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The sum of square of two consecutive natural numbers is 313. What is the larger of the two numbers?

Asked in SSC MTS Held On: 06 Feb, 2026 Shift 1 · 2026
Square and Square Root · Quantitative Aptitude
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14UPSC Questions Asked in These Years:2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2026
11SSC Questions Asked in These Years:2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
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10State PSC Questions Asked in These Years:2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Square and Square Root has appeared in 42 previous-year exam questions, most frequently in UPSC, SSC and State PSC.
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