MATHEMATICS

NUMBER SYSTEM
SYSYSTEM
1. The value of 0.423 is

423 423 423 419

(A) (B) (C) (D)
1000 100 990 990

Answer : A

0
 1 
2.   + (64) - (-32) is equal to
-1/2 4/5
64
 

7 1 7 1
(A) -15 (B) 16 (C) 14 (D) 17
8 8 8 8

1
Sol. 1+ 6 1/2
 (25 ) 4/5
(2 )

1 8  1  128 119 7
=1+ - 16 =    14
8 8 8 8

Answer : C

*3. The value of x, when 2x+4. 3x+1 = 288

(A) 1 (B) - 1 (C) 0 (D) 2

Sol. 3. 2x+4 3x+1

= 25 × 3 2

x+4=5&x+1=2

x=1

x=1

Answer: A
 1 1 1
*4. Value of  
1 2 2 3 3 4

1 1 1
+ + 
4 5 5 6 6 7

1 1
+ 
7 8 8 9

(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5

1 1 2 1 2 3
Sol. 4.  + 
1 2 1 2 2 3 2 3

1 3 4
+ 
3 4 34

1 4 5
+ 
4 5 4 5

1 5 6 1 6 7 1 7 8
+  +   
5 6 5 6 6 7 6 7 7 8 7 8

1 8 9
+ 
8 9 8 9

= -1 + 3 - 2 + 4 3

+ 5 4 + 6 5 + 7 6

+ 8 7 + 9 8

= 9 -1=3-1=2

Answer: A

1 1
5. If a = 2 + 3 and b = 2 - 3 then  is equal to
a 2 b2

(A) 14 (B) -14 (C) 8 3 (D) 8 3

 1
SOL.. a = 2 + 3 , then 2 3
a

1
&b=2- 3 , then  2 3
b

1 1
2
 2  (2  3) 2  (2  3) 2
a b

= -4 × 2 × 3 = 8 3

Answer : D

5 2
*6. By taking 2  1.414, write the value of
2
(A) 3.535 (B) 4.535 (C) 5.53 (D) 2.535
5 2 5 1 1
SOL.   1.414    5 1.414   7.070  3.535
2 2 2 2
ANSWER. A

7. Which of the following statement is not true?

(A) The sum of a rational numbers and an irrational number is an irrational number
(B) The product of a non-zero rational number and an irrational number is an irrational number.
(C) Negative of an irrational number is an irrational number.
(D) The sum of two irrational numbers is always irrational number
.answer : D

8. Which of the following statements is not true?

(A) 5.3 is a real number

22
(B)  is equal to
7
(C) All rational numbers are terminating or recurring.
(D) Product of two irrational number can be rational or irrational
Answer : B

9. Which of the following is equal to 3

xy 2  x 2 y

5/3
(A) x y 1/3 (B) x
1/3
y 5/3 (C) x
5/3 1/3
y 1/3 5/3
(D) x y
 (xy 2 )1/3 x1/3 y 2/3 5/3 1/3
SOL . 2
 2 =x y
x y x y
ANWER. B

10. What is the value of 3  53  3 31 5  6 3  556

5 2 5 3
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 5 3 5
1
3
(5)3
SOL.
1
3  5  6 3  556
3
3
 125
1
3 5  55 6 3
3
3
 125
5  55 3 3

ANWER : D

8 13
 2  2
 5    5 
11. What is the value of 
   

1 3
(A) (B) 1 (C) (D) 4
2 2
5
( 2)8 513 5138  5 
SOL.    
58 ( 2)13 ( 2)138  2
ANSWER : D

2
22  5 256  1 
12.  
3
64 2

(A) –2 (B) 2 (C) 1 (D) ½

(45 )1/5  2
SOL.  4 = 2 - 4 = -2
4
ANSWER : A

13. 3n × 9n + 1  (3n – 1 × 9n – 1)

(A) 343 (B) –343 (C) –243 (D) 243

SOL. . 32n+2+n  3n-1 × 32n-2 = 33n+2  33n-3

= 35 = 243

ANSWER: D

14. The number of composite numbers between 101 and 120 are ? [NSO - 2009]

(A) 11 (B) 12 (C) 13 (D)14

SOL . composite numbers between 101 to 120

102, 104, 105, 106, 108, 110, ……., 118.

