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ICSE Class 9 Mensuration — practice questions

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How many faces does a geometric cuboid have?Read the answer and worked solution →When all edges of a rectangular cuboid are equal, it forms a:Read the answer and worked solution →Identify the cuboid whose six bounding faces are all parallelograms:Read the answer and worked solution →Volume is a geometric measure of regions in how many dimensions?Read the answer and worked solution →Which SI derived unit is used to measure three-dimensional volume?Read the answer and worked solution →How many cubic decimetres (dm³) equal one cubic metre (m³)?Read the answer and worked solution →In the metric system, one litre (L) is equivalent in volume to:Read the answer and worked solution →The volume of a cube, cuboid, or cylinder is base times:Read the answer and worked solution →The maximum amount of material a container can hold is called its:Read the answer and worked solution →Whose geometric principle uses thin cross-sectional slices for volume?Read the answer and worked solution →For polyhedra with flat faces, total surface area is computed as the:Read the answer and worked solution →Which core property states the area of the whole equals sum of its parts?Read the answer and worked solution →In elementary geometry, a cylinder is regarded as a prism having a:Read the answer and worked solution →In any geometric cylinder, the two parallel bases are always:Read the answer and worked solution →A cylinder whose elements are perpendicular to its base planes is:Read the answer and worked solution →Which 3D shape is formed by revolving a planar rectangle on one side?Read the answer and worked solution →Calculate space enclosed within a cylinder of radius r and altitude h:Read the answer and worked solution →What is the lateral surface area of an open cylinder of radius r and h?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the total surface area of a closed right circular cylinder?Read the answer and worked solution →For a given volume, a cylinder has the smallest surface area when:Read the answer and worked solution →Material inside a cylindrical shell of radii R, r and altitude h equals:Read the answer and worked solution →The volume of a cylindrical shell is 2π × avg radius × height times:Read the answer and worked solution →What fraction of the circumscribed cylinder surface area is a sphere?Read the answer and worked solution →A convex polyhedron having six rhombus faces is termed a:Read the answer and worked solution →Match each circular 3D solid with its curved surface area (CSA) formula:Read the answer and worked solution →Match each circular solid with its volume formula:Read the answer and worked solution →Match each hemisphere surface area component (radius r):Read the answer and worked solution →Match Heron's formula components for triangle area:Read the answer and worked solution →

Worked practice questions

How many faces does a geometric cuboid have?

  1. Six faces
  2. Eight faces
  3. Four faces
  4. Twelve faces
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Correct answer: A. Six faces

A cuboid is a polyhedron bounded by six quadrilateral faces.

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When all edges of a rectangular cuboid are equal, it forms a:

  1. Square prism
  2. Square frustum
  3. Regular cube
  4. Rhombohedron
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Correct answer: C. Regular cube

When all edges of a rectangular cuboid are equal, it forms a cube.

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Identify the cuboid whose six bounding faces are all parallelograms:

  1. Rhombohedron
  2. Parallelepiped
  3. Square frustum
  4. Trapezohedron
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Correct answer: B. Parallelepiped

A parallelepiped is a cuboid bounded by six parallelogram faces.

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