1 Number Series

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NUMBER SERIES
CHAPTER
Ex.2
Definition
Which is the number that comes next in the

sequence : 0, 6, 24, 60, 120, 210 ?
(A) 240
Completing the series
Sol.
(B) 290
(C) 336
(D) 504
Clearly, the given series is
Arithmetic Series
13 1, 2 3 2, 3 3 3, 43 4, 53 5, 63 6.
Series of Cubes, Squares
Hence, the answer is (C).
Mixed Series
Ex.3
Two-TierArithemetic series
Next number = 73 7 = 343 7 = 336
Which is the number that comes next in the

following sequence ?
4, 6, 12, 14, 28, 30,(...)
(A) 32
Three-TierArithemetic series
Sol.
Twin-Series
(B) 60
(C) 62
(D) 64
The given sequence is a combination of two

series :
I. 4, 12, 28 (...) and II. 6, 14, 30.
Two line number series
Now, the pattern followed in each of the above

two series is : +8, +16, +32 ....
Wrong Number series
So, missing number = (28 + 32) = 60

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important, less important and more important.
Hence, the answer is (B).

Ex.4
(A) 10
Sol.
Completing the Given Series
Sol.
Which number would replace question mark in

the series 7, 12, 19, ?, 39.
(A) 29
(B) 28
(C) 26
(D) 24
Clearly, the given sequence follows the pattern:
+5, +7, +9 ... i.e., 7 + 5 = 12, 12 + 7 = 19, ...
Missing number = 19 + 9 = 28
(B) 11
(C) 12
(D) 13
Clearly, the given sequence is a combination of

two series :
I. 1, 3, 7, ?, 21 and II. 3, 6, 9, 12
The pattern followed in I is + 2, + 4, ...; and the
pattern followed in II is +3. Thus, missing
EXAMPLES
Ex.1
Find out the missing number in the following

sequence : 1, 3, 3, 6, 7, 9, ?, 12, 21.
number = 7 + 6 = 13.
Hence, the answer is (D).
Ex.5
Which fraction comes next in the sequence

1 3 5 7
, , ,
,?
2 4 8 16
9
10
11
12
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
32
17
34
35
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Sol.
Clearly, the numerators of the fractions in the

given sequence form the series 1, 3, 5, 7, in
which each term is obtained by adding 2 to the
previous term. The denominators of the fractions
form the series 2, 4, 8, 16,
i.e. 21, 22, 23, 24.
So, the numerator of the next fraction will be
(7 + 12) i.e., 9 and the denominator will be 25 i.e. 32.
9
32
Hence, the answer is (A).
The next term is
Sol.
The given series in an A.P. in which a = 201 and

d = 7.
Let the number of terms be n.
Then, 369 = 201 + (n 1) 7 or n = 25.
Ex.8
In the series 7, 14, 28, ..., what will be the 10th

term ?
(A) 1792 (B) 2456 (C) 3584
(D) 4096
Clearly, 7 2 = 14, 14 2 = 28, ... and so on.
So, the given series is a G.P. in which
a = 7 and r = 2.
10th term = ar(101) = ar9 = 7 29
= 7 512 = 3584
Sol.
Elementary Idea of Progressions

(I) Arithmetic Progression (A.P.)
The progression of the form a, a + d, a + 2d,
a + 3d, ... is known as an A.P. with first term =
a and common difference = d.
Ex. 3, 6, 9, 12, .... is an A.P. with a = 3 and
d = 6 3 = 3.
In an A.P., we have nth term = a + (n 1)d.
Ex.9
Sol.
Ex.10
(II) Geometric Progression (G.P.)

The progression of the form a, ar, ar2, ar3, ... is
known as a G.P. with first term = a and common
ratio = r.
Ex. 1, 5, 25, 125, ... is a G.P. with a = 1 and
Sol.
25
5
=
= ... = 5.
5
1
In a G.P. we have nth term = arn1.
Sol.
r=
EXAMPLES
Ex.6
Sol.
Ex.7
In the series 357, 363, 369, ..., what will be the

10th term ?
(A) 405
(B) 411
(C) 413
(D) 417
The given series is an A.P. in which a = 357 and
d = 6.
10th term = a + (10 1) d = a + 9d.
= (357 + 9 6) = (357 + 54)
= 411
How many terms are there in the series 201, 208,
215, .... 369 ?
(A) 23
(B) 24
(C) 25
(D) 26
Ex.11
Ex.12
Sol.
Ex.13
Sol.
Ex.14
Sol.
1, 4, 9, 16, 25, (...)

