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71 + 36 - (28 + 14) + 95 - 53 + 24 = ?

Asked in SSC MTS Held On: 09 Feb, 2026 Shift 2 · 2026
Bodmas Rule · Quantitative Aptitude
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Quantitative AptitudeSimplificationBodmas RuleSSC MTS Held On: 09 Feb, 2026 Shift 22026
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Questions Asked from Simplification in Previous Exams

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26UPSC Questions Asked in These Years:2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2026
21SSC Questions Asked in These Years:2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
15Railways Questions Asked in These Years:2016, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025, 2026
29State PSC Questions Asked in These Years:2002, 2004, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Simplification has appeared in 91 previous-year exam questions, most frequently in State PSC, UPSC and SSC.
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