Simplification – Group 4 Topic Quiz

About this quiz

This quiz has 30 multiple-choice questions on Simplification, from the Aptitude (Quantitative) unit of the TNPSC Group 4 Aptitude & Mental Ability syllabus. * Time allowed: 40 minutes * Each question has four options and only one correct answer * No negative marking * Pass mark: 35% * Each answer comes with an explanation after you submit Topics covered: * What Simplification Means * The BODMAS Rule * Brackets, "Of", Fractions and Decimals * Powers, Roots and Approximation Syllabus reference: Simplification; Order of operations (BODMAS)

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Sample questions

1. 1In the BODMAS rule, what does the letter 'O' stand for?

   • AOperations of addition
   • BOrders (powers and roots)
   • COrder of writing from left to right
   • DOuter brackets

2. 2In the form VBODMAS, the letter 'V' stands for Vinculum. What is a vinculum?

   • AA bar drawn over a group of numbers, which works like a bracket
   • BThe value of a number raised to a power
   • CThe remainder left after a division
   • DThe approximate value of an expression