8th IPM 2022 Paper

1) If m + n = 1 and m2 + n2 = 2, then find value of m3 + n3?

1) 9/2 2) 7/2 3) 5/2 4) 3

2) x2 + y2 + x + y = 63; xy = 6. Find the value of x3 + y3.

1) 456 2) 576 3) 657 4) None of these

3) When (x4 – 2x3 + kx2 – 5x + 3) is divided by (x+1) the remainder is 15. Find the
value of (k+3)2.
1) 36 2) 64 3) 49 4) 81

𝑥 2 +𝑥𝑦 2𝑥 2 −𝑥𝑦−3𝑦 2
4) Simplify: 3 ÷
𝑥 −𝑦 3 𝑥 2 +𝑥𝑦+𝑦 2
𝑥 𝑥+𝑦 𝑥 𝑥−𝑦
1) 2) 3) 4)
(𝑥−𝑦)(2𝑥−3𝑦) (𝑥−𝑦)(2𝑥−3𝑦) (𝑥+𝑦)(2𝑥−3𝑦) (𝑥−𝑦)(2𝑥+3𝑦)

5) Find the solution set of 3√𝑥 + 13 = 𝑥 + 9

1) (-12, 3) 2) (12, 3) 3) (12, -3) 4) (-12, -3)

6) The product of two natural numbers is 108 and the sum of their reciprocal is
7/36. Find the sum of the squares of the two number.
1) 196 2) 225 3) 256 4) 289

7) Find area of the shaded region if radius of the circle is 21cm. The measure of
AOB=90o.

1) 121 sq.cm. 2) 128 sq.cm 3) 136 sq.cm 4) 126 sq.cm

8) The ratio of radii of two cylinders is 1: √3 and height are in the ratio 2:3. The
ratio of their volume is?
1) 1:9 2) 2:9 3) 4:9 4) 5:9
9) If x=√1 + √1 + √1 + √1 + √1 … … … … The positive value of x is?

√7+1 √6+1 √3+1 √5+1

1) 2) 3) 4)
2 2 2 2

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10) Given that √5 = 2.236 and √7 = 2.645. Find the value of .
√7−√5
1) 2.5405 2) 2.3305 3) 2.4405 4) 2.445

11) Difference between the compound interest and simple interest earned on an
amount of Rs.18000 at same rate of interest in two years is Rs.405. What was
the rate of interest?
1) 16 2) 12 3) 14 4) None of these

𝑠4𝑤 9
12) Simplify: × 𝑠 2 𝑤 6 =?
𝑠 3 𝑤 14
𝑠3
1) s3w3 2) ws3 3) 4) 1
𝑤2

13) Expand the following: (𝑥 2 + 9)(𝑥 2 − 15)

1) x4 + 24x2 + 135 2) x4 - 6x2 + 135 3) x4 - 6x2 - 135 4) x4 +6x2 – 135

14) A person was hired with a salary of Rs.1,60,000 per year and a golden ring. He
worked for 8 months. As a part of his salary for those 8 months he received
Rs.1,00,000 and the golden ring. Find price of the golden ring?
1) Rs.20000 2) Rs.30000 3) Rs.10000 4) Rs.40000

√80−√125+√245
15) Solve: =?
√48−√27+√75
√3 √5 √5 √3
1) 2) 3) 4)
√2 √2 √3 √5

16) Find the value of 1253?

1) 1953625 2) 1953125 3) 1935625 4) 1935125

17) The arithmetic mean of 7 consecutive integers starting with ‘f’ is A. What is the
arithmetic mean of 12 consecutive integers starting from ‘f+6’.
1) A + 7.5 2) A + 9.5 3) A + 10.5 4) A + 8.5

18) Find the area of the iron sheet required to prepare a cone of 20cm high and
base radius 21cm.
1) None of these 2) 3600 sq.cm 3) 4000 sq.cm 4) 3450 sq.cm
19) Three equal cubes are placed adjacently in a row. Find the ratio of the total
surface area of the resulting cuboid to that of the sum of the total surface
area of the three cubes?
1) 5:7 2) 9:7 3) 7:9 4) None of these

20) The sum of the squares of five consecutive natural numbers is 1455. Find
product of even numbers of the five numbers?
1) 305 2) 288 3) 360 4) 224

4 3 8 9
21) Find the value of x2 + y2. If + = 1; − = 7.
𝑥 𝑦 𝑥 𝑦
1) 27 2) 25 3) 13 4) None of these

22) Find the value of x4. If 3𝑥−1 + 3𝑥+1 = 90.