(A) 35
(B) 36
(C) 48
(D) 49
2
2
2
2
2
The numbers are 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5
Missing number = 62 = 36
20, 19, 17, (...), 10, 5
(A) 12
(B) 13
(C) 14
(D) 15
The pattern is 1, 2, ...
Missing number = 17 3 = 14
2, 3, 5, 7, 11, (...), 17
(A) 12
(B) 13
(C) 14
(D) 15
Clearly, the given series consists of prime
numbers starting from 2. The prime number
after 11 is 13. So, 13 is the missing number.
6, 11, 21, 36, 56, (...)
(A) 42
(B) 51
(C) 81
(D) 91
The pattern is +5, +10, +15, + 20, ...
1, 6, 13, 22, 33, (...)
(A) 44
(B) 45
(C) 46
(D) 47
The pattern is + 5, + 7, + 9, + 11, ...
3, 9, 27, 81, (...)
(A) 324
(B) 243
(C) 210
(D) 162
Each term of the given series is obtained by
multiplying its preceding term by 3.
Missing number = 81 3 = 243
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Ex.15
Sol.
Ex.16
Sol.
Ex.17
Sol.
Ex.18
Sol.
Ex.19
Sol.
Ex.20
Sol.
1, 9, 17, 33, 49, 73, (...)

(A) 97
(B) 98
(C) 99
(D) 100
The pattern is +8, +8, +16, +16, +24, ...
2, 5, 9, (...), 20, 27
(A) 14
(B) 16
(C) 18
(D) 24
The pattern is +3, +4, ...
5, 9, 17, 29, 45, (...)
(A) 60
(B) 65
(C) 68
(D) 70
The pattern is +4, +8, +12, +16, ...
3, 7, 15, 31, 63, (...)
(A) 92
(B) 115
(C) 127
(D) 131
Each number in the series is the preceding
number multiplied by 2 and then increased by 1.
Thus, (3 2) + 1 = 7, (7 2) + 1 = 15,
(15 2) + 1 = 31 and so on.
Missing number = (63 2) + 1 = 127
1, 6, 15, (...), 45, 66, 91
(A) 25
(B) 26
(C) 27
(D) 28
The pattern is +5, +9, ..., +21, +25
1, 2, 3, 5, 8, (...)
(A) 9
(B) 11
(C) 13
(D) 15
Each term in the series is the sum of the
preceding two terms.
Thus, 1 + 2 = 3; 2 + 3 = 5; 3 + 5 = 8 and so on.
Series
Series is a sequence of numbers obtained by
some particular predefined rule and applying that
predefined rule it is possible to find out the next
term of the series.
A series can be created in many ways. Some of
these are discussed below :
(i) Arithmetic Series.

For example,
3, 5, 7, 9, 11,......
10, 8, 6, 4, 2,......
13, 22, 31, 40, 49,.....
31, 27, 23, 19, 15,.....etc.

are arithmetic series because in each of them the
next number can be obtained by adding or
subtracting a fixed number. For example in 3, 5,
7, 9, 11,..... every successive number is obtained
by adding 2 to the previous number.
(ii) Geometric Series.
For example,
4, 8, 16, 32, 64,....
15, 30, 60, 120, 240,....
1024, 512, 256, 128, 64,....
3125, 625, 125, 25, 5,.....
are geometric series because, in each of them,
the next number can be obtained by multiplying
(or dividing) the previous number by a fixed
number. (For example, in : 3125625, 125, 25, 5...
every successive number is obtained by dividing
the previous number by 5.)
(iii) Series of squares, cubes :

These series can be formed by squaring or cubing
every successive number.
For example,
2, 4, 16, 256,.....
3, 9, 81, 6561,....
2, 8, 512,.... etc.
are such series. (In the first and second, every
number is squared to get the next number while
in the third it is cubed).
(iv) Mixed Series :

By a mixed series, we mean a series which is
created according to any non-conventional (but
logical) rule. Because there is no limitation to
people's imagination, there are infinite ways in
which a series can be created and naturally it is
not possible to club together all of them.
Classification
(I) Two-tier Arithmetic Series :
In an arithmetic series the difference of any two
successive numbers is fixed. A Two-tier Arithmetic
Series shall be the one in which the differences
of successive numbers themselves form an
arithmetic series.
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For example,
(a) Arithmetico-geometric Series :
(a) 1, 2, 5, 10, 17, 26, 37,.....
This series each successive term should be found

by first adding a fixed number to the previous
term and then multiplying it by another fixed
number.
For example
1, 6, 21, 66, 201,.........
is an arithmetico-geometric series. (Each
successive term is obtained by first adding 1 to
the previous term and then multiplying it by 3).
(b) 3, 5, 9, 15, 23, 33, .....etc.

are examples of such series. In 1, 2, 5, 10, 17, 26,
37, ......; for example, the differences of successive
numbers are 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, ....which is an
arithmetic series.
Note :
Two-tier arithmetic series can be denoted as a
quadratic function. For example, the above series
(a) is 02 + 1, 12 + 1, 22 + 1, 32 + 1,.... which can be
denoted as f(x) = x2 + 1, where x = 0, 1, 2,....
similarly example (b) can be denoted as
Note :
The differences of successive numbers should
be in Geometric Progression.
In this case, the successive differences are 5, 15,
45, 135,.... which are in G.P.
f(x) = x2 + x + 3, x = 0, 1, 2, 3,.....
(II)Three-tier Arithmetic Series :

