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Chapter 12 · Case-study practice

Surface Areas and Volumes: Class 10 Case Study Previous Year Questions with Answers

These case studies ask you to identify exposed surfaces, combine volumes and compare capacities. Separate the component solids and mark their radii and heights before choosing a formula. Try each part, then open its worked solution.

28 distinct cases · 66 board-paper appearances + 2 official-sample appearances
Solutions prepared by Team TutorVertex
Verified by Siddharth Sir · Last reviewed 27 October 2026

Key results

What is required?Relationship
CylinderCurved area = 2πrh; total area = 2πr(h + r); volume = πr²h.
ConeSlant height l = √(r² + h²); curved area = πrl; volume = 13πr²h.
Sphere and hemisphereSphere: area = 4πr², volume = 43πr³. Hemisphere: curved area = 2πr², total area = 3πr², volume = 23πr³.
Cuboid and cubeCuboid: area = 2(Lb + bh + hL), volume = Lbh. Cube of edge a: area = 6a², volume = a³.
Joined or hollow objectsAdd component volumes; subtract cavities. Count only surfaces requested in the question, excluding hidden joined faces for exposed-area questions.
Capacity and cost1 cm³ = 1 mL; 1000 cm³ = 1 L. Cost = required area or volume × stated rate.

Here r is a radius, h is perpendicular height and l is cone slant height; L and b are cuboid length and breadth, and a is a cube edge. Use inner dimensions for capacity and outer dimensions for fitting or external area. The value of π used is stated in each solution.

Both OR alternatives are solved for practice; answer one where OR is printed. Follow each case’s marks, including the older 2022 term-based patterns.

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Tents and coverings

Standard4 marks · 3 + 1

Case 1. A circus tent with stitching wastage

A ‘circus’ is a company of performers who put on shows of acrobats, clowns etc. to entertain people started around 250 years back, in open fields, now generally performed in tents. One such ‘Circus Tent’ is shown below.

The tent is in the shape of a cylinder surmounted by a conical top. If the height and diameter of cylindrical part are 9 m and 30 m respectively and height of conical part is 8 m with same diameter as that of the cylindrical part, then find:

Source photograph accompanying A circus tent with stitching wastage.
Photograph retained from the official paper.
Describe the figure

The original circus-tent photograph is retained. The cylinder has radius 15 m and height 9 m; the cone has the same radius and perpendicular height 8 m. The tent has no fabric floor. Part (2) adds 30 m² of stitching wastage.

Appeared in: 2022 · Standard · Main

Related setup: Case 2 uses different tent dimensions and asks about floor area and air volume.

(1) Find the area of the canvas used in making the tent. [3 marks]

Show answer and solution

Canvas area = 1650 m².

Radius r = 302 = 15 m.

Cone slant height l = √(15² + 8²) = 17 m.

Canvas area = curved area of cylinder + curved area of cone.

Area = 2πrh + πrl = π × 15 × (2 × 9 + 17) = 525π m².

Using π = 227, area = 1650 m². The floor and the joined circular face are excluded.

(2) Find the cost of the canvas bought for the tent at the rate ₹200 per sq m, if 30 sq m canvas was wasted during stitching. [1 mark]

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Cost = ₹3,36,000.

Canvas to be bought = 1650 + 30 = 1680 m².

Cost = 1680 × 200 = ₹3,36,000.

Standard4 marks · 1 + 1 + 2

Case 2. A circus tent: cloth, floor and air

The word ‘circus’ has the same root as ‘circle’. In a closed circular area, various entertainment acts including human skill and animal training are presented before the crowd.

A circus tent is cylindrical upto a height of 8 m and conical above it. The diameter of the base is 28 m and total height of tent is 18.5 m.

Source photograph accompanying A circus tent: cloth, floor and air.
Photograph retained from the official paper.
Describe the figure

The source tent photograph is retained. The common radius is 14 m. The cylinder height is 8 m, while the full tent height is 18.5 m. The cone height must therefore be found by subtraction.

Appeared in: 2024 · Standard · Main

Related setup: Case 1 adds stitching wastage and a fabric cost.

(i) Find slant height of the conical part. [1 mark]

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Slant height = 17.5 m.

Cone height = 18.5 − 8 = 10.5 m and radius = 282 = 14 m.

l = √(14² + 10.5²) = √306.25 = 17.5 m.

(ii) Determine the floor area of the tent. [1 mark]

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Floor area = 616 m².

The floor is a circle of radius 14 m.

Using π = 227, area = πr² = 227 × 14² = 616 m².

(iii)(a) Find area of the cloth used for making tent. [2 marks]

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Cloth area = 1474 m².

The cloth covers the cylinder’s curved side and the cone’s curved side.

Area = 2πrh + πrl, where r = 14 m, h = 8 m and l = 17.5 m.

Using π = 227, area = 227 × 14 × (16 + 17.5) = 1474 m².

Do not include the floor or the circle where the solids join.

OR

(iii)(b) Find total volume of air inside an empty tent. [2 marks]

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Air volume = 7084 m³.

Air occupies both the cylindrical and conical parts.

Volume = πr²h + 13πr²H, with h = 8 m and H = 10.5 m.

Using π = 227, volume = 616 × (8 + 10.53) = 7084 m³.

Standard4 marks · 2 + 2 · Accessible alternative

Case 3. Two fabrics for Kumbh Mela tents

For the Kumbh Mela, Uttar Pradesh Government prescribed the following for the contractors to pitch the tents.

Each tent must be of cylindrical base of radius 21 m and height 5 m, surmounted by a conical part of height 20 m. The cylindrical part must have a white coloured thick fabric costing ₹60 per square meter, while the conical part must have PVC coated blue fabric costing ₹70 per square meter.

The accessible paper is text-only. Both components have radius 21 m. The cylindrical fabric and conical fabric have different rates. The requested fabric covers the curved surfaces, without a floor.

Appeared in: 2023 · Standard · Supplementary

(a) How much blue PVC (in sq m) is required and what will be its total cost? [2 marks]

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Blue PVC = 1914 m²; cost = ₹1,33,980.

Cone slant height l = √(21² + 20²) = √841 = 29 m.

Using π = 227, blue area = πrl = 227 × 21 × 29 = 1914 m².

Cost = 1914 × 70 = ₹1,33,980.

(b) How much white fabric (in sq m) is required and what will be its total cost? [2 marks]

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White fabric = 660 m²; cost = ₹39,600.

Using π = 227, cylinder curved area = 2πrh.

Area = 2 × 227 × 21 × 5 = 660 m².

Cost = 660 × 60 = ₹39,600.

Standard4 marks · 1 + 1 + 2

Case 4. A metallic grain silo

Metallic silos are used by farmers for storing grains. Farmer Girdhar has decided to build a new metallic silo to store his harvested grains. It is in the shape of a cylinder mounted by a cone.

Dimensions of the conical part of a silo are: radius of base = 1.5 m; height = 2 m. Dimensions of the cylindrical part of a silo are: radius = 1.5 m; height = 7 m.

The source sample case has no illustration. The cone and cylinder share radius 1.5 m. The cone height is 2 m and the cylinder height is 7 m. Use the slant height only for the cone’s curved area.

Appeared in: 2024–25 · Standard · Official Sample

(i) Calculate the slant height of the conical part of one silo. [1 mark]

Show answer and solution

Slant height = 2.5 m.

l = √(r² + h²) = √(1.5² + 2²) = √6.25 = 2.5 m.

(ii) Find the curved surface area of the conical part of one silo. [1 mark]

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Cone curved area = 16514 m² ≈ 11.79 m².

Using π = 227, curved area = πrl = 227 × 1.5 × 2.5 = 16514 m².

The displayed decimal is rounded from the exact fraction.

(iii)(A) Find the cost of metal sheet used to make the curved cylindrical part of one silo at the rate of ₹2000 per m². [2 marks]

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Cost = ₹1,32,000.

Using π = 227, cylinder curved area = 2πrh.

Area = 2 × 227 × 1.5 × 7 = 66 m².

Cost = 66 × 2000 = ₹1,32,000.

OR

(iii)(B) Find the total capacity of one silo to store grains. [2 marks]

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Capacity = 75914 m³ ≈ 54.21 m³.

Capacity = cylinder volume + cone volume.

V = π × 1.5² × 7 + 13π × 1.5² × 2 = 17.25π m³.

Using π = 227, V = 75914 m³ ≈ 54.21 m³.

Joined solids and exposed surfaces

Basic4 marks · 2 + 2

Case 5. Casting 50 cone-and-hemisphere toys

A company deals in casting and moulding of metal on orders received from its clients.

In one such order, company is supposed to make 50 toys in the form of a hemisphere surmounted by a right circular cone of the same base radius as that of hemisphere. If the radius of the base of the cone is 21 cm and height is 28 cm, answer the following:

Source photograph accompanying Casting 50 cone-and-hemisphere toys.
Photograph retained from the official paper.
The source casting photograph and toy diagram are both retained. Each toy joins a cone of height 28 cm to a hemisphere of radius 21 cm, along their common circular base.
Diagram retained from the official paper.
Describe the figure

The source casting photograph and toy diagram are both retained. Each toy joins a cone of height 28 cm to a hemisphere of radius 21 cm, along their common circular base.

Appeared in: 2022 · Basic · Main

(a) Find the volume of 50 toys. [2 marks]

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Volume of 50 toys = 16,17,000 cm³.

Volume of one toy = 23πr³ + 13πr²h.

V = 13π × 21² × (2 × 21 + 28) = 10290π cm³.

Using π = 227, one toy uses 32340 cm³.

Volume of 50 toys = 50 × 32340 = 16,17,000 cm³.

(b) Find the ratio of the volume of hemisphere to the volume of cone. [2 marks]

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Hemisphere : cone = 3 : 2.

Ratio = (23πr³) : (13πr²h).

Cancel the common factor 13πr² to obtain 2r : h.

Ratio = 42 : 28 = 3 : 2.

Standard4 marks · 1 + 1 + 2 · Accessible alternative

Case 6. A clay cylinder with a hemispherical top

To make the teaching-learning process easier, creative and innovative, a teacher brings clay in the classroom to teach the topic of mensuration. She forms a cylinder of radius 2.1 cm and height 5 cm with the clay and put a hemisphere of same radius on its top in such a way that the base of hemisphere covers the top of cylinder.

Using the above information, and π = 22/7, find:

The accessible paper contains no case illustration. A hemisphere of radius 2.1 cm covers the entire top of a cylinder with radius 2.1 cm and height 5 cm. The cylinder’s lower circular base remains exposed.

