Maths Olympiad Sample Paper (Practice)
How to solve it (Spot the topic first): Read the question and name the topic: HCF/LCM, fractions, calendar, ratio, percentage, interest, average, equation or number theory. Use that lesson’s method; write small working on rough paper. Look at the options: rule out answers that are too big, too small or the wrong kind. Check your answer by working backwards when you can.
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- 1.What is the units digit of 4^39? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 6
- 2.4 workers can build a wall in 15 days. How many days will 2 workers take, working at the same speed? (a) 30 days (b) 13 days (c) 31 days (d) 17 days
- 3.Every pair follows the same rule: 1 : 1, 2 : 8, 6 : 216. What is 3 : ? (a) 27 (b) 28 (c) 3 (d) 60
- 4.The average of 8 numbers is 48. When one number is taken away, the average of the rest is 45. Which number was taken away? (a) 69 (b) 93 (c) 48 (d) 24
- 5.₹5000 is invested at 11% per year simple interest. What is the amount after 2 years? (a) ₹6100 (b) ₹5550 (c) ₹6650 (d) ₹1100
- 6.₹10000 is invested at 5% per year simple interest. What is the amount after 2 years? (a) ₹1000 (b) ₹10500 (c) ₹11500 (d) ₹11000
- 7.What is the remainder when 568 is divided by 12? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 8
- 8.What is the units digit of 3^22? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 7 (d) 9
- 9.Every pair follows the same rule: 3 : 9, 6 : 21, 9 : 33. What is 5 : ? (a) 11 (b) 15 (c) 17 (d) 18
- 10.Which of these numbers is divisible by 9? (a) 7081 (b) 7065 (c) 7066 (d) 7059
- 11.A square has a perimeter of 20 cm. What is its area? (a) 36 sq cm (b) 10 sq cm (c) 25 sq cm (d) 20 sq cm
- 12.1/3 + 1/3 = ? (a) 4/3 (b) 1 (c) 1/3 (d) 2/3
- 13.7 workers can build a wall in 8 days. How many days will 4 workers take, working at the same speed? (a) 14 days (b) 15 days (c) 11 days (d) 5 days
- 14.If 5 mangoes cost ₹120, how much do 6 mangoes cost? (a) ₹720 (b) ₹144 (c) ₹121 (d) ₹168
- 15.If 15 May is a Monday, what day of the week is 7 June? (a) Wednesday (b) Thursday (c) Tuesday (d) Friday
- 16.A square has a perimeter of 36 cm. What is its area? (a) 36 sq cm (b) 100 sq cm (c) 18 sq cm (d) 81 sq cm
- 17.What is the smallest number of sweets that can be shared equally among 8 children or among 20 children, with none left over? (a) 28 (b) 160 (c) 40 (d) 80
- 18.Which is the smallest: 0.024, 0.55, 0.489, 0.5? (a) 0.024 (b) 0.55 (c) 0.489 (d) 0.5
- 19.What is 10% of 480? (a) 96 (b) 48 (c) 480 (d) 432
- 20.3 workers can build a wall in 5 days. How many days will 5 workers take, working at the same speed? (a) 4 days (b) 3 days (c) 7 days (d) 2 days
- 21.Which of these numbers is divisible by 6? (a) 1350 (b) 1351 (c) 1346 (d) 1360
- 22.5 workers can build a wall in 9 days. How many days will 3 workers take, working at the same speed? (a) 11 days (b) 15 days (c) 16 days (d) 7 days
- 23.A rectangle has an area of 26 sq cm and a length of 13 cm. What is its width? (a) 2 cm (b) 13 cm (c) 3 cm (d) 4 cm
- 24.A bag marked ₹1820 is sold at a 50% discount. What is its selling price? (a) ₹910 (b) ₹2730 (c) ₹911 (d) ₹1770
- 25.4.39 + 6.1 = ? (a) 5 (b) 10.39 (c) 10.59 (d) 10.49
- 26.If 17 June is a Thursday, what day of the week is 11 July? (a) Tuesday (b) Saturday (c) Sunday (d) Monday
- 27.Which fraction is greater: 7/9 or 2/7? (a) 7/9 (b) They are equal (c) 2/7
- 28.What is the units digit of 8^44? (a) 8 (b) 2 (c) 6 (d) 4
- 29.If 4 pens cost ₹44, how much do 11 pens cost? (a) ₹132 (b) ₹484 (c) ₹121 (d) ₹51
- 30.Two bells ring every 4 minutes and every 6 minutes. They ring together at 9:00. After how many minutes will they next ring together? (a) 10 min (b) 12 min (c) 24 min (d) 2 min
- 31.What is the remainder when 533 is divided by 7? (a) 2 (b) 6 (c) 1 (d) 0
- 32.What is the units digit of 3^13? (a) 9 (b) 1 (c) 7 (d) 3
- 33.What is 1/4 of 16? (a) 8 (b) 5 (c) 12 (d) 4
- 34.What is the smallest number you must add to 534 to make it divisible by 7? (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 2
- 35.If 4x + 20 = 40, what is x? (a) 6 (b) 20 (c) 15 (d) 5
- 36.What is the value of the digit 6 in 58.269? (a) 0.06 (b) 6 (c) 0.006 (d) 0.6
- 37.What is 2/3 of 18? (a) 12 (b) 13 (c) 6 (d) 18
- 38.If 9 pens cost ₹117, how much do 6 pens cost? (a) ₹91 (b) ₹78 (c) ₹114 (d) ₹702
- 39.What is 6/7 of 35? (a) 5 (b) 31 (c) 35 (d) 30
- 40.Every pair follows the same rule: 3 : 12, 4 : 16, 8 : 32. What is 6 : ? (a) 25 (b) 15 (c) 23 (d) 24
Answer key
- 4
- 30 days
- 27
- 69
- ₹6100
- ₹11000
- 4
- 9
- 17
- 7065
- 25 sq cm
- 2/3
- 14 days
- ₹144
- Wednesday
- 81 sq cm
- 40
- 0.024
- 48
- 3 days
- 1350
- 15 days
- 2 cm
- ₹910
- 10.49
- Sunday
- 7/9
- 6
- ₹121
- 12 min
- 1
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 5
- 0.06
- 12
- ₹78
- 30
- 24
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