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151.

 What would be the cost of building a fence around a square plot with area equal to 361 sq.ft. If the price per foot of building the fence is Rs. 62 ?

A. Rs. 4712
B. Rs. 4892
C. Rs. 4914
D. Rs. 5098
Answer» B. Rs. 4892
152.

 The total area of a circle & a rectangle is equal to 1166 cm². The diameter of circle is 28 cm. What is the sum of the circumference of circle & perimeter of rectangle,if length of rectangle is 25 cm-

A. 180 cm
B. 182 cm
C. 183 cm
D. 184 cm
Answer» C. 183 cm
153.

 The perimeter of a square is 504 cm. What is the area of the square ?

A. 12876 cm²
B. 13876 cm²
C. 14876 cm²
D. 15876 cm²
Answer» E.
154.

 The area of a circle is 154 sq cm. What is the circumference of the circle ?

A. 44 cm
B. 45 cm
C. 46 cm
D. 47 cm
Answer» B. 45 cm
155.

 The ratio of the length and the breadth of a rectangle is 4 : 3 . Also, its perimeter is 112 cm. What is the area of the rectangle ?

A. 766 cm²
B. 767 cm²
C. 768 cm²
D. 769 cm²
Answer» D. 769 cm²
156.

 25 pieces of shirt each 125 cm in length can be cut fror a reel of cloth. After cutting these pieces, 90 cm of clot is left. What is the length of the reel of cloth in metres

A. 30 .15 m
B. 32.15 m
C. 35.15 m
D. 39.15 m
Answer» C. 35.15 m
157.

 What is the cost of painting a hall whose area is 720 sq metre, if the rate of painting is 725 per square metre ?

A. 14000
B. 18000
C. 20000
D. 24000
Answer» C. 20000
158.

 The circumferenmce of a circle is 63cm. Find its area.

A. 305.71 cm²
B. 315.71 cm²
C. 325.71 cm²
D. 335.71 cm²
Answer» C. 325.71 cm²
159.

 The area of a square is twice the area of a circle. The area of the circle is 392 cm² . What is the length of the side of the square ?

A. 22 cm
B. 28 cm
C. 34 cm
D. 39 cm
Answer» C. 34 cm
160.

 A rectangular carpet has an area of 120 sq metres and a perimeter of 46 metres. The length of its diagonal (in metres) is:

A. 17
B. 19
C. 21
D. 27
Answer» B. 19
161.

 If the area of a circle is 75.44 square cm then what is the circumference of the circle?

A. 30.8 cm
B. 32.2 cm
C. 34.8 cm
D. 37.8 cm
Answer» B. 32.2 cm
162.

 A rectangular plot is half as long again as it is board and is area is 2/3 hectares , Then is length is :

A. 50 m
B. 100 m
C. 150 m
D. 200 m
Answer» C. 150 m
163.

 A courtyard 25 m long and 16 m broad is to be paved with bricks of dimensions 20 cm by 10 cm . The total number of bricks required is :

A. 20,000
B. 24,000
C. 18,000
D. 14,000
Answer» B. 24,000
164.

 12 spheres of the same size are made from melting a solid cylinder of 16 cm diameter and 2 cm height. Find the diameter of each sphere.

A. 2 cm
B. 4 cm
C. 6 cm
D. 8 cm
Answer» C. 6 cm
165.

 The surface area of a sphere is same as the curved surface area of a right circular cylinder whose height and diameter are 12 cm each. The radius of the sphere is:

A. 8 cm
B. 4 cm
C. 10 cm
D. 6 cm
Answer» E.
166.

 The cost of the paint is Rs. 36.50 per kg. If 1 kg of paint covers 16 square feet, how much will it cost to paint outside of a cube having 8 feet each side.

A. Rs. 838
B. Rs. 856
C. Rs. 876
D. Rs. 895
Answer» D. Rs. 895
167.

 The length of a rectangular field is thrice its breath. If the cost of cultivating the field at Rs. 367.20 per square metre is Rs. 27,540, then what is the perimeter of the rectangle ?