Appeared in: 2025 · Standard · Main

Related setup: Case 21 reshapes a clay cylinder into a sphere; this case joins a hemisphere to a cylinder instead.

(a) Find the volume of cylinder so formed. [1 mark]

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Cylinder volume = 69.3 cm³.

V = πr²h = 227 × 2.1² × 5 = 69.3 cm³.

(b) Find the volume of hemispherical part. [1 mark]

Show answer and solution

Hemisphere volume = 19.404 cm³.

V = 23πr³ = 23 × 227 × 2.1³ = 19.404 cm³.

(c)(i) Find the surface area of the complete solid. [2 marks]

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Exposed surface area = 107.58 cm².

The exposed surfaces are the cylinder’s curved side, its lower base and the hemisphere’s curved surface.

Area = 2πrh + πr² + 2πr² = 2πrh + 3πr².

Area = 2 × 227 × 2.1 × 5 + 3 × 227 × 2.1² = 107.58 cm².

The joined circular faces are internal and are not counted.

OR

(c)(ii) Find the surface area of the cylindrical part, if hemisphere is not put on it. [2 marks]

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Cylinder total surface area = 93.72 cm².

Without the hemisphere, both circular ends of the cylinder are included.

Area = 2πrh + 2πr² = 2πr(h + r).

Area = 2 × 227 × 2.1 × (5 + 2.1) = 93.72 cm².

Basic4 marks · 1 + 1 + 2

Case 7. Wood used for Gilli Danda

‘Gilli Danda’ is a very popular traditional game of India which is played with two wooden sticks — the larger one is called ‘Danda’ and smaller one ‘Gilli’.

‘Danda’ — It is cylindrical in shape with diameter 4 cm and length 42 cm.

Gilli — It is cylindrical in middle with identical conical ends of same radius 1.5 cm and length 2.8 cm. The length of cylindrical part is 7 cm.

Source illustration accompanying Wood used for Gilli Danda.
Illustration retained from the official paper.
The original stick illustration and dimensioned diagram are retained. Danda is a cylinder of radius 2 cm and length 42 cm. Gilli has a radius-1.5 cm cylinder of length 7 cm and two cones, each of height 2.8 cm. The 14 cm log is a separate given for part (iii)(a).
Diagram retained from the official paper.
Describe the figure

The original stick illustration and dimensioned diagram are retained. Danda is a cylinder of radius 2 cm and length 42 cm. Gilli has a radius-1.5 cm cylinder of length 7 cm and two cones, each of height 2.8 cm. The 14 cm log is a separate given for part (iii)(a).

Appeared in: 2026 · Basic · Main

(i) Find the volume of wood used in making both the conical parts of Gilli. [1 mark]

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Volume of both cones = 13.2 cm³.

Using π = 227, volume = 2 × 13πr²h.

Volume = 2 × 13 × 227 × 1.5² × 2.8 = 13.2 cm³.

(ii) Find the volume of wood used in making cylindrical part of Gilli. [1 mark]

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Cylinder volume = 49.5 cm³.

Using π = 227, V = πr²h = 227 × 1.5² × 7 = 49.5 cm³.

(iii)(a) A cylindrical log of wood of radius 1.5 cm and length 14 cm is used to make Gilli. Find the volume of the wood scrapped. [2 marks]

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Wood scrapped = 36.3 cm³.

Log volume = 227 × 1.5² × 14 = 99 cm³.

Gilli volume = 13.2 + 49.5 = 62.7 cm³.

Wood scrapped = 99 − 62.7 = 36.3 cm³.

OR

(iii)(b) Find the total surface area of Danda. [2 marks]

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Danda surface area = 38727 cm² ≈ 553.14 cm².

Use Danda’s radius 2 cm and length 42 cm, rather than Gilli’s dimensions.

Total area of a closed cylinder = 2πr(h + r).

Using π = 227, area = 2 × 227 × 2 × (42 + 2) = 38727 cm².

Basic4 marks · 1 + 1 + 2

Case 8. A solid mushroom with a hemispherical cap

There are many varieties of mushrooms available in the world. One such mushroom ‘Amanita muscaria’ has a upper part which is like red cap (hemispherical) and lower part is like white stem (cylindrical).

The hemispherical cap’s radius = 3 cm and cylindrical stem is 2 cm high with diameter 1.4 cm. Considering mushroom a solid object, answer the following questions:

Source photograph accompanying A solid mushroom with a hemispherical cap.
Photograph retained from the official paper.
The source mushroom photograph and outline diagram are retained. The cap is a solid hemisphere of radius R = 3 cm. The centred cylindrical stem has radius r = 0.7 cm and height 2 cm. Its attachment hides a circular patch under the cap, while the rest of the cap’s flat underside and the stem’s bottom remain exposed.
Diagram retained from the official paper.
Describe the figure

The source mushroom photograph and outline diagram are retained. The cap is a solid hemisphere of radius R = 3 cm. The centred cylindrical stem has radius r = 0.7 cm and height 2 cm. Its attachment hides a circular patch under the cap, while the rest of the cap’s flat underside and the stem’s bottom remain exposed.

Appeared in: 2026 · Basic · Main

(i) What is the total height of a mushroom? [1 mark]

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Total height = 5 cm.

A hemisphere’s height equals its radius: 3 cm.

Total height = cap height + stem height = 3 + 2 = 5 cm.

(ii) Find the volume of the stem. [1 mark]

Show answer and solution

Stem volume = 3.08 cm³.

Stem radius r = 1.42 = 0.7 cm.

Using π = 227, V = πr²h = 227 × 0.7² × 2 = 3.08 cm³.

(iii)(a) Determine the volume of 7 such mushrooms. [2 marks]

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Volume of 7 mushrooms = 417.56 cm³.

One mushroom has volume 23πR³ + πr²h.

Using π = 227, one mushroom has volume 3967 + 3.08 cm³.

Volume of 7 = 7 × (3967 + 3.08) = 417.56 cm³.

OR

(iii)(b) Find the total surface area of 7 such mushrooms. [2 marks]

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Total exposed area = 655.6 cm².

For one mushroom, count the cap’s curved surface, uncovered flat underside, stem’s curved side and stem’s lower base.

Area = 2πR² + (πR² − πr²) + 2πrh + πr².

Area = 3πR² + 2πrh = π(3 × 3² + 2 × 0.7 × 2) = 29.8π cm².

Using π = 227, total for 7 = 7 × 29.8 × 227 = 655.6 cm².

Standard4 marks · 1 + 1 + 2

Case 9. An open fabric lamp with folded edges

A wall mounted lamp, made of fabric, is shown below. Lamp has cuboidal shape, open from top and bottom. A spherical bulb of diameter 7 cm is latched with a very thin rod. (Ignore the rod while making calculations.)

Dimensions of the cuboid are 24 cm × 12 cm × 17 cm.

Source photograph accompanying An open fabric lamp with folded edges.
Photograph retained from the official paper.
The lamp photograph and dimensioned diagram are both retained. The cuboid has horizontal dimensions 24 cm by 12 cm and height 17 cm. It is open at both top and bottom. The bulb has diameter 7 cm. The 2 cm folds in part (iii)(a) apply at both horizontal edges.
Diagram retained from the official paper.
Describe the figure

The lamp photograph and dimensioned diagram are both retained. The cuboid has horizontal dimensions 24 cm by 12 cm and height 17 cm. It is open at both top and bottom. The bulb has diameter 7 cm. The 2 cm folds in part (iii)(a) apply at both horizontal edges.

Appeared in: 2026 · Standard · Main

(i) Find the surface area of the bulb. [1 mark]

Show answer and solution

Bulb surface area = 154 cm².

Bulb radius = 72 = 3.5 cm.

Using π = 227, area = 4πr² = 4 × 227 × 3.5² = 154 cm².

(ii) What could be the maximum diameter of the bulb if at least 1 cm space is left from each side? [1 mark]

Show answer and solution

Maximum diameter = 10 cm.

The shortest internal dimension is 12 cm.

Leave 1 cm on each of its two opposite sides.

Maximum diameter = 12 − 1 − 1 = 10 cm.

(iii)(a) Find the area of the fabric used if there is a fold of 2 cm on top and bottom edges. [2 marks]

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Fabric area = 1512 cm².

Fabric height before folding = 17 + 2 + 2 = 21 cm.

The fabric wraps around the four lateral faces; top and bottom stay open.

Required width around the cuboid = 2(24 + 12) = 72 cm.

Fabric area = 72 × 21 = 1512 cm².

OR

(iii)(b) Find the space available inside the lamp. [2 marks]

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Available space = 141493 cm³ ≈ 4716.33 cm³.

Available space = cuboid volume − spherical bulb volume, ignoring the rod.

Cuboid volume = 24 × 12 × 17 = 4896 cm³.

Using π = 227, bulb volume = 43 × 227 × 3.5³ = 5393 cm³.

Difference = 4896 − 5393 = 141493 cm³.

Standard4 marks · 1 + 1 + 2

Case 10. A rolling pin made from three cylinders

A skilled carpenter decided to craft a special rolling pin for the local baker. He carefully joined three cylindrical pieces of wood — two small ones on the ends and one larger in the centre to create a perfect tool. The baker loved the rolling pin, as it rolled out the smoothest dough for breads and pastries.

The length of the bigger cylindrical part is 12 cm and diameter is 7 cm and the length of each smaller cylindrical part is 5 cm and diameter is 2.1 cm.

Source photograph accompanying A rolling pin made from three cylinders.
Photograph retained from the official paper.
The baker photograph and dimensioned rolling-pin diagram are retained. The central cylinder has radius 3.5 cm and length 12 cm. Each of the two small end cylinders has radius 1.05 cm and length 5 cm. These questions ask for named component areas and volumes.
Diagram retained from the official paper.
Describe the figure

The baker photograph and dimensioned rolling-pin diagram are retained. The central cylinder has radius 3.5 cm and length 12 cm. Each of the two small end cylinders has radius 1.05 cm and length 5 cm. These questions ask for named component areas and volumes.

Appeared in: 2025 · Standard · Main

(i) Find the volume of the bigger cylindrical part. [1 mark]

Show answer and solution

Volume = 462 cm³.

Using π = 227, V = πr²h = 227 × 3.5² × 12 = 462 cm³.

(ii) Find the curved surface area of the bigger cylindrical part. [1 mark]

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Curved area = 264 cm².

Using π = 227, area = 2πrh = 2 × 227 × 3.5 × 12 = 264 cm².

