S

S BASIC CIRCLE
C SIMPLIFICATION

Exp:
Type-1 (VBODMAS)
VBODMAS
• V - Vinculum (or Bar)
• B - Brackets
• O- Of
• D - Division ̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅
5 14
[Link] value of 364 − [142 − {75 + (38 − + )}]
4 8
• M - Multiplication a) 331 b) 332
• A - Addition c) 334 d) 330
• S - Subtraction SSC GD Constable09/02/2023(Shift 3)
[Link] is the value of
1 1 36 24 12 14 24 27
Exp:
[ +{ ×( ÷ )−( × ÷ )} + ]
8 6 45 25 21 15 45 36
1 1
a) b)
72 108
1 1
c) d)
27 36
SSC CGL Mains 26/10/2023

Exp:
2 1
[Link] x is the square of the number when ( 𝑜𝑓 6 ÷
5 4
3 2
) 𝑜𝑓 1 is divided by 11 ¼ , then value of 81x is:
7 7
a) 4 b) 16
c) 36 d) 9
SSC CHSL 18/03/2020 (SHIFT 1)

[Link] is the simplified value of the following

Exp:
3 ̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅)+[ ÷ 1 7 5 6
9 ÷ 𝑜𝑓 (9+6×(4−2) − { + }]
7 5 25 8 16
̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅+36 ÷ (5+20 ÷ 4−1) =?
24÷(16−10)
5 7
a) b)
56 40
40 ̅ 51
c) d)
7 56

Exp: 1 1
[Link] is the value of (2 + √2) + ( )+( )+
2+√2 2−√2
(2 − √2)?
a) 2 b) 4
c) 8 d) 6
SSC CPO SI 9/11/2022

Exp:
[Link] simplified value of
119−[48 ÷ 6−7{5×12÷3−(15− ̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅
(3−8))}]
̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅ is:
24 ÷ 3−9 𝑜𝑓 3 + (52−(8−4))÷6
111 127
a) − b) −
11 27
127 111
c) d)
43 11

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7.A student was asked to find the value of 1 5

[Link] is the value of x? 1 =
1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1+ 1 8
(23 + 22−6) ÷23 × 53 ÷13𝑜𝑓 44 1+ 1
1 1 1 1 3 2 . His answer was 6/7. 1+
𝑥
3 ÷4 𝑜𝑓 5 +5 × ÷2
5 2 3 3 4 3
a) 2 b) 3
What is the difference between the correct answer and
c) 4 d) 5
his answer?
11 6
a) b)
49 49 Exp:
9 5
c) d)
14 14

Exp:

1
[Link]: 1 + 1 =?
1− 1
1+ 3
[Link] the value of 26.4 × 12.5 + √222 + 20 + 112 − 1−
8
1 3
31 a) b)
20 16
a) 18 b) 324 41 21
c) d)
8 8
c) 384 d) 284

Exp:
Exp:

1 3 2 17 1 6
9.[2 ÷ ] + [5 ÷ ] − [3 × ] + [17.98 ÷ 6.2] +
4 4 3 13 3 5 1
[1.25 ÷ 0.5] =? [Link]: 15 + 1 =?
6+ 1
8+
10
a) 3.9 b) 4.5 72 81
c) 69.2 d) 8.7 a) 15 b) 15
496 496
65 90
SSC CHSL 31-05-2022 ( SHIFT 2) c) 15 d) 15
496 496

Exp:
Exp:

Type-2 (Ladder Fraction )

1
[Link]: 1 =? [Link] is the value of 2 +
1
=?
1+ 1 2−
1
1+ 1
1 3− 1
1+ 4−
3 4
1 7 41 30
a) b) a) 2 b) 2
20 11 67 67
11 1 25 36
c) d) c) 2 d) 2
7 4 67 67

Exp: Exp:

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[Link] is the simplified value of 19. Calculate.

4 6 8 12
2 13 2 1 9 + + +. . . . . . . . . +
[{(3 − ) 𝑜𝑓 1 ÷3 }− ]× =? (3 × 7) (7 × 13) (13 × 21) (31 × 43)
1
1+ 2
21 7 3 10 25 23
4+
3 a) b)
129 129
a) 1 b) 2 40 31
c) d)
129 129
c) ⅕ d) 3/10
SSC MTS 26/10/2021
Exp:
Exp:

