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Test Paper Type

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Maximum Marks : 100
Dura�on : 50 Minutes

10
Total Ques�ons : 40

14 th

iOM INTERNATIONAL
Olympiad of
Mathematics
2021-2022

Instructions for the Candidates

1. For filling up informa�on about yourself on OMR sheet, you will be given addi�onal
ten minutes before the start of the examina�on.
2. Write your 12 digit iOM Enrollment Number and your name on top of the Ques�on
Paper in the given space.
3. Do not forget to sign the OMR sheet. Also write your Roll No. on the Ques�on Paper
Booklet and do not take this to home.
4. The Ques�on Paper Booklet consists of 40 ques�ons, divided into three sec�ons.
5. Sec�on-A: Mathema�cs (25 ques�ons), Sec�on-B: Reasoning and Ap�tude
(10 ques�ons) and Sec�on-C: Scholar’s Zone (5 ques�ons).
6. Each ques�on of Sec�on-A carries 2.25 marks, Sec�on-B carries 2.5 marks and that
of Scholar’s Zone carries 3.75 marks.
7. All the ques�ons are compulsory and there is no nega�ve marking.
8. Use of calculator or any other devices in the examina�on is strictly prohibited.
9. Choose only ONE OPTION as an answer.
10. BLUE/BLACK ball pen is preferred to darken the circle, however, in case of
non-availability an HB pencil can be used. Mark your choice of answer in the OMR
sheet, by darkening a circle as shown below.
A B D

11. Rough work should be done on the blank sheet/space provided in the Ques�on Paper
Booklet.
12. Submit this Ques�on Paper Booklet to the teacher/invigilator a�er the test.
 Section-A (Mathematics)

1. Which one of the following rational numbers will 8. Let P(x) be a quadratic polynomial such that its sum
terminate after two decimal places?
4 3 –5
a nd product of z eroes a re a nd ,
43 18 3 3
A. B. respectively. Find the zeroes of P(x).
20 7

11 19 –1 5
C. D. A. and
21 7 3 3

2. Find the greatest prime factor in 10925. –1 5

B. and
A. 17 B. 19 2 3 2 3
C. 23 D. 29 –2 10
C. and
3. The sum of LCM and HCF of two numbers is 29610. 3 3
If their LCM is 140 times the HCF of the numbers
then which among the following can be one of the 2 –5
D. and
numbers? 3 3

A. 330 B. 1470 9. Find the roots of the quadratic equation x2 – 2x – 15 = 0

C. 525 D. 462
A. 3, – 5
4. Sum of n terms of the series 80, 45, 20,.... B. 3, 5
is __________. C. – 3, 5
D. None of these
5n
A. (9 – n) 10. In the shown figure, if OQ is the perpendicular
2

B. 4 5 (9 – n)

C. 2 5 (9 – n)

D. 3 5 (3 – n)

5. The number of polynomials having zeros as –3 and 8

is _________.
A. 1 B. 2
C. 3 D. more than 3

6. If the zeroes of the polynomial f(x) = ax 3 + 3bx2 +

3cx + d are in A.P., then 2b 3 + a 2 d is equal to ______ bisector of the line segment ST, UP  OQ and UT

A. a2bc B. 3abc 1 1
intersects OQ at the point R, then + = _____.
C. 2b2ac D. abc OP OQ

7. If the points (p, 0), (0, q) and (1, 1) are collinear, 1 2

A. B.
1 1 OR OR
then + equals to ______
p q 3 1
C. D.
OR 2OR
A. 1 unit B. 2 unit
C. 3 unit D. 4 unit

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11. Find the value of x for which AB || PQ in the figure 13. The length of tangent drawn from a point P to a
shown below: circle of radius 8 cm is 15 cm. The distance of P
from the centre of the circle is:

A. 17 cm B. 14 cm
C. 13 cm D. 7 cm
A. 3 B. 4
C. 5 D. 7
14.  
3 + 1  3 – cot 30° is equal to ________.

A. tan360° + 2 cos 30°

12. In the figure given below O is the centre of the circle
B. tan330° – 3 cos 60°
and if PAB = 108, then find BCQ.
C. tan360° – 2 cos 30°
D. tan260° – 3 cos 60°

15. Find the value of

4 3
cot230°+3sin260°–2cosec260°– tan230°
3 4

10 11
A. B.
3 3
A. 152° B. 120° C. 4 D. 5
C. 150° D. 162°

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16. Consider the statements given below: 21. The maximum bowling speeds in km/hr of 50 players
at a cricket coaching centre are given as follows:
13
Statements I: The value of 3 cos θ can be .
3
Statements II: The value of sin θ + cos θ can not be 3.
Statements III: For any two numbers a and b,
Geometric mean  Arithmetic mean.
Based on above statements, choose the correct option
from the following:
A. Only statement I is correct Calculate the median bowling speed.
B. Only statement II is correct A. 100.64 B. 110.25
C. Only statement III is correct C. 115.00 D. 112.00
D. All the statement I, II and III are not correct
22. If a spherical marble of radius 2.8 cm is put into a
17. From a balloon vertically above a straight road, the cylindrical cup full of water of radius 7 cm and height
angles of depression of two cars at an instant are 5 cm, then how much water flows out of the
found to be 30° and 60°. If the cars are 100 m apart, cylindrical cup?
then what can be the maximum height of the balloon?
A. 29.27 π cm3
B. 39.43 π cm3
A. 
50 3 + 3 m  B. 150 m
C. 205.57 π cm3
C. 
100 3 + 3 m  D. 50 3 m D. 215.7 π cm3

