diff --git a/src/editors/containers/ProblemEditor/data/OLXParser.js b/src/editors/containers/ProblemEditor/data/OLXParser.js
index 865a14999..de2761735 100644
--- a/src/editors/containers/ProblemEditor/data/OLXParser.js
+++ b/src/editors/containers/ProblemEditor/data/OLXParser.js
@@ -330,8 +330,8 @@ export class OLXParser {
 
   getProblemType() {
     const problemKeys = Object.keys(this.problem);
-    const intersectedProblems = _.intersection(Object.values(ProblemTypeKeys), problemKeys);
-    if (intersectedProblems.length === 0) {
+    const problemTypeKeys = problemKeys.filter(key => Object.values(ProblemTypeKeys).indexOf(key) !== -1);
+    if (problemTypeKeys.length === 0) {
       // a blank problem is a problem which contains only `<problem></problem>` as it's olx.
       // blank problems are not given types, so that a type may be selected.
       if (problemKeys.length === 1 && problemKeys[0] === '#text' && this.problem[problemKeys[0]] === '') {
@@ -341,10 +341,14 @@ export class OLXParser {
       return ProblemTypeKeys.ADVANCED;
     }
     // make sure compound problems are treated as advanced
-    if (intersectedProblems.length > 1) {
+    // TODO: Find a way to add answers using additional_answers v/s numericalresponse
+    if ((problemTypeKeys.length > 1)
+      || (problemTypeKeys[0] !== ProblemTypeKeys.NUMERIC // multiple numeric problems are really just multiple answers
+        && _.isArray(this.problem[problemTypeKeys[0]])
+        && this.problem[problemTypeKeys[0]].length > 1)) {
       return ProblemTypeKeys.ADVANCED;
     }
-    const problemType = intersectedProblems[0];
+    const problemType = problemTypeKeys[0];
     return problemType;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/editors/containers/ProblemEditor/data/OLXParser.test.js b/src/editors/containers/ProblemEditor/data/OLXParser.test.js
index 5823e4b6e..eade6422f 100644
--- a/src/editors/containers/ProblemEditor/data/OLXParser.test.js
+++ b/src/editors/containers/ProblemEditor/data/OLXParser.test.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
   mutlipleChoiceWithFeedbackAndHintsOLX,
   textInputWithFeedbackAndHintsOLXWithMultipleAnswers,
   advancedProblemOlX,
+  multipleProblemOlX,
   blankProblemOLX,
 } from './mockData/olxTestData';
 import { ProblemTypeKeys } from '../../../data/constants/problem';
@@ -43,6 +44,11 @@ describe('Check OLXParser problem type', () => {
     const problemType = olxparser.getProblemType();
     expect(problemType).toBe(ProblemTypeKeys.ADVANCED);
   });
+  test('Test Advanced Problem Type by multiples', () => {
+    const olxparser = new OLXParser(multipleProblemOlX.rawOLX);
+    const problemType = olxparser.getProblemType();
+    expect(problemType).toBe(ProblemTypeKeys.ADVANCED);
+  });
   test('Test Blank Problem Type', () => {
     const olxparser = new OLXParser(blankProblemOLX.rawOLX);
     const problemType = olxparser.getProblemType();
diff --git a/src/editors/containers/ProblemEditor/data/mockData/olxTestData.js b/src/editors/containers/ProblemEditor/data/mockData/olxTestData.js
index 187ce6514..5cae017f9 100644
--- a/src/editors/containers/ProblemEditor/data/mockData/olxTestData.js
+++ b/src/editors/containers/ProblemEditor/data/mockData/olxTestData.js
@@ -564,6 +564,16 @@ export const advancedProblemOlX = {
   </formularesponse>
 </problem>`,
 };
+export const multipleProblemOlX = {
+  rawOLX: `<problem>
+  <stringresponse answer="correct answer">
+    <textline size="20"/>
+  </stringresponse>
+  <stringresponse answer="other correct answer">
+    <textline size="20"/>
+  </stringresponse>
+</problem>`,
+};
 export const blankProblemOLX = {
   rawOLX: '<problem></problem>',
 };