Sequenees and Series

Sequences and series (as the name suggests)

consists SERIES BASED ON ALPHABETS
understand
of Questions where you are supposed to number/ In such series, the most crucial aspect is to know the
the logic behind a given sequence or series of
alphabets. Based on this understanding you are supposed position of eachalphabet in the alphabet series Ato Zboth
from start to end.
odetermine either:
(a) A continuation to the series Thus, the following reference numbers for each
(b) The immediate next term of the series alphabet become important:
or 3 4 5 67 8 9 101123
Going
(c) Amissing term/terms within the series. Forward
While preparing yourself to solve such questions, Alphabet ABCDEF GHI J K L M
you should improve your ability to spot a particular Going Back 26 25|24|23 2221|20 191817 16|15 14
relationship between terms within the series. The common from Z

logical premises used for questions are given here.

Going 14 15l6|17| 18|19 20|21|22|2324| 25|26
Forward
SERIES BASED ON NUMBERS
|Alphabet NO POR S T U V V X YZ
1. Squares |Going back 13|12 11|109 7 6

|from Z
2. Squares t something or squares-something e.g. next
term in the series Notice that M andN are the two middle points of this series.
24, 35, 48, 63, 80... will be 99 since the series is Let us now look at a few solved examples betore we go
(S²+ 1),(6+ 1), etc. into the practice exercise.
3. Cubes, cubes + something, cubes-something
4. Geometric series ILLUSTRATION 1
5. Arithmetic series
Which of the numbers given below would come next in
6. Harmonic series
the series of numbers?
1. Series of constantly changing additions or 1,9, 25,
(b) 25
multiplications, e.g.,
120......The terms are got by X3, X
(a) 36
(c) 49 (d) None of these
(1) 2, 6, 24,
third is
4,x 5, and so on.) Solution The first number is l, second is 9 and series
(0) 11, 16, 22, 29. 37...... (The series follows a numbers in the
25. We can easily observe that the
numbers. Hlence, the next
logic of +5, +6, +7, +8,and so on.) are squares of consecutive odd
systems with would be 49. ThuS
Binary numbers systems or number number would be the square of 7 which
other bases like Base 3. Base 4, ete. Option (c) is correct.
9. Intermingled series
ILLUSTRATION 2
C.g., 2, 5, 6, 10, 18, 15, 54 the first
In this series alternate terms starting with 4th, Which of the following letters would
come next in the
form a GP with common ratio 3, while the 2nd, series of letters?
6" terms form an AP 5, 10, 15......
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Z, W, R, K.
(a) A ILLUSTRATION 4
(c) B
(b) C
(d) D What would come next in the following series?
Solution ln the given
series A D, G, J
series, Z is the 1" alphabet, Wfronn
is
the end of the alphabet
the 4h alphabet, R is the (a) N8 (b) O,0
9h alphabet and K is the 16th (c) My6 (d) None of these
alphabet. Thus the next
in the series will be the
25th alphabet fron the end orletter Solution In the series of letters represented above there
second from the start. Hence, the next the is a gap of 2 letters between every two consecutive terms
Thus (c) is the correct alphabet must be B. and hence, the next letter will be M (after skipping K and
option. L), Thus, the correct answer should be M,o: Thus Option
(d) is correct.
ILLUSTRATION 3
What would come next in the ILLUSTRATION 5
1,2, 10, 37, following series of numbers?
What should come next in the series below?
(a) 62 122343456
(b) 91
(c) 101 (d) None of these (a) 45678 (b) 6789
Solution The series is (c) 34567 (d) None of these
Hence, the next number following the + 1, +8, +27 routine.
must be at an interval of +64 Solution We can see that the series is a group of
should be 101. Thus Option (c) is the and series as 12, 234, 3456 and hence the next terms joined
correct answer. be 45678. Thus Option (a) is correct. should

Exercise
Directions for Ouestions
term:
Ito 40: Find out the missing -9. 1, 5, 2, 25, 3, 125, 4, ?
1. 0,3, 8, 15, 24, 35, 48, ? (a) 144
(b) 36
(a) 53 (b) 63 (c) 625
(d) 500
(c) 80 (d) None of these 10. 83, 82, 80, 77,?
2. 256, 64, 16, 4,? (a) 74
(a) 1 (b) 73
(b) 1/4 (c) 75
(c) 1/16 (d) 76
(d) None of these 11. 2/3,3/N4, 4N5,?
3. Obtain the missing term
B, G, K, ? (a) SN6 (b) SNS
(a) N (c) 6/N5 (d) None of these
(b) P
(c) M 12. 1, 1,5, 49, 11, 169, 19, ?
(d) L
4. 7,15, 27, ?, 63 (a) 256 (b) 289
(a) 42 (b) 43 (c) 324 (d) 361
(c) 38 (d) None of these 13. 5,36, 253,?
5. ?, 425, 600, 825, 1100, 1425 (a) 1749
(a) 225 (b) 1750
(b) 300 (c) 1772
(c) 250 (d) None of these (d) 1771
14. 456789 12, 5678912, 567891,?
