EXERCISE 23

Mark ( ) against the correct ansuwer in each of the following :

1. The length of a rectangular plot is 4 2 times that of its breadth. If the area
of the plot is 200 square metres, then what is its length ? (Bank P.0. 2006)
(6) 62 m (c) 27 m (d) 20m (e) None of these
(a) 25 m
is 40 m
2. The ratio of the length and breadtl1 of a plot is 3:2. If the breadth
less than the length, what is the perimeter of the plot ? (Bank P.0. 2006)
(b) 320 m (c) 400 m (d) 450m (e) None of these
(a)480 m
metres and a perimeter of
3. A rectangular carpet has an area of 120square (A.A.0. 2007)
46 m.,The length of its diagonal is :
(b) 13m (ç) 15 m . (d) 17 m
(a) 11 m

4. A room is 12 m long and 7 m widè. The maximum length of a square tile

tiles should be:
to fill the floor of the room with whole number of
(6) 175 cm (c) 125 cm (d) 150cm
(a) 200cm (Railways, 2006

5.25 m broad is to be paved exacy

5. A rectangular courtyard 3.78 m long and minimum number of such tiles
square tiles, all of the same size. The
with
(b) 440 (c) 450 (d) 460
(a) 430 (M.B.A. 2006
walls
four
m. of
What is the area (S.S.C.
6. The perimeter of a floor of a room is 18 2001)
m ?
of the room, if its height is 3 (d) 108 m²
(a) 21 m2 (6) 42 m2 (c) 54 m2
and its diagonal measures 10cm. an
7. Arectangle measures 8 cm on length
2 0 0

(Railways,

is the perimeter of the rectangle ?

