NUMBER SYSTEM

UPSC CIVIL SERVICES PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION CSAT ANALYSIS 2015-2022

QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE

NUMBERS AND EQUATION FORMATION

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Qn No YEAR QUESTION

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10. An automobile owner reduced his monthly petrol consumption when the prices
went up.The price-consumption relationship is as follows:
Price (in Rs per litre) 40 50 60 75
Monthly consumption (in litres) 60 48 40 32

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If the price goes up to Rs 80 per litre, his expected consumption (in litres) will be
(a) 30
(b) 28
(c) 26

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30. Each of A, B, C and D has Rs 100. A pays Rs 20 to B, who pays Rs 10 to C, who
gets Rs 30 from D. In this context, which one of the following statements is not
correct?
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(a) C is the richest.
(b) D is the poorest.
(c) C has more than what A and D have together.
2 2015 (d) B is richer than D.
36. Out of 130 students appearing in an examination, 62 failed in English, 52 failed
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in Mathematics, whereas 24 failed in both English and Mathematics. The number

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of students who passed finally is

(a) 40
(b) 50
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(c) 55
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37. In a group of persons travelling in a bus, 6 persons can speak Tamil, 15 can
speak Hindi and 6 can speak Gujarati. In that group none can speak any other
language. If 2 persons in the group can speak two languages only and one person
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can speak all the three languages, then how many persons are there in the group?
(a) 21
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(b) 22
(c) 23
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 38. In a parking area, the total number of wheels of all the cars (four-wheelers) and
scooters/ motorbikes (two-wheelers) is 100 more than twice the number of parked
vehicles. The number of cars parked is
(a) 35
(b) 45

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(c) 50
5 2015 (d) 55
51. The number of persons who read magazine X only is thrice the number of

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persons who read magazine Y. The number of persons who read magazine Y only is
thrice the number of persons who read magazine X. Then, which of the following
conclusions can be drawn?
1. The number of persons who read both the magazines is twice the number of

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persons who read only magazine X.
2. The total number of persons who read either one magazine or both the
magazines is twice the number of persons who read both the magazines.
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(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
6 2015 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
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57. If ABC × DEED = ABCABC; where A, B, C, D and E are different digits, what
are the values of D and E?
(a) D = 2, E= 0
(b) D = 0, E = 1
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(c) D = 1, E = 0
7 2015 (d) D = 1, E = 2
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77. A cow costs more than 4 goats but less than

5 goats. If a goat costs between Rs 600 and Rs 800, which of the following is a most
valid conclusion?
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(a) A cow costs more than Rs 2,500.

(b) A cow costs less than Rs 3,600.
(c) A cow costs between Rs 2,600 and Rs 3,800.
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8 2015 (d) A cow costs between Rs 2,400 and Rs 4,000.

79. In a box of marbles, there are three less white marbles than the red ones and
five more white marbles than the green ones. If there are a total of 10 white
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marbles, how many marbles are there in the box?

(a) 26
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(b) 28
(c) 32
9 2015 (d) 36
 29. In aid of charity, every student in a class contributes as many rupees as the
number of students in that class. With the additional contribution of Rs. 2 by one
student only, the total collection is Rs. 443. Then how many students are there in
the class ?
(a) 12

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(b) 21
(c) 43
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31. In a class, there are 18 very tall boys. If these constitute three-fourths of the
boys and the total number of boys is two-thirds of the total number of students in
the class, what is the number of girls in the class ?

