MENSURATION 2D

TYPE–I : (2-D : Area) (3) (16–8p) sq.cm. (4) (4–2 p)sq.cm

Q1. If the length of the diagonal AC of a square Q8. The length of a rectangular garden is 12
ABCD is 5.2 cm, then the area of the square is : metres and its breadth is 5 metres. Find the
(1) 15.12 sq.cm (2) 13.52 sq.cm length of the diagonal of a square garden
having the same area as that of the rectangular
(3) 12.62 sq.cm (4) 10.00 sq.cm. garden :

Q2. The diagonal of a square is 4√ 2 cm. The (1) 2 30 m (2) 13 m (3) 13 m (4) 8 15 m
diagonal of another square whose area is
double that of the first square is : Q9. The difference between the length and
breadth of a rectangle is 23 m. If its perimeter is
(1) 8√ 2 cm (2) 16 cm (3) √ 32 cm (4) 8 cm 206 m, then its area is

Q3. The difference of the areas of two squares (1) 1520 m2 (2) 2420 m2
drawn on two line segments of different lengths
(3) 2480 m2 (4) 2520 m2
is 32 sq.cm. Find the length of the greater line
segment if one is longer than the other by 2 cm. Q10. The length of a rectangular hall is 5m more
(1) 7 cm (2) 9 cm (3) 11 cm (4) 16 cm than its breadth. The area of the hall is 750m2.
The length of the hall is :
Q4. If the diagonals of two squares are in the
ratio of 2 : 5, their area will be in the ratio of (1) 15 m (2) 22.5 m (3) 25 m (4) 30 m
(1) √ 2 :√ 5 (2) 2 : 5 (3) 4 : 25 (4) 4 : 5 Q11. The length and breadth of a rectangle are
increased by 20% and 25% respectively. The
Q5. The perimeter of five squares is 24 cm, 32
increase in the area of the resulting rectangle
cm, 40 cm, 76 cm and 80 cm respectively. The
will be :
perimeter of another square equal in area to
sum of the areas of these squares is : (1) 60% (2) 50% (3) 40% (4) 30%

(1) 31 cm (2) 62 cm (3) 124 cm (4) 961 cm Q12. In measuring the sides of a rectangle,
there is an excess of 5% on one side and 2%
Q6. The ratio of the area of a square to that of
deficit on the other. Then the error percent in
the square drawn on its diagonal is :
the area is
(1) 1 : 1 (2) 1 : 2 (3) 1 : 3 (4) 1 : 4
(1) 3·3% (2) 3·0% (3) 2·9% (4) 2·7%
Q7. From four corners of a square sheet of side
Q13. A street of width 10 metres surrounds
4 cm, four pieces, each in the shape of arc of a
from outside a rectangular garden whose
circle with radius 2 cm, are cut out. The area of
measurement is 200 m × 180 m. The area of the
the remaining portion is :
path (in square metres) is
(1) (8–p) sq.cm. (2) (16–4p) sq.cm.
(1) 8000 (2) 7000 (3) 7500 (4) 8200 Q19. The base of a triangle is 15 cm and height
is 12 cm. The height of another triangle of
Q13. A path of uniform width runs round the double the area having the base 20 cm is :
inside of a rectangular field 38 m long and 32 m
wide. If the path occupies 600m2 , then the (1) 9 cm (2) 18 cm (3) 8 cm (4) 12.5 cm
width of the path is
Q20. The sides of a triangle are 3 cm, 4 cm and
(1) 30 m (2) 5 m (3) 18.75 m (4) 10 m 5 cm. The area (in cm2) of the triangle formed
by joining the mid points of this triangle is :
Q14. The length of a room floor exceeds its
breadth by 20 m. The area of the floor remains (1) 6 (2) 3 (3) 3/2 (4) ¾
unaltered when the length is decreased by 10 m
but the breadth is increased by 5 m. The area of Q21. The diagonal of a right angle isosceles
the floor (in square metres) is : triangle is 5 cm. Its area will be

