Question 1. Question 4.

The length of the longest rod that can be fitted in If the volumes of two cubes are in the ratio 8:1,
a cubical vessel of edge 10 cm long, is then the ratio of their edges is
(a) 10 cm (a) 8 : 1
(b) 10√2 cm (b) 2√2 : 1
(c) 10√3 cm (c) 2 : 1
(d) 20 cm (d) none of these
Solution: Solution:
Edge of cuboid (a) = 10 cm Let volume of first cube = 8x3
∴ Longest edge = √3 a cm and of second cube = x3
= √3 x 10 = 10√3 cm (c)

Question 2.
Three equal cubes are placed adjacently in a
row. The ratio of the total surface area of the
resulting cuboid to that of the sum of the surface
areas of three cubes, is
(a) 7 : 9 Question 5.
(b) 49 : 81 The volume of a cube whose surface area is 96
(c) 9 : 7 cm2, is
(d) 27 : 23 (a) 16√2 cm3
Solution: (b) 32 cm3
Let a be the side of three equal cubes (c) 64 cm3
∴ Surface area of 3 cubes (d) 216 cm3
= 3 x 6a2 = 18a2 Solution:
and length of so formed cuboid = 3a Surface area of a cube = 96 cm2
Breadth = a
and height = a
∴ Surface area = 2(lb + bh + hl)
= 2[3a x a + a x a+a x 3a] = 2[3a2 + a2 + 3a2] = 2
x 7a2 = 14a2
∴ Ratio in the surface areas of cuboid and three
cubes = 14a2 : 18a2= 7:9 (a)

Question 3. Question 6.
If the length of a diagonal of a cube is 8 √3 cm, The length, width and height of a rectangular
then its surface area is solid are in the ratio of 3 : 2 : 1. If the volume of
(a) 512 cm2 the box is 48 cm3, the total surface area of the
(b) 384 cm2 box is
(c) 192 cm2 (a) 27 cm2
(d) 768 cm2 (b) 32 cm2
Solution: (c) 44 cm2
Length of the diagonal of cube = 8 √3 cm (d) 88 cm2
Solution:
Ratio in the dimensions of a cuboid =3 : 2 : 1
Let length = 3x
Breadth = 2x
and height = x
Then volume = lbh = 3x x 2x x x = 6×3
∴ 6x3 = 48 ⇒ x3= 48/6 = 8 = (2)3
∴x=2
∴ Length (l) = 3 x 2 = 6 cm
Breadth (b) = 2 x 2 = 4 cm
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Now surface area = 2[lb + bh + hl] By doubling the edge, we get 2a
= 2[6 x 4 + 4 x 2 + 2 x 6] cm2 Then volume = (2a)3 = 8a3
= 2[24 + 8-+ 12] = 2 x 44 cm2 ∴ Volume of new cube = 8a3 = 8V (d)
= 88 cm2 (d)
Question 9.
Question 7. If each edge of a cuboid of surface area S is
If the areas of the adjacent faces of a rectangular doubled, then surface area of the new cuboid is
block are in the ratio 2:3:4 and its volume is 9000 (a) 2S
cm3, then the length of the shortest edge is (b) 4S
(a) 30 cm (c) 6S
(b) 20 cm (d) 8S
(c) 15 cm Solution:
(d) 10 cm Let each edge of a cube = a
Solution: Then surface area = 6a2
Ratio in the areas of three adjacent faces of a ∴ S = 6a2
cuboid = 2 : 3 : 4 Now doubling the edge, we get
Volume = 9000 cm3 New edge of a new cube = 2a
Let the area of faces be 2x, 3x, Ax and ∴ Surface area = 6(2a)2
Let a, b, and c be the dimensions of the cuboid, = 6 x 4a2 = 24a2
then = 4 x 6a2 = 4S (b)
∴ 2x = ab, 3x = be, 4x = ca
∴ ab x be x ca = 2x x 3x x 4x Question 10.
a2b2c2 = 24 x 3 The area of the floor of a room is 15 m2. If its
But volume = abc = 9000 cm3 height is 4 m, then the volume of the air
contained in the room is
(a) 60 dm3
(b) 600 dm3
(c) 6000 dm3
(d) 60000 dm3
Solution:
Area of a floor of a room = 15 m2
Height (h) = 4 m
∴ Volume of air in the room = Floor area x Height
= 15 m2 x 4 m = 60 m3
= 60 x 10 x 10 x 10 dm2 = 60000 dm2 (d)

