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1.

What is the area of the given rectangle? I.  Perimeter of the rectangle is 60 cm. II.  Breadth of the rectangle is 12 cm.  III.  Sum of two adjacent sides is 30 cm.

A. I only
B. II only
C. I and II only
D. II and III only
E. II and either I or III
Answer» F.
2.

What is the cost painting the two adjacent walls of a hall at Rs. 5 per m2 which has no windows or doors? I.  The area of the hall is 24 sq. m. II.  The breadth, length and height of the hall are in the ratio of 4 : 6 : 5 respectively.  III.  Area of one wall is 30 sq. m.

A. I only
B. II only
C. III only
D. Either I or III
E. All I, II and III are required.
Answer» D. Either I or III
3.

What is the area of the hall? I.  Material cost of flooring per square metre is Rs. 2.50 II.  Labour cost of flooring the hall is Rs. 3500  III.  Total cost of flooring the hall is Rs. 14,500.

A. I and II only
B. II and III only
C. All I, II and III
D. Any two of the three
E. None of these
Answer» D. Any two of the three
4.

What will be the cost of painting the inner walls of a room if the rate of painting is Rs. 20 per square foot? I.  Circumference of the floor is 44 feet.  II.  The height of the wall of the room is 12 feet.

A. I alone sufficient while II alone not sufficient to answer
B. II alone sufficient while I alone not sufficient to answer
C. Either I or II alone sufficient to answer
D. Both I and II are not sufficient to answer
E. Both I and II are necessary to answer
Answer» F.
5.

The area of a rectangle is equal to the area of right-angles triangle. What is the length of the rectangle? I.  The base of the triangle is 40 cm.  II.  The height of the triangle is 50 cm.

A. I alone sufficient while II alone not sufficient to answer
B. II alone sufficient while I alone not sufficient to answer
C. Either I or II alone sufficient to answer
D. Both I and II are not sufficient to answer
E. Both I and II are necessary to answer
Answer» E. Both I and II are necessary to answer
6.

What is the area of a right-angled triangle? I.  The perimeter of the triangle is 30 cm. II.  The ratio between the base and the height of the triangle is 5 : 12.  III.  The area of the triangle is equal to the area of a rectangle of length 10 cm.

A. I and II only
B. II and III only
C. I and III only
D. III, and either I or II only
E. None of these
Answer» B. II and III only
7.

What is the area of rectangular field? I.  The perimeter of the field is 110 metres. II.  The length is 5 metres more than the width.  III.  The ratio between length and width is 6 : 5 respectively.

A. I and II only
B. Any two of the three
C. All I, II and III
D. I, and either II or III only
E. None of these
Answer» C. All I, II and III
8.

What is the height of the triangle? I.  The area of the triangle is 20 times its base.  II.  The perimeter of the triangle is equal to the perimeter of a square of side 10 cm.

A. I alone sufficient while II alone not sufficient to answer
B. II alone sufficient while I alone not sufficient to answer
C. Either I or II alone sufficient to answer
D. Both I and II are not sufficient to answer
E. Both I and II are necessary to answer
Answer» B. II alone sufficient while I alone not sufficient to answer
9.

The area of playground is 1600 m2. What is the perimeter? I.  It is a perfect square playground.  II.  It costs Rs. 3200 to put a fence around the playground at the rate of Rs. 20 per metre.

A. I alone sufficient while II alone not sufficient to answer
B. II alone sufficient while I alone not sufficient to answer
C. Either I or II alone sufficient to answer
D. Both I and II are not sufficient to answer
E. Both I and II are necessary to answer
Answer» D. Both I and II are not sufficient to answer
10.

The diagonal of a rectangle is 41 cm and its area is 20 sq. cm. The perimeter of the rectangle must be:

A. 9 cm
B. 18 cm
C. 20 cm
D. 41 cm
Answer» C. 20 cm
11.

The diagonal of the floor of a rectangular closet is 7 feet. The shorter side of the closet is 4 feet. What is the area of the closet in square feet?

A. 5 1 4
B. 13 1 2
C. 27
D. 37
Answer» D. 37
12.

 The area of a square is 144 m². Find its perimeter.

A. 42 m
B. 44 m
C. 46 m
D. 48 m
Answer» E.
13.

 The perimeter of a square is 52 m. Find the area of the square.

