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Case study based questions

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1.

There exist a tower near the house of Shankar. The top of the tower AB is tied with steel wire
and on the ground, it is tied with string support.
One day Shankar tried to measure the longest of the wire AC using Pythagoras theorem.
i. In the figure, the length of wire AC is: (take BC = 60 ft)
a. 75 ft
b. 100 ft
c. 120 ft
d. 90 ft
ii. What is the area of △ABC?

a. 2400 ft2 
b. 4800 ft2 
c. 6000 ft2 
d. 3000 ft2 
iii. What is the length of the wire PC?
a. 20 ft
b. 30 ft
c. 25 ft
d. 40 ft
iv. What is the length of the hypotenuse in △ABC?
a. 100 ft
b. 80 ft
c. 60 ft
d. 120 ft
v. What is the area of a △POC?

a. 100 ft2 
b. 150 ft2 

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 c. 200 ft2 
d. 250 ft2 
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2.

As shown in the figure Harish is trying to measure the height of two towers AB and PQ. He is
flying a kite He is having 100m thread with him, Harish found that when his half thread is
open That time kite is just above the tower AB. Harish continues flying the kites, When his full
thread is open that time kite reaches just above the tower PQ. Now answer the following
questions:
i. What is the height of the tower AB?
a. 40m
b. 30 m
c. 50 m
d. 100m
ii. What is the height of the tower PQ?
a. 40 m
b. 30 m
c. 60 m
d. 100m
iii. What is the length of the hypotenuse in the triangle OAB?
a. 40 m
b. 50 m
c. 100 m
d. 80 m
iv. What is the length of the hypotenuse in the triangle OPQ?
a. 40 m
b. 50 m
c. 100 m
d. 80 m
v. What is the length of the Base in the triangle OPQ?
a. 40 m
b. 50 m
c. 100 m
d. 80 m

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3. Some kindergarten students were playing near a lamp-post. They were so excited to see their [4]
shadows and trying to show that their shadow is the longest. The lamp was 3.6 m above the
ground. One of the girl of height 90 cm was walking away from the base of a lamp-post at a
speed of 1.2 m/s.

i. Which of the following line segment shows the length of the shadow?
a. CE
b. BE
c. DE
d. CD
ii. What would be the length of her shadow after 4 seconds?
a. 1.2 m
b. 1.6 m
c. 2.3 m
d. 1.4 m
iii. How far is the girl from the lamp-post?
a. 4.8 m
b. 1.2 m
c. 12 m
d. 6.4 m
iv. Triangle ABE and CDE are similar because:
a. All sides are equal
b. The shadow of a girl is equal to the height of the lamp-post
c. Angle B and Angle E are common
d. Both are related to the same length of the shadow
v. AB denotes the ________ and CD ________ after walking for 4 seconds away from the lamp-
post.
a. the girl, lamp-post
b. the shadow, the girl
c. the girl, the shadow
d. lamp-post, the girl
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4.

Vijay is trying to find the average height of a tower near his house. He is using the properties
of similar triangles. The height of Vijay's house is 20 m when Vijay's house casts a shadow 10
m long on the ground. At the same time, the tower casts a shadow 50 m long on the ground. At
the same time, the house of Ajay casts 20 m shadow on the ground.
i. What is the height of the tower?
a. 20 m
b. 50 m
c. 100 m
d. 200 m
ii. What will be the length of the shadow of the tower when Vijay's house casts a shadow of 12
m?
a. 75 m
b. 50 m
c. 45 m
d. 60 m
iii. What is the height of Ajay's house?
a. 30 m
b. 40 m
c. 50 m
d. 20 m
iv. When the tower cast shadow of 40 m, Same time what will be the length of the shadow of
Ajay's house?
a. 16 m
b. 32 m
c. 20 m
d. 8 m
v. When the tower cast shadow of 40 m, Same time what will be the length of the shadow of
Vijay's house?
a. 15 m
b. 32 m
c. 16 m
d. 8 m
5. SCALE FACTOR AND SIMILARITY SCALE FACTOR: A scale drawing of an object is the same [4]
shape as the object but a different size. The scale of a drawing is a comparison of the length

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used on a drawing to the length it represents. The scale is written as a ratio.
SIMILAR FIGURES: The ratio of two corresponding sides in similar figures is called the scale
factor.

Hence, two shapes are Similar when one can become the other after a resize, flip, slide, or
turn.
i. A model of a boat is made on a scale of 1:4. The model is 120cm long. The full size of the
boat has a width of 60cm. What is the width of the scale model?

a. 20 cm
b. 25 cm
c. 15 cm
d. 240 cm
ii. What will affect the similarity of any two polygons?
a. They are flipped horizontally
b. They are dilated by a scale factor
c. They are translated down
d. They are not the mirror image of one another
iii. If two similar triangles have a scale factor of a: b. Which statement regarding the two
triangles is true?
a. The ratio of their perimeters is 3a: b
b. Their altitudes have a ratio a: b
a
c. Their medians have a ratio :b
2

d. Their angle bisectors have a ratio a2: b 2

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 iv. The shadow of a stick 5m long is 2m. At the same time, the shadow of a tree 12.5m high is:

a. 3m
b. 3.5m
c. 4.5m
d. 5m
v. Below you see a student's mathematical model of a farmhouse roof with measurements.
The attic floor, ABCD in the model, is a square. The beams that support the roof are the
edges of a rectangular prism, EFGHKLMN. E is the middle of AT, F is the middle of BT, G is
the middle of CT, and H is the middle of DT. All the edges of the pyramid in the model have
a length of 12 m.

