Exercise - (Number System)

SET-1

CONTENT AS PER CAT LEVEL

1. What is the least perfect square divisible by 8, 9 and 10?
A] 4000 B] 6400 C] 3600 D] 14641

2. 4a56 is a four-digit numeral divisible by 33. What is the value of a?

A] 3 B] 4 C] 5 D] 6

3. The sum of five distinct whole numbers is 337. If 60 is the smallest of them, what is the
maximum value the largest number can have?
A] 91 B] 70 C] 97 D] 274

4. Let X = 4851 * 689 * 5481, what is the remainder when X is divided by 13?
A] 2 B] 0 C] 1 D] 4

5. Find the remainder when 64(1295)592 is divided by 13.

A] 11 B] 0 C] 12 D] 1

6. If a, b and c are positive integers such that ab–c * bc–a * ca–b = 1, then how many sets of solutions
are possible for a, b and c?
A] 1 B] 2 C] infinite D]only integer values

7. For how many values of n are n – 8, n, n + 12 all prime numbers between 1 and 70?
A] 3 B] 4 C] 6 D] none of these

8. The product of HCF and LCM of two distinct natural numbers is equal to 23. In another set of
two numbers HCF = LCM. However, none of the second set of numbers is the square or cube of
any natural number. Which among the following is the sum of the product of numbers in the
first set and the sum of the two numbers in the second set?
A] 31 B] 29 C] 25 D] 39

9. Given that x is any even number greater than 2, x17 – x is a multiple of

A] 11 B] 13 C] 60 D] None of these

10. X and Y are consecutive positive integers. Find the value of Z.

X X Y X
+ X Y Y Y
Y Z P Z

11. Which one of the following is 7th digit from the left in (203)3?
A] 3 B] 9 C] 7 D] None of these

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12. Which one of the following statements is true?
A] 5400 > 4500 B] 5400 < 4500 C] 5400 = 4500 D] Can’t say
13. The positive number X69955385Y is divisible by 88, where X and Y are single digit numbers.
What are the values of X and Y respectively?
A] 1, 6 B] 6, 1 C] 3, 5 D] 5, 3

14. A Physical Trainer wants to arrange his students in different rows with equal number of students
in each row. The number of students in a row is equal to the total number of rows. The number of
students is 2436. How many more students are needed so that not a single student would be left
outside this arrangement?
A] 0 B] 35 C] 64 D] None of these

15. Find the smallest value of n for which 352n and 353n, when divided by 9, leave the same
remainder.
A] 3 B] 5 C] 6 D] None of these

16. Find the remainder when 9271 is divided by 7.

A] 1 B] 2 C] 3 D] 6

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17. Find the value of a and b when ab 7.
4 7
4 1 4 1
A] 4, 3 B] 4, –3 C] , D] ,
3 3 3 3

8 5
18. In an examination, a student was asked to find of a given number. By mistake, he found
15 17
of the number, which is 26 less than the correct answer. Find the given number.
32 42
A] 108 B] 106 C] 108 D] None of these
61 61

19. 17 n – 1 is
A] always divisible by 8 B] always divisible by 18
C] is never divisible by 17 D] Both [A] and [C] are true

20. Let x = 1 * 1! + 2 * 2! + 3 * 3! + 4 * 4! + … + n * n!. Find the remainder when x + 3 is divided

by (n + 1)!
A] 1 B] n+1 C] 2 D] n+2

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 Exercise - (Number System)
SET -2
CONTENT AS PER CAT LEVEL

1) Which of the following is /are true?

1.π is an irrational number.
2.22/7 is an irrational number.
3.0 is an irrational number.
a)only 1 b)only 2 c)both1 and 2 d)both 1 and 3 e)neither 1 nor 2 nor 3

2) In T. Nagar the building were numbered from 1 to100. Then how many 4’s will be present in the
numbers

(a) 18 (b) 19 (c) 20 (d) 21

3) Which of the following is largest ?

(a) (52)3 (b) (d) 55 (d)

4) The Positive square root of 31 + 4 ?

(a) 19 + 4 (b) + (c) 17 + (d) +

5) 999 + 999 + 999 + ………+ 999

(a) 5994 (b) 5997 (c) 2997 (d) 2994

6) P is a Prime number greater than [Link] is the remainder when P is divided by 6.?
1)5 2)1 3)1 or 5. 4) 4 5)3.

7) (11011)2 + (10110)2 =?
a) 27 b) (110001)2 c) (101101)2 d) Both a and b e) None of these

8) The greatest of is :
(a)

9) Which one among the following is greatest?

+2,

(a) +2, (c)

10) If n³ is odd, then which of the following must be true ?

(i) n is odd
(ii) n× n is odd
(III) n× n is even

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(a) (I) & (II) (b) (I) & (III) (c) (II) & (III) (d) (I),(II) & (III)

11) If x = – 0.5, then which of the following has the smallest value?
(a) 21/x (b)1/x (c)1/x2 (d)2x

12).Find the HCF and LCM of 1024,432,648?

a) 210 ,210 x33 b) 23 ,210x34 c) 4,1024 d)8,27

13).Find the LCM and HCF of 10-83,10-82,10-192,10-3,10-37.

a) 10-3 , 10-192 b) 10-83,10-82, c) 10-82,10-192, d) 10-3,10-37

14) Which of the following numbers is exactly divisible by99?

a)3572403 b)135732 c)913464 d)803358 e)114345

15) If X,Y,Z are odd positive integers ,then which of the following is not necessarily true.

