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NUMBER SERIES
NATIONALISED BANKS the number given, following the sequence of the
& IBPS SO/MT/SO original series and answer the questions that follow
Directions (1-5): In the following number the series.
series, a wrong number is given. Find out that (Union Bank of India
wrong number. PO Exam. 27.11.2005)
(Canara Bank PO Exam. 09.02.2003) 11. 12 30 120 460 1368 2730
1. 2 11 38 197 1172 8227 65806 16 (a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
(1) 11 (2) 38 What will come in place of (d) ?
(3) 197 (4) 1172 (1) 1384 (2) 2642
(5) 8227 (3) 2808 (4) 1988
2. 16 19 21 30 46 71 107 (5) None of these
(1) 19 (2) 21 12. 154 462 231 693 346.5 1039.5
(3) 30 (4) 46 276 (a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
(5) 71 What will come in place of (e) ?
3. 7 9 16 25 41 68 107 173 (1) 1746 (2) 621
(1) 107 (2) 16 (3) 1242 (4) 983
(3) 41 (4) 68 (5) None of these
(5) 25 13. 7 91 1001 7007 35035 105
4. 4 2 3.5 7.5 26.25 118.125 14.5 (a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
(1) 118.125 (2) 26.25 What will come in place of (c) ?
(3) 3.5 (4) 2 (1) 21132.5 (2) 14514.5
(5) 7.5 (3) 20020.5 (4) 13864.5
5. 16 4 2 1.5 1.75 1.875 (5) None of these
(1) 1.875 (2) 1.75 14. 582 574 601 537 662 446
(3) 1.5 (4) 2 204 (a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
(5) 4 What will come in place of (d) ?
Directions (6-10): What will come in place (1) 284 (2) 68
of the question mark (?) in the following number (3) 174 (4) 331
series ? (5) None of these
(Syndicate Bank PO Exam. 10.10.2004) 15. 85 43 44 67.5 137 345
6. 3 10 32 100 ? 125 (a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
(1) 345 (2) 460 What will come in place of (c) ?
(3) 308 (4) 440 (1) 86 (2) 107.5
(5) None of these (3) 112.5 (4) 97.5
7. 5 3 4 ? 38 (5) None of these
(1) 8.5 (2) 6 Directions (16-22) : What will come in
(3) 7.5 (4) 8 place of the question mark (?) in the following
(5) None of these number series ?
8. 5 6 ? 57 244 (Corporation Bank Po
(1) 21 (2) 16 Exam. 29.07.2006)
(3) 17 (4) 15 16. 1 ? 27 64 125
(5) None of these (1) 8 (2) 4
9. 3 10 21 ? 51 (3) 6 (4) 9
(1) 34 (2) 32 (5) None of these
(3) 33 (4) 37 17. 25 16 ? 4 1
(5) None of these (1) 3 (2) 6
10. 5 11 ? 55 117 (3) 12 (4) 18
(1) 21 (2) 27 (5) None of these
(3) 23 (4) 25 18. 1 6 36 240 1960 ?
(5) None of these (1) 19660 (2) 3680
Directions (11-15): In each of the following (3) 36800 (4) 19600
questions a number series is given. After the series (5) None of these
a number is given followed by (a), (b), (c), (d) and 19. 12 14 17 13 8 14 21 13 4 ?
(e). You have to complete the series starting with
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(1) 14 (2) 13 (3) 1764 (4) 3136
(3) 15 (4) 2 (5) 6561
(5) None of these 31. 23 25 53 163 657 3291 ?
20. 2 5 7 12 19 31 50 ? (1) 16461 (2) 13169
(1) 53 (2) 81 (3) 9877 (4) 23045
(3) 69 (4) 74 (5) 19753
(5) None of these 32. 13 13 65 585 7605 129285 ?
21. 15 12 17 10 ? 8 21 6 (1) 2456415 (2) 2235675
(1) 3 (2) 7 (3) 2980565 (4) 2714985
(3) 21 (4) 19 (5) 2197845
(5) None of these Directions (33-37) : What should come in
22. 4 6 12 30 90 315 ? place of question mark (?) in the following number
(1) 945 (2) 1102 series ?
(3) 1260 (4) 1417.5 (Andhra Bank PO Exam. 14.09.2008)
(5) None of these 33. 40280625 732375 16275 465 18.6
Directions (16-22) : What should come in 1.24 ?
place of the question mark (?) in the following (1) 0.248 (2) 0.336
number series ? (3) 0.424 (4) 0.512
(Bank Of Maharashtra PO (5) 0.639
Exam. 29.07.2006) 34. 14 12 21 59 231 1149 ?
23. 1548 516 129 43 ? (1) 6987 (2) 6787
(1) 11 (2) 10.75 (3) 6887 (4) 6687
(3) 9.5 (4) 12 (5) 6587
(5) None of these 35. 1728 2744 4096 5832 8000 10648
24. 949 189.8 ? 22.776 11.388 6.8328 ?
