Quantitative Aptitude

Part-II

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 Chapter

12 SQUARE
· Area = side × side = (S)2
· S = Area
· Perimeter = 4 (Side)
Square · Diagonal = (side) × 2

Side(S)

RECTANGLE · Area = l × b
· Perimeter = 2 (l + b)
· Diagonal = l 2 + b2
Rectangle breadth (b)

length (l)

b2 b1 · Area of track = l1b1 – l2b2

\
l2

l1
TRIANGLE

A 1
· Area = ´ base ´ height
2
· Area = s ( s - a)( s - b)( s - c)
c b
Height a+b+c
Where, s = semi-perimeter =
2
B a C
Base

Area and perimeter of Right angled Isosceles Triangle

1 2
· Area = a
a a 2
· Perimeter = (2a + 2a)

B C a
2a · Height =
2

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Area of equilateral Triangle

A
3 3 2
· Area = ´ (side)2 = a
4 4
a a 3 3
· Altitude = ´ side = a
2 2
· Perimeter = 3 × side = 3a
B a C
CIRCLE

· Circumference = 2pr = pD
r
p 2
O · Area = D
4

Semi circle 1 2
· Area of semi-circle = pr
2
· Perimeter of semi-circle = pr + 2r = pr + D
O r

Area of Sector

· If q be the angle at the centre of a circle of radius r

q
· Length of the arc PQ = 2 pr ´
360°
q
· Area of sector OPRQO = pr ´
2

360°

Volume
CUBE

· edge of cube = length = breadth = height = a

· Volume of a cube = (edge)3 = a3
a · Total surface Area = 6 × (edge)2 = 6a2
· Diagonal of a cube = 3 × edge = 3a

CUBOID

·V=l×b×h
· Surface area = 2 (lb + bh + hl)
h
b · Diagonal = l 2 + b 2 + h 2

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 Right Circular Cylinder

Volume = pr2h
Curved Surface Area = 2prh
Total surface Area = 2prh + 2pr2 = 2pr(r + h)

Right Circular Cone

1 2
Volume = pr h
3
Curved Surface Area = prl
Total surface Area = prl + pr2 = pr(l + r)

Sphere
4 3
Volume = pr
3
Surface Area = 4pr2

Hemi-sphere 2 3
volume = pr
3
r Curved Surface Area = 2pr2
Total surface Area = 2pr2 + pr2 = 3pr2
r O r

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S. No. Name Figure Nomenclature Area Perimeter

1. Rectangle l length l×b = lb 2l + 2b = 2 (l + b )

b b breadth
l

a
2. Square a side (i) a × a = a
2
a + a + a + a = 4a
a a d diagonal d2
d (ii)
d=a 2 2
a
3. Triangle a, b and c are three sides 1
of triangle and s is the (i) × b × h a + b + c = 2s
(Scalene) 2
semiperimeter, where
a
h
c (ii) s (s - a )(s - b )(s - c )
s= a+b+c
2
(Hero’s formula)
b b is the base and h is
the altitude of triangle
a sides 1
4. Equilateral (i) ×a×h 3a
triangle h height or altitude 2
3 3 2
h= a (ii) a
2 4

a equal sides 1
5. Isosceles b base (i) × b× h 2a +b
triangle 2
4a 2 - b 2
h= 1
2 (ii) × b × 4a 2 - b 2
4
h height or altitude

6. Right b base 1
h altitude/height × b× h b+h+d
angled 2
triangle d d hypotenuse
d = b2 + h 2

7. Isosceles a equal sides 1 2

right d hypotenuse a 2a + d
2
angled d=a 2
triangle

8. Quadrilat- C AC is the diagonal and 1 AB+BC+CD+AD

D × AC × (h 1 + h 2 )
eral h1, h2 are the Altitudes 2
h1 on AC from the vertices
h2 D and B respectively
A B
a and b are sides adjacent
9. Parallelog- a×h 2(a + b)
to each other.
-ram
h distance between the
parallel sides

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2

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 9. If the radius of a circle is decreased by 20%, then the
percentage decrease in its area is?
(a) 26% (b) 32% (c) 36%
1. A rectangular plot is 180 m2 in area. If its length is
(d) 53% (e) None of these
18m then, its perimeter is?
10. If the perimeter of a semi-circular protractor is 36 cm,
(a) 28 m (b) 56 m (c) 360 m
then its diameter is?
(d) 60 (e) None of these
(a) 6 cm (b) 7 cm (c) 7.5 cm
2. The side of a square exceeds the side of the another
(d) 14 cm (e) None of these
square by 4 cm and the sum of the areas of the two
squares is 400 cm2. The dimensions of the square are? 11. The ratio of the area of the incircle and circumcircle of
a square are?
(a) 8 cm and 12 cm (b) 6 cm and 10 cm
(a) 1 : 1 (b) 2 : 1 (c) 1 : 2
(c) 12 cm and 16 cm (d) 10 cm and 18 cm
(d) 3 : 1 (e) None of these
(e) None of these
12. The diagonal of a square field measures 50 m. The
3. The area of the floor of a rectangular hall of length 40
area of square field is?
m is 960 m2. Carpets of size 6 m × 4 m are available.
Then, how many carpets are required to cover the (a) 1250 m2 (b) 1200 m2 (c) 1205 m2
hall? (d) 1025 m 2
(e) None of these
(a) 20 (b) 30 (c) 40 13. The circumference of a circle is 176 m. Then, its area is
(d) 45 (e) None of these (a) 2464 m2 (b) 2164 cm2 (c) 2346 cm2
4. A lawn is in the shape of rectangle of length 60 m and (d) 2246 cm 2
(e) None of these
width 40 m. Inside the lawn there is a footpath of 14. In a circle of radius 42 cm, an arc subtends an angle of
uniform width 1 m bordering the lawn. The area of 72° at the centre. The length of the arc is?
the path is (a) 52.8 cm (b) 53.8 cm (c) 72.8 cm
(a) 194 m2 (b) 196 m2 (c) 198 m2 (d) 79.8 cm (e) None of these
(d) 200 m 2
(e) None of these 15. An isosceles right angle triangle has area 200 cm2.
5. ABCD is a parallelogram as shown in figure, then its Then length of its hypotenuse is
area is?
10
D 3 cm C (a) 15 2 cm (b) cm (c) 10 2 cm
2
90°
(d) 20 2 cm (e) None of these
16. The least number of square slabs that can be fitted in
4 cm
a room of 10.5 m long and 3 m wide, is?
(a) 12 tiles (b) 13 tiles (c) 14 tiles
(d) 15 tiles (e) None of these
90° 17. The length of a rectangle is 2 cm more than its breadth.
The perimeter is 48 cm. The area of the rectangle (in
A B
(a) 12 cm2 (b) 14 cm2 (c) 15 cm2 cm2) is?
(d) 660 cm2 (e) None of these (a) 96 cm2 (b) 128 cm2 (c) 143 cm2
6. What is the area of a triangle whose sides are 9 cm, 12 (d) 144 cm2 (e) None of these
cm and 15 cm ? 18. The cost of levelling a rectangular ground at Rs. 1.25
(a) 45 cm2 (b) 54 cm2 (c) 56 cm2 per sq. metre is Rs. 900. If the length of the ground is
30 metres, then the width is?
(d) 64 cm2 (e) None of these
7. What is the perimeter of an equilateral triangle whose (a) 330 metres (b) 34 metres (c) 24 metres
(d) 18 metres (e) None of these
area is 4 3 cm 2 ? 19. The length of a rectangle is twice its breadth. If its
(a) 4 cm (b) 3 cm (c) 12 cm length is decreased by 5 cm and breadth is increase
(d) 7 cm (e) None of these by 5 cm, the area of the rectangle is increased by 75
8. The circumference of a circle whose area is 24.64 m2 is cm2. then the length of the rectangle is:
(a) 17.2 m (b) 17.4 m (c) 17.6 m (a) 20 cm (b) 30 cm (c) 40 cm
(d) 18.0 m (e) None of these (d) 50 cm (e) None of these

