1 The area of a rectangle is 460 square metres. If the length is 15% more than the breadth, what is the breadth of the rectangular field ? A) 15 metres B) 26 metres C) 34.5 metres D) Cannot be determined E) None of these
2 The sides of a rectangular field are in the ratio 3 : 4. If the area of the field is 7500 sq. m, the cost of fencing the field @ 25 paise per metre is : A) Rs. 55.50 B) Rs. 67.50 C) Rs. 86.50 D) Rs. 87.50
3 A large field of 700 hectares is divided into two parts. The difference of the areas of the two parts is one-fifth of the average of the two areas. What is the area of the smaller part in hectares ? A) 225 B) 280 C) 300 D) 315
4 A rectangular carpet has an area of 120 sq. metres and a perimeter of 46 metres. The length of its diagonal is : A) 15m B) 16m C) 17m D) 20m
5 A rectangular carpet has an area of 60 sq. m. If its diagonal and longer side together equal 5 times the shorter side, the length of the carpet is : A) 5m B) 12m C) 13m D) 14.5m
6 The percentage increase in the area^of a rectangle, if each of its sides is increased by 20%, is : A) 40% B) 42% C) 44% D) 46%
7 A towel, when bleached, was found to have lost 20% of its_length and 10% of its breadth. The percentage of decrease in areajs : A) 10% B) 10.08% C) 20% D) 28%
8 What will be the length of the diagonal of that square plot whose area is equal to the area of a rectangular plot of length 45 metres and breadth 40 metres ? A) 42.5 metres B) 60 metres C) 75 metres D) Data inadequate
9 The ratio of the area of a square to that of the square drawn on its diagonal, is : A) 1:2 B) 2:3 C) 3:4 D) 4:5
10 The length and breadth of a square are increased by 40% and 30% respectively. The area of the resulting rectangle exceeds the area of the square by : A) 35% B) 42% C) 62% D) 82%
11 The dimensions of a room are 10 m x 7 m x 5 m. There are 2 doors and 3 windows in the roorrf. The dimensions of the doors are 1 m x 3 m. One window is of size 2 m x 1.5 m and the other two windows are of size 1 m x 1.5 m. The cost of painting the walls at Rs. 3 per m^2 is : A) Rs. 474 B) Rs. 578.50 C) Rs. 684 D) Rs. 894
12 The ratio of height of a room to its semi-pcrimeter is 2 : 5. It costs Rs. 260 to paper the walls of the room with paper 50 cm wide at Rs. 2 per metre allowing an area of 15 sq. m for doors and windows. The height of the room is : A) 2.6 m B) 3.9 m C) 4 m D) 4.2 m
13 A circular ground whose diameter is 35 metres, has a 1.4 m broad garden around it. What is the area of the garden in square metres ? A) 160.16 B) 176.16 C) 196.16 D) Data inadequate E) None of these
14 What will be the area of a semi-circle of 14 m diameter ? A) 22 m^2 B) 77 m^2 C) 154 m^2 D) 308 m^2 E) None of these
15 There are 4 semi-circular gardens on each side of a square-shaped pond with each side 21m. The cost of fencing the entire plot at the rate of Rs 12.50 per metre is : A) Rs. 1560 B) Rs. 1650 C) Rs. 3120 D) Rs. 3300
