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Surface Areas and Volumes

1. The height and radius of a right circular cone are 24 cm and 7 cm

respectively. The slant height of the cone is : (2024)
(a) 24 cm
(b) 31 cm
(c) 26 cm
(d) 25 cm

Answer. (d) 25 cm

2. Outer surface area of a cylindrical juice glass with radius 7 cm and height 10
cm, is: (2024)
(a) 440 sq m
(b) 594 sq m
(c) 748 sq m
(d) 1540 sq m

Answer. (b) 594 sq cm

3. (A) A solid is in the form of a cylinder with hemi-spherical ends of same

radii. The total height of the solid is 20 cm and the diameter of the cylinder is
14 cm. Find the surface area of the solid. (2024)

Answer. (A) Height of cylinder = 20 – (2  7) = 6 cm

radius of cylinder = radius of hemisphere = 7 cm
Total SA = 2rh + 4r2 = 2r(h + 2r)

= 880 cm2

OR

(B) A juice glass is cylindrical in shape with hemi-spherical raised up portion

at the bottom. The inner diameter of glass is 10 cm and its height is 14 cm.
Find the capacity of the glass. (use л = 3.14) (2024)
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Answer. (B) radius of glass = 5 cm

Capacity of glass = volume of cylinder – volume of hemisphere

4. The volume of the largest right circular cone that can be carved out from a
solid cube of edge 2 cm is : (2024)

Answer.

5. The difference between the outer and inner radii of a hollow right circular
cylinder of length 14 cm is 1 cm. If the volume of the metal used in making the
cylinder is 176 cm³, find the outer and inner radii of the cylinder. (2024)

Answer.
Let outer radius be r2 cm and inner radius be r1 cm3.
∴ r2 – r1 = 1 ---- (i) Volume of metal used = 176 cm3

⟹ r2 + r1= 4 ---- (ii) Solving (i) and (ii), we get

Therefore, outer radius = 2.5 cm and inner radius = 1.5 cm

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12.1 Introduction
MCQ
1. The curved surface area of a cone having height 24 cm and radius 7 cm, is
(a) 528 cm²
(b) 1056 cm²
(c) 550 cm²
(d) 500 cm² (2023)
2. Curved surface area of a cylinder of height 5 cm is 94.2 cm². Radius of the
cylinder is (Take л = 3.14)
(a) 2 cm
(b) 3 cm
(c) 2.9 cm
(d) 6 cm (2023)
3. A solid spherical ball fits exactly inside the cubical box of side 2a. The
volume of the ball is

4. The radius of a sphere (in cm) whose volume is 12π cm³, is

(a) 3
(b) 3√3
(c) 32/3
(d) 31/3 (2020)
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5. A rectangular sheet of paper 40 cm x 22 cm, is rolled to form a hollow

cylinder of height 40 cm. The radius of the cylinder (in cm) is

VSA (1 mark)
6. Two cones have their heights in the ratio 1:3 and radii in the ratio 3: 1. What
is the ratio of their volumes? (2020)
7. Volume and surface area of a solid hemisphere are numerically equal. What
is the diameter of hemisphere? (Delhi 2017)
SAI (2 marks)
8. How many cubes of side 2 cm can be made from a solid cube of side 10 cm?
(2020)
9. A cone and a cylinder have the same radii but the height of the cone is 3
times that of the cylinder. Find the ratio of their volumes. (2020)
10. If the total surface area of a solid hemisphere is 462

SA II (3 marks)
11. The radius of the base and the height of a solid right circular cylinder are
in the ratio 2:3 and its volume is 1617 cm³. Find the total surface area of the
cylinder.

