15.

ObjectiveQs
Multiple
16.
1:1(a) 7 cm ratio 11 A
iusolume 11:7(c) a cm 11
cm
11
cyinder,rectangular
cm
of
and x
of of their Choice
the then 7
a curved as cm
ylinder
er is
shown about firstsheet
Questions
surface QUESTIONS
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YEAR
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in the
is: () 7:11(b) 7 cm of
height the side
11t7x areas
7 paper
7
diagram. about marks
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2024]
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tothe of
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48r. The side siz

18. 17.
()9m (a15
) mcone isthe The 4,400cm?13,200
(c) cm?(a) (Take = The The (cm
c) 4 (acm
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 3& 4 marks 23. A solid is in the shape of a hemisphere of
Short
Qs radius 7 cm, surmounted by a cone of height
4 cm. The solid is immersed completely in a
Answer Type I cylindrical container filled with water to a
Short
certain height. If the radius of the cylinder is
Asolid cone radius 5 cm and height 9cm
of
elted and made into small cylinders of 14 cm, find the rise in the water levelL
cndius of 0.5 cm and height 1.5 cm. Find the
number of cyinders so formed. Final height
[ICSE Sem-2, 2022]
Initial height
a The circumference of the base of a cylindrical
vessel is 132 cm and its height is 25 cm.
Find the:
(A) radius of the cylinder.
(e) volume of thecylinder. Use n=
[ICSE 2018]
[ICSE 2023]
Short Answer Type Il 24. Shown below is a horizontal water tank
composed ofa cylinder and two hemispheres.
21, A solid metallic cylinder is cut into two m. Find
The tank is filled up to a height of7 contact
identical halves along its height (as the surface area of the tank in
shown in the diagranm). The diameter 22
of the cylinder is 7 cm and the height is with water. Use t=7
10 cm. Find:
(A) the total surface area (both the halves). 34 m
halves
(B) the total cost of painting the two
22
at therate of? 30 per cm.Use n= 14 m

ICSE Specimen Paper 2023]

cylinder
25. A tent is in the shape of a
surmounted by aconical top. f the height
and radius of the cylindrical part are 7 m
each and the total height of the tent is
14 m. Find the:
[IcSE 2024]
(A) quantity of air contained inside the tent.
spherical vessel occupying (B) radius of a sphere whose volume is equal
22. Oil is stored in a
to the quantity of air inside the tent.
of its full capacity.
Radius of this spherical
4 a Use n =
is then poured into
vessel is 28 cmn. This oil radius of 21 cm.
cylindrical vessel with a [ICSE Specimen Paper 2023]
oil in the cylindrical
Find the height of thenearest cm). 26. A conical tent is to accommodate 77
vessel (correct to the 22 persons. Each person must have 16 mof air
Take to breathe. Given the radius of the tent as
7 m find the height of the tent and also its
curved surface area. [lCSE 2017]
27. A certain number of metallic cones, each of
radius 2 cm and height 3 cm are melted and
recast into a solid sphere of radius 6 cm, find
the number of cones. [ICSE 2016]
28 cm 28. TWo solid spheres of radii 2 cm and 4 cm
are melted and recast into a cone of height
21 cm 8 cm. Find the radius of cone so formed.
[ICSE 2024] [ICSE 2015]
Long Qs 5 &6 marks 31, The following figure represents a soid
29. A
consisting of a right circular cyinder with a
hemispherical and a conical hole is hemisphere at one end and a cone at the
scooped out of a solid wooden cylinder. Find other. Their common radius is 7 cm.
height of the cylinder and cone are eachTheof
che volume of the remaining solid where the
measurements are as follows: 4 cm. Find the volume of the solid.
The height of the solid cylinder is 7cm, radius 22
of each of hemisphere, cone and cylinder is Take =
3 cm,height of cone is 3 cm. 7

Give your answer correct to the nearest

4crn
whole number. Taken= 22
7

3cm
4 cn

7 cm 7cm

t3.cm [ICSE 2018]

[ICSE 2019] 32. The surface area ofa solid metallic sphere
30. A solid metalic sphere of radius 6 cm is is 2464 cm². It is melted and recast into a
melted and made into a solid cylinder of solid right circular cones of radius 3.5 cm
height 32 cm. Find the: and height 7cm. Calculate:
(A) radius of the cylinder. (A) the radius of the sphere.
(B) the number of cones recast
() curved surface area of the cylinder. 22
[Take = 3.1] Take n=7 icSE 2014]
[ICSE 2019]
 PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTIONS
16. (c) 17. (d) 18. (c)
Answer 15. (a)