1) 16 2) 256 3) 81 4) 625

23) Find compound interest on Rs.8000 for 1 year at 5% p.a. compounded half
yearly?
1) Rs.305 2) Rs.255 3) Rs.410 4) None of these

10002
24) Solve: =?
2522 −2482
1) 500 2) 1000 3) 250 4) 125

25) What will be the quotient when (8x3-18x2+25x-12) is divided by (4x-3)?

1) 2x2-3x-4 2) 2x2-3x+4 3) 2x2+3x-4 4) 2x2+3x+4

26) Rs.400 is divided equally among a certain number of students. If number of

students increase by 4, each one will get Rs.5 less. Find the original number of
students?
1) 16 2) 12 3) 20 4) 10

27) Solve the following Simultaneous Equation: 4x+3y-4=0; 6x=8-5y and find the
solution.
1) None of these 2) (x=2, y=-4) 3) (x=2, y=4) 4) (x=-2, y=4)

𝑚−5 𝑚−3 1
28) Find the value of ‘m’ in the equation: − = .
2 5 2
1) 7 2) 8 3) 19/3 4) 9
29) The age of the father 10 years ago was thrice the age of his son. Ten years
hence, father’s age will be twice that of his son. The ratio of present age of
father and son is?
1) 7:3 2) 5:2 3) 13:4 4) 9:2

30) A circle is inscribed in a Rhombus with diagonals 12cm and 16cm. The ratio of
perimeter of circle to perimeter of rhombus is?
25 25𝜋 6𝜋 6
1) 2) 3) 4)
6𝜋 6 25 25𝜋

193 + 83
31) Evaluate: .
192 − 152 + 82
1) 27 2) 29 3) 11 4) None of these

32) Write the following set by listing method: S = {x|x ∈ N and 9x – 2 < 29}.
1) S = {1,2,3,4} 2) S = {0,1,2,3} 3) S = {1,2,3} 4) S = {3}

33) If A and B are two sets such that 𝐴 ∪ 𝐵 has 50 elements, A has 28 elements
and B has 32 elements. How many elements does 𝐴 ∩ 𝐵.
1) 46 2) 10 3) 54 4) 15

34) XY and XZ are two tangents. ‘A’ is the centre of the circle. If ∠𝑌𝑋𝑍 = 30𝑜 . Find
∠𝑌𝐴𝑍 − ∠𝑌𝑋𝑍?

1) 150o 2) 90o 3) 120o 4) 100o

35) The mean of 200 items was 50. Later on, it was discovered that items were
misread as 47 and 78 instead of 136 and 139. Find the correct mean? (Wrong
Question)
1) 75 2) 61.75 3) 60.5 4) 60.75
(Correct Answer is 50.75)
36) What can you say about the congruence of ∆𝑋𝑌𝑂 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ∆𝐴𝐵𝑂 where angle AOB is
equal to angle XYO and OB=YO.

1) Yes, by ASA test. 2) Yes, by SAS test.

3) No, they are not congruent. 4) None of these.

37) When the length of the sides of a cube is increased by 10%, the volume
increases by?
1) 10% 2) 33% 3) 33.1% 4) 22.1%
38) Compare the following: CI on Rs.1500 at 10% p.a. for 2 years ⎕ SI on Rs.2200
at 5% p.a. for 3 years?
1) Cannot be determined 2) =
3) > 4) <

39) A boat can go 84km upstream in 4 hours and 105 km downstream in 3 hours. Find
speed of boat in still water?
1) 28 km/hr 2) 18 km/hr 3) 24 km/hr 4) 30 km/hr

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40) For what value of ‘x’ the equation is true? √512 × √729 = 𝑥3
1) 3 2) 8 3) 7 4) None of these