Logical

Reasoning
SOF International
Mathematics Olympiad
Academy

Bhavesh
1. In a certain code language, 'SUBJECTS' is written as
UWDLCARQ, then how will 'AIRFORCE' be written in that
language?

A. CKTHQTEG B. CKTHMPAC
B. YGPDMPAC D. YKTHMPAC
2. Three figures X,Y and Z showing a sequence of folding of a
piece of paper. Fig Z shows the manner in which the folded
papers has been cut. Select a figure from the options which
represents the unfolded from of Fig. Z.
3. Which of the following Venn diagrams best represents the
relationship amongst,"Father, Doctors and Mothers"?
4. Which of the following options will continue the given series
K7J, N14l, Q21H, T28G
W35F B. U35D
W34E D. U35F
5. Find the minimum number if straight lines required to draw
the given figure.
A. 10 B. 11
C. 12 D. More than 12
6. If the Digits in the number 745293 are arranged in ascending
order, then what will be the difference between the second
digitfrom the right end and third digit from the left end in the
new arrangments?
A. 3 B. 4
B. 2 D. 1
7. Three positions of a dice are given below. How many dots are
three on the face opposite to the face having two dots?

A. 3 B. 5
C. 4 D. 1
8. Study the given information carefully and answer the
following questions.

'A * B' means 'A is the father of B'.

'A + B' means 'A is the sister of B'.
'A – B' means 'A is the brother of B'.
'A / B' means 'A is the mother of B'.
How is M related to N in 'M + J * L – N'?
A Mother B Aunt
C Grandmother D Sister
9. Select the correct water image of the given figure.
10. Vikram left his home and walked 25 m towards East. He then
turns right and walks 40 m and again after turning right he
walks 8 m. Finally, he turns right and walks 8 m to reach his
school. In which direction is he now with respect to his home?

A. South B. North-West
C. East D. South-East
11. Select a fiqure from the options which is bi exactly
embedded in the given figure as one of its parts.
12. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word
ORIGINAL each of which has same number of letters between
them as A in the English alphabets?

A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. More than three Three
13. Which of the following interchange of signs would make the
given equation true?
18 + 12 x 2 / 5 – 20 = 28

A. + and - B. / and x
C. + and - D. / and –
14. Select a figure from the options which satisfies the same
conditions of placement of the dots as in the given figure.
15. There is a certain relationship between the pair of
numbers on the either side of ::. Identify the relationship
between the given pair and find the missing number.
16 : 51 :: 18 : ?

A 57
B 54
C 61
D 60
16. If 40% of 1640 + X= 35% of 980 + 150% of 850, then the
value of X is_____________.

A. (11x - 7y) (17y - x)

B. (11x + 7y) (17y + x)
C. (11x – 7y) (11x – 7y)
D. (17y - x) (17y - x)
18. Which of the following is the top view of the given figure?
19. Solve for x:
x – (3x – 2x-5/10)=1/6(2x=57)-5/3

A. 9 B. 7/3
C. -10 D. 5
20. A number is multiplied by 2 times of itself and then 61 is
subtracted from the product obtained. If the final result is 9200
then the number is_________________.
A. 36 B. 63
C. 67 D. 37
21. At what rate of simple interest per annum, does the interest
on Rs. 1200 in 2 years equals the intrest on Rs. 600 in 4 years at
% per annum?

A. % B. %
C. % D. None of these
22. In the given figure (not drawn to scale), ABCD and EFGH are
two parallelograms. Find the value of x + y.

A. 120° B. 50°
C. 170° D. 180°
23. What should be added to ?

A. B.
C. D.
34. A die is thrown. Find the probability of getting a number less
than or sequal to 4.

A. B.
C. D.
35. Which if the following option shows X and y vary directly?

x 4 2 1
A
y 25 50 100

B x 5 20 15
y 12 3 4

C x 7 21 42
y 28 84 108

Both A and B.
36. A man buys a plot of agriculture land for Rs. 300000. He
sells one-third at a loss of 20% and two-fifths at a gain of25%. At
what price must he sell the remaining land so as to make an
overall profit of 10%?

A. Rs. 120000 B. Rs. 100000

S. Rs. 75000 D. Rs. 95000
37. The size of a red blood cell is 0.000007m and the size of a
plant cell is 0.00001275 m. Fin the ratio of the size of red blood
cell to that of plant cell.

A. 13 : 56 B. 28 : 51
C. 31 : 39 D. 22 : 31
38. A sum of Rs. 3000 is partly lent at 3% per annum simple
intrest for years and partly at 2% per annum simple intrest for 4
years. If total intrest earned is Rs. 280, then the sum lent at 3%
per annum is ___________.

A. Rs. 1600 B. Rs. 1400

C. Rs. 1800 D. Rs. 2000
39. A train T travelling at a speed of 54 kmph passes an electric
pole in 20 s. Find the time taken by it to cross a bridge of length
900 m (in seconds).

A. 70
B. 50
C. 40
D. None of these
40. A, B and C can do a piece of work and worked for 4 days.
Then B alone worked for 2 days. How many days would C alone
take to complete the remaining work?

