PODAR INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL (CBSE)

Practice sheet
Std: X Chapter: 13 Surface Areas and Volumes
Subject: Mathematics

Solve the following:

Q. 1 What is the volume of a right circular cylinder of base radius 7 cm and height

10 cm? (Use π = )

Q. 2 Two cubes each of 10 cm edge are joined end to end. Find the surface area of
the resulting cuboid.

Q. 3 The diameter of a metallic sphere is 6 cm. The sphere is melted and drawn into [2013]
a wire of uniform cross-section. If the length of the wire is 36 m, find its radius.

Q. 4 The radii of two cylinders are in the ratio 2 : 3 and their heights are in the ratio
5 : 3. Find the ratio of their volumes.

Q. 5 A right circular cone is of height 8.4 cm and the radius of its base is 2.1 cm. It is
melted and recast into a sphere. Find the radius of the sphere.

Q. 6 The circumference of the edge of a hemisphere bowl is 132 cm. When π is

taken as , find the capacity of the bowl in .

Q. 7 The surface area of a solid metallic sphere is 616 . It is melted and recast [2010]
into a cone of height 28 cm. Find the diameter of the base of the cone so

formed. (Use  = )

Q. 8 A cubical block of side 7 cm is surmounted by a hemisphere. What is the

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 greatest diameter the hemisphere can have? Find the surface area of the solid.

Q. 9 A cylindrical bucket, 32 cm high and with radius of the base 18 cm, is filled [2012,
with sand. This bucket is emptied out on the ground and a conical heap is 2014]
formed. If the height of the conical heap is 24 cm, find the radius and slant
height of the heap.

Q. 10 If the total surface area of a solid hemisphere is 462 , find its volume.

(Take π = )

Q. 11 Solid metallic sphere of radius 5.6 cm is melted and solid cones each of radius [2014]
2.8 cm and height 3.2 cm are made. Find the number of such cones formed.

Q. 12 A right circular cone of radius 3 cm, has a curved surface area of 47.1 cm .
Find the volume of the cone. (Use π = 3.14)

Q. 13 A solid cuboid of iron with dimensions53 cm 40 cm 15 cm is melted and [2015]

recast into a cylindrical pipe. The outer and inner diameters of the pipe are 8 cm
and 7 cm respectively. Find the length of the pipe.

Q. 14 The sum of the radius of base and height of a solid right circular cylinder is
37 cm. If the total surface area of the solid cylinder is 1628 sq cm, find the

volume of the cylinder. (Use π = )

Q. 15 A well of diameter 2 m is dug 14 m deep. The earth taken out of it is spread [2015]
evenly all around it to form an embankment of height 40 cm. Find the width of
the embankment.

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Q. 16 A hemispherical bowl of internal diameter 36 cm contains liquid. This liquid is
filled into 72 cylindrical bottles of diameter 6 cm. Find the height of each bottle,
if 10% liquid is wasted in this transfer.

Q. 17 150 spherical marbles, each of diameter 1.4 cm are dropped in a cylindrical [2014]
vessel of diameter 7 cm containing some water, which are completely immersed
in water. Find the rise in the level of water in the vessel.

Q. 18 The rain water from 22 cm 20 m roof drains into a cylindrical vessel of

diameter 2 m and height 3.5 m. If the rain water collected from the roof fills
of the cylindrical vessel then find the rainfall in cm.

Q. 19 Rohan has a vessel of the form of an inverted cone, open at the top, of height [2014]
11 cm and radius of top as 2.5 cm and is full of water. Metallic spherical balls

each of diameter 0.5 cm are put in the vessel due to which of the water is the
vessel flows out. Find how many balls were put in the vessel. Rohan made the
arrangement so that the water that flows out irrigates the flower beds. What
value has been shown by Rohan?

Q. 20 A glass is in the shape of a cylinder of radius 7 cm and height 10 cm. Find the [2015]
volume of juice in litre required to fill 6 such glasses.

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Q. 21
The volume of a hemisphere is 2425 . Find its curved surface area.

Q. 22 A girl empties a cylindrical bucket, full of sand, of base radius 18 cm and height
32 cm, on the floor to form a conical of sand. If the height of this conical heap
is 24 cm, then find the slant height correct upto one place of decimal.

Q. 23 A vessel is in the form of a hollow hemisphere mounted by a hollow cylinder. [2013]

The diameter of the hemisphere is 14 cm and the total height of the vessel is 13
cm. Find the inner surface area of the vessel.

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Q. 24 From a solid cylinder of height 15 cm and diameter 16 cm, a conical cavity of
the same height and same diameter is hollowed out. Find the total surface area
of the remaining solid to nearest cm .

Q. 25 A toy is in the form of a cone of radius 3.5 cm mounted on a hemisphere of [2013]

same radius. The total height of the toy is 15.5 cm. Find the total surface area of
the toy.

Q. 26 Water is flowing at 7 m/s through a circular pipe of internal diameter of 4 cm

into a cylindrical tank, the radius of whose base is 40 cm. Find the increase in
water level in 30 minutes.

Q. 27 A right circular cylinder having diameter 12 cm and height 15 cm is full of ice-

cream. The ice-cream is to be filled in cones of height 12 cm and diameter 6 cm
having a hemispherical shape on the top. Find the number of such cones which
can be filled with ice-cream.

