that of the first square,
the triangle is
is
(1) 50 3 sq. cm. (2) 70 3 sq. cm.
(1) 8 2 cm (2) 16 cm
(3) 75 3 sq. cm. (4) 150 3 sq. cm.
(3) 32 cm (4) 8 cm 13. Three sides of a triangular field area of length 15 m, 20
4. The breadth of a rectangular hall is three-fourths of its m and 25 m long respectively. Find the cost of sowing seeds
length. If the area of the floor is 768 sq. m. then the in the field at the rate of 5 rupees per sq. m.
difference between the length and breadth of the hall is: (1) 300 (2) 600
(1) 8 metres (2) 12 metres (3) 750 (4) 150
(3) 24 metres (4) 32 metres 14. What is the are of a triangle having perimeter 32 cm. one
5. A street of width 10 metres surrounds from outside a side 11 cm and difference of other two sides 5 cm ?
rectangular garden whose measurement is 200 m × 180 m. (1) 8 30 cm 2 (2) 5 35 cm 2
The area of the path (in square metres) is
(1) 8000 (2) 7000 (3) 6 30 cm 2 (4) 8 2 cm 2
(3) 7500 (4) 8200 15. What is the area of the triangle whose sides are 9 cm, 10
6. If the length and the perimeter of a rectangle are in the ratio cm and 11 cm ?
5 : 16, then its length and breadth will be in the ratio (1) 30 cm2 (2) 60 cm2
(1) 5 : 11 (2) 5 : 8 (3) 30 2 cm 2 (4) 60 2 cm 2
(3) 5 : 4 (4) 5 : 3 16. The lengths of three medians of a triangle are 9 cm, 12 cm
7. If the length and breadth of a rectangle are in the ratio and 15 cm. The are (in sq. cm) of the triangle is
3 : 2 and its perimeter is 20 cm, then the area of the (1) 24 (2) 72
rectangle (in cm2) is : (3) 48 (4) 144
(1) 24 (2) 48 17. The length of each side of a rhombus is equal to the length
(3) 72 (4) 96 of the side of a square whose diagonal is 40 2 cm. If the
8. A took 15 sec. to cross a rectangular field diagonally walking
lengths of the diagonals of the rhombus are in the ratio
at rate of 52 m/min. and B took the same time to cross the
3 : 4, then its area (in cm2) is
same field along its sides walking at the rate of 68 m/min.
(1) 1550 (2) 1600
The area of the field
(3) 1535 (4) 1536
(1) 30 m2 (2) 40 m2
18. The area of a rhombus is 216 cm and the length of its one
(3) 50 m2 (4) 60 m2 diagonal is 24 cm. The perimeter (in cm) of the rhombus
9. The length of a rectangular garden is 12 metres and its is
breadth is 5 metres. Find the length of the diagonal of a (1) 52 (2) 60
square garden having the same area as that of the (3) 120 (4) 100
rectangular garden : 19. The perimeter of a rhombus is 100 cm and one of its
(1) 2 30 m (2) 13 m diagonals is 40 cm. Its area (in cm2) is
(1) 1200 (2) 1000
(3) 13 m (4) 8 15 m (3) 600 (4) 500

