1) 0.

09 lies between
a) 0 and 0.001
b) 0.01 and 0.1
c) 0.1 and 1
d) 0.0001 and 0.001

2) The images below show two months of the same year.

Which of the following could the year be?

a) 2002
b) 2004
c) 2006
d) Cannot say for sure
January is ending on Saturday and March is starting on Monday, which suggests that February has 29
days. Hence it must be a leap year.

3) Arpan has x marbles, out of which he gives 10 marbles to his friend. The next day he buys as many
marbles as were left with him. How many marbles did he have after that?
a) 2x
b) 2x - 10
c) 2x - 20
d) x - 20
2 times (x - 10) = 2(x - 10) = 2x - 20

4) Which of the following fractions is equal to 80%?

a) 100/80
b) 80/200
c) 40/50
d) 4/20
(On simplification, 40/50 is same as 80%, because (40/50) x 100 = 80%)

5) Which of the following figures describes the fraction of shaded part(s) as ¼ divided by 3?
 (Option B - The rectangle is divided in 4 columns and the first column is divided in 3 parts. The shaded part
represents ¼ divided by 3)

6) Four students perform the following operations:

Mithun subtracts a positive integer from (-7).
Simha subtracts a positive integer from 7.
Rishabh subtracts a negative integer from 7.
Tarun adds a negative integer to 7.

Who must have got the largest result?

a. Mithun
b. Simha
c. Rishabh (Subtracting a negative integer is the same as adding the positive integer).
d. Tarun

7) Which of the following has the greatest value?

a.0.8 ÷ 0.4 = 2
b. 0.8 ÷ 4 = 0.2
c. 0.4 ÷ 8 = 0.05
d. 0.8 x 0.4 = 0.32

8) Which of the following could be more than 100%?

a. The discount on a bag costing Rs. 1500
b. The profit on selling a second hand motorbike
c. The percentage of students who passed in an exam
d. The percentage of water in a solution of milk and water.

9) Aman ran a 4 km stretch at an average speed of 10 km an hour. If he started his run at 5:00 AM, at what time did he
finish?
a. 5:24 AM
b. 5:40 AM
c. 7:25 AM
d. 7:30 AM
Time taken = Distance /Speed
= (4/10) hrs x 60
= 24 minutes
Therefore, finishing time = 5AM + 24 minutes = 5:24 AM

10) The sum of three numbers is even. If the first number is odd, what can be said about the other two?
a.Both of them are odd
b.One of them is even and the other odd
c.Both of them are even
d.We can’t say for sure
 11)

Each cell of the table below has

to be filled in with the product of
the numbers in the corresponding
row and column. Some of the
products are filled in. If the table
is completed, how many of the
products filled in will be negative
numbers?
A. 7
B. 12
C. 24
D. 31

12) Increasing 550000 by one-thousandth of itself will give

A. 550005
B. 550055
C. 550550
D. 555500
[550000 + (550000/1000)] = [550000 + 550] = 550550

13) Which of the following is equal to 132?

A. 137 - 135
B. 136 ÷ 134
C. 122 + 12
D. 133 ÷ 135
Law of division: If base is the same, powers are subtracted while in division.

14) Raju has a piece of cloth, of length 24 cm and breadth 20 cm. He wants to create a pattern
with circles of radius 2 cm on the cloth like the one shown below.

How many circles can Raju make on the cloth?

A. 11
B. 22
C. 30
D. 120
Radius = 2 cm
Therefore, diameter = 4 cm
Length = 5 x diameter (so five circles can fit in 20 cm
length)
Breadth = 6 x diameter (so six circles can fit in 24 cm breadth)
Hence, total possible circles = 6 x 5 = 30 circles.

15) Ajay spends six hours at school. It takes him 35 minutes to travel from home to school and the
same amount of time to return. He returns home at 3 P.M. daily. At what time does he leave for
school everyday?
a. 7:50 A.M.
b. 7:10 A.M.
c. 8:10 A.M.
d. 8:50 A.M.
Total travel time = 35 minutes + 35 minutes = 70 minutes
Total school time = 6 hrs
Total time spent including travel = 7 hrs 10 minutes
Therefore, Departure time from home = 15:00 - 7:10 = 7:50 A.M

16) Which of the following would be the correct way of calculating the value of 84560 × 72?