(iii)(a) Find the ratio of the volume of the bigger cylindrical part to the total volume of the two smaller identical cylindrical parts. [2 marks]

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Required ratio = 40 : 3.

Total volume of small parts = 2 × 227 × 1.05² × 5 = 34.65 cm³.

Ratio = 462 : 34.65 = 46200 : 3465 = 40 : 3.

This is equivalent to the scheme’s 3080 : 231, reduced to lowest terms.

OR

(iii)(b) Find the sum of the curved surface areas of the two identical smaller cylindrical parts. [2 marks]

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Combined curved area = 66 cm².

Each small radius is 2.12 = 1.05 cm.

Using π = 227, combined curved area = 2 × 2πrh.

Area = 2 × 2 × 227 × 1.05 × 5 = 66 cm².

Basic4 marks · 1 + 1 + 2 · Accessible alternative

Case 11. The hemispherical dome and cuboidal top of Sanchi Stupa

The great Stupa at Sanchi is one of the oldest stone structures in India which was originally made by Emperor Ashoka. It is basically a big hemispherical dome with a cuboidal structure mounted on it.

The accessible source is text-only. Treat each subpart’s dimensions separately: the dome height is 21 m in part (i), its radius is 14 m in part (ii), and the cuboidal top measures 8 m by 6 m by 4 m in part (iii).

Appeared in: 2023 · Basic · Supplementary

(i) What is the volume of the hemispherical dome, if its height is 21 m? Use π = 22/7. [1 mark]

Show answer and solution

Dome volume = 19404 m³.

A hemisphere’s height equals its radius, so r = 21 m.

V = 23πr³ = 23 × 227 × 21³ = 19404 m³.

(ii) What is the area of plastic cloth required to cover the hemispherical dome, if radius of its base is 14 m? [1 mark]

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Cloth area = 1232 m².

Use the new radius 14 m for this subpart.

The cloth covers the dome’s curved surface.

Using π = 227, area = 2πr² = 2 × 227 × 14² = 1232 m².

(iii)(a) If the dimensions of the cuboidal top are 8 m × 6 m × 4 m, then what is the surface area of this cuboidal top? [2 marks]

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Cuboid total surface area = 208 m².

The scheme asks for the cuboid’s own total surface area.

Area = 2(lb + bh + hl) = 2(8 × 6 + 6 × 4 + 4 × 8) = 208 m².

This is not a calculation of the exposed area of the complete joined stupa.

OR

(iii)(b) What is the volume of the cuboidal top of dimensions given in part (iii)? [2 marks]

Show answer and solution

Cuboid volume = 192 m³.

Volume = lbh = 8 × 6 × 4 = 192 m³.

Standard4 marks · 1 + 1 + 2

Case 12. A Rubik’s cube and an ice-cream at a fair

On a Sunday your parents took you to a fair. You could see lot of toys displayed and you wanted them to buy a Rubik’s cube and a strawberry ice-cream for you. Based on the information given above, answer the following questions:

Both original drawings are retained: a Rubik’s cube and an ice-cream. Use each subpart’s own edge or radius. Part (i) uses cube edge 6 cm, part (ii) uses 7 cm, and the OR uses two separate cubes of edge 4 cm.
Diagram retained from the official paper.
Source illustration accompanying A Rubik’s cube and an ice-cream at a fair.
Illustration retained from the official paper.
Describe the figure

Both original drawings are retained: a Rubik’s cube and an ice-cream. Use each subpart’s own edge or radius. Part (i) uses cube edge 6 cm, part (ii) uses 7 cm, and the OR uses two separate cubes of edge 4 cm.

Appeared in: 2026 · Standard · Main

(i) Find the length of the diagonal of Rubik’s cube if each edge measures 6 cm. [1 mark]

Show answer and solution

Space diagonal = 6√3 cm.

For cube edge a, the face diagonal is a√2.

By Pythagoras, space diagonal = √((a√2)² + a²) = a√3.

With a = 6 cm, the diagonal is 6√3 cm.

(ii) Find the volume of Rubik’s cube if the length of the edge is 7 cm. [1 mark]

Show answer and solution

Volume = 343 cm³.

Use edge 7 cm in this subpart.

Volume = a³ = 7³ = 343 cm³.

(iii)(a) What is the curved surface area of hemisphere (ice-cream) if the base radius is 7 cm? [2 marks]

Show answer and solution

Hemisphere curved area = 308 cm².

Only the curved hemispherical surface is requested.

Using π = 227, area = 2πr² = 2 × 227 × 7² = 308 cm².

OR

(iii)(b) If two cubes of edges 4 cm are joined end-to-end, then find the surface area of the resulting cuboid. [2 marks]

Show answer and solution

Surface area = 160 cm².

The resulting cuboid measures 8 cm × 4 cm × 4 cm.

Area = 2(lb + bh + hl) = 2(8 × 4 + 4 × 4 + 4 × 8) = 160 cm².

The two faces at the join are hidden.

Basic4 marks · 1 + 1 + 2

Case 13. A jumbo pencil with a sharpened conical tip

Rinku was very happy to receive a fancy jumbo pencil from his best friend Rohan on his birthday. Pencil is a basic writing tool, when sharpened its shape is a combination of cylinder and cone as given in the picture.

Cylindrical pencil with conical head is a common shape worldwide since ages. Commonly pencils are made up of wood and plastic but we should promote pencils made up of eco-friendly material (many options available in the market these days) to save environment.

The dimensions of Rinku’s pencil are given as follows: length of cylindrical portion is 21 cm. Diameter of the base is 1 cm and height of the conical portion is 1.2 cm.

Source photograph accompanying A jumbo pencil with a sharpened conical tip.
Photograph retained from the official paper.
Describe the figure

The original decorative-pencil photograph is retained. The geometric model has cylinder radius 0.5 cm and length 21 cm, joined to a cone of the same radius and perpendicular height 1.2 cm. The opposite circular end remains exposed.

Appeared in: 2024–25 · Basic · Official Sample

(i) Find the slant height of the sharpened part. [1 mark]

Show answer and solution

Slant height = 1.3 cm.

Radius r = 12 = 0.5 cm; perpendicular height h = 1.2 cm.

l = √(r² + h²) = √(0.5² + 1.2²) = √1.69 = 1.3 cm.

(ii) Find curved surface area of sharpened part, in terms of π. [1 mark]

Show answer and solution

Curved area = 0.65π cm².

The sharpened part is a cone.

Its curved area = πrl = π × 0.5 × 1.3 = 0.65π cm².

(iii)(A) Find the total surface area of the pencil, in terms of π. [2 marks]

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Correct exposed surface area = 21.9π cm².

Exposed area = cylinder curved area + cone curved area + one circular base.

Cylinder curved area = 2πrh = 2π × 0.5 × 21 = 21π cm².

Cone curved area = 0.65π cm²; exposed circular base = π × 0.5² = 0.25π cm².

Total = (21 + 0.65 + 0.25)π = 21.9π cm².

Source note: the 2024–25 Basic sample scheme, PDF and printed p. 7, prints 6.15π, using π × 0.5 × 0.5 × 21 for the cylinder’s curved area. Using 2πrh with the stated radius 0.5 cm and length 21 cm gives the exposed total 21.9π cm².

OR

(iii)(B) The pencil’s total height decreases by 8.2 cm after sharpening it many times. What is the volume of the cylindrical part of the shortened pencil, in terms of π? [2 marks]

Show answer and solution

Cylindrical volume = 3.2π cm³.

Following the sample’s model, the sharpened tip keeps height 1.2 cm.

Initial total height = 21 + 1.2 = 22.2 cm.

New total height = 22.2 − 8.2 = 14 cm.

New cylinder length = 14 − 1.2 = 12.8 cm.

Volume = πr²h = π × 0.5² × 12.8 = 3.2π cm³.

Cavities and hollow objects

Basic4 marks · 2 + 2

Case 14. Five carrot-shaped cavities in a wooden toy

A solid cuboidal toy is made of wood. It has five cone shaped cavities to hold toy carrots.

The dimensions of the toy are: cuboid — 10 cm × 10 cm × 8 cm. Each cone carved out — radius = 2.1 cm and height = 6 cm.

The original toy diagram and photograph are retained. The wooden block measures 10 cm by 10 cm by 8 cm. Five equal conical cavities each have radius 2.1 cm and depth 6 cm.
Diagram retained from the official paper.
Source illustration accompanying Five carrot-shaped cavities in a wooden toy.
Illustration retained from the official paper.
Describe the figure

The original toy diagram and photograph are retained. The wooden block measures 10 cm by 10 cm by 8 cm. Five equal conical cavities each have radius 2.1 cm and depth 6 cm.

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(1) Find the volume of wood taken out in making these depressions. [2 marks]

Show answer and solution

Wood removed = 138.6 cm³.

Each depression is a cone of radius 2.1 cm and height 6 cm.

Using π = 227, total removed volume = 5 × 13πr²h.

Volume = 5 × 13 × 227 × 2.1² × 6 = 138.6 cm³.

(2) Find the volume of wood in the entire toy. [2 marks]

Show answer and solution

Wood remaining = 661.4 cm³.

Original cuboid volume = 10 × 10 × 8 = 800 cm³.

Wood remaining = 800 − 138.6 = 661.4 cm³.

Basic4 marks · 1 + 1 + 2

Case 15. A wooden bee toy with seven cylindrical hollows

A wooden toy is shown in the picture. This is a cuboidal wooden block of dimensions 14 cm × 17 cm × 4 cm. On its top there are seven cylindrical hollows for bees to fit in. Each cylindrical hollow is of height 3 cm and radius 2 cm.

Source photograph accompanying A wooden bee toy with seven cylindrical hollows.
Photograph retained from the official paper.
Describe the figure

The original bee-toy photograph is retained. Seven equal cylindrical hollows open into the top face of a 14 cm by 17 cm by 4 cm cuboid. Each hollow has radius 2 cm and depth 3 cm.

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(i) Find the volume of wood carved out to make one cylindrical hollow. [1 mark]

Show answer and solution

One hollow volume = 2647 cm³ ≈ 37.71 cm³.

Using π = 227, V = πr²h = 227 × 2² × 3 = 2647 cm³.

(ii) Find the lateral surface area of the cuboid to paint it with green colour. [1 mark]

Show answer and solution

Cuboid lateral area = 248 cm².

Lateral area includes only the four vertical rectangular faces.

Area = 2(l + b)h = 2(14 + 17) × 4 = 248 cm².

