QUESTION PAPER

PAKISTAN MATHS CONTEST

ADOLESCENTS (GRADE 9 & 10)
TIME ALLOWED: 90 MINUTES
MAXIMUM MARKS: 90
TOTAL QUESTIONS: 30 MCQS

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2. WRITE YOUR NAME, FATHER NAME, SCHOOL ETC AT THE BUBBLE SHEET ONLY.
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QUESTION.
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Q1. A is an ordered collection of objects.
a. Relation
b. Function
c. Set
d. Proposition

Q2. If A, B and C are any three matrices where AB=C then.

a. B=C/A
b. B=CA-1
c. B=A-1C
d. B=C-1A

Q3. How many rational and irrational numbers are possible between 0 and 1
a. Finite
b. Infinite
c. 0
d. 1

Q4. 0, 034297 correctly rounded-off to 4 decimals is .

a. 0,0342.
b. 0,3430.
c. 0,0343.
d. 0,034.

Q5. Which number is both a square and a cube?

a. 64
b. 16
c. 8
d. 4

Q6. The area of a rectangular figure is 200 m². If the length is doubled, the new area will be
?

a. 300 m²
b. 400 m²
c. 200 m²
d. 600 m²

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Q7. The number 0.000147560 in scientific notation is

a. 0.14756 × 10-3
b. 1.4756 × 10-4
c. 1.4756 × 104
d. 0.14756 × 10-5

Q8. The least number which when divided by 35, leaves remainder of 25; when divided with
45 leaves a remainder of 35 and when divided by 55 leaves 45 as remainder, is

a. 3455
b. 3465
c. 3475
d. 10

Q9. If 15 boys working independently and at the same rate can assemble 30 machines in an
hour, How many machines would 48 boys working independently and at the same rate
assemble in 40 minutes?

a. 54
b. 64
c. 96
d. 68

Q10. A man pays 10% of his income as income tax. If his income tax amounts to
Rs.1500, what is his income?

a. Rs.13000
b. Rs.15000
c. Rs.17000
d. Rs.19000

Q11. 20 % of 2 is equal to

a. 20
b. 4
c. 0.4
d. 0.04

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Q12. What is the missing number in this sequence?
3, 9, 27, , 243

a. 51
b. 81
c. 111
d. 225

Q13. There are 3 blue pencils, 5 green pencils, 2 black pencils, and 6 red pencils in a drawer.
Suppose you grab one pencil at random. What will the probability be that you will a grab a
blue or a red pencil?

a. 3/8
b. 9/16
c. 3/16
d. 1/2

Q14. A three digit number is formed by the digits 1, 2 and 3, with no digit being repeated.
The probability that it will be an odd number is:
a. 1/4
b. 1/3
c. 1/6
d. 2/3

Q15. A survey was conducted in the nine grade class at High School. 45 students stated that
they had a computer at home with e-mail access. 180 students were surveyed. In a group of
800 nine graders, which is the best prediction of how many have e-mail access?

a. 200
b. 180
c. 120
d. 110

Q16. The amount of soft drink in a glass would most likely be expressed in:

a. Kiloliters
b. litres
c. centimetres
d. millimetres

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Q17. If these two figures are similar, what is the measure of the missing angle?

1100 1100

700 700 ?

a. 70
b. 90
c. 110
d. 180

Q18. What expression does this set of algebra tiles represent?

a. 8X2 + 8
b. 8 + 8X2
c. 16X2
d. 8X2

Q19. A rectangular garage is 10 meters long and 7 meters wide. It costs $7.00 per square
meter to put in a new concrete floor. How much would it cost to put a new concrete floor in
the garage?

a. $7
b. $70
c. $490
d. $700

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Q20. The below graph shows votes polled to various parties

2
Party “A” —
9

1
Party “B” — Party “C” 4
3 —
9

Which list is arranged from the least popular party to the most popular party?

a. Party A, Party B, Party C

b. Party A, Party C, Party B
c. Party B, Party C, Party A
d. Party C, Party B, Party A

Q21. How does h(x) change over the interval from x=3 to x=4?

a. h(x) increases by 200%

b. h(x) increases by 100%
c. h(x) increases by 1
d. h(x) decreases by 2

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Q22. What is the mode of the numbers?

a. 3
b. 4
c. 8
d. 10

Q23. Aleem counted the number of fish kept in 9 tanks at the pet store. He counted:

2 fish 3 fish 2 fish 5 fish 2 fish 2 fish

3 fish 7 fish 1 fish

What is the mean number of fish?

a. 2
b. 3
c. 7
d. 9

Q24. Alana checked the remaining stock for each shirts sold at the store where she worked.
For 6 garments, there remained:

4 items 9 items 9 items 7 items 9 items 5 items

What was the median amount of remaining stock?

a. 2
b. 3
c. 8
d. 9

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Q25. Sine of ∠C is .

a. 15
—
17
b. 17
—
15
c. 15
—
32
d. 17
—
32

Q26. Cosine of ∠Y is

a. 5
—
12

b. 5
—
13

c. 12
—
13

d. 13
—
12

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Q27. Which is this function?

x y
4 64
5 100
6 144
7 196
8 256

a. Linear
b. Quadratic
c. Exponential
d. This is not a function

Q28. The blue shape is a dilation of the black shape. What is the scale factor of the dilation?

a. 2
b. 4
c. 6
d. 10

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Q29. What is the volume?

a. 7 inches
b. 15 inches
c. 28 inches
d. 112 inches

Q30. Look at the cube, if the side lengths are tripled, then which of the following statements
about its surface area will be true?

a. The new surface area will be 3 times the old surface area.
b. The new surface area will be 9 times the old surface area.
c. The new surface area will be 27 times the old surface area.
d. The new surface area will be 81 times the old surface area.

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