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In each series, look for the degree and direction of change between the numbers. In
other words, do the numbers increase or decrease, and by how much
1. Look at this series: 2, 1, (1/2), (1/4), ... What number should come next?
a. 1/3
b. 1/8
c. 2/8
d. 1/16
Ans : B
Explanation:
In other terms to say, the number is divided by 2 successively to get the next
result.
4/2 = 2
2/2 = 1
1/2 = 1/2
(1/2)/2 = 1/4
2. Look at this series: 7, 10, 8, 11, 9, 12, ... What number should come next?
a. 7
b. 10
c. 12
d. 13
Ans : B
Explanation:
This is a simple alternating addition and subtraction series. In the first pattern, 3 is
added; in the second, 2 is subtracted.
3. Look at this series: 36, 34, 30, 28, 24, ... What number should come next?
a. 20
b. 22
c. 23
d. 26
Ans : B
Explanation:
4. Look at this series: 22, 21, 23, 22, 24, 23, ... What number should come
next?
a. 22
b. 24
c. 25
d. 26
Ans : C
Explanation:
a. In this simple alternating subtraction and addition series; 1 is subtracted,
then 2 is added, and so on
5. Look at this series: 53, 53, 40, 40, 27, 27, ... What number should come
next?
a. 12
b. 14
c. 27
d. 53
Ans : B
Explanation:
Directions for questions 11 to 15: In each of the following number series, a wrong
number is given. Find out the wrong number
Ans: D
Ans: A
Ans: D
Ans: B
Ans: D
Ans: A
Ans: B
13.DQJW, EOMS, FMPO, GKSK, ____
a) HITI
b) HIVG
c) HISG
d) HJVG
Ans: B
Ans: A
15.J, F, M, A, M, J, J, A, __
a) S
b) O
c) N
d) D
Ans: A
16.O, T, T, F, F, S, S, E, ___
a) A
b) E
c) I
d) N
Ans: D
Ans: C
18.A1, E101, I1001, O1111, ____
a) S10011
b) U10011
c) U11101
d) U10101
Ans: D
Ans: B
Ans: D
Directions for Questions 29 and 30: In the following questions a number series is
given in the I row. The II row starts with a number followed by (A), (B), (C), (D),
and (E). Observe the pattern followed in the I row and apply the same logic for the
II row and then answer the questions given below.
Ans: B
Ans: C
a. 256
b. 289
c. 324
d. 361
Ans: D
Solution: There are two series intermingled in the given series of numbers. Those
are 1, 5, 11, 19 and 1 square, 7 square, 13 square and 19 square = 361.
24.What is the next term in the following series? 1, 4, 3, 9, 5, 16, 7, 25, 9, 36,
11, ?
a. 64
b. 49
c. 48
d. 55
Ans: B
a. UY
b. UZ
c. TY
d. TZ
e. None of these
Ans: C
Solution :
T=20, Z=26
a. M,O
b. O,P
c. L,E
d. L,F
e. None of these
Ans: D
27.Z, A, U, F, P, ?
a. K
b. M
c. N
d. O
e. None of these
Ans: A
28.A AA B ??AA?? A B
a. A A B B
b. B B A B
c. A AAA
d. B BBB
e. None of these
Ans: D
a. U,V
b. B,M
c. W,X
d. F,S
e. None of these
Ans: D
a. F
b. M
c. N
d. O
e. None of these
Ans: A
a. E
b. G
c. F
d. B
e. None of these
Ans: A
b a c b a c d b a c d e b a c d e f b a c d ?
a. c
b. d
c. e
d. f
e. None of these
Ans: E
Directions for questions 1 to 15: Identify the relationship between the pair given
and find out the missing number, alphabet or word such that the relationship
between the missing set is similar to the relationship that exists between the given
set.
Ans: D
Ans: B
Ans: D
Ans: C
Ans: A
Ans: B
Ans: C
Ans: B
Ans: D
42.EF : D :: DE : ___
a) F
b) S
c) V
d) T
Ans: D
Ans: C
Ans: B
Ans: C
Ans: A
Ans: B
48.Find the letters that best complete the series. The alphabet has been provided
to assist you.
JW KS LO MK NG [ ___ ]
a. NM
b. OC
c. PQ
d. AB
Ans : B
49.HU is to FW as ME is to [ _____ ]
a. FG
b. HK
c. KG
d. OP
Ans : C
Ans : C
olutions: