Surface Area and Volume Top 25 Questions

1. The radius of cone and cylinder are in the ratio 2: 3 and their heights are in the
ratio 3: 2, then their volumes are in the ratio:

a. 3: 2 b. 2: 9
c. 9: 2 d. 2: 3
2. The circumference of the base of a cone is 44 cm and the slant height is 25 cm.
find the curved surface area of the cone.
3. Solid shapes are called:
a. One-dimensional b. Two-dimensional
c. Three-dimensional d. All the above
4. A semi circular sheet of metal of diameter 28 cm is bent into an open conical
cup. Find the depth and capacity of the cup.
5. Curved surface of right circular cylinder is 4.4 m2, radius of base is 0.7 m, then
22
the height is: (Take 𝜋 = )
7
a. 1 m b. 2 m
c. 3 m d. 4 m
6. The external radius of a hollow right circular cylindrical pipe is 9 cm and its
height is 14 cm. The volume of the metal used to make the pipe is 748 cm3.
Find the thickness of the pipe.
7. The ratio of the volume of a cube to that of a sphere which exactly fits inside the
cube is:
a. 6: 𝜋 b. 𝜋: 6
c. 𝜋: 12 d. 12: 𝜋
8. The cost of painting the total surface area of a closed cylindrical oil tank at Rs
2.50/dm2 is Rs 5390. The height of the tank is 6 times the radius of the base of
the tank. Find its volume in dm3.
9. If the diameter of a sphere is decreased by 25%, by what per cent does it curved
surface area decreased?
a. 43.75% b. 21.88%
c. 50% d. 25%
10. The surface area of a sphere of radius 5 cm is 5 times the curved surface area of
a cone of radius 4 cm. find the volume of the cone.
11. If the heights and radii of a cone and a hemisphere are same then the ratio of
their volumes is:
a. 1: 2 b. 2: 3
c. 1: 3 d. 1: 1
12. A solid cylinder has a total surface area 462 sq cm. its curved surface area is
one – third of the total surface area. Find the volume of the cylinder.
13. A cuboid of unit length, unit breadth and of height 10 units is cut into 10 cubical
pieces of edge of 1 unit length each. The total surface area of these ten cubes will
be:
a. 20 sq. units b. 40 sq. units
c. 42 sq. units d. 60 sq. units
14. If ℎ be the height and α the Semi-vertical angle of a right circular cone, then its
volume is given by:
1 1
a. πh3 tan2 𝛼 b. πh2 tan2 𝛼
3 3
1 1
c. πh2 tan3 𝛼 d. πh3 tan3 𝛼
3 3
15. Pragya donates toys to children of an orphanage on the occasion of her
birthday. Each toy is in the shape of a cone mounted on a hemisphere of
common base radius 7 cm. the total height of the toy is 31 cm. find the total
surface area of the toy. Also find the cost of 50 such toys if the cost of material
used for colouring the toys is Rs 5 per 100 cm2 and the cost of manufacturing is
Rs 10 per toy. What values Pragya has reflected here?
16. The radii of two cylinders are in the ratio 2: 3 and their heights are in the ratio
5: 3, then the ratio of their volumes is:
a. 15: 16 b. 14: 17
c. 20: 27 d. 4: 9
17. The diameter of a roller 120 cm long is 84 cm . if it takes 500 complete revolutions to
level a playground, determine the cost of leveling it at the rate of 30 paise per square
metre.
18. If the area of three adjacent faces f a cuboid is 𝑥, 𝑦 and 𝑧 respectively, then the
volume of a cuboid is:
a. √𝑥𝑦𝑧 b. 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧
2
c. 𝑥 𝑦𝑧 d. 𝑥𝑦 + 𝑧
19. The ratio of radius of base to the height of the right circular cylinder is 1: 2. If its
volume is 2156 cm3, then its total surface area is ….
a. 1024 cm2 b. 924 cm2
c. 874 cm2 d. 1204 cm2
20. On increasing the radius of the base and height of a cone each by 20 %, then the
percentage increase in the volume will be:
a. 20 % b. 40.8 %
c. 60 % d. 72.8 %
21. From a solid cylinder of height 14 cm and base diameter 7 cm, two equal conical
holes each of radius 2.1 cm and height 4 cm are cut off. Find the volume of the
remaining solid.
22. The height of a hollow cylinder is 14 cm. if external diameter is 16 cm and total
curved surface area of the hollow cylinder is 1320 sq. cm, then its internal
diameter is:
a. 14 cm b. 16 cm
c. 6 cm d. 8 cm
23. If each edge of a Cube is doubled. How many times its volume will be?
a. 3 times b. 6times
c. 4 times d. 8 times
24. The volume of a cube is 2744 cm Find its surface area is:
3.

a. 196 cm2 b. 1176 cm2

c. 784 cm2 d. 588 cm2
25. A cone, a right circular cylinder and a hemisphere stand on equal base and have
same height. The ratio of their volume is:
a. 1: 2: 3 b. 1: 3: 2
c. 2: 3: 1 d. 2: 1: 3