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 remainder when 144 is divided by 7? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 6
- 2.A rectangle is 12 cm long and 3 cm wide. What is its perimeter? (a) 27 cm (b) 36 cm (c) 15 cm (d) 30 cm
- 3.If 4 kites cost ₹92, how much do 5 kites cost? (a) ₹93 (b) ₹138 (c) ₹460 (d) ₹115
- 4.If 8x + 5 = 125, what is x? (a) 120 (b) 16 (c) 14 (d) 15
- 5.8 workers can build a wall in 10 days. How many days will 2 workers take, working at the same speed? (a) 4 days (b) 41 days (c) 16 days (d) 40 days
- 6.A bag marked ₹1780 is sold at a 40% discount. What is its selling price? (a) ₹1740 (b) ₹712 (c) ₹1068 (d) ₹2492
- 7.If 12 July is a Thursday, what day of the week is 9 August? (a) Wednesday (b) Thursday (c) Saturday (d) Friday
- 8.What is the value of the digit 4 in 23.485? (a) 0.04 (b) 4 (c) 0.004 (d) 0.4
- 9.4.02 + 5.8 = ? (a) 9.92 (b) 9.82 (c) 9.72 (d) 4.6
- 10.6 workers can build a wall in 4 days. How many days will 3 workers take, working at the same speed? (a) 2 days (b) 8 days (c) 1 day (d) 7 days
- 11.The average of 8 numbers is 29. When one number is taken away, the average of the rest is 25. Which number was taken away? (a) 29 (b) 32 (c) 54 (d) 57
- 12.A shopkeeper buys a toy for ₹640 and sells it for ₹480. What is his loss percent? (a) 20% (b) 25% (c) 30% (d) 26%
- 13.What is the average of all the whole numbers from 40 to 80? (a) 40 (b) 61 (c) 20 (d) 60
- 14.Every pair follows the same rule: 2 : 4, 4 : 16, 5 : 25. What is 3 : ? (a) 7 (b) 5 (c) 9 (d) 6
- 15.What is the value of the digit 6 in 65.324? (a) 0.6 (b) 60 (c) 0.06 (d) 6
- 16.What is the units digit of 8^25? (a) 2 (b) 6 (c) 8 (d) 4
- 17.What is the average of 80, 72, 69, 86 and 83? (a) 77 (b) 79 (c) 80 (d) 78
- 18.A shopkeeper buys a toy for ₹640 and sells it for ₹672. What is his profit percent? (a) 10% (b) 32% (c) 5% (d) 6%
- 19.₹240 is shared between two friends in the ratio 1 : 4. How much is the bigger share? (a) ₹240 (b) ₹48 (c) ₹192 (d) ₹120
- 20.Which is the greatest: 0.372, 0.4, 0.035, 0.45? (a) 0.372 (b) 0.4 (c) 0.035 (d) 0.45
- 21.Which is the greatest: 0.52, 0.459, 0.053, 0.5? (a) 0.52 (b) 0.459 (c) 0.053 (d) 0.5
- 22.A rectangle is 9 cm long and 4 cm wide. What is its area? (a) 13 sq cm (b) 26 sq cm (c) 36 sq cm (d) 45 sq cm
- 23.The simple interest on ₹9000 for 3 years is ₹2970. What is the rate per year? (a) 11% (b) 12% (c) 33% (d) 10%
- 24.Which of these numbers is divisible by 4? (a) 693 (b) 688 (c) 689 (d) 687
- 25.What is 1/2 of 8? (a) 3 (b) 8 (c) 5 (d) 4
- 26.A rectangle is 10 cm long and 3 cm wide. What is its perimeter? (a) 23 cm (b) 30 cm (c) 26 cm (d) 13 cm
- 27.3 workers can build a wall in 12 days. How many days will 2 workers take, working at the same speed? (a) 11 days (b) 8 days (c) 18 days (d) 13 days
- 28.A shopkeeper buys a toy for ₹620 and sells it for ₹930. What is his profit percent? (a) 51% (b) 50% (c) 45% (d) 55%
- 29.1/5 + 1/4 = ? (a) 9/20 (b) 2/5 (c) 2/9 (d) 1/2
- 30.Two bells ring every 10 minutes and every 12 minutes. They ring together at 9:00. After how many minutes will they next ring together? (a) 60 min (b) 120 min (c) 22 min (d) 2 min
- 31.If 7x + 21 = 70, what is x? (a) 49 (b) 8 (c) 13 (d) 7
- 32.Every pair follows the same rule: 1 : 1, 3 : 27, 5 : 125. What is 6 : ? (a) 217 (b) 174 (c) 6 (d) 216
- 33.If 8x − 4 = 28, what is x? (a) 32 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
- 34.If 2x + 12 = 16, what is x? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 14 (d) 2
- 35.Two bells ring every 6 minutes and every 10 minutes. They ring together at 9:00. After how many minutes will they next ring together? (a) 2 min (b) 16 min (c) 60 min (d) 30 min
- 36.Which of these numbers is divisible by 4? (a) 2624 (b) 2626 (c) 2623 (d) 2630
- 37.What is the average of 74, 71, 58, 72 and 25? (a) 75 (b) 60 (c) 59 (d) 61
- 38.What is the value of the digit 4 in 45.189? (a) 0.4 (b) 4 (c) 0.04 (d) 40
- 39.9.49 + 9.6 = ? (a) 19.19 (b) 18.99 (c) 10.45 (d) 19.09
- 40.If 3x + 21 = 27, what is x? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 16 (d) 6
Answer key
- 4
- 30 cm
- ₹115
- 15
- 40 days
- ₹1068
- Thursday
- 0.4
- 9.82
- 8 days
- 57
- 25%
- 60
- 9
- 60
- 8
- 78
- 5%
- ₹192
- 0.45
- 0.52
- 36 sq cm
- 11%
- 688
- 4
- 26 cm
- 18 days
- 50%
- 9/20
- 60 min
- 7
- 216
- 4
- 2
- 30 min
- 2624
- 60
- 40
- 19.09
- 2
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