Q. 28 A hemispherical depression is cut from one face of a cubical block, such that
diameter l of hemisphere is equal to the edge of cube. Find the surface area of
the remaining solid.

Q. 29 The largest possible sphere is carved out of a wooden solid cube of side 7 cm. [2014]

Find the volume of the wood left. (Use π = )

Q. 30 Water in a canal 6 m wide and 1.5 m deep is flowing with a speed of 10 km/h.
How much area in hectare will it irrigate in 30 min if 8 cm of standing water is
needed?

Q. 31 If the radii of the circular ends of a conical bucket which is 45 cm high be 28 [2000]

cm and 7 cm, find the capacity of the bucket. (Use π = )

Q. 32 The internal and external diameters of a hollow hemispherical vessel are 16 cm
and 12 cm respectively. If the cost of painting 1 cm of the surface area is
` 5.00, find the total cost of painting the vessel all over. (Use π = 3.14)

Q. 33 A bucket is in the form of a cone with a capacity 12308.8 of water. The [2016]

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 radii of the top and bottom circular ends are 20 cm and 12 cm respectively. Find
the height of the bucket and the area of the metal sheet used in its making. (Use
π = 3.14)

Q. 34 A rectangular sheet of paper of dimensions 44 cm 18 cm is rolled along its

length and a cylinder is formed. Find the volume of the cylinder so formed.

Q. 35 A frustum of a cone is 9 cm thick and the diameters of its circular ends are 8 cm
and 4 cm. Find the volume and the lateral surface area of the frustum.

Q. 36 Due to sudden floods, some welfare associations jointly requested the

government to get 100 tents fixed immediately and offered to contribute 50% of
the cost. If the lower part of each tent is of the form of a cylinder of diameter
4.2 m and height 4 m with the conical upper part of same diameter but of height
2.8 m and the canvas to be used cost ` 100 per sq m, find the amount that the
associations will have to pay. What values are shown by these associations?

Q. 37 A container open at the top, is in the form of a frustum of a cone of height 24 [2014]
cm with radii of its lower and upper circular ends as 8 cm and 20 cm
respectively. Find the cost of milk which can completely fill the container at the

rate of ` 21 per litre. (Use π = )

Q. 38 The difference between outside and inside surface areas of cylindrical metallic
pipe 14 cm long is 44 . If the pipe is made of 99 of metal. Find the
outer and inner radii of the pipe.

Q. 39 A wooden article was made by scooping out a hemisphere from each end of a 2018
solid cylinder as shown in the figure. If the height of the cylinder is 10 cm and
its base is of radius 3.5 cm. Find the total surface area of the article.

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Q. 40 A heap of rice is in the form of a cone of base diameter 24 m and height 3.5 m. 2018
Find the volume of the rice. How much canvas cloth is required to just cover the
heap?

Q. 41 The diameters of the lower and upper ends of a bucket in the form of a frustum 2018
of a cone are 10 cm and 30 cm respectively. If its height is 24 cm, find:
(i) the area of the metal sheet used to make the bucket
(ii) why we should avoid bucket made by ordinary plastic? (Use π = 3.14)

Q. 42 Water in a canal, 5.4 m wide and 1.8 m deep, if flowing with a speed of 25 2017
km/hr. How much area can it irrigate in 40 minutes, if 10 cm of standing water
is required for irrigation?

Q. 43 The slant height of a frustum of a cone is 4 cm and the perimeters of its circular 2017
ends are 18 cm and 6 cm. Find the curved surface area of the frustum.

Q. 44 The dimensions of a solid iron cuboid are 4.4 cm × 2.6 m × 1.0 m. It is melted 2017
and recast into a hollow cylindrical pipe of 30 cm inner radius and thickness 5
cm. Find the length of the pipe.

Q. 45 In a rain-water harvesting system, the rain-water from a roof of 22 m × 20 m 2017

drains into a cylindrical tank having diameter of base 2 m and height 3.5 m. If
the tank is full, find the rainfall in cm. Write your views on water conservation.

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Q. 46 In the figure, a tent is in the shape of a cylinder 2016
surmounted by a conical top of same diameter. If
the height and the diameter of the cylindrical part
are 2.1 m and 3 m respectively and the slant height
of conical part is 2.8 m, find the cost of canvas
needed to make the tent if the canvas is available at
the rate of ` 500/sq. m.

(Use π = )

Q. 47 A conical vessel, with base radius 5 cm and height 24 cm, is full of water. This 2016
water is emptied into a cylindrical vessel of base radius 10 cm. Find the height

to which the water will rise in the cylindrical vessel. (Use π = )

Q. 48 A sphere of diameter 12 cm, is dropped in a right circular cylindrical vessel 2016

partly filled with water. If the sphere is completely submerged in water, the

water level in the cylindrical vessel rises by cm. Find the diameter of the
cylindrical vessel.

Q. 49 Due to heavy floods in a state, thousands were rendered homeless. 50 schools 2016
collectively offered to the state government to provide place and the canvas for
1500 tents to be fixed by the governments and decided to share the whole
expenditure equally. The lower part of each tent is cylindrical of base radius 2.8
cm and height 3.5 m, with conical upper part of same base radius but of height
2.1 m. If the canvas used to make the tents costs ` 120 per sq. m, find the
amount shared by each school to set up the tents. What value is generated by the

above problem? (Use π = )

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