What is the length of EF, where EF is one of the horizontal edges of the block?
a. 24m
b. 3m
c. 6m
d. 10m
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6.

Suresh is having a garden near Delhi. In the garden, there are different types of trees and
flower plants. One day due to heavy rain and storm one of the trees got broken as shown in
the figure.
The height of the unbroken part is 15 m and the broken part of the tree has fallen at 20 m
away from the base of the tree.
Using the Pythagoras answer the following questions:
a. What is the length of the broken part?
a. 15 m

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 b. 20 m
c. 25 m
d. 30 m
b. What was the height of the full tree?
a. 40 m
b. 50 m
c. 35 m
d. 30 m
c. In the formed right-angle triangle what is the length of the hypotenuse?
a. 15 m
b. 20 m
c. 25 m
d. 30m
d. What is the area of the formed right angle triangle?

a. 100 m2
b. 200 m2
c. 60 m2

d. 150 m2
e. What is the perimeter of the formed triangle?
a. 60 m
b. 50 m
c. 45 m
d. 100 m
7. There is some fire incident in the house. The fireman is trying to enter the house from the [4]
window as the main door is locked. The window is 6 m above the ground. He places a ladder
against the wall such that its foot is at a distance of 2.5 m from the wall and its top reaches the
window.

i. Here, ________ be the ladder and ________ be the wall with the window.
a. CA, AB
b. AB, AC
c. AC, BC
d. AB, BC
ii. We will apply Pythagoras Theorem to find length of the ladder. It is:

a. AB2 = BC2 - CA2

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 b. CA2= BC2 + AB2
c. BC2 = AB2+ CA2

d. AB2 = BC2 + CA2

iii. The length of the ladder is ________.
a. 4.5 m
b. 2.5 m
c. 6.5 m
d. 5.5 m
iv. What would be the length of the ladder if it is placed 6 m away from the wall and the
window is 8 m above the ground?
a. 12 m
b. 10 m
c. 14 m
d. 8 m
v. How far should the ladder be placed if the fireman gets a 9 m long ladder?
a. 6.7 m (approx.)
b. 7.7 m (approx.)
c. 5.7 m (approx.)
d. 4.7 m (approx.)
8. Shankar is having a triangular open space in his plot. He divided the land into three parts by [4]
drawing boundaries PQ and RS which are parallel to BC.
Other measurements are as shown in the figure.

i. What is the area of this land?

a. 120m2 

b. 60m2 
c. 20m2 
d. 30m2 
ii. What is the length of PQ?
i. 2.5 m
ii. 5 m
iii. 6 m
iv. 8 m
iii. The length of RS is

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 a. 5 m
b. 6 m
c. 8 m
d. 4 m
iv. Area of △APQ is 

a. 7.5 m2 

b. 10 m2 
c. 3.75 m2 
d. 5 m2 
v. What is the area of △ARS?

a. 21.6 m2 

b. 10 m2 
c. 3.75 m2 
d. 6 m2 
9. Rahul is studying in X Standard. He is making a kite to fly it on a Sunday. Few questions came [4]
to his mind while making the kite. Give answers to his questions by looking at the figure.

i. Rahul tied the sticks at what angles to each other?

a. 30o 
b. 60o 

c. 90o 
d. 60o
ii. Which is the correct similarity criteria applicable for smaller triangles at the upper part of
this kite? 
a. RHS 
b. SAS 
c. SSA 
d. AAS
iii. Sides of two similar triangles are in the ratio 4:9. Corresponding medians of these triangles
are in the ratio:
a. 2:3 
b. 4:9 

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 c. 81:16 
d. 16:81
iv. In a triangle, if the square of one side is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two
sides, then the angle opposite the first side is a right angle. This theorem is called:
a. Pythagoras theorem 
b. Thales theorem 
c. The converse of Thales theorem 
d. The converse of Pythagoras theorem 
v. What is the area of the kite, formed by two perpendicular sticks of length 6 cm and 8 cm?

a. 48 cm2 

b. 14 cm2 
c. 24 cm2 
d. 96 cm2
10. An aeroplane leaves an Airport and flies due north at 300 km/h. At the same time, another [4]
aeroplane leaves the same Airport and flies due west at 400 km/h.

i. Distance travelled by the first aeroplane in 1.5 hours

a. 450 km
b. 300 km
c. 150 km
d. 600 km
ii. Distance travelled by the second aeroplane in 1.5 hours
a. 450 km
b. 300 km
c. 150 km
d. 600 km
iii. Which of the following line segment shows the distance between both the aeroplane?
a. OA
b. AB
c. OB
d. WB
iv. Which aeroplane travelled a long distance and by how many km?
a. Second, 150 km
b. Second, 250 km

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 c. First, 150 km
d. Fist, 250 km
v. How far apart the two aeroplanes would be after 1.5 hours?
a. 600 km
b. 750 km
c. 300 km
d. 150 km
11. CASE STUDY: CARTESIAN- PLANE [4]
Using Cartesian Coordinates we mark a point on a graph by how far along and how far up it
is.
The left-right (horizontal) direction is commonly called X-axis.
The up-down (vertical) direction is commonly called Y-axis.
In Green Park, New Delhi Ramesh is having a rectangular plot ABCD as shown in the following
figure. Sapling of Gulmohar is planted on the boundary at a distance of 1m from each other.
In the plot, Ramesh builds his house in the rectangular area PQRS. In the remaining part of
plot, Ramesh wants to plant grass.