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20. The dimensions of the floor of a rectangular hall are 26. Height of an equilateral triangle is 6 cm. Find its side?
4m × 3m. The floor of the hall is to be tiled fully with 8
cm × 6 cm rectangular is without breaking tiles to (a) 4 cm (b) 3 3 cm (c) 4 3 cm
smaller size. The number of tiles required: (d) 5 3 cm (e) None of these
(a) 4800 (b) 2600 (c) 2500 27. Height of an equilateral triangle is 9 cm. Find its area?
(c) 2400 (e) None of these
(a) 27 3 sq cm (b) 36 3 sq cm (c) 54 3 sq cm
21. The number of marble slabs of size 20 cm × 30 cm
(d) Data inadequate (e) None of these
required to pave the floor of a square room of side 3 m,
is: 28. Perimeter of a square and an equilateral triangle is
(a) 150 (b) 100 (c) 25 equal. If the diagonal of the square is 12 2 cm, then
(d) 225 (e) None of these find the area of equilateral triangle?
22. If the perimeter of a rectangular field is 200 m and its (a) 64 3 cm2 (b) 32 3 cm2 (c) 16 3 cm2
breadth is 40 m then its area is (in m2):
(a) 1200 (b) 2400 (c) 4800 (d) 128 3 cm2 (e) None of these
(d) 6000 (e) None of these 29. A lawn in the form of a rectangle has length twice its
23. Find the area of a triangle in which base is 1.5 m and 2
height is 75 cm? width. The area of the lawn is hectares. The length
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(a) 5625 sq. cm. (b) 5265 sq. cm. (c) 5635 sq. cm of lawn is:
(d) 5525 sq. cm. (e) None of these
24. Find the area of a triangle in which each side measures 1 2
(a) 100 m (b) 33 m (c) 66 m
8 cm? 3 3

(a) 2 3 sq. cm. (b) 8 3 sq. cm. (c) 16 3 sq. cm. æ 200 ö
(d) ç ÷m (e) None of these
(d) 12 3 sq. cm. (e) None of these è 3ø
25. The perimeter of an isosceles triangle is equal to 14 30. Two roads XY and YZ of 15 metres and 20 metres
cm; the lateral side and the base are in the ratio 5 to 4. length respectively are perpendicular to each other.
The area in cm2 of the triangle is: What is the distance between X and Z by the shortest
route?
1 3 (a) 35 metres (b) 30 metres (c) 24 metres
(a) 21 (b) 21 (c) 21
2 2 (d) 25 metres (e) None of these
(d) 2 21 (e) None of these

1. The base of triangular field is three times its altitude. 5. Two circle touch internally. The sum of their area is
If the cost of cultivating the field at 50 per hectare be 116 p cm2 and distance between their centre is 6 cm.
Rs. 675, then its base and height are? Then, the radii of the circles are?
(a) 900 m and 300 m (b) 600 m and 300 m (a) 4 cm and 9 cm (b) 5 cm and 10 cm
(c) 500 m and 200 m (d) Can't to be determined (c) 4 cm and 8 cm (d) 4 cm and 10 cm
(e) None of these (e) None of these
2. The perimeter of a right triangle is 12 cm. The 6. A bed of roses is like the figure given below. In the
hypotenuse is 5 cm. The other two sides and area of centre is a square and on each side there is a semi-
the triangle are? circle. The side of the square is 21 m. If each rose plant
(a) 3, 4 and 6 cm2 (b) 4, 3 and 12 cm2 needs 6m2 of space, then the number of plants in the
(c) 6, 2 and 6 cm 2
(d) Can't to be determined bed is?
(e) None of these
3. The area of a ring whose outer and inner radii are
respectively 20 cm and 15 cm is?
(a) 440 cm2 (b) 550 cm2 (c) 565 cm2 21 m
(d) 675 cm 2
(e) None of these
4. The minute-hand of a clock is 14 cm long. The area
covered by the minute hand in 30 min is?
(a) 308 cm2 (b) 312 cm2 (c) 412 cm2 (a) 190 plants (b) 199 plants (c) 201 plants
(d) 416 cm 2
(e) None of these (d) 200 plants (e) None of these

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7. If ‘x’ is the median of an equilateral triangle, then its 14. The volume of a cylinder is 448 p cm3 and height 7 cm.
area is? Then, its lateral surface area and total surface area
are?
x2 3x 2 (a) 349 cm2 and 753.286 cm2
(a) (b) x2 (b)
2 2 (b) 352 cm2 and 754.286 cm2
(c) 353 cm2 and 755.286 cm2
x2
(d) (e) None of these (d) 351 cm2 and 754.682 cm2
3 (e) None of these
8. A wire is in the form of a circle of radius 42 cm. It is 15. The radius and vertical height of a cone are 5 cm and
bent into a square. The side of the square is? 12 cm, respectively. Then its lateral surface area is?
(a) 33 cm (b) 66 cm (c) 78 cm (a) 202 cm2 (b) 203.1 cm2 (c) 204 cm2
(d) 112 cm (e) None of these (d) 204.3 cm2 (e) None of these
16. Given that the volume of a metal sphere is 38808 cm3.
9. How many times will a wheel of diameter 105 cm
Then, its radius and its surface area are?
rotate in covering a distance of 330 m?
(a) 7 cm and 616 cm2 (b) 21 cm and 5544 cm2
(a) 100 revolutions (b) 110 revolutions (c) 14 cm and 2464 cm2 (d) 28 cm and 5555 cm2
(c) 90 revolutions (d) 105 revolutions (e) None of these
(e) None of these 17. The volume of two hemisphere in the ratio 8 : 27. What
10. The length of a rectangle is increased by 60%. By what is the ratio of their radii?
per cent would the width have to be decreased to (a) 2 : 3 (b) 3 : 2 (c) 1 : 2
maintain the same area? (d) 2 : 1 (e) None of these
18. A copper sphere of diameter 18 cm is drawn into a
1 wire of diameter 40 mm. Then, the length of the wire
(a) 37 % (b) 60% (c) 75%
2 is?
(d) 120% (e) None of these (a) 243 cm (b) 343 cm (c) 443 cm
(d) 972 cm (e) None of these
11. If the length and breadth of a rectangular plot are
increased by 50% and 20% respectively, then the new 19. Each edge of a cube is increased by 50%. Then, the
area is how many times the original area? percentage increase in its surface area is?
(a) 125% (b) 150% (c) 175%
5 9 (d) 180% (e) None of these
(a) (b) 10 (c)
9 5 20. How many bricks each measuring 25 cm × 15 cm × 8
cm will be required to build a wall 10 m × 4 dm × 5 m
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(d) (e) None of these 1
9 when of its volume is occupied by mortar?
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12. Two cubes each of 10 cm edge are joined end-to-end.
Then, the surface area of the resulting cuboid is (a) 5000 (b) 5500 (c) 6000
(d) 6500 (e) None of these
21. An equilateral triangle is cut up into smaller
equilateral triangles with side 1/6 of the original. Find
10 the number of triangles thus formed?
(a) 216 (b) 6 (c) 36
(d) 3 (e) Can’t say
10 22. A square sheet of paper is converted into a cylinder
10 10 by rolling it along its length. What is the ratio of the
base radius of cylinder to the side of the square?
(a) 100 cm2 (b) 1000 cm2 (c) 2000 cm2
(a) 7 2 : 22 (b) 7 : 22 (c) 7 : 44
(d) 1500 cm 2
(e) None of these
13. The areas of three adjacent faces of a cuboid are x, y (d) 22 : 7 (e) None of these
and z. If its volume is V, then which is true? 23. A wire when bent in the form of a circle encloses an
area of 1386 sq cm. What will be the enclosed area
(a) V = x3 y2 z2 (b) V2 = xyz (c) V = 3 xyz when the same wire is bent into the form of an
equilateral triangle?
x2 y
(d) V = (e) None of these (a) 484 3 cm 2 (b) 616 3 cm2 (c) 308 3 cm 2
z
(d) 512 cm2 (e) None of these

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24. The surface area of a spherical part of a bowl with a 27. If the side of a square be increased by 50%, the percent
flat circular detachable cover, excluding the cover, is increase in area is:
616 sq cm. The area of the cover is 38.5 sq cm. What is (a) 50 (b) 100 (c) 125
the volume of the bowl? (d) 150 (e) None of these
(a) 1339 cm3 (b) 1430 cm3 (c) 1570 cm3 28. The ratio of the area of a square to that of the square
(d) Cannot be determined (e) None of these drawn on its diagonal is:
25. A hemispherical bowl of internal diameter 54 cm (a) 1 : 1 (b) 1 : 2 (c) 1 : 3
contains a liquid. The liquid is to be filled in
(d) 1 : 4 (e) None of these
cylindrical bottles of radius 3 cm and height 9 cm.
How many bottles are required to empty the bowl? 29. The diameter of a circle circumscribing a square is
10cm. Its sides will be:
(a) 221 (b) 343 (c) 81
(d) 243 (e) None of these (a) 5 cm (b) 5 2 cm (c) 10 cm
26. If half the diagonal of square is 5 cm, then the area of
the square is: (d) 10 2 cm (e) None of these
30. If a square is inscribed in a circle, the ratio of the area
(a) 20 2 cm 2 (b) 25 cm2 (c) 50 cm2
of the circle and the square is:
(d) 100 cm2 (e) None of these (a) 2 : 1 (b) p : 2 (c) p : 1
(d) 11 : 7 (e) None of these

