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Pyramid
 Questions: 30  EXERCISE – 3  Time: 20 Min.
1. If the base of a right pyramid is triangle of sides 5 cm, 12 cm 1152 eh- fod.kZ okys oxZ ij fLFkr ,d fijkfeM dh Å¡pkbZ 6
and 13 cm and its volume is 330 cm³ then its height (in cm) eh- gSA fijkfeM dk vk;ru Kkr djs\a
will be
(a) 144 m3 (b) 288 m3 (c) 576 m3 (d) 1152 m3
fdlh fijkfeM dk vk/kkj 5 lseh-] 12 lseh- rFkk 13 lseh- Hkqtk okyk
f=Hkqt gSA fijkfeM dk vk;ru 330 lseh3- gS] rc fijkfeM dh
Å¡pkbZ Kkr djks\a 8. A right pyramid stands on a square base of diagonal 10 2
(a) 33 (b) 32 (c) 11 (d) 22 cm. if the height of the pyramid is 12 cm, the area (in cm2) of
its slant surface is

2. The height of the right pyramid whose area of the base is 30 10 2 lseh fod.kZ okys oxZ dks vk/kkj ekudj ,d fijkfeM cuk;k
m2 and volume is 500 m³ x;kA ;fn fijkfeM dh Å¡pkbZ 12 lseh- gS] fr;Zd i`"B dk {ks=Qy
30 eh-2{ks=Qy ds vk/kkj rFkk 500 eh-3 vk;ru okys fijkfeM dh Kkr djsaA
Å¡pkbZ Kkr djks\a (a) 520 (b) 420 (c) 360 (d) 260

(a) 50 m (b) 60 m (c) 40 m (d) 20 m

9. Base of a right pyramid is a square, length of diagonal of the
base is 24 2 m. If the volume of the pyramid is 1728 cm, its
3. A right pyramid stands on a square base of side 16 cm and its
height is
height is 15 cm. the area (in cm2) of its slant surface is
,d yEc fijkfeM dk vk/kkj ,d oxZ gS vk/kkj ds fod.kZ dh yEckbZ
,d yEc fijkfeM 16 lseh- vk/kkj okys oxZ ij [kMk gS rFkk bldh
24 2 gS] ;fn fijkfeM dk vk;ru 1728 cc gS rks bldh Å¡pkbZ
Å¡pkbZ 15 lseh- gSA fr;Zd i`"B dk {ks=Qy Kkr djs\a
gSA
(a) 514 (b) 544 (c) 344 (d) 444
(a)7m (b) 8m (c) 9m (d) 10m

4. Area of the base of a pyramid is 57 sq. cm. and height is 10 10. The base of a right pyramid is a square of side 7m, and its
cm, then its volume (in cm3), is volume is 294 cm³. Its height, in m is
fijkfeM ds vk/kkj dk {ks=Qy 57 lseh2- rFkk Å¡pkbZ 10 lseh- gSA ,d yEc fijkfeM dk v/kkj 7 ehVj dk ,d oxZ gS vkSj bldk
vk;ru Kkr djs\a vk;ru 294 lseh3 gS rks bldh ÅapkbZ ehVj esa D;k gksxh
(a)54 (b) 36 (c) 18 (d) 6
(a) 570 (b) 390 (c) 190 (d) 590
11. The base of a pyramid is a square with the side of 8 cm. If its
5. Base of a right pyramid is a square of side 10 cm. if the height slant height is 5 cm., then surface area of the pyramid (in sq.
of the pyramid is 12 cm, then its total surface area is cm.) is :
,d yac fijkfeM dk vk/kkj 10 lseh- Hkqtk dk oxZ gSA ;fn fijkfeM fijkfeM dk vk/kkj 8 lseh ds fdukjs ds lkFk ,d oxZ gSa ;fn
dh Å¡pkbZ 12 lseh- gS] rks dqy i`"Bh; {ks=Qy fdruk gksxk\ bldh frjNh ÅapkbZ 5 lseh gSa rks fijkfeM dk lrgh {ks=Qy D;k
gksxkA
(a) 360 cm2 (b) 400 cm2 (c) 460 cm2 (d) 260 cm2
(a)144 cm2 (b) 188 cm2 (c) 192 cm2 (d) 210 cm3