(iii)(a) Find the volume of wood in the remaining cuboid after carving out seven cylindrical hollows. [2 marks]

Show answer and solution

Wood remaining = 688 cm³.

Cuboid volume = 14 × 17 × 4 = 952 cm³.

Volume of seven hollows = 7 × 2647 = 264 cm³.

Wood remaining = 952 − 264 = 688 cm³.

OR

(iii)(b) Find the surface area of the top surface of the cuboid to be painted yellow. [2 marks]

Show answer and solution

Top wooden area = 150 cm².

Subtract the seven circular openings from the top rectangle.

Using π = 227, area = 14 × 17 − 7 × 227 × 2².

Area = 238 − 88 = 150 cm².

Standard4 marks · 1 + 1 + 2

Case 16. A golf ball with hemispherical dimples

A golf ball is spherical with about 300–500 dimples that help increase its velocity while in play. Golf balls are traditionally white but available in colours also. In the given figure, a golf ball has diameter 4.2 cm and the surface has 315 dimples (hemi-spherical) of radius 2 mm.

Source illustration accompanying A golf ball with hemispherical dimples.
Illustration retained from the official paper.
Both source panels are retained: the golf-ball illustration and a cross-section of its hemispherical dimples. The ball radius is 21 mm and each dimple radius is 2 mm. Each circular opening is replaced by a curved hemispherical surface.
Diagram retained from the official paper.
Describe the figure

Both source panels are retained: the golf-ball illustration and a cross-section of its hemispherical dimples. The ball radius is 21 mm and each dimple radius is 2 mm. Each circular opening is replaced by a curved hemispherical surface.

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(i) Find the surface area of one such dimple. [1 mark]

Show answer and solution

One dimple curved area = 1767 mm² ≈ 25.14 mm².

Convert the ball diameter: 4.2 cm = 42 mm, so its radius is 21 mm.

The dimple has radius r = 2 mm. Its exposed surface is curved.

Using π = 227, area = 2πr² = 2 × 227 × 2² = 1767 mm².

(ii) Find the volume of the material removed for one dimple. [1 mark]

Show answer and solution

One dimple volume = 35221 mm³ ≈ 16.76 mm³.

Using π = 227, hemisphere volume = 23πr³.

V = 23 × 227 × 2³ = 35221 mm³.

(iii)(a) Find the total surface area exposed to the surroundings. [2 marks]

Show answer and solution

Exposed area = 9504 mm².

Area = full sphere area − circular openings + curved dimple areas.

Area = 4π × 21² − 315π × 2² + 315 × 2π × 2².

Area = (1764 − 1260 + 2520)π = 3024π mm².

Using π = 227, exposed area = 9504 mm².

The flat opening discs are not additional exposed surfaces.

OR

(iii)(b) Find the volume of the golf ball. [2 marks]

Show answer and solution

Material volume = 33528 mm³.

Material volume = sphere volume − volume of 315 dimples.

V = 43π × 21³ − 315 × 23π × 2³.

Using π = 227, V = 38808 − 5280 = 33528 mm³.

Basic4 marks · 1 + 1 + 2

Case 17. A singing bowl and its cylindrical mallet

Singing bowls (hemispherical in shape) are commonly used in sound healing practices. Mallet (cylindrical in shape) is used to strike the bowl in a sequence to produce sound and vibration.

One such bowl is shown here whose dimensions are: hemispherical bowl has outer radius 6 cm and inner radius 5 cm. Mallet has height of 10 cm and radius 2 cm.

Source photograph accompanying A singing bowl and its cylindrical mallet.
Photograph retained from the official paper.
Describe the figure

The source photograph shows the bowl and mallet. The hemispherical metal bowl has outer radius 6 cm and inner radius 5 cm. The separate cylindrical mallet has radius 2 cm and height 10 cm. Use π = 3.14 throughout this case.

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(i) Find the volume of the mallet. [1 mark]

Show answer and solution

Mallet volume = 125.6 cm³.

V = πr²h = 3.14 × 2² × 10 = 125.6 cm³.

(ii) Find the inner surface area of the singing bowl. [1 mark]

Show answer and solution

Inner surface area = 157 cm².

The inner curved hemisphere has radius 5 cm.

Area = 2πr² = 2 × 3.14 × 5² = 157 cm².

(iii)(a) Find the volume of metal used in the singing bowl. [2 marks]

Show answer and solution

Metal volume = 571.483 cm³ ≈ 190.49 cm³.

Subtract the inner hemisphere from the outer hemisphere.

V = 23π(R³ − r³).

V = 23 × 3.14 × (6³ − 5³) = 571.483 cm³.

Rounding to two decimal places gives 190.49 cm³.

OR

(iii)(b) Find total surface area of the mallet. (Use π = 3.14.) [2 marks]

Show answer and solution

Mallet total surface area = 150.72 cm².

Both circular ends and the curved side are included.

Area = 2πr(h + r) = 2 × 3.14 × 2 × (10 + 2) = 150.72 cm².

Basic4 marks · 1 + 1 + 2

Case 18. A hemispherical bowl packed in a cuboidal box

A hemispherical bowl is packed in a cuboidal box. The bowl just fits in the box. Inner radius of the bowl is 10 cm. Outer radius of the bowl is 10.5 cm.

Source photograph accompanying A hemispherical bowl packed in a cuboidal box.
Photograph retained from the official paper.
The source photograph and packing diagram are retained. The outer radius 10.5 cm determines the box dimensions. The inner radius 10 cm determines capacity. The top rim is an annulus between these two radii.
Diagram retained from the official paper.
Describe the figure

The source photograph and packing diagram are retained. The outer radius 10.5 cm determines the box dimensions. The inner radius 10 cm determines capacity. The top rim is an annulus between these two radii.

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(i) Find the dimensions of the cuboidal box. [1 mark]

Show answer and solution

Box dimensions = 21 cm × 21 cm × 10.5 cm.

The box length and breadth equal the bowl’s outer diameter: 2 × 10.5 = 21 cm.

The box height equals the hemisphere’s outer radius: 10.5 cm.

(ii) Find the total surface area of the cuboidal box. [1 mark]

Show answer and solution

Box surface area = 1764 cm².

Area = 2(lb + bh + hl).

Area = 2(21 × 21 + 21 × 10.5 + 10.5 × 21) = 1764 cm².

(iii)(a) Find the difference between the capacity of the bowl and the volume of the cuboidal box. Use π = 3.14. [2 marks]

Show answer and solution

Positive volume difference = 152236 cm³ ≈ 2537.17 cm³.

Bowl capacity uses the inner radius 10 cm.

Capacity = 23 × 3.14 × 10³ = 62803 cm³.

Box volume = 21 × 21 × 10.5 = 92612 cm³.

Positive difference = 92612 − 62803 = 152236 cm³.

The box volume is larger; this difference is not the volume of metal in the bowl.

OR

(iii)(b) The inner surface of the bowl and the thickness is to be painted. Find the area to be painted. [2 marks]

Show answer and solution

Painted area = 925114 cm² ≈ 660.79 cm².

Count the inner curved surface and the flat annular rim.

Area = 2πr² + π(R² − r²) = π(R² + r²).

The π = 3.14 instruction is printed in the volume alternative. The 2025 Basic 430/6/1 scheme, PDF pp. 17–18, uses 3.14 there and 227 for this painting alternative.

Area = 227 × (10.5² + 10²) = 925114 cm².

Capacity, packing and volume comparisons

Standard4 marks · 2 + 2

Case 19. Khurja pottery: filling jars and displacement

Khurja is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh famous for the pottery. Khurja pottery is traditional Indian pottery work which has attracted Indians as well as foreigners with a variety of tea-sets, crockery and ceramic tile works. A huge portion of the ceramics used in the country is supplied by Khurja and is also referred as ‘The Ceramic Town’.

One of the private schools of Bulandshahr organised an Educational Tour for class 10 students to Khurja. Students were very excited about the trip. Following are the few pottery objects of Khurja.

Students found the shapes of the objects very interesting and they could easily relate them with mathematical shapes viz sphere, hemisphere, cylinder etc. Maths teacher who was accompanying the students asked following questions:

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The pottery photograph and source diagram are retained. Object I is a hemispherical bowl of internal radius 9 cm. Object II is a cylindrical jar of radius 1.5 cm and height 4 cm. The funnel in part (b) has the same height and diameter as the jar.
Diagram retained from the official paper.
Describe the figure

The pottery photograph and source diagram are retained. Object I is a hemispherical bowl of internal radius 9 cm. Object II is a cylindrical jar of radius 1.5 cm and height 4 cm. The funnel in part (b) has the same height and diameter as the jar.

Appeared in: 2022 · Standard · Main

(a) A hemispherical bowl of internal radius 9 cm is full of water. This water is to be filled in cylindrical jars of radius 1.5 cm and height 4 cm. How many jars are needed? [2 marks]

Show answer and solution

Number of jars = 54.

Bowl capacity = 23π × 9³ = 486π cm³.

One jar capacity = π × 1.5² × 4 = 9π cm³.

Number of jars = 486π9π = 54.

(b) A cylindrical jar of radius 1.5 cm and height 4 cm is full of water. A conical funnel of the same height and diameter is immersed in it. Find the volume of water that flows out. [2 marks]

Show answer and solution

Overflow volume = 667 cm³ ≈ 9.43 cm³.

Use the displacement model intended in the source: the immersed cone displaces its volume.

Overflow = 13πr²h = 13π × 1.5² × 4 = 3π cm³.

Using π = 227, overflow = 667 cm³.

Standard4 marks · 2 + 2 · Accessible alternative

Case 20. An industrial tank with a conical bottom

Conical bottom tanks in which an inverted cone at the bottom is surmounted by a cylinder of same diameter, are very advantageous in industry, specially where getting every last drop from the tank is important.

Vikas designed a conical bottom tank where the height of the conical part is equal to its radius and the height of the cylindrical part is two times of its radius. The tank is closed from the top.

The accessible paper is text-only. The inverted cone and cylinder share radius r. The cone height is r and the cylinder height is 2r. The cylinder and cone volumes add for the full tank capacity.

Appeared in: 2022 · Standard · Main

(a) Find the volume of the tank if its radius is 3 m. [2 marks]

Show answer and solution

Tank volume = 198 m³.

With r = 3 m, cylinder height = 6 m and cone height = 3 m.

V = πr²(2r) + 13πr²(r).

V = π × 3² × 6 + 13π × 3² × 3 = 63π m³.

Using π = 227, V = 198 m³.

