Dear students,
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 (?) in the following number series?
Q1. 5, 54, 397, 2798, ?, 137254
20605
19910
19605
18620
20520
Q2. 625, 620, 613, 602, 589, 572, ?
541
537
531
521
553
Solution:
Series is –5, –7, –11, –13, –17, –19, –23(prime numbers)
∴ ? = 572– 19
= 553
∴ ? = 572– 19
= 553
Q3. 3, 6, 24, 144, ?, 11520
1158
1252
1125
1152
1212
Solution:
Series is ×2, ×4, ×6, ×8, ×10, ×12…..
∴ ? = 144 × 8
= 1152
∴ ? = 144 × 8
= 1152
Q4. 375000, 15000, 750, 50, 5, ?
1
2
4
5
3
Solution:
Series is ÷ 25, ÷ 20, ÷ 15, ÷ 10, ÷ 5
∴ ? = 5 ÷ 5
= 1
∴ ? = 5 ÷ 5
= 1
Q5. 1, 11, 81, 411, 1241, ?
1236
1251
1273
1237
1233
Solution:
Series is ×9+2, ×7+4, ×5+6, ×3+8, ×1+10
∴ ? = 1241 ×1+ 10
= 1251
∴ ? = 1241 ×1+ 10
= 1251
Q6. 113, 130, 164, 215, ?, 368
293
273
283
327
372
Solution:
+17, +34, +51, +68, +85….
Q7. 112, 259, 392, 511, 616, ?
701
707
711
715
720
Q8. 4, 6, 12, ?,90, 315, 1260
42
36
24
30
46
Solution:
×1.5, ×2, ×2.5, ×3 …
Q9. 6, 7, 16, 51, 208, ?, 6276
1045
941
836
1254
1154
Solution:
×1+1, ×2+2, ×3+3, ×4+4,…
Q10. 1130, 1164, 1232, 1334, 1470, ?
1674
1640
1606
1572
1623
Solution:
The pattern is +17×2, +17×4, +17×6, +17×8, +17×10…
∴ ? = 1470 + 17 × 10
= 1640
∴ ? = 1470 + 17 × 10
= 1640
Q11. 353, 54, 380, 81, 444, 145, 569, ?, 785
209
361
270
226
488
Q12. 2, 6, 21, 88, 445, ?
3122
2230
2766
2676
3568
Solution:
Pattern is ×2+2, ×3+3, ×4+4, ×5+5, ×6+6
∴ ? = 445 × 6+ 6
= 2676
∴ ? = 445 × 6+ 6
= 2676
Q13. 6, 15, 35, 77, 143, ?
195
247
221
225
241
Solution:
Pattern is (2×3), (3×5), (5×7), ……..
Multiplication of two consecutive prime numbers
∴ ? = 13 × 17 = 221
Multiplication of two consecutive prime numbers
∴ ? = 13 × 17 = 221
Q14. 12, 6, 9, 22.5, 78.75, ?
345.375
354.375
374.535
375.435
343.755
Solution:
Pattern is ×0.5, ×1.5, ×2.5, ×3.5, ×4.5
∴ ? = 78.75 × 4.5
= 354.375
∴ ? = 78.75 × 4.5
= 354.375
Q15. 51, 64, 116, 233, 441, 766, ?
1334
1234
1254
1285
1433
Solution:
Series is
+13 × 1², + 13×2², +13×3², +13×4², +13×5², ….
∴ ? = 766 + 13 × 6² = 1234
+13 × 1², + 13×2², +13×3², +13×4², +13×5², ….
∴ ? = 766 + 13 × 6² = 1234