(1) 48.24 (2) 53.86 (1) 12167 (2) 13824
(3) 74.26 (4) 56.94 (3) 15625 (4) 9261
(5) None of these (5) 17576
25. 121 144 190 259 ? 466 36. 120 15 105 17.5 87.5 ?
(1) 351 (2) 349 (1) 18.5 (2) 19.5
(3) 374 (4) 328 (3) 21.875 (4) 17.5
(5) None of these (5) 90
26. 14 43.5 264 ? 76188 37. 3 6 21 28 55 66 ? 120
(1) 3168 (2) 3176 (1) 103 (2) 104
(3) 1587 (4) 1590 (3) 108 (4) 106
(5) None of these (5) 105
27. 41 164 2624 ? 6045696 Directions (38-42) : In each of the following
(1) 104244 (2) 94644 questions a number series is given which has only
(3) 94464 (4) 102444 one wrong number. You have to find out the wrong
(5) None of these number.
Directions (28-32): What should come In (Bank Of Baroda Specialist
place of question mark (?) in the following number Officer Exam. 05.10.2008)
series ? 38. 7.25 47.5 87.5 157.5 247.5 357.5
(Indian Overseas Bank 487.5
PO Exam. 15.06.2008) (1) 357.5 (2) 87.5
28. 12 12 18 45 180 1170 ? (3) 157.5 (4) 7.5
(1) 12285 (2) 10530 (5) 47.5
(3) 11700 (4) 12870 39. 13 16 21 27 39 52 69
(5) 7605 (1) 21 (2) 39
29. 444 467 513 582 674 789 ? (3) 27 (4) 52
(1) 950 (2) 904 (5) 16
(3) 927 (4) 881 40. 1500 1581 1664 1749 1833 1925 2016
(5) 973 (1) 1581 (2) 1664
30. 1 16 81 256 625 1296 ? (3) 1833 (4) 1925 (5) 1749
(1) 4096 (2) 2401 41. 66 91 120 153 190 233 276
Similarly,
Hence, 19 will come in place of the question
mark.
22. (3) The given series is based on the following
pattern :
Hence, 284 will come in place of(d).
15. (4) The given series is based on the following
pattern: Hence, 1260 will come in place of the
question mark.
23. (2) The given number series is based on the
Similarly, following pattern :
15. (3)
11. (4) The series is based on following pattern
2 × 1 + (1) 2 = 3
13. (4)
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
1 1 = 1 - + - + - +.....+ - + -
= 1 + + ..... + 81 100 2 2 3 3 4 6 7 7
4 4 9 9 16
1 1
+
1 99 8 7 9
=1- = = 0.99
100 100 1 1
20. (4) The pattern is : =1- +
8 63
8 + 6 = 14
504 63 8 449
14 + 18 (= 6 + 12) = 32 = =
32 + 38 (= 18 + 20) = 70 8 63 504
70 + 66 (= 38 + 28) = 136 1 504
136 + 102 (= 66 + 36 ) = 1.1
x 449
= 238
27. (4)
21. (1) The pattern is :
25 + 1 × 16 = 41 1 1 1 1
41 + 3 × 16 = 41 + 48 = 89 1 22 1 2 1 2 .... 1 2 =
3 4 2011
89 + 5 × 16 = 89 + 80 = 169
169 + 7 × 16 = 169 + 112 = 281 x
281 + 9 × 16 = 281 + 144 = 425 2 2011
22. (2) The pattern is :
461 + 13 = 474
474 - 9 = 465 1 1 1 1 1 1
1 2 1 2 1 3 1 3 1 4 1 4
465 + 13 = 478
478 - 9 = 469
469 + 13 = 482 1 1 1 1
1 1 .... 1 × 1
23. (5) The pattern is : 5 5 2011 2011
(980 2) + 26 = 516
x
(516 2) + 26 = 284 =
(284 2) + 26 = 168 2 2011
(168 2)+ 26 = 110 1 3 2 4 3 5 4 6
(110 2) + 26 = 81 × × × × × × × ....
2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5
24. (5) The pattern is :
4+0=4 2010 2012 x
4 + 6= 10 × =
2011 2011 2 2011
10 + 24 ( = 6 + 18) = 34
34 + 60 (= 6 + 54) = 94 1 2012 x
94 + 168 (= 6 + 162) = 262 × =
2 2011 2 2011
25. (1) Expression = x = 2012
(l + 7 + 13 + 19 + .... + 61) + (3 - 5 + 9 - 11 28. (2) The pattern is :
+ .... + 63 - 65)
= (1 + 7 +13 + ... + 61) - 2 ×11 1050 30
= 510
First Part = 1 + 7 + 13 +....+ 61 2
tn= a + (n- 1)d
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33. (2) The given number series is based on the
following pattern :
1548 3 = 516
516 4 = 129
129 3 = 43
43 4 = 10.75
510 26 Hence, 10.75 will replace the question
= 242 mark.
