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18. Geometry 269-316

19. Mensuration 317-354

20. Coordinate Geometry 355-362

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21. Permutations and Combinations 363-376

22. Probability 377-398

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23. Trigonometry and Its Applications 399-424

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24. Data interpretation 425-502

25. Data Sufficiency 503-534

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Practice SetS
Practice Set- 1 with Solutions 1-6
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Practice Set- 2 with Solutions 7-14

Practice Set- 3 with Solutions 15-24

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Practice Set- 4 with Solutions 25-32

Practice Set- 5 with Solutions 33-40

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FUNDAMENTALS

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‘BODMAS’ RULE 1 1 1

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A given series of calculations or operations is done in a specific
order as each letter of BODMAS in order represent.
{ }
Solution: 5 − 6 − (5 − 4 − 3 )  of 2
1
÷ 2 3
1 1
1− −
B → Brackets and order of operation of brackets is ( ), { }, [ ] 2 2 3
O → Of (Calculation is done the same as multiplication) 3 5
D → Division
M → Multiplication
A → Addition
S → Subtraction
So, first of all we solve the inner most brackets moving
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2
 3 2  5 6
= {5 − (6 − 4)} of  ×  ÷  × 
√
6
1
6

outwards. Then we perform ‘of’ which means multiplication, then  2 1  6 1

division, addition and subtraction.
= (5 – 2) of 3 ÷ 5
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• Addition and subtraction can be done together or separately
as required. 3 9
= 3 of 3 ÷ 5 = 3 × =
• Between any two brackets if there is not any sign of addition, 5 5
subtraction and division it means we have to do multiplication
(20 ÷ 5) (7 + 3 × 2) + 8 = 4 (7 + 6) + 8 FACTORIAL
= 4 × 13 + 8 = 52 + 8 = 60
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The product of n consecutive natural numbers (or positive integers)

BRACKETS from 1 to n is called as the factorial ‘n’. Factorial n is denoted by n!.
They are used for the grouping of things or entities. The various i.e., n! = 1 × 2 × 3 × 4 × 5 × 6 ... (n – 2) (n – 1) n
kind of brackets are: 4! = 1 × 2 × 3 × 4 = 4 × 3 × 2 × 1
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(i) ‘–’ is known as line (or bar) bracket or vinculum. 5! = 1 × 2 × 3 × 4 × 5 = 5 × 4 × 3 × 2 × 1

(ii) ( ) is known as parenthesis, common bracket or small bracket. 6! = 1 × 2 × 3 × 4 × 5 × 6 = 6 × 5 × 4 × 3 × 2 × 1
(iii) { } is known as curly bracket, brace or middle bracket.
(iv) [ ] is known as rectangular bracket or big bracket. Note: 0! = 1 and 1! = 1
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The order of eliminating brackets is:

Properties
(i) line bracket
(ii) small bracket (i.e., common bracket) (i) n! is always an even number if n ≥ 2.
(iii) middle bracket (i.e., curly bracket) (ii) n! always ends with zero if n ≥ 5.
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(iv) big bracket (i.e., rectangular bracket)

ROMAN NUMBERS
Illustration 1: Find the value of
In this system there are basically seven symbols used to
1 1 1
1+ + represent the whole Roman number system. The symbols and their
{ }
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5 − 6 − (5 − 4 − 3)  of 2 ÷ 2 3 respective values are given below.

  1 1 1
1− − I = 1, V = 5, X = 10, L = 50,
2 2 3 C = 100, D = 500 and M = 1000
In general, the symbols in the numeral system are read from left
to right, starting with the symbol representing the largest value;
the same symbol cannot occur continuously more than three times;
the value of the numeral is the sum of the values of the symbols.

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For example LX VII = 50 + 10 + 5 + 1 + 1 = 67. Illustration 5:  The minimum value of the expression
An exception to the left to the right reading occurs when a | 17x – 8 | – 9 is
symbol of smaller value is followed immediately by a symbol (a) 0 (b) – 9
of greater value, then the smaller value is subtracted from the 8
larger. For example. (c) (d) none of these
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CDXL VIII = (500 – 100) + (50 – 10) + 5 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 448.
Illustration 2:  The value of the numeral MCDLXIV is: Solution: The value of expression | 17x – 8 | – 9 is minimum
(a) 1666 (b) 664 (c) 1464 (d) 656 only when | 17x – 8 | is minimum. But the minimum value of
Solution:  MCDLXIV = 1000 + (500 – 100) + 50 + 10 + (5 – 1) | k | is zero.

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= 1464 Hence minimum value of | 17x – 8 | – 9 = 0 – 9 = – 9
Hence (c) is the correct option. Hence (b) is the correct answer.
Illustration 3:  Which of the following represents the

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numeral for 2949 POWERS OR EXPONENTS
(a) MMMIXL (b) MMXMIX When a number is multiplied by itself, it gives the square of the
(c) MMCMIL (d) MMCMXLIX number. i.e., a × a = a2  (Example 5 × 5 = 52)
Solution: 2949 = 2000 + 900 + 40 + 9 If the same number is multiplied by itself twice we get the cube

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= (1000 + 1000) + (1000 – 100) of the number  i.e.,  a × a × a = a3  (Example 4 × 4 × 4 = 43)
+ (50 – 10) + (10 – 1) In the same way a × a × a × a × a = a5
= MMCMXLIX and a × a × a × ... upto n times = a n
Hence (d) is the correct option. There are five basic rules of powers which you should know:
If a and b are any two real numbers and m and n are positive
IMPORTANT CONVERSION
1 trillion = 1012 = 1000000000000
1 billion = 109 = 1000000000
1 million = 106 = 1000000
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(i)
am
am × an = a m + n

(ii) n = a m – n, if m > n
(Example: 53 × 54 = 53 + 4 = 57)
 65
 Example: 2 = 6
5−2
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= 63 
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1 crore = 107 = 100 lakh a  6 
10 lakh = 106 = 1 million
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1 lakh = 105 = 100000 = 100 thousand am 1  43 1 1 
1 thousand = 103 = 1000 n
= n − m , if m < n  Example: 8 = 8 − 3 = 5 
a a  4 4 4 
ABSOLUTE VALUE OR MODULUS OF A NUMBER am  34 4−4 
and = a0 = 1, if m = n
 Example: 4 = 3 = 30 = 1
Absolute value of a number is its numerical value irrespective an 3 
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of its sign.
m n mn n m 2 4
(iii) (a ) = a = (a ) (Example: (6 ) = 6 2 × 4 = 6 = (6 )2
8 4
If x be a real number N then | N | indicates the absolute value of N.
Thus | 6 | = 6, | – 6 | = 6, | 0 | = 0, | 1 | = 1, | 3.4 | = 3.4, n n
(iv) (a) (ab) = a . b n (Example: (6 × 4)3 = 63 × 43)
| – 6.8 | = 6.8, etc.  54 
n 4
| – 6 | = 6 can also be written as | – 6 | = – (– 6) = 6. Thus, if a an 5
 Example:   = 4 
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(b)   = n , b ≠ 0
x is a negative number, then | x | = – x and if x is non-negative b b  3 3 

number, then | x | = x
1  −3 1 
 x, if x ≥ 0 (v) a – n =  Example: 5 = 3 
Hence | x | =  an  5 
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 − x, if x < 0 (vi) For any real number a, a0 = 1

PROPERTIES OF A MODULUS 5n + 3 − 6 × 5n + 1
Illustration 6: =?
(i) | a | = | – a | (ii) | ab | = | a | | b | 9 × 5n − 5n × 22
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a |a| 5n × 53 − 6 × 5n × 5
(iii) = (iv) | a + b | ≤ | a | + | b | Solution: 
b |b| 5n (9 − 22 )
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(The sign of equality holds only when the sign of a and b are same)
5n (53 − 6 × 5)
(v) If | a | ≤ k  ⇒ – k ≤ a ≤ k =
(vi) If | a – b | ≤ k  ⇒ – k ≤ a – b ≤ k  ⇒  b – k ≤ a ≤ b + k 5n × 5
Illustration 4:  Solution of the equation | x – 2 | = 5 is 125 − 30

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(a) 3, – 7 (b) – 3, 7 5
(c) 3, 6 (d) None of these 95
Solution: | x – 2 | = 5  ⇒  x – 2 = 5  or  x – 2 = – 5 = = 19
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⇒ x = 7  or x = – 3
Hence (b) is the correct option.

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(iii) a3 + b3 = ( a + b ) ( a 2 − ab + b2 )
( )
 3/2 1/4
Illustration 7:   3
(81) 2  =?
 
(iv) a3 − b3 = ( a − b ) ( a 2 + ab + b2 )

( )
 3/2 1/4
Solution:   3
(81) 2  3 3 3
  (v) a + b + c − 3abc

3 1/ 4
2 2 2
 = (a + b + c) (a + b + c − ab − bc − ca )
( ) 2
1/ 3 ×
=  812  If a + b + c = 0 then a3 + b3 + c3 = 3abc

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 
1 2. Multiplication of Two Numbers Using
( )
1 3 1
= (81)
2× × ×
3 2 4 = 34 4 =3 Formulae (a – b) (a + b) = a2 – b2

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If the difference between two numbers x and y is a small even num-
ber, then the smaller is express as (a – b) whereas larger is expressed
ALGEBRAIC IDENTITIES as (a + b), then the product of x and y is found out by the formulae
Consider the equality (x + 2) (x + 3) = x2 + 5x + 6 x . y i.e., (a – b) (a + b) = a2 – b2

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Let us evaluate both sides of this equality for some value of Here a should be such that a2 is very easily calculated.
variable x say x = 4 For example:
LHS = (x + 2) (x + 3) = (4 + 2) (4 + 3) = 6 × 7 = 42 (i) 38 × 42 = (40 – 2) × (40 + 2) = (40)2 – (2)2 = 1600 – 4
RHS = (4)2 + 5 × 4 + 6 = 16 + 20 + 6 = 42 = 1596
So for x = 4, LHS = RHS (ii) 66 × 74 = (70 – 4) × (70 + 4) = (70)2 – (4)2 = 4900 – 16
Let us calculate LHS and RHS for x = – 3


∴ for
LHS = (– 3 + 2) (– 3 + 3) = 0
RHS = (– 3)2 + – (– 3) + 6 = 9 – 15 + 6 = 0
x = — 3, LHS = RHS
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= 4410000 – 36 = 4409964
= 4884
(iii) 2094 × 2106 = (2100 – 6) × (2100 + 6) = (2100)2 – (6)2

If the difference between the two numbers is not even, still this
method is used by modify as
If we take any value of variable x, we can find that LHS = RHS
Such an equality which is true for every value of the variable 47 × 54 = 47 × 53 + 47
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present in it is called an identity. Thus (x + 2) (x + 3) = x2 + 5x + 6, = (50 – 3) × (50 + 3) + 47
is an identity. = (50)2 – (3)2 + 47
Identities differ from equations in the following manners. = 2500 – 9 + 47 = 2538
An equation is a statement of equality of two algebraic SQUARES
expression involving one or more variables and it is true for certain When a number is multiplied by itself, then we get the square of
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values of the variable. the number.

For example: For example, square of 5 = 5 × 5 (or 52) = 25
4x + 3 = x – 3 ... (1)
Square of 2 and 3 digits numbers and cube of 2 digits numbers
⇒ 3x = – 6 ⇒ x = – 2
are very useful in CAT and CAT like competitions.
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Thus equality (1) is true only for x = – 2, no other value of x

satisfy equation (1). For this it is advised to learn the square of 1 to 30 as given in
the table:
Standard Identities
(i) (a + b)2 = a2 + 2ab + b2 Number Square Number Square
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(ii) (a – b)2 = a2 – 2ab + b2 1 1 16 256

(iii) a2 – b2 = (a + b) (a – b)
2 4 17 289
(iv) (x + a) (x + b) = x2 + (a + b) x + ab
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(v) (a + b + c)2 = a2 + b2 + c2 + 2ab + 2bc + 2ca 3 9 18 324

Some More Identities 4 16 19 361
e have dealt with identities involving squares. Now we will see
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how to handle identities involving cubes.

6 36 21 441
(i) ( a + b ) = a + b + 3a b + 3ab
3 3 3 2 2
7 49 22 484
⇒ ( a + b ) = a + b + 3ab ( a + b )
3 3 3
8 64 23 529
3
9 81 24 576
(ii) ( a −b ) = a − b − 3a b + 3ab
3 3 2 2
10 100 25 625
⇒ ( a −b ) = a − b − 3ab ( a −b )

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Number Square Number Square (ii) Division Method

12 144 27 729 In this method first of all pair the digits of the given number from
right side. But there may be left a single digit at the left end of the
13 169 28 784
number. Further process is shown below for the number 2304.
14 196 29 841
2304 = 48 48
15 225 30 900
4 2304
SQUARE ROOTS 4 16
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represented as b = a or (b)1/2 = a. 