6. 1, 121, 12321, 1234321, ? (a) 56789 (b) 67891
(a) 123454321 (b) 12344321
(c) 567891 (d) None of these
(c) 1234565432 1 (d) None of these
7. 0.005, 0.05,?, 5 15. ABCDEFG, GABCDEE, FGABCDE,?
(a) 5.50 (b) 0.05 (a) EFGABCD (b) GABCDEF
(c) 0.5 (d) None of these (c) EFGABCDE (d) FGABCDE
8. 31,32, 36, 45, ? 16. (1, 1), (2, 16), (3, 81), ?
(a) 55 (b) 56 (a) (4, 16) (a) (4, 64)
(c) 61 (d) 62 (c) (4, 256) (d) None of these
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3,
mea
SequencesandSeries
following series? ?, 2
term? 33. What is the next term in the ierie
what will be the 8h
64. ABE, BCE, CDG, DEH, EFI, atio
1,4, 16, (b) 16384 (b) FGJ
17. (a) 1024 (a) FGK and
(c) 4096
(d) None of these (c) FGL (d) None of these
12, 10, 9, ? the following series? 7
24, 16, 34. What is the next term in
18. 40,
(a) 8.5 (b) 8 ZYXWTSRQNMLK
(d) None of these (b) G
(c) 7.5 (a) I
70, 140, ? (d) J
19. 7, 28, (b) 250 (c) H
terms of the given series? 2.1
(a) 240 What is the sum ofinfinite
(d) None of these 35.
(c) 245 4 +4x 4/2+ 4 42x4i4 + dd
20. 729, 1331, 1728, ? (a) 12 (b) 16 d
(b) 2185 determined
(a) 2180
(d) None of these (c) 64 (d) Can't be
(c) 2196 in the following series?
44.8, ? 36. What is the next term
21. 0.7,2.8, 11.2, (b) 177,2 1,4,3, 9, 5, 16, 7, 25, 9, 36, 11, ?
(a) 178.2 (b) 49
(d) 179.2 (a) 64
(c) 179 (d) 55
21/16, what willbe the nth term of the (c) 48
22. 1, 5/4, 37. Calculate the sumn of the
series
series?
1+ 1/4+ 1/16 +
(a) {1-(1/4)"}/(3/4) (b) 4/3
(b) {1+ (1/3)"}/(2/3)" (a) 3/4
(d) None of these
(c) {(1/3)" +1}/(2/3) (c) 2
(d) None of these
38. Calculate the missing term.
625, 125, ?, 5, 1
23. 600, 550, 450, 300, ? (b) 1
(a) 50 (b) 0 (a) 1/5 (d) None of these
(c) 100 (d) 150 (c) 5
24. 1, 2, 3, 6, 11,20, 37,68 ? 39. Obtain the missing term.
(a) 125 (b) 126 300, 296, 287, 271, ?, 210
(d) 105 (a) 246 (b) 250
(c) 124 (d) None of these
25. 12, 24, 36, 48, ?, 72 (c) 244
(a) 50 (b) 55 40. Obtajn the missing term.
(c) 60 (d) 70 12, 15, 19, ?, 30, 37
26. 1,6, 11, what will be its 15th term? (a) 35 (b) 34
(b) 76 (c) 37 (d) 24
(a) 46
(c) 66 (d) 71
Directions for Questions 4l to 47: In each of the fol
27. -3, 4, 23, 60, 121? Find out
(a) 22 (b) 212 lowing number series awrong number is given.
(c) 205 (d) None of these the wrong number
28. 20, 26, 62, ?, 1574 41. 31, 22, 30, -32, -89, -174
(a) 125 (b) 150 (a) 22 (b) 30
(c) 278 (d) 200 (c) -32 (d) -89
29. 45,40, 35, which term will be the first negative 42, 4, 26, 163, 1149, 9201, 82809
term of the series? (a) 26 (b) 163
(b) 11th term (c) 82809 (d) 9201
(a) 10th term
(d) 13h term 43. 4, 39, 269, 1605, 8009,32011
(c) 12th term
30. 1/1, 4/8, 9/27., 16/64, 25/125, ? (a) 4 (b) 39
(a) 36/49 (b) 49/64 (c) 269 (d) 1005
(c) 36/216 (d) None of these 44. 28, 84, 112, 196, 308, 504, 872
31. 1,3,2, 5, 3.7, 4,9, 5, 11, 6, ? (a) 112 (b) 196
(a) 10 (b) 11 (c) 308 (d) 872
(c) 13 (d) 9
45. 14, 20, 369, 1288, 12961, 155432
32. 1,4, 27, ? (a) 14 (b) 20
(a) 256 (b) 3125
(c) 369 (d) 1288
(c) 2425 (a) None of these
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46. 14400, 7200, 4800, 3600, 2800, 2400 (b) Fourth

(a) Eighth
(a) 7200 (b) 4800 (c) Eleventh (d) Twelfth
(c) 2800 (d) 2400 57. Which of the following cannot be a number of the
47. 300, 421, 592, 815, 1104, 1465
(a) 421 series...64, 125, 216, 343, 512.....?