2
34. (4) The given number series is ‘ based on
242 22 the following pattern :
= 100 106 949 × 0.2 = 189.8
2
189.8 × 0.3 = 56.94
110 18 56.94 × 0.4 = 22.776
= 46
2 22.776 × 0.5 = 11.388
46 14
11.388 × 0.6 = 6.8328
= 16. Hence, 56.94 will replace the question
2 mark.
29. (1) The pattern is 35. (1) The given number series is based on
550 - 22 = 550 - 4 = 546 the following pattern :
546 - 32 = 546 - 9 = 537 121 + 23 × 1 = 144
537 - 42 = 537 - 16 = 521 144 + 23 × 2 = 190
521 - 52 = 521 - 25 190 + 23 × 3 = 259
= 496 494 ? = 259 + 23 × 4 = 259 + 92 = 351
496 - 62 = 496 - 36 = 460 Hence, 351 will replace the question mark.
30. (3) The pattern is ; 36. (5) The given number series is based on the
8 + 1 × 13 = 21 following pattern :
21 + 2 ×13 = 21 +26 = 47 14 × 3 + 1.5 = 43.5
47 + 3 × 13 = 47 + 39 = 86 43.5 × 6+ 1.5 × 2 = 264
86 + 4 × 13 = 86 + 52 264 × 12 + 1.5 × 4 = 3174
= 138 140 3174 × 24 + 1.5 × 8 = 76188
138 + 5 × 13 = 138 + 65 = 203 Hence, 3174 will replace the question mark.
203 + 6 × 13 = 203 + 78 = 281 37. (3) The given number series is based on the
31 (2) The pattern is ; following pattern :
4 × 8 - 8 = 32 - 8 = 24 41 × 22 = 164
24 × 7 - 7 = 168 - 7 = 161 164 × 42 = 2624
161 × 6 - 6 = 966 - 6 2624 × 62 = 94464
= 960 965 94464 × 82 = 6045696
960 × 5 - 5 = 4800 - 5 = 4795 Hence 94464 will replace the question
32. (3) The pattern is : mark.
1 × 2=2 38. (1) The pattern is :
2 × 3 = 6 8 2+3=5
6 × 4 = 24 5+4=9
24 × 5 = 120 6 + 5 = 14
120 × 6 = 720 14 + 6 = 20
20 + 7 = 27
2
=
5. (4) 6. (1) 2
7. (4) 8. (3) = (120)2 = 14400
9. (1) 10. (2) 4. (1) According to question,
11. (1) 12. (2) (13 + 23 + 33 + ...... + 153) -
13. (4) 14. (1) (1 + 2 + 3 + .... + 15)
15. (4) 16. (2)
2
17. (2) 18. (3) n n 1 n n 1
19. (3) = -
2 2
1. (4) 2. (1)
3. (4) 4. (3) 2
15 16 15 16
5. (2) 6. (3) = -
2
7. (5) 8. (2) 2
9. (1) 10. (4) = (120)2 - (120)
11. (3) 12. (5) =120 × 119 = 14280
13. (2) 14. (1) 5. (4) According to question,
15. (4) 16. (1) 53, 48, 50, 50, 47....
17. (5) 18. (1) The above series can be splitted into two
19. (1) series one in ascending order and other
EXPLANATIONS in descending order 53, 50, 47 and other
1. (2) Let the polygon has n sides. is 48, 50, 52.
Given, the smallest interior angle is 120°, Hence, 52 will be the next number.
hence the greatest exterior angle will be 6. (1) According to question,
(180° -120°) = 60° nth term of a GP = an-1
We know sum of exterior angles of a polygon 8th term = 5 × (2)8-1 = 5 × (2)7
= 360° = 5 × 128 = 640
60 + 55 + 50 + .... = 360 7. (4) Let the two numbers be x and y.
{Common difference = -5} Then, AM,
n x y
2 [2a + (n - 1) d] = 360 =5
2
x + y = 10
n
[120 + (n - 1) × -5] = 360 and GM, xy = 4 ...(i)
2
n2 - 25n + 144 = 0 xy = 16
n = 9, 16 (x - y) 2 = (x + y)2 - 4xy
Number of sides cannot be 16. 100 - 64 = 36
Hence, n = 9 x-y=6 ...(ii)
2. (3) According to question, Or
Sum of 40 instalments S40 Solving Eqs. (i) and (ii),
= 3600 = 20 (2a + 39d) x = 8 and y = 2
2a + 39d = 180 ...(i) 8. (3) According to question,
Sum of 30 instalments 2 + 3 =5; 5 + 4 = 9;
S30 = 2400 = 15 (2a + 29d) 9 + 5 = 14; 14 + 6 = 20;
2a + 29d = 160 ...(ii) 20 + 7 = 27
Solving Eqs. (i) and (ii), we get Hence, the next number of the series will
a = 51 and d = 2 be 27.