1. Find the number of bricks, each measuring 25 cm × 6. Find the area of the shaded region if the radius of
12.5 cm × 7.5 cm, required to construct a wall 12 m each of the circles is 1 cm.
long, 5 m high and 0.25 m thick, while the sand and
cement mixture occupies 5 % of the total volume of
wall? A B
(a) 6080 (b) 3040 (c) 1520
(d) 12160 (e) 9200
2. In a swimming pool measuring 90 m by 40 m, 150
men take a dip. If the average displacement of water
by a man is 8 cubic metres, what will be rise in water C
level?
(a) 30 cm (b) 50 cm (c) 20 cm
(d) 25 cm (e) 33.33 cm p p
(a) 2 - (b) 3-p (c) 3-
3. A hollow spherical shell is made of a metal of density 3 2
4.9 g/cm3. If its internal and external radii are 10 cm p
and 12 cm respectively, find the weight of the shell. (d) 3- (e) None of these
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(Take p = 3.1416)
(a) 5016 gm (b) 1416.8 gm (c) 14942.28 gm 7. Three equal cubes are placed adjacently in a row. Find
(d) 5667.1 gm (e) None of these the ratio of total surface area of the new cuboid to that
4. The dimensions of a field are 20 m by 9 m. A pit 10 m of the sum of the surface areas of the three cubes?
long, 4.5 m wide and 3 m deep is dug in one corner of (a) 7 : 9 (b) 49 : 81 (c) 9 : 7
the field and the earth removed has been evenly (d) 27 : 23 (e) None of these
spread over the remaining area of the field. What will 8. The radius of a right circular cylinder is increased by
be the rise in the height of field as a result of this 50%. Find the percentage increase in volume?
operation? (a) 120% (b) 75% (c) 150%
(a) 1.5 m (b) 2 m (c) 3 m
(d) 130% (e) 125%
(d) 4 m (e) 1m
5. If the curved surface area of a cone is thrice that of 9. Water flows out at the rate of 10 m/min from a cylin-
another cone and slant height of the second cone is drical pipe of diameter 5 mm. Find the time taken to
thrice that of the first, find the ratio of the area of their fill a conical tank whose diameter at the surface is 40
base. cm and depth 24 cm?
(a) 81 : 1 (b) 9 : 1 (c) 3 : 1 (a) 50 min (b) 102.4 min (c) 51.2 min
(d) 27 : 1 (e) 11 : 1 (d) 25.6 min (e) 60 min

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10. Find the perimeter and area of the shaded portion of (a) 86.5 cm2 (b) 102 cm2 (c) 94.5 cm2
the adjoining diagram: (d) 81.5 cm2 (e) None of these
16. A circle is inscribed in an equilateral triangle of side 8
28 cm cm. The area of the portion between the triangle and
the circle is?
(a) 11 cm2 (b) 10.95 cm2 (c) 10 cm2

26 cm
(d) 10.50 cm2 (e) None of these
17. Mid-points of a triangle containing sides 12 cm, 18
10 cm

cm and 26 cm are joined to each-other. Find the area

of triangle formed by joining the mid-points?

(a) 90.8 cm, 414 cm2 (b) 181.6 cm, 423.7 cm2 (a) 4 5 cm2 (b) 2 7 cm2 (c) 4 35 cm2
(c) 90.8 cm, 827.4 cm2 (d) 181.6 cm, 827.4 cm2 (d) 8 35 cm2 (e) None of these
(e) None of these 18. An oblong piece of ground measures 19 meters 2.5
11. A cylindrical container whose diameter is 12 cm and dm by 12 metres 5 dm. From the centre of each side a
height is 15 cm, is filled with ice cream. The whole path 2 meters wide goes across to the centre of the
ice-cream is distributed to 10 children in equal cones opposite side. Find the cost of paving these paths at
having hemispherical tops. If the height of the coni- the rate of Rs. 12.32. per sq meter.
cal portion is twice the diameter of its base, find the (a) Rs. 7430.68 (b) Rs. 713.04 (c) Rs. 753.26
diameter of the ice-cream cone? (d) Rs. 733.04 (e) None of these
(a) 6 cm (b) 12 cm (c) 3 cm 19. In the given figure, OP = PQ = 14 cm and semicircles
(d) 18 cm (e) 15 cm are drawn on OP, PQ and OQ as diameters. Then, the
12. A tank 4 m long and 2.5 m wide and 6 m deep is dug perimeter of the shaded area is:
in a field 10 m long and 9 m wide. If the earth dugout
is evenly spread over the field, the rise in level of the
field will be:
(a) 80 cm (b) 75 cm (c) 60 cm
(d) 30 cm (e) None of these
13. An open box is made of wood 2 cm thick. Its internal
length is 86 cm, breadth 46 cm and height is 38 cm.
The cost of painting the outer surface of the box at Rs. O Q
P
10 per m2 is?
(a) Rs. 18.5 (b) Rs. 8.65 (c) Rs. 11.65
(d) Rs. 17.50 (e) None of these
14. A rectangular tin sheet is 22 m long and 8 m broad. It (a) 88 cm (b) 176 cm (c) 264 cm
is rolled along its length to form a cylinder by making (d) 352 cm (e) None of these
the opposite edges just to touch each other. The vol- 20. The circumference of a circular field is 440 m. A circu-
ume of the cylinder (in m3) is: lar path of 10 metre width runs around the outside of
(a) 385 (b) 204 (c) 280 p the field. Find the cost of gravelling the path at the
(d) 308 (e) None of these rate of 70 paise per square metre?
15. What is the area of the shaded portion if each side of (a) Rs. 2200 (b) Rs. 3300 (c) Rs. 264
the square measures 21 cm? (d) Can't to be determined (e) None of these

10.5 cm

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1. A rectangular field costs Rs. 110 for levelling at 50 (a) 15.28 cm2 (b) 61.14 cm2 (c) 30.57 cm2
paise per square metre. If the ratio of length : breadth (d) 40.76 cm 2
(e) None of these
is 11 : 5. Find the length of the field: 10. A wire is looped in the form of a circle of radius 28 cm.
(a) 16 m (b) 21 m (c) 22 m It is bent again into a square form. What will be the
(d) 23 (e) None of these length of the diagonal of the largest square possible
2. The length of a rectangular plot of ground is four times thus?
its breadth and its area is 4 hectares. How long will it
take to a dog to walk round it at the rate of 3 km/hr? (a) 44 cm (b) 44 2 (c) 176/2 2
(a) 12 min (b) 20 min (c) 21 min (d) 88 2 (e) None of these
(d) 18.5 min (e) None of these 11. In a right angled triangle, find the hypotenuse if base
3. A rectangular garden 63 m long and 54 m broad has and perpendicular are respectively 36015 cm and
a path 3 m wide inside it. Find the cost of paving the 48020 cm?
path at Rs. 37/2 per square metre:
(a) 69125 cm (b) 60025 cm (c) 391025 cm
(a) Rs. 12321 (b) Rs. 11100 (c) Rs. 74000
(d) Rs. 12301 (e) None of these (d) 60125 cm (e) None of these
4. A drawing room is 7.5 m long 6.5 m broad and 6 m 12. The perimeter of an equilateral triangle is 72 3 cm.
high. Find the length of paper 2.5 dm wide to cover its Find its height?
walls allowing 8 sq. m for doors: (a) 63 metres (b) 24 metres (c) 18 metres
(a) 368 m (b) 640 m (c) 625 m
(d) 36 metres (e) 32 metres
(d) 888 m (e) None of these
13. The inner circumference of a circular track is 440 cm.
5. The area of a rectangular foot ball field is 24200 sq. m.
The track is 14 cm wide. Find the diameter of the outer
It is half broad as it is long. What is the approx
circle of the track?
minimum distance a man will cover if he wishes to go
from one corner to the opposite one? (a) 84 cm (b) 168 cm (c) 336 cm
(a) 283 m (b) 246 m (c) 576 m (d) 77 cm (e) 80 cm
(d) 289 m (e) None of these 14. The volume of a cube is 216 cm3. Part of this cube is
6. How many cubes of edge 3 cm can be cut out of a then melted to form a cylinder of length 8 cm. Find the
wooden cube of edge 9 cm? volume of the cylinder?
(a) 216 (b) 81 (c) 27 (a) 342 cm3 (b) 216 cm3 (c) 36 cm3
(d) Can’t be determined (e) None of these (d) 156 cm3 (e) Data inadequate
7. A sphere of 30 cm radius is dropped into a cylindrical 15. Three metal cubes with edges 6 cm, 8 cm and 10 cm
vessel of 80 cm diameter, which is partly filled with respectively are melted together and formed into a
water, then its level rises by x cm, find x: single cube. Find the side of the resulting cube?
(a) 27.5 cm (b) 22.5 cm (c) 18.5 cm (a) 11 cm (b) 12 cm (c) 13 cm
(d) 21.5 cm (e) None of these
(d) 24 cm (e) 20 cm
8. Around a circular garden a circular road is to be
16. Find curved and total surface area of a conical flask
repaired which costs Rs. 22176 at the rate of Rs. 1 per
of radius 6 cm and height 8 cm?
sq. m. If the inner radius is 112 m, find the width of
the circular road: (a) 60p, 96p (b) 20p, 96p (c) 60p, 48p
(a) 18 m (b) 28 m (c) 14 m (d) 30p, 48p (e) None of these
(d) 26 m (e) None of these 17. A silver wire when bent in the form of a square,
9. In the adjacent figure, find the area of the shaded encloses an area of 484 cm2. Now if the same wire is
region. (Use = 22/7) bent to form a circle, the area enclosed by circle would
be?
(a) 308 cm2 (b) 196 cm2 (c) 616 cm2
(d) 88 cm 2
(e) 96 cm 2

