If $$A = 1 - 10 + 3 - 12 + 5 - 14 + 7 + …$$ upto 60 terms, then what is the value of $$A$$?
SSC CGL Tier-2 21-February-2018 Maths
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How many natural numbers are there between 1000 to 2000, which when divided by 341 leaves remainder 5?
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Which of the following statement(s) is/are TRUE?
I. $$\surd(64) + \surd(0.0064) + \surd(0.81) + \surd(0.0081) = 9.07$$
II. $$\surd(0.010201) + \surd(98.01) + \surd(0.25) = 11.51$$
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Which of the following statement(s) is/are TRUE?
I. $$(0.7)^2 + (0.07)^2 + (11.1)^2 > 123.8$$
II. $$(1.12)^2 + (10.3)^2 + (1.05)^2 > 108.3$$
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Which of the following statement(s) is/are TRUE?
I. $$\frac{1}{1 \times 3}+\frac{1}{3 \times 5}+\frac{1}{5 \times 7}+.......+\frac{1}{11 \times 13} = \frac{12}{13}$$
II. $$\frac{1}{1 \times 2}+\frac{1}{2 \times 3}+\frac{1}{3 \times 4}+.......+\frac{1}{12 \times 13} = \frac{12}{13}$$
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Which of the following statement(s) is/are TRUE?
I. $$\frac{3}{71} < \frac{5}{91} < \frac{7}{99}$$
II. $$\frac{11}{135} > \frac{12}{157} > \frac{13}{181}$$
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If $$1 + \left(\frac{1}{2}\right) + \left(\frac{1}{3}\right) + … + \left(\frac{1}{20}\right) = k$$, then what is the value of $$\left(\frac{1}{4}\right) + \left(\frac{1}{6}\right) + \left(\frac{1}{8}\right) + … + \left(\frac{1}{40}\right)$$?
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If $$A = 2^{32}, B = 2^{31} + 2^{30} + 2^{29} + … + 2^0$$ and $$C = 3^{15} + 3^{14} + 3^{13} + … +3^0$$, then which of the following option is TRUE?
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If $$x + y = 10$$ and $$xy = 4$$, then what is the value of $$x^4 + y^4$$?
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M is the largest three digit number which when divided by 6 and 5 leaves remainder 5 and 3 respectively. What will be the remainder when M is divided by 11?
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Which of the following statement(s) is/are TRUE?
I. $$\surd5 + \surd5 > \surd7 + \surd3$$
II. $$\surd6 + \surd7 > \surd8 + \surd5$$
III. $$\surd3 + \surd9 > \surd6 + \surd6$$
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If $$a = \frac{\sqrt3 + \sqrt2}{\sqrt3 - \sqrt2}$$ and $$b = \frac{\sqrt3 - \sqrt2}{\sqrt3 + \sqrt2}$$, then what is the value of $$a^2 + b^2 - ab$$?
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If the difference between the roots of the equation $$Ax^2 - Bx + C = 0$$ is 4, then which of the following is TRUE?
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$$\alpha$$ and $$\beta$$ are the roots of quadratic equation. If $$\alpha + \beta = 8$$ and $$\alpha - \beta = 2\surd5$$, then which of the following equation will have roots $$\alpha^4$$ and $$\beta^4$$?
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If $$a$$ and $$b$$ are the roots of the equation $$Px^2 - Qx + R = 0$$, then what is the value of $$\left(\frac{1}{a^2}\right) + \left(\frac{1}{b^2}\right) + \left(\frac{a}{b}\right) + \left(\frac{b}{a}\right)$$?
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If $$x^2 - 16x - 59 = 0$$, then what is the value of $$(x - 6)^2 + \left[\frac{1}{(x - 6)^2}\right]$$?
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If $$A$$ and $$B$$ are the roots of the equation $$Ax^2 - A^2x + AB = 0$$, then what is the value of $$A$$ and $$B$$ respectively?
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$$\alpha$$ and $$\beta$$ are the roots of the quadratic equation $$x^2 - x - 1 = 0$$. What is the value of $$\alpha^2 + \beta^2$$?
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If $$a + b + c = 9, ab + bc + ca = 26, a^3 + b^3= 91, b^3 + c^3 = 72$$ and $$c^3 + a^3 = 35$$, then what is the value of $$abc$$?
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If $$x^3 - 4x^2 + 19 = 6(x - 1)$$, then what is the value of $$\left[x^2 + \left(\frac{1}{x - 4}\right)\right]$$?