Question 11.
The cost of constructing a wall 8 m long, 4 m
high and 20 cm thick at the rate of ₹25 per m3 is
(a) ₹16
(b) ₹80
(c) ₹160
(d) ₹320
Solution:
Length of wall (l) = 8 m
Breadth (b) = 20 cm = 1/5 m
Height (h) = 4 m

Question 8.
If each edge of a cube, of volume V, is doubled,
then the volume of the new cube is
(a) 2V
(b) 4V
(c) 6V
(d) 8V
Solution:
Let a be the edge of a cube whose Volume = V
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Question 12.
10 cubic metres clay in uniformaly spread on a
land of area 10 acres. The rise in the level of the
ground is
(a) 1 cm
(b) 10 cm Question 16.
(c) 100 cm On a particular day, the rain fall recorded in a
(d) 1000 cm terrace 6 m long and 5 m broad is 15 cm. The
Solution: quantity of water collected in the terrace is
Volume of clay = 10 m3 (a) 300 litres
Area of land = 10 acres (b) 450 litres
= 10 x 100 = 1000 m2 (c) 3000 litres
∴ Rise of level by spreading the clay (d) 4500 litres
Solution:
Dimension of a terrace = 6mx5m
Level of rain on it = 15 cm
∴ Volume of water collected on it
Question 13.
Volume of a cuboid is 12 cm3. The volume (in
cm3) of a cuboid whose sides are double of the
above cuboid is
(a) 24
(b) 48
(c) 72
(d) 96
Solution: Question 17.
Volume of cuboid = 12 cm3 If A1, A2 and A3 denote the areas of three
By doubling the sides of the cuboid the adjacent faces of a cuboid, then its volume is
volume will be = 12 cm3 x 2 x 2 x 2
= 96 cm3 (d)

Question 14. Solution:

If the sum of all the edges of a cube is 36 cm, Let l, b, h be the dimensions of the cuboid
then the volume (in cm3) of that cube is ∴ A1= lb, A2 = bh, A3 = hl
(a) 9 ∴ A1 A2 A3 = lb.bh.hl = l2b2h2
(b) 27
(c) 219
(d) 729
Solution:
Sum of all edges of a cube = 36 cm
No. of edge of a cube are 12 Question 18.
∴ Length of its one edge = 36/12 = 3 cm If l is the length of a diagonal of a cube of volume
Then volume = (edge)3 = (3)3 cm3 V, then
= 27 cm3 (b)

Question 15.
The number of cubes of side 3 cm that can be Solution:
cut from a cuboid of dimensions 9 cm x 9 cm x 6 Volume of a cube = V
cm, is and longest diagonal = l
(a) 9
(b) 10
(c) 18
(d) 20
Solution:
Dimensions of a cuboid = 9 cm x 9 cm x 6 cm

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Question 19. Solution:
If V is the volume of a cuboid of dimensions x, y, Let in first case, edge of a cube = a
z and A is its surface area, then AV Then surface area = 6a2
In second case, increase in side = 50%

Solution:
A is surface area, V is volume and x, y and z are
the dimensions
Then V = xyz
A = 2[xy + yz + zx]

Question 20.
The sum of the length, breadth and depth of a
cuboid is 19 cm and its diagonal is 5√5 cm. Its Question 22.
surface area is A cube whose volume is 1/8 cubic centimeter is
(a) 361 cm2 placed on top of a cube whose volume is. 1 cm3.
(b) 125 cm2 The two ,cubes are then placed on top of a third
(c) 236 cm2 cube whose volume is 8 cm3. The height of the
(d) 486 cm2 stacked cubes is
Solution: (a) 3.5 cm
Let x, y, z be the dimensions of a cuboid, (b) 3 cm
then x + y + z = 19 cm (c) 7 cm
(d) none of these
Solution:
Volume of first cube = 1/2 cm3

