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Source: CBSE · Competency Focused Practice Questions, Mathematics (Volume 2), Grade 10, pp. 89–108. Questions and answers are reproduced verbatim from the official CBSE document.

Q1 1 mark MCQ p. 89
A solid iron cylinder is melted to form rods of the same height. The radius of the iron rods is ¼ of the radius of the cylinder.How many rods were made?
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Correct option: 2 — 16

Q2 1 mark MCQ p. 89
6 spherical glitter balls with diameter 1 cm are present in a cylindrical candle made with transparent wax as shown in the figure below.[Figure: a cylindrical candle of diameter 6 cm and height 8 cm containing 6 glitter balls.](Note: The figure is not to scale.)Find the volume of wax used to make the candle.
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Correct option: 2 — 71π cm³

Q3 1 mark MCQ p. 89
Bipin is making iced tea in 2.2 litre jar. He adds some ice spherical balls of diameter 2 cm into the jar, followed by 1.32 litre of tea until it's full.How many ice spheres does he add to the cup?(Note: 1 ml = 1 cm³ and take π as 22/7.)
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Correct option: 2 — 210

Q4 1 mark MCQ p. 90
Solid B is made using Solid A by cutting a smaller cylinder through the centre which is then pushed from below such that it protrudes from the top as shown below.(Note: The figure is not to scale.)Which of these is true about the volume and surface area of the two solids?
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Correct option: 4 — The volume of the solids is the same but the surface area of the solids is different.

Q5 1 mark MCQ p. 90
Ajit makes a hemispherical clay pot with inner radius 12 cm and 3 cm uniform thickness.Find the volume of clay used to make the pot.
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Correct option: 2 — 1098π cm³

Q6 1 mark MCQ p. 90
Two identical solid cubes are joined by a side to form a cuboid.What fraction of the surface area of the 2 cubes is the surface area of the cuboid?
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Correct option: 1 — ⅚

Q7 1 mark MCQ p. 90
A solid hemisphere with radius 20 cm is melted to form 8 cones of the height 20 cm.Which of these is the radius of the cones?
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Correct option: 3 — 10 cm

Q8 1 mark MCQ p. 91
A toy company manufactures hollow foam bullets with plastic tops for their toy guns, the dimensions of which are shown in the figure below.[Figure: side view — a cylindrical bullet of height 8 cm and diameter 3 cm; bottom view — an annulus with outer diameter 3 cm and inner (hollow) diameter 1 cm.](Note: The figure is not to scale.)What is the volume of the foam used to make a set of 10 bullets?
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Correct option: 2 — 160π cm³

Q9 1 mark Written p. 91
Find the radius of the solid cylinder with height equal to its radius and total surface area of 144π cm². Show your work.
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• Takes height as h and radius as r. Writes h = r. Writes 2πrh + 2πr² = 144π cm². Writes 4πr² = 144π cm². [0.5]

• Solves 4πr² = 144π cm² to get r = 6 cm. [0.5]

Q10 1 mark Written p. 91
A cone and a sphere have the same radius and volume.Find the ratio of the radius of the cone to its height.
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• Equates the volumes of the cone and the sphere as: ⅓πr²h = (4/3)πr³ [0.5]

• Simplifies the equation in the above step to find the required ratio as r/h = ¼. [0.5]

Q11 1 mark Written p. 91
What is the length of the side of a cube if its volume and surface area are numerically equal? Show your work.
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• Writes s³ = 6s², where s is the side length of the cube. [0.5]

• Solves the above equation to get s = 6 units. [0.5]

Q12 1 mark Written p. 91
14 identical cylindrical cups of radius 2 cm completely fills a cubical container of side 10 cm.What is the height of the cups? Show your work.(Note: Round your answers to 2 decimal places. Take π as 22/7.)
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• Writes that 14 × Volume of 1 cylindrical cup = Volume of cubical container. => 14 × (π × 2² × h) = 10³ where, h is the height of the cups. [0.5]