12. A heap of rice is in the form of a cone of base diameter 24 m and height 3.5
m. Find the volume of the rice. How much canvas cloth is required to just cover
the heap? (2018)
13. 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 cylinder is 1628 sq. cm, find the volume
of
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14. A right circular cone of radius 3 cm, has a curved surface area of 47.1 cm².
Find the volume of the cone.
(Use л = 3.14) (Delhi 2016)
15. A 5 m wide cloth is used to make a conical tent of base diameter 14 m and
height 24 m. Find the cost of

LA (4/5/6 marks)
16. Case Study: John planned a birthday party for his younger sister with his
friends. They decided to make some birthday caps by themselves and to buy a
cake from a bakery shop. For these two items they decided the following
dimensions: Cake Cylindrical shape with diameter 24 cm and height 14 cm.
Cap: Conical shape with base circumference 44 cm and height 24 cm.

Based on the above information answer the following questions.

(a) How many square cm paper would be used to make 4 such caps?
(b) The bakery shop sells cakes by weight (0.5 kg, 1 kg, 1.5 kg, etc.,). To have
the required dimensions how much cake should they order if 650 cm³ equals
100 g of cake? (Term II, 2021-22)
12.2 Surface Area of a Combination of Solids
SA II (3 marks)
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17. Three cubes of side 6 cm each, are joined as shown in given figure. Find the
total surface area of the resulting cuboid.

18. Two cones with same base diameter 16 cm and height 15 cm are joined
together along their bases. Find the surface area of the shape so formed. (2019
C)
19. A wooden article was made by scooping out a hemisphere from each end
of a solid cylinder, as shown in 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.

20. In the given figure, there is a decorative block, made up of two solids a
cube and a hemisphere. The base of the block is a cube of side 6 cm and the
hemisphere fixed on the top has a diameter of 3.5 cm. Find the total surface
area of the
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22. In the given figure, a tent is in the shape of a cylinder surmounted by a

conical top of same diameter. If the height and diameter of 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

23. In the given figure, from a cuboidal solid metallic block, of dimensions 15
cm x 10 cm x 5 cm, a cylindrical hole of diameter 7 cm is drilled out. Find the
surface area of the remaining block.

24. 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 costs 100 per sq. m, find the amount,
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the associations will have to pay. What values are shown by these

25. A cubical block of side 10 cm is surmounted by a hemisphere. What is the

largest diameter that the hemisphere can have? Find the cost of painting the
total surface area of the solid so formed, at the rate of Rs.5 per 100 sq. cm [Use
л = 3.14]. (AI 2015)
LA (4/5/6 marks)
26. A wooden article was made by scooping out a hemisphere from each end
of a 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. (2023)

27. Case Study: A 'circus' is a company of performers who put on shows of

acrobats, clowns etc. to entertain people started around 250 years back, in
open fields, now generally performed in tents. One such 'Circus Tent' is shown
below.

The tent is in the shape of a cylinder surmounted by a conical top. If the height
and diameter of cylindrical part are 9 m and 30 m respectively and height of
conical part is 8 m with same diameter as that of the cylindrical part, then find
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(i) the area of the canvas used in making the tent.

(ii) the cost of the canvas bought for the tent at the rate 200 per sq. m, if 30 sq.
m canvas was wasted during stitching. (Term II, 2021-22)
28. From a solid cylinder of height 2.8 cm and diameter 4.2 cm, a conical cavity
of the same height and same diameter is hollowed out. Find the total surface
area

29. Ahemispherical depression is cut out from one face of a cubical block of
side 7 cm, such that the diameter of the hemisphere is equal to the edge of the
cube. Find

12.3 Volume of a Combination of Solids

SA II (3 marks)
30. A room is in the form of cylinder surmounted by a hemi-spherical dome.
The base radius of hemisphere is one-half the height of cylindrical part. Find
total height of the room if it contains

31. An empty cone is of radius 3 cm and height 12 cm. Ice-cream is filled in it

so that lower
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32. A solid is in the form of a cylinder with hemispherical ends. The total
height of the solid is 20 cm and the diameter of the cylinder is 7 cm. Find the
total volume

33. A juice seller was serving his customers using glasses as shown in the
given figure. The inner diameter of the cylindrical glass was 5 cm but bottom
of the glass had a hemispherical raised portion which reduced the capacity of
the glass. If the height of the glass was 10

cm, find the apparent and actual capacity of the glass.