A. 171 m²
B. 170 m²
C. 169 m²
D. 168 m²
Answer» D. 168 m²
14.

 Find the perimeter and area of a square of side 11 cm.

A. 121 cm square
B. 126 cm sqaure
C. 226 cm square
D. 333 cm square
Answer» B. 126 cm sqaure
15.

 A wire in the shape of rectangle of length 25 cm and breadth 17 cm is rebent to form a square. What will be the measure of each side?

A. 20 cm
B. 21 cm
C. 22 cm
D. 23 cm
Answer» C. 22 cm
16.

 How many envelopes can be made out of a sheet of paper 100 cm by 75 cm, supposing 1 envelope requires 20 cm by 5 cm piece of paper?

A. 65 envelops
B. 70 envelops
C. 75 envelops
D. 80 envelops
Answer» D. 80 envelops
17.

 The breadth of the rectangle is 8 cm and A its diagonal is 17 cm. Find the area of the rectangle and its perimeter

A. 132 cm square, 75 cm
B. 108 cm square, 46 cm
C. 102 cm square, 50 cm
D. 120 cm square, 46 cm
Answer» E.
18.

 A floor of the room 8 m long and 6 m wide is to be covered by square tiles. If each square tile is 0.8 m, find the number of tiles required to cover the floor. Also, find the cost of tiling at the rat

A. 46 m square, $ 510
B. 48 m square, $ 600
C. 48 m square, $ 525
D. 50 m square, $ 525
Answer» D. 50 m square, $ 525
19.

 The length and breadth of a rectangular courtyard is 75 m and 32 m. Find the cost of leveling it at the rate of $3 per m2. Also, find the distance covered by a boy to take 4 rounds of the courtyard.

A. 856 m
B. 857 m
C. 858 m
D. 859 m
Answer» B. 857 m
20.

 Find the breadth and perimeter of the rectangle if its area is 96 cm22 and the length is 12 cm.

A. 20 cm
B. 40 cm
C. 38 cm
D. 24 cm
Answer» C. 38 cm
21.

 Find the area of the rectangle if its perimeter is 48 cm and its breadth is 6 cm.

A. 96 cm square
B. 104 cm square
C. 108 cm square
D. 110 cm square
Answer» D. 110 cm square
22.

 Find the breadth of the rectangular plot of land whose area is 660 m2 and whose length is 33 m. Find its perimeter.

A. 25 m, 98 m
B. 18 m, 118 m
C. 10 m, 112 m
D. 20 m, 106 m
Answer» E.
23.

 Find the perimeter and area of the rectangle of length 17 cm and breadth 13 cm.

A. 60 cm, 221 cm square
B. 40 cm, 222 cm square
C. 90 cm, 223 cm square
D. 80 cm, 224 cm square
Answer» B. 40 cm, 222 cm square
24.

 If the side of a square is 23 feet, then find its area.

A. 527 square feet
B. 528 square feet
C. 529 square feet
D. 530 square feet
Answer» D. 530 square feet
25.

 If the length and width of a rectangle are 18 mm and 16 mm, then find its area.

A. 258 square mm
B. 268 square mm
C. 278 square mm
D. 288 square mm
Answer» E.
26.

 If the length and width of a rectangle are 15 cm and 13 cm, then find its area.

A. 195 square cm
B. 198 square cm
C. 200 square cm
D. 210 square cm
Answer» B. 198 square cm
27.

 If the side of a square is 19 inches, then find its area.

A. 360 square inches
B. 361 square inches
C. 362 square inches
D. 363 square inches
Answer» C. 362 square inches
28.

 If the side of a square is 14 m, then find its area.

A. 193 square cm
B. 194 square cm
C. 195 sqaure cm
D. 196 square cm
Answer» E.
29.

 If the length and width of a rectangle are 8 cm and 6 cm, then find its area.

A. 41 square cm
B. 44 square cm
C. 48 square cm
D. 50 square cm
Answer» D. 50 square cm
30.

 If the side of a square is 11 cm, then find its area.

A. 120 square cm
B. 121 square cm
C. 122 square cm
D. 123 square cm
Answer» C. 122 square cm
31.

 If the length and width of a rectangle are 10 m and 8 m, then find its area.