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20. Sides of a parallelogram are in the ratio 5 : 4. Its area is
100 sq. units. Altitude on the greater side is 20 units. a a p
(3) cm (4) cm
Altitude on the smaller side is 2 pb 2 b
(1) 30 units (2) 25 units 31. The height of a circular cylinder is increased six times and
(3) 10 units (4) 15 units the base area is decreased to one-ninth of its value. The
21. The volume of a cubical box is 3.375 cubic metres. The factor by which the lateral surface of the cylinder increases
length of edge of the box is is
(1) 75 cm (2) 1.5 m 1
(3) 1.125 m (4) 2.5 m (1) 2 (2)
2
22. Diagonal of a cube is 6 3 cm. Ratio of its total surface 2 3
(3) (4)
area and volume (numerically) si 3 2
(1) 2 : 1 (2) 1 : 6 32. The radium of a cylinder is 10 cm and height is 4 cm. The
(3) 1 : 1 (4) 1 : 2 number of centimetres that may be added eighter to the
23. The volume of air in a room is 204 m3. The height of the radius or to the height to get the same increase in the
room is 6 m. What is the floor area of the room ? volume of the cylinder is
(1) 32 m2 (2) 46 m2 (1) 5 (2) 4
(3) 44 m 2
(4) 34 m2 (3) 25 (4) 16
24. If the total surface area of a cube is 96 cm2, its volume 33. A solid cylinder has total surface area of 462 sq. cm. Its
is 1
curved surface are is rd of the total surface area. Then
(1) 56 cm3 (2) 16 cm3 3
3
(3) 65 cm (4) 36 cm3 the radius of the cylinder is
25. A cube of edge 6 cm is painted on all sides and then cut (1) 7 cm (2) 3.5 cm
into unit cubes. The number of unit cubes with no sides (3) 9 cm (4) 11 cm
painted is 34. A metal pipe is 21 cm long and its exterior diameter is 8
(1) 0 (2) 64 cm. If the thickness of the pipe is 1 cm and the metal
(3) 186 (4) 108 weights 8gm/cm3, the weight of the pipe (in kg.) is (use
26. A godown is 15 m long and 12 m broad. The sum of the 22
areas of the floor and the ceiling is equal to the sum of p= )
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area of the four walls. The volume (in m3) of the godown (1) 3.696 (2) 3.669
is : (3) 3.966 (4) 3.699
(1) 900 (2) 1200 35. The curved surface are of a cylindrical pillar is 264 sq.m.
(3) 1800 (4) 720 and its volume is 924 cu.m. The ratio of its diameter to
27. A hall 25 metres long and 15 metres broad is surrounded height is :
by a verandah of uniform width of 3.5 metres. The cost (1) 3 : 7 (2) 7 : 3
of flooring the verandah, at ` 27.50 per square metre is (3) 6 : 7 (4) 7 : 6
(1) ` 9149.50 (2) ` 8146.50 36. A cylinder has ‘r’ as the radius of the base and ‘h’ as the
(3) ` 9047.50 (4) ` 4186.50 height. The radius of base of another cylinder, having
28. The area of the four walls of a room is 660 m2 and its double the volume but the same height as that of the first
length is twice its breadth. If the height of the room is 11 cylinder must be equal to
m, then area of its floor (in m2) is r
(1) 120 (2) 150 (1) (2) 2r
2
(3) 200 (4) 330
(3) r 2 (4) 2r
29. The perimeter of the base of a right circular cylinder is ‘a’
unit. It the volume of the cylinder is V cubic unit, then the 37. Water flows through a cylindrical pipe, whose radius is 7
height of the cylinder is cm, at 5 metres per second. The time, it takes to fill an
empty water tank, with height 1.54 metres and area of the
4a 2 V 4pa 2 æ 22 ö
(1) unit (2) unit base (3 × 5) square metres, is ç take p = ÷
p V è 7 ø
(1) 6 minutes (2) 5 minutes
pa 2 V 4pV (3) 10 minutes (4) 9 minutes
(3) unit (4) unit
4 a2 38. The volume of the metal of a cylindrical pipe is 748 cm3.
30. The area of the curved surface and the area of the base The length of the pipe is 14 cm and its external radius is
of a right circular cylinder are a square cm and b square
æ 22 ö
cm respectively. The height of the cylinder is 9 cm. It thickness is ç take p = ÷
è 7 ø
2a a b (1) 1 cm (2) 5.2 cm
(1) cm (2) cm
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39. A right cicular cylinder of height 16 cm is covered by a
æ 3+pö 2 æ6 3-pö 2
rectangular tin foil of size 16 cm × 22 cm. The valume (1) ç ÷ a sq.cm (2) ç ÷ a sq.cm
of the cylinder is è 2 ø è 2 ø
(1) 352 cm3 (2) 308 cm3
(3) 616 cm 3
(4) 176 cm3 æ2 3-pö 2
40. The curved surface of a cylinderical pillar is 264 m2 and
(3) ( 3 - p ) a 2 sq.cm (4) ç ÷ a sq.cm
è 2 ø
its volume is 924 m3. The ratio of its diameter to its heigtht 49. The diameteres of two circles are the side of a sqquare and
é 22 ù the diagonal of the square. The ratio of the area os the
is êuse p = ú smaller circle and the larger circle is
ë 7û
(1) 7 : 6 (2) 6 : 7 (1) 1 : 2 (2) 1 : 4
(3) 3 : 7 (4) 7 : 3 (3) 2: 3 (4) 1: 2
41. If the ratio of volume of two cones is 2 : 3 and the ratio
50. The area of a circle is proportional to the square of its
of the radii of their bases is 1 : 2 then the ratio of their
radius. A small circle of radius 3 cm is drawn within a
heights will be
(1) 3 : 4 (2) 4 : 3 larger circle of radius 5 cm. Find the ratio fo the area of
(3) 3 : 8 (4) 8 : 3 the annular zone to the area of the larger cirlce. (Area of
42. If the ratio of the diameters of two right circular cones of the annular zone is the difference between the area of the
equal height be 3 : 4, then the ratio of their volumes will be larger circle and that of the smaller circle).
(1) 3 : 4 (2) 9 : 16 (1) 9 : 16 (2) 9 : 25
(3) 16 : 9 (4) 27 : 64 (3) 16 : 25 (4) 16 : 27
43. If the volumes of two right cicular cones are in the ratio 4 : 51. The diameter of the moon is assumed to be one fourth of
1 and their diameters are in the ratio 5 : 4 then the ratio of the diameter of the earth. Then the ratio of the volume of
their heights is : the earth to that of the moon is
(1) 25 : 16 (2) 25 : 64 (1) 64 : 1 (2) 1 : 64
(3) 64 : 24 (4) 16 : 25 (3) 60 : 7 (4) 7 : 60
44. The perimeter of the base of a right circular cone is 8 cm. If 52. If the four equal circles of radius 3 cm touch each other
the height of the cone is 21 cm, then its volume is : externally, then the area of the region bounded by the four
112 3 circles is
(1) 108 p cm3 (2) cm (1) 4(9 – p) sq. cm. (2) 9(4 – p) sq. cm.
p
108 3 (3) 5(6 – p) sq. cm. (4) 6(5 – p) sq. cm.
(3) 112 p cm3 (4) cm 53. A semicircular shaped window has diameter of 63 cm. It
p
45. The volume of a right circular cone is 12.32 cm 3 and its æ 22 ö
sperimeter equals ç p = ÷
vertical height is 24 cm. It curved surface area is è 7 ø
(1) 154 cm2 (2) 550 cm2 (1) 126 cm (2) 162 cm
2
(3) 604 cm (4) 704 cm2 (3) 198 cm (4) 251 cm
46. The radius of the base of a conical tent is 16 metre. If 54. A 7 m wide road runs outside around a circular park, whose
3 circumference is 176 m. The area of the road is : [use
427 sq. metre canvas is required to construct the tent,
7 22
p= ]
æ 22 ö 7
then the slant height of the tent is : ç Take p = ÷
è 7 ø (1) 1386 m2 (2) 1472 m2
(1) 17 metre (2) 15 metre (3) 1512 m 2
(4) 1760 m2
(3) 19 metre (4) 8.5 metre
55. The perimeter (in metres) of a semicircle in numerically
47. A right angled sector of radius r cm is rolled up into a cone
equal to its area (in square metres). The length of its
in such a way that the two binding radii are joined together.
diameter is æç take p =
Then the curved surface area of the cone is 22 ö
÷
(1) p r2 cm2 (2) 4 p r2 cm2 è 7 ø
pr 2 6 6
(3) cm 2 (4) 2 p r2 cm2 (1) 3 metres (2) 5 metres
4 11 11
48. Three circles of equal radius ‘a’ cm touch each other. The
6 2
area of the shaded region is (3) 6 metres (4) 6 metres
11 11
56. If the perimeter of a semicircular field is 144m, then the
æ 22 ö
diameter of the field is ç take p = ÷
è 7 ø
(1) 55m (2) 30 m
(3) 28 m (4) 56m