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Since, 16 = 4 × 4 or 42, therefore 16 = 4 Illustration 8:  Find the square root of 15625.
And 25 = 5 × 5 or 52, therefore 25 = 5 Solution:  15625 = 125 125
There are two methods for finding the square root of a number. 1 15625

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(i) Prime Factorisation Method
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To find the square root by this method, we first 2 44
factorise the given number into prime numbers as 245 1225
given below for the number 3136. 5 1225
3136 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 7 × 7 

Now pair the same prime factor like
3136 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 7 × 7
Now product of prime numbers staken one
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number from each pair of prime factors is the square root of the
CUBES
When a number multiplies itself three times, we get the cube of
the number.
given number
Cube of 4 = 4 × 4 × 4 = 64
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\ 3136 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 7 = 56 Cubes of large numbers are rarely used. It is advised to you to
If we write, 3136 = (2)6 × (7)2 learn the cube of the integers from 1 to 10.
Then square root of 3136 is the product of prime factors 2 and 7
Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
with the powers half of the powers raised on 2 and 7 respectively.
Cube 1 8 27 64 125 216 343 512 729 1000
3136 = (2)3 × 7 = 56
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Practice Exercise
Level - I
1. 287 × 287 + 269 × 269 – 2 × 287 × 269 = ?
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(a) 534 (b) 446 10. 3 4 =?

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(c) 354 (d) 324 125
2. If (64)2 – (36)2 = 20 × x, then x = ? 2 3
(a) 1 (b) 1

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(a) 70 (b) 120 5 5
(c) 180 (d) 140 4 2
1 (c) 1 (d) 2
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3. If 3 = 1.732 and 2 = 1.414 , the value of is
3+ 2 11. If 34X–2 = 729, then find the value of X.

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(a) 0.064 (b) 0.308 (a) 4 (b) 3
(c) 0.318 (d) 2.146 (c) 2 (d) 5
4. 12. What number must be added to the expression 16a2 – 12a
0.01 + 0.0064 = ?
to make it a perfect square?
(a) 0.3 (b) 0.03
(a) 9/4 (b) 11/2

5.
(c) 0.18
356 × 936 – 356 × 836 = ?
(a) 35600
(c) 9630
(d) None of these

(b) 34500
(d) 93600
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13. The value of ê
1 ù é
ú-ê
1 ù é
ú+ê
(d) 16

1 ù
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ë 9 - 8û ë 8 - 7û ë 7 - 6û

1 1 1 é 1 ù é 1 ù
¸ of -ê ú+ê
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ú is
2 2 2 ë 6 - 5 û ë 5 - 4 û
6. The value of 1 1 1 is
+ of (a) 6 (b) 5
2 2 2
(c) –7 (d) –6
(a) 2/3 (b) 2
14. Simplify : 5 3 250 + 7 3 16 - 14 3 54
(c) 4/3 (d) 3
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7. The simplified value of (a) -23 2 (b) -3 3 2

æ öæ ö æ öæ ö (c) 332 (d) 233

ç 1 ÷ç 1 ÷ ç 1 ÷ç 1 ÷
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ç1 + ÷ç 1 + ÷ - ç1 - ÷ ç1 - ÷ 15. The no. plate of a bus had peculiarity. The bus number was
çç 1 + 1 ÷ç
֍ 1 +
1 ÷ ç
÷ ç 1 +
1 ֍
÷ ç 1+
1 ÷
÷
è 100 øè 100 ø è 100 ø è 100 ø is a perfect square. It was also a perfect square when the plate
æ ö æ ö was turned upside down. The bus company had only five
ç 1 ÷ ç 1 ÷ hundred buses numbered from 1 to 500. What was the
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ç1 + ÷ + ç1 - ÷ number?
çç 1 + 1 ÷÷ çç 1 + 1 ÷÷
è 100 ø è 100 ø (a) 169 (b) 36
(c) 196 (d) Cannot say
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200 16. If * means adding six times of second number into first
(a) 100 (b) number, then find the value of (1*2)*3.
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202 (a) 121 (b) 31
(c) 200 (d) (c) 93 (d) 91
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100
8. If 5a = 3125, then the value of 5(a – 3) is 17. If a and b are positive ingegers, such that ab = 125, then
(a) 25 (b) 125 (a – b)a+b–4 = ?
(c) 625 (d) 1625 (a) 16 (b) 25
9. In a group of buffaloes and ducks, the number of legs are (c) 28 (d) 30
24 more than twice the number of heads. What is the p
number of buffaloes in the group? 18. If p × q = p + q + , then value of 8 × 2 = ?
q
(a) 6 (b) 8 (a) 2 (b) 10
(c) 10 (d) 12 (c) 14 (d) 16

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19. If x*y = x2 + y2 –xy, then value of 9*11 is 31. If a + b + c = 13, a2 + b2 + c2 = 69, then find
(a) 93 (b) 103 ab + bc + ca.
(c) 60.5 (d) 121 (a) –50 (b) 50
20. The least number by which we multiply to the 11760, so (c) 69 (d) 75
that we can get a perfect square number
32. If a – 8 = b, then determine the value of | a - b | - | b - a | .
(a) 2 (b) 3
(c) 5 (d) None of these (a) 16 (b) 0
(c) 4 (d) 2
21. If 5 5 ´ 53 ¸ 5-3 / 2 = 5( a + 2) , then value of a is

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33. Find the possible integral value of x, if x2 + |x – 1| = 1.
(a) 5 (b) 4 (a) 1 (b) –1
(c) 6 (d) 7 (c) 0 (d) 1 and 0

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22. If difference between the of of a number and of DIRECTIONS (Qs. 34-49) : What value should come in the
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place of question mark (?) in the following questions ?
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(a) 1110 (b) 1215 (a) 44.22 (b) 77.22
(c) 1325 (d) 1440 (c) 74.22 (d) 47.22
23. If sum of two numbers is 42 and their product is 437, then (e) None of these
find their difference. 35. 23 × 45 ÷ 15 = ? [SBI Clerk-June-2012]
(a) 3 (b) 4 (a) 69 (b) 65

24.
(c) 5

(b) 5.4327 × 3.572 × 0.57

(d) 7
54.327 × 357.2 × 0.0057 is the same as:
(a) 5.4327 × 3.572 × 5.7
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(c) 63
(e) None of these
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6
1
2
8
4 +7 -5 = ?
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(d) 71

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(c) 54327 × 3572 × 0.0000057
(d) None of these
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25. Write the 44000 in Roman numerals (a) 2 (b) 6
33 33
(a) XLI (b) XLVI
(c) XLIV (d) XLVIC 20 10
(c) 2 (d) 6
26. Write LXXIX in Hindu-Arabic numerals 33 33
(a) 70000 (b) 70009
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(e) None of these

(c) 7009 (d) 700009
210 17
a+b c+d 37. ´ ´ ? = 4046 [SBI Clerk-June-2012]
27. If = , then 14 15
b+c d +a (a) 202 (b) 218
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(a) a must equal c (c) 233 (d) 227

(b) a + b + c + d must equal zero (e) None of these
(c) either a = c or a + b + c + d = 0, or both
38. 83% of 2350 = ? [SBI Clerk-June-2012]
(d) a(b + c + d) = c (a + b + d)
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(a) 1509.5 (b) 1950.5

28. A number lies between 300 and 400. If the number is added
(c) 1905.5 (d) 1590.5
to the number formed by reversing the digits, the sum is 888
and if the unit’s digit and the ten’s digit change places, the (e) None of these
new number exceeds the original number by 9. Find the 1089 + 3 = (?)2
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39. [SBI Clerk-June-2012]

number.
(a) 5 (b) 6
(a) 339 (b) 341
(c) 378 (d) 345 (c) 3 (d) 8
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29. x and y are 2 different digits. If the sum of the two digit (e) 4
numbers formed by using both the digits is a perfect square, 40. 96 + 32 × 5 – 31 = ? [SBI Clerk-June-2012]
then find x + y. (a) 223 (b) 225
(a) 10 (b) 11 (c) 229 (d) 221
(c) 12 (d) 13 (e) None of these
30. Arrange the following in the decending order; 41. ? ¸ 36 = (7)2 – 8 [SBI Clerk-June-2012]
51/4, 41/3, 61/5. (a) 1426 (b) 1449
(a) 41/3, 51/4, 61/5 (b) 51/4, 41/3, 61/5 (c) 1463 (d) 1476
1/5
(c) 6 , 4 , 51/3 1/4 (d) 51/4, 41/3, 61/5 (e) None of these

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53. 16.046 ÷ 2.8 × 0.599 = ? [SBI Clerk-2012]

42. 8281 = ? [SBI Clerk- June-2012]
(a) 3.5 (b) 7.9
(a) 89 (b) 97 (c) 1.9 (d) 5.6
(c) 93 (d) 91
(e) 6.2
(e) 83
54. 2
43. (63)2 – (12)2 = ? [SBI Clerk-June-2012] 963 + (4.895) – 9.24 = ? [SBI Clerk-2012]
(a) 3528 (b) 3852 (a) 60 (b) 35
(c) 3582 (d) 3825 (c) 85 (d) 45
(e) None of these (e) 25

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44. 1 +3 =?-4 [SBI Clerk-June-2012]
5 5 10 question mark (?) in the following questions ?

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(a) 9 (b) 7
10 10 (a) 124 (b) 122
(c) 126 (d) 128
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(c) 9 (d) 7 (e) None of these
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(e) None of these 56. 65 ´ 12 - 50 + 54 = ? [SBI Clerk-2012]
45. 17 ´ 19 ´ 4 ¸ ? = 161.5 [SBI Clerk-June-2012] (a) 28 (b) 282
(a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 28 (d) 784
(c) 7 (d) 9

46.
(e) None of these
1798 ¸ 31 ´ ? = 348
(a) 3 (b) 6
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[SBI Clerk-June-2012]
(e) None of these
57. 15% of 524 – 2% of 985 + ? = 20% of 423[SBI Clerk-2012]
(a) 25.9
(c) 25.7
(b) 27.7
(d) 24.9
(c) 4 (d) 5 (e) None of these
(e) None of these 58. 151 × 8 + (228 ÷ 19)2 = ? [SBI Clerk-2012]
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47. (9.8 × 2.3 + 4.46) ÷ 3 = (3)? [SBI Clerk-June-2012] (a) 1360 (b) 1354
(a) 3 (b) 9 (c) 1368 (d) 1381
(c) 5 (d) 2 (e) None of these
(e) None of these
59. 1521 + 225 = ? [SBI Clerk-2012]
48. 43% of 600 + ?% of 300 = 399 [SBI Clerk-June-2012]
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(a) 45 (b) 41 (a) 56 (b) 58

(c) 42 (d) 47 (c) 54 (d) 62
(e) None of these (e) None of these
49. The sum of three consecutive odd numbers is 1383. What 60. 38.734 + 8.638 – 5.19 = ? [SBI Clerk-2012]
(a) 41.971 (b) 42.179
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is the largest number ? [SBI Clerk-June-2012]

(a) 463 (b) 49 (c) 43.072 (d) 42.182
(c) 457 (d) 461 (e) None of these
(e) None of these 61. 78.9 ¸ (343)1.7 × (49)4.8 = 7? [SBI Clerk-2012]
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DIRECTIONS (Qs. 50-54) : What approximate value should (a) 13.4 (b) 12.8
come in place of the question mark (?) in the following questions? (c) 11.4 (d) 9.6
(NOTE: You are not expected to calculate the exact value) (e) None of these
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50. 1504 × 5.865 – 24.091 = ? [SBI Clerk-2012] 62. 5 512 ¸ 4 16 + 576 = ? [SBI Clerk-2012]
(a) 7200 (b) 9500 (a) 24 (b) 31
(c) 6950 (d) 5480 (c) 22 (d) 18
(e) 8800
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(e) None of these

51. 16.928 + 24.7582 ¸ 5.015 = ? [SBI Clerk-2012] 63. (42 × 3.2) ¸ (16 × 1.5) = ? [SBI Clerk-2012]
(a) 20 (b) 24 (a) 5.9 (b) 5.6
(c) 22 (d) 26 (c) 6.1 (d) 4.8
(e) None of these (e) None of these
52. 3
7.938 ´ (6.120) 2 , 4.9256 < ? [SBI Clerk-2012] 64. 199 + 53 ¸ 4 × 42 = ? [SBI Clerk-2012]
(a) 70 (b) 55 (a) 969 (b) 655
(c) 30 (d) 25 (c) 966 (d) 799
(e) 90 (e) None of these

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65. 342 ¸ 6 × 28 = 1099 + ? [SBI Clerk-2012] 7 3 1

(a) 478 (b) 502 74. 3 + 7 ´1 = ? [SBI Clerk-2014]
11 11 2
(c) 486 (d) 504 10 6
(e) None of these (a) 13 (b) 14
11 11
9.8 ´ 2.5 ´ 7.6 9 17
66. =? [SBI Clerk-2012] (c) 14 (d) 10
0.5 11 22
(a) 384.2 (b) 379.5 (e) None of these

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(c) 364.3 (d) 372.4 .23 - .023
(e) None of these 75. =? [SBI Clerk-2014]
.0023 ¸ 23
3 2 (a) 0.207 (b) 207

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67. of of ? = 426 [SBI Clerk-2012] (c) 2070 (d) 0.0207
5 7
(e) None of these
(a) 2490 (b) 2565
76. 1.05% of 2500 + 2.5% of 440 = ? [SBI Clerk-2014]
(c) 2475 (d) 2485 (a) 37.50 (b) 37.25

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(e) None of these (c) 370.25 (d) 372.50
2 2 4 (e) None of these
68. 3 +1 = 4 - ? [SBI Clerk-2012]
5 9 5 17 ´ 4 + 42 ´ 2
77. =? [SBI Clerk-2014]
90 ¸ 5 ´ 12
8 7
(a) (b) 25 22

(c)
7
45
45

(e) None of these

(d)
47

8
51
rip (a)

(c)
11
27
54

(e) None of these

(b)

(d)
57
13
27

13 104 52 2 5 7
¸ ´ =?
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69. [SBI Clerk-2012] 78. 17 ´ 4 - ? = 46 [SBI Clerk-2014]
63 14 19 5 8 8
12 13 3 3
(a) (b) (a) 32 (b) 33
173 171 5 5
17 18 2 2
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(c) (d) (c) 33 (d) 32

171 171 5 5
(e) None of these (e) None of these
79. 136% of 250 + ? % of 550 = 670 [SBI Clerk-2014]
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 70-84) : What should come in place of the (a) 64 (b) 55
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question mark (?) in the following questions ?