(b) 1104 (a) 8 (b) 729
(c) 815 (d) 592 (c) 27 (d) 999
Directions for Ouestions 48 1o 50: Study the following 58. Complete the series
information carefully toanswer the questions given below: E-S, G-7, I-9, K-11, ?
SQASN%T7B4#JES2TD*
48.
18H3U@9FWOK (a) L-13, N-14
(c) L-12, M-14
(b) M-13, O-15
How many such consonants are there in the (d) K-12, M-14
above
arrangement, each of which is immediately followed 59. An application was received by class teacher in the
by a vowel but not immediately preceded by afternoon of a week day. Next day she forwarded it
number?
a
to the Student Coordinator, who was on leave that
(a) One (b) Two day. The Student Coordinator put up the application
(c) Three (d) More than three to the principal next day in the evening. The Principal
49. How many such consonants are there in the above studied the application and disposed off the matter
arrangement, each of which is either immediately on the same day, i.e, Saturday. Which day was the
preceded by a vowel or immediately followed by a application received by the class teacher?
symbol but not both? (a) Monday
(a) None (b) Wednesday
(b) One (c) Tuesday (d) Thursday
(c) Two (d) Three 60. Which letter should be the tenth letter to the left of
50. Which of the following is the seventh to the
left of the the ninth letter from the right, if the first half of the
fifteenth from the left end in the above
(a) H (b) B
arrangement? alphabet of English are reversed ?
(c) 1 (a) D (b) F
(d) 7
51. The letters skipped between adjacent letters is in the (c) E (d) I
order of1, 2, 3, 4, .... Which alternative follows this Directions for Ouestions 61 to 68: What will come in
rule ?
place of (?)in each of the given number series?
(a) EFJNS (b) EGJOS 61. 11, 12, 28, 93, 388,?
(c) EGJNS (d) EGNT
-52. Which of the following will come in place of (a) 1965 (b) 865
the (c) 1956 (d) 206S
question mark (?) in the following sequence? (e) None of these
16D7, 18G10, 21KI4, 25P19, ?
(a) 30V20 62. 2, 7.5, 20.5, 67, 273.5, ?
(b) 30V25 (a) 1263
(c) 30V24 (d) 29V25 (b) 1373
(c) 1273 (d) 1337
Directions for Ouestions 53 to 55: Complete the (e) None of these
63. 8, 4.5, 5.5, 9.75, 21.5, ?
following series:
53. BZ, HT, NN, ?, ZB (a) 56.75 (b) 55.25
(a) LF (b) SX (c) 56.25 (d) 54.50
(e) None of these
(c) TH (d) TI
64. 12,22, 42, 82, 162, ?
54. J2Z, K4X, I7V, ?, HI6R, F22P (a) 332
(a) GilT (b) Gils (b) 304
(c) 302 (d) 322
(c) L12S (d) GiUU
neb
(e) None of these
55. ane ba ebb an
65. 3, 5, 16, 60, 260,?
bb (a) 1330
(a) ebbab (b) bB abe (b) 1303
(c) 1203 (d) 1230
(c) Bb abe (d) bn abe (e) None of these
56. In a row of children, Bali is seventh from the left and 66. 2, 3, 18, 115, 854, ?
Moti is fourth from the right. When Bali and Moti (a) 7776 (b) 7767
exchange positions, Bali will be fifteenth from the (c) 6676 (d) 6667
left. What will be Moti's position from the right? (e) None of these
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78. >
b7. 20. 22, 29, 46,
(a) 135 (b) 170 79. 4. II, 19, 41, 79.?
(c) 130 (a) 108 (b) 161
(d) 140
(c) 126 (d) 136
(e) None of these
80. 5, 8, 28, 162, 1288. ?
A8. 24. 27. 34,47, 68, > (a) 12620 (b) 12870
(a)96 (b) 97 (c) 13920 (d) 14112
(c)98 (d) 99
(e) 100 81. 3, 5, 10, 20, 37, ?
(a) 76 (b) 77
Directions for Questions 69 to 73: What will come (c) 63 (d) 64
in place of the questions mark (?) in the following 82. 5, 7, 25, 131,925, ?
umerical series? (a) 5335 (b) 8335
(c) 8115 (d) 9665
69. 9, 31.73, 141. (?)
(a) 164 (b) 280 83. 5, 7, 11,37, 143, ?
(a) 720 (b) 721I
(c) 239 (d) 241 (d) 749
70. 35, 2S6, 451, 620, 763, (2) (c) 723
(b) 893 84. 650, 647, 636, 605, ?
(a) 680 (a) 536 (b) 556
(c) 633 (d) 880 (d) None of these
(c) S76
(e) None of these
85. 3, 2, 0, -9, -52, ?
71. 2890. (?), 1162, 874, 730, 658 (a) -285 (b) -235
(a) 1684 (b) 1738 (c) -275 (d) None of these
(c) 1784 (d) 1672 86. 7,9, 13, 22, 50,?
