Mensuration
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Area of Trapezium and General Quadrilaterals
SubtopicArea of Trapezium and General Quadrilaterals under Mensuration for Grade 8 CBSE.
Preview questions (no answers)
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If the area of a trapezium is and its height is , find the sum of its parallel sides.
A.B.C.D. - 2.
What is the area of a trapezium where parallel sides are and and height is ?
A.B.C.D. - 3.
A diagonal of a rhombus is and its area is . What is the length of the other diagonal?
A.B.C.D. - 4.
Find the area of a trapezium whose parallel sides are and and the height is .
A.B.C.D. - 5.
A field is in the shape of a quadrilateral as shown in the figure. The diagonal is long. Two perpendiculars are dropped from the opposite vertices and onto the diagonal . The lengths of these perpendiculars and are and respectively. Find the total area of the field.
A.B.C.D. - 6.
The area of a rhombus is and one of the diagonals is . Find the side of the rhombus.
A.B.C.D. - 7.
Find the area of a rhombus whose side is and whose altitude is . If one of its diagonals is long, find the length of the other diagonal.
A.B.C.D. - 8.
A trapezium has an area of and a height of cm. If one parallel side is cm longer than the other, find the length of the shorter parallel side.
A.cm
B.cm
C.cm
D.cm
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In a quadrilateral , diagonal cm. If the area of triangle is and the area of triangle is , find the sum of the perpendiculars from and to .
A.cm
B.cm
C.cm
D.cm
- 10.
Find the area of a trapezium whose parallel sides are cm and cm, and the non-parallel sides are cm each.
A.B.C.D.
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Preview questions (no answers)
- 1.
If the side of a square is doubled, by how many times does its area increase?
A.times
B.times
C.times
D.times
- 2.
Find the area of a square whose diagonal is cm.
A.B.C.D. - 3.
The area of a rectangle is . If its length is cm, find its breadth.
A.cm
B.cm
C.cm
D.cm
- 4.
The perimeter of a square is cm. Find its area.
A.B.C.D. - 5.
The parallel sides of a trapezium are in the ratio and the perpendicular distance between them is cm. If the area is , find the length of the shorter parallel side.
A.cm
B.cm
C.cm
D.cm
- 6.
A square and a rectangle have the same perimeter. If the side of the square is cm and the length of the rectangle is cm, which figure has more area and by how much?
A.Square by
B.Rectangle by
C.Square by
D.Areas are equal
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Find the area of the given polygon MNOPQR where MP = cm, and perpendiculars NA, OC, QB, RE are dropped on MP such that MA = cm, MC = cm, MB = cm, ME = cm and lengths of perpendiculars are NA = cm, OC = cm, QB = cm, RE = cm.
A.B.C.D. - 8.
A swimming pool is in the shape of a large rectangle with two semi-circular ends. If the rectangular part is m long and m wide, find the total surface area of the water. (Use )
A.B.C.D. - 9.
Find the area of a regular pentagon where each side is cm and the length of the perpendicular from the center to any side (apothem) is cm.
A.B.C.D. - 10.
A garden path is designed using congruent rhombuses joined end-to-end. Each rhombus has diagonals of m and m. What is the total area of the path?
A.B.C.D.
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Surface Area of Cube, Cuboid, and Cylinder
SubtopicSurface Area of Cube, Cuboid, and Cylinder under Mensuration for Grade 8 CBSE.
Preview questions (no answers)
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Find the side of a cube whose surface area is .
A.B.C.D. - 2.
What is the total surface area of a hollow cylinder open at both ends if its radius is and height is ?
A.B.C.D. - 3.
Find the height of a cuboid whose base area is and volume is .
A.B.C.D. - 4.
If the side of a cube is cm, find its lateral surface area.
A.B.C.D. - 5.
If the radius of a cylinder is halved and its height is doubled, what happens to its curved surface area?
A.It remains the same
B.It is doubled
C.It is halved
D.It becomes four times
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The lateral surface area of a hollow cylinder is . It is cut along its height and formed a rectangular sheet of width cm. Find the perimeter of the rectangular sheet.
A.B.C.D. - 7.
A suitcase with measures is to be covered with a tarpaulin cloth. How many meters of tarpaulin of width cm is required to cover such suitcases?
A.B.C.D. - 8.
A metal sheet of thickness cm is used to construct an open cylindrical water tank. The inner radius of the tank is cm and its inner height is m. The outside of the tank (curved surface and the base) needs to be painted with an anti-corrosive coating. What is the total area that needs to be painted? (Use )
A.m
B.m
C.m
D.m
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Three identical cubes of side cm are joined end-to-end to form a cuboid. Find the total surface area of the resulting cuboid.
A.cm
B.cm
C.cm
D.cm
- 10.
A cuboid has total surface area and the sum of its edges is . If the diagonal is , which of the following relations is correct?
A.B.C.D.Both A and B
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Volume of Cube, Cuboid, and Cylinder
SubtopicVolume of Cube, Cuboid, and Cylinder under Mensuration for Grade 8 CBSE.
Preview questions (no answers)
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A right circular cylinder has a base radius of and a height of . Find its volume. (Use )
A.B.C.D. - 2.
The side of a cube is . Calculate the volume of this cube.
A.B.C.D. - 3.
A cuboidal box has dimensions . Find the volume of the box.
A.B.C.D. - 4.
The volume of a cuboid is and the area of its base is . Its height is:
A.B.C.D. - 5.
What is the volume of a cylinder with base circumference cm and height cm? (Use )
A.B.C.D. - 6.
Two cylinders have same radii but their heights are in the ratio . What is the ratio of their volumes?
A.B.C.D. - 7.
A cube of side cm is painted on all sides and then cut into unit cubes ( cm side). How many unit cubes will have no paint on them?
A.B.C.D. - 8.
A cuboid of dimensions is to be melted to form small cubes of side . How many such cubes can be formed?
A.B.C.D. - 9.
If the side of a cube is doubled, how many times will its volume increase?
A.B.C.D. - 10.
A hollow cylindrical pipe has an inner radius of and an outer radius of . If the length of the pipe is , what is the volume of the material used to make the pipe? (Use )
A.B.C.D.
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Volume and Capacity
SubtopicVolume and Capacity under Mensuration for Grade 8 CBSE.
Preview questions (no answers)
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What is the volume of a cuboid of dimensions ?
A.B.C.D. - 2.
A container holds of water. What is this volume in cubic centimeters?
A.B.C.D. - 3.
Find the volume of a cylinder whose base diameter is and height is . (Use )
A.B.C.D. - 4.
A rectangular box has volume . If its length is and width is , find its height.
A.B.C.D. - 5.
A rectangular sheet of paper is rolled along its length to form a cylinder. Find the volume of the cylinder.
A.B.C.D. - 6.
The capacity of a closed cylindrical vessel of height is . Find its radius. ()
A.B.C.D. - 7.
A cylinder of maximum volume is cut out from a solid wooden cube of side . Find the volume of the cylinder. (Use )
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An embankment is built around a circular well of diameter and depth by using the earth dug out from it. The embankment is in the shape of a hollow cylinder with an internal radius equal to the radius of the well and a width of . Find the height of the embankment.
A.B.C.D. - 9.
A solid metallic cuboid of dimensions is melted and recast into a hollow cylindrical pipe. The internal radius of the pipe is and its thickness is . Calculate the length of the pipe. (Take )
A.B.C.D. - 10.
A cylindrical water tank with a radius of is being filled at a constant rate of . A small outlet pipe at the bottom leaks water at a rate of . If the tank is initially empty, what will be the height of the water in the tank after exactly ? (Take )
A.B.C.D.
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