(c) 56 (d) 65
70. 3
13824 ´ ? = 864 [SBI Clerk-2014] (e) None of these
(a) 1296 (b) 1156 80. 3889 + 12.952 – ? = 3854.002 [SBI Clerk-2014]
(a) 47.95 (b) 47.752
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(c) 1600 (d) 1024

(c) 47.095 (d) 47.932
(e) None of these
(e) None of these
71. (91)2 + (41) 2 - ? = 9858 [SBI Clerk-2014]
81. ( 5 ´ 5 ´ 5 ´ 5 ´ 5 ´ 5)4 ´ ( 5 ´ 5)6 ¸ ( 5)2 = ( 25 )?
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(a) 11236 (b) 10816

(c) 10404 (d) 9604 [SBI Clerk-2014]
(a) 10 (b) 17
(e) None of these
(c) 19 (d) 12
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72. 4900 ÷ 28 × 444 ÷ 12 = ? [SBI Clerk-2014]

(e) None of these
(a) 6575 (b) 6475
(c) 6455 (d) 6745 28 ´ 5 - 15 ´ 6
82. =? [SBI Clerk-2014]
(e) None of these 7 2 + 256 + (13)2
73. 125% of 260 + ? % of 700 = 500 [SBI Clerk-2014] 27 22
(a) (b)
(a) 32 (b) 56 115 117
25 22
(c) 23 (d) 46 (c) (d)
117 115
(e) None of these (e) None of these

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83. 1.5 × 0.025 + (?)2 = 0.1 [SBI Clerk-2014] 93. 7 8 18 57 ? [SBI Clerk-2014]
(a) 0.28 (b) 0.27 (a) 244 (b) 174
(c) 0.25 (d) 0.235 (c) 186 (d) 226
(e) None of these (e) None of these
(3.537 - 0.948)2 + (3.537 + 0.948)2 94. 1, 8, 9, ?, 25, 216, 49 [SBI Clerk-2014]
84. =? [SBI Clerk-2014] (a) 60 (b) 64
(3.537)2 + (.948)2
(c) 70 (d) 75
(a) 4.485 (b) 2.589
(e) None of these

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(c) 4 (d) 2
95. Last year my age was a perfect square number. Next year it
(e) None of these
will be a cubic number. What is my present age?
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 85-89) : Find out the approximate value [SSC-Sub. Ins.-2012]

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which should come in place of the question mark in the following (a) 25 years (b) 27 years
questions. (You are not expected to find the exact value.) (c) 26 years (d) 24 years
96. What is the value of (2.1)2 × 0.0441 ?
(10008.99)2

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85. ´ 3589 ´ 0.4987 = ? [SBI Clerk-2014] [SSC-Sub. Ins.-2012]
10009.001
(a) 0.9261 (b) 92.61
(a) 3000 (b) 300000
(c) 92.51 (d) 0.9251
(c) 3000000 (d) 5000
(e) 9000000 97. The value of 3 1372 × 3 1458 is [SSC-Sub. Ins.-2012]
86. 196.1 × 196.1 × 196.1 × 4.01 × 4.001 × 4.999 × 4.999
= 196.13 × 4 × ?
(a) 100
(c) 10
(e) 32
(b) 16
(d) 64
[SBI Clerk-2014]rip (a) 116
(c) 106
(b) 126
(d) 136
98. Equal amounts of water were poured into two empty jars of

different capacities, which made one jar

1
full and the other
4
87. 12.25 × ? × 21.6 = 3545 .64 [SBI Clerk-2014]
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(a) 20 (b) 12 1
jar full. If the water in the jar with lesser capacity is then
(c) 15 (d) 13 3
(e) None of these poured into the jar with greater capacity, then the part of
88. ? % of 45.999 × 16% of 83.006 = 116.073 the larger jar filled with water is [SSC-Sub. Ins.-2012]
[SBI Clerk-2014] 1 7
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(a) 6 (b) 24 (a) (b)

2 12
(c) 19 (d) 30
1 1
(e) 11 (c) (d)
4 3
[(1.3) 2 ´ (4.2)2 ] ¸ 2.7 = ?
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89. [SBI Clerk-2014]

5x - 3 5y - 3 5z - 3 1 1 1
(a) 7 (b) 21 99. If + + = 0, then the value of + + is
x y z x y z
(c) 18 (d) 11
(e) 16 [SSC-Sub. Ins.-2012]
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(a) 15 (b) 3
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 90-94) : What should come in place of (c) 5 (d) 10
question mark (? ) in the following number series ?
1
90. 3 23 43 ? 83 103 [SBI Clerk-2014] 100. Minimum value of x 2 + - 3 is [SSC-Sub. Ins.-2012]
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(a) 33 (b) 53 x2 +1
(c) 63 (d) 73 (a) – 3 (b) – 2
(e) None of these (c) 0 (d) – 1
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91. 1 9 25 49 81 ? 169 [SBI Clerk-2014] 2 2

101. If a + b = 5, a + b = 13, the value of a – b (where a > b) is
(a) 100 (b) 64 [SSC-Sub. Ins.-2012]
(c) 81 (d) 121 (a) 2 (b) – 1
(e) None of these (c) 1 (d) – 2
92. 5 6 14 45 ? [SBI Clerk-2014] 102. If (3x – y) : (x + 5y) = 5 : 7, then the value of (x + y) : (x – y) is
(a) 183 (b) 185 [SSC-Sub. Ins.-2012]
(c) 138 (d) 139 (a) 3 : 1 (b) 1 : 3
(e) None of these (c) 2 : 3 (d) 3 : 2

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1 111. If '+' means ' ¸ ', '×' means '–', ' ¸ ' means '×' and '–' means '+',
103. The value of 1 + is: [SSC-Sub. Ins.-2013] what will be the value of the following expression?
2
1+ 9+3¸ 4–8×2=? [SSC-Sub. Ins.-2014]
4
3+
5 1 3
(a) 6 (b) 6
12 8 4 4
(a) (b)
29 19
3
48 2 (c) -1 (d) 18
4

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(c) (d)
29 19
112. The next term of the sequence,
104. The value of
æ 1 ö æ 1 ö æ 1ö æ 1 ö æ 1ö æ 1 ö

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19.36 + 0.1936 + 0.001936 + 0.00001936 is: çè1 + ÷ø , çè 1 + ÷ø çè1 + ÷ø , çè1 + ÷ø çè 1 + ÷ø çè1 + ÷ø , __ is
2 2 3 2 3 4
[SSC-Sub. Ins.-2013]
(a) 4.8484 (b) 4.8694 [SSC-Sub. Ins.-2014]
(c) 4.8884 (d) 4.8234
æ 1ö

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105. If the square of the sum of two numbers is equal to 4 times (a) 3 (b) çè1 + ÷ø
of their product. then the ratio of these numbers is : 5
[SSC-Sub. Ins.-2013]
æ 1ö æ 1ö
(a) 2 : 1 (b) 1 : 3 (c) 5 (d) çè1 + ÷ø çè 1 + ÷ø
(c) 1 : 1 (d) 1 : 2 2 5

(a) 32 (b) 16
æ a 2 b2 ö
106. If a2 + b2 = 5ab, then the value of ç 2 + 2 ÷ is :
èb a ø
[SSC-Sub. Ins.-2013]
rip 113. If a =

(a) 38
(c) 40
6+ 5,b= 6 - 5, then 2a2 – 5ab + 2b2 =

(b) 39
(d) 41
[SSC-Sub. Ins.-2014]

(c) 23 (d) –23

5 1 9 1
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3– 2 3+ 2 114. If p = , then 27 p3 – - p 2 + p is equal to
107. If x = and y = , then the value of x3 + y3 18 216 2 4
3+ 2 3– 2 [SSC-Sub. Ins.-2014]
is: [SSC-Sub. Ins.-2013]
(a) 950 (b) 730 4 5
(a) (b)
(c) 650 (d) 970 27 27
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108. The greatest among the following numbers

8 10
1 1 1 (c) (d)
27 27
(3) 3 , (2) 2 ,1, (6) 6 is: [SSC-Sub. Ins.-2013]
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1 1
1 115. If x + = 2, then x2013 + 2014 = ? [SSC-Sub. Ins.-2014]
x x
(a) (2) 2 (b) 1
(a) 0 (b) 1
1 1
(c) –1 (d) 2
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(c) (6) 6 (d) (3) 3

116. If a = 331, b = 336 and c = – 667, then the value of
24 + 6 a3 + b3 + c3 – 3abc is [SSC-Sub. Ins.-2014]
109. Evaluate [SSC-Sub. Ins.-2014] (a) 1 (b) 6
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24 - 6
(c) 3 (d) 0
(a) 2 (b) 3
117. The simplified value of
(c) 4 (d) 5
110. The value of [SSC-Sub. Ins.-2014]
( 6 + 10 - 21 - 35 )( 6 - 10 + 21 - 35 is )
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é ì æ 8 ö üù [SSC-Sub. Ins.-2014]
3 ¸ ê(8 - 5) ¸ í(4 - 2) ¸ ç 2 + ÷ ý ú is
ë î è 13 ø þû (a) 13 (b) 12
(c) 11 (d) 10
15 13
(a) (b) 118. If x = a – b, y = b – c, z = c – a, then the numerical value of
17 17
the algebraic expression x3 + y3 + z3 – 3xyz will be
15 13 (a) a + b + c (b) 0
(c) (d)
19 19 (c) 4 (a + b + c) (d) 3 abc

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128. If a2 + b2 + c2 = 2 (a – b – c) – 3, then the value of

32 + 48
119. The simplified value of is [SSC-MT-2013] 2a – 3b + 4c is [SSC 10+2-2013]
8 + 12 (a) 1 (b) 7
(a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 3
(c) 2 (d) 6
129. Let a = 6 - 5, b = 5 - 2,c = 2 - 3.
9.5 ´ 0.085 Then point out the correct alternative among the four
120. equals [SSC-MT-2013] alternatives given below. [SSC 10+2-2013]
0.0017 ´ 0.19
(a) 5 (b) 50 (a) a < b < c (b) b < a < c

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(c) a < c < b (d) b < c < a ;
(c) 500 (d) 0.05
b2
x y z 130. If a = then the value of a 3 + b3 is [SSC 10+2-2013]

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121. If = = , then : [SSC 10+2-2012] b-a
b+c c+a a +b (a) 2 (b) 6 ab
x-y y-z z-x (c) 0 (d) 1
(a) = = 131. If xy + yz + zx = 0, then [SSC 10+2-2013]
b-a c-b a -c

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æ 1 1 1 ö
(b)
x y z
= = çè x 2 - yz + y 2 - zx + z 2 - xy ø÷ (x, y, z ¹ 0) is equal to
a b c
(a) 0 (b) 3
x-y y-z z-x (c) 1 (d) x + y + z
(c) = =
c b a
(d) none of the above is true

122. If
547.527
0.0082
= x , then the value
547527
82
is :
rip 132. The value of

(a) 11
(c) 9
40 + 9 81 is
(b)
(d) 7
111
[SSC 10+2-2013]

[SSC 10+2-2012] 133. Which is greater 3

2 or 3 ? [SSC 10+2-2013]
(a) 10x (b) 100x (A Equal (b) Cannot be compared
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x x (c) 3 2 (d) 3
(c) (d)
100 10 134. If a + b + c = 9 (where a, b, c are real numbers), then the
minimum value of a2 + b2 + c2 is [SSC 10+2-2013]
3
123. If 3n = 27 , then the value of n is: [SSC 10+2-2012] (a) 81 (b) 100
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(a) 9 (b) 6 (c) 9 (d) 27