• Solves the above equation to get h as 5.68 cm. [0.5]

Q13 2 marks Written p. 92
Shown below is a solid marker cone mounted on a cuboidal base, the exterior of which, excluding the bottom, is to be painted with red colour. The dimensions can be observed in the figure provided.[Figure: a cone of height 60 cm sits centred on top of a cuboidal base with a square top of side 22 cm and height 8 cm; the cone's circular base has diameter 22 cm (radius 11 cm), inscribed within the cuboid's top face.](Note: The figure is not to scale.)What is the surface area of the traffic cone that is painted red? Show your work.(Note: Take π = 3.14)
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• Finds the slant length of conical part using pythagoras theorem as 61 cm. [0.5]

• Finds the CSA of the conical part as: (π × 11 × 61) = 671π cm². [0.5]

• Finds exposed area of the cuboidal part as: [2 × (22 × 22 + 22 × 8 + 22 × 8)] − (π × 11²) = (1672 − 121π) cm². [0.5]

• Finds total surface area to be painted red as: (671π + 1672 − 121π) = (1672 + 550π) cm² = 3399 cm². [0.5]

Q14 2 marks Written p. 93
Yash and his younger brother, Swapnil buy a cone of ice cream to share equally. The ice cream is filled till the top of the cone and an hemispherical scoop is added on the top as shown below.[Figure: an ice cream cone of height 10 cm and radius 2 cm, topped with a hemispherical scoop of radius 2 cm.](Note: The figure is not to scale.)Yash eats his share of the ice cream and gives the remaining to Swapnil. When Yash gives the cone to Swapnil, the volume of the ice cream in the cone is 28π/3 cm³.Did Swapnil get an equal share?
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• Finds the volume of the hemispherical scoop on the top as (⅔ × π × 2³) = 16π/3 cm³. [0.5]

• Finds the volume of the cone as (⅓ × π × 2² × 10) = 40π/3 cm³. [0.5]

• Finds the total volume of the ice cream as Volume of the hemispherical scoop + Volume of the cone = 56π/3 cm³. Finds that an equal share of the ice cream is 28π/3 cm³. [0.5]

• Concludes that Swapnil got an equal share of the ice cream. [0.5]

Q15 2 marks Written p. 94
The volume of the solid shown below is 198 cm³.[Figure: a cone of height r cm mounted on a cylinder of radius r cm and height 2r cm.](Note: The figure is not to scale.)Find the radius of the solid. Show your work.(Note: Take π as 22/7.)
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• Finds the volume of the conical part as: (⅓ × π × r² × r) = πr³/3 [0.5]

• Finds the volume of the cylindrical part as: (π × r² × 2r) = 2πr³ [0.5]

• Finds the total volume of the solid as: (πr³/3 + 2πr³) = 7πr³/3 [0.5]

• Writes 7πr³/3 = 198. Solves the equation to get r = 3 cm. [0.5]

Q16 2 marks Written p. 94
A wooden paper weight is made such that the top is a hemisphere and the bottom is a cube where the diameter of the hemisphere is equal to the side of the cube. The entire surface area of the paper weight is to be polished.If the side of the cube is 4 cm, find the surface area of the paperweight that is to be polished? Show your work.(Note: Take π as 3.14)
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• Finds the surface area of the cube as (6 × 4²) = 96 cm². [0.5]

• Finds curved surface area of the hemisphere as (2 × π × 2²) = 8π cm². [0.5]

• Finds the surface area of the circular base of the hemisphere to be subtracted from the surface area of the cube as (π × 2²) = 4π cm². [0.5]

• Finds the total surface area of the paper weight to be polished as (96 + 8π − 4π) = (96 + 4π) cm² = 108.56 cm². [0.5]

Q17 3 marks Written p. 94
Determine the ratio of the volume of a cube to the right circular cone that fits exactly inside the cube. Show your steps.(Note: Take π as 22/7.)
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• Assumes the radius of the cone as r units, and hence, writes the length of edge of the cube as 2r units and the height of the cone as 2r units. [0.5]