ANSWER: D

2
 1 
16. Evaluate 3
 
 64 

1
(A) 4 (B) 16 (C) 32 (D)
24
1/3
 1 02 
SOL.    = (64 ) = (4 ) = 4 = 16
2 1/3 3 2/3 2

 64  

ANSWER: B

2n 3  2(2n )
*17. when simplified is
2(2n  2)
1 3 6
(A) 1 - 2(2n) (B) 2n+3 - (C) n 1
(D) n 2
4 2 2

2n 3  2n 1 2n 1 (22  1)

2n  2 2m  2

2n 1  3 3
 
(2n 1 ) 2 2n 1
ANSWER : C

3 1
*18. Which of the following is not the value of b in ab 3
3 1
(A) 2 (B) –1 (C) –3 (D) 4

2n 1  3 3
SOL.  
(2n 1 ) 2 2n 1
3  1 3  1 ( 3  1) 2
 =
3 1 3 1 2
3 1 2 3
=
2
 a = 2, b = -1

ANSWER : B

52 52
19. Which of the following is equal to 
52 52

(A) 8 5 (B) 8 5 (C) 5 2 (D)  320

( 5  2) 2  ( 5  2) 2
SOL.
54

= -2 × 2 × 2 × 5

= 8 5 .

ANSWER: B

1 1
20. If x= 3 + 8 and y = 3 - 8 then 2
 2 
x y

(A) -34 (B) 34 (C) 12 8 (D) -12 8

ANSWER : B
 3 7
21 If  a + b 7 then (a,b) =
3 7

(A) (8, -3) (B) (-8, -3) (C) (-8, 3) (D) (8, 3)

ANSWER : D

5 2 5 2
22  
5 2 5 2

(A) 8 5 (B)  8 5 (C) 6 5 (D)  6 5

ANSWER :B

3 2 xy
23 If x = and y = 1, the value of is :
3 2 x  3y

5 5 6 4 64
(A) (B) (C) (D)
5 4 64 5 5

ANSWER : D

24 Which one is greatest in the following :

3 3 3
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 2

ANSWER . C

25 The value of 5
32 3 is :

(A) 1/8 (B) 1/16 (C) 1/32 (D) None

ANSWER : A
 3 2 3 2
26 If x  and y  the value of x2 + xy + y2 is :
3 2 3 2

(A) 99 (B) 100 (C) 1 (D) 0

ANSWER : A

2 1 3
27 Simplify :  
5 3 3 2 5 2

(A) 1 (B) 0 (C) 10 (D) 100

ANSWER : B

28 .Which of the following is smallest ?

5
(A) 4
5 (B) 4 (C) 4 (D) 3

ANSWER : B

3
29 The product of 3 and 5 is :

