MU LTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS (MCQ)

Choose the correct answer in each of the following:

l. The length, breadth and height of a cuboid are 15 cm, 12 cm and 4.5 cm
respectively . Its volume is
3
(a) 243 cm (b) 405 cm 3 (c) 810 cm 3 (d) 603 cm 3
2. A cuboid is 12 cm long, 9 cm broad and 8 cm high. Its total surface
area is
(a) 864 cm 2 (b) 552 cm 2 (c) 432 cm 2 (d) 276 cm
2
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3. T he le ng th , br
ea dt h an d h .
he la te ra l su r: ~~ ht of a cuboid are 15 n, dm
re sp ec ti ve ly . T
2 e ar ea of th e cu boid is , 6 m an d 5
(b) 21 m
(a) 45 m2
(c ) 2?1 m 2 (d) 90 ,,, 2
, 40 cm w id e an d 20
4. A be am 9 m lo ng cm
.
hi g h ·18 rn ad e up o f i
ro n w h,
.
ch
· h 50 k g p er cu bi c m et re . Tl1e w eig ht of th b .
we1g s
48 kg (c) 36 k e ea n, is
(b )
(a) 27 k g lac g . (d ) 56 kg
g es tr o d th at ca n b e en sion 5
5. T h el en
g th o ft h el o n p ed m a ro om of d im
) is
(10 m X 10 m X 5 m
(c ) 1 0 /s m (d) 12 m
_(b) 16 m
(a) 1~ m th t
th e m ax im um le ng th o f a pe nc il a can be pl ac ed i
n a
6_ W ha t 1s . . x 6 cm x )? (G . r,:-
2.24 .)
b o f d 1mens1ons (8 cm 5 cm • 1ven v 5 ==
rect an g u l ar ox
(c ) 19 cm (d) 11. 2 cm
(b) 9.5 cm
(a) 8 cm
si on s (4 m x 5 m x 2 m) that can be
f p ~ ~ s o f di m en e an d 16 m deep, is
7. The n ~ b er _ o m lo ng , 12 m w id
1s 40
stored m a p it w hi ch (d) 180
19 2 (c ) 184
(a) 190 (b) n be st ored
en si on s (5 m X 25 cm x 10 cm) ca
o f di m
s. How m an y pl an ks m lo ng , 6 m w id e an d 50 cm de ep ?
in a pi t w hi ch is 20 (d) 360
(c ) 32 0
(b) 450 hi gh
(a) 480
ir ed to co ns tr uc t a w al l 8 m long, 6 m
w il l be re qu 6 cm )?
9. How m an y br ic ks
br ic k m ea su re s (25 cm X 11.25 cm x
ea ch
and 22.5 cm th ic k if (d) 5200
) 56 00 (c) 6400
(b
(a) 4800
co m m od at ed in a di ni ng ha ll of
10. How m an y pe
rs on s ca n · be ac th at ea ch pe rs on re qu
ir es
4. 5 m ), as su m in g
15 m X
dimensions (20 m X
3
5m of air? (d) 300
27 0 (c) 320
(b) r
(a) 250
id e is fl ow in g at th e ra te of 3· km pe
11. A river 1.5 m de
ep an d 30 m w a p er m in ut e is
at ru n s in to th e se
w at er th
hour. The vo lu m e o f
3
m
3 (d ) 27 50 m
3 (c) 2500
3 (b) 2250 m
(a) 2000 m
6 m
2
• T he vo lu m
e of th e cu be is
cu be is 25
12 The lateral su rf ac e ar ea o f a m
3
· m 3 (d ) 51 2
3 (c) 256
3 (b) 216 m
(a) 64 m
cm 2. T he vo lu m
e of th e cu be is
13 ea o f a cu be is 96
· The total su rf ac e ar cm 3 (d) 512 cm 3
(c ) 64
(a) 8 cm3 (b) 27 cm3 .
3 rf ac e ar ea 1s
14. The 1 e of a cu be is 512 cm . It s to ta l su 2
vo um 2 (d ) 64 cm
25 6 cm 2 ) 384 cm
2 (c) 512 cm
(b
15 ~a) at ca n fi t in a cu bi ca l ve ssel o f si de
th ng es t ro d th
· 10 e le~g of th e lo
cm, 1s
cm (d) 1 0 /3 cn1
(a) 10 cm (c ) 1 0 /i
(b) 20 cm
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16. If the leng th of diag onal of a cube is 8/3 cm then