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57. The ratio of inradius and circumradius of a square is : 67. The radii of the base of a cylinder and a cone are in the
(1) 1 : 2 (2) 2: 3 ratio 3: 2 and their heights are in the ratio

(3) 1 : 3 (4) 1 : 2 2 : 3. Their volumes are in the ratio of

58. The ratio of the areas of the incircle and the circumcircle (1) (2) 3 3 : 2
3: 2
of a square is :
(1) 1 : 2 (2) 2 : 3 (3) 3:2 2 (4) 2: 6
(3) 3 : 4 (4) 4 : 5 68. If A denotes the volume of a right circular cylinder of same
59. Area of the incircle of an equilateral triangle with side 6 height as its diamter, and B is the volume of a sphere of
cm is A
p same radius., then is :
(1) sq.cm (2) 3 p sq.cm B
2
(3) 6 p sq.cm (4) 3 p sq.cm 4 3
(1) (2)
3 2
60. The ratio of the area of the circumcircle and the incircle
of an equilateral triangle is 2 3
(1) 2 : 1 (2) 4 : 1 (3) (4)
3 4
(3) 8 : 1 (4) 3 : 2 69. The base of a right circular cone has the same radius a as
61. The area of a circle inscribed in a square of area 2 m2 is that of a sphere. Both the sphere and the cone have the
p 2 p 2 same volume. Height of the cone is
(1) m (2) m (1) 3a (2) 4a
4 2
(3) pm 2 (4) 2pm 2 7 7
(3) a (4) a
4 3
62. The circumference of a circle is 100 cm. The measure of
a side of the square inscribed in this circle is 70. A right circular cylinder and a sphere have same radius and
same volume. The ratio of their surface area is
50 2 (1) 8 : 3 (2) 9 : 4
(1) 25 2p cm (2) cm
p (3) 4 : 3 (4) 7 : 6
71. One side of a square is increased by 30%. To maintain the
25 2 same area, the other side will have to by decreased by
(3) 50 2p cm (4) cm
p
1 12
63. A metallic sphere or radius 10.5 cm is melted and then (1) 23 % (2) 76 %
13 13
recast into small cones each of radius 3.5 cm and height
3 cm. The number of cones thus formed is (3) 30% (4) 15%
(1) 140 (2) 132 72. If each edge of a cube in increasd by 50%, the percentage
increase in its surface area is
(3) 112 (4) 126
(1) 150% (2) 75%
64. Two right circular cones of equal height of radii of bases
3 cm and 4 cm are melted together and made to a solid (3) 100% (4) 125%
sphere of radius 5 cm. The height of a cone is 73. The length and breadth of a square are increased by 30%
(1) 10 cm (2) 20 cm and 20% respectively. The area of the rectangle so formed
exceeds the area the square by
(3) 30 cm (4) 40 cm
(1) 46% (2) 66%
65. if a metallic cone of radius 30 cm and height 45 cm is
melted and recast into metallic spheres of radius 5 cm, find (3) 42% (4) 56%
the number of spheres. 74. If each side of a rectangel is increased by 50%, its area
(1) 81 (2) 41 will be increased by
(3) 80 (4) 40 (1) 50% (2) 125%
66. A cone and a hemisphere stand on equal base and have (3) 100% (4) 250%
the same height. The ratio of their whole surfaces is 75. Each side of a rectangular field is diminished by 40%. By
how much per cent is the area of the field diminished ?
(1) 2 + 1: 3 (2) 2 - 1: 3 (1) 32 (2) 64
(3) 2 :3 (4) 2 : 3 (3) 25 (4) 16

