Dear Aspirants,
Quantitative Aptitude Quiz For IBPS PO/Clerk Prelims
Numerical Ability or Quantitative Aptitude Section has given heebie-jeebies to the aspirants when they appear for a banking examination. As the level of every other section is only getting complex and convoluted, there is no doubt that this section, too, makes your blood run cold. The questions asked in this section are calculative and very time-consuming. But once dealt with proper strategy, speed, and accuracy, this section can get you the maximum marks in the examination. Following is the Quantitative Aptitude quiz to help you practice with the best of latest pattern questions.
Directions (1-15): What will come in place of question mark (?) in the following number series?
Q1. 948, 474, ?, 118.5, 59.25, 29.625
221
190
237
189.06
244
Solution:
Pattern is (÷2),(÷2),(÷2) ………………
∴474 ÷ 2
= 237
∴474 ÷ 2
= 237
Q2. 374, 355, 317, ?, 184, 89
260
298
279
241
441
Solution:
Pattern is (-19×1),(-19×2),(-19×3) ……………
∴317 - 19 × 3
= 260
∴317 - 19 × 3
= 260
Q3. 96, 94, 373, 3353, ?, 1341069
83819
53483
63813
53643
56343
Solution:
Pattern is (×1-2),(×4-3),(×9-4),(×16-5),(×25-6)
∴3353 × 16 - 5
= 53643
∴3353 × 16 - 5
= 53643
Q4. 1, 16, 81, 256, ?, 1296
400
625
875
1125
512
Q5. 281, 141, 71, 36, 18.5, ?
9.5
9.25
10.75
10
9.75
Solution:
Pattern is (÷2+0.5),(÷2+0.5)……….
∴ 18.5 ÷ 2 + 0.5
= 9.75
∴ 18.5 ÷ 2 + 0.5
= 9.75
Q6. 2, 5, 23, 143, 1151, ?
11520
11519
11517
9215
13823
Solution:
Pattern is ×2+1, ×4+3, ×6+5, ×8+7, ×10+9
∴ ? = 1151 × 10 + 9
= 11519
∴ ? = 1151 × 10 + 9
= 11519
Q7. 8, 9, 20, 63, ?, 1285, 7716
384
254
256
192
320
Solution:
Pattern is ×1+1, ×2+2, ×3+3, ×4+4, ×5+5, ….
∴ ? = 63 × 4 + 4
= 256
∴ ? = 63 × 4 + 4
= 256
Q8. 15, 34, 13, 30, 11, ?
26
15
42
29
28
Q9. 6, 5, 7, 12.5, 27, ?
83
69.5
56
70.5
96.5
Solution:
Pattern is ×0.5+2, ×1+2, ×1.5+2, ×2+2, ×2.5+2
∴ ? = 27 × 2.5 + 2
= 69.5
∴ ? = 27 × 2.5 + 2
= 69.5
Q10. 64, 77, 66, 73, 68, ?
75
72
67
69
66
Q11. 25, 30, 49, 56, 81, 90, ?, 132
90
72
99
121
132
Q12. 600, 75, 12.5, ?, 1.5625
31.25
3.125
2.315
32.15
4.125
Solution:
Pattern is ÷8, ÷6, ÷4, ÷2
∴ ? = 12.5 ÷ 4
= 3.125
∴ ? = 12.5 ÷ 4
= 3.125
Q13. 6, 19, 71, 279, 1111, ?
4439
3439
3454
5439
4349
Q14. 4, 18, 60, 186, 564, ?
1581
1686
1498
1698
1689
Solution:
Pattern is +14×1, +14×3, +14×9, +14×27
∴ ? = 564 + 14 × 81
= 1698
∴ ? = 564 + 14 × 81
= 1698
Q15. 12, 13, 28, 87, 352, ?
1665
1765
1656
1675
1865
Solution:
Pattern is ×1+1, ×2+2, ×3+3, ×4+4, ×5+5
∴ ? = 352 × 5 + 5
= 1765
∴ ? = 352 × 5 + 5
= 1765