VELAMMAL VIDHYASHRAM, GUDUVANCHERY

SURFACE AREAS AND VOLUMES

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1. A conical military tent having diameter of the base 24 m and slant height of the tent is 13 m, find 1
the curved surface area of the cone. [ = ]

2. Find the radius of a sphere whose surface area is 154 cm2. 1

3. A joker’s cap is in the form of a right circular cone of base radius 7 cm and the slant height is 25 1
cm. Find the area of the cap. [ = ]

4. A solid cylinder of radius r and height h is placed over other cylinder of same height and radius. 1
The total surface area of the shape so formed is 4 rh + 4 r2.

5. A cylinder and a cone are of same base radius and of same height. Find the ratio of the volume 1
of cylinder to that of the cone.

6. Two cylindrical cans have equal base areas. If one of the can is 15 cm high and other is 20 cm 1
high, find the ratio of their volumes.

7. What is the ratio of the volumes of a cylinder, a cone and a sphere, if each has the same 1
diameter and same height?

8. A sphere of maximum volume is cut out from a solid hemisphere of radius 7 cm. What is the 1
ratio of the volume of the hemisphere to that of the cut out sphere?

9. The slant height of the frustum of a cone is 5 cm. If the difference between the radii of its two 1
circular ends is 4 cm, write the height of the frustum.

10. If the lateral surface area of a cylinder is 94.2 cm2 and its height is 5 cm, then find radius of its 1
base. [ = 3.14]

11. A cone of height 24 cm and radius of base 6 cm is made up of modelling clay, find volume of 1
cone.  [ =  ]

12. Find the volume of the largest right circular cone that can be cut out of a cube whose edge is 9 1
cm? [Use  = 22/7]

13. Two cubes each of side 4 cm are joined end to end. Find the surface area of the resulting cuboid. 2

14. Two cubes each of volume 27 cm3 are joined end to end to form a solid. Find the surface area of 2
the resulting cuboid.
15. A wallpaper, 312 m long and 25 cm wide is required to cover the walls of a room. Length of the 2
room is 7 m and its breadth is twice its height. Determine the height of the room.

16. The base radii of two right circular cones of the same height are in the ratio 3 : 5. Find the ratio of 2
their volumes.
17. The circumference of the base of a 9 m high wooden solid cone is 44 m. Find the volume of the 2
cone. [Use = 22/7]

18. Circumference of the edge of hemispherical bowl is 132 cm. Find the capacity of the bowl. [Use  2
= 22/7]

19. A cone of height 20 cm and radius of base 5 cm is made up of modelling clay. A child reshapes it 2
in the form of a sphere. Find the diameter of the sphere.

20. The dimensions of a metallic cuboid are 100 cm × 80 cm × 64 cm. It is melted and recast into a 2
cube. Find the surface area of the cube.

21. A solid sphere of radius 10.5 cm is melted and recast into smaller solid cones, each of radius 3.5 2
cm and height 3 cm. Find the number of cones so formed. [ = ]

22. One iron solid is a cuboid of dimensions 30 cm × 30 cm × 42.6 cm. It is melted and cubes each 2
of side 3 cm are moulded from it. Find the number of cubes formed.

23. A solid is in the shape of a cone mounted on a hemisphere of same base radius. If the curved 2
surface areas of the hemispherical part and the conical part are equal, then find the ratio of the
radius and the height of the conical part.

24. A cylinder and a cone have equal radii of their bases and equal heights. If their curved surface 2
areas are in the ratio 8 : 5, show that the ratio of radius of each to the height of each is 3 : 4.

25. There are two cones. The curved surface area of one is twice that of the other. The slant height 2
of the latter is twice that of the former. Find the ratio of their radii.

26. The radii of the bases of a cylinder and a cone are in the ratio 3 : 5 and their heights are in the 2
ratio 3 : 4. What is the ratio of their volumes?

27. A cone and a sphere have equal radii and equal volume. What is the ratio of the diameter of the 2
sphere to the height of cone?

