Multiple Choice Type Questions

correct answer(s) in each of the following.

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Which of the foUowing is the volume of a sphere of radius 2r:
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32 4
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(b) 4nr 3 (c) -nr 3
(a) 37V 3 (d) l 6nr 2

If radius of a sphere be halved, the volume of the sphere will reduce by:
i (a) 1/2 (b) 1I8 (c) 7/8 (d) 1/16
If a solid sphere be cut in two equal parts, then what fraction of the surface of the
3· sphere is the sum of the total surface area of both the hemispheres.

(a) one and halftimes (b) two times

(c) equal (d) none of these
• The radius of a sphere is increased by 100%, the percentage increase in the surface
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area of the sphere will be
(a) 200% (b) 300% (c) 400% (d) 450%
5, 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)l : 4 (b)l:3 (c)2:3 (d)2:1
6. 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)4.2cm (b)2.1 cm (c)2.4cm (d) 1.6cm
7. In a cylinder, radius is doubled and height is halved, the curved surface area will
(a) be halved (b) be doubled (c)remain same (d) become four times
8. 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)lO:17 (b)2O:27 (c)l7:27 (d)2O:37

9· The total surfaces area of a cone whose radius is !:..2 and slant height 2/ is

(a)2nr(l+r) (b)1tr(/+!:..) (c)nr(/+r) (d)2rcr/

IO Th 4 .
. e lateral surface area of a cube is 256 m2. The volume of the cube is
lI (a)512m3 (b)64m3 (c)216m3 . (d)2~6m3
· ;he)l~ngth of the longest pole that can be put in a room of d1mens10ns (IO m x IO m x
lU IS
(a) 14m (c)IOm (d) 12 m
(b) 16m
12. The number of planks ofdimensions (4 m x 50 m x 20 m) that can be s t o ~ p h'
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1s Om long, 12 m wide and 160 m deep 1s
(a) 1900 (b) 1920 (c) 1800 (d) 1840
13. Which is false for a hollow cylinder ?
(a) Area of each open end= n(R2 - r2)
(b) Curved surface area of the hollow cylinder= 21th (R + r)
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(c) Total surface area of the hollow cylinder= 2n (R + r)(h + R-r)
(d) Inner curved surface area= 2nh(R- r)

14. If each edge of a cube is increased by 50% then the percentage increase in its surface
area is
(a)25% (b)50% (c) 100% (d) 125%
15. The volume of a cone is 1570 cm3 and its height is 15 cm. The radius of the cone is: (Use
n=3.14)
16. Ifthe volume and the surface area of a sphere are numerically same then the diamterof
the sphere is :
(a) 3 units (b) 6 units (c) 9 units (d) 1 units
17. If the ratio of the volumes of two sphere is 1 : 8, then the ratio of their surface area is:
(a) 1 : 1 (b) 1 : 2 (c) 1 : 4 (d) 1 : 8
18. A solid metallic cylinder of base radius 3 cm and height 5 cm is melted to form n solid
cones each of height 1 cm and radius 1 mm. The value of n_is:
(a) 1050 (b) 3500 (c) 10500 (d) 13500
19. A metallic sphere of radius 10.5cm is melted and then recasted into small cones each of
radius 3.5cm and height 3cm. The number of cones that can be formed is
(a) 112 (b)124 (c) 126 (d)l35
20. The volumes of two spheres are in the ratio 64: 27 and the sum of their radii is 7 cm. The
difference of their total surface area is :
(a)22 cm2 (b)44 cm 2 (c)66 cm2 (d)88 cm2