A. 36 m
B. 40 m
C. 44 m
D. 49 m
Answer» C. 44 m
168.

 The length of a rectangle exceeds its breath by 7 cm. If the length is decreased by 4 cm. and the breadth is increased by 3 cms., then the area of new rectangle will same as the area of original recta

A. 49 cm
B. 50 cm
C. 51 cm
D. 52 cm
Answer» C. 51 cm
169.

 The ratio of the length of a rectangular park to its breadth is 3:2. The area of the park is 3456 sq m. Find the perimeter of the park.

A. 200 m
B. 220 m
C. 230 m
D. 240 m
Answer» E.
170.

 A person sells an item at a profit of 42%. If the customer pays Rs. 12496 for that item what is the net profit (in Rs) of the prsons ?

A. Rs. 3696
B. Rs. 3796
C. Rs. 3896
D. Rs. 3996
Answer» B. Rs. 3796
171.

 The area of a rectangle is five times the area of a square.The length of the rectangle is 400 ft and breadth is 1/4 of the side of the square. What is the side of the square ?

A. 5 ft
B. 15 ft
C. 20 ft
D. 25 ft
Answer» D. 25 ft
172.

 The length of a rectangular field is thrice its breadth. If the cost of cultivating the field at Rs. 367.20 per square meter is Rs. 27,540, then what is the perimeter of the rectangle?

A. 30 m
B. 40 m
C. 50 m
D. 60 m
Answer» C. 50 m
173.

 At each corner of a square park with side equal to 40 m, there is a flower bed in the form of a sector of radius 14 m. What is the area of the remaining part of the park?

A. 643 square m
B. 768 square m
C. 867 square m
D. 984 Square m
Answer» E.
174.

 A rectangular carpet has an area of 240 sq. cm. If its diagonal and the longer side are together equal to five times the shorter side, the length of the carpet is -

A. 12 cm
B. 20 cm
C. 24 cm
D. 32 cm
Answer» D. 32 cm
175.

 A man walking at the rate of 6 km per hour crosses a square field diagonally in 9 seconds. The area of the field is-

A. 112.5 sq. cm
B. 115.5 sq. cm
C. 119.5 sq. cm
D. 122.5 sq. cm
Answer» B. 115.5 sq. cm
176.

 A circular wire of radius 42 cm is cut and bent in the form of a rectangle whose sides are in the ratio of 6 : 5. The smaller side of the rectangle is

A. 10 cm
B. 20 cm
C. 40 cm
D. 60 cm
Answer» E.
177.

 Triangle ABC is stretched along the x direction to form triangle AB’C’ and then triangle AB”C”. AC = CC’ = C’C”. What is the ratio of the areas of the three triangles?

A. 3 : 1 : 1
B. 2 : 3 : 1
C. 1 : 2 : 3
D. 1 : 3 : 2
Answer» D. 1 : 3 : 2
178.

 A triangle of height 4 cm cut from a shaded square of sides 5 cm. What is the area, in cm² of the remaining shaded region of the square?

A. 14 cm²
B. 15 cm²
C. 16 cm²
D. 17 cm²
Answer» C. 16 cm²
179.

 The sides of a triangle are in the ratio of 1/2 : 1/3 : 1/4. If the perimeter is 52 cm, then find the length of the smallest side.

A. 6 cm
B. 8 cm
C. 10 cm
D. 12 cm
Answer» E.
180.

 The base of a triangle is 15 cm and height is 12 cm. The height of another triangle of double the area having the base 20 cm is :

A. 11 cm
B. 18 cm
C. 22 cm
D. 29 cm
Answer» C. 22 cm
181.

 The difference of the areas of two squares drawn on two line segments in 32 sq. cm. Find the length of the greater line segment if one is longer than the other by 2 cm.

A. 4 cm
B. 5 cm
C. 6 cm
D. 7 cm
Answer» E.
182.

 If the sum of a number and its square is 182, what is the number?

A. 15
B. 26
C. 28
D. None of these
Answer» E.
183.

 If the ratio of the areas of two squares is 225:256, then the ratio of their perimeters is :

A. 12 : 17
B. 13 : 18
C. 15 : 16
D. 17 : 18
Answer» D. 17 : 18
184.

 The area of a square is 69696 cm square. What will be its diagonal ?

