CHAPTER: 7 Mensuration

[Link] curved surface area of a right circular cone of height 15 cm and base diameter
16 cm is (1) 60π cm2 (2) 68π cm (3) 120π cm2 (4) 136π cm2
Solution: (4) 136 π cm2
Hint: Here, h = 15 cm, r = 8 cm

C.S.A of a cone = πrl sq. units. = π × 8 × 17 = 136π cm 3

[Link] two solid hemispheres of same base radius r units are joined together along with
their bases, then the curved surface area of this new solid is
(1) 4πr2 sq. units (2) 6πr2 sq. units (3) 3πr2 sq. units (4) 8πr2 sq. units
Answer:(1) 4πr2 sq. units
Hint: When you joined two hemispheres together, the solid sphere is formed
C.S.A of the new solid = C.S.A of a sphere = 4πr 2 sq. units.
[Link] height of a right circular cone whose radius is 5 cm and slant height is 13 cm
will be
(1) 12 cm (2) 10 cm (3) 13 cm (4) 5 cm
Solution: (1) 12 cm
 Hint: Here r = 5 cm and l = 13 cm

[Link] the radius of the base of a right circular cylinder is halved keeping the same
height, then the ratio of the volume of the cylinder thus obtained to the volume of
original cylinder is _________ (1) 1 : 2 (2) 1 : 4 (3) 1 : 6 (4) 1 : 8
Answer: (2) 1 : 4
Hint:Let the radius of the cylinder be “r” and the height be “h”
Radius of the new cylinder = r/2 (Height will be same)
Volume of the new cylinder : Volume of the original cylinder
= π(r/2)2h:π(r) 2h (πh is same)
= r2 /4 :r2 =1/4 = 1 : 4
[Link] total surface area of a cylinder whose radius is 1/3 of its height is _______
(1) 9πh2 /8 sq. units (2) 24πh2 [Link] (3) 8πh2 /9 [Link] (4) 56πh2 /9 [Link]
Answer: (3) 8πh2 /9 [Link]
Hint: Let the height of the cylinder be “h”
Radius of the cylinder = 13
T.S.A of the cylinder = 2πr(h + r)

[Link] a hollow cylinder, the sum of the external and internal radii is 14 cm and the
width is 4 cm. If its height is 20 cm, the volume of the material in it is
(1) 5600π cm3 (2) 11200π cm3 (3) 56π cm3 (4) 3600π cm3
Solution: (2) 11200π cm3
Hint:Here, let the external radius be “R” and the internal radius be “r”
R + r = 14 ……(1)
Width (R – r) = 4 ……(2)
Height of the hollow cylinder = 20 cm
Volume of the hollow cylinder = πh × (R2 – r2) = πh(R + r) (R – r)= π × 20 (14) × 4 = π
× 1120= 1120π cm3
[Link] the radius of the base of a cone is tripled and the height is doubled then the
volume is ______(1) made 6 times (2) made 18 times (3) made 12 times (4)
unchanged
Answer:(2) made 18 times
Hint:Radius of a cone = r
Height of a cone = h
Volume of the cone = 1/3 πr2h cu. units
When the radius is increased three-time (tripled) and the height is doubled
 Radius is 3r and the height is 2h
Volume of the new cone

Volume is increased 18 times.

[Link] total surface area of a hemisphere is how many times the square of its radius.
(1) π (2) 4π (3) 3π (4) 2π
Solution: (3) 3π
Hint:T.S.A of the hemisphere = 3πr 2
The square of the radius is 3π times.
9.A solid sphere of radius x cm is melted and cast into a shape of a solid cone of the
same radius. The height of the cone is _______
(1) 3x cm (2) x cm (3) 4x cm (4) 2x cm
Answer:(3) 4x cm
Hint:Radius of a sphere = Radius of a cone = x cm
Volume of a cone = Volume of a sphere

10.A frustum of a right circular cone is of height 16cm with radii of its ends as 8cm
and 20cm. Then, the volume of the frustum is
(1) 3328π cm3 (2) 3228π cm3 (3) 3240πcm3 (4) 3340π cm3
Solution: (1) 3328π cm3
Hint: Here, h = 16 cm, r = 8 cm, R = 20 cm
Volume of the frustum

11.A shuttlecock used for playing badminton has the shape of the combination of
______
(1) a cylinder and a sphere (2) a hemisphere and a cone
(3) a sphere and a cone (4) frustum of a cone and a hemisphere
Answer: (4) frustum of a cone and a hemisphere
 Hint:

12.A spherical ball of radius r1 units is melted to make 8 new identical balls each of
radius r2 units. Then r1 : r2 is _______
(1) 2 : 1 (2) 1 : 2 (3) 4 : 1 (4) 1 : 4
Answer:(1) 2 : 1
Hint:Volume of the first sphere : Volume of second sphere = 8 : 1

[Link] volume (in cm3) of the greatest sphere that can be cut off from a cylindrical
log of wood of base radius 1 cm and height 5 cm is ________
(1) 43π (2) 103π (3) 5π (4) 203π
Answer:(1) 43π
Hint:Radius of the sphere = 1 cm
Volume of the Sphere = 4/3 πr3 cu. units
= 4/3 × π × 1 × 1 × 1 cm 3= 4/3 π cm3
[Link] height and radius of the cone of which the frustum is a part are h 1 units and
r1 units respectively. Height of the frustum is h2 units and the radius of the smaller
base is r2 units. If h2: h1 = 1 : 2 then r2 : r1 is ______ (1) 1 : 3 (2) 1 : 2 (3) 2 : 1
(4) 3 : 1
Answer: (2) 1 : 2
Hint:h2 : h1 = 1 : 2
h 1 : h2 = 2 : 1
Ratio of their volumes

Volume is 2 : 1 the ratio of their radius also 2 : 1

r1 : r2 = 2 : 1 But r2 : r1 = 1 : 2
[Link] ratio of the volumes of a cylinder, a cone and a sphere, if each has the same
diameter and same height is
(1) 1 : 2 : 3 (2) 2 : 1 : 3 (3) 1 : 3 : 2 (4) 3 : 1 : 2
Solution:(4) 3 : 1 : 2
Hint: Given d=h;2r=h;r=h/2
 Volume of (cylinder : cone : sphere)

CHAPTER 8: Statistics and Probability

[Link] of the following is not a measure of dispersion?

