Prepare for IBPS Bank Exams with these Volume and Surface area problems. Prepare for Indian Overseas Bank with these quantitative aptitude questions related to volume and surface area.
1. A hall is 15 m long and 12 m broad. If the sum of the areas of the floor and the ceiling is equal to the sum of the areas of four walls, the volume of the hall is:
A. 720
B. 900
C. 1200
D. 1800
2. The slant height of a right circular cone is 10 m and its height is 8 m. Find the area of its curved surface.
A. 30 pi m2
B. 40 pi m2
C. 60 pi m2
D. 80 pi m2
3. A cistern of capacity 8000 litres measures externally 3.3 m by 2.6 m by 1.1 m and its walls are 5 cm thick. The thickness of the bottom is:
A. 90 cm
B. 1 dm
C. 1 m
D. 1.1 cm
4. A large cube is formed from the material obtained by melting three smaller cubes of 3, 4 and 5 cm side. What is the ratio of the total surface areas of the smaller cubes and the large cube?
A. 2 : 1
B. 3 : 2
C. 25 : 18
D. 27 : 20
5. A hollow iron pipe is 21 cm long and its external diameter is 8 cm. If the thickness of the pipe is 1 cm and iron weighs 8 g/cm3, then the weight of the pipe is:
A. 3.6 kg
B. 3.696 kg
C. 36 kg
D. 36.9 kg
6. In a shower, 5 cm of rain falls. The volume of water that falls on 1.5 hectares of ground is:
A. 75 cu. m
B. 750 cu. m
C. 7500 cu. m
D. 75000 cu. m
7. A metallic sheet is of rectangular shape with dimensions 48 m x 36 m. From each of its corners, a square is cut off so as to make an open box. If the length of the square is 8 m, the volume of the box (in m3) is:
A. 4830
B. 5120
C. 6420
D. 8960
8. A boat having a length 3 m and breadth 2 m is floating on a lake. The boat sinks by 1 cm when a man gets on it. The mass of the man is:
A. 12 kg
B. 60 kg
C. 72 kg
D. 96 kg
9. 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
10. 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
Answers :
1. C 2. C 3. B 4. C 5. B
6. B 7. B 8. B 9. C 10. A
1. A hall is 15 m long and 12 m broad. If the sum of the areas of the floor and the ceiling is equal to the sum of the areas of four walls, the volume of the hall is:
A. 720
B. 900
C. 1200
D. 1800
2. The slant height of a right circular cone is 10 m and its height is 8 m. Find the area of its curved surface.
A. 30 pi m2
B. 40 pi m2
C. 60 pi m2
D. 80 pi m2
3. A cistern of capacity 8000 litres measures externally 3.3 m by 2.6 m by 1.1 m and its walls are 5 cm thick. The thickness of the bottom is:
A. 90 cm
B. 1 dm
C. 1 m
D. 1.1 cm
4. A large cube is formed from the material obtained by melting three smaller cubes of 3, 4 and 5 cm side. What is the ratio of the total surface areas of the smaller cubes and the large cube?
A. 2 : 1
B. 3 : 2
C. 25 : 18
D. 27 : 20
5. A hollow iron pipe is 21 cm long and its external diameter is 8 cm. If the thickness of the pipe is 1 cm and iron weighs 8 g/cm3, then the weight of the pipe is:
A. 3.6 kg
B. 3.696 kg
C. 36 kg
D. 36.9 kg
6. In a shower, 5 cm of rain falls. The volume of water that falls on 1.5 hectares of ground is:
A. 75 cu. m
B. 750 cu. m
C. 7500 cu. m
D. 75000 cu. m
7. A metallic sheet is of rectangular shape with dimensions 48 m x 36 m. From each of its corners, a square is cut off so as to make an open box. If the length of the square is 8 m, the volume of the box (in m3) is:
A. 4830
B. 5120
C. 6420
D. 8960
8. A boat having a length 3 m and breadth 2 m is floating on a lake. The boat sinks by 1 cm when a man gets on it. The mass of the man is:
A. 12 kg
B. 60 kg
C. 72 kg
D. 96 kg
9. 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
10. 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
Answers :
1. C 2. C 3. B 4. C 5. B
6. B 7. B 8. B 9. C 10. A
