Let and . What is the number of consecutive zeros at the end of the sum ?
CDS · Elementary Mathematics · UPSC · 2016–2026
Number System — CDS Elementary Mathematics PYQs
250 questions from this chapter, asked in 11 CDS exams between 2016–2026.
Questions asked per year
Practice questions
Seven times a two-digit positive number is equal to four times the number obtained by reversing the order of the digits. How many such two-digit numbers are there?
is divisible by how many natural numbers less than 10?
Let be the greatest number that will divide 600, 631 and 724, leaving the same remainder. What is the value of ?
What is the sum of all the divisors of 256?
Consider the following statements:
I. Two consecutive natural numbers are always co-prime.
II. If and are relatively prime, then is always even.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
What is the digit in the unit place of the number ?
Let where is an odd integer. What is the remainder when is divided by 8?
A Question is given followed by two Statements I and II. Consider the Question and the Statements and mark the correct option.
Question: Is always a composite number, where and are different prime numbers?
Statement-I: is an odd integer
Statement-II: is an odd integer
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the Statements?
A Question is given followed by two Statements I and II. Consider the Question and the Statements and mark the correct option.
Question: Let be a 3-digit number and the difference between and is equal to . Is equal to ?
Statement-I:
Statement-II:
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the Statements?
Why practise Number System PYQs?
Number System has appeared in 11 CDS Elementary Mathematics exams we track between 2016–2026. UPSC examiners consistently reuse concepts and question patterns from this topic — practising its previous year questions is the most reliable way to know exactly what to expect in your exam.
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