Key
15. (a) 1:1 48 =T x rx3
: height (h) =3 cml
Explanation:
CSA of cylinder = 2rh 2= 16
11,7
x7
r= V16
Required ratio = 2 - =1:1 = 4 cm
7
2
x11 17. () 8800 cm?
Explanation:
16. (c) 4 cm Given, r= 14 cm
Explanation: We know,
Volume of cylinder = uh h= 100 cm
48n = rh C.S.A. = 2rh
 = 21crn
12. c 9m
cyinder is 21 cm
Erplaroior Hence, radius of the
the cylinder
Ares of bose =
154 r (B) Volune of = r'h
r = 154
22 (21)? x25
= 462 =34,650 cm3
cyinder is 34,650 cm?
Hence,volumeofthe
What Examiners Say
462-3 formulae
applied incorrect
-Some condidates cyinder, ie. tho
154
finding out the radius of the cylinder wne
for of the
circurnference of the base of 2Tu. Also, some
or 2rrh instead
19. Give Podus of the core R= 5 cn token as
for finding the
volume of the
Mieight of the cone H
=9 cm used incorrect formula
0.5 on cyinder.
ROdus f the snglloinder, r =
= 15 on ACaution
ieght of the srall ayinder, h various
for application of
Give adequate practice getting
Voume of cone =7 mensuration formuloe to prevent from
formulae of volume and
confused between the
=5)
1 9am? surface area ofsolids.
area (both the halves)
21. (A) Total surface +2 x 2r xh
Vone of1 cyinder = rh - 2arh +2r
=z (05) 15 on? = 2rr + h)+ 4rh
Volurne of cone
-Nrog f ayinders = Volune of 1 cyinder

n
3 = 22x
140
z05Ý15 = 437 cm?
51519
(B) Cost of painting1 cm = 30
n 310.50.515 Total cost of painting= 437 x 30
=? 13,110
n=20O
200. 22. Let R be the radius of spherical vessel and
Herce, runter of oyinder formed ore be its
rbe the radius of cylindrical vessel, h
ACoution height Then,
22 as it wilU be Volume of oil in spherical vessel
=Volume of oil in cyinder
3 4
21= 132 4 3
20.
r=21 crn 28 × 28x 28 =21 x 21 xh
V=zh (R= 28 cm given)
28x16
h=
9
= 49.8 cm
JMarking Schemel 23. For the solid:
Deoled Soien Radius of hemisphere = Radius of cone
=r=7cm
ae ntuyrE t boe f yinder =132
n, nane t ginder, h z 25 crn. Height of cone (h) =4 cm
 22 x 49 x 7 x 4
forthecylinder:
Radius (R) = 14 cm 7

water level be H. Then, Amount 4

therise in = 22 x 49 x
Let cylinder
waterrisein = Volume of Solid
of
= 1437.33 m3
TR H Volume of hemisphere
+ Volume of cone (B) Given,volume of sphere = Quantity of air
inside the tent
2
R? H=nr+n 4
ñ = 1437.33
3
1 1437.33x7x3
nR² H= r'(2r
3
+h)
4x22
= 342.99 343
Ix 14 x 14 x
H= *T7X7(2x7+4) r=7m