(c) 1 (d) 3 135. Find the value of
124. From 9.00 AM to 2.00 PM, the temperature rose at a constant 1 1 1
rate from 21ºC to 36ºC. What was the temperature at noon ? 3+ + + . [SSC 10+2-2013]
3 3+3 3-3
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[SSC 10+2-2012]
(a) 6 (b) 3
(a) 27ºC (b) 30ºC
(c) 32ºC (d) 28.5ºC 3
(c)
2 ( 3 + 3)
(d) 2 3
3x + 5 2
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125. If = , then the value of x is : [SSC 10+2-2012] 136. 'a' divides 228 leaving a remainder 18. The biggest two-digit
5x - 2 3
(a) 11 (b) 19 value of ‘a’ is [SSC 10+2-2013]
(a) 30 (b) 70
(c) 23 (d) 7
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(c) 21 (d) 35
126. If the difference of two numbers is 3 and the difference of
137. A teacher wants to arrange his students in an equal number
their squares is 39; then the larger number is :
of rows and columns. If there are 1369 students, the number
[SSC 10+2-2012]
of students in the last row are [SSC 10+2-2014]
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(a) 9 (b) 12 (a) 37 (b) 33

(c) 13 (d) 8 (c) 63 (d) 47
1 138. Which one of the following is true ? [SSC 10+2-2014]
127. If x = 3 + 2 , then the value of x 3 - 3 is :
x (a) 5+ 3> 6+ 2
[SSC 10+2-2012] (b) 5+ 3< 6+ 2
(a) 14 2 (b) 14 3 (c) 5+ 3 = 6+ 2
(c) 22 2 (d) 10 2 (d) ( 5 + 3) ( 6 + 2) =1

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DIRECTIONS (139-148) : What will come in place of the 149. What will come in place of both the question marks (?)
question mark (?) in the following questions? in the following question ? [IBPS Clerk-2012]
139. (3325 ¸ 25) × (152 ¸ 16) = ? [IBPS Clerk-2012] (?)4 / 3 128
=
(a) 1269.4 (b) 1264.9 32 ?5 / 3
(c) 1265.3 (d) 1263.5
(a) 16 (b) 12
(e) None of these
(c) 18 (d) 14
140. 3136 - 1764 = ? [IBPS Clerk-2012] (e) None of these

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(a) 14 (b) (196)2 150. If the following fractions are arranged in a descending order
(c) – 14 (d) 144 (from left to right), which of them will be second from the
(e) None of these right end ? [IBPS Clerk-2012]

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1 2 2 4 6 5 13 7
141. 5 + 2 + 3 = ? [IBPS Clerk-2012] , , , ,
5 15 3 9 13 11 16 12
(a) 15 (b) 13
6 4

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(a) (b)
11 13 9
(c) (d) 12
15
13 7
(e) None of these (c) (d)
16 12
142. – 15 – 27– 88 – 63 + 255 = ? [IBPS Clerk-2012]
(a) 55 (b) 74
(c) 62
(e) None of these
143. (2525 × 0.25 ¸ 5) × 7 = ?
(a) 889.43
(d) 59 rip
[IBPS Clerk-2012]
(b) 883.75
151.
(e)
5
11
A factory produces 1515 items in 3 days. How many items
will they produce in a week ? [IBPS Clerk-2012]
(a) 3530 (b) 3553
(c) 886.45 (d) 881.75 (c) 3533 (d) 3535
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(e) None of these (e) None of these
14 57 20 152. What is the least number that can be added to 4800 to make
144. ´ ´ =? [IBPS Clerk-2012] it a perfect square ? [IBPS Clerk-2012]
19 70 21
(a) 110 (b) 81
2 4 (c) 25 (d) 36
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(a) (b)
7 7 (e) None of these
153. If (1 l)3 is subtracted from (46)2 what will be the remainder ?
2 3
(c) (d) [IBPS Clerk-2012]
9 7 (a) 787 (b) 785
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(e) None of these (c) 781 (d) 783

145. 32% of 500 + 162% of 50 = ? [IBPS Clerk-2012] (e) None of these
(a) 231 (b) 245 154. The sum of the squares of two odd numbers is 11570. The
(c) 237 (d) 247 square of the smaller number is 5329. What is the other
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(e) None of these number ? [IBPS Clerk-2012]

146. 45316 + 52131 – 65229 = ? + 15151 [IBPS Clerk-2012] (a) 73 (b) 75
(a) 17063 (b) 17073 (c) 78 (d) 79
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(c) 17076 (d) 17067 (e) None of these

(e) None of these 155. The sum of three consecutive integers is 5685. Which of
147. 25 - 12 + 155 + 1 = ? [IBPS Clerk-2012] the following is the correct set of these numbers ?
[IBPS Clerk-2012]
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(a) 13 (b) 14
(c) 17 (d) 16 (a) 1893, 1894, 1895 (b) 1895, 1896, 1897
(e) None of these (c) 1899, 1900, 1901 (d) 1897, 1898, 1899
(e) None of these
184 ´ 4 156. The product of three consecutive odd numbers is 24273.
148. =? [IBPS Clerk-2012]
23% of 400 Which is the smallest number? [IBPS Clerk-2012]
(a) 7 (b) 9 (a) 25 (b) 29
(c) 8 (d) 5 (c) 23 (d) 37
(e) None of these (e) 27

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DIRECTIONS (Qs. 157-171) : What will come in place of 164. (43)2 + 841 = (?)2 + 1465 [IBPS Clerk-2013]
question mark (?) in the given question? (a) 41 (b) 35
(c) 38 (d) 33
1 æ 8ö 1
157. 4 + çè 1 ¸ 2 ÷ø – 3 = ? [IBPS Clerk-2013] (e) 30
2 9 13
3 5 3 1
9 7 165. 3 ´6 –2 ´3 =? [IBPS Clerk-2013]
(a) 1 (b) 2 8 12 16 2
26 13
(a) 21 (b) 18

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11 4 (c) 14 (d) 15
(c) 1 (d) 2
26 13 (e) 16

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10 166. (34.5 ´ 14 ´ 42) ÷ 2.8 = ? [IBPS Clerk-2013]
(e) 1
13 (a) 7150 (b) 7365
(c) 7245 (d) 7575
6 ´ 136 ¸ 8 + 132
=? (e) 7335

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158. [IBPS Clerk-2013]
628 ¸ 16 – 26.25
167. (216)4 ÷ (36)4 × (6)5 = (6)? [IBPS Clerk-2013]
(a) 15 (b) 24
(a) 13 (b) 11
(c) 18 (d) 12
(c) 7 (d) 9
(e) 28
159. {(441)1/2 × 207 × (343)1/3} ÷ {(14)2 × (529)1/2} (e) 10

(a) 6
1
2
[IBPS Clerk-2013]

(b) 5
1
2
rip 168.
4356 ´ ?
6084
(a) 144
= 11

(b) 196
[IBPS Clerk-2013]

3 3
(c) 5 (d) 6 (c) 169 (d) 81
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4 4
(e) 121
1
(e) 6 æ 6 7 9ö 2
4 169. çè 3 ¸ 2 – 1 ÷ø = (?) [IBPS Clerk-2013]
17 34 25
160. { 7744 ´ (11) 2
} ¸ (2) 3
= (?) 3
[IBPS Clerk-2013]
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2 1
(a) 7 (b) 9 (a) (b)
5 3
(c) 11 (d) 13
(e) 17 4 1
(c) (d)
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11 5 5
161. (4356)1/ 2 ¸ = ?´6 [IBPS Clerk-2013]
4
3
(a) 2 (b) 4 (e)
(c) 8 (d) 6 5
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(e) 16 170. (1097.63 + 2197.36 – 2607.24) ÷ 3.5 = ? [IBPS Clerk-2013]

3 (a) 211.5 (b) 196.5
162. of {4624 ¸ (564 – 428)} = ? [IBPS Clerk-2013] (c) 209.5 (d) 192.5
8
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(e) 189.5
1 1
(a) 13 (b) 14
4 2 1
171. of [(17424)1/2 ¸ (66)2 × 33] = ?2 [IBPS Clerk-2013]
11
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5 3
(c) 11 (d) 12
6 4 1 3
(a) (b)
1 11 11
(e) 12
8 2 4
163. 456 ¸ 24 × 38 – 958 + 364 = ? [IBPS Clerk-2013] (c) (d)
11 11
(a) 112 (b) 154
(c) 128 (d) 136 5
(e) 118 (e)
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Level - II

995 10. Find the square root of 7 - 2 10.

1. Value of 999 ´ 999 = ?
999
(a) 5+ 2 (b) - 5- 2
(a) 990809 (b) 998996
(c) 153.6003 (d) 213.0003 (c) ±( 5 - 2) (d) ± ( 5 + 2)

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2. 7892.35 × 99.9 = ?
11. The product of two 2-digit numbers is 1938. If the product
(a) 753445.765 (b) 764455.765
of their unit's digits is 28 and that of ten's digits is 15, find
(c) 788445.765 (d) None of these

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the larger number.
1 3
3. How many in 18 (a) 34 (b) 57
12 4
(a) 522 (b) 252 (c) 43 (d) 75
(c) 225 (d) 253 12. 3
If P + P! = P , then the value of P is

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4. The least possible positive number which should be (a) 4 (b) 6
added to 575 to make a perfect square number is (c) 0 (d) 5
(a) 0 (b) 1
13. For any real value of x the maximum value of 8 x – 3x2 is
(c) 4 (d) None of these
8
(a + 2)(b + 3) (a) (b) 4
5. If a * b * c =

(6 * 15 * 3) is
(a) 6
(c + 1)

(b) 3
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, then the value of

14.
(c) 5
3

(d)
16
3
If x is a number satisfying the equation
(c) 4 (d) can’t be determined 3 x + 9 - 3 x - 9 = 3, then x2 is between
ka
æ 2 1 ö
6. If x = 3 + 8 , then ç x + 2 ÷ = ? (a) 55 and 65 (b) 65 and 75
è x ø
(c) 75 and 85 (d) 85 and 95
(a) 34 (b) 24
(c) 38 (d) 36 é æ ö æ öù
ê ç 1 ÷ ç 1 ÷ú
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1 1 15. The value of ê35.7 - ç 3 + ÷-ç2+ ÷ú is

7. If xa = yb = zc and y2 = zx then the value of + is 1 1
a c ê çç 3 + ÷÷ çç 2 + ÷÷ú
êë è 3ø è 2 øúû
b c
(a) (b)
2 2 (a) 30 (b) 34.8
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2 (c) 36.6 (d) 41.4

(c) (d) 2a
b
16. Which one of the following sets of surds is in correct
2x sequence of ascending order of their values?
8. If = 1 , then find the value of x.
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1
1+ (a) 4
10, 3 6, 3 (b) 3, 4 10, 3 6
x
1+
1- x (c) 3, 3 6, 4 10 (d) 4
10, 3, 3 6
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2 3 17. The last three-digits of the multiplication 12345 × 54321

(a) (b)
3 2 will be
1 (a) 865 (b) 745
(c) 2 (d)
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2 (c) 845 (d) 945

9. Find the value of 18. The sum of the two numbers is 12 and their product is 35.
1 1 1 1 1 What is the sum of the reciprocals of these numbers ?
+ + + + ..... +
2´ 3 3´ 4 4 ´ 5 5´ 6 9 ´10
12 1
3 2 (a) (b)
(a) (b) 35 35
2 5
2 3 35 7
(c) (d) (c) (d)
3 5 8 32

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æ 1öæ 1öæ 1ö æ 1 ö 97 1
19. Find the value of ç 1 - ÷ ç1 - ÷ ç 1 - ÷ ..... ç1 - ÷. 28. If = a+ where a, b and c are positive integers,
è 3 ø è 4 ø è 5 ø è 100 ø 19 1
b+
1 1 c
(a) (b) then what is the sum of a, b and c?
5 10
(a) 16 (b) 20
1 2 (c) 9 (d) Cannot be determined
(c) (d)
50 5 29. If a > 1, then arrange the following in ascending order.

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20. An employer pays `20 for each day a works, and forfeits
` 3 for each day he is idle. At the end of 60 days, a worker I. 3 4 II. 3 5
a3 a4
gets `280. For how many days did the worker remain idle?

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(a) 28 (b) 40 III. 3
a IV. 5
a3
(c) 52 (d) 60
(a) I, II, III, IV (b) I, II, IV, III
1 (c) IV, I, III, II (d) III, I, II, IV
21. Simplify :
2 3 3

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3 30. Which of the following is correct if A = 33 , B = 333 ,
1+
8 33

2 C = 33 and D = 3333 ?
1+ + 9
3 2 (a) A > B = C > D (b) C > A > B > D
1-
3 (c) A > C > D > B (d) C > B > D > A

(a)

(c)
11
13

13
(b)

(d)
13
15
15
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31. Find the value of x in
(a) 1
(c) 6
(b) 3
x + 2 x + 2 x + 2 3 x = x.