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HINTS & SOLUTIONS

.ANSWER KEY.
1. (4) 2. (3) 3. (4) 4. (1) 5. (1) 6. (4)
7. (1) 8. (4) 9. (1) 10. (4) 11. (4) 12. (3)
13. (3) 14. (2) 15. (3) 16. (2) 17. (4) 18. (2)
19. (3) 20. (2) 21. (2) 22. (3) 23. (4) 24. (3)
25. (2) 26. (2) 27. (3) 28. (3) 29. (4) 30. (3)
31. (1) 32. (1) 33. (1) 34. (1) 35. (2) 36. (3)
37. (2) 38. (1) 39. (3) 40. (4) 41. (4) 42. (2)
43. (3) 44. (2) 45. (2) 46. (4) 47. (3) 48. (4)
49. (1) 50. (3) 51. (1) 52. (2) 53. (2) 54. (1)
55. (1) 56. (4) 57. (1) 58. (1) 59. (4) 60. (2)
61. (2) 62. (2) 63. (4) 64. (4) 65. (1) 66. (1)
67. (2) 68. (2) 69. (2) 70. (4) 71. (1) 72. (4)
73. (4) 74. (2) 75. (2)

1 We know that
1. (4) Area of square = ´ (diagonal) 2 Area of rectangular = Length × Breadth
2
3 3
1 = x ´ x sq. m. = x 2 m 2
= ´15 2 ´15 = 225 sq. cm. 4 4
2 3 2
\ According to question, x = 768
40 4
2. (2) Side of the first square = = 10 cm 768 ´ 4
4 \ x2 =
3
24
Side of the second square = = 6 cm 768 ´ 4
4 or, x = = 32m
3
Difference of the areas of these squares
\ Length = 32 m and Breadth = 24m
= (10 × 10 – 6 × 6) cm2
\ Required difference = 32 – 24 = 8 m
= (100 – 36) cm2 = 64 cm2
5. (1) Area of garden without street
\ Area of the third square = 64 cm2
= 200 × 180 = 36000 sq. metre
\ Side of third square = 64 = 8 cm Area of garden with street = 220 × 200
\ Perimeter of this square = (4 × 8) cm = 32 cm = 44000 sq. metre
\ Area of the path = 44000 – 36000
3. (4) Diagonal of square = 4 2 cm,
= 8000 sq. metre
1 6. (4) Let the length of the rectangle be x units and breadth
\ Area of square = ´ (4 2)2
2 by y units.
1 \ Perimeter of rectangle = 2(x + y) cm
= ´16 ´ 2 = 16cm 2 According to the question,
2
\ Area of other square = 2 × 6 = 32 cm2 x 5 x 5
= = = =
1 2 x + 2 y 16 x+ y 8
2
\ Diagonal = ´16 ´ 2 = 16cm
2 x+ y 8 x y 8 y 8
4. (1) Let the length of rectangular hall = x-metre = = Þ + = Þ = -1
x 5 x x 5 x 5
æ3 ö y 3
\ Breadth = ç ´ x÷ metre Þ = Þ x : y = 5:3
è4 ø
x 5

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7. (1) Let the length and breadth of the rectangle be 3x and Þ x–y=2
2x cm respectively. Then,
\ x + y = 32
2(3x + 2x) = 20 x- y =2
20 2x = 34
Þ 10 x = 20 Þ x = = 2 Þ x = 17 cm
10
\ Length = 3x = 3 × 2 = 6 cm \ x + y = 32
Breadth = 2x = 2 × 2 = 4 cm Þ y = 32 – 17 = 15 cm
\ Area = 6 × 4 = 24 cm2 1
\ DABD = ´ BC ´ AD
8. (4) A D 2
1
b = ´ 30 ´ 8 = 120 sq.cm.
2
B l C 11. (4) A
BD = length of diagonal = speed × time
52
= ´15 = 13 metre = l 2 + b2
60
Þ l 2 + b2 = 169 ...(i) B C
D
Again,
Base = x cm
68
(l + b) = ´15 = 17 ...(ii) 5x
60 Each equal side = cm
6
\ (l + b)2 = 12 + b2 + 2lb
Þ 172 = 169 + 2 l b 5x
\ x+2´ = 544
Þ 2 l b = 289 – 169 = 120 6
120 3x + 5 x
Þ l b= = 60 m 2 Þ = 544
2 3
9. (1) Area of the rectangular garden = 12 × 5 = 60 m2 Þ 8x = 544 ´ 3
= Area of the square garden
544 ´ 3
\ Side of the square garden = 60 m 2 Þ x = = 204
8
\ Diagonal of the square garden = 2 ´ side Þ BD = 102 cm