(b) Find the ratio of the volume of the cylindrical part to the volume of the conical part. [2 marks]

Show answer and solution

Cylinder : cone = 6 : 1.

Cylinder volume = πr² × 2r = 2πr³.

Cone volume = 13πr³.

Ratio = 2 : 13 = 6 : 1.

Basic4 marks · 2 + 2 · Accessible alternative

Case 21. Reshaping a clay cylinder into a sphere

To make the teaching-learning process easier, creative and innovative, a teacher brings clay in the classroom to teach the topic of mensuration. She forms a cylinder of radius 6 cm and height 8 cm with the clay. Later on, she reshaped the same into a sphere. Based on the above, answer the following:

This text-only accessible case is from the 2022 term-based examination. It is historical practice in volume conservation during reshaping. The cylinder has radius 6 cm and height 8 cm, and no clay is lost.

Appeared in: 2022 · Basic · Main

Historical 2022 term-based practice: this item uses conservation of volume when reshaping clay. Related setup: Case 6 joins a hemisphere to a cylinder with different dimensions.

(a) Find the radius of the sphere so formed. [2 marks]

Show answer and solution

Sphere radius = 6 cm.

Let R be the sphere radius. Since no clay is lost, the volumes are equal.

43πR³ = π × 6² × 8 = 288π.

R³ = 216, so R = 6 cm.

(b) Find the ratio of the total surface area of the cylinder to that of the sphere. [2 marks]

Show answer and solution

Cylinder area : sphere area = 7 : 6.

Cylinder total area = 2π × 6 × (8 + 6) = 168π cm².

Sphere area = 4π × 6² = 144π cm².

Ratio = 168 : 144 = 7 : 6.

Standard4 marks · 1 + 2 + 1

Case 22. Coffee served in cylindrical and hemispherical cups

In a coffee shop, coffee is served in two types of cups. One is cylindrical in shape with diameter 7 cm and height 14 cm and the other is hemispherical with diameter 21 cm.

Source photograph accompanying Coffee served in cylindrical and hemispherical cups.
Photograph retained from the official paper.
Describe the figure

Both original cup photographs are retained. The cylindrical cup has radius 3.5 cm and height 14 cm. The hemispherical cup has radius 10.5 cm. Capacity uses the ideal cup dimensions given in the question.

Appeared in: 2023 · Standard · Main

Related setup: Case 25 compares two coffee cups with different dimensions and subparts.

(i) Find the area of the base of the cylindrical cup. [1 mark]

Show answer and solution

Base area = 38.5 cm².

Using π = 227, base area = πr² = 227 × 3.5² = 38.5 cm².

(ii)(a) Find the capacity of the hemispherical cup. [2 marks]

Show answer and solution

Hemispherical cup capacity = 2425.5 cm³.

Radius = 212 = 10.5 cm.

Using π = 227, V = 23πr³ = 23 × 227 × 10.5³ = 2425.5 cm³.

OR

(ii)(b) Find the capacity of the cylindrical cup. [2 marks]

Show answer and solution

Cylindrical cup capacity = 539 cm³.

Radius = 72 = 3.5 cm.

Using π = 227, V = πr²h = 227 × 3.5² × 14 = 539 cm³.

(iii) Find the curved surface area of the cylindrical cup. [1 mark]

Show answer and solution

Curved area = 308 cm².

Using π = 227, area = 2πrh = 2 × 227 × 3.5 × 14 = 308 cm².

Standard4 marks · 1 + 2 + 1

Case 23. Milk packets, cartons and a cylindrical cup

Tamper-proof tetra-packed milk guarantees both freshness and security. This milk ensures uncompromised quality, preserving the nutritional values within and making it a reliable choice for health-conscious individuals.

500 mL milk is packed in a cuboidal container of dimensions 15 cm × 8 cm × 5 cm. These milk packets are then packed in cuboidal cartons of dimensions 30 cm × 32 cm × 15 cm.

Source photograph accompanying Milk packets, cartons and a cylindrical cup.
Photograph retained from the official paper.
Source illustration accompanying Milk packets, cartons and a cylindrical cup.
Illustration retained from the official paper.
All three original panels are retained: a box photograph, milk-packet illustration and cup diagram. The cup has radius 5 cm and height 7 cm; the 5 cm line goes from the centre to the rim. A packet contains 500 mL of milk; its given outside dimensions have volume 600 cm³. The packet’s outer volume is larger than the milk it holds.
Diagram retained from the official paper.
Describe the figure

All three original panels are retained: a box photograph, milk-packet illustration and cup diagram. The cup has radius 5 cm and height 7 cm; the 5 cm line goes from the centre to the rim. A packet contains 500 mL of milk; its given outside dimensions have volume 600 cm³. The packet’s outer volume is larger than the milk it holds.

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(i) Find the volume of the cuboidal carton. [1 mark]

Show answer and solution

Carton volume = 14400 cm³.

Volume = lbh = 30 × 32 × 15 = 14400 cm³.

(ii)(a) Find the total surface area of one milk packet. [2 marks]

Show answer and solution

Packet surface area = 470 cm².

Area = 2(lb + bh + hl).

Area = 2(15 × 8 + 8 × 5 + 5 × 15) = 470 cm².

OR

(ii)(b) How many milk packets can be packed in one carton? [2 marks]

Show answer and solution

Number of packets = 24.

Align the packet edges 15 cm, 8 cm and 5 cm with carton edges 30 cm, 32 cm and 15 cm.

Number along the three directions = 3015, 328 and 155.

Total = 2 × 4 × 3 = 24 packets.

The arrangement confirms the packets fit; the 500 mL milk content is not the packet’s outside volume.

(iii) Find the capacity of the cylindrical cup shown, of radius 5 cm and height 7 cm. [1 mark]

Show answer and solution

Cup capacity = 550 mL.

The diagram gives radius 5 cm, not diameter.

Using π = 227, V = πr²h = 227 × 5² × 7 = 550 cm³.

Since 1 cm³ = 1 mL, capacity = 550 mL.

Basic4 marks · 1 + 1 + 2

Case 24. Balls in a cuboidal play-pool box

Playing in a ball pool is good entertainment for kids. Suhana bought 600 new balls of diameter 7 cm to fill in the pool for her kids. The cuboidal box containing 600 balls has dimensions 42 cm × 91 cm × 50 cm (l × b × h).

Source photograph accompanying Balls in a cuboidal play-pool box.
Photograph retained from the official paper.
Describe the figure

The original ball-pool photograph is retained. There are 600 balls, each of radius 3.5 cm. The box is 42 cm by 91 cm by 50 cm. The lowermost-layer OR uses the square-grid arrangement intended in the marking scheme.

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(i) Find the volume of one ball. [1 mark]

Show answer and solution

One ball volume = 5393 cm³ ≈ 179.67 cm³.

Radius = 72 = 3.5 cm.

Using π = 227, V = 43πr³ = 43 × 227 × 3.5³ = 5393 cm³.

(ii) Find the surface area to be painted if 10 balls are painted. [1 mark]

Show answer and solution

Painted area = 1540 cm².

Area of 10 spheres = 10 × 4πr².

Using π = 227, area = 10 × 4 × 227 × 3.5² = 1540 cm².

(iii)(a) Find the empty space in the box containing 600 balls. [2 marks]

Show answer and solution

Empty space = 83300 cm³.

Box volume = 42 × 91 × 50 = 191100 cm³.

Volume of 600 balls = 600 × 5393 = 107800 cm³.

Empty space = 191100 − 107800 = 83300 cm³.

OR

(iii)(b) The lowermost layer covers the base edge to edge when balls are placed evenly adjacent to each other. (A) How much area is covered by one ball? (B) How many balls are in the lowermost layer? [2 marks]

Show answer and solution

Square-cell area = 49 cm²; lowermost layer = 78 balls.

The scheme uses a square grid: allocate one diameter-by-diameter cell to each ball.

Cell area = 7 × 7 = 49 cm². This is not the circular projection area or a contact area.

Balls along the two base edges = 427 = 6 and 917 = 13.

Number in the lowermost layer = 6 × 13 = 78.

Basic4 marks · 1 + 1 + 2 · Accessible alternative

Case 25. Comparing the capacities of two coffee cups

In a coffee shop, coffee is served in two types of cups. One is cylindrical in shape with diameter 8 cm and height 7 cm and the other is hemispherical with diameter 14 cm.

The accessible paper is text-only. The cylindrical cup has radius 4 cm and height 7 cm, while the hemispherical cup has radius 7 cm. Use the ideal thin-wall cup dimensions intended in the question.

Appeared in: 2026 · Basic · Main

Related setup: Case 22 uses different cup dimensions and questions.

(i) Find the outer curved surface area of the cylindrical cup. [1 mark]

Show answer and solution

Cylinder curved area = 176 cm².

Using π = 227, area = 2πrh = 2 × 227 × 4 × 7 = 176 cm².

(ii) Find the inner surface area of the hemispherical cup. [1 mark]

Show answer and solution

Hemisphere inner area = 308 cm².

Using π = 227, area = 2πr² = 2 × 227 × 7² = 308 cm².

(iii)(a) Find the difference in capacities of the two cups. [2 marks]

Show answer and solution

Capacity difference = 11003 cm³ ≈ 366.67 cm³.

Hemisphere capacity = 23 × 227 × 7³ = 21563 cm³.

Cylinder capacity = 227 × 4² × 7 = 352 cm³.

Difference = 21563 − 352 = 11003 cm³.

OR

(iii)(b) Find the total quantity of coffee in two cylindrical cups and one hemispherical cup. [2 marks]

Show answer and solution

Total coffee = 42683 cm³ ≈ 1422.67 cm³.

Two cylindrical cups contain 2 × 352 = 704 cm³.

One hemispherical cup contains 21563 cm³.

Total = 704 + 21563 = 42683 cm³.

Standard4 marks · 1 + 1 + 2

Case 26. A tabletop leafy-ball fountain

A model of Leafy Ball Fountain is made to be kept on the tabletop. Water gently cascades down the ball into a decorative cylindrical pool where it is recycled.

The diameter of spherical ball is 21 cm. Cylindrical pool: outer diameter 50 cm and inner diameter 40 cm. Height of solid base is 14 cm. Height of water filled is 7 cm.