its surfa ce area is
2
(a) 192 cm 2 (b) 384 cm 2 (c) 512 cm (d) 768 crn 2
17. If each edge of a cube is incre ased by 50% then th
e perc entag e increa se
in its surfa ce area is
(a) 50% (b) 75% (c) 100% (d) 125%
18. Thre e cube s of meta l with edge s 3 cm, 4 cm and
5 cm respe ctive ly are
melt ed to form a singl e cube . The later al surfa ce area of
the new cube
form ed is
(a) 72 cm 2 2
(b) 144 cm 2 (c) 128 cm (d) 256 cm 2
19. In a show er, 5 cm of rain falls. Wha t is the volu me
of wate r that falls on
2 hecta res of grou nd?
(a) 500 m 3 (b) 750 m 3 (c) 800 m
3
(d) 1000 rn 3
20. Two cube s have their volu mes in the ratio 1 :
27. The ratio of their
surfa ce areas is
(a) 1 : 3 (b) 1 : 8 (c) 1 : 9 (d) 1 : 18
21. If each side of a cube is doub led then its volu me
(a) is doub led (b) beco mes 4 time s
(c) beco mes 6 time s (d) beco mes 8 time s
22. The diam eter of the base of a cylin der is 6 cm and
its heig ht is 14 cm.
The volu me of the cylin der is
(a) 198 cm 3 (b) 396 cm3 (c) 495 cm 3 (d) 297 cm3
23. If the diam eter of a cylin der is 28 cm and its heig
ht is 20 cm then its
curv ed surfa ce area is
(a) 880 cm 2 (b) 1760 cm 2 (c) 3520 cm 2 (d) 2640 cm 2
24. If the curv ed surfa ce area of a cylin der is 1760 cm 2
and its base radius is
14 cm then its heig ht is
(a) 10 cm (b) 15 cm (c) 20 cm (d) 40 cm
25. The heig ht of a cylin der is 14 cm and its curv ed
surfa ce area is 264 en/.
The volu me of the cylin der is
(a) 308 cm 3 (b) 396 cm 3 (c) 1232 cm 3 (d) 1848 cm 3
26. The curv ed surfa ce area of a cylin drica l pilla r is
3
264 m 2 and its volume
is 924 m . The heig ht of the pilla r is
(a) 4 m (b) 5 m (c) 6 m (d) 7 m
27. The radii of two cylin ders are in the ratio 2 : 3
and their heigh ts are in
the ratio 5 : 3. The ratio of their curv ed surfa ce areas is
(a) 2 : 5 (b) 8: 7 (c) 10 : 9 (d) 16: 9
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Vo lu m e an d Surfac
in
th e ra ti o 2 : 3 an d th ei r he ig ht s ar e
l~ de rs ar~ in
fhe radii of tw o cy is
8 tio 5: 3. T he ra ti o of the1r vo lu m es
2 • the ra (d) 9 :4
2 0 :2 7 (c) 4 :9
(b ) nd er is
(a) 27 :2 0 d th e he ig ht of a cy li
of th e_ ba se an
he ra di us3
fhe ratio be tw ee n _t th en it s total su rf ac e ar
ea is
29 · : _lf its vo lu m e 1s 16 17 cm 2
3 2 0 cm
2
(d ) 77 0 cm
2 (c) 54
(a) 308 cm
2
(b) 462 cm e ra ti o
l vo lu m e ha ve th ei r he ig ht s in th
s of eq ua
Two circular cy li nd er
th ei r ra di i is
JO. : 2. The ratio of (d ) 1 :4
1 1 (c ) 1 :2
(b) v' 2: of
(a )I :/ 2
ac e ar ea an d th e to ta l su rf ac e ar2 ea
e cu rv ed su rf cm th en
The ratio be tw ee n th If th e to ta l su rf ac e ar ea is 616
31 li nd er is 1 : 2.
' a right circular cy
li nd er is 3
the volume of th e cy 3 18 48 cm
3
(d ) 924 cm
(c)
(a) 1078 cm
3 (b) 1232 cm en th e
lv ed an d th e he ig ht is do ub le d th
us is ha
32. In
a cylinder, if th e ra di
volume will be ) ha lv ed (d) fo ur ti m es
ub le d (c
(a) the same (b) do be m el te d
in di am et er an d 0.2 cm th ic k to
ins 1.5 cm 4.5 cm is
33. The number of co of he ig ht 10 cm an d di am et er
cy li nd er
to form a ri gh t ci rc ul ar (d) 472
) 45 0 (c) 380
(b
(a) 540
to on e th ir d. If vo lume re m ai ns th e
34. The radius of a
w ir e is de cr ea se d
be co m e
same, the le ng th will (d) 9 ti m es
es (c ) 6 ti m es
(a) 2 times (b) 3 ti m mplete
lo ng , is 84 cm . If it ta ke s 50 0 co
3s. The diameter of a ro lle r, 1 m nd is
ay gr ou nd , th e ar ea of th e pl ay gr ou
pl
revolutions to level a 60 m
2 (d) 15 50 m
2
2 (c ) 12
(a) 1440m
2
(b) 13 20 m in
3 n in to a cy li nd ri ca l w ir e 0.50 cm
36 2
• :2 dm of lead
is to be dr aw
of th e w ir e is
diameter. The le ng th (d) 124 m
(c ) 98 m
1 (b) 112 m
(a) 10 m
37· The 1 t al a cy li nd er is
a er surface ar ea of 2rcr 2
rh (d )
(a) nr2h (b) nrh
(c) 2n
. T he
38 7'L . 2
. ine height of co ne is 4 cm an d th e di am et er
o f it s ba se is 14 cm
curved a
co ne is
Surface ar ea o f th e 2
(a) 528 C 2 2 ) 61 6 cm
2 (d ) 704 cm
(c
m (b) 550 cm ra di us
39, 7'L
'fle Volu co ne o f he ig ht 12 cm an d ba se
t circular
6cm, is me of a ri gh
3
(a) 02n) cm 3 3 3 (d ) (144n) cm
(c) (72rr) cm
(b) (36rc) cm
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ati cs for Cl ass 9