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Cost of 8 pencils, 5 pens and 3 erasers is Rs 111. Cost of 9 pencils, 6 pens and 5 erasers is Rs 130. Cost of 16 pencils, 11 pens and 3 erasers is Rs 221. What is the cost (in Rs) of 39 pencils, 26 pens and 13 erasers?
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If $$2x + 3y - 5z = 18, 3x + 2y + z = 29$$ and $$x + y + 3z = 17$$, then what is the value of $$xy + yz + zx$$?
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PQR is an equilateral triangle whose side is 10 cm. What is the value (in cm) of the inradius of triangle PQR?
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What is the area (in $$cm^2$$) of the circumcircle of a triangle whose sides are 6 cm, 8 cm and 10 cm respectively?
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In the given figure, MNOP is a parallelogram. PM is extended to Z. OZ intersects MN and PN at Y and X respectively. If OX = 27 cm and XY = 18 cm, then what is the length (in cm) of YZ?
ABCD is a trapezium in which AB is parallel to CD and AB = 4(CD). The diagonals of the trapezium intersects at O. What is the ratio of area of triangle DCO to the area of the triangle ABO?
In the given figure, ABC is an equilateral triangle. Two circles of radius 4 cm and 12 cm are inscribed in the triangle. What is the side (in cm) of an equilateral triangle?
In the given figure. SX is tangent. SX = OX = OR. If QX = 3 cm and PQ = 9 cm, then what is the value (in cm) of OS ?
PAB and PCD are two secants to a circle. If PA = 10 cm, AB = 12 cm and PC = 11 cm, then what is the value (in cm) of PD?
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Triangle PQR is inscribed in a circle such that P, Q and R lie on the circumference. If PQ is the diameter of the circle and $$\angle PQR = 40$$°, then what is the value (in degrees) of $$\angle QPR$$?
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In the given figure, $$\angle QRU = 72^\circ$$, $$\angle TRS = 15^\circ$$ and $$\angle PSR = 95^\circ$$, then what is the value (in degrees) of $$\angle PQR$$?
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What can be the maximum number of common tangent which can be drawn to two non-intersecting circles?
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Triangle $$PQR$$ is inscribed in the circle whose radius is 14 cm. If $$PQ$$ is the diameter of the circle and $$PR = 10$$ cm, then what is the area of the triangle $$PQR$$?
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$$PQR$$ is a right angled triangle in which $$PQ = QR$$. If the hypotenuse of the triangle is $$20 cm$$, then what is the area (in $$cm^2$$) of the triangle $$PQR$$?
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$$PQRS$$ is a square whose side is $$20 cm$$. By joining opposite vertices of $$PQRS$$ are get four triangles. What is the sum of the perimeters of the four triangles?
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If $$ABCDEF$$ is a regular hexagon, then what is the value (in degrees) of $$\angle AEB$$?
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$$ABCD$$ is square and $$CDE$$ is an equilateral triangle outside the square. What is the value (in degrees) of $$\angle BEC$$?
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There is a circular garden of radius 21 metres. A path of width 3.5 metres is constructed just outside the garden. What is the area (in metres$$^2$$) of the path?
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In the given figure, $$PQRS$$ is a square whose side is $$8 cm$$. $$PQS$$ and $$QPR$$ are two quadrants. A circle is placed touching both the quadrants and the square as shown in the figure. What is the area (in $$cm^2$$) of the circle ?
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The base of a prism is in the shape of an equilateral triangle. If the perimeter of the base is $$18 cm$$ and the height of the prism is $$20 cm$$, then what is the volume (in $$cm^3$$) of the prism?
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The height of a cone is $$24 cm$$ and the area of the base is $$154 cm^2$$. What is the curved surface area (in $$cm^2$$) of the cone?
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A right circular solid cylinder has radius of base $$7 cm$$ and height is $$28 cm$$. It is melted to form a cuboid such that the ratio of its side is 2 : 3 : 6. What is the total surface area (in $$cm^2$$) cuboid?
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A right circular cylinder is formed. A = sum of total surface area and the area of the two bases. B = the curved surface area of this cylinder. If A : B = 3 : 2 and the volume of cylinder is 4312 $$cm^3$$, then what is the sum of area (in $$cm^2$$) of the two bases of this cylinder?
A solid sphere has a radius 21 cm. It is melted to form a cube. 20% material is wasted in this process. The cube is melted to form hemisphere. In this process 20% material is wasted. The hemisphere is melted to form two spheres of equal radius. 20% material was also wasted in this process. What is the radius (in cm) of each new sphere?