(e) None of these (a) 105 (b) 125
72. 14, 1004, 1202, 1251.5, 1268, (?) (c) 175 (d) 195
(a) 1267.5 (b) 1276.25 87. 40, 184, 668, 1692, ?
(c) 1324.5 (d) 1367.25 (a) 3256 (b) 3456
(e) None of these (c) 3156 (d) 3056
73. 5,7, 13,25, 45,(?) 88. 59,60, 68, 95, 159, ?
(a) 67 (b) 75 (a) 131 (b) 136
(c) 65 (d) 55 (c) 141 (d) None of these
(e) None of these 89. 168, 86, 88, 134, 270, ?
(a) 667 (b) 657
Directions for Ouestions 74 to 75: What will come in (c) 676 (d) 677
place of the questions mark (?) in the following numeri
90. 4, 13, 31,67, 139,?
cal series?
(a) 211 (b) 243
74. 4, 11,25, 53, 109, (?) (c) 263 (d) 283
(a) 221 (b) 234 91. 17,40, 109,224, ?
(c) 212 (d) 222 (a) 365 (b) 375
(e) None of these (c) 385 (d) None of these
75. 15, 21, 33, 51, 75, (?) 92. 11, 14, 23, 50, 131,?
(a) 113 (b) 103 (a) 372 (b) 374
(c) 105 (d) 115 (c) 376 (d) 378
(e) None of these 93. 6, 11, 24, 49, 90, ?
16. Find the 4th term of the following series: (a) 151 (b) 161
3, 10, 101, (c) 172 (d) 181
ecnonsfor Ouestions 771o115: What will come in
94. 2, 10, 30, 68, 130, ?
place of the questions mark (?) in the following numeri- (a) 192 (b) 222
cal series? (c) 246 (d) None of these
77. 5, 12, 23, 50, 141,? 95. 11,33, 30, 90, 87,?
(a) 241 (b) 251
(a) 488 (b) 473 (c) 261 (d) None of these
(c) 425 (d) 392
78. 7, 13, 25,45, ? 96. 620, 613, 594, 557, ?
(a) 496 (b) 448
(a) 75 (b) 123 (c) 483 (d) None of these
(c) 103 (d) 90
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97. 13, 36, 82,
(a) 213 151,? 107. 2, 3, 10, 39, 172, ?
(c) 243 (b) 223 (a) 883 (b) 884
98. 78, 94, 69, (d) 253
105,? (c) 885 (d) None of these
(a) 76 108. 7, 9, 16, 25, 41,?
(c) 56 (b) 66
(d) None of these (a) 65 (b) 64
99. 17, 18,37, 112, (c) 66 (d) 63
(a) 2246 449,? 109. 3, 5, 7, 25, 95, ?
(c) 2236 (b) 2251 (a) 839
(d) None of these (b) 840
100. 35, 37, 40, 45. (c) 841 (d) 842
(a) 60 52,?
110. 2, 2,4,9, 22, 60,?
(c) 62 (b) 61
(a) 174 (b) 176
101. 21, 37, 73, 137, (d) 63
(c) 180 (d) 186
(a) 381 237, ? 111. 120, 245, 461, 804, 1316, ?
(c) 380 (b) 382 (a) 2042
(d) None of these. (b) 2043
102. 17, 18, 37, 112, 449, ? (c) 2044 (d) 2045
(a) 2251 112. 67, 92, 192, 417, ?
(c) 2174 (b) 2249
(a) 817 (b) 820
103. 14, 29, 74, 149, ? (d) 2246
(c) 823 (d) None of these
(a) 251 113. 50, 90, 150, 240, 375, ?
(c) 253 (b) 252 (a) 570
(d) 254 (b) 577.5
104. 7,35, 32, 160, 157,? (c) 580 (d) None of these
(a) 780 114. 4, 6, 16, 54, 224, ?
(b) 785
(c) 787 (a) 1125 (b) 1130
105. 52, 45, 66, 31, 80,? (d) None of these
(c) 1135 (d) 1140
(a) 17 115. 2, 10, 30, 68, 130, ..
(b) 16
(c) 15 (d) None of these (a) 225 (b) 224
106. 13, 17, 25, 41, 69,? (c) 223 (d) 222
(a) 110
(b) 113
(c) 116 (d) None of these

Answer Key
1. (b) 2. (a) 3. (a) 4. (b) 5. (b) 6. (a)
9. (c) 10. (b) 11. (a) 12. (d) 7. (c) 8. (c)
17. (b) 18. (a) 13. (c) 14. (b) 15. (a)
19. (c) 20. (d) 21. (d) 16. (c)
25.(c) 26. (d) 27. (b) 28. (c) 22. (a) 23. (c) 24. (a)
33. (b) 34. (c) 29. (b) 30. (c) 31. (c)
35. (d) 36. (b) 37. (b) 32. (a)
41. (b) 42. (c) 43. (a) 38. (d) 39. (a) 40. (d)
44. (d) 45. (c) 46. (c)
49. (b) 50. (d) 51. (c) 52. (b) 47. (c) 48. (a)
53. (c) 54. (a) 55. (d)
57. (d) 58. (b) 59. (d) 60. (b) 61. (a) 56. (d)
65. (a) 66. (b) 67. (c) 62. (b) 63. (c) 64. (d)
68. (d) 69. (d) 70. (d)
73. (b) 74. (a) 75. (c) 76. 10202 71. (b) 72. (b)
77. (a) 78. (a) 79. (b)
81. (c) 82. (b) 83. (b) 84. (a) 80. (b)
85. (a) 86. (c) 87. (b)
89. (d) 90. (d) 91. (c) 92. (b) 93. (a) 88. (d)
94. (b) 95. (c) 96. (a)
97. (c) 98. (c) 99. (a) 100. (d) 101. (a) 102. (d)
105. (a) 106. (b) 107. (c) 108. (c) 109. (c) 103. (d) 104. (b)
110. (d) 111.(d) 112. (a)
113. (b) 114. (b) 115. (d)
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Solutions
4, -2, -1.
