1. What is the unit digit of (7^103)? B.

72
A. 1 C. 108
What is the least number that when B. 3 D. 36
divided by 5, 6, and 8 leaves a C. 7 Answer: A. 72
remainder 3 in each case? D. 9 📅 SSC CGL 2023 (Shift 3)
A. 123 Answer: C. 7
B. 243 📅 SSC CGL 2024 (Shift 1) 2.
C. 123
D. 123 2.
Answer: B. 123
📅 SSC CGL 2025 (Expected Pattern- 1.
based)
1. Find the smallest 4-digit number
2. which is divisible by 12, 15, and 18.
Find the number which when divided A. 1080
by 8 leaves a remainder 5, and when B. 1200
divided by 7 leaves a remainder 4. C. 1260
1. A. 60 D. 1296
B. 53 Answer: C. 1080
Find the greatest number that will C. 67 📅 SSC CGL 2022 (Shift 1)
divide 989 and 1225 leaving D. 68
remainders 5 in each case. Answer: D. 68 2.
A. 115 📅 SSC CGL 2023 (Shift 2)
B. 120
C. 130 2.
D. 140 1.
Answer: A. 115
📅 SSC CGL 2024 (Shift 2) If 5x + 3 is divisible by 4, then the
1. least positive value of x is:
2. A. 1
If HCF of two numbers is 18 and B. 3
their LCM is 144, and one number is C. 5
36, find the other. D. 2
1. A. 54
Answer: D. 1 2. 1.
📅 SSC CGL 2022 (Shift 2)
Find the sum of all even numbers
2. from 1 to 100.
1. A. 2550
B. 2500
Find the number of zeros at the end C. 2600
1. of 100!. D. 2450
A. 22 Answer: A. 2550
Find the remainder when 123456 is B. 24 📅 SSC CGL 2019 (Shift 1)
divided by 11. C. 25
A. 2 D. 20 2.
B. 3 Answer: C. 24
C. 5 📅 SSC CGL 2020 (Shift 3)
D. 6
Answer: C. 5 2. 1.
📅 SSC CGL 2021 (Shift 1)
The product of two numbers is 2028,
2. and their HCF is 13. Find their
1. LCM.
A. 156
Find the smallest number which B. 168
1. when increased by 5 is divisible by C. 144
12, 18, and 30. D. 162
The number 120 is divided into two A. 175 Answer: B. 156
parts such that their HCF is 12 and B. 175 📅 SSC CGL 2019 (Shift 3)
LCM is 240. Find the numbers. C. 175
A. 48 and 72 D. 175 2.
B. 24 and 96 Answer: A. 175
C. 40 and 80 📅 SSC CGL 2020 (Shift 2)
D. 30 and 90
Answer: A. 48 and 72 2. 1.
📅 SSC CGL 2021 (Shift 2)
What is the remainder when 19⁶ is D. 36 2.
divided by 7? Answer: B. 72
A. 1 📅 SSC CGL 2018 (Shift 3)
B. 2
C. 3 2. 1.
D. 4
Answer: A. 1 The HCF and LCM of two numbers
📅 SSC CGL 2018 (Shift 1) are 9 and 108 respectively. If one
1. number is 27, find the other.
2. A. 36
How many 3-digit numbers are B. 45
divisible by 7? C. 54
A. 128 D. 72
1. B. 129 Answer: C. 36
C. 130 📅 SSC CGL 2017 (Shift 1)
The sum of first 20 natural numbers D. 131
is: Answer: B. 129 2.
A. 200 📅 SSC CGL 2017 (Shift 2)
B. 210
C. 190 2.
D. 220 1.
Answer: B. 210
📅 SSC CGL 2018 (Shift 2) Which one is not a rational number?
1. A. 0.333...
2. B. √2
If x leaves remainder 4 when divided C. 5
by 6 and 5, what is the least value of D. –7
x? Answer: B. √2
1. A. 64 📅 SSC CGL 2016 (Shift 2)
B. 54
What is the LCM of 18, 24, and 36? C. 34 2.
