APS ACADEMY
Multiple Choice Questions on Real Numbers
1. If n is an even natural number, which is the largest natural number by
which n(n+1)(n+2) is always divisible?
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 12
2. What is the LCM of a2b3 and a3b4?
(a) a2b4 (b) a2b2 (c) a3b4 (d) a2b
3. Product of two numbers is 1500 and their LCM is 750. What is their HCF?
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 8 (d) 10
4. Which is the largest number that divides 70 and 125, leaving remainders
5 and 8 respectively?
(a) 14 (b) 17 (c) 23 (d) 13
5. 4.01001000100001… is
(a) rational number (b) irrational number
(c) integer (d) none
6. 6.7182718271827182… is
(a) rational number (b) irrational number
(c) integer (d) none
7. 1.7824313131313131… is
(a) rational number (b) irrational number
(c) integer (d) none
8. What is the LCM of the smallest prime number and the smallest
composite number?
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 8
9. On a morning walk, three persons step off together and their steps
measure 20 cm, 22 cm and 25 cm, respectively. What is the minimum
distance each should walk so that each can cover the same distance in
complete steps
(a) 500cm (b) 1000cm (c) 550cm (d) 1100cm
10. The LCM of two numbers is 14 times their HCF. The sum of LCM and HCF
is 600. If one number is 280, then the other number is
(a) 60 (b) 80 (c) 100 (d) 120
11. What is the HCF of x5(x–2)3(y–1)2 and x3(x–2)(y–1)5?
(a) x5(x–2)3(y–1)5 (b) x3(x–2)(y–1)
(c) x(x–2)(y–1) (d) x3(x–2)(y–1)2
12. What is the HCF of x3y2z5, x2y5z3 and x4yz6?
(a) xyz3 (b) x2yz3 (c) x3y5z (d) xyz2
13. If a and b are co-prime, then a2 and b2 are
(a) primes (b) co-primes (c) co-prime (d) none
14. Three bells toll at intervals of 8, 12, 20 minutes respectively. If they start
tolling together, after how much time will they next toll together?
(a) 1 hour (b) 2 hours (c) 3 hours (d) 4 hours
15. The largest number which on dividing 1251, 9377 and 15628 leaves
remainders 1, 2 and 3 respectively is
(a) 125 (b) 25 (c) 625 (d) 250
16. In a competition the number of participants in Dance, Music and Yoga are
60, 84 and 108 respectively. The minimum number of rooms required if
in each room the same number of participants are to be seated and all of
them being in the same subject is
(a) 12 (b) 15 (c) 21 (d) 18
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