follows a logic of -16, -8, be 9 -0.5
Questions 1 to 40: I8. The series the series
would
solutions for Hence, the nex term in
series is following the pattern +3, +5, +7, +9, option (a).
1. The +13 and hence the next term should be 48 + =8.5. Correct answer isvarious terms of the series
between next
15 =63. Answer is option (b). 19. The addition
of 7x3.7x6, 7x 10. Hence, the in
follows a logic 15. Hence, the next
term
2. The given series is
a GP with common ratio
4
addition should be 7 x J05 = 245. So, the answer
140+
Hence, option (a) is correct. the series would be
is option (c). next
3. The series
defined by the 2n, 7h, 1|th term of the 9,11,13 and hence the
alohabet. Hence, the next term would be the 14h term 20. The series representscorrect answer is (d).
term should be 15: Hence, the nextterm
would
ie.. N. Option (a) is the correct answer. GPwith common ratio 4.
4 The series
follows a pattern of +8, +12, + +20. 21.
be 179.2 i.e., option (d). verified
Obviously we need to add 16 for the missing term. term can be easily
22. The formula for the nth Option (a) is
Hence, 43 i.e., option (b) is the correct answer. of the series.
from the given terms
5 The series follows a pattern of +175, +225, +275,
+325. Hence, the first term should be 300, so the
correct.
of-50, -100, -150 and
23. The series follows the logic series should be 300-
200
answer is option (b). hence the next term of the
12, 112, 1112,
6. The series is representing the values of be (c).
1111]2 = = 100. Correct answer is option the series is the sum
11112. Hence, the next value would Beginning with 6, each term of
123454321, so option (a) is the answer. 24. Hence, the next term would
of the previous 3 terms.
7 AGPwith common ratio 10. Hence, the missing term (a).
be 125. So, the answer is optionHence,
will be 0.5 i.e., option (c). difference 12. the unknown
should 25. APwith common
8. +1.+4, +9, thus +16 and hence the next term term is 12.So option (c) is the answer.
be 61. Correct answer is option (c). Hence, 15th term is
another. 26. AP with common difference 5.
9. There are two series intermixed with one 71. Answer is option (d).
the
One of the series is placed at the odd places ofThe termin the series
27. +7,+19, +37, +61. Hence, the next
series and the other is placed at the even places. 125 would be 121 +91 =212, answer is (b).
series at the even places of the series is 5, 25, 28. We are consecutively adding increasing
powers of
and hence its next term should be 625. Option (c) is 6. Hence, option (c) is correct. Hence,
correct answe.
29. The first negative term will be -5 (11th term).
10. The logic of the series is -1, -2, -3 and hence, 4 option (b) is the answer.
should give us 73. So, the answer is option (b). 30. The numerator is represented by n' and
the
1. Obviously the answer has to be option (a). denominator is represented by n'. Hence, the next
12. There are two series intermingled in the given series term in the series would be 36/216, option (c) is the
of numbers. 1,5, 11, 19 and the other series is 12, 7², answer.
13² and 192= 361. Hence, option (d) is the answer. 31. Two series are intermixed. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 3, 5, 7,
Hence,
13. The series follows the pattern of × 7 + 1. 1772. 9, 11. Hence, the next term should be 13. So option
1=
the next number in the series is 253 x 7+ (c) is the answer.
Option (c) is the answer. 32. The generalterm of the series is n". Hence, the next tem
the
14. We are consecutively deleting one digit from the in the series would be 4=256. Option (a) is the answer.
left and then one digit from the right and then
left. 33. The next term in the series would be FGJ. Hence,
next move has to be to delete one digit from the option (b) is the answer.
Hence, the answer is option (b). 34. The given series starts with the last 4 alphabets
1S, The next term is formed by removing the last alphabet
the first of the English language and then gives a break of
to
In the previous term and attaching it term in 2 alphabets, followed by the next four alphabets and
alphabet of the next term. Hence, the next
is so on. Hence, the next term in the series would be H
the series would be EFGABCD. So, the answer
(after skipping Jand l). So option (c) is the answer.
option (a). fourth 35. We cannot work out the logic of this series as we do
10. The relationship followed in each bracket is the not have enough information of what the next term
power of the first digit in the bracket. Hence, option
of this series would be. Hence, the correct
(c) is correct. answer
256,1024,4096, 16384. Option (b) is correct. cannot be determined. Option (d) is correct.