i. The coordinates of vertices P and S of rectangle PQRS are respectively:

a. (2,3), (6,3)
b. (3,2), (3,6)
c. (6,3), (2,3)
d. (3,6), (3,2)
ii. The coordinates of mid-point of diagonal QS is given by
13
a. (
2
, 4)

b. (
13
, 2)
4

c.
4
( , 2)
13

d. ( 13 , 4)
2

iii. The area of rectangle PQRS is

a. 28 m2

b. 28 km2
c. 28m

d. 28m3
iv. The coordinates of vertices R and Q of rectangle PQRS are respectively:

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 a. (10, 6), (10, 2)
b. (2, 10), (10, 6)
c. (10, 2), (10, 6)
d. (2,10), ( 6,1)
v. The length and breadth of rectangle PQRS respectively are:
a. 4, 7
b. 7, 4
c. 6, 4
d. 4, 4
12. SUN ROOM [4]
The diagrams show the plans for a sun room. It will be built onto the wall of a house. The four
walls of the sunroom are square clear glass panels. The roof is made using
Four clear glass panels, trapezium in shape, all the same size
One tinted glass panel, half a regular octagon in shape

i. Find the mid-point of the segment joining the points J (6, 17) and I (9, 16).[Refer to Top View
]
33 15
a. ( 2
, 2
)
b. ( , )
3 1

2 2

c. ( , )
15 33

2 2
3
d. ( , )
1

2 2

ii. The distance of the point P from the y-axis is; [Refer to Top View]
a. 4
b. 15
c. 19
d. 25
iii. The distance between the points A and S is: [Refer to Front View]
a. 4
b. 8
c. 16

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 d. 20
iv. Find the coordinates of the point which divides the line segment joining the points A and B
in the ratio 1:3 internally. [Refer to Front View]
a. (8.5, 2.0)
b. (2.0, 9.5)
c. (3.0, 7.5)
d. (2.0, 8.5)
v. If a point (x,y) is equidistant from the Q(9,8) and S(17,8), then [Refer to Front View]
a. x + y = 13
b. x - 13 = 0
c. y - 13 = 0
d. x - y = 13
13. The Class X students of a secondary school in Krishinagar have been allotted a rectangular [4]
plot of land for their gardening activity. Sapling of Gulmohar is planted on the boundary of
the plot at a distance of 1m from each other. There is a triangular grassy lawn inside the plot
as shown in Fig. The students have to sow seeds of flowering plants on the remaining area of
the plot.

i. Considering A as the origin, what are the coordinates of A?

a. (0, 1)
b. (1, 0)
c. (0, 0)
d. (-1, -1)
ii. What are the coordinates of P?
a. (4, 6)
b. ( 6, 4)
c. (4, 5)
d. (5, 4)
iii. What are the coordinates of R?
a. (6, 5)
b. (5, 6)
c. ( 6, 0)
d. (7, 4)
iv. What are the coordinates of D?
a. (16, 0)

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 b. (0, 0)
c. (0, 16)
d. (16, 1)
v. What are the coordinates of P if D is taken as the origin?
a. (12, 2)
b. (-12, 6)
c. (12, 3)
d. (6, 10)
14. CARTESIAN- PLANE: [4]
Using Cartesian Coordinates we mark a point on a graph by how far along and how far up it
is.
The left-right (horizontal) direction is commonly called X-axis.
The up-down (vertical) direction is commonly called Y-axis.
When we include negative values, the x and y axes divide the space up into 4 pieces.
Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow using the above information:
In a classroom, four student Sita, Gita, Rita and Anita are sitting at A(3, 4), B(6, 7), C(9, 4), D(6,
1) respectively. Then a new student Anjali joins the class.

i. Teacher tells Anjali to sit in the middle of the four students. Find the coordinates of the
position where she can sit.
a. (2, 4)
b. (4, 4)
c. (6, 4)
d. (6, 5)
ii. The distance between Sita and Anita is
–
a. 3 √3 units
–
b. 3 √2 units
–
c. 2 √3 units
–
d. 3 √5 units
iii. Which two students are equidistant from Gita?
a. Anjali and Anita
b. Anita and Rita
c. Sita and Anita

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 d. Sita and Rita
iv. The geometrical figure formed after joining the points ABCD is
a. Square
b. Rectangle
c. Parallelogram
d. Rhombus
v. The distance between Sita and Rita is
a. 4 units
b. 6 units
–
c. 3 √2 units 
–
d. 2√3 units 
15. 2-DIMENSINAL PLANE/ CARTESIAN PLANE [4]
Using Cartesian Coordinates we mark a point on a graph by how far along and how far up it
is.
The left-right (horizontal) direction is commonly called X-axis.
The up-down (vertical) direction is commonly called Y-axis.
When we include negative values, the x and y axes divide the space up into 4 pieces.
Read the information given above and below and answer the questions that follow:
Two friends Seema and Aditya work in the same office in Delhi. In the Christmas vacations,
both decided to go their hometowns represented by Town A and Town B respectively in the
figure given below. Town A and Town B are connected by trains from the same station C (in
the given figure) in Delhi.

i. Who will travel more distance to reach to their hometown?