(d) 18 cm
(a) 36 cm (6) 38 cm (c) 28 cm the
floor

wide will be required to cover

(Railways, 2000

8. How many metres of carpet 63 cm

of a room 14 m by 9 m? (d) 185 m
(a) 200 m (6) 210 m (c) 220 m
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9. A path of uniform width runs round the inside of a
long and rectangular field 38 m
32 m wide. If the path occupies 600 m2. then the width of the
is : patn
(S.S.C. 2007)
(a) 3 m (6) 5 m (c) 8.75 m (d) 10 m
10. Tbtal area of 64 small squares of a
chessboard is 400 cm². There is 3 cm
wide border around the chessboard. What is the length
chessboard ? of each side of the
(Railways, 2006)
(a) 17 cm (6) 20 cm (c) 23 cm (d)) 26 cm
11. The length of a rectangle is increased by 10% and its
by 10%. Then, the area of the new breadth is decreased
rectangle is: (S.S.C. 2007)
(a) neither increased nor decreased (b) increased by 1%
(c) decreased by 1%
(d) decreased by 10%
12. If the diagonal of a rectangle is 17 cm long and its
area of the rectangle is : perimeter is 46 cm, the
(Railways, 2006)
(a) 100 cm2 (6) 110 cm2 (c) 120 cm2 (d). 150 cm2
13. The total cost of flooring a room at Rs 8.50
per square metre is Rs 510. If
the length of the room is 8 m, its breadth is:
(a) 7.5 m
(Railways, 2006)
(6) 8.5 m (c) 10.5 m (d) 12.5 m
14. Arectangular field has dimensions 25 m by 15 m. Two
mutually perpendicular
passages of 2 m width have been left in its central part and grass
grown in rest of the field. The area under the grass is: has been
(M.B.A, 2007)
(a) 295 m? (6) 299 m? (c) 300m2 (d) 375 m2
15. The perimeter .of a rectangle is 60 m. If its length is twice its breadth,
its area is : then
(Railways, 2006)
(a) 160 m2 (6) 180 m? (c) 200 m² (d) 220 m²
16. The area of a rectangle is 12sq. metres and its length is 3 times that of its
breadth. What is the perimeter of the rectangle? (Bank P.0. 2006)
(a) 14 m (6) 18 m (c) 24 m
(d)Cannot be determined (e) None of these
17. The largest size of bamboo that can be plaçed in a
square of area
100 sq. metres, is:
(a) 10 m (b) 14.14 m (c) 20 m (d) 25 m
18, The diagonal'of a square is 4/2 cm.The diagonal of another square whose
area is double that of the first square, is: (S.S.C. 2005)
(a) 8cm (b) 8/2 cm (c) 16 cm (d) 4/2 cm
19, The perimeter of a rectangle and a square are l60m each.
The area of the
rectangle is less than that of the square by 100 sq. metres. The length of the
rectangle is : (S.S.C. 2005)
(a) 30 m (b) 40 m (c) 50 m (d) 60 m
20. The length of a rectangular plot is thrice its breadth. If the
area of the
rectangular plot is 6075 sq. metres, what is its length? (Bank P.O. 2006)
(a) 45 m (b) 75 m (c) 130 m (d) 145 m (e) None of these
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21. The length of arectangular plot is increased by 25%. To keep its area
unchanged, the width of the plot should be: (M.B.A. 2005)
(a) kept unchanged (b) increased by 25%
(c) increased by 20% (d) reduced by 20%
22. If the length and width of a rectangular garden are each increased by 20%,
then what would be the percent increase in the area of the garden ?
(a) 20% (6) 24% (c) 369% (d) 44%
(M.B.A. 2005)
23. If the length of a rectangle is increased by 20% and its breadth is decreased
by 20%, then its area : (S.S.C. 2006)
(a) increases by 4% (b) decreases by 4%
(c) decreases by 1% (d) remains unchanged
24. If each side of a square is increased by 50%, the ratio of the area of the
resulting square to the area of the given square is : (M.B.A. 2007)
(b) 9:4 (c) 4:5 (d) 4:9
(a) 5:4
uniform
25. A hall 20 m long and 15 m broad is surrounded by a verandah of
width of 2.5 m. The cost of flooring the verandah at Rs 17.50 per sq. metre is :
(a) Rs2500 (6) Rs 3000 (c) Rs 3500 (d) Rs 4000
the ratio of their
26. If the ratio of the areas of two squares is 9:1, then
perimeters is :
(a) 2: 1 (b) 3: 1 (c) 3:2 (d) 4: 1
its diagonal than
27. The ratio of the areas of two squares, one having double
the other is :
(6) 3:1 (c) 3:2 (d) 4: 1
(a) 2: 1
1
28. The area of a square is hectare. The length of its diagonal is :
2
(6) 100 m (c) 50/2 m (d) 50 m
(a) 250 m
carpet 75 cm wide at 90 p per
29..The cost of carpeting a room 15 m long with a
metre is Rs l08. The breadth of the room is :
(c) 9 m (d) 12 m
(a) 6 m (b) 8 m
then its area is increased by
