Important Reasoning Numerical Series Questions

Directions (1 - 5): Study the following information arranged in ascending order from the left then
and answer the question: which number will be the second from the right
349 568 768 863 584 end?
1. If the 1st and 3rd digit of the numbers are a) 386
interchanged and then the numbers are arranged b) 458
in descending order what will be the second c) 856
highest number? d) 876
a) 349 e) 934
b) 568 5. If the digits of all the numbers are arranged in
c) 768 descending order then which of the following will
d) 863 be the sum of the middle digit of all the
e) 584 numbers?
2. What is the difference between the 2nd digit of a) 40
the 3rd number from the left and 3rd digit of the b) 32
4th number from the right? c) 28
a) 1 d) 25
b) 2 e) 29
c) 0 Directions (6 - 10): Study the following information
d) 3 and answer the question: 434 256 376
e) None of the above 986 358
3. If the 1st and 2nd digit of each number is 6. If the 1st and 3rd digit of each number is
interchanged which of the following number is interchanged then which number will be the
the lowest? second highest number?
a) 349 a) 434
b) 568 b) 256
c) 768 c) 376
d) 863 d) 986
e) 584 e) 358
4. If the 1st and 3rd digit of the number is 7. If all the even digits within the numbers within
interchanged then 2nd and 3rd digit of the the number are divided by 2, then the second
number is interchanged then numbers are smallest number?

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 a) 358 e) 196
b) 986 12. If the 3rd digit of the second highest number is
c) 376 divided by 1st digit of the second lowest number
d) 256 then what will be the result?
e) 434 a) 2
8. If the 2nd digit is added by 2, then how many b) 1
numbers have 3 as a factor? c) 4.5
a) One d) 3
b) Two e) 1.4
c) Three 13. If numbers are written in descending order then
d) More than three what will be the third highest number?
e) None of the above a) 196
9. The difference of the 1st and 3rd digit of the b) 984
numbers is the third smallest number? c) 357
a) 376 d) 749
b) 256 e) 536
c) 434 14. Sum of Last 2 digit number is multiplied by 3
d) 358 and subtracted from the first digit then how
e) 986 many numbers are odd numbers?
10. How many numbers are there in the numerical a) One
series between the 3rd digit of the least number b) Two
and 1st digit of 2nd number from the right end? c) Three
a) One d) More than three
b) Two e) None
c) Three 15. If 1 is added to the 1st digit of each number then
d) Four how many numbers thus formed will be divided
e) Five by 3?
a) One
b) Two
c) Three
Directions (11 - 15): Study the following information d) Four
and answer the question: e) None
536 749 357 984 196 Directions (16 - 20): Study the following information
11. If all the digits in the number are written in and answer the question:
ascending order then which will be the second 312 274 875 108 961
lowest number? 16. All the digits are to be added then which of the
a) 357 following is highest?
b) 749 a) 312
c) 536 b) 274
d) 984 c) 875

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 d) 108 b) Two
e) 961 c) Three
17. Find the difference between the 1st and 2nd digit d) More than three
of each number, then which two numbers have e) None of the above
the same differences? 22. If the highest digit in each number is divided by
a) 875 & 312 lowest digit within the number, then the lowest
b) 961 & 875 number?
c) 274 & 108 a) 815
d) 108 & 875 b) 491
e) None of these c) 935
18. How many numbers are there in the numerical d) 262
series between 1st digit of the 3rd lowest number e) 364
and 3rd digit of second highest number? 23. If the even digits are increased by one, odd digits
a) Three are decreased by one then how many odd
b) One numbers are there?
c) Two a) One
d) None b) Three
e) None of the above c) Two
19. All the numbers are multiplied by 2, then the d) Four
difference between the highest and lowest e) None of the above
number? 24. Calculate average of each number, then which
a) 1202 number is lowest?
b) 1706 a) 491
c) 408 b) 262
d) 1534 c) 364
e) None of these d) 935
20. If the first and third digit of each number is e) 815
interchanged the difference between the highest 25. The difference between 2rd digit of the highest
and lowest number? number and the 3rd digit of the lowest number?
a) 532 a) 3
b) 622 b) 2
c) 632 c) 4
d) 612 d) 0
e) 615 e) 1
Directions (21 - 25): Study the following information Directions (26 - 30): Study the following information
and answer the question: and answer the question:
815 935 491 364 262 316 842 265 819 547
21. Each number is subtracted from the number 40 26. If the even digits are divided by 2, then which of
then how many numbers are perfect square? the following is the second least number?
a) One a) 421