A. 80 square meter
B. 84 square meter
C. 88 square meter
D. 90 square meter
Answer» B. 84 square meter
32.

 The perimeter of a square circumscribed about a circle of radius r is:

A. 2r
B. 4r
C. 8r
D. 16r
Answer» D. 16r
33.

 The inner circumference of a circle race track 18 m wide is 880 m. Find the radius of the outer circle.

A. 100 m
B. 120 m
C. 130 m
D. 140 m
Answer» E.
34.

 A girl walking at the rate of 9 Km per hour crosses a square field diagonally in 12 seconds. The area of the field is:

A. 400 Sq.m
B. 450 Sq.m
C. 500 Sq.m
D. 550 Sq.m
Answer» C. 500 Sq.m
35.

 Find the cost of carpainting a room 13 m long and 9 m broad with a carpet 100 Cm broad at the rate of Rs.20 per meter.

A. 157 m
B. 167 m
C. 177 m
D. 187 m
Answer» D. 187 m
36.

 Of the two square fields, the area of the one is 1 hectare, while another one is broader by 1%. There differences in area is:

A. 198 m²
B. 199 m²
C. 200 m²
D. 201 m²
Answer» E.
37.

 A large field of 900 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. 401 hectares
B. 403 hectares
C. 405 hectares
D. 407 hectares
Answer» D. 407 hectares
38.

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

A. 88
B. 81
C. 73
D. 62
Answer» B. 81
39.

 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, find out the area?

A. 125 sq. ft
B. 126 sq. ft
C. 127 sq. ft
D. 128 sq. ft
Answer» C. 127 sq. ft
40.

 The area of a rectangle plot is 460 square metres. If the length is 15% more than the breadth, what is the breadth of the plot?

A. 20 m
B. 25 m
C. 30 m
D. 35 m
Answer» B. 25 m
41.

 The length of a room is 6 m and width is 4.75 m. What is the cost of paying the floor by slabs at the rate of Rs. 900 per sq. metre.

A. Rs. 25550
B. Rs. 25650
C. Rs. 25750
D. Rs. 25850
Answer» C. Rs. 25750
42.

 The ratio of the areas of two squares, one having double its diagonal then the other is:

A. 1 : 1
B. 2 : 1
C. 3 : 1
D. 4 : 1
Answer» E.
43.

 A rectangular courtyard 3.78 m lang and 5.25 m broad is to be paved exactly with square tiles, all of the same size. The minimum number of such tiles is:

A. 200 tiles
B. 300 tiles
C. 450 tiles
D. 500 tiles
Answer» D. 500 tiles
44.

 A rectangle measures 8 Cm on length and its diagonal measures 17 Cm. What is the perimeter of the rectangle?

A. 23 cm
B. 35 cm
C. 41 cm
D. 46 cm
Answer» E.
45.

 A rectangular mat has an area of 120 sq.metres and perimeter of 46 m. The length of its diagonal is:

A. 15 m
B. 16 m
C. 17 m
D. 18 m
Answer» D. 18 m
46.

 The sides of a rectangle are in the ratio of 6 : 5 and its area is 1331 sq.m. Find the perimeter of rectangle.

A. 121 m
B. 131 m
C. 141 m
D. 151 m
Answer» B. 131 m
47.

 In the adjoining figure, ABCD is a square of side 6cm. Find the area of the shaded region.

A. 31.428 Sq.cm
B. 33.428 Sq.cm
C. 33.428 Sq.cm
D. 34.428 Sq.cm
Answer» E.
48.

 If OA = OB = 14cm, ∠AOB=90 degree, find the area of shaded region.

A. 20 cm²
B. 21 cm²
C. 22 cm²
D. 23 cm²
Answer» C. 22 cm²
49.

 Find the area of shaded region, if the side of square is 28 cm and radius of the sector is ½ the length of side of square.

A. 1508 cm²
B. 1608 cm²
C. 1708 cm²
D. 1808 cm²
Answer» D. 1808 cm²
50.

 Find the area of shaded region of circle of radius =7cm, if ∠AOB=70 degree, ∠COD=50 degree and ∠EOF=60 degree.

A. 77 cm²
B. 81 cm²
C. 86 cm²
D. 93 cm²
Answer» B. 81 cm²