Volume and Surface Area : Aptitude Questions and Answers

Q21. A rectangular water tank is 80 m x 40 m. Water flows into it through a pipe of 40 sq.cm at the opening at a speed of 10 km/hr. By how much, the water level will rise in the tank in half an hour ?

A. 3/2 cm

B. 4/9 cm

C. 5/8 cm

D. 3/5 cm

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Correct Answer : 5/8 cm


Q22. The number of bricks, each measuring 25 cm ×12.5 cm×7.5 cm, required to construct a wall 6m long, 5m high and 0.5 m thick ,while the mortar occupies 5% of the volume of the wall, is:

A. 8120

B. 6080

C. 3040

D. 5740

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Correct Answer : 6080


Q23. The cost of the paint is Rs. 36.50 per kg. If 1 kg of paint covers 16 square feet, how much will it cost to paint outside of a cube having 8 feet each side.

A. 692

B. 972

C. 768

D. 876

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Correct Answer : 876


Q24. The length of an edge of a hollow cube open at one face is √3 metres. What is the length of the largest pole that it can accommodate ?

A. 8 metres

B. 12 metres

C. 3 metres

D. 6 metres

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Correct Answer : 3 metres


Q25. The edges of a cuboid are in the ratio 1 : 2 : 3 and its surface area is 88 sq cm. The volume of the cuboid is:

A. 24

B. 48

C. 64

D. 120

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Correct Answer : 48


Q26. The cost of painting the whole surface area of a cube at the rate of 13 paise per sq. cm is Rs 343.98. Then the volume of the cube is:

A. 9261

B. 9250

C. 14400

D. 44200

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Correct Answer : 9261


Q27. A cube of edge 5 cm is cut into cubes each of edge 1 cm. The ratio of the total surface area of one of the small cubes to that of the large cube is equal to:

A. 1 : 25

B. 1 : 5

C. 1 : 625

D. 1 : 125

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Correct Answer : 1 : 25


Q28. An iron cube of side 10 cm is hammered into a rectangular sheet of thickness 0.5 cm. If the sides of the sheet are in the ratio 1 : 5, the sides are :

A. 10 cm, 50 cm

B. 20 cm, 100 cm

C. 40 cm, 200 cm

D. 60 cm, 300 cm

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Correct Answer : 20 cm, 100 cm


Q29. A cuboidal block 6cm x 9cm x 12cm is cut up into an exact number of equal cubes.The least possible number of cubes will be:

A. 6

B. 9

C. 24

D. 30

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Correct Answer : 24


Q30. Three cubes with sides in the ratio 3 : 4 : 5 are melted to form a single cube whose diagonal is \mathbf{12\sqrt{3}} cm. The sides of the cubes are :

A. 6 cm, 8 cm, 10 cm

B. 3 cm, 4 cm, 5 cm

C. 7 cm, 4 cm, 14 cm

D. 9 cm, 12 cm, 15 cm

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Correct Answer : 6 cm, 8 cm, 10 cm


 

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