Surface Areas and Volumes Practice Questions

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Q1
Easy
What is the total surface area of a cylinder with a radius of 7 cm and a height of 10 cm?
A. 754 cm²
B. 440 cm²
C. 154 cm²
D. 220 cm²
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Correct Answer: A
The total surface area of a cylinder is given by 2πr(h + r), where r is the radius and h is the height. Plugging in the values gives 2π(7)(10 + 7) = 754 cm².
Q2
Easy
What is the total surface area of a sphere with a radius of 6 cm?
A. 144π cm²
B. 36π cm²
C. 72π cm²
D. 24π cm²
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Correct Answer: A
The total surface area of a sphere is given by 4πr². For r = 6 cm, it is 4π(6)² = 144π cm².
Q3
Easy
A cylinder has a height of 10 cm and a radius of 4 cm. What is its lateral surface area?
A. 80π cm²
B. 60π cm²
C. 40π cm²
D. 100π cm²
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Correct Answer: A
Lateral surface area of a cylinder = 2πrh. Here, it is 2π(4)(10) = 80π cm².
Q4
Medium
A cylindrical tank with radius 2 m and height 5 m is filled with water. If a spherical ball of radius 0.5 m is submerged in the tank, what is the volume of water displaced?
A. 0.5 m³
B. 0.3 m³
C. 0.2 m³
D. 0.1 m³
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Correct Answer: A
The volume of water displaced by the submerged ball is equal to the volume of the ball: V = (4/3)πr³ = (4/3)π(0.5)³ = 0.5 m³.
Q5
Medium
If the radius of a cylinder is doubled while keeping the height the same, how does its volume change?
A. Remains the same
B. Doubles
C. Triples
D. Quadruples
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Correct Answer: D
Volume of cylinder = πr²h. When radius is doubled, new volume = π(2r)²h = 4πr²h, which is four times the original volume.
Q6
Medium
A hemisphere is placed on top of a cylinder. If the radius of both shapes is 5 cm and the height of the cylinder is 12 cm, what is the total height of the combined solid?
A. 15 cm
B. 17 cm
C. 12 cm
D. 10 cm
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Correct Answer: B
The total height is the sum of the height of the cylinder and the radius of the hemisphere.
Q7
Medium
If a cube of side 'a' cm is melted and recast into a cylinder of radius 'r' cm and height 'h' cm, what is the relationship between 'a', 'r', and 'h'?
A. a³ = πr²h
B. a² = πr²h
C. a = πr²h
D. a³ = 2πr²h
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Correct Answer: A
The volume of the cube must equal the volume of the cylinder after recasting.
Q8
Hard
A cone and a cylinder have the same base radius and height. If the radius is r and the height is h, what is the ratio of their volumes?
A. 1:3
B. 1:2
C. 3:1
D. 2:1
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Correct Answer: A
The volume of a cone is (1/3)πr²h and for a cylinder, it is πr²h. Thus, the ratio is 1:3.
Q9
Hard
Find the lateral surface area of a right circular cone with a radius of 5 cm and a height of 12 cm.
A. 65π cm²
B. 40π cm²
C. 60π cm²
D. 50π cm²
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Correct Answer: A
The lateral surface area of a cone is given by πrl, where l is the slant height calculated from radius and height.
Q10
Hard
What is the volume of a cylinder with a height of 10 cm and a radius of 5 cm?
A. 250π cm³
B. 200π cm³
C. 150π cm³
D. 100π cm³
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Correct Answer: A
The volume of a cylinder is calculated using the formula V = πr²h.

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