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ALGEBRA
1. If 272x-1 = (243)3 then the value of x is
[CGL 4.7.1999]
(a) 3
(b) 6
(c) 7 (d) 9
2. 800 chocolates were distributed among the
student of a class. East student got twice as
many chocolates as the number of students
in the class. The number of students in the
class was: [CGL 27.2.2000]
(a) 25
(b) 30 (c) 35 (d) 20
2? +?
? +?
3. If
= 3, then find the value of
[CGL
? +4?
? +2?
24.2.2002]
5
2
??
10
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
9
7
?
7
4. If 1 < x < 2, then the value of
? (? 1)2 + ? (? 3)2 is
[CPO 12.2.2003]
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3 (d) 2x-4
5. Given that 100.48 =x, 100.70 = y, xz y2, then
the value of z is close to [CPO 12.2.2003]
(a) 1.45
(b) 1.88 (c) 2.9
(d) 3.7
6. If a = 0.1039, then the value of
4? 2 4? + 1 + 3a is [CPO 12.2.2003]
(a) 0.1039(b) 0.2078 (c) 1.1039 (d) 2.1039
7. If a = 0.25, b = -0.05, c = 0.5, then the value
? 2 ? 2 ? 2 2? ?
? 2 + ? 2 2? ? ? 2
?
14
(a)
(b)
?
17

of

is [CPO 12.2.2003]
(c) 1

(d)

25
16

8. If x = 3 + 22, then the value of ? [CPO 12.2.2003]

(a) 1
(b) 22 (c) 2 (d) 33
? (? +1)(2? +1)

1
?

is

9. If 12 + 22 + 32 + x2 =
then
6
2
2
2
2
1 + 3 + 5 + 19 is equal to
[CPO 12.2.2003]
(a) 1330
(b) 2100 (c) 2485 (d) 2500
10. If (x-y) is 6 more than (w + z) and (x + y) is 3
less than (w z), then (x u) is [CGL
8.2.2004]
(a) 0.5
(b) 1.0 (c) 1.5 (d) 2.0
? ?
= (x? )x, then x equals [CGL
11. If ?
5.9.2004]
?
2
9
3
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
?

12. If x = 19 and y = 18, then the value of

? 2+ ? 2+ ? ?
?3 ?3

(a) 1

is [SSC CGL 2010]

(b) 37

? 2 ? +1
? 2 + ? +1

(c) 324 (d) 361

2
,
3

13. If
= then the value of (x + ) is
?
[SSC CGL 2010]
(a) 4
(b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 8
1

14. If x = 3 + 8, the value of ?? 2 + 2 ? is

?
[SSC INVESTIGATOR 12.9.2010]
(a) 322 (b) 34
(c) 38
(d) 402
15. If a and b are rational numbers and a + b3
1
=
, then a : b is equal to
2 3

[SSC INVESTIGATOR 12.9.2010]

(a) 2:1 (b) 2:1 (c) 3:1 (d) 3:1
16. If a : b : c = (y z) : (z x) : (x y) then the
value of ax + by + cz is
[SSC INVESTIGATOR 12.9.2010]
(a) 1
(b) 3
(c) 0 (d) -1

17. If

? +4+? 4
? +4 ? 4

= 2 then x is equal to

[SSC INVESTIGATOR 12.9.2010]

(a) 2.4
(b) 3.2 (c) 4 (d) 5
4
4
2 2
18. If a + b = a b , then (a6+b6) equals
[SSC CPO 12.12.2010]
(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) a2+b2 (d) a2b4+a4b2
?

19. If ? 1 + =
9

13
,
3

then the value of x is

[SSC CGL 19.6.2011]

1439
(a)
(b) 160
9

20. If x = ?

5+1
,
5 1

(c)

1443
9

(d) 169

then, the value of 5x2 5x 1

is [SSC CGL 26.6.2011]

(a) 0
(b) 3
(c) 4
1
3

(d) 5

21. If ? = 11, then the value of a2 331a is

[SSC CGL 26.6.2011]
(a) 1331331
(b) 1331000
(c) 1334331
(d) 1330030
22. If ? 1 +

?
961

32
,
31

then the value of x is

[SSC CGL 26.6.2011]