30. If each side of a square is increased by 4 cm,
60 cm2. The side of the square is:
(d) None of these
(a) 12 cm (b) 13 cm (c) 14 cm
it is broad. The area of the lawn
31. A rectangular plot is half as long again as
2
is hectares. The length of the plot is :
100/3 m
(a) 100 m (b) 66.66 m (c) 33 m (d) 3
3
one is 1 hectare, while another o
32. Of the, two square fields, the area of the
is broader by 1%. The difference in areas is :
(6) 201 m² (c) 100 m² (d) 200 m²
(a) 101 m2
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88. The area of a rectangle
84m. The width of 144 mlong is the Same as that
the rectangle is: of a square of Siae
(a) 7 m
(d) Cannot be determined (b) 14 m (c) 49 m
(e) None of these
34. A verandah 40 m long and
measuring 6dm by 5 dm. The15numberm broad is to be paved
of
with stones each
(a) 1000 (6) 2000
stones required is:
35. The length and breadth (c) 3000 (d) None of these
of a rectangular piece of land
5:3. "The owner spent Rs 3000
for
are in the ratio of
per metre. The difference surrounding it from all sides at Rs 7.50
between its length and breadth is:
(a)50 m (6) 100 m
36. The length of a rectangular (c) 150 m (d) 200 m
plot is twice its breadth. If the length
diagonal is 9/5 m, the perimeter of of its
(a) 27 m
the rectangle is:
(6) 54 m (c) 81 m
37. The cost of cultivating a (d) None of these
square
Rs 1440. The cost of putting a field at the rate of Rs 160 per hectare is
fence around it at Rs 7.50 per metre is:
(a) Rs 9000 (6) Rs 18000 (c) Rs 8100 (d) Rs 27500
38. The carpeting of a room twice as
long as it is broad at the rate of 50 p per
sq. metre costs Rs 12.25 and the cost
of
per square metre is Rs 6.30. The heightpainting its walls at the rate of 9 p
of the room is :
1
(a) 3 m (6) 43 m (c) 7 m (d) None of these
39. A rectangle has 15 cm as its
length and 150 cm² as its area. Its area is
increased to 1 times the original area by
increasing only its length. Its
new perimeter is :
(a) 50 cm (6) 60 cm (c) 70 cm (d) 80 cm
40. Area of four walls of a room is 77 m² and
its length and breadth are 7.5 m
and 3.5 mrespectively. The height of the room is:
(a) 3.5 m (b) 5.4 m (c) 6.77 m (d) 7.7 m
1. The area of four walls of a room is 168 m².
The breadth and
room are 8m and 6 m respectively. The length of the room isheight :
of the
(a) 14 m (6) 12m (c) 6 m (d) 3.5 m
2. The cost of papering the four walls of 'a room is Rs
480.
length, breadth and height of another room is double that ofEach one of the
this room. The
COst of papering the walls of this new room is:
(a) Rs 3840 (b) Rs 2880 (c) Rs 1920 (d) Rs 960
33. The length of a rectangle is twice its breadth. If its
5 cm and the breadth is increased by 5 cm, the area of
length is decreased by
the rectangle is
increased by 75 cm². The length of the rectangle is :
(a) 20 cm (6) 30cm (c) 40 cm (d) 50 cm
44 If the diagonal of a square is doubled, then the area of the new
becomes: square
(a) four fold (6) three fold (c) two fold (d) None of these
402 Objective Arithmetic
45. The area of asquare is 50 cm2. The area of the circle drawn on its diagonal is.
(a) 25n cm2 (b) 50r cm2 (c) 75 cm2 (d) 100n cm2
46. The area of the largest circle that can be drawn inside a square of side
14 cm, is :
(b) 154 cm2 (c) 204 cm2 (d) 176 cm?
(a)84 cm2
rectangle with sides
A7. The area of the largest circle that can be drawn inside a
8 m by 7 m, is :
(c) 32 m² (d) m²
(a) 50m²
7
(6)
the form of a rectangle
48. A circular wire of radius 42 cm is cut and bent in
the rectangle is:
whose sides are in the ratio of6:5. The smaller side of
(6) 60 cm (c) 72 cm (d) 132 cm
(a) 30 cm
a circle of unit radius. The area
49., The largest possible square is inscribed in
of the square is:
(6) n Sq. units
(a) 2 sqg. units
(c) (2/2n) sq. units (d) (4/2r) sq. units
circumscribed about a circle of radius r is:
J50. The perimeter of a square
(c) 8r (d) 21r
(a) 2r (b) 4r
perimeter. The sidés of the rectangle
51. A circle and a rectangle have the same the circle ? (M.B.A. 2005)
area of
are 18 cm and 26 cm. What is the
(c) 616 cm2 (d) 1250 cm²
(a) 88 cm2 (6) 154 cm2
or an equilateral triangle is the
52. If an area enciosed by a circle or a square
possessed by: (M.B.A. 2006)
same, then the maximum perimeter is
(a)cirle .(6) square
(c) equilateral triangle (d) both triangle and' square

