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CHARACTER
1.0 INTRODUCTION
EXERCISE-1
EXERCISE-2
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Inserting The Missing Character
1.0 INTRODUCTION
In such type of questions, a figure, a set of figures, an arrangement or a matrix is given, each of
which bears certain characters, be it numbers, letters or a group/combination of letters/numbers;
following a certain pattern. The candidate is required to decipher this pattern and accordingly find
the missing character in the figure.
Directions : Find the missing character from among the given alternatives.
Illustration 1. 20160 4
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480 8
96 24
P G
Illustration 2. N
F
22 21
27 15
K E
? J
4 5 10
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Illustration 4. 13 19 71 9 128 32
4 10 ?
13 19 71 9
Solution. Clearly, we have : =4; = 10
8 8
128 32
So, missing number = = 20
8
Hence, the answer is (C).
Illustration 5. 8 7 7
36 6 2 46 5 4 ? 6
2
6 8 10
(A) 42 (B) 46 (C) 48 (D) 50
Solution. We have: (8 × 6) – (2 × 6) = 36, (7 × 8) – (2 × 5) = 46.
Missing number = (7 × 10) – (4 × 6) = 46.
Hence, the answer is (B).
Illustration 6.
56 22 46 10 34 14
41 39 ?
15 8 9 6 11 6
Illustration 7. 21 51
5
16 109 2 22 53 19 17 ? 48
6 15 13
53.
So, missing number = (17 –13)2 + (51 – 48)2 = 42 + 32 = 25.
Hence, the answer is (B).
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Illustration 8.
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
27 38 ?
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Illustration 9. 18 24 32
12 14 16
3 ? 4
72 112 128
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5
Solution. In the first column, 12 × (18 3) = 72.
In the third column, 16 × (32 4) = 128.
Let the missing number be x. Then, in the second column, we have :
14 × (24 x) = 112 24 x = 8 x = 3.
Hence, the answer is (B).
Illustration 10.
F I O
A J K
E M ?
Illustration 11.
3C 2B 4A
27A ? 64B
9B 4A 16C
missing number will be (2 x 4) i.e. 8 and the missing letter will be C. Thus, the answer
is 8C. Hence the answer is (A).
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406 3
5
81 16
Illustration 2.
6 18 15
3 2 5
4 3 ?
8 27 9
6 4
In first column =8
3
18 3
In second column = 27
2
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15 x
The answer is = 9 or x = 3 or (C)
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Illustration 3.
3 7 1
6 25 2 11 70 8 4 –12 5
4 6 ?
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Solution
(C)
In first fig. (32 + 62) – (22 + 42) = (9 + 36) – ( 4 + 16) = 25
In second fig. (72 + 112 ) – (82 + 62) = (49 + 121) – (64 + 36) = 70
In third figure (12 + 42) – (52 + x2) = – 12 or x = 2
Hence the answer is (C)
Illustration 4.
2 13 5
11 3 17
19 7 ?
Solution
(D)
Arrange the numbers in the following order 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19
This is a series of prime numbers
the answer is 23. or (D)
Illustration 5.
? 8
216 27
125 64
Moving clockwise, we get the sequence : 23, 33, 43, 53, 63.
So the answer is 73 = 343 or (C)
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1. 127 31
63
? 14
5 10
2.
7 9
594 198
3.
? 66
5
4 1
4. 64 8
? 2
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235 4
5. 117 7
59 15
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6.
149 175
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7.
0 7
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8.
3 ?
6561 81
16 ?
9. 4 9 9 16
20
6 12
27 54 42 84 ? 42
10.
9 14 7
2 4 3 9 1 7
11.
20 90 ?
4 3 11 9 15 6
12.
144 9801 ?
3 5 5 13 ? 17
13.
4 12 15
25 17 38 18 89 16
14.
6 8 ?
84 81 88
15.
14 12 18 9 ? 11
16.
3 5 8 9 5 8
51 72 ?
7 10 10
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17. 6 2 84 7 ? 9
3 12 15
(A) 135 (B) 167 (C) 221 (D) 141
5 9 8
18. 7 13 4 8 5 4 9 ? 4
3 3 3
(A) 12 (B) 15 (C) 18 (D) 14
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19. 5 8 2
6 5 3 7 5 4 9 ? 6
4 5 1
(A) 5 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
20. 7 12 9
5 7 2 10 12 4 15 ? 4
3 6 2
(A) 21 (B) 18 (C) 24 (D) 20
21. 10 6 16
8 15 3 9 32 1 4 ? 1
7 2 9
(A) 21 (B) 18 (C) 24 (D) 20
7
63
22. 2 14 ? 9
30
15
(A) 33 (B) 145 (C) 135 (D) 18
23. D C A P N E
216 96 ?
R F G
(A) 835 (B) 88 (C) 490 (D) 75
24.
7 3 8
12 5 14
14 6 ?
(A) 9 (B) 12 (C) 14 (D) 16
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25 7
9 35 39 ?
25.
35 34 24
26
13 11
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5 3 2 7 6 7
63 41 ?
1. .
6 8 3 9 8 5
2 6 3 5 2 3
168 120 ?
2.
3 2 2 1 4 5
4 8 5
3. 6 14 6 14 6 ?
8 8 4
10 18 14 22 11 15
4.
4 6 8 9 11 13
52 145 ?
5.
7 5 5 21 21 7
6 13 ?
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25 25 25 49
6. 100 6 100 25 5 81 25 4 25 36 ? 9
25 36 25 16
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5
35 43 28 45 15 32
7. 40 10 ?
20 28 11 16 15 40
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6 11 25
8 6 16
8.
12 5 ?
13 54 ?
7 45 32
9.
27 144 68
72 24 6
96 16 12
10.
108 ? 18
0 –1 –2
11.
1 0 –1
2 ? 0
A D H
F I M
12.
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A D G
D I N
13.
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B G N
D J R
14.
G N ?
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7
105
15
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16.
8 10
5 6
7 ?
63 26
8 9
4 7
17. 7 34 10
8 26 5
9 30 ?
(A) 6 (B) 8 (C) 10 (D) 5
2 24 28
3 9 27
18.
4 ? 40
81 36 25
49 100 36
19. 9 64 16
139 200 ?
20. 24 4 4
36 6 6
30 7 ?
(A) 2 (B) 1 (C) 3 (D) 4
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21. 4 4 8 36 14 10
20 60 ?
6 12 5
(A) 50 (B) 40 (C) 30 (D) 60
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23.
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24. 7 64 96
10 3 4 21 5 4 55 ? 33
6 36 32
(A) 6 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 8
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25. G3 I5 ?
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(A) J 15 (B) K 8 (C) K 15 (D) L 10
ANSWERS
EXERCISE-1
Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Ans. D D C A D D D A B B
Que. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
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Ans. C C C B A B A A B B
Que. 21 22 23 24 25
Ans. A C C D A
EXERCISE-2
Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Ans. B B C C D C D B D A
Que. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ans. A A B C D B A A B C
Que. 21 22 23 24 25
Ans. D B A A B
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