Class I: LCM

CIVIL SERVICES
APTITUDE TEST (CSAT)
Class I: LCM
1. Find the least number which when divided by 18, 24 and 36 leaves 7 as
remainder in each case.
(a) 79 (b) 25
(c) 151 (d) 43

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2. Find the lowest number which being increased by 3 is exactly divided by 8,

12 and 16.
(a) 48 (b) 45
(c) 51 (d) 95

3. Find the lowest number which is more by 2 to be divided by 56 and 98

exactly.
(a) 390 (b) 392
(c) 394 (d) None of these

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4. The least number which should be added to 2497 so that the sum is exactly
divisible by 4, 5, 6 and 15 is.
(a) 23 (b) 3
(c) 13 (d) 33

5. The L.C.M. of two numbers is 48. The numbers are in the ratio 2:3. Then sum
of the number is.
(a) 28 (b) 32
(c) 40 (d) 64

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6. Find the least multiple of 11 which when divided by 5, 8, 12 and 30 leaves

the remainder 2 in each case.
(a) 1320 (b) 122
(c) 1322 (d) 242

7. What is the least possible number which when divided by 13 leaves the
remainder 3 and when it is divided by 5 if leaves the remainder 2?
(a) 7 (b) 16
(c) 70 (d) 42

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8. Four bells in the Birla temple toll at the regular interval of 36, 48, 72 and 108
seconds individually, at what time they will toll together next if they toll at
4:00 am?
(a) 04:07:12 am (b) 04:14:24 am
(c) 08:07:12 am (d) 08:14:24 am

9. When some coins are arranged in stacks of fifteen, there are 5 left over; in
stacks of twenty, 10 left over, in stacks of twenty five, 15 left over and in
stacks of thirty five, 25 left over. At least how many coins are there totally?

(a) 2100 (b) 4200

(c) 2090 (d) 2110

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10. What is the least four-digit number when divided by 3, 4, 5 and 6 leaves a
remainder 2 in each case?
(a) 1012 (b) 1022
(c) 1122 (d) 1222

11. A gardener had a number of shrubs to plant in horizontal rows. At first, he

tried to plant 5 shrubs in each row, then 6, then 8 and then 12, but had
always 1 left. On trying 13, in one row he had none left. What is the smallest
number of shrubs that he could have had?
(a) 481 (b) 461
(c) 471 (d) 251

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12. Three persons start walking together and their steps measure 40 cm, 42 cm
and 45 cm respectively. What is the minimum distance each should walk so
that each can cover the same distance in complete steps?
(a) 25 m 20 cm (b) 50 m 40 cm
(c) 75 m 60 cm (d) 100 m 80 cm

13. There are five hobby clubs in a college viz. photography, yachting, chess,
electronics and gardening. The gardening group meets every second day, the
electronics group meets every third day, the chess group meets every fourth
day,’ the yachting group meets every fifth day and the photography group
meets every sixth day. How many times do, all-the five groups meet on the
same day within 180 days?
(a) 3 (b) 5
(c) 4 (d) 18

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14. Five persons fire bullets at a target at an interval of 6, 7, 8, 9 and 12 seconds

respectively. The number of times they would fire the bullets together at
the target in an hour is:
(a) 6 (b) 7
(c) 8 (d) 9

15. In a school every student is assigned a unique identification number. A

student is a football player if and only if the identification number is divisible
by 4, whereas a student is a cricketer if and only if the identification number
is divisible by 6. If every number from 1 to 100 is assigned to a student, then
how many of them play cricket as well as football?
(a) 4 (b) 8
(c) 10 (d) 12

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