• Finds the volume of the cube as (2r)³ = 8r³. [1]

• Finds the volume of the cone as (⅓ × π × r² × 2r) = ⅔πr³. [1]

• Uses the above step to find the ratio as 42 : 11. [0.5]

Q18 3 marks Written p. 95
A theatre offers 2 popcorn sizes - regular and family size as shown in the figure below.[Figure: Regular Size — a cone of diameter 16 cm (radius 8 cm) and height 30 cm. Family Size — a cylinder of diameter 20 cm (radius 10 cm) and height 30 cm.](Note: The figure is not to scale.)Yamir and his friends have the choice of buying either 5 regular portions or 1 family size portion, both priced the same.Which option should they choose to get the most popcorn? Show your work.
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• Finds the volume of the regular size container as (⅓ × π × 8² × 30) = 640π cm³. [1]

• Finds the volume of 5 regular size portions as (5 × 640π) = 3200π cm³. [0.5]

• Finds the volume of the family size container as (π × 10² × 30) = 3000π cm³. [1]

• Mentions that Yamir and his friends should get 5 regular size portions. [0.5]

Q19 3 marks Written p. 96
A silo is used to store grains. It can be observed as a cylinder with 2 cones on its circular bases as shown in the figure below.[Figure: a cylinder of diameter 14 cm (radius 7 cm) and height 15 cm, with a cone of height 5 cm attached to each circular base.](Note: The figure is not to scale.)If the height of the grains in the silo is 20 m, what fraction of the silo's volume is filled with grains? Show your work.
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• Finds the volume of the cone as: (⅓ × π × 7² × 5) = 245π/3 m³. [0.5]

• Finds volume of the cylinder as: (π × 7² × 15) = 735π m³. [0.5]

• Finds the volume of the silo as: (2 × 245π/3 + 735π) = 2695π/3 m³. [0.5]

• Finds the volume of grains in the silo as: Volume of cone + Volume of cylinder => (245π/3 + 735π) = 2450π/3 m³. (Award full marks for this step if volume of grains is directly calculated.) [1]

• Finds the fraction of silo that is filled with grains as (Volume of grains/Volume of silo) = 10/11. [0.5]

Q20 3 marks Written p. 97
Deepika takes a solid cylinder and attaches it to a solid cone to make the figure of a tree as shown in the figure below.[Figure: a cylinder of diameter 4 cm (radius 2 cm) and height 7 cm; a cone of diameter 6 cm (radius 3 cm) and slant height 14 cm; the cone (green) sits atop the cylinder (brown) to resemble a tree.](Note: The figure is not to scale.)She wants the conical part including its base to be painted green and the cylindrical part including its base to be painted brown to resemble a tree.i) Find the area to be painted green.ii) Find the area to be painted brown.(Note: Round the answers to 2 decimal places. Take π as 22/7.)
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• i) Finds the CSA of the cone as (π × 3 × 14) = 42π cm². [0.5]

• Finds the surface area of the circular base of the cone as (π × 3²) = 9π cm². [0.5]

• Finds the surface area of the circular base of the cylinder as (π × 2²) = 4π cm². [0.5]

• Finds the area to be painted green as (42π + 9π − 4π) = 47π = 147.71 cm². [0.5]

• ii) Finds the CSA of the cylinder as (2 × π × 2 × 7) = 28π cm². [0.5]

• Finds the area to be painted brown as (28π + 4π) = 32π = 100.57 cm². [0.5]

Q21 3 marks Written p. 97
A carpenter makes a wooden table with four legs. His sketch of the design is also shown in the figure below.[Figure: Front view — a cuboidal table top 90 cm wide and 4 cm thick, with legs 60 cm tall and 5 cm wide. Side view — the table top is 50 cm deep, with legs 5 cm wide.](Note: The figure is not to scale.)Once the table is assembled entire table is to be laminated except the part where it touches the floor.Find the area of the table that is to be laminated.
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• Finds the total surface area of the cuboidal table top as: 2 × (90 × 4 + 90 × 50 + 4 × 50) = 10120 cm² [1]