This, as the name suggests, is a series in which
the differences of successive numbers form a
two-tier arithmetic series; whose successive
term's differences, in turn, form an arithmetic
series.
(b) Geometrico-Arithmetic Series

A geometrico-arithmetic series should be the one
in which each successive term is found by first
multiplying (or dividing) the previous term by a
fixed number and then adding (or deducting)
another fixed number.
For example
3, 4, 7, 16, 43, 124,....
is a geometrico-arithmetic series. (Each
successive term is obtained by first multiplying
the previous number by 3 and then subtracting
5 from it.)
For example
(a) 336, 210, 120, 60, 24, 6, 0,...
is an example of three-tier arithmetic series.
[The differences of successive terms are 126, 90,
60, 36, 18, 6,.....
The differences of successive terms of this new
series are 36, 30, 24, 18, 12,.....
which is an arithmetic series.]
Note :
Three-tier arithmetic series can be denoted as a
cubic function. For example, the above series is
(from right end) 13 1, 23 2, 33 3, 43 4, ....
which can also be denoted as f(x) = x3 x; x = 1,
2,....
(III) Important Results

In an arithmetic series we add (or deduct) a fixed
number to find the next number, and
In a geometric series we multiply (or divide) a
fixed number to find the next number.
We can combine these two ideas into one to
from
Note :
The differences of successive numbers should
be in geometric progression. In this case, the
successive differences are 1, 3, 9, 27, 81, ....which
are in G.P.
(IV) Twin Series :

We shall call these twin series, because they are
two series packed in one.
1, 3, 5, 1, 9, 3, 13, 11, 17,.......
is an example of twin series. (The first, third, fifth
etc., terms are 1, 5, 9, 13, 17 which is an arithmetic
series. The second, fourth, sixth etc. are 3, 1,
3, 11 which is a geometrico-arithmetic series in
which successive terms are obtained by
multiplying the previous term by 2 and then
subtracting 5.)
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(V) Other Series :
Besides, numerous other series are possible and
it is impossible to even think of all of them.
SUMMARY OF THREE STEPS

[Very Important]
Step I : Do a preliminary screening of the series. If it
is a simple series you will be able to solve it easily.
Solution
Step II : If you fail in preliminary screening then

determine the trend of the series. Determine whether
it is increasing, decreasing or alternating.
(i) Sharp increase and terms roughly doubling every

time. On checking with 2 as multiple the series is:
next term = previous term 2 2. Next term = 382.
Step III (A) : Perform this step only if a series is

increasing or decreasing. Use the following rules :
(ii) Irregular. Very irregular. Likely to be, therefore,

mixed. On checking it is a mix of two series:
8, 9, 11, 14, (+1, +2, +3 etc.) and 8, 9, 10, 11.
Next term = 14 + 4 + 18.
(a) If the rise of a series is slow or gradual, the series

is likely to have an addition-based increase;
successive numbers are obtained by adding some
numbers.
(b) If the rise of a series is very sharp initially but
slows down later on, the series is likely to be formed
by adding squared or cubed numbers.
(c) If the rise of a series is throughout equally sharp,
the series is likely to be multiplication-based;
successive terms are obtained by multiplying by some
terms (and, maybe, some addition or subtraction could
be there, too).
(d) If the rise of a series is irregular, there may be
two possibilities. Either there may be a mix of two
series or two different kinds of operations may be
going on alternately. (The first is more likely when
the increase is very irregular : the second is more
likely when there is a pattern, even in the irregularity
of the series).
Step (III) (B) : (to be performed when the series is
alternating)
[Same as (iv) of step (iii), Check two possibilities]
Some Solved Examples

Ex.
(iii) 325, 259, 204, 160, 127, 105

(iv) 54, 43, 34, 27, 22, 19
(v) 824, 408, 200, 96, 44, 18
(vi) 16, 17, 21, 30, 46, 71
(vii) 3, 3, 6, 18, 72, 360
(viii) 3, 4, 8, 17, 33, 58
(ix) 6, 16, 36, 76, 156, 316
(x) 2, 4, 22, 58, 118, 208
Find the next number of the series

(i) 8, 14, 26, 50, 98, 194
(ii) 8, 8, 9, 9, 11, 10, 14, 11
(iii) Gradual slow decrease. Likely to be arithmetical