6. The base of a right pyramid is a square of side 40 cm long. If 12. A pyramid is based on a triangle with the sides 13 cm, 12 cm,
the volume of the pyramid is 8000 cm3, then its height is: 5 cm. If its height is 19 cm, then its volume (in cubic cm) is :
fdlh fijkfeM dk vk/kkj 40 lseh- Hkqtk okyk oxZ gSA ;fn fijkfeM ,d fijkfeM 13 lseh] 12 lseh vkSj 5 lseh okys f=dks.k ij vk/kkfjr
dk vk;ru 8000 lseh-3 gSA fijkfeM dh Å¡pkbZ Kkr djs\a gSA ;fn bldh Å¡pkbZ 19 lseh gS rks bldk vk;ru D;k gksxkA
(a) 180 (b) 190 (c) 200 (d) 210
(a) 5 cm (b) 10 cm (c) 15 cm (d) 20 cm

7. A right pyramid 6 m high has a square base of which the

diagonal is 1152 m. volume of the pyramid is

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13. A right pyramid is 18 cm high with a square base of area 25 le fijkfeM dk vk/kkj ,d oxZ gS ftldh Hkqtk 16 lseh gSA ;fn
cm2. Find its total surface area. bldh Å¡pkbZ 15 lseh gS rc oØ i`"B {ks=Qy D;k gksxk \ ¼oxZ
,d 25 oxZ lseh {ks=Qy okys oxkZdkj vk/kkj rFkk 18 cm Å¡pkbZ lseh esa½
okyk fijkfeM gSA dqy i`f"B; {ks=Qy Kkr djksA (a) 136 (b) 544 (c) 800 (d) 1280
(a) 600 cm2(b) 180 cm2 (c) 210 cm2 (d) 700 cm2
20. If a regular square pyramid has a base of side 8 cm and height
14. A right pyramid 15 cm high stands on a square base of side of 30 cm, then what is its volume (in cc)?
16 cm. Find its total surface area. ,d yEc fijkfeM dk vk/kkj 8 lseh Hkqtk okyk ,d oxZ gS ftldh
,d 15 cm Å¡pkbZ okyk le fijkfeM ,d 16 cm Hkqtk okys oxZ ÅapkbZ 30 lseh gS rks vk;ru D;k gksxk \
ij fLFkr gSA bldk dqy i`f"B; {ks=Qy Kkr djsA (a) 360 (b)480 (c) 640 (d) 800
(a) 376 cm² (b) 1280 cm² (c) 736 cm² (d) 800 cm²
Direction for Questions 22 and 23: Read the passage below
15. Find the lateral surface area of a regular pyramid triangular and solve the questions based on it.
base, if each edge of the base measures 8 cm and slant height iz’u 21&22 ds fy, funs’Z k &% uhps fn;s x; xk|ka’k dks i<+s vksj
is 5 cm. vk/kkfjr iz’u dk gy djsA
,d f=Hkqtkdkj vk/kkj okys le fijkfeM dk ik’oZ i`f"B; {ks=Qy In the figure given below, the base of the pyramid is a square
Kkr djks ;fn vk/kkj dh lHkh fdukjksa dh eki 8 lseh rFkk fr;Zd ABCD of side 10 cm; another pyramid with base EFGH is
Å¡pkbZ 5 lseh gSA formed where the points E,F,G, and H are obtained by joining
(a) 48 (b) 36 (c) 64 (d) 60 the mid-points of the sides of the square ABCD. The height of
the pyramid is 30 cm.
uhps nh xbZ vkd`fr esa fijkfeM dk vk/kkj ,d oxZ ABCD gS ftldh
16. Find the volume and the total surface area of a solid right
pyramid of its height is 4 cm, and its square base is of side 6
Hkqtk 10 lseh gS ,d nwljk fijkfeM gS ftldk vk/kkj EFGH gS ;gka
cm. E, F, G, o H oxZ ABCD dh Hkqtkvks ds eè; fcanw gSA fijkfeM dh
ÅapkbZ 30 lseh gSA
,d Bksl ledks.kh; fijkfeM dk vk;ru rFkk dqy i`f"B; {ks=Qy
Kkr djks ftldh Å¡pkbZ 4 lseh rFkk oxkZdkj vk/kkj Hkqtk 6 lseh
dk gSA
(a) 48, 86 sq. cm (b) 24, 90 sq. cm
(c) 72, 80 sq. cm (d) 48, 96 sq. cm

