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Sheet – 3 (CONE)
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1. The heights of two cones are in the ratio 7:5 and their a) πh2tan2α b) πh2tan2α
diameters are in the ratio 10:21. What is the ratio of their 𝟑
c)πh2secαtanα d) πh𝟏 secαtanα
2
volumes? (Where 𝝅 =22/7) 𝟑
8. A solid cone with curved surface area twice its
(a) 17:21 (b) 14:19 base area has slant height of 6√𝟑 cm. Its height is
(c) 20:63 (d) 26:47 : CGL 2023 PRE
2. If the ratio of the volumes of two cones is 11 : 16 and
the ratio of the radii of their bases is 3:4, then the ratio of (a) 𝟔√𝟐 cm (b) 9 cm
their heights will be: CPO 2023 (c) 6 cm (d) 𝟑√𝟔 cm

9. Find the curved surface area of a cone, if its

(a) 11 : 9
slant height is 54 cm and the radius of its base
(b) 4 : 11
(c) 3 : 16 is 21 cm? DSSB GRADE-III 2024
(d) 9 : 11 A) 2060 𝒄𝒎𝟐
B) 3115 𝒄𝒎𝟐
3. If the radius of the base of a cone is doubled, C) 3564 𝒄𝒎𝟐
and the volume of the new cone is three times D) 3015 𝒄𝒎²
the volume of the original cone, then what will
be the ratio of the height of the original 10. The height of a cone is 24 cm and the area of base is 154cm2.
cone to that of the new cone? What is CSA of cone?
(a)9 : 4 (b) 4 : 3
(c) 2 : 9 (d) 1 : 3
a)484 b)550 c)525 d)515
4. A cone and a cylinder with equal radii have The height of a right circular cone is 24 cm. if the
equal volumes. The ratio of their heights is : diameter of its base is 36 cm, then what will be
CGL 2023 PRE the curved surface area of the cone?
(a) 2 : 3 (b) 3 : 4 A) 1444.6 𝒄𝒎𝟐
(c) 1 : 2 (d) 3 :1 B) 2400.9𝒄𝒎𝟐
C) 1697.14 𝒄𝒎𝟐
5. Volume of cone whose radius of a base and height are r and D) 2144.2 𝒄𝒎𝟐
h respecitively, is 400 cm3. What will be the volume of a cone 11. The area of the base of a right circular cone is 81π cm2 and
whose raidus of base and height are 2r cm and h cm its height is 12 cm. What is the curved surface area (in cm 2)
respectively? of the cone?
(a)100cm3 (b) 800
cm3 (a) 108 π (b) 135 π
(c)1600cm3 (d) 1200 cm3 (c) 126 π (d) 144 π
6. The numerical values of the volume & the area of the
lateral surface of a right circular cone are equal. If the 12. The area of the base of a right circular cone is 81π cm2
height of the cone be h and radius be r, the value of and its height is 12 cm. What is the curved surface area
1/h²+1/r² (in cm²) of the cone?
13. The slant height of a cone is 20 cm. If area of its base is 616 cm²,
then what is the curved surface area of this cone?

7. If S denotes the area of the curved surface of a right circular

cone of height h and semivertical angle α then S equals? (a)960cm2 (b) 1760cm2
(c)880cm2 (d) 440cm2

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14. The circumference of base of a right circular cone is 88 20. The diameter of the base of a conical tent is 28 feet and the
cm. If the height of the cone is 28 cm, then what is the slant height of the cone is 18 feet. Find the area (in ft²) of
curved surface area of the cone? CHSL 2022 PRE the canvas is required for making this tent. Ignore the
wastage of canvas.
(Use  = 22/7)
(a) 670 √𝟑 cm²
(a) 793
(b) 616 √𝟓 cm²
(b) 791
(c) 627 √𝟑 cm²
(c) 792
(d) 561 √𝟓 cm² (d) 790
SSC CHSL TIER – I 2022
15. If the diameter of the base of a cone is 32 cm and its curved
surface area is 3268𝟒 cm², then its height is: MTS 2020
𝟕
21. A conical tent with radius 6 units and height 8
units is to be made by canvas. How much
canvas is needed to make the tent? (Rounded
off to two places of decimals)
(a) 63 cm (b) 58 cm
(c) 60 cm (d) 64 cm (a) 188.57 units (b) 155.87 units
16. A cone-shaped temple top has slant height of 10 m and (c) 166.57 units (d) 177.55 units
radius of base is 11 m. Find the total cost for painting its SSC CGL 2023 PRE
curved surface area at the rate of `7/m². 22. The circumference of the base of a conical tent is 66m. If
(use =) the height of the tent is 36 m. What is the area of the
canvas used in making the tent?

