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Mathematics Olympiad Previous Year Papers - 1

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: If 56x322 is divisible by 18, then find the least value of x.
(a) 2
(b) 4 
(c) 0
(d) 3

Q2: How many pairs of letters can be found in the word DIGITAL, where the number of letters between them in the word matches the number of letters between them in the English alphabet?
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) Four

Q3: Find the square of 978 by diagonal method or otherwise.

Logical Reasoning

(a) 957,384
(b) 965,484
(c) 956,484
(d) 956,584

Q4: If x + y + z = 6 and z is an odd digit, then the three-digit number xyz is
(a) An odd multiple of 3
(b) Odd multiple of 6
(c) Even multiple of 3
(d) Even multiple of 9

Q5: Raj is the sibling of Aman. Shruti is Aman's mother and Amit's wife. If Soumya is Amit's mother, what is Raj's relationship to Soumya?
(a) Son
(b) Grandfather
(c) Grandson
(d) Brother

Q6: In a blueprint of a room, an architect has shown the height of the room as 30.48 cm. If the actual height of the room is 10 feet. then the scale used by her is
(a) 1 : 11
(b) 1: 10
(c) 1 : 100
(d) 1: 3

Q7: Marks obtained in General Knowledge and Science is what percent of total  marks?
(a) 23.52%
(b) 30.64% 
(c) 31.94%
(d) None of these

Q8: Total marks obtained by the student in English and Mathematics is _______. 
(a) 300
(b) 160 
(c) 400
(d) 280 

Q9: Which of the following is one of the factors of Logical Reasoning(a) 4x + 3
(b) 4x - 3
(c) 2x - 3
(d) 4x - 1

Q10: When (x4 + 3x3 - 21x2 + 83x - 60) is divided by (x + 1), then the quotient is equal to
(a) x3 + 2x- 23x - 60
(b) x3 - 2x2 - 23x - 60
(c) x3 + 2x2 + 23x - 60
(d) x3 + 2x2 - 23x + 60 

Q11: If two quantities x and y vary directly with each other, then
(a) x/y remains constant.
(b) x - y remains constant. 
(c) x + y remains constant.
(d) x × y remains constant. 

Q12: A, B and C completed a piece of work costing Rs. 1800. A worked for  6 days, B for 4 days and C for 9 days. If their daily wages are in the ratio  5: 6: 4, then how much amount will be received by A?
(a) Rs. 800
(b) Rs. 600 
(c) Rs. 900
(d) Rs. 540 

Q13: If the town has 5 similar public storage water tanks and supplies 30 litres of  water to each person in the town, then what is the population of this town? 
(a) 156,000
(b) 155,400
(c) 155,600
(d) 154,000

Q14: If '@' represents '+', '$' represents '÷', '#' represents '×', and '©' represents '-', what is the result of 32 @ 4 # 57 $ 19 © 6?
(a) 50
(b) 38
(c) 36
(d) 48

Q15: If the height of a cylinder becomes 18 of the original height and the radius  becomes half, then which of the following will be true? 
(a) Curved surface area of the cylinder will be 18 of the original curved surface  area. 
(b) Curved surface area of the cylinder will remain halved. 
(c) Curved surface area of the cylinder will be unchanged. 
(d) Curved surface area will be 1 16 of the original curved surface area. 

Mathematical Reasoning

Q16: Select the correct statement 
(a) A cuboid has 4 faces.

(b) A cylinder has 2 flat faces.
(c) A sphere has 1 vertex.
(d) A cone has no vertex.

Q17: How many faces does the given figure have? 
Mathematical Reasoning(a) 14
(b) 13
(c) 15
(d) None of these 

Q18: A walks at a uniform rate of 4 km an hour and 4 hours after his start, B  cycles after him at the uniform rate of 10 km an hour. How far from the  starting point will B catch A?
(a) 16.7 km
(b) 18.6 km 
(c) 21.5 km
(d) 26.7 km

Q19: If the angles P, Q, R and S of the quadrilateral PQRS are in the ratio  11: 19: 21: 9, then which of the following statements in true? 
(a) PQRS is a parallelogram with PQ || SR. 
(b) PQRS is a trapezium with PQ || SR 
(c) PQRS is a kite
(d) PQRS is a trapezium with PS || QR. 

Q20: Which ofthe following statements is incorrect? 
(a) To construct a unique quadrilateral, four sides and one diagonal should be  given. 
(b) To construct a unique quadrilateral, three sides and both the diagonals should  be given.
(c) To construct a unique quadrilateral, two adjacent sides and three diagonals  should be given.
(d) To construct a unique quadrilateral, two adjacent sides and three angles  should be given.