(Use π = 3.14) (NCERT, AI 2019)
34. A cylindrical tub, whose diameter is 12 cm and height 15 cm is full of ice-
cream. The whole ice-cream is to be divided into 10 children in equal ice-
cream cones, with conical base surmounted by hemispherical top. If the height
of conical portion is twice the diameter of base, find the diameter of conical
part of ice-cream cone. (Foreign 2017)
35. A solid wooden toy is in the form of a hemisphere surmounted by a cone of
same radius. The radius of hemisphere is 3.5 cm and the total wood used in
the
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36. A metallic cylinder has radius 3 cm and height 5 cm. To reduce its weight, a
conical hole is drilled in the

metal left in the cylinder to the volume of metal taken out in conical shape.
(Foreign 2015)
37. A solid right-circular cone of height 60 cm and radius 30 cm is dropped in
a right-circular cylinder full of water of height 180 cm and radius 60 cm. Find
the volume of water left in the cylinder, in cubic metres.

38. The largest possible sphere is carved out of a wooden solid cube of side 7
cm. Find the volume of the wood

LA (4/5/6 marks)
39. Water is being pumped out through a circular pipe whose internal
diameter is 8 cm. If the rate of flow of water is 80 cm/s, then how many litres
of water is being pumped out through this pipe in one hour? (2021 C)
40. A well of diameter 3 m is dug 14 m deep. The earth taken out of it has been
spread evenly all around it in the shape of a circular ring of width 4 m to form
a platform. Find the height of the platform.

41. In Figure-4, a solid toy is in the form of a hemisphere surmounted by a

right circular cone. The height of the cone is 2 cm and the diameter of the base
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is 4 cm. Determine the volume of the toy. (Take л = 3.14)

42. A solid toy is in the form of a hemisphere surmounted by a right circular

cone of same radius. The height of the cone is 10 cm and the radius of the base
is 7 cm. Determine the volume of the toy. Also find the area of the coloured
sheet required to cover the toy.

CBSE Sample Questions

12.1 Introduction
SAI (2 marks)
1. The curved surface area of a right circular cone is 12320 cm². If the radius of
its base is 56 cm, then find its height. (Term II, 2021-22)
12.2 Surface Area of a Combination of Solids
MCQ
2. The sum of the length, breadth and height of a cuboid is 6√3 cm and the
length of its diagonal is 2√3 cm. The total surface area of the cuboid is
(a) 48 cm²
(b) 72 cm²
(c) 96 cm²
(d) 108 cm² (2022-23)
12.3 Volume of a Combination of Solids
LA II (4/5/6 marks)
3. Due to heavy floods in a state, thousands were rendered homeless. 50
schools collectively decided to provide place and the canvas for 1500 tents and
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share the whole expenditure equally. The lower part of each tent is cylindrical
with base radius 2.8 m and height 3.5 m and the upper part is conical with the
same base radius, but of height 2.1 m. If the canvas used to make the tents
costs ₹120 per m², find the amount shared by each school to set up the tents.
(2022-23)
4. There are two identical solid cubical boxes of side 7 cm. From the top face of
the first cube a hemisphere of diameter equal to the side of the cube is
scooped out. This hemisphere is inverted and placed on the top of the second
cube's surface to form a dome. Find
(i) the ratio of the total surface area of the two new solids formed.
(ii) volume of each new solid formed. (2022-23)

SOLUTIONS
Previous Years' CBSE Board Questions
1.

2.
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3.

4. (c): Let radius of the sphere be r.

5. (a): Since rectangular sheet of paper is rolled to form a cylinder of height 40

cm.
:- Circumference of base of cylinder = 22 cm
⇒ 2πr = 22 (where r is radius of cylinder)

7. Let r be the radius of solid hemisphere.

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8. Let n be the number of solid cubes of side 2 cm made from a solid cube of
side 10 cm.