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 b) 135 b) 3689
c) 313 c) 7235
d) 419 d) 8765
e) 527 e) 4337
27. If the 2nd and 3rd number are to be interchanged 32. If the numbers are arranged in increasing order
then how many numbers are perfect square? from left to right, then which is the third number
a) One from the right end?
b) Two a) 2342
c) Three b) 8765
d) None c) 7235
e) None of the above d) 4337
28. If 1 is added to each number then how many e) 3689
numbers are divisible by 2? 33. If the alternate digits are interchanged (I.e. the
a) One first digit and third digit are interchanged, second
b) Two and fourth digit are interchanged), then the
c) Three difference between the highest and least number?
d) Four a) 5173
e) None of these b) 5364
29. If the least digit multiplied with the highest digit c) 5264
in each number, then which of them is second d) 5273
highest? e) None of these
a) 316 34. If one is subtracted from the odd digit and one is
b) 265 added to the even digit of each number, then how
c) 819 many numbers are even ?
d) 842 a) One
e) 547 b) Two
30. If the 1st and 2nd digit are to be interchanged, c) Three
then how many numbers have the first digit as d) Four
prime number? e) None
a) None 35. What is the difference between the third digit of
b) One the lowest number and the second digit of the
c) Three second highest number?
d) Two a) 2
e) None of these b) 3
Directions (31 - 35): Study the following information c) 1
and answer the question: d) 4
2342 8765 7235 3689 4337 e) 0
31. If the first digit of each number is dropped, then Directions (36 - 40): Study the following information
which of the following is second highest? and answer the question:
a) 2342 8632 4776 2863 7573 2122

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 36. For which number the average of all the digits is Directions (41 - 45): Study the following information
second highest? and answer the question:
a) 4776 95872145439757821564 8659778235
b) 2863 1
c) 8632 41. How many numbers are preceded by odd
d) 7573 numbers and followed by even numbers?
e) 2122 a) One
37. If the first and fourth digit is interchanged then b) Three
which of the following number is second c) Four
smallest? d) More than five
a) 2638 e) None of the above
b) 6774 42. How many even numbers preceded as well as
c) 3862 followed by prime number?
d) 3577 a) One
e) 2122 b) Two
38. The difference between the 2nd digit and 4th c) Three
digit is the highest for which number ? d) Four
a) 4776 e) Five
b) 7573 43. How many numbers are there which are
c) 2863 preceded by multiples of three?
d) 2122 a) Five
e) 8632 b) Six
39. If the first digit of the number is even then c) Four
increase by one, if it is odd the decrease by one, d) More than six
then the second highest number? e) Eight
a) 9632 44. How many odd numbers preceded by even
b) 5776 number and followed by even number ?
c) 1863 a) Two
d) 6573 b) Three
e) 3122 c) Four
40. If the digits of the number are arranged in d) Five
increasing order, then which of the following is e) One
the second highest number? 45. The last 16 numbers are reversed then what will
a) 2863 be the 21st from the left end?
b) 8632 a) 3
c) 7573 b) 7
d) 2122 c) 8
e) 4776 d) 6
NUMERIC STRING (40 - 50) e) 2

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Directions (46 - 50): Study the following information b) Three
and answer the question: c) Four
7531593574568521679 26482179364 d) Two
852 e) Five
46. How many numbers are there which are preceded 49. If the alternate 2nd number starting from left is
by prime number & followed by perfect Square? dropped which of the following number will be
a) Two the 10th from the left end?
b) Three a) 9
c) four b) 6
d) More than four c) 2
e) None of the above d) 4
47. If the first 19 numbers are reversed then 18th e) 1
number from the right end? 50. What is the sum of even numbers between the
a) 8 11th number right end and 13th from the left
b) 9 end?
c) 7 a) 22
d) 1 b) 12
e) 3 c) 16
48. How many odd numbers are there preceded by d) 28
perfect cube? e) 20
a) One

Explanation and Answer

349 568 768 863 584 10) b two( 6 ~ 9)
1) c 768 (876) 536 749 357 984 196
2) b 2(6-8) 11) c 536(356)
3) a 349(439) 12) d 3(9/3 = 3)
4) d 876(768) 13) e 536
5) c 28(4+6+7+6+5) 14) b (357 984 ) 5+7 = 12*3 =>36 - 3 =
434 256 376 986 358 33..,8+4=12*3=>36-9=27
6) d 986(689) 15) b two( 536 749)
7) e 434(232)
8) c three (276 396 378) 312 274 875 108 961
9) b 256(4) 1st smallest 0, 2nd smallest 3, 3rd 16) c 875(20)
smallest 4 17) d (108 & 875)
18) b one( 3 ~ 5)

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19) b 1534 (8936 - 3572) 34) d 8764 7235 3688 4336 ( just check the last
20) c 632(801 - 169) digit if that is add count it as even ,coz we are
subtracting one from odd)
35) a 2 (4-2)
815 935 491 364 262 8632 4776 2863 7573 2122
21) a one(364 - 40 = 324) 36) d 7573( add the all the digit with in the number
22) e 364(6/3 = 2) take the 2nd highest number)
23) c two (364 264 ---> 365 263) 37) a 2638 (8632)
24) b 262 (10) add the digits in the number and take 38) c 2863(8-3 = 5)
the lowest total. 39) d 6573(7573)
25) e 1(3-2 = 1) 40) c 7573(3577)
316 842 265 819 547 95872145439757821564 865977
26) c 313(316) 82351
27) b two( 361 256) 41) d 958 782 156 564 778 782
28) c three( 266 819 547) just count the odd 42) d 587 543 782 782
numbers 43) d 95 39 97 64 65 97 35
29) d 842( 8*2 = 16) 44) b 872 214 454
30) a none ( 1 is not a prime number it is a composite 45) b 7
number) 7531593574568521679 2648217
2342 8765 7235 3689 4337 9364 852
31) b 3689 46) d 531 574 521 264 364
32) d 4337 (3347) 47) d 1
33) b 5364 (8936 - 3572) 48) c 15 85 85 17
49) a 9
50) e 20

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