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IBPS RRB Mensuration — practice questions — page 2

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Two are true, one is not

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Questions
  1. False statement
    Cube volume is 6l²
    Statements
    1. Cube surface area is 6l²
    2. Cube volume is l³
    3. Cube volume is 6l²
  2. False statement
    Cylinder volume is 2πr(r + h)
    Statements
    1. Cylinder volume is 2πr(r + h)
    2. Cylinder volume is πr²h
    3. Cylinder surface area is 2πr(r + h)
  3. False statement
    1 L is 100 cm³
    Statements
    1. 1 cm³ is 1 mL
    2. 1 L is 100 cm³
    3. 1 L is 1000 cm³
The false line always swaps a surface area for a volume. Source: syllabus Maths, Ch 9 Mensuration.

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Three of these are wrong. Find the one that holds.

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Questions
  1. Question
    Three of these statements about a cube are false.
    Choices
    1. Item
      Its surface area is 6l²
      Correct
      Yes
    2. Explanation
      That is the SURFACE AREA of a cube.
      Item
      Its volume is 6l²
    3. Explanation
      That is the volume.
      Item
      Its surface area is l³
    4. Explanation
      Volume needs three lengths, not two.
      Item
      Its volume is 4l²
  2. Question
    Three of these statements about a cylinder are false.
    Choices
    1. Item
      Its volume is πr²h
      Correct
      Yes
    2. Explanation
      That is its surface area.
      Item
      Its volume is 2πr(r + h)
    3. Explanation
      That is its volume.
      Item
      Its surface area is πr²h
    4. Explanation
      Height multiplies the base area.
      Item
      Its volume ignores the height
Each trap swaps a formula between area and volume. Source: syllabus Maths, Ch 9 Mensuration.

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Tap every situation that needs SURFACE AREA

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Questions
  1. Items
    1. Text
      Painting the outside of a box
      Matches the category
      Yes
    2. Text
      Wrapping a gift
      Matches the category
      Yes
    3. Text
      Tiling the walls of a tank
      Matches the category
      Yes
    4. Text
      Filling a tank with water
      Matches the category
      No
    5. Text
      Finding how much sand a crate holds
      Matches the category
      No
    Category
    Needs SURFACE AREA
  2. Items
    1. Text
      Filling a tank with water
      Matches the category
      Yes
    2. Text
      How much a crate holds
      Matches the category
      Yes
    3. Text
      Painting a wall
      Matches the category
      No
    4. Text
      Wrapping a parcel
      Matches the category
      No
    Category
    Needs VOLUME
Covering, wrapping and painting are area problems filling is a volume problem. Source: syllabus Maths, Ch 9 Mensuration.

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