28. The areas of three adjacent faces of a rectangular block are in the ratio of 2 : 3 : 4 and its volume 2
is 9000 cu. cm, find the length of the shortest side.

29. The radii of two cylinders are in the ratio 2 : 3 and their heights are in the ratio 5 : 3. Find the ratio 2
of their volumes.

30. A cone, a hemisphere and a cylinder stand on equal bases and have the same height. Find the 2
ratio of their volumes.

31. If the radius of the base of a right circular cylinder is halved, keeping the height same, what is the 2
ratio of the volume of the reduced cylinder to that of the original?

32. 50 circular plates, each of radius 7 cm and thickness cm, are placed one above another to 2

form a solid right circular cylinder. Find the total surface area and the volume of the cylinder so
formed.

33. A granary is in the shape of a cuboid of size 8 m × 6 m × 3 m. If a bag of grain occupies a space 2
of 0.65 m3. How many bags can be stored in the granary?

34. The total surface area of a solid cylinder is 231 cm2. If the curved surface area of this solid 3
cylinder is of its total surface area, find its radius and height. [Use = ]
35. The diameter of a roller 120 cm long is 84 cm. If it takes 500 complete revolutions to level a 3
playground, determine the cost of levelling it at the rate of 30 paise per square metre.

36. An iron pipe 20 cm long has exterior diameter equal to 25 cm. If the thickness of the pipe is 1 3
cm, find the whole surface area of the pipe.

37. The circumference of the base of 10 m high conical tent is 44 m. Calculate the length of canvas 3
used in making the tent if width of canvas is 2 m.

38. An inverted cone of vertical height 12 cm and the radius of base 9 cm contains water to a depth 3
of 4 cm. Find the area of the interior surface of the cone not in contact with the water. [Use =
22/7]

39. The sum of the radius of the base and the height of a solid cylinder is 37 cm. If the total surface 3
area of the solid cylinder is 1628 cm2, find the volume of the cylinder. [ = 22/7]

40. The length of a hall is 20 m and width 16 m. The sum of the areas of the floor and the flat roof is 3
equal to the sum of the areas of the four walls. Find the height and the volume of the hall.

41. A conical tent is to accommodate 11 persons. Each person must have 4 sq m of space on the 3
ground and 20 m3 of air to breath. Find the height of the cone.

42. A sector of a circle of radius 12 cm has the angle 120°. It is rolled up so that two bounding radii 3
are joined together to form a cone. Find the volume of the cone.

43. A hemispherical bowl of internal radius 9 cm is full of water. Its contents are emptied in a 3
cylindrical vessel of internal radius 6 cm. Find the height of water in the cylindrical vessel.

44. A hemispherical bowl of internal diameter 30 cm contains some liquid. This liquid is to be filled 3
into cylindrical shaped bottles each of diameter 5 cm and height 6 cm. Find the number of bottles
necessary to empty the bowl.

45. Solid spheres of diameter 6 cm are dropped into a cylindrical beaker containing some water and 3
are fully submerged. If the diameter of the beaker is 18 cm and the water rises by 40 cm, find the
number of solid spheres dropped in the water.

46. A rectangular water tank of base 11 m × 6 m contains water up to a height of 5 m. If the water in 3
the tank is transferred to a cylindrical tank of radius 3.5 m, find how high will the water level be in
the this tank? (Use = 22/7)

47. A teak wood log is cut first in the form of a cuboid of length 2.3 m, width 0.75 m and of a certain 3
thickness. Its volume is 1.104 m3. How many rectangular planks of size 2.3 m × 0.75 m × 0.04 m
can be cut from the cuboid?