40. Ho w m uc h clo th 2.5

m wi de wi ll be re qu ire d to
ha vi ng ba se ra di us 7 m an ma ke a conical t
d he ig ht 24 m?
(a) 12 0 m ent
(b) 18 0 m (c) 220 m
41 . Th e vo lu m e of a co ne (d) 550 m
3
is 1570 cm an d its he ig ht
ra di us of th e co ne ? (U se 1t is 15 cm. W ha t is th
= 3.14.)
(a) 10 cm e
(b) 9 cm (c) 12 cm
42 . Th e he ig ht of a co ne (d) 8.5 cm
is 21 cm an d its sla nt h eig ht
of th e co ne is is 28 cm . The vo lum e
(a) 7356 cm 3 (b) 75 46 cm 3 (c) 7506 cm 3 (d) 75 64 cm3
43 . Th e v ol um e of a rig
ht cir cu lar co ne of he ig ht
cu rv ed su rf ac e ar ea is 24 cm is 1232 cm 3 . Its
(a) 12 54 cm 2 (b) 704 cm 2 (c) 550 cm 2 (d) 462 cm 2
44 . If th e vo lu m es of tw
o co ne s be in th e ra tio 1 :
ba se s be in th e ra tio 4 : 5 th 4 an d th e rad ii of their
en th e ra tio of th eir he ig ht s
is
(a) 1 : 5 (b) 5 : 4 (c) 25 : 16 (d) 25 : 64
45 . If th e he ig ht of a co ne
is do ub le d th en its vo lu m e
is inc rea se d by
(a) 10 0% (b) 200% (c) 300% (d) 400%
46 . Th e cu rv ed su rfa ce ar
ea of on e co ne is tw ice th at
sla nt he ig ht of th e lat ter is of th e oth er wh ile the
tw ice th at of th e fo rm er. Th
ra di i is e ratio of their
(a) 2: 1 (b) 4: 1 (c) 8: 1 (d) 1 : 1
47 . Th e ra tio of th e vo lu me s of
a rig ht cir cu lar cy lin de r an d
co ne of th e sa m e ba se an d a right circular
th e sa me he ig ht wi ll be
(a) 1: 3 (b) 3: 1 (c) 4: 3 (d) 3: 4
48 . A rig ht cir cu lar cy lin de r an
d a rig ht cir cu lar co ne ha ve
an d th e sa m e vo lu me . Th e the sa me radius
ra tio of th e he ig ht of th e cy
th e co ne is linde r to that of
(a )3 :5 (b )2 :5 (c )3 :1 (d) l : 3
49 . Th e ra di i of th e ba se s of a
cy lin de r an d a co ne ar e in the
th eir he ig ht s ar e in th e ra tio ratio 3: 4 ~d
2: 3. Th en , th eir vo lu nle s are
in the ratio
(a) 9 : 8 (b) 8 : 9 (c) 3 : 4 (d) 4: 3
50. If th e he ig ht an d th e r ad iu 1
s of a co ne ar e d ou bl e d , t h
co ne be co me s e vo u me of the
(a) 3 tim es (b) 4 tim es (c) 6 tim es (d ) 8 times
51. A so lid me tal lic cy lin de r of d
.
ba se ra d iu s 3 cm an d h_e ig 5 cm is me1te
ht
to m ak e n so lid co ne s of h The va lue
eig ht 1 cm an d b as e rad iu s
of n is 1 mm.