The value of first instalment 9. (1) According to question,
= Rs 51 n
3. (4) According to question, we have, S40= [2a + (n - l)d]
2
2
n n 1 = 20 [4 + 39 × 4]
13 + 23 + 33 +..... + n3 = = 20 × 160 = 3200
2
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10. (2) Let a be the first term and d be the
1 1 1 1
common difference. q + = +
r s p
n
Then, Sn = (2a + (n - l)d] Hence the none of these be answer
2 14. (2) According to question,
2n 1, 4, 9, 16, 25
S 2= [2a+ (2n - l)d] (1) 2 (2)2 (3)2 (4)2 (5)2
2
Each term of the progression is the square
3n of a natural number.
and S3n = [2a + (3n - l)d] ] Hence, the eighth term of the sequence will
2
Given, S2n = 3Sn be (8)2 = 64
15. (2) Let the last term be n,
2n then a + arn-1 = 66
2 [2a + (2n - 1)d] =
and ar. arn-2 = 128
a2rn-1’ = 128
n From Eqs. (i) and (ii),
2 [2a + (n - 1)d]
2 a (66 - a) = 128
4a + (4n - 2)d = 6a + (3n - 3)d a2 - 66a + 128 = 0
d (4n - 2 - 3n + 3) = 2a a = 64, 2
2a 16. (3) According to question,
d = (x + l)th term -xth term
n 1
= (x + 1)2 + 1 - (x2 + 1)
2an 2 = x2 + 2x + 1 + 1 - x2 - 1
Sn = = 2x + 1
n 1
17. (3) By hit and trial or common sense, we
12an 2 have,
and S3n = 2 = (-1)2 + (0)2 + (1) 2
n 1
Hence the numbers are -1, 0, 1, 2
Sn 2an 2 n 1 1 S3n 18. (2) According to question,
S = × 2 = 6 = S =6 T5 = a + (n - 1).d
3n n 1 12 an n
11. (1) According to question, 2 = - 14 + 4d
8, 24, 12, 36, 18, 54 16
d= = 4
4
n
Sn = 2 [2a + (n - 1) × d]
Hence, 27 will come in the blank space.
12. (2) Let the first term and common term of n
the AP be a and d respectively. 40 = [-28 + (n- 1) × 4]
2
Then, (a + 5d) + (a + 14d) =
(a + 6d) + (a + 9d) + (a + 11d) 80 = - 28n + 4n2 - 4n
2a + 19d = 3a + 26 d 4n2 - 32n - 80 = 0
a + 7d = 0 n2 - 8n - 20 = 0
8th term is 0. (n - 10)(n + 2) = 0
13. (4) According to question, n= 10 ( n -2)
If p, q, r, s are in HP. 19. (3) According to question,
a = -3. d = 3
1 1 1 1
p , q , , are in AP T10= a + (10 -1). d
r s T10 = -3 + 9 × 3 = 24
1 1 1 1
q -p= -
s r
NUMBER SERIES-264
Directions (Q. 1-5): In each of the following number series, a wrong number is given. Find
out that number.
1. 1, 12, 31, 63, 101, 156, 227
(1) 31 (2) 63 (3) 101 (4) 156 (5) 227
2. 4, 9, 28, 99, 415, 2105, 12660
(1) 9 (2) 28 (3) 99 (4) 415 (5) 2105
3. 7, 26, 64, 124, 215, 342, 511
(1) 26 (2) 64 (3) 124 (4) 215 (5) 342
4. 9, 28, 63, 120, 205, 323, 483
(1) 28 (2) 63 (3) 120 (4) 205 (5) 323
5. 26, 57, 102, 164, 250, 366, 518
(1) 57 (2) 102 (3) 164 (4) 250 (5) 366
Directions (Q. 6-10): In each of the following number series, a wrong number is given. Find
out the wrong number.
6. 30, 210, 742, 1716, 3390, 5814
(1) 210 (2) 742 (3) 1716 (4) 3390 (5) 5814
7. 1440, 1152, 930, 766, 651, 580, 542
(1) 930 (2) 766 (3) 651 (4) 580 (5) 542
8. 18, 59, 187, 576, 1749, 5269
(1) 59 (2) 187 (3) 576 (3) 1749 (5) 5269
9. 7, 22, 64, 216, 898, 4525, 27190
(1) 64 (2) 216 (3) 898 (4) 4525 (5) 27190
10. 16, 9278, 15109, 18484, 20212, 20941, 21157
(1) 9278 (2) 15109 (3) 18484 (4) 20212 (5) 20941
Directions (Q. Nos. 11-15) What will come in place of question mark (?) in the following
number series?
11. 1 7 49 343 (?)
