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201.

The area of the largest triangle that can be inscribed in a semi-circle of radius r, is :

A. 2
B. r2
C. 3
D. r3
Answer» B. r2
202.

The area of the greatest circle which can be inscribed in a square whose perimeter is 120 cm, is :

A. $\frac{{22}}{7} \times {\left( {\frac{7}{2}} \right)^2}c{m^2}$$
B. $\frac{{22}}{7} \times {\left( {\frac{9}{2}} \right)^2}c{m^2}$$
C. $\frac{{22}}{7} \times {\left( {\frac{15}{2}} \right)^2}c{m^2}$$
D. $\frac{{22}}{7} \times {\left( {15} \right)^2}c{m^2}$$
Answer» E.
203.

A circular road runs around a circular garden. If the difference between the circumference of the outer circle and the inner circle is 44 m, the width of the road is :

A. .5 m
B. m
C. m
D. .5 m
Answer» D. .5 m
204.

The ratio of the circumferences of two circles is 2 : 3. What is the ratio of their areas ?

A. : 3
B. : 9
C. : 4
D. one of these
Answer» C. : 4
205.

Cost of fencing a circular plot at the rate of Rs. 15 per metre is Rs. 3300. What will be the cost of flooring the plot at the rate of Rs. 100 per square metre ?

A. s. 220000
B. s. 350000
C. s. 385000
D. annot be determined
E. one of these
Answer» D. annot be determined
206.

One of the diagonals of a rhombus is double the other diagonal. Its area is 25 sq. cm. The sum of the diagonal is ?

A. 0 cm
B. 2 cm
C. 5 cm
D. 6 cm
Answer» D. 6 cm
207.

The altitude of an equilateral triangle of side $$2\sqrt 3 $$ cm is :

A. $\frac{1}{2}$$ cm
B. $\frac{{\sqrt 3 }}{4}$$ cm
C. $\frac{{\sqrt 3 }}{2}$$ cm
D. cm
Answer» E.
208.

What will be the area of 4 metres high wall on all four sides of a rectangular hall having perimeter 64 m ?

A. 56 m2
B. 28 m2
C. 84 m2
D. annot be determined
E. one of these
Answer» B. 28 m2
209.

The diagonal of a square is $$4\sqrt 2 $$ cm. The diagonal of another square whose area is double that of the first square, is :

A. cm
B. $8\sqrt 2 $$ cm
C. $4\sqrt 2 $$ cm
D. 6 cm
Answer» B. $8\sqrt 2 $$ cm
210.

The three sides of a triangular field are 20 metres, 21 metres and 29 metres long respectively. The area of the field is :

A. 10 m2
B. 15 m2
C. 30 m2
D. one of these
Answer» B. 15 m2
211.

A typist uses a paper 30 cm by 15 cm. He leaves a margin of 2.5 cm at the top and bottom and 1.25 cm on either side. What percentage of paper area is approximately available for typing ?

A. 0%
B. 5%
C. 0%
D. 0%
Answer» D. 0%
212.

The length of a rectangle is three times of its width. If the length of the diagonal is $$8\sqrt {10} $$ cm, then the perimeter of the rectangle is :

A. $15\sqrt {10} $$cm
B. $16\sqrt {10} $$cm
C. $24\sqrt {10} $$cm
D. 4 cm
Answer» E.
213.

The difference between the length and breadth of a rectangle is 23 m. If its perimeter is 206 m, then its area is :

A. 520 m2
B. 420 m2
C. 480 m2
D. 520 m2
Answer» E.
214.

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

A. 2 cm
B. 0 cm
C. 8 cm
D. 0 cm
Answer» D. 0 cm
215.

Two equal circle are drawn in square in such a way that a side of the square forms diameter of each circle. If the remaining area of the square is 42 cm2, how much will the diameter of the circle measure ?

A. .5 cm
B. cm
C. 4 cm
D. .5 cm
Answer» D. .5 cm
216.

What is correct about the following program?

A. The program will report run time error.
B. The program will print the output 20
C. Compilation fails due to 'operator +' cannot have default arguments
D. The program will print the garbage value
Answer» D. The program will print the garbage value
217.