36. Two series are intermingled with each other as 1, 3,
5, 7, 9, 11l and 2, 3,4, 5°, 6. Hence, the next term
in the series would be 7'= 49, so the correct answer
is option (b).
37. Infinite GP with common ratio Hence, Sum to
4
infinity 1/(3/4) = 4/3. Answer is option (b).
38. GP with common ratio 1/5. Hence, option (d) is corect.
39. The series follows the logic of-4, -9, -16and hence
the missing term must be 271 - 25 = 246. So option
(a) is correct.
40. The series follows the logic of +3, +4, +5, +6 and
+7. Hence, the missing term would be 19 +5 = 24.
So option (d) is the correct answer.
Solutions for Questions 41 to 47:
41. Obviously 30 is the misplaced number because all other
terms are in a reducing series here. Option (b) is correct.
42. The logic followed in this series is 4 x 5 + 6= 26;
26 x 6 +7 = 163; 163 × 7+8 =1149; 1149 x8 +9
= 9201. Only the last number in the series (82809)
breaks this trend. Instead the correct value should
have been 9201 x 9+ 10 = 82819. Thus, Option (c)
is correct.
43. The logic followed in this series is 39 x7-4=269;
269 x 6 9 = 1605: 1605 x 5 -16 = 8009: 8009 >X
4- 25 = 32011. Only the movement from 4to 39 is
unexplained by this trend. Thus, 4 is the incorrect
number in the series. Option (a) is correct.
44. The logic ofthis series is that the sum of two numbers
makes the third one in the series. This we can observe
by seeing 28 + 84 = 112, 84+ 112=196 and so on.
The only number that does not satisfy this logic is
308 + 504, which should be 812 and not 872. Thus,
872 is the wrong number in the series.
45. The logic is 14 x4-36 =20; 20 x 6 +49 = 169; 169
x8-64= 1288, 1288 × 10 + 81 = 12961; 12961l x
12-100=155532.Obviously, the incorrect value in
the series is 369 and Option (c) is the correct answer.
46. The logic of the series is 14400 x ½= 7200, 7200 x
2/3 = 4800, 4800 x 3/4 = 3600, 3600 x 4/5 = 2880.
Obviously the number 2800 is out of place. Option
(c) is correct.
47. The logic of the additions are 121,171, 221, 291,
361 and so on. Thus, the number series should be
300, 421, 592, 813, 1104,1465. The number 815 is
misplaced in the above series and hence Option (c)
is incorrect.
Solutions for Questions 48 to 50:
48. T7 is the only instance of a consonant followed by
a number and not preceded by a number. Option (a)
1S CorTect.
of a consonant either
49. 5N% is the only instance vowel but
followed by a symbol or preceded by a
not both. Option (b) is correct.
2* while the 7th to the
50. The fifteenth from the left is
left of 2 is 7' itself. Option (d) is corect. 4 letters
3 and
51. EGJNS follows the skipping of 1. 2,
respectively as we can see in:
EFGHIJKLMNOPORS
answer. There are
52. Hence, option (c) is the correct the
three series in the sequence. The numbers to
left of the letter-16, 18, 21, 25 are increasing
continuously by I more than the previous increase.
i.e., the series of increases in these numbers are
+2, +3, +4 and the next number should be +5: thus
25 + 5 = 30.
The letters DGKP form a series where 2. 3 and 4
letters are skipped every time. Hence, the next letter
would be V. Similarly, 7, 10, 14, 19 would give 25
as the next term. Thus, the correct answer would be
30V25 option (b).
Solutions for Questions 53 to 55:
53. For the first alphabet add 6 to the position number to
get the next first alphabet of the next element of the
series and for the second alphabet subtract 6 from the
position and we'll get the required number. Option
(c) is correct.
54. For the first alphabet we jump from one alphabet
to the next alphabet and then to the alphabet right
before the first jump. The numbers move with a gap
of 2,3,4... .For the last alphabet count from Z leaving
one alphabet in the count.
Gi1T would be correct. Option (a) is corect.
55. It is a repetition of the string: anebb. The missing
alphabets in the blanks are: bnabe. Option (d) is correct.
Solutions for Questions S6 to 60:
S6. Since, Bali's count from the let goes up by &, Moi's
count from the right would go down by 8 too. Option
(d) is correct.
57. Allthe numbers in the series are perfect cubes. 999
is not a cube of any natural number. Hence, Option
(d) does not belong to the series.
58. MI3 and O15 should be the correct terms. Option
(b) is correct
59. A gap of two days is there in receiving and the
disposal of the application. Thursday would be the
correct answer option (d).
60. We are looking for the 1gih letter from the right in the
series:
MLKJIHGFEDCBA NOPQRSTUVWXYZ.
The letter would be F as can be counted from the
above series. Option (b) is correct.