(1) 280 (2) 325 (3) 300 (4) 420 (1) 5 sq.cm (2) 6.25 sq.cm

Q15. A circular wire of diameter 42 cm is folded (3) 6.50 sq.cm (4) 12.5 sq.cm
in the shape of a rectangle whose sides are in Q22. The area of two equilateral triangles are in
the ratio 6 : 5 . Find the area enclosed by the the ratio 25 : 36. Their altitudes will be in the
rectangle. (Take p = 22/7 ) ratio :
(1) 540 cm2 (2) 1080 cm2 (1) 36 : 25 (2)25 : 36 (3) 5 : 6 (4) √ 5 : √ 6
(3) 2160 cm2 (4) 4320 cm2 Q23. The sides of a triangle are in the ratio 2 :
Q16. A took 15 sec. to cross a rectangular field 3 : 4. The perimeter of the triangle is 18 cm. The
diagonally walking at the rate of 52 m/min. and area (in cm2) of the triangle is
B took the same time to cross the same field
(1) 9 (2) 36 (3) √ 42 (4) 3 √ 15
along its sides walking at the rate of 68 m/ min.
The area of the field is : Q24. If the numerical value of the perimeter of
an equilateral triangle is √ 3 times the area of it,
(1) 30 m2 (2) 40 m2 (3) 50 m2 (4) 60 m2
then the length of each side of the triangle is
Q17. The difference between the length and
(1) 2 units (2) 3 units (3) 4 units (4) 6 units
breadth of a rectangle is 23 m. If its perimeter is
206 m, then its area is Q25. The measures (in cm) of sides of a right
angled triangle are given by consecutive
(1) 1520 m2 (2) 2420 m2
integers. Its area (in cm2) is
(3) 2480 m2 (4) 2520 m2
(1) 9 (2) 8 (3) 5 (4) 6
Q18. If the area of a triangle is 1176 cm2 and
Q26. A right angled isosceles triangle is
base : corresponding altitude is 3 : 4, then the
inscribed in a semi-circle of radius 7 cm. The
altitude of the triangle is :
area enclosed by the semi-circle but exterior to
(1) 42 cm (2) 52 cm (3) 54 cm (4) 56 cm the triangle is
(1) 14 cm2 (2) 28 cm2 Q33. The perimeter of a rhombus is 100 cm. If
one of its diagonals is 14 cm, then the area of
(3) 44 cm2 (4) 68 cm2 the rhombus is
Q27. The height of an equilateral triangle is 15 (1) 144 cm2 (2) 225 cm2
cm. The area of the triangle is
(3) 336 cm2 (4) 400 cm2
(1) 50√ 3 sq. cm. (2) 70√ 3 sq. cm.
Q34. The area of a rhombus is 150 cm2. The
(3) 75√ 3 sq. cm. (4) 150√ 3 sq. cm. length of one of its diagonals is 10 cm. The
length of the other diagonal is :
Q28. 360 sq. cm and 250 sq. cm are the area of
two similar triangles. If the length of one of the (1) 25 cm (2) 30 cm (3) 35 cm (4) 40 cm
sides of the first triangle be 8 cm, then the
length of the corresponding side of the second Q35. A parallelogram has sides 15 cm and 7 cm
triangle is long. The length of one of the diagonals is 20
cm. The area of the parallelogram is
1 1
(1) 6 cm (2) 6 cm
5 3 (1) 42 cm2 (2) 60 cm2 (3) 84 cm2 (4) 96 cm2

2 Q36. Sides of a parallelogram are in the ratio 5 :

(3) 6 cm (4) 6 cm
3 4. Its area is 1000 sq. units. Altitude on the
greater side is 20 units. Altitude on the smaller
Q29. The altitude drawn to the base of an side is
isosceles triangle is 8 cm and its perimeter is 64
cm. The area (in cm2 ) of the triangle is (1) 30 units (2) 25 units

(1) 240 (2) 180 (3) 360 (4) 120 (3) 10 units (4) 15 units

Q30. The perimeter of a rhombus is 40 m and Q37. The ratio of the length of the parallel sides
its height is 5 m. Its area is : of a trapezium is 3:2. The shortest distance
between them is 15 cm. If the area of the
(1) 60 m2 (2) 50 m2 (3) 45 m2 (4) 55m2 trapezium is 450 cm2 , the sum of the length of
Q31. The perimeter of a rhombus is 40 cm and the parallel sides is
the measure of an angle is 60°, then the area of (1) 15 cm (2) 36 cm (3) 42 cm (4) 60 cm
it is :
Q38. The area of a field in the shape of a
(1)100 3 cm2 (2) 50 3 cm2 trapezium measures 1440 m2. The
(3)160 3 cm2 (4) 100 cm2 perpendicular distance between its parallel
sides is 24 m. If the ratio of the parallel sides is 5
Q32. If the measure of one side and one : 3, the length of the longer parallel side is : (1)
diagonal of a rhombus are 10 cm and 16 cm 75 m (2) 45 m (3) 120 m (4) 60 m
respectively, then its area (in cm2) is :

(1) 60 (2) 64 (3) 96 (4) 100

Q39. The area of a regular hexagon of side 2 3 Q46. Three circles of radius 3.5 cm each are
cm is : placed in such a way that each touches the
other two. The area of the portion enclosed by
(1) 18√ 3 cm2 (2) 12√ 3 cm2 the circles is
(3) 36√ 3 cm2 (4) 27√ 3 cm2 (1) 1.975 cm2 (2) 1.967 cm2
Q40. Each side of a regular hexagon is 1 cm. (3) 19.67 cm2 (4) 21.21 cm2
The area of the hexagon is
Q47. Four equal circles each of radius ‘a’ units
3 √3 2 3 √3 touch one another. The area enclosed between
(1) cm (2) cm2
2 4 them (p = 22/7 ), in square units, is