18. How many metres of cloth 5 m wide will be required

to make a conical tent, the radius of whose base is 7 m
and height is 24 m?
(a) 55 m (b) 330 m (c) 220 m
(d) 120 m (e) 110 m

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19. Seven equal cubes each of side 5 cm are joined end to
3 3 3
end. Find the surface area of the resulting cuboid? (a) p (b) p (c) p
(a) 750 cm2 (b) 1500 cm2 (c) 2250 cm2 4 7 5
(d) 700 cm2 (e) 800 cm2 (d) 4p (e) None of these
20. A cuboid of dimension 24 cm × 9 cm × 8 cm is melted 27. In the given figure, QRST is a square. If the area of
and smaller cubes are of side 3 cm is formed. Find each circle is 2p, then find the area of square QRST?
how many such cubes can be formed? Q R
(a) 27 (b) 64 (c) 54
(d) 32 (e) 36
21. The largest cone is formed at the base of a cube of side
measuring 7 cm. Find the ratio of volume of cone to
cube?
(a) 20 : 21 (b) 22 : 21 (c) 21 : 22
(d) 42 : 11 (e) 11 : 42
22. The whole surface of a rectangular block is 8788 T S
square cm. If length, breadth and height are in the (a) 4p2 (b) 4p (c) 32
ratio of 4 : 3 : 2, find length? (d) 16 (e) None of these
(a) 26 cm (b) 52 cm (c) 104 cm 28. In given figure, y is both the radius of the larger circle
(d) 13 cm (e) 16 cm and the diameter of the smaller circle. Find the area of
23. In a shower, 10 cm of rain falls. What will be the shaded region?
volume of water that falls on 1 hectare area of ground?
(a) 500 m3 (b) 650 m3 (c) 1000 m3
(d) 750 m3 (e) 800 cm3
24. A steel sphere of radius 4 cm is drawn into a wire of
diameter 4 mm. Find the length of wire? y
(a) 10,665 mm (b) 42,660 mm (c) 21,333 mm
(d) 14,220 mm (e) None of these
25. A vessel is in the form of a hollow cylinder mounted
on a hemispherical bowl. The diameter of the sphere
is 14 cm and the total height of the vessel is 13 cm.
Find the capacity of the vessel? (Take p =22/7)
3 2 3 2 1 2
(a) py (b) py (c) py
7 4 4
1 2
h (d) py (e) None of these
3
13 cm

r 29. In the given figure, if O is the centre of the circle, then

find the value of y?

(a) 321.33 cm3 (b) 1642.67 cm3 (c) 1232 cm3

O
(d) 1632.33 cm3 (e) None of these
26. In the given figure, circle P has diameter 2 m and
y°
circle Q has diameter 1 m. Find the area of the shaded
region?
51°
P
P Q
Q (a) 78° (b) 77° (c) 76°
(d) 75° (e) None of these
30. The length of a rectangular plot is thrice of its breadth.
If the area of the rectangular plot is 7803 sq m, what is
the breadth of the rectangular plot?
(a) 51 m (b) 153 m (c) 104 m
(d) 88 m (e) None of these

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31. The ratio of length and breadth of a rectangular plot 36. What will be the area of a circle with circumference
is 8 : 5 respectively. If the breadth is 60 m less than the equal to 22 cm?
length, what is the perimeter of the rectangular plot? (a) 41.2 sq cm (b) 26.4 sq cm (c) 38.5 sq cm
(a) 260 m (b) 1600 m (c) 500 m (d) Cannot be determined (e) None of these
(d) Cannot be determined (e) None of these 37. The circumference of two circles is 132 m and 176 m
32. Length of a rectangle is twice of its breadth. Area of respectively. What is the difference between the area
the rectangle is 18 m2. What would be its perimeter? of the larger circle and the smaller circle?
(a) 9 m (b) 18 m (c) 25 m (a) 1048 sq m (b) 1076 sq m (c) 1078 sq m
(d) 28 m (e) None of these (d) 1090 sq m (e) None of these
33. The length of a rectangular floor is twice of its breadth. 38. Cost of fencing a circular plot at the rate of Rs. 15 per
If Rs. 256 is required to paint the floor at the rate of Rs. m is Rs. 3300. What will be the cost of flooring the plot
2 per square meters, then what would be the length of at the rate of Rs. 100 per square metre?
floor? (a) Rs. 385000 (b) Rs. 220000 (c) Rs. 350000
(a) 16 m (b) 8 m (c) 12 m (d) Cannot be determined (e) None of these
(d) 31 m (e) 20 m 39. The perimeter of a square is equal to twice the
34. The perimeter of a square is double the perimeter of a perimeter of a rectangle of length 8 cm and breadth 7
rectangle. The area of the rectangle is 240 sq cm. What cm. What is the circumference of a semicircle whose
is the area of the square? diameter is equal to the side of the square? (rounded
(a) 100 sq cm (b) 36 sq cm (c) 81 sq cm off to the two decimal place)
(d) Cannot be determined (e) None of these (a) 38.57 cm (b) 23.57 cm (c) 41.46 cm
35. What will be the area of a circle with circumference (d) 47.47 cm (e) None of these
equal to 88 cm? 40. The breadth of a rectangular plot is 75% of its length.
(a) 154 sq cm (b) 44 sq cm (c) 616 sq cm It the perimeter of the plot be 1050 m, what is its area?
(d) Cannot be determined (e) None of these (a) 12500 (b) 57500 (c) 62500
(d) 67500 (e) None of these

Solutions Area of the floor = 960 m2

Area of one carpet = 6 × 4 = 24 m2
Area of floor
Area 180 \ No. of carpet required =
1. (b); Breadth = = = 10 m Area of one carpet
length 18
\ Perimeter = 2(length + breadth) = 2(18 + 10) 960
= = 40
= 56 m 24
2. (c); Let side of square = x cm 4. (b); Length of the outer rectangle = 60 m
Side of another square = (x + 4) cm
\ x2 + (x + 4)2 = 400 1m
x2 + x2 + 16 + 8x = 400
2x2 + 8x – 384 = 0 Þ x2 + 4x – 192 = 0 38 40 m
x2 + 16x – 12x – 192 = 0
x(x + 16) – 12 (x + 16) = 0 58
(x – 12)(x + 16) = 0
\ x = 12 (– 16 not possible) 60 m
\ side of one square = 12 cm
Breadth of the outer rectangle = 40 m
side of another square = 16 cm
\ Area = 60 × 40 = 2400 m2.
6 Width of path = 1 m
3. (c); Given, Length of the inner rectangle = 60 m – (1 + 1) m
4 = 58 m
Breadth of the inner rectangle = 40 – 2 = 38 m
\ Area = 58 × 38 = 2204 m2
Area of path

