Class 9 Maths Chapter 13 Surface Areas and Volumes MCQs

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MCQs on Class 9 Maths Chapter 13 Surface Areas and Volumes

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1) The formula to find the surface area of a cuboid of length (l), breadth (b) and height (h) is:

a. lb+bh+hl

b. 2(lb+bh+hl)

c. 2(lbh)

d. lbh/2

Answer: b

2) The surface area of a cube whose edge equals to 3cm is:

a. 62 sq.cm

b. 30 sq.cm

c. 54 sq.cm

d. 90 sq.cm

Answer: c

Explanation: Given, a = 3 cm

Surface area of cube = 6a²

SA = 6 x 3 x 3 = 54 sq.cm

3) The surface area of cuboid-shaped box having length=80 cm, breadth=40cm and height=20cm is:

a. 11200 sq.cm

b. 13000 sq.cm

c. 13400 sq.cm

d. 12000 sq.cm

Answer: a

Explanation: surface area of the box = 2(lb + bh + hl)

S.A. = 2[(80 × 40) + (40 × 20) + (20 × 80)]

= 2[3200 + 800 + 1600]

= 2 × 5600 = 11200 sq.cm.

4) The volume of a hemisphere whose radius is r is:

a. 4/3 πr³

b. 4πr³

c. 2πr³

d. ⅔ π r³

Answer: d

5) If the radius of a cylinder is 4cm and height is 10cm, then the total surface area of a cylinder is:

a. 440 sq.cm

b. 352 sq.cm.

c. 400 sq.cm

d. 412 sq.cm

Answer: b

Explanation: Total Surface Area of a Cylinder = 2πr(r + h)

TSA = 2 x 22/7 x 4(4 + 10)

= (2x22x4x14)/7

= (2x22x4x2)

= 352 sq.cm

6) The curved surface area of a right circular cylinder of height 14 cm is 88 cm². The diameter of the base is:

a. 2 cm

b. 3cm

c. 4cm

d. 6cm

Answer: a

Explanation: Curved surface area of cylinder = 88 sq.cm

Height = 14 cm

2πrh = 88

r = 88/2πh

r=1 cm

Diameter = 2r = 2cm

7) The Curved surface area of a right circular cylinder is 4.4 sq.cm. The radius of the base is 0.7 cm. The height of the cylinder will be:

a. 2 cm

b. 3 cm

c. 1 cm

d. 1.5 cm

Answer: c

Explanation: Curved surface area of cylinder = 2πrh

2πrh = 4.4

h = 4.4/(2π x 0.7)

h = 1 cm

8) The diameter of the base of a cone is 10.5 cm, and its slant height is 10 cm. The curved surface area is:

a. 150 sq.cm

b. 165 sq.cm

c. 177 sq.cm

d. 180 sq.cm

Answer: b

Explanation: Diameter = 10.5, Radius = 10.5/2

Slant height, l = 10cm

Curved surface area of cone = πrl = π(5.25)(10)

CSA = 165 sq.cm

9) If slant height of the cone is 21cm and the diameter of the base is 24 cm. The total surface area of a cone is:

a. 1200.77 sq.cm

b. 1177 sq.cm

c. 1222.77 sq.cm

d. 1244.57 sq.cm

Answer: d

Explanation: Total surface area = πr(l + r)

r = 24/2 = 12 cm

l = 21 cm

TSA = π(12)(21 + 12) = 1244.57 sq.cm

10) The surface area of a sphere of radius 14 cm is:

a. 1386 sq.cm

b. 1400 sq.cm

c. 2464 sq.cm

d. 2000 sq.cm

Answer: c

Explanation: Radius of sphere, r = 14 cm

Surface area = 4πr²

= 4 x 22/7 x (14)² = 2464 sq.cm.

11) The radius of a sphere is 2r, then its volume will be

(a) (4/3) πr³

(b) 4πr³

(c) (8/3) πr³

(d) (32/3) πr³

Answer: d

Explanation:

Given : r=2r

The volume of sphere = (4/3)πr³ = (4/3)π(2r)³

V = (4/3)π(8r³) = (32/3)πr³.

12) The radius of a hemispherical balloon increases from 6 cm to 12 cm as air is being pumped into it. The ratio of the surface areas of the balloon in the two cases is

(a) 1:4

(b) 1:3

(c) 2:3

(d) 2:1

Answer: a

Explanation:

We know that the total surface area of the hemisphere = 3πr² square units.

