NUMBER SYSTEMS

Simple concepts

1. The recurring decimal representation 1.27272727…. Is equivalent to [2020]

a. 13/11
b. 14/11
c. 127/99
d. 137/99

2. Question: Is x an integer ?
Statement 1: x/3 is not an integer.
Statement 2: 3x is an integer.

Which of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the
Statements ? [2022]
a. Statement-1 alone is sufficient to answer the question.
b. Statement-2 alone is sufficient to answer the question.
c. Both Statement-1 and Statement-2 are sufficient to answer the question.
d. Both Statement-1 and Statement-2 are not sufficient to answer the
question.

3. Question: Is p greater than q ?

Statement 1: p x q is greater than zero.
2 2
Statement 2: 𝑝 is greater than 𝑞 .

Which of the following is correct in respect of the above question and the
statements ? [2023]
a. The question can be answered by using one of the statements alone, but
cannot be answered using the other statement alone.
b. The question can be answered by using either Statement alone.
c. The question can be answered by using both the statements together, but
cannot be answered using either statement alone.
d. The question cannot be answered even by using both the statements
together.
4. Statement 1: n is a prime number.
Statement 2: n leaves a remainder of 1 when divided by 4.
Question: if n is a unique natural number between 10 and 20, then what is n ?

Which of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the
Statements ? [2022]
a. Statement-1 alone is sufficient to answer the question.
b. Statement-2 alone is sufficient to answer the question.
c. Both Statement-1 and Statement-2 together are sufficient to answer the
question but neither Statements alone is suuficient to answer the question.
d. Both Statement-1 and Statement-2 taken together are not sufficient to
answer the question.

5. How many pairs of natural numbers are there such that the difference of whose
squares is 63 ? [2020]
a. 3
b. 4
c. 5
d. 2

6. If p, q, r and s are distinct single digit positive numbers, then what is the greatest
value of (p+q)(r+s) ? [2023]
a. 230
b. 225
c. 224
d. 221

7. When a certain number is multiplied by 7, the product entirely comprises ones

only (111111….). What Is the smallest such number ? [2021]
a. 15713
b. 15723
c. 15783
d. 15873

8. Each digit of a 9-digit number is 1. It is multiplied by itself. What is the sum of the
digits of the resulting number ? [2023]
a. 64
b. 80
c. 81
d. 100
9. What is the sum of all digits which appear in all the integers from 10 to 100 ?
[2023]
a. 855
b. 856
c. 910
d. 911

10. Three of the five positive integers p, q, r, s, t are even and two of them are odd
(not necessarily in order). Consider the following:
i. p + q + r - s - t is definitely even.
ii. 2p + q + 2r - 2s + t is definitely odd.
Which of the statements given above are correct ? [2023]
a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2

11. What is the sum of all 4-digit numbers less than 2000 formed by the digits 1, 2, 3
and 4. Where none of the digits is repeated ? [2023] [bb]
a. 7998
b. 8028
c. 8878
d. 9238

12. Consider the following statements in respect of two natural numbers p and q
such that p is a prime number and q is a composite number:
i. p x q can be an odd number
ii. q / p can be a prime number
iii. p + q can be a prime number
Which of the statements given above are correct ? [2022]
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 2 and 3 only
c. 1 and 3 only
d. 1, 2 and 3

13. Consider the following in respect of prime number 𝑝 and composite number 𝑐.
i. (𝑝 + 𝑐) ÷ ( 𝑝 − 𝑐) can be even.
ii. (2𝑝 + 𝑐) can be odd.
iii. 𝑝𝑐 can be odd
 Which of the statements given above are correct ? [2023]
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 2 and 3 only
c. 1 and 3 only
d. 1, 2 and 3.

Divisibility & Remainder Theorem

14. Let XYZ be a 3-digit number, where (X+Y+Z) is not a multiple of 3. Then
(XYZ+YZX+ZXY) is not divisible by [2020]
a. 3
b. 9
c. 37
d. (X+Y+Z)

15. A digit n>3 is divisible by 3 but not divisible by 6. Which one of the following is
divisible by 4 ? [2020]
a. 2n
b. 3n
c. 2n+4
d. 3n+1

16. Let x be a positive integer such that 7x+96 is divisible by x. How many values of
x are possible ? [2023]
a. 10
b. 11
c. 12
d. Infinitely many

