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SSC CGL - Quantitative Aptitude

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1. If (√2 + √5 − √3) × k = -12, then what will be the value of k? [2]
– – – – – – –
a) √2 + √5 + √3 b) ( √2 + √5 + √3)(2 − √5)

– – – −− – – – –
c) (√2 + √5 + √3)(2 − √10 ) d) ( √2 + √5 − √3)(2 + √5)

2. If (x - a) (x - b) = 1 and a - b + 5 = 0, then the value of (x − a) 3

−
1
3
is [2]
(x−a)

a) 140 b) -125

c) 125 d) 1

3. The unit's digit of the number 6256 - 4256 is: [2]

a) 4 b) 0

c) 7 d) 1

4. If x2 + 9y2 = 6xy, then x : y is [2]

a) 1 : 3 b) 2 : 3

c) 3 : 2 d) 3 : 1

5. If x(x - 3) = -1, then the value of x3 (x3 - 18) is [2]

a) -1 b) 2

c) 0 d) 1

6. If x + y = 4 and 1
+
1
=
16
, then what is the value of (x3 + y3)? [2]
x y 15

a) 21 b) 19

c) 18 d) 16
7. If = 1, x > 0, then the value of x is: [2]
6x 3 1
+
2 3
(2x +5x−2) x

−−
a) b)
5√17 3
√17
8 8

−−
c) 5√17
d) 3

4
√17
16

8. If a + b + c = 6, a3 + b3 + c3 - 3abc = 342, then what is the value of ab + bc + ca? [2]

a) -5 b) -7

c) 5 d) 8
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9. The simplified value of ( √6 + √10 − √21 − √35 ) ( √6 − √10 + √21 − √35 ) is [2]

a) 12 b) 10

c) 13 d) 11

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10. If
√a+2b+√a−2b –
= √3 , then a : b is equal to [2]
√a+2b−√a−2b

– –
a) 2 : √3 b) √3 :4
– –
c) √3 :2 d) 4 : √3

11. If x4 + x-4 = 194, x > 0, then the value of x + 1

is: [2]
x

a) 4 b) 6

c) 8 d) 14

12. If x2 - 6x + 1 = 0, then the value of (x 4

+
1
) ÷ (x
2
+ 1) is: [2]
2
x

a) 33 b) 36

c) 39 d) 35

13. If 3a = 27b = 81c and abc = 144 then the value of 12 ( 1

+
1
+
1
) is: [2]
a 2b 5c

a) 17

120
b) 120
18

c) d)
18 33

10 10

14. What is the value of (2 - 2z + z2) (2 + 2z - z2), when z + 2

= 2? [2]
z

a) 4 b) 2

c) 0 d) 8
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15. The smallest among √12 , √4, √5, √3 is
6 3 4
[2]
– 3 –
a) √3 b) √4

−− 4 –
c) √12 d)
6
√5

16. If x4 + x2y2 + y4 = 21
and x2 + xy + y2 = 3
, then 2(x2 + y2) =? [2]
256 16

a) b)
3 5

4 8

c) d)
3 5

8 16

17. Solve for x: 3x - 3x-1 = 486 [2]

a) 6 b) 7

c) 9 d) 5

18. If x + y + z = 6 and x2 + y2 + z2 = 20 then the value of x3 + y3 + z3 - 3xyz is [2]

a) 72 b) 64

c) 70 d) 76

19. If a, b and c are positive numbers such that (a2 + b2) : (b2 + c2) : (c2 + a2) = 34 : 61 : 45, then b - a : c - b : c - a [2]
=?

