INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS EDUCATION

MATHS APTITUDE TEST  2024 (Higher Primary Level)

Std. : VII and VIII Question Paper Date : 31.08.2024
Time : 2 Hours Total Marks : 100
Instructions : 1) Use separate answer sheet to mark answers. 2) First read question carefully, get the answer and
darken the circle of respective correct alternative on answer sheet. 3) No change is allowed, so think twice and then
darken the appropriate circle. 4) Note that half circle darkened or more than one circle darkened, cross or tick on
the circle, will not be given marks. 5) If questions are not attempted, marks will not be given. 6) You can use
separate paper for rough work.
5 Q. 16: In a triangle if a measure of one angle is
Q. 1: Convert 31 into decimal form. greater than the sum of other two angles, then
11
the triangle is ------- angled
A) 31.45 B) 31.45 C) 31.45 D) 31.45
A) acute B) right
Q. 2: Find L.C.M. of 0.04, 0.1, 0.0025 C) obtuse D) equilateral
A) 0.2 B) 0.02 C) 0.1 D) 1
Q. 17: On a line segment AB = 2024
a b c 3a  b  c A
Q. 3: If   , then =? cm, a square and a regular
5 15 20 a hexagon are drawn as shown Q
A) 3 B) 2 C) 5 D) 7 P
in figure. Find the distance B
Q. 4: What percent of an hour is 45 seconds? between their centers P and Q.
A) 2.5% B) 1.25% C) 5% D) 3.75% A) 1012 3 B) 1012 3  1
Q. 5: If there is a loss of 10% in a transaction, then
C) 1012 D) 1012  3 + 1
find the ratio of sell price to cost price.
A) 9:10 B) 10:9 C) 2:5 D) 5:2 Q. 18: The perimeter of the right isosceles triangle is
Q. 6: Find compound interest on ` 11000 at the rate 24 cm. Its area in sq. cm is
of 10% per annum for 2 years. A) 144 3 B) 144  3 + 2 2 
A) `2200 B) ` 2300 C) ` 2130 D) ` 2310
C) 144  3  2 2  D) 144 2
Q. 7: Find average of all numbers from 61 to 89.
A) 76 B) 75 C) 77 D) 75.5 Q. 19: If the total surface area of a cube is 600 sq.cm,
Q. 8: A train travelling at a speed of 180 km/hr takes then the length of its diagonal in cm is
50 seconds to cross a bridge of 2.2 km length. A) 10 B) 20 C) 10 3 D) 20 3
Find the length of the train Q. 20: In a plane, three lines and a circle are given. The
A) 220 m B) 250 m C) 300 m D) 350m maximum number of points of intersection
Q. 9: Pipe P fills the tank in one and half hours. Pipe possible are
Q takes twice as long as P to fill the same tank. A) 12 B) 11 C) 9 D) 8
If both the pipes are opened together, then the
Q. 21: The angles of the polygon are in the ratio
tank will be filled in how many minutes?
2:4:5:6:6:7. The difference between the greatest
A) 30 B) 45 C) 75 D) 60
2 2 3/2 1/6 and the smallest angle of the polygon are
Q. 10: Evaluate: [(24 + 7 ) ] A) 1200 B) 600 C) 450 D) 900
A) 25 B) 5 C) 75 D) 125
Q. 11: 1/3 a
If (64) = (0.5) , then 2a = Q. 22: If x 2  (1 / x 2 )  11 , then x  (1 / x )  ?
A) 2 B) 4 C)  2 D)  4 A) 13 B) 3 C)  3 D) ± 3
3 2
Q. 12: Find the factors of a – 2a – 5a + 6 Q. 23: The length of the rectangular sheet of paper is
A)(a 1)(a  2)(a 3) B) (a 1)(a + 2)(a 3) 33 cm. It is rolled along the length to make a
C)(a 1)(a + 2)(a +3) D) (a +1)(a + 2)(a 3) cylinder. The volume of cylinder is 1386 cm3.
Q. 13: Vikram is elder to Sunil by 6 years. After 18 The width of the paper in cm is
years, Vikram’s age will be twice of Sunil’s A) 14 B) 16 C) 21 D) 28
present age. Find Vikram’s present age in years.
Q. 24: Refer figure. ABCD is a 1
A) 24 B) 28 C) 30 D) 36 B C
2
rectangle. An arc BE is drawn
Q. 14: Expand  x  1 / x   =? with AB as radius and center
E
1 1 A. Find length CE. 2
A) x + B) x + - 1 A) 3 B) 1.4
x x A D
1 1 C) 1.6 D)  2  3 
C) x + + 2 D) x + + 1
x x Q.25: Five angles of a 7 sided polygon are1600 ,
Q. 15: In a triangle ABC, point D is on BC such that 1350, 1750, 1450 , 1250.If remaining 2 angles
AD = BD = CD. Find  BAC. are of x0 each, then x =
A) 60 B) 45 C) 90 D) 75 A) 45 B) 75 C) 80 D) 60
Q. 26: The L.C.M. of ‘a’ and 140 is 560. The least Q.38: ‘n’ is a negative integer. The expression
possible value of a = having the least value is
A) 28 B) 14 C) 16 D)can’t determine A) 2n2 + 2n B) 2n2  2n
Q. 27: A and B have some money. The ratio of C) 2n2 + 2n D) 2n2  2n
2 2
amounts of A to B is 0.125:2 and A has `400, Q. 39: Let a – b = 2011, where a and b are integers.