17. A number N is formed by writing 9 for 99 times. What is the remainder if N is

divided by 13 ? [2023]
a. 11
b. 9
c. 7
d. 1

18. An 8-digit number 4252746B leaves remainder 0 when divided by 3. How many
values of B are possible ?
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
 d. 6

19. The number 3798125P369 is divisible by 7. What is the value of digit P ? [2021]
a. 1
b. 6
c. 7
d. 9

20. There is a number 23X548. How many possible values of X can be put so that
the number is always divisible by 3 ? [2023]
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4

21. A 3-digit number ABC, on multiplication with D gives 37DD where A, B, C and D
are different non-zero digits. What is the value of A+B+C ? [2023]
a. 18
b. 16
c. 15
d. Cannot be determined

22. For any choices of values of X, Y and Z, the 6-digit number of the form XYZXYZ
is divisible by: [2023]
a. 7 and 11 only
b. 11 and 13 only
c. 7 and 13 only
d. 7, 11 and 13 only

23. What is the remainder when 51 x 27 x 35 x 62 x 75 is divided by 100 ? [2020]

a. 50
b. 25
c. 5
d. 1

24. What is the remainder when 85 x 87 x 89 x 91 x 95 x 96 is divided by 100 ?

[2023]
a. 0
b. 1
c. 2
25. What is the remainder when 91 x 92 x 93 x 94 x …. x 99 is divided by 1261 ?
[2022]
a. 3
b. 2
c. 1
d. 0

26. How many natural numbers are there which give a remainder of 31 when 1186 is
divided by these natural numbers ? [2023]
a. 6
b. 7
c. 8
d. 9

27. How many zeroes are there at the end of the following product
1 x 5 x 10 x 15 x 20 x 25 x 30 x 35 x 40 x 45 x 50 x 55 x 60 [2020]
a. 10
b. 12
c. 14
d. 15

28. If 3²⁰¹⁹ is divided by 10, what is the remainder ? [2021]

a. 1
b. 3
c. 7
d. 9

9×7×5×3×1
29. What is the unit digit in the expansion of (57242) ? [2023]
a. 2
b. 4
c. 6
d. 8

30. Let A3BC and DE2F be 4-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 ? [2020]
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
 d. 4

31. If ABC and DEF are both 3-digit numbers such that A, B, C, D, E and F are
distinct non-zero digits such that ABC+DEF = 1111, then what is the value of
A+B+C+D+E+F ? [2023]
a. 28
b. 29
c. 30
d. 31

32. D is a 3-digit number such that the ratio of the number to the sum of its digit is
least. What is the difference between the digit at the hundred’s place to the digit
at the unit’s place of D ? [2023]
a. 0
b. 7
c. 8
d. 9

33. Which number amongst 2⁴⁰, 3²¹, 4¹⁸, 8¹² is the smallest ?
a. 2⁴⁰
b. 3²¹
c. 4¹⁸
d. 8¹²

192
34. What is the remainder if 2 is divided by 6 ? [2023]
a. 0
b. 1
c. 2
d. 4

35. AB and CD are 2-digit numbers. Multiplying AB with CD results in a 3-digit

number DEF. Adding DEF to another 3-digit number GHI results in 975. Further
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I are distinct digits. If E=0, F=8, then what is A+B+C equal
to ? [2023]
a. 6
b. 7
c. 8
d. 9

36. Question: Is (p+q-r) greater than (p-q+r), where p, q and r are integers ?
 Statement 1: (p-q) is positive.
Statement 2: (p-r) is negative.
Which of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the
Statements ? [2023]
a. The question can be answered by using one of the statements alone, but
cannot be answered using the other statement alone.
b. The question can be answered by using either Statement alone.
c. The question can be answered by using both the statements together, but
cannot be answered using either statement alone.
d. The question cannot be answered even by using both the statements
together.

37. Consider a 3-digit number.

Question: What is the number ?
Statement 1: The sum of the digits of the number is equal to the product of the
digits.
Statement 2: The number is divisible by the sum of the digits of the number.

Which of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the
Statements ? [2023]
a. The question can be answered by using one of the statements alone, but
cannot be answered using the other statement alone.
b. The question can be answered by using either Statement alone.
c. The question can be answered by using both the statements together, but
cannot be answered using either statement alone.
d. The question cannot be answered even by using both the statements
together.