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(a) 6
(b) 12
(c) 18
11 2016 (d) 21
14. The sum of income of A and B is more than that of C and D taken together. The

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sum of income of A and C is the same as that of B and D taken together. Moreover,
A earns half as much as the sum of the income of B and D. Whose income is the
highest?
(a) A
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(b) B
(c) C
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16. There are three pillars X, Y and Z of different heights. Three spiders A, B and C
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start to climb on these pillars simultaneously. In one chance, A climbs on X by 6 cm

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but slips down 1 cm B climbs on Y by 7 cm but slips down 3 cm. C climbs on Z by

6.5 cm but slips down 2 cm. If each of them requires 40 chances to reach the top of
the pillars, what is the height of the shortest pillar?
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(a) 161 cm
(b) 163 cm
(c) 182 cm
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36. Six boys A, B, C, D, E and F play a game of cards. Each has a pack of 10 cards.
F borrows 2 cards from A and gives away 5 to C who in turn gives 3 to B while B
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gives 6 to D who passes on 1 to E. Then the number of cards possessed by D and E

is equal to the number of cards possessed by
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(a) A, B and C
(L) B, C and F
(c) A, B and F
14 2017 (d) A, C and F
 79. There are certain 2-digit numbers. The difference between the number and the
one obtained on reversing it is always 27. How many such maximum
2-digit numbers are there?
(a) 3
(b) 4

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(c) 5
15 2017 (d) None of the above
80. What is the total number of digits printed, if a book containing 150 pages is to

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be numbered from 1 to 150?
(a) 262
[b) 342

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(c) 360
16 2017 (d) 450

34. A number consists of three digits of which the middle one is zero and their sum
is 4. If the number formed by interchanging the first and last digits is greater than

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the number itself by 198, then the difference between the first and last digits is
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
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68. A lift has the capacity of 18 adults or 30 children. How many children can board
the lift with 12 adults?
(a) 6
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(b) 10
(c) 12
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18 2018 (d) 15
77. If x- y= 8, then which of the following must be true?
1. Both x and y must be positive for any value of x and y.
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2. If x is positive, y must be negative for any value of x and y.

3. If x is negative, y must be positive for any value of x and y.
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(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
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19 2018 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 nor 3

19. Rakesh and Rajesh together bought 10 balls and 10 rackets. Rakesh spent Rs
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1300 and Rajesh spent Rs 1500. If each racket costs three times a ball does, then
what is the price of a racket?
(a) Rs 70
(b) Rs 90
(c) Rs 210
20 2019 (d) Rs 240
 37. If x is greater than or equal to 25 and y is less than or equal to 40, then which
one of the following is always correct?
(a) x is greater than y
(b) (y -x) is greater than 15
(c) (y - ×) is less than or equal to 15

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21 2019 (d) (x + y) is greater than or equal to 65
53. A printer numbers the pages of a book starting with 1 and uses 3089 digits in
all. How many pages does the book have?

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(a) 1040
(b) 1048
(c) 1049

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14. One page is torn from a booklet whose pages are numbered in the usual manner
starting from the first page as 1.The sum of the numbers on the remaining pages is
195. The torn page contains which of the following numbers?

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(a) 5, 6
(b) 7, 8
(c) 9, 10
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16. Let A3BC and DE2F be four-digit numbers where each letter represents a
different digit greater than 3. If the sum of the numbers is 15902, then what is the
difference between the values of A and D?
(a) 1
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(b) 2
(c) 3
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38. Let x, y be the volumes; m, n be the masses of two metallic cubes P and O
respectively. Each side of Q is two times that of P and mass of Q is two times that
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of P. Let u = m /x and v = n / y. Which one of the following is correct?

(a) u = 4v
(b) u = 2u
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(c) v= u
25 2020 (d) v= 4u
79. A vessel full of water weighs 40 kg. If it is one-third filled, its weight becomes
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20 kg. What is the weight of the empty vessel?

(a) 10 kg
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(b) 15 kg
(c) 20 kg
26 2020 (d) 25 kg
 80. A frog tries to come out of a dried well 45 m deep with slippery walls. Every
time the frog jumps 30 cm, slides down 15 cm. What is the number of jumps
required for the frog to come out of the well?
(a) 28
(c) 30

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(b) 29
27 2020 (d) 31
55. A person P asks one of his three friends X as to how much money he had. X

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replied, "If Y gives me Rs 40, then Y will have half of as much as Z, but if Z gives
me Rs 40, then three of us will have equal amount." What is the total amount of
money that X, Y and Z have ?

