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851.

A semicircular shaped window has diameter of 63cm. Its perimeter equals

A. 162
B. 132
C. 142
D. 172
Answer» B. 132
852.

A room is half as long again as it is broad. The cost of carpeting the at Rs. 5 per sq.m is Rs. 270 and the cost of papering the four walls at Rs. 10 per sq.m is Rs. 1720. If a door and 2 windows occupy 8 sq. m, find the dimensions of the room.

A. b=6; l=18; H=6
B. b=5; l=6; H=18
C. l=6; b=18; H=15
D. l=5; b=18; H=18
Answer» B. b=5; l=6; H=18
853.

A room of 5m 44cm long and 3m 74cm broad is to be paved with squre tiles. Find the least number of squre tiles required to cover the floor.

A. 136
B. 146
C. 166
D. 176
Answer» E.
854.

A room 5m 55cm long and 3m 74cm broad is to be paved with square tiles.Find the least number of square tiles required to cover the floor?

A. 156
B. 166
C. 176
D. 186
Answer» D. 186
855.

A room is 15 feet long and 12 feet broad. A mat has to be placed on the floor of the room leaving 1.5 feet space from the walls. What will be the cost of the mat at the rate of Rs. 3.50 per squire feet?

A. 378
B. 472.5
C. 496
D. 630
Answer» B. 472.5
856.

A right circular cylinder has height 28 cm and radius of base 14 cm. Two hemispheres of radius 7 cm each are cut from each of the two bases of the cylinder. What is the total surface area (in cm2) of the remaining part?

A. 3842
B. 4312
C. 3296
D. 4436
Answer» C. 3296
857.

A right-angled triangle ABC is right-angled at B, and tan A = 4/3. If AC = 25 cm, the length of BC is

A. 33.3 cm
B. 24 cm
C. 20 cm
D. 18.75 cm
Answer» D. 18.75 cm
858.

A rectangular swimming pool of length 20 m and breadth 10 m has a uniformly sloping floor. It is 1 m in depth on one end of its length and 3 m at the other. How much water is needed to completely fill this pool? (Take π = 22/7)

A. 800 cubic metres
B. 300 cubic metres
C. 480 cubic metres
D. 400 cubic metres
Answer» E.
859.

A rectangular swimming pool of length 30 m and breadth 15 m has a uniformly sloping floor. It is 1 m in depth on one end of its length and 2 m at the other. How much water is needed to completely fill this pool?

A. 1350 cubic mts
B. 2025 cubic mts
C. 675 cubic mts
D. 2700 cubic mts
Answer» D. 2700 cubic mts
860.

A rectangular plot measuring 90 meters by 50 meters is to be enclosed by wire fencing. If the poles of the fence are kept 5 meters apart. How many poles will be needed?

A. 65m
B. 45m
C. 55m
D. 56m
Answer» E.
861.

A rectangular plot measuring 90 metres by 50 metres is to be enclosed by wire fencing. If the poles of the fence are kept 5 metres apart, how many poles will be needed?

A. 56m
B. 65m
C. 34m
D. 36m
Answer» B. 65m
862.

A rectangular playground of length 125 m and width 75 m, has a walking strip of width 3 m in the middle of the ground, along the longer side. What is the area of the ground without the walking strip?

A. 9375 sq.m
B. 9000 sq.m
C. 9750 sq.m
D. 8625 sq.m
Answer» C. 9750 sq.m
863.

A rectangular parking space is marked out by painting three of its sides.If the length of the unpainted side is 9 feet, and the sum of the lengths of the painted sides is 37 feet, then what is the area of the parking space in square feet?

A. 126sq.ft
B. 120sq.ft
C. 130sq.ft
D. 135sq.ft
Answer» B. 120sq.ft
864.

A rectangular playground ground of length 125 m and width 75 m, has a walking strip of width 3 m in the middle of the ground, along the longer side. What is the area of the ground without the walking strip?

A. 9375 sq.m
B. 9000 sq.m
C. 9750 sq.m
D. 8625 sq.m
Answer» C. 9750 sq.m
865.

A rectangular paper when folded into two congruent parts had a perimeter of 34cm foer each part folded along one set of sides and the same is 38cm. When folded along the other set of sides. What is the area of the paper?