(3) 4√ 3 cm2 (4) 3√ 2 cm2 6a

2
(1) 3a2 (2)
Q41. The ratio of the area of a regular hexagon
7
and an equilateral triangle having same 2 2
41 a a
perimeter is (3) (4)
7 7
(1) 2: 3 (2) 6: 1 (3) 3: 2 (4) 1: 6 Q48. The area of circle whose radius is 6 cm is
Q42. The area of a sector of a circle of radius 5 trisected by two concentric circles. The radius of
cm, formed by an arc of length 3.5 cm is : the smallest circle is

(1) 8.5 cm2 (2) 8.75 cm2 (1) 2√ 3 cm (2) 2√ 6 cm (3) 2 cm (4) 3 cm

(3) 7.75 cm2 (4) 7.50 cm2 Q49. The radius of circle A is twice that of circle
B and the radius of circle B is twice that of circle
Q43. The area (in sq. cm.) of the largest circle C. Their area will be in the ratio
that can be drawn inside a square of side 28 cm,
is : (1) 16 : 4 : 1 (2) 4 : 2 : 1

(1) 17248 (2) 784 (3) 8624 (4) 616 (3) 1 : 2 : 4 (4) 1 : 4 : 16

Q44. If the circumference of a circle increases Q50. The radii of two circles are 10 cm and 24
from 4p to 8p, what change occurs in its area? cm. The radius of a circle whose area is the sum
(1) It doubles (2) It triples of the area of these two circles is

(3) It quadruples (4) It is halved (1) 36 cm (2) 17 cm (3) 34 cm (4) 26 cm

Q45. The area of the ring between two Q51. A circle is inscribed in an equilateral
concentric circles, whose circumference are 88 triangle of side 8 cm. The area of the portion
cm and 132 cm, is : between the triangle and the circle is

(1) 780 cm2 (2) 770 cm2 (1) 11 cm2 (2) 10.95 cm2

(3) 715 cm2 (4) 660 cm2 (3) 10 cm2 (4) 10.50 cm2
Q52. If the area of a circle inscribed in a square Q55. The length and breadth of a rectangular
is 9p cm2,then the area of the square is field are in the ratio of 3 : 2. If the perimeter of
the field is 80m, its breadth (in metres) is :
(1) 24 cm2 (2) 30 cm2 (3) 36 cm2 (4) 81 cm2
(1) 18 (2) 16 (3) 10 (4) 24
Q53. The ratio of the areas of the circumcircle
and the incircle of an equilateral triangle is Q56. The sides of a rectangular plot are in the
ratio 5:4 and its area is equal to 500 sq.m. The
(1) 2 : 1 (2) 4 : 1 (3) 8 : 1 (4) 3 : 2 perimeter of the plot is :
Q54. Length of the perpendiculars from a point (1) 80m. (2) 100m. (3) 90m. (4) 95m
in the interior of an equilateral triangle on its
sides is 3 cm, 4 cm and 5 cm. Area of the Q57. The area of a triangle is 216 cm2 and its
triangle is sides are in the ratio 3 : 4 : 5. The perimeter of
the triangle is :
(1) 48√ 3 cm2 (2) 54√ 3 cm2
(1) 6 cm (2) 12 cm (3) 36 cm (4) 72 cm
(3) 72√ 3 cm2 (4) 80√ 3 cm2
Q58. The area of a circle is 38.5 sq. cm. Its
Q55. . A circle and a square have equal areas. circumference (in cm) is
The ratio of a side of the square and the radius
of the circle is (1) 22 (2) 24 (3) 26 (4) 32

(1) 1 : √ π (2) √ π : 1 (3) 1 : π (4) π : 1 Q59. The diameter of a toy wheel is 14 cm.
What is the distance travelled by it in 15
TYPE–II : (2-D : Perimeter) .. revolutions?

