𝟑 𝟏

If a + b = 𝟒 and ab = 𝟖, then the value of

a4 + b4 + ab3 + ba3 is:
𝟐𝟕 𝟗
(a) 𝟏𝟐𝟖 (b) 𝟐𝟓𝟔
𝟐𝟕 𝟗
(c) (d)
𝟐𝟓𝟔 𝟔𝟒
 𝒙 𝒚
If + = 𝟏 and x, y ≠ 0, then find the
𝒚 𝒙
value of x6 + y6 + 2x3 y3.
(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) x3y3
(d) 3x3y3
 𝟏 𝟑 𝟐 𝟑 𝟏 𝟑 𝟏
If 𝒙+ + 𝟑𝒙 + + 𝒙− = 𝟏𝟐 (9x + 2)
𝟐 𝟑 𝟔
(2x+1) (6x-1), then what is the value of x?
𝟏
(a) – 𝟓
𝟏
(b) – 𝟐
𝟏
(c) – 𝟒
𝟏
(d) – 𝟑
 𝟑
If 𝒙 + = 𝟒, then what is the value of x2(x2- 82)?
𝒙
(a) –9
(b) –36
(c) –81
(d) 36
Simplify the given expression:
(𝒂+𝒙)(𝒂𝒙𝟐 −𝒙𝟑 ) 𝒂𝟐 −𝒂𝒙+𝒙𝟐 (𝒂𝟐 −𝟐𝒂𝒙+𝒙𝟐 )(𝒂−𝒙)
× 𝟐 𝟐 𝟒 ÷ , a≠x
𝒂𝟑 +𝒙𝟑 𝒂 +𝒙 +𝒙 𝒂𝟒 −𝒙𝟒
𝒂+𝒙
(a) 𝒂−𝒙
(b) a2 – x2
𝒂−𝒙
(c)
𝒂+𝒙
(a)a4 – x4
If a2 + b2 + 49c2 + 18 = 2 (b + 28c – a), then the
value of (a – b + 7c) is:
(a) –1 (b) 2
(c) –2 (d) 1
 𝟕 𝟏 𝟏 𝟏
If x – y = and – = 𝟏𝟎 𝟐, then what is
𝟗 𝒙 𝒚
the value of (x3–y3)?
𝟐𝟔
(a) 𝟖𝟏
𝟐𝟏𝟕
(b) 𝟕𝟐𝟗
𝟒𝟓𝟓
(c) 𝟕𝟐𝟗
𝟖
(d) 𝟐𝟕
 𝟏
If 2x – = 𝟑, 𝒙 ≠ 𝟎, then simplify
𝒙
8x – 25x3 – 1.
6

(a) 20x3
(b) 18x3
(c) 27x3
(d) 34x3
 𝟏
If 𝒂 + 𝒂+𝟏 = 𝟑, then what is the value of
𝟏
(a+1)3 + ?
(𝒂+𝟏)𝟑
(a) 8
(b) 52
(c) 2
(d) 62
 𝟏
If 𝒙− = 𝟏𝟒 , then the value of
𝒙
𝟏
𝒙𝟐 + 𝒙𝟐 is correct to one decimal place:
(a) 15.9
(b) 16.6
(c) 17.8
(d) 14.7
 𝟏
If 2x – 𝒙 = 𝟕, 𝒙 ≠ 𝟎, then what is the value
𝟖𝒙𝟔 +𝟓𝒙𝟑 −𝟏
of ?
𝟖𝒙𝟔 −𝟐𝟓𝒙𝟑 −𝟏

𝟑𝟗
(a) 𝟑𝟕
𝟏𝟗
(b) 𝟏𝟖
𝟏
(c) – 𝟓
𝟏𝟑
(d) 𝟏𝟐
 𝟏 𝟏
1. Find the value 𝟐 +
(𝟗−𝟒 𝟓) (𝟗+𝟒 𝟓)𝟐
SSC CHSL 13/10/2020 (Morning Shift)
(a) 322 (b) 424
(c) 246 (d) 286
2. If x2 + (4– 𝟑) x – 1 = 0, then what is
𝟏
the value of x2 + ?