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 = [Area of outer rectangle] ( -20 ) ( -20 )
– [ Area of inner rectangle] = – 20 – 20 +
= 2400 – 2204 = 196 m2 100
5. (a); Area of parallelogram, = – 40 + 4 = – 36% (–ve sign show % decrease)
ABCD = (Area of DABD + Area of DBDC) 10. (d); Let the radius of the protractor = r cm
= 2 (Area of DABD) perimeter = (pr + 2r) = (p + 2)r = 36
1 36
=2× × 3 × 4 = 12 cm2 \ r = 36 Þ r = 7 cm
2 7
\ diameter of the protractor = 2 × 7 = 14 cm
9 + 12 + 15
6. (b); Here, s = = 18 cm 11. (c); Let side of square = x
2
Diagonal = 2x
Area = s(s - a)(s - b)(s - c)
x
= 18 ( 18 - 9 )( 18 - 12 )( 18 - 15 ) Radius of incircle =
2

= 18 ´ 9 ´ 6 ´ 3 = 54 cm2 2x x
7. (c); By formula Radius of circumcircle = =
2 2
3 3
´ ( side ) = 4 3
2
Area = × (side)2 Þ æ px 2 px 2 ö
4 4 Required Ratio = ç : =2:4=1:2
è 4 2 ÷ø
(side)2 = 16 Þ side = 4 cm
\perimeter = 3 × side = 3 × 4 = 12 cm 12. (a); Given diagonal of square = 50 m
8. (c); Let, the radius of the circle = r m
50
\pr2 = 24.64 2 × side = 50 Þ side = 2
22 2 7 ´ 24.64
´ r = 24.64 Þ r 2 = 2
7 22 æ 50 ö 2500
Area = side = ç = = 1250 m2
è 2 ÷ø
2

7 ´ 24.64 2
r= = 2.8
22 13. (a); Given, circumference (2pr) = 176
Thus, circumference = 2pr 176 8´7
r= ´7 Þ r = Þ r = 28 m
22 2 ´ 22 2
= 2´ ´ 2.8 = 17.6 m
7 22
9. (c); Let initial radius of circle = r Area = pr2 = ´ 28 ´ 28 = 2464 m2
7
80 4r
Now new radius = 80% of r = r ´ = q
100 5 14. (a); Length of the arc = 2 pr ´
360
initial area = pr2
2 72 22 72
æ 4r ö 16 2 = 2 p ´ 42 ´ = 2 ´ ´ 42 ´ = 52.8 cm
New area = p ç ÷ = pr 360 7 360
è 5ø 25
1 2
æ 2 16 2 ö 9 2 15. (d); Area of isosceles triangle with side (a) = a
Decrease in Area = ç pr - pr ÷ = pr 2
è 25 ø 25
1 2
9 2 \ 200 = a Þ a2 = 400 Þ a = 20 cm
pr 2
\ percentage decrease = 25 ´ 100 \ Hypotenuse = a 2 + a2 = 2.a
pr2
= 2 ´ 20 = 20 2 cm
9 16. (c); Side of greatest square tile
= ´ 100 = 9 × 4 = 36%
25 = GCM of length and breadth of the room
Shortcut: = GCM of 10.5 and 3 = 1.5 cm
Area of room = 10.5 × 3 m
xy
%=x+y+ 10.5 ´ 3 10.5 ´ 3
100 No. of tiles needed = = = 14 tiles
1.5 ´ 1.5 2.25

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17. (c); Let breadth = x cm 26. (c); Let side = x cm
\length = (x + 2) cm 2
\2 (x + x + 2) = 48 Þ 2(2x + 2) = 48 æxö x2
x 2 = 62 + ç ÷ Þ x -
2
= 36 Þ 3x2 = 144
2x + 2 = 24 Þ 2x = 22 Þ x = 11 cm è2ø 4
\Area = 11 × (11 + 2) = 11 × 13 = 143 cm2
144 12
900 x2 = Þ x= Þ x = 4 3 cm
18. (c); Area of ground = = 720 m2 3 3
1.25 Shortcut:
720
\ length × width = 720 Þ width = = 24 m 3
30 Altitude = ´ side
2
19. (c); Let breadth = x Þ length = 2x
Area = x × 2x = 2x2 2 ´ Altitude 2´6
Side = = = 4 3 cm
New length = (2x – 5) cm 3 3
New breadth = (x + 5) cm
\ New Area = (2x – 5) (x + 5) 2 ´ Altitude 2´9
27. (a); side = = = 6 3 cm
\ (2x – 5) (x + 5) = 2x2 + 75 3 3
2x2 + 10x – 5x – 25 = 2x2 + 75
5x = 100 Þ x = 20 cm 3 3
( ) 3
2
´ ( side ) =
2
Area = ´ 6 3 = ´ 36 ´ 3
\ length = 2 × 20 = 40 cm 4 4 4
20. (c); Area of wall = 4m × 3m = 12 m2
= 12 × 10000 cm2 = 27 3 cm 2
Area of tile = 8 cm × 6 cm = 48 cm 28. (a); For square, diagonal = 2 × side
12 ´ 10000
\No. of tiles required = = 2500 12 2 = 3 ´ side Þ side (x) = 12 cm
48 perimeter = 4x = 48 cm
21. (a); Area of square room = 3 m × 3 m = 9 m2 perimeter of triangle = 48 cm
= 9 × 10000 cm2
Area of marble slab = 20 × 30 = 600 cm2 48
side of triangle = = 16 cm
3
9 ´ 10000
No. of marble slabs required = = 150
600 3 3
´ ( side ) =
2
Required Area = ´ 16 ´ 16
22. (b); Given, perimeter of rectangle = 200 4 4
2 (l + b) = 200 Þ l + b = 100 Þ l = 100 – b
= 64 3 cm2
l = 100 – 40 Þ l = 60 m Þ Area = lb
= 40 × 60 = 2400 m2 x
29. (d); Let length = x Þ breadth =
1 1 2
23. (a); Area = ´ base ´ height = ( 1.5 ) ´ 100 ´ 75
2 2 2 x 2
= 75 × 75 = 5625 cm2 Area = × 10000 m2 Þ x ´ = × 10000
3 2 3
3 4 200 200
24. (c); Area of equilateral triangle = ´ side 2 x2 = × 10000 Þ x = , length = m
4 3 3 3
3 z
= ´ 8 2 = 16 3 cm2
4 30. (d);
25. (d); Let lateral side = 5x, and base = 4x
\ primeter = 5x + 5x + 4x = 14x
14x = 14 Þ x = 1 20 m
So, the sides are 5 cm, 5cm and 4 cm
1
Now, s = (5 + 5 + 4) = 7cm
2 x y
15 m
Area = s(s – a)(s – b)(s – c)

= 7 ´ 2 ´ 2 ´ 3 = 2 21 cm2 Shortest route between x and z = 152 + 202

= 400 + 225 = 625 = 25 m

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 Total cost 675 180 22 1 22
1. (a); Area = = = 13.5 hectares = ´ ´ 14 ´ 14 = ´ ´ 14 ´ 14 = 308 cm2
Rate 50 360 7 2 7
= 13.5 × (10000) m2 = 135000 m2 5. (d); Let the radius of inner circle = r
Let Altitude = x m Let the radius of outer circle =R
\ pR2 + pr2 = 116p Þ R2 + r2 = 116
1 distance between their centre = 6 cm
\ base = 3x m Þ Area = ´ base ´ altitude
2 R – r = 6 cm
\ (R + r )2 + (R – r)2 = 2(R2 + r2)
1 3x 2
= ´ 3x ´ x Þ = 135000 (R + r)2 = 2 (116) – 36 = 196
2 2 R + r = 14 Þ R – r = 6
x2 = 90000 Þ x = 300 \ R = 10 cm, r = 4 cm
Base = 3x = 900 m, Altitude = x = 300 m 6. (e); Given

2. (a); A

5
b
21 m

B a C

Perimeter = 12 cm, a + b + 5 = 12, a + b = 7 cm

Also, a2 + b2 = 25 Side of square = 21 m
(a + b)2 + (a – b)2 = 2 (a2 + b2)
(a – b)2 = 2 (a2 + b2) – (a + b)2 21
\ Radius of each semi-circle = = 10.5 m
2(25) – (7)2 = 50 – 49 = 1 Þ a – b = ±1 2
\ a + b = 7 and a – b = 1 or a – b = –1 1 22
Þ a = 4 cm and b = 3 cm \ Area = (21 × 21) + 4 ´ ´ ´ 10.5 × 10.5
2 7
or a = 3 cm and b = 4 cm = 441 + 693 = 1134 m2
1 1 Area of one rose plant = 6 m2
Area of triangle = ´ a ´ b = ´ 3 ´ 4 = 6 cm2
2 2 1134
3. (b); Radius of outer circle (R) = 20 cm No. of required Rose plant = = 189
6
Radius of inner circle (r) = 15 cm
\ Area of ring 7. (d);
= (Area of outer circle – Area of inner circle)
22
= pR2 – pr2 = p(R2 – r2) = (202 - 152 ) x
7
22 22
= ( 20 + 15 )( 20 - 15 ) = ( 35 )( 5 ) = 25 × 22
7 7
= 550 cm2 3 3
Altitude = ´ ( side ) Þ x = ´ side
4. (a); Angle covered by the minute hand in 60 min 2 2
= 360°
2x 3
Angle covered by the minute hand in 30 min side = ´ ( side )
2
Þ Area =
= 180 ° 3 4
\ q = 180°, r = 14 cm x2
3 4x 2
= ´ =
q 4 3 3
Required area = pr ´
2