a) 2 : 1 : 3 b) 1 : 2 : 3

c) 3 : 2 : 1 d) 3 : 1 : 2

20. Find the unit place digit in the expression (159)144 + (114)123 - (110)510 + (213)25 [2]

a) 8 b) 3

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 c) 7 d) 4

21. If a + b + c = 0, then the value of ( a+b

+
b+c
+
c+a
) (
a
+
b
+
c
) is: [2]
c a b b+c c+a a+b

a) 9 b) -3

c) 8 d) 0

22. If x4 + y4 + x2y2 = 117 and x2 + y2 - xy = 3(4 + √3), then the value of (x2 + y2) will be:
–
[2]

a) 9 b) 12
– –
c) 6√3 d) 13√3

23. If x + y + z = 1, x2 + y2 + z2 = 2 and x3 + y3 + z3 = 3, then what is the value of xyz? [2]

a) b)
1 1

3 4

c) d)
1 1

2 6

24. If (x + 7)3 + (2x + 8)3 + (2x + 3)3 = 3 (x + 7) (2x + 8) (2x + 3), then what is the value of x? [2]

a) 3.6 b) -2.4

c) -3.6 d) 2.4
24 72

25. If
x

12
+1
= 7 then the value of
x

36
+1
is [2]
x x

a) 433 b) 322

c) 432 d) 343
–
[2]
√7−1 √7+1
26. If − = a + √7b, then the values of a and b are respectively
√7+1 √7−1

–
a) √7, -1 b) 0, −
2

–
c) − , 0 d) ,1
2
√7
3

27. If 2 [x 2
+
1

2
] − 2 [x −
1

x
]− 8 = 0, what are the two values of (x − x
1
) ? [2]
x

a) -1 or -2 b) 1 or 2

c) -1 or 2 d) 1 or -2

28. If 8x2 + y2 - 12x - 4xy + 9 = 0, then the value of (14x - 5y) is: [2]

a) 5 b) 6

c) 9 d) 3
29. If x + 1

x
= 4, then x 3
+
1

3
is equal to: [2]
x

a) 40 b) 52

c) 50 d) 64
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30. What is the positive square root of [19 + 4√21 ]? [2]
– – – –
a) √7 + 2√3 b) √3 + 2√7

– – – –
c) √7 + 3√3 d) √2 + 3√7

31. If x2 - 3x + 1 = 0, then the value of x 2

+ x+
1
+
1
is [2]
x x
2

a) 8 b) 10

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 c) 2 d) 6

32. If x+ y + z = 7, x2 + y2 + z2 = 85 and x3 + y3 + z3 = 913, then the value of √−

xyz is:
−− 3 [2]

a) 8 b) 1

c) 4 d) 2

33. If 27(x + y)3 - 8(x - y)3 = (x + 5y) (Ax2 + By2 + Cxy), then what is the value of (A + B - C)? [2]

a) 16 b) 18

c) 11 d) 13

34. If p4 = 119 − 1
then the value of p
3
−
1
is [2]
4 3
p p

a) 32 b) 24

c) 18 d) 36
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35. If √3 = 1.732, then what is the value of (√3 −
10
+ √27 ) ? [2]
√3

a) 1.154 b) 1.464

c) 2.358 d) 1.577

36. If x +
1
= -2 then the value of xp + xq is: [2]
x

(where p is an even number and q is an odd number)

a) 2 b) 0

c) -2 d) 1

37. What is the simplified value of (3 + 1) (32 + 1) (34 + 1) (38 + 1) (316 + 1)? [2]
64 128

a) (3 −1)
b) (3 −1)

2 2

32 16

c) (3 −1)
d) (3 −1)

2 2

38. If x + y = 52 and x - y = 20, then what is the value of x : y? [2]

a) 7 : 5 b) 9 : 4

c) 3 : 2 d) 3 : 4
1

[2]
4
(x + )

If x2 - 3x + 1 = 0, then the value of

2

39. is:
x

2
(x +5x+1)

a) b)
9 27

4 8

c) 2 d)
5

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40. If x + y + z = 19, xyz = 216 and xy + yz + zx = 114, then the value of √x 3 3 3
+ y + z + xyz is: [2]

a) 35 b) 32

c) 30 d) 28

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