𝒙𝟐
SSC CHSL 12/8/2021 (Evening)
(a) 9 – 8 𝟑 (b) 21 – 12 𝟑
(c) 21 – 8 𝟑 (d) 17 – 8 𝟑
3. If (2x + 3y + 4)(2x +3y - 5) is equivalent to (ax2+ by2
+ 2hxy +2gx + 2fy + c ), then what is the value of {(g +
f - c )/abh}
SSC CPO 2019 9-12-19(Morning)
(a) 35/432 (b) 19/108
(c) 19/ 316 (d) 37/216
4. The coefficient of x2 in (2𝑥 + 𝑦)3 is:
SSC CGL 5 March 2020 (Evening)
(a) 12y2 (b) 12
(c) 12y (d) 8
5. What is the constant term in the
expansion (5x2- 1/x)3
SSC CGL 18-08-2021 (Afternoon)
(a) 5 (b) -15
(c) 15 (d) 75
6. (4𝑥3 y - 6x2y2 + 4xy3 -y4) can be
expressed as:
SSC CPO 2019 9-12-19(Morning)
(a) (x–y)4 – x4 (b) (x+y)4 – y4
(c) (x+y)4 – x4 (d) x4 – (x–y)4
7. If x2a = y2b = Z2c ≠ 0 and x2 = yz, then
𝒂𝒃+𝒃𝒄+𝒄𝒂
the value of 𝒃𝒄
is
SSC CGL 3 March 2020 (Morning)
(a) 3 (b) 3ac
(c) 3bc (d) 3ab
8. 𝑎2 + 𝑏2 = 25, 𝑥2 + 𝑦2 = 17 and ax+by =
8, then what is the value of (ay-bx) ?
SSC CHSL 13/4/2021 (Afternoon)
(a) 33 (b) 25
(c) 21 (d) 19
9. If 𝟖𝟔– 𝟔𝟎 𝟐 = 𝒂 − 𝒃 𝟐 , then what
will be the value of 𝒂𝟐 + 𝒃𝟐 , correct to
one decimal place?
SSC CGL TIER II (11 September 2019)
(a) 8.4 (b) 8.2
(c) 7.8 (d) 7.2
10. If a2 + b2 = 234 and ab = 108, then
𝒂+𝒃
find the value of 𝒂–𝒃
(a) 4 (b) 8
(c) 5 (d) 10
11. What is the sum of the values of p
and q for which the system of equation
2x + 3y = 7; (p + q)x + (2p-q) y = 21 has
infinite number of solutions?
(a) 5 (b) 7
(c) 6 (d) 4
 𝟏 𝟏
12. If x = a + and y = a – then
𝒂 𝒂
𝒙𝟒 + 𝒚𝟒 − 𝟐𝒙𝟐 𝒚𝟐 is equal to
SSC CGL 6 June 2019(Morning)
(a) 16a2 (b) 8
𝟖
(c) 𝒂𝟐 (d) 4
13. If 3x-2y+3 = 0 , then what will be
the value of 27𝑥3 + 54𝑥𝑦 + 30 − 8𝑦3?
SSC CHSL 12/8/2021 (Morning)
(a) -27 (b) 57
(c) -57 (d) 3
14. If 2x + 3y + 1 = 0, then what is the
value of (8x3 + 8 + 27y3 - 18xy)?
SSC CGL 24/8/2021 (Morning)
(a) 7 (b) -9
(c) -7 (d) 9
15. If 8 + 2px2 - 36x - 27x3 = (2 - 3x)3 ,
then what is the value of p?
SSC CGL 23/8/2021 (Morning)
(a) 27 (b) 54
(c) 9 (d) -27
16. If x = 2 - p, then 𝑥3 + 6𝑥𝑝 + 𝑝3, is
equal to :
SSC CGL 7 June 2019(Morning)
(a) 12 (b) 6
(c) 8 (d) 4
17. If 2x2 + y2 + 8z2 – 2 𝟐 xy + 4 𝟐yz -
8zx = (Ax + y + Bz)2, then the value of
(A2+B2–AB) is
SSC CGL 4 March 2020 (Evening)
(a) 16 (b) 14
(c) 6 (d) 18
18. x, y are two positive numbers such that
x>y.
If 𝑥4 + 𝑦4 = 706 and xy = 15, then the value of
2x+3y is:
SSC CHSL 11/8/2021 (Afternoon)
(a) 19 (b) 20
(c) 18 (d) 15
19. If x3+2x2−ax−b is exactly divisible by (x
2−1), then the values of a and b are:
SSC CHSL 21-10-2020 (Afternoon)
(a) a = -1, and b = 2 (b) a = 1 and b = -2
(c) a = 1 and b = 2 (d) a = 2 and b = 2
 𝟏 𝟏 𝟏𝟔
20. If x + y = 4 and 𝒙 + 𝒚 = 𝟏𝟓, then what
is the value of (x3 + y3 )?