360

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 22 22
8. (b); Circumference of circle = 2pr = 2 ´ ´ 42 = 2´ ´ 8 ´ 7 = 352 cm2
7 7
= 264 cm Total surface Area = 2prh + pr2 = 2pr (h + r)
length of wire = 264 cm
22
\ perimeter of square = 264 = 2´ ´ 8 ´ (7 + 8)
7
264
\ side of square = = 66 cm 5280
4 = = 754.286 cm2
9. (a); Circumference of wheel = 2pr = p × d 7
15. (d); Radius (r) = 5 cm Þ Height (h) = 12 cm
22
= ´ 105 = 330 cm Slant height (l)=
7 h 2 + r 2 = 52 + 12 2 = 169
Distance covered in 1 revolution = 330 cm = 13 cm
As 330 m = 330 × 100 cm Lateral/Curved Surface Area = prl
33000 22 1430
\ No. of revolution required = = 100 = ´ 5 ´ 13 = = 204.3 cm2
330 7 7
10. (a); Let length = l, breadth = b 16. (b); Volume of sphere = 38808 cm3
60 8l 4 3
pr = 38808
\ New length = l + ×l = 3
100 5
8l 5b 3 7
New breadth = a Þ lb = ´a Þ a = r3 = 38808 × ´ = 9261 Þ r = 21 cm
5 8 4 22

æ 5bö 22
çè b - ÷ø Surface Area of sphere = 4pr2 = 4 ´ ´ 21 ´ 21
8 3 7
Decrease percent = ´ 100 = ´ 100 = 5544 cm2
b 8
17. (a); Let volumes be V1 and V2
1
= 37 % 2 3 2 3
2 V1 : V2 = 8 : 27 Þ pr1 : pr2 = 8 : 27
3 3
11. (c); Let length = x and the breadth = y
Original Area = xy r13 : r23= 8 : 27 Þ r1 : r2 = 2 : 3
18. (a); Let length of wire = h cm
3x Volume of sphere = volume of wire
New length = 150 % of x =
2
4 20 20
p´ 9 ´ 9 ´ 9 = p ´ ´ ´ h
6y 3 10 10
New breadth = 120% of y =
5 4 × 3 × 9 × 9 = 4h Þ h = 243 cm
3x 6y 9 9 19. (a); Let edge = x cm
New Area = ´ = xy = (Original Area)
2 5 5 5 x 3x
increased edge = x + =
12. (b); Length of resulting cuboid = 10 + 10 = 20 cm 2 2
Breadth = 10 cm, Height = 10 cm initial surface Area = 6x2
Surface Area = 2(lb + bh + hl) 2
= 2 (20 × 10 + 10 × 10 + 20 × 10) æ 3x ö
New surface Area = 6 ç ÷
= 2(200 + 100 + 200) = 1000 cm2 è 2ø
13. (b); Let the dimensions be l, b, h then
Volume (V) = lbh é 9x 2 ù
increased in Surface Area = 6 ê - x2 ú
x = lb, y = bh, z = hl Þ V = lbh ë 4 û
V2 = l2 b2 h2 = (lb) (bh) (hl) Þ V2 = xyz
14. (b); Volume = 448p cm3 Þ Height = 7 cm 6 ´ 5x 2 30x 2
= =
Let radius = r cm Þ pr2h = 448p 4 4
448 448
r2 = = = 64 Þ r = 8 cm 30x2
h 7 5
Leteral Surface Area = 2prh Percent increased = 4 2 ´ 100 = ´ 100 = 125%
6x 4

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 Shortcut: \ length of the wire = 2pr
xy 50 ´ 50 22
x+y+ Þ 50 + 50 + = 125% = 2´ ´ 21 = 132 cm
100 100 7
Now, perimeter of the equilateral triangle = length
4
20. (c); Volume of the wall = 10 m × m × 5m = 20 m3 of the wire
10 3 × side of triangle (a) = 132
1 \ a = 44
Volume occupied by mortor = ´ 20 = 2 m3
10 3
Volume occupied by brick = (20 – 2) = 18 m3 \ Required Area = ´ 44 ´ 44 = 11 × 44 × 3
4
25 15 8 = 484 3 cm2
Volume of each brick = m´ m´ m
100 100 100 24. (e); Let radius of the bowl = r cm
3 \ 2pr2 = 616
= m3
1000 616 308
r2 = ´7 = ´ 7 = 14 × 7 = 98 cm2
2 ´ 22 22
18 18 ´ 1000
No. of bricks required = = = 6000 r = 7 2 cm
3 3
1000 2 22
21. (c); Let side of original equilateral triangle = x \ Volume = ´ ´7 2´7 2´7 2
3 7
3 x
\ Area = ´ x 2 Þ Now, New side = 2 22 98 2 ´ 44
4 6 = ´ ´ 49 ´ 2 ´ 7 2 =
3 7 3
3 x2 = 2032.69 cm2
\ Area of smaller equilateral triangle = ´
4 36 2
25. (e); Volume of hemi-sphere = ´ p ´ (27)3 cm 3
3
3 2 Volume of cylindrical bottle = pr2h = p × (3)2 × 9
x
\ No. of triangle thus formed = 4 = 36 \ Required no. of bottles
3 x2
´ 2
4 36 p ´ (27)3 2 27 ´ 27 ´ 27
22. (c); Let side of square = x = 3 = 3 ´ 3´3´9
p ´ (3) ´ 9
2

= 2 × 3 × 27 = 162 bottles
26. (c); Given,
x x diagonal = 5 × 2 = 10 cm
Þ \ diagonal = 2 × side

x 10
\ side =
2
Let radius = r
2
x æ 10 ö 100
\ 2pr = x Þ r = Area = (side) = ç2
÷ = Þ Area = 50 cm2
2p è 2ø 2

x 27. (c); Let side = x, Area = x2

\ Required Ratio = p
2 x 3x 9x 2
x New side = x + = Þ New Area =
2 2 4
1 1 7 9x 2
= = ´7 = = 7 : 44 - x2
2 p 2 ´ 22 44 4
\ % increase = ´ 100
23. (a); Area of circle = 1386 cm2 x2
pr2 = 1386
5x 2
22 2 7 ´ 1386 = ´ 100 = 5 × 25 = 125%
´ r = 1386 Þ r 2 = = 441 Þ r = 21 4x 2
7 22

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 Shortcut:
10
xy 50 ´ 50 \10 = x 2 Þ x = Þ x = 5 2 cm
x+y+ Þ 50 + 50 + = 125% 2
100 100 30. (b); Let diameter of circle = 2x
28. (b); Let side of square = x, Area = x2
Now, diagonal = 2x A B

( )
2
\ Area of new square formed = 2x = 2x2
2x
x2
Required Ratio = =1:2
2x2
29. (b); Given diameter = 10 cm
D C