decrease. Check the differences of successive
terms. They are 66, 55, 44, 33, 22. Hence, next
decrease will be : 11.
Next term = 105 11 = 94.
(iv) Gradual slow decrease. Likely to be arithmetical
decrease. Check the differences. They are 11, 9,
7, 5, 3. Hence, next decrease will be 1. Next term
= 19 1 = 18.
(v) Sharp decrease and terms roughly being halved
every time. Checking with 2 as divisor the series
is :
Next term (previous term 8) 2.
Next term = 5.
(vi) preliminary screening tells us that each term is
obtained by adding 1 2 , 2 2 , 3 2 , 4 2 , 5 2 ......
respectively.
Next term = 71 + 62 = 107
(vii) Sharp increase. The series is : 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
....Next term = 360 6 = 2160
(viii) Sharp increase that slows down later no. (Ratios
of successive terms rise sharply from 4 3 = 1.3
to 8 4 = 2 to 17 8 = 2. 125 and then start
falling to 33 17 1.9 and then to 58 33 1.8).
Hence likely to be addition of squared or cubed
numbers. On checking the series is:
+ 1 2 +2 2 , +3 2 , +4 2 , +5 2 , .... Next term =
58 + 62 = 94.
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(ix) Sharp increase with terms roughly doubling each
time. Likely to have geometrical nature with 2 as
multiple. On checking the series is: 2 +4. Next
term = 316 2 + 4 = 636
Sol.
(x) Series increases sharply but then its speed of

rise slows down. Likely to be addition of squared
or cubed numbers. On checking, the series is: 13
3, 23 4, 33 5, 43 6.... Next term = 73 9
= 334.
12 7 1
3
8
,
,
, ,
15 15 15 15 15
Now, it is clear that numerators must decrease
1
successively by 5. Therefore,
should be
15
2
replaced by
.
15
Wrong Number in Series

In examinations, a series is more likely to be
given the format of a complete series in which an
incorrect number is included & it is required to
find out the wrong number. On studying a given
series and applying the concepts employed so
far you should be able to understand and thus
"decode" the formation of the series. Usually six
terms are given and it means that at least five
correct terms are given.
2.
Sol.
Some Unique Series

These series may be asked in examinations, so
you must be aware of them.
I. Series of Date or Time

1.
Sol.
2.
Sol.
Which of the following doesn't fit into the series?

5196, 27196, 18296, 12396,
Each successive date differs by 22 days. Recall
that 96 is a leap year, you will find that 12396
should be replaced by 11396.
II. Fractional series

1.
3
Sol.

5.40, 8.00, 10.20, 12.30, 3.00, 5.20
Each successive time differs by 2 hrs. 20 minutes.
So 12.30 should be replaced by 12.40.
Note : Keep in mind that the problem of series may be

based on dates or times. Sometimes it doesn't
strike our mind and the question is solved
wrongly.
4 7
1
1
8
,
,
, ,
5 15 15
5
15
Whenever you find that most of the fractions

have the same denominators, change all the
denominators to the same value. For example, in
this question, the series becomes :
4.
Sol.
4 23 18 12 8
3
,
,
,
,
,
5 35 35 35 35 35
By the above rule if we change all the fractions
with the same denominators, the series is
28 23 18 12 8
3
,
,
,
,
,
.
35 35 35 35 35 35
We see that numerators decrease by 5, thus
12
13
should be replaced by
.
35
35
Now, we conclude that the above fractions
5
1
decrease successively by
or
.
35
7
118 100 82
66
46 28
,
,
,
,
,
225 199 173 147 121 95
We see that all the denominators differ, so we
can't use the above rule. In this case usually, the
numerators and denominators change in a
definite pattern. Here, numerators decrease
successively by 18 whereas denominators
66
decrease successively by 26. Thus
should
147
64
be replaced by
.
147
12 15 18 21 24 27
,
,
,
,
,
89 86 82 80 77 74
Numerators increase successively by 3 whereas
denominators decrease successively by 3. Thus
18
18
should be replaced by
.
82
83
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previous number (5 = 1 + 4, 9 = 1 + 8),...) Thus,
our answer is 34 and 7.
III. Some numbers followed by their LCM or

HCF
1.
1, 2, 3, 6, 4, 5, 6, 60, 5, 6, 7,..... (Fill up the blank)
Sol.
The series can be separated in three parts. 1, 2,

3, 6/4, 5, 6, 60/5, 6, 7..... In each part fourth
number is LCM of first three
2.
8, 6, 24, 7, 3, 21, 5, 4, 20,.....,9, 18

(1) 1
Sol.
(2) 3
(3) 4
(4) 5
(5) 6
1.
22, 44, 88, 132, 165, 191, 242. Find the number
which doesn't fit in the above series (or group).
Sol.
191; Others are divisible by 11 or 191 is the

single prime number.
2.
Which one of the following series doesn't fit into

the series ?
8, 4, 4, 7, 8, 1, 3, 9, 3, 2, 1,....
(1) 1
Sol.
Sometimes a group of numbers is written out of

which one is different from others.
8, 6, 24/7, 3, 21/5, 4, 20/_, 9, 18

Third number in each part is LCM of first two
numbers. Thus, the answer should be 6.
3.
VI. Odd number out
(2) 2
(3) 3
(4) 5
29, 31, 37, 43, 47, 51, 53

(5) N.O.T
Sol.
In each part, third number is HCF of first to

numbers. Thus our answer should be 1.
Two-line Number Series

Now a days this type of number series is also
being asked in examinations.
IV. Some numbers followed by their product

