PM SHRI KENDRI YA V I DYALAYA GACH I BO WLI ,GPRA CAMPUS,HYD–32

PRACT I CE PAPER 13 (2024 - 25)

CHAPTER - 11 SURFACE AREAS AND VOLUMES
(ANSWERS)
SUBJECT : MATHEMAT ICS MAX. MARKS : 40
CLASS : I X DURAT I ON : 1 hrs
General Instructions:
(i). All questions are compulsory.
(ii). This question paper contains 20 questions divided into five Sections A, B, C, D and E.
(iii). Section A comprises of 10 MCQs of 1 mark each. Section B comprises of 4 questions of 2 marks
each. Section C comprises of 3 questions of 3 marks each. Section D comprises of 1 question of 5
marks each and Section E comprises of 2 Case Study Based Questions of 4 marks each.
(iv). There is no overall choice.
(v). Use of Calculators is not permitted

SECTION – A
Questions 1 to 10 carry 1 mark each.

1. If volume and surface area of a sphere is numerically equal, then its radius is
(a) 2 units (b) 3 units (c) 4 units (d) 5 units
Ans: (b) 3 units
Let radius of sphere be r units.
Surface area of sphere = Volume of sphere

2. Ratio of the volume of a cone and a cylinder of same radius of base and same height is
(a) 1 : 1 (b) 1 : 2 (c) 1 : 3 (d) 1 : 4
Ans: (c) 1 : 3
Radius and height of cone and cylinder are same.
Let radius of cone = radius of cylinder = r
∴ Height of cone = Height of cylinder = h

3. A conical tent is to accommodate 11 persons. Each person requires 4 square metres of the space on
the ground and 20 cubic metres of air to breath, then the height of the cone is
(a) 10 m (b) 12 m (c) 15 m (d) 18 m
Ans: (c) 15 m
Each person requires 4 sq. m of the space on the ground
∴ Area of base = 11 × 4 = 44 sq. m
⇒ πr2 = 44 sq.m ...(i)
Each person requires 20 cubic metres of air.
∴ Volume of conical tent = 11 × 20
= 220 cubic metres.

4. If surface area of a sphere is 676 π cm2, then its radius is equal to

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 (a) 12 cm (b) 13 cm (c) 9 cm (d) 8 cm
Ans: (b) 13 cm
Let radius of sphere be r cm
Surface area of sphere = 676p cm2
∴ 4pr2 = 676p
676
r2 = ⇒ r = 13 cm
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5. The diameter of a sphere is decreased by 25%, by what percentage its volume decreases?
(a) 25% (b) 57.81% (c) 53.50% (d) 50%
Ans: (b) 57.81%

6. 100 jugs full of water are emptied in a conical flask. The height of the water level is 75 cm, the
diameter of the water level, when each jug contains 3850 cm3 of water is
(a) 70 cm (b) 35 cm (c) 140 cm (d) 210 cm
Ans: (c) 140 cm

7. The radius of a hemispherical balloon increases from 6 cm to 12 cm as air is being pumped into
it. The ratios of the surface areas of the balloon in the two cases is
(a) 1 : 4 (b) 1 : 3 (c) 2 : 3 (d) 2 : 1
Ans: (a) 1 : 4
Here r1 = 6 cm and r2 = 12 cm
Ratios of surface area

The surface areas of balloon is in the ratio 1 : 4.

8. 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 diameter of sphere is
(a) 4.2 cm (b) 2.1 cm (c) 2.4 cm (d) 1.6 cm
Ans: (a) 4.2 cm
Let radius of sphere be r cm.
Volume of sphere = Volume of cone

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In the following questions 9 and 10, a statement of assertion (A) is followed by a statement of
Reason (R). Choose the correct answer out of the following choices.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.

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9. Assertion (A): The total surface area of a cone whose radius is r/2 and slant height 2l is  r  l   .
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Reason (R): Total surface area of cone is πr(l + r) where r is radius and l is the slant height of the
cone.
Ans: (a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

10. Assertion (A): An edge of a cube measures r cm. If the largest possible right circular cone is cut out
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of this cube, then the volume of the cone is  r 3 .
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1
Reason (R): Volume of the cone is given by πr²h, where r is the radius of the base and h is the
3
height of the cone.
Ans: (d) A is false but R is true.

SECTION – B
Questions 11 to 14 carry 2 marks each.

11. A solid sphere of radius 3 cm is melted and then recast into small spherical balls each of diameter
0.6 cm. Find the number of small balls thus obtained.
Ans: Radius of solid sphere = 3 cm

Volume of solid sphere =

Diameter of small spherical ball = 0.6 cm

Radius of small spherical ball = = 0.3 cm

Volume of small spherical ball =

Number of small spherical balls =

12. Curved surface area of a cone is 308 cm2 and its slant height is 14 cm. Find its total surface area.
Ans: Let radius of cone be r cm
Slant height of cone = l = 14 cm
curved surface area of cone = 308 cm2
22
rl = 308 × r × 14 = 308
7
308  7
r=  7cm
22  14
Total surface area of cone = r(r + l)
22 22
= × 7 × (7 + 14) = × 7 × 21 = 462 cm2
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13. How many square metres of canvas is required for a conical tent whose height is 3.5 m and the
radius of whose base is 12 m?
Ans: Given radius (r) of the base of the cone = 12 m and height (h) of the cone = 3.5 m
Slant height (l) of the cone = r 2  h 2  (12)2  (3.5)2
 144  12.25  156.25  12.5m g
Curved surface area of conical tent = rl
22
= × 12 × 12.5 = 471.42 m2
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14. The diameters of two cones are equal. If their slant heights are in the ratio 7:4, find the ratio of their
curved surface area.
Ans: Let diameter of both cones be d.
d
Let radius = = r (say)
2
Let slant height of first cone be 7x and slant height of second cone be 4x.
Let C1 and C2 be curved surface area of first and second cone respectively.

