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Maths Olympiad Questions For Class 2
1. One thousand five hundred forty five = __________.
a) 1554
b) 1545
c) 2545
d) None of these
Answer: 1545
2. Find the missing number in the number pattern.
1, 2, 4, 8, 16, ___.
a) 31
b) 32
c) 34
d) 36
Answer: 32
3. Compute the following: 657 - (157+180)
a) 320
b) 310
c) 280
d) 340
Answer: 320
4. Manoj went to the shopping mall at 3.30 p.m. He spent an hour there. What time did he leave the shopping mall?
a) 4:30 am
b) 4:00 am
c) 4:00 pm
d) 4:30 pm
Answer: 4:30 pm
5. How many corners does a circle have?
a)12
b) 2
c) 1
d) 0
Answer: 0
6. Which even number comes before __, 6, 8, 10.
a) 4
b) 8
c) 16
d) 10
Answer: 4
7. Find the missing number: 128 + 314 - __? = 653 - 482
a) 271
b) 583
c) 571
d) 143
Answer: 271
8. What is the smallest 4-digit number?
a) 9999
b) 1001
c) 1010
d) 1000
Answer: 1000
9. Find the missing term in the following series AYD, BVF, DRH, ___, KGL
a) FMI
b) GMJ
c) GLJ
d) HLK
Answer: GMJ
10. Find the odd one out.
a) Delhi
b) Mumbai
c) New York
d) Kolkata
Answer: New York
11. In a box, there are 25 blue marbles, 18 red marbles and 27 yellow marbles. How many marbles are
there in the box altogether?
a) 50
b) 60
c) 70
d) 80
Answer: 70
12. Priya had ?90. She bought a pair of scissors for ?60. How much amount she has now?
a) ?30
b) ?40
c) ?35
d) ?25
Answer: ?30
13. Express Rs. 87.75 in words.
a) Eighty seven rupees and seventy five paise
b) Seventy eight rupees and seventy five paise
c) Eighty seven rupees and fifty seven paise
d) None of these
Answer: Eighty seven rupees and seventy five paise
14. If the cost of one toy car is Rs. 25 and 15 paise, then find the cost of 3 such toy cars:
a) Rs. 50 and 50 paise
b) Rs. 70 and 75 paise
c) Rs. 75 and 45 paise
d) Rs. 90 and 25 paise
Answer: Rs. 75 and 45 paise
15. If today is Friday and the date is 7th, which option is 3rd friday in that month?
a) 20th
b) 22nd
c) 21st
d) 28th
Answer: 21st
16. What is difference between 63 and 5?
a) 58
b) 55
c) 65
d) 50
Answer: 58
17. 62 hundreds 30 tens and 80 ones = ________.
a) 6230
b) 6580
c) 6380
d) 6238
Answer: 6580
18. Two hundred fifteen rupees and fifty paise = ________.
a) Rs. 251.50
b) Rs. 215.05
c) Rs. 215.50
d) None of these
Answer: Rs. 215.50
19. 17, 22, 27, 32, __
a) 33
b) 35
c) 38
d) 37
Answer: 37
20. Mia had $100 with her. Her father gave her $50 as pocket money. Her grandmother gave her $100 as a birthday gift. How much money does she have altogether?
a) $150
b) $200
c) $100
d) $250
Answer: $250
21. If Rohit has 5 apples and Ram has taken two apples away then how many apples will remain with Rohit?
a) 3
b) 4
c) 6
d) 5
Answer: 3
22. A rabbit has 4 legs. A duck has 2 legs. How many legs do 3 rabbits and 8 ducks have altogether?
a) 17
b) 28
c) 32
d) 38
Answer: 28
23. 899 comes just after
a) 900
b) 898
c) 897
d) 901
Answer: 898
24. How many grams are in one kg?
a) 200
b) 100
c) 800
d) 1000
Answer: 1000
25. The day that comes before Tuesday is __________.
a) Sunday
b) Monday
c) Wednesday
d) Friday
Answer: Monday
26. Which odd number comes before?
__, 5, 7, 9
a) 3
b) 8
c) 16
d) 10
Answer: 3
27. Pakhi had four numbers 7, 9, 1 and 5. She used each number only once to make a larger number. If she put the 9 in the ten’s place, what would be the largest number she could make?
a) 7951
b) 7195
c) 7591
d) 9751
Answer: 7591
28. 3 dogs and 4 cats have ________ legs.
a) 28
b) 26
c) 18
d) 7
Answer: 28
29. Which is the biggest number among the following?
a) 1000
b) 00100
c) 00001
d) 00010
Answer: 1000
30. Find the missing number in the number patterns -
1, 4, 9, 16, ( ), ( )
a) 25, 36
b) 24, 30
c) 24, 36
d) 30, 36
Answer: 25, 36
31. A has 56 articles, B has 89 articles and C has their difference. How many articles does C has?
a) 23
b) 34
c) 33
d) 26
Answer: 33
32. Which one of the following numbers should be subtracted from 67 to get 37?
a) 30
b) 37
c) 31
d) 27
Answer: 30
33. The largest two digit number is ________.
a) 01
b) 100
c) 90
d) 99
Answer: 99
34. Which of the following is less than 13 tens + 2 ones?
a) 142
b) 132
c) 138
d) 123
Answer: 132
35. Mrs. Teja bakes 20 cupcakes. If she packs 4 cupcakes in one box, how many boxes does she need to pack all the cakes?
a) 7
b) 6
c) 5
d) 3Answer: 5
36. The day that comes before Tuesday is __________.
a) Sunday
b) Monday
c) Wednesday
d) Friday
Answer: Monday
37. In 437, the digit 3 is in
a) Ones place
b) Tens place
c) Hundred place
d) None of these
Answer: Ones place
38. There are 684 pupils in the school. 297 of them are boys. How many girls are there in the school?
a) 388
b) 387
c) 487
d) 587
Answer: 387
39. The expanded form of the number 235 is
a) 230 + 5
b) 200 + 35
c) 200 + 30 + 5
d) None of these
Answer: 200 + 30 + 5
40. Which among these is an even number?
a) 22
b) 23
c) 55
d) 61
Answer: 22
41. When arranged in order from the smallest to the biggest, which number will be at the last position in the sequence?
21, 12, 79, 63, 36, 47
a) 79
b) 36
c) 47
d) 12
Answer: 79
42. You have 60 pieces of candy. And now, you need to share these candies with 2 of your friends, Anu and Monu. How much would each of them get if you shared your candy equally?
a) None
b) 10
c) 15
d) 30
Answer: 30
43. If ABC = 123 and BCD = 234 then GHI = ?
a) 456
b) 567
c) 345
d) 789
Answer: 789
44. Tina had ?560 in her purse. When she went shopping, she spent Rs. 456. How much money was left with her?
a) Rs. 4
b) Rs. 24
c) Rs. 104
d) Rs. 140
Answer: Rs. 104
45. One hundred and twenty five is written in numbers as
a) 152
b) 125
c) 512
d) 215
Answer: 125
46. A has 56 articles, B has 89 articles and C has their difference. How many articles does C have?
a) 23
b) 34
c) 33
d) 26
Answer: 33
47. There are 3 books. Each book has 2 pages. How many pages are there in all?
a) 5
b) 6
c) 7
d) 8
Answer: 6
48. Which one of the following numbers is more than 18 tens?
a) 158
b) 185
c) 138
d) 145
Answer: 185
49. Complete the series?
25, 50, 75, __, 125
a) 100
b) 98
c) 105
d) 110
Answer: 100
50. The place value of 2 in 425 is
a) 2
b) 20
c) 200
d) 22
Answer: 20
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