NUMBER SYSTEM

Q.1 The remainder when (254 – 1) is divided by 9 is:

(a) 0 (b) 8 (c) 7 (d) none of these

Q.2 An integer is divisible by 16 if and only if its last X digits are divisible by 16.
The value of X would be:
(a) Three (b) four (c) five (d) six

Q.3 If 4A56 is a four digit number divisible by 33 then what is the value of A?
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 6

Q.4 5x-1 + 5x + 5x+1 =775 then the value of x for every positive integer x, is:
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) can’t be determine

Q.5 The sum of the digits of a two digit number is 8. The number obtained by
reversing the digit is 18 less than the original number. The original number is:
(a) 62 (b) 17 (c) 53 (d) 35

Q.6 If the number 243x51 is divisible by 9 then the value of the digit marked as x
would be:
(a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 4

Q.7 Of the three given numbers 51/2, 111/3, 1231/6, which one is the greatest?
(a) 51/2 (b) 111/3 (c) 1231/6 (d) All are equal

Q.8 The HCF of two whole numbers is 5 and their LCM is 60. If one of the
numbers is 20, then other number would be:
(a) 25 (b) 13 (c) 16 (d) 15

Q.9 If the sum and the product of two numbers are 25 and 144 respectively then
the difference of the numbers must be:
(a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 7 (d) 11

Q.10 Two consecutive numbers are 79 and 80, find the difference of their squares.
(a) 159 (b) 169 (c) 149 (d) 158

Q.11The sum of the numbers is 160 and their difference is 39 find the difference of their
squares.
(a) 6420 (b) 4620 (c) 8420 (d) 6240
Q.12 Find HCF and LCM of (5/4), (3/16), (7/25)
(a) (1/400), 105 (b) (1/300), 209 (c) (3/200), 205 (d) (1/150),110

Q.13 Find HCF and LCM of 0.12, 0.084, 4.2, 0.24 and 0.192
(a) 0.012, 33.6 (b) 0.022, 34.6 (c) 0.112, 39.6 (d) 0.312, 39.5

Q.14 The number 11284 and 7655, when divided by a certain 3- digit number leaves the
same remainder. The 3- digit number is
(a) 199 (b) 197 (c) 193 (d) 191

Q.15 What is the remainder when 1719 × 1715 × 1713 is divided by 17?
(a) 1 (b) 16 (c) 3 (d) none of these

Q.16 The greatest number that will divide 398, 436 and 542 leaving 7, 11 and 15 as
remainder, respectively is:
(a) 16 (b) 17 (c) 18 (d) 19

Q.17 The last digit of (1001)2008 +1002

(a) 0 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 8

Q.18 What is the least number which, when divided by 4, 6, 7 and 8 gives the remainder
3 but is divisible by 9?
(a) 20 (b) 27 (c) 39 (d) 171

Q.19 Find the unit digit in the product (4387)245 * (621)72

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 7

Q.20 The least number which when divided by 35, 45 and 55 leaves the remainder 18, 28
and 38 respectively is
(a) 3448 (b) 3482 (c) 2468 (d) 3265

Q.21 The greatest number which when subtracted from 5834, gives a number exactly
divisible by each of 20, 28, 32 and 35 is
(a) 1120 (b) 4714 (c) 5200 (d) 5600

Q.22 The lowest four digit number which is exactly divisible by 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7
(a) 1400 (b) 1300 (c) 1250 (d) 1260

Q.23 What is the least number to be added to 8888 to make it a perfect square?
(a) 137 (b) 52 (c) 112 (d) 90

Q.24 The product of two consecutive even numbers is 12768. What is the greater of the
two numbers?
 (a) 110 (b) 108 (c) 114 (d) 112

Q.25 The product of two consecutive odd numbers is 4623. What is the product of next
two consecutive odd numbers?
(a) 4899 (b) 4891 (c) 5037 (d) 5183

Q.26 What is the least number which when divided by the numbers 3, 5, 6, 8, 10 and 12
leaves in each case a remainder 2 but when divided by 13 leaves no remainder?
(a) 312 (b) 962 (c) 1562 (d) 1586

Q.27 The largest number of five digits which, when divided by 16, 24, 30 and 36 leaves
the same remainder 10 in each case, is:
(a) 99279 (b) 99370 (c) 99269 (d) 99350

Q.28 If a2 + b2 + c2 + d2 = 1, then the maximum value of a×b×c×d is:

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 1/16 (d) data insufficient

Q.29 If 4x+3 × 2x-3 -128 =0 then the value of x is:

(a) 1/3 (b) 2/3 (c) 1 (d) 4/3

Q.30 The greatest integer that divides 358, 376, 232 leaving the same remainder in each
case is:
(a) 16 (b) 17 (c) 18 (d) 19

Q.31 Number of zeros at the end of the following expression

(5!)5! + (10 !)10! + (50!)50! + (100!)100! is:
(a) 165 (b) 120 (c) 125 (d) none of these

Q.32 The number of zeros at the end of the product of the expression
10×100×1000×10000×……..10000000000 is:
(a)10 (b) 100 (c) 50 (d) 55

Q.33 On a road three consecutive traffic lights change after 40, 48 and 56 seconds
respectively. If the lights are first switched on at 10:00 AM sharp, at what time will they
change simultaneously?
(a) 10.35am (b) 10.28am (c) 10.40am (d) 10.43am

Q.34 Find the least number of five digits which when divided by 40, 60, and 75, leave
remainders 31, 51 and 66 respectively.
(a) 10136 (b) 10102 (c) 10191 (d) 10111

Q.35 The number of zeros at the end of the product of

222111 × 3553 × (7!)6!× (10!)5! + 4242 × 2525
 (a) 42 (b) 53 (c) 1055 (d) none of these

Q.36 If the number 2332 – 9 is divided by 16, then the remainder is:
(a) 8 (b) 0 (c) 6 (d) none of these

Q. 37 When (1!)1! + (2!)2! + (3!)3! +……+ (100!)100! Is divided by 5, the remainder

obtained is :
(a) 2 (b) 0 (c) 4 (d) none of these

Q. 38 The largest number which will divide the numbers 104, 221 and 377 leaving the
same remainder in each case is:
(a) 56 (b) 13 (c) 39 (d) it does not exist

Q. 39 What is the remainder of 636 / 215?

(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) none of these

Q. 40 The four digit smallest positive number which when divided by 4,5,6 or 7, it leaves
always the remainder as 3:
(a) 1000 (b) 1257 (c) 1263 (d) 1683