= 2 ´ 60 = 120 = 4 ´ 30 = 2 ´ 30m 5 x 5 ´ 204

\ AB = = = 170 cm
10. (4) 6 6
A
\ AD = AB 2 - BD 2 = 1702 - 1022
x x = (170 + 120)(170 - 102)

= 272 ´ 68 = 136cm
B y D y C
1
\ DABC = BC ´ AD
AB = AC = x cm 2
BD = DC = y cm
1
AD2 = x2 – y2 \ ´ 204 ´136 = 13872 sq.cm.
2
Þ x2 – y2 = 64
x + x + 2y = 64 12. (3) A
Þ 2x + 2y = 64
Þ x + y = 32

x 2 - y 2 64
\ =
x+ y 32
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AB = BC = CA = 2a cm, 2
AD ^ BC GC = ´15 = 10 cm
3
AD = AB2 - BD 2 = 4a2 - a2 = 3 a 1
Area of DABD = ´ 6 ´ 8 = 24 sq. cm.
\ 3 a = 15 Þ a = 5 3 2
\ Area of DABC = 3 × 24 = 72 sq. cm.
\ 2a = Side = 10 3 cm
17. (4) D
3 (
´ 10 3 ) = 75 3 sq. cm.
2
\ Area of triangle =
4

13. (3) 152 + 202 = 252 C

\ The triangular field is right angled.
O
A
1
\ Area of the field = ´ 15 ´ 20 = 150 sq. metre
2
\ Cost of sowing seeds = 150 × 5 = ` 750
14. (2) Let the sides of traingle be a, b and c respectively. B
\ 2s + a + b + c = 32
Side of rhombus = side of square
\ 11 + b + c = 32
Þ b + c = 32 – 11 = 21 ...(i) 1
= ´ 40 2 = 40 cm
and b – c = 5 ... (ii) 2
By adding equation (i) and (ii) AC ^ BD; ÐAOD = 90°
2b = 26 Þ b = 13 AC = 3x and BD = 4x cm
\ c = 13 – 5 = 8
3x
\ 2s = 32 Þ s = 16 \ AO = ; OD = 2 x cm
2
a = 11, b = 13, c = 8
From DAOD, OA2 + OD2 = AD2
\ Area of triangle = s(s - a)(s- b)(s- c)
2
æ 3x ö 2 2
= 16(16 - 11)(16 - 13)(16 - 8) çè ÷ø + 4 x = 40
2

= 16 ´ 5 ´ 3 ´ 8 = 8 30 sq. cm Þ 9x2 + 16x2 = 1600 × 4

Þ 25x2 = 6400
9 + 10 + 11 Þ x2 = 6400 ¸ 25 = 256
15. (3) Semi-perimeter(s) = = 15 cm
2 \ x = 256 = 16
Area of triangle = s(s - a)(s- b)(s- c) \ AC = 3 × 16 = 48 cm
\ BD = 4 × 16 = 64 cm
= s(s - a)( s - b)(s - c)
1
\ Area of rhombus = ´ AC ´ BD
= 15(15 - 9)(15 - 10)(15 - 11) 2

= 15 ´ 6 ´ 5 ´ 4 = 30 2 square cm. 1
= ´ 48 ´ 64 = 1536 sq. cm.
2
16. (2) AG = 6 cm.
A 18. (2) A

F E D

G O
B

B D C
2 C
BG = ´ 12 = 8 cm
3

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1 24. (3) Edge of cube = x cm

