Mathematics Olympiad Previous Year Paper - 3 | Math Olympiad for Class 2 PDF Download

Note: The questions provided in this document are similar to the questions that were asked in the actual Olympiad exam. So, we recommend you study these for your Olympiad preparation.

Logical Reasoning

Q1: Identify the quadrilateral from the following:
(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

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Ans: (b)
Quadrilateral has four sides.

Q2: The black patch on the football is a 

(a) Quadrilateral 
(b) Hexagon
(c) Pentagon 
(d) Triangle

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Ans: (c)
Pentagon  is  a  closed  figure having five straight lines.

Q3: Pick the odd one out.
(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

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Ans: (c)
Only triangle has 3 sides.

Q4: Identify the slanting lines from the given figures.
(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

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Ans: (c)
Slanting lines can be drawn is any direction.

Q5: There are _______ triangles, _____ squares and ______ circles in the given figure.

(a) 9, 1, 22
(b) 8, 1, 22
(c) 9, 0, 24
(d) None of these

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Ans: (d)

There are 9 triangles, 0 squares and 23 circles are there in the given figure.

Q6: Count the number of straight lines in the given figure?
(a) 19
(b) 20
(c) 18
(d) 21

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Ans: (a)

Number of straight lines = 19.

Q7: Nandu starts his Volleyball practice on 3^rd Monday of July 20XX. He practices for 5 days. His practice finishes on ______ .

(a) 20^th July
(b) 19^th July
(c) 27^th July
(d) 21^th July

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Ans: (b)
3rd Monday of July 20XX on 15^th.

His practice finishes on 15 + 4 = 19^th July 20XX.

Q8: Arrange the following objects in the order of their length from, smallest to longest.

(a) ACDB
(b) ADBC
(c) ACBD
(d) BACD 

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Ans: (c)
ACBD  is  smallest  to  longest.

Q9: ______ walks the longest distance and ______ walks the shortest distance respectively.
(a) Nisha, Sanchi
(b) Sanchi, Jyoti
(c) Jyoti, Sanchi
(d) Jyoti, Nisha

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Ans: (c)

Distance walked by Nisha = 10 units.

Distance walked by Sanchi = 9 units.

Distance walked by Jyoti = 13 units.

So, order from the longest to the shortest distance covered is : Jyoti, Nisha, Sanchi.

Q10: Ria is taller than Anu, and Anu is taller than Ravi. Who is the tallest?
(a) Ria
(b) Anu
(c) Ravi
(d) Cannot be determined

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Ans: (a)

Since Ria is taller than Anu and Anu is taller than Ravi, Ria is the tallest among the three.

Mathematical Reasoning

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Ans: (b)

A chair is not taller than a table. (False)

A house is not always taller than a tree. (False)

A bicycle is indeed shorter than a bus. (True)

A lamp post is usually taller than a car. (True)

Q12: Rohan is comparing sizes of some animals. Write true (T) or false (F) for the following statements.
(a) An elephant is bigger than a cat.
(b) A lion is smaller than a mouse.
(c) A giraffe is taller than a horse.
(d) A rabbit is smaller than a dog.
(a) T F T T
(b) T T F F
(c) F T F T
(d) T F T F

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Ans: (a)

An elephant is definitely bigger than a cat. (True)

A lion is not smaller than a mouse. (False)

A giraffe is taller than a horse. (True)

A rabbit is smaller than a dog. (True)

Q13: Which container can hold maximum water?
(a) Glass
(b) W ater-bottle
(c) Water tank
(d) Spoon

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Ans: (c)
Water tank is larger in size, it can hold maximum water.

Q14: Which is same as 7 m?
(a) 7 × 10 cm
(b) 7 cm
(c) 7 × 100 cm
d) 75 cm

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Ans: (c)
7 m = 7 × 100 cm

Q15: The object that can be measured in kg is _____.
(a) A sack of rice 
(b) Pencil     
(c) An orange 
(d) A ball

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Ans: (a)
A sack of rice can be measured in kg.

