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
A bag contains 63 cards (numbered 1, 2, 3, ….., 63). Two cards are picked at random from the bag (one after another and without replacement). What is the probability that the sum of the numbers of both the cards drawn is even?
Q.2
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.3
30% of the items were sold at a profit of 40% while the remaining were sold at x% loss. If the overall loss is 10%, find the value of x.
Q.4
The angles of elevation of the top of a tower from two points at distances m and n metres are complementary. If the two points and the base of the tower are on the same straight line, then what will be the height of the tower?
Q.5
Find the quadratic equation whose roots are reciprocal of the roots of the equation 3x2 - 20x + 17 = 0.
Q.6
If sin A = √3/2 and A is an acute angle, then find the value of (tanA - cot A)/(√3 + cosec A).
Q.7
If the coefficients of rth term and (r + 1)th term in the expansion of (1 + x)20 are in the ratio 1:2, what is the value of r?
Q.8
If α, β are the roots of the equation x2 - 2x + 3 = 0, then find the equation whose roots are 1/α2 and 1/β2.
Q.9
The areas of two similar triangles are 81 cm2 and 49 cm2, respectively, then what will be the ratio of their corresponding medians?
Q.10
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?
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Answers to Sample Questions from CREST Olympiads:
Q.1
d
Q.2
c
Q.3
c
Q.4
a
Q.5
a
Q.6
b
Q.7
b
Q.8
b
Q.9
c
Q.10
b
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Answers to Sample Questions from CREST Olympiads:
Q.1 : d | Q.2 : c | Q.3 : c | Q.4 : a | Q.5 : a | Q.6 : b | Q.7 : b | Q.8 : b | Q.9 : c | Q.10 : b