17. The base of a pyramid of height 15 cm is a square of side 16

21 Find the ratio of the volumes of pyramid with ABCD as base
cm. Find its
to the pyramid with EFGH as base.
15 lseh Å¡pkbZ ds fijkfeM dk vk/kkj 16 lseh okyk oxZ gS rks
Kkr djksA ABCD vk/kkj okys fijkfeM ds vk;ru dk EFGH vk/kkj okys
(i) volume (cm³) vk;ru
fijkfeM ds vk;ru ls vuqikr Kkr djksA
(ii) area of lateral surface (cm²) (a) 2 :1 (b) 2 2 : 1 (c) 4 :1 (d) 2:1
fr;Zd i`"B {ks=Qy
(a) 1286,544 (b) 3840,544 (c) 1281,545 (d) 1280,544
22. Find the volume of the space left.
vkd`fr esa 'ks"k Hkkx dk {ks=Qy Kkr djksA
18. Area of the base of a pyramid is 57 sq. cm. and height is 10
(a)1500 cm3 (b)500 cm3 (c) 1000 cm3 (d) 800 cm3
cm, then its volume in cm3, is
,d fijkfeM ds vk/kkj dk {ks=Qy 57 lseh2 gSA Å¡pkbZ 10 lseh gS
23. All five faces of a regular pyramid with a square base are
rks fijkfeM dk vk;ru D;k gksxk \
found to be of the same area. The height of the pyramid is 3
(a) 570 (b) 390 (c) 190 (d) 590 cm. Find the total area of all its surfaces (in cm2).
,d oxkZdkj fijkfeM gS ftldh ikapks lrgks dk {ks=Qy leku gS
19. The base of a right pyramid is a square of side 16 cm long. If fijkfeM dh ÅapkbZ 3 lseh gS rks bldk dqy i`"Bh; {ks=Qy Kkr
its height be 15 cm, then the area of the lateral surface in djksA
square centimeter is:

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29. If the length of each side of a regular tetrahedron is 12 cm,
then the volume of the tetrahedron is
x
fdlh leprq"Qyd dh izR;sd Hkqtk 12 lseh- gSA leprq"Qyd dk
vk;ru Kkr djs\
x x
(a) 144 2 cu. cm (b) 72 2 cu. cm
(c) 8 2 cu. Cm (d) 12 2 cu. cm
x
30. The total surface area of a regular triangular pyramid with
each edges of length 1 cm is:

(a) 8 (b)10 (c)12 (d) 16

,d lef=Hkqtkdkj fijkfeM dk lai.w kZ i`"B {ks=Qy D;k gksxk
ftldh Hkqtk,¡ 1 lseh- yach gks\
4
24. If 'h' be the height of a pyramid standing on a base which is
(a) 2 cm2 (b) 3 cm2 (c) 4 cm2 (d) 4 3 cm2
2
an equilateral triangle of side 'a' units, then the slant height
is :
,d fijkfeM ftldk vk/kkj ,d leckgq f=Hkqt gS bldh ÅapkbZ h Solutions
gS f=Hkqt dh Hkqtk a gS rc bldh frjNh ÅapkbZ D;k gksxh \
Answer Key
a² a² a² a²
(a) h²  (b) h²  (c) h²  (d) h²  1 a 2 a 3 b 4 c 5 a
4 8 3 12
6 c 7 d 8 d 9 c 10 b
11 a 12 b 13 c 14 d 15 d
25. The area of the square base of right pyramid is 64 cm2. If the
area of each triangle forming the slant surface is 20 cm2, then 16 d 17 a 18 c 19 b 20 c
the volume of the pyramid is : 21 d 22 b 23 c 24 d 25 a
,d fijkfeM ds oxkZdkj vk/kkj dk {ks=Qy 64 cm² gS frjNh lrgks 26 a 27 d 28 c 29 b 30 b
dk {ks=Qy 20 cm² gSA rc fijkfeM dk vk;ru D;k gksxk \
128 1. (a)
(a) 64 cm3 (b) cm3
3 1
Area of triangle = × 5 × 12 = 30 cm2
64 2
(c) 3 cm3 (d) 64 2 cm3
3 1
Volume = × Area of base × height
26. Each edge of a regular tetrahedron is 3 cm, then its volume 3
is:
1
fdlh leprq"Qyd dh izR;sd Hkqtk 3 lseh- gSA vk;ru Kkr djs\a 3
× 30 × h = 330 ⇒h = 33 cm

9 2 4 2 2. (a)
(a) cc (b) 27 3 cc (c) cc (d) 9 3 cc
4 9
Area of the base = 30 m2
Volume = 500 m3
27. The length of each edge of a regular tetrahedron is 12 cm, the
area (in sq. cm) of the total surface of the tetrahedron is: 1
Volume = × Area of base × height
fdlh leprq"Qyd dh izR;sd Hkqtk 12 lseh- gSA leprq"Qyd dk 3
lEiw.kZ i`"B {ks=Qy Kkr djs\a 500  3
height = = 50 m
(a) 288 3 (b) 144 2 30

(c) 108 3 (d) 144 3 3. (b)

Area of base = 16 × 16 = 256 ; height = 15 cm
28. Each edge of a regular tetrahedron is 4 cm. its volume (in slant height = 82  152 = 17
cubic cm) is
leprq"Qyd dh izR;sd Hkqtk 4 lseh- gSA vk;ru Kkr djs\a 1
Area of slant surface = 4 × ×17×16 = 32×17 = 544 cm²
2
16 3
(a) (b) 16 3 4. (c)
3
16 2 Area of base = 57 cm2 ; Height = 10 cm
(c) (d) 16 2
3 1
Volume = × Area of base × height
3

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1 1
= × 57 × 10 = 190 cm3 ×576×h = 1728 ⇒ h = 9
3 3
5. (a) 10. (b)
Area of base = 7 × 7 = 49 m²
1
Volume = × Area of base × height
3
1
× 49 × h = 294 ⇒h = 18
3
11. (a)

Slant height = 52  122 = 13

T.S.A. = Area of slant faces + Area of base
1
= 4× ×13×10+10×10 ⇒ T.S.A. = 360 cm2
2
6. (c)
Area of base = 40 × 40 = 1600 cm2
Volume of pyramid = 8000 cm3
1
× 1600 × h = 8000 ⇒ h = 15 cm
3
height = 52  42 = 3
7. (d)
T.S.A. = Area of base + Area of slant faces
2 l  1152 ; Side of square l = 576 ⇒ l = 24
1
=8×8+4× ×5×8 = 64 + 80
1 1 2
Volume = ×Area of base × height= ×24×24×6
3 3
T.S.A. = 144 cm2
Volume = 1152 m3 12. (b)
8. (d)
1
Area of base = × 12 × 5= 30 cm2 ⇒ height = 19 cm
2
1
volume = ×30×19 = 190 cm3
3
13. (c)
Side of square base = 25 = 5 cm.

Slant height = (5)²  (18)²  25  324  349 cm

1
total surface area = 25 + 4 5 349
2

= 25 + 10 349 210 m2. Hence, [3].

