CREST Mathematics Olympiad Class 10 Sample Paper

The Class 10 Maths Olympiad Sample Paper is a great tool for students to practise advanced concepts, improve accuracy, and get familiar with the Olympiad format.

What's Inside?

  • MCQs based on key Class 10 topics
  • Sections: Practical Mathematics & Achiever's Section
  • Answer key with clear solutions

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Syllabus:

Section 1: Real Numbers, Polynomials, Pair of Linear Equations in Two Variables, Quadratic Equations, Arithmetic Progressions, Triangles, Coordinate Geometry, Introduction to Trigonometry, Some Applications of Trigonometry, Circles, Constructions, Areas Related to Circles, Surface Areas and Volumes, Statistics, Probability.

Achievers Section: Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section 1

Sample Questions

Q.1 Q.2 Q.3 Q.4 Q.5 Q.6 Q.7 Q.8 Q.9 Q.10

Q.1

The shadow of a pole standing on a horizontal plane is d metre longer when the Sun's altitude is α than when it is β. What is the height of the pole?

Q.2

A tower stands vertically on the ground. From a point on the ground which is 30 m away from the foot of a tower, the angle of elevation of the top of the tower is found to be 45⁰. Find the height of the tower.

Q.3

Find the quadratic equation whose roots are reciprocal of the roots of the equation 3x2 - 20x + 17 = 0.

Q.4

W borrowed a certain sum of money from X at the rate of 10% per annum under simple interest and lent one-fourth of the amount to Y at 8% per annum under simple interest and the remaining amount to Z at 15% per annum under simple interest. If at the end of 15 years, W made a profit of $5850 in the deal, then find the sum that W had lent to Z.

Q.5

A square is drawn by joining midpoints of the sides of a square. Another square is drawn inside the second square in the same way and the process is continued indefinitely. If, the side of the first square is 16 cm, then what is the sum of the areas of all the squares?

Q.6

Which term is numerically greatest term in the expansion of (3 + 2x)49, when x = 1/5?

Q.7

In the binomial expansion of (a - b)n, n ≥ 5 the sum of the 5th and 6th terms is zero. Find the value of a/b.

Q.8

In the given figure, AB || DE and the area of the parallelogram ABFD is 24 cm2. Find the areas of triangles AFB, AGB, and AEB.



Q.9

If sin A = √3/2 and A is an acute angle, then find the value of (tanA - cot A)/(√3 + cosec A).

Q.10

How many 5-digit odd numbers can be formed using the digits 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, and 9 if every digit can occur at most once in any number?

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Answers to Sample Questions from CREST Olympiads:

Q.1cQ.2bQ.3aQ.4cQ.5bQ.6cQ.7bQ.8bQ.9bQ.10d

Answers to Sample Questions from CREST Olympiads:

Q.1 : c | Q.2 : b | Q.3 : a | Q.4 : c | Q.5 : b | Q.6 : c | Q.7 : b | Q.8 : b | Q.9 : b | Q.10 : d

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