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(a) Rs 420
(b) Rs 360
(c) Rs 300
28 2021 (d) Rs 270
58. In an objective type test of 90 questions, 5 marks are allotted for every correct

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answer and 2 marks are deducted for every wrong answer. After attempting all the
90 questions, a student got a total of 387 marks. What is the number of incorrect
responses ?
(a) 9
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(b) 13
(c) 27
29 2021 (d) 43
59. Consider the following addition problem: 3P + 4P + PP + PP = RQ2; where P, Q
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and R are different digits.

What is the arithmetic mean of all such possible sums?
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(a) 102
(b) 120
(c) 202
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30 2021 (d) 220

63. There are three points P, Q and R on a straight line such that PQ: QR =3: 5. If
n is the number of possible values of PQ: PR, then what is n equal to ?
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(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
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 70. An amount of money was distributed among
A, B and C in the ratio p: q: r.
Consider the following statements:
1. A gets the maximum share if p is greater than (q + r).
2. C gets the minimum share if r is less than (p + q).

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Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only

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(c) Both 1 and 2
32 2021 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
76. The difference between a 2-digit number and the number obtained by
interchanging the positions of the digits is 54.

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Consider the following statements :
1. The sum of the two digits of the number can be determined only if the product of
the two digits is known.
2. The difference between the two digits of the number can be determined.

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Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
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8. A biology class at high school predicted that a local population of animals will
double in size every 12 years. The population at the beginning of the year 2021 was
estimated to be 50 animals. If P represents the population after n years, then
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which one of the following equations represents the model of the class for the
population?
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(a) P = 12 + 50n
(b) P = 50 + 12n
(c) P = 50 (2)(power)12n
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34 2021 (d) P = 50 (2)(power)п/12

16. A boy plays with a ball and he drops it from a height of 1-5 m. Every time the
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ball hits the ground, it bounces back to attain a height 4/5th of the previous height.
The ball does not bounce further if the previous height is less than 50 cm. What is
the number of times the ball hits the ground before the ball stops bouncing?
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(a) 4
(b) 5
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(c) 6
35 2021 (d) 7
 26. On one side of a 1:01 km long road, 101 plants are planted at equal distance
from each other. What is the total distance between 5 consecutive plants?
(a) 40 m
(b) 40.4 m

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(c) 50 m
36 2022 (d) 50.5 m
28. A has some coins. He gives half of the coins and 2 more to B. B gives half of the

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coins and 2 more to C. C gives half of the coins and 2 more to D. The number of
coins D has now, is the smallest two-digit number. How many coins does A have in
the beginning?

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(a) 76
(b) 68
(c) 60
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45. Five friends P, Q, X, Y and Z purchased some notebooks.
The relevant information is given below :
1. Z purchased 8 notebooks more than X did.
2. P and Q together purchased 21 notebooks.
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3. Q purchased 5 notebooks less than P did.
4. X and Y together purchased 28 notebooks.
5. P purchased 5 notebooks more than X did.
If each notebook is priced Rs 40, then what is the total cost of all the notebooks?
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(a) Rs 2,600
(b) Rs 2,400
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(c) Rs 2,360
38 2022 (d) Rs 2,320
47. A person X wants to distribute some pens among six children A, B, C, D, E and
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F. Suppose A gets twice the number of pens received by B, three times that of C,
four times that of D, five times that of E and six times that of F. What is the
minimum number of pens X should buy so that the number of pens each one gets is
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an even number?
(a) 147
(b) 150
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(c) 294
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65. What is the smallest number greater than 1000 that when divided by any one
of the numbers 6, 9, 12, 15, 18 leaves a remainder of 3?
(a) 1063
(b) 1073
(c) 1083
40 2022 (d) 1183
 66. Let p be a two-digit number and g be the number consisting of same digits
written in reverse order. If p× q = 2430, then what is the difference between p and
q?
(a) 45
(b) 27