SSC CGL 13/8/2021 (Morning)
(a) 18 (b) 19
(c) 21 (d) 16
 𝟏
21. If x4 + = 𝟕𝟐𝟕, x > 1, then what is
𝒙𝟒
𝟏
the value of 𝒙 − ?
𝒙
SSC CGL 13/8/2021 (Evening)
(a) 6 (b) -6
(c) -5 (d) 5
 𝟑
22. If 4x4 – 37x2 + 9 = 0, x > , then
𝟐
𝟐𝟕
what is the value of 8x3 – ?
𝒙𝟑
SSC CGL 16/8/2021 (Afternoon)
(a) 215 (b) -215
(c) 35 (d) -35
23. If p-2q = 3 and pq = 5, then what is
the value of (p³ - 8q³)?
SSC CGL 16/8/2021 (Evening)
(a) -63 (b) 117
(c) 72 (d) 27
 𝟑
24. If 𝟐𝒙 − = 𝟐 , then what is the
𝒙
𝟖𝟏
value of 𝟏𝟔𝒙𝟒 + 𝒙𝟒 ?
SSC CGL 16/8/2021 (Morning)
(a) 184 (b) 328
(c) 180 (d) 220
25. If (𝑥 + 𝑦)³ + 27(𝑥 − 𝑦)³ = (𝐴𝑥 − 2𝑦)(𝐵𝑥² +
𝐶𝑥𝑦 + 13𝑦²) , then the value of A - B - C is:
SSC CGL 17/8/2021 (Afternoon)
(a) 27 (b) 20
(c) 15 (d) 13
26. If a³ - b³ = 2349 and (a - b) = 9, then
(a+b)² - ab is equal to: SSC CGL 18-08-
2021 (Evening)
(a) 261 (b) 280
(c) 229 (d) 244
27. If 2x2 - 7x + 5 = 0, then what is the
𝟏𝟐𝟓
value of x3 +
𝟖𝒙𝟑
SSC CGL 23/8/2021 (Morning)
𝟓 𝟓
(a) 12𝟖 (b) 16𝟖
𝟓 𝟓
(c) 10𝟖 (d) 18𝟖
 𝟏 𝟏𝟕
28. If x + = , x > 1, then what is the
𝒙 𝟒
𝟏
value of x – 𝒙?
SSC CGL 23/8/2021 (Morning)
(a) 9/4 (b) 3/2
(c) 8/3 (d) 15/4
 𝟏
29. If x4 + = 6887, then the positive
𝒙𝟒
𝟏
value of x – 𝒙 is:
SSC CHSL 12/04/2021 (Evening)
(a) 12 (b) 9
(c) 15 (d) 8
30. If x3+y3 = 468 and x+y = 12, then
the value of x4+y4 will be:
SSC CHSL 13/4/2021 (Evening)
(a) 3620 (b) 2036
(c) 3025 (d) 3026
31. If (3p - 5m) = 5 and pm = 6, then
what is the value of (9p2 - 25m2 )?
SSC CHSL 15/4/2021 (Morning)
(a) ±5 𝟑𝟖𝟓 (b) 30 𝟏𝟎
(c) 5 𝟑𝟖𝟓 (d) ±30 𝟏𝟎
 𝟏𝟔
32. If x4 + = 27217, x > 0, then the
𝒙𝟒
𝟐
value of x + us:
𝒙
SSC CHSL 15/4/2021 (Evening)
(a) 17 (b) 11
(c) 15 (d) 13
 𝟐
33. If 𝒙 + = 𝟕, then what is the value
𝒙
𝟖
of 𝟐𝒙𝟐 + 𝒙𝟐 ?
