IMO Level 2 Mock Test 1 Class 8 CLASS

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Total-Question:50 Time:60.0 Mins
PATTERN & MARKING SCHEME
Section (1) Mathematics (2) Achievers' Section
No. of Questions 45 5
Marks per Ques. 1 3

Mathematics
Q 1.

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The value of is _________. Tr
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A 40/31
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B 4/9
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C 1/8
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D 31/40
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Q 2.

Which of the following statements is false?

A Every fraction is a rational number.

B Every rational number is a fraction.

C Every integer is a rational number.

D All of these

Q 3.

The value of x for which is _______.

 A 27/5

B 5/11

C -3/35

D -5/12

Q 4.

Both a and b vary inversely with each other, when a = 6 and b = 21, then which of the
following is a possible pair of corresponding values?

A 12 and 7

B 9 and 14

C 18 and 14

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D 12 and 18

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Q 5.
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Twenty years ago, my age was of my present age. What will be my age after fifteen
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A 66 years
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B 45 years
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C 33 years
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D 35 years

Q 6.

A car leaves Jaipur at 11 a.m. travelling 50 km/hr. If second car leaves Jaipur an hour
later and overtakes the first car at 5 p.m., then the speed of the second car is _____.

A 60 km/hr

B 40 km/hr

C 30 km/hr

D 20 km/hr

Q 7.
What least value must be given to '*' so that the number 9653* is exactly divisible by the
multiplicative inverse of

A 2

B 0

C 6

D 4

Q 8.

If angles P, Q, R and S of a quadrilateral PQRS are in the ratio 3 : 7 : 6 : 4, then PQRS

is a ____.

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A Rhombus

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B Parallelogram

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D Kite
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Q 9.
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If the lengths of two diagonals of a rhombus are 12 cm and 16 cm, then the length of
each side of the rhombus is ___.
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A 10 cm
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B 14 cm

C 5 cm

D Can't be determined

Q 10.

A shopkeeper marks his good at 40% above the cost price and allows a discount of 40%
on the marked price. His loss or gain percent is ____.

A No loss and no gain

B 16 % loss

C 16 % gain

D 20 % gain
 Q 11.

If the value of then the value of is _________.

A 139.7

B 1.397

C 13.97

D 0.1397

Q 12.

In rectangle ABCD, if BE = 6 cm and AF = 2 cm, then find the area of

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rectangle ABCD.

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A 130.45 cm 2
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B 190.91 cm 2
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C 170.86 cm 2
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D 151.06 cm 2
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Q 13.

The square root of the quotient which is a perfect square obtained when 9408 is divided
by the smallest number is _____.

A 56

B 168

C 54

D 55

Q 14.

Which of the following statements is true?

 A Cubes of all even natural numbers are even.

B Cubes of all odd natural numbers are odd.

C Cubes of all negative integers are negative.

D All of these

Q 15.

Three numbers are in the ratio 2 : 3 : 4. The sum of their cubes is 33957. The numbers
are _________.

A 14, 21, 28

B 12, 15, 17

C 14, 18, 21

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D 21, 28, 32

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Q 16.
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The volume of a cubical box is 216 m 3 . The length of the longest rod that can be placed
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in the box, is ____.

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A 6 m
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B 6 √2 m
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C 6 √3 m
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D 12 m
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Q 17.

If = 0.5 × 0.05 × √b , then = ________ .

A 0.0025

B 0.025

C 0.25

D 2.5

Q 18.
A man sells a mare of ₹ 1085 making a profit of The cost price of the mare is

______.

A ₹ 982

B ₹ 999.50

C ₹ 927.75

D ₹ 1000

Q 19.

Given below are the steps of construction of a quadrilateral WXYZ, where WX = 7.5 cm,
XY = 9 cm,
∠W = 80° , ∠X = 115° and ∠Y = 110° .
Which of the following is a wrong step?

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(i) Draw WX = 7.5 cm.
(ii) Draw ∠AWX = 80° at W and ∠BXW = 115° at X.

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(iii) With X as a centre and radius 9 cm, draw an arc to intersect XY at Y.

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(iv) Draw ∠XYZ = 110° such that ZY meets WA at Z.
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B (iii) only
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C (ii) and (iv) only

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D (ii) only
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Q 20.
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If 4 of the interior angles of a regular decagon are x° each and the sum of the remaining
angles is 864° , then find the value of x.

A 260°

B 180°

C 144°

D 124°

Q 21.

Find the number of prime factors of

 A 4

B 7

C 3

D 5

Q 22.

What must be subtracted from x 4 + 2x 2 - 3x + 7 to get x 3 + x 2 + x - 1?

A x 4 - x 3 + x 2 - 4x + 8

B x 3 + x 2 - 4x + 8

C x 4 - x 3 + x 2 + 4x - 8

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D x 4 - x 3 - x 2 + 4x - 8

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Q 23. Tr
On dividing 29x - 6x 2 - 28 by 3x - 4, we get quotient _____.
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A - 2x + 7
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B 2x - 7
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C 2x + 7
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D 2x
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Q 24.

What change in percent is made in the area of a rectangle, if length is decreased and
breadth is increased by 5% ?

A 2.5 % increase

B 0.25 % increase

C 0.25 % decrease

D 2.5 % decrease

Q 25.

A man bought a rectangular plot of 144 m long and 64 m wide. In exchange of this plot,
he wanted to buy a square shaped plot of the same area. Then the side of the square
plot would be ____.
 A 104 m

B 208 m

C 96 m

D 406 m

Q 26.

Four circles of equal radii are centred at the four vertices of a square. These 4 circles
touch a fifth circle of same radius placed inside the square. The ratio of the shaded area
of the circles to the unshaded area of the circles is _____.

