MCQ Questions for Class 8 Maths: Ch 11 Mensuration
1. 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
► (d) trapezium
2. Find the volume of a cuboid whose length is 8 cm, breadth 6 cm and height 3.5 cm.
(a) 215 cm3
(b) 172 cm3
(c) 150 cm3
(d) 168 cm3
►(d) 168 cm33. Find the volume of a cuboid whose length is 8 cm, breadth 6 cm and height 3.5 cm.
(a) 168 cm2
(b) 168 cm3
(c) 215 cm3
(d) 150 cm3
► (b) 168 cm3
4. 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)
► (b) 2 (lb + bh + hl)
5. Which of the following is an example of two dimensions
(a) cuboid
(b) cone
(c) sphere
(d) circle
► (d) circle
6. The area of a trapezium is
(a) 1/2 (sum of parallel sides) × h
(b) 2 (sum of parallel sides) × h
(c) (sum of parallel sides) × h
(d) 1/2 (sum of parallel sides) + h
► (a) 1/2 (sum of parallel sides) × h
7. The formula for finding lateral surface area of cylinder is
(a) 2Ï€rh
(b) πr2
(c) 2Ï€r(r+h)
(d) 2Ï€r
► (a) 2Ï€rh
8. Solid figures are
(a) 2 D
(b) 3 D
(c) 1 D
(d) 4 D
► (b) 3 D
9. A rectangular paper of width 7 cm is rolled along its width and a cylinder of radius 20 cm is formed. Find the volume of the cylinder.
(a) 8800 cm3
(b) 8800 cm
(c) 8800 cm2
(d) none of these
► (a) 8800 cm3
(a) 2 D
(b) 3 D
(c) 1 D
(d) 4 D
► (b) 3 D
9. A rectangular paper of width 7 cm is rolled along its width and a cylinder of radius 20 cm is formed. Find the volume of the cylinder.
(a) 8800 cm3
(b) 8800 cm
(c) 8800 cm2
(d) none of these
► (a) 8800 cm3
10. Find the total surface area of a cube whose volume is 343 cm3.
(a) 350 cm2
(b) 294 cm2
(c) 494 cm2
(d) 200 cm2
► (b) 294 cm2
(a) 350 cm2
(b) 294 cm2
(c) 494 cm2
(d) 200 cm2
► (b) 294 cm2
11. Two dimensional figure is a
(a) solid figure
(b) plane figure
(c) cylinder figure
(d) None of these
► (b) plane figure
12. A cylindrical tank has a capacity of 5632 m3. If the diameter of its base is 16 m, find its depth.
(a) 66m
(b) 30 m
(c) 26 m
(d) 28 m
► (d) 28 m
13. The length of parallel sides of trapezium is 14 cm and 6 cm and its height is 5 cm. Its area will be
(a) 50 cm2
(b) 100 cm2
(c) 210 cmsup>2
(d) 10 cm2
► (a) 50 cm2
14. The amount of space occupied by a three dimensional objects is called its
(a) area
(b) surface area
(c) volume
(d) lateral surface area
► (c) volume
15. Surface area of a cuboid = __________
(a) 2 h (l + b)
(b) 2lbh
(c) 2(lb + bh + hl)
(d) None of these
► (c) 2(lb + bh + hl)
16. Find the height of cuboid whose volume is 490 cmsup>3
and base area is 35 cmsup>3.(a) area
(b) surface area
(c) volume
(d) lateral surface area
► (c) volume
15. Surface area of a cuboid = __________
(a) 2 h (l + b)
(b) 2lbh
(c) 2(lb + bh + hl)
(d) None of these
► (c) 2(lb + bh + hl)
16. Find the height of cuboid whose volume is 490 cmsup>3
(a) 12 cm
(b) 14 cm
(c) 10 cm
(d) 16 cm
► (b) 14 cm
17. The cost of papering the wall of a room, 12 m long, at the rate of Rs. 1.35 per square meter is Rs. 340.20. The cost of matting the floor at Re. 0.85 per square metre is Rs. 91.80. Find the height of the room.
(a) 12 m
(b) 8 m
(c) 6 m
(d) 10 m
► (c) 6 m
(a) 12 m
(b) 8 m
(c) 6 m
(d) 10 m
► (c) 6 m
18. 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)
► (d) 2h (l + b)
19. 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)
► (a) 2h (l + b)
20. Diagonals of rhombus are
(a) equal
(b) half of one diagonal
(c) of different length
(d) none of above
► (c) of different length