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Mensuration 1. The area of a square field is 24200 sq m. How long will a lady take to cross the field diagonally at the rate of 6.6 km/hr? a. 3 minutes b. 0.04 hours c. 2 minutes d. 2.4 minutes e. 2 minutes 40 seconds 2. The area of a rectangle plot is 460 square metres. If the length is 15% more than the breadth, what is the breadth of the plot? a. 14 meters b. 20 meters c. 18 meters d. 12 meters 3. The length of a room is 5.5 m and width is 3.75 m. What is the cost of paying the floor by slabs at the rate of Rs. 800 per sq. metre. a. Rs.12000 b. Rs.19500 c. Rs.18000 d. Rs.16500 4. The breadth of a rectangular field is 60% of its length. If the perimeter of the field is 800 m, find out the area of the field a. 37500 m2 b. 30500 m2 c. 32500 m2 d. 40000 m2 5. What is the percentage increase in the area of a rectangle, if each of its sides is increased by 20%? a. 45% b. 44% c. 40% d. 42% 6. A sphere is reformed into two circular cones having equal radius 2.1 units and their heights 4.1 units, 4.3 units. Then what was the diameter of the sphere? a)2.1 units b)4.2 units c)3.6 units d)1.2 units 7. A metallic cylinder of height 6 cm and diameter 6 cm have been melted and recast into certain number of same size spheres. Find the radius of the sphere. a)1.5 cm b)3.2 cm c)5.4 cm d)2cm 8. A typist uses a sheet measuring 20cm by 30cm lengthwise. If a margin of 2 cm is left on each side and a 3 cm margin on top and bottom, then percent of the page used for typing is a. 40 b. 60 c. 64 d. 72 9. The base of a parallelogram is twice its height. If the area of the parallelogram is 72 sq.cm. Find its height? a. 3 cm b. 6 cm c. 7 cm d. 9 cm 10. A rectangular plot measuring 90 metres by 50 metres is to be enclosed by wire fencing. If the poles of the fence are kept 5 metres apart, how many poles will be needed? a. 55 b. 56 c. 57 d. 58 11. The ratio between the perimeter and the breadth of a rectangle is 5 : 1. If the area of the rectangle is 216 sq. cm, what is the length of the rectangle ? a) 16m b) 18M c) 24m d) Data inadequate 12. If the radius of the cone is of the radius of the sphere and both have equal volumes and x:y is the radius if the height of the cone to the diameter of the sphere then the value of x &y will be a) 8, 1 b) 7, 2 c) 6,3 d) 5,4 13. The length of the rope to which a cow is tied is increased from 19m to 30m. How much additional ground will it be able to graze? Assume that the cow is able to move on all sides with equal ease. a) 1547 sq.m b) 1694 sq.m c) 1956 sq. m d. 1457 sq.m 14. What will be the area of a semi-circle of 14 m diameter ? a) 22 m^2 b)77 m^2 c)154 m^2 d)308 m^2 15. The areas of two concentric circles forming a ring are 154 sq. cm and 616 sq. cm. The breadth of the ring is : a)7cm b)14cm c)21cm d)28cm 16. A circular ground whose diameter is 35 metres, has a 1.4 m broad garden around it. What is the area of the garden in square metres ? a) 160.16 b) 176.16 c) 196.16 d) None of these 17. The area of a right-angled triangle is 40 times its base. What is its height ? a)45 cm b)60 cm c)80 cm d)Data inadequate 18. The ratio of height of a room to its semi-perimeter is 2 : 5. It costs Rs. 260 to paper the walls of the room with paper 50 cm wide at Rs. 2 per metre allowing an area of 15 sq. m for doors and windows. The height of the room is : a)2.6 m b)3.9 m c)4 m d)4.2 m

19. The dimensions of a room are 10 m x 7 m x 5 m. There are 2 doors and 3 windows in the roof. The dimensions of the doors are 1 m x 3 m. One window is of size 2 m x 1.5 m and the other two windows are of size 1 m x 1.5 m. The cost of painting the walls at Rs. 3 per m^2 is : a)Rs. 474 b)Rs. 578.50 c)Rs. 684 d)Rs. 894 20. The difference of the areas of two squared drawn on two line segments of different lengths is 32 sq. cm. Find the length of the greater line segment if one is longer than the other by 2 cm. a)7cm b)9cm c)11cm d)16cm 21. The length and breadth of a square are increased by 40% and 30% respectively. The area of the resulting rectangle exceeds the area of the square by : a)35% b)42% c)62% d)82% 22. If the area of a square increases by 69%, then the side of the square increases by : a)13% b)30% c)39% d)69% 23. If each side of a square is increased by 50%, the ratio of the area of the resulting square to that of the given square is : a)4 : 5 b)5:4 c)4:9 d)9:4 24. If the ratio of areas of two squares is 225 : 256, then the ratio of their perimeters is : a)225 : 256 b)256 : 225 c)15 : 16 d)16 : 15 25. The ratio of the area of a square to that of the square drawn on its diagonal, is : a)1:2 b)2:3 c)3:4 d)4:5 26. What will be the length of the diagonal of that square plot whose area is equal to the area of a rectangular plot of length 45 metres and breadth 40 metres ? a)42.5 metres b)60 metres c)75 metres d)Data inadequate 27. A towel, when bleached, was found to have lost 20% of its length and 10% of its breadth. The percentage of decrease in area is : a) 10% b) 10.08% c) 20% d) 28% 28. The length of a blackboard is 8 cm more than its breadth. If the length is increased by 7 cm and breadth is decreased by 4 cm, the area remains the same. The length and breadth of the blackboard (in cm) will be : a) 28, 20 b)34, 26 c)40, 32 d)56, 