a. Seema
b. Aditya
c. Both travel the same distance
d. None of these
ii. Seema and Aditya planned to meet at a location D situated at a point D represented by the
mid-point of the line joining the point represented by Town A and Town B. Then the
coordinates of the point represented by the point D are:
a.
2 9
( , )
5 2

b. (
5 2
, )
2 9

c.
9 5
( , )
2 2
5 9
d. ( , )
2 2

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 iii. The area of the triangle formed by joining the points represented by A, B and C is:
a. 17 sq. units
b. 27 sq. units
c. 7 sq. units
d. 15 sq. units
iv. The location of the station is given by:
a. (4, -4)
b. (-4, 4)
c. (-2, 4)
d. (4, 2)
v. The location of the Town B is given by:
a. (4, -4)
b. (1, 7)
c. (2, 4)
d. (4, 2)
16. To conduct Sports Day activities, in your rectangular shaped school ground ABCD, lines have [4]
been drawn with chalk powder at a distance of 1 m each. 100 flower pots have been placed at
a distance of 1m from each other along AD, as shown in Fig. Niharika runs the distance AD on
the 2nd line and posts a green flag. Preet runs the distance AD on the eighth line and posts a
red flag. (take the position of feet for calculation)

i. In the distance, Niharika posted the green flag:

a. 5
b. 15
c. 25
d. 20
ii. The coordinates of the green flag are:
a. (2, 15)
b. (25, 2)
c. (2, 5)
d. (2, 25)
iii. If Rashmi has to post a blue flag exactly halfway between the line segment joining the two
flags, where should she post her flag?

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 a. 20.5 m on the 5th line
b. 22.5 m on the 5th line
c. 25.5 m on the 5th line
d. 24.5 m on the 5th line
iv. What is the distance between both the flags?
−−
a. √61m
−−
b. √63m
−−
c. √60m
−−
d. √62m
v. The coordinates of the Red flag are:
a. (8, 4)
b. (4, 8)
c. (8, 20)
d. (2, 25)
17. Students of a school are standing/seating in rows and columns in their playground for Yoga [4]
practice. A, B, C and D are the positions of four students as shown in the figure.

i. The positions of A, B respectively are:

a. (3, 5), (8, 7)
b. (3, 5), (9, 7)
c. (3, 5), (7, 9)
d. (5, 3), (7, 9)
ii. The distance between A and B is:
−−
a. √32 units
−−
b. √23 units
−−
c. √42 units
−−
d. √35 units
iii. It is possible to place Jaspal in the drill in such a way that he is equidistant from each of the
four students A, B, C and D then the Position of Jaspal is:
a. (3, 7)
b. (3, 5)
c. (5, 7)
d. (7, 5)

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 iv. The distance between A and C is
a. 8 units
b. 6 units
c. 4 units
−−
d. √32 units
v. The positions of C and B respectively are:
a. (11, 5), (9, 7)
b. (11, 5), (7, 9)
c. (5, 11), (7, 9)
d. (11, 7), (5, 9)
18. Two brothers Ramesh and Pulkit were at home and have to reach School. Ramesh went to [4]
Library first to return a book and then reaches School directly whereas Pulkit went to Skate
Park first to meet his friend and then reaches School directly.

i. How far is School from their Home?

a. 5 m
b. 3 m
c. 2 m
d. 4 m
ii. What is the extra distance travelled by Ramesh in reaching his School?
a. 4.48 metres
b. 6.48 metres
c. 7.48 metres
d. 8.48 metres
iii. What is the extra distance travelled by Pulkit in reaching his School? (All distances are
measured in metres as straight lines)
a. 6.33 metres
b. 7.33 metres
c. 5.33 metres
d. 4.33 metres
iv. The location of the library is:

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 a. (-1, 3)
b. (1, 3)
c. (3, 1)
d. (3, -1)
v. The location of the Home is:
a. (4, 2)
b. (1, 3)
c. (4, 5)
d. (5, 4)
19. In the school garden Ajay(A), Brijesh(B), Chinki(C) and Deepak(D) planted their flower plants [4]
of Rose, Sunflower, Champa and Jasmine respectively as shown in the following figure. A fifth
student Eshan wanted to plant her flower in this area. The teacher instructed Eshan to plant
his flower plant at a point E such that CE: EB = 3 : 2.

Answer the following questions:

i. Find the coordinates of point E where Eshan has to plant his flower plant.
a. (5, 6)
b. (6, 5)
c. (5, 5)
d. (6, 7)
ii. Find the area of △ECD.
a. 9.5 square unit
b. 11.5 square unit
c. 10.5 square unit
d. 12.5 square unit
iii. Find the distance between the plants of Ajay and Deepak.
a. 8.60 unit
b. 6.60 unit
c. 5.60 unit
d. 7.60 unit
iv. The distance between A and B is:
a. 5.5 units
b. 7 units
c. 6 units
d. 5 units

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 v. The distance between C and D is:
a. 5.5 units
b. 7 units
c. 6 units
d. 5 units
20. CASE STUDY: CARTESIAN- PLANE [4]
Using Cartesian Coordinates we mark a point on a graph by how far along and how far up it
is.
The left-right (horizontal) direction is commonly called X-axis.
The up-down (vertical) direction is commonly called Y-axis.
Based on these facts a case study is provided below. Read the information and answer the
questions that follow.
A team of archaeologists is studying the ruins of Lignite, a small mining town from the 1800's.
They plot points on a coordinate plane to show exactly where each artefact is found.