A. 140
B. 150
C. 160
D. 170
Answer» B. 150
866.

A rectangular lawn 55m by 35m has two roads each 4m wide running in the middle of it. One parallel to the length and the other parallel to breadth. The cost of graveling the roads at 75 paise per sq meter is

A. rs.58
B. rs.158
C. rs.258
D. rs.358
Answer» D. rs.358
867.

A rectangular grassy plot 120 m. by 60 m has a gravel path 1.5 m wide all round it on the inside. Find the cost of gravelling the path at 65 paise per sq. metre ?

A. Rs. 345.15
B. Rs. 245.1
C. Rs. 234.18
D. Rs. 456.65
Answer» B. Rs. 245.1
868.

A rectangular lawn of dimensions 80 m x 60 m has two roads each 10 m wide running in the middle of the lawn, one parallel to the length and the other parallel to the breadth. What is the cost of traveling the two roads at Rs.3 per sq m ?

A. Rs. 3600
B. Rs. 3800
C. Rs. 3900
D. Rs. 3700
Answer» D. Rs. 3700
869.

A rectangular field is to be fenced on three sides leaving a side of 20 feet uncovered.If the area of the field is 680 sq.ft, how many feet of fencing will be required?

A. 44ft
B. 88ft
C. 22ft
D. 11ft
Answer» C. 22ft
870.

A rectangular grassy plot 110m by 65cm has a gravel path .5cm wide all round it on the inside. Find the cost of gravelling the path at 80 paise per sq.mt

A. 680rs
B. 480rs
C. 340rs
D. 320rs
Answer» B. 480rs
871.

A quadrilateral is inscribed in a circle. If the opposite angles of the quadrilateral are equal and length of its adjacent sides are 6 cm and 8 cm, what is the area of the circle?

A. 64Ï€ sq cm
B. 25Ï€ sq cm
C. 36Ï€ sq cm
D. 49Ï€ sq cm
Answer» C. 36Ï€ sq cm
872.

A polygon with n sides will have how many corners?_x005F_x000D_

A. n
B. 4
C. 5
D. 1
Answer» B. 4
873.

A polygon has 9 sides. What is its interior angle?

A. 140 deg
B. 100 deg
C. 120 deg
D. 40 deg
Answer» B. 100 deg
874.

A piece of wire 132 cm long is bent successively in the shape of an equilateral triangle, a square and a circle. Then area will be longest in shape of

A. Circle
B. Equilateral triangle
C. Square
D. Equal in all the shapes
Answer» B. Equilateral triangle
875.

A pentagonal prism has 15 edges. How many vertices does it have?

A. 12
B. 10
C. 15
D. 20
Answer» C. 15
876.

A parallelogram PQRS, the length of whose sides are 8 cm and 12 cm, has one diagonal 10 cm long Ile length of the other diagonal is approximately:

A. 17.8 cm
B. 17.5 cm
C. 17 cm
D. 18 cm
Answer» B. 17.5 cm
877.

A path of 2.5 m width surrounds a rectangular garden of length 10 m and breadth 8 m. Area of the garden, inclusive of the path is

A. 130.25 sq.m
B. 131.25 sq.m
C. 195.00 sq.m
D. 162.50 sq.m
Answer» D. 162.50 sq.m
878.

A parallelogram has sides 30m and 14m and one of its diagonals is 40m long. Then its area is

A. 136
B. 236
C. 336
D. 436
Answer» D. 436
879.

A missile travels at 1278 km/h. How many metres does it travel in one second?

A. 355 metres
B. 358 metres
C. 345 metres
D. 313 metres
Answer» B. 358 metres
880.

A man walked diagonally across a square lot. Approximately, what was the percent saved by not walking along the edges?

A. 30
B. 40
C. 50
D. 60
Answer» B. 40
881.

A man walked diagonally across a square plot. Approximately what was the percent saved by not walking along the edges?

A. 0.1
B. 0.2
C. 0.3
D. 0.4
Answer» D. 0.4
882.

A man walking at the speed of 4 kmph crosses a square field diagonally in 3 meters.The area of the field is

A. 10000
B. 20000
C. 30000
D. 40000
Answer» C. 30000
883.

A line DE parallel to the side BC intersects the other two sides of triangle at point D and E such that AD = 1/6 AB and AE = 1/6 AC. If the value of BC is 18 cm then calculate the value of DE (in cm).

A. 2
B. 3
C. 6
D. 8
Answer» C. 6
884.

A man runs round a circular field of radius 50m at the speed of 12 km/hr. What is the time taken by the man to take twenty rounds of the field?