6 6 6 6
(A) 375 (B) 675 (C) 575 (D) 475

ANSWER : B

30 The exponential from of 2  2  2 is :

(A) 21/16 (B) 83/4 (C) 23/4 (D) 81/2

ANSWER : C

31. The value of x, if 5x-3 . 32x-8 = 225, is :

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 5

ANSWER : D

5
32 If 25x ÷ 2x = 2 20 then x =
 1
(A) 0 (B) - 1 (C) (D) 1
2

ANSWER : D

33 3
729 2.5 

1
(A) (B) 81 (C) 243 (D) 729
81

ANSWER : C

4 3
34 x2 

1 1 1
(A) x (B) x 2 (C) x 3 (D) x 6

ANSWER : D

35. How many prime number are there between 0 and 30:-

(A) 9 (B) 10 (C) 8 (D) 11

ANSWER : B

362. Two irrational numbers between 2 and 2.5 are :-

(A) 5 and 2  5 (B) 5 and 2  5 (C) 5 and 2  7 (D)NoneOF

THESE

ANSWER : A

37 The exponential form of 2 3 is :-

(A) 61/2 (B) 61/3 (C) 61/4 (D) 6

ANSWER : C

38 The rational form of -25.6875 is :-

411 421 431 441

(A)  (B)  (C)  (D) 
16 16 16 16
ANSWER : A

39 The rational form of 2.7435 is :-

27161 27 27161 27191

(A) (B) (C) (D)
999 99 9900 9000

ANSWER : C

40 The value of 0.423 is :-

423 479 423 419

(A) (B) (C) (D)
1000 1000 990 990

ANSWER : D

41. Which of the following is not a rational number :-

(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 9 (D) 16

ANSWER : A

1
42 1 is equal to :-
1
1
1  1/ 3

1
(A) 1/3 (B) 11/7 (C) 3 (D) 1
3

ANSWER : B

3 3
43 The number is :-
3 3

(A) Rational (B) Irrational (C) Both (D) Can’t say

ANSWER : B
 1 1
10. If x   3 then x 3  3 equal :-
x x

(A) 6 3 (B) 3 3 (C) 3 (D) 3

ANSWER : A

11. The value of 5.2 :-

45 46 47
(A) (B) (C) (D) None
9 9 9

ANSWER : C

12.
x x  x 
a b bc 2 c a 2

( x a .b b .x c ) 4

(A) -1 (B) 0 (C) 1 (D) None

ANSWER : C

(0.6) 0  (0.1) 1
13. The value of 1
is :-
 1
(3 / 2) 1 (3 / 2) 3    
 3

(A) 3/2 (B) -3/2 (C) 2/3 (D) -

1/2

ANSWER : B

1 1 1
14. If 2x = 4y = 8z and    4, then the value of x is :-
2 x 4 y 4z

7 7 7
(A) (B) (C) (D) None of these
16 32 48

ANSWER : A

15. If 9x-1 = 32x-1 - 486 then the value of x is :-

 (A) 3.5 (B) 2.5 (C) 1.5 (D) 0

ANSWER ; A

1 1
44. If a  ,b  then the value of a2 + b2 is :-
32 2 32 2

(A) 34 (B) 35 (C) 36 (D) 37

ANSWER : A

2 n 4  2( 2 n )
45  2 3 is equal to :-
2( 2 n 3 )

1 9
(A) 2n+1 (B) -2n+1 + (C)  2n (D) 1
8 8

ANSWER : D

46 If 22x-y = 32 and 2x+y 16 then a2 + y2 :-

(A) 9 (B) 10 (C) 11 (D) 13

ANSWER : B

( 25) 5 / 2  ( 243) 2 / 5
47 The value of is :-
(16) 3 / 4  (8) 5 / 3

5625 5615 5625

(A) (B) (C) (D) None
128 256 256

ANSWER : D

a
 1  a 1

48 
The value of ( x a a 1 a 1 
) =
 
 

