NMMS - National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Mathematics: Data Handling and Geometry Questions and Answers

Question 1

The mean score of a student in 5 subjects is 80. When the score of a sixth subject is included, the new mean score becomes 82. What was the student's score in the sixth subject?

Accepted Answer

92

Answer

82

Answer

88

Answer

90

Question 2

A bag contains 5 red balls, 8 blue balls, and 7 green balls. If one ball is drawn at random, what is the probability that it is NOT a blue ball?

Accepted Answer

3/5

Answer

8/20

Answer

13/20

Answer

2/5

Question 3

The angles of a quadrilateral are in the ratio 1 : 2 : 3 : 4. What is the measure of the largest angle?

Accepted Answer

144°

Answer

72°

Answer

108°

Answer

36°

Question 4

A circular garden has a circumference of 88 meters. What is the area of the garden? (Use π = 22/7)

Accepted Answer

616 m²

Answer

154 m²

Answer

308 m²

Answer

1232 m²

Question 5

A pie chart shows a family's monthly expenditure. If the family's total monthly income is ₹36,000 and the angle of the sector representing 'Rent' is 90°, how much does the family spend on rent?

Accepted Answer

₹9,000

Answer

₹6,000

Answer

₹12,000

Answer

₹18,000

Question 6

A water tank is in the shape of a cuboid with length 5 m, width 2 m, and height 1.5 m. How many liters of water can it hold? (Given: 1 m³ = 1000 liters)

Accepted Answer

15,000 liters

Answer

1,500 liters

Answer

8,500 liters

Answer

150 liters

The mean score of a student in 5 subjects is 80.When the score of a sixth subject is included, the new mean score becomes 82.What was the student's score in the sixth subject?

The mean score of a student in 5 subjects is 80.
When the score of a sixth subject is included, the new mean score becomes 82.
What was the student's score in the sixth subject?