Mathematics is for sure a fun and engaging way to sharpen young minds. This Class 5 math quiz is packed with 60 curated multiple-choice questions that challenge students on various topics. These questions help students to strengthen their problem-solving skills and master key concepts. Studies show that practicing MCQs improves retention by up to 45%! We encourage students to try these questions multiple times and see the answer only after they have attempted to solve it.
Here’s a quick look at the topics students will tackle in this quiz:
- Number systems: Indian and International formats.
- Roman numerals and conversions.
- Arithmetic operations, fractions, and decimals.
- Geometry: shapes, areas, and volumes.
- Time, money, patterns, and real-life word problems.
- Advanced concepts like HCF, LCM, averages, and percentages.
These maths quiz questions will help you in preparing for exams. You can also attempt these to just brush up on skills. Each one offers a chance to learn something new while having fun. Get started and watch those math muscles grow!
Ultimate Class 5 Math Quiz: 60 Challenging MCQ Questions for Class 5
1. Write the number name for 37648715.
a) Thirty-seven lakh forty-eight thousand seven hundred fifteen
b) Three crore seventy-six lakh forty-eight thousand seven hundred fifteen
c) Thirty-seven crore forty-eight lakh seven hundred fifteen
d) Three crore seventy-six thousand seven hundred fifteen
Answer:
b) Three crore seventy-six lakh forty-eight thousand seven hundred fifteen
2. What is the Roman numeral for 69?
a) LIX
b) LXI
c) LXIX
d) XLIX
Answer:
c) LXIX
3. Find the greatest 9-digit number using the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.
a) 876543210
b) 987654321
c) 876432105
d) 865432107
Answer:
a) 876543210
4. Round off 742 to the nearest hundred.
a) 700
b) 740
c) 750
d) 800
Answer:
a) 700
5. What is the sum of the place values of the digit 1 in 81,65,51,563?
a) 10,10,000
b) 11,00,000
c) 10,01,000
d) 10,10,010
Answer:
a) 10,10,000
6. What is the LCM of 12, 15, and 20?
a) 30
b) 60
c) 120
d) 240
Answer:
b) 60
7. If a car takes 11 hours to cover 770 km, how much time will it take to cover 350 km?
a) 4 hours
b) 5 hours
c) 6 hours
d) 7 hours
Answer:
b) 5 hours
8. Which fraction of girls are studying in lower classes if half of the students are girls and 3/5 of them are in lower classes?
a) 3/5
b) 3/10
c) 1/10
d) 2/5
Answer:
b) 3/10
9. The area of a square is equal to the area of a rectangle with length = 8 cm and breadth = 2 cm. What is the side of the square?
a) 2 cm
b) 4 cm
c) 6 cm
d) 8 cm
Answer:
b) 4 cm
10. What is the percentage error if a number is multiplied by 3/5 instead of 5/3?
a) 44%
b) 54%
c) 64%
d) 74%
Answer:
c) 64%
11. Simplify: -5 + (-8) + 9 – 1 + 6.
a) -1
b) 1
c) 11
d) 13
Answer:
b) 1
12. How many 5 cm cubical boxes can fit into a cuboid with dimensions 25 cm × 10 cm × 15 cm?
a) 10
b) 30
c) 40
d) 50
Answer:
b) 30
13. The average height of six family members is 162 cm. Five members have heights of 154 cm, 156 cm, 160 cm, 159 cm, and 158 cm. What is the height of the sixth member?
