SSC CHSL & CGL Quantitative Aptitude (Tier 1)
Chapter 1: Number System
SSC CHSL & CGL Tier 1 (2019–2025) – Chapter: Number System
Weightage:
- CHSL: 2–4 Questions
- CGL: 3–5 Questions
Topics Covered:
1. Types of Numbers (Natural, Whole, Integers, Rational, Irrational)
2. Prime & Composite Numbers
3. Divisibility Rules
4. LCM & HCF (With Short Tricks)
5. Even & Odd Numbers
6. Remainder Theorem
7. Cyclicity & Units Digit
8. Rational and Irrational Numbers
9. Surds and Indices
10. Special Properties
Key Concepts:
1. Number Types:
- Natural Numbers: 1, 2, 3, ...
- Whole Numbers: 0, 1, 2, ...
- Integers: ..., -2, -1, 0, 1, ...
- Rational Numbers: Numbers expressible as p/q
- Irrational Numbers: e.g., √2, π
- Prime Numbers: Divisible by 1 and itself
- Composite Numbers: More than two factors
2. Divisibility Rules:
- 2: Last digit even
- 3: Sum of digits divisible by 3
- 4: Last 2 digits divisible by 4
- 5: Last digit 0 or 5
- 6: Divisible by 2 and 3
- 8: Last 3 digits divisible by 8
- 9: Sum of digits divisible by 9
- 10: Last digit is 0
- 11: Alternate digit sum difference divisible by 11
3. LCM & HCF:
- HCF: Greatest number dividing all
- LCM: Smallest number divisible by all
- Trick: LCM * HCF = Product of numbers
4. Even & Odd Properties:
- Even ± Even = Even
- Odd ± Odd = Even
- Odd ± Even = Odd
5. Remainder Theorem:
- Direct division or shortcut based on mod rules
6. Cyclicity:
- Units digit of powers repeat in cycles
- Example: 7^103 ends in 3 because 7’s cycle is [7, 9, 3, 1]
7. Rational vs Irrational:
- Rational: Terminating or repeating decimal
- Irrational: Non-terminating, non-repeating
Practice this chapter thoroughly using previous year SSC papers.
