CBSE Class 6 Mathematics Perimeter and Area MCQs Set B

Question. A square and a rectangle have the same perimeter of 40 m. Which one has more area?
(a) Square
(b) Rectangle
(c) Both have same area
(d) Can’t say

Answer: A

Question. The area of a rectangular sheet of paper is 20 cm². Its length is 5 cm. Find its width.
(a) 1 cm
(b) 2 cm
(c) 3 cm
(d) 4 cm.

Answer: D

Question. What is the area of a rectangle with a length of 8 cm and a breadth of 5 cm?
(a) 20 cm²
(b) 13 cm²
(c) 40 cm²
(d) 45 cm²

Answer: C

Question. If the area of a rectangle is 56 m² and its length is 8 m, what is the breadth?
(a) 5 m
(b) 6 m
(c) 7 m
(d) 8 m

Answer: C

Question. Which of the following will affect the perimeter but not the area?
(a) Adding a bend to the boundary
(b) Changing shape without changing size
(c) Both of the above
(d) None of the options

Answer: C

Question. Two sides of a triangle are 5 cm and 4 cm. The perimeter of the triangle is 12 cm. The third side has length
(a) 1 cm
(b) 2 cm
(c) 3 cm
(d) 6 cm

Answer: C

Question. The area of a square is 64 cm². What is the side length?
(a) 6 cm
(b) 8 cm
(c) 10 cm
(d) 12 cm

Answer: B

Question. The perimeter of a square is
(a) 2 × side
(b) side × side
(c) 4 × side
(d) side + side

Answer: C

Question. The perimeter of a square whose each side is 1 m 30 cm 10 mm, is
(a) 5.4 m
(b) 5.14 m
(c) 5.24 m
(d) 5.04 m

Answer: C

Question. What is the perimeter of a rectangle if its length is 8 cm and its breadth is 6 cm?
(a) 20 cm
(b) 24 cm
(c) 28 cm
(d) 30 cm

Answer: C

Question. The cost of fencing a rectangular field 24 m long and 18 m wide at ₹ 2.25 per metre is
(a) ₹ 243
(b) ₹ 234
(c) ₹ 189
(d) ₹ 198

Answer: C

Question. What is the area of a square with side length 7 cm?
(a) 49 cm²
(b) 21 cm²
(c) 28 cm²
(d) 35 cm²

Answer: A

Question. What is the area of a rectangle if it is composed of two equal squares of side 6 cm?
(a) 36 sq cm
(b) 72 sq cm
(c) 48 sq cm
(d) 60 sq cm

Answer: B

Question. Which unit is used to measure area?
(a) Square units
(b) Linear units
(c) Cubic units
(d) Decimal units

Answer: A

Question. The amount of space inside the boundary of a 2-D shape is:
(a) Perimeter
(b) Diagonal
(c) Area
(d) Circumference

Answer: C

Question. The area of rectangle is 630 sq cm and breadth is 15 cm. What is its length? *
(a) 40 cm
(b) 60 cm
(c) 42 cm
(d) 35 cm

Answer: C

Question. If a rectangular field has a length of 20 m and a breadth of 15 m, what is its area?
(a) 200 m²
(b) 300 m²
(c) 250 m²
(d) 400 m²

Answer: B

Question. What is the perimeter of a hexagon with each side of 7 cm?
(a) 42 cm
(b) 36 cm
(c) 30 cm
(d) 48 cm

Answer: A.

Question. The perimeter of a rectangular piece of cardboard is 6 m. Its breadth is 1 m. Find its length.
(a) 1 m
(b) 2 m
(c) 3 m
(d) 6 m

Answer: B

Question. The area of a rectangle with length 9 cm and breadth 3 cm is:
(a) 24 cm²
(b) 25 cm²
(c) 27 cm²
(d) 30 cm²

Answer: C

Question. An athlete takes 10 rounds of a rectangular park, 40 m long and 30 m wide. Find the total distance covered by him.
(a) 1400 m
(b) 700 m
(c) 70 m
(d) 2800 m.

Answer: A

Question. The perimeter of a square is 36 cm. What is the length of one side?
(a) 9 cm
(b) 12 cm
(c) 6 cm
(d) 18 cm

Answer: A

Question. The area of a square with a side of 5 m is
(a) 10 sq. m
(b) 15 sq. m
(c) 20 sq. m
(d) 25 sq. m

Answer: D

Question. Which of the following shapes does not have a fixed perimeter for a given area?
(a) Circle
(b) Square
(c) Triangle
(d) Irregular shape

Answer: D

Question. The area of a square of side 1 cm is
(a) 1 cm²
(b) 4 cm²
(c) 9 cm²
(d) 16 cm²

Answer: A

Question. The area of a triangle is half the area of a rectangle. If the triangle is 24 sq cm, what is the area of the rectangle?
(a) 48 sq cm
(b) 12 sq cm
(c) 36 sq cm
(d) 24 sq cm

Answer: A

Question. The perimeter of a triangle with sides 4 cm, 7 cm, and 9 cm is:
(a) 18 cm
(b) 20 cm
(c) 22 cm
(d) 15 cm

Answer: B

Question. If the side of a square is 5 cm, what is its perimeter?
(a) 20 cm
(b) 10 cm
(c) 15 cm
(d) 25 cm

Answer: A

Question. The perimeter of a regular polygon is:
(a) Sum of all sides
(b) 2 × (Length + Breadth)
(c) Side × Side
(d) Base × Height

Answer: A

Question. The top of a table is 1 m 20 cm wide and 1 m 50 cm long. The perimeter of this top is
(a) 5.30 m
(b) 5.40 m
(c) 5.50.m
(d) 5.60 m

Answer: B

Question. Which figure has the smallest perimeter for the same area?
(a) Square
(b) Rectangle
(c) Triangle
(d) Circle

Answer: D

Question. The area of a rectangle is 60 cm², and the breadth is 5 cm. What is the length?
(a) 10 cm
(b) 12 cm
(c) 8 cm
(d) 6 cm

Answer: B

Question. The area of a rectangle with 𝑙 = 10𝑚 and b = 5m is
(a) 20 sq. m
(b) 25 sq. m
(c) 50 sq. m
(d) 100 sq. m

Answer: C

Question. The perimeter of a triangle whose sides are 1.2 cm, 3.4 cm and 1.7 cm, is
(a) 6.3 cm
(b) 6.2 m
(c) 6.5 cm
(d) 6.4 cm

Answer: A

Question. If a square has a perimeter of 48 cm, what is its area?
(a) 144 cm²
(b) 36 cm²
(c) 64 cm²
(d) 49 cm²

Answer: A

Question. Which shape has the smallest perimeter for a given area?
(a) Circle
(b) Square
(c) Triangle
(d) Rectangle

Answer: A

Fill in the blanks.

Question. The length of the boundary of a figure is called its __________ [Perimeter/Area]
Answer: Perimeter

Question. The perimeter of a regular hexagon = __________
Answer: 6 × Side