9. Let the radius and the height of the cylinder are r and h respectively.
So, radius of the cone is r and height of the cone is 3h.
:- Volume of the cylinder = 𝜋r²h

10. Let radius of hemisphere = rcm

Total surface area of hemisphere = 462 cm²

11. Given ratio of radius and height of the right circular cylinder = 2:3
Let radius(r) of the base be 2x and height(h) be 3x.
Volume of cylinder, V = 𝜋r²h
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12. Given that a heap of rice is in the form of a cone.

Height of a heap of rice (h) = 3.5 m
and diameter of a heap of rice = 24 m
:- Radius of a heap of rice (r) = 12 m

13. Let height of cylinder = h cm and

radius of cylinder = rcm
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Given, r + h = 37 cm

14. Radius (r) of cone = 3 cm

Curved surface area of cone, лrl = 47.1 cm²
= 3.14 × (3) × 1 = 47.1

15. Radius (r) of conical tent = 7 m

Height (h) of conical tent = 24 m

Width of cloth used = 5m

Let length of cloth used is x m.
:- Area of cloth = curved surface area of tent
⇒ 5xx=550
⇒ x = 110
Hence, cost of cloth used at rate of *25 per metre
= (110×25)=2750
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16.

17.
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18. If two cones with same base and height are joined together along their
bases, then the shape so formed looks as the figure given below:

Given that diameter of cone (d) = 16 cm

so radius of cone (r) = 8 cm
and height of cone (h) = 15 cm
:- Surface area of the shape so formed = 2 x curved
surface area of the shape so formed [Both cones are identitcal]

19. Radius of the cylinder (r) = 3.5 cm

Height of the cylinder (h) = 10 cm
:- Curved surface area of cylinder = 2лrh
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20. Total surface area of the block

= Surface area of cube + curved surface area of hemisphere
- area of base of hemisphere
Surface area of cube = 6a² = 6 x 6² = 216 cm²
Curved surface area of hemisphere - area of base of
hemisphere = 2πr² - πг² = πг²

21. Radius (r) of cone = radius (r) of hemisphere

= 3.5 cm
Height (H) of toy
= 15.5 cm

22. Letrandh be radius and height of cylinder respectively

and / be the slant height of cone.
Total curved surface area of tent = 2лгh +лrl
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23. We have length of cuboid (l) = 15 cm

Breadth of cuboid (b) = 10 cm
Height of cuboid (h) = 5 cm = Height of cylinder

24.
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25. The largest diameter of hemisphere

= Side of the cube = 10 cm

26. Radius of the cylinder (r) = 3.5 cm

Height of the cylinder (h) = 10 cm
.. Curved surface area = 2πrh

27. (i) Given, height of the cylindrical part (h) = 9 m

Height of conical part (h') = 8 m
Diameter of the cylindrical part
= Diameter of the conical part = d = 30 m
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28.
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Total surface area of the remaining solid = Curved surface area of the
cylindrical part + Curved surface area of the conical part + Area of the base of
the cylinder

29.

30. Let r be the radius and h be the height of the cylindrical part and R be the
radius of hemispherical part.
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:- Total height of the room = R+h=2+4=6m

31. Radius of cone, r = 3 cm
Height of cone, h = 12 cm
Let x be the volume of unfilled part of cone.

32.
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33.

34.
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35.

36.
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37. Here, rcone = 30 cm, hcone = 60 cm,

Rcylinder = 60 cm and Hcylinder = 180 cm
Volume of water left
= Volume of cylinder - Volume of cone

38.
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39. Given diameter of circular pipe = 8 cm

So, radius of circular pipe = 4 cm
Length of flow of water in one sec. = 80 cm
length of flow of water in one hour = 80 x 60 x 60 cm.
Volume of cylinderical pipe in one hour = ∆r²h

40.
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41. Given diameter of conical part

= Diameter of hemispherical part = 4 cm
:- Radius of conical part (r)

42.
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CBSE Sample Questions

1.

2.

3. Radius of the base of cylinder (r) = 2.8 m = Radius of

the base of the cone (r)
Height of the cylinder (h) = 3.5 m
Height of the cone (H) = 2.1 m.
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4.