48 29. A rectangular carpet has an area of 60 sq. m. If its diagonal and longer side together equal 5 times the shorter side, the length of the carpet is : a) 5m b) 12M c) 13m d) 14.5m 30. A rectangular carpet has an area of 120 sq. metres and a perimeter of 46 metres. The length of its diagonal is a) 15m b) 16M c) 17m d) 20m 31. A courtyard 25 m long and 16 m broad is to be paved with bricks of dimensions 20 cm by 10 cm. The total number of bricks required is : a) 18000 b) 20000 c) 25000 d) None of these 32. A large field of 700 hectares is divided into two parts. The difference of the areas of the two parts is onefifth of the average of the two areas. What is the area of the smaller part in hectares ? a) 225 b) 280 c) 300 d) 315 33. The sides of a rectangular field are in the ratio 3 : 4. If the area of the field is 7500 sq. m, the cost of fencing the field @ 25 paise per metre is : a) Rs. 55.50 b) Rs. 67.50 c) Rs. 86.50 d) Rs. 87.50 34. The ratio between the length and the breadth of a rectangular park is 3 : 2. If a man cycling along the boundary of the park at the speed of 12 km / hr completes one round in 8 minutes, then the area of the park (in sq. m) is : a) 15360 b) 153600 c) 30720 d) 307200 35. The length of a rectangular plot is 60% more than its breadth. If the difference between the length and the breadth of that rectangle is 24 cm, what is the area of that rectangle? a) 2400 sq. cm b) 2480 sq. cm c) 2560 sq. cm d) Data inadequate 36. Sides of a triangle are in the ratio of 12:17:25 and its perimeter is 540 cm, then area of the triangle is: a)7000 cm2 b)9000cm2 c)6000 cm2 d)none of these 37. Find the % change if the area of a rectangle is obtained by decreasing its length and increasing its breadth by 5%. a)2.5% increase b)0.25% increase c)2.5% decrease d)0.25% decrease 38. The maximum length of a pencil that can be kept in a rectangular box of dimensions 12 cm9cm8cm is, a)13 cm b)17cm c)18cm d)19 cm

39. How many bricks each measuring 25cm11.25cm6cm will be needed to build a wall 8m long,6m height & 22.5 cm thick? a)5600 b)6000 c)6400 d)7200 2 40. The radius of a solid iron sphere is 8 cm. Eight rings of iron plate of external radius 63 cm. a)4.5 cm b)4cm c)43 cm d)none of these 41. A triangle and a trapezium are equal in the area. They also have the same altitudes. If the base of the triangle is 18 inches, the mean of the parallel sides of the trapezoid is: a)36 inches b)9 inches c)18 inches d)none of these 42. A rectangular box is 2m long & 3.5m wide. How many cubic metres of sand are needed to fill the box upto a depth of 12 cm. a)84 b)8.4 c)0.84 d)none of these 43. The perimeter of a square is (4x+20). Find its diagonal? A) A.x+5 B.2(x+5) C. 2(x+5) D.none of these 44. A cistern 6m long and 4m wide contains water upto a depth of 1m25cm.The total area of the wet surface is: A) 49 m2 B. 48 m2 C. 47 m2 D. 46 m2 45. How many bricks each measuring 25cm12.5cm75cm required to construct 6m0.5m5m wall? a. 4500 B. 5000 C. 5600 D. 6400 46. A rectangular box is 2m long & 3.5m wide. How many cubic metres of sand are needed to fill the box upto a depth of 12 cm. a)84 b)8.4 c)0.84 d)none of these 47. The perimeter of a square is (4x+20). Find its diagonal? A) A.x+5 B.2(x+5) C. 2(x+5) D.none of these 48. An horse is tied by the rope in the open field. The horse may be allowed to graze over 784m2.Find the length of the rope? a. 15.2 B. 5.12 C. 15.8 D. 5.18 49. A cylindrical rod whose height is 8 times of its radius is melted and recast into spherical balls of same radius. The number of balls will be A.4 B.3 C.6 D.8 50. How many metres of cloth 5 m wide will be required to make a conical tent, the radius of base is 7 m and height is 25 m. A.120 m B.110 m C.100 m D.105 m 51. If the radius of a sphere is doubled, then its volume is increased by A.100% B.200% C.700% D.800% 52. The largest sphere is cut off from a cube of side 5 cm. Find the volume of the sphere? 125 A.20 cm3 B.30 cm3 C.108 cm3 D. 6 cm3 53. The radius of the cylinder is doubled but its lateral surface area is unchanged then its height must be A. doubled B. half C. four times D. constant 54. The radius of a cylinder whose lateral surface area is 704 cm2 and height 8 cm is A.6 cm B.4 cm C.8 cm D.14 cm 55. The diameter of conical tank is 28 m and slant height is 50 m. The cost of white washing its curved surface at the rate of 80 paise per square meter is A.Rs.2640 B.Rs.1760 C.Rs.264 D.Rs.176 56. Sides of a triangle are in the ratio of 12:17:25 and its perimeter is 540 cm,then area of the triangle is: a)7000 cm2 b)9000cm2 c)6000 cm2 d)none of these 57. Find the % change if the area of a rectangle is obtained by decreasing its length and increasing its breadth by 5%. a)2.5% increase b)0.25% increase c)2.5% decrease d)0.25% decrease 58. The height & radius of the base of a cone each are increased by 100%.The volume of the cone increases by, A. 8 times B. 12 times C. 4 times D. 6 times 59. A man walking at the speed of 4 kmph crosses a square field diagonally in 3 minutes. The area of the 1 2 4 7 field is: A. 5 B. 5 C. 5 D. 5 60. Two circular cylinders of equal volume have their heights in the ratio 1:2.The ratio of the radii is: A. 2 : 1 B. 1: 2 C. 1: 2 D. 2:1
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