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SSC CGL level Question Set 27, Mensuration 2

Mensuration for SSC CGL Question Set 27

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10 questions on Mensuration for SSC CGL Set 27 - Answering time 15 mins

Problem 1.

The area of a rectangle is thrice that of a square. The length of the rectangle is 20 cm and the breadth $\frac{3}{2}$ times the length of a side of the square. The side length of the square (in cm) is,

  1. 10
  2. 20
  3. 60
  4. 30

Problem 2.

The perimeter of a rhombus is 40 cm and its height is 5 cm. Its area in (cm$^2$) is,

  1. 45
  2. 60
  3. 55
  4. 50

Problem 3.

The sum of the length, breadth and height of a rectangular parallelepiped is 24 cm and the length of the diagonal is 15 cm. Then its total surface area is,

  1. 351 cm$^2$
  2. 256 cm$^2$
  3. 265 cm$^2$
  4. 315 cm$^2$

Problem 4.

In the figure given below two shaded regions are formed in a circle of radius $a$.

SSC-CGL-question-set-27-mensuration-q4.jpg

The area of the shaded region is,

  1. $\frac{a^2}{2}(\frac{\pi}{2} - 1)$
  2. $a^2(\pi - 1)$
  3. $\frac{a^2}{2}(\pi - 1)$
  4. $a^2(\frac{\pi}{2} - 1)$

Problem 5.

Three circles of radii $a$, $b$ and $c$ touch each other externally. The area of the triangle formed by the three centres is,

  1. $ab + bc + ca$
  2. $(a + b +c)\sqrt{ab + bc + ca}$
  3. $\sqrt{(a + b + c)abc}$
  4. none of the above

Problem 6.

The circumference of a circle is 11 cm. The area of a sector of the circle subtending an angle of $60^0$ at the periphery (take $\pi = \frac{22}{7})$ is,

  1. $1\displaystyle\frac{29}{48}$ cm$^2$
  2. $2\displaystyle\frac{27}{48}$ cm$^2$
  3. $2\displaystyle\frac{29}{48}$ cm$^2$
  4. $1\displaystyle\frac{27}{48}$ cm$^2$

Problem 7.

If the difference between the areas of the circumcircle and incircle of an equilateral triangle is 44 cm$^2$, then the area of the triangle (in cm$^2$, take $\pi = \frac{22}{7}$), is,

  1. $28$ cm$^2$
  2. $21$ cm$^2$
  3. $7\sqrt{3}$ cm$^2$
  4. $14\sqrt{3}$ cm$^2$

Problem 8.

If area of an equilateral triangle is $A$ and its height is $b$, the value of $\displaystyle\frac{b^2}{A}$ is,

  1. $\displaystyle\frac{1}{3}$
  2. $3$
  3. $\sqrt{3}$
  4. $\displaystyle\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}$

Problem 9.

ABCD is a parallelogram. P and Q are the mid-points of sides BC and CD respectively. If the area of the $\triangle ABC$ is 12 cm$^2$, the area of $\triangle APQ$ is,

  1. 9 cm$^2$
  2. 12 cm$^2$
  3. 10 cm$^2$
  4. 8 cm$^2$

Problem 10.

A wire when bent in the form of a square encloses an area of 484 sq cm. What will be the enclosed area when the same wire is bent into the form of a circle?

  1. 616 sq cm
  2. 693 sq cm
  3. 462 sq cm
  4. 539 sq cm

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Answers to the 10 questions on mensuration for SSC CGL Set 27

Problem 1. Answer. Option a: 10.

Problem 2. Answer. Option d : 50.

Problem 3. Answer. Option a: 351 cm$^2$.

Problem 4. Answer. Option d: $a^2(\frac{\pi}{2} - 1)$.

Problem 5. Answer. Option c: $\sqrt{(a + b + c)abc}$.

Problem 6. Answer. Option a : $1\displaystyle\frac{29}{48}$ cm$^2$.

Problem 7. Answer. Option d: $14\sqrt{3}$ cm$^2$.

Problem 8. Answer. Option c: $\sqrt{3}$.

Problem 9. Answer. Option a: 9 cm$^2$.

Problem 10. Answer. Option a: 616 sq cm.


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