A. 72 D. 59
B. 108 Answer: D. 64
C. 144 📅 SSC CGL 2017 (Shift 3)
 1. A. 23 Answer: D. x + x
B. 38 📅 SSC CGL 2015 (Shift 3)
Find the unit digit of 2^81. C. 52
A. 8 D. 68 2.
B. 2 Answer: C. 52
C. 4 📅 SSC CGL 2015 (Shift 1)
D. 6
Answer: B. 2 2.
📅 SSC CGL 2016 (Shift 1) 1.

2. Find the HCF of 45 and 75.

1. A. 15
B. 5
What is the sum of digits of 2⁵ × 5³? C. 25
1. A. 10 D. 10
B. 12 Answer: A. 15
Which of the following numbers is C. 15 📅 SSC CGL 2014 (Shift 1)
divisible by 11? D. 16
A. 123456 Answer: B. 12 2.
B. 123432 📅 SSC CGL 2015 (Shift 2)
C. 123321
D. 124421 2.
Answer: C. 123321 1.
📅 SSC CGL 2016 (Shift 3)
What is the LCM of 14, 28, and 70?
2. 1. A. 280
B. 420
If x is an odd number, then which of C. 140
the following is even? D. 210
1. A. x² + 1 Answer: B. 420
B. x² 📅 SSC CGL 2014 (Shift 2)
A number when divided by 3 leaves C. x² – x
2, by 5 leaves 3, and by 7 leaves 2. D. x + x 2.
Find the least such number.
 What is the least number which B. 100
when divided by 6, 9, 12, and 15 C. 111
1. leaves remainder 3? D. 121
A. 183 Answer: C. 100
Which of the following numbers is B. 363 📅 SSC CGL 2012 (Shift 1)
not a perfect square? C. 183
A. 576 D. 123 2.
B. 625 Answer: A. 183
C. 729 📅 SSC CGL 2013 (Shift 2)
D. 800
Answer: D. 800 2. 1.
📅 SSC CGL 2014 (Shift 3)
Find the sum of first 25 odd natural
2. numbers.
1. A. 625
B. 525
Which one is an irrational number? C. 575
1. A. √3 D. 675
B. 0.5 Answer: A. 625
Find the unit digit of 6⁵⁰. C. –7 📅 SSC CGL 2012 (Shift 2)
A. 6 D. 0.333...
B. 0 Answer: A. √3 2.
C. 2 📅 SSC CGL 2013 (Shift 3)
D. 4
Answer: A. 6 2.
📅 SSC CGL 2013 (Shift 1) 1.

2. Which smallest number must be

1. added to 9400 to make it a perfect
square?
How many natural numbers are A. 36
1. there between 100 and 1000 which B. 25
are divisible by 9? C. 29
A. 99 D. 44
Answer: C. 29 The LCM and HCF of two numbers
📅 SSC CGL 2012 (Shift 3) are 180 and 6 respectively. If one of
1. the numbers is 30, find the other.
2. A. 36
Which number when divided by 11 B. 42
gives remainder 7? C. 54
A. 85 D. 48
1. B. 94 Answer: A. 36
C. 107 📅 SSC CGL 2010 (Memory-based)
What is the unit digit of the square of D. 98
273? Answer: C. 107 2.
A. 3 📅 SSC CGL 2011 (Memory-based)
B. 7
C. 9 2.
D. 1 1.
Answer: A. 9
📅 SSC CGL 2011 (Memory-based) The sum of first 100 natural numbers
1. is:
2. A. 5050
What is the HCF of 72 and 120? B. 5000
A. 24 C. 5150
B. 12 D. 4950
1. C. 18 Answer: A. 5050
D. 36 📅 SSC CGL 2010 (Memory-based)
Find the greatest 4-digit number Answer: A. 24
which is a perfect square. 📅 SSC CGL 2010 (Memory-based) 2.