(1) 16807 (2) 1227 (3) 2058 (4) 2401 (5) None of these
12. 13 20 39 78 145 (?)
(1) 234 (2) 244 (3) 236 (4) 248 (5) None of these
13. 12 35 81 173 357 (?)
(1) 725 (2) 715 (3) 726 (4) 736 (5) None of these
14. 3 100 297 594 991 (?)
(1) 1489 (2) 1479 (3) 1478 (4) 1498 (5) None of these
15. 112 119 140 175 224 (?)
(1) 277 (2) 276 (3) 287 (4) 266 (5) None of these
Directions (Q. 16 - 20): In each of the following number series, a wrong number is given. Find
out that number.
16. 4, 5, 18, 80, 388, 2065, 12606
(1) 5 (2) 18 (3) 80 (4) 388 (5) 2065
17. 22, 51, 88, 133, 186, 248, 316
(1) 51 (2) 88 (3) 133 (4) 186 (5) 248
18. 7, 9, 21, 57, 137, 284, 539
(1) 9 (2) 21 (3) 57 (4) 137 (5) 284
SHORT ANSWER
1. (2) 2. (4) 3. (2) 4. (5) 5. (1) 6. (2) 7. (3) 8. (4)
9. (2) 10. (1) 11. (4) 12. (4) 13. (1) 14. (5) 15. (3) 16. (3)
17. (5) 18. (5) 19. (1) 20. (3) 21. (3) 22. (1) 23. (4) 24. (5)
25. (1) 26. (3) 27. (1) 28. (2) 29. (3) 30. (4) 31. (2) 32. (3)
33. (1) 34. (5) 35. (2) 36. (3) 37. (4) 38. (1) 39. (2) 40. (2)
41. (1) 42. (2) 43. (3) 44. (1) 45. (3) 46. (2) 47. (5) 48. (2)
49. (1) 50. (3) 51. (3) 52. (2) 53. (1) 54. (5) 55. (1) 56. (5)
57. (3) 58. (1) 59. (3) 60. (2) 61. (3) 62. (2) 63. (1) 64. (2)
65. (5) 66. (4) 67. (2) 68. (1) 69. (4) 70. (3) 71. (3) 72. (5)
73. (2) 74. (4) 75. (3) 76. (2) 77. (1) 78. (5) 79. (1) 80. (4)
81. (2) 82. (1) 83. (2) 84. (4) 85. (2) 86. (2) 87. (1) 88. (4)
89. (3) 90. (4) 91. (2) 92. (3) 93. (2) 94. (1) 95. (5) 96. (2)
97. (1) 98. (3) 99. (5) 100. (4) 101. (2) 102. (4) 103. (5) 104. (1)
105. (2) 106. (4) 107. (4) 108. (1) 109. (2) 110. (1) 111. (4) 112. (3)
113. (1) 114. (1) 115. (4) 116. (3) 117. (2) 118. (4) 119. (2) 120. (4)
121. (3) 122. (1) 123. (3) 124. (4) 125. (2) 126. (3) 127. (5) 128. (1)
129. (5) 130. (3) 131. (2) 132. (1) 133. (3) 134. (3) 135. (2) 136. (4)
137. (5) 138. (3) 139. (3) 140. (2) 141. (5) 142. (5) 143. (1) 144. (1)
145. (4) 146. (4) 147. (4) 148. (3) 149. (3) 150. (1) 151. (2) 152. (4)
153. (5) 154. (2) 155. (2) 156. (1) 157. (5) 158. (4) 159. (2) 160. (1)
161. (5) 162. (3) 163. (1) 164. (4) 165. (3) 166. (1) 167. (4) 168. (2)
169. (2) 170. (2) 171. (3) 172. (1) 173. (2) 174. (1) 175. (5) 176. (3)
177. (3) 178. (3) 179. (3) 180. (2) 181. (4) 182. (5) 183. (1) 184. (2)
185. (1) 186. (1) 187. (4) 188. (2) 189. (5) 190. (1) 191. (2) 192. (5)
193. (4) 194. (1) 195. (5) 196. (5) 197. (1) 198. (3) 199. (2) 200. (5)
201. (1) 202. (4) 203. (5) 204. (4) 205. (1) 206. (5) 207. (4) 208. (1)
209. (2) 210. (1) 211. (3) 212. (2) 213. (2) 214. (4) 215. (1) 216. (3)
217. (2) 218. (5) 219. (3) 220. (2) 221. (2) 222. (4) 223. (5) 224. (4)
225. (3) 226. (2) 227. (1) 228. (3) 229. (4) 230. (5) 231. (5) 232. (1)
233. (3) 234. (3) 235. (5) 236. (4) 237. (4) 238. (4) 239. (5) 240. (2)
241. (4) 242. (3) 243. (5) 244. (2) 245. (3) 246. (5) 247. (3) 248. (5)
249. (1) 250. (2) 251. (4) 252. (4) 253. (2) 254. (3) 255. (3) 256. (1)
257. (4) 258. (5) 259. (2) 260. (2) 261. (1) 262. (3) 263. (4) 264. (2)
DETAIL - EXPLANATIONS
1. 2; The number should be 60. 16. 3; The number should be 81.