A. adding 84500 × 72 and 60 × 72 (84560 + 60) x 72

B. multiplying 845 × 72 and 60 × 72
C. adding 845 × 72 and 60 x 72
D. multiplying 84500+72 and 60+72

17) A square and a regular pentagon have the same perimeter. What is the ratio of a side of the
square to that of the pentagon?

A. 5:4
B. 4:5
C. 25:16
D. 16:25
The LCM of 4 and 5 is 20. Let's say the perimeter of both the shapes is 20cm.
Side of square = 20/4 = 5 cm
Side of pentagon = 20/5 = 4 cm
Ratio = 5:4

18) The teacher wrote a number on the board and performed some operations on it as shown.
She got 36 as the final answer. Which of these numbers did the teacher wrote on the board?

A. 24
B. 30
C. 45
D. 54
We have to perform the reverse

➡️
operations.
➡️
➡️ ➡️ ➡️ ➡️ ➡️
36 added by 2 38 38 divided
by 2 19 19 subtract 4 15
15 multiplied by 3 45

19) John bought a motorcycle that advertises its mileage as being 90 km/litre, but the actual
mileage is 20% less than that. If John fills 2 litres of petrol in his motorcycle, how many kilometres
can he travel before the petrol gets over?

A. 90 km
B. 144 km
C. 80 km
D. 216 km
Actual mileage = 90 - (20% of 90)
= 90 - (20/100 x 90)
= 90 - 18
 = 72 km/litre
Distance travelled with 2 litres of fuel = 72 x 2 = 144 km

20) Which of the following has the greatest value?

A. (-1000) ÷ 10
B. (-100) ÷ 100
C. (-10) ÷ (-100)
D. 100 ÷ (-10)
(Option C gives a positive value, other three options give a negative value)

21) Which of the following represents 50 hundredths?

a. 0.005
b. 0.050
c. 0.500
d. 50.00
One hundredth = 0.01.
50 hundredths = 50 x 0.01 = 0.50

22) Kamlesh participated in a 21 km marathon. He completed 14 km in 2 hrs. Komal too participated in the
same marathon. Her speed was half of that of Kamlesh’s speed. If both of them ran at a uniform speed,
how long did Komal take to complete the marathon?
a. 8 hrs
b. 6 hrs
c. 4 hrs
d. 2 hrs
Speed of Kamlesh = Distance/Time
= 14/2
= 7 km/hr
Therefore, speed of Komal = 7/2 = 3.5 km/hr
Time taken = Distance/speed
= 21 km / 3.5km/hr
= 6 hrs

23) Shown below is a pattern that follows a certain rule.

Which of the following could be the number of white squares and grey squares of a figure in the pattern?
a. 10 white squares and 11 grey squares
b. 10 white squares and 13 grey squares
c. 13 white squares and 12 grey squares
d. 13 white squares and 16 grey squares
Conditions:
1) The above pattern has odd number of white squares and even number of grey squares.
2) The maximum difference between number of white and grey squares is one.
Only option 3 satisfies both the conditions given above.

24) The AVERAGE price of four watches is ₹800. The cost of one of these watches is ₹200. Which of the
following is DEFINITELY true?
a. The average price of the other three watches is ₹1000.
b. The total cost of the other three watches is ₹600.
c. The maximum cost of a watch is ₹200.
d. The cost of each watch is ₹200.
Average price of four watches = ₹800
Total price of four watches = ₹(800 x 4) = ₹3200
It is given that the price of one watch is equal to ₹200.
Total price of remaining three watches = (₹3200 - ₹200)
= ₹3000
Average price of the remaining watches = ₹(3000/3) = ₹1000.

25) P and Q are negative integers. Which of the following is LESS than both P and Q?
a. P - Q
b. P x Q
c. P divided by Q
d. P + Q
The sum of any two negative integers is always smaller than the two integers which are getting added.
Example :(-2) + (-3) = (-5)
26) If (7 - k) is greater than 10, which of these values could k take?
a. (-3)
b. (-5)
c. 3
d. 5
7 - (-5) = 12

27. Which of these sugar syrups will be the sweetest?

a. 50 g of sugar dissolved in 150 ml water.
b. 100 g of sugar dissolved in 500 ml water.
c. 250 g of sugar dissolved in 1000 ml water.
d. 150 g of sugar dissolved in 300 ml water.