A. 9999
B. 9801 2.
C. 9604
D. 9409 1.
Answer: B. 9801
📅 SSC CGL 2011 (Memory-based) 1. Which of the following is a prime
number?
2. A. 49
B. 51 2. 1.
C. 53
D. 57 Find the least number which when
Answer: C. 53 divided by 8, 9, and 12 leaves
📅 SSC CGL 2009 (Memory-based) 1. remainder 3 in each case.
A. 99
2. Which of the following numbers is B. 123
divisible by 9? C. 147
A. 12345 D. 123
B. 12339 Answer: B. 123
1. C. 12459 📅 SSC CGL 2008 (Memory-based)
D. 12678
The difference between LCM and Answer: B. 12339 2.
HCF of 20 and 25 is: 📅 SSC CGL 2008 (Memory-based)
A. 80
B. 90 2.
C. 95 1.
D. 100
Answer: A. 80 What is the cube root of 3375?
📅 SSC CGL 2009 (Memory-based) 1. A. 15
B. 16
2. Find the number which is both a C. 18
square and a cube. D. 21
A. 64 Answer: A. 15
B. 125 📅 SSC CGL 2007 (Memory-based)
1. C. 216
D. 36 2.
How many digits are there in 2⁵⁰? Answer: A. 64
A. 15 📅 SSC CGL 2008 (Memory-based)
B. 16
C. 17 2. 1.
D. 18
Answer: B. 16 Find the least number to be added to
📅 SSC CGL 2009 (Memory-based) 645 to make it divisible by 11.
A. 3 2. Find the unit digit of 17^17.
B. 5 A. 7
C. 2 1. B. 3
D. 1 C. 9
Answer: C. 2 What is the greatest number that D. 1
📅 SSC CGL 2007 (Memory-based) divides 43, 91, and 183 leaving the Answer: A. 7
same remainder in each case? 📅 SSC CGL Frequently Asked Pattern
2. A. 7
B. 4 2.
C. 13
D. 17
1. Answer: C. 13
📅 SSC CGL Repeated Concept 1.
Find the HCF of 98 and 63.
A. 14 2. Which of the following is a co-prime
B. 7 pair?
C. 9 A. (14, 21)
D. 21 B. (15, 28)
Answer: A. 7 1. C. (16, 32)
📅 SSC CGL 2007 (Memory-based) D. (18, 24)
What is the HCF of 60, 75, and 105? Answer: B. (15, 28)
2. A. 15 📅 SSC CGL Common Question
B. 5
C. 10 2.
D. 20
1. Answer: A. 15
📅 SSC CGL Common Concept
Find the LCM of 6, 9, and 20. 1.
A. 180 2.
B. 360 Find the smallest number which is
C. 120 exactly divisible by 12, 18, 21, and 30.
D. 60 A. 1260
Answer: B. 180 1. B. 2520
📅 SSC CGL 2006 (Memory-based) C. 630
D. 720 What is the sum of all 2-digit
Answer: A. 1260 numbers divisible by 7?
📅 SSC CGL Repeated PYQ 1. A. 707
B. 714
2. What is the cube root of 1331? C. 672
A. 11 D. 693
B. 13 Answer: A. 707
C. 7 📅 SSC CGL Arithmetic Series Concept
1. D. 9
Answer: A. 11 2.
What is the square root of 3969? 📅 SSC CGL Common Cube Root PYQ
A. 63
B. 69 2.
C. 61 1.
D. 62
Answer: A. 63 If x = 3 and y = 4, what is the value of
📅 SSC CGL Previous Paper 1. x² + y²?
A. 25
2. What is the remainder when 23 is B. 12
divided by 5? C. 7
A. 3 D. 5
B. 2 Answer: A. 25
1. C. 1 📅 Basic Formula-Based Question
D. 4
Which of the following is a perfect Answer: D. 3 2.
cube? 📅 Basic Repetition
A. 243
B. 216 2.
C. 392 1.
D. 169
Answer: B. 216 What is the largest 4-digit number
📅 SSC CGL Repeated Question 1. exactly divisible by 88?
