MATHEMATICS

Class : III
Date : 23 November 2016
rd
Max Marks : 80
Time : 9:00 to 10:30 a.m.

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Each question has four alternatives marked (A), (B), (C)
and (D), but only one of these alternatives is the correct
answer. Find the correct answer.

1. Count the number of circles in the following

design.

(A) 18 (B) 17
(C) 16 (D) 15
2. What is the number of semicircles in the above
design ?
(A) 10 (B) 12
(C) 14 (D) 16

3. The number of convex-shaped petals [ or ],

in the design of question 1, is
(A) 40 (B) 48
(C) 56 (D) 64
4. Total number of the smallest squares and the
circles, in the design of question 1, is
(A) 65 (B) 64
(C) 66 (D) 60

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Maths - Class - 3, Nov. - 2016

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Aman daily leaves his house on foot at 7 : 40 AM and
reaches his school 5 minutes before the school bell
rings at 7 : 55 AM. The school starts at 8 : 00 AM.
The recess period is from 10 : 45 AM to 11 : 20 AM.
The school closes at 1 : 45 PM. Aman leaves the
school on foot at 1 : 55 PM and reaches his house at
2 : 10 PM.
Now answer the following three questions :
5. What is the duration of the study time in the school
(ignore recess time) ?
(A) 300 minutes (B) 310 minutes
(C) 320 minutes (D) 330 minutes
6. For how much time does Aman remain away from
his house, for studying at the school ?
(A) 370 minutes (B) 380 minutes
(C) 390 minutes (D) 400 minutes
7. For how much time, Aman remains in the school ?
(A) 345 minutes (B) 355 minutes
(C) 360 minutes (D) 365 minutes
8. Find the difference between numbers of days in the
middle 6 months and the other six months of the
year 2016.
(A) 2 days (B) 0
(C) 3 days (D) 1 day
9. A number when divided by 13 gives 345 as quotient
and 3 as remainder. Find the number.
(A) 3478 (B) 4478
(C) 4468 (D) 4488
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10. A can of capacity 5 litres is completely filled with
milk. How much milk will be still left in this can
after filling the other smaller empty cans as shown
below with their capacities ?

5.0 L 2.5 L 1.25 L 500 mL

(A) 600 mL (B) 700 mL
(C) 500 mL (D) 750 mL

Solve the following three questions and find the

correct answer which is given as one of the four
alternatives below each question.

11. 1379 – 788 = 700 – ...?...

(A) 109 (B) 107
(C) 99 (D) 119
12. 1368 – 389 = 475 + ...?...
(A) 484 (B) 494
(C) 514 (D) 504
13. 386 × 13 = 5030 – ...?...
(A) 18 (B) 16
(C) 12 (D) 8
14. A point has
(A) very small length (B) very small size
(C) only position (D) very small circular shape
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15. In the following grid, the sum of the numbers in the
squares is 33 along each row, along each column and
along each diagonal. Find all the missing numbers
and then write the values of x and y ?

(A) x = 9, y = 12
8 y
(B) x = 7, y = 12
x
(C) x = 7, y = 13 10 9

(D) x = 9, y = 13

16. Which one of the following relations, involving

Roman Numerals, is incorrect ?
(A) XXXVII – XIX = XVIII
(B) XXIX – XVII + VII = XIX
(C) XXIV + XXXIX = LXIII
(D) C – XXXII – XXXIV = XXXVI
17. Which combination of Roman Numerals gives the
maximum value ?
(A) XIV + XVIII
(B) XIX + XVI
(C) XVII + XV
(D) XX + XIII
18. Which combination of Roman Numerals gives the
minimum value ?
(A) C – L – X
(B) XXIX + XVIII
(C) XVII + XIX + VI
(D) XXIV + XX
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19. In the following figure, the number of triangles is

(A) 8

(B) 10

(C) 11

(D) 12

20. A man cycles at a speed of 12 km per hour to reach

the town from his village in 3 hours and 30 minutes.
At what speed should he cycle in order to reach the
town in 3 hours ?
(A) 121/2 km per hour (B) 13 km per hour
(C) 131/2 km per hour (D) 14 km per hour
21. One-fourth of sixty is subtracted from the sum of
one-fifth of one hundred and one-fourth of eighty.
The result is
(A) twenty one (B) twenty four
(C) twenty five (D) twenty eight
22. Box A has 18 pencils, box B has 21 pencils and box
C has 12 pencils. Each box can have equal number
of pencils if
(A) 2 pencils from box A and 3 pencils from box B
are put in box C
(B) 1 pencil from box A and 4 pencils from box B
are put in box C
(C) 1 pencil from box A and 3 pencils from box B
are put in box C
(D) 2 pencils from box A and 2 pencils from box B
are put in box C
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23. Find the next two numbers of the following number
series.
6, 9, 15, 24, 36, ...., ....
(A) 51, 66 (B) 51, 69
(C) 54, 72 (D) 51, 72
24. Find the missing two numbers of the following
number series.
12, 16, 24, 36, ...., 72, ....
(A) 52, 96 (B) 52, 92
(C) 48, 96 (D) 48, 92
25. Find the next two terms of the following letter series.
ZX, VT, RP, NL, ...., ....
(A) KI, GE (B) JH, GE
(C) JG, FD (D) JH, FD
26. Find the missing two terms of the following letter
series.
ZYX, UTS, PON, ....., FED, AZY, ....
(A) KJI, UVT (B) KJI, VUT
(C) LKI, VUT (D) LKJ, UVT
27. Which one of the following has different shape ?
(A) Candle (B) Pillow
(C) Mug (D) Pencil