1.
In this type of no. series one complete series is

given while the other is incomplete. Both the
series have the same definite rule. Applying the
very definite rule of the complete series, you
have to determine the required no. of the
incomplete series. For example:
2, 3, 6, 18, 108, 1844

Which of the above numbers does not fit into
the series?
Sol.
1844 is wrong, because

2 3 = 6, 3 6 = 18, 18 6 = 108,
but 108 18 = 1944.
Ex.21
14, 19, 29, 40, 44, 51, 59, 73
Next number = Previous number + Digit-sum of

previous number Like,
Sol.
2.
Fill up the blanks

14, 5, 18, 9, 22, 4, 26, 8, 30, 3, ....., .....
Sol.
1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th, ... numbers follow the pattern

of +4 (14 + 4 = 18, 18 + 4 = 22,...). Where as 2nd,
4th, 6th are the digit-sums of their respective
The first series is 1 + 10, 2 +8, 3 +6, 4 + 4,.....

a = 2 1 + 10 = 12, b = 12 2 + 8 = 32,
c = 32 3 + 6 = 102, d = 102 4 + 4 = 412,
and finally e = 412 5 + 2 = 2062
Ex.22
29 = 19 + (1 + 9)
Thus, we see that 51 should be replaced by 52.
19 = 14 + (4 + 1)
40 = 29 + (2 + 9)
Find the value of e.
Which of the above numbers doesn't fit into the

series ?
Sol.
4 14 36 114 460
2
V. By use of digit-sum
1.
51; All other are prime numbers.
8, 4, 4/7, 8, 1/3, 9, 3/2, 1...
11
28
71 160
c
What is the value of e?

Sol.
The differences of two successive terms of the

first series are 1, 5, 17, 43, 89, the sequence of
which is 03 + 12, 13 + 22, 23 + 32, 33 + 42, 43 +
52.
a = 3 + 5 = 8, b = 8 + 17 = 25, c = 25 + 43
= 68, d = 68 + 89 = 157, and finally
e = 157 + (53 + 62
= 125 + 36 =) 161 = 318
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Ex.23
Ex.29
1296 864 576 384 256

1080
3 4
The first series is 3 2
Ex.24
Sol.
a = 1080 3 2 = 720, b = 720 3 2 = 480,

and finally c = 480 3 2 = 320
13
78
83
415
Ex.25
61.
3240
540 108
27 9
3720
Ex.30
Sol.
64
24
10
28 is wrong and should be replaced by

(33 1) i.e. 26.

Ex.31
Find the wrong number in the series :

3, 8, 15, 24, 34, 48, 63
(A) 15
Sol.
(B) 24
(C) 34
(D) 48
The difference between consecutive terms of the

given series are respectively 5, 7, 9, 11 and 13.

Ex.32
The series is 4 2
a = (64 4) 2 = 30, b =(30 4) 2 = 13,
c = (13 4) 2 = 4.5
4
31
The series is repeated as 2 + 6 and

3 + 7 alternately.
a = 1 2 + 6 = 4 and b = 4 3 + 7 = 19
24, 27, 31, 33, 36

(A) 24
Sol.
(B) 27
(C) 31
(D) 33
Each term in the series is increased by 3 to

obtain the next term.
So, 31 is wrong and must be replaced by
(27 + 3) i.e. 30.
Find the value of b.
(D) 215
Clearly, 34 is a wrong number and must be

replaced by (24 + 11) i.e. 35.
What is the value of c ?
(C) 124
23 1, 33 1, 43 1, 53 1, 63 1, 73 1,
831
The differences of two successive terms of the

series are 17, 27, 37, 47.
(B) 28
Clearly, the correct sequence is
52
Find the wrong number in the series :

(A) 7
27 44 71 108 155
a
b = 4 + 25 = 29 and d = 29 + 9 = 38.
7, 28, 63, 124, 215, 342, 511
The first series is 6, 5, 4, 3
Ex.27. 108
Sol.
57
a = 3 + 6 = 9 and b = 9 6 = 54
a = 34 + 17 = 51, b = 51 + 27 = 78,
c = 78 + 37 = 115, d = 115 + 47 = 162, and finally
e = 162 + 57 = 219
Ex.28
41
The differences between two successive terms

are 25 (= 52), 9 (= 32)
What is the should replace e?
Sol.
The first series is +6, 6, +5, 5
34
Sol.
S2 = 8 33 42
a = 3720 6 = 620, b = 620 5 = 124, c = 124

4 = 31, and finally d = 31 3 = 10.33
Ex.26
The differences between two successive terms

are 36 (= 62), 16 (= 42), 4( = 22) and
What is the value of d?

Sol.
This is an alternate number series having two

series :
S1 = 5
Find the value of b.

Sol.
Find the value of d.
What should replace c ?

Sol.
5 8 41 33 57 42 61
Ex.33
196, 169, 144, 121, 80

(A) 80
Sol.
(B) 121
The sequence is
(14)2,
(C) 169
(13)2,
(12)2,
(D) 196
(11)2, (10)2.
So, 80 is wrong and must be replaced by (10)2 i.e.