Area of rhombus = d1 d 2
2 96
\ 6x 2 = 96 Þ x 2 = = 16
6
1 216
Þ 216 = ´ 24 ´ d 2 Þ d 2 = =18cm
2 12 Þ x = 16 = 4 cm
\ AO = 12 cm, BO = 9 cm Volume of cube = (edge)3 = (4)3 = 64 cu. cm
25. (2) Volume of bigger cube = 6 × 6 × 6 = 216 cu. cm.
\ AB = 122 - 9 2 = 144 + 81 = 225 = 15 cm
Volume of unit cube = 1 × 1 × 1 = 1 cu. cm
\ Perimeter of rhombus = 4 × 15 = 60 cm
Number of uncoloured cubes = 4 × 4 × 4 = 64,
19. (3) because edge of uncoloured cube = 4 cm
A
26. (2) If the height of the godown be h metre, then
2 (15 × 12) = 2 × h(15 + 12)
Þ 27h = 15 × 12
B D 15 ´ 12 20
E Þ h= = metre
27 3
15 ´ 12 ´ 20
\ Volume of the godown =
3
C
= 1200 cu. metre
BD = 40 cm, BE = 20 cm, AE = x cm 27. (3) Area of the verandah = (25 + 2 × 3.5) (15 + 2 × 3.5) – 25
100 × 15
AB = = 25 cm
4 = 32 × 22 – 25 × 15 = 704 – 375 = 329 sq. metre
\ From DABE, \ Cost of flooring = 329 × 27.5 = ` 9047.5
28. (3) Breadth of room = x metre
AE = 252 - 202 = 45 ´ 5 = 15 cm Length = 2x metre
\ AC = 30 cm \ Area of four walls = 2 × h (l + b)
1 1 Þ 660 = 2 × 11 (2x + x) = 22 × 3x = 66x
Area of rhombus ABCD = d1d 2 = ´ 40 ´ 30 660
2 2 Þ x = =10
= 600 sq. cm 66
20. (2) Let the sides of parallelogram be 5x and 4x. \ Area of floor = 2x2 = 2 × 102 = 200 sq. metre
Base × Height = Area of parallelogram 29. (4) If the radius of base of cylinder be r units and its height
be h units, then, 2 p r = a
1000
\ 5x × 20 = 1000 Þ x = = 10 a
5 ´ 20 Þ r= units
2p
\ Sides = 50 and 40 units
\ Volume of cylinder = p r2h
\ 40 × h = 1000
1000 a2 4pVa 2
Þh= = 25 units Þ V= p´ 2
units Þ h = units
40 4p a2
30. (3) Curved surface of cylinder = 2prh = a
21. (2) Length of the edge of the box = 3 3.375 metre
Area of base = pr2 = b
= 3 1.5 ´ 1.5 ´ 1.5 metre = 1.5 metre \ 2prh = a
Þ 4p2r2h2 = a2 Þ 4pbh2 = a2
22. (3) Diagonal of the cube = 6 3 cm
a 2 Þ h = a cm.
\ 3 ´ edge = 6 3 cm Þ Edge = 6cm Þ h2 =
4pb 2 pb
\ Total surface area : Volume
31. (1) Curved surface of cylinder 2prh
= 6 × 82 : 63 = 1 : 1
Case II:
Volume of room 1
23. (4) Area of the floor = Radius = r; height =6h
Height of room 3
204 1
= = 34 sq. m. Curved surface = 2p´ r ´ 6h = (2p rh) ´ 2
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32. (1) Let radius be increased by x cm. 3 ´ 5 ´1.54 ´100 ´100 ´ 7
\ Volume of cylinder = p(10 + x)2 ´ 4 \ Required time=
22 ´ 7 ´ 7 ´ 5
Again, let height be increased by x cm.
= 300 seconds = 5 minutes
\ Volume of cylinder = p ´ 102 (4 + x)
38. (1) Let the thickness of the pipe = x cm
\ p (10 + x)2 ´ 4 = p (10)2 (4 + x)
If the external radius = 9 cm then, in radius = (9 – x)
Þ (10 + x)2 = 25 (4 + x) cm
Þ 100 + 20x + x2 = 100 + 25x
According to the question,
Þ x2 – 5x = 0 p ´ 92 ´ 14 ´ p ´ 14 ´ (9 – x)2 = 748
Þ x (x – 5) = 0
Þ p ´ 14 (81 – (81 + x2 – 18x)) = 748
Þ x = 5 cm Þ p ´ 14 (–x2 + 18x) = 748
33. (1) Area of the curved surfaces
748 748 ´ 7
1 Þ –x2 + 18x = =
= ´ 462 = 154 sq.cm p´14 22 ´14
3
Þ – x2 + 18x = 17
\ 2prh + 2pr2 = 462 Þ x2 – 18x + 17 = 0
Þ 154 + 2r 2 = 462 Þ x2 – 17x – x + 17 = 0
Þ 2pr2 = 462 – 154 = 308 Þ x (x – 17) – 1 (x – 17) = 0
308 308 ´ 7 (x – 1) (x – 17) = 0
Þ r2 = = = 49
2p 2 ´ 22 Þ x = 1 or 17 but x = 17 is inadmissible.
39. (3) Curved surface area of cylinder = Area of rectangular
Þ r = 49 = 7 cm
tin foil Þ 2prh = 16 ´ 22
34. (1) External radius of pipe (r 2) = 4 cm
Internal radius (r 1) = 4 – 1 = 3 cm 22 7
Þ 2× ´ r ´ 16 = 16 ´ 22 Þ r = cm
\ Volume of pipe 7 2
\ Volume of the cylinder = pr h2
= p ( r22 - r12 ) ´ h = p (16 - 9 ) ´ 21
22 7 7
= ´ ´ ´16 = 616 cm3
22 7 2 2
= ´ 7 ´ 21 = 462 cu.cm.
7 40. (4) Let the radius of base of cylindrical pillar be r and
\ Weight of pipe = volume ´ density height be h cm. Then,
2prh = 264 ...(i)
æ 462 ´ 8 ö
=ç ÷ kg. = 3.696 kg. and pr2h = 924 ...(ii)
è 1000 ø
On dividing equation (ii) by (i).