1 1 1 1
Type-3 (Series Simplification) [Link] 𝑥 = + + +. . . . . . . . +
12×13 13×14 14×15 23×24
1 1 1 1 𝑥
[Link] is the sum of the first 20 terms of the 𝑦= + + +. . . . , then the value .
36×37 37×38 38×39 71×72 𝑦
following series ? 1
𝑎) 3 𝑏)
24
1 × 2 + 2 × 3 + 3 × 4 + 4 × 5+. . . . . . . . . . .. 1 1
𝑐) 𝑑)
a) 3160 b) 2940 72 3

c) 3240 d) 3080
SSC CGL Tier II (08/08/2022) Exp:
Exp:

[Link] is the value of

[Link]. 1 1 1 1
+ + ...........+ =?
(72 −32 ) (132 −32 ) (192 −32 ) (492 −32 )
1 1 1 1 1
(1 − ) (1 − ) (1 − ) . . . . . . (1 − ) (1 − ) 1 1
3 4 5 99 100 a) b)
2 1 20 26
a) b) 1 1
99 25
1 1
c) d)
23 43
c) d)
50 100

Exp:
Exp:

[Link] is the value of [Link] the value of

1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 + + ...........+ =?
+ + + 20 30 42 132
(1×2) (2×3) (3×4) (4×5) 1 1
4 4 a) b)
3 9
a) b)
5 9 1 1
1 1 c) d)
c) d) 8 6
8 6

Exp: Exp:

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[Link] the value of (4×7+2) (6×9+2) (8×11+2) ..........(100×103+2)

[Link]:
(5×8+2) (7×10+2) (9×12+2) ..........(99×102+2)
1 1 1 1
(1×2×3)
+ (2×3×4) +. . . . . . + =? a) 510 b) 420
(3×4×5) (9×10×11)
27 23 c) 210 d) 220
a) b)
110 100
33 31
c) d)
110 100
Exp:

Exp:

994
[Link]: 999 × 999
999
a) 998995 b) 995998
[Link] the value of
1 1 1 1 c) 999985 d) 989895
+ + + ........upto 20 terms
(1×3×5) (1×4) (3×5×7) (4×7)
6179 6070
a) b) Exp:
15275 14973
7191 5183
c) d)
15714 16423

Exp:

1 791
[Link]: + 999 × 99
8 792
a) 99000 b) 9900
c) 990 d) 9999

[Link] is the value of

Exp:
1 1 1
+ +. . . . . . . . . . . + =?
(1×3×5×7) (3×5×7×9) (11×13×15×17)
38 22
a) b)
1989 1989
41 38
c) d)
989 989

Exp:

1 2 3 6
30.𝐹𝑖𝑛𝑑 777 + 777 + 777 +. . . . . +777
7 7 7 7
a) 4662 b) 4665
c) 4667 d) 4663

Exp:
[Link] is the value of
1 1 1 1
+ + .....+ =?
(1+2) (1+2+3) (1+2+3+4) (1+2+3+.....51)
23 24
a) b)
24 25
25 25
c) d)
26 27

Exp:
Type-4 (Recurring Decimal)

[Link] value of 0.46̅ + 0.723

̅̅̅̅ − 0.39̅ × 0. 7̅ is:
a) 0. ̅̅̅̅̅
97 b) 0. ̅̅̅̅̅
57
̅̅̅̅̅
c) 0. 77 ̅̅̅̅
d) 0. 87
SSC CGL (TIER 2) 29/01/2022

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Exp: Exp:

[Link] value of 11. 4̅ + 22.567

̅̅̅̅ − 33.59̅ is :
[Link] is the value of
2.5 × 2.5 + 0.3 × 0.3 + 5 × 0.3
=?
̅̅̅̅̅ ̅̅̅̅̅ 1.6 × 1.6 + 0.6 × 0.6 − 1.2 × 1.6
a) 40.12 b) 4.12
a) 7.64 b) 8.64
̅̅̅̅̅
c) 0.412 d) 0.0412̅̅̅̅
c) 208 d) 7.84
SSC CGL (TIER 2) 03/02/2022
SSC MTS 19/05/2023 (Evening)
Exp:
Exp:

̅̅̅̅ & 𝐶 = 0.309̅ , then what is

̅̅̅̅, 𝐵 = 0.415
[Link] 𝐴 = 0.312
the value of A+B+C=? [Link] 52 × 52 − 48 × 48.
1141 1097 a) 386 b) 400
a) b)
1100 1100
1211 1043 c) 424 d) 326
c) d) Higher Secondary 27/06/2023 (Shift 3)
1100 1100
SSC CGL TIER 2(08/08/2022)
Exp:
Exp:

582 −252 262 −152 1 20

[Link] 𝐴 = 2,𝐵 = , then the value of −
Type-5 (Formula Based) 462 −37 562 −152 𝐵 𝐴
is:
IMPORTANT FORMULAE
a) 2 b) 1
1. (𝑎 + 𝑏) 2 = 𝑎2 + 𝑏 2 + 2𝑎𝑏
c) -1 d) 0
2. (𝑎 − 𝑏) 2 = 𝑎2 + 𝑏 2 − 2𝑎𝑏
SSC CGL Tier II (26-10-2023)
3. (𝑎2 − 𝑏 2 ) = (𝑎 + 𝑏) (𝑎 − 𝑏)
Exp:
4. (𝑎 + 𝑏 + 𝑐) 2 = 𝑎2 + 𝑏 2 + 𝑐 2 + 2𝑎𝑏 + 2𝑏𝑐 + 2𝑐𝑎
5. (𝑎 + 𝑏) 3 = 𝑎3 + 𝑏 3 + 3𝑎𝑏(𝑎 + 𝑏)
6. (𝑎 − 𝑏) 3 = 𝑎3 − 𝑏 3 − 3𝑎𝑏(𝑎 − 𝑏)
7. 𝑎3 + 𝑏 3 = (𝑎 + 𝑏) (𝑎2 + 𝑏 2 − 𝑎𝑏)
8. 𝑎3 − 𝑏 3 = (𝑎 − 𝑏) (𝑎2 + 𝑏 2 + 𝑎𝑏)
9. 𝑎3 + 𝑏 3 + 𝑐 3 − 3𝑎𝑏𝑐 = (𝑎 + 𝑏 + 𝑐) (𝑎2 + 𝑏 2 + 𝑐 2 −
𝑎𝑏 − 𝑏𝑐 − 𝑐𝑎) (4.2) 3 − 0.008
[Link] the given expression.
(4.2) 2 + 0.84 +0.04
3 3 3 1
10. 𝑎 + 𝑏 + 𝑐 − 3𝑎𝑏𝑐 = (𝑎 + 𝑏 + 𝑐) [(𝑎 − 𝑏)2 + a) 4 b) -2
2
(𝑏 − 𝑐 )2 + (𝑐 − 𝑎 ) 2 ] c) 2 d) -4
𝐼𝑓 𝑎 + 𝑏 + 𝑐 = 0, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑎3 + 𝑏 3 + 𝑐 3 − 3𝑎𝑏𝑐 = 0 SSC CHSL 14/08/2023 (2ND SHIFT)
⇒ 𝑎3 + 𝑏 3 + 𝑐 3 = 3𝑎𝑏𝑐
Exp:
11. 𝑎4 + 𝑎2 𝑏 2 + 𝑏 4 = (𝑎2 + 𝑎𝑏 + 𝑏 2 )(𝑎2 − 𝑎𝑏 + 𝑏 2 )

[Link] is the value of

√0.48 × 0.48 + 0.25 × 0.25 + 0.5 × 0.48
a) 0.63 b) 0.93
c) 0.83 d) 0.73
SSC MTS 16/06/2023 (Afternoon)

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[Link] the given expression PRACTICE PROBLEMS

120 × 120 × 120 −100 × 100 × 100
120 × 120 + 120 × 100 + 100 × 100
Type-1 (VBODMAS)
a) 20 b) 25
[Link] is the value of
c) 10 d) 15 5 1 1 1 1 5 8 2
SSC CGL 27/07/2023 [( 𝑜𝑓 × − × )+ × − ]
7 12 4 2 8 4 15 3
1 1 1 =?
÷ +
2 4 2
Exp: 4 5
a) − b) −
105 108
4 2
c) − d) −
103 105

6 6 6 5 9 4 15
[Link] the value of ÷ 𝑜𝑓 × + ÷ 𝑜𝑓 −
5 5 5 6 4 5 2
5 4 5 6
{8 + ( + 𝑜𝑓 )}
9 3 3 25
40. The value of 79 79
a) −9 b) −9
360 120
0.545 × 0.081 × 0.51 × 5.2 9 281
is: c) −9 d) −8
0.3243 + 0.2213 − 0.543 40 360
a) -1 b) 1
c) 3 d) -3 [Link] will be the value of
SSC CGL Tier II (12/09/2019) 1 1 25 35 4 6 54 28
[ + { 𝑜𝑓 ( ÷ )−( × ÷ )} + ]
5 7 42 6 7 5 63 40
Exp: 403 383
a) b)
3430 3430
393 99
c) d)
3430 490
SSC GD CONSTABLE 02/02/2023 (SHIFT 2)