(d) 12
11 13 32. Find two numbers such that their sum, their product and
the differences of their squares are equal.
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(0.03)2 + (0.21) 2 + (0.065) 2
22. The value of is æ 3+ 3 ö æ1+ 2 ö æ 3 + 2 ö æ1+ 2 ö
(0.003)2 + (0.021) 2 + (0.0065) 2 (a) çç ÷÷ and çç ÷÷ or çç ÷÷ and çç ÷÷
(a) 0.1 (b) 10 è 2 ø è 2 ø è 2 ø è 2 ø
(c) 102 (d) 103
æ 3+ 7 ö æ 1+ 7 ö æ 3 + 6 ö æ1- 6 ö
ar

and ç or and ç
2 2 2 (b) çç 2 ÷÷ ç 2 ÷÷ çç 2 ÷÷ ç 2 ÷÷
23. If x + y + z - 64 = -2 and x + y = 3z, then the value è ø è ø è ø è ø
xy - yz - zx
of z is æ 3- 5 ö æ1- 5 ö æ 3 + 5 ö æ1+ 5 ö
(c) çç ÷÷ and çç ÷÷ or çç ÷÷ and çç ÷÷
è 2 ø è 2 ø è 2 ø è 2 ø
.s

(a) 2 (b) 3
(c) 4 (d) None of these
(d) None of these
8 DIRECTIONS (Qs. 33-37) : What will come in place of the
24. If 24 = 4.899, the value of is
3 question mark (?) in the following questions ?
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(a) 0.544 (b) 1.333

11449 ´ 6241 - ( 54 ) = ? + ( 74 )
2 2
(c) 1.633 (d) 2.666 33. [IBPS-PO-2011]
25. If (X + (1/X)) = 4, then the value of X 4 + 1/X 4 is (a) 384 (b) 3721
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(a) 124 (b) 64 (c) 381 (d) 3638

(c) 194 (d) Can’t be determined (e) None of these
26. If 15625 = 125 , then the value of
( ) ( )
é 3 8 + 8 ´ 8 8 + 7 8 ù - 98 = ?
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34. ë û [IBPS-PO-2011]
15625 + 156.25 + 1.5625 is
(a) 1.3875 (b) 13.875 (a) 2 8 (b) 8 8
(c) 138.75 (d) 156.25
(c) 382 (d) 386
27. A hostel has provisions for 250 students for 35 days. After
5 days, a fresh batch of 25 students was admitted to the (e) None of these
hostel. Again after 10 days, a batch of 25 students left the 35. 3463 ´ 295 – 18611 = ? + 5883 [IBPS-PO-2011]
hostel. How long will the remaining provisions survive? (a) 997091 (b) 997071
(a) 18 days (b) 19 days (c) 997090 (d) 999070
(c) 20 days (d) 17 days (e) None of these

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45. 6 91 584 2935 11756 35277 70558

28 195 39 5
36. ´ ¸ + =? [IBPS-PO-2011] [IBPS-PO-2011]
65 308 44 26
(a) 91 (b) 70558
1
(a) (b) 0.75 (c) 584 (d) 2935
3
(e) 35277
1 1 46. 1 4 25 256 3125 46656 823543
(c) 1 (d)
2 2 [IBPS-PO-2011]
(e) None of these (a) 3125 (b) 823543

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37. (23.1)2 + (48.6)2 – (39.8)2 = ? + 1147.69 [IBPS-PO-2011] (c) 46656 (d) 25
(a) (13.6)2 (b) 12.8 (e) 256

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47. 8424 4212 2106 1051 526.5 263.25 131.625
(c) 163.84 (d) 12.8
[IBPS-PO-2011]
(e) None of these
(a) 131.625 (b) 1051
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 38-42) : What approximate value should (c) 4212 (d) 8424

os
come in place of the question mark (?) in the following (e) 263.25
questions?
48. Rubina could get equal number of ` 55, ` 85 and ` 105
(Note : You are not expected to calculate the exact value.) tickets for a movie. She spents ` 2940 for all the tickets.
3 How many of each did she buy? [IBPS-PO-2011]
38. 4663 + 349 = ? ¸ 21.003 [IBPS-PO-2011]
(a) 12 (b) 14

39.
(a) 7600
(c) 7860
(e) 7680
39.897% of 4331 + 58.779% of
(b)
(d)
7650
7560
rip
5003 = ? [IBPS-PO-2011]
49.
(c) 16
(e) None of these
(d) Cannot be determined

Seema bought 20 pens, 8 packets of wax colours,

6 calculators and 7 pencil boxes. The price of one pen is
(a) 4300 (b) 4500 ` 7, one packet of wax colour is ` 22, one calculator is
ka
(c) 4700 (d) 4900 ` 175 and one pencil box is ` 14 more than the combined
(e) 5100 price of one pen and one packet of wax colours. How much
40. 59.88 ¸ 12.21 ´ 6.35 = ? [IBPS-PO-2011] amount did Seema pay to the shopkeeper?[IBPS-PO-2011]
(a) 10 (b) 50 (a) ` 1,491 (b) ` 1,725
(c) 30 (d) 70 (c) ` 1,667 (d) ` 1,527
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(e) 90 (e) None of these

41. 43931.03 ¸ 2111.02 ´ 401.04 = ? [IBPS-PO-2011] DIRECTIONS (Qs. 50-54) : What will come in place of the
(a) 8800 (b) 7600 question mark (?) in the following questions ?
(c) 7400 (d) 9000 50. 4003 × 77 – 21015 = ? × 116 [IBPS-PO-2012]
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(e) 8300 (a) 2477 (b) 2478

42. 6354 ´ 34.993 = ? [IBPS-PO-2011] (c) 2467 (d) 2476
(a) 3000 (b) 2800 (e) None of these
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(c) 2500
(e) 2600
(d) 3300 51. ( ) ( )
é 5 7 + 7 + 4 7 + 8 7 ù - (19) 2 = ? [IBPS-PO-2012]
ë û

DIRECTIONS (Qs. 43–47) : In the following number series (a) 143 (b) 72 7
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only one number is wrong. Find out the wrong number. (c) 134 (d)
70 7
43. 9050 5675 3478 2147 1418 1077 950 (e) None of these
[IBPS-PO-2011] 52. (4444 ÷ 40) + (645 ÷ 25) + (3991÷ 26) = ? [IBPS-PO-2012]
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(a) 3478 (b) 1418 (a) 280.4 (b) 290.4

(c) 5675 (d) 2147 (c) 295.4 (d) 285.4
(e) 1077 (e) None of these
44. 7 12 40 222 1742 17390 208608
[IBPS-PO-2011] 53. 33124 ´ 2601 – (83)2 = (?)2 + (37)2 [IBPS-PO-2012]
(a) 7 (b) 12 (a) 37 (b) 33
(c) 40 (d) 1742 (c) 34 (d) 28
(e) 208608 (e) None of these

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17 51 1 3 63. If x = 997, y = 998, z = 999, then the value of x2 + y2 + z2

54. 5 ´ 4 ´ 11 + 2 = ? [IBPS-PO-2012] – xy – yz – zx will be [SSC CGL-2012]
37 52 7 4
(a) 303.75 (b) 305.75 (a) 3 (b) 9
(c) 16 (d) 4
3 1 64. If a + b + c = 8, then the value of [SSC CGL-2012]
(c) 303 (d) 305
4 4 (a – 4)3 + (b – 3)3 + (c – 1)3 – 3 (a – 4) (b – 3) (c – 1) is
(e) None of these (a) 2 (b) 4
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 55-61) : What approximate value should come (c) 1 (d) 0

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in place of the question mark (?) in the following questions? 1 1
(Note : You are not expected to calculate the exact value.) 65. If x = a + , y= a- , then the value of
a a

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55. 8787 ÷ 343 × 50 = ? [IBPS-PO-2012] x4 + y4 – 2x2y2 is [SSC CGL-2012]
(a) 250 (b) 140 (a) 16 (b) 20
(c) 180 (d) 100 (c) 10 (d) 5
(e) 280

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1
3
66. If 5a + 1 = 5 , then the value of 9a 2 + is
56. 54821 × (303 ÷ 8) = (?)2 [IBPS-PO-2012] 3a 25a 2
(a) 48 (b) 38 [SSC CGL-2012]
(c) 28 (d) 18
(e) 58 51 29
(a) (b)
5 5
57.
5
8
of 4011.33 +

(a) 4810
(c) 4890
7
10
of 3411.22 = ?

(b) 4980
(d) 4930
rip
[IBPS-PO-2012]
(c)
52
5
(d)
39
5

67. If x = 3 + 2 2 , then the value of 1 is

(e) 4850 x-
x
ka
58. 23% of 6783 + 57% of 8431 = ? [IBPS-PO-2012]
(a) 6460 (b) 6420 [SSC CGL-2012]
(c) 6320 (d) 6630 (a) ±2 2 (b) ±2
(e) 6360
59. 335.01 × 244.99 ÷ 55 = ? [IBPS-PO-2012] 1
(c) ± 2 (d) ±
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(a) 1490 (b) 1550 2

(c) 1420 (d) 1590 68. If a + b + c = 0 , the value of [SSC CGL-2012]
(e) 1400
60. Rachita enters a shop to buy ice-creams, cookies and æ a 2 b2 c 2 ö
ç + + ÷ is
.s

pastries. She has to buy atleast 9 units of each. She buys ç bc ca ab ÷

è ø
more cookies than ice-creams and more pastries than cookies.
She picks up a total of 32 items. How many cookies does (a) 2 (b) 3
she buy ? [IBPS-PO-2012] (c) 4 (d) 5
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(a) Either 12 or 13 (b) Either 11 or 12 69. If a, b, c are real and a3 + b3 + c3 = 3abc and a + b + c ¹ 0,
(c) Either 10 or 11 (d) Either 9 or 11 then the relation between a, b, c will be [SSC CGL-2012]
(e) Either 9 or10 (a) a + b = c (b) a + c = b
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61. With a two digit prime number, if 18 is added, we get another (c) a = b = c (d) b + c = a
prime number with digits reversed. How many such numbers
are possible? [SSC CGL-2012]
70. If a = 2, b = 3, then (ab + ba)–l is [SSC CGL-2013]
(a) 2 (b) 3
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(c) 0 (d) 1 1 1
(a) (b)
31 17
4 ab
62. If x = , then the value of [SSC CGL-2012]
a+b 1 1
(c) (d)
21 13
x + 2a x + 2b
+ is 71. The smallest positive integer which when multiplied by 392,
x - 2a x - 2b gives a perfect square is [SSC CGL-2013]
(a) a (b) b (a) 2 (b) 3
(c) 0 (d) 2 (c) 5 (d) 7

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79. Arrange the following in ascending order

1 1 1
72. Divide 81 into three parts so that of 1st, of 2nd and 334, 251, 717, we get [SSC CGL-2014]
2 3 4
(a) 334 > 251 > 717 (b) 717 > 251 > 334
rd
of 3 are equal. [SSC CGL-2013] (c) 334 > 717> 251 (d) 251 > 334> 717
(a) 36, 27, 18 (b) 27, 18, 36
1
(c) 18, 27, 36 (d) 30, 27, 24 80. If x = 2 + 2
3 , then x + is equal to [SSC CGL-2014]
73. The expression x4 – 2x2 + k will be a perfect square when x2
the value of k is [SSC CGL-2013] (a) 10 (b) 12

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(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) –12 (d) 14
81. If a = 4.965, b = 2.343 and c = 2.622, then the value of
1 1 a3 – b3 – c3 – 3 abc is [SSC CGL-2014]

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(c) (d)
2 4 (a) –2 (b) –1
(c) 0 (d) 9.932
1 1
74. If 3x – = 6, then the value of 4x – is x 2 + y 2 + z2
4y 3y

os
82. If x + y + z = 0, then the value of is
x 2 - yz
[SSC CGL-2013]
(a) 2 (b) 4 [SSC CGL-2014]
(c) 6 (d) 8 (a) –1 (b) 0
(c) 1 (d) 2
a+b 2b b+c
75. If a + b + c = 0, find the value of

(a) 0 (b) l
c
-
c+a
+
a
.
rip
[SSC CGL-2013]
83. In an examination, a boy was asked to multiply a given

number by
7
19
. By mistake, he divided the given number
(c) – 1 (d) 2
7
by and got a result 624 more than the correct answer..
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4 4 19
76. If x + = 4, find the value of x3 + . [SSC CGL-2013]
x x3 The sum of digits of the given number is [SSC CGL-2014]
(a) 10 (b) 11
1 (c) 13 (d) 14
(a) 8 (b) 8
2 84. If a2 + b2 + c2 = 2a – 2b – 2, then the value of 3a – 2b + c is
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[SSC CGL-2014]
1 (a) 0 (b) 3
(c) 16 (d) 16
2 (c) 5 (d) 2
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æ 1 ö 1 1 1
85. If a + b + c = 3, a2+ b2 + c2 = 6 and + + = 1, where a,
77. If x = 3 + 2 2 , then the value of ç x - is
x ÷ø
è a b c
b, c are all non-zero, then 'abc' is equal to [SSC CGL-2014]
[SSC CGL-2013]
2
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3
(a) 1 (b) 2 (a) (b)
3 2
(c) 2 2 (d) 3 3
1 1
(c) (d)
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1 2 3
78. If ‘a’ be a positive number, then the least value of a + is
a
1 3
[SSC CGL-2013] 86. If a2 – 4a – 1 = 0, a ¹ 0, then the value of a2 + 3a + 2 – is
a a
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(a) 1 (b) 0
[SSC CGL-2014]
1 (a) 24 (b) 26
(c) 2 (d) (c) 28 (d) 30
2

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Hints & Solutions

Level-I 14. (b) 5 3 250 + 7 3 16 - 14 3 54
1. (d) Given Exp. = a2 + b2 –2ab, where a = 287 and
= 5 3 125 ´ 2 + 7 3 8 ´ 2 - 14 3 27 ´ 2
b = 269 = (a – b)2 = (287 – 269)2 = (18)2 = 324.

