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QA - 14
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 Divisibility Rules
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A number consists of two digits. If the number formed by interchanging the digits is

(1) 11 (2) 9
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added to the original number, the resulting number (i.e. the sum) must be divisible by

(3) 5 (4) 3

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Question – 1
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If the sum of the digits of any integer lying between 100 and 1000 is subtracted from the

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number, the result always is
(1) divisible by 6
(3) divisible by 9
(2) divisible by 2

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(4) divisible by 5
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Question – 2
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An even number ‘N’ is made up of exactly 2 digits such that ten’s place digit is non zero.

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Another number ‘M’ is also made up of the same two digits but in the reverse order. If
(N – M) is completely divisible by 7, where

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N > M, then how many values are possible for N?
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(1) 1 (2) 2
(3) 3 (4) 4

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Question – 3
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Which of the following numbers will completely divide a six-digit number of

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the form xyxyxy (where 1  x  9, 1  y  9 )?
(1) 1010
(3) 11011
(2) 10101
(4) 11010
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Question – 4
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If the number 357a25b is divisible by both 3 and 5, then the values of ‘a’ and ‘b’ are
(1) 0, 6 (2) 5, 6

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(3) 5, 4 (4) 0, 7

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Question – 5
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Find the respective values of ‘X’ and ‘Y’ if ‘268X51Y’ is divisible by 72.
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(1) 3, 4 (2) 5, 4

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(3) 5, 2 (4) 3, 2

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Question – 6
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A number x3627y0 is divisible by 44, where x and y are single-digit whole numbers.

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What is the maximum possible value of (x + y)?
(1) 17
(3) 13
(2) 14
(4) 15
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Question – 7
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N is a nine-digit number, all of whose digits are the same. N is definitely divisible by
i. 111

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ii. 27

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iv. 9
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(3) i, ii, iv and v (4) i and iv

Question – 8
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A number is formed by writing first 54 natural numbers in front of each other as

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12345678910111213... Find the remainder when this number is divided by 8.

(1) 1 (2) 7
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Question – 9
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If m and n are integers divisible by 5, which of the following is not necessarily true?

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(1) m – n is divisible by 5
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(2) is divisible by 25
(3) m + n is divisible by 10
(4) None of these

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Question – 10
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A three-digit number has digits in strictly descending order and divisible by 10. By

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changing the places of the digits, a new three-digit number is constructed in such a way

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that the new number is also divisible by 10. The difference between the original number
and the new number is divisible by 40.How many numbers will satisfy all these
conditions?

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(2) 6 (3) 7

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Question – 11
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Let k be a positive integer such that (k + 4) is divisible by 7. Then the smallest positive

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integer n, greater than 2, such that (k + 2n) is divisible by 7 equals

(1) 9 (2) 7
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Question – 12
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The digits of a three-digit number A are written in the reverse order to form another

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three-digit number B. If (B > A) and (B – A) is completely divisible by 7, then which of
the following is necessarily true?

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(1) 100 < A < 299
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Question – 13
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Suppose, the seed of any positive integer n is defined as follows:

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seed(n) = n, if n < 10 = seed(s(n)), otherwise, where s(n) indicates the sum of digits of
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seed(7) = 7, seed(248) = seed(2 + 4 + 8)

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= seed(14) = seed(1 + 4) = seed(5) = 5 etc.
How many positive integers n, such that
n < 500, will have seed (n) = 9?

(1) 39 (2) 72 O n (3) 81

(CAT 08)

(4) 108 (5) 55

Question – 14
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Let b be a positive integer and a = b2 – b.

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If b  4, then (a2 – 2a) is divisible by

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(3) 24 (4) All of these

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Question – 15
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For how many values of ‘x’, will 728396573xy be divisible by 11?

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Question – 16
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If (x2a + 1 + y2b) always ends in 0 and a, b are positive integers, then the value of x, y

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can be
(1) 9, 7
(3) 21, 29
(2) 7, 9

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(4) All of the above
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Question – 17
 Cyclicity
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What is the units digit of 1781 + 2781 + 3781 + … + 9781?

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(1) 5 (2) 3 (3) 1

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(4) 7 (5) 8

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Question – 18
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What is the rightmost non-zero digit of the number N = 7703430?

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(1) 7 (2) 3 (3) 9

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(4) 1 (5) None of these

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Question – 19
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N = 1! + 2! + 3! + …. !0!. What is the unit digit of NN?

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Question – 20
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The digit in the unit’s place of the product

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(2464)1793 × (515)317 × (131)491 is

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(1) 0 (2) 2 (3) 3 (4) 5

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Question – 21
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Find the last two digits of the number N, where N = 20025 × 20026 × 200027 ×

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200035.
(1) 80
(4) 50
(2) 70

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(5) None of these
(3) 60
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Question – 22
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What are the last two digits of 72008?

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(1) 21 (2) 61 (3) 01

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Question – 23
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If N = 1! + 2! + 3! + … + 100!, find the last two digits of N.

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Question – 24
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Find the last two digits of the number N = 29933.

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(1) 01 (2) 81 (3) 89

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(4) 91 (5) 99

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Question – 25
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Find the last two digits of 2684.

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Question – 26
 Challenging
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Find the digit at unit’s place of 11! + 22! + 33! + 44! + ………….+ 8080!
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(1) 0 (2) 9
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(3) 5 (4) 8

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Question – 27
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Find the last two digits of the number 4789.

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(1) 27 (2) 47 (3) 67

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(4) 87 (5) 07

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Question – 28