(1) Range (2) Standard deviation (3) Arithmetic mean (4) Variance
Answer: (3) Arithmetic mean
Hint:Measures of dispersion are,
(i) Range (ii) Mean deviation (iii) Quartile deviation
(iv) Standard deviation (v) Variance (vi) coefficient of variation
[Link] range of the data 8, 8, 8, 8, 8.. . 8 is
(1) 0 (2) 1 (3) 8 (4) 3
Solution:(1) 0
HintR = L – S = 8 – 8 = 0
[Link] sum of all deviations of the data from its mean is _______
(1) always positive (2) always negative (3) zero (4) non-zero integer
Answer: (3) zero
[Link] mean of 100 observations is 40 and their standard deviation is 3. The sum of
squares of all deviations is
(1) 40000 (2) 160900 (3) 160000 (4) 30000
Solution:(2) 160900
Hint: σ = 3

[Link] of first 20 natural numbers is ______

(1) 32.25 (2) 44.25 (3) 33.25 (4) 30
Answer: (3) 33.25
Hint: Variance of 20 natural numbers is

[Link] standard deviation of a data Is 3. If each value is multiplied by 5 then the new
variance is (1) 3 (2) 15 (3) 5 (4) 225
Solution:σ = 3.
 1f each is multiplied by 5. The new standard variation is also multiplied by 5.
∴ The new S.D = 3 × 5 = 15
Variance = 152 =225
[Link] the standard deviation of x, y, z is p then the standard deviation of 3x + 5,
3y + 5, 3z + 5 is ________(1) 3p + 5 (2) 3p (3) p + 5 (4) 9p + 15
Answer: (2) 3p
Hint:(i) Each value is added by any constant there is no change in standard deviation.
(ii) Each value is multiplied by 3 standard deviations also multiplied by 3.
The standard deviation is 3p.
[Link] the mean and coefficient of variation of a data are 4 and 87.5% then the
standard deviation is (1) 3.5 (2) 3 (3) 4.5 (4) 2.5
Solution: (1) 3.5
Hint:mean = 4, coefficient of variation is = 87. 5%

[Link] of the following is incorrect?

(1) P(A) > 1 (2) 0 ≤ P(A) ≤ 1 (3) P(Φ) = 0 (4) P(A) + P(A¯) = 1
Answer:(1) P(A) > 1
Hint:Probability is always less than one or equal to one.
[Link] probability a red marble selected at random from a jar containing p red, q
blue and r green marbles is _________
(1) q/p+q+r (2) p/p+q+r (3) (p+q)/p+q+r (4) (p+r)/p+q+r
Answer:(2) p/p+q+r
Hint:Sample spaces = p + q + r
Let A be the event of getting red
n(A) = p
P(A) = p/p+q+r
11.A page is selected at random from a book. The probability that the digit at units
place of the page number chosen is less than 7 is _______(1) 3/10 (2) 7/10 (3) 3/9
(4) 7/9
Answer:(2) 7/10
Hint:Here n(S)= 10 (given digit at unit place. It has two digit)
n(A) = 7
P(A) = n(A)/n(S)=7/10
[Link] probability of getting a job for a person is x/3. If the probability of not
getting the job is 2/3then the value of x is. (1) 2 (2) 1 (3) 3 (4) 1.5
Solution:(2) 1
Hint:Probability of getting a job = x/3
 Probability of not getting a job = 1 – x/3

[Link] went to play a lucky draw contest. 135 tickets of the lucky draw were
sold. If the probability of Kamalam winning is 1/9, then the number of tickets
bought by Kamalam is _______ (1) 5 (2) 10 (3) 15 (4) 20
Answer: (3) 15
Hint:n(S) = 135
P(A) = 19

[Link] a letter is chosen at random from the English alphabets {a, b, …, z}, then the
probability that the letter chosen precedes x.
(1) 12/13 (2) 1/13 (3) 23/26 (4) 3/26
Solution: (3) 23/26
Hint:n(S) = 26
Let A denote the letter chosen precedes x
A= {a, b, c, d, …, x}
n(A) = 23
P(A) = n(A)/n(S)=23/26
15.A purse contains 10 notes of ₹ 2000, 15 notes of ₹ 500, and 25 notes of ₹ 200. One
note is drawn at random. What is the probability that the note is either a ₹ 500 note
or ₹ 200 note? (1) 1/5 (2) 3/10 (3) 2/3 (4) 4/5
Answer:(4) 4/5
Hint:Sample space (S) = 10 + 15 + 25 = 50
n(S) = 50
Let A be the event of getting ₹ 500 note
n (A) = 15
P(A) = n(A)/n(S)=15/50
Let B be the event of getting ₹ 200 note
n (B) = 25
P(B) = n(B)/n(S)=25/50
Probability of the note is either a ₹ 500 note or ₹ 200 note
P(A) + P(B) = 15/50+25/50 = 40/50 = 4/5