Aptitude Question

Ref: Exam Veda

Topic: Number System

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1. Find the remainder when 73 × 75 × 78 × 57 × 197 3Øviv fvM Ki‡j m‡ev©”P fvRK nq 96| ZvB cvIqvi 4 7 Øviv
96

× 37 is divided by 34. wefvR¨|

A. 32
B. 30 3. Let N = 1421 × 1423 × 1425. What is the
C. 15 remainder when N is divided by 12?
D. 28 A. 0
B. 9
Solution C. 3
Remainder, D. 6
73×75×78×57×197×37
=5×7×10×23×27×3 (Divide by 34) Solution
=35×30×23×27 Remainder, 1421×1423×1425
=1×−4×−11×−7 =5×7×9 [Divided By 12]
=28×−11= = 35×9
−6×−11=66 =-1 × -3
R=32 =3

2. Find the remainder when 6799 is divided by 7. 4. Three numbers are in ratio 1 : 2 : 3 and HCF is
A. 4 12. The numbers are:
B. 6 A. 12, 24, 36
C. 1 B. 11, 22, 33
D. 2 C. 12, 24, 32
D. 5, 10, 15
Solution
(63+4)99 5. What is the least number of soldiers that can be
Remainder of 6799=
7 drawn up in troops of 12, 15, 18 and 20 soldiers and
499
= also in form of a solid square?
7
Kvib, 63-Gi †h‡Kvb cvIqvi 7 Øviv wefvR¨| A. 900
496 +3 B. 400
=
7 C. 1600
43
= D. 2500
7
Ax
B
RvZxq †h‡Kvb mgxKi‡bi †ÿ‡Î; x Gi gvb hLb A‡bK †ewk n‡e; 6. Find the least number which will leaves
ZLb Gi byb¨Zg cvIqvi¸‡jv‡K Øviv fvM Ki‡j GKwU aviv cv‡eb| remainder 5 when divided by 8, 12, 16 and 20.
†mB avivi c`msL¨v Øviv cvIqvi x †K fvM Kiæb| †hgbt A. 240
42
; fvM‡kl = 2 B. 245
7
43 C. 265
7
; fvM‡kl = 1 D. 235
44

7
; fvM‡kl = 4
7. 76n- 66n, where n is an integer >0, is divisible by
45 A. 13
7
; fvM‡kl = 2 B. 127
4 6
; fvM‡kl = 1 C. 559
7
47
D. All of these
; fvM‡kl = 4
7

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8. After the division of a number successively by 3, Here difference,
4 and 7, the remainder obtained is 2, 1 and 4 32 - 10 = 22
respectively. What will be remainder if 84 divide 40 - 18 = 22
the same number? 72 - 50 = 22
A. 80 Here, in each case difference is same i.e. 22
B. 75 Then required number of pebbles is given by
C. 42 [(LCM of 32, 40, 72) -22]
D. 53
32 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2
256
9. Find the remainder when 2 is divided by 17. 40 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 5
A. 1 72 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3
B. 16 Hence,
C. 14 LCM = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 5 = 1440
D. None of these Thus,
Required number of pebbles,
Solution = 1440 - 22
2256 (24 )64 (16)64 = 1418
Given, 17
= 17
= 17
(1−)64
= =1 14. The remainder , when (1523 + 2323) is divided
17
by 19, is
10. Find the remainder when 73 × 75 × 78 × 57 × A. 4
197 × 37 is divided by 34. B. 15
A. 32 C. 0
B. 30 D. 18
C. 15
D. 28 15. Two numbers are in the ratio 3 : 4. If their
LCM is 240, the smaller of two number is
11. What is the sum of all two digit numbers that A. 100
gives a remainder of 3 when they are divided by 7? B. 80
A. 666 C. 60
B. 676 D. 50
C. 683
D. 777 16. The HCF of two numbers, each having three
digits, is 17 and their LCM is 714. The sum of the
12. The sum of two numbers is 684 and their HCF numbers will be:
is 57. Find all possible pairs of such numbers. A. 289
A. (57, 627) (285, 399) B. 391
B. (37, 575) (270, 390) C. 221
C. (45, 495) (30, 330) D. 731
D. (45, 575) (280, 890)
17. The greatest number, which when subtracted
13. A heap of pebbles when made up into group of from 5834, gives a number exactly divisible by each
32, 40, 72, leaves the remainder 10, 18 and 50 of 20, 28, 32, 35 is.
respectively. Find least number of pebbles in the A. 1120
heaps. B. 4714
A. 1440 C. 5200
B. 1420 D. 5600
C. 1418
D. 1422 18. LCM of two numbers is 936. If their HCF is 4
and one of the numbers is 72, the other is
Solution: In this type of problem we find the A. 42
difference of divisors and their remainders. B. 52
C. 62
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D. None of these 25. To write all the page numbers of a book, exactly
136 times digit 1 has been used. Find the number of
19. When we reverse the digits of the number 13, pages in the book.
the increases by 18. How many other two digit A. 190
numbers increases by 18 when their digits are B. 195
reversed? C. 210
A. 5 D. 220
B. 6
C. 7
D. 8 Answer
1 A 6 B 11 B 16 C 21 B
20. The sum of four consecutive two-digit odd 2 C 7 D 12 A 17 B 22 A
numbers, when divided by 10, become a perfect 3 C 8 D 13 C 18 B 23 C
square. Which of the following can possibly be one 4 A 9 A 14 C 19 B 24 B
5 A 10 A 15 C 20 C 25 B
of these four numbers?
A. 21
B. 25
C. 41
D. 67

21. On a road three consecutive traffic lights

change after 36, 42 and 72 seconds respectively. If
the lights are first switched on at 9:00 AM sharp, at
what time will they change simultaneously?
A. 9:08:04
B. 9:08:24
C. 9:08:44
D. None of these

22. If the product of two positive numbers be 1575

and their ration is 7 : 9, then the greatest number is
:
A. 45
B. 135
C. 35
D. 63

23. The sum of three numbers is 252. If the first

number is thrice the second and third number is
two-third of the first, then the second number is :
A. 41
B. 21
C. 42
D. 84

24. The sum of the squares of 3 consecutive positive

numbers is 365. The sum of the numbers is -
A. 30
B. 33
C. 36
D. 45

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