a) 180 cm
b) 185 cm
c) 190 cm
d) 195 cm
Answer:
b) 185 cm
14. What is the cost of 15 apples if 2 apples cost ₹1.20?
a) ₹3.60
b) ₹9.00
c) ₹6.80
d) ₹4.50
Answer:
b) ₹9.00
15. What is the duration of a chess game that starts at 10:20 AM and ends at 12:30 PM?
a) 1 hour 30 minutes
b) 2 hours 10 minutes
c) 2 hours 20 minutes
d) 2 hours
Answer:
b) 2 hours 10 minutes
16. What is the place value of 5 in 5,28,76,342?
a) 5
b) 50
c) 50,00,000
d) 5,00,00,000
Answer:
d) 5,00,00,000
17. Convert 145 km into meters.
a) 145,000 meters
b) 14,500 meters
c) 1,450 meters
d) 1,450,000 meters
Answer:
a) 145,000 meters
18. Simplify: 36 ÷ 2 + 8 × 3 – 22.
a) 36
b) 24
c) 28
d) 32
Answer:
b) 24
19. What is the HCF of 144, 180, and 192 using the prime factorization method?
a) 12
b) 24
c) 36
d) 48
Answer:
b) 24
20. How many bananas can be purchased for ₹5.28 if 2 bananas cost ₹0.88?
a) 10
b) 12
c) 14
d) 15
Answer:
b) 12
21. If the radius of a circle is 7 cm, what is its diameter?
a) 3.5 cm
b) 7 cm
c) 14 cm
d) 21 cm
Answer:
c) 14 cm
22. Convert 4.325 kg into grams.
a) 4325 grams
b) 432.5 grams
c) 43,250 grams
d) 4.325 grams
Answer:
a) 4325 grams
23. What is the volume of a cuboid with dimensions 13 cm × 8 cm × 11 cm?
a) 1,144 cm³
b) 1,014 cm³
c) 1,404 cm³
d) 1,840 cm³
Answer:
a) 1,144 cm³
24. What is the percentage of people seated if 75 people are in a bus and 15 are left standing?
a) 75%
b) 80%
c) 85%
d) 90%
Answer:
b) 80%
25. What is the perimeter of a rectangle with length 8 cm and breadth 4 cm?
a) 12 cm
b) 16 cm
c) 24 cm
d) 48 cm
Answer:
c) 24 cm
26. Which of the following is a symmetrical figure?
a) A scalene triangle
b) A rectangle
c) A parallelogram
d) A trapezium
Answer:
b) A rectangle
27. Find the average of the first five prime numbers.
a) 5
b) 6
c) 6.6
d) 7
Answer:
c) 6.6
28. What is the percentage decrease when the price of a book is reduced from ₹120 to ₹90?
a) 20%
b) 25%
c) 30%
d) 40%
Answer:
b) 25%
29. How many 10 rupee coins are there in a sack weighing 4 kg if one coin weighs 9 grams?
a) 400
b) 444
c) 450
d) 500
Answer:
c) 450
30. What is the product of the HCF and LCM of 18 and 24?
a) 144
b) 432
c) 216
d) 54
Answer:
b) 432
31. What is the area of a triangle with a base of 12 cm and height of 9 cm?
a) 54 cm²
b) 108 cm²
c) 45 cm²
d) 72 cm²
Answer:
a) 54 cm²
32. What is the perimeter of a square with side length 15 cm?
a) 60 cm
b) 45 cm
c) 90 cm
d) 75 cm
Answer:
a) 60 cm
33. Find the volume of a cube with side 6 cm.
a) 36 cm³
b) 72 cm³
c) 216 cm³
d) 144 cm³
Answer:
c) 216 cm³
34. A number multiplied by 8 gives 64. What is the number?
a) 6
b) 7
c) 8
d) 9
Answer:
c) 8
35. What is the smallest number divisible by both 12 and 18?
a) 24
b) 36
c) 48
d) 54
Answer:
b) 36
36. Simplify: 4 ÷ 2 + 3 × 5.
a) 17
b) 19
c) 21
d) 25
Answer:
c) 21
37. If the selling price of an item is ₹120 and the cost price is ₹100, what is the profit percentage?
a) 10%
b) 20%
c) 25%
d) 15%
Answer:
b) 20%
38. Convert 2.5 hours into minutes.
a) 125 minutes
b) 150 minutes
c) 180 minutes
d) 200 minutes
Answer:
b) 150 minutes
39. A square’s area is equal to 64 cm². What is the side length of the square?
a) 6 cm
b) 7 cm
c) 8 cm
d) 9 cm
Answer:
c) 8 cm
40. How many hours are there in a week?
a) 120
b) 144
c) 168
d) 180
Answer:
c) 168
41. What is 1/4 of 64?
a) 12
b) 16
c) 20
d) 24
Answer:
b) 16
42. If the radius of a circle is 10 cm, what is its diameter?
a) 10 cm
b) 15 cm
c) 20 cm
d) 25 cm
Answer:
c) 20 cm
43. How many faces does a cube have?
a) 4
b) 5
c) 6
d) 8
Answer:
c) 6
44. What is the total number of degrees in a triangle?
a) 90°
b) 120°
c) 180°
d) 360°
Answer:
c) 180°
45. If 2/3 of a number is 24, what is the number?
a) 30
b) 32
c) 34
d) 36
Answer:
d) 36
Challenging Questions
46. What is the square root of 1521?
a) 31
b) 37
c) 39
d) 41
Answer:
c) 39
47. The sum of three consecutive odd numbers is 81. What is the middle number?
a) 25
b) 27
c) 29
d) 31
Answer:
b) 27
48. A man sold an item at a 20% loss for ₹480. What was the cost price of the item?
a) ₹500
b) ₹550
c) ₹600
d) ₹650
Answer:
c) ₹600
49. The average of five consecutive numbers is 41. What is the largest number?
a) 41
b) 43
c) 45
d) 47
Answer:
b) 43
50. A train running at 72 km/h crosses a bridge in 50 seconds. If the length of the train is 300 m, what is the length of the bridge?
a) 600 m
b) 700 m
c) 800 m
d) 900 m
Answer:
c) 800 m
51. A number is doubled and 9 is added to it. The result is 65. What is the number?
a) 26
b) 28
c) 30
d) 32
Answer:
b) 28
52. A car travels 540 km at a uniform speed. If the speed is reduced by 15 km/h, it takes 1 hour more to cover the same distance. What is the original speed?
a) 45 km/h
b) 60 km/h
c) 75 km/h
d) 90 km/h
Answer:
c) 75 km/h
53. The difference between the squares of two consecutive even numbers is 68. What is the smaller number?
a) 6
b) 8
c) 10
d) 12
Answer:
b) 8
54. The HCF of two numbers is 12, and their LCM is 144. If one of the numbers is 36, what is the other number?
a) 24
b) 48
c) 60
d) 72
Answer:
b) 48
55. If the sides of a triangle are 13 cm, 14 cm, and 15 cm, what is its area?
a) 72 cm²
b) 84 cm²
c) 90 cm²
d) 96 cm²
Answer:
b) 84 cm²
56. A man buys two articles for ₹400 each. He sells one at a profit of 20% and the other at a loss of 10%. What is his overall profit or loss percentage?
a) 2% profit
b) 2% loss
c) 5% profit
d) 5% loss
Answer:
a) 2% profit
57. What is the smallest 5-digit number divisible by both 12 and 18?
a) 10008
b) 10080
c) 10112
d) 10200
Answer:
b) 10080
58. A person deposits ₹12,000 at 5% simple interest per annum. How much interest will he earn in 3 years?
a) ₹1,500
b) ₹1,600
c) ₹1,700
d) ₹1,800
Answer:
a) ₹1,500
59. A man invests ₹10,000 in a business. After one year, he withdraws ₹4,000 but reinvests ₹6,000 after another year. If his profit after 3 years is ₹8,000, what is his average investment over the 3 years?
a) ₹7,000
b) ₹8,000
c) ₹9,000
d) ₹10,000
Answer:
a) ₹7,000
60. A cube’s surface area is 96 cm². What is the length of its side?
a) 2 cm
b) 3 cm
c) 4 cm
d) 5 cm
Answer:
c) 4 cm