C1 : C2 = 7 : 4
Ratio of their curved surface area = 7 : 4

SECTION – C
Questions 15 to 17 carry 3 marks each.
15. The radius and height of a cone are in the ratio 4 : 3. The area of the base is 154 cm2. Find the area
22
of the curved surface. (Use = )
7
Ans: Let Radius of the cone = r cm
Height of the cone = h cm
Area of base = 154 cm2
154  7
r2 = = 49
22
r = 7 cm. Also,

3r 3  7 21
h=   cm
4 4 4
Slant height of cone, l = r 2  h2

35
l= m
4
22 35
Curved surface area of cone = rl =  7 = 192.5 cm2
7 4

16. How many metres of cloth, 2.5 m wide, will be required to make a conical tent whose base radius is
7 m and height 24 m?

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 Ans: Radius of the conical tent, r = 7 m
Height of the conical tent, h = 24 m
Now, l  r 2  h 2  49  576  625  25 m
Curved surface area of the cone = πrl
=22/7 × 7 × 25
= 550 m2
Here, area of the cloth = curved surface area of the cone = 550 m2
Width of the cloth = 2.5 m
area of the cloth 550
∴ Length of the cloth =   220 m
width of the cloth 2.5

17. The circumference of the base of 10 m high conical tent is 44 m. Calculate the length of canvas used
in making the tent, if width of canvas is 2 m.
Ans: Let r m be the radius of the base of conical tent.
Circumference of base of conical tent = 44 m
2 r = 44
22
2× × r = 44
7
r=7m
Height of conical tent = h = 10 m
Slant height of conical tent = l = r 2  h2
l = 7 2  102  49  100  149 = 12.21 m
Let x be the length of canvas used in making the tent.
Area of canvas used = x × 2 m2
Also, x × 2 = rl
22
2x = × 7 × 12.21
7
x = 11 × 12.21 = 134.31 m
Required length of canvas = 134.2 m.

SECTION – D
Questions 18 carry 5 marks.

18. The volumes of two spheres are in the ratio 64 : 27. Find their radii, if the sum of their radii is 21 cm.
Ans: Let r1 cm be the radius of 1st sphere and r2 cm be the radius of 2nd sphere.
Also, r1 + r2 = 21 cm ...(i)

64 r13 r 4 4
 3  1   r1  r2
27 r2 r2 3 3
4
Putting r1  r2 in (i), we get
3
4 7r2
r2 + r2 = 21 = 21
3 3
21 3
r2 = = 9 cm r1 = 21 – 9 = 12 cm
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Radius of 1st sphere = 12 cm
Radius of 2nd sphere = 9 cm

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 SECTION – E (Case Study Based Questions)
Questions 19 to 20 carry 4 marks each.
19. Mr. Kumar, a Mathematics teacher brings some green coloured clay in the classroom to teach the
topic 'mensuration'. First, he forms a cylinder of radius 6 cm and height 8 cm with the clay. Then, he
moulds that cylinder into a sphere similarly, he moulds the sphere in other different shapes. Answer
the following questions: (use = 3.14)

(i) What is the volume of the cylindrical shape? (2)

(ii) Find the radius of the sphere. (2)
Ans: (i) Volume of cylindrical shape = r2h
= (6)2 x 8 = 288 cm3 = 3.14 x 288 = 904.32 cm3
(ii) Volume of Sphere = Volume of cylindrical shape
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⇒ πR3 = πr2h
3
3
⇒ R3 = (6)2 x 8 ⇒ R3 = 216 ⇒ R = 6 cm
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20. Mathematics teacher of a school took his 10th standard students to show Taj Mahal. It was a part of
their Educational trip. The teacher had interest in history as well. He narrated the facts of Taj Mahal
to the students. Then the teacher said in this monument one can find combination of solid figures.
There are 4 pillars which are cylindrical in shape. Also, 2 domes at the back side which are
hemispherical. 1 big domes at the centre. It is the finest example of the symmetry. (Use π = 22/7)

(i) How much cloth material will be required to cover 2 small domes each of radius 4.2 metres?
(ii) Write the formula to find the volume of one pillar (including hemispherical dome)
(iii) Find the volume of the hemispherical dome at the centre if base radius is 7 m
(iv) What is the lateral surface area of all 4 pillars if height of the each pillar is 14 m and base radius
is 1.4 m (without dome)?
Ans: (i) CSA of 2 hemispheres = 2 x 2πr2
22 42 42 88  252
= 4     221.76m2
7 10 10 100
(ii) Volume of pillar = Volume of cylinder + Volume of hemisphere
2  2 
=πr2h + πr3 =  r 2  h  r 
3  3 

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 2 3
(iii) Volume of hemispherical dome = πr
3
2 22
  7  7  7  718.66m3
3 7
22
(iv) Lateral surface area of 4 pillars = 4 x 2πrh = 4  2   14  14  591.36m 2
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