1
[Link] is the simplified value of (8.5 − 2 ) 𝑜𝑓 16.5 −
2
1 1 1
[27.4 − {10 𝑜𝑓 2.5 − (1 − 1 )}] =?
4 2 5

[Link] (a) 97.075 (b) 99.925

(c) 96.925 (d) 101.075
SSC MTS 10/05/2023 (Shift IInd)

a) 6.125 b) 8.645
c) 7.247 d) 10.245 2 3 5
[Link] the value of 31 ÷ [168 ÷ 𝑜𝑓 28 + (33 ÷ ) +
5 7 2
SSC CHSL 04/08/2023 3 2
(7 − 3 )] =?
5 5
Exp:
(a) 10 (b) 3
(c) 1 (d) 5
SSC GD Constable 02/02/2023 (Shift IInd)

2 8 5 2 16 11
[Link] value of (16 ÷ 10) − [( × ) 𝑜𝑓 + × −
3 3 4 5 3 8
1 1
( ÷ )]
[Link] value of 4 28

4.64 + 5.44 + 24.842 is:

is: (a) 1 (b) 5
4.62 + 5.42 + 24.84
a) 24.42 b) 24.24 (c) 0 (d) 10
c) 25.42 d) 25.48 SSC MTS 11/10/2021 (Shift-I)
SSC CGL Tier II (13/09/2019)

Exp: 5 2 15 4 1
[Link] value of 3 + [3 + { (5 ÷ 14 )}] is equal
6 3 4 5 2
to:
(a) 6 (b) 7
(c) 9 (d) 8
SSC CGL–(Tier-I) 16/08/2021 (Shift II)

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1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Type-3 (Series Simplification)

8. If 𝐴 = ÷ × + × , 𝐵 = ÷ × + × and
2 3 4 5 6 6 3 5 4 2
1 1 1 1 1 1
what is the value of (A-B) [Link] (1 + ) (1 + ) (1 + ) (1 + ) (1 − ) (1 − )
2 4 6 8 3 5
(a) 25/36 (b) 1/5 1 1
(1 − ) = 1 + , then what is the value of x?
7 𝑥
(c) 33/35 (d) 11/60
a) 6 b) 8
SSC MTS 08/07/2022 (Shift-III)
c) 5 d) 7
Type-2 (Ladder Fraction ) SSC CGL (TIER 2) (19-02-2018)

[Link];
1 1 1 1 1 249
1+ 1 [Link] + + ...........+ =
1+3 (1×2) (2×3) (3×4) (𝑛×(𝑛+1) ) 250
3 7 Find the value of n
a) b)
4 4
7 1
a) 249 b) 248
c) d)
3 3 c) 250 d) 251

[Link]: [Link]
1 1 1 1
2 =? + (5×8) + (8×11) … … … . 𝑢𝑝𝑡𝑜 100 𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑠
1+ 3 (2×5)
1+ 4
1+ 43 25
5 a) b)
3 4 151 151
a) b) 81 41
7 7 c) d)
5 1 151 151
c) d)
7 7

[Link]:
[Link] is the value of 7 11 7 11 7 11 7 11
+ + + + + +. . . . . . . . . . + + =?
1 2 3 6 15 12 35 156 575
1− 1 =? a)
3816
b)
3516
1+ 1
2− 325 325
1
2+
3
3456 1172
c) d)
5 7 335 625
a) b)
18 18
9 1
c) d) 1 1 1 1 1
18 18 [Link]: + + + +
15 35 63 99 143
5 3
a) b)
7 39 39
[Link]: 1 − 1 =? 7 1
1− 7 c) d)
1+
1−7 39 39
a) 0 b) 1
c) -1 d) 2 [Link] of the following statements is/are true?
1 1 1 1 5
+ + ...........+ <
2 6 12 110 6
[Link] the value of A.
1 9 1 1 1 1 1 7
𝐴+ 1 = . + + + + >
1+ 1 10 15 35 63 99 143 13
2+
3
1 2 a) Only 1 b) Only 2
a) b)
5 5
3 4 c) Both 1 and 2 d) Neither 1 nor 2
c) d)
5 5

