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Indian Number System

ICSE · Class 5 · Mathematics

Most important questions from Indian Number System for ICSE Class 5 Mathematics board exam 2026. MCQs, short answer, and long answer questions with marks.

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1multiple choice
1 marks

Using the digits 3, 0, 6, and 4 exactly once, and repeating the digit 3 three times, what is the smallest number that can be formed?

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3,03,346

Step 1: Available digits are 3, 0, 6, 4 with 3 repeated 3 times. Total digits: 3, 3, 3, 0, 6, 4 - that is 6 digits. Step 2: To form the smallest number with 0 present, arrange digits in ascending order: 0, 3, 3, 3, 4, 6. Step 3: Since 0 cannot be the first digit, put the smallest non-zero digit (3) first, then place 0 second, then remaining digits in ascending order: 3, 0, 3, 3, 4, 6. Step 4: The number is 3,03,346. Step 5: Common mistake - putting 0 first gives 0,33,346 which is only a 5-digit number. The rule is: put 0 in the second position from the left when 0 is one of the digits.

2multiple choice
1 marks

Arrange these four numbers in DESCENDING order and identify which number comes THIRD: 5,67,35,948; 5,62,07,579; 53,74,812; 53,74,264

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53,74,812

Step 1: Count digits - 5,67,35,948 has 8 digits; 5,62,07,579 has 8 digits; 53,74,812 has 7 digits; 53,74,264 has 7 digits. Step 2: 8-digit numbers are larger than 7-digit numbers. Compare the two 8-digit numbers: 5,67,35,948 vs 5,62,07,579. At crore place: 5=5. At ten-lakh place: 6=6. At lakh place: 7 > 2. So 5,67,35,948 > 5,62,07,579. Step 3: Now compare 7-digit numbers: 53,74,812 vs 53,74,264. At ten-lakh: 5=5, lakh: 3=3, ten-thousand: 7=7, thousand: 4=4, hundred: 8 > 2. So 53,74,812 > 53,74,264. Step 4: Descending order: 5,67,35,948 > 5,62,07,579 > 53,74,812 > 53,74,264. Step 5: The THIRD n

3multiple choice
1 marks

The numeral for 'Thirty one crore thirty eight lakh sixty two thousand eight hundred' is written incorrectly as 31,38,62,008. What digit is placed incorrectly and in which position?

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The digit 0 is incorrect; it should be 2 in the tens place of 800.

Thirty one crore thirty eight lakh sixty two thousand eight hundred is written as 31,38,62,800. Comparing this with 31,38,62,008, the last three digits are wrong: 800 has been changed to 008. So the digit 0 is incorrectly placed in the hundreds and tens positions, and the tens place should contain 0 while the hundreds place should contain 8; the numeral should end with 800.

4multiple choice
1 marks

A number has 9 digits. Its ten-crore digit is 6, crore digit is 0, ten-lakh digit is 4, lakh digit is 5, ten-thousand digit is 3, thousand digit is 8, hundred digit is 2, tens digit is 7, ones digit is 1. What is this number?

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60,45,38,271

Step 1: Organize the digits by their positions: TC=6, C=0, TL=4, L=5, TTh=3, Th=8, H=2, T=7, O=1. Step 2: Write the digits from left to right (highest place to lowest): 6, 0, 4, 5, 3, 8, 2, 7, 1. Step 3: Now apply Indian comma placement. Starting from right, first 3 digits = 271, next 2 = 38, next 2 = 45, remaining = 60. Step 4: With commas: 60,45,38,271. Step 5: Verify each digit's position: T(6), O(0), TL(4), L(5), TTh(3), Th(8), H(2), T(7), O(1) - wait, re-reading TC=6, C=0. So 60,45,38,271 ✓. Common mistake: students mix up ten-lakh and lakh positions, writing 60,54,38,271 instead.

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What are the important topics in Indian Number System for ICSE Class 5 Mathematics?
Key topics in Indian Number System include Indian Number System – Chapter Overview, Place value positions from largest to smallest, showing the hierarchy of the Indian Number System, Progression of number system showing how numbers increase from Lakh to Hundred Crore. These are the concepts ICSE Class 5 examiners draw on most — study them first, then practise related questions.
How to score full marks in Indian Number System — ICSE Class 5 Mathematics?
Understand the core concepts first, then work through the 39 practice questions available for this chapter. Revise formulas and definitions regularly, and use flashcards for quick recall before the exam.
How many important questions are there in Indian Number System?
There are 39 practice questions available for Indian Number System. These cover multiple question types including MCQs, short answer, and long answer questions.

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