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CTET 1 Mar 2026 Paper 1, Question 57

Topic: Numbers

Q57

Which of the following statements is not true ?

  1. (1) The Hindu-Arabic numeration system is based on the concept of place value that uses ten as a ‘base’.
  2. (2) There is no distinction between a ‘number’ and a ‘numeral’.Correct answer
  3. (3) One-to-one correspondence is a pre-number concept.
  4. (4) In Hindu-Arabic numeration system, all numbers can be represented using a finite set of digits.

Solution.

CBSE answer: (2)

Answer: (2) No distinction between 'number' and 'numeral'

  1. A number is an idea of quantity; a numeral is the symbol written for it (5, V, ५ name the same number).
  2. So there is a clear distinction, and statement (2) is false.
  3. The other statements are true: base-ten place value, one-to-one correspondence as a pre-number skill, and any number written with the ten digits 0 to 9.