Source photograph accompanying A tabletop leafy-ball fountain.
Photograph retained from the official paper.
The source fountain photograph and dimensioned diagram are retained. The ball radius is 10.5 cm, pool inner radius 20 cm and outer radius 25 cm. The solid base height is 14 cm with 7 cm water depth above it. The volume alternative follows the scheme’s one-third-of-ball-volume model.
Diagram retained from the official paper.
Describe the figure

The source fountain photograph and dimensioned diagram are retained. The ball radius is 10.5 cm, pool inner radius 20 cm and outer radius 25 cm. The solid base height is 14 cm with 7 cm water depth above it. The volume alternative follows the scheme’s one-third-of-ball-volume model.

Appeared in: 2026 · Standard · Main

(i) Find the total height of the model. [1 mark]

Show answer and solution

Model height = 35 cm.

Total height = solid base height + ball diameter = 14 + 21 = 35 cm.

(ii) Find the volume of the spherical ball. [1 mark]

Show answer and solution

Ball volume = 4851 cm³.

Radius = 212 = 10.5 cm.

Using π = 227, V = 43πr³ = 43 × 227 × 10.5³ = 4851 cm³.

(iii)(a) If one-third of the ball is submerged in the water, find the volume of water filled in the pool. [2 marks]

Show answer and solution

Water volume = 7183 cm³.

The 2026 Standard 30/3/1 scheme, PDF p. 22, subtracts one-third of the ball’s volume from the inner cylinder volume. We follow that volume model here.

Cylinder volume up to water level = π × 20² × 7 = 8800 cm³, using π = 227.

Displaced volume = 48513 = 1617 cm³.

Water volume = 8800 − 1617 = 7183 cm³.

This uses the stated one-third-volume condition; it does not derive a spherical-cap volume from the drawing.

OR

(iii)(b) Find the sum of the outer curved surface area of the cylindrical pool and the surface area of the spherical ball. [2 marks]

Show answer and solution

Sum of the named areas = 4686 cm².

The cylinder’s full height is 14 + 7 = 21 cm.

Using π = 227, outer cylinder curved area = 2π × 25 × 21 = 3300 cm².

Whole ball surface area = 4π × 10.5² = 1386 cm².

Sum = 3300 + 1386 = 4686 cm².

The question asks for these complete component areas, rather than just the ball surface above water.

Basic4 marks · 1 + 2 + 1

Case 27. Water in a tumbler and a drinking straw

Tarini bought a glass tumbler which is cylindrical in shape with inner height 21 cm and inner diameter 7 cm. It has a straw of length 24 cm and inner diameter 1 cm. Tarini filled the tumbler with water leaving 1 cm space from the top.

The original tumbler-and-straw illustration is retained. Tumbler inner radius is 3.5 cm and inner height 21 cm, but water depth is 20 cm. Straw inner radius is 0.5 cm and length 24 cm. The tumbler is open at the top.
Diagram retained from the official paper.
Describe the figure

The original tumbler-and-straw illustration is retained. Tumbler inner radius is 3.5 cm and inner height 21 cm, but water depth is 20 cm. Straw inner radius is 0.5 cm and length 24 cm. The tumbler is open at the top.

Appeared in: 2026 · Basic · Second Board Examination

(i) Find the volume of water in the tumbler. [1 mark]

Show answer and solution

Initial water volume = 770 cm³.

Water height = 21 − 1 = 20 cm.

Using π = 227, V = πr²h = 227 × 3.5² × 20 = 770 cm³.

(ii)(a) Tarini fills the straw completely with water seven times and drinks it. Find the volume of water left in the tumbler. [2 marks]

Show answer and solution

Water remaining = 638 cm³.

One full straw holds π × 0.5² × 24 = 6π cm³.

Using π = 227, seven straws hold 7 × 1327 = 132 cm³.

Water remaining = 770 − 132 = 638 cm³.

OR

(ii)(b) Find the total inner surface area of the tumbler. [2 marks]

Show answer and solution

Inner surface area = 500.5 cm².

Count the inside curved wall and the circular bottom, without a top lid.

Area = 2πrh + πr².

Using π = 227, area = 2 × 227 × 3.5 × 21 + 227 × 3.5² = 500.5 cm².

(iii) Find the inner curved surface area of the straw. [1 mark]

Show answer and solution

Straw inner curved area = 5287 cm² ≈ 75.43 cm².

Use the straw’s inner radius 0.5 cm and full length 24 cm.

Using π = 227, area = 2πrh = 2 × 227 × 0.5 × 24 = 5287 cm².

Basic4 marks · 1 + 1 + 2

Case 28. Medicine in a capsule with hemispherical ends

A hospital stores medicine capsules shaped like cylinders with hemispherical ends. Each capsule has length of the cylindrical part of 10 mm and a diameter of 5 mm.

The original capsule diagram labels the cylindrical part as 10 mm long and the radius as 2.5 mm. Two hemispherical ends together form a sphere. The OR wording “capsule length is doubled” is interpreted in the official scheme as doubling the cylindrical part.
Diagram retained from the official paper.
Describe the figure

The original capsule diagram labels the cylindrical part as 10 mm long and the radius as 2.5 mm. Two hemispherical ends together form a sphere. The OR wording “capsule length is doubled” is interpreted in the official scheme as doubling the cylindrical part.

Appeared in: 2026 · Basic · Second Board Examination

(i) Find the total surface area of the capsule. [1 mark]

Show answer and solution

Capsule surface area = 16507 mm² ≈ 235.71 mm².

Radius r = 52 = 2.5 mm; cylinder length h = 10 mm.

Exposed area = cylinder curved area + two hemisphere curved areas.

Area = 2πrh + 4πr² = 2π × 2.5 × 10 + 4π × 2.5² = 75π mm².

Using π = 227, area = 16507 mm².

(ii) Find the volume of medicine the capsule can hold. [1 mark]

Show answer and solution

Capsule capacity = 550021 mm³ ≈ 261.90 mm³.

Capacity = cylinder volume + volume of a sphere.

V = πr²h + 43πr³ = π × 2.5² × 10 + 43π × 2.5³.

Using π = 227, V = 550021 mm³.

(iii)(a) If medicine costs ₹0.05 per mm³, find the cost of medicine in one capsule. [2 marks]

Show answer and solution

Cost ≈ ₹13.10.

Use the exact capacity before rounding.

Cost = 550021 × 0.05 = 27521 rupees ≈ ₹13.10.

OR

(iii)(b) How much extra medicine, in volume, can be stored in the capsule if the capsule length is doubled? [2 marks]

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Scheme interpretation: extra volume = 13757 mm³ ≈ 196.43 mm³.

The 2026 second-board Basic schemes double the cylindrical length from 10 mm to 20 mm, keeping the radius and end caps unchanged: 430/8/1, PDF pp. 18–19; 430/8/2, p. 16; 430/8/3, p. 18.

Extra volume = πr²(20 − 10).

Using π = 227, extra = 227 × 2.5² × 10 = 13757 mm³.

Wording note: the original end-to-end length is 10 + 5 = 15 mm. If that full length were doubled to 30 mm, the new cylindrical length would be 25 mm, giving extra volume 412514 mm³ ≈ 294.64 mm³. The primary answer follows the printed scheme’s cylindrical-length interpretation.

Questions students ask

How do I decide between surface area and volume?

Paint, cloth and wrapping normally need area in square units. Material, water and capacity need volume in cubic units. Identify exactly what is requested before selecting the formula.

Why are joined circular bases excluded from exposed surface area?

The circular faces where two solids join are internal. Count the outside boundary once. A free circular base, uncovered annular underside or rim must still be counted when it is exposed.

When do I use cone slant height?

Use slant height l for cone curved area πrl. Use perpendicular height h for cone volume. For a right circular cone, l² = r² + h².

Does an open cup have two circular ends?

No. The inner surface of an open cylindrical cup includes its curved wall and one circular bottom. A straw’s curved-area question excludes its open ends.

Which radius should I use for a thick bowl?

Use the inner radius for capacity and inner painting, the outer radius for packing dimensions, and both radii for shell volume or the annular rim. The packed-bowl case demonstrates all three.

Why is the golf-ball surface not just 4πR²?

Each dimple removes a circular patch from the original sphere and adds a curved hemispherical surface. Subtract the openings before adding the dimple surfaces.

What does area covered by one ball mean in the pool case?

The official square-grid model assigns a 7 cm by 7 cm cell to each ball, giving 49 cm² and 78 cells on the base. That allocation is different from the ball’s circular projection or physical contact area.

Why does the pencil solution differ from the official sample scheme?

The Basic 2024–25 sample scheme, PDF and printed p. 7, prints 6.15π, using π × 0.5 × 0.5 × 21 for the cylinder’s curved area. With radius 0.5 cm and length 21 cm, 2πrh = 21π, so the exposed total is 21π + 0.65π + 0.25π = 21.9π cm².

What is doubled in the capsule OR question?

The scheme doubles the 10 mm cylindrical part, keeping the hemispherical ends unchanged. The source wording says capsule length; the solution also explains the different result if the full end-to-end length is doubled.

Should I round each component before adding?

Keep exact fractions and π expressions until the last step. Use a value of π printed in the question; otherwise the chosen value is stated. Rounding intermediate volumes can alter the final cost.

Do I answer both OR alternatives?

Answer one where OR is printed. Both are solved here for practice. Follow the marks beside each part: this selection includes 1 + 1 + 2, 1 + 2 + 1, 2 + 2 and 3 + 1 patterns.

