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WBCS Preliminary Examination 2016 — General Studies · Question 154 of 200

Q154
ArithmeticNumber System, LCM/HCF & Divisibility
The greatest number consisting of five digits which is a perfect square is
  1. a.99866
  2. b.99856
  3. c.99846
  4. d.99876

Answer: (B) 99856

The square root of 99999 ≈ 316.2. $316^2 = 99856$. So 99856 is the greatest five-digit perfect square.