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A solid hemisphere has radius 14 cm. It is melted to form a cylinder such that the ratio of its curved surface area and total surface area is 2 : 3. What is the radius (in cm) of its base?
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A cuboid has dimensions $$8 cm \times 10 cm \times 12 cm$$. It is cut into small cubes of side $$2 cm$$. What is the percentage increase in the total surface area?
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A pyramid has a square base. The side of square is $$12 cm$$ and height of pyramid is $$21 cm$$. The pyramid is cut into 3 parts by 2 cuts parallel to its base. The cuts are at height of $$7 cm$$ and $$14 cm$$ respectively from the base. What is the difference (in $$cm^3$$) in the volume of top most and bottom most part?
What is the value of $$\frac{\left\{(\sin 4x + \sin 4y) [(\tan 2x - 2y)]\right\}}{(\sin 4x - \sin 4y)}$$?
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What is the value of $$\frac{(32 \cos^6 x - 48 \cos^4 x + 18 \cos^2 x - 1)}{[4 \sin x \cos x \sin (60 - x) \cos (60 - x) \sin (60 + x) \cos (60 + x)]}$$?
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What is the value of $$\frac{\left[2 \cot \times \frac{(p - A)}{2}\right]}{\left[1 + \tan^2 \times \frac{(2p - A)}{2}\right]}$$?
If $$\tan \theta + \sec \theta = \frac{(x - 2)}{(x + 2)}$$, then what is the value of $$\cos \theta$$?
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What is the value of (cos 40° - cos 140°)/(sin 80° + sin 20°)?
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What is the value of $$\frac{[1 - \tan (90 - \theta) + \sec (90 - \theta)]}{[\tan (90 - \theta) + \sec (90 - \theta) + 1]}$$?
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What is the value of $$\frac{[\sin (90 - A) + \cos (180 - 2A)]}{[\cos (90 - 2A) + \sin (180 - A)]}$$?
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The distance between the tops of two building 38 metres and 58 metres high is 52 metres. What will be the distance (in metres) between two buildings?
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The angles of elevation of the top of a tree 220 meters high from two points lie on the same plane are $$30^\circ$$ and $$45^\circ$$. What is the distance (in metres) between the two points?
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The angles of elevation of the top of a tower 72 metre high from the top and bottom of a building are $$30^\circ$$ and $$60^\circ$$ respectively. What is the height (in metres) of building?
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The table given below shows the number of students who were absent and percentage of students who were present in the given two examinations from five different schools. The table also shows the percentage of students who were present in the Biology and Physics examination respectively.
What is the difference between the number of students who were present in Physics and Biology examination from school N?
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Number of students who were present in Physics examination from school M is what percent of number of students who were absent from school M, L and O?
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What is the average of the number of the students who were present in Physics examination from school N, K and L?
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What are the total number of students who were present in the Biology examination from all the schools together?
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If the number of students who were present in the Physics examination from school A is 250% of the difference of the number of the students who were present in Physics and Biology examination, from school K, then what is the ratio of the number of students who were present from school L to number of students who were present in Physics examination from school A?
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A jar contains a blend of a fruit juice and water in the ratio 5 : x. When 1 litre of water is added to 4 litres of the blend the ratio of fruit juice to water becomes 1 : 1. What is the value of x?
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An alloy contains copper and tin in the ratio 3 : 2. If 250 gm of copper is added to this alloy then the copper in it becomes double the quantity of tin in it. What is the amount (in gm) of tin in the alloy?
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A starts a cement trading business by investing Rs 5 lakhs. After 2 months, B joins the business by investing Rs 10 lakhs and then 4 months after B joined C too joins them by investing Rs 20 lakhs. 1 year after A started the business they make Rs 3,50,000 in profit. What is B's share of the profit (in Rs)?
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A, B and C invest in a business in the ratio 3 : 6 : 5. A and C are working partners. Only B is a sleeping partner hence his share will be $$\frac{3}{4^{th}}$$ of what it would have been if he were a working partner. If they make Rs 50,000 profit, half of which is reinvested in the business and the other half is distributed between the partners, then how much does C get (in Rs)?
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A can do a work in 21 days and B in 42 days. If they work on it together for 7 days, then what fraction of work is left?
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A can paint a house in 55 days and B can do it in 66 days. Along with C, they did the job in 12 days only. Then, C alone can do the job in how many days?
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A, B and C together can finish a task in 12 days. A is twice as productive as B and C alone can do the task in 36 days. In how many days can A and B do the task if C goes on leave?
