Advanced Edge Material 1

"Previous Year Questions"

151. If a 0.1039, then the value of 4a 2 4a 1 3a is: 161. If a 2 b 2 c 2 ab bc ca where a, b, c are non
[SSC Delhi Police - 2003] ab
a. 0.1039 b. 0.2078 c. 1.1039 d. 2.1039 zero real numbers, then the value of is :
c
152. If a 0.25, b 0.05, c 0.5, then the value of
[SSC CHSL DEO & LDC - 2012]
a 2 b 2 c 2 2bc a. 2 b. 1 c. 0 d. 1
is : [SSC Delhi Police - 2003]
a 2 b 2 2ab c 2 162. If a 2 b 2 4c 2 2(a b 2c) 3 and a, b, c are real,

7 14 25 then the value of (a 2 b 2 c 2 ) is :

a. b. c. 1 d.
8 17 16 [SSC CGL - 2013]
153. If a = 23 and b = 29. then the value of 25a 2 + 40ab 1 1
+ 16b2 : [SSC FCI - 2012] a. 3 b. 3 c. 3 d. 2
4 4
a. 1 b. 1 c. 0 d. 2
x a2 x b2 x c2
154. If x y 2 and x y 20, then the value of
2 2
163. If = 4(a + b + c), then x is
bc ca ab

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( x y ) 2 is : [SSC CHSL DEO & LDC - 2010] equal to : [SSC CGL Mains - 2013]
a. 38 b. 36 c. 16 d. 12 a. (a b c) 2
155. If x y 4 x 4 y 8 0 , then the value of x y is
2 2
b. a 2 b 2 c 2
: [SSC CHSL DEO & LDC - 2011]
c. ab bc ca
a. 4 b. 4 c. 0 d. 8
d. a 2 b 2 c 2 ab bc ca
156. If x b c 2a, y c a 2b, z a b 2c, then
164. Number of solutions of the two equations 4 x y 2
the value of x y z 2 xy is :
2 2 2
and 2 y 8 x 4 0 is :
[SSC CHSL DEO & LDC - 2011]
[SSC CHSL DEO & LDC - 2013]
a. 0 b. a b c a. zero b. one
c. a b c d. a b c c. two d. infinitely many
157. For real a, b, c if a b c 2 ab bc ca, then
2 2
a 4 b 15 18c 2 7 a 2
165. If and , then is equal to :
ac b 5 c 16 45c 2 20a 2
value of is : [SSC CGL - 2013]
b
[SSC CHSL DEO & LDC - 2011] 1 2 3 1
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 0 a. b. c. d.
3 5 4 4
158. If x y 2, xy 24, then the value of ( x 2 y 2 ) is: 166. If x 0, y 0 and z 0 and
[SSC CHSL DEO & LDC - 2012]
1 1 1 1 1 1
a. 25 b. 36 c. 63 d. 52
x 2
y 2
z 2
xy yz zx , then the relation
x2 y2
159. If the expression 2 tx among x, y, z is : [SSC CGL - 2013]
y 4 is a perfect square, then
a. x y z 0 b. x y z
the values of t is :
[SSC CHSL DEO & LDC - 2012] 1 1 1
a. + 1 b. + 2 c. 0 d. + 3 c. x y z 0 d. x y z
160. If a = x, b = x y, c = x + 2y, then a2 + b2 + c2 ab bc 167. The term to be added to 121a 2+64b 2 to make a
ca is : [SSC CHSL DEO & LDC - 2012] perfect square is : [SSC CGL - 2014]
a. 4y 2 b. 5y 2 c. 6y 2 d. 7 y 2 a. 176 ab b. 276a2b c. 178ab d. 188b2a

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2 1 1 1
168. If a 2 3 , then the value of a 2 is : a. 1 b. 0 c. d.
a 4 2
[SSC CGL - 2014] 176. If (x1) and (x+3) are the factors of x 2 k1 x k 2 then:
a. 12 b. 14 c. 16 d. 10 [SSC CGL- 2013]
169. For what values (s) of k the experession
a. k1 2, k 2 3 b. k1 2, k 2 3
1
p p k is a perfect square?
2
4
c. k1 2, k 2 3 d. k1 2, k 2 3
[SSC CGL - 2014]
1 1 5x 1 1
a. b.
1
c. d.
1
177. If , then the value of x is :
3 4 8 2 2x 5x 1
2
3 2 x
[SSC CGL- 2013]
bc a c a b
170. If 1 and a b c 0 then a. 15 b. 10 c. 20 d. 5
a b c
which one of the following relations is true ? 1
178. The reciprocal of x is :
[SSC CGL- 2014] x
1 1 1 1 1 1 [SSC CGL- 2014]
a. b.
c a b a b c x x 1 1
a. b. c. x d. x

