PRACTICE SET – 1

BASIC TOPICS
1. If a & b are odd numbers, then which of the A) 101 B) 107
following is even? C) 111 D) 185
A) 𝑎 +𝑏+𝑎𝑏 B) 𝑎 +𝑏−1
C) 𝑎 +𝑏+1 D) 𝑎 +𝑏 +2𝑎𝑏 11. The least multiple of 7, which leaves a
remainder of 4, when divided by 6, 9, 15 and 18 is:
2. Find the smallest number which gives a A) 74 B) 94
perfect square when multiplied by 392. C) 184 D) 364
A) 7 B) 2
C) 4 D) 14 12. The least number which should be added to
2497 so that the sum is exactly divisible by 5, 6, 4
3. By what smallest no. should we divide 2800 to and 3 is:
make it a perfect square? A) 3 B) 13
A) 2 B) 4 C)23 D) 33
C) 7 D) 9
13. A, B and C start at the same time in the same
4. By which smallest number 1323 must be direction to run around a circular stadium. A
multiplied, so that it becomes a perfect cube? completes a round in 252 seconds, B in 308
A) 9 B) 3 seconds and c in 198 seconds, all starting at the
C) 21 D) 7 same point. After what time will they again at the
starting point?
5. The smallest natural number by which 5145 A) 26 minutes 18 seconds
must be divided to make the quotient a perfect B) 42 minutes 36 seconds
cube is C) 45 minutes
A) 15 B) 3 D) 46 minutes 12 seconds
C) 5 D) 7
14. What will be the least number which when
6. If 5432*7 is divisible by 9. Find *. doubled will be exactly divisible by 12, 18, 21 and
A) 0 B) 1 30?
c) 9 D) 6 A) 196 B) 630
C) 1260 D) 2520
7. Which one of the following is the value of * if
78*3945 is divisible by 11? 15. The smallest number which when diminished
A) 1 B) 0 by 7, is divisible 12, 16, 18, 21 and 28 is:
C) 3 D) 5 A) 1008 B) 1015
C) 1022 D) 1032
8. Six bells commence tolling together and toll at
intervals of 2, 4, 6, 8 10 and 12 seconds 16. The least number, which when divided by 12,
respectively. In 30 minutes, how many times do 15, 20 and 54 leaves in each case a remainder of 8
they toll together? is:
A) 4 B) 10 A) 504 B) 536
C) 15 D) 16 C) 544 D) 548

9. The greatest number of four digits which is 17. If the sum of two numbers is 55 and the H.C.F.
divisible by 15, 25, 40 and 75 is: and L.C.M. of these numbers are 5 and 120
A) 9000 B) 9400 respectively, then the sum of the reciprocals of the
C) 9600 D) 9800 numbers is equal to:
55 601
A) 601 B) 55
10. The product of two numbers is 4107. If the 11 120
H.C.F. of these numbers is 37, then the greater C) 120 D) 11
number is:
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3 A) 9 B) 7
18. One half of the students in a school are girls,
5 C) 5 D) 3
of these girls are studying in lower classes. What
fraction of girls are studying in lower classes?
3 4
A) 10 B) 10
1 1
C) 3 D) 2

19. Maddy reads three-fifth of 75 pages of his

lesson. How many more pages he need to complete
the lesson?
A) 23 pages B) 30 pages
C) 27 pages D) 28 pages

20. Which of the following fractions is the result of

the sum of an integer and its reciprocal? (J2019)
15 26
A) 8 B) 5
36 37
C) 7
D) 5

21. A herd of cows gives 4 litres of milk each day.

But each cow gives one-third of total milk each
day. They give 24 litres milk in six days. How many
cows are there in the herd?
A) 6 B) 4
C) 5 D) 3

22. If sum of two numbers be 𝑎 and their product

be 𝑏, then the sum of their reciprocal is
1 1 𝑏
A) + B)
𝑎 𝑏 𝑎
𝑎 1
C) 𝑏 D) 𝑎𝑏

23. Sum of two numbers is 40 and their product

is 375. What will be the sum of their reciprocals?
8 1
A) 75 B) 40
75 75
C) 8
D) 4

24. The sum and product of two numbers are 12

and 35 respectively. What will be the sum of
their reciprocals?
1 1
A) 3 B) 5
12 35
C) 35 D) 12

25. If two numbers are divided by the same

divisor, the remainders are respectively 3 and 4. If
the sum of the two numbers be divided by the
same divisor, the remainder is 2. The divisor is