23. A metallic cylinder is formed from a metallic cone, the

18. Two dice are numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 1, 1, 2, volume of the metallic cylinder will be _______.
2, 3, 3 respectively. They are thrown and the sum
of the numbers on them is noted. Find the probability A. greater than the volume of the metallic cone.
of getting sum of the numbers less then 7. B. equal to the volume of the metallic cone.
C. less than the volume of the metallic cone.
5 1
A. B. D. half of the volume of the metallic cone.
6 2
24. If two solid hemisphere having same base radius r are
2 joined together along their bases, then curved surface
C. D. None of these
3 area of this new solid will be _______.

19. There are twenty books in a library numbered 61 to A. 2 π r2 B. 3 π r2

80 on their cover page. What is the probability of C. 4 π r2 D. 6 π r2
getting a book having a multiple 8 or a prime number
on its cover page? 25. A rectangular water reservoir is 10.8 metres long
and 3.75 metres wide at base. Water flows into it at
1 2 the rate of 36 m per second through the pipe having
A. B. the cross section 7.5 cm × 4.5 cm. Then the height
5 5
to which the water will rise in the reservoir in 15
3 1 minutes is ______.
C. D.
80 10
A. 2.7 m
20. If  fi xi = 35,  fi = 4p – 63 and mean = 7, then p is B. 3.2 m
equal to: C. 2.9 m
A. 12 B. 13 D. 3.6 m
C. 14 D. 17

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 Section-B (Reasoning and Aptitude)

Direction for Q. No. 26 and 27: Read the given information 32. Which of the following groups of persons has the
carefully and answer the questions given below: first person sitting between the next two?
(i) ‘A × B’ means ‘A is brother of B’ A. UQV B. WTU
(ii) ‘A – B’ means ‘A is sister of B’ C. PRS D. PRT
(iii) ‘A + B’ means ‘A is father of B’
Direction for Q. No. 33 and 34: The following questions
(iv) ‘A ÷ B’ means ‘A is mother of B’ are based on the following figure. Study the figure
carefully and answer the questions.
26. Which of the following represents ‘T is nephew of
R’?
A. R–K+T B. R×K÷T
C. R÷K×T D. R–K+T×M

27. Which of the following represents ‘W is daughter

of F’?
A. F÷R+W
B. F×R×W
C. F+R×W–T
D. F+R–W+T Big triangle represents authors
Rectangle represents poets
28. In a certa in code ‘NATIONAL’ is written a s Small triangle represents dramatists
‘JUBOKZMN’. How is ‘ELECTION’ written in that
code? Circle represents essayists

A. FMFDSHNM 33. Which number represents poets who are also

B. DFMFMNHS essayists, dramatists and authors?
C. DMFMFHNS A. 7 B. 5
D. MFDFHSMN C. 6 D. 8

29. If North is changed to South-west and East to 34. Which number represents dramatists who are not
North-west and so on, then what will come in place essayists?
of South-west?
A. 8 B. 7
A. North-east B. East C. 5 D. 1
C. South-east D. West
35. Count the number of triangles in the given diagram.
Directions for Q. No. 30 to 32: Study the following
information carefully to answer the questions given below:
P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are sitting around a circular table
facing the centre. R is third to the left of U who is to the
immediate right of Q. S is third to the left of V but is not a
neighbour of R or U. P is second to the right of W.

30. Who is second to the left of V?

A. W B. Q A. 24
C. P D. S or P B. 26
C. 28
31. Who is to the immediate left of S?
D. None of these
A. W B. Q
C. S D. V

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 Section-C (Scholar's Zone)

36. The integers 1 to 47 are written on a blackboard. 38. If (a + b + c) 3 = 2744 and (a + b) (b + c) (c + a)

The following operation is then repeated 46 times: = 792, then find the value of a 3 + b3 + c3 .
In each repetition, any two numbers say p and q, A. 184 B. 370
currently on the blackboard are erased and a new C. 378 D. None of these
number p + q – 3 is written.
What will be the number left on the board at the end? 39. How many obtuse-angled triangles are possible if
its sides are 24 cm, 20 cm and x cm, where x is any
A. 982 B. 986
positive integer.
C. 990 D. 996
A. 21 B. 18
37. The factors of (2 22 + 1) are _______. C. 20 D. None of these
A. (210 – 26 + 1) (210 + 26 + 1)
40. A quadratic function f(x) attains a maximum of 11
B. (211 + 26 – 1) (211 + 26 + 1) at x = 1. The value of the function at x = 0 is 8.
C. (210 + 26 – 1) (210 + 26 – 1) What is the value of f(x) at x = – 11?
D. (211 – 26 + 1) (211 + 26 + 1)
A. – 391 B. – 421
C. – 411 D. None of these

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