SSC CHSL 16/4/2021 (Morning)
(a) 44 (b) 94
(c) 50 (d) 90
34. If a+b = p, ab = q the (a4 + b4) is
equal to:
SSC CHSL 4/8/2021 (Morning)
(a) 𝑝4 − 2𝑝2 𝑞2 + 𝑞2
(b) 𝑝4 − 4𝑝2 𝑞2 + 2𝑞2
(c) 𝑝4 − 4𝑝2 𝑞 + 𝑞2
(d) 𝑝4 − 4𝑝2 𝑞 + 2𝑞2
 𝟏
35. If 𝒙+ = 𝟔, then the value of x6
𝒙
𝟏
+ 𝒙𝟔 will be:
SSC CHSL 4/8/2021 (Afternoon)
(a) 2270 (b) 2502
(c) 2702 (d) 2712
 𝟏𝟗
36. If 𝑥² + 4𝑦² + 3𝑧² + 𝟒 = 2 𝟑(x+y+z),
then the value of (x - 4y + 3z) =?
SSC CHSL 5/8/2021 (Morning)
𝟑
(a) 𝟑
(b) 2 𝟑
𝟑
(c) 𝟑 (d) 𝟐
37. What is the coefficient of y2 in the
𝟐
expansion of 𝟐𝒚𝟐 − 𝟓 𝟑 ?
SSC CHSL 5/8/2021 (Evening)
(a) –225 𝟐 (b) –30 𝟑
(c) 225 𝟐 (d) 30 𝟑
38. If 27x3 - 64y3 = (Ax + By)(Cx2 + Dy2 -
Exy), then value of (A - B + C - D + E) will be:
SSC CHSL 9/8/2021 (Morning)
(a) -12 (b) 18
(c) 15 (d) -20
39.If (3x+2y)3 + (3x-2y)3 = 3kx(3x2 + 4y2), then the value
of k will be:
SSC CHSL 9/8/2021 (Morning)
(a) 18 (b) 9
(c) 3 (d) 6
 𝟏 𝟏
40. If x + = 𝟑,, then the value of 9x3 + will
𝟏𝟓𝒙 𝟑𝟕𝟓𝒙𝟑
be:
SSC CHSL 10/8/2021 (Morning)
(a) 237.6 (b) 376.2
(c) 273.6 (d) 367.2
41. If 1 + 4𝑥2 + 16𝑥4 = 512 𝑎𝑛𝑑 1 − 2𝑥 +
4𝑥2= 64then the value of 1 + 2𝑥 + 4𝑥2 is:
SSC CHSL 10/8/2021 (Afternoon)
(a) 6 (b) 8
(c) 12 (d) 10
 𝟐𝟒
42. If a - = 𝟓, where a > 0, then the
𝒂
𝟔𝟒
value of a2 + 𝒂𝟐 is:
SSC CHSL 11/8/2021 (Afternoon)
(a) 45 (b) 56
(c) 60 (d) 65
 𝟓+𝟐 𝟓−𝟐
43. If a = and b = , then the
𝟓−𝟐 𝟓+𝟐
value of 2a2 + 2b2 – 5ab is equal to:
SSC CHSL 12/8/2021 (Afternoon)
(a) 693 (b) 649
(c) 635 (d) 639
44. (𝑎 + 𝑏 + 𝑐 − 𝑑)2 − (𝑎 − 𝑏 − 𝑐 + 𝑑)2 = ?
SSC CGL 5 March 2020 (Evening)
(a) 4a(b+c+d) (b) 2a(b+c-d)
(c) 4a(b+c-d) (d) 2a(b+c+d)
45. If 8(x + y)3 - 27(x - y)3 = (5y - x)(Ax2
+ By2 + Cxy), then what is the value of
(A + B - C)?
SSC CGL 13/8/2021 (Morning)
(a) 16 (b) -26
(c) 36 (d) -16
46. If (2x + y)3 - (x - 2y)3 = (x + 3y)[Ax2
+ By2 + Cxy], then what is the value of
(A + 2B + C)?
