IMO - 2015

27 a
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Logical Reasoning

70 su S
Q 1. Q 2.
Va
Which of the following indicates similar If it is possible to make a meaningful word with the
relationship as 'LOWER' has with 'WORLE'? second, fourth, sixth and eighth letters of the word
UMBRELLA, then which of the following will be
the third letter of that word? If more than one such
A ENTRY : RNYET
word can be formed, give 'Z' as the answer. If no
such word can be formed give 'X' as the answer.
B WORDS : ROSWD

C AMONG : OMNAG A X

D GLAZE : AGELZ B M

C Z

D R

Q 3. Q 4.

Select a figure from the options which will continue Raman starts from point P and walks towards East
the same series as established by the Problem and stops at point Q. He now takes a right turn
Figures. followed by a left turn and stops at point R. He
finally takes a left turn and stops at point S. If he
walks 5 km before taking each turn, then towards
which direction will Raman have to walk from point
S to reach point Q?

A A North

B South
B
C West

C D East

D
 Q 5. Q 6.

How many such 4's are there in the given below There is a definite relationship between figures (1)
arrangement which are immediately preceded by a and (2). Establish a similar relationship between
pair of numbers whose product is more than the figures (3) and (4) by selecting a suitable figure
product of pair of numbers immediately following from the options that would replace the (?) in fig.
4? (4).
437844564324174452146894894
7864254462

A 3

B 4 A

C 5
B
D 7
C

Q 7. Q 8.

Aakash, Priya, Shikha, Mohit, Riya, Giya and Select the correct mirror-image of Fig. (X), if
Mukta are sitting around a circle facing the centre. mirror is placed vertically to the left.
Aakash is third to the left of Mukta and to the
immediate right of Riya. Priya is second to the left
of Giya, who is not an immediate neighbour of
Mohit.Who is to the immediate right of Priya?

A Mohit
A
B Shikha

C Mukta
B
D Can't be determined

D
 Q 9. Q 10.

Pointing to Kartik, Vivan said, "His mother's Which of the following options represents the given
brother is the father of my son Nitin." How is Venn diagram?
Kartik related to Vivan?

A Brother

B Uncle
A Body, Hand, Eatables
C Nephew
B Mammal, Nurse, Woman
D Father
C Star, Moon, Mars

D Swimmer, Carpenter, Singer

Q 11. Q 12.

Find the missing number, if the same rule is Select a figure from the options, which when placed
followed in all the three figures. in the blank space of Fig. (X) would complete the
pattern.

A 117

B 36

C 32 A

D 26
B

D
 Q 13. Q 14.

In the given question, two rows of numbers are A set of three figures X, Y and Z showing a
given. Resultant number in each row is to be sequence of folding of a piece of paper is given.
worked out separately based on the following rules Fig. (Z) shows the manner in which the folded paper
and the question below the rows of numbers is to be has been cut. Select a figure from the options which
answered. The operations of numbers progress from would most closely resemble the unfolded form of
left to right. Fig. (Z)
Rules:
1. If an even number is followed by a prime
number, they are to be multiplied.
2. If an even number is followed by a composite
odd number, odd number is to be subtracted from
the even number.
3. If an odd number is followed by a prime number, A
the first number is to be divided by the second
number.
4. If an odd number is followed by an even number B
which is a perfect square, they are to be added.
5. If an odd number is followed by composite odd
number, they are to be added. C
23 15 9 64
x 31 15 3
If x is the resultant of the first row, then what is the
resultant of the second row? D

A 54

B 18

C 21

D 72

Q 15.

The figure below shows the net of both Cube A and

Cube B.

Find the sum of the number opposite to 1 on Cube

A and the number opposite to 6 on Cube B.

A 9

B 8

C 7

D 6
 27 a
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Mathematical Reasoning

70 su S
Q 16. Q 17.

Va
If a, b, c are rational numbers, then associativity of
Solve for x : rational numbers under addition is given by

A a+b=b+a
A 0
B a + (b + c) = (a + b) + c
B 1
C a × (b × c) = (a × b) × c
C 2
D a + (b - c) = (a + b) - c
D 5

Q 18. Q 19.

