Civil Services Prepby Garima Malik & Nitin Sangwan Account

UPSC · Prelims and Mains

CSAT: Comprehension, Reasoning and Numeracy

← Divisibility and remainders

Power residues modulo an integer

Whole chapter · 12–18 focused hours

Number relations and calculation

School arithmetic and working reading fluency, with rusty Class X mathematics; first focused CSAT preparation. Learners needing basic literacy or foundational numeracy remediation need a separate diagnostic budget.

Includes

  • Assigned explanatory sections and selected worked examples
  • Available mapped CSAT questions with untimed then timed attempts
  • Mistake analysis and one initial recall review

Separate time needed

  • Full-length timed papers
  • Later spaced revision
  • All optional textbook exercises
  • Advanced mathematics beyond Class X or competition-specific high-difficulty extensions
  • Optional supplementary exam-book exercises beyond available mapped practice

Editorial planning estimate; not learner timing data

    Where to study this topic
    • Remainders of powers ↗

      Initial powers-of-2 table modulo 7 and Key Question explanation of the repeating remainder; no spreadsheet required

    Whole chapter reading

    Related past questions