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Question 1: A right circular cylinder has a radius of 6 and a height of 24. A rectangular solid with a square base and a height of 20, is placed in the cylinder such that each of the corners of the solid is tangent to the cylinder wall. If water is then poured into the cylinder such that it reaches the rim, the volume of water is:

a) 288(π – 5)

b) 288(2π – 3)

c) 288(3π – 5)

d) None of the above

Question 2: If a right circular cylinder of height 14 $cm$ is inscribed in a sphere of radius 8  $cm$, then the volume of the cylinder is:

a) 110 $c{m}^3$

b) 220 $c{m}^3$

c) 440 $c{m}^3$

d) 660 $c{m}^3$

Question 3: A right circular cylinder has a height of 15 and a radius of 7. A rectangular solid with a height of 12 and a square base, is placed in the cylinder such that each of the corners of the solid is tangent to the cylinder wall. Liquid is then poured into the cylinder such that it reaches the rim. The volume of the liquid is

a) 147(5π-8)

b) 180(π-5)

c) 49(5π-24)

d) 49(15π-8)

Question 4: A rectangular piece of paper is 22 cm. long and 10 cm. wide. A cylinder is formed by rolling the paper along its length. Find the volume of the cylinder.

a) 175 cm3

b) 180 cm3

c) 185 cm3

d) None of the above

Question 5: Consider the volumes of the following objects and arrange them in decreasing order:
i. A parallelepiped of length 5 cm, breadth 3 cm and height 4 cm
ii. A cube of each side 4 cm.
iii. A cylinder of radius 3 cm and length 3 cm
iv. A sphere of radius 3 cm

a) iv,iii,ii,i

b) iv,ii,iii,i

c) iv,iii,i,ii

d) None of the above

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Question 6: A 10 litre cylinder contains a mixture of water and sugar, the volume of sugar being 15% of total volume. A few litres of the mixture is released and an equal amount of water is added. Then the same amount of the mixture as before is released and replaced with water for a second time. As a result, the sugar content becomes 10% of total volume. What is the approximate quantity of mixture released each time?

a) 1 litres

b) 1.2 litres

c) 1.5 litres

d) 2 litres

Question 7: A square piece of cardboard of sides ten inches is taken and four equal squares pieces are removed at the corners, such that the side of this square piece is also an integer value. The sides are then turned up to form an open box. Then the maximum volume such a box can have is

a) 72 cubic inches.

b) 24.074 cubic inches.

c) $\frac{2000}{27}$ cubic inches

d) 64 cubic inches.

Question 8: In a rocket shape firecracker, explosive powder is to be filled up inside the metallic enclosure. The metallic enclosure is made up of a cylindrical base and conical top with the base of radius 8 centimeter. The ratio of height of cylinder and cone is 5:3. A cylindrical hole is drilled through the metal solid with height one third the height of the metal solid. What should be the radius of the hole, so that volume of the hole (in which gun powder is to be filled up) is half of the volume of metal solid after drilling?

a) $4\sqrt{3}cm$

b) $4.0cm$

c) $3.0cm$

d) None of these

Question 9: A tank internally measuring 150cm × 120cm × l00cm has $1281600c{m}^3$ water in it. Porous bricks are placed in the water until the tank is full up to its brim. Each brick absorbs one tenth of its volume of water. How many bricks, of 20cm × 6cm × 4cm, can be put in the tank without spilling over the water?

a) 1100

b) 1200

c) 1150

d) 1250

e) None of the above

Question 10: A solid metal cylinder of 10 cm height and 14 cm diameter is melted and re – cast into two cones in the proportion of 3 : 4 (volume), keeping the height 10 cm. What would be the percentage change in the flat surface area before and after?

a) 9%

b) 16%

c) 25%

d) 50%

e) None of the above

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Answers & Solutions:

1) Answer (C)

It is given that the radius of cylinder = 6 cm. The rectangular solid with a square base is placed in the cylinder such that each of the corners of the solid is tangent to the cylinder wall.

Therefore, the diagonal of square base = the diameter of circular base

Hence, a$\sqrt{2}$ = 2*6 = 12 => a = $6\sqrt{2}$ cm.

The volume of water = Volume of the cylinder – Volume of the rectangular solid

$\Rightarrow$ $\pi \ast 6^2\ast 24$ – $(6\sqrt{2}{)}^2\ast 20$

$\Rightarrow$ $864\ast \pi –1440$

$\Rightarrow$ $288(3\pi –5)$

2) Answer (D)

The radius of sphere is 8 $cm$. Then applying Pythagoras, the radius of base of cylinder is $\sqrt{15}$  $cm$

The height of cylinder is given as 14 $cm$. Volume of cylinder is $\pi$ $r^2$h

$\frac{22}{7}$* 15*14 = 660 $c{m}^3$

3) Answer (A)

Volume of liquid = Volume of cylinder – Volume of rectangular solid

 

Volume of cylinder = $\pi \ast r^2\ast h$

=$\pi \ast 7^2\ast 15$ = $735\pi$

Volume of rectangular solid = Area of square base * height

In square ABCD,  AC = $\sqrt{2}$*AB        so AB = $\frac{14}{\sqrt{2}}$ = $7\sqrt{2}$

Volume of rectangular solid = Area of square base * height  = $(AB{)}^2$*height = $(7\sqrt{2}{)}^2\ast 12$

=  $98\ast 12$ = $1176$

So Volume of liquid = Volume of cylinder – Volume of rectangular solid

= $735\pi$ – $1176$ = $147(5\pi -8)$

4) Answer (D)

When the paper is rolled along its length, the circumference of the cylinder formed is equal to the length and the height is equal to the breadth of the rectangle.

