INTSO EDUCATION

MATHEMATICS TALENT SEARCH OLYMPIAD(MTSO) 2016 - 2017

STAGE - 1 TIME : 60 min.
CLASS : VII Max. Marks : 50

Instructions:
= Fill the OMR sheet completely and carefully.
= Each question carries one mark and has only one correct answer. No negative marks.
= The question paper contains 50 questions to be answered in 60 minutes.

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1. If × × × × × .... × = x , then the value of x is [ ]
4 6 8 10 12 64 2
1) 24 2) 12 3) 36 4) 46
2. Among the following fractions, which is the largest [ ]
13 7 31 63
1) 2) 3) d)
16 8 40 80

1
2+
4
3
5
3. If x = 1 , then the value of x is [ ]
2+
1
3+
1
1+
4

3 1 8
1) 1 2) 3) 4)
7 7 7
4. There exists positive integers x, y such that (3x + 2y) and ( 4x – 3y) are exactly divisible by
1) 11 2) 7 3) 23 4) 17 [ ]

3 5 7
5. The G.C.D of , , is [ ]
16 12 18
105 1 1 1
1) 2) 3) 4)
48 4 48 144

16 16 9 9 9
6. What is missing figure given below × − × + × =1 [ ]
7 7 7 7 7 7
1) 1 2) 7 3) 457 4) 32

2 2 2
7. Suppose a = b, b = c and c = d . What would be the value of b as a fraction of d =
3 3 3
2 4 4 8
1) 2) 3) 4) [ ]
3 3 9 27

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8. The greatest number which divides 261, 933 and 1381 leaving remainder 5 in each case is
1) 128 2) 64 3) 32 4) 16 [ ]
9. If the L.C.M and H.C.F of two numbers are 1530 and 51. Then the number of such pairs are
possible is [ ]
1) 2 2) 3 3) 4 4) 1

10. 2.8768 expressed as a rational number is [ ]

878 9 292 4394
1) 2 2) 2 3) 2 4) 2
999 10 333 4995

11. The value of 0.2 + 0.3 + 0.4 + 0.9 + 0.39 is [ ]

20 1 13
1) 0.57 2) 1 3) 2 4) 2
33 3 33

1 1 1 1 1 1
12. If N = + + + + + ....... + , then the value of N is [ ]
2 6 12 20 30 156
13 12 14 13
1) 2) 3) 4)
12 13 13 14
th
5 1
13. If a man spends part of money and then earns part of the remaining money. Then the part
6 2
of the money with him now is [ ]
1 1 1 1
1) 2) 3) 4)
3 2 6 4

1 1 1
14. The least fraction that must be added to 1 ÷ 1 ÷ 1 to make the result an integer is [ ]
3 2 9
1 2 3 4
1) 2) 3) 4)
5 5 5 5
15. Two supplementary angles are in the ratio 2 : 7. The largest angle is [ ]
1) 100° 2) 120° 3) 140° 4) 40°
16. In the following figure AB || CD the value of y is [ ]
1) 115° C R D
z
2) 35° x y
3) 30° 60° 150°
4) 75° A P Q B
17. In the adjoining diagram, AB || CD. The value of x is [ ]
1) 70° B D
2) 60° 45°
25°
E
3) 50° x
4) 110° A C

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18. PSR is an isosceles triangle in which PS = PR.SP is produced to ‘O’ such tht PO = SP, then
∠SRO = O [ ]

1) 60°
2) 70° P
3) 120°
S R
4) 90°
19. In ΔABC , ∠ACB = 20° and ∠CAB = 40° AC is extended to P such that AP = AC + 2CB. The
measure of ∠ABP is [ ]
1) 100° 2) 90° 3) 110° 4) 80°
20. If p || q in the figure shown, then x = [ ]
1) 18° 140°
2) 22° x
3) 62°
4) 55° 158°
21. If ray PQ and RS are parallel as given in figure, then a + b + c = [ ]
P Q
1) 90°
a°
2) 180°
T b°
3) 270°
c°
4) 360° R S
22. If P and Q are the mid points of sides CA and CB respectively of a ΔABC right angled at C then
4(AQ2 + BP2) = [ ]
2 2 2 2
1) 4AB 2) 2AB 3) 3AB 4) 5AB
23. If the sides of a right angled triangle are x, x + 1 and x – 1, then the hypotenuse is [ ]
1) 5 2) 4 3) 1 4) 0
24. If ΔACB ≅ ΔDFE , then ∠F = [ ]
1) 4° A D
2) 96°
3) 100° 5x2+16
6x2
4) 60° B E
C F
25. The degree measure of each of the three angles of a triangle is an integer. Which of the following
could not be the ratio of their measures? [ ]
1) 2 : 3 : 4 2) 3 : 4 : 5 3) 5 : 6 : 7 4) 6 : 7 : 8
26. AB ⊥ BC , BD ⊥ AC and CE bisects ∠C.∠A = 30°, then ∠CED = [ ]