• Finds the lateral surface area of 4 wooden legs as: 4 × (5 × 60 + 5 × 60) = 2400 cm² [1]

• Finds the area of the base of the wooden legs where they connect with the table top as: 4 × (5 × 5) = 100 cm² [0.5]

• Finds the total surface area of the table to be laminated as: (10120 − 100 + 2400) = 12420 cm² [0.5]

Q22 5 marks Written p. 98
Aparna takes a wood carving class during her summer camp. She attempts to make a bird feeder. She takes a piece of wood in the shape of a cube and carves it to make a cylinder with height and diameter equal to the side of the cube. She then carves a hemisphere into the circular base of the cylinder with radius equal to ⅘ th of the radius of the cylinder. After this, she sands the wood to make it smooth.(Note: The figure is not to scale.)What percentage of the original cube has been used to make the bird feeder? Show your work.(Note: Take π as 3.14. Round your answer to the nearest integer.)
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• Finds the volume of the wooden cube to be s³ cm³, where s is the length of the side of the cube. [0.5]

• Finds the volume of cylinder as: {π × (s/2)² × s} = (πs³/4) cm³ [0.5]

• Finds the radius of of the hemisphere as ½ × ⅘ × s = ⅖s. [0.5]

• Finds the volume of the hemisphere carved out of the cylinder as: {⅔ × π × (2s/5)³} = (16s³π/375) cm³ [1]

• Finds total volume of the bird feeder as: (s³π/4 − 16s³π/375) = (311s³π/1500) cm³ [1]

• Mentions percentage of wooden cube left as: (Volume of bird feeder/Volume of wooden cube) × 100 [0.5]

• Simplifies the fraction in the above step to get percentage of wooden cube left as 65%. [1]

Q23 5 marks Written p. 99
A toy company designs a soft toy of a cube-shaped regular die. The numbers on the side of the die are represented by the number of hemispherical indents on each side, that is, a total of 21 hemispherical indents. The radius of each hemispherical indent is 4 cm and the edge of the toy is 30 cm long. The toy is to be covered with a cloth costing Rs 0.01 per cm² and is to be stuffed with cotton costing Rs 0.02 per cm³.(Note: The figure is not to scale.)i) How much cloth is required to make the soft toy?ii) What is the volume of cotton required to stuff the toy?iii) What is the cost of the cloth and cotton requires to make one toy?Show your work.(Note: Take π as 22/7. The toy retains its shape after the cotton is stuffed.)
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• i) Finds the surface area of the cube as (6 × 30²) = 5400 cm². [0.5]

• Finds the CSA of the 21 hemispherical dents as (21 × 2 × π × 4²) = 2112 cm². [0.5]

• Finds the surface area of the bases of the hemispherical dents to subtract from the surface area of the cube as (21 × π × 4²) = 1056 cm². [0.5]

• Finds total surface area of the plush toy, i.e., cloth required to make the plush toy as (5400 + 2112 − 1056) = 6456 cm². [1]

• ii) Finds the volume of the cube as 30³ = 27000 cm³. [0.5]

• Finds the volume of the 21 hemispherical dents as (21 × ⅔ × π × 4³) = 2816 cm³. [0.5]

• Finds the total volume of the plush toy, i.e., the volume of cotton required to stuff the plush toy as 27000 − 2816 = 24184 cm³. [1]

• iii) Finds the cost of the cloth and cotton required to make the plush toy as (0.01 × 6456 + 0.02 × 24184) = Rs 548.24. [0.5]