48. A heap of wheat is in the form of a cone of diameter 9 m and height 3.5 m. Find its volume. How 3
much canvas cloth is required to just cover the heap? (Use = 3.14)

49. How many spherical lead shots each 4.2 cm in diameter can be obtained from a rectangular 3
solid of lead with dimensions 66 cm × 42 cm × 21 cm? [Use = 22/7]

50. A vessel in the form of a hemispherical bowl is full of water. Its contents are emptied in a right 3
circular cylinder. The internal radii of the bowl and the cylinder are 3.5 cm and 7 cm respectively.
Find the height to which the water will rise in the cylinder.

51. A conical vessel of radius 6 cm and height 8 cm is completely filled with water. A sphere is 3
lowered into the water and its size is such that when it touches the sides, it is just immersed. What
fraction of water overflows?

52. A right circular cone is 4.1 cm high and the radius of its base is 2.1 cm. Another right circular 3
cone is 4.3 cm high and the radius of the base is 2.1 cm. Both the cones are melted and recast into
 a sphere. Find the diameter of the sphere.

53. The barrel of a fountain-pen, cylindrical in shape is 7 cm long and 5 mm in diameter. A full barrel 3
of ink in the pen is used up on writing 330 words on an average. How many words would use up a
bottle of ink containing one fifth of a litre?

54. A container open at the top, is in the form of a frustum of a cone of height 24 cm with radii of its 3
lower and upper circular ends as 8 cm and 20 cm respectively. Find the cost of milk which can
completely fill the container at the rate of 21 per litre. [Use = ]

55. A tent is in the shape of a right circular cylinder up to a height of 3 m and then becomes a right 4
circular cone with a maximum height of 13.5 m above the ground. Calculate the cost of painting the
inner side of the tent at the rate of 2 per m2, if the radius of the base is 14 m.

56. A tent is in the shape of a cylinder surmounted by a conical top. If the height and diameter of the 4
cylindrical part are 2.1 m and 4 m respectively, and the slant height of the top is 2.8 m, find the area
of the canvas used for making the tent. Find the cost of the canvas of the tent at the rate of 500
per m2. Also find the volume of air enclosed in the tent.

57. What length of a solid cylinder 2 cm in diameter must be taken to recast into a hollow cylinder of 4
length 16 cm, external diameter 20 cm and thickness 2.5 mm?

58. An agricultural field is in the form of a rectangle of length 20 m and width 14 m. A pit 6 m long, 3 4
m wide and 2.5 m deep is dug in the corner of the field and the earth taken out of the pit is spread
uniformly over the remaining area of the field. Find the extent to which the level of the field has
been raised.

59. A rocket is in the form of a right circular cylinder closed at the lower end and surmounted by a 4
cone with the same radius as that of the cylinder. The diameter and height of the cylinder are 6 cm
and 12 cm, respectively. If the slant height of the conical portion is 5 cm, find the total surface area
and volume of the rocket [Use = 3.14].

60.  Adventure camps are the perfect place for the children to practice decision making for 5
themselves without parents and teachers guiding their every move. Some students of a school
reached for adventure at Sakleshpur. At the camp, the waiters served some students with a
welcome drink in a cylindrical glass and some students in a hemispherical cup whose dimensions
are shown below. After that they went for a jungle trek. The jungle trek was enjoyable but tiring. As
dusk fell, it was time to take shelter. Each group of four students was given a canvas of area 551
m2. Each group had to make a conical tent to accommodate all the four students. Assuming that all
the stitching and wasting incurred while cutting, would amount to 1 m2, the students put the tents.
The radius of the tent is 7 m.  [CBSE Question Bank]
 (a) The volume of cylindrical cup is

        (i) 295.75 cm3 (ii) 7415.5 cm3

       (iii) 384.88 cm3 (iv) 404.25 cm3

(b) The volume of hemispherical cup is

         (i) 179.67 cm3 (ii) 89.83 cm3

         (iii) 172.25 cm3 (iv) 210.60 cm3

(c) Which container had more juice and by how much?