2 2 2
+ 3 + 2, +4 + 3, + 5 + 4 ... The series is + 12 × 1, + 22 × 2, + 32 × 3...
2. 4; The number should be 416. 17. 5; The number should be 247.
× 1 + 5, × 2 + 10, × 3 + 15, × 4 + 20 ... The series is 21 + 12, 42 + 32, 63 + 52, 84 +
3. 2; The number should be 63. 72...
(1 × 2 × 3) + 1, (2 × 3 × 4) + 2, (3 × 4 × 5) + 3 18. 5; The number should be 287.
... The series is + 12 + 13, + 22 + 23, + 32 + 33...
4. 5; The number should be 324. 19. 1; The number should be 19.
2 2 2 2
1 × 2 + 5, 2 × 3 + 10, 3 × 4 + 15, 4 × 5 + The series is ×2 + 13, ×3 + 26, ×4 + 39...
20 20. 3; The number should be 106.
5. 1; The number should be 58. The series is + 14 + 24, + 34, + 44...
13 + 25, 23 + 50, 33 + 75, 43 + 100 ... 21. 3; The number should be 1092.
6. 2; The number should be 738. × 5 + 9, × 5 + 18, × 5 + 27 ...
33 + 3, 63 - 6, 93 + 9, 123 - 12... 22. 1; The number should be 142.
7. 3; The number should be 652. + 53, + 63, + 73, + 83...
2 2
1440, 1440 - (17) + 1, 1440 -,(15) + 3, 1440 23. 4; The number should be 1487.
- (13)2 + 5, 1440 - (11)2 + 7
× 3 - 4, × 4 - 5, × 5 - 6 ...
8. 4; The number should be 174.
24. 5; The number should be 888.
× 3 + 5, × 3 + 10, × 3 + 15
+ 42, + 82, + 122...
9. 2; The number should be 217.
25. 1; The number should be 22.
× 1 + 15, × 2 + 20, × 3 + 25, ×4 + 30
× 3 - 2, × 4 - 3, × 5 - 4 ...
10. 1; The number should be 9277.
26. 3; The number should be 123.
+(21)3, +(18)3, +(15)3 × l + 3, × 2 + 6, × 3 + 9 ...
11. 4; 1 7 = 7 27. 1; The number should be 11.
7 7 = 49 × l + 5, × 2 + 10, × 3 + 15 ...
49 7 = 343 28. 2; The number should be 63.
343 7 = 2401
+ 1 × 2, + 3 × 3 + 5 × 4 + 7 × 5 ...
12. 4; 13 + 22 + 3 = 20
29. 3; The number should be 480.
20 + 42 + 3 = 39
- 45 × 3, - 40 × 3, - 35 × 3 ...
39 + 62 + 3 = 78
30. 4; The number should be 2420.
78 + 82 + 3 = 145
145 + 102 + 3 = 248 +13 × 2, + 23 × 3, + 33 × 4 ...
13. 1; 12 2 + 11 = 35 31. 2; -163, + 153, - 143, + 133, - 123
35 2 + 11 = 81 32. 3; × 2 - 3, × 4 - 6, × 6 - 10,
81 2 + 11 = 173 × 8 - 15, × 10 - 21
173 2 + 11 = 357 33. 1; × 9 - 1, × 8 - 3, × 7 - 5, × 6 - 7, × 5 - 9
357 2 + 11 = 725 34. 5; + 13, + 2, + 33, + 4, + 53
14. 5; 3 + 97 = 100
35. 2; + 10, + 23, + 12, + 43, + 14, + 63
100 + 197 = 297
297 + 297 = 594 36. 3; 17 19 33 67 129 227
597 + 397 = 991
+ 22 – 2 + 42 – 2 + 62 – 2 + 82 – 2 + 102 – 2
991 + 497 = 1488
15. 3; 112 + 7 1 = 119 37. 4; 35 256 451 620 763 880
119 + 7 3 = 140
140 + 7 5 = 175 221 195 169 143 117
175 + 7 7 = 224
224 + 7 × 9 = 287 – 26 – 26 – 26 – 26
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38. 1 6 × 25 = 192
39. 2 7 × 24 = 112
40. 2 8 × 23 = 64
41. 1; Series is ×1 + 6;×2 + 12, ×3 + 18 ... 65. 5; The series is:
42. 2; Series is ×1 + 92, ×2 + 82, ×3 + 72, ×4 + 62... 13 + 17
43. 3; Series is ×0.2, ×1.2, ×2.2, ×3.2 ... 23 + 34
44. 1; Series is + 978, + 1956, + 2934, + 3912 ... 33 + 51
45. 3; Series is ×3 - 6, ×3 - 12, ×3 - 18, ×3 - 24 ... 43 + 68
46. 2; +113, + 123, + 133, + 143... 66. 4; × 3 + 1, × 4 + 2, × 5 + 3...
