Numbers and their Relations UPSC Questions

Numbers and their Relations MCQ Questions

1.

For a charity show, the total tickets sold were 420. Half of these tickets were sold at the rate of ₹ 5 each, one-third at the rate of ₹ 3 each and the rest for ₹ 2 each. What was the total amount received?

UPSC-2014

A.

₹ 900

B.

₹ 1,540

C.

₹ 1,610

D.

₹ 2,000

ANSWER :

C. ₹ 1,610
For a charity show, the total tickets sold were 420. Half of these tickets were sold at the rate of ₹ 5 each, one-third at the rate of ₹ 3 each and the rest for ₹ 2 each. What was the total amount received?

2.

A gardener has 1000 plants. He wants to plant them in such a way that the number of rows and the number of columns remains the same. What is the minimum number of plants that he needs more for this purpose?

UPSC-2013

A.

14

B.

24

C.

32

D.

34

ANSWER :

B. 24
A gardener has 1000 plants. He wants to plant them in such a way that the number of rows and the number of columns remains the same. What is the minimum number of plants that he needs more for this purpose?

3.

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

UPSC-2014

A.

6

B.

7

C.

8

D.

9

ANSWER :

B. 7
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

4.

What is the remainder when 91x92x93x94x95x96x97x98x99 is divided by 1261?

UPSC-2022

A.

1

B.

2

C.

3

D.

0

ANSWER :

D. 0
What is the remainder when 91x92x93x94x95x96x97x98x99 is divided by 1261?

5.

What is the smallest number greater than 1000 that when divided by any one of the numbers 6, 9, 12, 15, 18 leaves a remainder of 3?

UPSC-2022

A.

1063

B.

1073

C.

1083

D.

1183

ANSWER :

C. 1083
What is the smallest number greater than 1000 that when divided by any one of the numbers 6, 9, 12, 15, 18 leaves a remainder of 3?

6.

Let p be a two-digit number and q be the number consisting of same digits written in reverse order. If pxq = 2430, then what is the difference between p and q?

UPSC-2022

A.

45

B.

27

C.

18

D.

9

ANSWER :

D. 9
Let p be a two-digit number and q be the number consisting of same digits written in reverse order. If pxq = 2430, then what is the difference between p and q?