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Cone with a given vertical angle: relate radius, height and slant height, find volume or ratio

This type of question, asked 4 times: CDS 2 2017, CDS 2 2024, CDS 1 2025, CDS 2 2025. All 4 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    CDS 2 2017

    72
    The vertical angle of a right circular cone is π2\frac{\pi}{2} and the slant height is 2 r\sqrt{2}\,r cm. What is the volume of the cone in cubic cm ?

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  2. Question 2

    CDS 2 2024

    92
    The section of a solid right circular cone by a plane containing vertex and perpendicular to base is an equilateral triangle of side 14 cm. What is the volume of the cone ? (π=227)\left(\pi = \frac{22}{7}\right)

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  3. Question 3 (case study, 2 parts)

    CDS 1 2025

    The angle at the vertex of a conical body is 120∘120^\circ.
    69
    What is the ratio of the radius of the conical body to its slant height ?

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    70
    If the sum of slant height, height and radius is (9+33)(9 + 3\sqrt{3}) cm, then what is the volume of the cone ?

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  4. Question 4

    CDS 2 2025

    77
    A conical tent has an angle of 60∘60^\circ at the vertex. If the curved surface area is 100100 m2^2, then what is the volume of the tent?

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