A. 9960
2. B. 9988
C. 9999 2. 1.
D. 9944
Answer: A. 9960 Which of the following is divisible by
📅 SSC CGL Repeated Type both 4 and 9?
1. A. 180
2. B. 144
What is the least number which C. 96
when divided by 8, 9, and 12 leaves 5 D. 128
as the remainder in each case? Answer: B. 144
1. A. 173 📅 SSC CGL Common MCQ
B. 173
Which of the following is not C. 173 2.
divisible by 4? D. 173
A. 344 Answer: A. 173
B. 432 📅 SSC CGL Common LCM Concept
C. 243 1.
D. 200 2.
Answer: C. 243 What is the LCM of 3, 7, and 14?
📅 SSC CGL Divisibility Check A. 42
B. 28
2. 1. C. 21
D. 14
What is the sum of first 30 even Answer: A. 42
numbers? 📅 SSC CGL Repetition
1. A. 930
B. 900 2.
Find the HCF of 102 and 153. C. 920
A. 51 D. 870
B. 3 Answer: B. 930
C. 6 📅 SSC CGL Series-Based 1.
D. 17
Answer: A. 51 2. Which of the following is a prime
📅 SSC CGL Conceptual PYQ number?
A. 91
B. 97 Answer: C. 3
C. 99 📅 SSC CGL Conceptual
D. 87 1.
Answer: B. 97 2.
📅 Prime Number PYQ Find the unit digit of (17)^23.
A. 7
2. B. 3
1. C. 9
D. 1
What is the difference between the Answer: A. 7
1. square of 13 and 12? 📅 SSC CGL Repeated Trick Question
A. 25
Find the number between 100 and B. 49 2.
150 that is divisible by 9 and 5. C. 13
A. 135 D. 1
B. 145 Answer: A. 25
C. 125 📅 SSC CGL Algebraic Identity 1.
D. 140
Answer: A. 135 2. The product of two numbers is 300.
📅 SSC CGL Mixed Number PYQ If their HCF is 10, find their LCM.
A. 30
2. B. 40
1. C. 50
D. 60
Which is the largest 3-digit number Answer: D. 30
1. divisible by 17? 📅 SSC CGL Formula-Based
A. 986
If a number is divisible by 9 and 3, it B. 986 2.
must be divisible by: C. 987
A. 27 D. 998 1.
B. 6 Answer: A. 986
C. 3 📅 SSC CGL Number Property The sum of squares of first 5 natural
D. None of these numbers is:
2. A. 55
B. 225 Answer: A. 50
C. 30 📅 SSC CGL (Common Concept)
D. 70 1.
Answer: B. 225 2.
📅 SSC CGL (Memory-based) Which of the following is not a prime
number?
2. A. 97
1. B. 89
C. 91
What is the smallest number by D. 83
1. which 3600 must be divided to make Answer: C. 91
it a perfect cube? 📅 SSC CGL (Prime Number PYQ)
Find the least number which is a A. 50
multiple of both 8 and 12 and is B. 25 2.
greater than 96. C. 450
A. 96 D. 200
B. 104 Answer: C. 450
C. 120 📅 SSC CGL (Cube Root Concept) 1.
D. 144
Answer: C. 120 2. How many numbers from 1 to 100
📅 SSC CGL (Previous Pattern) are divisible by both 2 and 3?
A. 33
2. B. 16
1. C. 50
D. 100
Find the HCF of 0.36 and 0.48. Answer: B. 16 (LCM of 2 & 3 = 6, ⟹
1. A. 0.06 ⌊100/6⌋ = 16)
B. 0.12 📅 SSC CGL (LCM Application)
How many even numbers are there C. 0.18
between 1 and 101? D. 0.24 2.
