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Q:

Find the odd number in the given number series?

14, 27, 105, 525, 4993

A) 27 B) 105
C) 525 D) 4993
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 525

Explanation:

The given number series is 14, 27, 105, 525, 4993

14

14 x 2 - 1 = 27

27 x 4 - 3 = 105

105 x 6 - 5 = 625 (not 525)

625 x 8 - 7 = 4993

 

Hence, the odd man or number in the given number series is 525.

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Q:

Find the odd man out?

61, 66, 83, 121, 185

A) 185 B) 121
C) 83 D) 66
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 121

Explanation:

Given number series is 61, 66, 83, 121, 185

Here the given series follows a pattern that,

 

6161 + 22 + 1 = 6666 + 42 + 1 = 8383 + 62 + 1 = 120 (not 121)120 + 82 + 1 = 185

 

 

Hence, the odd man in the given series is 121.

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Q:

Fact 1: All hats have brims.
Fact 2: There are black hats and blue hats.
Fact 3: Baseball caps are hats.

If the first three statements are facts, which of the following statements must also be a fact?
I. All caps have brims.
II. Some baseball caps are blue.
III. Baseball caps have no brims.

A) I only B) II only
C) I, II, and III D) None of the statements is a fact.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) None of the statements is a fact.

Explanation:

All baseball caps have brims, since baseball caps are hats (Fact 3) and all hats have brims (Fact 1). This rules out statement III—but it doesn’t follow that all caps, a category that may include caps that are not baseball caps, have brims (statement I). Statement II cannot be confirmed, either, since it is possible, given the information, that all baseball caps are black.

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Q:

Upanishads are books on

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A) Religion B) Yoga
C) Law D) Philosophy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Philosophy

Explanation:

The Upanishads are a part of the Vedas and are ancient Sanskrit texts that contain some of the central philosophical concepts and ideas of Hinduism, some of which are shared with Buddhism, and Jainism.

 

 

 

The Upanishads are commonly referred to as Vedanta in the history of India.

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Q:

Who first imposed Jizya Tax in India?

A) Allaudin khilji B) Aurangzeb
C) Mohammad Bin Qasim D) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Qutb-ud-din Aibak

Explanation:

In India, Islamic rulers Qutb-ud-din Aibak imposed jizya on non-Muslims first time which was called kharaj-o-jizya. Jizya was abolished by the Mughal ruler Akbar in the 16th century but was re-introduced by Aurangzeb in the 17th century.

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Q:

152, 124, 96, 69, 40

Find the odd man out?

A) 124 B) 96
C) 69 D) 40
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 69

Explanation:

The given number series is 152, 124, 96, 69, 40

152

152 - 28 = 124

124 - 28 = 96

96 - 28 = 68 (not 69)

68 - 28 = 40

 

Hence, the odd man in the given number series is 69.

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Q:

Find the next number in the given number series?

35, 36, 55, 111, ?

A) 278.5 B) 264.5
C) 212.5 D) 202
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 278.5

Explanation:

The given number series is 35, 36, 55, 111, ?

35

35 x 1 + 1 = 36

36 x 1.5 + 1 = 55

55 x 2 + 1 = 111

111 x 2.5 + 1 = 278.5

 

Hence, the next number in the given number series is 278.5.

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Q:

What should be replaced in the place of '?' in the following series ?

QAR, RAS, SAT, TAU, ?

A) UAT B) UAV
C) UAS D) UTS
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) UAV

Explanation:

In this series, the third letter is repeated as the first letter of the next segment. The middle letter, A, remains static. The third letters are in alphabetical order, beginning with R.

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