Q21: Which of the given properties of a rhombus is necessary to construct it? 
(a) All the four sides 
(b) Opposite angles 
(c) Length of diagonals bisect each other at right angles 
(d) All of these 

Q22: How many more sportsmen participated in cricket than the sportsmen who  participated in weight lifting and long jump together?
(a) 120
(b) 90
(c) 200
(d) 80

Q23: Which of the following does not form a Pythagorean triplet?
(a) 7, 24, 25
(b) 15, 20, 25
(c) 5, 7, 12
(d) 20, 21, 29

Q24: In the above school, two more teachers in the senior grade join in the new  session of the year. One of these two teachers is 4 years older than the  other. If the mean or average age of these 12 senior teachers now reduces by  3 years, find the age of the younger teacher who joined the school. 
(a) 25 years
(b) 27 years 
(c) 29 years
(d) 31 years 

Q25: What is the difference between the square roots of 870.25 and 1,806.25?  
(a) 13
(b) 14
(c) 15
(d) 16 

Q26: Find the smallest square number which is extactly divisible by 24, 48, 72 and  60. 
(a) 2160
(b) 720
(c) 3600
(d) 1440

Q27: The simple interest on a certain amount for 8 months at 4% per annum is ₹129 less than the simple interest on the same amount for 15 months at 5% per annum. What is the total amount?
(a) ₹2530
(b) ₹2400
(c) ₹2529
(d) ₹3600

Q28: Find the values of P and Q.
(i) The sum of two integers is 71. If one of them is -101, then the other integer is P.
(ii) The product of an integer and Q is zero. (a) 172, 0
(b) 184, 1
(c) 172, 1
(d) 172, 2

Q29: Find the value of x, if ( x - 3/5 + 2 = -7/3 ).
(a) 10
(b) 13
(c) 8
(d) -5

Q30: If 16, 80, x are in continued proportion, then find the value of x.
(a) 200
(b) 250
(c) 400
(d) 350


Q31: If ( x = 2, y = -1, z = 3 ), what is the value of the expression ( 3x²y + 5xy² + 6yz² + 2xyz )?
(a) 38
(b) 40
(c) -40
(d) -68

Q32: What is the difference between the largest and smallest 8-digit number that can be created using the digits 4, 6, 0, and 2, ensuring each digit is used at least once?
(a) 86666502
(b) 46666374
(c) 4666347
(d) 46444174

Q33: In the given figure (not drawn to scale), PQRS is a rhombus. Find the value of x.

Mathematical Reasoning

(a) 39º
(b) 40º
(c) 49º
(d) 29º

Q34: The population of a town is 2,75,000, out of which 40% are females. If 25% of males moved to big cities, then how many males are left in the town?
(a) 156570
(b) 165000
(c) 123750
(d) 128500

Q35: In my accounts book, I record positive figures for profits and negative figures for losses incurred in my business. Here are the entries from the past week: 21, -19, 11, -20, 17, 25, and -13. What was my total profit for the last week?
(a) 32
(b) 22
(c) 34
(d) 24

Everyday Mathematics

Q36: Which of the following statements is/are correct? 
(i) A point whose y-coordinate is zero and x-coordinate is non-zero will lie on  x-axis.
(ii) A point whose x-coordinate is zero and y-coordinate is 7 will lie on y-axis.
(iii) The coordinates of the origin are (0, 0).
(a) Only (i)
(b) Both (ii) and (iii)
(c) Only (ii)
(d) (i), (ii) & (iii) 

Q37: The ratio of the number of teachers to the number of students in a school is 3:200. If there are 36 teachers, then how many students are there in the school?
(a) 1800
(b) 1500
(c) 2400
(d) 2100

Q38: A group of 15 children shared a box of candies. After taking 9 candies each, there were 7 candies left. How many candies were there at first?
(a) 142
(b) 135
(c) 120
(d) 152

Q39: Rashmi studies for 5/6 hour on Monday, 3/4 hour on Tuesday, and 1/2 hour on Wednesday. What is the total time she spent studying over these three days?
(a) 80 minutes
(b) 125 minutes
(c) 135 minutes
(d) 95 minutes

Q40: Priya purchased 5 pairs of shoes and 3 pairs of socks from the store. If the price of a pair of shoes is ₹215.25 and a pair of socks is ₹52.50, what is the total amount she spent?
(a) ₹1187.50
(b) ₹987.25
(c) ₹1233.75
(d) ₹1000.00

Q41: 280 folders are allocated to 50 employees in an office, with each male receiving 5 folders and each female receiving 8 folders. How many males are present in the office?
(a) 60
(b) 40
(c) 35
(d) 20

