PROBLEMS FOR MATHS OLYMPIAD

Class-2
1. If L means minus, A means 5, B means 3, then ALB is equal to :
(A) 2
(B) 5
(C) 0
(D) 3
2. Which day comes after Tuesday?
(A) Monday
(B) Sunday
(C) Wednesday
(D) Friday
3. Three friends M, N and O are sitting together. M is taller than N and N is taller than
O. Who is the tallest?
(A) M
(B) N
(C) O
(D) P
4. Which of the following is the heaviest?
(A) 1 kg cotton
(C) 1 kg iron
5. Which number in the box will make the
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(A) 2
(B) 4

(B) 1 kg potato
(D) all are of the same weight
given number sentence true?
76
(C) 5
(D) 7

6. Which number is same as 1 more than 22?

(A) 1 more than 24
(B) 1 less than 22
(C) 1 less than 24
(D) 1 more than 20
7. Which of the following figures can be made using four matchsticks?
(A) circle
(B) triangle
(C) square
(D) none of these
8. How many monsoons have 30 days?
(A) 7
(B) 4
(C) 1
(D) 12
9. A hotel is 12 metres tall and the apartment building is 2 metres taller than the hotel.
How many metres tall is the apartment building?
(A) 14 m
(B) 24 m
(C) 20 m
(D) 12 m
10. Ayush has 5 bunch of bananas. Each bunch has 3 bananas. How many bananas does
he have?
(A) 75
(B) 15
(C) 10
(D) 12
11. Eight mangoes are shared equally among 2 friends. Each friend will get how many
mangoes?
(A) 4
(B) 5
(C) 2
(D) 3
12. If a student scoring 8 out of 10 marks gets an A grade, then which among the
following will also get an A grade?
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(A) 7 out of 10
(B) 5 out of 10
(C) 10 out of 10 (D) 6 out of 10
13. A shopkeeper bought 340 eggs. Out of them 100 eggs were broken. How many
unbroken eggs did the shopkeeper have?
(A) 204
(B) 240
(C) 304
(D) 300
14. I have 10 toffees. I gave 2 toffees to Priya. I am left with ________ toffees.
(A) 8
(B) 9
(C) 7
(D) 5
15. In a bus there are 10 passengers. 5 more passengers entered into the bus. How many
passengers are there now?
(A) 12
(B) 15
(C) 13
(D) 16
16. There are 294 men and 198 women in a village. How many people are there in all?
(A) 592
(B) 492
(C) 292
(D) 598
17. A monkey is on 2nd step of a staircase. He jumps two steps up and comes back 1 setp.
At which step is he now?
(A) 3rd step
(B) 4th step
(C) 6th step
(D) 5th step
18. Monika started studying at seven oclock. After 1 hour she went for playing in the
ground and came back after 1 hour. At what time she comes back?
(A) 7 o clock
(B) 4 o clock
(C) 9 o clock
19. Which alphabet belongs to rectangle, circle and triangle?
(A) P
(B) Q
(C) R
(D) S
20. Four friends have some playing cards.

(D) 5 o clock

Nupur has a card 2 and said I have an even number.

Rohan has a card 3 and said I have an even number.
Rupali has a card 4 and said I have an odd number.
Rushali has a card 5 and said I have an even number.
Who is right?
(A) Nupur
(B) Rohan
(C) Rupali
(D) Rushali
21. The numbers that have 2, 4, 6, 8 and 0 in the ones place are called even numbers.
Using the information given above find which of the following numbers is even?
(A) 2456
(B) 2520
(C) 7858
(D) All of these

22. If 1 bead is added to ones place then :

(A) Number of beads in tens place will be increased by 1
and ones place will be empty.
(B) Number of beads in units place will be increased by 2.
(C) The extra bead will be moved to hundreds place
(D) None of these

23. Which of the following statements is true?

(A) 100 ones = 10 tens (B)100 tens = 1 hundred
(C) 1 hundred = 1000 (D)10 tens = 1 one

24. While playing with the abacus, Mehul lost one bead from the
tens bar and now his abacus looks as shown in the figure.
What was his actual number?
(A) 133
(C) 143