If the perimeter is 52 cm,

53. The sides of a triangle are in the ratio 23 4
(M.B.A. 2005)
then the length of the smallest side is :
(c) 11cm (d) 12 cm
(a) 9cm (b) 10 cm
increased by
by 40% and its base is (M.B.A.
.54. If the height of a triangle is decreased 2006)
40%, what will be the effect on its area ? (d) 16% increase
(6) 8% decrease (c) 16% decrease
(a) no change
angled triangle is 5 m and its hypotenuse is 13
m. lS
55. The base of a right
area will be:
m?
(a) 25 m2 (6) 28 m2 (c) 30 m2 (d)

cm. Its area is

56. Each side of an equilateral triangle mneasures 8
(d) 21.3 cm?
(a) 64 cm2 (6) 16/3 cm² (c) 4V3 cm?
cm², Each of its sides measure
57. The area of an-equilateral triangle is 4/3
4V3 (6) cm (c) 3 cm (d) 4 cm
(a) Cm
4
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K8, Each side of an
altitude is:
equilateral triangle measures 2/3 cm.
The length of t8
(a)
V3 Cm
2 (6) Cm
4 (c) 3 cm (d) 0.5 cm
59. The ratio of the area of
a square of side a and
of side a, is : that of an equilateral triangle
(a) 2:1
(6) 2: J3 (c) 4:3
60. The area of a square with (d) 4: 3
The altitude of the triangleside x is egual to area of a triangle with base
is : x.
(a) (6) x
2 (c) 2* (d) 4x
61. The perimeter of an isosceles
are in the ratio 5:4. The area triangle is 14 cm. Its lateral _ide and the base
of the triangle is :
(a) LJ21 cm? 3
(b) V21 cm?
2 2 (c) V21 cm² (d) 2/21 cm?
62. The sides of a triangular board
are 13 m, 14 m and 15 m. The cost of
it at Rs 8.75 per m² is : painting
(a) Rs 688.80 (6) Rs 735 (c) Rs 730.80 (d) Rs 722.50
63. The area of a right-angled triangle is 20
cm² and one of the sides containing the
right angle is 4cm. The altitude on the hypotenuse
is: (Railways, 2006)
41 41
(a) Cm (6) 29 20
V34
Cm (c) Cm (d)
40 V20 cm

64. The areas of two similar triangles are 12 cm² and 48 V29
cm².
smaller one is 2.1 cm, then the corresponding height of If the height of the
the bigger one is :
(a) 0.525 cm (6) 4.2 cm (c) 4.41 cm (d) 8.4 cm
65. AABC and ADEF are similar triangles such that (M.B.A. 2006)
BC = 4 cm, EF = 5 cm and
area (AABC) = 64 cm² The area of ADEF is:
(a) 80 cm2 (6) 100 cm2 (c) cm2
(d) None of these
66, The perimeter of a square and that of an equilateral triangle
are equal. If the
length of diagonal of the square be 12/2 cm, then area of the triangle is:
(a) 64/3 cm2 (b) 32/3 cm² (c) 24V3 cm? (d) 24/2 cm²
67. On increasing each side of an equilateral triangle by 2 cm, there
is an increase
of 2/3 cm² in its area. The length of each side of the triangle is:
(a) 1 cm (b) V3 cm (c) 3 cm (d) (2 + V3) Cm
o8. Each side of a square is equal to each side of an equilateral triangle, The
ratio of their areas is:
(a) 2:1 (b) 2:3 (c) 4:3 (d) 4: V3
69. What is the ratio of the areas of circles inscribed and circumscribed in
Square ? a
(a) 1:(2 (b) 1:/3 (c) 1:2 (d) 1:4
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Objeotive Arithmetig
cireumseribed in an
70. What ia the ratio of the arem of circlen inneribed und
vquilateral tringle? (d) 1:9
(e) :4
(a) l:2 (b)|:3
trlanglo in 24 cm. The area of its
71. The length of och ndo of un oquilateral
inacribed cirele in:
(h) (24) em" (e) (36) em2 (d) (48n) cm?
oquilatoral trianglo in 462 em² The
2. he aroa of n cirelo inneribod in an
porimeter of thin triangle in:
(e) 126 cm (d) 168 cm
(o) 42V3 em (6) 72.6 em
em. ItA aron is:
73. The height of un cquilateral trianglo in Vo
(6) 243 en (e) 2/2 cm (d) 6/2 cm?
(a) 3/3 em'
triangle is x. The area of the
74. The length of the median of an equilntoral
triangle iN :
(b) (c) (d)
(a)? 3
2
a circle. What is the ratio
75. The area of a squuro is oqual to the area of of the circle?
betwoen the sido of the Nquare and the radius
(c) 1: (d) n:1
(a) /a:1 (6) I: Va
He leaves a margin of 2.5 cm at the
76. A typist uses a paper 30 cm x 15 cm, percentage of paper
top and the bottom and 1,25 em on oither sido. What (Railways, 2006)
typing?
area is approximutoly available for (d) 60%
(u) 65% (6) 70% (c) 80%
are oqual. If their perimeters are
77. The areas of a squaro and a roctangle following is a true statement ?
respectively p, and p,, then which of the
(b) P, S P? (c) P, > P2 (d) P, P2
(a) p, < Py
are equal. If their areas are
The perimetors of a square and a roctangle following is a true statement?
78.
respectively A m² and Bm", then which of the
(6) A s B (c) A > B (d) A B
(a) A « B
be inscribed in a semicircle ot
79, The area of the largest triangle that can (S.S.C. 2004)
rudius r em, is :
(c)
-n2 cm2 (d) 2,2 cm2
(a) 2r em (6) p emn2
2
equilateral triangle of side 4V3 13
V80. A circle is inscribed in a squaro. An is :
inseribed in that circle. The length of the diagonal of the square
(c) 8/2 cm (d) 16 cm
(a) 4N2 em (b) 8 cm
(S.S.C. 2004)