SSC CGL 23/8/2021 (Evening)
(a) 13 (b) 7
(c) 14 (d) 10
47. If (𝒙 + 𝟐𝒚)𝟑 +(𝟐𝒙 − 𝒚)𝟑 = 𝟑𝒙 + 𝒚 [𝑨𝒙𝟐 +
𝑩𝒚𝟐 + 𝑪𝒙𝒚], then the value of 𝟑𝑨 − 𝑩 − 𝑪 ∶ (𝑨 +
𝑩 + 𝑪) is :
(a)2:5 (b)3:4
(c)5:7 (c)1:7
48. If 5 𝟓𝒙𝟑 − 𝟖𝟏 𝟑𝒚𝟑 ÷ 𝟓𝒙 − 𝟑 𝟑𝒚 = 𝑨𝒙𝟐 +
𝑩𝒚𝟐 + 𝑪𝒙𝒚, then the value of (6A+B– 𝟏𝟓𝑪) is:
SSC CGL 4 June 2019 (Morning)
(a) 19 (b) 12
(c) 20 (d) 23
49. 𝟏𝟔 𝟐𝒙𝟑 + 𝟖𝟏 𝟑𝒚𝟑 ÷ 𝟐 𝟐𝒙 + 𝟑 𝟑𝒚 = Ax2 + By2
+ Cxy , then find the value of 2A – 3B – 2 𝟔𝑪
SSC CGL 16/8/2021 (Afternoon)
(a) 25 (b) 79
(c) 137 (d) 7
50. If x + y = 1 and xy(xy - 2) = 12, then
the value of 𝑥4 + 𝑦4 is:
SSC CGL 4 June 2019(Evening)
(a) 19 (b) 25
(c) 20 (d) 23
51. If 3a = 27b = 81c and abc = 144, then
𝟏 𝟏 𝟏
the value of 12 𝒂
+ 𝟐𝒃
+ 𝟓𝒄
is:
SSC CGL 6 March 2020 (Morning)
(a) 17/120 (b) 18/10
(c) 18/120 (d) 33/10
52. If 4 𝟑x2 + 5x – 2 𝟑 = (Ax + 2) (Bx
+ C), then what is the value of (A + B +
C)? (A ? 0)
SSC CHSL 19/04/2021 (Morning)
(a) 4 (b) 4 + 𝟑
(c) 2 𝟑 (d) 4– 𝟑
53. If a + b + c + d = 2, then the
maximum value of (1 + a)(1 + b)(1 +
c)(1 + d) is ______.
SSC CHSL 18-03-2020 (afternoon shift)
(a)9/19 (b)81/16
(c)63 /22 (d)54/13
54. If x and y are real numbers, then the
least possible value of 4(𝑥 − 2)2 + (𝑦 −
3)2 − 2(𝑥 − 3)2 is:
SSC CPO 2019 11-12-19(Evening)
(a) 3 (b) -4
c) 1 (d) -8
 𝟏
55. If a4 + 𝒂𝟒= 50, a > 0, then find the
𝟏
value of a3 + 𝒂𝟑
SSC CGL 7 March 2020 (Evening)

(a) 𝟐 𝟏 + 𝟏𝟑 (– 𝟏 + 𝟐 𝟏𝟑)

(b) 𝟐 𝟏 − 𝟏𝟑 (– 𝟏 + 𝟐 𝟏𝟑)

(c) 𝟐 𝟏 + 𝟏𝟑 (– 𝟏– 𝟐 𝟏𝟑)

(d) 𝟐 𝟏 + 𝟏𝟑 + (– 𝟏 + 𝟐 𝟏𝟑)
 𝒙−𝟏 𝟏
56. If A = 𝒙+𝟏 then, the value of A – 𝑨 is:
SSC CHSL 19-03-2020 (Evening Shift)
𝒙𝟐 –𝟏 𝟒𝒙
(a) (b) – 𝒙𝟐 −𝟏
–𝟒(𝟐𝒙+𝟏)
𝒙𝟐 –𝟏 −𝟒(𝟐𝒙−𝟏)
(c) (d)
–𝟒(𝟐𝒙−𝟏) 𝒙𝟐 −𝟏
 𝟏+𝟐𝒙 𝟏−𝟐𝒙
57. If A = 𝟏−𝟐𝒙 and B = 𝟏+𝟐𝒙, then the
𝑨+𝑩
value of is:
𝑨−𝑩
SSC CHSL26/10/2020 (Afternoon Shift)
𝟏 𝟏
(a) x + (b) x –
𝟒𝒙 𝟒𝒙
𝟏 𝟏
(a) 𝟒𝒙 – x (d) x2 + 𝟒𝒙𝟐
 𝟐 𝟏 𝟏 𝟏 𝟏 𝟏
58. The value of 𝒂 + 𝟐𝒂 + 𝟑𝒂 + 𝟐𝒂 + 𝟏 ൫𝒂𝟑 − 𝟐𝒂𝟔 +
𝟑 𝟐 𝟑 𝟔
𝟏 𝟏
𝟏൯ − 𝒂𝟐 𝒂𝟐 − 𝟐 , when a = 7, is
CHSL 2019 13/10/2020 (Morning)
(a) 7 (b) 0
(c) 1 (d) 𝟕
59. The expression (a+b-c)3+(a-b+c)3 -8a3 is equal
to:
SSC CGL 3 March 2020 (Afternoon)
(a) 6a(a-b+c)(c-a-b) (b) 3a(a+b-c)(a-b+c)
(c) 6a(a+b-c)(a-b+c) (d) 3a(a-b+c)(c-a-b)
60. If 𝒙 + 𝒚 + 𝒛 = 𝟏𝟕, 𝒙𝒚 + 𝒚𝒛 + 𝒛𝒙 = 𝟖𝟓,
𝒙𝟑 + 𝒚𝟑 + 𝒛𝟑 −𝟑𝒙𝒚𝒛
then the value of is what
𝟖
percentage of 𝟐(𝒙 + 𝒚 + 𝒛)?
