Mensuration, Chapter 11 Class 8 Maths MCQs

1. The area of a trapezium is

(a) ½ (sum of parallel sides) × h

(b) 2 (sum of parallel sides) × h

(c) (sum of parallel sides) × h

(d) ½ (sum of parallel sides) + h

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2. In a quadrilateral, half of the product of the sum of the lengths of parallel sides and the parallel distance between them gives the area of

(a) rectangle

(b) parallelogram

(c) triangle

(d) trapezium

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3. Which of the following has the formula ½ (sum of parallel sides)×h

(a) area of rectangle

(b) area of rhombus

(c) area of quadrilateral

(d) area of trapezium

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4. Which of the following is an example of two dimensions

(a) cuboid

(b) cone

(c) sphere

(d) circle

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5. Which of the following shape has two dimensions

(a) ring

(b) soap

(c) chalk box

(d) cylinder

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6. Two dimensional figure is a

(a) solid figure

(b) plane figure

(c) cylinder figure

(d) None of these

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7. Plane figures are

(a) 3 D

(b) 2 D

(c) 1 D

(d) 4 D

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8. Solid figures are

(a) 3 D

(b) 2 D

(c) 1 D

(d) 4 D

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9. Which of the following is an example of 3 D

(a) rectangle

(b) circle

(c) triangle

(d) sphere

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10. Pyramid is an example of

(a) 1 D

(b) 2 D

(c) 3 D

(d) 4 D

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11. In a right circular cylinder, the line segments joining the centre of circular faces is ________ to the base

(a) parallel

(b) rectangular

(c) circular

(d) perpendicular

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12. The amount of space occupied by a three dimensional objects is called its

(a) area

(b) surface area

(c) volume

(d) lateral surface area

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13. The formula for finding total surface area of cuboid is

(a) 2 (lb x bh x hl)

(b) 2 (lb + bh + hl)

(c) 2h (l + b)

(d) 2 lb (bh + hl)

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14. The formula for lateral surface area of cuboid is

(a) 2h (l + b)

(b) 2l (h + b)

(c) 2b (l + h)

(d) 2 (lb + bh + hl)

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15. The area of four walls of the room is

(a) 2 (lb + bh + hl)

(b) 2l (h + b)

(c) 2 (lb x bh x hl)

(d) 2h (l + b)

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16. If the length of edge of cube is 4 cm , its volume is

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17. The volume of cuboid of dimensions 4 cm, 2 cm and 3 cm is

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18. The formula for finding volume of cuboid is

(a) side × side

(b) l × b × h

(c) side + side + side

(d) l × b

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19. The quantity that a container holds is called its

(a) surface area

(b) lateral surface area

(c) capacity

(d) volume

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20. Diagonals of rhombus are

(a) equal

(b) half of one diagonal

(c) of different length

(d) none of above

Question 20 of 20