(a) 450 (b) 1350 (c) 4500 (d ) 13500

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suc h th a t each per son

A con ical ten t isf to acc om mo dat e 11 per son s
52 • 2
e 220 m 3 of air to
occ upi es 4 m _o spa ce on the gro und . The y hav
breathe. The hei ght of the con e is
(b) 15 m (c) 16 m (d) 20m
(a) 14m

53.
The vol um e of a sph ere of rad ius 2r is
3 16 3 3 64rcr
3
(b) rcr ( ) 8rcr
32nr 3 C 3 (d) 3
(a) 3

54. The vol

um e of a sph ere of rad ius 10.5 cm is
3
2 cm
3
(b) 485 1 cm
3
(c) 194 04 cm 3 (d) 14553 cm
(a) 970
ss. The sur fac e are a of a sph ere of2 rad ius 21 cm is 2 2
2
138 6 cm (c) 415 8 cm (d) 554 4 cm
(a) 2772 cm (b)
2
56. The sur fac e are a of a sph ere is 138
6 cm • Its vol um e is
3
3 3 (c) 485 1 cm
3
(d) 9702 cm
(a) 1617 cm (b) 323 4 cm
2
sur fac e are a of a sph ere is (14 4n) m the n its vol um e is
57. If the 3 3
3 3
(c) (300 rc) m (d) (316 rc) m
(a) (288n) m (b) (188rc) m
58. The vol um e of a sph ere is 388 08
cm 3. Its cur ved sur fac e are a is
2 2
2
831 6 cm
2
(c) 415 8 cm (d) 1386 cm
(a) 5544 cm (b)
59. If the rati o of the vol um es of two
sph ere s is 1 : 8 the n the rati o of the ir
surface are as is
(b) 1 : 4 (c) 1 : 8 (d) 1: 16
(a) 1: 2
60. A solid me tal bal l of rad ius 8 cm
is me lted and cas t int o sm alle r bal ls,
h bal ls is
each of rad ius 2 cm . The num ber of suc
(b) 16 (c) 32 (d) 64
(a) 8
61. A cone is 8.4 cm hig h and the rad ius of its bas e is 2.1 cm . It
is me lted
the sph ere is
and recast into a sph ere . The rad ius of
(b) 2.1 cm (c) 2.4 cm (d) 1.6 cm
(a) 4.2 cm
62
· A solid lead bal l of rad ius 6 cm is
me lted and the n dra wn into a wir e of
diameter 0.2 cm. The len gth of wir e is
(b) 288 m (c) 292 m (d) 296 m
(a) 272 m
63
allic sph ere of rad ius 10. 5 cm is me lted and the n rec ast into sm all
' A met
3 cm . The num ber of suc h con es
c~nlles, each of rad ius 3.5 cm and hei ght
W1 be

