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Maths Olympiad topic 20: Maths Olympiad mock test · Set 976 · 40 questions
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  1. 1.Which fraction is greater: 6/11 or 1/3? (a) 1/3 (b) 6/11 (c) They are equal
  2. 2.What is 25% of 220? (a) 110 (b) 550 (c) 165 (d) 55
  3. 3.What is the value of the digit 6 in 76.915? (a) 60 (b) 0.6 (c) 6 (d) 0.06
  4. 4.Which of these numbers is divisible by 9? (a) 6115 (b) 6122 (c) 6111 (d) 6108
  5. 5.Today is Wednesday. What day of the week will it be after 11 days? (a) Saturday (b) Monday (c) Sunday (d) Tuesday
  6. 6.A bag marked ₹600 is sold at a 15% discount. What is its selling price? (a) ₹585 (b) ₹510 (c) ₹690 (d) ₹90
  7. 7.If 6x + 16 = 82, what is x? (a) 12 (b) 11 (c) 10 (d) 66
  8. 8.If 2 kites cost ₹22, how much do 8 kites cost? (a) ₹176 (b) ₹88 (c) ₹28 (d) ₹99
  9. 9.Every pair follows the same rule: 1 : 1, 2 : 8, 3 : 27. What is 6 : ? (a) 216 (b) 84 (c) 217 (d) 6
  10. 10.If 20 July is a Saturday, what day of the week is 6 August? (a) Thursday (b) Monday (c) Wednesday (d) Tuesday
  11. 11.What is 2/3 of 33? (a) 33 (b) 11 (c) 23 (d) 22
  12. 12.The average of 7 numbers is 27. When one number is taken away, the average of the rest is 28. Which number was taken away? (a) 55 (b) 22 (c) 27 (d) 21
  13. 13.If x/5 + 10 = 13, what is x? (a) 115 (b) 3 (c) 55 (d) 15
  14. 14.If 9x − 17 = 1, what is x? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 18
  15. 15.What is the average of all the whole numbers from 43 to 55? (a) 6 (b) 12 (c) 50 (d) 49
  16. 16.3.81 + 8.7 = ? (a) 12.41 (b) 12.51 (c) 4.68 (d) 12.61
  17. 17.If 5 May is a Saturday, what day of the week is 16 May? (a) Thursday (b) Wednesday (c) Friday (d) Tuesday
  18. 18.If 14 November is a Tuesday, what day of the week is 19 December? (a) Monday (b) Thursday (c) Wednesday (d) Tuesday
  19. 19.If 3 notebooks cost ₹69, how much do 6 notebooks cost? (a) ₹72 (b) ₹414 (c) ₹138 (d) ₹161
  20. 20.What is the smallest number of sweets that can be shared equally among 6 children or among 8 children, with none left over? (a) 24 (b) 25 (c) 48 (d) 14
  21. 21.A rectangle is 12 cm long and 4 cm wide. What is its area? (a) 60 sq cm (b) 16 sq cm (c) 48 sq cm (d) 32 sq cm
  22. 22.If 1 December is a Tuesday, what day of the week is 10 December? (a) Friday (b) Thursday (c) Wednesday (d) Saturday
  23. 23.Which is the greatest: 0.471, 0.5, 0.58, 0.011? (a) 0.471 (b) 0.5 (c) 0.58 (d) 0.011
  24. 24.Which fraction is greater: 1/10 or 4/5? (a) They are equal (b) 1/10 (c) 4/5
  25. 25.A shopkeeper buys a toy for ₹140 and sells it for ₹161. What is his profit percent? (a) 20% (b) 21% (c) 15% (d) 10%
  26. 26.A shopkeeper buys a toy for ₹740 and sells it for ₹925. What is his profit percent? (a) 20% (b) 26% (c) 25% (d) 30%
  27. 27.If 10 December is a Friday, what day of the week is 19 December? (a) Saturday (b) Monday (c) Sunday (d) Tuesday
  28. 28.6.41 + 7.2 = ? (a) 13.71 (b) 7.13 (c) 13.51 (d) 13.61
  29. 29.What is the value of the digit 9 in 24.598? (a) 0.9 (b) 0.009 (c) 0.09 (d) 9
  30. 30.In how many years will ₹8500 earn ₹1785 simple interest at 7% per year? (a) 4 years (b) 6 years (c) 3 years (d) 2 years
  31. 31.The average of 4 numbers is 40. When one number is taken away, the average of the rest is 44. Which number was taken away? (a) 28 (b) 29 (c) 40 (d) 84
  32. 32.A shopkeeper buys a toy for ₹140 and sells it for ₹98. What is his loss percent? (a) 42% (b) 30% (c) 35% (d) 25%
  33. 33.If 12 March is a Tuesday, what day of the week is 20 March? (a) Tuesday (b) Wednesday (c) Friday (d) Thursday
  34. 34.8.37 + 4.1 = ? (a) 12.47 (b) 12.57 (c) 8.78 (d) 12.37
  35. 35.In how many years will ₹8000 earn ₹4400 simple interest at 11% per year? (a) 10 years (b) 4 years (c) 5 years (d) 6 years
  36. 36.What is the simple interest on ₹3000 at 11% per year for 3 years? (a) ₹990 (b) ₹330 (c) ₹1320 (d) ₹3990
  37. 37.What is 5% of 480? (a) 48 (b) 240 (c) 456 (d) 24
  38. 38.₹36 is shared between two friends in the ratio 1 : 3. How much is the bigger share? (a) ₹9 (b) ₹36 (c) ₹18 (d) ₹27
  39. 39.A teacher has 24 pencils and 60 erasers. She makes identical gift packs using all of them. What is the greatest number of packs she can make? (a) 12 (b) 6 (c) 24 (d) 36
  40. 40.A bag marked ₹940 is sold at a 10% discount. What is its selling price? (a) ₹930 (b) ₹1034 (c) ₹94 (d) ₹846

Answer key

  1. 6/11
  2. 55
  3. 6
  4. 6111
  5. Sunday
  6. ₹510
  7. 11
  8. ₹88
  9. 216
  10. Tuesday
  11. 22
  12. 21
  13. 15
  14. 2
  15. 49
  16. 12.51
  17. Wednesday
  18. Tuesday
  19. ₹138
  20. 24
  21. 48 sq cm
  22. Thursday
  23. 0.58
  24. 4/5
  25. 15%
  26. 25%
  27. Sunday
  28. 13.61
  29. 0.09
  30. 3 years
  31. 28
  32. 30%
  33. Wednesday
  34. 12.47
  35. 5 years
  36. ₹990
  37. 24
  38. ₹27
  39. 12
  40. ₹846

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