A. 127.45 cm
B. 373.296 cm
C. 598.345 cm
D. 975.258 cm
Answer» C. 598.345 cm
185.

 What are the least number of square tiles required to pave the floor of a room 15 m 17 cm long and 9 m 2 cm broad ?

A. 814
B. 815
C. 816
D. 817
Answer» B. 815
186.

 If the radius of a circle is diminished by 10%, then the area is diminished by:

A. 150%
B. 200%
C. 250%
D. 300%
Answer» E.
187.

 The wheel of a motorcycle, 70 cm in diameter makes 40 revolutions in every 10 seconds. What is the speed of the motorcycle in km/hr

A. 22.38 km/hr
B. 29.24 km/hr
C. 31.68 km/hr
D. 33.45 km/hr
Answer» D. 33.45 km/hr
188.

 Find the circumference of a circle, whose area is 24.64 meter sqaure

A. 17.60 m
B. 18.40 m
C. 19.27 m
D. 20.86 m
Answer» B. 18.40 m
189.

 The area of rhombus is 150 cm square. The length of one of the its diagonals is 10 cm. The length of the other diagonal is:

A. 17 cm
B. 23 cm
C. 27 cm
D. 30 cm
Answer» E.
190.

 A triangle and a parallelogram are constructed on the same base such that their areas are equal. If the altitude of the parallelogram is 100 m , then the altitude of the triangle is.

A. 50 m
B. 100 m
C. 200 m
D. 250 m
Answer» D. 250 m
191.

 What will be the ratio between the area of a rectangle and the area of a triangle with one of the sides of the rectangle as base and a vertex on the opposite side of the rectangle ?

A. 2 : 0
B. 2 : 1
C. 1 : 3
D. 4 : 3
Answer» C. 1 : 3
192.

 The perimeters of 5 squares are 24 cm, 32 cm, 40 cm, 76 cm and 80 cm respectively. The perimeter of another square equal in area to the sum of the area of these square is:

A. 120 cm
B. 124 cm
C. 127 cm
D. 143 cm
Answer» C. 127 cm
193.

 50 square stone slabs of equal size were needed to cover a floor area of 72 sq.m. Find the length of each stone slab.

A. 120 cm
B. 121 cm
C. 122 cm
D. 123 cm
Answer» B. 121 cm
194.

 If the circumference of a circle increases from 4 pi to 8 pi, what change occurs in the area ?

A. 64π
B. 65π
C. 66π
D. 67π
Answer» B. 65π
195.

 The area of incircle of an equilateral triangle of side 42 cm is :

A. 460 cm²
B. 461 cm²
C. 462 cm²
D. 463 cm²
Answer» D. 463 cm²
196.

 There is a plot which is rectangular in shape and it area is 460 square metres. What will be breadth of the plot if length of plot is 15% more than the breadth of plot ?

A. 10 m
B. 20 m
C. 30 m
D. 40 m
Answer» C. 30 m
197.

 If the area of a square with the side a is equal to the area of a triangle with base a, then the altitude of the triangle is.

A. a
B. a/2
C. 2a
D. none of these
Answer» D. none of these
198.

 A farmer to start a 100 sq. m. rectangular garden. Since he has only 30 meter barbed wire, he fences three sides of the garden letting his house wall act as the fourth side fencing.find dimension?

A. 20 m * 5 m
B. 20 m * 10 m
C. 18 m * 5 m
D. 10 m * 17 m
Answer» B. 20 m * 10 m
199.

 The length of a rectangle is three times of its width. If the length of the diagonal is √ 810 , then find the perimeter of the rectangle.

A. 62 cm
B. 64 cm
C. 66 cm
D. 68 cm
Answer» C. 66 cm
200.

 A towel, when bleached, was found to have lost 20% of its length and 10% of its breadth. The percentage of decrease in area is ?

A. 24%
B. 27%
C. 28%
D. 31%
Answer» D. 31%