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A 1 : 3

B 2 : 3
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C 3 : 4
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D 2 : 5
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Q 27.
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The least perfect square number which is divisible by 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8 is ___.

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A 900
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B 1200

C 2500

D 3600

Q 28.

Total area of quadrilateral ABCD is 20 cm 2 and AE and CF are 2 cm and 3 cm

respectively. The length of BD is ____.

A 5 cm
 B 6 cm

C 8 cm

D 10 cm

Q 29.

If the side of a square is halved, then the area of the new square becomes ________ the
area of the square.

A 1/2 times

B 1/3 times

C 1/4 times

D 1/6 times

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Q 30.

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In how many years will a sum of ₹ 100000 at 20% per annum compounded half yearly
become ₹ 161051?
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D 3
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Q 31.

If then = ________.

A 36/25

B 25/36

C 61/11

D 11/61

Q 32.
 equals _______.

A 13 + 2√5

B 10 + 5√5

C 10 + 2√5

D 13 + 5√5

Q 33.

A can do a work in 9 days. If B is 50% more efficient than A, then in how many days can
B do the same work ?

A 13.5

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C 6

D 5
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Q 34.
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If 6 monkeys take 6 minutes to eat 6 bananas, then how many minutes would 4 monkeys
take to eat 4 bananas?
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A 4
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B 24
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C 8

D None of these

Q 35.

Ram travels a certain distance at the rate of 3 km/hr and he reaches 15 minutes late. If
he travels at the rate of 4 km/hr, then he reaches 15 minutes earlier. The distance Ram
has to travel is ____.

A 1 km

B 6 km

C 7 km

D 5 km
 Q 36.

A girl 5.5 feet casts a shadow 70 inches long. At the same time a telephone pole casts
314 inches shadow. Which proportion cannot be used to find the height of the telephone
pole ?

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Q 37.
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Reducing the expression to lowest terms, we get________.

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A a/b
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C a2

D a - 2b

Q 38.

If then find the value of

A 3842

B 3800

C 3840

D 3820
 Q 39.

A bag has 4 red balls and 2 yellow balls. A ball is drawn at random from the bag. The
probability of getting a red ball is _______.

A 1/2

B 2/3

C 1/4

D 1/5

Q 40.

Using Euler's formula, complete the following table and find the value of (E 3 - E 2 ) + E 1 .

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A 24
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B 22
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C 12
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D 29
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Q 41.
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The point (0, -3) lies on _________.

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A Positive x-axis

B Negative x-axis

C Positive y-axis

D Negative y-axis

Q 42.

If N divided by 5 leaves a remainder of 4, and N divided by 2 leaves a remainder of 1,

then the ones digit of N is _____.

A 3

B 4
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D 7

Q 43.

The average of twenty five numbers is 18, the average of first twelve numbers is 14 and
that of last twelve numbers is 17. The thirteenth number is ____.

A 72

B 78

C 85

D 28

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Q 44.

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The given graph shows the quantity of wheat import (in thousand tonnes) from 1970 to

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1977. Study the graph carefully and answer the following questions.
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In which year did the quantity of wheat import maximum over its preceding year?

A 1973

B 1974

C 1975

D 1982

Q 45.

The given graph shows the quantity of wheat import (in thousand tonnes) from 1970 to
1977. Study the graph carefully and answer the following questions.
The wheat import in 1975 was approximately how many times that in the year 1971?

A 0.31

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B 2.58

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C 1.41

D 1.67
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Achievers' Section
Q 46.
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Match the expressions given in column - I with one of its factors given in column-II and
select the correct option.
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A (i) → (q), (ii) → (p), (iii) → (s), (iv) → (r)

B (i) → (p), (ii) → (q), (iii) → (r), (iv) → (s)

C (i) → (p), (ii) → (s), (iii) → (q), (iv) → (r)

D (i) → (q), (ii) → (p), (iii) → (r), (iv) → (s)

Q 47.
Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?

A The diagonals of a parallelogram are equal.

B The diagonals of a rectangle bisects each other.

C If the diagonals of a quadrilateral intersect at right angles, it is not necessarily a

rhombus.
D None of these

Q 48.

The given pie chart shows the expenditure (in percentage) on various items and savings
of a family during a month.

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If the monthly saving of the family is ₹ 3000, then the monthly expenditure on clothes and
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house rent is _______.

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A ₹ 1000
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B ₹ 2000
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C ₹ 3000

D ₹ 4000

Q 49.

Read the statements carefully and select the correct option.

Statement-1 : Five cubes, each of volume 343 cm 3 are joined end to end. The sum of
the surface area of the resulting cuboid and all cubes is 2548 cm 2 .
Statement-2 : A cylindrical tank of diameter 500 cm and height 50 m can hold 982.14
litres of water.

A Both Statement-1 and Statement-2 are true.

B Both Statement-1 and Statement-2 are false.

 C Statement-1 is false but Statement-2 is true.

D Statement-1 is true but Statement-2 is false.

Q 50.

A man is paid ₹ 5 per hour for regular working day and ₹ 8 per hour for overtime. A
regular working day has 8 hours and a regular week has 5 working days. If he earns ₹
920 in 4 weeks, then what is the total number of hours that he worked assuming that he
was present on all regular working days ?

A 200 hours

B 180 hours

C 175 hours

D 160 hours

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Answers
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16.C 17.B 18.D 19.A 20.C 21.C 22.A 23.A 24.C 25.C 26.B 27.D 28.C
29.C 30.B 31.C 32.D 33.C 34.D 35.B 36.D 37.A 38.A 39.B 40.B 41.D
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42.C 43.B 44.B 45.D

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46.A 47.A 48.D 49.D 50.C

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