38. Let pp, qq and rr be 2-digit numbers where p<q<r. If pp+qq+rr= tt0, where tt0 is a
3-digit number ending with zero, consider the following statements:
i. The number of possible values of p is 5.
ii. The number of possible values of q is 6.
Which of the above statements is/are correct ? [2023] {tt}
a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2

10
39. If today is Sunday, then which day is it exactly on 10 th day ? [2023]
a. Wednesday
 b. Thursday
c. Friday
d. Saturday

𝑚
40. If 15x14x13x…..x3x2x1 = 3 x n where m and n are positive integers then what is the
maximum value of m ? [2022]
a. 7
b. 6
c. 5
d. 4

41. Consider the following statements:

i. The sum of 5 consecutive numbers can be 100
ii. The product of three consecutive natural numbers can be equal to
their sum
Which of the statements given above are correct ? [2021]
a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2

42. The sum of three consecutive integers is equal to their product. How many such
possibilities are there ? [2022]
a. Only one
b. Only two
c. Only three
d. No such possibilities exist

43. In a school every student is assigned a unique identification number. A student is a

football player if and only if the id is divisible by 4, whereas a student is a cricketer if and
only if the id 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 ? [2019]
a. 4
b. 8
c. 10
d. 12

44. What is the least 4-digit number when divided by 3, 4, 5 and 6 gives remainder 2 in each
case ?
a. 1012
b. 1022
c. 1122
d. 1222
 45. What is the smallest number greater than 1000 that when divided by any of the numbers
6, 9, 12, 15, 18 leaves a remainder of 3 ? [2022]
a. 1063
b. 1073
c. 1083
d. 1183

46. A number consists of three digits of which the middle one is zero and their sum is 4. If
the number formed by subtracting the number by the number formed by interchanging
the digits of the number is 198, then the difference between the first and last digit is
[2018]
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4

47. Let p be a 2-digit number and q be the number consisting of the same digits in reverse
order. If p x q = 2430, then what is the difference between p and q ? [2022] [bb]
a. 45
b. 27
c. 18
d. 9

Arithmetic and algebra

48. How many seconds in total are there in x weeks, x days, x hours, x minutes and seconds
? [2022] [BB]
a. 11580x
b. 11581x
c. 694860x
d. 694861x

49. A bill of ₹1840 is paid in the denominations of ₹50, ₹20 and ₹10 notes. 50 notes in all
are used. Consider the following statements:
i. 25 notes of ₹50 are used and the remaining are in the denominations of
₹20 and ₹10.
ii. 35 notes of ₹20 are used and the remaining are in the denominations of
₹50 and ₹10.
iii. 20 notes of ₹10 are used and the remaining are in the denominations of
₹50 and ₹20.
Which of the following statements are not correct ? [2022]
 a. 1 and 2 only
b. 2 and 3 only
c. 1 and 3 only
d. 1, 2 and 3 only

50. There are large number of silver coins weighing 2gm, 5gm, 10gm, 25gm, 50gm each.
Consider the following statements:
i. To buy 78gm of coins one must buy at least 7 coins
ii. To weigh 78gm using these coins one can use less than 7 coins.
Which of the following statements given below is/are correct ? [2023]
a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2

51. A person P asks one of his three friends X as to how much he had. X replied, "if Y gives
me 40, then Y will half of as much as Z, but if Z gives me 40, then three of us will have
equal amount." What is the total amount of money that X, Y and Z have ? [2021]
a. 420
b. 360
c. 300
d. 270

52. In an objective type test of 90 questions, 5 marks are alloted for every correct answer
and 2 marks are deducted for every wrong answer. After attempting all the questions, a
student got a total of 387 marks. What is the number of incorrect responses ? [2023]
a. 9
b. 13
c. 27
d. 43

53. Jay and Vijay spent an equal amount of money to buy some pens and pencils of the
same quality from the same store. If Jay bought 3 pens and 5 pencils, and Vijay bought
2 pens and 7 pencils, then which of the following is correct ? [2021]
a. A pencil costs more than a pen.
b. The price of a pencil is equal to that of a pen.
c. The price of a pen is twice the price of a pencil.
d. The price of a pen is thrice the price of a pencil.
Answer Key

1. B 40. B
2. D 41. C
3. D 42. A
4. D 43. B
44. B
5. A
45. C
6. B
46. B
7. D 47. D
8. C 48. D
9. B 49. D
10. A 50. C
11. A 51. B
12. D 52. A
13. D 53. C
14. B
15. D
16. C
17. A
18. C
19. B
20. C
21. A
22. D
23. A
24. A
25. D
26. D
27. A
28. C
29. A
30. C
31. D
32. C
33. B
34. D
35. A
36. C
37. D
38. C
39. B