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NUMBER SERIES QUESTIONS PRATICE
1. Direction: What should come in place of
question mark (?) in the following number series? A. 14 B. 24
C. 43 D. 70
100, 198, 294, 388, 480, 570, ? E. 5
6. Which term doesn’t fit the given series
A. 652 B. 654 0, 3, 8, 15, 24, 36, 48
C. 656 D. 658
E. 662 A. 3 B. 8
C. 15 D. 24
2.Direction: What should come in place of E. 36
question mark (?) in the following number series?
7.Which term doesn’t fit the given series
7, 19, 37, 61, 91, 127, ?
15, 48, 105, 192, 315, 470
A. 147 B. 159
C. 169 D. 174 A. 48 B. 105
E. 183 C. 192 D. 315
E. 470
3.Directions: What should come in place of the
question mark (?) in the following number series? 8.Direction: A number series is mentioned in each
of the below question. There is one wrong
620, 632, 608, 644, 596, ? element in each series. Find out that element.
3 54 295 1180 3597 7198
A. 536 B. 556
C. 656 D. 646
E. None of these A. 54 B. 295
C. 1180 D. 3597
4.Directions: What should come in place of the E. 7198
question mark (?) in the following number series?
9. Direction: A number series is mentioned
12, 14 , 32, 102, 416, 2090, ? in each of the below question. There is one
wrong element in each series. Find out that
A. 15522 B. 12552 element.
C. 13525 D. 17552
E. None of these 27 28 32 64 315 3440
5.Direction: In the following number series, a A. 28 B. 32
wrong number is given. Find out that wrong C. 64 D. 315
number. E. 3440
3, 5, 8, 14, 24, 43, 70
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10. Directions: In the following number- 13. Directions: In the following number-
series only one number is wrong. If the wrong series only one number is wrong. If the wrong
number is corrected, the series gets established number is corrected, the series gets established
following a certain logic. Below the series a following a certain logic. Below the series a
number is given followed by (a), (b), (c), (d), and number is given followed by (a), (b), (c), (d), and
(e). You have to complete the series following the (e). You have to complete the series following the
same logic as in the given series after correcting same logic as in the given series after correcting
the wrong number. What should come at the the wrong number. What should come at the
place of (e) in the following question? place of (e) in the following question?
12162.15, 810.81, 62.37, 5.95, .63, .09 21, 23, 73, 364, 2605, 23455
148648.5, (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) 18, (a), (b), (c), (d), (e)
A. 20520 B. 21740
A. 1.1 B. 11 C. 20620 D. 21540
C. 1.21 D. 1.56 E. 22860
E. None of these
14. Directions: In the following number-
11. Direction: In the following number series, series only one number is wrong. If the wrong
a wrong number is given. Find out that wrong number is corrected, the series gets established
number. following a certain logic. Below the series a
number is given followed by (a), (b), (c), (d), and
78, 123, 192, 298, 460, 673 (e). You have to complete the series following the
same logic as in the given series after correcting
A. 78 B. 298 the wrong number. What should come at the
C. 192 D. 460 place of (d) in the following question?
E. 673
1561, 1671, 1827, 2057, 2309, 2651 2152, (a), (b),
12. Directions: In the following number- (c), (d), (e)
series only one number is wrong. If the wrong A. 3100 B. 2165
number is corrected, the series gets established C. 2258 D. 2900
following a certain logic. Below the series a E. 2300
number is given followed by (a), (b), (c), (d), and
(e). You have to complete the series following the 15. Directions: In the following number-
same logic as in the given series after correcting series only one number is wrong. If the wrong
the wrong number. What should come at the number is corrected, the series gets established
place of (d) in the following question? following a certain logic. Below the series a
number is given followed by (a), (b), (c), (d), (e)
16710, 2660, 468, 90, 25, 10 21030, (a), (b), (c), and (f). You have to complete the series following
(d), (e) the same logic as in the given series after
correcting the wrong number. What should come
A. 65 B. 54 at the place of (f) in the following question?
C. 34 D. 56
E. None of these 882, 700, 568, 512, 490, 470, 464 642, (a), (b), (c),
(d), (e), (f)
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A. 270 B. 266 A. 2.56 B. 3.5
C. 225 D. 224 C. 3.2 D. 2.98
E. None of these E. None of these
16. Direction: What should come in place
of question mark (?) in the following number 21. Direction: What will come in place of the
series? question mark (?) in the following number series?
