Number Series Questions

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In the following question, various terms of an alphanumerical series are given with one or more terms missing as shown by (?). Choose the missing terms out of the given alternatives. BMO, EOQ, HQS, ?

A) KSU B) SOV
C) SOW D) LMN
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) KSU

Explanation:

The first letter moves 3 steps forward. The second and third letters move 2 steps forward.

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bc _ b _ c _ b _ ccb

A) c b c b B) b b c b
C) c b b c D) b c b c
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) c b c b

Explanation:

Here 'bccb' repeated 3 times.

b c c b | b c c b | b c c b 

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Find the wrong number from the following series ?
7   18   40   106   183   282   403

A) 18 B) 183
C) 40 D) 106
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 40

Explanation:

The given series follows the rule,
+(11x1), +(11x3), +(11x5), +(11x7), +(11x9),....

So starting from 7, 7 + 11 = 18, 18 + 33 = 51, 51 + 55 = 106, ...
So wrong number is 40 which is to be 51.

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In the following question, select the missing number from the given series.

 

113, 116, 119, 122, 125, ?

 

A) 128 B) 126
C) 129   D) 130
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 128

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In the following questions, various terms of an alphabet series are given with one or more terms missing as shown by (?). Choose the missing terms out of the given alternatives. BF, CH, ?, HO, LT

A) EK B) DN
C) EL D) EM
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) EK

Explanation:

The first letter moves 1, 2, 3, ... steps forward.
The second letter moves 2, 3, 4, ... steps forward

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Choose the correct alternative that will continue the same pattern and replace 'x' in the series 6834,6151,5536,4983,x

A) 4467 B) 4538
C) 4184 D) 4485
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 4485

Explanation:

Each term in the series is obtained by subtracting from the preceding term the number formed by the first three digits of preceding term
So,missing term is 4983-498=4485

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Q:

Choose the missing terms out of the given alternatives ADVENTURE,DVENTURE, DVENTUR, ? , VENTU

A) VENTURE B) VENTUR
C) DVENT D) DVENTU
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) VENTUR

Explanation:

one of the letter from beginning and one of the letter from the end of a term are removed, one by one, alternate steps

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Q:

Find out the wrong term in the series 169,144,121,100,85,64

A) 144 B) 100
C) 85 D) 64
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 85

Explanation:

The sequence is 13*13,12*12,11*11,10*10,9*9,8*8, . . . . . .
So,85 is wrong term and must be replaced by 9*81

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