Solids (Surface Area and Volume of 3-D Solids) — ICSE Class 9 Maths Important Questions
13 hand-picked ICSE Class 9 Maths important questions for Solids (Surface Area and Volume of 3-D Solids), each with a full model answer — the formats and topics most likely to appear in your board exam.
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High-yield ICSE Class 9 questions on 3-D solids ask for the total/lateral surface area and volume of a cuboid, cube and cylinder, and for combinations where solids are joined or one is recast into another. Remember V_cuboid=lbh, V_cube=a^3 and V_cylinder=π r^2h, and equate volumes when metal is melted and recast.
About Solids (Surface Area and Volume of 3-D Solids)
In the ICSE Class 9 Maths chapter Solids (Surface Area and Volume of 3-D Solids) you compute the lateral surface area, total surface area and volume of a cuboid, cube and right circular cylinder, and handle combinations such as recasting one solid into another, hollow cylinders (pipes), and cost problems. Volume is conserved when a solid is melted and reshaped, and this Selina-aligned chapter is a reliable source of full-mark numerical questions.
Key concepts & formulas
For length l, breadth b, height h: total surface area =2(lb+bh+hl), lateral surface area =2h(l+b), volume =lbh, diagonal =√l^2+b^2+h^2.
For edge a: total surface area =6a^2, lateral surface area =4a^2, volume =a^3, diagonal =a3.
For radius r, height h: curved surface area =2π rh, total surface area =2π r(r+h), volume =π r^2h.
A pipe of outer radius R, inner radius r, height h has volume of material =π h(R^2-r^2). When a solid is melted and recast, volume is unchanged.
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| Question type | Count | Marks |
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| MCQ | 4 | 1 |
| Assertion–Reason | 1 | 1 |
| Very Short | 2 | 2 |
| Short Answer | 3 | 3 |
| Long Answer | 2 | 5 |
| Case-based | 1 | 4 |
Multiple-choice questions (1 mark)
The volume of a cube of edge 5 cm is:
- (a)
25 cm^3
- (b)
75 cm^3
- (c)
125 cm^3
- (d)
150 cm^3
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Answer: (c) 125 cm^3.
Volume of a cube =a^3=5^3=125 cm^3.
The total surface area of a cuboid 8 cm×5 cm×3 cm is:
- (a)
79 cm^2
- (b)
158 cm^2
- (c)
120 cm^2
- (d)
188 cm^2
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Answer: (b) 158 cm^2.
2(lb+bh+hl)=2(8×5+5×3+3×8)=2(40+15+24)=2(79)=158 cm^2.
The curved surface area of a cylinder of radius 7 cm and height 10 cm is (take π=22/7):
- (a)
220 cm^2
- (b)
440 cm^2
- (c)
308 cm^2
- (d)
154 cm^2
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Answer: (b) 440 cm^2.
CSA =2π rh=2×22/7×7×10=440 cm^2.
If the edge of a cube is doubled, its volume becomes:
- (a)
2 times
- (b)
4 times
- (c)
6 times
- (d)
8 times
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Answer: (d) 8 times.
New volume =(2a)^3=8a^3, i.e. 8 times the original volume a^3.
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Assertion (A): When a metallic cylinder is melted and recast into a cube, the volume of the cube equals the volume of the cylinder.
Reason (R): Melting and recasting a solid changes its shape but conserves its volume.
- (a)
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
- (b)
Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
- (c)
A is true but R is false
- (d)
A is false but R is true
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Answer: (a) Melting only changes shape, not the amount of material, so volume is conserved and the two volumes are equal. R correctly explains A.
Very short answer questions (2 marks)
The dimensions of a cuboidal water tank are 2 m×1.5 m×1 m. Find its capacity in litres.
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Volume =lbh=2×1.5×1=3 m^3.
Since 1 m^3=1000 L, capacity =3×1000=3000 L.
Find the length of the longest rod that can be placed in a room 12 m long, 9 m broad and 8 m high.
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The longest rod fits along the space diagonal of the cuboidal room.
Diagonal =√l^2+b^2+h^2=√12^2+9^2+8^2=√144+81+64=√289=17 m.
Short answer questions (3 marks)
A solid cylinder has a radius of 7 cm and a height of 20 cm. Taking π=22/7, find its (i) total surface area and (ii) volume.
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Given r=7 cm, h=20 cm, π=22/7.
(i) Total surface area =2π r(r+h)=2×22/7×7×(7+20)
=2×22×27=1188 cm^2.
(ii) Volume =π r^2h=22/7×7^2×20=22/7×49×20
=22×7×20=3080 cm^3.
The volume of a cube is 343 cm^3. Find its edge, total surface area and the length of its diagonal.
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Volume =a^3=343 a=[3]343=7 cm.
Total surface area =6a^2=6×7^2=6×49=294 cm^2.
Diagonal =a3=73 cm12.12 cm.
A cylindrical metal pipe is 28 cm long. Its external radius is 5 cm and its internal radius is 4 cm. Taking π=22/7, find the volume of metal used in the pipe.
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For a hollow cylinder, volume of metal =π h(R^2-r^2) with R=5 cm, r=4 cm, h=28 cm.
R^2-r^2=5^2-4^2=25-16=9.
Volume =22/7×28×9=22×4×9=792 cm^3.
Long answer questions (5 marks)
A rectangular tank 80 cm long, 40 cm wide and 30 cm deep is full of water. All the water is emptied into a cylindrical vessel of internal radius 20 cm. Taking π=22/7, find (i) the volume of water and (ii) the height to which the water rises in the cylinder.
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(i) Volume of water = volume of cuboidal tank =lbh=80×40×30=96000 cm^3.
(ii) Let the water rise to height h in the cylinder of radius r=20 cm. Since water is only transferred, its volume is unchanged:
π r^2h=96000
22/7×20^2× h=96000
22/7×400× h=96000
h=96000×7/22×400=672000/8800=76.36 cm (approx.).
The water rises to about 76.4 cm.
The external dimensions of a closed wooden box are 30 cm×25 cm×20 cm. The wood is 2 cm thick everywhere. Find (i) the internal dimensions, (ii) the internal volume (capacity), and (iii) the volume of wood used to make the box.
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The wood is 2 cm thick on both faces along each dimension, so each internal dimension is 2×2=4 cm less than the external.
(i) Internal dimensions:
length =30-4=26 cm, breadth =25-4=21 cm, height =20-4=16 cm.
(ii) Internal volume (capacity) =26×21×16=8736 cm^3.
(iii) External volume =30×25×20=15000 cm^3.
Volume of wood = external volume - internal volume =15000-8736=6264 cm^3.
Case-based questions (4 marks)
A cylindrical water tank of an apartment has an internal diameter of 2.8 m and a height of 2.5 m. Taking π=22/7, answer the following.
(i) Find the radius of the tank.
(ii) Find the capacity of the tank in cubic metres.
(iii) Express this capacity in litres.
(iv) If each flat uses 700 L per day, for how many flats can a full tank supply water for one day?
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(i) Radius r=2.8/2=1.4 m.
(ii) Capacity =π r^2h=22/7×1.4^2×2.5=22/7×1.96×2.5
=22/7×4.9=22×0.7=15.4 m^3.
(iii) Since 1 m^3=1000 L, capacity =15.4×1000=15400 L.
(iv) Number of flats =15400/700=22 flats.
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