They are using this coordinate plane as a map of a section of the town. It shows the location of
a medicine bottle (M), a doorknob (D), and a pottery jug (J). Notice that each unit on the grid is
equal to 5 meters.
i. How far apart are the doorknob and the medicine bottle?
a. 5 m
b. 25 m
c. 15 m
d. 3 m
ii. How far apart are the medicine bottle and pottery jugs?
a. 20 m
b. 15 m
c. 25 m
d. 5 m
iii. How far apart are the doorknob and the pottery jug?
a. 5.07 m
b. 3.07 m
c. 6.07 m

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 d. 7.07 m
iv. The co-ordinates of jug and medicine bottle respectively are
a. (2, 4), (2, -1)
b. (2, -1), (2, 4)
c. (4,2), (2, -1)
d. (2, 4), (-1, 2)
v. The location of the doorknob is
a. (-3, -1)
b. (-3, 1)
c. (-1, -3)
d. (3, -1)
21. STUDY OF FIGURES AND SURFACES: [4]

Mayank a student of class 7th loves watching and playing with birds of different kinds. One
day he had an idea in his mind to make a bird-bath on his garden. His brother who is studying

in class 10th helped him to choose the material and shape of the birdbath. They made it in the
shape of a cylinder with a hemispherical depression at one end as shown in the Figure below.
They opted for the height of the hollow cylinder as 1.45 m and its radius is 30 cm.

By using the above-given information, find the following:

i. The curved surface area of the hemisphere is:

a. 0.36 m2
b. 0.46 m2

c. 0.26 m2

d. 0.56 m2
ii. The curved surface area of the cylinder is:

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 a. 0.78π  m2
 m2
0.87
b. π
2

c.  m2
2
0.87π

d. 0.87π m2
22
iii. The total surface area of the bird-bath is: (Take π  = 7
)

a. 2.3 m2

b. 3.3 m2
c. 3.5 m2

d. 5.3 m2
iv. The Total surface area of the cylinder is given by:
a. 2π × r × h + 2πr
3

b. 2π × r × h + πr2
c.  2π × r × h + 2πr2
d. π × r × h + 2πr2
v. During the conversion of a solid from one shape to another the volume of the new shape
will:
a. remain unaltered
b. decrease
c. double
d. increase
22. An ice-cream seller used to sell different kinds and different shapes of ice-cream like [4]
rectangular shaped, conical shape with one end hemispherical, Rectangular shape with one
end hemispherical and rectangular brick, etc. One day a child came to his shop and purchased
an ice-cream which has the following shape: ice-cream cone as the union of a right circular
cone and a hemisphere that has the same (circular) base as the cone. The height of the cone is
9 cm and the radius of its base is 2.5 cm.

By reading the above-given information, find the following:

i. Volume of only hemispherical end of the icecream is:
a. 1357
cm
3

42
1375
b. 42
cm
3

1575
c. cm
3

42
1373
d. cm
3

42

ii. The volume of the ice-cream without hemispherical end is:

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 852
a. 14
3
cm
852
b. 3
cm
41
825
c. 41
3
cm
825
d.
3
cm
14

iii. The TSA of cone is given by:

a. πrl + 2πr
2

b. πrl + 2πr
c. πrl + πr
2

d. 2πrl + πr2
iv. The volume of the whole ice-cream is:
2
a. 91
3
cm
3

3
b. 91 2 cm3
c.
2 3
19 cm
3

d. 19 3 cm3
2

v. During the conversion of a solid from one shape to another the volume of the new shape
will:
a. increase
b. decrease
c. double
d. remain unaltered
[4]

23.

A mathematics teacher took her grade X students to the Taj Mahal. It was an educational trip.
She was interested in history also. On reaching there she told them about the history and facts
about the seventh wonder. She also told them that the structure of the monument is a
combination of several solid figures. There are 4 pillars that are cylindrical in shape. A
big dome in the center and 2 more small domes on both sides of the big dome on its side. The
domes are hemispherical. The pillars also have domes on them. 
i. How much cloth material will be required to cover a big dome of a diameter of 7m?

a. 77 m2
b. 78 m2

c. 79 m2

d. 80 m2
ii. Write the formula to calculate the volume of the pillar.
a.
2 3
πr h + πr

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 b. πr2 h + 2
πr l
2

c. πrl +
2

3
πr
3

d. πr2 h +
2 3
πr
3

iii. How much is the volume of the hemisphere if the radius of the base is 3 m?

a. 65.57 m3
b. 75.77 m3

c. 56.57 m3

d. 85.57 m3
iv. Find the curved surface area of 4 pillars if the height of pillars is 7.5 m and the radius of the
base is 2.5 m.

a. 768.56 m2

b. 658.56 m2

c. 766.56 m2

d. 628.57 m2
v. What is the ratio of the sum of volumes of two-cylinder of radius 1 cm and height 2 cm each
to the volume of a sphere of radius 3 cm?
a. 2:3
b. 3:2
c. 1:1
d. 1:2
24. Due to heavy floods in a state, thousands of people were homeless. 50 schools collectively [4]
offered to the state government to provide the place and the canvas for 1500 tent to be fixed
by the government and decided to share the whole expenditure equally. The lower part of
each tent is cylindrical of base radius 2.8 m and height 3.5 m, with the conical upper part of
22
the same base radius but of height 2.1 m. [use π = 7
]

i. Area of canvas used to make the tent is

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 a. TSA of cylindrical portion + CSA of the conical portion
b. CSA of cylindrical portion + CSA of the conical portion
c. CSA of cylindrical portion + TSA of the conical portion
d. TSA of cylindrical portion + TSA of the conical portion
ii. The volume of the tent  is
1
a. πr (
2