1)x2Y2Z2 is odd. 2)3(X3+Y3)Z2 is even 3)5X+Y+Z4 is odd. 4)Z2(X4+Y2)/2 is even. 5)None of

these.

16) Convert 2.52145145145…….. into a fraction.

a)25398/9990 b)25893/9900 c)25139/9900 d)251873/99900 e)251839/99900.

17) A number when divided by a divisor leaves a remainder of [Link] twice the original number is
divided by the same divisor, the remainder is 11. What is the value of the divisor?
a)13 b) 59 c) 35 d) 37

18) 1) If A is a number, which of the following must be true for any A?

19) The product of four consecutive odd natural numbers added to 16 is always :
a) a prime number b) a perfect square c) a cube d) None of these

20) How many numbers from 287 to 803 will contain 2 as one of its digit?
(a) 108 (b) 107 (c) 109 (d) None of these

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21) If p and q are two different odd prime numbers, such that p < q, then which of the following must be
true?

22) A number N when divided by 23 leaves remainder [Link] is the remainder when 5N2+10 is
divided by 23.?
a) 0 b) 21 c) 22 d)none

23) Arrange the following in the ascending order. 121/3 ,161/4 ,181/5 ,201/6 ,
a) 121/3 ,161/4 ,181/5 ,201/6 b) 181/5 ,121/3 ,161/4 , 201/6 c) 201/6 ,121/3 ,161/4 ,181/5 d) 121/3 ,161/4 ,201/6 ,181/5
e) none

24) what is the square root of : 11-√96

a) √8-√3 b) √8 +√3 c) √6-√2 d) √8-√2 e) none

25) (51 + 52 + 53 + 54 + ……. 100) = ?

(a) 1275 (b) 5050 (c) 3775 (d) 5000

26) How many numbers are there from 1 to 500 in which the digit ‘4’ comes at any place ?
(a)180 (b) 176 (c) 100 (d) None of these

27) Shaurya writes first hundred whole [Link], ‘A’ and ‘B’ be the number of times he writes’0’ and
‘9’ respectively. Find the value of A+B.
1)31 2)30 3)34 4)32 5)33.

28) 1421x1423x1425 is divided by 12. What is the remainder?

a)3 b)5 c)0 d)7

29) Convert the binary number 1011010 to hexadecimal?

a) 5B b) 5F c) 5A d) 5C e) None of these

30) What is the decimal value of the hexadecimal number 777?

a) 191 b) 1911 c) 19 d) 19111 e) None of these

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 Exercise –(Number System)
SET -3
1) Lcm of two numbers is [Link] many such pair of numbers are possible?

a) 18 b) 17 c) 12 d) 15

2) A number N when divided by 7 leaves remainder 3 ,when divided by 5 leaves remainder [Link]
is the maximum such three digit number possible?
a) 997 b) 983 c) 999 d) none

3) A number N has 8 factors .how many factors N2 will have?

a) 15 b) 21 c) 27 d ) all three are possible

4) How many numbers are their which are less than n and are co prime to n where n=24x33x52 ?
a) 2800 b) 2880 c) 2420 d) 2330

5) How many zeroes will be there at the end of 12!expressed in base 6?

a) 8 b) 6 c) 5 d) 10

6) Find out the H.c.f of (2100 – 1) and (2120 -1) ?

a) 220 +1 b) 240-1 c) 220-1 d) 210 -1.

7) What is the remainder when 15! is divided by 104?

a) 8 x 103 b) 1 x103 c) 8 d) 6 x103

8) What is the remainder when 22004 is divided by 2004?

a) 844 b) 211 c) 2002 d) 712

9) Decimal value of 100!is written down and converted into some other base V,so that the number
of zeroes is same as in the original [Link] is the maximum value of V?
a) 81 b) 720 c) 24 d) 1440

10) What is the remainder when (8121 + 2721 + 921 +321 +1) is divided by 320 + 1?
a) 60 b) 310 +1 c) 320 d) 320 -1

11) What is the remainder when (n13 – n) is divided by 78?

a) 26 b) 0 c) 3 d) can’t be determined
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12) What is the remainder when (444444……………. 100 times ) is divided by 7?
a) 0 b) 5 c) 4 d) 6

13) A decimal number N when converted into base 5 ends with 1,when converted into 7 ends with
[Link] is the max three digit number N possible?
a) 981 b) 999 c) 971 d) none of these.
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14) A two digit decimal number N in base 5 when converted into base 9 the digit gets [Link]
many such two digit number exists?
a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 5

15) If x=(163 + 173 + 183 +193),then x divided by 70 leaves remainder of:

a) 1 b) 32 c) 0 d)7

16) Let n!=1 x 2 x 3 x ……..x n for n greater or equal to [Link] p=1! + 2 x 2! +3 x 3! +………… 10 x
10!,then p+2 when divided by 11! Leaves remainder of:
a) 2 b) 1 c) 0 d)11

17) Sum of 20 distinct numbers is 801. What is the minimum lcm of those 20 numbers possible?
a) 360 b) 800 c) 801

18) Sum of two natural number a and b is [Link] of those two numbers is [Link] is the hcf of a
and b?
a) 36 b) 9 c) 73 d)147

19) (202004 + 162004 - 32004 - 1) is divisible by:

a) 323 b) 19 c) 133 d) 238

20) 10000! =(100!)k x p. where p and k are integers . What can be the maximum value of k?
1. 101 b) 102 c ) 103 d)104

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