(a) 63
(b) 61 (c) 65

(d) 64

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23. If the sum of and its reciprocal is 1 and a

?
0, b 0, then the value of a3 + b3 is
[SSC CPO 28.8.2011]
(a) 2
(b) -1
(c) 0 (d) 1
1
1
2
2
24. If x + y + 2 + 2 = 4, then the value of
?

x2+y2 is [SSC CPO 28.8.2011]

(a) 2
(b) 4
(c) 8 (d) 16
2
2
25. If x = y + z, y = z + x, z2 = x + y, then the
value of [SSC CPO 28.8.2011]
1
1
1
+
+
is
? +1

? +1

? +1

(c) 2 (d) 4
(a) -1
(b) 1
1
26. If x + = 3 then the value of x18 + x12 + x6 +
?
1 is [SSC CPO 28.8.2011]
(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) 2 (d) 3
27. If a2 + b2 = 2 and c2 + d2 = 1, then the value
of
(ad bc)2 + (ac + bd)2 is
[SSC CPO 28.8.2011]
4
1
(a)
(b)
(c) 1 (d) 2
9

1
?

28. If x + = 2, x 0 then the value of x2 + 3 is

?
equal to [SSC FCI 5.2.2012]
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3 (d) 4
?
?
29. If ? + ? = 1, a 0, b 0, the value of a3 + b3
is [SSC FCI 5.2.2012]
(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) -1 (d) 2
30. If a2+b2+c2+3 = 2(a+b+c) then the value of
(a+b+c) is [SSC FCI 5.2.2012]
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4 (d) 5
2?
1
1
31. If 2
= , p 0, then the value of p +
?

2? +1

36. If x2 + y2 + z2 = xy + yz + zx, (x 0), then the

4? +2? 3?
value of
is [SSC FCI 15.4.2012]
(a) 0

2?

(b) 1

2
?

(c)

3
?

?
?

(d)

1
2

37. If x ?3 ? = , x 0, then the value of x2 +

1
?2

is [SSC FCI 15.4.2012]

1

(a) 2
(b) 2
(c) 2 (d) 2
3
3
?
9
2
2
2
38. If x + y + z + 2 = 2(y-x), then value of x3 + y3
+ z3 is equal to [SSC FCI 15.4.2012]
(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) 2 (d) 3
5? 3 5? 3 5? 3
1
+
+
= 0, then the value of
39. If
1
?

1
?

+ + is [SSC CPO 27.5.2012]

(a) 5
(b) 10
(c) 15 (d) 3
1
2
40. Minimum value of x + 2 3 is
? +1
[SSC CPO 27.5.2012]
(a) 0
(b) -1
(c) -3 (d) -2
41. If a + b = 5, a2 + b2 = 13, the value of a b
(where a> b) is [SSC CPO 27.5.2012]
(a) 1
(b) -2
(c) 2 (d) -1
1 2

42. If x4 + 4 = 23, then the value of ?? ?

?
?
will be [SSC CGL 1.7.2012]
(a) 7
(b) -7
(c) -3 (d) 3
1
1
43. If x + = 3, the value of x5 + 5 is
?
?
[SSC CGL 1.7.2012]
(a) 123 (b) 126 (c) 113 (d) 129
44. If (a-b) = 3, (b-c) = 5 and (c a) = 1, then the
? 3 + ? 3 +? 3 3? ? ?

value of
? +? +?
[SSC CGL 1.7.2012]
(a) 17.5 (b) 20.5

is
(c) 10.5

(d) 15.5

is [SSC FCI 5.2.2012]

(a) 4
(b) 5
(c) 10 (d) 12
1
1
2
32. If x - = 5, then x + 2 is [SSC FCI 5.2.2012]
?
?
(a) 5
(b) 25
(c) 27 (d) 23
x
y
33. If (2 ) (2 ) = 8 and (9x) (3y) = 81, then (x, y) is
[SSC FCI 5.2.2012]
(a) (1,2) (b) (2,1)
(c) (1, 1)
(d) (2,2)

45. If 2a - + 3 = 0 the value of ?? + 2?

is [SSC CGL 1.7.2012]
35
40
??
(a) 5
(b)
(c)
(d)

34. If x = 3 + 22, then the value of ? ?

47. If x3 + y3 = 35 and x+y = 5, the value of

1
?
?

is [SSC FCI 5.2.2012]

(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 22
(d) 33
35. If x + y + z 1, xy + yz + zx = -1, xyz = -1 then
x3 + y3 + z3 is [SSC FCI 15.4.2012]
(a) -2
(b) -1 (c) 0 (d) 1

2
?