3
r + h)  cubic units 
1
b.  cubic units
2
πr (r + h)
3
4
c.  cubic units
2
πr h
3

d. none of these
iii. If the canvas used to make the tent cost ₹120 per sq.m, find the amount to be paid by the
schools for making the tents.
a. ₹ 11098 
b. ₹ 88889
c. ₹ 11088
d. ₹ 99998
iv. Amount shared by each school to set-up the tents.
a. ₹ 442640
b. ₹ 222640
c. ₹ 332640
d. ₹ 552640
v. According to the given information, what is the ratio of the curved surface area of the
cylindrical portion to the conical portion:
a. 1:2
b. 2:3
c. 4:1
d. 2:1
25. Mathematics teacher of a school took her 10th standard students to show Red fort. It was a [4]
part of their educational trip. The teacher had interest in history as well. She narrated the
facts of Red fort to students. Then the teacher said in this monument one can find a
combination of solid figures. There are 2 pillars which are cylindrical in shape. Also 2 domes
at the corners which are hemispherical. 7 smaller domes at the centre. Flag hoisting ceremony
on Independence Day takes place near these domes.

i. How much cloth material will be required to cover 2 big domes each of radius of 2.5
meters? (Take π  = 22/7)

a. 75 m2

b. 78.57 m2

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 c. 87.47 m2

d. 25.8 m2
ii. Write the formula to find the volume of a cylindrical pillar.
a. 2
πr h

b. πrl
c. πr(l + r)

d. 2πr
iii. Find the lateral surface area of two pillars if the height of the pillar is 7m and the radius of
the base is 1.4m.

a. 112.3 cm2

b. 123.2 m2

c. 90 m2

d. 345.2 cm2
iv. How much is the volume of a hemisphere if the radius of the base is 3.5m?

a. 85.9 m3
b. 80 m3

c. 98 m3

d. 89.83 m3
v. What is the ratio of the sum of volumes of two hemispheres of radius 1cm each to the
volume of a sphere of radius 2 cm?
a. 1:1
b. 1:8
c. 8:1
d. 1:16
26. A carpenter in the small town of Bareilly used to make and sell different kinds of wood items [4]
like a rectangular box, cylindrical pen stand, and cuboidal pen stand. One day a student came
to his shop and asked him to make a pen stand with the dimensions as follows:
A pen stand should be in the shape of a cuboid with four conical depressions to hold pens. The
dimensions of the cuboid should be 15 cm by 10 cm by 3.5 cm. The radius of each of the
depressions is 0.5 cm and the depth is 1.4 cm. 

By using the above-given information, find the following:

i. The volume of the cuboid is:

a. 552 cm3 

b. 252 cm3
c. 525 cm3

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 d. 225 cm3
ii. Volume of four conical depressions is:

 cm3
15
a. 22

b. 22
 cm3
15

c. 22

30
 cm3

d.  cm3
11

30

iii. The volume of wood in the entire stand is:

a. 523.53 cm3

b. 532.53 cm3
c. 325.53 cm3

d. 552.53 cm3
iv. The formula of TSA of the cone is given by:
a.
2
2πrl + πr

b. πr2 l + πr2
c. πrl + 2πr
2

d. πrl + πr
2

v. During the conversion of a solid from one shape to another the volume of the new shape
will
a. increase
b. decrease
c. remain unaltered 
d. be double
27. Ganesh a juice seller has his juice shop near Kutub Minar in Delhi. He has three types of [4]
glasses, Type A - A glass with a plane bottom, Type B - A glass with a hemispherical raised
bottom, and Type C - A glass with the conical raised bottom of height 1.5 cm. The
inner diameter of all types of glass is the same as 5cm to serve the customer. The height of the
glasses is 10cm (use pi = 3.14)

i. The volume of the glass of type A:

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 a. 196.25 cm3

b. 169.52 cm3

c. 187.25 cm3

d. 172.55 cm3 
ii. The volume of the hemisphere in the glass of type B:

a. 37.71cm3

b. 32.71 cm3

c. 33.71 cm3

d. 43.34 cm3
iii. The volume of a glass of type B:

a. 136.54 cm3
b. 166.45 cm3

c. 163.54 cm3

d. 176.54 cm3 
iv. The volume of the cone in the glass of type C:

a. 8.33 cm3

b. 9.81 cm3

c. 10.81 cm3
d. 11.88 cm3 
v. The volume of a glass of type C:

a. 188.88 cm3

b. 189.99 cm3

c. 196.89 cm3

d. 186.44 cm3
28. To make the teaching, learning process easier, creative, and innovative, A teacher brings clay [4]
in the classroom to teach the topic mensuration. She thought this method of teaching is more
interesting, leave a long-lasting  impact She  forms a cylinder of radius 6 cm and height 8 cm
with the clay, then she moulds the cylinder into a sphere and asks some question to students
[use π  = 3.14]

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 i. The radius of the sphere so form: 
a. 6 cm
b. 7 cm
c. 4 cm
d. 8 cm
ii. The volume of the sphere so formed:

a. 902.32 cm3

b. 899.34 cm3
c. 904.32 cm3

d. 999.33 cm3
iii. What is the ratio of the volume of a sphere to the volume of a cylinder?
a. 1:2
b. 2:1
c. 1:1
d. 3:1
iv. The total surface area of the cylinder is:

a. 525.57 cm2

b. 557.55 cm2

c. 534.32 cm2

d. 527.52 cm2
v. During the conversion of a solid from one shape to another the volume of the new shape
will:
a. increase
b. decrease
c. remain unaltered 
d. be double
29. During the battle of Turks against the Rajputs of India, the Turk soldiers wore a costume with [4]
a metallic shield-like knee pads, buckler (elbow shield) and cap to save themselves from
injuries. The headgear cap (a fez) used by these soldiers is shaped like the frustum of a cone
with its radius on the open side 10 cm, and radius at the upper base as 4 cm and its slant
height as 15 cm.