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(c) 18
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5. An Identity Card has the number ABCDEFG, not necessarily in that order,
where each letter represents a distinct digit (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9 only). The number is
divisible by 9. After deleting the first digit from the right, the resulting number is
divisible by 6. After deleting two digits from the right of original number, the

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resulting number is divisible by 5. After deleting three digits from the right of
original number, the resulting number is divisible by 4.
After deleting four digits from the right of original number, the resulting number is
divisible by 3. After deleting five digits from the right of original number, the

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resulting number is divisible by 2. Which of the following is a possible value for the
sum of the middle three digits of the number?
(a) 8
(b) 9
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62. If R and S are different integers both divisible by 5, then which of the following
is not necessarily true?
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(a) R - S is divisible by 5
(b) R + S is divisible by 10
(c) R × S is divisible by 25
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63. How many numbers. are there between 100 and 300 which either begin with or
end with.2 ?.
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(a) 110
(b) 111
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(c) 112
2 2016 (d) None of the above
35. There are thirteen 2-digit consecutive odd numbers. If 39 is the mean of the
first five such numbers, then what is the mean of all the thirteen numbers?
(a) 47
(b) 49
(c) 51
3 2017 (d) 45
 49. Certain 3-digit numbers have the following characteristics:
1. All the three digits are different.
2. The number is divisible by 7.
3. The number on reversing the digits is also divisible by 7.
How many such 3-digit numbers are there?

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(a) 2
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(c) 6
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51. How many numbers are there between 99 and 1000 such that the digit 8
occupies the units place?

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(a) 64
(b) 80
(c) 90
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73. A 2-digit number is reversed. The larger of the two numbers is divided by the
smaller one. What is the largest possible remainder?
(a) 9
(b) 27
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(c) 36
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23. If X is between -3 and -1, and Y is between -1 and 1, then X² - y² is in between
which of the following?
(a) -9 and 1
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(b) -9 and -1
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(c) 0 and 8
7 2018 (d) 0 and 9
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24. X and Y are natural numbers other than 1, and Y is greater than X. Which of
the following represents the largest number?
(a) XY
[b) X/Y
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(c) Y /X
8 2018 (d) (X+Y) / XY
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36. While writing all the numbers from 700 to 1000, how many numbers occur in
which the digit at hundred's place is greater than the digit at ten's place, and the
digit at ten's place is greater than the digit at unit's place?
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(a) 61
(b) 64
(c) 85
9 2018 (d) 91
 15. In a school every student is assigned a unique identification number. A student
is a football player if and only if the identification number is divisible by 4, whereas
a student is a cricketer if and only if the identification number is divisible by 6. If
every number from 1 to 100 is assigned to a student, then how many of them play
cricket as well as football ?

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(a) 4
(b) 8

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(c) 10
10 2019 (d) 12
33. The ratio of a two-digit natural number to a number formed by reversing its
digits is 4: 7. The number of such pairs is

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(a) 5
(b) 4
(c) 3
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50. If the numerator and denominator of a proper fraction are increased by the
same positive quantity which is greater than zero, the resulting fraction is
(a) always less than the original fraction
(b) always greater than the original fraction
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(c) always equal to the original fraction
12 2019 (d) such that nothing can be claimed definitely
58. Consider two statements S1 and S2 followed by a question :
S1: p and q both are prime numbers.
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S2: p + q is an odd integer.

Question: Is pq an odd integer?
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Which one of the following is correct?

(a) S1 alone is sufficient to answer the question
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(b) S2 alone is sufficient to answer the question

(c) Both S1 and S2 taken together are not sufficient to answer the question
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60. Number 136 is added to 5B7 and the sum obtained is 7A3, where A and B are
integers. It is given that 7A3 is exactly divisible by 3.
The only possible value of B is
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(a) 2
(b) 5
(c) 7
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14 2019 (d) 8
 69. Sunita cuts a sheet of paper into three pieces. Length of first piece is equal to
the average of the three single digit odd prime numbers. Length of the second piece
is equal to that of the first plus one-third the length of the third. The third piece is
as long as the other two pieces together. The length of the original sheet of paper is

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(a)13 units
(b) 15 units

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(c) 16 units
15 2019 (d) 30 units
73. How many triplets (x, y, z) satisfy the equation x + y + z = 6, where x, y and z
are natural numbers?