46. If x =

3
,
2

then the value of

1
?3

1 + ? +

1 ? will be [SSC CGL 1.7.2012]

1
(a)
(b) 23
(c) 3
(d) 2
1
?

3
1
?

? + ? is [SSC CGL 1.7.2012]

(a)

4
7

(b)

3
8

(c)

?
?

(d)

3
5

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48.

?2
?2
?2
=
=
= 1, then the value
? ? +??
?? +? ?
? ? +? ?
?
?
?
+
+
is [SSC CGL 1.7.2012]
? +? ? +?
? +?

of

(a) -1
(b) 2 (c) 1 (d) -2
1
49. If x is real and x4 + 4 = 119, then the value
?

1
?
?

of ?? is [SSC CGL 1.7.2012]

(a) 4
(b) 9 (c) 3
(d) 2
50. If a = 2 + 1, b = 2 - 1, then the value of
1
1
+
is [SSC CGL 1.7.2012]
? +1 ? +1
(a) 9
(b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 2
? 6 + ? 4 + ? 2 +1

51. If a = 3+22, then the value of

?3
is [SSC CGL 1.7.2012]
(a) 192 (b) 240
(c) 204
(d) 212
52. If a+b=6, a-b=2, then the value of 2 (a2 + b2)
is [SSC CGL 1.7.2012]
(a) 20
(b) 30 (c) 40 (d) 10
53. If ?

? ?
? ?

?
?

+ =?

? ?
? ?

?
?

+ , b a, then the value

of x is [SSC CGL 1.7.2012]

?
? +?
224
,
3+2

(a)

54. If x =

(b)

??
? +?

(c) 1

then the value of

is [SSC CGL 1.7.2012]

(a) 1
(b) 2 (c) -1
55. If a =
2

2+3
2 3

and b =

2 3
2+3

? +8
? 8

56. If x =

(d) -2

then the value of (a2

+ b + ab) is [SSC CGL 1.7.2012]

(a) 185
(b) 195
(c) 200
26
,
3+ 2

?
? +?
? +12
? 12

(d)

then the value of

? +2
? 2

(d) 175
+

? +3
? 3

is

[SSC CGL 1.7.2012]

(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 6
(d) 2
57. If 4? 9 + 4? + 9 = 5+7 then the
value of x is [SSC CGL 1.7.2012]
(a) 4
(b) 5 (c) 7
(d) 3
1
58. If a + = 1, then the value of a3 is
?
[SSC CGL 1.7.2012]
(a) -2
(b) 2 (c) -1 (d) 4
1
59. If x = 2+3, then the value, of ? + is
?

[SSC CGL 1.7.2012]

(a) 3
(b) ?
(c) 26
(d) 6
1
= 0, then the value of (a+2)3 +
60. If a +
1
(? +2)3

? +2

is [SSC CGL 1.7.2012]

(a) 2
(b) 6
(c) 4 (d) 3
1
2 1
61. If ? + 2 = 98 (a>0), then the value of a3 + 3
?
?
will be [SSC CGL 8.7.2012]
(a) 535
(b) 1030
(c) 790
(d) 970
62. If x=1 + 2 + 3, then the value of (2x4 8x3
5x2 + 26x 28) is [SSC CGL 8.7.2012]
(a) 6?
(b) 0
(c) 36
(d) 26
?
?

63. If 4x = 18y, then the value of ? 1? is

[SSC CGL 8.7.2012]
1
?
2
(a)
(b)
(c)
3

3
2
1
?4 2

(d)

64. If x + = 5, then the value of 2 ?

is
?
? 3? +1
[SSC CGL 8.7.2012]
(a) 70
(b) 50 (c) 110
(d) 55
65. If x=2 + 3, y = 2 - 3, then the value of
? 2+ ? 2
is
? 3+ ? 3
7
(a)
38

[SSC CGL 8.7.2012]

7

(b)
(c)
(d)
40
19
??
2
2
2
66. If a + b + c = 2 (a-b-c) -3 then the value of
2a-3b+4c is [SSC CGL 8.7.2012]
(a) 3
(b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 4
1
1
67. If 2x = 6, then the value of x2 +
is
2?
16? 2
[SSC CGL 8.7.2012]
??
17
18
15
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
?