Answer summary

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Case / partAnswer
1 (1)Canvas area = 1650 m².
1 (2)Cost = ₹3,36,000.
2 (i)Slant height = 17.5 m.
2 (ii)Floor area = 616 m².
2 (iii)(a)Cloth area = 1474 m².
2 (iii)(b) ORAir volume = 7084 m³.
3 (a)Blue PVC = 1914 m²; cost = ₹1,33,980.
3 (b)White fabric = 660 m²; cost = ₹39,600.
4 (i)Slant height = 2.5 m.
4 (ii)Cone curved area = 16514 m² ≈ 11.79 m².
4 (iii)(A)Cost = ₹1,32,000.
4 (iii)(B) ORCapacity = 75914 m³ ≈ 54.21 m³.
5 (a)Volume of 50 toys = 16,17,000 cm³.
5 (b)Hemisphere : cone = 3 : 2.
6 (a)Cylinder volume = 69.3 cm³.
6 (b)Hemisphere volume = 19.404 cm³.
6 (c)(i)Exposed surface area = 107.58 cm².
6 (c)(ii) ORCylinder total surface area = 93.72 cm².
7 (i)Volume of both cones = 13.2 cm³.
7 (ii)Cylinder volume = 49.5 cm³.
7 (iii)(a)Wood scrapped = 36.3 cm³.
7 (iii)(b) ORDanda surface area = 38727 cm² ≈ 553.14 cm².
8 (i)Total height = 5 cm.
8 (ii)Stem volume = 3.08 cm³.
8 (iii)(a)Volume of 7 mushrooms = 417.56 cm³.
8 (iii)(b) ORTotal exposed area = 655.6 cm².
9 (i)Bulb surface area = 154 cm².
9 (ii)Maximum diameter = 10 cm.
9 (iii)(a)Fabric area = 1512 cm².
9 (iii)(b) ORAvailable space = 141493 cm³ ≈ 4716.33 cm³.
10 (i)Volume = 462 cm³.
10 (ii)Curved area = 264 cm².
10 (iii)(a)Required ratio = 40 : 3.
10 (iii)(b) ORCombined curved area = 66 cm².
11 (i)Dome volume = 19404 m³.
11 (ii)Cloth area = 1232 m².
11 (iii)(a)Cuboid total surface area = 208 m².
11 (iii)(b) ORCuboid volume = 192 m³.
12 (i)Space diagonal = 6√3 cm.
12 (ii)Volume = 343 cm³.
12 (iii)(a)Hemisphere curved area = 308 cm².
12 (iii)(b) ORSurface area = 160 cm².
13 (i)Slant height = 1.3 cm.
13 (ii)Curved area = 0.65π cm².
13 (iii)(A)Correct exposed surface area = 21.9π cm².
13 (iii)(B) ORCylindrical volume = 3.2π cm³.
14 (1)Wood removed = 138.6 cm³.
14 (2)Wood remaining = 661.4 cm³.
15 (i)One hollow volume = 2647 cm³ ≈ 37.71 cm³.
15 (ii)Cuboid lateral area = 248 cm².
15 (iii)(a)Wood remaining = 688 cm³.
15 (iii)(b) ORTop wooden area = 150 cm².
16 (i)One dimple curved area = 1767 mm² ≈ 25.14 mm².
16 (ii)One dimple volume = 35221 mm³ ≈ 16.76 mm³.
16 (iii)(a)Exposed area = 9504 mm².
16 (iii)(b) ORMaterial volume = 33528 mm³.
17 (i)Mallet volume = 125.6 cm³.
17 (ii)Inner surface area = 157 cm².
17 (iii)(a)Metal volume = 571.483 cm³ ≈ 190.49 cm³.
17 (iii)(b) ORMallet total surface area = 150.72 cm².
18 (i)Box dimensions = 21 cm × 21 cm × 10.5 cm.
18 (ii)Box surface area = 1764 cm².
18 (iii)(a)Positive volume difference = 152236 cm³ ≈ 2537.17 cm³.
18 (iii)(b) ORPainted area = 925114 cm² ≈ 660.79 cm².
19 (a)Number of jars = 54.
19 (b)Overflow volume = 667 cm³ ≈ 9.43 cm³.
20 (a)Tank volume = 198 m³.
20 (b)Cylinder : cone = 6 : 1.
21 (a)Sphere radius = 6 cm.
21 (b)Cylinder area : sphere area = 7 : 6.
22 (i)Base area = 38.5 cm².
22 (ii)(a)Hemispherical cup capacity = 2425.5 cm³.
22 (ii)(b) ORCylindrical cup capacity = 539 cm³.
22 (iii)Curved area = 308 cm².
23 (i)Carton volume = 14400 cm³.
23 (ii)(a)Packet surface area = 470 cm².
23 (ii)(b) ORNumber of packets = 24.
23 (iii)Cup capacity = 550 mL.
24 (i)One ball volume = 5393 cm³ ≈ 179.67 cm³.
24 (ii)Painted area = 1540 cm².
24 (iii)(a)Empty space = 83300 cm³.
24 (iii)(b) ORSquare-cell area = 49 cm²; lowermost layer = 78 balls.
25 (i)Cylinder curved area = 176 cm².
25 (ii)Hemisphere inner area = 308 cm².
25 (iii)(a)Capacity difference = 11003 cm³ ≈ 366.67 cm³.
25 (iii)(b) ORTotal coffee = 42683 cm³ ≈ 1422.67 cm³.
26 (i)Model height = 35 cm.
26 (ii)Ball volume = 4851 cm³.
26 (iii)(a)Water volume = 7183 cm³.
26 (iii)(b) ORSum of the named areas = 4686 cm².
27 (i)Initial water volume = 770 cm³.
27 (ii)(a)Water remaining = 638 cm³.
27 (ii)(b) ORInner surface area = 500.5 cm².
27 (iii)Straw inner curved area = 5287 cm² ≈ 75.43 cm².
28 (i)Capsule surface area = 16507 mm² ≈ 235.71 mm².
28 (ii)Capsule capacity = 550021 mm³ ≈ 261.90 mm³.
28 (iii)(a)Cost ≈ ₹13.10.
28 (iii)(b) ORScheme interpretation: extra volume = 13757 mm³ ≈ 196.43 mm³.

All answers are present before filters run. Both OR alternatives are listed for practice.

How to approach a case study

  1. Read the full passage and identify the solids and the quantity requested.
  2. Mark the radius, diameter, perpendicular height and any open or joined faces; use stated measurements rather than measuring the drawing.
  3. Write the required formula, substitute the given values and simplify one step per line.
  4. Keep OR conditions separate, check units and round only at the end.

About these questions and solutions

Selected official CBSE cases, with exact repeats merged and original passages, illustrations, marks and OR choices retained.

Solutions prepared by Team TutorVertex in NCERT style; source-specific interpretations and corrections are explained beside the affected answers.

