ALL INDIA OPEN MATHEMATICS SCHOLARSHIP EXAMINATION

Std. : VIII Final 2024 - 2025 Page 1

Total Questions : 40 Time : 60 minutes

1. If m + n = 3 and 𝑚2 + 𝑛2 = 5, then value of 𝑚3 + 𝑛3 =?

1) 4 2) 7.5 3) 6 4) None of these
2. A person was hired with a salary of Rs1,92,000 per year and a watch. He worked for 7
months as a part of his salary for these 7 months he received the watch and Rs
1,02,000. Find the price of the watch.
1) Rs.20000 2) Rs.24000 3) Rs.30000 4) Rs.36000
3. Write the following set by listing method S = {x/x ∈ 𝑁 and 7x +9 < 45}
1) s = {0, 1, 2, 3, 4} 2) s = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}
3) s = {1, 3, 4, 5} 4) s = {1, 2, 3, 4}
4. Compare the following: CI on 2500 at 12% for 2 years ⎕ SI on 3300 at 8% for 3 years.
1) = 2) > 3) < 4) None of these

5. √(4 + 42 + 43 + 44 ) + √𝑥 = 19
1) 441 2) 529 3) 324 4) 484
6. The hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle is 5 more than 4 times the smallest side and
1cm more than the base. Find area of this triangle.
1) 160 cm.sq. 2) 240 cm.sq. 3) 180 cm.sq. 4) 210 cm.sq.
7. If A is a set of letters ‘PARTITION’ & M is set of letters ‘PROVISION’ then (𝐴 ∩ 𝑀) =?
1) 7 2) 6 3) 9 4) None of these
8. Find difference between CI and SI on Rs 6000 at 10% p.a. for 4 years.
1) 358.6 2) 394.6 3) 386.4 4) 384.6

9. If 4(𝑥+1) + 4(𝑥+2) = 1280 find value of 𝑥 𝑥 .

1) 256 2) 27 3) 64 4) 3125
10. Find the mean of squares of first six two-digit prime numbers.
1) 381 2) 403 3) 385 4) 395

11. The value of polynomial 𝑥 4 − 2𝑥 3 + 7𝑥 2 + 𝑝𝑥 − 25 is 29 when x = 3, find value

of p.
1) -12 2) 14 3) -8 4) -15
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Total Questions : 40 Time : 60 minutes

12. Expand: (𝑚2 + 4)(𝑚 − 8)(𝑚 + 3).

1) 𝑚4 − 5𝑚3 + 20𝑚2 − 20𝑚 + 96 2) 𝑚4 − 5𝑚3 − 20𝑚2 − 20𝑚 − 96
3) 𝑚4 + 5𝑚3 − 20𝑚2 + 20𝑚 − 96 4) 𝑚4 − 10𝑚3 − 20𝑚2 + 20𝑚 − 96
13. In ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 ∶ BC = 5.7 cm , AC = 5cm and AB = 4cm. and ∆𝑃𝑄𝑅 ∶ PQ = 5cm , PR = 4cm and
RQ = 5.7cm. The two triangles are congruent by which correspondence.
1) ABC ↔ 𝑃𝑅𝑄 2) ABC ↔ 𝑃𝑄𝑅 3) ABC ↔ 𝑄𝑃𝑅 4) ABC↔ 𝑄𝑅𝑃
14. If the square of the hypotenuse of an isosceles right-angled triangle is 128𝑐𝑚2 . Find
area of the given triangle.
1) 40cm sq. 2) 64cm.sq. 3) 32cm.sq. 4) 16cm.sq.
15. Radius of cylinder and of sphere is same. For what value of h, surface area of sphere
will be equal to total surface area of cylinder.
1) h = 2r 2) h = 0.5r 3) h = 3r 4) None of these
16. On a farm there are some horse and chicken. In all there are 60 heads and 204 legs.
How many more horses are there than chickens?
1) 36 2) 24 3) 28 4) 26
17. Find circumference of a circle inscribed in an equilateral triangle with side 12 cm.
1) 6√3𝜋 2) 4√3𝜋 3) 8√3𝜋 4) 3√3𝜋
−9 3 5 2 1
18. Find the value of: × + − ×
6 5 3 5 4
5 4 2 2
1) 2) − 3) − 4)
4 5 3 3
19. Solve : (8𝑎2 + 14𝑎 − 12) + (3𝑎2 2
− 24𝑎 + 18) − (5𝑎 − 18𝑎 + 8)
1) 2(3𝑎2 + 4𝑎 − 1) 2) 2(3𝑎2 − 4𝑎 + 1)
3) 2(2𝑎2 − 3𝑎 − 1) 4) 2(2𝑎2 + 3𝑎 + 1)
20. (555 + 556 + 557 + 558 ) is completely divisible by which number.
1) 101 2) 89 3) 97 4) 83
21. When the length of the side of cube is decreased by 10% the volume decreases by?
1) 28.1% 2) 27% 3) 25.1% 4) None of these
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22. Find the sum of sum of roots and products of roots of the given quadratic equation
(3𝑥 2 + 16) = 14𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 + 18
8 5 6 7
1) 2) 3) 4)
15 11 11 12