1
+ =
3?

2
1
25? 2

68. If 5a
5, the value of 9a +
is
[SSC CGL 8.7.2012]
34
??
42
52
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
5

69. If 3x2-4x-3=0, then the value of x- is

?
[SSC CGL 8.7.2012]
3
?
(a) 3
(b) 4 (c)
(d)
4
?
70. If a + b + c = 6, a2 + b2 + c2 = 14. Find the
value of bc + ca + ab. [SSC CGL 8.7.2012]
(a) 22
(b) 25 (c) 20 (d) 11
71. Find the value of the expression x512x4+12x3-12x2+12x-1 when x = 11
[SSC CGL 8.7.2012]
(a) 12
(b) 0 (c) 10 (d) 11
1
72. If x + = 2, find the value of
?

?? 2 + 2 ? ?? 3 + 3 ? [SSC CGL 8.7.2012]

?
?
(b) 2 (c) 6 (d) 4
(a) 8

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3
? +1 ?

1
1

, then the value of x3

3mx2 + 3x m is [SSC CGL 8.7.2012]

1
1
(a) 0
(b) m (c) m+
?

74. The value of ?5 + 3? ?

33

5+2

(d) 1

5
?
3+2

is

[SSC CGL 8.7.2012]

(a) 2?
(b) 2-2
(c) 2
(d) 2
3 5?
3 5?
3 5?
1 1
+
+
= 0, the value of + +
75. If
1
?

is [SSC CGL 8.7.2012]

(a) -5
(b) 5 (c) 2

76. If x =

5 2
,
5+2

(d) 3

then x4+x-4 is [SSC CGL 8.7.2012]

(a) a surd
(b) a rational number but not an integer
(c) an integer
(d) an irrational number but not a surd
1
1
77. If x + = 3, the value of x5 + 5 is
?
?
[SSC CGL 8.7.2012]
(a) 122
(b) 118
(c) 123
(d) 120
78. If x2 3x + 1 = 0 and x > 1, then the value of
1
?

?? ? is [SSC CGL 8.7.2012]

(a) 5 only (b) 1 (c) 5 only (d) ?

? 6 +? 4 + ? 2 +1

79. If x = 2 + 3, the value of

is
?3
[SSC CGL 8.7.2012]
(a) 65
(b) 56 (c) 69 (d) 67
4? ?
? +2?
? +2?
80. If x = ? +? , the value of ? 2? + ? 2? is
[SSC CGL 8.7.2012]
(a) a
(b) b (c) 0 (d) 2
81. If x = 997, y = 998, z = 999 then the value of
x2 + y2 + z2 xy yz zx will be
[SSC CGL 8.7.2012]
(a) 3
(b) 9 (c) 16 (d) 4
82. If a+b+c = 8, then the value of (a-4)3 + (b-3)3
+ (c-1)3 (a-4) (b-3) (c-1) is
[SSC CGL 8.7.2012]
(a) 2
(b) 4 (c) 1 (d) 0
1
1
83. If x = ? + , y = ? - then the value of
?

x4 + y4 - 2x2y2 is [SSC CGL 8.7.2012]

(a) 16
(b) 20 (c) 10 (d) 5
1
1
84. If 5a + = 5, then the value of 9a2 +
is
3?
25? 2
[SSC CGL 8.7.2012]
51
29
52
??
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
5