A. 5 B. 4
C. 3 D. 6
41.Areservoir is in the form of a cubiod of length 8m. breadth 6
m and height 3 m. water flows into it through a pipe at the rate
of 60l/min. Find the time taken by the pipe to fill the reservoir.

A. 30 hrs B. 24 hrs
C. 40 hrs D. 52 hrs
42. Out of 30 teachers of a school, one teacher of agw 60 years
retired. In his place another teacher of age 30 years was
appointed, due to this, the average age of the teachers will

A. Decrease by 6 months
B. Remain same
C. Decrease by 1 year
D. Decrease by 2 years.
43. Four years ago, Shyam's age was times as that of Ram. Four
years hence, Shyam's age will be times that of Ram. What is the
present age of Shyam?

A. 20 years B.24 years

C. 16 Years D. None of These.
Direction (24-25): The given double bar graph shows the
marks obtained by AShima in Mathematics and Science from
Test I to IV in Class VIII. Study the given frapbh carefully and
answer the following questions.

24. In which of the following tests did Ashima score the highest
marks in total in both the subjects?
A. Test II B. Test III
C. Test I D. Test IV
25. Find the ratio of marks scored by Ashima in Mathematics in
Test I and Test II together to the marks scored in Science in Test
II and Test IV togather.
A. 14 : 15 B. 15 : 14
C. 15 : 17 D 17 : 14
26. Which of the following options is correct?

A. When two integers are added in any order, Then the sum
always remains the same.
B. On a number line, the value of (-71 +52) lies to the right of
(71 - 52)
C. If p and q are positive integers such that p is prime and q is
composite, then pq cannot be an even integer.
D. All of these
27. If x= ()2x ()-4 , then find the value of x-2.

A. ()12 B. ()12
C. ()12 D.()12
28. How much is x3 + 3x2y y-3xy2 – y3 less than 4x3 – 2x2y +5xy2 –
y3 ?

A. 3x3 + 6x2y -8xy2

B. -3x3 – 5x2y +8x2y2
C. 3x3 – 8x2y +5xy2
D. 3x3 – 5x2y +8xy2
29. How many line(s) of symmetry is/are there in the given
figure?
A. 0 B. 1
C. 2 D. 3
30. Three cunes of sides 4 cm each are joined end to end to
form a cubiod. What is the ratio of the surface are of the three
cubes?

A. 7 : 9 B. 7 : 8
C. 9 : 7 D. 8 : 7
31. if m =
32. If Rs. 1600 becomes Rs. 2000 in 2 years at a certain rate
(p.a.) of compound intrest, then what will be the sum after 4
years?

A. Rs 3600 B. Rs. 2000

C. Rs. 3500 D. Rs. 2500
33. How many sides does a regular polygon has, if each of its
interior angle measures 120°?

A. 6
B. 7
C. 5
D. None of these
44. There are three poles, A, B and C. The height of pole C is of
pole B, the height of pole B is of the pole A. Find the height of
pole C,If theheight of pole A is m.

A. 15m B. 3m
C. 28m D. 4m
45. Atul is playing in a playground which is of the form of a
parallelogram. He observes that the diagonals of the playground
are 80 m and 60 m long. So, the playground can be of the shape
of_____.
A. Rectangle B. Rhombus
C. Kite D. Square
A
46. A cube having numbers 1, 2, 2, 3, 4 and 5 written on its six faces, is
rolled once. What is the probability that the number appearing will be
(i) an even number
(ii) an even prime number
(iii) a multiple of 3?

I ii iii

A 2/3 ½ 1/3

B ½ 1/3 1/3

C 2/3 1/3 1/6

D ½ ¼ 1/3
47. Read the given statements carefully and select the correct
option.
Statement-I : The simplest form of (x) + (÷ ) – (x) is 1 .
Statement- II : The number that should be multiplied with so
that the product is , is .
Both Statement – I and Statement-II are true
Both Statement – I and Statement-II are false
Statement – I is true and Statement-II is false
Statement – I is false and Statement-II is true
48. Fill in the blanks ans select the correct option.
(i) The greatest member of the Phythagorean triplet, if the other two
members are 20 and 99, is P.
(ii) The value of 156.25 is Q.
(iii) Then the value of a is R.

P Q R
A. 101 1.25 5
B. 99 1.25 4
C. 88 125 -3
D. 101 12.5 -4
49. Select the correct option
A. The length of both diagonals of a rectangle are equal.
B. Square, rectangle and rhombus are all different types of
parallelograms.
C. The diagnoals of a square are perpendicular bisector of each
other.
D. All of these.
50. Read the given statements carefully and state T fot true and F
for False.
(i) The number of terms in the product of (4x + y) and (6x2 + 5xy –
y2) is 5.
(ii) The value of 4q2 x (5pq + p2 -6q2) is + 528, if p = 1 and q = -2
(iii) On multiplying 5b + 2bc – c- by 5abc.
We get 25ab2c – 10abc2 +5a2bc – 3abc.
(i) (ii) (iii)
A. T T F
B. F T T
C. F T F