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x 12
x 1 x x
1 1 1 1 1 1
c. d.
b a c b a c 179. If a, b, c are positive and a+b+c = 1, then the least

d 1 1 1
171. If a b 1, c d 1 and a b , then the value of value of is : [SSC CGL- 2014]
c a b c
a. 9 b. 5 c. 3 d. 1
c 2 d 2 is : [SSC CGL- 2013]
180. If a (2 3 ) b(2 3 ) 1 , then the value of
a b
a. b. c. 1 d. 1
b a 1 1
is :
1 a2 1 b2 1
172. If x 3t , y (t 1) , then the value of t for which [SSC CGL- 2014]
2
x = 2y is : [SSC CGL- 2014] a. 5 b. 1 c. 4 d. 9
1 1
1 2 181. If (2 3 )a (2 3 )b 1 then the value of is:
a. 1 b. c. 1 d. a b
2 3
[SSC CGL Mains- 2014]
1
If x x a is a perfect square, than a is :
2 2
173. a. 1 b. 2 c. 2 3 d. 4
5
[SSC CGL- 2014] 1 1 1
182. If a b c 1(a b c), then the value of
1 1 1 1 b c a
a. b. c. d. abc is : [SSC CGL Mains- 2014]
100 10 10 10
174. Find the value of x for which the expression 1
a. 1 b. 2 c. 0 d.
2 3 x 4 x 2 has the greatest value. 2
[SSC CGL- 2013]
x 4 4 2y x
41 3 3 41 183. If y 5 , then the value of is :
a. b. c. d. 7 2y x
16 8 8 16
[SSC CHSL DEO & LDC- 2014]
175. The expression x 4 2 x 2 k will be a perfect square if
3 1
the value of k is : [SSC CGL- 2013] a. b. 1 c. 1 d. 2
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184. If ( x 2) is a factor of x 2 3Qx 2Q, , then the value 1 1 1
192. If x 3 y 3 z 3 , then {( x y z ) 3 27 xyz} equals:
of Q is : [SSC CHSL DEO - 2014]
a. 2 b. 2 c. 1 d. 1 [SSC Delhi Police- 2007]
a. 1 b. 1 c. 0 d. 27
185. If a b 12, ab 22, then (a b ) is equal to :
2 2

1 1
2, then the value of 8b
[SSC CHSL DEO - 2014] 3
193. If 4b 2 is :
a. 188 b. 144 c. 34 d. 100 b 2 b3
[SSC Delhi Police- 2008]
1 1
186. If x 3 and y 3 , then the value of a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 5
3 3
1 1
4, then value of p 3 is :
3
194. If 2 p
x2 y2 p 8 p
is : [SSC CHSL DEO - 2014]
y x [SSC CGL- 2010]
a. 4 b. 5 c. 8 d. 15
a. 3 b. 3 3 c. 16 3 d. 2 3
195. If a 4 b 4 a 2 b 2 , then (a 6 b 6 ) equals :
187. If x ax b is a perfect square, then which one of
2
[SSC Delhi Police - 2010]
the following relations between a and b is true? a. 0 b. 1
[SSC CHSL DEO - 2014]
c. a 2 b 2 d. a 2b 4 a 4b 2
a. a 2 b b. a 2 4b c. b 2 4a d. b 2 a

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188. If a b c d 4 , then find the value of 196. If x 3 then the value of x18 x12 x 6 1 is :
x
1 1
[SSC Delhi Police - 2010]
(1 a )(1 b)(1 c) (1 b)(1 c)(1 d ) a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3

1 1 1 1
. 197. If x 2, x 0 then value of x 2 3 is equal to :
(1 c)(1 d )(1 a ) (1 d )(1 a )(1 b) x x
[SSC FCI - 2012]
[SSC CHSL DEO - 2014]
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
a. 0 b. 5 c. 1 d. 4
a b
1 1 1 198. If 1, a 0, b 0 the value of a 3 b 3 is :
189. If a3 b3 c3 0, then a relation among a, b, c is : b a
[SSC CHSL DEO - 2014] [SSC CGL - 2007]
a. 0 b. 1 c. 1 d. 2
a. a b c 0 b. (a b c) 3 27abc
1
c. a b c 3abc d. a 3 b 3 c 3 0 1 x3
199. If x 3, then the value of x is :
x x2 x 1
3 1
190. If x 3 2 , then the value of x 3 is : [SSC CHSL DEO & LDC - 2010]
x
[SSC CGL - 2007] 3 5 7 11
a. b. c. d.
a. 6 3 b. 12 3 c. 18 3 d. 24 3 2 2 2 2
1
191. If x y 7, then the valueof x 3 y 3 21xy is : 200. If a 1 0( a 0) then the value of (a 4 a) is :
a
[SSC CGL - 2007]
[SSC CHSL DEO & LDC - 2010]
a. 243 b. 143 c. 343 d. 443
a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 1

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