85. If x = 3+22, then the value of ? is

?
[SSC CGL 8.7.2012]
1
(a) 22 (b) 2
(c) 2 (d)
?2

?2

?2

86. If a+b+c = 0, the value of ? + + ? is

??
??
??
[SSC CGL 8.7.2012]
(a) 2
(b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
87. If a, b, c are real and a3 + b3 + c3 = 3abc and
a + b + c 0, then the relation between a,
b, c will be [SSC CGL 8.7.2012]
(a) a + b = c
(b) a + c = b
(d) b + c = a
(c) a = b = c
88. If a2+b2+c2+3=2(a-b-c), then the value of 2ab+c is [SSC CGL 21.4.2013]
(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 0
(d) 2
89. If p-2q = 4 then the value of p3 8q3 24pq
64 is [SSC CGL 21.4.2013]
(a) 2
(b) 0
(c) 3
(d) -1
1
r
90. If (n tn + ) be a perfect square, then
4
the values of t are [SSC CGL 21.4.2013]
(a) 2
(b) 1, 2
(c) 2,3
(d) 1
?
1 1
2
91. If = - , then the value of x-x is
?
? ?
[SSC CGL 21.4.2013]
1
1
(a) -a
(b)
(c) (d) a
?

1
,
3

92. If 2 2? +1 = then the value of x3 + 3 is

?
?
[SSC CGL 21.4.2013]
(a) 81
(b) 110
(c) 125
(d) 27
1

93. If, ?? + ?=4, then the value of x4 + 4 is

?
?
[SSC CGL 21.4.2013]
(a) 64
(b) 194 (c) 81 (d) 124
94. If the expression x2+x+1 is written in the
1 2

form ?? + ? + q2, then the possible values

2
of q are [SSC CGL 21.4.2013]
(a)

1
3

(b)

?
?

(c)

2
3

95. If a2 4a 1 = 0, then value of a2 +

3
?

(d)

1
?2

1
2

+ 3a -

is [SSC CGL 21.4.2013]

(a) 25
(b) 30
(c) 35
(d) 40
3
3
96. If x = ? ? + ? 2 + ? 3 + ? ? ? 2 + ? 3 ,
then x3 + 3bx is equal to
[SSC CGL 21.4.2013]
(a) 0
(b) a
(c) 2a
(d) 1

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x and y is [SSC CGL 21.4.2013]
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5
1
3
3
98. If 3 3
= a4+ b2+ c and a, b, c are
4+ 2+1

rational numbers, then a+b+c is equal to

[SSC CGL 21.4.2013]
(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d) 3
1
1
99.
+
is [SSC CGL 21.4.2013]
1+2? ?
1+2? ?
(a) a-b
(b) b-a
(c) 1
(d) 0
1 3

100. If x=1 - 2, the value of ?? ? is

?
[SSC CGL 19.5.2013]
(a) -8
(b) 8
(c) 22
(d) 1
?
?
3
101. If ? + ? - 1 = 0, then the value of a + b3 is
[SSC CGL 19.5.2013]
(a) 3
(b) 0
(c) 1
(d) -1
1
100?
102. If x + = 99, find the value of 2
?
2? + 102? +2
[SSC CGL 19.5.2013]
1
1
?
1
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
6

103. If x = 3 + 22, the value of x2 + 2 is

?
[SSC CGL 19.5.2013]
(a) 36
(b) 30
(c) 32
(d) 34
?2

?2

?2

104. If (a+b+c) = 0, then ? + + ? is

??
??
??
[SSC CGL 19.5.2013]
(a) 3
(b) -1
(c) 0
(d) 1
?
?
?
+
+
=1, then the value of
105. If
1 ?

?
1 ?

1 ?

1 ?

+
+
is [SSC CGL 19.5.2013]
1 ?
1 ?
(a) 1
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 0
2
2
2
106. If (x-3) + (y-5) + (z-4) = 0, then the value
?2
9

?2
25

?2
16

is [SSC CGL 19.5.2013]

of + +
(a) 12
(b) 9
(c) 3
(d) 1
4?
107. If
+ 2P = 12 for what value of P, X = 6?
3
[SSC CGL 19.5.2013]
(a) 6
(b) 4
(c) 2
(d) 1
2

108. If x ?3 ? = , then the value of x2 + 2 is

?
?
?
[SSC CGL 19.5.2013]
1
?
1
4
(a) 2
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 3
9
?
9
9
109. If x2 = y + z, y2 = z + x and z2 = x+y, then the
1
1
1
+
+
is
value of
1+?

1+?

[SSC CGL 19.5.2013]

(a) -1
(b) 1

1+?

(c) 2

(d) 0

1
?

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

1
?2

is [SSC CGL 19.5.2013]

(a) 10
(b) 2
(c) 6
(d) 8
4? 3
4? 3
4? 3
111. If
+
+
= 0, then the value of
1
?