21 (b) 63 (c) 126 (d) 130

64 (a)
· 1-Iow ter, can be ma de fro m a
cuboi:any_ lea d sho ts, eac h 0.3 cm in dia me
of dim ens ion s 9 cm X 11 cm X 12 cm ?
(a) 7200 (d) 840 00
(b) 8400 (c) 720 00
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65. Th e di am ete r of a sp he
re is 6 cm . It is m el te d an d
di am ete r 2 mm . Th e le ng th dr aw n in to a wi re of
of th e wi re is
(a) 12 m (b) 18 m (c) 36 m (d) 66 m
66 . A sp he re of di am ete
r 12.6 c1n is m elt ed an d ca
co ne of he ig ht 25.2 cin . Th e st in to a rig ht cir cu lar
ra di us of th e ba se of the co
ne is
(a) 6.3 cm (b) 2.1 cn1 (c) 6 cm (d ) 4 cm
67 . A sp he ric al ba ll of ra
di us 3 cm is 1nelted and re ca
ba lls . Th e ra di i of tw o of th st in to th re e sp herical
es e b all s ar e 1.5 cm an d 2 cm
th e th ird ba ll is . The ra di us of
(a) 1 cm (b) 1.5 c1n (c) 2.5 cm (d ) 0.5 cm
68 . Th e ra di us of a he mi
sp he ric al ba llo on in cr ea se s
air is be in g pu m pe d in to it. fro m 6 cm to 12 cm as
Th e ra tio of th e su rfa ce ar ea
in tw o ca se s is s of th e ba lloons
(a) 1 : 4 (b) 1 : 3 (c) 2 : 3 (d) 1 : 2
69 . Th e vo lu me s of tw o
sp he re s ar e in th e ra tio 64
th eir ra di i is 7 cm . Th e dif fer : 27 an d th e su m of
en ce in th eir to tal su rfa ce ar
ea s is
(a) 38 cm2 (b) 58 cm 2 2
(c) 78 cm (d ) 88 cm 2
70 . A he mi sp he ric al bo wl
of ra di us 9 cm co nt ain s a liq
be fil led in to cy lin dr ica l sm all ui d. Th is liq ui d is to
bo ttl es of di am ete r 3 cm an
Ho w m an y bo ttl es wi ll be ne d he igh t 4 cm .
ed ed to em pt y th e bo wl ?
(a) 27 (b) 35 (c) 54 (d ) 63
71 . A co ne an d a he mi
sp he re ha ve eq ua l ba se s an
ra tio of th eir he ig ht s is d eq ua l vo lum es . The
(a) 1: 2 (b) 2: 1 (c) 4: 1 (d) /2 :1
72 . A cone , a he mi sph ere
an d a cy lin de r sta nd on eq ua
sa me he igh t. Th e rat io of the l ba se s and have the
ir vo lu me s is
(a) 1: 2 : 3 (b) 2: 1: 3 (c) 2: 3: 1 (d) 3 : 2 : 1
73. If th e v olu me an d th
e su rfa ce ar ea of a sp he re ar
th en its ra di us is e nu me ricall y the same
(a) 1 un it (b) 2 un its (c) 3 un its (d) 4 un its

AN S WE RS (M CQ l
1. (c) 2. (b) 3. (b) 4. (c) 5. (a) 6. (d ) 7. (b) 8. (a)
9. (c) 10 . (b) 11 . (b) 12 . (d ) 13 . (c) 14 . (b) 1 5. (d) 16. (b)
17 . (d) 18 . (b) 19 . (d ) 20. (c) 21 . (d ) 22. (b) 23 . (b) 24. (c)
25. (b) 26 . (c) 27. (c) 28 . (b) 29 . (d ) 30. (b) 31. (a) 32. (c)
33 . (b) 34 . (d ) 35 . (b) 36. (b) 37 . (c) 38 . (b) 39. (d) 40. (c)
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47. (b) 48. ( d)

41. (a) 42. (b) 43. (c) 44. (d) 45. (a) 46. (b)
55. ( d) 56. (c)
49. (a) 50. (d) 51. (d) 52. (b) 53. (a) 54. (b)
63. (c) 64. (d)
57. (a) 58. (a) 59. (b) 60. (d) 61. (b) 62. (b)
71. (b) 72. (a)
65. (c) 66. (a) 67. (c) 68. (a) 69. (d) 70. (c)

73. (c)