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NUMBER SERIES - I
Max. Marks : 30

No. of Qs. 30

Time : 20 min.

DIRECTIONS (Qs. 1-5): What should come in place of question

mark (? ) in the following number series ?
1.
121 117 108 92 67 ?
(a) 31
(b) 29
(c) 41
(d) 37
(e) None of these
2.
50 26 14 ? 5 3.5
(a) 6
(b) 8
(c) 10
(d) 12
(e) None of these
3.
3 23 43 ? 83 103
(a) 33
(b) 53
(c) 63
(d) 73
(e) None of these
4.
748 737 715 682 638 ?
(a) 594
(b) 572
(c) 581
(d) 563
(e) None of these
5.
1 9 25 49 81 ? 169
(a) 100
(b) 64
(c) 81
(d) 121
(e) None of these
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 6-10) : What should come in place of question
mark (?) in the following number series?
6.
36 20 ? 8 6 5
(a) 10
(b) 12
(c) 14
(d) 16
(e) None of these
7.
668 656 632 584 ? 296
(a) 392
(b) 438
(c) 488
(d) 536
(e) None of these

RESPONSE
GRID

1.
6.
11.

c d

c d

c d

2.
7.
12.

c d

c d

c d

8.

9.

Date : ........./......../................

1 121 441 961 1681 ?

(a) 2701
(b) 2511
(c) 2611
(d) 2801
(e) None of these
9 49 201 1009 ? 20209 80841
(a) 4054

(b) 4049

(c) 4050

(d) 4041

(e) None of these

10.

31

35

44 60 85 ?

(a) 121

(b) 111

(c) 109

(d) 97

(e) None of these

DIRECTIONS (Q.11-15) : What will come in place of the question
mark (?) in the following number series?
11. 7 9 12 16 ?
(a) 2 2
(b) 19
(c) 20
(d) 21
(e) None of these
12. 384 192 96 48 ?
(a) 36
(b) 28
(c) 24
(d) 32
(e) None of these
13. 5 6 14 45 ?
(a) 183
(b) 185
(c) 138
(d) 139
(e) None of these
14. 8 9 13 22 ?
(a) 30
(b) 31
(c) 34
(d) 36
(e) None of these

3.
8.
13.

c d

c d

c d

4.
9.
14.

c d

c d

c d

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5.
10.

c d

c d

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15.

6 11 21 41 ?
(a) 81
(c) 71
(e) None of these

23. 7 9
(a)
(c)
(e)

(b) 61
(d) 91

DIRECTIONS (Qs. 16-20): What will come in place of question

mark (?) in the following number series?
16. 7 13 25 49 ?
(a) 99
(b) 97
(c) 89
(d) 87
(e) None of these
17. 5 6 10 19 ?
(a) 28
(b) 37
(c) 36
(d) 35
(e) None of these
18. 8 9 20 63 ?
(a) 256
(b) 252
(c) 246
(d) 242
(e) None of these
19. 11 13 16 20 ?
(a) 24
(b) 26
(c) 28
(d) 27
(e) None of these
20. 608 304 152 76 ?
(a) 39
(b) 36
(c) 38
(d) 37
(e) None of these

24. 4 2 3.5 7.5 26.25 118.125

(a) 118.125
(b)
(c) 3.5
(d)
(e) 7.5
25. 16 4 2 1.5 1.75 1.875
(a) 1.875
(b)
(c) 1.5
(d)
(e) 4

28.

(c) 197

(d) 1172

(d) 46

(a) 3674

(b) 1220

(c) 300

(d) 54

(a) 27

(b) 218

(c) 125

(d) 343

19 68 102 129 145 154

(a) 154

(b) 129

(c) 145

(d) 102

(e) None of these

(e) 71

RESPONSE
GRID

(d) 243

8 27 64 125 218 343

30.

(c) 30

(c) 162

(e) None of these

22. 16 19 21 30 46 71 107
(b) 21

(b) 108

(e) None of these

(e) 8227
(a) 19

(a) 72

2 54 300 1220 3674 7350

29.

(b) 38

1.75
2

(e) None of these

wrong number is given. Find out that wrong number.

(a) 11

26.25
2

DIRECTIONS (Q. 26-30) : In the following number series only

one number is wrong. Find out the wrong number.
26. 4 6 18 49 201 1011
(a) 1011
(b) 201
(c) 18
(d) 49
(e) None of these
27. 48 72 108 162 243 366

DIRECTIONS (Qs. 21-25) % In the following number series, a

21. 2 11 38 197 1172 8227 65806

16 25 41 68 107 173
107
(b) 16
41
(d) 68
25

15.
20.
25.
30.

c d

c d

c d

c d

16.
21.
26.

c d

c d

c d

17.
22.
27.

c d

c d

c d

18.
23.
28.

c d

c d

c d

19.
24.
29.