?
1
+
?

1
+
?

is [SSC CGL 19.5.2013]

(a) 9
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 6
112. If a2 + 1 = a, then the value of a12 + a6 + 1 is
[SSC CGL 21.4.2013]
(a) -3
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d) 3
2
2 2
113. If x +y +z = 2 (x-y-z) -3, then the value of 2x
3y + 4z is (assume that x, y, z, are all real
numbers) [SSC CGL 21.4.2013]
(a) 9
(b) 1
(c) 3
(d) 0
114. If a + b + c = 0, then the value of ?
? ?? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?? ? is

? +?
?

[SSC CGL 21.4.2013]

(a) 8
(b) -3
(c) 9
(d) 0
115. If the number p is 5 more than q and the
sum of the squares of p and q is 55, then
the product of p and q is [SSC CGL
21.4.2013]
(a) 10
(b) -10
(c) 15
(d) -15
1
116. If a +
= 4, then the value of (a-2)2 +
1

? 2

? ? is [SSC CGL 21.4.2013]

? 2
(a) 0
(b) 2
(c) -2
117. If a + b + c =
(? ? )2 + (? ? )2 +(? ?)2 +? 2
2 2
? 2+? +?

2s,

(d) 4
then

is equal to

[SSC CGL 21.4.2013]

(a) a2+b2+c2
(b) 0
(c) 1
118. If xy (x+y) = 1, then, the value of

(d) 2
x3

1
? 3? 3

y3 is [SSC CGL 21.4.2013]

(a) 3
(b) -3
(c) 1
(d) -1
119. If a3 b3 c3 = 0 then the value of a9 b9
c9 3a3b3c3 is [SSC CGL 21.4.2013]
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 0
(d) -1
120. The minimum value of (x-2) (x-9) is
[SSC CGL 21.4.2013]
11
49
49
(a)
(b)
(c) 0
(d)
4
4
4
121. The value of the expression x4 17x3 + 17x2
- 17x + 17 at x = 16 is [SSC FCI 5.2.2012]
(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d) 3

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1
?

122. If a, b, c are non-zero, a+ = 1 and b + = 1,

then the value of abc is [SSC CGL 21.4.2013]
(a) -1
(b) 3 (c) -3 (d) 1
123. If a2+b2 = 5ab, then the value of ?

?2
?2

[SSC CAPFs 23.6.2013]

(a) 32
(b) 16 (c) 23 (d) -23

124. If x =
3

3 2
3+2

and y =

3+2
3 2

?2
?
?2

is

then the value of

x + y is [SSC CAPFs 23.6.2013]

(a) 950
(b) 730
(c) 650
(d) 970
125. If x = a b, y = b c, z = c a, then the
numerical value of the algebraic expression
x3 + y3 +z3 3xyz will be
[SSC CAPFs 23.6.2013]
(a) a+b+c (b) 0 (c) 4(a+b+c) (d) 3 abc
126. If

?2

?
2? +1

1
3

= , then the value of x3 +

[SSC CGL 2013]

(a) 81
(b) 110
2

127. If x > 1 and x +

1
?2

(c) 125
3

128. If ?? +

1 2
?
?

(c) 756

= 3, then a3 +

[SSC FCI 7.4.2013]

(a) 23

(b) 2

(c) ? ?

129. If a = 7 - 43, the value

[SSC FCI 7.4.2013]
(a) 33

130. If 64x+1 =

(b) 4

64
,
4?

1
?3

1
?3

is
(d) 760

=?
(d) 0

1
of 2
?

(c) 7

is

(d) 27

= 83, then x -

[SSC FCI 7.4.2013]

(a) 764
(b) 750

1
?3

1
?2

is

(d) 23

then the value of x is

[SSC FCI 11.11.2012]

(a) 1

(b) 0

(c)

1
2

(d) 2

131. Two equals vessels are filled with the

mixtures of water and milk in the ratio of
3:4 and 5:3 respectively. If the mixtures are
poured into a third vessel, the ratio of
water and milk in the third vessel will be
[SSC CGL 19.6.2011]
(a) 15:12 (b) 53:59 (c) 20:9 (d) 59:53

