INSERTING THE MISSING

CHAPTER
3
CHARACTER

1.0 INTRODUCTION

EXERCISE-1

EXERCISE-2
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 Inserting The Missing Character

1.0 INTRODUCTION
In such type of questions, a figure, a set of figures, an arrangement or a matrix is given, each of
which bears certain characters, be it numbers, letters or a group/combination of letters/numbers;
following a certain pattern. The candidate is required to decipher this pattern and accordingly find
the missing character in the figure.

Directions : Find the missing character from among the given alternatives.
Illustration 1. 20160 4
? 4
480 8
96 24

(A) 860 (B) 1140 (C) 2880 (D) 3240

Solution. Clearly, moving clockwise, we observe the following pattern : 4 × 1 = 4; 4 × 2 = 8;
8 × 3 = 24; 24 × 4 = 96; 96 × 5 = 480.
So, required number = (480 × 6) = 2880. Hence, the answer is (C).

P G
Illustration 2. N
F
22 21

27 15
K E
? J

(A) M (B) P (C) Q (D) S

Solution. Putting A = 1, B = 2, C = 3, D = 4, ............, X = 24, Y = 25, Z = 26, we have:
F + P = 6 + 16 = 22; G + N = 7 + 14 = 21; J + E = 10 + 5 = 15.
Since K = 11, so value corresponding to missing letter = (27 – 11) = 16.
So, the missing letter is the 16th letter of the English alphabet, which is P. Hence, the
answer is (B).
Illustration 3.
5 12 6 6 21 7 4 8
?

4 5 10
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(A) 22 (B) 30 (C) 32 (D) None of these

5 6 4 6 7 5
Solution. Clearly, we have = = 12 ; = 21 ;
10 10
4 8 10
So, missing number = = 32
10
Hence, the answer is (C).

Illustration 4. 13 19 71 9 128 32

4 10 ?

(A) 10 (B) 15 (C) 20 (D) 25

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13 19 71 9
Solution. Clearly, we have : =4; = 10
8 8
128 32
So, missing number = = 20
8
Hence, the answer is (C).

Illustration 5. 8 7 7

36 6 2 46 5 4 ? 6
2
6 8 10
(A) 42 (B) 46 (C) 48 (D) 50
Solution. We have: (8 × 6) – (2 × 6) = 36, (7 × 8) – (2 × 5) = 46.
Missing number = (7 × 10) – (4 × 6) = 46.
Hence, the answer is (B).
Illustration 6.
56 22 46 10 34 14
41 39 ?
15 8 9 6 11 6

(A) 12 (B) 25 (C) 48 (D) 52

Solution. We have: (56 + 15) – (22 + 8) = 41, (46 + 9) – (10 + 6) = 39.
So, missing number = (34 + 11) – (14 + 6) = 25.
Hence, the answer is (B).

Illustration 7. 21 51
5
16 109 2 22 53 19 17 ? 48

6 15 13

(A) 7 (B) 25 (C) 49 (D) 129

Solution. We have: (16 – 6) + (5 – 2) = 10 + 3 = 109 ; (22 – 15) + (21 – 19)2 = 72 + 22 =
2 2 2 2 2

53.
So, missing number = (17 –13)2 + (51 – 48)2 = 42 + 32 = 25.
Hence, the answer is (B).
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Illustration 8.
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
27 38 ?

(A) 49 (B) 50 (C) 51 (D) 52

Solution. In the first column, (4 × 7) – 1 = 27.
In the second column, (5 × 8) – 2 = 38.
So, missing number = (6 × 9) – 3 = (54 – 3) = 51.
Hence, the answer is (C).

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Illustration 9. 18 24 32
12 14 16
3 ? 4
72 112 128
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5
Solution. In the first column, 12 × (18 3) = 72.
In the third column, 16 × (32 4) = 128.
Let the missing number be x. Then, in the second column, we have :
14 × (24 x) = 112 24 x = 8 x = 3.
Hence, the answer is (B).

Illustration 10.
F I O

A J K

E M ?

(A) P (B) R (C) S (D) V

Solution. Putting A = 1, B = 2, C = 3, ..... , M = 13, ..... , X = 24, Y = 25, Z = 26, we have:
In the first row, F + I = 6 + 9 = 15 = O.
In the second row, A + J = 1 + 10 = 11 = K
So, in the third row, missing letter = E + M = 5 + 13 = 18 = R.
Hence, the answer is (B).

