ALGEBRA PRACTICE SET
WBCS Main Question Paper – 2022
1. The roots of the quadratic equation are
(A) a, b (B) -a, b
(C) a, -b (D) -a, -b
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2. If the centroid of the triangle formed by the points (a,b), (b,c) and (c,a) is the origin, then
a³ + b³ + c³ = ____.
(A) abc (B) 0
(C) a + b + c (D) 3abc
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3. If LCM of f(x) and g(x) is 6x² + 13x + 6, then which of the following cannot be HCF of f(x)
and g(x)?
(A) 2x + 3 (B) 3x + 1
(C) (2x + 3)(3x + 2) (D) 3x + 2
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WBCS Main Question Paper – 2021
4. The value of the product (a-u)(b-u)(c-u)...(z-u) is
(A) 25 (B) 26
(C) 0 (D) 1
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5. If P = 99, then P(P² + 3P + 3) = ?
(A) 999 (B) 9999
(C) 99999 (D) 999999
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6. If a + 1/b = 1 and b + 1/c = 1 then find the value of c + 1/a
(A) -1 (B) 1
(C) b (D) -b
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7. If (a, b, c) * (d, e, f) = a × f + b × c + c/d, then (5, 7, 10) * (2, 3, 2) is
(A) 6 (B) 16
(C) 26 (D) 36
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8. If x/2 + y/3 = 4 and 2/x + 3/y = 1 then what is x + y equal to?
(A) 11 (B) 10
(C) 9 (D) 8
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9. If a = 999, b = 998, c = 997, then the value of a³ + b³ + c³ − 3abc will be
(A) 8982 (B) 8980
(C) 8983 (D) 8985
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WBCS Main Question Paper – 2020
10. If a = 2021, b = 2022, c = 2023, then the value of a³ + b³ + c³ − 3abc is
(A) 18198 (B) 20158
(C) 19288 (D) 19188
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11. If α and β be the roots of the quadratic equation ax² + 2bx + c = 0 and α + γ, β + γ be those
of Ax² + 2Bx + C = 0, then which one is correct?
(A) A²(B² − AC) = a²(b² − ac) (B) A²(b² − ac) = a²(B² − AC)
(C) b²(A² − BC) = B²(a² − bc) (D) B²(A² − BC) = b²(a² − bc)
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12. If 2x² + 5y² + 2z² − 2xy − 6yz = 0, then x : y : z is
(A) 1 : 2 : 3 (B) 2 : 1 : 3
(C) 2 : 3 : 4 (D) 3 : 2 : 4
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13. If a² + b² + c² = ab + bc + ca, then which one is correct?
(A) a + b + c = 0 (B) a = b = c
(C) a − b − c = 0 (D) None of the above
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WBCS Main Question Paper – 2018
14. If x³ + 6x² + 4x + K is divisible by (x + 2), then the value of K is
(A) − 6 (B) − 7
(C) − 8 (D) − 10
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15. Two equations 3x + 6y = 15 and 6x + 12y = 30 have
(A) only one solution (B) infinite number of solution
(C) no solution (D) None of the above
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16. What value of m for which two roots of the quadratic equation 4x² + 4(3m − 1)x + (m + 7)
= 0 are reciprocal to each other?
(A) − 7 (B) 7/4
(C) − 3 (D) 1/3
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17. If x = 2 + √3 the value of x + 1/x is
(A) 2 (B) 2√3
(C) 4 (D) 2−√3
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