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2. (d) 20 × x = (64 + 36) (64 – 36) = 100 × 28 = 5 ´ 5 3 2 + 7 ´ 2 3 2 - 14 ´ 3 ´ 3 2
100 ´ 28
Þ x= = 140. = (25 + 14 - 42) 3 2 = -33 2
20

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15. (a) Work from the choices: only 169 when reversed
1 1 ( 3 - 2) æ 3 - 2ö becomes 961 and both numbers are squares.
3. (c) = ´ =ç ÷ 16. (b) 1*2 = 1 + 2 × 6 = 13
3+ 2 ( 3 + 2) ( 3 + 2) è 3- 2 ø
13*3 = 13 + 3 × 6 = 31

os
= ( 3 - 2) = (1.732 - 1.414) = 0.318 17. (a) ab = 125 Þ ab = 53
\ a = 5, b = 3
4. (a) Given expression = 0.01 + 0.08 = 0.09 = 0.3 (a – b)a+b–4 = (5 – 3)5+3–4 = 24 = 16
p 8
5. (a) 356 × 936 – 356 × 836 = 356 × (936 – 836) 18. (c) p × q = p + q + Þ8×2=8+2+ = 14
q 2

6.
1 1 1 1
¸ ´
(a) 2 2 2 = 2
1 1 1
+ ´
´ 2´
3
1
= 356 × 100 = 35600

2 = 1´4 = 2
2 3 3
rip 19. (b) x*y = x2 + y2 = xy
9*11 = 92 + 112 – 9 × 11
= 81 + 121 – 99 = 103
20. (d) Since the factors of 11760 are 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 5
2 2 2 4
7. (b) Given exp. × 7 × 7 so we need to multiply it with 3 × 5 because
ka
all the factos are paired but 3 and 5 are unpaired,
a 2 - b2 æ 1 ö æ 1 ö hence (d) is the correct choice.
= a - b = ç1 + - 1-
= a+b 1 ÷ ç 1 ÷
ç 1+ ÷ ç 1+ ÷ 21. (b) 5 5 ´ 53 ¸ 5 - 3 / 2 = 5( a + 2)
è 100 ø è 100 ø
1

= 2´
1
= 2´
100 200
= 51
´ 52 ´ 53 ´ 53/2 = 5 a + 2
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(101/100) 101 101 1 3 12

1+ +3+
8. (a) 5a = 3125 Þ 5a = 55 Þ a = 5 5 2 = 5 a + 2 , 5 2 = 5a + 2 , a + 2 = 6
2
Þ 5(a – 3) = 5(5 – 3) = 52 = 25 \ a=4
9. (d) Let the number of buffaloes be x and the number of 22. (b) Let number be x
.s

ducks be y.
Then, 4x + 2y = 2(x + y) + 24 Û 2x = 24 Û x = 12. 4 3 2 1
x× ´ - x ´ ´ = 648
5 4 5 6
1/ 3 8 3
12 3 512 æ 8 ´ 8 ´ 8 ö
÷ = 5 =15
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10. (b) 3 4 = =ç 3x x
125 125 è 5 ´ 5 ´ 5 ø - = 648
3 6
5 15
11. (c) 729 = 9 = 3 , Now 4X – 2 = 6 or X = 2.
9x - x
12. (a) 16a2 – 12a = (4a)2 – 2(4a)(3/2) = 648
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15
\ The number is (3/2)2 = (9/4). 648 ´ 15
13. (b) By rationalization we have 8x = 648 × 15 Þ x = = 81 × 15 = 1215
8
é 1 ù é 1 ù 9+ 8 9+ 8 23. (b) If sum of two is even, their difference is always even,
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ê ú =ê ú´ =
9 -8
So (b) is right answer.
ë 9 - 8û ë 9 - 8û 9+ 8 24. (a) Number of decimal places in the given expression
= 9+ 8 =8
Number of decimal places in (a) = 8
é 1 ù 1 Number of decimal places in (b) = 9
Similarly, ê ú = 8 + 7 and = 7+ 6
ë 8- 7û 7- 6 Number of decimal places in (c) = 7.
and so on. The given expression Clearly, the expression in (a) is the same as the given
expression.
= (Ö9 + Ö8) – (Ö8 + Ö7) + (Ö7 + Ö6) – (Ö6 + Ö5) + (Ö5 + Ö4)
25. (c) 26. (b)
= Ö9 + Ö4 = 3 + 2 = 5.

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a+b c +d 42. (d) 8281 = ? = 91

27. (c) =
b+c d +a 43. (d) (63)2 – (12)2 = 3825
Þ ad + a 2 + bd + ab = bc + c 2 + bd + cd 9 18 43
44. (e) + =? -
4 5 10
Þ (a 2 - c 2 ) + (ad - cd ) + (ab - bc ) = 0
9 18 43
Þ (a - c )(a + c + d + b) = 0 ?= + +
4 5 10
Þ a = c or a + b + c + d = 0 or both 45 + 72 + 86 203

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3
28. (d) Sum is 888 Þ unit’s digit should add up to 8. This is = = = 10
20 20 20
possible only for 4th option as “3” + “5” = “8”.
45. (a) 17 × 19 × 4 ¸ ? = 161.5

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29. (b) The numbers that can be formed are xy and yx. Hence
(10x + y) + (10y + x) = 11(x + y). If this is a perfect 1 1615
=
square then x + y = 11. ? 10 ´17 ´19 ´ 4
30. (a) Comparing 41/3 and 51/4 ?=8
(41/3)12 and (51/4)12 i.e., 44 and 53

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46. (b) 1798 ¸ 31 × ? = 348
= 256 > 125
348 ´ 31
\ 41/3 > 51/4 ?= =6
1798
Similarly, comparing 51/4 and 61/5
47. (d) (9.8 × 2.3 + 4.46) ¸ 3 = 3?
(51/4)20 and (61/5)20 i.e., 55 and 64 = 3125 > 1296
27 ¸ 3 = 3? 32 = 3?
\ 51/4 > 61/5
31. (b) (a + b + c)2 = a2 + b2 + c2 + 2 (ab + bc + ca)
Þ 2 (ab + bc + ca) = (a + b + c)2 – (a2 + b2 + c2)
= 169 – 69 = 100
ab + bc + ca = 50
rip 48. (d)
\ ?=2
43% of 600 + ?% of 300 = 399
43 × 6 + 3x = 399
3x = 141
x = 47
32. (b) | a - b | = | 8 |= 8 Þ | b - a | = | -8 | = 8 49. (e) x + (x + 1) + (x + 2) = 1383
ka
Þ | a - b | - | b - a |= 8 - 8 = 0 Þ 3x + 3 = 1383
Þ 3x = 1380
33. (d) At a value of x = 0 we can see that the expression
x2 + |x – 1| = 1® 0 + 1 = 1. Hence, x = 0 satisfies Þ x=
1380
= 460
the given expression. Also at x = 1, we get 1 + 0 = 1. 3
34. (d) 3.6 + 36.6 + 3.66 + 0.36 + 3.0 = 47.22 Largest number = x + 2 = 462
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35. (a) 23 × 45 ¸ 15 = 69 50. (e) 1504 × 5.865 – 24.091 = ?

5 1 8 29 15 63
\ ? = 8796.869 » 8800
36. (b) 4 + 7 -5 = + - 51. (c) 16.928 + (24.7582 ¸ 5.015) = ?
6 2 11 6 2 11
16.928 + (4.93) = ?
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319 + 495 - 378 436 218 20 \ ? = 21.86 » 22

= = = =6
66 66 33 33 52. (a) ? = 3 7.938 × (6.120)2 – 4.9256
210 17 = (2 × 37.4) – 4.9256
37. (e) ´ ´ ? = 4046
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14 15 = 74.8 – 4.9256
» 70 \ ? » 70
4046 ´ 15 ´ 14
?= = 238 53. (a) 16.046 ÷ 2.8 × 0.599 = ?
210 ´ 17 (5.73) × 0.599 = ?
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38. (b) 83% of 2350 = ? \ ? = 3.43 » 3.5

83 ´ 2350 54. (d) 963 + (4.895)2 – 9.24 = ?
?= = 1950.50
100 31 + 23.9 – 9.24 = ?
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54.91 – 9.24 = ?
39. (b) 1089 + 3 = (?) 2
\ ? = 45.6 » 45
33 + 3 = (6)2 55. (b) (12 × 19) + (13 × 8) = (15 × 14) + ?
40. (b) 96 + 32 × 5 – 31 = 225 228 + 104 = 210 + ?
41. (d) ? ¸ 36 = (7)2 – 8 \ ? =122
?
= 49 – 8 56. (c) 65´12 , 50 + 54 < ?
36
Þ 780 , 50 + 54 = ?
\ ? = 36 × 41
= 1476 \ ? = 28

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57. (c) 15% of 524 – 2% of 985 + ? = 20% of 423 2 2 4

68. (a) 3 ∗1 < 4 , ?
15 ´ 524 2 ´ 985 20´ 423 5 9 5
, ∗?<
100 100 100 17 11 24
78.6 – 19.7 – 84.6 = – ? ∗ < ,?
5 9 5
\ ? = 25.7.
58. (e) 151 × 8 + (228 ¸ 19)2 = ? 17 11 24
∗ , <,?
1208 + (12)2 = ? 5 9 5
1208 + 144 = ? 153 ∗ 55 , 216

n
\ ? = 1352 =–?
45
59. (c) 1521 ∗ 225 = ? 8

t.i
39 + 15 = ? \ ?=
45
\ ? = 54
æ 13 104 ö÷ 52
çç ¸
60. (d) 38.734 + 8.638 – 5.19 = ?
69. (b) ÷´ =?
47.372 – 5.19 = ? èç 63 14 ø÷ 19

os
\ ? = 42.182
æ 13 14 ö÷ 52
61. (a) 78.9 ¸ (343)1.7 × (49)4.8 = 7? çç ´ ÷´
èç 63 104 ø÷ 19
=?
78.9
× 72 × 4.8 = 7?, \ ? = 13/171
73´1.7
70. (a) 3
13824 ´ ? = 864
78.9
75.1
× 79.6 = 7?

