Directions (1–5): What term should come in place of question mark in the following number series?
Q1. 72, 73, 147, 442, ?, 8846
(a) 1768
(b) 1799
(c) 1759
(d) 1769
(e) 1772
Q2. 3, 15, 51, 159, 483, ?
(a) 1449
(b) 1455
(c) 1458
(d) 1462
(e) 1467
Q3. 5, 13, 25, ?, 61, 85
(a) 41
(b) 36
(c) 31
(d) 45
(e) 39
Q4. 1, ?, 4, – 5, 11, – 14
(a) -1
(b) 2
(c) 0
(d) 3
(e) -2
Q5. 25, 31, 19, ?, – 5, 91
(a) 49
(b) 46
(c) 37
(d) 41
(e) 43
Directions (6–10): Each question is followed by a number series in which one term is wrong as per the pattern of the series. You have to find that term.
Q6. 144, 84, 216, 54, 270, 45
(a) 45
(b) 270
(c) 216
(d) 84
(e) 144
Q7. 361, 192, 323, 264, 289, 280
(a) 323
(b) 361
(c) 264
(d) 280
(e) 289
Q8. 68, 71, 79, 94, 118, 155
(a) 71
(b) 79
(c) 94
(d) 118
(e) 155
Q9. 4, 10, 28, 60, 124, 252
(a) 4
(b) 10
(c) 28
(d) 60
(e) 124
Q10. 6, 15, 35, 77, 143, 323
(a) 35
(b) 77
(c) 323
(d) 6
(e) 15
Solutions
S1. Ans(d)
Sol.
72×1+1=73
73×2+1=147
147×3+1=442
442×4+1=1769
1769×5+1=8846
S2. Ans(b)
Sol.
(3+2)×3=15
(15+2)×3=51
(51+2)×3=159
(159+2)×3=483
(483+2)×3=1455
S3. Ans(a)
Sol.
1²+2²=5
2²+3²=13
3²+4²=25
4²+5²=41
5²+6²=61
6²+7²=85
S4. Ans(c)
Sol.
1-1²=0
0+2²=4
4-3²=-5
-5+4²=11
11-5²=-14
S5. Ans(e)
Sol.
25 + 6 = 31
31 – 12 = 19
19 + 24 = 43
43 – 48 = -5
-5 + 96 = 91
S6. Ans(d)
Sol.
144÷2=72
72×3=216
216÷4=54
54×5=270
270÷6=45
Wrong number is 84
S7. Ans(a)
Sol.
361-13²=192
192+11²=313
313-7²=264
264+5²=289
289-3²=280
Wrong number is 323
S8. Ans(e)
Sol.
68+(2²-1)=71
71+(3²-1)=79
79+(4²-1)=94
94+(5²-1)=118
118+(6²-1)=153
Wrong term is 155
S9. Ans(b)
Sol.
4 + 8 = 12
12 + 16 = 28
28 + 32 = 60
60 + 64 = 124
124 + 128 = 252
Wrong number is 10
S10. Ans(c)
Sol.
2×3=6
3×5=15
5×7=35
7×11=77
11×13=143
13×17=221
Wrong number is 323.