In the given figure, ACDH is a parallelogram, The figure below shows a pyramid.
EFGH is a square and the straight line BEG is
parallel to CD. Find ∠CDE.
Which one of the following is CANnot be the net of
the given pyramid?

A 45°
B
B 125°

C 135° C

D 185°
D
 Q 20. Q 21.

The pie chart below shows how Mini spent her

The value of evening.

A 2

B 4

C 689

D 1023
If Mini spent 2 hrs 30 mins in watching TV
programmes, then how much time she spent on
jogging?

A 1 hr 15 mins

B 1 hr 30 mins

C 2 hrs 15 mins

D 2 hrs 45 mins

Q 22. Q 23.

The area of the field ABGFEA (not drawn to In the figure below, ABCD is a rhombus. Find x.
scale)is

A 39°

B 40°

C 49°

A 7225 m 2 D 29°

B 7230 m 2

C 7235 m 2

D 7240 m 2
 Q 24. Q 25.

The dot diagram shows the number of children

Solve for x : living in the houses on a certain road.

A 5

B 10

C 15

D 20/3

Find the probability of the house having exactly 2

children.

Q 26. Q 27.

Find the value of x, if The population of a town is 176400. It increases

3 3.5 × 21 2 × 42 2.5 ÷ 2 2.5 × 7 3.5 = (21) x annually at the rate of 5% p.a. What will be its
population after 2 years? What was it 2 years ago?
A 8
A 194481, 159201
B 10
B 160000, 194480
C 12.5
C 194950, 159286
D 6.5
D 194481, 160000
 Q 28. Q 29.

Shirish purchased a watch at 20% discount on its

Evaluate :
marked price but sold it at the marked price. Find
the gain percent of Shirish in the transaction.
A - 5x 2
A 10%
B 4x 2
B 20%
C - 6x 2
C 25%
D - 3x 2
D 35%

Q 30. Q 31.

The value of Which of the following statements is true?

(i) is a negative rational number.
A 0.2 (ii) The reciprocal of , if a = 0 is
(iii) (iv) x ÷ (y + z) = x ÷ y + x ÷ z
B 0.279

C 0.479 A Both (i) and (ii)

D 0 B Only (iii)

C (i), (ii) and (iv)

D (ii), (iii) and (iv)

Q 32. Q 33.

If a exceeds b by x%, then which of the following is The figure below is not drawn to scale. If all lines
correct? are straight lines, then which of the following
options is false?
A

B b = a + 100x

C
A AB || GH
D
B CD || IJ

C DR || SK

D EF || KL
 Q 34. Q 35.

How many of the given solids are pyramids? Zero is _____.

A The identity for addition of rational numbers.

B The identity for subtraction of rational

numbers.
C The identity for multiplication of rational
numbers.

A 4 D The identity for division of rational numbers.

B 3

C 2

D 1

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Everyday Mathematics
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Q 36. Q 37.
Va

In the last three months Mr. Sharma lost kg, The length and the breadth of a rectangular hall are
24 m and 18 m, respectively. What is the length of
gained kg and then lost kg weight. If he now the largest straight line that can be drawn on the
weighs 95 kg, then how much did Mr. Sharma floor of the hall?
weighs in beginning?
A 24 m
A 100 kg
B 28 m
B 102 kg
C 30 m
C 106.5 kg
D 34 m
D 104 kg
 Q 38. Q 39.

A bookshop owner purchased 100 notebooks for ₹ Atharv bought a television set whose marked price
15 each. However, 5 notebooks had to be was ₹ 45,000. He then gets a discount of 15%
return as few pages were torn from them. and pays a sales tax of 12%. How much does
The remaining notebooks were sold at ₹ 18 he pay for the television set?
each. Find the gain or loss percent.
A ₹ 33,660
A 10% gain
B ₹ 43,650
B 14% gain
C ₹ 47,250
C 12% loss
D ₹ 42,840
D 8% loss

Q 40. Q 41.