1) 30° A

2) 60°
E D
3) 45°
4) 65° B C

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27. In ΔABC medians BE and CF intersect at G. If the straight line AGD meets BC in D, in such a
way that GD = 1.5cm, then the length of AD is [ ]
1) 2.5cm 2) 3cm 3) 4cm 4) 4.5cm
28. In a ΔABC , if ∠C = 110° which one of the following statement is correct? [ ]
1) AB2 > AC2 + BC2 2) AB2 < AC2 + BC2
3) AC2 > AB2 + BC2 4) BC2 > AB2 + AC2
29. In the given figure PQ || RS. ∠RSF = 40°, ∠PQF = 35° and ∠QFP = x°, then the value of x is
Q
1) 75° [ ]
S 35°
2) 105° x
40°
3) 135° P
4) 140° R
30. If in ΔABC , AB = 2, AC = 4 and the median from A to BC is equal to BC. Then the length of BC
1) 7 2) 8 3) 10 4) 18 [ ]
31. If 15, 17, 25 are the lengths of two sides of a triangle and the altitude to the 3rd side. Then the area
of the triangle is [ ]
1) 210 2) 300 3) 180 4) 220
32. The sum of the interior angles of a polygon is 1620°. The number of sides of the polygon are
1) 9 2) 11 3) 15 4) 12
33. ABCD is a parallelogram . If P be a point on CD such that AP = AD, then the measure of
∠PAB + ∠BCD is [ ]
1) 180° 2) 225° 3) 240° 4) 135°
34. In the given figure what is the value of x [ ]
1) b – a – c B
c
2) b – a + c A a C b
3) b + a – c x
4) a + b + c D

35. The teacher tells the class that the highest marks obtained by a student in her class is twice the
lowest marks plus 7. The highest score is 87. What is the lowest score [ ]
1) 30 2) 35 3) 40 4) 38
36. If Laxmi’s father is 49 years old. He is 4 years older than three times laxmi’s age then the laxmi’s
age is [ ]
1) 15 2) 16 3) 20 4) 22
37. The sum of 3 times a number and 12 is 33. Then the number is [ ]
1) 7 2) 8 3) 9 4) 12
38. The sum of 3 consecutive integers is 12 more than twice the smallest integer then the smallest
number is [ ]
1) 8 2) 9 3) 7 4) 11
39. What is the greatest positive integer n which makes n3 + 100 divisible by n + 1 is [ ]
1) 890 2) 790 3) 900 4) 90

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40. a, b, c, d are natural numbers such that a = bc, b = cd, c = ad and d = ab then (a + b)(b + c)(c + d)
(d + a) is equal to [ ]
1) (a + b + c + d)2 2) (a + b)2 + (c + d)2
3) (c + d)2 + (b + c)2 4) (a + c)2 + (b + d)2
41. If (x – 7)2 – (x + 8)2 = 75. The value of x is [ ]
1) 3 2) 1 3) – 3 4) – 1
42. The value of a2b(a3 – a + 1) – ab(a4 – 2a2 + 2a) – b(a3 – a2 – 1) is [ ]
1) ab 2) ab2 3) a 4) b
43. If 2n is an even number what are the odd numbers each side of it and the sum of two consecutive
odd numbers is [ ]
1) 41, 43 2) 57, 59 3) 47, 49 4) 31, 33
44. The solid cube of sides 1cm, 6cm and 8cm are melted together to form a new cube the total surface
area of the cube so formed is [ ]
1) 486cm2 2) 386cm2 3) 286cm2 4) 490cm2
45. A rectangular water reservoir contains18000 litres of water, if its base measures 4.5m by 2.5 m.
The depth of water in it is [ ]
1)2.6m 2) 3.6m 3) 1.6m 4) 1.4m
46. Area of four walls of a room 10m long, 5m wide and 4m height is [ ]
1) 120m2 2) 140m2 3) 90m2 4) 100m2
47. Five cubes each of 5cm are placed adjascent to each other. The surface area of resulting cuboid is
1) 550cm2 2) 540cm2 3) 440 cm2 4) 450 cm2 [ ]
48. The size of a wooden block is 5cm by 10cm by 20cm. The number of such blocks will be required
to construct a solid wooden cube of minimum size [ ]
1) 10 2) 9 3) 8 4) 7
49. A rectangular card board sheet measures 48cm × 36cm from each of its corners a square of 8cm is
cut off. An open box is made of the remaining sheet. The volume of box is [ ]
1) 5120cm3 2) 6400 cm3 3) 8960 cm3 4) 2560 cm3
50. If the area of a circle and square are equal. Then the ratio of their perimeters is [ ]
1) 1 : 1 2) 2 : π 3) π : 2 4) π :2

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