47. 5; ×1 + 51, ×2 + 102, ×3 + 153 ... 67. 2; + 4 × 2, + 8 × 3, + 12 × 4
48. 2; ×1.5, ×3, ×4.5, ×6 ... 68. 1; The series is based on’ combination of two
49. 1; + 8 ×1, + 16 × 2, + 24 × 3 ... series. S1= +13, +26, +39... and S2 = +7,
50. 3; + 25, + 35, + 45 ... +14, +21...
51. 3; This series is a combination of two series: 69. 4; +36, +72, +144, +288...
70. 3; (22)2, (27)2, (32)2, (37)2...
+117, +57, +234, +114, +351, +171 71. 3; The series is + 72 + 142, + 212, + ...
72. 5; The series is 40 × 1.7, 80 × 2.7, 120 × 3.7,
52. 2; ×2 + 4, ×3 + 8, ×4 + 12 ... 160 × 4.7...
53. 1; ×1.5, ×2, ×2.5, ×3 73. 2; The series is 22 + 3, 42 + 5, 62 + 7, 82 + 9...
54. 5; +43, +83, +123, +163 74. 4; The series is 1 × 3, 5 × 7, 9 × 11, 13 × 15...
55. 1; -24, -34, -44, -54
75. 3; The series is 12 + 1, 32 + 3, 52 + 5, 72 + 7...
56. 5; The number is 494.
76. 2; +42, +62, +82, +102, +122,
102, +11, +122, +13, +142, +15 ...
77. 1; × 12 - 11, × 10 - 9, × 8 - 7, × 6 - 5
57. 3; The number is 2268. 78. 5; × 3 - 5, × 3 - 5, × 3 - 5, × 3 - 5
+172, +192, +212, +232, +252 ... 79. 1; 992, 982, 972, 962, 952, 942
58. 1; The number is 14612. 80. 4; 73 - 4 = 339
×2 + 16, ×3 + 26, ×4 + 36, ×5 + 46, ×6 + 56 93 + 4 = 733
... 113 - 4 = 1327
59. 3; The number is ×2 + 27, ×2 + 54, ×2 + 81, 133 + 4 = 2201
×2 + 108, ×2 +135 ... 153 - 4 = 3371
60. 2; The number is + (4 × 3), +(5 × 4), +(6 × 5), 173 + 4 = 4917
+(7 × 6), +(8 × 7) ...
81. 2; (1)4 + 2, (2)4 - 2, (3)4 + 2, (4)4 - 2
61. 3; The number is 1377.
82. 1; × 2 - 5, × 3 - 10, × 4 - 15
215 × 1 + 87; 215 × 2 + 87; 215 × 3 + 87; 83. 2; 24 + 33, 34 + 43, 44 + 53, 54, 53 + 63
215 × 4 + 87; 215 × 5 + 87; 215 × 6 + 87...
84. 4; 33, 33 + 11, 43, 43 + 22, 53 + 33
62. 2; The number is 772.
85. 2; 12, 12 + (12 × 2 + 3) = 12 + 27 = 39
192 + 100 = 292
39 + (39 × 2 + 3) = 39 + 81 = 120
292 + 108 = 400 120 + (120 × 2 + 3) = 120 + 243 = 363
400 + 116 = 516
86. 2; 5 15 35 75 155 (?)
516 + 124 = 640
640 + 132 = 772
63. 1; The number is 89. +10 +20 +40 +80 +160
19; + 10; + 12; + 14; + 16, + 18...
87. 1; 3 6 18 72 360 ?
64. 2; The series is:
3 × 28 = 768
×2 ×3 ×4 ×5 ×6
4 × 27 = 512
5 × 26 = 320
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15 × 3.8 = 57
88. 4; 88 472 347 283 256 (?)
15 × 4.7 = 70.5
15 × 5.6 = 84
-216 -215 -64 -27 -8 15 × 6.5 = 97.5
(6)3 (5)3 (4)3 (3)3 (2)3 15 × 7.4 = 111
118. 4; The series is 5, 5 + 92 + 1 = 87, 87 + 83 + 2
89. 3; The series is + 13 + 22, + 23 + 32, + 33 + 42... = 601, 601 + 74 + 3 = 3005, 3005 + 65 + 4 =
90. 4; The series is – 13 × 2, –23 × 3, – 33 × 4... 10785, 10785 + 56 + 5
91. 2; The series is ×3 – 9, × 3 – 19, × 3 – 29... 119. 2; The series is 892 + 1, 882 + 2, 872 + 3,..