A B \ radius = x
\ Area of circle = px2
10 Now, diagonal of square = diameter of circle = 2x
cm Let side of square = a
2x
\ 2x = a 2 Þ a = =x 2
2
C D
( ) = 2x
2
Area of square = x 2 2

diagonal of square = diameter = 10 cm

Let side = x cm \ Required ratio = px2 : 2x2 = p : 2

1. (a); Total volume of the wall 4

(12 × 5 × 0.25 × 100 × 100 × 100)cm3 Volume of metal in the shell = p(R 3 - r3 )
3
Sand and cement mixture occupies 5% of the total
4 4
volume of wall.
So, Volume of wall occupied by brick = 95% of
=
3
( )
´ 3.1416 12 3 - 10 3 = ´ 3.1416 ´ 728cm 3
3
total volume Weight of the shell = (Volume of metal in the shell)
95 ´ 12 ´ 5 ´ 0.25 ´ 100 ´ 100 ´ 100 ´ (Density of metal)
= cm 3
100 4
= ´ 3.1416 ´ 728 ´ 4.9 = 14942.28gm
3
Volume of each brick = (25 ´ 12.5 ´ 7.5)cm 3
4. (e); Volume of earth removed = 10 ´ 4.5 ´ 3m 3
So, number of bricks required
= 135m3
95 ´ 12 ´ 5 ´ 0.25 ´ 100 ´ 100 ´ 100
= = 6080 Remaining area = [20 ´ 9 - 10 ´ 4.5]m 2
100 ´ 25 ´ 12.5 ´ 7.5
2. (e); Average displaccement of water by one man = 180 - 45 = 135m2
Let, rise in height = h
= 8m 3
h ´ 135 = 135 Þ h = 1m
Displacement of water by 150 men = 150 ´ 8m3
5. (a); Let radius of base and slant height of the two
= 1200m 3 cones be r1 , l 1 and r2 ,l 2
Let rise in water level by ‘h’ m
pr1l 1 = 3pr2 (3l 1 ) (according to question)
Then (90 ´ 40 ´ h)m 3 = 1200
r1
1200 1 r1 = 9r2 Þ r = 9
h= m = ´ 100 = 33.33cm 2
3600 3
3. (c); Internal radius, r = 10 cm. r12
Ratio of area of their bases = = 9 2 = 81 : 1
External radius, R = 12 cm. r22
6. (c)
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 9. (c); Radius of cylindrical pipe = 0.25cm.
1cm
6. (c); A 1cm B Length of water column in one minute = 10 m.
600 600 = 1000 cm.

1cm
So, volume of water flowing out in one minute

1cm
= p(0.25)2 (1000)cm 3 = 62.5pcm 3
Radius of base of conical tank = 20 cm.
1cm
0
60 depth = 24 cm.

1cm
1 2 1
C So, volume of tank = pr h = p.(20) ´ (24)
2

3 3
D ABC is an equilateral triangle with each side So, time taken to fill the conical tank
2cm.
1
p.(400 ´ 24) 3200
3 2 3 = 3
Area of D ABC = a = ´ (2)2 = 3cm 2 min = min = 51.2 min
4 4 62.5 p 62.5
Now, each angle in an equilateral triangle is 10. (a); Area of the shaded portion
p = (Area of the rectangle) - (Area of the circle)
600 = radians
3 [The four sectors form a circle of radius 10 cm]
Area of shaded portion
p
= [28 ´ 26 - p(10)2 ]cm 2
So, area of each sector is = 3 ´ p(1)2
2p = 728 - 314.16cm 2 = 413.84 » 414cm2
p p Perimeter of the shaded portion
So, total area of there sectors = 3 ´ cm = cm
6 2

6 2 = 2 pr + 2 ´ 8 + 2 ´ 6
Area of the shaded region = area of DABC - Area = (2 ´ 3.1416 ´ 10 + 16 + 12) cm
pö 2 = 90.832 » 90.8cm
æ
of the sectors = ç 3 - ÷ cm 11. (a); Volume of ice cream
è 2ø
= volume of cylindrical container
7. (a); Let edge of cube be a
Length of the new cuboid = 3a = p ´ (6)2 ´ 15cm 3
Bredth of the new cuboid = a This ice cream is distributed in 10 equal cones
Height of the new cuboid = a having hemispherical tops.
total surface area of the new cuboid
p´ 6 2 ´ 15
= 2(lb + bh + lh) = 2(3a 2 + a 2 + 3a 2 ) = 14a 2 So, volume of one cone =
10
Sum of surface areas of 3 cubes = 3 ´ 6a2 = 18a2
p ´ 36 ´ 3
= = 54 pcm 3
14a 2 2
Required ratio = = 7 :9
18a 2 Let diameter of base of cone be ‘D’
8. (e); Let the initial radius be 10 So, height of conical portion = 2D
So, initial volume = p ´ (10) 2 ´ H Volume of cone and hemispherical top together
2 3
increased radius = 10 +5 = 15 1 æ Dö 2 æ Dö
= p. ç ÷ .(2D) + .p. ç ÷
New volume = p ´ (15)2 ´ H 3 è 2ø 3 è 2ø
Percentage increase in volume
pD 3 pD 3 2pD 3 + pD 3 pD 3
= + = =
æ p ´ (15) ´ H - p(10) H ö
2 2
6 12 12 4
=ç ÷ ´ 100
è p´ (10)2 ´ H ø pD 3
54 p = Þ D 3 = 54 ´ 4 Þ D = 6cm
4
pH(225 - 100) ´ 100
= = 125% 12. (b); Volume of the earth dug out = 4 ´ 2.5 ´ 6m 3
100 pH
Shortcut: = 60m 3
Area of the remaining portion
xy 50 ´ 50
x+y+ Þ 50 + 50 + = 125% = (10 ´ 9 - 4 ´ 2.5)m 2 = 90 - 10 = 80m 2
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 Let the rise in level of field be h. The area of the portion between the triangle and
the circle is:
60 3
80 ´ h = 60 Þ h = = m Þ 75 cm. 2
80 4 3 2 æ 4 ö 3 22 16
13. (e); Internal length = 86 cm. (8) - p´ ç ÷ = ´ 64 - ´
4 è 3ø 4 7 3
So, external length = (86 + 2 + 2) = 90 cm = 10.95 cm2
internal breadth = 46 cm. 17. (c); Semi-perimeter of the given triangle,
external breadth = (46+2+2) = 50 cm.
12 + 18 + 26
internal height = 38 cm. s= = 28 cm
2
external height = (38+2) = 40 cm.
outer surface area Area = s(s - a)(s - b)(s - c)
= 2 ´ 90 ´ 40 + 2 ´ 50 ´ 40 + 90 ´ 50
= 28(28 - 12)(28 - 18)(28 - 26)
= 7200 + 4000 + 4500 = 15,700 cm2 = 1.57 m2
Cost of painting the outer surface at Rs. 10 per = 28 ´ 16 ´ 10 ´ 2 = 16 35
m2 = 1.57 ´ 10 = 15.7 Rs. Area of the triangle formed by joining the mid-
14. (d); The sheet is rolled along its length
1
Let the radius of the cylinder be ‘r’ points = ´ Area of given triangle = 4 35 cm2
4
22 7 18. (d); Area of paths to be paved
2 pr = 22m Þ 2 ´ ´ r = 22 Þ r = m
7 2
= [19.25 ´ 2 + 12.5 ´ 2 - 2 ´ 2]m 2 = 59.5 m2
Height of the cylinder = 8 m.
Cost of paving these paths = Rs. 59.5 ´ 12.32
22 7 7
Volume of the cylinder = ´ ´ ´ 8m 3 = Rs. 733.04
7 2 2 19. (a); OP = 14 cm
= 308m 3 Perimeter of semicircle on OP = pr = p ´ 7
15. (c); Area of the shaded portion PQ = 14 cm.
= (Area of the square - Area of the circle) Perimeter of semi-Circle on PQ = pr = p´ 7
= 21 ´ 21 - p ´ 10.5 ´ 10.5 Perimeter of semi-circle on OQ = pr = p´ 14
æ 22 ö So, Perimeter of the shaded area
= ç 21 ´ 21 - ´ (10.5)2 ÷ cm 2 = 94.5 cm 2
è 7 ø = (7 p + 7 p + 14p) cm = 28 p cm = 88 cm.
20. (b); Circumference of the circular field = 2 pr = 440 m
a
16. (b); In radius of an equilateral triangle =
2 3 22
2´ ´ r = 440 m Þ r = 70 m.
where ‘a’ is the side of the triangle 7
width of path = 10 m.
8 4
So, inradius = = cm Radius of outer circle, R = 80 m.
2 3 3
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2 Area of path = p(R 2 - r 2 ) = (802 - 70 2 )
æ 4 ö 7
Area of incircle = pr 2 = p ç
è 3 ÷ø Cost of cultivating the path
22
3 2 = ´ 150 ´ 10 ´ 0.7 Þ Rs. 3300
Area of equilateral triangle = (8) 7
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1. (c); Ratio of length and breadth is 11 : 5
6 2 + 82 10
Let the length be 11x Þ breadth be 5x 9. (c); Radius of a circle = = cm = 5 cm
According to the question 2 2
Area of the shaded Region
110
\ Area of the rectangular field = sq. meter = area of circle – area of rectangle
0.50
22
= 220 sq. meter = ´ 5 ´ 5 - 48 = 78.57 – 48 = 30.57 cm2
\ 11x × 5x = 220 Þ 55x2 = 220 Þ x = 2 7
So, the length of the rectangle is = 11 × 2 = 22 m 10. (b); Perimeter of circle = perimeter of square
2. (b); Let the breadth of a rectangle is x 22
\ length of a rectangle is 4x. 2pr = 4a Þ 2 ´ ´ 28 = 4a
7
According to the question \ a = 44
4x2 = 4 × 10000m2 [1 hectares = 10000m2]
\ Length of the largest diagonal = a 2 = 44 2
x = 100 m
length = 400, Breadth = 100
11. (b); Hypotenuse = (36015)2 + (48020)2 = 60025 cm
Perimeter = 2 ( 400 + 100) = 1000 m = 1 km
Distance 1 12. (d);
Time taken = = hr = 20 min
Speed 3
3. (a); Area of the path = 63 × 54 – 57 × 48 = 666
37
\ Rate = ´ 666 = Rs. 12321
2
4. (b); Net area = Area of the 4 walls – 8 sq. m.
= 2(l + b) h – 8 = 2 × 84 – 8 = 168 – 8 = 160 m2
160 D
Length of the paper = (\ 2.5 dm = 0.25 m)
0.25
= 640 m Let one side of the D be = a
5. (b); L : B = 2 : 1 Þ 2x2 = 24200 Þ x = 110 Perimeter of equilateral triangle = 3a
Length = 110 × 2 = 220 Þ breadth = 110
3a = 72 3 Þ a = 24 3 cm
Shortest distance = (110) + (220)
2 2 Height = AD; by Pythagorus theorem
2
= 110 ´ 5 = 110 × 2.236 = 246 m æaö 3a 2 3
AD = a – ç ÷ =
2 2 = ´ 24 ´ 24 ´ 3 = 1296 cm
2
è ø 4 4
9´9´9
6. (c); No. of cubes = = 27 \ a = 36 cm.
3´ 3´ 3
13. (b); Radius to the inner circle
7. (b); Volume of water displaced = Volume of sphere
440
4 2pr = 440 Þ r = ´ 7 = 70 cm
p ´ (40) ´ h = p ´ ( 30 ) Þ h = 22.5 cm 2 ´ 22
2 3