4, 3, 3.5, 4.75, ?, 8.1875
121 , ?, 81 , 64 , 49 , 36 , 25
A. 6.75 B. 6.375
C. 5.25 D. 4.75 A. 92 B. 114
E. 7.50 C. 98 D. 100
17. Direction: What will come in place of the E. None of these
question mark (?) in the following number series?
22. Direction: What will come in place of the
10, 16.5, 35, 90, 273, ? question mark (?) in the following number series?
20, 24, 36, 56, 84,?
A. 954 B. 925
C. 959 D. 965 A. 116 B. 124
E. 975 C. 120 D. 128
E. None of These
18. Direction: What will come in place of the
question mark (?) in the following number series? 23. Direction: What will come in the place of
question mark (?) in the following number series?
1219, 1225, 1245, 1287, 1359, (?)
3, 10, 24, 50, 120, ?
A. 1454 B. 1479
C. 1484 D. 1469 A. 130 B. 140
E. None of these C. 150 D. 160
E. 170
19. Direction: What will come in place of the 24. Direction: What will come in place of the
question mark (?) in the following number series? question mark (?) in the following number
series?
17, 18, 26, 53, 117, ?, 458 4000, 2008, 1012, ?, 265, 140.5, 78.25
A. 506 B. 514
A. 342 B. 142 C. 520 D. 512
C. 257 D. 262 E. None of these
E. 242
25. Direction: What will come in place of the
20. Direction: What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following number series?
question mark (?) in the following number series?
56, 55, 108, 321, ?, 6395
8000 , 1600, 320, 64, 12.8, ? A. 1278 B. 1276
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C. 1274 D. 1292 E. 76
E. 1280
31. Directions: The following number series
26. Direction: What will come in place of the has a wrong number in it. Find out that wrong
question mark (?) in the following number series? number and mark your answer accordingly:
3, 1, 5, -1, 7, -3, ? 6, 3.5, 4.5, 11, 50, 392
A. 9 B. 8 A. 6 B. 11
C. 6 D. 4 C. 50 D. 392
E. 2 E. 4.5
27. Directions: What should come in place of 32. Direction: What will come in place of the
question mark (?) in the following number series? question mark (?) in the following number series?
30, 35, 65, 100, 165, 265, ? 0, 6, 24, 60, 120, 210, ?
A. 270 B. 520 A. 336 B. 343
C. 430 D. 395 C. 322 D. 330
E. None of these E. None of these
28. Direction: What will come in place of the 33. Direction: What will come in place of the
question mark (?) in the following number series? question mark (?) in the following number series?
3, 5, 13, 43, 177, ?, 5353 350, 365, 335, 380, ?
A. 891 B. 713 A. 340 B. 310
C. 885 D. 899 C. 320 D. 345
E. None of these E. None of these
29. Direction: What will come in the place of 34. 6, 31, 80, 161 , 282, (?)
question mark (?) in the following number series? A. 472 B. 479
C. 451 D. 432
13 16 22 24 28 ? E. None of these
A. 27 B. 36 35. 8, 8, 12, 24, ?
C. 30 D. 32 A. 28 B. 42
E. None of these C. 32 D. 60
E. None of these
30. Directions: The following number series
has a wrong number in it. Find out that wrong 36. Direction: What will come in place of the
number and mark your answer accordingly: question mark (?) in the following number series?
3,4,11,25,47,76,119 1, 2, 6, 21, 88, (?)
A. 360 B. 420
A. 3 B. 4 C. 340 D. 445
C. 25 D. 47 E. None of these
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42. Direction: What will come in place of the
37. Direction: What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following number series?
question mark (?) in the following number series?
15, 26, 48, ?, 180, 356
12, 8, 16, …, 184, 860 A. 95 B. 78
A. 32 B. 48 C. 65 D. 92
C. 128 D. 420 E. None of these
E. None of these
43. Direction: In the following number series,
38. Direction: What will come in place of the a wrong number is given. Find out that wrong
question mark (?) in the following number series? number.