(a) 30% (b) 24%
(c) 25% (d) 20%
61. If x=5.51, y=5.52 and z=5.57, then what is the
value of 𝑥3 + 𝑦3 + 𝑧3 − 3𝑥𝑦𝑧?
SSC CPO 2019 11-12-19(Evening)
(a) 5.146 (b) 51.46
(c) 0.05146 (d) 0.5146
62. If 𝒙 = 𝟔. 𝟐𝟗, 𝒚 = 𝟒. 𝟑𝟕, 𝒛 = 𝟏. 𝟗𝟐, then
(𝒙𝟑 − 𝒚𝟑 −𝒛𝟑 −𝟑𝒙𝒚𝒛 )
the value of is:
𝒙+𝒚+𝒛
(a) 1.92 (b) 0
(c) 4.37 (d) 2.45
63. (x + y)1/3 + (z + y)1/3 = – (x + z)1/3
then (x3 + y3 +z3) can be expressed as :
SSC CHSL 10 July 2019 (Morning)
𝟏
(a) 𝟖 xyz
(b) (x+y) (y+z) (z+x)
𝟑
(c) 𝟖 (𝐱 + 𝐲) (𝐲 + 𝐳) (𝐳 + 𝐱)
(d) 3xyz
64. If a2 + b2 – c2 = 0, then the value of
𝟐 𝒂𝟔 +𝒃𝟔 −𝒄𝟔
is:
𝟑𝒂𝟐 𝒃𝟐 𝒄𝟐
SSC CGL 9 March 2020 (Afternoon)
(a) 2 (b) 0
(c) 1 (d) 3
55. If a1/3 + b1/3 + c1/3 = 0, then (a + b + c)6 is
equal to:
SSC CHSL 10 July 2019 (Afternoon)
(a) 81 abc (b) 729 a2 b2 c2
(c) 729 abc (d) 81 a2 b2 c2
66. If a + b - c = 0, then what is the
𝒃−𝒄 𝟐 𝒄−𝒂 𝟐 𝒂+𝒃 𝟐
value of + – ?
𝟒𝒃𝒄 𝟒𝒂𝒄 𝟒𝒂𝒃
SSC CHSL 6/8/2021 (Morning)
𝟏 −𝟑
(a) 𝟐 (b) 𝟒
−𝟏 𝟑
(c) (d)
𝟐 𝟒
67. If a + b + c = 0, then the value of
𝒂𝟐 𝒃𝟐 𝒄𝟐
+ + is
𝒃𝒄 𝒄𝒂 𝒂𝒃
SSC CPO- 2020 24/11/2020 (Evening)
(a) 1 (b) 0
(c) –1 (d) 3
68. If x+y+z=19, 𝑥2 + 𝑦2 + 𝑧2 = 133 and
xz=𝑦2, then the difference between z
and x is :
SSC CGL 4 June 2019(Morning)
(a) 5 (b) 3
(c) 6 (d) 4
69. If (3𝑥 − 1)3 + (4𝑥 − 3)3 + (2𝑥 + 1)3 = 3(3x -
1)(4x - 3)(2x + 1) and x≠ 1/3 then x = ?
SSC CGL 10 June 2019(Evening)
(a) 1/2 (b)2
(c)1/4 (d) 1
70. If x + y + z = 7, x2 + y2 + z2 = 85 and
x3 + y3 + z3 = 913, then the value of is:
3𝑥𝑦𝑧
SSC CGL 17/8/2021 (Morning)
(a) 4 (b) 2
(c) 1 (d) 8
71. If x + y + z = 1, xy + yz +zx = xyz =
-4, then what is the value of (x3 + y3 +
z3)?
