Mensuration (Class VIII)
There are 15 question on Mensuration for class 6th to 10th and all competitive exams.
Questions
If the ratio of the areas of two squares is 9 : 25 and the sum of their areas is 306 sq. metres, then find the difference between their sides.
- 2 m
- 6 m
- 7 m
- 5 m
- None of these
The length of a square is 5 cm. If the area of the square is equal to the difference of length and breadth of a rectangle, and the perimeter of the rectangle is 30 cm, then find the area of rectangle.
- 80 cm2
- 70 cm2
- 90 cm2
- 100 cm2
- None of these
Find the number of revolutions a wheel of diameter 28 cm makes in travelling a distance of 352 m.
- 200
- 176
- 154
- 182
- None of these
The length of a rectangle is thrice its breadth. If its length is increased by 4 cm and the breadth is decreased by 3 cm, the area of the rectangle is decreased by 77 cm2. Therefore, the length of the rectangle is
- 20 cm
- 30 cm
- 39 cm
- 40 cm
- 24 cm
A circular wire with circumference 60 cm is cut and bent in the form of a rectangle whose sides are in the ratio of 8 : 7. Find the area of rectangle.
- 250 cm2
- 225 cm2
- 224 cm2
- 230 cm2
- None of these
The breadth of a rectangular field is 4/5th of its length. If the perimeter of the field is 270 m, then what is 50% of the area of the field?
- 4500 m2
- 2500 m2
- 2250 m2
- 3500 m2
- None of these
A sector of 60 degrees of a circle has an area of 154/6 sq. cm. Find the radius of the circle.
- 4 cm
- 6 cm
- 5 cm
- 7 cm
- 14 cm
Some soldiers are standing around a rectangular ground of dimensions 130 metres by 90 metres. The distance among each soldier is 11 meters. How much soldiers are standing around the ground?
- 50
- 40
- 20
- 30
- 60
A painter uses a sheet measuring 30 cm by 40 cm lengthwise. If a margin of 5 cm is left on all four sides, then find the area of the margin.
- 500 cm2
- 700 cm2
- 600 cm2
- 400 cm2
- 300 cm2
A horse is tightened on the corner of a square field. Find the length of a rope by which a horse must be tethered in order that it is able to graze an area of 693/2 sq. metres.
- 15 m
- 16 m
- 14 m
- 21 m
- None of these
The base of a parallelogram is four times its height. If the area of the parallelogram is 169 sq. cm, find its base.
- 26 cm
- 27 cm
- 28 cm
- 29 cm
- None of these
A rectangular field with length 70 m is to be fenced on three sides leaving a length of 10 m for entering in the field. If the area of the field is 3150 sq. m, how many metres of fencing will be required?
- 210 m
- 220 m
- 200 m
- 215 m
- None of these
A man took 20 seconds to cross a rectangular field diagonally, walking at the rate of 54 m/min, and another took the same time to cross the same field along its sides, walking at the rate of 63 m/min. The area of the field is
- 58.5 m2
- 60 m2
- 78.5 m2
- 80 m2
- None of these
In measuring the sides of a rectangle, it is found that the length is 4% in excess and the breadth is 3% in deficit. Find the error percentage in the area.
- 0.88% increase
- 0.55% increase
- 0.99% increase
- 0.89% increase
- None of these
A hall 25 m long and 20 m broad is surrounded by a veranda of uniform width of 5 m. The cost of flooring the veranda at the rate of Rs. 9.50 per sq. metre is
- Rs. 2375
- Rs. 2325
- Rs. 2350
- Rs. 2500
- None of these