Illustration 11.
3C 2B 4A

27A ? 64B

9B 4A 16C

(A) 8C (B) 12B (C) 16C (D) 18C

Solution. In each row, out of the letters A, B and C, each of these must appear once. Also, in each
column, the product of first and third numbers is equal to the second number. So, the
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missing number will be (2 x 4) i.e. 8 and the missing letter will be C. Thus, the answer
is 8C. Hence the answer is (A).

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SOME WORKED OUT ILLUSTRATIONS

Illustration 1.

?
406 3
5
81 16

(A) 1 (B) 731 (C) 1625 (D) 2031

Solution
(D)
5 × 3 + 1 = 16
16 × 5 + 1 = 81
81 × 5 + 1 = 406
The missing number is 406 × 5 + 1 = 2030 + 1 = 2031 or (D)

Illustration 2.

6 18 15
3 2 5
4 3 ?
8 27 9

(A) 11 (B) 6 (C) 3 (D) 2

Solution
(C)

6 4
In first column =8
3

18 3
In second column = 27
2
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15 x
The answer is = 9 or x = 3 or (C)
5

Illustration 3.

3 7 1
6 25 2 11 70 8 4 –12 5

4 6 ?

(A) 10 (B) 6 (C) 2 (D) 1

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Solution
(C)
In first fig. (32 + 62) – (22 + 42) = (9 + 36) – ( 4 + 16) = 25
In second fig. (72 + 112 ) – (82 + 62) = (49 + 121) – (64 + 36) = 70
In third figure (12 + 42) – (52 + x2) = – 12 or x = 2
Hence the answer is (C)
Illustration 4.

2 13 5

11 3 17

19 7 ?

(A) 19 (B) 21 (C) 25 (D) 23

Solution
(D)
Arrange the numbers in the following order 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19
This is a series of prime numbers
the answer is 23. or (D)

Illustration 5.

? 8
216 27
125 64

(A) 4 (B) 305 (C) 343 (D) 729

Solution
(C)
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Moving clockwise, we get the sequence : 23, 33, 43, 53, 63.
So the answer is 73 = 343 or (C)

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Directions (1 to 25) : Find the missing character in each of the following :

? 15

1. 127 31
63

(A) 190 (B) 221 (C) 236 (D) 255

? 14

5 10
2.
7 9

(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 6 (D) 18

594 198

3.
? 66

(A) 11 (B) 12 (C) 22 (D) 33

5
4 1

4. 64 8

? 2
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25

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

?
235 4

5. 117 7

59 15
29

(A) 327 (B) 386 (C) 438 (D) 469

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6.
149 175

? 203

(A) 148 (B) 208 (C) 213 (D) 233

7.
0 7

? 26

(A) 45 (B) 50 (C) 60 (D) 63

8.
3 ?

6561 81

(A) 9 (B) 18 (C) 24 (D) 27

16 ?
9. 4 9 9 16

20
6 12

(A) 21 (B) 25 (C) 35 (D) 45

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27 54 42 84 ? 42

10.
9 14 7

(A) 12 (B) 21 (C) 24 (D) 35

2 4 3 9 1 7

11.
20 90 ?

(A) 20 (B) 25 (C) 50 (D) 75

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4 3 11 9 15 6

12.

144 9801 ?

(A) 1216 (B) 2250 (C) 8100 (D) 11036

3 5 5 13 ? 17
13.
4 12 15

(A) 2 (B) 6 (C) 8 (D) 64

25 17 38 18 89 16
14.
6 8 ?