(A) x (B) 1/x (C) xa (D) 1/xa

ANSWER : A
 4 3
49 x2 =

(A) x (B) x1/2 (C) x1/3 (D) x1/6

ANSWER : D

50 The value of 5 3  3 12  2 75 on simplifying is :-

(A) 5 3 (B) 6 3 (C) 3 (D) 9 3

ANSWER : D

6
51 If 3 = 1.732, 5 = 2.236, then the value of is :-
3 3

(A) 10.905 (B) 11.904 (C) 11.905 (D) None

ANSWER : B

52 The product of 4 6 and 3 24 is :-

(A) 124 (B) 134 (C) 144

(D) 154

ANSWER : C

2 3 2 3
53 If a = ,b  then the value of a + b is :-
2 3 2 3

(A) 14 (B) -14 (C) 8 3 (D)  3

ANSWER : A

1
54 If x = find the value of a3 - 2x2 - 7x + 5 is :-
2 3

(A) 2 (B) 1 (C) 0 (D) 3

ANSWER : D
55. The surd 34 3 5  3 4 5 in its simplest form is equal to :-

(A) 212 5 (B) 12

5 (C) 2
5 (D)
None of

ANSWER : A

2 1 3
56 Simplify   :-
5 3 3 2 52

(A) 1 (B) 0 (C) 10 (D) 100

ANSWER : B

5 3
57 If 4a + 3b the value of a and b is :-
74 3

(A) a = 47, b = 27 (B) a = 27, b = 47 (C) a = 15, b = 35 (D) a = 35, b =25

ANSWER : C

3
58 The value of 24  3 81  .3 192 is :-

3
(A) 3 (B) 3 (C) 3 (D) None of these

ANSWER : A

59 The simplest rationalisation factor of 50 is :

(A) 5 2 (B*) 2 (C) 50 (D) 50

ANSWER : B

33  6 2  98
4 1
1 
52  3  (15) 3  3 3
60. Simplify : 25

(A) 28 (B*) 28 2 (C) 56 (D) 56 2

 4 1
3 2  
33  2 2  32  7 2 3 3 3  22  7 2
2 4 4 1 2 4 30  2 2  7 2
   2 
SOL. 52  5 3 3 3 5 3  33 = 5 3 3 = 50 = 28 2

ANSWER : B

61 The number 111111111111 is divisible by

(A) 9 and 11 (B) 5 and 11 (C) 3 and 9 (D*) 3 and 11

ANSWER : D

62 Which one of the following statements is not correct?

(A) if a is rational number and b is irrational, then (a + b) is irrational
(B) the product of non-zero rational number with an irrational number is always irrational.
(C) addition of any two rational numbers can be an integer.
(D*) division of any two integers is an integer.
ANSWER : D

63 A six digit number x3479y is divisible by 9 and 11. The possible values of (x, y) are
(A) (3, 1) (B) (8, 5) (C*) (5, 8) (D) (1, 4)
ANSWER : C

64 The value of K if K35624 is divisible by 11

(A) 2 (B) 7 (C) 5 (D*) 6
ANSWER : D

65 If 42573K is divisible by 72 then, the value of K is

(A) 4 (B) 5 (C*) 6 (D) 7
ANSWER : C

66 Out of the following numbers which is divisible by 132?

(A) 31218 (B) 78520 (C*) 38148 (D) 52020
ANSWER : C

67 Two numbers, x and y, are such that when divided by 6, they leave remainders 4 and 5
respectively. Find the remainder when (x2 + y2 ) is divided by 6.
(A) 0 (B*) 5 (C) 3 (D) 1
Sol. Suppose x = 6k1 + 4 and y = 6k2 + 5
x2 + y2 = (6k1 + 4)2 + (6k2 + 5)2
= 36k12 + 48k1 + 16 + 36k22 + 60k2 + 25
= 36k12 + 48k1 + 36k22 + 60k2 + 41
Obviously when this is divided by 6, the remainder will be 5.

ANSWER : B

68 If x, y, z are positive real numbers and a, b, c are rational numbers, then the value of
1 1 1
 
1  x b–a  x c–a 1  x a – b  x c– b 1  x b–c  x a –c
 (A) –1 (B) 0 (C*) 1 (D) None of these

ANSWER : C

1 1

69 If xa = yb = zc and y2 = zx, then the value of is a c
b c 2
(A) 2 (B) 2 (C*) b (D) 2a

ANSWER : C

 (32) 0.2  (81) 0.25 

 0.5 0.5 

70 .  (256)  (121)  __________

(A) 2 (B) 5 (C*) 1 (D) 11

ANSWER : C

35 x  (81) 2  6561 7
3
71. 32 x If , then x = __________

(A) 3 (B*) –3 (C) (D)

ANSWER : B
1
 1  4
 1   3 
2
m
 2     7
 7  
 
72 If   , then m = __________

(A*) (B) (C) –3 (D) 2

ANSWER : A

.73 Express 0.34  0.34 as a single decimal.