Option A : 50/150 = ⅓
Option B : 100/500 = ⅕
Option C : 250/1000 = ¼
Option D : 150/300 = ½

28. Riya has 60 English books, 75 Hindi books and 45 French books. She wants to arrange them on shelves
such that each shelf contains books of the same language and all shelves contain the same number of
books. What is the largest number of books that she can place in each shelf?
a. 5
b. 10
c. 15
d. 20
(HCF of 60, 75 and 45 = 15)

29) Which of these can be expressed as 5^3?

a. 2^3 + 3^3
b. 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5
c. 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 3
d. (7-2) x (7-2) x (7-2)

30) Which of the following numbers can go into the empty blank to make the statement true?
3.0407 < _____ < 3.36

a. 3.4
b. 3.05
c. 3.007
d. 3.0398

31) The solid shown below is made up of 10 small cubes of side 2 cm each. What is the total volume of the
solid?
a. 20 cm²
b. 20 cm3
c. 40 cm3
d. 80 cm3
The volume of one small cube = 2 x 2 x 2 = 8cm3
Total volume = 10 x 8cm3 = 80cm3

32) The table below shows the rate of hiring a paddle boat at the Nainital lake. Study it carefully and
answer the question that follows.

Mr Avinash hired 3 paddle boats from 9:30 am to 1:15 pm on a particular day. How much must he pay for
them?
a. ₹39
b. ₹153
c. ₹51
d. ₹117
Cost for 9:30 am to 10:30 am = ₹15
Cost for 10:30 am to 11:30 am = ₹12
Cost for 11:30 am to 12:30 pm = ₹12
Cost for 12:30 am to 1:15 pm = ₹12 (every additional hour or a part thereof)
Total Cost of hiring one paddle boat = ₹51
Therefore, total cost of hiring 3 paddle boats = ₹51 x 3 = ₹153

33) Observe the pattern below. (The alternate numbers form a pattern)
2, 3, 4, 6, 6, 9, 8, 12, 10, 15, 12, ….The next two numbers in the series are
a. 18,14
b. 14,18
c. 12,18
d. 12,14
2, 3, 4, 6, 6, 9, 8, 12, 10, 15, 12, 18, 14
34) Sumi had to measure and write the sides of some triangles.
Which triangle has she measured incorrectly?
(Hint: Use properties of triangles.)

Answer is Option B. According to properties of triangles, the sum of two sides of the triangle is always
greater than the 3rd side. In option B, (1 + 2) < 3.5. It does not satisfy the property of triangle.

35. Ram walks into a room that had 2 fans. The room has one switchboard with 10 switches - each
operating a different light or fan. Ram does not know which switch is for what. What is the GREATEST
number of switches he may have to try before any ONE of the fans gets switched on?
a. 2 switches
b. 8 switches
c. 9 switches (8 + 1)
d. 10 switches

36. Tinu has to jump through a distance equal to 1⁄4th of his height to reach his father's height.

If Tinu's father is 180 cm tall, how tall is Tinu?

a. 45 cm
b. 135 cm
c. 144 cm
d. 225 cm
144 + (144/4) = 180 cm
144 + 36 = 180 cm

37. On its first anniversary, a store gives away a free gift to every 50th customer and a discount coupon to
every 20th one. 428 customers visited the store that day. How many of them got both a free gift and a
discount coupon?
a. 4
b. 6
c. 12
d. 24
LCM of 20 and 50 is 100. There are 4 multiples of 100 in 428.

38. What amount should be filled in words in the cheque shown below?

a. Twenty lakhs sixty thousand eight hundred only

b. Two crores six lakhs eight hundred only
c. Twenty crores six lakhs eight hundred only
d. Twenty crores sixty lakhs eight hundred only

39. How many zeroes will the following product end with?
50 × 25 × 4 × 999 × 2
a. One
b. Two
c. Four
d. Five
25 x 4 = 100. Two zeroes from this product.
50 x 2 = 100. Another two zeroes from here.
Total four zeroes.

40. If the figure shown below is folded to form a cube, which symbol will be opposite + ?
a. Subtraction
b. Multiplication
c. Triangle
d. Circle