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(a) 4
(b) 5
(c) 9
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75. An 8-digit number 4252746B leaves remainder 0 when divided by 3. How many

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values of B are possible?
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
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9. The number of times the digit 5 will appear while writing the integers from 1 to
1000 is
(a) 269
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(b) 271
(c) 300
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18 2019 (d) 302

7. How many zeroes are there at the end of the following product?
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1x 5 × 10 × 15 × 20 × 25 × 30 × 35 × 40 × 45 × 50 × 55 × 60
(a) 10
(c) 14
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(b) 12
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8. Let XYZ be a three-digit number, where (X + Y + 2) is not a multiple of 3. Then

(XYZ + YZX + ZXY) is not divisible by
(a) 3
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(b) 9
(c) 37
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 9. Let p,q, r and s be natural numbers such that
p-2016 = q+2017 = r - 2018 = s + 2019
Which one of the following is the largest natural number?
(a) p
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(b) q
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10. How many five-digit prime numbers can be obtained by using all the digits 1, 2,
3, 4 and 5 without repetition of digits?
(a) Zero
(b) One

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(c) Nine
22 2020 (d) Ten
13. A simple mathematical operation in each number of the sequence 14,18,20,
24,30, 32, ... results in a sequence with respect to prime numbers. Which one of the
following is the next number in the sequence?

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(a) 34
(b) 36
(c) 38
23 2020 (d) 40
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32. Two Statements are given followed by two
Conclusions:
Statements
All numbers are divisible by 2.
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All numbers are divisible by 3.

Conclusion-I:
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All numbers are divisible by 6.

Conclusion-II:
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All numbers are divisible by 4.

Which of the above Conclusions logically follows/follow from the two given
Statements?
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(a) Only Conclusion-I

(b) Only Conclusion-II
(c) Neither Conclusion-I nor Conclusion-II
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34. Consider the following sequence of numbers
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5 1 4 7 3 9 8 5 7 2 6 3 15 8 6 3 8 5 2 2 4 3 4 9 6
How many odd numbers are followed by the odd number in the above sequence?
(a) 5
(b) 6
(c) 7
25 2020 (d) 8
 37. How many integers are there between 1 and 100 which have 4 as a digit but are
not divisible by 4?
(a) 5
(b) 11
(c) 12

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50. What is the largest number among the following?

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51. What is the greatest length x such that 3 1/2 m and 8 3/4 m are integral
multiples of x?
(a) 1 1/2 m

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(b) 1 1/3 m
(e) 1 1/4 m
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53. The recurring decimal representation 1.272727….. is equivalent to
(a) 13/11
(b) 14/11
(c) 127/99
29 2020 (d) 137/99
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54. What is the least four-digit number when divided by 3, 4, 5 and 6 leaves a
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remainder 2 in each case?

(a) 1012
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(b) 1022
(c) 1122
30 2020 (a) 1222
56. What is the remainder when 51×27 × 35 × 62 × 75 is divided by 100?
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(a) 50
(b) 25
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(c) 5
31 2020 (d) 1
75. How many pairs of natural numbers are there such that the difference of whose
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squares is 63?
(a) 3
(c) 5
(b) 4
32 2020 (d) 2
 76. Which one of the following will have minimum change in its value if 5 is added
to both numerator and the denominator of the fractions 2/3, 3/4, 4/5 and 5/6?
(a) 2/3
(c) 4/5
(b) 3/4

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divisible by 4?
(a) 2n
(b) 3n
(c) 2n+4