A. 220/7 min
B. 110/7 min
C. 90/7 min
D. 230/7 min
Answer» B. 110/7 min
885.

A line cuts two concentric circles. The lengths of chords formed by that line on the two circles are 4 cm and 16 cm. What is the difference (in cm2) in squares of radii of two circles?

A. 240
B. 120
C. 60
D. 90
Answer» D. 90
886.

A large field of 700 hectares is divided into two parts. The difference of the areas of the two parts is one-fifth of the average of the two areas. What is the area of the smaller part in hectares?

A. 315
B. 385
C. 415
D. 485
Answer» B. 385
887.

A ladder 20 m long is leaning against a vertical wall. It makes an angle of 30 deg with the ground. How high on the wall does the ladder reach?

A. 10 m
B. 17.32 m
C. 34.64 m
D. 3 m
Answer» B. 17.32 m
888.

A field measures 90 m by 60 m. There is a concrete path 3 m wide all round its perimeter. Find the total area covered by the concrete path._x005F_x000D_

A. 963 m2
B. 639 m2
C. 936 m2
D. 693 m2
Answer» D. 693 m2
889.

A hollow sphere with external and internal diameters as 24 cm and 16 cm, respectively, is melted into a cylinder with a base diameter of 32 cm. The height of the cylinder is closest to:_x005F_x000D_

A. 7.33 cm
B. 5.56 cm
C. 5.16 cm
D. 6.33 cm
Answer» E.
890.

A cylindrical vessel of height 5 cm and radius 4 cm is completely filled with sand. When this sand is poured out it forms a right circular cone of radius 6 cm. What will be the height of this cone? (Take π = 22/7)

A. 6.67 cm
B. 2.22 cm
C. 3.33 cm
D. 1.67 cm
Answer» B. 2.22 cm
891.

A cube of 9 cm edge is immersed completely in a rectangular vessel containing water. If the base of the vessel is 12 cm 15 cm then find the rise in the level of water when the cube is immersed?_x005F_x000D_

A. 4.55 cm
B. 6.05 cm
C. 6.55 cm
D. 4.05 cm
Answer» E.
892.

A cube is placed inside a cone of radius 20 cm and height 10 cm, one of its face being on the base of the cone and vertices of opposite face touching the cone. What is the length (in cm) of side of the cube?

A. 5
B. 6
C. 8
D. 9
Answer» D. 9
893.

A cow s tethered in the middle of a field with a 14feet long rope.If the cow grazes 100 sq feet per day, then approximately what time will be taken by the cow to graze the whole field?

A. 616
B. 716
C. 816
D. 516
Answer» B. 716
894.

A cone of radius 3.5 cm and height 27 cm is completely filled with water. This water is emptied into an empty cylindrical vessel of radius 2.1 cm. What will be the height of water in this vessel? (Take π = 22/7)

A. 50 cm
B. 25 cm
C. 12.5 cm
D. 37.5 cm
Answer» C. 12.5 cm
895.

A class is 6 meters 24 centimeters in length and 4 meters 32 centimeters in width. Find the least number of square tiles of equal size required to cover the entire floor of the class room ?

A. 115
B. 117
C. 116
D. 114
Answer» C. 116
896.

A circular swimming pool is surrounded by a concrete wall 4ft wide. If the area of the concrete wall surrounding the pool is 11/25 that of the pool, then the radius of the pool is?

A. 10ft
B. 20ft
C. 30ft
D. 40ft
Answer» C. 30ft
897.

A circle touches all the sides of a quadrilateral PQRS. whose sides, PQ = 2cm, QR = 3cm and RS = 4cm, What is the length of PS?_x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_

A. 3 cm
B. 2 cm
C. 1 cm
D. 4 cm
Answer» B. 2 cm
898.

A circle has points P, Q, R on a circle in such a way that angle PQR is 60 deg and angle QRP is 80 deg. Calculate the angle subtended by an arc QR at the centre._x005F_x000D_

A. 40 deg
B. 80 deg
C. 100 deg
D. 120 deg
Answer» C. 100 deg
899.

A circular piece of thin wire is converted into a rhombus of side 11 cm. Find the diameter of the circular piece?

A. 28 cm
B. 3.5 cm
C. 7 cm
D. 14 cm
Answer» E.
900.

A, B and C are three points on a circle such that the angles subtended by the chords AB and AC at the centre O are 800and 1200, respectively. The value of is:_x005F_x000D_

A. 700
B. 850
C. 750
D. 800
Answer» E.