14. (d)
l 2 =10 2 ⇒ l = 10 cm

slant height = 52  122 = 13

1
Area of slant surface = 4 × ×10×13 = 260 cm²
2
9. (c)
2 l = 24 2 ; l = 24 m
Area of base = 24 × 24 = 576 ; Volume = 1728

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O 1
Curved Surface area = × base perimeter × slant height
2
1
 × 4 × 16 × 17 = 544 cm2
2
A B 1
20. (c)

15 1 2 1 2
16 The volume of pyramid  a h   8   30 .
3 3
8 1
  64  30  640
3
D C
21. (d)
l2 = 152 + 82 = 225 + 64 = 289 ∴ l = 17 2 2
 AB   AD 
Total surface area = Area of square base + 4 × Area of Side of square EFGH, EF2       25  25
1  2   2 
triangular side face = (16)2 + 4 × × 16 × 17
2 ⇒ EF  5 2
= 256 + 544 = 800 cm².
1 2
Volumeof ABCD 3  
15. (d)  10  30
2
Now,    2:1
the perimeter of the base is the sum of the sides, Volumeof EFGH 1 2 1
p = 3.(8) = 24 cm 3
5 2  30  
1 22. (b)
L.S.A = × (24) × (5) = 60 cm
2
2 Volume of space left = Volume of ABCD – Volume of EFGH
16. (d) 1 1 2
 10 2  30  5 2    30 =1000-500=500 cm3
1 3 3
Volume of pyramid = × base area × height
3 23. (c)
1 All five surface area are equal = x²
= × 36 × 4 = 48 cc
3 So square area = triangle area
Height of each slant face (X) = 4²  3² = 5 cm. 1
x² = × base × height
1 2
Area of each slant face = × 5 × 6 = 15 sq. cm.
2 1
x² = × x × height ⇒ triangle height = 2x
Area of base = 6 × 6 sq. cm = 36 sq. cm 2

⇒ Total surface area = 4(15) + 36 sq. cm = 96 sq. cm. 2

x x²
so height of pyramid (2x)² -   = (3)² ⇒ 4x² = =9
17. (a) 2 4
1 15x ²
(i) volume = ×16 × 16 × 15 = 1280 cm³ ⇒ = 9 ⇒ 5x² = 12 unit²(total surface area of pyramid
3 4
slant height = 15²  8² = 17 24. (d)
1 1
lateral surface = × p × l = × 64 × 17 = 544 slat height
2 2
h
18. (c)
1
Volume of Pyramid = × base area × height a/2
3
1 a/2 a
 × 57 × 10 = 190 cm3
3
19. (b) side
Radius of in center =
2 2 3
 16  2
Slant height of pyramid =  2   15 = 17 cm 2
   a  a²
then slant height = h²    = h² 
2 3  12

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25. (a) 16 2
volume =
P 3
29. (b)
side = 12 cm
Area = 20
b a 2 12 2
height =  4 6
3 3

4 4 1
Volume = × Area of base × height
D C 3
8 2
5 1 3
= × × 12 × 12× 4 6
8 3 4
8
Q = 48 18 ⇒ 48×3 2
3 volume = 144 2
A B 30. (b)
8
Side = 1 cm
1 Regular triangular pyramid all surface area is equal
∆ PDC = × 8 × h = 20 ⇒ h = 5 3 3
2 T.S.A. = 4× ×(side)2 ⇒ 4× ×(1)2
4 4
there PQ = 5²  4² = 3
T.S.A. = 3 cm2
1
then volume = × 64 × 3 = 64 cm³
3
26. (a)
2 3
Volume of regular tetrahedron = a
12
2 3 9 2 3
a = 3cm; V ⟹ (3)  cm
12 4
27. (d)
Edge of a regular tetrahedon = 12 cm
Total surface area = 3a2
⟹ 3(12)2  144 3 cm2
28. (c)

inradius of triangle which side is 4

a 4 2
inradius =  
2 3 2 3 3
slant height = 4²  2² = 112
4 32 4 2
height = 12   
3 3 3
1
volume = ×Area of base × height
3
1 3 4 2
=  ×4×4×
3 4 3

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