Question 21.
If each edge of a cube is increased by 50%, the
percentage increase in its surface area is
(a) 50%
(b) 75%
(c) 100%
(d) 125%

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Question 1. Question 4.
In a cylinder, if radius is doubled and height is Vertical cross-section of a right circular cylinder
halved, curved surface area will be is always a
(a) halved (a) square
(b) doubled (b) rectangle
(c) same (c) rhombus
(d) four times (d) trapezium
Solution: Solution:
Let radius of the first cylinder (r1) = r The vertical cross-section of a right circular
and height (h1) = h cylinder is always a rectangle. (b)
Surface area = 2πrh
If radius is doubled and height is halved Question 5.
If r is the radius and h is height of the cylinder the
volume will be

Solution:
Volume of a cylinder = πr2h (b)
∴ Their surface area remain same (c)
Question 6.
Question 2. The number of surfaces of a hollow cylindrical
Two cylindrical jars have their diameters in the object is
ratio 3:1, but height 1:3. Then the ratio of their (a) 1
volumes is (b) 2
(a) 1 : 4 (c) 3
(b) 1 : 3 (d) 4
(c) 3 : 1 Solution:
(d) 2 : 5 The number of surfaces of a hollow cylindrical
Solution: object is 4. (d)
Sol. Ratio in the diameters of two cylinder = 3:1
and ratio in their heights = 1:3 Question 7.
Let radius of the first cylinder (r1) = 3x If the radius of a cylinder is doubled and the
and radius of second (r2) = x height remains same, the volume will be
and height of the first (h1) = y (a) doubled
and height of the second (h2) = 3y (b) halved
Now volume of the first cylinder = πr2h (c) same
= π(3x)2 x y = 9πx2y (d) four times
and of second cylinder = π(x2) (3y) Solution:
∴ Ratio between then = 9πx2y : 3πx2y If r be the radius and h be the height, then
= 3 : 1 (c) volume = πr2h
If radius is doubled and height remain same,
Question 3. the volume will be
The number of surfaces in right cylinder is = π(2r)2h = π x 4r2h
(a) 1 = 4πr2h = 4 x Volume
(b) 2 The volume is four times (d)
(c) 3
(d) 4 Question 8.
Solution: If the height of a cylinder is doubled and radius
The number of surfaces of a right cylinder is remains the same, then volume will be
three. (c) (a) doubled
(b) halved
(c) same
(d) four times

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Solution: Solution:
If r be the radius and h be the height, then Diameter of a cylindrical tunnel = 2 m
volume of a cylinder = πr2h ∴ Radius (r) = 2/2 = 1m
If height is doubled and radius remain same, and length (h) = 40 m
then volume = πr2(2h) = 2πr2h Curved surfae area = 2πrh = 2 x π x 1 x 40 =
∴ Its doubled (a) 80π (b)

Question 9. Question 12.

In a cylinder, if radius is halved and height is Two circular cylinders of equal volume have their
doubled, the volume will be heights in the ratio 1 : 2. Ratio of their radii is
(a) same
(b) doubled
(c) halved
(d) four times Solution:
Solution: Let r1 and h1 be the radius and height of the
Let r be radius and h be height, then Volume = first cylinder, then
πr2h Volume = πr12h1
If radius is halved and height is doubled Similarly r1 and h2 are the radius and height of
the second cylinder
∴ Volume = πr2h2
But their volumes are equal,

Question 10.
If the diameter of the base of a closed right
circular cylinder be equal to its height h, then its
whole surface area is