(a) `2,040
(b) `2,240
(c) `2,420 𝟕
(d) `2,440 a) 1155 b) 1237.5
c) 1171.5 d) 1254
17. What is the total surface area of a cone with diameter of 23. The volume of conical tent is 1232cm 3 and area of base is
42 cm and height of 20 cm? 154cm2. Find the length of canvas required to build the tent
whose width is 2 m?

(a) 3600 cm²

(b) 3900 cm² a)255m b)265 c)275 d) 225
(c) 3000 cm²
(d) 3300 cm² 24. The volume of a right circular cone is 462 cm³. If is height
is 12 cm, then the area of its base (in cm²)
18. What is the total surface area of a cone whose
radius is 15 cm and height is 8 cm? (a) 124.5
(b) 103.5
SSC GD TIER I 2024 (c) 115.5
A) 1413.27 𝒄𝒎𝟐 (d) 98.5
B) 1624.37𝒄𝒎𝟐
C) 1508.57𝒄𝒎𝟐 25. Height of a cone is 15 cm and radius of its
D) 1396.71𝒄𝒎𝟐 base is 14 cm. what is the volume of the
cone? SSC GD 2024
19. The radius of a solid right circular cone is 36 cm and its A) 3240 𝒄𝒎𝟑
height is 105 cm. The total surface area (in cm²) of the B) 2860𝒄𝒎𝟑
cone is: CGL 2023 PRE C) 3420𝒄𝒎𝟑
D) 3080𝒄𝒎𝟑
(a) 4296 𝝅 (b)5292 𝝅
(c)3996 𝝅 (d)3969 𝝅

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 26. What is the volume of a cone whose base
diameter is 12 cm and the height is 21.7 cm? (DP CONSTABLE 2023)
Take  = 𝟐𝟐 A) 12
𝟕
B) 17
C) 13
a)626.3 𝒄𝒎 𝟑 D) 11
b)548.6𝒄𝒎𝟑 32. A conical tent is set to accommodate 15
c)818.4𝒄𝒎𝟑 persons. Each person must have 5 square
d) 334.5 𝒄𝒎𝟑 meters of space on the ground and 30 cubic
27. If a right circular cone of height 24 cm has the meters of air breathe. What is the height of
the cone?
circumference of its base 42 𝝅 cm, then the
volume of the cone is

( (MTS 2023)
a) 15 m
𝟐𝟐
𝝅 b) 13 m
𝟕
c) 22 m
SSC CHSL 2023 PRE d) 18 m
a. 11088 cm3 33. If the area of the base of a right circular cone is 157 cm²
b. 15211 cm3 and its slant height is √𝟒𝟗𝟕 cm, then the volume of the
cone is ? (π = 3.14)
c. 21011 cm3
d. 12034 cm3

28. If the height and slant height of a ) (c) 1099 cm³

(d) 986 cm³
cone are 21 cm and 29 cm, 34. The curved surface are of a right circular cone
respectively. Find its volume. is 156π and the radius of its base is 12 cm.