Q42: The area of a circular field is 6.16 hectares. Calculate the cost of fencing it at the rate of ₹7.50 per metre. (1 hectare = 10,000 sq. m)
(a) ₹6600
(b) ₹4250
(c) ₹7800
(d) ₹4800

Q43: Mohit purchased a car for a specific amount. He invested 20% of the purchase price on repairs and sold the car, earning a profit of ₹6000. What was the amount he spent on repairs if his total profit was 10%?
(a) ₹10000
(b) ₹6400
(c) ₹9000
(d) ₹8400

Q44: Read the given statements carefully and select the correct option.
Statement-I: From a ball of string, Rohit cut a 9.25 m length of string and Saransh cut a length 3.6 m longer than Rohit. If the remaining length of string in the ball was twice the total length cut by Rohit and Saransh, then the original length of the string in the ball before it was cut, was 78.2 m.
Statement-II: Mr. Sharma painted 2/3 of the kitchen and his son painted 1/2 of it. Their neighbor helped to paint 1/4 of the kitchen. So, the fraction of the kitchen that Mr. Sharma and his son painted more than their neighbor is 1/2.
(a) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are true.
(b) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are false.
(c) Statement-I is tme but Statement-II is false.
(d) Statement-I is false but Statement-II is frue.

Q45: The ages (in years) of 10 teachers of senior grade of a school are given  below: 51, 42, 40, 58, 49, 36, 35, 41, 48, 50  The average or mean age of the senior teachers is
(a) 40 years
(b) 45 years 
(c) 48 years
(d) 50 years 

Achievers Section

Q46: Solve the following and select the correct option.
(i) A cow is tethered in the center of a circular field (having a diameter of 112 m) with a 56 m long rope. If the cow grazes 250 sq. m per day, then approximately how much time will it take for it to graze the whole field?
(ii) The area of a semicircle whose perimeter is 324 cm is ______ cm².
(a) 37 days, 6205 cm²
(b) 40 days, 6237 cm²
(c) 32 days, 6205 cm²
(d) 35 days, 6237 cm²

Q47: DIfference between the highest and lowest marks obtained, by the students  is _________. 
(a) 300
(b) 200
(c) 500
(d) 180 

Q48: The given pie chart shows how Prisha divides her monthly income of Rs. 1500.  This year, she receives a pay raise of Rs. 500. She keeps the distribution  ratio of her income the same. How much money does she have for clothes  and entertainment now?
(a) Rs. 1250
(b) Rs. 875 
(c) Rs. 355
(d) Rs. 950 

Q49: Vinay Singh deposited Rs. 16000 in State Bank of India for 3 years at a  compound annual rate of interest of 5%. He also deposited Rs. 16000 in Punjab  National Bank at a simple rate of interest of 5.5% per annum for 3 years.  After 3 years, which bank gave him more interest and by how much?
(a) Punjab National Bank gave Rs. 118 more 
(b) Punjab National Bank gave Rs. 128 more 
(c) Both the banks gave equal amount of interest 
(d) State Bank of India gave Rs. 88 more

Q50: By what least number 25920 be divided to obtain a number which is a perfect  cube?
(a) 35
(b) 25 
(c) 15
(d) 5 

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1. What topics are covered in the Class 7 Mathematics Olympiad exam?
Ans.The Class 7 Mathematics Olympiad exam typically covers topics such as Logical Reasoning, Mathematical Reasoning, Everyday Mathematics, and problem-solving skills. Students may encounter questions related to number systems, geometry, data handling, and basic arithmetic operations.
2. How can I prepare effectively for the Class 7 Mathematics Olympiad?
Ans.To prepare effectively for the Class 7 Mathematics Olympiad, students should practice previous year papers, understand fundamental concepts, and solve a variety of mathematical problems. Regular practice and revision of topics like fractions, decimals, and geometry can also help improve problem-solving skills.
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Ans.Yes, there are several recommended books for Class 7 Mathematics Olympiad preparation. Some popular options include "Mathematics Olympiad for Class 7" by R.D. Sharma and "Olympiad Mathematics" series published by various educational publishers. These books provide practice questions and explanations tailored for competitive exams.
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Ans.The format of the Mathematics Olympiad exam for Class 7 usually consists of multiple-choice questions (MCQs) covering a range of topics. The exam may include 30 to 50 questions, with a specific time limit for completion. The questions are designed to test both conceptual understanding and problem-solving abilities.
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Ans.In the Class 7 Mathematics Olympiad, the scoring system typically awards points for correct answers and may not penalize for incorrect answers. For example, students might earn 3 points for each correct answer and 0 points for unanswered questions. It is important to check the specific rules for the particular Olympiad being taken.
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