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Solutionsfor Questions 61 to 68:
12
A1. 12 = 11 x 1 + 71. The pattern is:
28 =12 x2 + 22 658 + 72=730
93 = 28x3 +32 730 + 144 = 874
388 =93 x4+42 874 + 288 = 1162
388 x 5 + 52 = 1965 l162 + 576 = 1738
62. 7.5 =2x1+5.5 72.. The pattern is:
20.5 =7.5 x 2 + 5.5 14 + 990= 1004
67= 20.5x3 + 5.5 1004 + 990/5 = 1004 +198 = 1202
273.5 =67 x4 + 5.5 1202 + 198/4 = 1202 + 49.5 = 1251.5
273.5 x 5 + 5.5 = 1373 1251.5 + 49.5/3 = 1251 .5+16.5 = 1268
63. 8 x0.5 + 0.5 = 4.5 1268 + 8.25 = 1276.25
4.5 x 1+l=5.5 73. The pattern of the number series is:
5.5 x 1.5+ 1.5 =9.75 5+1x2=7
21.5 =9.75 x 2+ 2 7+2x3 =13
21.5 x 2.5 + 2.5 = 56.25 13 +3x4= 25
64. 22 = 12 x2-2 25 + 4x 5= 45
22 x2-2=42 45 +5x6= 75
42 x2-2 = 82
Solutions for Questions 74 to 75:
82 x 2-2 = 162
162 x2-2= 322 74. The pattern of the number series is:
65. 3 x1 +1x2=5 4+1x7= 11
5x2+2x3= 16 11 +2×7=25
16x3 +3x4=60 25 + 4x7= 53
60 x4 +4x5 = 260 53 + 8 x7=109
260 x 5+5x6=1330 109 +16x7=221l
66. 3=2 x1+ 12 75. The pattern of the number series is:
18 =3x 3 +32 15 +6x1=21
115 =18x5+52 21 +6x2 =33
854 =115 x7+72 33 +6x3= 51
854 x9 +92 = 7686 + 81 =7767 51 +6x4=75
67. 20 +2=22 75 +6x5= 105
22 + (1 x 5) +2 = 22 + 7= 29 76. Each term of the series is obtained by adding I to the
29 + (2 x 5) + 7 = 46 square of the preceding term.
46 +(3 x 5) + 17 = 78 4th term of the series = (101)° +1= 10202
78 + (4 x 5) + 32 = 130 Solutions for Questions 77 to 115:
68. 24 +3=27
27 +3 + 4=34 77.
+7 +1l +27 +91
34 +3 +4+6= 47 >12 ’23 141

47 +3+4 +6+8= 68
68 +3 +4+6+8+ 10 = 99 +4 +16 +64

Solutions for Ouestions 69 to 73: Hence, the next term = 14|+91+ 256 =488.
69. The pattern 1s: Hence, option (a)is correct.
2 + 12 =9 78. 7 +2 x3 = 13
3 +22 = 31 13 +3 x 4 = 25
43 +32 = 73 25 + 4 x5 =45
5 + 42 141 45 + 5 x 6=75
6 + 52 = 241 Hence, option (a) is correct.
70. The pattern is: 79. 11 4x 2+3
35 + 221 = 256 19= 11 x 2-3
256 + (221 - 26) = 451 41 = 19 x 2+3
451 + 169 (195 -26) = 620 79 = 41 x 2-3
620 + 143 (169 -26) =763 ?=79 x 2+3= 161
763 +117=880
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80. 8=5 x 2-2
28 = 8 x 4 4
92. 14 = || +3', 23 = 14 +32, 50
162 = 28 x 6-6 =23 + 3, 131 = 50 +3,
1288 =162 x 8-8 ?= 131 + 35 = 374.
Hence, option (b) is correct.
?=1288 x 10 -10 =12870 93. 11 =6+ |'+ 22
Hence, option (b) is correct. 24 = 11 + 22 +32
81. 5=3+ (1'+ 1) 49 = 24 + 32 + 42
10 =5+(22 + 1) 90 = 49 + 42 + 5?
20 = 10+ (3 + 1) ?=90 + 52 +6 = 151.
37 = 20 + (4' + 1)
Hence, option (a) is correct.
?=37+ (5? + 1) =63. 94. 2 = 1'+ 1, 10 =2? + 2, 30 = 3' +3, 68=4 +4
Hence, option (c) is correct. 130 =5 +5,? =6 +6= 222.
82. 7 =5 x1+2, 25 =7 x 3 +4, 131 =
925 = 131 × 7 + 8.?=925 x 9 +10 =25 x 5+6, Hence, option (b) is correct.
95. 33 = || x 3,30 =33 -3, 90 = 30 x 3,87 = 90 -3
8335
Hence, option (b) is correct ?= 87 x 3 = 261
83. 7 =5 x 1 +2
Hence,option (c) is correct.
11=7x2-3 96. 613 = 620 + 13 -23
37 = 11 x 3 + 4 594 = 613 + 23-33
143 = 37 x 4-5
557 = 594 + 3 4
?= 143 x5+6= 721 ?= 557 +4 5 = 496.