A. 50 Answer: B. 0.12
B. 51 📅 SSC CGL (Decimal Concept)
C. 49
D. 52 2. 1.
What is the LCM of two numbers if C. 18 Answer: A. 2.4
their HCF is 9 and product is 729? D. 36 📅 SSC CGL (Decimals and LCM)
A. 81 Answer: C. 18
B. 72 📅 SSC CGL (HCF using Prime 2.
C. 81 Factorization)
D. 91
Answer: A. 81 2.
📅 SSC CGL (Conceptual) 1.

2. What is the HCF of 84, 120, and 132?

1. A. 12
B. 6
How many natural numbers are C. 24
1. there between 200 and 400 which are D. 4
divisible by 7? Answer: A. 12
What is the smallest 5-digit number A. 28 📅 SSC CGL (HCF of 3 Numbers)
divisible by 12, 15, and 18? B. 30
A. 10080 C. 29 2.
B. 10800 D. 31
C. 10020 Answer: C. 29
D. 10260 📅 SSC CGL (Arithmetic Series)
Answer: A. 10080 1.
📅 SSC CGL (LCM Concept) 2.
Which smallest number should be
2. subtracted from 1000 to make it
divisible by 7, 8, and 12?
1. A. 40
B. 64
1. Find the LCM of 1.2, 0.8, and 0.6. C. 60
A. 2.4 D. 72
What is the HCF of 2³ × 3² × 5 and 2² B. 12 Answer: C. 64 (LCM of 7,8,12 = 168;
× 3³ × 7? C. 1.2 1000 – remainder = 1000 – 64)
A. 6 D. 24 📅 SSC CGL (LCM-based remainder)
B. 12
 2. 1. Find the number of zeroes in 50!.
A. 12
If the square of a number ends in 5, B. 10
then the unit digit of the number C. 15
1. must be: D. 14
A. 5 Answer: C. 12
The LCM of two numbers is 180 and B. 1 📅 SSC CGL (Trailing Zeros)
their product is 1080. Find the HCF. C. 2
A. 6 D. 3 2.
B. 12 Answer: A. 5
C. 9 📅 SSC CGL (Unit Digit Concept)
D. 18
Answer: C. 6 (HCF = Product ÷ LCM 2. 1.
= 1080 ÷ 180 = 6)
📅 SSC CGL (LCM-HCF Relation) What is the LCM of 8 and 28?
A. 56
2. 1. B. 84
C. 28
Which of the following fractions is a D. 48
terminating decimal? Answer: A. 56
1. A. 3/8 📅 SSC CGL (Basics)
B. 5/7
Find the square of the largest 2-digit C. 1/3 2.
number. D. 4/9
A. 9801 Answer: A. 3/8
B. 9604 📅 SSC CGL (Fractions Concept)
C. 9409 1.
D. 9800 2.
Answer: A. 9801 (99² = 9801) What is the unit digit of the cube of
📅 SSC CGL (Square-based Question) 29?
A. 9
2. 1. B. 1
C. 7
D. 8
Answer: A. 9
📅 SSC CGL (Unit Digit of Cube)
1.
2.
How many 3-digit numbers are
divisible by 13?
A. 69
1. B. 70
C. 71
Which one is an irrational number? D. 72
A. √2 Answer: B. 70
B. 0.5 📅 SSC CGL (Divisibility Check)
C. 7/8
D. 5 2.
Answer: A. √2
📅 SSC CGL (Rational-Irrational
Concept)
1.
2.
Which of the following is a multiple
of both 2 and 5 but not of 10?
A. 20
1. B. 30
C. 40
What is the HCF of 1.2, 1.8, and 0.6? D. None
A. 0.2 Answer: D. None
B. 0.3 📅 SSC CGL (Conceptual Trick)
C. 0.6
D. 0.1 2.
Answer: A. 0.6
📅 SSC CGL (Decimals HCF)

2.