Q24 1 mark Written p. 100
Kinjal is running a lemonade stand in her apartment complex's Diwali fair. Her mother gave her a cylindrical container to store the lemonade as shown by the figure below. She uses cylindrical paper cups of height 10 cm and radius 2.8 cm to serve the lemonade. To avoid spillage, she fills the cups only up to 75% of their height. She sells each cup for Rs 10.[Figure: the cylindrical container has radius 12.5 cm and height 28 cm.](Note: The figure is not to scale.)While selling the lemonade, Kinjal runs out of cups. She goes to the store and buys the first set of paper cups she finds. The dimensions and the shape of the new paper cup is shown in the figure below. She continues to fill the cups up to 75% of their height.[Figure: the new paper cup has radius 2.8 cm, with a cylindrical part of height 9 cm sitting above a conical bottom of height 3 cm.](Note: The figure is not to scale.)(Note: Take π as 22/7.)Find the capacity of the cylindrical container. Show your work.
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• Calculates the volume of the cylindrical container as πr²h = (22/7)(12.5)²(28) = 13750 cm³. [1]

Q25 2 marks Written p. 101
Kinjal is running a lemonade stand in her apartment complex's Diwali fair. Her mother gave her a cylindrical container to store the lemonade as shown by the figure below. She uses cylindrical paper cups of height 10 cm and radius 2.8 cm to serve the lemonade. To avoid spillage, she fills the cups only up to 75% of their height. She sells each cup for Rs 10.[Figure: the cylindrical container has radius 12.5 cm and height 28 cm.](Note: The figure is not to scale.)While selling the lemonade, Kinjal runs out of cups. She goes to the store and buys the first set of paper cups she finds. The dimensions and the shape of the new paper cup is shown in the figure below. She continues to fill the cups up to 75% of their height.[Figure: the new paper cup has radius 2.8 cm, with a cylindrical part of height 9 cm sitting above a conical bottom of height 3 cm.](Note: The figure is not to scale.)(Note: Take π as 22/7.)She fills 10 litres of lemonade in the container.What is the maximum amount she would make if all the 10 litres of lemonade were to be sold in the original set of cups. Show your work.(Note: 1 litre = 1000 cm³)
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• Finds the height till which lemonade is poured in the cup as 75% of 10 cm = 7.5 cm. Finds the amount of lemonade in the container as 10 × 1000 = 10000 cm³. [0.5]

• Calculates the volume of lemonade poured in the cylindrical paper cup as: Volume of lemonade poured in the cup = πr²h = 22/7 × (2.8)² × 7.5 = 184.8 cm³. [0.5]

• Writes the maximum amount of cups sold by her as {Total volume of lemonade/Volume of 1 cup of lemonade)} = 10000/184.8. [0.5]

• Solves the equation in the previous step to get 54.11 and rounds it to 54 cups. Calculates the maximum amount made by Kinjal as 54 x 10 = Rs. 540. [0.5]

Q26 2 marks Written p. 101
Kinjal is running a lemonade stand in her apartment complex's Diwali fair. Her mother gave her a cylindrical container to store the lemonade as shown by the figure below. She uses cylindrical paper cups of height 10 cm and radius 2.8 cm to serve the lemonade. To avoid spillage, she fills the cups only up to 75% of their height. She sells each cup for Rs 10.[Figure: the cylindrical container has radius 12.5 cm and height 28 cm.](Note: The figure is not to scale.)While selling the lemonade, Kinjal runs out of cups. She goes to the store and buys the first set of paper cups she finds. The dimensions and the shape of the new paper cup is shown in the figure below. She continues to fill the cups up to 75% of their height.[Figure: the new paper cup has radius 2.8 cm, with a cylindrical part of height 9 cm sitting above a conical bottom of height 3 cm.](Note: The figure is not to scale.)(Note: Take π as 22/7.)Find the amount of lemonade she fills in a single new cup. Show your work.
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• Writes new height of cup = 75% of 12 cm = 9 cm. Hence, the height of cylindrical part is 6 cm and the height of conic part is 3 cm. [0.5]

• Calculates the volume of lemonade filled in the cup as: Volume of Cylinder + Volume of cone = πr²H + ⅓πr²h = 22/7 × (2.8)² × 6 + ⅓ × 22/7 × (2.8)² × 3 = 172.48 cm³. [1.5]

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