Q56. The perimeter of two squares are 24 cm (1) 880 cm (2) 660 cm
and 32 cm. The perimeter (in cm) of a third
(3) 600 cm (4) 560 cm
square equal in area to the sum of the areas of
these squares is : Q60. The radius of a circular wheel is 1.75 m.
The number of revolutions that it will make in
(1) 45 (2) 40 (3) 32 (4) 48
travelling 11 km., is
Q53. The perimeter of two squares are 40 cm
(1) 1000 (2) 10,000 (3) 100 (4) 10
and 32 cm. The perimeter of a third square
whose area is the difference of the area of the Q61. If the difference between the
two squares is circumference and diameter of a circle is 30 cm,
then the radius of the circle must be
(1) 24 cm (2) 42 cm (3) 40 cm (4) 20 cm
(1) 6 cm (2) 7 cm (3) 5 cm (4) 8 cm
Q54. If the ratio of areas of two squares is 225 :
256, then the ratio of their perimeter is : Q62. The ratio of the radii of two wheels is 3 : 4.
The ratio of their circumference is
(1) 225 : 256 (2) 256 : 225
(1) 4 : 3 (2) 3 : 4 (3) 2 : 3 (4) 3 : 2
(3) 15 : 16 (4) 16 : 15
Q63. The length (in cm) of a chord of a circle of Q71. The outer circumference of a circular race-
radius 13 cm at a distance of 12 cm from its track is 528 metre. The track is everywhere 14
centre is metre wide. Cost of levelling the track at the
rate of Rs. 10 per sq. metre is :
(1) 5 (2) 8 (3) 10 (4) 12
(1) Rs. 77660 (2) Rs. 66760
Q64. If the perimeter of a square and a
rectangle are the same, then the area P and Q (3) Rs. 76760 (4) Rs. 67760
enclosed by them would satisfy the condition
(1) P < Q (2) P < Q (3) P > Q (4) P = Q Q72. If the length and breadth of a rectangle
are increased by 10% and 8% respectively, then
Q65. If diagonals of a rhombus are 24 cm and the area of the rectangle increases by :
32 cm, then perimeter of that rhombus is
7 4
(1) 18 % (2) 18 %
(1) 80 cm (2) 84 cm (3) 76 cm (4) 72 cm 5 5

TYPE–III : (2-D : Percentage/Cost/ 1

(3) 18% (4) 18 %
5
Quantity).
Q73. In the figure shown above, each inside
Q66. Three sides of a triangular field are of
square is formed by joining the midpoints of
length 15 m, 20 m and 25 m long respectively.
Find the cost of sowing seeds in the field at the
the sides of the next larger square. The
rate of 5 rupees per sq.m. area of the smallest square (shaded) as
shown, in cm2 is: GATE-2021
(1) 300 (2) 600 (3) 750 (4) 150

Q67. If each edge of a square be doubled, then

the increase percentage in its area is

(1) 200% (2) 250% (3) 280% (4) 300%

Q68. If radius of a circle is increased by 5%, then

the increase in its area is
(1) 12.5 (2) 6.25 (3) 3.125 (4) 1.5625
(1) 10.25 % (2) 10 % (3) 5.75 % (4) 5 %
Q74. The ratio of the area of the inscribed
Q69. The percentage increase in the area of a
circle to the area of the circumscribed circle
rectangle, if each of its sides is increased by 20%
is equal to
of an equilateral triangle is GATE-2021

(1) 32% (2) 34% (3) 42% (4) 44%

Q70. If the radius of a circle is decreased by

10%, then the area of the circle is decreased by
(1) 89% (2) 18% (3) 19% (4) 25%
(1) 1/8 (2) 1/6 (3) 1/4 (4) ½ Q79. The perimeters of a circle, a square and an
equilateral triangle are equal. Which one of the
Q75. Consider a square sheet of side 1 unit. following statements is true? GATE-2018
The sheet is first folded along the main (A)The circle has the largest area.
(B)The square has the largest area.
diagonal. This is followed by a fold along its
(C)The equilateral triangle has the largest area.
line of symmetry. The resulting folded (D)All the three shapes have the same area.
shape is again folded along its line of
symmetry. The area of each face of the final
Q80. The area of a square is d, What is the area
folded shape, in square units, equal to of the circle which has the diagonal of the
square as its diameter?
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(1) 1/4 (2) 1/8 (3) 1/16 (4) 1/32 1 2
(A) Πd (B) Πd 2 (C) Πd (D)
4
Q76. The area of an equilateral triangle is √ 3. 1 2
What is the perimeter of the triangle? Πd
2
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(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 6 (D) 8
Q81. A rectangle becomes a square when its
Q77. Arrange the following three-dimensional length and breadth are reduced by 10m and
objects in the descending order of their 5m, respectively. During this process, the
volumes: rectangle loses 650 m 2 of area. What is the
(i) A cuboid with dimensions 10 cm, 8 cm and 6 area of the original rectangle in square meters?
cm GATE-2018
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(iii) A cylinder with base radius 7cm and height (A) 1125 (B) 2250 (C)2924 (D) 4500
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Q78. A wire would enclose an area of 1936 m
2 , if it is bent into a square. The wire is cut into
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the shorter piece. The long and the short pieces
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