81. Each side of an equilateral triangle is oqual to the radius of

a circle whose
area is 154 cm'. The area of the equilateral triangle is:
7V3 cm? (6)
49/3 cm? (c) 35 cm? (d) 49 cm²
(a) 4
is :
82. The diagonals of a rhombus are 45 em and 30 em. Its area
(d) 2700 cm²
(a) 675 cm? (c) 2010 cm?
(b) 1360 cm?
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83. The area of a rhombus is 36 cm2 and the
6 cm. The length of second Jength of one of its diagonals 1s
diagonal is :
(a)6 cm (6) 6V2 Cm (c) 12 cm (d) None of these
84. The area of a rhombus is 144 cm2, If one of the
the lengths of its diagonals are : diagonals is double the othr,
(a) 6 cm, 12 cm (b) 12 cm, 24 cm (c) 16 cm, 32 cm (d) 18 cm, 36 cm
85. The perimeter of a rhombus is 52 cm and the
is 10 length of its smaller diagonal
cm. The length of the longer diagonal is
:
(a) 10.4 cm (6) 12 cm (c) 18 cm (d) 24 cm
86. One side and one diagonal of a rhombus measure 5
What is the area of the rhombus ? cm and 8 cm respectively.
(a)20 cm2 (6) 24 cm2 (c) 26 cm2 (d) 40 cm2
87. If the side of a rhombus is 20 cm and its shorter
of its longer diagonal, then the area of the
diagonal is three-fourths
rhombus is :
(a) 375 cm2 (6) 380 cm2 (c) 384 cm2 (d) 395 cm2
88. The area of a rhombus is 2016 cm² and its side is 65 cm. The
lengths of its
diagonals are: (M.B.A, 2003)
(a) 125 cm, 35 cm (6) 126 cm, 32 cm (c) 132 cm, 26 cm (d) 135 cm, 25 cm
89. The diagonal of a square is 20 m. The area of the square is : (Railways, 2003)
(a) 40 m2 (b) 120 m² (c) 200 m2 (d) 400 m²
90. If the side of a square is increased by 25%, then its area is
increased by:
(a) 25% (b) 40.5% (c) 55% (d) 56.25%
(S.S.C. 2001)
91. The area of a square field is 6050 m. The length of its diagonal is:
(a) 110 m (6) 112 m (c) 120 m (d) 135 m
(IGNOU, 2004)
92. The area of a circle is 24.64 m². The circumference of the circle is :
(a) 14.64 m (6) 16.36 m (c) 17.60 m (d) 18.40 m
(Railways, 2003)
93. If the radius of a circle is increased by 6%, then its area is increased by :
(a) 0.36% (6) 3.6% (c) 12.36% (d) 36%
94. The difference between the radii of the smaller circle and the bigger circle
is 7 cm and the difference between the areas of the two circles is 1078 cm2
Radius of the smaller circle is : (M.B.A. 2002)
(a) 17.5 cm (6) 21 cm (c) 28 cm
(d)Data inadequate (e) None of these
95. A circular garden has a circumference of 440 m. There is a 7 m wide hordav
inside the garden along its periphery. The area of the border is
(a) 2918 m² (6) 2921 m2 (c) 2924 m2 (d) 2926 m²
98. The area of a circle is increased by 22 cm² when its radius is inct eased
l cm. The original radius of the circle is: (S.S.C. 2007)
(a) 6 cm (b) 3.2 cm (c) 3 cm (d) 3.5 cm
406 Objective Arithmetic
many times
97. If the radius of a circle is increased to three times, then huw
will its circumference be increased ? (Railways, 2006)
1
(a) 2 times (6) 3 times (c) times (d) 9 times
3
with sides
98. The area of the largest circle that can be drawn inside a rectangle
18 cm and 14 cm is:
(S.S.C. 2007)
(a) 49 cm (b) 154 cm? (c) 378 cm2 (d) 1078 cm?
square field are equal. What is the
99. The perimeters of a circular and a
diameter of the circular field, if the area of the square field is 484 m²?
(a) 14 m (6) 21 m (c) 28 m (d) None of these
(Railways, 2006)
100. What is the area of the shaded portion if each side of the square
measures 2l cm ? 103 cm
(a) 86.5 cm2 (6) 102 cm2
(c) 94.5 cm2 (d) 81.5 cm?
14 m
101. A square park has each side 100 m. At each corner
of the park there, is a flower bed in the form of a 14m
quadrant of radius 14 m, as shown in the figure. 100 m
The area of the remaining part of the park is :
(a)9384 m? (b) 9290 m2 14 m

