Number System

1. By which smallest number 1323 must be multiplied, so that it becomes a perfect cube?
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 7

2. The smallest natural number, by which 3000 must be divided to make the quotient a
perfect cube, is:
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 6

3. The sum of three consecutive odd natural numbers is 87. The smallest of these numbers
is :
(a) 29 (b) 31 (c) 23 (d) 27

4. The sum of four consecutive even numbers is 748. The smallest among them is
(a) 188 (b) 186
(c) 184 (d) 174

5. The digit in unit’s place of the product 81× 82× 83× … ×89 is
(a) 0 (b) 2 (c) 6 (d) 8

6. If the operation ‘*’ is defined by a*b=a+b-ab, then 5*7 equals

(a) 12 (b) -47 (c) -23 (d) 35
7. When 335 is added to 5A7, the result is 8B2. 8B2 is divisible by 3. What is the largest
possible value of A?
(a) 8 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 4

8) If a number is as much greater than 31 as it is less than 75, then the number is
(a) 106 (b) 53 (c) 74 (d) 44

9. A six digit number is formed by repeating a three digit number: for example, 256,256 or
678, 678 etc. Any number of this form is always exactly divisible by:
(a) 13 only (b) 11 only
(c) 1001 only (d) both 11 and 1001
10. Each member of a picnic party contributed twice as many rupees as the total number of
members and the total collection was Rs. 3042. The number of members present in the party
was
(a) 21 (b) 32
(c) 40 (d) 39

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11. A boy was asked to find the value of of a sum of money. Instead of multiplying the
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sum by he divided it by and so his answer exceeded by Rs.55. Find the correct answer?
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(a) Rs.9 (b) Rs.24
(c) 64 (d) 1320.

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12. An 85m long rod is divided into two parts. If one part is of the other part, then the
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longer part is:
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(a) 34m (b) 56 m
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(c) 85m (d) 51m

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13. If 1 added to the denominator of a fraction it becomes . If 1 is added to the numerator
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it becomes 1. The product of numerator and denominator of the fraction is
(a) 6 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) 14

14. What number must be added to the expression 16 a 2-12a to make it a perfect square?
9 11 13
(a) (b) (c) (d) 16
4 2 2

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15. The product of two fractions is and their quotient is . The greater of the fraction is
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7 7 7 4
(a) (b) (c) (d)
4 6 3 5
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16. Ram left of his property to his widow wife and of the remainder to his daughter. He
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gave the rest to his son who received Rs. 6,400. How much was his original property?
(a) Rs. 16,000 (b) Rs. 32,000
(c) Rs. 24,000 (d) Rs. 16,800
17. A two digit number is 3 times the sum of the digits. If 45 is added to that number, its
digits are interchanged. The sum of the digits of the number is
(a) 9 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) 14

18. In a two digit number, the digit at the units place is 1 less than twice the digit at the ten’s
place. If the digits are interchanged, the difference between the new and original number is
less than the original number by 20. The original number is
(a) 47 (b) 74 (c) 35 (d) 23

Answer key:
1. (d) 2. (a) 3. (d) 4. (c) 5. (a) 6. (c) 7. (d) 8. (b) 9. (d) 10. (d) 11. (a) 12. (d) 13. (a) 14. (a) 15.
(b) 16. (a) 17. (a) 18. (a)