92. 3; The series is + (111)2, + (101)2, + (91)2, + 120. 4; The series is 7 + 72- 2, 8 + 82- 4, 9 + 92-6,
(81)2... 10+102 - 8...
93. 2; The series is × 0.2, × 0.3, × 0.4, × 0.5... 121. 3; The series is +14, +42, +126, +378...
94. 1; The series is +(13 + 23), +(23 + 33), + (33 + 122. 1; The series is +113, +93, +73, +53...
43)... 123. 3; 36 × 2 + 5 = 77,
95. 5; The series is + (6 × 2), + (18 × 2), + (54 × 77 × 3 + 10 = 241,
2)...
241 × 4 + 15 = 979, ....
96. 2; The series is +42, +82, +122, + 162...
124. 4; The series is (11)3 - 11, (10)3 - 10, (9)3 - 9...
97. 1; The series is -322, -282, -242, -202... 125. 2; The series is × 9 + 1, × 8 + 3, × 7 + 5...
98. 3; The series is ×2 + 5, ×2 + 10, ×2 + 15... 126. 3; The series is 92, 83, 74, 65, 56...
99. 5; The series is 3 × 24, 5 × 19, 7 × 17, 9 × 15, 127. 5; The series is -119, -238, -357, -476...
11 × 13, 13 × 11... 128. 1; The series is × 3 - 9, × 3 - 8, × 3 - 7, × 3 -
100. 4; The series is +24, +34, +44, +54... 6...
101. 2; The series is ×3 + 8, ×3 + 16, ×3 + 24... 129. 5; The series is + 172 - 17, + 152 - 15, + 132 -
102. 4; The series is 692 + 69, 672 + 67, 652 + 65, 13 ...
632 + 63... 130. 3; The series is +83, +123, +163, +203, ...
103. 5; The series is -23 + 1, -33 + 2, -43 + 3, -53 + 131. 2; The series is 22 + 42, 62 + 82, 102 + 122, 142
4... + 162 ...
104. 1; The number should be 5555 in place of 132. 1; The series is -242, -212, -182, -I52 ...
5531. -72, -92, -112, -132, -152, -172 ... 133. 3; The series is +103 - 10, 93 - 9, +83 -8 ...
105. 2; The number should be 21 in place of 426. 134. 3; - 202, - 162, -122, - 82, - 42
+1, +2, +4, +8, +16, +32 135. 2; + 46, + 92, + 138, + 184, + 230
106. 4; The number should be 770 in place of 760. 136. 4; +(11×1+0), +(11×3+2), +(11×5+4), +(11×7+6),
×1 + 2, ×2 + 4, ×3 + 6, ×4 + 8, ×5 + 10, ×6+ +(11×9+8), ...
12, ...
137. 5; The given series is a combination of two
107. 4; The series is 02 + 4, 12 + 2, 32 + 0, 62 -2, 102 series.
- 4, 152 - 6, 212 - 8 ...
Pattern I: 454 648 842 1036
Hence, 435 should be replaced with 433
194 added in each subsequent term.
108. 1; The number should be 2 in place of 1 ÷ 3.5,
Pattern II: 327 521 715
÷3, ÷2.5, ÷2, ÷1.5, ÷1, ...
194 added in each subsequent term.
109. 2; The series is ×2 - 4, ×4 - 8, ×6 - 12, ×8 - 16,
Hence 713 should be replaced with 715.
×10 - 20...
138. 3; +13.5, +27, +54, +108, +216, +432
110. 1; The series is ×3 + 1, ×7 + 2, ×11 + 3, ×15 +
4... Hence, 168 should be replaced with 167.
111. 4; The series is ×10 - 3, ×9 - 6, ×8 - 9, ×7- 12, 139. 3; The series is +32, +52, +72, +92, +112, + 132,
×6 - 15... +152 ...
112. 3; The series is ×8 + 13, ×7 + 26, ×6 + 39, ×5 140. 2; The series is +352, +402, +452, +502, + 552 ...
+ 52, ×4 + 65 141. 5; The series is (+22) × 17, (+32) × 15, (+42) ×
113. 1; The series is +93, +83, +73, +63, +53... 13 ...
114. 1; The series is 2 × 92 - 1, 2 × 102 - 1, 2 × 112 142. 5; The series is 240, (240 + 22) - 92 = 163,
-1, 2 × 122 -1, 2 × 132 - 1, 2 × 142 - 1, (163 + 32) - 82 = 108,
(108 + 42) - 72 = 75, (75 + 52) - 62 = 64, (64 +
115. 4; The series is 141, +(14)3, +(12)3, +(10)3...
62) - 52 = 75
116. 3; The series is ×2.5, +4, ×2.5, +4...
143. 1; The series is 12.8 × 0.9, 12.7 × 0.8, 12.6 ×
117. 2; 15 × 2.9 = 43.5