If r= 6cm, then TSA = 3π(6)² = 108π

If r = 12 cm, then TSA = 3π(12)²= 432π

Then the ratio = (108π)/(432π)

Ratio = ¼, which is equal to 1:4.

13) The total surface area of a cube is 96 cm². The volume of the cube is:

(a) 8 cm³ 

(b) 512 cm³

(c) 64 cm³

(d) 27 cm³

Answer: c

Explanation:

We know that the TSA of the cone = 6a².

6a² = 96 cm²

a² = 96/6 = 16

a =4 cm

The volume of cone = a³ cubic units

V = 4³ = 64cm³.

14) The length of the longest pole that can be put in a room of dimensions (10 m × 10 m × 5m) is

(a) 15m

(b) 16m

(c) 10m

(d) 12m

Answer: a

Explanation:

Given: l=10m, b= 10m, h= 5m

The length of the longest pole = √[10²+10²+5²]

= √(100+100+25) = √225 = 15 m.

15) A cone is 8.4 cm high and the radius of its base is 2.1 cm. It is melted and recast into a sphere. The radius of the sphere is

(a) 4.2 cm

(b) 2.1 cm

(c) 2. 4 cm

(d) 1.6 cm

Answer: b

Explanation:

Given that the height of cone = 8.4 cm

Radius of cone = 2.1 cm

Also, given that the volume of cone = volume of a sphere

(⅓)πr²h = (4/3)πr³

(⅓)π(2.1)²(8.4) = (4/3)πr³

37.044= 4r³

r³= 37.044/4

r³= 9.261

r = 2.1

Therefore, the radius of the sphere is 2.1 cm.

16) The number of planks of dimensions (4 m × 50 cm × 20 cm) that can be stored in a pit that is 16 m long, 12m wide and 4 m deep is

(a) 1900

(b) 1920

(c) 1800

(d) 1840

Answer: b

Explanation:

Volume of Plank = 400 cm×50cm×20cm=400000cm³

Volume of pits = 1600cm×1200cm×400cm = 768000000cm³

Number of planks = Volume of planks/Volume of pits

= 768000000/400000

Hence, the number of pits = 1920

17) In a cylinder, the radius is doubled and height is halved, the curved surface area will be

(a) Halved

(b) Doubled

(c) Same

(d) Four times

Answer: c

Explanation:

We know that the curved surface area of a cylinder is 2πrh

Given that, r = 2R, h= H/2

Hence, the CSA of new cylinder = 2π(2R)(H/2) = 2πRH 

Therefore, the answer is “Same”.

18) The lateral surface area of a cube is 256 m². The volume of the cube is

(a) 512 m³

(b) 64 m³

(c) 216 m³

(d) 256 m³

Answer: a

Explanation:

The lateral surface area of cube = 4a²

4a²= 256

a² = 256/4 =64

a = 8 m

Hence, the volume of cube = a³ cube units 

V = 8³  = 512 m³.

19) The total surface area of a cone whose radius is r/2 and slant height 2l is

(a) 2πr(l+r)

(b) πr(l+(r/4))

(c) πr(l+r)

(d) 2πrl

Answer: b

Explanation:

The total surface area of cone = πr(l+r) square units.

If r = r/2 and l= 2l, then the TSA of cone becomes,

TSA of cone = π(r/2)[(2l+(2/r)]

=π[(rl)+(r2/4)]

TSA of new cone =πr[l+(r/4)]

20) The radii of two cylinders are in the ratio of 2:3 and their heights are in the ratio of 5:3. The ratio of their volumes is:

(a) 10: 17

(b) 20: 27

(c) 17: 27

(d) 20: 37

Answer: b

Explanation:

Given that, the radii of two cylinders are in the ratio of 2:3

Hence, r₁= 2r, r₂ = 3r

Also, given that, the height of two cylinders are in the ratio 5:3.

Hence, h₁ = 5h, h₂ = 3h

The ratio of the volume of two cylinders = V₁/V₂

= πr₁²h₁/πr₂²h₂

= [(2r)²(5h)]/[(3r)²(3h)]

Ratio of their volumes =(20r²h)/(27r²h) = 20/27 = 20: 27.

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