35. (2) Curved surface area of cylinder = 2prh and volume pr 2h 924 2 ´ 924
= Þr= =7
= pr2h 2prh 264 264

pr 2h 924 From equation (i), 2p ´ 7 ´ h = 264

\ =
2prh 264 264 ´ 7
Þh= =6
r 924 924 ´ 2 2 ´ 22 ´ 7
Þ = Þ r= = 7 metre \ Required ratio = 2 ´ 7 : 6 = 7 : 3
2 264 264
22 1 2
\ 2prh = 264 Þ 2 ´ ´ 7 ´ h = 264 pr1 h1
7 3 2 1 h 2
41. (4) = Þ ´ 1 =
1 2 3 4 h 3
264 Diameter 2 ´ 7 7 pr2 h 2 2
\ h= =6 \ = = Þ 7 :3 3
2 ´ 22 Height 6 3
36. (3) If the radius of the new cylinder be R then, h1 2 8
Þ = ´4 =
h2 3 3
2pr2h = pR2h Þ R 2 = 2r 2 Þ R = 2r = r 2
37. (2) Volume of the tank = (3 × 5 × 1.54) cu. metre 42. (2) Ratio of the volumes of cones
Volume of water flowing through pipe per second 1 2
pr1 h 2 2
æ r ö æ3ö 9
æ 7 ö
2
=3 =ç 1 ÷ =ç ÷ =
= p´ç ÷ ´ 5 cu. metre. 1 2 r è 4 ø 16
è 100 ø pr2 h è 2 ø
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V1 r12 h1 4 25 h 60 pa 2
43. (2) = 2 Þ = ´ 1 Area of three sectors = 3 ´ ´ p´ a 2 = sq.cm.
V2 r2 h 2 1 16 h 2 360 2

h1 16 ´ 4 64 2 p 2
Þ = = Area of the shaded region = 3 a - a
h2 25 25 2

æ2 3-pö 2
4 =ç ÷ a sq.cm.
44. (2) 2pr = 8 Þ r = 4 Þ r = è 2 ø
p
49. (1) Side of square = x units
1 1 4´ 4 112
\ V = pr 2h = p´ ´ 21 = cu.cm. Diagonal of square = 2 x units
3 3 p´ p p
1 2 x
45. (2) pr h = 1232 Radius of smaller circle = units
3 2
1 22 2x x
Þ ´ ´ r 2 ´ 24 = 1232 Radius of larger circle = = units
3 7 2 2
1232 ´ 3 ´ 7
Þ r2 = = 49 \ r = 49 = 7 cm. x 2 px 2
22 ´ 24 \ Required ratio of areas = p : = 2 : 4 = 1: 2
4 2
\ Slant height (l) = h 2 - r 2
50. (3)
2 2
= 24 + 7 = 625 = 25 cm.
\ Curved surface of cone = prl
22
= ´ 7 ´ 25 = 550 cm 2
7
46. (4) Curved surface area of cone = prl Area of circle = kr 2
22 2992 Area of shaded region
\ ´16 ´ l = Þ 22 ´16 ´ l = 2992
7 7 = k (52 – 39) = 16p sq. units
Area of larger circle = k ´ 52 = 25p sq. units
2992
Þ l= = 8.5 metre \ Required ratio = 16 : 25
22 ´ 16 51. (1) Volume of earth : Volume of moon
r
47. (3) Radius of the base (r1) = , 4 3 4 ærö
3
4 = pr : p ç ÷ = 64 :1
3 3 è4ø
Slant height = r

