CAT 2017 Slot 2 QA Q16 Mensuration

Question 16 of the Quantitative Ability (QA) section, CAT 2017 Slot 2, with CAT's official answer.

The base of a vertical pillar with uniform cross section is a trapezium whose parallel sides are of lengths 10 cm and 20 cm while the other two sides are of equal length. The perpendicular distance between the parallel sides of the trapezium is 12 cm. If the height of the pillar is 20 cm, then the total area, in sq cm, of all six surfaces of the pillar is
  1. A
    1300
  2. B
    1340
  3. C
    1480
  4. D
    1520

Answer: (C) 1480 Mensuration MCQ

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