By using the above information, find the following:

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 i. The curved surface area of the cap is:

a. 650 cm2

b. 660 cm2

c. 606 cm2

d. 666 cm2
ii. Area of the closed base is:
a. 55.285
b. 50.285
c. 52.285
d. 56.285
iii. The area of the material used for making it.

a. 701.28 cm2
b. 720.28 cm2

c. 710.28 cm2

d. 717.28 cm2
iv. During the conversion of a solid from one shape to another the volume of the new shape
will:
a. increase
b. remain unaltered
c. double
d. decrease
v. The formula to find the volume of the frustum of a cone is:
a. 2 2
πh(r
1
+ r
2
2
+ r1 r2 )
3

b. 1

3
2
πh(r
1
2
+ r )
2

c.
1 3 3
πh(r + r + r1 r2 )
3 1 2

d. 1 2
πh(r
1
+ r
2
2
+ r1 r2 )
3

30. To promote cooperation, culture, creativity, sharing, self-confidence, and other social values, a [4]
student adventure camp was organized by the school for X-class students and their
accommodation was planned in texts. The teacher divides the students into groups, each
group of four students was given to prepare a conical tent of radius 7 m and canvas of area

551 m2 in which 1 m2 is used in stitching and wasting of canvas:

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 i. Curved surface of conical tent:
a. π rl

b. π r2h
c. rl
1
π
3

d. 2π r(r + l)
ii. Height of the conical tent:
a. 23 m
b. 24 m
c. 25 m
d. 26 m
iii. Volume of tent:

a. 1234 m3
b. 1232 m3

c. 1332 m3

d. 1343 m3
iv. How much space is occupied by each student in the tent?

a. 318 m3

b. 813 m3
c. 308 m3

d. 391 m3
v. The cost of canvas required for making the tent, if the canvas cost ₹ 70 per sq. m.
a. ₹ 40,000
b. ₹ 38570
c. ₹ 38575
d. ₹ 48470
[4]

31.

A medical camp was held in a school to impart health education and the importance of
exercise to children. During this camp, a medical check of 35 students was done and their
weights were recorded as follows:

Weight (in Kg) Number of Students

below 40 3

below 42 5

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 below 44 9

below 46 14

below 48 28

below 50 31

below 42 35

i. Modal class of given data:

a. 46-48
b. 48-50
c. 44-46
d. 50-52
ii. Compute the modal weight.
a. 47.9 kg
b. 46.9 kg
c. 57.9 Kg
d. 77.9 Kg
iii. Which of the following can not be determined graphically?
a. Mean
b. Median
c. Mode
d. None of these
iv. The mean of the following data:
a. 55.58
b. 50.85
c. 45.85
d. 35.56
v. Mode and the mean of data are 12k and 15K. The median of the data is:
a. 12k
b. 14k
c. 15k
d. 16k
32. Recently the half-yearly examination was conducted in DAV public school. The mathematics [4]
teacher maintains a record of the marks of 100 students. On the basis of the recorded data of
the marks obtained in Mathematics, the histogram is given below:

On the basis of the above histogram, answer the following questions:

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 i. Identify the modal class from the given graph.
a. 80 - 100
b. 20 - 40
c. 60 - 80
d. 40 - 60
ii. Find the mode of the distribution of marks obtained by the students in an examination.
a. 78
b. 68
c. 48
d. 58
iii. Given the mean of the above distribution is 53, using empirical relationship estimate the
value of its median.
a. 78
b. 68
c. 48
d. 58
iv. The construction of the cumulative frequency table is useful in determining the
a. Median
b. Mean
c. Mode
d. All of the above
v. What will be the upper limit of the modal class?
a. 100
b. 80
c. 40
d. 60
33. A student noted the number of cars through a spot on a road for 100 periods each of 3 minutes [4]
and summarised it in the table given below: 

Class interval 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80

Frequency  7 14 13 12 20 11 15 8

i. While computing means of the grouped data, we assume that the frequencies are:
a. evenly distributed over all the classes                                         
b. centered at the class marks of the classes

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 c. centered at the upper limits of the classes
d. centered at the lower limits of the classes
ii. The sum of the lower limits of the median class and modal class is:
a. 40
b. 60
c. 80
d. 90
iii. Find the mode of the data.
a. 44.7
b. 47.7
c. 54.5
d. 54.3
iv. Half of (upper-class limit + lower class limit) is:
a. Class interval
b. Classmark
c. Class value
d. Class size
v. The median of data is:
a. 44
b. 43
c. 41
d. 42
34. 1000m HORSE-RACE [4]
A stopwatch was used to find the time that it took a group of jockey to run 1000 m. race.

Time (in sec.) 0-20 20-40 40-60 60-80 80-100

No. of participants(jockey) 8 10 13 6 3

i. Estimate the mean-time taken by a jockey to finish the race.

a. 54
b. 63
c. 43
d. 50
ii. What wiil be the upper limit of the modal class?
a. 20
b. 40
c. 60
d. 80

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 iii. The construction of the cumulative frequency table is useful in determining the:
a. Mean
b. Median
c. Mode
d. All of the above
iv. The sum of lower limits of the median class and modal class is:
a. 60
b. 100
c. 80
d. 140
v. How many participants finished the race within 1 minute?
a. 8
b. 37
c. 31
d. 18
35. The DAV public school organized a free health check-up camp for the 60 students of class 10th. [4]
They have provided the BMI report to each student. This report estimates the body fat and is a
good measure of risk for diseases that can occur with overweight and obesity. On the basis of
this report, the following graph is made which describes the weight (in kg) of the students:

i. Identify the modal class in the given graph.

a. 48-52
b. 68-72
c. 56-60
d. 52-56
ii. Calculate the mode weight of the students.
a. 45 kg
b. 44 kg
c. 56 kg
d. 54 kg

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 iii. Find the median weight of the students if the mean weight is 55.2 kg.
a. 54.8 kg.
b. 64.8 kg.
c. 55.8 kg.
d. 45.8 kg.
iv. The lower limit of the modal class is:
a. 64
b. 56
c. 52
d. 48
v. The empirical relationship between mean, median and mode is:
a. Mode = 3 Median + 2 Mean
b. Mode = 3 Median - 2 Mean
c. Mode = 3 Mean + 2 Median
d. 3 Mode = Median + 2 Mean
[4]

36.

