Practice MCQ Questions and Answer on Volume and Surface Area

11.

How many bricks, each measuring 25 cm x 11.25 cm x 6 cm, will be needed to build a wall of 8 m x 6 m x 22.5 cm?

  • (A) 5600
  • (B) 6000
  • (C) 6400
  • (D) 7200

12.

A covered wooden box has the inner measures as 115 cm, 75 cm and 35 cm and the thickness of wood is 2.5 cm. Find the volume of the wood :

  • (A) 81000 cu.cm
  • (B) 81775 cu.cm
  • (C) 82125 cu.cm
  • (D) None of these

13.

A metallic sphere of radius 5 cm is melted to make a cone with base of the same radius. What is the height of the cone ?

  • (A) 5 cm
  • (B) 10 cm
  • (C) 15 cm
  • (D) 20 cm

14.

What is the total surface area of a right circular cone of height 14 cm and base radius 7 cm?

  • (A) 344.35 cm2
  • (B) 462 cm2
  • (C) 498.35 cm2
  • (D) None of these

15.

What is the weight of water contained in a conical vessel 21 cm deep and 16 cm in diameter ?

  • (A) 1.256 kg
  • (B) 1.408 kg
  • (C) 2.480 kg
  • (D) 3.875 kg

16.

V1, V2, V3 and V4 are the volumes of four cubes of side lengths x cm, 2x cm, 3x cm and 4 cm respectively. Some statements regarding these volumes are given below :
(i) V1 + V2 + 2V3 V4
(ii) V1 + 4V2 + V3 V4
(iii) 2(V1 + V3) + V2 = V4
Which of these statements area correct ?

  • (A) 1 and 2
  • (B) 2 and 3
  • (C) 1 and 3
  • (D) 1, 2 and 3

17.

The radius of a sphere is equal to the radius of the base of a right circular cone, and the volume of the sphere is double the volume of the cone. The ratio of the height of the cone to the radius of its base is :

  • (A) 2 : 1
  • (B) 1 : 2
  • (C) 2 : 3
  • (D) 3 : 2

18.

What length of solid cylinder 2 cm in diameter must be taken to cast into a hollow cylinder of external diameter 12 cm, 0.25 cm thick and 15 cm long ?

  • (A) 42.3215 cm
  • (B) 44.0123 cm
  • (C) 44.0625 cm
  • (D) 44.6023 cm

19.

The diameter of a spare is 8 cm. It is melted and drawn into a wire of diameter 3 mm. The length of the wire is :

  • (A) 36.9 m
  • (B) 37.9 m
  • (C) 38.9 m
  • (D) 39.9 m

20.

A cistern 6m long and 4 m wide contains water up to a depth of 1 m 25 cm. The total area of the wet surface is:

  • (A) 49 m2
  • (B) 50 m2
  • (C) 53.5 m2
  • (D) 55 m2