100.
MENTAL ABILITY
Ex.34
3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13
(A) 3
(B) 5
Ex.37
(C) 7
(D) 9
(A) 14
Sol.
The series consists of consecutive prime

numbers. So, 9 is wrong.
Ex.35
121, 143, 165, 186, 209

(A) 143
Sol.
Ex.36
(C) 186
Sol.
(D) 209
Ex.38

(165 + 22) i.e. 187.
Sol.
(C) 64
(D) 96
(D) 194
8, 13, 21, 32, 47, 63, 83
Sol.
(C) 32
(D) 47
47 is wrong and must be replaced by

(32 + 14) i.e. 46.
3, 10, 27, 4, 16, 64, 5, 25, 125

(A) 3

(64 2) i.e. 128.
(B) 21
The sequence is + 5, + 8, +11, ...
Ex.39
Each term of the series is obtained by multiplying

the preceding term by 2
(C) 98
Each term in the series is less than twice the

preceding term by 2.
(A) 13
1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 96

(B) 32
(B) 48
So, 48 is wrong and should be replaced by

(26 2 2) i.e. 50.
Each term of the series is increased by 22 to

obtain the next term.
(A) 4
Sol.
(B) 165
8, 14, 26, 48, 98, 194, 386
(B) 4
(C) 10
(D) 27
The correct sequence is

3, 32, 33, 4, 42, 43, 5, 52, 53.
So, 10 is wrong and must be replaced by 32
i.e. 9.
EXERCISE
Q.1
Q.2
Q.3
Q.4
Q.5
Q.6
Q.7
Q.8
Q.9
3, 15, 35, ...., 99, 143.

(A) 63
(B) 69
(C) 77
(D) 81
5, 11, 17, ...., 29, 41.

(A) 19
(B) 21
(C) 23
(D) 25
7, 17, 31, 49 ...., 97, 127

(A) 59
(B) 61
(C) 71
(D) 87
1, 3, 6, 10, 15 ...., 28, 36.

(A) 20
(B) 21
(C) 23
(D) 24
3, 6, 24, 30, 63, 72, ....., 132.

(A) 42
(B) 58
(C) 90
(D) 110
0, 2, 8, 14, 24, 34, ...., 62.

(A) 40
(B) 42
(C) 48
(D) 52
4, 9, 20, 37, 60,....

(A) 88
(B) 89
(D) 91
Q.10
Q.11
Q.12
Q.13
Q.14
Q.15
Q.16
(C) 90
67, 84, 95, ...., 133, 158.

(A) 116
(B) 129
(C) 108
(D) 111
8, 10, 14, 18, ...., 34, 50, 66

(A) 28
(B) 27
(C) 26
(D) 25
Q.17
Q.18
12, 2, 26, 2, 74, 2, ...., 150, 52, 52

(A) 35
(B) 139
(C) 74
(D) 148
4, 9, 17, 35, ...., 139.

(A) 89
(B) 79
(C) 69
(D) 59
7, 15, 32, ...., 138, 281.

(A) 57
(B) 67
(C) 77
(D) 87
8, 12, 10, 16, 12, ....

(A) 20
(B) 18
(C) 16
(D) 14
10, 2, 20, 3, 30, 4, ....

(A) 40
(B) 50
(C) 60
(D) 70
24, 6, 48, 12, 96, 24 .....

(A) 191
(B) 192
(C) 193
(D) 194
3, 10, 18, 27, 37, 48, .....

(A) 60
(B) 70
(C) 80
(D) 90
1, 3, 9, 27, 81, 243, ........

(A) 729
(B) 730
(C) 731
(D) 732
10, 7, 6, 8, 5, 4, ....
(A) 4
(B) 5
(D) 7
(C) 6
MENTAL ABILITY
Q.19
Q.20
Q.21
Q.22
Q.23
Q.24
Q.25
Q.26
Q.27
Q.28
Q.29
Q.30
Q.31
Q.32
Q.33
Q.34
Q.35
Q.36
Q.37
5, 2, 6, 2, 7, 2, .....
(A) 8
(B) 9
Q.38
(C) 10
4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128 .....

(A) 256
(B) 257
(C) 258
0.5, 1.5, 4.5, 13.5, (.....)
(A) 45.5
(B) 39.5
121, 225, 361, (.....)
(A) 441
(B) 484
0, 2, 8, 14, (.....), 34
(A) 24
(B) 22
(C) 30.5
66, 36, 18, (.....)

(A) 3
(B) 6
(C) 529
(D) 40.5
(D) 729
Q.42
(C) 20
(D) 18
Q.43
(D) 456
Q.44
(D) 81
Q.45
(C) 50
(D) 59
Q.46
(C) 288
(D) 360
Q.47
(C) 8
21, 25, 33, 49, 81, (.....)

(A) 145
(B) 129
(C) 113
12, 32, 72, 152, (.....)
(A) 312
(B) 325
(D) 259
Q.41
1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, (.....), 54
(A) 18
(B) 27
(C) 36
3, 6, 18, 72, (.....)