23. Three numbers are in the ratio 3:2:5 and are such that the sum of their squares is equal
to 1862. Find product of smallest and greatest number.
1) 441 2) 640 3) 810 4) 490

24. Solve : √(7√5 + 8√5) × (3√5)

1) 5 2) 25 3) 9 4) None
√3+√7 √3−√7
25. Find value of 𝑥 2 − 𝑦 2 . If x = and y =
√3−√7 √3+√7

1) None of these 2) √600 3) √525 4) √450

26. A boat can travel 126 km downstream in 4.5 hours and 162 km upstream in 9 hours.
Find speed of boat in still water?
1) 23km/hr. 2) 24km/hr. 3) 21km/hr. 4) 26km/hr.
1 1
27. If 3𝑥 + = 3 , find the value of 9𝑥 2 + =?
5𝑥 25𝑥 2
1) 8.2 2) 7.6 3) 7.8 4) 7.4
28. How many subsets does set B contain if set B have 4 elements?
1) 64 2) 16 3) 4 4) 8
29. A solid metallic spherical ball of diameter 6cm is melted and recast into a cone with
diameter of the base as 12cm. The height of the cone is :
1) 2cm 2) 3cm 3) 4cm 4) 6cm
30. Find the cube of (108).
1) 1269712 2) 1249732 3) 1279412 4) None of these
31. The arithmetic mean of 9 consecutive integers starting with ‘m’ is ‘B’. What is the
arithmetic mean of 12 consecutive integers starting from ‘m + 8’.
1) B + 11.5 2) B + 8 3) B + 9.5 4) B + 10.5
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32. Solve the given simultaneous equation and find value of 𝑥 ÷ 𝑦?

16 2 8 12
+ =1 ; − =7
𝑥+𝑦 𝑥−𝑦 𝑥+𝑦 𝑥−𝑦

1) 0.6 2) 0.8 3) 1.2 4) 1.6

33. Three circles touch each other externally. Radii of these three circles are 2cm , 4cm
and 6cm respectively. Then find area of triangle formed by joining centres of these
three circles.
1) 18cm.sq. 2) 36cm.sq. 3) 48cm.sq. 4) 24cm.sq.
34. The length of the minute hand of a clock is 14cm. Find the area swept by in 18 minutes.
1) 184.8cm.sq. 2) 192.6cm.sq. 3) 182.4cm.sq. 4) None of these
35. Write the given equation in the standard form of quadratic equation.
2 1 3
+ =
𝑦−3 𝑦+1 𝑦+4
1) 3𝑦 2 − 17𝑦 + 19 2) 2𝑦 2 + 19𝑦 − 19
3) 2𝑦 2 + 21𝑦 − 17 4) 3𝑦 2 + 9𝑦 − 21
36. When 8𝑥 3 − 7𝑥 2 + 6𝑥 − 9 is divided by (2x-3) the remainder will be?
49 45 53 41
1) 2) 3) 4)
9 4 4 4

37. √3 = 1.732 , then find value of √192

1) 13.786 2) 13.826 3) 13.856 4) 13.796
1 1
38. The rational number between and is
8 6
7 13 17 15
1) 2) 3) 4)
24 48 72 96
39. Find difference between total surface area and curved surface area of a cone with
radius 7cm and height 24cm.
1) 120cm.sq. 2) 154cm.sq. 3) 176cm.sq. 4) 132cm.sq.
40. The arithmetic mean of 13 , 8 , 12 , 15 , 19 and y is 12.Find value of (2𝑦 ).
1) 32 2) 64 3) 16 4) 128