then the amount with B is The least possible value of (a + b) is
A) `1600 B) `6400 C) `3200 D) ` 800 A) – 2011 B) – 3011 C) – 1005 D) –1011
Q. 28: Money invested in bank becomes 2 times of Q. 40: For non-zero numbers x and y, the value of the
itself in 5 years. Then in 15 years it will expression x2 + xy + y2 is always
become how many times of the original A) positive B) negative C) 0 D)can’t say
amount ? Q.41: The students in the class exchange their
A) 4 B) 3 C) 8 D) 5 photos. Each student in the class gives his
photo to each of the remaining students and
Q. 29: Ten dozen apples were purchased at the rate
receives photo from all the remaining students.
of `180 per dozen. However because of
There are total 870 exchanges of photos. Find
transport strike, they were sold at a loss of the number of students in the class.
10% Find the selling rate per dozen. A) 25 B) 29 C) 30 D) 36
A) ` 159 B) ` 173 C) ` 162 D) ` 169 Q. 42: There are 5 points on the circumference of a
Q. 30: x, y, z are three sums of money such that y is circle. The number of chords which can be
the simple interest on x and z is the simple drawn joining them
interest on y for the same time and rate of A) 10 B) 6 C) 8 D) 7
interest. Then Q. 43: There are 3 phones A, B, C. The phone A is
A) x2 = yz B) y2 = zx C) z2 = xy D) y = x + z 50% more costly than C and the phone B is
Q. 31: If Ajit gets 71 marks in the current 25% more costly than C. If The phone A is a%
examination, then his average will be 83. If he more costly than B, then a =
gets 99 marks in the current examination, then A) 10 B) 15 C) 20 D) 25
his average will be 87. Find how many exams Q. 44: The sum of 5% of a and 9% of b equals The
he has already taken. sum of 8% of a and 7% of b. Then a:b =
A) 2 B) 4 C) 6 D) Can’t Decide A) 3:2 B) 2:3 C) 4:5 D) 5:4
2 Q. 45: The difference in squares of two consecutive
Q. 32: The fraction greater than 8 among the numbers is 171. The number of possible pair
3
A) Infinite B) 1 C) 2 D) 0
following is
Q. 46: ABCD is a square where AB = 1. Equilateral
115 150 236 triangles AYB and CXD are drawn such that
A) B) C) D) None of these
15 18 27 X and Y are inside the square. Then d(XY) =
Q. 33: Kiran sells a pen at a profit of 20% for ` 60. A) 0 B) 0.25 C) 3 D) 3 1
Due to less demand, he reduces the price of Q. 47: The digit at the unit’s place of the given sum is
pen to ` 55. Now he makes a 1 + 6 + 62 + …. + 62015 + 62016
(A) profit of 10% (B) loss of 10% (A) 6 (B) 7 (C) 5 (D) 0
(C) profit of 12% (D) loss of 12% Q.48: A man walks from town A to B at a speed of 4
Q. 34: a and b are natural numbers. If 9a2 = 12a + 96 km/hr. He starts 1 hour before a bus starts. The
and b2 = 2b + 3, then a + b = bus moves with a speed of 12 km/hr. The man
A) 3 B)7 C) 5 D) 4 on his way gets into the bus and travels 2
hours by bus and reaches town B. Find the
Q.35: Five years ago, the average age of 4 persons
distance between towns A and B in km.
was 45 years. The fifth person joins them now
and then the average age of 5 persons becomes A) 28 B) 24 C) 30 D) Data insufficient
49 years. Find the present age of the fifth Q. 49: A, B and C offer to do the job. A alone would
take ‘a’ times as many days as B and C
person in years.
working together. B alone would take ‘b’
A) 49 B) 44 C) 45 D) 46 times as many days as C and A working
 A   A   11  together. C alone would take ‘c’ times as many
Q.36:      =   for
 2x  3   3x  1   (2x  3)(3x  1)  days as A and B working together.
Then [a/(a+1)] + [b/(b+1)] + [c/(c+1)] =
x = 5. Then A2A =
A) 2 B) 1 C) 0 D) Can’t Determine
A) 110 B) 110 C) 132 D) 132 Q. 50: Suppose that 4a = 5, 5b = 6, 6c = 7, 7d = 8.
1 1 1 1 19 What is the value of the product abcd?
Q.37:    ...  = ,
1 2 2  3 3  4 n(n  1) 20 A) 1.5 B) 0 C) 1 D) Can’t Determine
then n = 
A) 18 B) 19 C) 20 D) 25