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Problem 1

If (8 ∗
4) + 6 − (10 ÷ 5) = 8 , then * stands for the operation.

a) +
b) ×
c) ÷
d) −

Problem 2

20% of a number is equal to 30% of another number. Six times the bigger of these numbers added to
the smaller number is 2000 . Then 10% of the smallest number is

a) 10
b) 20
c) 30
d) 25

Problem 3

Samrud chooses a two-digit number. He subtracts it from 200 and doubles the result. The largest
number he can get is

a) 390
b) 380
c) 400
d) 370

Problem 4

The least number which leaves 2 as remainder when divided by 5, 6, 8, 9 and 12 is

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c) 332
d) 322

Problem 5

Saket takes the number 2021. There are two 2 s, one 0 and one 1.
Using these numbers, he makes 3 -digit numbers, the sum of all these number is

a) 1488
b) 150
c) 1409
d) 1610

Problem 6

In the net of the adjoining figure numbers 1 to 6 are marked. The net is folded to form a cube The
number that appears on the opposite face of 6 is

a) 4
b) 3
c) 2
d) 1

Problem 7

10
2021
− 1 is written as an integer in the usual decimal form. The sum of all digits of this written number
is
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b) 18187
c) 18199
d) 19189

Problem 8

August 15 th
1992 was a Saturday. What day was 15 th
August 1991 ?

a) Monday
b) Wednesday
c) Thursday
d) Sunday

Problem 9

Two thirds of the students in a class room are seated in three fourths of the chairs. The rest of the
students are punished for not submitting the homework and hence asked to stand. There are 6 empty
chairs. The number of persons (that is the number of students including the teacher) in the classroom.

a) 27
b) 28
c) 31
d) 32

Problem 10

Three are 24 four digit numbers with different digits, formed by 2, 4, 5 and 7 . One of these four-digit
number is a multiple of another.
Which one of the following is it?

a) 7245
b) 7542
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Problem 11

Twelve friends went to a restaurant to have lunch. They ordered for 12 meals. When they were served,
they found that the food was too much which can be shared by 18 people. The number of meals they
would order to cater to only 12 is

Problem 12

The least multiple of 23 which when divided by 18,21 and 24 leaves the remainders 7,10 and 13
respectively is

Problem 13

The value of √ is
2 2 2
(0.1) +(0.01) +(0.008)
2 2 2
(0.01) +(0.001) +(0.0008)

Problem 14

Two numbers are respectively 20% and 50% of a third number. The percentage of the first number to
the second is .

Problem 15

Water flows through a rectangular opening 3 m × 2 m with a speed of 1.5 km/hr. The amount of water
that passes through the opening in 5 minutes is x . Then the value of x is 3

Problem 16

If A = 1111+3333+5555

222+333+444
,B =
555+222

1111+2222+4444
, then A × B = is .

Problem 17

In the adjoining figure of a cat, each small square is 1 cm . The area of the cat (in cm ) is 2 2
.
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Problem 18

The sum of the digits of the number given by the product 666………..666
2021 digits
×
999…………..999
2021 digits
is .

Problem 19

Two buses X, Y started from two different places P and P respectively, moving towards each other.
1 2

The ratio of the speed of bus X to that of bus Y was 5 : 4 after they meet, the speed of bus X was
reduced by 20% and the speed of Y was increased by 20%. When bus X arrived at P , bus Y was still 2

10 km away from P The distance between the places P and P (in kilometers) is
1 1 2 .

Problem 20

In the adjoining diagram, ABCD is a square P , Q, R, S are the mid points of sides AB, BC, CD and DA
respectively. PQ and SR are quadrants of circles with B, D as centres and BP as radius. PS and RQ are
part of the circle passing through P , Q, R and S . If AB = 20 cm, the area of the shaded region ( in cm 2
) is
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