Electrostatic

Lecture 02

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NUST NET/ FAST Intelligence Questions

Number Series Completion

Lecture 02

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One term in the number series is wrong. Find out the wrong term.
3, 2, 8, 9, 13, 22, 18, 32, 23, 42
A. 8 B. 9 C. 13 D. 22

3, 8, 13, 18, 23 2, 9, 22, 32, 42

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One term in the number series is wrong. Find out the wrong term.
25, 36, 49, 81, 121, 169, 225
A. 36 B. 49 C. 169 D. 225

The correct sequence is 52, 72, 92, 112, 132, 152. So, 36 is wrong.

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One term in the number series is wrong. Find out the wrong term.
196, 169, 144, 121, 101
A. 101 B. 121 C. 169 D. 196

The sequence is (14)2, (13)2, (12)2, (11)2, (10)2.

So, 101 is wrong and must be replaced by (10)2 i.e. 100.

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One term in the number series is wrong. Find out the wrong term.
6, 15, 35, 77, 165, 221
A. 35 B. 77 C. 165 D. 15

The terms of the series are products of two consecutive prime numbers i.e.
(2 x 3),
(3 x 5), (5 x 7), (7 x 11),.....
So, 165 is wrong and must be replaced by (11 x 13) i.e. 143.

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One term in the number series is wrong. Find out the wrong term.
8, 13, 21, 32, 47, 63, 83
A. 13 B. 21 C. 32 D. 47

The correct pattern is + 5, + 8, + 11, + 14,.....

So, 47 is wrong and must be replaced by (32 + 14) i.e. 46.

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 One term in the number series is wrong. Find out the wrong term.
1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 96
A. 4 B. 32 C. 64 D. 96

Each term of the series is obtained by multiplying the preceding term by 2.

So, 96 is wrong and must be replaced by (64 x 2) i.e. 128.

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One term in the number series is wrong. Find out the wrong term.
2, 5, 10, 17, 26, 37, 50, 64
A. 17 B. 26 C. 37 D. 64

The terms of the series are (12 + 1), (22 + 1), (32 + 1), (42 + 1), (52 + 1),
(62 + 1),(72+1),.....
So, 64 is wrong and must be replaced by (82 + 1) i.e. 65.

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One term in the number series is wrong. Find out the wrong term.
125, 126, 124, 127, 123, 129
A. 126 B. 124 C. 123 D. 129

The correct pattern is + 1, - 2, + 3, - 4, + 5.

So, 129 is wrong and must be replaced by (123 + 5) i.e. 128.

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1, 5, 13,25,41,?
A. 51 B. 57 C. 61 D. 63

The pattern is + 4, + 8, + 12, + 16......

So, missing term = 41 + 20 = 61.

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4, 7, 12, 19, 28, ?
A. 30 B. 36 C. 39 D. 49

The pattern is + 3, + 5, + 7, + 9, .....

So, missing term = 28 + 11 = 39.

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Assignment Questions

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5760, 960, ?, 48, 16, 8
A. 120 B. 160 C. 192 D. 240

The pattern is ÷ 6, ÷ 5, ÷ 4, ÷ 3, ÷ 2.
So, missing term = 960 - 5 = 192.

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45, 54, 47, ?, 49, 56, 51, 57, 53
A. 48 B. 50 C. 55 D. None of these

The given sequence is a combination of two series:

I. 45, 47, 49, 51, 53 and II. 54, ?, 56, 57
Clearly, II consists of consecutive natural numbers, starting from 54.
So, missing term = 55.

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One term in the number series is wrong. Find out the wrong term.
121, 143, 165, 186, 209
A. 143 B. 165 C. 186 D. 209

Each term in the series is obtained by adding 22 to the preceding term.

So, 186 is wrong and must be replaced by (165 + 22) i.e. 187.

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10, 18, 28, 40, 54, 70, ?
A. 85 B. 86 C. 87 D. 88

The pattern is + 8, + 10, + 12, + 14, .....

So, missing term = 70 + 18 = 88.

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3, 8, 13, 24, 41, ?
A. 70 B. 75 C. 80 D. 85

The pattern followed is : nth term + (n + l)th term + (n + 1) = (n + 2)th term.

Thus, 1st term + 2nd term + 2 = 3rd term; 2nd term + 3rd term + 3 = 4th
term and so on.
So, missing term = 6th term = 4th term + 5th term + 5 = 24 + 41 + 5 = 70.

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2, 15, 4, 12, 6, 7, ?, ?
A. 8, 8 B. 8, 0 C. 3, 8 D. None of these

Let the missing terms of the series be x1 and x2.

Thus, the sequence 2, 15, 4, 12, 6, 7, x1 x2 is a combination of two
series :
I. 2, 4, 6, x1 and II. 15, 12, 7, x2I consists of consecutive even
numbers.
So, missing term, x1 = 8.
The pattern in II is - 3, - 5,......So, missing term, x2 = 7 - 7 = 0.

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2, 8, 16, 128, ?
A. 2042 B. 2046 C. 2048 D. 2056

Each term in the series, except the first two terms, is the product of the
preceding two terms.
So, missing term = 16 x 128 = 2048.

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0, 2, 3, 5, 8, 10, 15, 17, 24, 26, ?
A. 28 B. 30 C. 32 D. 35

The given sequence is a combination of two series :

I. 0, 3, 8, 15, 24, ? and II. 2, 5, 10, 17, 26
The pattern in each one of I and II is + 3, + 5, + 7, + 9, .....
So, missing term = 24 + 11 = 35.

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