(A) 13 (B) 15 (C) 17 (D) 19

84 81 88
15.
14 12 18 9 ? 11

(A) 16 (B) 21 (C) 61 (D) 81

16.
3 5 8 9 5 8
51 72 ?
7 10 10
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(A) 10 (B) 32 (C) 30 (D) 35

17. 6 2 84 7 ? 9
3 12 15
(A) 135 (B) 167 (C) 221 (D) 141

5 9 8

18. 7 13 4 8 5 4 9 ? 4

3 3 3
(A) 12 (B) 15 (C) 18 (D) 14

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19. 5 8 2
6 5 3 7 5 4 9 ? 6
4 5 1
(A) 5 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

20. 7 12 9
5 7 2 10 12 4 15 ? 4
3 6 2
(A) 21 (B) 18 (C) 24 (D) 20

21. 10 6 16
8 15 3 9 32 1 4 ? 1
7 2 9
(A) 21 (B) 18 (C) 24 (D) 20

7
63
22. 2 14 ? 9
30
15
(A) 33 (B) 145 (C) 135 (D) 18

23. D C A P N E
216 96 ?
R F G
(A) 835 (B) 88 (C) 490 (D) 75

24.
7 3 8
12 5 14
14 6 ?
(A) 9 (B) 12 (C) 14 (D) 16
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25 7
9 35 39 ?
25.
35 34 24
26
13 11

(A) 28 (B) 36 (C) 81 (D) 49

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1
.

Directions (1 to 25) : Find the missing character in each of the following :

5 3 2 7 6 7
63 41 ?
1. .
6 8 3 9 8 5

(A) 26 (B) 82 (C) 83 (D) 86

2 6 3 5 2 3
168 120 ?
2.
3 2 2 1 4 5

(A) 84 (B) 195 (C) 240 (D) None of these

4 8 5

3. 6 14 6 14 6 ?
8 8 4
10 18 14 22 11 15

(A) 8 (B) 14 (C) 10 (D) 6

4.
4 6 8 9 11 13

52 145 ?

(A) 143 (B) 289 (C) 290 (D) 156

5.
7 5 5 21 21 7

6 13 ?
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(A) 4 (B) 8 (C) 20 (D) 14

25 25 25 49

6. 100 6 100 25 5 81 25 4 25 36 ? 9
25 36 25 16
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5

35 43 28 45 15 32

7. 40 10 ?
20 28 11 16 15 40

(A) 25 (B) 28 (C) 35 (D) 38

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6 11 25
8 6 16
8.
12 5 ?

(A) 18 (B) 16 (C) 12 (D) 10

13 54 ?
7 45 32
9.
27 144 68

(A) 42 (B) 36 (C) 6 (D) 4

72 24 6
96 16 12
10.
108 ? 18

(A) 12 (B) 16 (C) 18 (D) 20

0 –1 –2
11.
1 0 –1

2 ? 0

(A) 1 (B) –1 (C) –2 (D) 4

A D H
F I M
12.
? N R

(A) K (B) N (C) O (D) P

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A D G
D I N
13.
I P ?

(A) V (B) W (C) X (D) Y

B G N
D J R
14.
G N ?

(A) U (B) V (C) W (D) X

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15.
3
7

105

15
?

(A) 41 (B) 22 (C) 25 (D) 35

16.
8 10
5 6
7 ?

63 26
8 9
4 7

(A) 32 (B) 63 (C) 60 (D) 40

17. 7 34 10
8 26 5
9 30 ?
(A) 6 (B) 8 (C) 10 (D) 5

2 24 28

3 9 27
18.
4 ? 40

(A) 10 (B) 16 (C) 12 (D) 32

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81 36 25
49 100 36
19. 9 64 16
139 200 ?

(A) 107 (B) 77 (C) 27 (D) 50

20. 24 4 4
36 6 6
30 7 ?
(A) 2 (B) 1 (C) 3 (D) 4

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21. 4 4 8 36 14 10
20 60 ?
6 12 5
(A) 50 (B) 40 (C) 30 (D) 60

AZ BY
22.
? CX

(A) DK (B) DW (C) DL (D) DE

L C H G F
23.
O X ? T U

(A) S (B) K (C) T (D) Y

24. 7 64 96
10 3 4 21 5 4 55 ? 33
6 36 32
(A) 6 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 8

A2 C4 E6
25. G3 I5 ?
M5 O9 Q14
(A) J 15 (B) K 8 (C) K 15 (D) L 10

ANSWERS
EXERCISE-1
Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Ans. D D C A D D D A B B
Que. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
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Ans. C C C B A B A A B B
Que. 21 22 23 24 25

Ans. A C C D A

EXERCISE-2

Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Ans. B B C C D C D B D A
Que. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ans. A A B C D B A A B C
Que. 21 22 23 24 25

Ans. D B A A B

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