SSC CGL 18-08-2021 (Afternoon)
(a) -1 (b) -8
(c) 1 (d) 8
 𝟑 𝟒𝟓+ 𝟔𝟎𝟓+ 𝟐𝟒𝟓
72. Let x = 𝟐𝟕 − 𝟔 𝟒 and y = ,
𝟔
𝟖𝟎+ 𝟏𝟐𝟓
then the value of x2 + y2 is:
SSC CGL TIER II (13 September 2019)
(a) 223/36 (b) 221/36
(c) 221/9 (d) 227/9
 𝟏
73. If a = 𝟖 – 𝟕 and a = 𝒃, then
𝒂𝟐 +𝒃𝟐 −𝟑𝒂𝒃
is equal to
𝒂𝟐 +𝒂𝒃+𝒃𝟐
SSC CHSL 11 July 2019 (Evening)
(a) 27/31 (b) 27/32
(c) 29/33 (d) 29/31
74. Using algebraic identities, simplify the following
expression
𝒙𝟒 +𝒙𝟐 +𝟏
𝒙𝟐 +𝒙+𝟏
SSC CHSL 4/8/2021 (Morning)
(a) x2 + x + 1
(b) x2 – 2x + 1
(c) x2 + 2x + 1
(d) x2 – x + 1
75. If 𝑥4 + 𝑦4 + 𝑥2 𝑦2 = 21 and 𝑥² + 𝑦² − 𝑥𝑦 = 7,
then what is the value of 𝑥/𝑦 + 𝑦/ ?
SSC CGL 18-08-2021 (Morning)
(a)3/4 (b)-3/2
c) -5/2 (d)5/4
76. If x + 1/x = 4, then the value of x5 + 1/x5 is:
SSC CGL 13/8/2021 (Morning)
(a) 736 (b) 776
(c) 684 (d) 724
77. If 𝑥4 + 𝑥 −4 = 194, then the 𝑥 ≻ 0 value of (𝑥 − 2)2
is :
SSC CGL 4 June 2019(Morning)
(a) 1 (b) 6
(c) 2 (d) 3
78. If a – 12/a= 1, where a > 0, then the
value of a2 + 16/a2 is:
SSC CGL 16/8/2021 (Afternoon)
(a) 15 (b) 17
(c) 11 (d) 19
79. If 𝑥⁸ − 433𝑥⁴ + 16 = 0, x > 0, then
what is the value of (𝑥 + 2/x)?
SSC CGL 17/8/2021 (Afternoon)
(a) 5 (b) 7
(c) 4 (d) 9
80. If 𝑥 + 1/x =ROOT 3 then the value of
𝑥18 + 𝑥12 + 𝑥6 + 1 is:
SSC CHSL 21-10-2020 (evening shift)
(a) 0 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) 1
81. If 𝑥2 -3x-1 = 0, then the value of (𝑥2 + 8x – 1)
(𝑥3 + 𝑥−1 )−1 is
SSC CGL 7 June 2019(Afternoon)
(a)38 (b) 8
(c) 1 (d) 3
82. If x is real, and x4 –5x2 –1 = 0, then
𝟑 𝟏
the value of 𝒙𝟔 − 𝟑𝒙𝟐 + − + 𝟏 is
𝒙𝟐 𝒙𝟔
SSC CHSL 3 July 2019 (Morning)
(a) 126 (b) 110
(c) 116 (d) 96
 𝟏
83. If 𝟓𝒙 − 𝟑𝒙 = 𝟑, 𝒙 ≠ 𝟎, then what is the
value of 𝟗𝒙𝟐 + (𝟐𝟓𝒙𝟐 )−𝟏 ?
𝟏𝟏 𝟓𝟏
(a) 4𝟐𝟓 (b) 𝟐𝟓
𝟑 𝟐
(c) 3𝟓 (d) 4𝟓
84. If 2x2 – 6x + 3 = 0, then what is the
𝟐𝟕 𝟑
value of 𝒙𝟑 + + ?