(c) 9150 m² (d) 9050 m² (Railways, 2006) 14 m

semicircles are drawn on OP, PQ
102. In the given figure, OP = PQ = 14 cm and
and OQ as diameters. Then, the perimeter of the
shaded area is :
(6) 176 cm
(a) 88cm
(c)264 cm (d)352 cm

the
103. In the adjoining figure, if the radius of each of the
four outer circles is r, what is the radius of
inner circle ? (Railways, 2004)
2r
(6)
(a) J2+1) V2
(c)(2 -1) r (d) v2r
equal. If the area o
104. The perimeters ofa circular field and a square field are will be:
the square field is 12100 m', the area of the circular field
(6) 15400 m2 (c) 15200 m? (d) 15300 m²
(a) 15500 m2
(Railways, 2006)
area of 484 cm². If the sa
105. A wire, bent in the form of a square, encloses an
be
wire is bent so as to form a circle, then the area enclosed will
(a) 484 cm² (b) 5382 cm2 (c) 616 cm² (d) 644 cm²
7 (S.S.C. 2005)
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106. Each side of an equilateral
triangie measures 8 cm. Its area is :
(a) 32/3 cm2 16
(6) cm? (c) 16/3 cm² (d) 16 cm?
3
107. From a point within an equilateral triangle,
perpendiculars drawn to the
three sides are 6 cm, 7 cm and 8 cm respectively.
the triangle is : The length of each side of
(S.S.C. 2005)
(a) 7cm (6) 10.5 cm 14/3
(c) 14/3 em (d) Cm
3
108. The area of a triangle is p sa. cm and its
base is x cm. What is the height
of the triangle ?
(M.C.A, 2005)
(a)
2p cm 2x
tb) cm (c) cm (d) Cm
2p 2c
109. Two isosceles triangles have equal vertical
sides are in the ratio angles and their corresponding
3:5. What is the ratio of their areas ?
(a) 3:5 (6) 9:25 (c) 6: 10 (d) None of these
110. If an equilateral triangle of area x and a
square of area y have the same
perimeter, then:
(a) x < y (b) x = y (c) x > y (d) x < y.
111. A triangle has sides of lengths 3 cm, 4 cm and 5 cm.
What is the area of the
circle inscribed in the triangle ? (C.D.S. 2004)
(a) 2r cm? (6) n cm? (c) cm?
2
(d) cm Y
4
112. The sides of a triangle are 6 cm, 11cm and 15 cm. What is
the radius of the
incircle of the triangle ?
(a) 3/2 cm 4V2 5/2
(6) Cm (c) Cm (d) 6/2 cm
4
113. What is the area of an equilateral triangle inscribed in a circle
of unit
radius ?