(A) 144
(B) 216
Q.39
Q.40
19, 2, 38, 3, 114, 4, (.....)

(A) 228
(B) 256
(C) 352
4, 5, 9, 18, 34, (.....)

(A) 43
(B) 49
(D) 11
(D) 9
Q.48
(D) 97
Q.49
(C) 515
(D) 613
Q.50
3, 6, 5, 20, 7, 42, 9, (.....)

(A) 54
(B) 60
(C) 66
(D) 72
1, 3, 4, 8, 15, 27, (.....)

(A) 37
(B) 44
(C) 50
(D) 55
2, 15, 41, 80, (.....)

(A) 111
(B) 120
(C) 121
(D) 132
(D) 27
1, 2, 6, 24, (.....)
(A) 60
(B) 95
(C) 120
(D) 150
2, 3, 8, 63, (.....)
(A) 1038
(B) 1998
(C) 3008
(D) 3968
95, 115.5, 138, (.....), 189

(A) 154.5
(B) 162.5 (C) 164.5
(D) 166.5
(D) 218
4, 32, 128, (.....)

(A) 128
(B) 144
(C) 192
(D) 256
2, 5, 9, 19, 37, (.....)

(A) 76
(B) 75
(C) 74
(D) 72
24, 60, 120, 210, (.....)

(A) 300
(B) 336
(C) 420
(D) 525
165, 195, 255, 285, 345, (.....)

(A) 375
(B) 420
(C) 435
(D) 390
5, 17, 37, 65, (.....), 145

(A) 95
(B) 97
(C) 99
(D) 101
9, 11, 20, 31, (.....), 82

(A) 41
(B) 51
(C) 60
(D) 71
5, 16, 49, 104, (.....)

(A) 115
(B) 148
(C) 170
(D) 181
34, 18, 10, 6, 4, (.....)

(A) 0
(B) 1
(C) 2
(D) 3
462, 420, 380, (.....), 306

(A) 322
(B) 332
(C) 342
(D) 352
3, 8, 22, 63, 185, (.....)

(A) 550
(B) 310
(C) 295
(D) 285
1, 2, 5, 12, 27, 58, 121, (.....)

(A) 246
(B) 247
(C) 248
(D) 249
0.5, 0.55, 0.65, 0.8, (.....)

(A) 0.9
(B) 0.82
(C) 1
(D) 0.95
Directions :
In each of the following questions, one term in the number
series is wrong. Find out the wrong term.
Q.51
8, 10, 14, 18, (.....), 34, 50, 66

(A) 24
(B) 25
(C) 26
4, 10, (.....), 82, 244, 730

(A) 24
(B) 28
(C) 77
Q.52
Q.53
Q.54
Q.55
380, 188, 92, 48, 20, 8, 2

(A) 188
(B) 92
(C) 48
(D) 20
1, 3, 7, 15, 27, 63, 127

(A) 7
(B) 15
(C) 27
(D) 63
5, 10, 17, 24, 37

(A) 10
(B) 17
(C) 24
(D) 37
1, 3, 10, 21, 64, 129, 256, 778

(A) 10
(B) 21
(C) 129
(D) 256
15, 16, 22, 29, 45, 70

(A) 16
(B) 22
(D) 70
(C) 45
MENTAL ABILITY
Q.56
Q.57
Q.58
Q.59
Q.60
Q.61
Q.62
Q.63
Q.64
Q.65
Q.66
Q.67
Q.68
Q.69
Q.70
Q.71
Q.72
6, 14, 30, 64, 126

(A) 6
(B) 14
(C) 64
(D) 654
3, 7, 15, 39, 63, 127, 255, 511

(A) 15
(B) 39
(C) 63
(D) 127
445, 221, 109, 46, 25, 11, 4

(A) 25
(B) 46
(C) 109
(D) 221
1236, 2346, 3456, 4566, 5686

(A) 1236
(B) 3456
(C) 4566
(D) 5686
5, 10, 40, 80, 320, 550, 2560

(A) 80
(B) 320
(C) 550
(D) 2560
3, 2, 8, 9, 13, 22, 18, 32, 23, 42

(A) 8
(B) 9
(C) 13
(D) 22
8, 27, 125, 343, 1331

(A) 8
(B) 343
(D) None
(D) 15
11, 2, 21, 3, 32, 4, 41, 5, 51, 6

(A) 21
(B) 11
(C) 32
(D) 51
11, 5, 20, 12, 40, 26, 74, 54

(A) 5
(B) 20
(C) 40
(D) 26
56, 72, 90, 110, 132, 150

(A) 72
(B) 90
(C) 110
(D) 150
8, 13, 21, 32, 47, 63, 83

(A) 13
(B) 32
(C) 47
(D) 63
Q.74
4, 7, 11, 18, 29, 47, ....., 123, 199

(A) 76
(B) 70
(C) 84
2, 6, 12, 20, ........, 42, 56, 72, 90
(A) 20
(B) 21
(C) 30
2, ...........8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256