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34 2020 (d) 3n + 1
19. Integers are listed from 700 to 1000. In how many integers is the sum of the
digits 10?
(a) 6

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(b) 7
(c) 8
35 2021 (d) 9
36. Consider all 3-digit numbers (without repetition of digits) obtained using three
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non-zero digits which are multiples of 3. Let S be their sum.
Which of the following is/are correct?
1. S is always divisible by 74.
2. S is always divisible by 9.
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(a) 1 only
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(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
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36 2021 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

67. Consider the following statements :
1.The sum of 5 consecutive integers can be 100.
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2. The product of three consecutive natural numbers can be equal to their sum.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
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(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
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79. When a certain number is multiplied by 7, the product entirely comprises ones
only (1111...). What is the smallest such number?
(a) 15713
(b) 15723
(c) 15783
38 2021 (d) 15873
 5. If 3²⁰¹⁹ is divided by 10, then what is the remainder?
(a) 1
(b) 3
(c) 7
39 2021 (d) 9

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6. The number 3798125P369 is divisible by 7. What is the value of the digit P?
(a) 1

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(b) 6
(c) 7
40 2021 (d) 9

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19. Consider the Question and two
Statements given below :
Question: Is × an integer?
Statement-1: x / 3 is not an integer.

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Statement-2: 3x is an integer.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the Question and the Statements?
(a) Statement-1 alone is sufficient to answer the Question
(b) Statement-2 alone is sufficient to answer the Question
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54. Let A, B and C represent distinct nonzero digits. Suppose x is the sum of all
possible 3-digit numbers formed by A, B and C without repetition.
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Consider the following statements

1. The 4-digit least value of x is 1332.
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2. The 3-digit greatest value of x is 888.

Which of the above statements is /are correct?
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(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
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58. What is the remainder when 91x 92 × 93 x 94 x 95 × 96 × 97 × 98 × 99
is divided by 1261?
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(a) 3
(b) 2
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(c) 1
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 65. What is the smallest number greater than 1000 that when divided by any one
of the numbers 6, 9, 12, 15, 18 leaves a remainder of 3?
(a) 1063
(b) 1073

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(c) 1083
44 2022 (d) 1183

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67. Consider the following statements in respect of two natural numbers p and g
such that p is a prime number and q is a composite number :
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than one man; and there are no widows (d) 302
and widowers?
69. In a school every student is assign a
1 %
(a) 33 unique identification number. A student
7
is a football player if and only if the
(b) 34%
identification number is divisible by
2 4, whereas a student is a cricketer if
(c) 34 7 %
and only if the identification number is
(d) 35%
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divisible by 6. If every number from 1 to 73. Sunita cuts a sheet of paper into three
100 is assigned to a student, then how pieces Length of first piece is equal to
many of them play cricket as well as the average of the three single digit odd
football. prime numbers. Length of the second
(a) 4 piece is equal to that of the first plus one-
third the length of the third. The third
(b) 8
piece is as long as the other two pieces
(c) 10 together. The length of the original sheet
(d) 12 of paper is

70. If is greater than or equal to 25 and y is (a) 13 units

less than or equal to 40, then which one (b) 15 units
of the following is always correct?
(c) 16 units
(a) is greater than y ⑳
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(d) 30 units
(b) (y - ) is greater than 15 Furt D
74. How many-
triplets (x, y, z) satisfy the
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(c) (y - ) is less than or equal to 15
-

equation x + y + z = 6 , where x, y and z

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-

are natural numbers ? 1 2 3 4 5 1 6 ,,

0
(d) ( + y) is greater than or equal to 65
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(a) 4

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71. If the numerator and denominator of a 1+ 2+ 3 = 6 +
1
3, 2

+ 1
,

=
-

(b) 5 3+ 3 6
2+ 3
+ =
0
proper fraction are increased by the +2
=

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32
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same positive quantity which is greater (c) 9 h+ 2
+ 0 = 6
0+3
= 6
3+
than zero, the resulting fraction is ~
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(d) 10
6+o + o=