(a) 3/3 sq. units (6)

3/3 sq. units (c) 3/3 sq. units 3/3
2
(d) Sq. units
4 16
114. Each side of an equilateral triangle is 42 cm. What is the area of the
circle
inscribed in it? (S.S.C. 2004)
(a) 22/3 cm? (b) 231 cm2 2N3
(c) 462 cm2 (d) 924 cm2
115. The perimeter of a triangle is 30 cm and the
circumference of its incircle is
88 cm. The area of this triangle is :
(a) 70 cm2 (b) 140 cm2 (c) 210 cm? (d) 420 cm2
I16. Each side of an equilateral triangle is 12 cm. The area of its circumcircle in
cm² is:
(a) 42 (6) 48 (c) 36n (d) 24T
17, On increasing the radius of a circle by 75%, what percentage increase
will
be there in its perimeter ?
(a) 25% (b) 50% (c) 75%o (d) 150%
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percentage decrease will
18 On decreasing the radius of acircle by 10%, what
be there in its area ?
(c) 20% (d) 36%
(a),10% (6) 19%
distance of 88 km. The diameter
I19. A wheel rakes 1000 revolutions in covering a (M.B.A. 2003)
of the wheel is :
(e) 28 m (d) 40 m
(a) 14 m (b) 24 m
many revolutions will it make
120. The radius of a circular wheel is 1.75 m. How (S.S.C. 2003)
in travelling 11 km ?
(c) 1000 (d) 10000
(a) 10 (6) 100
makes 113 revolutions to go 2 km
121. What is the diameter of a wheel that (S.S.C. 2003)
26 decametres ?
4 8
4 4
(6) 6, m (c) 12- m (d) 12 m
(a) 4 m 11 11
13 11
7
m will make in going
122. The number of rounds that awheel of diameter 11
4 km, is :
(6) 1500 (c) 1700 (d) 2000
(a) 1000
times does it revolve during a
123. The radius of awheel is 1.4 dm. How many
journey of 0.66 km ?
(b) 750 (c) 1500 (d) 3000
(a) 375
length of 1.76 km. The number
124. A circular disc of area (0.49n) m² rolls down a
of revolutions it makes, is :
(6) 400 (c) 600 (d) 4000
(a)300
cm. The wheel makes 10 revolutions
125. The radius of the wheel of a vehicle is 70
in 5 seconds. The speed of the vehicle is: (d) 32.72 km/hr
(a) 29.46 km/hr (6) 31.68 km/hr (c) 36.25 km/hr
cm formed by an arc of length
126. The area of a sector of a circle of radius 5
3.5 cm, is :
(6) 17.5 cm2 (c) 8.75 cm2 (d) 55 cm2
(a) 35 cm?
an angle of 72° at the centre.
127. In a circle of radius 21 cm, an arc subtends
The length of the arc is :
(c) 21.6 cm (d) 26.4 cm
(a) 13.2 cm (6) 19.8 cm
a sector at the centre is 42:
128. In acircle of radius 12 cm, the angle made by
The area of the sector is :
(c) 52.8 cm2 (d) 79.2 cm?
(a) 26.4 cm? (b) 39.6 cm²
cm. The area swept by it
129. The length of minute hand of a wall clock is 7
30 minutes is:
(6) 154 cm? (c) 77 cm2 (d) 210 cm?
(a) 147 cm2
be tethered in order that it may
130. The length of a rope by which a cow must
be able to graze an area of 9856 m² is:
(a) 56 m (6) 64 m (c) 88 m (d) 168 m
side 63 m so u
131. Four horses are tethered at four corners of a square plot of
they just çannot reach one another. The ungrazed area is:
(c) 785.8 m² (d) 850.5 m²
(a) 675.5 m² (6) -780.6 m²
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192. The two parallel sides of a trapezium are 1 m and 2 m respectively and the
perpendicular distance between them is 6 m. The area of the trapezium is :
(a) 18 m? (b) 12 m (d) 6 m2
(c) 9 m2
183. The area of a trapezium is 384 cm²., If its parallel sidos are in the ratio 3 : 5
and the perpendicular distance between them is 12 cm. the smaller of the
parallel sides is :
(a) 16 cm (6) 24 cm (c) 32 cm (d) 40 cm
134. The cross-section of a canal is atrapezium in shape. Ir the canal is 10 m
wide at the top and 6 m wide at the bottom and the area of the cross-section
is 640 m², the length of the cross-section is:
(a) 40 m (6) 80 m (c) 160 m (d) 384 m
135. A parallelogram has. sides 60 m and 40 m and one of its diagonals is 80 m
long. Its area is :
(a) 480 m² (6) 320 m² (c) 600/15 m² (d) 450V15 m²
136. If a square and a rhombus stand on the samo base, then the ratio of the
areas of the square and rhombus is :
1
(a)greater than 1 (6) equal to 1 (c) equal to 2
(d) equal to 4
137. The diagonal of a rhombus is 80% of the other diagonal. Then, area of the
rhombus is how many times the square of the length of the longer diagonal ?
2 4
(a) (b) 5
(c) 4
(d)
138. The area of a rhombus is 144 cm2, One of its diagonals is twice the other.
The length of the shorter diagonal is:
(a) 12 cm (b) 6V2 cm (c) 6 cm (d) 24 cm