𝟖𝒙𝟐 𝟐
(a) 14 (b) 15
𝟏 𝟏
(c) 17𝟐 (d) 13𝟐
 𝟏 𝟏
85. If 𝒙 + = 𝟕, then x3 + 𝒙𝟑 is equal
𝒙
to
SSC CGL 11 June 2019 (Evening)
(a) 140 (b) 130
(c) 120 (d) 110
86. If roots of x2 – 4x + a = 0 are equal,
then a =
SSC CPO 16 March 2019 (Evening)
(a) –4 (b) 4
(c) 8 (d) –8
87. If 2𝑥2 + 𝑦2 + 6x - 2xy + 9 = 0, then
the value of 4𝑥3 − 𝑦3 + 𝑥2𝑦2 is :
SSC CGL 6 June 2019(Afternoon)
(a) 0 (b) 9
(c) -3 (d) -9
88. If 𝟒 𝒙𝟐 + 𝒛 + 𝒚𝟐 + 𝒛𝟐 = 𝟒𝒙 + 𝟏𝟎 𝒚 − 𝟑 ,
then what is the value of 𝟐𝒙 + 𝟑𝒚 + 𝒛 ?
(a) 14 (b) 13
(c) 12 (d) 10
89. If x2 + y2 + z2 = xy + yz + zx, then
𝟑𝒙𝟒 +𝟕𝒚𝟒 +𝟓𝒛𝟒
the value of is
𝟓𝒙𝟐 𝒚𝟐 +𝟕𝒚𝟐 𝒛𝟐 +𝟑𝒛𝟐 𝒙𝟐
(a) 2 (b) 1
(c) 0 (d) –1
 ഥ
90. If 𝟑 𝒂𝟐 + 𝒃𝟐 + 𝒄𝟐 = (𝒂 + 𝒃 +𝒄)𝟐 , then
the relation between a, b and c is
(a) a ≠ b ≠ c (b)a = b ≠ c
(c) a ≠ b = c (d) a = b = c
91. If 16𝑥2 + 9𝑦2 + 4𝑧2 = 24(x-y+z)− 61,
then the value of (xy + 2z) is :
SSC CGL 4 June 2019(Afternoon)
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) 5
92. If a2 + c2 + 17 = 2(a - 8b - 2b2 ), then
what is the value of (a3 + b3 + c3 )?
SSC CGL 17/8/2021 (Morning)
(a) 9 (b) -7
(c) 10 (d) -4
93. If 9(a2 + b2) + c2 + 20 = 12 (a + 2b),
then the value of √(6a + 9b + 2c) is:
SSC CGL 23/8/2021 (Evening)
(a) 3 (b) 4
(c) 2 (d) not
94. If x + y + z = 0, then the value of (𝑥2 + 𝑦2 +
𝑧2 ) ÷ (𝑧2-xy) is :
SSC CGL 10 June 2019(Morning)
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) -2 (d) -1
95. If 𝑥 − 𝑦 − 𝑧 = 0, then the value of (𝑥2 + 𝑦2 + 𝑧2 )
÷ (𝑦2 + 𝑧𝑥) is:
SSC CHSL 12/04/2021 (Evening)
(a) -1 (b) 2
(c) -2 (d) 1
96. If x = 𝟓 + 𝟐, then the value of x3 – 6x2 + 12x –
𝟑

12 is equal to
SSC CHSL 21/10/2020 (Morning Shift)
(a) 0 (b) 2
(c) 1 (d) –1
97. If a³ + b³ = 405 and a+b = 9, then the value
of ab is:
SSC CGL 16/8/2021 (Morning)
(a) 15 (b) 10
(c) 12 (d) 8
 𝟏
98. If 𝟒𝒂 − 𝟑𝒃 = 𝟐 and 𝒂𝒃 = 𝟒 , then what
is the value of (𝟔𝟒𝒂𝟑 − 𝟐𝟕𝒃𝟑 ) ?
(a) 26 (b) 16
(c) 10 (d) 18
 𝟓 𝟏
99. If 𝟐𝒙 + 𝟑𝒚 = 𝟐 and 𝒙𝒚 = 𝟔 , then what
is the value of (𝟖𝒙𝟑 + 𝟐𝟕𝒚𝟑 )?
(a) 69/4 (b) 33/4
(c) 65/8 (d) 125/8
 𝟏 𝟏 𝟖 𝟏 𝟏 −𝟐
100. If 𝟐𝒙+𝒚 + = and 𝟑(𝟐𝒙+𝒚) – 𝟑(𝟐𝒙−𝒚) = ,
𝟐𝒙−𝒚 𝟏𝟓 𝟒𝟓
then what is the value of 2x + 3y?
(a) 7 (b) 10
(c) 5 (d) 9