21, 44, 129, 520, 2595, ? 221725, 8850, 549, 56, 9, 4
A. 15476 B. 15576 A. 4 B. 8850
C. 15376 D. 15276 C. 56 D. 549
E. 15176 E. 9
39. Direction: What will come in place of the 44. Direction: In the following number series,
question mark (?) in the following number series? a wrong number is given. Find out that wrong
number.
51, 61, 84, ?, 165, 221
A. 119 B. 115 24, 28.8, 40.32, 64.512, 118.1216, 232.2432
C. 125 D. 128 A. 40.32 B. 64.512
E. None of these C. 24 D. 118.1216
E. 28.8
40. Direction: What will come in place of the
question mark (?) in the following number 45. Direction: In the following number series,
a wrong number is given. Find out that wrong
series? number.
2, 0, -2, -8, -40, ?
81, 54, 54, 72, 121, 240
A. -320 B. -105 A. 54 B. 240
C. -336 D. -170 C. 121 D. 72
E. -190 E. 81
41. Direction: What will come in place of the 46. Direction: What will come in place of the
question mark (?) in the following number series? question mark (?) in the following number series?
9, 13, 4, 20, ?, 31 4, 6, 12, ?, 90, 315
A. 5 B. -5 A. 25 B. 27
C. 25 D. -21 C. 30 D. 45
E. None of these E. None of these
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47. Directions: What should come in the
place of question mark (?) in the following
number series?
1200 480 192 76.8 30.72 12.288 ?
A. 4.9152 B. 5.8192
C. 6.7112 D. 7.6132
E. 8.5172
48. Direction: In the following number series,
a wrong number is given. Find out that wrong
number.
48, 24, 24, 36, 72, 180, 540
A. 24 B. 28
C. 36 D. 72
E. 180
49. Direction: What will come in place of the
question mark (?) in the following number series?
655, 439, 314, 250, 223, (?)
A. 205 B. 210
C. 195 D. 190
E. None of these
50. Direction: What will come in place of the
question mark (?) in the following number series?
43 69 58 84 73 (?)
A. 62 B. 98
C. 109 D. 63
E. None of these
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SOLUTIONS Again taking difference:
1. Ans. D. 3-2=1
1*100 = 100 2*99 = 198 3*98 = 294 4*97 = 388 6-3=3
5*96 = 480 6*95 = 570 7*94 = 658 11-6=5
18-11=7
2. Ans. C. 27-18 =9
2 2
1 + 2 + 1*2 = 7 38-27 =11
22 + 32 + 2*3 = 19
32 + 42 + 3*4 = 37 6. Ans. E.
42 + 52 + 4*5 = 61 0*2 = 0
52 + 62 + 5*6 = 91 1*3 = 3
62 + 72 + 6*7 = 127 2*4 = 8
72 + 82 + 7*8 = 169 3*5 = 15
4*6 = 24
3. Ans. C. 5*7 = 35
620 632 608 644 596 ? 6*8 = 48
620 + 12×1 = 632
632 – (12×2) 24 = 608 7. Ans. E.
608 + (12×3) 36 = 344 1*3*5 = 15
644 – (12×4) 48 = 596 2*4*6 = 48
596 + (12×5) 60 = 656 3*5*7 = 105
(Alternatively + and – are used; multiple of 12 in 4*6*8 = 192
increasing order). 5*7*9 = 315
6*8*10 = 480
4. Ans. B.
12 × 1 + 2 = 14 8. Ans. C.
14× 2 + 4 = 32 3*6 + 62 =54
32 × 3 + 6 =102 54*5 +52 =295
102 × 4 + 8 = 416 295*4 +42 =1196
416 × 5 + 10 = 2090 1196*3 + 32=3597
2090 × 6 + 12 = 12552 3597*2 + 22=7198
So, ? = 12552
9. Ans. C.
5. Ans. B. 27+1= 28
3, 5, 8, 14, 24, 43, 70 28+22 =32
Taking difference 32 +33 =59
5-3 =2 59 +44 =315
8-5=3 315 +55 =3440
14-8=6
25-14=11
43-25=18
70-43=27
108-70=38
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