[Link]:
1 13
[Link] 1 = then find a-b+c=? 1
+
1
+
𝑎+ 1 29
𝑏+ (1+1×1) (2+2×2)
𝑐
1 1
a) 1 b) 0 ...........+ upto 100 terms
(3+3×3) (𝑛+𝑛×𝑛)
c) 2 d) 5 100 100
a) b)
1001 101
101 50
c) d)
100 101
[Link] is the simplified value of
[Link]:
1 15 2 1 3+4 1 1 1 1
(1 − 2 )× ÷ 𝑜𝑓 2 − =? + (2×3×4) + (3×4×5) + ⋯ … . + (98×99×100)
4− 16 3 4 33 +4 3
1+1
1 (1×2×3)
3
+2 4849 4819
a) b)
a) 8/13 b) 4/13 19800 9900
4949 4949
c) 6/13 d) 6/13 c) d)
19800 9900

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[Link]:
1 1 1 1
+ (3×5×7) + (5×7×9) + ⋯ … . + (9×11×13) [Link] simplified form of the expression
(1×3×5)
26 35 (𝑥 2 −9) × (9𝑥 2 −1) 9
a) b) 1 𝑥 × 1 𝑥 is:
429 429 (𝑥− ) × (1− ) (𝑥 + ) (1+ )
3 3 3 3
34 31
c) d) a) -729 b) -81
429 100
c) 729 d) 81
[Link] is the value of SSC CHSL Tier II (10/01/2024)
1 1 1
(1×2×3×4)
+ (2×3×4×5) + ⋯ … … . . + (6×7×8×9)
83 43 [Link] the following expression
a) b)
1512 1512
0.96 × 0.96 × 0.96 + 0.04 × 0.04 × 0.04
41 38
c) d) 0.96 × 0.96 − 0.96 × 0.04 + 0.04 × 0.04
1512 512
a) 0 b) 0.82
c) 2 d) 1
[Link]:
763 SSC CHSL 07/08/2023
99 × 799
799
a) 79864 b) 78964
c) 75894 d) 76894 [Link] the following expression. 0.01 + 0.68 ×
0.68 + 0.22 × 0.22 + 0.044 + 0.136 + 0.44 × 0.68
1 2 3 4
a) 0.69 b) 1
27.𝐹𝑖𝑛𝑑 999 + 999 + 999 + 999
5 5 5 5 c) 0.8 d) 0.9
a) 3995 b) 3996 SSC CHSL 03/08/2023 (1st shift)
c) 9996 d) 3998

Type-4 (Recurring Decimal) [Link] the given expression.

0.254 + 2 × 0.252 + 1 − 0.252
[Link] value of 22. 4̅ + 11.567
̅̅̅̅ − 33.59̅ is :
0.252 + 0.25 + 1
̅̅̅̅
a) 0. 32 ̅̅̅̅̅
b) 0. 412 a) 0.6755 b) 0.9025
c) 0.31̅ ̅̅̅̅
d) 0.412 c) 0.8125 d) 0.7835
SSC CGL Tier II (11/09/2019) SSC CHSL 08/08/2023 (2nd Shift)

[Link] value of 0.56̅ − 0.723

̅̅̅̅ + 0.39̅ × 0. 7̅ is: [Link]:
̅̅̅̅
𝑎) 0.154 ̅̅̅̅̅
b) 0. 154 6.93 + 2.73 + 5.83 − 3 × 6.9 × 2.7 × 5.8
̅̅̅̅̅
c) 0. 158 ̅̅̅̅
d) 0.158 6.92 + 2.72 + 5.82 − 6.9 × 2.7 − 2.7 × 5.8 − 5.8 × 6.9
SSC CGL Tier II (12/09/2019) a) 15.1 b) 15.3
c) 15.2 d) 15.4
SSC CHSL 07/06/2022
30. If N = 0.369369369369..... and M =
0.531531531531...., then what is the value of (1/N) +
(1/M) ? ANSWER KEY

(a) 11100/2419 (b) 111/100 1.d 2.a 3.c 4.c 5.c

(c) 1897/3162 (d) 2419/11100 6.c 7.c 8.d 9.b 10.b
SSC CGL (Tier-II) 18-02-2018 11.b 12.a 13.a 14.a 15.b
16.b 17.a 18.b 19.a 20.a
Type-5 (Formula Based)
21.d 22.b 23.c 24.b 25.a
[Link] is the value of 26.a 27.d 28.d 29.a 30.a
√0.52 × 0.52 + 0.31 × 0.31 + 0.62 × 0.52 =? 31.c 32.a 33.a 34.d 35.b
a) 0.63 b) 0.73 36.c 37.d
c) 0.83 d) 0.93
SSC MTS 13/06/2023

(379 + 276) 2 + (379−276) 2

[Link]:
379 × 379 + 276 × 276
a) 2 b) 655
c) 103 d) 1
SSC CHSL 11/08/2023 (2ND SHIFT)

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