pr 2 52. (2) D
\ Curved surface are = pr1l = A
4

48. (4)
A C B C

Area of the shaded region = Area of square of side

6 cm – 4 × a right angled sector
B
p´ 32
= 36 - 4 ´ = 36 - 9p = 9(4 - p) sq.cm.
4
AB = BC = CA = 2a cm.
53. (2) Perimeter of semi-circular shaped window
ÐBAC = ÐACB = ÐABC = 60°
= (p r + 2r) m = r(p + 2)cm
3 3
Area of DABC = ´ (side)2 = ´ 4a2 = 3a 2 sq.cm. 63 æ 22 ö 63 36
4 4 = ç + 2 ÷ cm = ´ = 162 cm
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54. (1) If the radius of the circular park be r metre, then,
A
22 59. (4)
2pr = 176 Þ 2 ´ ´ r = 176
7
O
176 ´ 7
Þr= = 28metre
2 ´ 22
Radius of the park with road = 28 + 7 = 35 metre B C
D
22 2 DB = DC = 3 cm.
\ Area of the road = (35 - 282 )
7
AD = AB2 - BD 2 = 62 - 32
22
= ´ 63 ´ 7 = 1386 metre 2 = 36 - 9 = 27 = 3 3 cm.
7
55. (3) Let the radius of the semicircle be r metre. 1
According to the question, \ OD = In-radius = ´ 3 3 = 3 cm.
3
pr 2 \ Area of the in-circle = pr2
pr + 2r = pr 2 = p + 2 = Þ 2p + 4 = p r
2 = p´ 3 ´ 3 = 3p sq.cm.
2p + 4 4 28 14 36 60. (2) For the equilateral triangle of side a,
r= =2+ =2+ =2+ =
p p 22 11 11 a a
In radius = Circum-radius =
2 ´ 36 72 6 2 3 3
\ Diameter = = = 6 metres
11 11 11 2 2
\ Required ratio = p æç a ö÷ : p æç a ö÷ = 1 : 1 = 4 :1
56. (4) If the radius be r metre, then pr + 2r = 144 è 3ø è 2 3 ø 3 12
144 144 144 ´ 7 61. (2) Side of square = 2 metre
Þ r( p + 2) = 144 Þ r = = = = 28
p+ 2 22 36
+2
7 2 1
Radius of in-circle = = metre
\ Diameter = 2r = 2 ´ 28 = 56 metre 2 2
57. (1) 1 p
Area of the circle = pr 2 = p´ ´ sq. metre
2 2
62. (2) Circumference of the circle = p ´ diameter
100
Þ p´ d = 100 Þ d = cm
p
Radius of circum-circle
100
Diagonal 2 ´ side Side \ Diagonal of inscribed square = cm
= = = p
2 2 2
1
Side \ Side of the square = ´ diagonal
Radius of in-circle = 2
2
1 100 50 2
Side Side = = cm
\ Ratio = : = 1: 2 2 p p
2 2
58. (1) If the lenght of the side of square be units, then 4 3
63. (4) Volume of sphere = p (10.5) cu.cm.
a 3
Radius of in-circle =
2 1 2
2a a Volume of a cone = p(3.5) ´ 3 cu.cm.
Radius of circum-circle = = 3
2 2
\ Required ratio 4
p(10.5)3
\ Number of cones = 3 = 126
2 2
æaö æ a ö 1 1 1 2
= p´ ç ÷ : p´ ç ÷ = : = 1: 2 p(3.5) ´ 3
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64. (4) Volume of cones = Volume of sphere
A 2pr 3 6 3
1 1 4 Þ = = =
Þ pr12 h + pr22 h = pr3 B 4 pr 3 4 2
3 3 3 3
Þ ( r12 + r22 ) h = 4r 3 Þ (9 + 16) h = 4 ´ 53 1 2 4
69. (2) pa h = pa 3 Þ h = 4a
Þ 25h = 4 ´ 125 Þ h = 4 ´ 5 = 20 hours 3 3
70. (4) Volume of cylinder = Volume of sphere
1 2
65. (1) Volume of metallic cone = pr h 4 h 4
3 Þ pr 2 h = pr 3 Þ =
3 r 3
1
= p´ 30 ´ 30 ´ 45 cu.cm. Surface area of cylinder
3 \
Surface area of sphere
4 3
Volume of a sphere = pR
3 2prh + 2pr 2 2prh 2pr 2
= = +
4 4pr 2 4pr 2 4pr 2
= p´ 5 ´ 5 ´ 5 cu.cm.
3 h 1 4 1 7
= + = + = Þ 7:6
\ Required number of spheres 2r 2 6 2 6
71. (1) If the requried percentage be x, then
1
p´ 30 ´ 30 ´ 45
30x
=3 = 81 30 - x - = 0 Þ 300 - 10x - 3x = 0
4 100
p´ 5 ´ 5 ´ 5
3
æ æ xy ö ö
ç Percentage Effect = ç x + y + ÷%÷
66. 2 2
(1) Slant height of cone (l) = r + h = r + r = 2 r 2 2 è è 100 ø ø

Total surface area of cone 300 1

Þ 13x = 300 Þ x = = 23 %
Total Surface area of hemi - sphere 13 23

æ 50 ´ 50 ö
prl + pr 2 l + r 2r + r 72. (4) Percentage increase = ç 50 + 50 + ÷ % = 125%
= 2
= = = 2 + 1: 3 è 100 ø
3pr 3r 3r

Volume of cylinder pr 2 h 73. (4) Percentage increase in area

67. (2) = 1 1
Volume of cone 1 2 æ 30 ´ 20 ö
pr2 h 2 = ç 30 + 20 + ÷ % = 56%
3 è 100 ø

2
æ 3ö
2 æ 50 ´ 50 ö
ær ö æh ö 2 74. (2) Effective increase = ç 50 + 50 + ÷ % = 125%
= 3.ç 1 ÷ ç 1 ÷ = 3 ´ ç ÷ ´ è 100 ø
è r2 ø è h 2 ø è 2ø 3
75. (2) If the length and breadth of a rectangle are changed by
x% and y% respectively, the effective change in area
3
= 3´ =3 3: 2
2 æ xy ö
=çx + y+ ÷% Here, x = – 40 y = – 40
68. (2) Volume of cylinder = pr2h Þ A= pr2 (2r) = 2pr3 è 100 ø

æ 40 ´ 40 ö
[Q h = 2r] \ Percentage decrease = ç -40 - 40 + ÷%
è 100 ø
4 3 4 3 = (– 80 + 16) % = – 64%
Volume of sphere = pr Þ B = pr
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