SSC CPO 2025 PYQ — Question 108

SSC CPO - 9 Dec 2025 - Shift 2 • Quantitative Aptitude • Q108

A solid metallic sphere of diameter 14 cm is melted and recast into smaller hemispheres each of diameter 7 cm. How many hemispheres can be made?

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

Diameter of the large sphere = 14 cm ⇒ Radius = 7 cm

Diameter of the small hemisphere = 7 cm ⇒ Radius = 3.5 cm

Volume of a sphere =43πr3= \frac{4}{3}\pi r^3

Volume of a hemisphere =23πr3= \frac{2}{3}\pi r^3

Volume of the large sphere =43π(7)3= \frac{4}{3}\pi (7)^3

Volume of the small hemisphere = (2/3)π(3.5)³

Number of hemispheres =43π(7)323π(3.5)3=16= \frac{\frac{4}{3}\pi (7)^3}{\frac{2}{3}\pi (3.5)^3} = 16