UPSC PYQPrelims 2026

Civil Services Examination · প্রশ্ন 60

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?

  1. 1
  2. 3
  3. 5
  4. 7
উত্তর দেখান ও ব্যাখ্যা

উত্তর: (D) 7

ব্যাখ্যা

Alternating digit sum from the right: 0 - 9 + 7 - y + 5 - x + 4 = 7 - (x + y), which must be divisible by 11, so x + y = 7 or 18. Either way the remainder on division by 11 is 7.