Q16: How much should be subtracted from 65  kg  200 grams to get  43  kg 300 grams?
(a) 22 kg 800 gram
(b) 23 kg 200 gram
(c) 21 kg 600 gram
(d) 21 kg 900 gram

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Ans: (d)

Q17: Today is 1 August, and Aryan’s birthday will be in 7 days. His birthday will be on _______.
(a) 5 August
(b) 6 August
(c) 7 August
(d) 8 August

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Ans: (d)
If today is 1 August and Aryan’s birthday will be in 7 days, we add 7 to 1:
1 + 7 = 8
Therefore, Aryan's birthday will be on 8 August.

Q18: Today is 20 March and Sanya’s birthday was 5 days ago. Her birthday was on _______.
(a) 14 March
(b) 15 March
(c) 16 March
(d) 17 March

Ans: (b)

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If today is 20 March and Sanya’s birthday was 5 days ago, we subtract 5 from 20:

20 - 5 = 15

Therefore, Sanya's birthday was on 15 March.

Q19:  If = 600 grams and  = 900 grams, then the value of –  is_____
(a) 150 grams 
(b) 200 grams
(c) 250 grams 
(d) 100 gram

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Ans: (a)
Weight of 1 apple = 600 ÷ 3 = 200 g 
Weight of 1 mango = (900 – 200) ÷ 2 = 700 ÷ 2 = 350 g 
Difference in weight = 350 – 200 = 150 g

Q20: Saurabh is  comparing weights of  some  objects.  He  wrote  some  sentences. Write   true (T),  false (F) for them.
(A) A book is lighter than pen.
(B)  A  pencil box   is  lighter    than school bag.
(C)  A scooter is lighter than truck.
(D) A  football is heavier than a feather.
(a) TTTF  
(b) FTTT
(c) TFTF 
(d) FFTT

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Ans: (b)
Correct option is(b)

Q21: Ananya finished her homework at 8:00 pm. She spent 30 minutes having dinner and 15 minutes watching TV. She went to bed at 9:00 pm and slept for 8 hours. At what time did she wake up?
(a) 5:00 am
(b) 6:00 am
(c) 7:00 am
(d) 8:00 am

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Ans: (a)

Ananya went to bed at 9:00 pm and slept for 8 hours.

9:00 pm + 8 hours = 5:00 am.

Therefore, Ananya woke up at 5:00 am.

Q22: There are 7 days in a week. How many days are there in 4 weeks?
(a) 21
(b) 28
(c) 35
(d) 30

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Ans: (b)

1 week = 7 days

4 weeks = 4 × 7 days = 28 days

Q23: There are 24 hours in a day. How many hours are there in 5 days?
(a) 100
(b) 120
(c) 140
(d) 160

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Ans: (b)

1 day = 24 hours

5 days = 5 × 24 hours = 120 hours

Q24: Raj has Rs. 80, and Mohan has Rs. 20 more than Raj. If Sohan has Rs. 30 less than Mohan, how much more money does Raj have than Sohan?
(a) Rs. 10
(b) Rs. 20
(c) Rs. 30
(d) Rs. 40

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Ans: (a)

Amount Raj has = Rs. 80

Amount Mohan has = Rs. 80 + Rs. 20 = Rs. 100

Amount Sohan has = Rs. 100 - Rs. 30 = Rs. 70

Difference = Rs. 80 - Rs. 70 = Rs. 10

∴ Raj has Rs. 10 more than Sohan.