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28. Which month is different from the other three ?
(A) January (B) August
(C) July (D) June
29. Which one of the following triangles has the largest
perimeter ?
(A) A triangle with sides 28 cm, 35 cm and 38 cm
(B) A triangle with sides 33 cm, 46 cm and 24 cm
(C) A triangle with sides 34 cm, 28 cm and 39 cm
(D) A triangle with sides 48 cm, 26 cm and 28 cm
30. Each side of a bigger cube has a length of 8 cm.
How many cubes, each of side 1 cm, can be obtained
from this bigger cube ?

(A) 192 (B) 256

(C) 512 (D) 484

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31. Match the statements of column I and column II and
find the correct matching, given as one of the four
alternatives A, B, C and D.
Column I Column II
(a) Six faces with all 12 equal edges (i) cone
(b) No edge, no corner but only (ii) cylinder
surface
(c) Eight corners, 12 edges with (iii)cube
opposite faces equal
(d) One edge and 2 surfaces (iv) cuboid
(e) Three surfaces with no corner (v) sphere
(A) (a) - (iv), (b) - (v), (c) - (iii), (d) - (ii) (e) - (i)
(B) (a) - (iv), (b) - (v), (c) - (iii), (d) - (i) (e) - (ii)
(C) (a) - (iii), (b) - (v), (c) - (iv), (d) - (ii) (e) - (i)
(D) (a) - (iii), (b) - (v), (c) - (iv), (d) - (i) (e) - (ii)

32. Complete the following long division and find the

values of A and B.

AB2
13 8 4 7 8
... ...
6 7
... ...
2 8
2 6
2

(A) A = 6, B = 5 (B) A = 5, B = 6
(C) A = 5, B = 5 (D) A = 6, B = 6

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Complete the Calendar for the month of January, 2017
and answer the following 4 questions.

11
21

33. How many weeks and days are left between today
(November 23, 2016) and the next Republic Day of
India ?
(A) 9 weeks and 2 days (B) 8 weeks and 6 days
(C) 9 weeks (D) 10 weeks
34. How many Saturday and Sundays are still left in the
present year (2016) ?
(A) 6 Saturdays and 6 Sundays
(B) 6 Saturdays and 5 Sundays
(C) 5 Saturdays and 6 Sundays
(D) 7 Saturdays and 6 Sundays
35. A man works for 8 hours a day on Mondays and
Tuesdays and for 9 hours a day on all other days. He
does not work on Sundays and Republic Day. Find the
total working hours in the month of January 2017.
(A) 200 hours (B) 205 hours
(C) 210 hours (D) 215 hours

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36. If the man earns Rs 85 per hour then what will be his
total earnings in the month of January 2017.
(A) Rs 18,725 (B) Rs 18,275
(C) Rs 19,225 (D) Rs 19,275
37. Which one of the following statements is not correct ?
(A) When 3185 is divided by 7, no remainder is left
(B) When 3185 is divided by 13, no remainder is left
(C) When 3185 is divided by 9, then 8 is left as
remainder
(D) When 3185 is divided by 11, then 7 is left as
remainder

38. From his village, Mukesh travelled 5 km 485 m by

tonga to the bus stand in the town, close to his village.
Then he travelled 68 km 90 m by bus. Then he walked
2 km 135 m on foot to reach his friend’s house to
attend the religious ceremony. Find the total distance
covered by Mukesh to reach his friend’s house.
(A) 76 km 520 m (B) 74 km 930 m
(C) 75 km 930 m (D) 75 km 710 m
39. A villager has three buffaloes. One buffalo gives
12 L 580 mL of milk, the second buffalo gives
10 L 800 mL of milk and the third buffalo gives
11 L 970 mL of milk . If he sells 32 L 500 mL of milk,
then what volume of milk is left for his family ?
(A) 2 L 550 mL (B) 3 L 250 mL
(C) 2 L 850 mL (D) 2 L 950 mL

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40. Sumitra had Rs 7290 in her purse. She spent two thirds
of this money for purchasing a silk saree for her. She
spent one-half of the remaining money for a shirt for
her son. She spent Rs 55 for conveyance. What money
was still left with her ?
(A) Rs. 1060 (B) Rs. 1160
(C) Rs. 1140 (D) Rs. 1180

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ANSWERS CLASS III MATHS (2016)

1 B 2 C 3 B 4 A 5 B
6 C 7 D 8 B 9 D 10 D
11 A 12 D 13 C 14 C 15 B
16 D 17 B 18 A 19 C 20 D
21 C 22 B 23 B 24 A 25 D
26 B 27 B 28 D 29 B 30 C
31 D 32 A 33 C 34 B 35 D
36 B 37 D 38 D 39 C 40 B

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