Solution:
Let diameter of the base of a cylinder (r) = h
Then its height (h) = h

Question 13.
The radius of a wire is decreased to one- third. If
volume remains the same, the length will
become
(a) 3 times
(b) 6 times
(c) 9 times
Question 11. (d) 27 times
A right circular cylindrical tunnel of diameter 2 m Solution:
and length 40 m is to be constructed from a In the first case, r and h1, be the radius and
sheet of iron. The area of the iron sheet required height of the cylindrical wire
in m2, is ∴ Volume = πr2h1 …(i)
(a) 40π In second case, radius is decreased to one third
(b) 80π
(c) 160π
(d) 200π

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 ∴ 4πr2h = x2h

Question 16.
The height ft of a cylinder equals the
circumference of the cylinder. In terms of ft, what
is the volume of the cylinder?
∴ In second case height is 9 times (c)

Question 14.
If the height of a cylinder is doubled, by what
number must the radius of the base be multiplied
so that the resulting cylinder has the same Solution:
volume as the original cylinderG? In a cylinder,
h = circumference of the cylinder

Solution:
Let r be the radius and h be the height then
volume = πr2h
If height is doubled and volume is same and let x
be radius then πr2h = π(x)2 x 2h

Question 17.
A cylinder with radius r and height ft is closed on
the top and bottom. Which of the following
expressions represents the total surface area of
this cylinder?
Question 15. (a) 2πr(r + h)
The volume of a cylinder of radius r is 1/4 of the (b) πr(r + 2h)
volume of a rectangular box with a square base (c) πr(2r + h)
of side length x. If the cylinder and the box have (d) 2πr2 + h
equal heights, what is r in terms of x? Solution:
r is the radius of the base and ft is the height of a
closed cylinder
Then total surface area = 2πr(r + h ) (a)

Question 18.
The height of sand in a cylindrical-shaped can
Solution: drops 3 inches when 1 cubic foot of sand is
Let r be the radius and h be the height, then poured out. What is the diameter, in inches, of
volume = πr2h the cylinder?
This volume is 1/4 of the volume of a rectangular
box
∴ Volume of box = 4πr2h
Let side of base of box = x and height h,
then volume = x2h

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Solution:
Let h be the height and d be the diameter of a
cylinder, then

Question 20.
The altitude of a circualr cylinder is increased six
times and the base area is decreased to one-
ninth of its value. The factor by which the lateral
surface of the cylinder increases, is

Solution:
In first case,
Let r be the radius and h be the height of the
cylinder. Then,
Question 19. ∴ Lateral surface area = 2πrh
Two steel sheets each of length a1 and breadth In second case,
a2 are used to prepare the surfaces of two right
circular cylinders – one having volume v1 and
height a2 and other having volume v2 and height
a1. Then,

Solution:
Length of each sheet = a1
and breadth = a2
Volume of cylinder = πr2h
In first case,
v1 is volume and a2 is the height

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Question 1. Question 4.
The number of surfaces of a cone has, is A solid cylinder is melted and cast into a cone of
(a) 1 same radius. The heights of the cone and
(b) 2 cylinder are in the ratio
(c) 3 (a) 9 : 1
(d) 4 (b) 1 : 9
Solution: (c) 3 : 1
Number of surfaces of a cone are 2 (b) (d) 1 : 3
Solution:
Question 2. Let r be the radius and h be the height of
The area of the curved surface of a cone of cylinder, then volume = πr2h
radius 2r and slant height 1/2, is Now volume of cone = πr2h
r is the radius

Solution:
Radius of a cone = 2r

Question 5.
If the radius of the base of a right circular cone is
3r and its height is equal to the radius of the
base, then its volume is

Question 3.
The total surface area of a cone of radius r2 and
length 2l, is
Solution:
Radius of the base of a cone (R) = 3r
and height (H) = 3r

Question 6.
If the volumes of two cones are in the ratio 1 : 4
and their diameters are in the ratio 4 : 5, then the
ratio of their heights, is
Solution: (a) 1 : 5
(b) 5 : 4
(c) 5 : 16
(d) 25 : 64
Solution:
Ratio in the volumes of two cones =1:4
and ratio in their diameter = 4:5
Let h1, h2 be their heights

