Multiple Choice Question (MCQ)

Question: What is the surface area of A0 size drawing sheet?
A. Two square metre
B. Half square metre
C. One square metre
D. Four square metre
Correct Answer: One square metre
Explanation

The area of each of the A paper sizes are set by the A paper size definitions. A0 is defined as having an area of 1 square metre, however the A paper size standard also specifies that each size is rounded to the nearest millimetre.

Thus A0 is 841 mm x 1189 mm giving an area of 0.999949 square metres.