(Use 𝟐𝟐
(𝝅 =
𝟕
(a) 8708 cm3 (b) 8080 cm3
(c) 8800 cm3 (d) 8440 cm3
29. The volume of a cone is 73920 cm 3. If the What is the volume of the cone, in cm3?
height of the cone is 160 cm, then find the
diameter of its base. (a) 210π (b) 240 π
(c) 180 π (d) 192 π
(a) 21 cm (b) 40 cm 35. The volume of a right circular cone is 308 𝒄𝒎𝟑 and the
(c) 22 cm (d) 42 cm radius of its base is 7 cm. What is the curved surface
SSC CGL 2023 PRE area (in 𝒄𝒎𝟐) of the cone? (Take π =𝟐𝟐)
𝟕
30. The volume of a cone with height equal to
radius and slant height 5 cm is: (a) 22√𝟐𝟏 (b)44 √𝟐𝟏
(c)22 √𝟖𝟓 (d)𝟏𝟏√𝟖𝟓
36. The volume of a solid right circular cone is
𝟔√𝟐
600π cm3, and the diameter of its base is 30
cm. The total surface area of the cone is:
31. The vertical height of a conical tent is 42
decimeter and the diameter of its base is 5.4
m. find the number of persons it can
accommodate if each person is to be allowed
2673 cubic decimeter of space? (a) 496π (b) 480π
(c) 255π (d) 472π
37. If the diameter of the base of a cone is 24 cm and its
curved surface area is 1395𝟑 cm², then its volume (in cm³)
𝟕
is: Take  = 𝟐𝟐
𝟕

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 24 cm 43. The radius and height of a right circular cone
1395𝟑 cm² (cm³ ) are in the ratio 1 : (2.4). If its curved surface
𝟕
(a) 5728 area is 2502.5 cm2, then what is its volume?
(b) 5287 (Take  = 𝟐𝟐)
𝟕
(c) 5280
(d) 5782
38. The radius and slant height of a cone are in the
𝟕
ratio 5 : 7. If its curved surface area is 1347.5cm2, (a) 8085 cm3 (b) 8820 cm3
22 (c) 11550 cm3 (d) 13475 cm3
find its radius. (use = ) 44. The height of a right circular cone is 35cm and the area of
7
its curved surface is four times the area of its base. What is
the volume of the cone (in 10-3 m3) ?

(a) 2.994 (b) 3.316

(b) 15cm
(c) 175cm (d) 25.5cm (c) 3.384 (d) 2.625
39. The slant height and radius of a right circular cone are 45. The curved surface area of a right circular cone is 2310
in the ratio 29 : 20. If its volume is 4838.4π cm3, then its 𝒄𝒎𝟐 and its radius is 21 cm. If its radius is increased by
radius is: 100% and height is reduced by 50%, then its capacity (in
litres) will be correct to one decimal place)
(Takeπ = 𝟐𝟐)
(a) 20cm (b) 24 cm 𝟕
(c) 25 cm (d) 28 cm (a) 27.8 (b)28.2
40. The Ratio of the height and the diameter of a right (c) 26.7 (d)25.9
circular cone is 6 : 5 and its volume is 𝟐𝟐𝟎𝟎 cm3. What is 46. What is the volume of a cone of maximum
𝟕
slant height? (Take 𝝅 =
𝟐𝟐
) volume cut out from a cube of edge 2a such
𝟕 that their bases are on the same plane?
𝟕 𝟕
(CDS 2018)
𝟑
(a) 25 cm (b) 26 cm (a) a3 (b) 𝝅𝒂
(c) 13 cm (d) 5 cm
𝟐𝝅𝒂𝟑
41. The ratio of the radius and the height of a 𝟑
𝟑𝝅𝒂𝟑
cone is 5:18. If its volume is 161700 cube cm, (c) 𝟑
(d) 𝟒

find its slant height (in cm)? 47. What is the volume of the largest right circular cone that
can be cut out from a cube whose edge is 10 cm?
(DP CONSTABLE 2023)
(a) 𝟐𝟓𝟎𝝅 cm³
A) √𝟐𝟕𝟏𝟎𝟖 𝟑
B) √𝟏𝟕𝟏𝟎𝟏 (b) 𝟑𝟓𝟏𝝅 cm³
𝟑
C) √𝟐𝟕𝟏𝟎𝟏
(c) 𝟏𝟒𝟓𝝅 cm³
D) √𝟏𝟕𝟏𝟎𝟖 𝟑
42. The height of a cone is three times the radius (d) 𝟏𝟓𝟎𝝅 cm³
𝟑
of its base and its total surface area is 48. From a solid cylindrical wooden block of height 18 cm and
36(√10 + 1)π m2. What is the volume (in cm3) of radius 7.5 cm, a conical cavity of the same height and same
the cone? radius is taken out. What is total surface area (in cm 2) of
the remaining solid?