        (i) Hemispherical cup, 195 cm3

        (ii) Cylindrical glass, 207 cm3

        (iii) Hemispherical cup, 280.85 cm3

         (iv) Cylindrical glass, 314.42 cm3

(d) The height of the conical tent prepared to accommodate four students is

        (i) 18 m (ii) 10 m (iii) 24 m (iv) 14 m

(e) How much space on the ground is occupied by each student in the conical tent

       (i) 54 m2 (ii) 38.5 m2 (iii) 86 m2 (iv) 24 m2

61.  The farmers in the field make a heap of wheat in the field in the form of a cone. The base 5
diameter of heap formed in the field is 24 m and height of heap formed is 3.5 m.
 Answer the questions based on above:

(a) What will be the slant height of heap formed in the field?

(b) How much canvas cloth is required to just cover the heap?

(c) Find the volume of heap of wheat?

(d) Farmers packed the wheat into bags. If volume of each bag of wheat is 0.48 m3, then two many
bags of wheat can be made?

(e) What is the base area of field used for making heap?

62.   The Great Stupa at Sanchi is one of the oldest stone structures in India, and an important 5
monument of Indian Architecture. It was originally commissioned by the emperor Ashoka in the 3rd
century BCE. Its nucleus was a simple hemispherical brick structure built over the relics of the
Buddha. .It is a perfect example of combination of solid figures. A big hemispherical dome with a
cuboidal structure mounted on it. (Take = ) [CBSE Question Bank]

(a)  Calculate the volume of the hemispherical dome if the height of the dome is 21 m

         (i) 19404 cu. m (ii) 2000 cu .m

       (iii) 15000 cu. m (iv) 19000 cu. m

        (i)   πr3   (ii)   πr3   

       (iii) 4πr3 (iv) 2πr3

(c) The cloth require to cover the hemispherical dome if the radius of its base is 14 m is

         (i) 1222 sq. m (ii) 1232 sq. m

        (iii) 1200 sq. m (iv) 1400 sq. m

(d)  The total surface area of the combined figure i.e. hemispherical dome with radius 14 m and
cuboidal shaped top with dimensions 8 m × 6 m × 4 m is

           (i) 1200 sq. m (ii) 1232 sq. m

         (iii) 1392 sq. m (iv) 1932 sq. m

(e) The volume of the cuboidal shaped top is with dimensions mentioned in question 4

        (i) 182.45 m3 (ii) 282.45 m3 (iii) 292 m3 (iv) 192 m3

63.  On a Sunday, your Parents took you to a fair. You could see lot of toys displayed, and you wanted 4
them to buy a RUBIK’s cube and strawberry ice-cream for you. Observe the figures and answer the
questions: [CBSE Question Bank]

(a) The length of the diagonal if each edge measures 6 cm is

(b) Volume of the solid figure if the length of the edge is 7cm is

             (i) 256 cm3 (ii) 196 cm3

           (iii) 343 cm3 (iv) 434 cm3

(c) What is the curved surface area of hemisphere (ice cream) if the base radius is 7 cm?

             (i) 309 cm2 (ii) 308 cm2

           (iii) 803 cm2 (iv) 903 cm2

(d) Slant height of a cone if the radius is 7 cm and the height is 24 cm

             (i) 26 cm (ii) 25 cm
             (iii) 52 cm (iv) 62 cm

(e) The total surface area of cone with hemispherical ice cream is

              (i) 858 cm2 (ii) 885 cm2

             (iii) 588 cm2 (iv) 855 cm2

64.   A cuboidal swimming pool is constructed near canal. 4

The dimensions of swimming pool is shown in the picture.

Answer the questions based on above:

(a) How much water can be filled completely in the swimming pool?

(b) Is it possible to fill 10000 m3 of water in the swimming pool?

(c) If 100 men take a dip at a time, then what will be the rise in water level, if average displacement
of water by a man is 8 m3?

(d) In place of cuboidal swimming pool, if a hemispherical pool of radius 14 m is constructed, then
how much water is required to fill the hemispherical pool?

(e) In which pool, the less quantity of water is required?