A beam 9 m long, 40 cm wide and 20 cm high is The probability of getting an even number on
made up of iron which weighs 50 kg per cubic spinning the wheel is and that of a prime number
metre. The weight of the beam is
is
A 56 kg

B 48 kg
What could be the missing number on the wheel?
C 36 kg
A 1
D 27 kg
B 2

C 4

D 9
 Q 42. Q 43.

Each child from a certain school can make 5 items Shikha invested ₹ 6400 for 3 years at the rate
of handicraft in a day. If 1125 handicraft items are of 10% per annum compounded annually.
to be displayed in an exhibition, then in how many
Sneha invested the same amount at the same
days can 25 children make these items?
rate for the same time but on simple
interest. Who gets more interest and by how
A 6 days
much?
B 7 days
A Sneha, ₹ 198.40
C 8 days
B Sneha, ₹ 146.50
D 9 days
C Shikha, ₹ 146.50

D Shikha, ₹ 198.40

Q 44. Q 45.

A man gives 40% of his money to his children and A group of students decided to collect as many
20% of the remaining to a trust. If he is still left paise from each member of the group as is the
with ₹ 9,600, then what did he originally number of members in the group. If the total
have? collection amounts to ₹ 22.09, the number of
members in the group is
A ₹ 14,000
A 37
B ₹ 19,845
B 47
C ₹ 20,000
C 39
D ₹ 25,409
D 49
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Achievers Section
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 Q 46. Q 47.

Select the INCORRECT match. In the figure below, ABCD is a rectangle, PQRS is
a parallelogram and TUVR is a rhombus. DQM is a
---------Shape----Faces----Vertices----Edges straight line. Then find (i) ∠QPS, (ii) ∠PQD
and (iii) ∠MQN.
A -------7---------10----------15

B ---------10---------16----------24

C ---------7---------7-----------14

D --------5---------5-----------8
--------(i)--------(ii)--------(iii)
A 45°--------98°--------105°

B 36°--------42°--------121°

C 75°--------46°--------121°

D 70°--------43°--------105°

Q 48. Q 49.

Suppose for the principal P, rate R% and time T Study the bar graph given below. Preferences of
years the simple interest is S and compound interest People in Playing Different Games Over the Years.
is C. Consider the possibilities :
(i) C > S
(ii) C = S
(iii) C < S
Which of the following options hold?

A Only (i) is correct.

B Either (i) or (ii) is correct.

C Either (ii) or (iii) is correct.

D Only (iii) is correct. What is the ratio of the number of people preferring
to play Cricket to the number of people preferring
to play Tennis in the year 2003?

A 14 : 15

B 15 : 13

C 15 : 17

D 13 : 15
 Q 50.

Arrange the following steps in correct order in

constructing a square whose one diagonal is 5 cm.
Step 1 : Let PQ cut AC at O.
Step 2 : Draw a diagonal AC = 5 cm.
Step 3 : Join AB, BC, CD and DA. Then ABCD is
the required square.
Step 4 : Draw PQ the perpendicular bisector of AC.
Step 5 : With O as centre and OA radius draw a
circle.
Let this circle cut QP at points B and D.

A 2, 1, 4, 5, 3

B 2, 5, 4, 1, 3

C 2, 4, 5, 1, 3

D 2, 4, 1, 5, 3

27 a Answers
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1.B, 2.D, 3.D, 4.C, 5.D, 6.A, 7.C, 8.A, 9.C, 10.A, 11.B, 12.A, 13.A, 14.A, 15.B,
70 su S

Mathematical Reasoning
16.B, 17.B, 18.C, 19.D, 20.B, 21.B, 22.A, 23.A, 24.B, 25.A, 26.A, 27.D, 28.D, 29.C, 30.B, 31.B, 32.D,
33.D, 34.B, 35.A,
Va

Everyday Mathematics
36.B, 37.C, 38.B, 39.D, 40.C, 41.B, 42.D, 43.D, 44.C, 45.B,

Achievers Section
46.C, 47.C, 48.B, 49.B, 50.D,