(a) 326.25 π (b) 416.25 π

1.288π 2. 125π (c) 472.5 π (d) 270 π
3. 216π 4. 144π
( ICAR Technician 2023)
49. The height of a solid cylinder is 30 cm and the diameter of
its base is 10 cm. Two identical conical holes each of radius
5 cm and height 12 cm are drilled out. What is the surface a. 14.0625 cm
area (in cm2) of the remaining solid? b. 14.0675 cm
(a) 230 π (b) 430 π c. 14.6025 cm
(c) 330 π (d) 120 π d. 14.0525 cm

50. A right circular cone of radius 24 cm and height 32 cm, is 56. What is the lateral surface area of a cone
cut into four slices by 3 cuts parallel to the base at equal formed by folding a quadrant of a circle of
height. What is % increase in total surface area of cone? radius 35 cm?
a)72.72% b)66.66% Next Type
c)65.625% d)71.375% UP POLICE ASSISTANT OPERATOR 2024
A) 962.5 𝒄𝒎𝟐 B) 865 𝒄𝒎𝟐
51. Radius of base of a hollow cone is 8 cm and its height C) 750 𝒄𝒎 𝟐 D) 954 𝒄𝒎𝟐
is 15 cm. A sphere of largest radius is put inside the cone. 57. A sector containing an angle of 120° cut off
from a circle of radius 21 cm is folded into a
What is the ratio of radius of base of cone to the radius of
cone. What is the curved surface area of the
sphere? cone?
a)5:3 b)4:1 c)2:1 d)7:9 (UP POLICE HEAD OPERATOR 2024)
52. A cube of maximum possible size is cut from a . 52 A) 426 cm² B) 462 cm²
cone of radius 15√2 cm and height 20 cm, then find C) 262 cm² D) 432 cm²
maximum volume of cube? Next Type
58. A semicircular sheet of area 308 cm² is folded
a)1728 b)3375 c)1000 d)2048 into a cone. What is its slant height?
? UP POLICE ASSISTANT OPERATOR 2024
53. The base radius and slant height of a conical vessel is 3 cm A) 16 cm B) 14 cm
and 6 cm respectively. Find the volume of sufficient water C) 12 cm D) 12.5 cm
in the vessel such that a sphere of radius 1 cm is placed into
it water just immerse it? 59. A semicircular sheet of diameter 32cm is bent into a conical
cup. Find the depth of cup?