Thirty women were examined in a hospital by a doctor and the number of heartbeats
per minute was recorded and summarised as follows:

Number of heartbeats per minute 65-68 68-71 71-74 74-77 77-80 80-83 83-86

Number of women 2 4 3 8 7 4 2

i. Find the mean heartbeats per minute for these women.

a. 75.9 
b. 78.9
c. 77.9
d. 59.9
ii. Find the modal class of the given data.
a. 74-77
b. 77-80
c. 65-68
d. 68-71
iii. The abscissa of the point of intersection of the less than type and of the more than type
cumulative frequency curves of a grouped data gives its:
a. mean

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 b. median
c. mode
d. all the three above
iv. The sum of the upper limit and lower limit of the median class is:
a. 141
b. 161
c. 151
d. 162
v. Formula for median is:
N
−cf

a.
2
Md = L +
f
N
−cf

b. Md
2
= L+ × h
f

f0 − f1
c. Md = L + × h
2f0 − f1 − f2

fi ui
d. Md = A+ × h
N

37. The agewise participation of students of a school in the International Yoga day Celebration [4]
that was held in Central City Ground Patna is shown in the following distribution. By
Analysing the data given below answer the questions that follow:

Age(in years) 5-7 7-9 9 - 11 11 - 13 13 - 15 15 - 17 17 - 19

Number of students x 15 18 30 50 48 x

Find the Following when the sum of frequencies is 181.

i. The mode of the data is:
a. 17.81
b. 11.81
c. 18.41
d. 14.81
ii. The value of missing frequency(x) is:
a. 12
b. 10
c. 13
d. 14
iii. The modal class is:
a. 13 - 15
b. 11 - 13
c. 15 - 17

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 d. 17 - 19
iv. The upper limit of the modal class is:
a. 17
b. 19
c. 15
d. 13
v. The construction of the cumulative frequency table is useful in determining the:
a. Mean
b. Median
c. Mode
d. All of the above
38. Education with vocational training is helpful in making a student self-reliant and to help and [4]
serve the society. Keeping this in view, a teacher made the following table giving the
frequency distribution of a student undergoing vocational training from the training
institute.  

15- 20- 25- 30- 35- 40- 45- 50- 55- 60-
Age (in years)
19 24 29 34 39 44 49 54 59 above

Frequency(no. of
62 132 96 37 13 8 6 4 4 3
participants)

i. Median class of above data:

a. 20 - 24
b. 20.5 - 24.5
c. 19.5 - 24.5
d. 24.5 - 29.5
ii. Calculate the median.
a. 24.06
b. 30.07
c. 24.77
d. 42.07
iii. The empirical relationship between mean, median, mode:

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 a. Mode = 3 Median + 2 Mean
b. Mode = 3 Median - 2 Mean
c. Mode = 3 Mean + 2 Median
d. 3 Mode = Median - 2 Mean
iv. If mode = 80 and mean = 110, then find the median.
a. 200
b. 500
c. 190
d. 100
v. The mode is the:
a. middlemost frequent value
b. least frequent value
c. maximum frequent value
d. none of these
39. A Mall is constructing in the city, Jaipur. 100 workers are working in the Mall. The data of the [4]
distribution of weekly wages of 100 workers are recorded and the following graph is made:

Based on the above graph, answer the following questions:

i. Identify less than type ogive from the given graph.
a. A
b. point of intersection of A and B
c. B
d. none of these
ii. Find the Median Wages.
a. Rs.60
b. Rs.150
c. Rs.50
d. Rs.55
iii. Find Mode of the data if Mean Wages is Rs. 50
a. Rs.52
b. Rs.60
c. Rs.55
d. Rs.50
iv. The construction of the cumulative frequency table is useful in determining the:
a. Median

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 b. Mean
c. Mode
d. All of the above
v. The intersection of the Ogive graph(abscissa) represents which of the following:
a. Mean
b. Median
c. Mode
d. All of these
40. A survey was conducted by the Education Ministry of India. The following distribution gives [4]
the state-wise teachers-students ratio in higher secondary schools of India.

Number of students per Number of Number of students per Number of

teacher states/U.T teacher states/U.T

15 - 20 3 35 - 40 3

20 - 25 8 40 - 45 0

25 - 30 9 45 - 50 0

30 - 35 10 50 - 55 2

i.  The modal class is

a. 40 - 45
b. 30 - 35
c. 50 - 55
d. 25 - 30
ii. The mean of this data is
a. 19.2.
b. 22.9
c. 39.2
d. 29.2
iii. The mode of the data is
a. 36.625
b. 30.625
c. 32.625
d. 31.625
iv. Half of (upper-class limit + lower class limit) is
a. Class interval
b. Classmark

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 c. Class value
d. Class size
v. The construction of the cumulative frequency table is useful in determining the
a. Mean
b. Mode
c. Median
d. All of the above

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