78.9 – 5.1 + 9.6 = 7?,

\ ? = 13.4
rip 3
24 ´ 24 ´ 24 ´ ? = 864
Þ 24 ´ ? = 864
864
Þ ?=
62. (e) 3 512 ¸ 4 16 ∗ 576 = ? 24
ka
(8 ¸ 2) + 24 = ? \ ? = 36 × 36 = 1296
4 + 24 = ? 71. (b) (91)2 + (41)2 – ? = 9858
\ ? = 28
63. (b) (42 × 3.2) ¸ (16 × 1.5) = ? Þ 8281 + 1681– ? = 9858
134.4 ¸ 24 = ? Þ ? = 9962 – 9858 = 104
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\ ? = 5.6
\ ? = 104 ×104 = 10816
64. (e) (199 + ((53 ¸ 4) × 42)) = ?
72. (b) ? = 4900 ¸ 28 × 444 ¸ 12
(199 + (31.25 × 42) = ?
Þ ? = 175 × 37
(199 + 500) = ?
Þ ? = 6475
\ ? = 699
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73. (e) 125% of 260 + ?% of 700 = 500

65. (e) (342 ¸ 6) × 28 = 1099 + ?
Þ ?% of 700 = 500 – 125% of 260
57 × 28 = 1099 + ?
1596 – 1099 = ? Þ ?% of 700 = 175
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\ ? = 497 175 ´ 100

\ ?= = 25
9.8 ´ 2.5 ´ 7.6 700
66. (d) <?
0.5 7 3 1 40 80 3 160 6
74. (b) 3 + 7 ´1 = + ´ = = 14
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186.2 11 11 2 11 11 2 11 11
= <?
0.5 0.207 0.207 0.2070
75. (c) Given Expression = = = = 2070.
\ ? = 372.4 0.0023 0.0001 0.0001
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3 2 23
67. (d) of of ? = 426
5 7 76. (b) ? = 1.05% of 2500 + 2.5% of 440
5 7 1.05 2.5
?= of of 426 Þ ?= ´ 2500 + ´ 440
3 2 100 100
2625 1100
5 Þ ?= +
? = of 1491 100 100
3
3725
\ ? = 2485 Þ ?= = 37.25
100

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17 ´ 4 + 4 2 ´ 2 (10008.99)2
77. (a) ? = 85. (b) ?= ´ 3589 ´ 0.4987
90 ¸ 5 ´ 12 10009.001

68 + 16 ´ 2 = (10009) ´ 3600 ´ 0.50

Þ ?=
18 ´ 12 = 10009 × 60 × 0.50 » 300000
86. (a) 196.1 × 196.1 × 196.1 × 4.01 × 4.01 ×4.001 × 4.999 × 4.999
68 + 32 = (196.1)3 × 4× ?
Þ ?=
216 or 4 × ? = 4.01 ×4.001 × 4.999 × 4.999 or ? = 4 × 5 × 5 = 100

n
100 25 87. (d) Q 12.25 × ? × 21.6 = 3545.64
Þ ?= = 3545.64
216 54
Q ?= = 13.4 » 13

t.i
264.6
87 37 375 88. (c) Let x be there in place of question mark so, x% of
78. (b) ´ -? =
5 8 8 45.999 × 16% of 83.006 = 116.073.
3219 375 x 16
We get, ´ 46 ´ ´ 83 = 116
Þ ?= -

os
40 8 100 100
x × 0.46 × 13.28 = 116
3219 - 1875 1344 or x × 6.11 = 116
= =
40 40 Þ x = 18.98 » 19.
168 3 1.69 ´ 17.64
= = 33 89. (d) ? = = 11.04 » 11

79. (e)
100
5

+
5
250 ´ 136 550 ´ ?
100
= 670
rip 90. (c)
3

+20
2.7
23

+20
43

+20
63

+20
83

+20
103

Þ 340 + 5.5 × ? = 670

91. (d) 1 9 25 49 81 121 169
Þ 5.5 × ? = 670 – 340 = 330
ka
330
Þ ?= = 60 12 32 52 72 92 112 132
5.5
80. (a) 3889 + 12.952 – ? = 3854.002 92. (e) Pattern of the series would be as follows
or ? = 3889 + 12.952 – 3854.002 = 47.95 5× 1+1=6
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6 × 2 + 2 = 14
81. (b) (25)? = (5 ´ 5 ´ 5 ´ 5 ´ 5 ´ 5) 4 ´ (5 ´ 5) 6 ¸ (5) 2 14 × 3 + 3 = 45
\ 45 × 4 + 4 = 184
= (25 ´ 25 ´ 25) 4 ´ (25) 6 ¸ (25)1 93. (e) The pattern of the number series is:
7× 1+1=8
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3 4 6 1 12 6 1
= (25 ) ´ (25) ¸ 25 = (25) ´ (25) ¸ (25)
8 × 2 + 2 = 18
= (25)12 + 6 -1 = (25)17 18 × 3 + 3 = 57
57 × 4 + 4 = 232
\ ? = 17
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94. (b) Can you see that the pattern is

28 ´ 5 - 15 ´ 6 12, 23, 32, 43, 52, 63, 72
82. (c) ?=
7 2 + 256 + (13) 2 95. (c) By going options, 26 years is the present age. Present
age be 26, then last year age was 25 which represents
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140 - 90 a perfect square and next year age would be 27 which

Þ ?= represents a cubic number.
49 + 16 + 169
96. (a) Expression is (2.1)2 × 0.0441 = 4.41 × 0.21 = 0.9261
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50 25
Þ ?= =
3
234 117 97. (b) 1372 ´ 3 1458
83. (c) 1.5 ´ 0.025 + (?)2 = 0.1 Þ (?) 2 = 0.1 - 1.5 ´ 0.025 = 7 3 4 ´ 9 3 2 = 63 ´ 3 4 ´ 2 = 63´ 2 = 126
98. (a) Amounts of water in two jars are equal; the jar with the
Þ (?) 2 = 0.1 - 0.0375 Þ ? = .0625 = 0.25
1
greater capacity is full, and the Jar with lesser
(a - b)2 + (a + b)2 2(a2 + b2 ) 4
84. (d) Given Expression = = =2 1
2 2
(a + b ) (a2 + b2 ) capacity is full.
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\ When the water in smaller jar is poured into the x

Putting value of from equation (1)
larger Jar, the addition of an equal amount of water will y
double the amount in the larger jar, which will then be 2
+1
1 1 1 3
2 ´ = full. = or 3:1
2 1
4 2 -1
1
5x - 3 5y - 3 5z - 3
99. (c) + + =0 1 1
x y z 103. (c) 1+ = 1+
2 2´5
1+

n
5x 3 5y 3 5z 3 1+
- + - + - =0 15 + 4 19
x x y y z z 5

t.i
3 3 3 1 19 29 + 19 48
5 - + 5 - + 5 - =0 = 1+ = 1+ = =
x y z 19 + 10 29 29 29
é 1 1 1ù 19
- 3 ê + + ú + 15 = 0

os
ëx y zû 104. (c) 19.36 + 0.1936 + 0.001936 + 0.00001936
= 4.4 + 0.44 + 0.044 + 0.0044 = 4.8884
é 1 1 1ù
- 3 ê + + ú = - 15 105. (c) Let the number be x and y.
ëx y zû
According to question,
1 1 1 -15
+ + = =5 (x + y)2 = 4xy
x y z -3

100. (b) x2 +
2
1
x +1
-3

is minimum when x = 0
rip Þ x2 + y2 + 2xy – 4xy = 0
Þ (x – y)2 = 0
Þx=y
106. (c) a2 + b2 = 5ab
1
0+ - 3 =- 2 a 2 + b2
ka
0 +1 Þ =5
ab
101. (c) a + b = 5
Squaring on both sides a b
Þ + =5
(a + b)2 = (5)2 b a
a2 + b2 + 2ab = 25 On squaring both sides.
ar

13 + 2ab = 25 2
æa bö
2ab = 25 – 13 = 12 ... (1) \ ç + ÷ = 25
Again, a2 + b2 = 13 èb aø
Subtracting (– 2ab) from both sides a 2 b2
Þ + + 2 = 25
a2 + b2 – 2ab = 13 – 2ab
.s

b2 a 2
(a – b)2 = 13 – 12 from equation (1)
(a – b)2 = 1 a 2 b2
Þ + = 25 – 2 = 23
TRICK Þ a = 3 b2 a 2
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b = 2 (a > b)
a–b= 1 3- 2 ( 3- 2 )( 3- 2 )
107. (d) x = =
102. (a)
3x - y 5
= Þ 21x - 7y = 5x + 25y
3+ 2 ( 3+ 2 )( 3- 2)
x + 5y 7
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( )
2
Þ 16x = 32y 3- 2
= = 3 + 2 - 2 3. 2 = 5-2 6
x 2 3- 2
Þ x = 2y or = ` ... (1)
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y 1
3+ 2
x+ y \y= = 5+2 6
Now, to calculate value of , divide numerator & 3- 2
x-y
denominator by y. \ x + y = 5 - 2 6 + 5 + 2 6 = 10
x
y
+1 (
xy = 5 - 2 6 × 5 + 2 6 )( )
Þ = 25 – 24 = 1
x
-1 \ x3 + y3 = (x + y)3 – 3xy (x + y)
y
= (10)3 – 3(10) = 1000–30 = 970

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108. (d) LCM of 3, 2 and 6 = 6

1
1 1 1 115. (d) x+ =2
\ (3) = (3 ) = (9)
3 2 6 6
x
x2 –2x + 1 = 0; (x – 1)2 = 0 ; x = 1
1 1 1
2 2 = (23 ) 6 = (8) 6 1
x 2013 + =1+ 1=2
1 1 1
x 2014
(1) = 1(6) = (6)
6 6 6 116. (d) Here, a + b + c = 0
\ a3 + b3 + c3 – 3abc = 0

n
24 + 6 2 6 + 6 3 6 117. (d)
109. (b) = = =3
24 - 6 2 6 - 6 6 éë( 6 - 35 ) + ( 10 - 21 )ùû éë( 6 - 35 ) - ( 10 - 21) ùû

t.i
é ì 34 ü ù
110. (b) 3 ¸ ê3 ¸ í 2 ¸ ý ú
ë î 13 þû
= ( 6 - 35 ) - ( 10 - 21)
2 2

= 6 + 35 - 2 6. 35 - 10 - 21 + 2 10. 21

os
é 13 ù
3 ¸ ê3 ¸ 2 ´ ú = 10 - 2 210 + 2 210
ë 34 û
= 10
é 34 ù 118. (b) x + y + z = a – b + b – c + c – a = 0
3 ¸ ê3 ´
ë 2 ´ 13 úû \ x3 + y3 + z3 –3xyz = 0

111. (d)
3 ´ 2 ´ 13 13
3 ´ 34
=

9+ 3÷4–8×2=?
17

Applying rules
rip 119. (c)
32 + 48
8 + 12
=
2´ 2´ 2´ 2´ 2 + 2´ 2´ 2´ 2´3
2´ 2´ 2 + 2´ 2´3

4 2 + 4 3 2(2 2 + 2 3)
Þ = =2
9÷3×4+8–2=? 2 2 + 2 3 (2 2 + 2 3)
ka
3×4+8–2=?
20 – 2 = ? 9.5 ´ 0.085 95 85 10000 100
120. (b) = ´ ´ ´
? = 18 0.0017 ´ 0.19 10 1000 17 19
112. (a) Next term will be
Þ 5 ´ 5 ´ 100 = 50
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æ 1 ö æ 1ö æ 1 ö æ 1 ö
çè1 + ÷ø çè1 + ÷ø çè 1 + ÷ø çè1 + ÷ø x
=
y
=
z
= k ( say )
2 3 4 5 121. (a)
b+c c+a a + b
3 4 5 6 So, x = k (b + c)
= ´ ´ ´ =3
2 3 4 5 Þ x – y = k (b + c) – k (c + a)
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113. (b) 2a2 – 5ab + 2b2 = k (b – a)

2(a2 – 2ab + b2) – ab y = k (c + a)
2 (a – b)2 – ab Þ y – z = k (c + a) – k (a + b)
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= k (c – b)
2[ 6 + 5 - 6 + 5 ] - ( 6 + 5 )( 6 - 5 )
2
z = k (a + b) Þ z – x = k (a + b) – k (b + c) = k (a – c)
2 × 4 × 5 – 1 = 39 So,check option (a)
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1 9 1 x-y y-z z-x

114. (c) 27P3 - - P2 + P = =
216 2 4 b-a c-b a -c
3 2 k ( b - a) k ( c - b ) k ( a - c)
3 æ 1ö 2 1 æ 1ö
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= =
= (3P) - ç ÷ - 3.(3P) . + 3.3P. ç ÷ b-a c-b a -c
è 6ø 6 è 6ø
k=k=k
3 option (a) is true.
æ 1ö
= ç 3P – ÷
è 6ø 547.527 547527 10000
122. (d) =x Þ ´ =x
3
0.0082 1000 82
æ 5 1ö 8
= ç3´ - ÷ = 547527 x ´ 1000 x
è 18 6 ø 27 Þ = Þ
82 10000 10

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1 128. (a) a 2 + b 2 + c2 = 2(a - b - c ) - 3

123. (a) é3n ù 3 = 27
ë û Þ a 2 + b2 + c 2 - 2(a - b - c ) + 3 = 0
n
Þ a 2 + b 2 + c 2 - 2a + 2b + 2c + 3 = 0
Þ 3 3 = 33
Þ (a 2 + 1 - 2a) + (b2 + 1 + 2b) + (c2 + 1 + 2c) = 0
n
Comparing, = 3
3 Þ (a - 1)2 + (b + 1)2 + (c + 1)2 = 0

n
x= 9 This is possible when (a - 1)2 = 0, (b + 1)2 = 0 and
124. (b) Time difference between 9.00 A.M & 2.00 P.M = 5 hours
(c + 1)2 = 0.

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Temperature difference between 21°C & 36°C
= 36 – 21 = 15°C Þ a = 1, b = –1, c = –1
Now, Time difference between 9.00 A.M & 12.00 Noon Thus, 2a – 3b + 4c = 2(1) – 3(–1) + 4(–1)
= 3 hrs. = 2 + 3 – 4 = 1.