(A) 0.6788 (B) 0.689 (C) 0.6878 (D) 0.687

Sol. ....(i)
x  0.34
100x = 34.34 ....... ....(ii)
subtract Eq.(i) from (ii)
99x = 34
34
x= 99
31
0.34 
Similarly x = 90
31 34 681

 90 99 = 990 = 0.6878787....
  0.687
ANSWER : D

74 If A : The quotient of two integers is always a rational number and

R : is not rational
Then which one of the following statements is true?
(A) A is true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(B*) A is false and R is the correct explanation of A.
(C) A is true and R is false
(D) Both A and R are false

ANSWER : B

75. It is given that (232 + 1) is completely divisible by a whole number. Which of the following
numbers is completely divisible by this number?
(A) (216 + 1) (B) (216 – 1) (C*) (296 + 1) (D) None of these

ANSWER : C

76 Which of the following number is divisible by 11 -

(A) 3,116,365 (B) 901,351 (C) 8,790,322 (D) None of these
ANS WER : B

77. Which of the following is not a square number

(A) 144 (B) 256 (C) 364 (D) 490

ANSWER : D

78
(A) 2 (B) 1 (C) 3 (D) 4
ANSWER : A

79. Which of the following cannot be the unit’s digit of a square number
(A) 0 (B) 2 (C) 1 (D) 9
ANSWER : B

80 Which of the following will not each with 1 in the unit’s digit
(A) 312 (B) 192 (C) 182 (D) 212
ANSWER : C

81 What will be the number of zeros in the square of 500

(A) 2 (B) 1 (C) 4 (D) 3
ANSWER : C

82 The square of which of the following would be an even number

(A) 321 (B) 124
 (C) 253 (D) 89
ANSWER :B

83. Which of these is not a Pythagorean triplet

(A) 7, 8, 9 (B) 6, 8, 10
(C) 5, 12, 13 (D) 12, 35, 37
ANSWER : A

[Link] smallest 3 digit perfect square is

(A) 111 (B) 101
(C) 121 (D) 100
ANSWER :D

85 The greatest 4 digit perfect square is

(A) 9801 (B) 9999
(C) 1000 (D) 9763
ANSWER : A

86 The square root of 1.96 will be

(A) 0.14 (B) 1.4
(C) 1.2 (D) 0.12
ANSWER : B

87 Which of the following is not a cube of negative integer

(A) – 1 (B) 1000
(C) – 8 (D) – 1728
ANSWER : B

88 The cube root of 343 is

(A) 3 (B) 7
(C) 9 (D) 4
ANSWER : B

89. The cube root of 27 × 64 is

(A) 14 (B) 12
(C) 72 (D) 24
ANSWER : B

90. Which one of the following is not true ?

(A) There does not exist any rational number whose square is 4
(B) There does not exist any rational number whose square is 5
(C) There does not exist any rational number whose square is 2
(D) None of these
ANSWER : A

91. The only prime number which is even is -

(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 6 (D) None of these
ANSWES : A

92. Which of the following is not a composite number ?

(A) 4 (B) 6 (C) 7 (D) 8
ANSWER : C

93. The number with which multiplied by 100 the product reamins the same is -
1
(A) 100 (B) 0 (C) 100 (D) 1

ANSWER : D

94 Successor of 301, 999 is ___________ .

(A) 30, 200 (B) 302, 000 (C) 302, 010 (D) 301, 100
ANSWER : B

95 The number which is neither prime nor composite is -

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 5
ANWSER : B

96 The LCM of two numbers is x and their HCF is y. The product of two number is -
x y
y x xy
(A) (B) (C) (D) xy
ANSWER : D

97 The smallest number of 4-digits exactly divisible by 12, 15, 20 and 35 is -

(A) 1000 (B) 1160 (C) 1260 (D) None of these
ANSWER : C

98 Four bells ring at intervals of 6, 7, 8 and 9 seconds respectively. All the bells ring together after
________ seconds.
(A) 504 (B) 516 (C) 508 (D) 512
ANSWER : A

99 The greatest number that will divide 137, 182 and 422 leaving a remainder of 2 in each case is -
(A) 15 (B) 12 (C) 21 (D) None of these
ANSWER : A

100 The smallest number which when divided by 4, 6, 10, 15 gives the same remainder 3 is -
(A) 57 (B) 123 (C) 63 (D) 39
ANSWER :’ C