MATHEMATICS

Class : III
rd
Date : 23 November 2017 Max Marks : 80
Time : 9:00 to 10:30 a.m.

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Each question has four alternatives marked (A), (B), (C)
and (D), but only one of these alternatives is the correct
answer. Find the correct answer.

1.

Which one of the following is the missing part in the gap

of the above regular pattern ?

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

2. In the following number-tower, the number in any box is

the sum of the numbers in the two boxes below it. Using
this rule, complete all the boxes with the numbers and then
find the values of x, y and z.

(A) x = 92, y = 40, z = 24

(B) x = 92, y = 32, z = 28

(C) x = 80, y = 32, z = 24

(D) x = 80, y = 32, z = 28

3. What number is exactly in the middle of the numbers 53

and 79 ?
(A) 65 (B) 66
(C) 67 (D) 68

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4. Count the number of days from January 16, 2016 to
September 22, 2016
(A) 249 days (B) 250 days
(C) 251 days (D) 252 days

5. A clock takes exactly 1 second to strike 3 Oclock and

the strikings are uniformly spaced. To strike 9 Oclock, the
same clock will take
(A) 4 seconds (B) 3.5 seconds
(C) 3 seconds (D) 4.5 seconds

6. Which of the following sets of three numbers gives

maximum value on addition ?
(A) 235, 432, 342 (B) 253, 432, 352
(C) 352, 243, 423 (D) 325, 423, 253

7. On a particular clear day in winter, the sun rises at 7.15

AM and sets at 5.40 PM. For how much time is the sun
visible on this day ?
(A) 615 minutes (B) 605 minutes
(C) 625 minutes (D) 635 minutes

8. Each solid cube has six faces. Three identical solid cubes
are joined such that the face of one cube exactly covers the
face of the other cube. Find the number of faces of the
combined solid block.

(A) 6 (B) 12

(C) 8 (D) 18

9. A number when divided by 13 gives 543 as quotient

and 8 as remainder. Find the number.
(A) 6907 (B) 7077
(C) 6807 (D) 7067

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10.9 ..... 9 ..... 9 ..... 9 = 99
In the above equation, which of the following mathematical
signs should be put in order, so that the equation becomes
correct ?

(A) –, ×, + (B) ×, +, –

(C) ×, +, + (D) +, +, +

11. Dinesh sees the image of a wall-clock in the mirror and is

able to tell the correct time.

Actual clock Time shown by the

is on this side image of the clock

Mirror

The correct time shown by the clock is

(A) 5 : 05 (B) 6 : 55
(C) 5 : 06 (D) 7 : 05

12.The markings on the two scales are in millimetres (mm).

Line segment CD is greater than line segment AB by

(A) 3 mm (B) 4 mm

(C) 5 mm (D) 2mm

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Complete the Calendar for the month of January, 2018
and answer the following four questions.

13. How many weeks and days are left between today
(November 23, 2017) and the next New Year Day ?
(A) 6 weeks (B) 5 weeks and 4 days
(C) 5 weeks and 3 days (D) 5 weeks and 2 days
14. Second Saturday in February 2018 would lie on
(A) 9th of February (B) 10th of February
(C) 11th of February (D) 12th of February
15. A man works for 8 hours a day on Mondays and
Tuesdays and for 9 hours a day on all other days. He
does not work on Sundays and Republic Day. Find his
total working hours in the month of January 2018.
(A) 220 hours (B) 222 hours
(C) 225 hours (D) 224 hours
16. If the man earns Rs 150 per hour then what would be
his total earnings in the month of January 2018.
(A) Rs 33,600 (B) Rs 33,000
(C) Rs 33,300 (D) Rs 33,750

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17.A school bought 1790 packets of sweets to be distributed
among students on Independence Day Function in the
school. But due to heavy rain, only 935 students could
attend the function. After giving one packet of sweets to
each student, the Principal asked to give one more packet
of sweets to each student. How many more packets of
sweets were purchased for distribution ?
(A) 70 (B) 65
(C) 80 (D) 85

18. One-fourth of sixty is added to the difference of

one-fourth of one hundred and one-fifth of eighty.
The result is
(A) twenty one (B) twenty four
(C) twenty five (D) twenty eight
19. Which one of the following statements is not correct ?
(A) When 3178 is divided by 7, no remainder is left
(B) When 3178 is divided by 6, then 4 is left as
remainder
(C) When 3178 is divided by 9, then 1 is left as
remainder
(D) When 3178 is divided by 11, then 7 is left as
remainder
20. In the following grid, the sum of the numbers in the squares
is 36 along each row, along each column and along each
diagonal. Find all the missing numbers and then write the
values of x and y ?

(A) x = 13, y = 9

(B) x = 14, y = 9

(C) x = 13, y = 8

(D) x = 14, y = 8

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Solve the following three questions and find the correct
answer which is given as one of the four alternatives
below each question.

21. 1789 – 898 = 1250 – ...?...

(A) 369 (B) 469

(C) 459 (D) 359

22. 1678 – 589 = 958 + ...?...

(A) 141 (B) 241

(C) 131 (D) 231

23. 483 × 13 = 8500 – ...?...