What will be the output of the program if the array begins at address 65486?

A. 65486, 65486
B. 65486, 65488
C. 65486, 65487
D. 65486, 65490
Answer» B. 65486, 65488
218.

What will be the output of the program if the array begins 1200 in memory?

A. 1200, 1200, 1200
B. 1200, 1202, 1204
C. 1200, 1202, 1200
D. 1200, 1204, 1208
Answer» B. 1200, 1202, 1204
219.

What will be the output of the following program?

A. 9 3 6 5 0
B. 0 9 3 6 5
C. 5 9 3 6 0
D. 5 6 3 9 0
Answer» C. 5 9 3 6 0
220.

What will be the output of the program?

A. 1, 2, 1, 2 2, 3, 2, 3 3, 4, 3, 4 4, 2, 4, 2
B. 1, 1, 1, 1 2, 3, 2, 3 3, 2, 3, 2 4, 4, 4, 4
C. 1, 2, 3, 4 2, 3, 4, 1 3, 4, 1, 2 4, 1, 2, 3
D. 1, 1, 1, 1 2, 2, 2, 2 2, 2, 2, 2 3, 3, 3, 3
Answer» E.
221.

he ratio between the perimeter and the breadth of a rectangle is 5 : 1. If the area of the rectangle is 216 sq. cm, what is the length of the rectangle?

A. 16 cm
B. 18 cm
C. 24 cm
D. Data inadequate
Answer» C. 24 cm
222.

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
223.

In the given figure, ∠APO=35° if then which of the following options is correct?_x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_

A. ∠APB = 60°
B. ∠APB = 80°
C. ∠APB = 35°
D. ∠APB = 55°
Answer» D. ∠APB = 55°
224.

In a triangle, if the measures of two sides are 5 cm and 8 cm, then the third side can be:_x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_

A. 3 cm
B. 14 cm
C. 2 cm
D. 4 cm
Answer» E.
225.

You purchased two pieces of cloth measuring 1.2 m and 1.3 m each at Rs. 330 and Rs. 270 per meter respectively and gave Rs. 1000 at the payment counter. How much cash will you get back?

A. Rs. 253
B. Rs. 604
C. Rs. 649
D. Rs. 235
Answer» B. Rs. 604
226.

x, y be two acute angles, x + y < 90° and sin(2x - 20°) = cos(2y + 20°), the value of tan(x + y) is

A. √3
B. 1/√3
C. 1
D. 2+√2
Answer» D. 2+√2
227.

X and Y are the mid points of sides AB and AC of a triangle ABC. If BC+XY=12 units, then BC-­XY is

A. 8 units
B. 4 units
C. 6 units
D. 2 units
Answer» C. 6 units
228.

Which of the following triangle has the maximum area when inscribed inside the circle of same radius?

A. Scalene
B. Isosceles_x005F_x000D_
C. Equilateral
D. Right angled
Answer» D. Right angled
229.

Who is the Chief Election commissioner of India who took charge in January 2018_x005F_x000D_

A. Subramanian Swamy
B. Ranjit Kumar
C. Om Prakash Rawat
D. Raghuram Rajan
Answer» D. Raghuram Rajan
230.

Which of the following statement is correct about a triangle?_x005F_x000D_

A. If the triangles are congruent then their area will be equal
B. If the areas of two similar triangles are equal then the triangle is congruent
C. Two congruent triangles are always similar to each other
D. All options are correct
Answer» E.
231.

Which of the following represents the sides of an acute angled triangle?_x005F_x000D_

A. 6, 9, 16_x005F_x000D_
B. 7, 8, 10_x005F_x000D_
C. 5, 12, 13_x005F_x000D_
D. None of these
Answer» C. 5, 12, 13_x005F_x000D_
232.