a)8√𝟓 b)8√𝟑 c)16√𝟐 d)12√𝟑

60. From a circular sheet of paper of radius 25cm, a sector area

60% is removed. If the remaining part is wood to make a
conical cup. Then find the ratio of height and radius of
cone?
𝟒𝝅 𝟓𝝅 𝟕𝝅 𝟐𝝅
a) b) 𝟑
𝟑 c) d)
𝟑 𝟑
54. A right circular solid cone of radius 3.2 cm
and height 7.2 cm is melted by recast into a
right circular cylinder of height 9.6 cm. What a)√𝟏𝟗:√𝟔 b)24:7 c)4:3 d)√𝟐𝟏:2
is the diameter of the base of the cylinder? 61. The vertical height and base radius of a cone
(a) 3.2 cm (b) 3.5 cm are 12 cm and 5 cm, respectively. If it is
(c) 4.2 cm (d) 4.5 cm unfolded to form a sector, then what is the
angle of the sector? Ans: 138.5⁰ [Most Imp]
55. A solid right-circular cylinder, whose radius of the base is
15 cm and height is 12 cm, is melted and moulded into the
solid right-circular cone, whose radius of the base is
24 cm. What will be the height of this cone?
62. A sector of radius 10.5 cm with the central a)9cm b)12cm c)15cm d)18cm
angle 120⁰ is formed to form a cone by joining 69. A right circular cone is sliced into a smaller
the two bounding radii of the sector. What is cone and a frustum of a cone by a plane
the volume (in cm3) of the cone so formed? perpendicular to its axis. The volume of the
smaller cone and the frustum of the cone are
in the ratio 64 : 61. Then, their curved
(a)
𝟑𝟒𝟑√𝟑
𝝅 (b)
𝟑𝟒𝟑√𝟑
𝝅 surface areas are in the ratio? CDS 2018
𝟏𝟐 𝟔
𝟑𝟒𝟑√𝟐 𝟑𝟒𝟑√𝟐
(c) 𝝅 (d) 𝝅 70. A lamp shade is in the shape of part of a cone and
its top and bottom ends are circles whose
circumference are respectively 30 cm and 40 cm. the
perpendicular distance between the ends is 6 cm. if
the cone were to be completed, then how far would
its vertex be from the top end? (CDS 2 0 2 3
𝟏𝟐 𝟔
63. A right angle triangle whose sides are 15cm and 20cm
(other than hypotenuse) is made to revolve about its (a) 4 : 1 (b) 16 : 9
hypotenuse. Find the volume and surface area of double (c) 64 : 61 (d) 81 : 64
cone so formed?
71The hThe height of a cone is 45 cm. It is cut at a
height of 15 cm from its base by a plane parallel to
a)1200π, 1320 b)1600π, 1320
c)1250π, 1444 d)1000π, 1260 base. If the volume of frustum so formed is cone is
43890 cm3 then what is the volume of original cone?
64. A cone is cut into 4 parts by 3 cuts parallel to the base at
equal height . What is the ratio of volume of 4 parts?
72. The radii of the two circular faces of the frustrum of a
cone are 5cm and 4cm. If the height of the frustum is 21cm,
a)1:8:27:70 b)1:7:29:47 what is the volume in cm3?
c)1:7:19:37 d)1:8:27:64
65. a right circular cone has base radius 14 cm and height 50 73. What is the volume (in cm³, rounded off to the nearest
cm it is kept on its base. It is cut into 5 parts of equal parts by integer) of a frustum of a cone with diameters 70 cm and 42
4 cuts parallel to the base. What is the ratio of CSA of 5 parts? cm of its two ends and a depth of 50 cm? (Take π=22/8)
a)1:3:5:7:9 b)1:4:9:16:25
c)1:7:19:37:61 d)1:8:27:64:125 74. 74. A 35 cm high bucket in the form of a frustum is full
of water. Radii of its lower and upper ends are 12 cm and 18
66. A right circular cone of height h is cut by a plane to the base cm, respectively. If water from this bucket is poured in a
and at a distance 3h/7 from the base, then the volumes of cylindrical drum, whose base radius is 20 cm, then what
the resulting cone and the frustum are in the ratio? will be the height of water (in cm) in the drum? Ans: (c)
a)8:19 b)64:279 c)1:8 d)27:98 19.95

67. The height of a cone is 30 cm. The cone is cut parallel to its 75. The height of a right circular cone and the radius of its
base such volume of cone and frustum so formed is in the circular base are respectively 9cm and 3cm. The cone is cut
ratio 13.5:49. Find at which height from base cone is cut? by a plane parallel to its base so as to divide it into two
parts. The volume of the frustum( i.e, the lower part )of the
cone is 44cu cm. The radius of the upper circular surface of
the frustum is
68. A plane divides a cone into two parts of equal volume. If
the plane is parallel to the base, then the ratio in which 76. 76.A cube is inscribed in a sphere. A right circular
the height of the cone is divided is? Ans: 1:³√2-1 cylinder is within the cube touching all the vertical faces. A
right circular cone is inside the cylinder. Their heights are
same and the diameter of the cone is equal to that of the
cylinder. What is the ratio of the volume of the
sphere to that of cone?