(A) 2321 (B) 2221

(C) 2231 (D) 2331

24. A plot of land is divided into 3 brothers Anup, Aman and

Amar, as shown below. The lengths of sides of the plots
are shown in metres. Find the total length of the fence
required to mark the boundaries of all the tree smaller plots.

(A) 3000 metres (B) 2900 metres

(C) 2800 metres (D) 2700 metres

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Maximum and minimum temperatures of a city on some
days are as under :

Date Maximum Minimum

Temperature temperature

June, 20 41ºC 27ºC

September, 15 34ºC 23ºC

November, 20 29ºC 13ºC

January, 5 17ºC 2ºC

Using the above Table, answer the following two

questions.
25. Maximum difference between the maximum temperature of
any day and the minimum temperature of any other day is
(A) 39ºC (B) 38ºC
(C) 41ºC (D) 40ºC
26. The maximum variation of temperature was recorded on
(A) June, 1 (B) September, 15
(C) November, 20 (D) January, 5
27. A man gets Rs.46,800 as monthly salary. He spends
one-third of this amount for house rent and conveyance.
He spends one-fourth of the remaining amount on the
education of his two children. What amount is now
left with him for other expenses ?
(A) Rs. 23,400 (B) Rs. 24,500
(C) Rs. 26,400 (D) Rs. 25,600
28. A milk vendor purchases 50 L of milk from a dairy. He
supplies 16 L 580 mL, 17 L 800 mL and 13 L 970 mL
of milk to the three different tea shops. What amount
of milk is left with him for his family ?
(A) 2 L 150 mL (B) 1 L 950 mL
(C) 1 L 650 mL (D) 1 L 750 mL

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29. A person regularly goes for morning walk in park. The
park is at a distance of 850 m from his house. The
round walking track in the park has a total length of
780 m. The person walks 2 and a half rounds of this
park and then comes back to his house. How much
distance does he walks in the morning ?
(A) 2 km 400 m (B) 2 km 950 m
(C) 3 km 850 m (D) 3 km 650 m
30. From his village, Ramu travelled 1 km 485 m on foot
to the bus stand. Then he travelled 69 km 90 m by bus.
Then he travelled 3 km 255 m on cycle rikshaw to
reach his friend’s house to attend the religious
ceremony. Find the total distance covered by Ramu to
reach his friend’s house.
(A) 74 km 830 m (B) 73 km 830 m
(C) 75 km 930 m (D) 74 km 930 m
31. Abhinav had Rs. 3,180 in his purse. He spent one-sixth
of this amount for purchasing a shirt. His father gave
him half of the amount left with him. Then he spent
one-third of total money with him for purchasing a
fine shirt. How much money was finally left with
Abhinav ?
(A) Rs. 2,450 (B) Rs. 2,650
(C) Rs. 2,500 (D) Rs. 2,550
32. A man cycles at a speed of 12 km per hour to reach
the town from his village in 3 hours and 45 minutes.
How much time will it take if he cycles at a speed of
13.5 km per hour?
(A) 3 hours (B) 3 hours 15 minutes
(C) 3 hours 20 minutes (D) 2 hours 45 minutes

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In the following three questions, alphabets have been
written in a particular order. The order of the alphabets
is different in different questions. Which one of the four
alternatives, given below each question, should replace
the sign ...?... such that the order of the alphabets is
maintained ?
33. ZX, VT, RP, ...?..., JH
(A) OM (B) MK
(C) NL (D) NM

34. AC, FH, KM, PR, ...?...

(A) UW (B) TV
(C) UV (D) TU

35. If MODI can be written as PRGL, then SONIA can be

written as
(A) VRQKD (B) VRQLD
(C) VRQMD (D) VPQLD

36. Which one of the following relations, involving

Roman Numerals, is incorrect ?
(A) XXXVII + XIX = LVI
(B) LIX – XVII – XIX = XXIII
(C) XLIX – XXI = XXVIII
(D) C – LXII – XXIV = XVI
37. Which combination of Roman Numerals gives the
maximum value ?
(A) XLIX – XVI
(B) XVI + XIX
(C) XVIII + XVI
(D) XIX + XIV

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38. Which combination of Roman Numerals gives the
minimum value ?
(A) CXII – XL – XXIX
(B) XXIX + XVIII
(C) XVII + XIX + IX
(D) XX + XXIV

39. Complete the following long division and find the

values of A, B, C, D and R.

(A) A = 4, B = 6, C = 8, R = 10
(B) A = 4, B = 6, C = 8, R = 12
(C) A = 4, B = 7, C = 8, R = 12
(D) A = 4, B = 7, C = 8, R = 10

40. What should be added to the dividend of the above

problem so that the quotient becomes 730 with 4 as
remainder ?

(A) 12 (B) 15

(C) 16 (D) 18

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ANSWERS CLASS III MATHS (2017)
1 C 2 D 3 B 4 C 5 A
6 B 7 C 8 A 9 D 10 C
11 B 12 B 13 C 14 B 15 D
16 A 17 C 18 B 19 D 20 C
21 D 22 C 23 B 24 B 25 A
26 C 27 A 28 C 29 D 30 B
31 B 32 C 33 C 34 A 35 B
36 D 37 B 38 A 39 C 40 D

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