NUMBERS & NUMBER SYSTEM

1. 2754 – 1354 is atleast divisible by

1) 424 2) 560 3) 575 4) 280

2. If X = 1537 × 1539 × 52201, find the remainder when X is divided by 17.

1) 12 2) 10 3) 15 4) 13

3. A two digit number is obtained either by multiplying the sum of the digits by 7 and adding 3 or
multiplying the difference of digits by 17 and adding 1, The number is
1) 54 2) 52 3) 25 4) None of these

4. The largest number that always divides the product of 3 consecutive multiples of 2 is
1) 8 2) 16 3) 24 4) 48

5. If (4x + 8) = (9 × 2x), then x =

1) 3 or 1 2) –3 or 1 3) –3 or 0 4) 3 or 0

6. The HCF of (4a2 b3 – 9b) and (2a2 b2 – ab – 3) is

1) 2ab – 3 2) 2ab + 3 3) ab + 1 4) b(2ab + 3)

7. What is the least number which when divided by 12 leaves a remainder of 7, when divided by 15,
leaves a remainder of 10 and when divided by 16 leaves a remainder of 11?
1) 115 2) 235 3) 247 4) 475

8. If 34x–2 = 729, then find the value of X.

1) 4 2) 3 3) 2 4) 5

9. The HCF of 0.54, 1.8 and 7.2 is

1) 1.8 2) 0.18 3) 0.018 4) 18

10. One bell rings at an interval of 30 minutes and another at an interval of 25 minutes. If they both
ring together at 10.00 am, the time when they will next ring together is
1) 12.30 am 2) 10.55 am 3) 12.30 pm 4) 11.30 pm

11. What is the least number of students in a class, if they can be made to stand in rows of 8, 12 or 14
each?
1) 158 2) 168 3) 148 4) 178

12. There are two long pieces of ribbon, one of 24 m and another of 36 m length. If each has to be cut
into pieces of the same length, the maximum length of each piece (in metres) is
1) 6 2) 12 3) 9 4) 4

13. A boy wishes to cut as many pieces of rope of equal length as he can, from pieces that are 153
cm, 187 cm and 323 cm long. If he wants the pieces to be as long as possible and does not like to
waste any rope, how long should each piece be?
1) 28 cm 2) 17 cm 3) 63 cm 4) 51 cm
14. If 2n–1 = 128, then 'n' is
1) 44 2) 12 3) 8 4) 7

15. What is the smallest number which when

1. increased (added) by 3,
2. decreased (subtracted) by 3, is exactly divisible by 15, 18, 20 and 24?
1) 357, 363 2) 307, 347 3) 363, 350 4) 357, 383

Directions for question 16 to 18: Read the following information and answer the questions that
follow.
A and B are two real numbers given such that
AMB = Summation of A and B.
ARB = Subtraction of B from A.
ADB = Result of A divided by B.
ANB = Multiplication of A and B.

16. The value of 10M [10R {10N(10 D 5)}] is

1) 0 2) 2 3) 4 4) 6

17. The value of 4N [5M{6 D(10 R 7)}] is

1) 4 2) 12 3) 20 4) 28

18. The value of 100 D [50 R{5N(3 M 2)}] is

1) 2 2) 4 3) 6 4) 8

19. Five bells first begin to toll together and then at intervals of 3, 5, 7, 8 and 10 seconds,
respectively. After what interval will they toll together again?
1) 8 sec 2) 840 sec 3) 600 sec 4) 650 sec

20. A two digit number is five times the sum of its digits while the number obtained by interchanging
the digits is 20% more than the original number. What is the original number?
1) 54 2) 45 3) 63 4) 36

21. A man wishes to lay square tiles on the floor of a room 222 meters by 114 meters. What is the
largest size of the square tile so that a whole number of tiles can be fitted in?
1) 4 m 2) 3 m 3) 6 m 4) 9 m

22. If (–1)n + (–1)4n = 0, then 'n' is

1) any positive integer. 2) any negative integer.
3) any odd natural number. 4) any even natural number.

23. Factorise (16x2 – 24xy + 9y2 – 8x + 6y)

1) (4x – 3y) (4x – 3y + 2) 2) (4x + 3y) (4x + 3y – 2)
3) (4x – 3y) (4x – 3y – 2) 4) (4x – 3y) (4x + 3y + 2)

24. One third, one fourth, one fifth and one-seventh of the human population of North India which is
less than five hundred, are all whole numbers and their sum is exactly the population of South
India. What is the human population of South India?
1) 389 2) 359 3) 429 4) 329
25. If one car covers 24 km per litre of petrol and another car covers 18 km per litre of petrol, the
shortest distance that they can travel with minimum number (integral) of litres of petrol in their
tanks is
1) 36 km 2) 72 km 3) 48 km 4) 24 km

26. The LCM of (x2 – xy – 2y2), (2x2 – 5xy + 2y2) and (2x2 + xy – y2) is
1) (x + y) (x2 – 4y2) 2) (x – y)(x2 – 4y2)
3) (x + y) (x + 2y) (2x – y) 4) (x + y) (x – 2y) (2x – y)

27. Sum of 2 numbers is 272 and their LCM is 960. Then their HCF is
1) 16 2) 8 3) 32 4) 64

28. If the Geometric Mean of two numbers is 16 and their HCF is 8, what is the difference between
the LCM and the HCF of the two numbers?
1) 16 2) 32 3) 8 4) 24

29. The sum of a 2-digit number and the number obtained by reversing the digits is a perfect square.
How many such numbers exist?
1) 2 2) 4 3) 6 4) 8

30. P represents a number between 3 and 6 and Q represents a number between 15 and 60. Then Q/P
represents a number between
1) 2.5 and 20 2) 5 and 20 3) 5 and 2 4) 4 and 3