18
26. Volume = 77 x 16 m²
4H =
3 1
,Ix7x 7 xh= 77 x 16
18 7 3
H=
12
3-15
2
cm h= 77 x 16 x
22 7x7
cylinder is
Hence, the rise in water level in the h= 24 m
1.5 cm. r=7 m, h= 24 m, l= 25 m
Curved surface area = T°l
g What Examiners Say
formulae for volume 22 x 7 x 25
Some candidates used incorrect =
7
confused between
of cone and hemisphere. Some gothemisphere. Simple
the radius of cone and radius of - 550 m2
calculation errors were very common. [Marking Scheme]
we will consider
24. Because of ine of symmetry,
it as vertical tank What Examiners Say
Given, height of tank, h =34 m
r=7m
most of the
In solving this mensuration problem or formula
Radius of tank, errors were due to incorrect
calculation
2(surface area of
Surface area of tank = cylinder Answer was not expressed correct to the nearest
hemisphere) + curved surface area of whole number.
= 2x2ru+2ruh r=2cm and h= 3 cm
27. Given,
-2 x 2 x 27
x 49 + 2 x x7 x 34
. Volumne of the 'n' cone = Volume of sphere
1 4
2x33
= 616 + 1496 n*
= 2112 m² 4x63
tank in contact with water n=
Now, surface area of 2x3
1 x 2112 =72
2 n=72 cones
= 1056 m? [Marking Scheme]
ofthecylindrical part
=7 m
25. Given, height (h) cylindrical part = 7 m
Radius () of the What Examiners Say
= 14 m
Total height of the tent = 14 -7 = 7 m
Many candidates used incorrect formula for volume
Therefore, height of conical part Volume of
of cone and sphere. Some made mistakes in
(A) Quantity of air inside the tent = calculation.
part
conical part + Volume of cylindrical 28. Given, radii of spheres arer = 2 cm
;uth+
3
uh and rT = 4 cm
4 3 4 3
:. Take Volume of spheres = VË2
Let the radius of cone be r cm.
 Sum of volumes of two spheres Let the rodius ofthe oyinder beY
30.
= Volume of the cone
4 4 1 Volurne of sphere =

4 x8+ 64 x 4 = &r
Volurme of ginder = h=*t32
288
8
2-36 4x6 =32
r=6 cm 3x32
Hence. the rodius of cone so formed is 6 cm
r=3 am
What Examiners Say (B) Curved surfoce area of yinder = 2zh
Candidates made mistokes in writing the formulo =2 × 3.1 3 x32
of the cone and sphere Some mode calculotion
= 595.2 an?
errors mostiy becouse of using the lengthy method
of finding out eoch volume separately Woring [Maráng Scheme]
Would be easier f the volumes are equated as
4 4 What Examiners Say
2 & Hence ceroin terms Some candidates used incorrect formmulo for fráng
common throughout the expression cancel off and a
the volume ofa sphere 2and a yinder, eg. me t
simpified expression is obtained sphere was token as rand volume of cyinder
ACaution was token as 2uh or zx 6 32 insteod of z ,
32 Sorme condidotes did not use the voueof zgien
While converting one soid into another, the volume inthe question paper, hernce, got inorect arswer.
rermains conserved and not the surfoce area. Hence Many condidotes used incorrect formula for finding
equate initial and final volume of solid Gnd not urved surfoce area of the cylinder, eg used 2h
Surfoce area insteod of 2urh
29. Remaining volume=Volume of cylinder 31. Volurme =Volume of hernisphere
- (volume of cone + volume of hemisphere) + volume of cylinder + voume of cone
2
Volume thath
..7-;)
22
3 (2r+3h +h)

- 37-(1+2) =
3 [2r+ 4h]
22 3 x 4= 792 22x72
7 Zu2 2 x 7+4 x 4]
= 113.1 =113 cm? 22×7
(Marking Scheme) =

3 [14+ 16]
7 What Examiners Say
30 = 1540 cm3
Some candidates made mistakes in opplying the 3
correct formula of one or more of solids (cyinder,
hemisphere and cone) while o few made mistokes in
[Marking Schemel
substitution of values of rodius and height of the
soids scooped out of the cylinder. Sorme candidates What Examiners Say
took the value of u = 314 for calculotion insteod of Many candidates did not reod the question carefully
22
the given value Afew candidates made and took the rodius as 7
7 insteod of 7 Sorne
2
mistokes in rounding of the answer to the nearest candidates made mistakes in applying the correct
whole number. Basic calculotion errors were also formulo while a few made mistakes in colculation,
noticed in many onswers scripts especially those who used the value of n= 3.14.
32. (A) Surface areaof sphere = 4zR? 4
xTx143
22 3
2464 = 4 x x R2
7 1
** (3.5) x7
3
R? = 2464x7 = 128 cones
4x22
R = 196 Hence,the number of cones are 128.
R= 14 cm
Hence, the radius of sphere is 14 cm. What Examiners Say
Some candidates used the wrong formula for
(B) Number of cones = Volume of sphere
Volume of cone surface area of sphere, hence radius of sphere found
was incorrect. This led to incorrect number of cones.
4
Some took n = 3.14 instead of 22 as given in the
7
problen. To calculate correctly the given data must
be used.