Question

[Two friends discussing over a 2-dimensional figure]

Arjun: The length of rope required to surround it (the figure) exactly, no more no less, is called its area.

Shubh: The amount of cloth required to cover it exactly, no more no less, is called its area.

Pick the correct option.

• A. Arjun and Shubh both mean the same thing
• B. Arjun is right and Shubh is wrong
• C. Arjun is wrong and Shubh is right
• D. Both of them are wrong

Answer 1

The correct option is C

Arjun is wrong and Shubh is right

Arjun mentions that "The length of rope required to surround it (the figure) exactly, no more no less, is called its area." The quantity Arjun is referring to is perimeter and not the area.
Shubh mentions that "The amount of cloth required to cover it exactly, no more no less, is called its area.". Shubh refers to the area of a two-dimensional figure.