PROBLEMS FOR MATHS OLYMPIAD

Class-5
1. Look at the given series 21, 9, 21, 11, 21,...... . What number should come next?
(A) 13

(B) 15

(C) 12

(D) 21

2. Count the number of triangles in the given figure.

(A) 10
(B) 13
(C) 12
(D) None of these
3. Blueberries cost more than strawberries.
Blueberries cost less than raspberries.
Raspberries cost more than both strawberries and blueberries.
If the first two statements are true, the third statement is :
(A) False
(B) True
(C) Uncertain
(D) None of these
4. IX + XV + XX is equal to :
(A) 45
(B) 35
(C) 44
(D) 76
5. Arrange the words given below in a meaningful sequence.
1. House
2. Street
3. Room
4. Town
5. District
(A) 3, 2, 1,4, 5
(B) 3, 1, 4, 2, 5
(C) 3, 1, 2, 4, 5 (D) 3, 1, 2, 5, 4
6. Which number completes the puzzle?

(A) 17
(B) 19
(C) 27
7. Which one will replace the question mark?

(A) 6

(B) 5

(C) 7

(D) 21

(D) 9

8. What kind of triangles will be obtained if X draws a line segment connecting points
A and C on the rectangle shown below?

(A) Isosceles
(B) Right angled (C) Equilateral
(D) Obtuse
9. The water in Richas watering bucket is frozen. Which would most likely be the
temperature of the water?
(A) C
(B) 100C
(C) 50C
(D) 25C
10. Rinky has a piece of ribbon which is 3 times as long as Monas ribbon. If Monas
ribbon is 3.8 m long, how much longer is Rinkys ribbon?
(a) 1.2 m
(B) 11.4 m
(C) 9.4 m
(D) 7.6 m
11. Which geometric figure has six square faces?
(A) Cube
(B) Cone
(C) Cylinder
(D) Sphere
12. Tinky cut each piece of paper shown below along the dotted line. Which of the
following are the shapes of the four pieces?

(A) Triangles and rectangles

(C) Squares and hexagons
13. 2 hrs after 10:30 am is :
(A) 12:30 pm
(B) 12:30 am

(B) Squares and triangles

(D) Rectangles and circles
(C) 8:30 pm

14. Which of the following has the same value as 5

(D) 8:30 am

1
?
3

(A)

1
+5
3

(B)

1 1
+
3 5

(C)

1 1 1 1 1

3 3 3 3 3

(D)

1 1 1 1 1
+ + + +
3 3 3 3 3

15. If the number sentence given below is true, which of the following is also true?
5,760 24 =
(A) 24

= 5,760

(B) 5,760 24 =

(C)
5,760 = 24
(D) 5,760 + 24 =
16. What is 6050.287 rounded to the nearest tenth?
(A) 6050
(B) 6100
(C) 6050.29
(D) 6050.3
17. What number am I?
I. I am a two-digit even number.
II. I am a common multiple of 6 and 7.
III. I have a total of 8 factors.
(A) 45
(B) 42
(C) 36
(D) 84
18. What is the missing value in the given pattern?
0.25 12 = 0.25 3 + 0.25 3 + 0.25 _____.
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22.

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(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 6
(D) 8
Gajodhar is making a math puzzle. He writes that W is an even number which has
12 as a factor. Which of the following could represent the variable W?
(A) 2156
(B) 1728
(C) 1429
(D) 1256
A shopkeeper mixed 3.6 kg of hazelnuts with 0.75 kg of raisins. He packed the
mixture equally into 5 boxes. What is the weight of each box?
(A) 14.25 kg
(B) 4.35 kg
(C) 0.87 kg
(D) 0.72 kg
Every week Saloni saves 10 on Monday and 15 on Friday. If this is her total weekly
savings, how many weeks would she take to save enough to buy a 175 wirelsss
phone?
(A) 52 weeks
(B) 46 weeks
(C) 7 weeks
(C) 14 weeks
There are 9 rows of seats in a theatre. Each row has the same number of seats. If there
is a total of 162 seats, how many seats are in each row?
(A) 17
(B) 19
(C) 18
(D) 20
The temperature of water in a swimming pool is 51F. Since the freezing point of
water is 32F, how many degrees would be temperature of the water have to drop to
reach the freezing point?
(A) 9F
(B) 21F
(C) 2F
(D) 19F
There are 26 bird houses made at a factory each hour. What is the total number of
bird houses made at the factory in 8 hours?
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(A) 64
25. A beaker is

(B) 34

(C) 202

(D) 208

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filled with water. Another 10 litres of water is needed to fill the beaker
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to its brim. What is the capacity of the beaker?

(A) 50 litres
(B) 20 litres
(C) 70 litres
(D) 35 litres
26. A car can travel 315 km on 30 litres of petrol. How far can the car travel if it has 50
litres of petrol in its petrol tank?
(A) 10.5 km
(B) 189 km
(C) 525 km
(D) 840 km
27. A shirt costs 12 more than a belt. The total cost of 2 such shirts and 5 such belts
was 164. What was the cost of a belt?
(A)
20
(B)
22
(C) 32
28. What is the approximate measure of this angle in degrees?
(A) 20
(B) 45
(C) 110
(D) 135

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29. If 12 litres of milk cost 120, then what is the cost of 5 litres of milk?
(A)
15
(B)
25
(C) 50
(D) none of these
30. Abhilasha made cake for a party. She put the cake into the oven at twenty-five past
four and took it out thirty minutes later. What time was it when Abhilasha took out
the cake?
(A) Five past eight (B) Five oclock (C) Five to five (D) Five past four
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