Which of the following is the correct option for the congruency of the two triangles ABC and PQR as per the SAS congruency criterion?_x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_

A. AB = PQ
B. BC = QR
C. ∡B = ∡Q
D. All options are correct
Answer» E.
233.

Which of the following conditions is correct for a right angled triangle?_x005F_x000D_

A. Sum of the two angles of a triangle is greater than the third angle
B. Sum of the two angles of a triangle is less than the third angle
C. Sum of the two angles of a triangle is equal to the third angle
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
234.

When 472 pieces of plywood, each 0.23 cm thick, are piled on top of each other, what would be the height of the pile in meter?

A. 108.56
B. 1.0856
C. 1.856
D. 10.856
Answer» C. 1.856
235.

Which of the following combination of sides results in the formation of obtuse angled triangle?_x005F_x000D_

A. 6,7,13_x005F_x000D_
B. 5, 6, 8_x005F_x000D_
C. 4, 5, 6_x005F_x000D_
D. None of these
Answer» C. 4, 5, 6_x005F_x000D_
236.

What must be the length (in cm) of the diagonal of a rectangle if its area and breadth are 60 cm² and 5 cm respectively?

A. 26
B. 8
C. 16
D. 13
Answer» E.
237.

Wheels of diameters 7cm and 14cm start rolling simultaneously from x & y which are 1980 cm apart towards each other in opposite directions. Both of them make the same number of revolutions per second. If both of them meet after 10seconds.The speed of the smaller wheel is

A. 22m/s
B. 33m/s
C. 44m/s
D. 55m/s
Answer» B. 33m/s
238.

What will be the cost of levelling a circular ground of diameter 28 m, if charges are Rs. 125 per sq.m?

A. Rs. 76000
B. Rs. 76400
C. Rs. 76800
D. Rs. 77000
Answer» E.
239.

What is the total number of circles passing through the two fixed points?_x005F_x000D_

A. 1
B. 2
C. 4
D. Infinite
Answer» E.
240.

What is the surface of a piece of metal that is in the form of a parallelogram whose base is 20 cm and height is 5.4 cm?_x005F_x000D_

A. 801 sq.m.
B. 108 sq.m.
C. 180 sq.m.
D. 810 sq.m.
Answer» C. 180 sq.m.
241.

What is the total length intercepted between both the axes by the line 8x+4y=40?_x005F_x000D_

A. 5_x005F_x000D_
B. 10_x005F_x000D_
C. 15_x005F_x000D_
D. 20
Answer» D. 20
242.

What is the sum of the measures of all the interior angles of a regular polygon of 8 sides?_x005F_x000D_

A. 10800
B. 12600
C. 14400
D. 18000
Answer» B. 12600
243.

What is the slope of the line parallel to the line passing through the points (4,-2) and (-3,5)?

A. 44380
B. 1
C. -0.42857142857143
D. -1
Answer» E.
244.

What is the slope of the line perpendicular to the line passing through the points (-5 , 1) and (-2 , 0)?

A. -3
B. 3
C. -0.33333333333333
D. 44256
Answer» D. 44256
245.

What is the slope of the line parallel to the line passing through the points (-2, -1) and (4, -3)?

A. 44256
B. -0.33333333333333
C. -3
D. 3
Answer» C. -3
246.

What is the reflection of the point (5, 3) in the line y = -2?

A. (-9 , 3)
B. (-5 , -7)
C. (-9 , -3)
D. (5 , -7)
Answer» E.
247.

What is the reflection of the point (2, -3.5) in the y-axis?

A. (-2, 3.5)
B. (-2, -3.5)
C. (-3.5,-2)
D. (3.5,-2)
Answer» C. (-3.5,-2)
248.

What is the reflection of the point (-0.5, 6) in the x-axis?

A. (0.5, -6)
B. (-6, -0.5)
C. (6, -0.5)
D. (-0.5, -6)
Answer» E.
249.

What is the obtuse angle formed by the hands of a clock when the time in the clock is 2:30?

A. 95 deg
B. 120 deg
C. 105 deg
D. 165 deg
Answer» D. 165 deg
250.

What is the ratio of radius of incircle and circumcircle for an equilateral triangle with an area of 22√3 sq. units?

A. 44228
B. 44287
C. 44256
D. 44257
Answer» B. 44287