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UPSC CSE CSAT 2026 · Paper II (CSAT) · Question 60 · Number system

यदि x और y दो अंक हैं और 4x5y790 संख्या, 11 से विभाज्य है, तो x + y को 11 से विभाजित करने पर शेषफल…

UPSC Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2026, General Studies Paper II (CSAT), Question 60 — Number system.

CSAT 2026 · Q60

Number system Medium Provisional key

यदि x और y दो अंक हैं और 4x5y790 संख्या, 11 से विभाज्य है, तो x + y को 11 से विभाजित करने पर शेषफल क्या होगा?

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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?

(a) 1 · (b) 3 · (c) 5 · (d) 7

उत्तर और व्याख्या · explanation in English

Answer: (d) 7

For divisibility by 11, the alternating digit sums must differ by a multiple of 11. Here that gives 7 − (x + y) ≡ 0 (mod 11), so x + y leaves remainder 7 when divided by 11.

  1. Digits from the right: 0, 9, 7, y, 5, x, 4.
  2. Odd places (1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th): 0 + 7 + 5 + 4 = 16.
  3. Even places (2nd, 4th, 6th): 9 + y + x.
  4. 16 − (9 + x + y) = 7 − (x + y) must be a multiple of 11.
  5. So x + y = 7 or 18; either way the remainder on division by 11 is 7.
  6. Check: x = 0, y = 7 gives 4057790 = 11 × 368890.

Remember · Divisibility by 11: (sum of digits in odd places) − (sum in even places) must be 0 or a multiple of 11.

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