CDS (II) 2025 · Elementary Mathematics
A full Elementary Mathematics paper in the UPSC CDS pattern: 100 questions in 2 hours, with a third of the question's marks deducted for every wrong answer. Arithmetic, algebra, trigonometry, geometry, mensuration and statistics at Class 10 level, against the clock.
100questions
100marks
2 hoursno calculator
30/51/19easy / medium / hard
Topics in this paper
Mathematics · 100 questions
- Volume7
- Areas of plane figures6
- Percentage5
- Triangles5
- Mean5
- Circles4
- Profit and loss3
- Time and work3
- Quadratic equations3
- Linear equations3
- Trigonometric ratios3
- Complementary angles3
- Identities3
- Heights and distances3
Sample question from this paper
Divisibility · medium
The multiple of 64 which is nearest to 10000 is
- A. 9984
- B. 10048
- C. 10000
- D. 9920
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Answer: A
and . The distances from 10000 are 16 and 48, so 9984 is nearer. 10048 is the next multiple, not the nearest.
and . The distances from 10000 are 16 and 48, so 9984 is nearer. 10048 is the next multiple, not the nearest.