Question 1 of 20 · CSAT 2026, Q21
For 1/3 < x < y < 2, which of the following statements is/are always correct?
- I.x + 1/x < y + 1/y
- II.√(1 + y²)/y < √(1 + x²)/x
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CSAT · Number system · Set 3 of 7
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Question 1 of 20 · CSAT 2026, Q21
For 1/3 < x < y < 2, which of the following statements is/are always correct?
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Question 2 of 20 · CSAT 2026, Q60
If x and y are two digits and the number 4x5y790 is divisible by 11, then what is the remainder, if x + y is divided by 11?
Question 3 of 20 · CSAT 2025, Q20
What is the unit digit in the multiplication of 1 × 3 × 5 × 7 × 9 × ... × 999?
Question 4 of 20 · CSAT 2025, Q40
If N² = 12345678987654321, then how many digits does the number N have?
Question 5 of 20 · CSAT 2025, Q76
Let p + q = 10, where p, q are integers.
Which one of the following is correct?
Question 6 of 20 · CSAT 2024, Q17
What is the rightmost digit preceding the zeros in the value of 30³⁰?
Question 7 of 20 · CSAT 2024, Q46
What is the sum of the first 28 terms in the following sequence?
1, 1, 2, 1, 3, 2, 1, 4, 3, 2, 1, 5, 4, 3, 2, ⋯
Question 8 of 20 · CSAT 2023, Q9
If ABC and DEF are both 3-digit numbers such that A, B, C, D, E and F are distinct non-zero digits such that ABC + DEF = 1111, then what is the value of A + B + C + D + E + F?
Question 9 of 20 · CSAT 2023, Q26
If p, q, r and s are distinct single digit positive numbers, then what is the greatest value of (p + q)(r + s)?
Question 10 of 20 · CSAT 2023, Q50
There are three traffic signals. Each signal changes colour from green to red and then from red to green. The first signal takes 25 seconds, the second signal takes 39 seconds and the third signal takes 60 seconds to change the colour from green to red. The durations for green and red colours are same. At 2:00 p.m, they together turn green. At what time will they change to green next, simultaneously?
Question 11 of 20 · CSAT 2022, Q9
Which number amongst 2⁴⁰, 3²¹, 4¹⁸ and 8¹² is the smallest?
Question 12 of 20 · CSAT 2022, Q67
Consider the following statements in respect of two natural numbers p and q such that p is a prime number and q is a composite number:
Which of the above statements are correct?
Question 13 of 20 · CSAT 2021, Q36
Consider all 3-digit numbers (without repetition of digits) obtained using three non-zero digits which are multiples of 3. Let S be their sum.
Which of the following is/are correct?
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Question 14 of 20 · CSAT 2020, Q7
How many zeroes are there at the end of the following product?
1 × 5 × 10 × 15 × 20 × 25 × 30 × 35 × 40 × 45 × 50 × 55 × 60
Question 15 of 20 · CSAT 2020, Q14
One page is torn from a booklet whose pages are numbered in the usual manner starting from the first page as 1. The sum of the numbers on the remaining pages is 195. The torn page contains which of the following numbers?
Question 16 of 20 · CSAT 2020, Q56
What is the remainder when 51 × 27 × 35 × 62 × 75 is divided by 100?
Question 17 of 20 · CSAT 2019, Q33
The ratio of a two-digit natural number to a number formed by reversing its digits is 4: 7. The number of such pairs is
Question 18 of 20 · CSAT 2019, Q58
Consider two statements S1 and S2 followed by a question:
Which one of the following is correct?
Question 19 of 20 · CSAT 2018, Q34
A number consists of three digits of which the middle one is zero and their sum is 4. If the number formed by interchanging the first and last digits is greater than the number itself by 198, then the difference between the first and last digits is
Question 20 of 20 · CSAT 2017, Q79
There are certain 2-digit numbers. The difference between the number and the one obtained on reversing it is always 27. How many such maximum 2-digit numbers are there?
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