3 Diameter of the outer circle = 2 (70 + 14) = 168 cm

Thus, the level of water rises by 22.5 cm. 14. (e); Part of the cube is not given hence data Inad-
22176 equate
8. (b); Area of path = = 22176 m 2 15. (b); Side of the resulting cube
1
a3 = 216 + 512 + 1000 Þ a = 12 cm
22176
p(R2 – r2) = 22176 Þ R - r = ´7
2 2

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R2 – (112)2 = 7056 Then curved surface area = prl = p × 6 × 10 = 60p
R2 = 7056 + 12544 = 19600 Þ R = 140 and total surface area = prl + pr2
Width of the Path = 140 – 112 = 28 m. = p((6 × 10) + 62) = 96p

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17. (c); Perimeter would remain the same in any case
4 ´ 3.14 ´ (4 ´ 10)3
Let one side of a square be = a cm = 3.14 ´ 2 2 ´ h
Then a2 = 484 Þ a = 22 cm 3
Perimeter = 4 a = 88 cm 64000
Let the radius of the circle be = r cm h= = 21333.33 mm
3
Then 2pr = 88 Þ r = 14 cm
Then area = pr2 = 616 cm2 25. (b); Height of the cylinder = 13 – 7 = 6 cm
Radius of the cylinder and the hemisphere = 7cm
18. (e); Slant height l = 7 2 + 24 2 = 25m Volume of the vessel
Area of cloth required = curved surface area of = Volume of cylinder + Volume of hemisphere.
22
cone = prl = ´ 7 ´ 25 = 550 m 2 2 pr 3
7 Þ pr 2 h +
3
550
Length of cloth required = = 110 m 2 ´ 3.14 ´ 7 ´ 7 ´ 7
5 Þ 3.14 ´ 7 ´ 7 ´ 6 +
19. (a); So the length of the cuboid = 7 × 5 = 35 cm 3
Breadth = 5 cm, height = 5 cm Þ 1642.67 cm3
Surface area of the cubiod = 2 (lb + bh + hl) 2 2

= 2( 35 × 5 + 5 × 5 + 35 × 5) æ 2ö æ 1ö
26. (a); Area of shaded region = p ç ÷ - p ç ÷
è 2ø è 2ø
= 2(175 + 25 + 175) = 750 cm
20. (b); Total volume of the cuboid and all the cubes are
p 3p
equal = p- =
4 4
24 ´ 9 ´ 8 27. (c); Let radius of a circle = r
\No. of cubes = = 64
3´ 3´ 3
21. (e); Volume of cube = (7)3 = 343 cm3 pr2 = 2p Þ r = 2 Þ d = 2r = 2 2

7 Side of a square = 2d = 4 2
Radius of cone = = 3.5 cm
2 Area of a square = 4 2 ´ 4 2 = 32 unit
Height of cone = 7cm
y
pr 2 h = 22 ´ 3.5 ´ 3.5 ´ 7 28. (b); Radius of the smaller circle =
Ratio of volumes = 2
3 7 ´ 3 ´ 343
343 y2 3
\ Area of the shaded region = py - p
2
= py 2
= 11 : 42 4 4
22. (b); Let the common ratio be = x 29. (a); OP and OQ are equal side they are radii of the
Then length = 4x; breadth = 3x and height = 2x circle. Hence, DPOQ is isosceles.
As per question ÐP = ÐQ = 51°
2(4x × 3x + 3x × 2x + 2x × 4x) = 8788 Since, the sum of angles of a triangle is 180°,
2(12x2 + 6x2 + 8x2) = 8788 y = 180 – (51 + 51) = 78°
8788 30. (a); Let the breadth of a rectangle be b.
x2 = Þ x2 = 169 Þ x = 13
52 \length = 3b
Length = 4x = 13 × 4 = 52 cm 7803
23. (c); 1 hectare = 10000 m2 b × 3b = 7803 Þ b2 = = 2601 Þ b = 51 m
3
1 31. (e); length = 8x, breadth = 5x
Height = 10 cm = m
10 8x – 5x = 3x = 60 Þ x = 20 m
perimeter = 2 (8x + 5x) = 26 × 20 = 520 m
1
Volume = 10000 ´ = 1000 m3 32. (b); Let the breadth of the rectangle = b
10
length = 2b Þ 2b × b = 18
24. (c); The volume in both the cases would be the same
2b2 = 18 Þ b = 3 m
4 3 Perimeter = 2( b + 2b) = 18 m
Therefore Þ pr = pR 2 h
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33. (a); Area of the floor = m = 128 m2 38. (a); circumference of a circle = = 220 m
2 15
Let the breadth of the rectangle = b
220
length = 2b radius = ´ 7 = 35
2 ´ 22
According to the question
\ 2b2 = 128 Þ b2 = 64 Þ b = 8 m 22
Area of the circle = ´ 35 ´ 35 = 3850
length = 2b = 16 m 7
34. (d); Here data is not sufficient to answer the question. Cost of flooring = 3850 × 100 = Rs. 385000
35. (c); Let the radius of a circle be r. 39. (a); Perimeter of a rectangle = 2 (8 + 7) = 30 cm
88 perimeter of a square = 60 cm
\ 2pr = 88 Þ r = ´ 7 = 14 cm
2 ´ 22 60
Side of a square = = 15 cm
22 4
Area = pr2 = ´ 14 ´ 14 = 616 sq. cm.
7 15
36. (c); Let the radius of a circle be r. radius of a circle = cm
2
22 7 Circumference of a semicircle = pr + 2r
\ 2pr = 22 Þ r = ´7 Þ r =
2 ´ 22 2
æ 22 ö 15 æ 36 ö
= r ç + 2÷ = ç ÷ = 38.57 cm
22 7 7 è 7 ø 2 è 7ø
Area = pr2 = ´ ´ = 38.5 sq. cm.
7 2 2 40. (d); Let the length be l
37. (c); Let the radius of a circle be r1 and r2.
75 3l
132 176 breadth = l × =
r1 = ´ 7 = 21 Þ r2 = ´ 7 = 28 100 4
2 ´ 22 2 ´ 22
According to the question
22
difference in area = (28 2 - 212 ) æ 3l ö 3
7 2 ç l + ÷ = 1050 Þ l = 300, b = 300 ´ = 225
è 4 ø 4
22
= ´ (28 + 21) ( 28 - 21 ) = 22 ´ 49 = 1078 Area of the rectangle = 300 × 225 = 67500
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