ANSWERS

1, (e) 2. (c) 3. (d) 4. (b) 5. (c) 6. (c) 7. (c) 8. (a) 9. (6)

10. (d) 11. (c) 12. (c) 13. (a) 14. (6) 15. (c) 16. (e) 17. (6) 18. (a)
19. (c) 20. (e) 21. (d) 22. (d) 23. (6) 24. (b) 25. (c) 26. (b) 27. (d)
28. (6) 29. (a) 30, (d) 31. (a) 32. (b) 33. (c) 34. (b) 35. (a) 36. (b)
37. (a) 38. (a) 39. (b) 40. (a) 41. (c) 42. (c) 43. (c) 44. (a) 45. (a)
46. (b) 47. (b) 48. (b) 49. (a) 50. (c) 51. (c) 52. (c) 53. (d) 54. (c)
55. (c) 56. (b) 57. 58. (c)
(d) 59. (d)60. (c) 61. (d) 62. (6) 63. (d)
64. (6) 65. (b) 66. 67. (a)
(a) 68. (d)69. (c) 70. (c) 71. (d) 72. (c)
73. (6) 74. 76. (d) 77. (a)78. (c) 79, (b) 80. (c) 81. (6)
(d) 75. (a)
85.
(6) (d) 86. (6)87. (c) 88, (b) 89. (c) 90. (d)
OZ. (a) 83. (c) 84.
91. (a) 92. (c) 93. (c) 94. (b) 95. (d) 96. (c) 97. (a) 98. (b) 99. (c)
100. (c) 101, (a) 102, a) 103. (c) 104. (6) 105. (c) 106. (c) · 107. (c) 108. (o
109. (b) 110. (d) 111. (b) 112. (c) 113. (c) 114. (c) 115. (c) 116. (b) 117. (c)
118. (6) 119, (c) 120. (c) 121. (b) 122. (d) 123. (b) 124. (6) 125. (6) 126. (c)
133. (6) 134. (b) 185. (o
127. (d) 128. (e) 129, (c) 130. (a) 131. (a) 132. (c)
36. (6) 137. (a) 138. (a)_