Let ‘r’ be the radius and ‘h’ be the height of the cylinder formed.

$2\pi \ast r=22$ and h = 10

Hence, the volume of the cylinder = $\pi \ast r^2\ast h$ = ${\displaystyle \frac{22}{7}}\ast (7/2{)}^2\ast 10$ = 385 $c{m}^3$.

5) Answer (A)

i. Volume of the parallelepiped of length 5 cm, breadth 3 cm and height 4 cm = 3*4*5 = 60 cm${}^3$
ii. Volume  of the cube of each side 4 cm = 4^3 = 64 cm${}^3$
iii.Volume  of the cylinder of radius 3 cm and length 3 cm = $\pi \ast 3^2\ast 3$ = 84.82 cm${}^3$
iv. Volume  of the  sphere of radius 3 cm = $4/3\ast \pi \ast 3^3$ = 113.09 cm${}^3$

Therefore, we can say that volumes of the objects in decreasing order = iv,iii,ii,i.

Hence, option A is the correct answer.

6) Answer (D)

Initially in the 10L solution there is 1.5L sugar and 8.5L water.
We know that:-
Final volume of sugar = Initial volume of sugar*(Volume of solution that is not drawn out/total volume of solution)${}^n$
i.e $1=1.5\ast ({\displaystyle \frac{10-x}{10}}{)}^2$ Where x is the volume of the solution drawn out.
Thus, $200=3\ast ({10}^2–20x+x^2)$
Solving we get x $\approx 1.873$
The closest value in the option is option D.
Thus, option D is the correct answer.

7) Answer (A)

Let the side of the square which is cut be x.

Volume of the cuboid so formed =$(10-2x{)}^2\ast x$

Put x = 1, 2, 3 and so on till 10

Maximum volume would be at x = 2

Volume of the cuboid so formed =$(10-2\ast 2{)}^2\ast 2=72$

8) Answer (A)

Let us draw an appropriate diagram. Let us assume that ‘R’ is the radius of the hole.

${\displaystyle \frac{1}{2}}$*(Total volume – Volume of the hole) = Volume of the hole

Volume of the hole = ${\displaystyle \frac{1}{3}}\ast \text{Total volume of the rocket}$

$\pi \ast R^2\ast (8/3)x$ = ${\displaystyle \frac{1}{3}}\ast (\pi \ast 8^2\ast 5x+{\displaystyle \frac{1}{3}}\ast \pi \ast 8^2\ast 3x)$

$R^2\ast (8/3)$ = ${\displaystyle \frac{1}{3}}\ast (8^2\ast 5+{\displaystyle \frac{1}{3}}\ast 8^2\ast 3)$

$R^2=48$

$R$ = $4\sqrt{3}$ cm. Hence, option A is the correct answer.

9) Answer (B)

Volume of tank = $150\times 120\times 100=18,00,000c{m}^3$

Volume of water in the tank = $12,81,600c{m}^3$

Volume to be filled in the tank = $18,00,000–12,81,600=5,18,400c{m}^3$

Let the number of bricks to be placed in the tank = $x$

Volume of $x$ bricks = $x\times 20\times 6\times 4=480xc{m}^3$

Each brick absorbs $(\frac{1}{10}{)}^{th}$ of its volume in water

=> $x$ bricks will absorb = $\frac{480x}{10}=48xc{m}^3$

$\therefore$ $5,18,400+48x=480x$

=> $480x–48x=432x=5,18,400$

=> $x=\frac{518400}{432}=1200$

10) Answer (D)

Volume of Cylinder = $\pi r^{2}h=\pi \times 7^2\times 10=490\pi$

Now, The solid metal cylinder is re-cast into two cones in the proportion 3 : 4 i.e. the volumes of cone 1 and cone 2 is

$210\pi$ and $280\pi$ respectively.

So, flat Surface area of cylinder before melting = $2\pi r^2=2\pi \times 7^2=98\pi$

Volume of cone 1 = $\frac{1}{3}\pi r_1^{2}h=210\pi$

=> $r_1^2=\frac{210\times 3}{10}=63$

Volume of cone 2 = $\frac{1}{3}\pi r_2^{2}h=280\pi$

=> $r_2^2=\frac{280\times 3}{10}=84$

Flat surface area of cones = $\pi r_1^2+\pi r_2^2$

= $\pi (63+84)=147\pi$

$\therefore$ Percentage change in surface area = $\frac{147\pi –98\pi }{98\pi }\times 100$

= $\frac{1}{2}\times 100=50\mathrm{\%}$

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