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c d

c d

c d

HINTS & SOLUTIONS

1.

(a)

121
2

2.

(b)

117
2

50

(c)

748

5.

6.

(d)

(b)

11

715
22

8.

9.

(c)

(e)

(d)

16.

55

81

121

169

12

32

52

72

92

112

132

12

121

112

441

212

961

312

5 + 4

4 + 5

5+ 4

2601

512

4 + 5

31
35
44
60
85
121
E55555F E55555
F E5555F E5555F E55555F
+32

+42

+52

+62

(d) Pattern of the series would be as follows

12

16

21

+5
+2
+3
+4
12. (c) Pattern of the series would be as follows
384

192

96

48

24

2
2
2
2
13. (e) Pattern of the series would be as follows
5 1+1=6
6 2 + 2 = 14
14 3 + 3 = 45
\
45 4 + 4 = 184

+12

+24

97
+48

19

(2)

(3)

35

(4)

(a) The series pattern would be as follows :

8 1+1=9
9 2 + 2 = 20
63 4 + 4 = 256
(e) The series pattern would be as follows :

11

20.

49

10

13
+2

1681

412

81

So, the above series is progressing of double differences.

(d) The series pattern would be as follows :

9 49 201 1009 4041

20209 80841
E55F E555F E555F E555F E55555F E555F
4 +5

19.

41

25

18.

+(4)2

+(3)2

13

(1)

2 + 2

668
656
632
584
448
296
E55555F E55555
F E55555
F E55555
F E55555
F
-12
-24
-48
-96
-192
E55555F E55555
F E55555
F E55555
F
2

38

+5
+10
+20
+40
(b) The series pattern would be as follows :

36
20
12
8
6
5
E55555F E55555
F E555F E5555F E55555
F
2 + 2

22

21

+6
17.

49

2+ 2

11

583

25

2 + 2

+(2)2

+ 22

11.

44

13

(a) Pattern of the series would be as follows

6

+20

638

33

15.

5 + 4

10. (a)

682

+(1)2

103

+20

2+1

83

(e) Pattern of the series would be as follows

3.5

2+1

+20

737

6
5

63

14.

31

43

2+ 2

7.

2+1

+20

67

14

23

(e)

92
4

2+1

+20

4.

26

2+1
3.

108

16
+3

20
+4

25
+5

(c) The series pattern would be as follows :

608

304
2

152
2

76
2

38
2

21. (d) The series is based on the following pattern:

2 3 + 5 = 11
11 4 6 = 38
38 5 + 7 = 197
197 6 8 = 1174 ; not 1172
1174 7 + 9 = 8227
8227 8 10 = 65806
Clearly, 1172 is the wrong number and it should be
replaced by 1174.
22. (a) The series is based on the following pattern :
16 + 12 = 17; not 19
17 + 22 = 21
21 + 32 = 30
30 + 42 = 46
46 + 52 = 71
71 + 62 = 107
Clearly, 19 should replaced by 17.

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23. (d) The series is based on the following pattern :
7 + 9 = 16
9 + 16 = 25
16 + 25 = 41
25 + 41 = 66; 68
41 + 66 = 107
66 + 107 = 173
Clearly, 68 should be replaced by 66
24. (c) The series is based on the following pattern
4 .5 = 2
2 1.5 = 3 ; not 3.5
3 2.5 = 7.5
7.5 3.5 = 26.25
26.25 4.5 = 118.125
Clearly, 3.5 should be replaced by 3.
25. (b) The series is based on the following pattern:
16 0.25 = 4
4 0.50 = 2
2 0.75 = 1.5

26. (c) The series is

1 + 2, 2 + 3, 3 + 4, 4 + 5, 5 + 6
The wrong number is 18.
It should be 6 2 + 3 = 15
27. (e) The series is 1.5
The wrong number is 366
It should be 243 1.5 = 364.5
28. (a) The series is
6 + 42, 5 + 30, 4 + 20, 3 + 12, 2 + 6,
The wrong number is 3674
It should be 1220 3 + 12 = 3672
29. (b) The series is (2)3, (3)3, (4)3, (5)3, (6)3, (7)3,
The wrong number is 218
It should be (6)3 = 216
30. (d) The series is + (7)2, + (6)2, + (5)2, + (4)2, + (3)2
The wrong number is 102.
It should be 68 + (6)2 = 104

1.5 1.00 = 1.5 ; not 1.75

1.5 1.25 = 1.875
Clearly, 1.75 should be replaced by 1.5.

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