(B) 153
(D) 123

25. In a race the student who completes the race in minimum time is the winner. Given
below is the time taken by four students W, X, Y and Z to complete a race. Who is
the winner?
(A) W/2 mins
(B) X/3 mins
(C) Y/5 mins
(D) Z/1 min
26. Mr. Joseph needs 700 eggs for Easter celebration. He counted 500 eggs in his basket.
How many more eggs he must buy?
(A) 200
(B) 300
(C) 400
(D) 500
27. In a competition a scheme is launched. The person with a ticket number whose digits
add to 12 is a winner. If only Green tickets were sold, who among the following is
the winner?
(A) 444 Green (B) 444 Blue
(C) 414 Green
Rohit
Mohit
Padma
28. Complete the pattern : 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, ...... .
(A) 36
(B) 24
(C) 35
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(D) 404 Blue

Salma
(D) 30

29. How many 5 coins do you need to make 25?

(a) 5
(B) 6
(C) 7
(D) 8
30. Monu watched his favourite television programme Chotta Bhim from 5 pm to
6:30 pm. How long did the programme last?
(A) 1 : 30 hrs
(B) 2 : 30 hrs
(C) 2 hrs
(D) 1 hr
31. How many

1
makes one whole?
4

(A) 2

(B) 4

(C) 3

(D) 5

32. What part of circle is shaded?

(A)

6
8

(B)

4
8

(C)

33. How many parts should be shaded to make

(A) 1
34. Which figure shows

(A)

(B) 2

3
8

(D)

5
8

1
part shaded?
4

(C) 3

(D) 4

(C)

(D)

1
shaded?
3

(B)

35. A pizza is divided into 5 equal parts. Yespal ate 2 parts. What fraction of pizza is
eaten?
(A)
36.

(B)

2
5

(C)

3
5

(D)

7
5

(C)

4
5

(D)

5
5

2
and _____ make a whole.
5

(A)
37.

5
2

2
5

(B)

3
5

5
is the same as 5 out of _____ equal parts of a whole.
7

(A) 5

(B) 7

(C) 4

(D) 6

38. Which of the following shows

(A)

1
shaded part?
4

(B)

(C)

(D)

39. 2 hours = __________.

(A) 30 minutes
(B) 60 minutes
(C) 120 minutes (D) 80 minutes
40. The clock is 20 minutes slow. What is the actual time if it is showing 7:30 am?
(A) 7:50 am
(B) 7:10 am
(C) 7:35 am
(D) 7:20 am
41. At 7:30 pm the hour hand of the clock will lie between :
(A) 6 and 7
(B) 7 and 8
(C) 8 and 9
(D) 5 and 6
42. Mona starts her work at 6:00 pm and finishes at 10:00 pm. If she takes an hour off
for lunch, for how many hours does she work?
(A) 4
(B) 7
(C) 3
(D) 5
43. Sapna takes 30 mintes to complete one round of the park. How long will she take to
complete 2 rounds?
(A) 60 minutes
(B) 1 hr
(C) 30 minutes
44. 11:00 is an hour after :
(A) 10:00
(B) 12:00
(C) 1:00
45. What is the time if it is 20 minutes after 12 noon?
(A) 11:40 am
(B) 12:20 am
(C) 12:20 pm
46. 120, 130, 140, ......

(D) Both (A) and (B)

(A)
47. 101,
(A)
48. 305,
(A)
49. 888,
(A)

(C) 110

(D) 145

(C) 401

(D) 501

(C) 325

(D) 330

(C) 333

(D) 898

(C) 24

(D) 28

(C) 251

(D) 351

150
(B) 160
201, 301, ......
201
(B) 301
310, 315, ........
320
(B) 315
777, 666, 555, .......
666
(B) 444

50. 4, 8, 12, 16, .......

(A) 16
(B) 20
51. 51, 151, 251, 351, ......
(A) 451
(B) 551
5

(D) 2:00
(D) 11:40 pm

52. ....... , 300, 285, 270, 255.

(A) 415
(B) 385
53. The sum of 15 and 30 is :

(C) 315

(A)
45
(B) 35
(C) 55
54. If one pencil costs 10, how much Sanjay needs to pay for
(A)
35
(B) 30
(C) 40
55. One toy car costs 20. How many toy cars Sonu can buy
(A) 3
(B) 2
(C) 4

(D) 201
(D) 25
3 pencils?
(D) 20
40?
(D) 5