Q25: What time does the clock shows in the figure below?
(a) 10 : 05 
(b) 10 : 50     
(c) 10 : 10 
(d) 10 : 30

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Ans: (c)
10 : 10

Q26: If one cake takes 15 minutes to bake, how much time will 6 cakes take to bake?
(a) 1 hour 30 minutes  
(b) 55 minutes   
(c) 35 minutes 
(d) 2 hours 15 minutes 

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Ans: (a)
Time  taken by 1 cake  = 15 minutes     
Time taken by 6 cakes = 15 × 6 = 90 minutes.     
90  minutes = 60  minutes + 30 minutes     
= 1 hour 30 minutes. (Q 1 hour = 60 minutes)

Q27: Arav went to school for 4 days every week then how many times will he go to school in the month of February?
(a) 12  
(b) 15  
(c) 17 
(d) 16

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Ans: (d)
Number  of  weeks  in  February = 4       
Number of days Arav went to school in 1 week  = 4 × 4 = 16.

Q28: Priya has 10 coins of 1 rupee and 6 notes of Rs. 20. How much total money does Priya have?
(a) Rs. 120
(b) Rs. 130
(c) Rs. 140
(d) Rs. 150

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Ans: (b)

10 coins of 1 rupee = 10 × Rs. 1 = Rs. 10

6 notes of Rs. 20 = 6 × Rs. 20 = Rs. 120

Total money Priya has = Rs. 120 + Rs. 10 = Rs. 130

Q29: Mr. Mehta  left  his  office  in  the evening at the time shown below in the clock. He waited 15 minutes for the bus. After the journey, he left the bus at 9 : 20 pm.  How long was his bus journey?

(a) 1 hour 55 minutes  
(b) 1 hour 35 minutes   
(c) 1 hour 15 minutes
(d) 1 hour 25 minutes 

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Ans: (d)
Time at which he left office = 7 : 40.     
After waited for 15 minutes, the time will be 7 : 55.     
He completes his journey by  9 : 20 pm. 
So, difference between 9 : 20 pm and 7 : 55 is 1 hour 25 minutes.

Q30: Find the total number of days in the month  of  January  and  February  in  2016.
(a) 59 days 
(b) 60 days
(c) 61 days 
(d) 62 days

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Ans: (b)
As 2016 had a leap year 31 days + 29 days = 60 days.

Achievers Section

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Ans: (c)
Weight of Preeti = 48 kg
Weight of kirti = 48 – 9 = 39 kg
Weight of Ritu = 48 – 2 = 46 kg
Weight of Nidhi = 39 + 7 = 46 kg
Preeti > Ritu > Kirti

Q32: What is the weight of the ball B?
(a) 1 kg 
(b) 2 kg
(c) 3 kg 
(d) 4 kg 

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Ans: (b)
A + A + B + B + C + C = 7 kg
A + A + C + C + B = 5 kg
2B – B = 2 kg
B = 2 kg

Q33: Anil, Kunal, Sumit and Samir leave their respective homes at 7 : 30 am for the school. Anil reaches school at 7 : 45 am, Kunal reaches at 7 : 40 am, Sumit reaches at 7 : 50 am and Samir reaches at 7 : 39 am. Who reaches earliest to the school and who reaches late respectively?(a) Samir, Sumit 
(b) Anil, Sami
(c) Sumit, Samir
(d) Kunal, Anil

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Ans: (a)
Samir reaches earliest in 9 minutes.Sumit reaches late in 20 minutes.

Q34: Reena wants to show 9:05 on clock. Where should she draw the minute hand?
(a) Pointing 5
(b) Pointing 1
(c) Pointing 2   
(d) Pointing 3

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Ans: (b)
Pointing 1

Q35: Rina took 5 hours and 20 minutes to complete her assignment, while Meena took 3 hours and 45 minutes to complete the same assignment. How much more time did Rina take than Meena?
(a) 1 hour 35 minutes
(b) 1 hour 45 minutes
(c) 1 hour 50 minutes
(d) 1 hour 55 minutes

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Ans: (a)

5 hours and 20 minutes - 3 hours and 45 minutes.

Since 20 is less than 45, we need to take carry from the hour:

60 + 20 minutes = 80 minutes.

Now subtract:

80 minutes - 45 minutes = 35 minutes.

After taking the carry, 4 hours are left:

4 hours - 3 hours = 1 hour.

So, the final answer is 1 hour 35 minutes.