Official sources — View papers and marking schemes
Case 1 sources
  • 2022 · Standard · main · 30/2/1 · Q14 — Official question-paper archive · Official marking schemeQuestion file: Math_S/30-2-1 Maths Standard.pdf
    Marking-scheme file: Mathematic_Standard/WithQuestion_041_30_2_1_Mathematics.pdf
    Question PDF page 15; marking-scheme PDF page 12.
  • 2022 · Standard · main · 30/2/2 · Q14 — Official question-paper archive · Official marking schemeQuestion file: Math_S/30-2-2 Maths Standard.pdf
    Marking-scheme file: Mathematic_Standard/WithQuestion_041_30_2_2_Mathematics.pdf
    Question PDF page 15; marking-scheme PDF page 12.
  • 2022 · Standard · main · 30/2/3 · Q14 — Official question-paper archive · Official marking schemeQuestion file: Math_S/30-2-3 Maths Standard.pdf
    Marking-scheme file: Mathematic_Standard/WithQuestion_041_30_2_3_Mathematics.pdf
    Question PDF page 15; marking-scheme PDF page 11.
Case 2 sources
  • 2024 · Standard · main · 30/2/1 · Q37 — Official question-paper archive · Official marking schemeQuestion file: MATHEMATICS_STANDARD/30-2-1(Mathematics Standard).pdf
    Marking-scheme file: Mathematics_Standard/MS 041_30-2-1 Mathematics 2023-24.pdf
    Question PDF page 21; marking-scheme PDF page 21.
  • 2024 · Standard · main · 30/2/2 · Q36 — Official question-paper archive · Official marking schemeQuestion file: MATHEMATICS_STANDARD/30-2-2(Mathematics Standard).pdf
    Marking-scheme file: Mathematics_Standard/MS 041_30-2-2 Mathematics 2023-24.pdf
    Question PDF page 21; marking-scheme PDF pages 19, 20.
  • 2024 · Standard · main · 30/2/3 · Q37 — Official question-paper archive · Official marking schemeQuestion file: MATHEMATICS_STANDARD/30-2-3(Mathematics Standard).pdf
    Marking-scheme file: Mathematics_Standard/MS 041_30-2-3 Mathematics 2023-24.pdf
    Question PDF pages 21, 23; marking-scheme PDF pages 22, 23.
Case 3 sources
  • 2023 · Standard · supplementary · 30(B) · Q38 — Official question-paper archive · Official marking schemeQuestion file: Maths_Standard/30_C_B Mathematics Standard.pdf
    Marking-scheme file: Mathematics_Standard/041_30-C-B.pdf
    Question PDF page 23; marking-scheme PDF pages 18, 19.
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Case 5 sources
  • 2022 · Basic · main · 430/4/1 · Q14 — Official question-paper archive · Official marking schemeQuestion file: Math_B/430-4-1 Maths Basic.pdf
    Marking-scheme file: Mathematics basic/Maths Basic Paper code 430.4.1.pdf
    Question PDF page 11; marking-scheme PDF page 7.
  • 2022 · Basic · main · 430/4/2 · Q14 — Official question-paper archive · Official marking schemeQuestion file: Math_B/430-4-2 Maths Basic.pdf
    Marking-scheme file: Mathematics basic/241_430_4_2_Mathematics (Basic).pdf
    Question PDF page 11; marking-scheme PDF page 7.
  • 2022 · Basic · main · 430/4/3 · Q14 — Official question-paper archive · Official marking schemeQuestion file: Math_B/430-4-3 Maths Basic.pdf
    Marking-scheme file: Mathematics basic/241_430_4_3_Mathematics (Basic).pdf
    Question PDF page 11; marking-scheme PDF page 8.
Case 6 sources
  • 2025 · Standard · main · 30(B) · Q37 — Official question-paper archive · Official marking schemeQuestion file: 041_Mathematics_Standard/30 B_Maths Std for Visually Impaired.pdf
    Marking-scheme file: Math/041 Mathematics Standard/X_MS_041_Mathematics Standard_30 (B)_2024-25.pdf
    Question PDF page 21; marking-scheme PDF page 15.
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Case 10 sources
  • 2025 · Standard · main · 30/2/1 · Q38 — Official question-paper archive · Official marking schemeQuestion file: 041_Mathematics_Standard/30-2-1_Mathematics Standard.pdf
    Marking-scheme file: Math/041 Mathematics Standard/X_MS_041_Mathematics Standard_30-2-1_2024-25.pdf
    Question PDF page 27; marking-scheme PDF page 18.
  • 2025 · Standard · main · 30/2/2 · Q37 — Official question-paper archive · Official marking schemeQuestion file: 041_Mathematics_Standard/30-2-2_Mathematics Standard.pdf
    Marking-scheme file: Math/041 Mathematics Standard/X_MS_041_Mathematics Standard_30-2-2_2024-25.pdf
    Question PDF page 25; marking-scheme PDF pages 18, 19.
  • 2025 · Standard · main · 30/2/3 · Q36 — Official question-paper archive · Official marking schemeQuestion file: 041_Mathematics_Standard/30-2-3_Mathematics Standard.pdf
    Marking-scheme file: Math/041 Mathematics Standard/X_MS_041_Mathematics Standard_30-2-3_2024-25.pdf
    Question PDF page 23; marking-scheme PDF pages 16, 17.
Case 11 sources
  • 2023 · Basic · supplementary · 430(B) · Q37 — Official question-paper archive · Official marking schemeQuestion file: Maths_Basic/430_C_B Mathematics Basic.pdf
    Marking-scheme file: Mathematics_Basic/241_C_B.pdf
    Question PDF page 21; marking-scheme PDF pages 11, 12.
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Case 16 sources
  • 2023 · Standard · main · 30/5/1 · Q36 — Official question-paper archive · Official marking schemeQuestion file: MATHEMATICS_STANDARD/30_5_1_Maths Standard.pdf
    Marking-scheme file: Maths_Standard/MS 041_30-5-1 Mathematics 2022-23.pdf
    Question PDF page 21; marking-scheme PDF pages 24, 25.
  • 2023 · Standard · main · 30/5/2 · Q37 — Official question-paper archive · Official marking schemeQuestion file: MATHEMATICS_STANDARD/30_5_2_Maths Standard.pdf
    Marking-scheme file: Maths_Standard/MS 041_30-5-2 Mathematics 2022-23.pdf
    Question PDF page 23; marking-scheme PDF pages 27, 28.
  • 2023 · Standard · main · 30/5/3 · Q37 — Official question-paper archive · Official marking schemeQuestion file: MATHEMATICS_STANDARD/30_5_3_Maths Standard.pdf
    Marking-scheme file: Maths_Standard/MS 041_30-5-3 Mathematics 2022-23.pdf
    Question PDF page 23; marking-scheme PDF pages 26, 27.
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Case 18 sources
  • 2025 · Basic · main · 430/6/1 · Q37 — Official question-paper archive · Official marking schemeQuestion file: 241_Mathematics_Basic/430-6-1_Mathematics Basic.pdf
    Marking-scheme file: Math/241 Mathematics Basic/X_241_Mathematics Basic_MS_430_6_1.pdf
    Question PDF pages 21, 23; marking-scheme PDF pages 17, 18.
  • 2025 · Basic · main · 430/6/2 · Q36 — Official question-paper archive · Official marking schemeQuestion file: 241_Mathematics_Basic/430-6-2_Mathematics Basic.pdf
    Marking-scheme file: Math/241 Mathematics Basic/X_241_Mathematics Basic_MS_430_6_2.pdf
    Question PDF page 21; marking-scheme PDF page 16.
  • 2025 · Basic · main · 430/6/3 · Q38 — Official question-paper archive · Official marking schemeQuestion file: 241_Mathematics_Basic/430-6-3_Mathematics Basic.pdf
    Marking-scheme file: Math/241 Mathematics Basic/X_241_Mathematics Basic_MS_430_6_3.pdf
    Question PDF page 23; marking-scheme PDF page 18.
Case 19 sources
  • 2022 · Standard · main · 30/4/1 · Q14 — Official question-paper archive · Official marking schemeQuestion file: Math_S/30-4-1 Maths Standard.pdf
    Marking-scheme file: Mathematic_Standard/041_30_4_1_Mathematics (Standard).pdf
    Question PDF page 11; marking-scheme PDF pages 11, 12.
  • 2022 · Standard · main · 30/4/2 · Q13 — Official question-paper archive · Official marking schemeQuestion file: Math_S/30-4-2 Maths Standard.pdf
    Marking-scheme file: Mathematic_Standard/041_30_4_2_Mathematics (Standard).pdf
    Question PDF page 9; marking-scheme PDF pages 10, 11.
  • 2022 · Standard · main · 30/4/3 · Q14 — Official question-paper archive · Official marking schemeQuestion file: Math_S/30-4-3 Maths Standard.pdf
    Marking-scheme file: Mathematic_Standard/041_30_4_3_Mathematics (Standard).pdf
    Question PDF page 11; marking-scheme PDF pages 11, 12.
Case 20 sources
  • 2022 · Standard · main · 30/B/5 · Q14 — Official question-paper archive · Official marking schemeQuestion file: Math_S/30-B-5 Maths Std. for VI candidates.pdf
    Marking-scheme file: Mathematic_Standard/041_30_B_5_Math (Standard) (For VI).pdf
    Question PDF page 11; marking-scheme PDF page 9.
Case 21 sources
  • 2022 · Basic · main · 430/B/5 · Q14 — Official question-paper archive · Official marking schemeQuestion file: Math_B/430-B-5 Maths Basic for VI candidates.pdf
    Marking-scheme file: Mathematics basic/Maths Basic Paper code 430.B.5.pdf
    Question PDF page 11; marking-scheme PDF page 6.
Case 22 sources
  • 2023 · Standard · main · 30/2/1 · Q37 — Official question-paper archive · Official marking schemeQuestion file: MATHEMATICS_STANDARD/30_2_1_Maths Standard.pdf
    Marking-scheme file: Maths_Standard/MS 041_30-2-1 Mathematics 2022-23.pdf
    Question PDF page 21; marking-scheme PDF page 19.
  • 2023 · Standard · main · 30/2/2 · Q38 — Official question-paper archive · Official marking schemeQuestion file: MATHEMATICS_STANDARD/30_2_2_Maths Standard.pdf
    Marking-scheme file: Maths_Standard/MS 041_30-2-2 Mathematics 2022-23.pdf
    Question PDF page 23; marking-scheme PDF page 20.
  • 2023 · Standard · main · 30/2/3 · Q36 — Official question-paper archive · Official marking schemeQuestion file: MATHEMATICS_STANDARD/30_2_3_Maths Standard.pdf
    Marking-scheme file: Maths_Standard/MS 041_30-2-3 Mathematics 2022-23.pdf
    Question PDF page 19; marking-scheme PDF page 18. The scheme labels this case Q37; the question paper labels it Q36.
Case 23 sources
  • 2024 · Standard · main · 30/4/1 · Q38 — Official question-paper archive · Official marking schemeQuestion file: MATHEMATICS_STANDARD/30-4-1(Mathematics Standard).pdf
    Marking-scheme file: Mathematics_Standard/Marking scheme 30 4 1.pdf
    Question PDF page 23; marking-scheme PDF page 19.
  • 2024 · Standard · main · 30/4/2 · Q36 — Official question-paper archive · Official marking schemeQuestion file: MATHEMATICS_STANDARD/30-4-2(Mathematics Standard).pdf
    Marking-scheme file: Mathematics_Standard/Marking scheme 30 4 2.pdf
    Question PDF page 19; marking-scheme PDF pages 17, 18.
  • 2024 · Standard · main · 30/4/3 · Q37 — Official question-paper archive · Official marking schemeQuestion file: MATHEMATICS_STANDARD/30-4-3(Mathematics Standard).pdf
    Marking-scheme file: Mathematics_Standard/Marking scheme 30 4 3.pdf
    Question PDF page 21; marking-scheme PDF pages 18, 19.
Case 24 sources
  • 2025 · Basic · main · 430/4/1 · Q37 — Official question-paper archive · Official marking schemeQuestion file: 241_Mathematics_Basic/430-4-1_Mathematics Basic.pdf
    Marking-scheme file: Math/241 Mathematics Basic/X_241_Mathematics Basic_MS_430_4_1.pdf
    Question PDF page 15; marking-scheme PDF page 17.
  • 2025 · Basic · main · 430/4/2 · Q37 — Official question-paper archive · Official marking schemeQuestion file: 241_Mathematics_Basic/430-4-2_Mathematics Basic.pdf
    Marking-scheme file: Math/241 Mathematics Basic/X_241_Mathematics Basic_MS_430_4_2.pdf
    Question PDF page 15; marking-scheme PDF pages 16, 17.
  • 2025 · Basic · main · 430/4/3 · Q36 — Official question-paper archive · Official marking schemeQuestion file: 241_Mathematics_Basic/430-4-3_Mathematics Basic.pdf
    Marking-scheme file: Math/241 Mathematics Basic/X_241_Mathematics Basic_MS_430_4_3.pdf
    Question PDF page 13; marking-scheme PDF page 17.
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Case 27 sources
  • 2026 · Basic · second board examination · 430/7/1 · Q37 — Official question-paper archive · Official marking schemeQuestion file: Mathmatics_Basic/430-7-1_Maths Basic_E2_10_2026.pdf
    Marking-scheme file: Mathematics_Basic/Mathematisc Basic-241 E2 (430-7-1).pdf
    Question PDF page 25; marking-scheme PDF page 18.
  • 2026 · Basic · second board examination · 430/7/2 · Q38 — Official question-paper archive · Official marking schemeQuestion file: Mathmatics_Basic/430-7-2_Maths Basic_E2_10_2026.pdf
    Marking-scheme file: Mathematics_Basic/Mathematics Basic-241 E2 (430-7-2).pdf
    Question PDF page 27; marking-scheme PDF page 20.
  • 2026 · Basic · second board examination · 430/7/3 · Q36 — Official question-paper archive · Official marking schemeQuestion file: Mathmatics_Basic/430-7-3_Maths Basic_E2_10_2026.pdf
    Marking-scheme file: Mathematics_Basic/Mathematics Basic-241 E2 (430-7-3).pdf
    Question PDF page 23; marking-scheme PDF pages 17, 18.
Case 28 sources
  • 2026 · Basic · second board examination · 430/8/1 · Q37 — Official question-paper archive · Official marking schemeQuestion file: Mathmatics_Basic/430-8-1_Maths Basic_E2_10_2026.pdf
    Marking-scheme file: Mathematics_Basic/241_430_8_1 Mathematics Basic.pdf
    Question PDF page 23; marking-scheme PDF pages 18, 19.
  • 2026 · Basic · second board examination · 430/8/2 · Q36 — Official question-paper archive · Official marking schemeQuestion file: Mathmatics_Basic/430-8-2_Maths Basic_E2_10_2026.pdf
    Marking-scheme file: Mathematics_Basic/241_430_8_2 Mathematics Basic.pdf
    Question PDF page 21; marking-scheme PDF page 16.
  • 2026 · Basic · second board examination · 430/8/3 · Q38 — Official question-paper archive · Official marking schemeQuestion file: Mathmatics_Basic/430-8-3_Maths Basic_E2_10_2026.pdf
    Marking-scheme file: Mathematics_Basic/241_430_8_3 Mathematics Basic.pdf
    Question PDF page 23; marking-scheme PDF page 18.

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