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A, B and C can together do a job in 9 days. C alone can do the job in 36 days. In how many days can A and B do 50% of the job working together?
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Giving two successive discounts of 25% is equal to giving one discount of ________%.
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If a watch is being sold at Rs 7,225 which is marked at Rs 8,500, then what is the discount (in %) at which the watch is being sold?
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On a machine there is 10% trade discount on the marked price of Rs 2,50,000. But the machine is sold at Rs 2,16,000 after giving a cash discount. How much is this cash discount (in %)?
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A trader marks up his goods by 120% and offers 30% discount. What will be the selling price (in Rs) if the cost price is Rs 750?
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Sanjay's test marks in two subjects, English and Hindi are in the ratio 7 : 11. If he got 20 marks more in Hindi than in English, what are his marks in English?
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The ratio of present ages of Simi and Seema is 5 : 4. After 9 years the ratio of their ages will be 8 : 7. What is Simi's present age (in years)?
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Find the third proportional to 6 and 12.
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According to the will the wealth of Rs 21,25,000 was to be divided between the son and the daughter in the ratio $$\frac{7}{6} : \frac{5}{3}$$. How much did the son get (in Rs)?
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If Rs 25,000 is to be divided between A, B and C in the ratio $$\frac{1}{10} : \frac{1}{6} : \frac{1}{15}$$, then how much will C get (in Rs)?
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Rizwan has a box in which he kept red and blue marbles. The red marbles and blue marbles were in the ratio 5 : 4. After he lost 5 red marbles the ratio became 10 : 9. How many marbles does he have now?
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The average weight of L, M and N is 93 kg. If the average weight of L and M be 89 kg and that of M and N be 96.5 kg, then the weight (in kg) of M is ________.
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Mahesh buys 3 shirts at an average price of Rs 1250. If he buys 2 more shirts at an average price of Rs 1450 what will be the average price (in Rs) of all the 5 shirts he buys?
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In a one day match of 50 overs in an innings the Team A had a run rate of 6.1 runs per over. Team B is playing and 10 overs are left and the required run rate to tie the match is 6.5 per over. What is Team B's score now?
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Average of all even numbers between 222 and 250 is __________.
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A vendor buys bananas at 7 for Rs 6 and sells at 6 for Rs 7. What will be the result?
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A miner sells a diamond to a trader at a profit of 40% and the trader sells it to a customer at a profit of 25%. If the customer pays Rs 56 lakhs to buy the diamond, what had it cost the miner (in Rs lakhs)?
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A grocer had 1600 kgs of wheat. He sold a part of it at 20% profit and the rest at 12% profit, so that he made a total profit of 17%. How much wheat (in kg) did he sell at 20% profit?
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A used two-wheeler dealer sells a scooter for Rs 46,000 and makes some loss. If he had sold it for Rs 58,000 his profit would have been double his loss. What was the cost price (in Rs) of the scooter?
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0.08% of 120% of 50,000 is equal to __________.
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When a number is increased by 24, it becomes 115% of itself. What is the number?
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Two numbers are 40% and 80% lesser than a third number. By how much percent is the second number to be enhanced to make it equal to the first number?
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Price of diesel increased from Rs 45/litre to Rs 50/litre. How much should the consumption of diesel be reduced (in %) so as to increase expenditure by only 5%?
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A plane flies a distance of 1800 km in 5 hours. What is its average speed in meters/second?
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If a boat goes upstream at a speed of 24 km/hr and comes back the same distance at 40 km/hr. What is the average speed (in km/hr) for the total journey.
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Two bikers A and B start and ride at 75 km/hr and 60 km/hr respectively towards each other. They meet after 20 minutes. How far (in km) were they from each other when they started?
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Excluding stoppages, the speed of a bus is 80 kmph and including stoppages, it is 60 kmph. For how many minutes does the bus stop per hour?
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In 2 years at simple interest the principal increases by 8%. What will be the compound interest earned (in Rs) on Rs 10 lakhs in 2 years at the same rate?
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If the compound interest for the $$3^{rd}$$ and $$4^{th}$$ year on a certain principal is Rs 125 and Rs 135 respectively, what is the rate of interest (in %)?
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A certain bank offers 8% rate of interest on the $$1^{st}$$ year and 9% on the $$2^{nd}$$ year in a certain fixed deposit scheme. If Rs 17,658 are received after investing for 2 years in this scheme, then what was the amount (in Rs) invested?
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What is the difference (in Rs) in Compound interest earned in 1 year on a sum of Rs 25,000 at 20% per annum compounded semi-annually and annually?
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