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CDS Elementary Mathematics 2020 Question Paper

200 questions from the 2020 CDS exam, combining both papers of the year (CDS I and CDS II).

200questions
2papers (CDS I & II)
14chapters covered
Note: UPSC conducts CDS twice a year. This page combines both 2020 papers — CDS I and CDS II.

Questions from the 2020 exam first 10 of 200 — free

Q1MCQCDS I 2020

The number is

(A)a prime number
(B)not a prime, but power of a prime
(C)not a power of a prime, but a composite even number
(D)not a power of a prime, but a composite odd number
Q2MCQCDS I 2020

Two unequal pairs of numbers satisfy the following conditions:
(i) The product of the two numbers in each pair is 2160
(ii) The HCF of the two numbers in each pair is 12.
If is the mean of the numbers in the first pair and is the mean of the numbers in the second pair, then what is the mean of and ?

(A)60
(B)72
(C)75
(D)78
Q3MCQCDS I 2020

How many digits are there in ? (Given that and )

(A)16
(B)18
(C)19
(D)27
Q4MCQCDS I 2020

Which one of the following is a set of solutions of the equation , if is a positive integer?

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Q5MCQCDS I 2020

In a competitive examination, 250 students have registered. Out of these, 50 students have registered for Physics, 75 students for Mathematics and 35 students for both Mathematics and Physics. What is the number of students who have registered neither for Physics nor for Mathematics?

(A)90
(B)100
(C)150
(D)160
Q6MCQCDS I 2020

If the sum of the digits of a number , where is a natural number, is equal to 3798, then what is the value of ?

(A)421
(B)422
(C)423
(D)424
Q7MCQCDS I 2020

Which one of the following is the largest number among , , , ?

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Q8MCQCDS I 2020

If is the number of prime numbers between 0 and 50; and is the number of prime numbers between 50 and 100, then what is equal to?

(A)4
(B)5
(C)6
(D)7
Q9MCQCDS I 2020

If , , , and , then what is the value of ?

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Q10MCQCDS I 2020

Which one of the following is the largest divisor of , if is any natural number?

(A)3
(B)13
(C)39
(D)117

Topics covered in 2020

About the 2020 CDS Elementary Mathematics paper

UPSC conducted CDS twice in 2020 CDS I and CDS II. This page brings both Elementary Mathematics papers together: 200 questions as asked in the actual exams. The 2020 questions drew from 14 topics.

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