SSC Sample Paper Mock Test-12 SSC CGL Tear-II Paper-1

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    Half of a large cylindrical tank open at the top is filled with water and identical heavy spherical balls are to be dropped into the tank without spilling water out. If the radius and the height of the tank are equal and each is four times the radius of a ball, what is the maximum number of balls that can be dropped?

    A) 12

    B)  24     

    C)  36

    D)  48

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    Let the radius of ball = r
    \[\therefore \] Radius of base of cylinder = 4r
    and height of cylinder = 4r
    \[\therefore \] Volume of spherical ball \[=\frac{4}{3}\pi {{r}^{3}}\]
    and volume of water \[=\pi \,\,{{(4r)}^{2}}(2r)=32\pi \,\,{{r}^{3}}\]
    Also, volume of remaining portion of cylinder\[=32\pi \,\,{{r}^{3}}\]
    Let number of spherical balls = n
    \[\therefore \]      \[32\pi \,\,{{r}^{3}}=n\times \frac{4}{3}\pi \,\,{{r}^{3}}\]\[\Rightarrow n=8\times 3=24\]


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