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 Question 8.
If the height and radius of a cone of volume V
are doubled, then the volume of the cone, is
(a) 3V
(b) 4V
(c) 6V
(d) 8V
Solution:
Let r and h be the radius and height of a cone,
then

Question 9.
Question 7. The ratio of the volume of a right circular cylinder
The curved surface area of one cone is twice and a right circular cone of the same base and
that of the other while the slant height of the height, is
latter is twice that of the former. The ratio of their (a) 1 : 3
radii is (b) 3 : 1
(a) 2 : 1 (c) 4 : 3
(b) 4 : 1 (d) 3 : 4
(c) 8 : 1 Solution:
(d) 1 : 1 Let r be the radius and h be the height of a right
Solution: circular cylinder and a right circular cone, and
Let r be the radius and l be the slant height V1 and V2 are their volumes, the V1 = πr2h and
∴ Curved surface area of first cone = πr1l1
and let curved surface area of second cone =
πr2l2

Question 10.
A right cylinder and a right circular cone have the
same radius and same volumes. The ratio of the
height of the cylinder to that of the cone is
(a) 3 : 5
(b) 2 : 5

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(d) 1 : 3
Solution:
Let r be the radius of cylinder and cone and
volumes are equal
and h1, and h2 be their have h2 is respectively

Question 11.
The diameters of two cones are equal. If their
slant heights are in the ratio 5 : 4, the ratio of
their curved surface areas, is
(a) 4 : 5
(b) 25 : 16
(c) 16 : 25
(d) 5 : 4
Solution: Question 13.
∵ Diameters of two cones are equal The slant height of a cone is increased by 10%.
∴ Their radii are also be equal If the radius remains the same, the curved
Let r be their radius of each cone, surface area is increased by
and ratio in their slant heights = 5:4 (a) 10%
Let slant height of first cone (h1) = 5x (b) 12.1%
Then height of second cone (h2) = 4x (c) 20%
(d) 21%
Solution:
Let r be radius and l be the slant height of a
cone, then curved surface area = πrl
If slant height is increased by 10%, then

Question 12.
If the heights of two cones are in the ratio of 1 : 4
and the radii of their bases are in the ratio 4 : 1,
then the ratio of their volumes is
(a) 1 : 2
(b) 2 : 3
(c) 3 : 4
(d) 4 : 1
Solution:
Ratio in the heights of two cones =1 : 4
and ratio in their radii of their bases = 4 : 1
Let height of the first cone = x
and height of the second cone = 4x
Radius of the first cone = 4y
and radius of the second cone = y
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Question 14.
The height of a solid cone is 12 cm and the area
of the circular base is 6471 cm2. A plane parallel
to the base of the cone cuts through the cone 9
cm above the vertex of the cone, the area of the
base of the new cone so formed is
(a) 9π cm2
(b) 16π cm2
(c) 25π cm2
(d) 36π cm2
Solution:
Height of a solid cone (h) = 12 cm
Area of circular base = 64π cm2

Question 16.
If h, S and V denote respectively the height,
curved surface area and volume of a right
circular cone, then 3πVh3 – S2h2 + 9V2 is equal
to
(a) 8 (b) 0
(c) 4π (d) 32π2
Solution:
h = height, S = curved surface area
V = volume of a cone
Let r be the radius of the cone, then

Question 15.
If the base radius and the height of a right
circular cone are increased by 20%, then the
percentage increase in volume is approximately
(a) 60
(b) 68
(c) 73
(d) 78
Solution:
In first case,
Let r be radius and h be height, in volume

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Question 17.
If a cone is cut into two parts by a horizontal
plane passing through the mid¬point of its axis,
the ratio of the volumes of upper and lower part
is
(a) 1 : 2 (b) 2 : 1
(c) 1 : 7 (d) 1 : 8
Solution:
∴ ∆PDC ~ ∆PBA (AA axiom)
and O’ is mid point of PO