(a) Always less than the original fraction

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75. An 8 digit number 4252746B leaves
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(b) Always greater than the original remainder 0 when divided by 3. How
fraction many values of B are possible ?
(c) Always equal to the original fraction (a) 2
(d) Such that nothing can be claimed (b) 3

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(c) 4
72. Number 136 is added to 5B7 and the
(d) 6
sum obtained is 7A3, where A and B are
integers. It is given that 7A3 is exactly 2018
divisible by 3. The only possible value of
76. A number consist of three digits of which
B is
the middle one is zero and their sum is 4.
(a) 2 If the number formed by interchanging
(b) 5 the first and last digits is greater than the
(c) 7 number itself by 198, then the difference
between the first and last digits is
(d) 8

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(a) 1 (c) Both 1 and 2

(b) 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 nor 3
(c) 3 2017
(d) 4
80. If there is a policy that 1/3rd of a population
77. While writing all the numbers from 700 to of a community has migrated every year
1000, how many numbers occur in which from one place to some other place,
the digit at hundred’s place is greater what is the leftover population of that
than the digit at ten’s place is greater community after the sixth year, if there
than the digit at unit’s place? is no further growth in the population
(a) 61 during this period?

(b) 64 (a) 16/243rd part of the population

(c) 85 (b) 32/243rd part of the population
(d) 91 (c) 32/729th part of the population
78. A bookseller sold ‘a’ number of (d) 64/729th part of the population
Geography textbooks at the rate of Rs. 81. Certain 3-digit numbers have the
x per book, a + 2 number of history following characteristics:
textbooks at the rate of Rs. ( + 2 ) per
1. All the three digits are different.
book and a - 2 number of Mathematics
textbooks at the rate of Rs. ( - 2 ) per
2. The number is divisible by 7
book. What is his total sale in Rs. ? 3. The number on reversing the digits is
also divisible by 7
(a) 3 + 3a
How many such 3-digits numbers are
(b) 3a + 8
there?
(c) 9a
(a) 2
(d) a
3 3
(b) 4
79. If y = 8 , then which of the following (c) 6
must be true ?
(d) 8
1. Both and y must be negative for any
82. How many numbers are there between 99
value of and y
and 1000 such that the digit 8 occupies
2. If is positive, y must be negative for the units place?
any value of and y
(a) 64
3. If is negative, y must be positive for (b) 80
any value of and y
(c) 90
(a) 1 only
(d) 104
(b) 2 only

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83. If for a sample data Mean < Median < 2016

Mode then the distribution is
87. If R and S are different integers both
(a) Symmetric divisible by 5, then which of the following
(b) Skewed to the right is not necessarily true?
(c) Neither symmetric nor skewed (a) R − S is divisible by 5
(d) Skewed to the left (b) R + S is divisible by 10
84. A 2-digit number is reversed. The larger (c) R × S is divisible by 25
of the two numbers is divided by the (d) R2 + S2 is divisible by 5
smaller one. What is the largest possible
88. How many numbers are there between
remainder?
100 and 300 which either begin or end
(a) 9 with 2 ?
(b) 27 (a) 110
(c) 36 (b) 111
(d) 45 (c) 112
85. There are certain-
2-digit numbers. The (d) None of these
difference between the number and the
89. Four-digit numbers are to be formed
-
one obtained on reversing it is always
using the digits 1, 2, 3 and 4 ; and none
&
27. How many such maximum 2-digit
- of these four digits are repeated in any
numbers are there? -
manner Further,
(a) 3
1. 2 and 3 each not to immediately
(b) 4 follow each other
(c) 5 2. 1 is not to be immediately followed
(d) None of the above by 3

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86. What is the total number of digits printed, 3. 4 is not appear at the last place
if a book containing 150 pages is to be
numbered from 1 to 150?
(a) 6
(a) 262 (b) 8
(b) 342 (c) 9
(c) 360 (d) None of the above
(d) 450

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