Galaxy: Class VII

UNIT 5: Mensuration
Worksheet: Multiple Choice Questions

Choose the correct answer.

1. If the perimeter of a triangle is 12.7m and its two sides are 3.21m and 5.67m,
then find the length of the third side.
a. 3.82 m b. 4.2 m c. 4.4 m d. 4.6 m

2. If the perimeter of an equilateral triangle is 15.15m, then calculate the length

of a side.
a. 1.8 m b. 5.05 m c. 2.2 m d. 3 m

3. Find the perimeter of the square whose length of each side is equal to the
length of the side of the equilateral triangle in question number 2.
a. 8m b. 10.15m c. 20.20m d. None of these

4. The perimeter of a rectangle is 122cm. If its length is 35cm, then find its
breadth.
a. 35cm b. 32cm c. 28cm d. 26cm

5. If the perimeter p of a circle of radius r is given by p = 2ℼr, then find the

perimeter of the circle having radius 7ft and ℼ .
a. 44 ft b. 66 ft c. 68 ft d. None of these

6. Calculate the length of a rectangle of perimeter 73.2 cm whose length is five

times its breadth.
a. 11 cm b. 30.5cm c. 24.5 cm d. None of these

7. If a square plot has the same perimeter as that of a rectangular plot of length
60.2 m and breadth 40.2 m, then find the length of the square.
a. 55 m b. 60 m c. 50.2 m d. None of these

8. Calculate the cost of fencing the square plot along the perimeter in question
number 7 above at ₹ 19.50 per metre.
a. ₹ 5200 b. ₹ 5800 c. ₹ 6000 d. ₹ 3915.60

9. Using the formula given in question number 5, find the length of the diameter
of the circle whose perimeter is 19.8 m.
a. 6.3 m b. 7.2 m c. 8.1 m d. none of these

10.Calculate the area of an equilateral triangle whose side is 8 cm.

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 a. 12 cm2 b. 16√3 cm2 c. 18.6 cm2 d. 21.9 cm2

11.Calculate the area of the triangle whose base and height are 100 cm and 50
cm respectively.
a. 1100 cm2 b. 1260 cm2 c. 2500 cm2 d. none of these

12. The sides of a triangle are 6 m, 8 m and 12 m. Find its area.

a. 16 m2 b. 18.4 m2 c. 20.5 m2 d. √455 m2

13. Find the height of the triangle if its area is 130 cm2 and its base is 26 cm.
a. 10 cm b. 12 cm c. 14 cm d. 15 cm

14. The area of an equilateral triangle is 100√3 sq. ft. Find its perimeter.
a. 100 ft b. 60 ft c. 80 ft d. None of these

15. If the length of the side of an equilateral triangle is 10√3 cm, then find its
height.
a. 8 cm b. 12 cm c. 15 cm d. None of these

16. Calculate the area of an isosceles right angled triangle whose base is
8cm.
a. 16 cm2 b. 24 cm2 c. 30 cm2 d. 32 cm2

17. Calculate the area of a square whose side is 17.2 m long.

a. 295.84 m2 b. 320.64 m2 c. 380 m2 d. None of these

18.If the area of a square is 1600 sq.ft, then find its perimeter.
a. 110 ft b. 160 ft c. 180 ft d. 190 ft

19. A square of side 6 cm is cut off from a cardboard of size 8.2 cm × 6.3 cm.
Calculate the area of the remaining cardboard.
a. 32.46 cm2 b. 34.2 cm2 c. 15.66 cm2 d. None of these

20. From a rectangular chart paper of size 4 m × 2.5 m, four squares each of side
60 cm are cut off at each of the vertices of the chart paper. Find the area of
the remaining chart paper.
a. 8.22 m2 b. 8.36 m2 c. 8.42 m2 d. 8.56 m2

21.The total cost of fencing a square field along the perimeter at ₹ 12.40 per
metre is ₹ 2380.80. Find the length of the field.
a. 48 m b. 52 m c. 56 m d. None of these

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22.The breadth of a rectangular floor 30 ft. The length of the floor is 30% more
than its breadth. Calculate the area of the floor.
a. 1000 sq.ft b. 1170 sq.ft c. 1180 sq.ft d. None of these

23. Find the number of tiles of dimension 2ʹ × 1ʹ6ʺ will be required to cover the
floor in question number 22.
a. 480 b. 420 c. 390 d. 320

24.The length of the diagonal of a square field is 35√2m. Find its perimeter.
a. 50 m b. 100 m c. 120 d. 140 m

25. The breadth and diagonal of a rectangle are 5 cm and 13 cm respectively.

Find its perimeter.
a. 34 cm b. 27 cm c. 25 cm d. None of these

26. The dimension of a drawing paper is 24 cm × 10 cm. Find the maximum

number of squares of side 4cm that can be drawn in the paper.
a. 15 b. 12 c. 10 d. None of these

27. The size of a drawing paper is 10cmX8cm. Find the maximum number of
rectangles of size 3 cm × 2 cm that can be drawn on the paper.
a. 8 b. 9 c. 12 d. 15

28.The dimension of a rectangular garden including a path surrounding it is 60

m × 50 m. The width of the path is 2 m. Find the area of the garden
excluding the path.
a. 2622 m2 b. 2722 m2 c. 2822 m2 d. 2576 m2

29. A rectangular field of dimension 70m × 60 m is surrounded by a pavement 3

m wide. Calculate the area of the pavement.
a. 816 m2 b. 844 m2 c. 864 m2 d. None of these

30.A rectangular playground of size 55 ft × 42 ft has two crossroads. One road

is 3 ft wide and running parallel to the length of the playground, and the other
road is 2 ft wide which runs parallel to the breadth. What is the area of the
crossroads?
a. 224 sq.ft b. 243 sq.ft c. 256 sq.ft d. None of these

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31.Calculate the volume of a cube of edge 9.1 cm.
a. 750 cm3 b. 752 cm3 c. 753.571cm3 d. None of these

32.The volume of a cube is 9261 m3. Find its total surface area.
a. 2640 m2 b. 2642 m2 c. 2644 m2 d. 2646 m2

33.If the total surface area of a cube is 10584cm2, determine the volume of the
cube.
a. 74088 cm3 b. 74082 cm3 c. 74080 cm3 d. None of these

34. Calculate the volume of a cuboid of size 12 m × 11 m × 10 m.

a. 1300 m3 b. 1320 m3 c. 1340 m3 d. 1350 m3

35. Find the total surface area of the cuboid in question number 34.
a. 624 m2 b. 680 m2 c. 724 m2 d.726 m2

36. If length : breadth : height = 6 : 4 : 3 for a cuboid having total surface area
972 m2, the find its breadth.
a. 24 m b. 18 m c. 16 m d. 12 m

37.Ten cubes, of side 10ft each are placed adjacent to each other to form a
cuboid. Find the total surface area of the newly formed cuboid.
a. 4200 sq.ft b. 4000 sq.ft
c. 3600 sq.ft d. 3500 sq.ft

38.The internal dimension of a packing box is 18 cm × 16 cm × 10 cm. If the

thickness of the packing material is 2 cm, find the volume of the packing
material used.
a. 3000 cm3 b. 3280 cm3
c. 3560 cm3 d. None of these

39.A rubber cube of side 6 cm is cut into smaller cubes of side 2 cm each. If the
two opposite faces of the rubber cube are painted red, then find the number
of small cubes which will have two red faces.
a. 6 b. 4 c. 0 d. None of these

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40.In question 39, find the number of small cubes which will have no red faces.
a. 4 b. 6 c. 8 d. 9

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