Question 1. Question 4.
In a sphere, the number of faces is A sphere and a cube are of the same height. The
(a) 1 ratio of their volumes is
(b) 2 (a) 3 :4 (b) 21 : 11
(c) 3 (c) 4 : 3 (d) 11 : 21
(d) 4 Solution:
Solution: Let r be the height of a sphere and cube
Number of faces of a sphere is 1 (a)

Question 2.
The total surface area of a hemisphere of radius
r is
(a) πr2 (b) 2πr2
(c) 3πr 2
(d) 4πr2
Solution:
Total surface area of a hemisphere is 37πr2 (c)

Question 3.
The ratio of the total surface area of a sphere
and a hemisphere of same radius is
(a) 2 : 1 (b) 3 : 2
(c) 4 : 1 (d) 4 : 3
Solution:
Total surface area of a sphere = 4πr2
and total surface area of a hemisphere = 3m2
∴ Ratio 4πr2: 3πr2
= 4 : 3 (d)

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Question 5.
The largest sphere is cut off from a cube of side
6 cm. The volume of the sphere will be
(a) 27π cm3
(b) 36π cm3
(c) 108π cm3
(d) 12π cm3
Solution:
Side of cube = 6 cm
∴ Diameter of sphere cut off from it = 6 cm

Question 6.
A cylmderical rod whose height is 8 times of its
radius is melted and recast into spherical balls of
same radius. The number of balls will be
(a) 4
(b) 3
(c) 6
(d) 8
Solution: Question 8.
Let r be the radius of a cylindrical rod = r If the surface area of a sphere is 144π m2 then
Then its height (h) = 8r its volume (in. m3) is
Volume = πr2h = πr2 x 8r = 8πr3 (a) 288π
Radius of spherical ball = r (b) 316π
(c) 300π
(d) 188π
Solution:
Surface area of a sphere = 144π m2
Let r be the radius, then
4πr2 = 144π

Question 7.
If the ratio of volumes of two spheres is 1 : 8,
then the ratio of their surface areas is
(a) 1 : 2
(b) 1 : 4
(c) 1 : 8
(d) 1 : 16
Solution: Question 9.
Let r1 and r2 be the radius of two spheres If a solid sphere of radius 10 cm is moulded into
8 spherical solid balls of equal radius, then the
surface area of each ball (in sq. cm) is
(a) 100π
(b) 75π
(c) 60π
(d) 50π

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Solution: Question 11.
Radius of a sphere (r) = 10 cm If a solid sphere of radius r is melted and cast
into the shape of a solid cone of height r, then
the radius of the base of the cone is
(a) 2r
(b) 3r
(c) r
(d) 4r
Solution:
Radius of a sphere = r

Question 10.
If a sphere is inscribed in a cube, then the ratio
of the volume of the sphere to the volume of the Question 12.
cube is A sphere is placed inside a right circular cylinder
(a) π : 2 so as to touch the top, base and lateral surface
(b) π : 3 of the cylinder. If the radius of the sphere is r,
(c) π : 4 then the volume of the cylinder is
(d) π : 6

Solution:
Let side of a cube = a
Then volume of cube = a3 Solution:
The diameter of inscribed sphere = a Radius of sphere = r

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Question 13. Question 15.
The ratio between the volume of a sphere and A cone, a hemisphere and a cylinder stand on
volume of a circumscribing right circular cylinder equal bases and have the same height. The ratio
is of their volumes is
(a) 2 : 1 (a) 1 : 2 : 3
(b) 1 : 1 (b) 2 : 1 : 3
(c) 2 : 3 (c) 2 : 3 : 1
(d) 1 : 2 (d) 3 : 2 : 1
Solution: Solution:
Let r be the radius of the sphere, then 4 ∵ Bases of a cone, hemisphere and a cylinder
Volume = 43πr3 are same
Diameter of circumscribed cylinder = 2r Let radius of each = r
∴ Radius = r and height of each = r
and height (h) = 2r

Question 14.
A cone and a hemisphere have equal bases and
equal volumes the ratio of their heights is
(a) 1 : 2
(b) 2 : 1
(c) 4 : 1
(d) √2 : 1

Solution:
Let radius of hemisphere and a cone be r

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