Question

A cylindrical pencil sharpened at one edge is the combination of :

• A. a cone and a cylinder
• B. frustum of a cone and a cylinder
• C. a hemisphere and a cylinder
• D. two cylinders

Answer 1

The correct option is A

a cone and a cylinder

The correct answer is (A) a cone and a cylinder

Solution

The Nib of a sharpened pencil is in the shape of ‘the cone’

The rest of the part of a sharpened pencil is in the shape of ‘a cylinder’

Hence, a pencil is a combination of a cylinder and a cone.

The figure given below shows the cylindrical and conical shape.

Hence, The correct answer is (A) a cone and a cylinder