Hence, option (b) is correct. Hence, option (a) is correct.
84. 647=650 (13+2) 97. 36= 13 + 23 x 1
636 =647 - (2 +3) 82 =36+23 x 2
605 = 636- (3 + 4) 151= 82+ 23 x 3
?=605-(4 + 5) = 536. ?=151+ 23 x4=243.
Hence, option (a) is correct Hence, option (c) is correct.
85. 2 =3 x1- 12, 0=2 x 2-22, -9 =0 98. 94 =78 +42, 69 = 94-52, 105 = 69 +6,
=-9 x442
x3-32, 52 ?=105 -72= 56.
?=-52 x5-52, Hence, option (c) is correct.
Hence, option (a) is correct. 99. 18 =17 x 1+1
86. 9 =7+1! +1, 13 =9 + 2! +2, 22 =13 +3! +3, 37 =18 x 2+1
50= 22 + 4! + 4 ? = 50 + 5! +5 = 175 112 = 37 x 3 + 1
Hence, option (c) is correct. 449 =112 x 4+ 1
87. 184 = 40 + 122, 668 = 184 + 222, 1692 = ?=449 x 5 +1 = 2246.
668+ 322,
?= 1692 + 422 = 3456. Hence, option (a) is correct.
Hence, option (b) is correct 100. 37=35 + 2, 40= 37+3,45 =40 + 5, 52 = 45 + 7,
88. 60 = 59 + 13, 68 = 2, 95 = 68 + 33 = 159 =95 + 43, ?=52 + 1| =63.
?= 159+ 5 =284 Hence, option (d) is correct.
Hence, option (d) is correct 101. 37= 21 + 4?
89. 86= 168 x 0.5 + 2, 88 = 86 x 1 +2, 134 73 =37+6
=88 x 1.5 +2 137 = 73 + 8
270= 134 x 2+2, ? =270 x 2.5 + 2=677. 237 = 137 + 10
Hence, option (d) is correct.
?=237 + 122 =381.
Hence, option (a) is
90. 13 =4 x 2 + 5,31= 13 x2+5, 67 =31 ×2 +5 102. 18= 17 x 1+1,37 correct.
=18 x 2+1, 112
139 =67 x 2 +5,?= 139 x 2 +5 = 283
Hence, option (d) is correct.
=37 x3+ 1,449 =|12 x 4 +1,
?= 449 x5+|= 2246.
91. 40 = 17+ 23 x 1
109 = 40 + 23 x 3 Hence,option (d) is correct.
103. 29= 14 + 15 x 1.74= 29+ 15 x 3, 149
224 = 109 + 23 x5 = 74 + 15 × 5,
?=224+ 23 x 7= 385 ?= 149 + 15 x 7 =254.
Hence, option (c) is correct. Hence, option (d) is correct.
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35-:-3. 160=32 x 5, 160-3 = 157.

35=7 x 5, 32 = 22 x 2.5 +5 - 60. 60 3 +6=186.
9=157x 5=785.
is correct. Hence, option (d) is corret.
Hence, option (b)66: 111. 120 + 5' = 245, 245 + 6-461,46] +7 =84
105.
45=52-7x1, =45 + 7 x 3,31 =66-7 x 5, 80 804 + 8 = 1316., 1316 + 9° = 2045.
=31+7 x7
9= 80-7x9=17. Hence, option (d) is correct.
correct. 112. 92=67 + 25 1. 192 =92 + 25 4,417
Hence, option (a) is = 192 + 25 x9
+4 x ]
s06 17= 13 x2 ?=417+ 25 x 16=817.
25 = 17 t 4 Hence, option (a) is correct.
4
41=25 +4 x 113. 90=50 +40. 150 = 90+ 60. 240 = 15) 99
x7
69 = 41 +4 375 = 240+ 135.
9=69 + 4 x 11 = 113. We can see à60 =40 1.5., 90 = 60 1.5,
Hence, option (b)is correct, 135 =90 × 1.5,
07 2x1+ 1=3,3x 2+4=10, 10 x 3 +9=39, Hence, the required term -375 + 135 1.5 =577.5
39 x 4 +16= 172, 172 × 5+ 25 = 885
Hence, option (b) is correct.
Hence, option (c) is correct. 114. 6=4 x | +2, 16 =62 +4.54 =16 3 +6,
108 7+9= 16, 16 +9=25, 25 + 16=41, 41 +25 = 66 224 = 54 × 4+ 8,
Hence, option (c) is correct. ?=224 x5+ 10 =1130.
109. 3 x 1+2 =5, 5x 2-3 =7,7x3 +4 Hence, option (b) is correct.
=25, 25 x 4 5=95, 115. 13+ 1=2,23 + 2 =10, 33 +3 =30, 43 + 4=68
95 x 5 +6= 841. 53 + 5 = 130,? = 63+6= 222,
Hence, option (c) is correct. Hence, option (d) is correct.
110. 2 x 0.5 +1=2,2 x 1+2=4, 4 x 1.5 +3 =9,
9x2+4 = 22.