132. The ratio of the quantities of and acid and

water in a mixture is 1:3. If 5 litres of acid is
further added to the mixture, the new ratio
becomes 1:2. The quantity of new mixture
in litres is [SSC CGL 19.6.2011]
(a) 32
(b) 40
(c) 42 (d) 45
133. An alloy contains copper, zinc and nickel in
the ratio of 5:3:2. The quantity of nickel in
kg that must be added to 100 kg of this
alloy to have the new ratio 5:3:3 is
[SSC CGL 26.6.2011]
(a) 8
(b) 10
(c) 12 (d) 15

134. If x = ?

5+1
,
5 1

value of x2 + x 1 is

[SSC CPO 27.5.2012]

(a) 5
(b) 2 (c) 5
(d) 0
135. The ratio of milk and water is 55 kg of a
mixture is 7:4. The quantity of water that
must be added to make the ratio 7:6 is
[SSC CGL 1.7.2012]
(a) 15 kg (b) 10 kg (c) 5 kg (d) 12 kg
136. A vessel is filled with liquid, 3 parts of which
are water and 5 parts syrup. How much of
the mixture must be drawn off and replaced
with water so that the mixture may be half
water and half syrup? [SSC SI 19.8.2012]
(a)

1
3

(b)

1
4

(c)

?
?

137. If x+y = 2z then the value of

[SSC SI 19.8.2012]
(a) 1

(b) 3

(c)

1
2

(d)
?
? ?

1
?

(c) 2

139. If x - = 3, the value of x

1
? 2+ 2
?
? 2 3? +1

140. If m +

? 4

= 119, then m -

[SSC FCI 11.11.2012]

1
?

is

is

(d) -2

1
- 3
?

is

[SSC FCI 11.11.2012]

(a) 32
(b) 36
(c) 40
4

?
? ?

(d) 2

138. If x2 + 1=2x, then the value of

[SSC SI 19.8.2012]
(a) 0
(b) 1

1
7

(d) 49

=?

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(c) 2

141. If x 0, y 0 and z 0
+

1
??

1
,
??

1
and 2
?

(d) 1

1
?2

1
?2

1
??

then the relation among x, y, z is

[SSC CGL 21.4.2013]

(a) x+y+z = 0
(b) x + y = z
1(a)
2(d)
3
11(c)
12(a)
13(b)
21(b) 22(a)
23(c)
31(c)
32(c)
33(a)
41(a)
42(d)
43(a)
51(c)
52(c)
53(b)
61(d) 62(a)
63(b)
71(c)
72(d)
73(a)
81(a)
82(d)
83(a)
91(d) 92(c)
93(b)
101(b) 102(c) 103(d)
111(c) 112(d) 113(b)
121(b) 122(a) 123(c)
131(d) 132(d) 133(b)
141(d) 142(c)

4(b)
14(b)
24(a)
34(b)
44(a)
54(b)
64(d)
74(a)
84(d)
94(b)
104(a)
114(c)
124(d)
134(*)

5
15(b)
25(b)
35(d)
45(d)
55(b)
65(d)
75(b)
85(b)
95(b)
105(c)
115(c)
125(b)
135(b)

(c)

1 1
+
? ?

1
?

=0

(d) x = y = z

142. If x+y+z = 6 and x2+y2+z2 = 20 then the value

of x3+y3+z3-3xyz is [SSC CGL 21.4.2013]
(a) 64
(b) 70
(c) 72
(d) 76

6
16(c)
26(a)
36(c)
46(c)
56(d)
66(b)
76(c)
86(b)
96(c)
106(c)
116(b)
126(b)
136(c)

7(a)
17(d)
27(d)
37(c)
47(c)
57(a)
67(a)
77(c)
87(c)
97(d)
107(c)
117(c)
127(c)
137(a)

8
18(a)
28(b)
38(a)
48(c)
58(c)
68(b)
78(d)
88(d)
98(a)
108(b)
118(a)
128(c)
138(d)

9(a)
19(b)
29(a)
39(a)
49(c)
59(b)
69(d)
79(b)
89(b)
99(c)
109(b)
119(c)
129(b)
139(b)

10
20(c)
30(b)
40(d)
50(c)
60(a)
70(d)
80(d)
90(d)
100(b)
110(a)
120(d)
130(b)
140(c)

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