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temperature 129. (a) 6 = 2.44, 5 = 2.23, 3 = 1.73
In 5 hours ¾¾¾¾¾¾ ®15°C
difference a= 6 - 5 = 0.21
temperature æ 15 ö b= 5 - 2 = 0.23
So, In 3 hours ¾¾¾¾¾¾ ® ç ´ 3÷ = 9°C
difference è 5 ø

125. (b)
So, temperature at noon = 21 + 9 = 30°C
3x + 5 2
5x - 2 3
=
rip c = 2 - 3 = 0.27

130. (c) Given a =

b2
b- a
or ab - a 2 = b 2 or ab = b 2 + a 2

We know, a3 + b3 = (a + b)(a 2 + b2 - ab)

Þ 9x + 15 = 10x – 4
\ (a + b) (ab – ab) Þ 0
ka
Þ 15 + 4 = 10x – 9x (using given)
Þ x = 19 1 1 1
131. (a) + +
126. (d) Let the numbers are x, y. 2
x + xy + xz 2
y + xy + zy 2
z + yz + zx
x–y=3 … (1)
x2 – y2 = 39 1 1 1
+ +
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Þ (x – y) (x + y) = 39 x(x + y + z) y(x + y + z) z(x + y + z)

Þ x + y = 13 … (2) xy + yz + zx
Adding eqn (1) and (2) = 0 (Q xy + yz + zx = 0)
xyz(x + y + z)
x + y + x – y = 16
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Þ x= 8 132. (d) 40 + 9 ´ 9 = 49 = 7
\ y= 3 1 2 2
1 ´
Hence, 8 is the larger number. 133. (d) 3
2=2 3 or 2 3 2 = 26 = 6 4
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127. (c) x = 3+ 2 1 1 3 3
´
3 = 3 2 or 3 2 3 = 3 6 = 6 27
1 1 3- 2 3- 2
= ´ = = 3- 2
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x 3+ 2 3- 2 3- 2 3> 2
134. (d) a + b 2 + c 2 = (a + b + c)2 - 2(ab + bc + ca)
2
1
( ) -( )
3 3 3
Now, x - 3 = 3+ 2 3- 2
x = 92 - 2(ab + bc + ca)
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= (a + b)3 – (a – b)3 [Let 3 = a and 2 = b] a 2 + b 2 + c 2 will be minimum if ab + bc + ca is

= a3 + b3 + 3a2b + 3b2a – (a3 – b3 – 3a2b + 3b2a) maximum.
= a3 + b3 + 3a2b + 3b2a – a3 + b3 + 3a2b – 3b2a ab + bc + ca is maximum when a = 3, b = 3, and c = 3.
[Q a + b + c = 9]
( 2) ( 3) ( 2 )
3 2
= 2b3 + 6a2b = 2 +6 \ minimum value of a 2 + b 2 + c 2
= 81 – 2(3 × 3 + 3 × 3 + 3 × 3)
= 4 2 + 18 2 = 22 2
= 81 – 54 = 27

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1 1 1 146. (d) 45316 + 52131 – 65229

135. (b) 3+ + + = ? + 15151
3 3+ 3 3 -3
Þ 32218 = ? + 15151
1 3 1 3- 3 1 3+3 \ ? = 32218 – 15151 = 17067
Þ 3+ ´ + ´ + ´
3 3 3+ 3 3- 3 3-3 3+3 147. (a) ? = 25 - 12 + 155 + 1
= 169 = 13
3 3 3- 3 3 +3
Þ + + +
1 3 6 -6 184 ´ 4 184 ´ 4

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148. (c) ?= = =8
400 ´ 23 4 ´ 23
18 + 2 3 + 3 - 3 - 3 - 3
Þ 100
6

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149. (a) ?4/3 ´ ?5/3 = 32 ´ 128
18 + 2 3 - 2 3 Þ ?3 = 25 × 27 = 2 12
Þ Þ 3
6 \ ? = (212)1/3 = 24 = 16
136. (b) 228 – 18 = 210 is exactly divisible biggest two digit 150. (e) Given fractions can be written in decimal forms as

os
no. 70
4 6 5 13
137. (a) If they are equal number of rows and columns then, = 0.44; = 0.46; = 0.45; = 0.8125
9 13 11 16
1369 = 37
7
138. (a) 5+ 3 > 6+ 2 = 0.583
12
Squaring both sides
5 + 3 + 2 15 > 6 + 2 + 2 12
15 > 12 which is true
rip \ Clearly,
13 7
> > > >
6 5 4
16 12 13 11 9
3325 152 151. (d) Number of items produced in 3 days = 1515
139. (d) Given expression implies ? = ´
25 16 1515
ka
Number of items produced in 1 day =
= 133 × 9.5 = 1263.5 3
140. (e) Required number of items
3136 - 1764 = ?
Þ 56 – 42 = ? 1515 ´ 7
= = 3535
3
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Þ ? = 14 152. (e) 4800 < 4900

On squaring both the side
\ ? = 14 × 14 = 196 4900 = 70
\ Required least number
1 2 2
141. (e) ? = 5+ + 2 + + 3+ = 4900 – 4800 = 100
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5 15 3 153. (b) Required remainder

1 2 2 = (46)2 – (11)3
= 10 + + +
5 15 3 = 2116 – 1331 = 785
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154. (d) (Larger number)2 = 11570 – 5329 = 6241

3 + 2 + 10 15
= 10 + = 10 + \ Larger number = 6241 = 79
15 15
= 10 + 1 = 11 5685 - 3
155. (e) Smallest number = = 1894
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142. (c) ? = – 15 – 27 – 88 – 63 + 255 3

= –193 + 255 = 62
156. (e) 27 × 29 × 31 = 24273
143. (b) Given expression can be written as
1 æ 8ö 1
2525 ´ 0.25 ´ 7 4 + ç1 ¸ 2 ÷ - 3 = ?
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?= 157. (e) è ø
= 883.75 2 9 13
5
1 9 æ 1ö
14 57 20 2 3 20 2 1 2 4 4+ +1´ – ç3 + ÷
144. (b) ?= ´ ´ = ´ ´ = ´ ´ = 2 26 è 13 ø
19 70 21 1 10 21 1 1 7 7
1 9 1
4+ + –3-
500 ´ 32 50 ´162 2 26 13
145. (e) ? = +
100 100
1 1 9 26 + 13 - 2 + 9 10
= 160 + 81 = 241 1+ - + = =1
2 13 26 26 13

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166. (c) (34.5 ´ 14 ´ 42) ÷ 2.8

6 ´ 136 ¸ 8 + 132
158. (c)
628 ¸ 16 – 26.25 1
34.5 ´ 14 ´ 42 ´
2.8
1
6 ´ 136 ´ + 132 = 7245
8 167. (d) (216)4 ÷ (36)4 ´ (6)5 = (6)?
= 1
628 ´ – 26.25 (63)4 ÷ (62)4 ´ (6)5
16
1
(63 )4 ´ ´ (6)5

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102 + 132 234 68
= = = 18
39.25 - 26.25 13 612 + 5 –8 = 69
159. (d) {(441)1/2 ´ 207 ´ (343)1/3} ÷ {(14)2 ´ (529)1/2}

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?=9
{(212)1/2 ´ 207 ´ (73 )1/3}÷ {(14)2 ´ (232)1/2}
(21 ´ 207 ´ 7) ÷ ((14)2 ´ 23) 4356 ´ ?
168. (c) = 11
21 ´ 207 ´ 7 3 6084
=6

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14 ´ 14 ´ 23 4
66 ´ 66 ´ ?
160. (c) { }
7744 ´ (11) 2 ¸ (2)3 = (?)3 78 ´ 78
= 11

{88 ´ (11)2 } ¸ (2)3 66 ´ ?

78
= 11

? = 11
½ 11
1
88 ´ (11)2 ´ = (11)3
8

161. (e) (4356) ¸ = ? ´ 6

rip ? =

? = 13
11 ´ 78
66

4 ? = 169
4
ka
(66 2 )½ ´ æ 6 7 9ö
11 169. (a) çè 3 ¸ 2 - 1 ÷ø = (?)2
17 34 25
4
66 ´ =
11 4 ´ 6 = 16 ´ 6 57 34 34
´ -
? = 16 17 75 25
ar

3 2
162. (d) of { 4624 ¸ (564 – 428)} = ? 19 ´ 2 34 4 æ 2ö
8 - = =ç ÷
25 25 25 è 5 ø
3 ì 1 ü
´ í4624 ´ ý 2
8 î 136 þ ?=
.s

5
3 3
´ 34 = 12 170. (b) (1097.63 + 2197.36 – 2607.24) ÷ 3.5
8 4
163. (c) 456 ÷ 24 ´ 38 – 958 + 364 = ? 1
(3294.99 - 2607.24) ´
w

1 3.5
= 456 ´ ´ 38 - 958 + 364
24 1
687.75 ´ = 196.5
= 722 – 958 + 364 3.5
w

= 128
164. (b) (43)2 + 841 = (?)2 + 1465 171. (b) 1 é 1 ù
´ (17424)½ ´ ´ 33 ú
1849 + 841 = (?)2 + 1465 11 êë (66)2 û
1225 = (?)2
w

? = 35 1 é 1 ù
´ (1322 )½ ´ ´ 33 ú
3 5 3 1 11 êë (66)2 û
165. (c) 3 ´6 -2 ´3
8 12 16 2
1 132 9 2
22 77 35 7
´ - ´ ´ ´ 33 = 2 ´ 27 = æç 3 ö÷
8 12 16 2 11 (66) 2
11 ´ 66 è 11ø
33
2079 245 2079 - 7365 11
- = = 14
96 32 96 ? = 11

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28 l Fundamentals

Level-II (6 + 2)(15 + 3) 8 ´ 18
5. (a) 6*15*3 = = =6
(3 + 1) 4
995 æ 995 ö
1. (b) 999 ´ 999 = ç 999 + ÷ ´ 999 1 1
999 è 999 ø 6. (a) x+ = 3+ 8 +
x 3+ 8
995
= 999 × 999 + ´ 999 = 9992 + 995
999 (3 + 8)2 + 1 9 + 8 + 6 8 +1
= =
= 998001 + 995 = 998996 (3 + 8) (3 + 8)

n
2. (c) 7892.35 × 99.9 2
18 + 6 8 6(3 + 8) æ 1ö 2
789235 ´ 999 789235 ´ (1000 - 1) = = = 6, ç x + ÷ = 6
= (3 + 8) (3 + 8) è xø

t.i
=
1000 1000
1 1 2 1
789235000 - 789235 x2 + + 2 . x. = 36 , x + 2 = 36 – 2 = 34
= = 788445.765 x2 x x
1000

os
7. (c) If xa = yb = zc and y2 = zx
3
1
18 Let xa = yb = zc = k
3. (c) Total number of = 4
12 1 Þ x = k1/a, y = k1/b, z = k1/c
12 Now, Q y2 = zx
75 12 \ (k1/b)2 = (k1/c).(k1/a)

4.
=
4 1
´ = 225

(b) This problem can’t be solved by factorisation

because we need not factor. So we have to solve it
by division method as follows
rip Þ
k2/ b = k c

1 1 2
1 1
+
a

Þ + =
a c b
ka
23.9 Hence (c) is the correct option.
2 575
2x 2x
2 4 8. (a) We have : =1 Û =1
1 1
1+ 1+
43 175 (1 - x ) + x [1/(1 - x)]
ar

3 129 1- x
469 4600
2x
9 4221 Û =1
1 + (1 - x )
.s

2
(If the number is not a perfect square then by Û 2x = 2– x Û 3x = 2 Û x =
putting decimal we can increase the zeros in pairs for 3
further calculation.) 9. (b) Given expression
The result obtained is » 23.9. æ 1 1ö æ1 1ö æ1 1ö æ1 1 ö
w

So by adding some number we can make it the = ç - ÷+ç - ÷+ç - ÷+ç - ÷+

è 2 3ø è3 4ø è 4 5ø è5 6 ø
perfect square of 24. Now since we know that (24)2
= 576. So we need to add 1 (Q 576 – 575 = 1) æ1 1 ö
..... + ç - ÷
w

Thus (b) is the correct option. è 9 10 ø

Alternatively : Using options we can solve this
problem as if we consider optin (a) then 575 itself be æ1 1 ö 4 2
a perfect square but its not a perfect square. Again = ç - ÷= =
è 2 10 ø 10 5
w

if we add 1 (i.e., using option (b)) we get the number

576 and then check it, we find that 576 is a perfect 10. (c) 7 - 2 10 = 5 + 2 - 2 5 ´ 2
square. Hence (b) is correct.
Alternatively : Since we know that (20)2 = 400 and Þ 7 - 2 10 = ( 5)2 + ( 2) 2 - 2 5. 2
(25)2 = 625. It means the value of perfect square must
lies in the range of 400 and 625. So we can try it Þ 7 - 2 10 = ( 5 - 2) 2
manually and get that (23)2 = 529 and (24)2 = 576. So
simply we need to add 1 to make a perfect square Thus the 7 - 2 10 = ± ( 5 - 2)
number.

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