(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) 5
45, 54, 47,......, 49, 56, 51, 57, 53

(A) 48
(B) 55
(C) 50
(D) 53
3, 128, 6, 64, 9, ....., 12, 16, 15, 8

(A) 32
(B) 12
(C) 108
(D) 72
5, 7, 11, 19, 35, 67, ...., 259

(A) 64
(B) 131
(C) 135
(D) 32
8, 4, 12, 6, 18,......27
(A) 9
(B) 12
(D) 24
Q.81
(D) 78
(D) 225
(D) 64
Find the missing number in the following series

Q.73
Q.77
Q.80
1, 5, 5, 9, 7, 11, 11, 15, 12, 17

(A) 11
(B) 12
(C) 17
2, 5, 10, 17, 26, 37, 50, 64

(A) 17
(B) 26
(C) 37
6, 126,........, 9, 108, 12, 7, 133, 19, 12, 72, 6

(A) 21
(B) 23
(C) 30
(D) 35
Q.79
(D) 132
25, 36, 49, 81, 121, 169, 225

(A) 36
(B) 49
(C) 169
Q.76
Q.78
10, 14, 28, 32, 64, 68, 132

(A) 28
(B) 32
(C) 64
89, 78, 86, 80, 85, 82, 83

(A) 83
(B) 82
(C) 86
17, 7, 24, 19, 9, 28, ...., 8, 31, 27, 10, 37

(A) 20
(B) 21
(C) 18
(D) 23
(D) 126
10, 26, 74, 218, 654, 1946, 5834

(A) 26
(B) 74
(C) 218
(C) 1331
Q.75
Q.82
Q.83
Q.84
Q.85
Q.86
Q.87
Q.88
Q.89
Q.90
Q.91
Q.92
(D) 102
Q.93
(D) 12
(C) 18
16, 22, 34, 58, 106, ....., 394

(A) 178
(B) 175
(C) 288
(D) 202
2, 3, 5, 9, 17, 33,......
(A) 85
(B) 37
(C) 63
(D) 65
2, 9, 23, 3, 8, 25, 4, ......, 27

(A) 7
(B) 29
(C) 23
(D) 14
121, 112, ........, 97, 91, 86

(A) 102
(B) 108
(C) 99
(D) 104
6, 9, 15, 27,.....,99
(A) 51
(B) 34
(C) 37
(D) 84
4, 7, 12,......, 28, 39
(A) 19
(B) 24
(C) 14
(D) 16
83, 82, 81, ....., 69, 60, 33

(A) 73
(B) 80
(C) 75
(D) 77
77, 78, 77, 81, 73, ...., 55

(A) 69
(B) 71
(C) 82
(D) 89
6, 7, 9, 13, 21,......
(A) 25
(B) 29
(D) 32
(C) 37
5, 7, ......, 9, 7, 11, 8, 13
(A) 8
(B) 6
(C) 19
(D) 7
4, 8, 12, 24, 36, 72,......

(A) 108
(B) 98
(C) 92
(D) 96
1, 2, 3, 5, 7,.....
(A) 8
(B) 9
(C) 10
(D) 13
MENTAL ABILITY
Q.94
3, 6, 6, 12, 9,...........12
(A) 15
(B) 18
Q.106
(C) 11
(D) 13
Directions (95 103) :

In each of the following questions, one number is wrong
in the series. Find out the wrong number :
Q.95
3, 5, 12, 39, 154, 772, 4634
(A) 5
(B) 3
(C) 39
(D) 154
(E) none of these
Q.96
Q.97
Q.98
Q.99
Q.100
Q.101
Q.102
Q.103
376, 188, 88, 40, 16, 4, 2

(A) 4
(B) 16
(C) 40
(E) none of these
(D) 188
444, 300, 200, 136, 87, 84, 80

(A) 200
(B) 136
(C) 87
(E) none of these
(D) 80
2, 3, 12, 37, 86, 166, 288

(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 166
(E) 37
(D) 86
4, 9, 19, 43, 90, 185, 375

(A) 9
(B) 19
(C)90
(E) none of these
(D) 185
572, 284, 140, 72, 32, 14, 5

(A) 14
(B) 32
(C) 72
(E) 140
(D) 5
4, 10, 23, 50, 104, 216, 439

(A) 4
(B) 10
(C) 23
(E) 216
(D) 104
701, 348, 173, 85, 41, 19, 8

(A) 173
(B) 41
(C) 19
(E) 348
(D) 8
2, 3, 9, 27, 112, 565, 3396

(A) 565
(B) 9
(C) 112
(E) 3396
(D) 27
Q.107
Q.108
5, 7.5, 11.25, 17.5, 29.75, 50, 91.25

(A) 7.5
(B) 17.5
(C) 29.75
(E) None of these
(D) 91.25
35, 118, 280, 600, 1238, 2504, 5036

(A) 118
(B) 280
(C) 600
(E) 2504
(D) 1238
10, 12, 28, 90, 368, 1840, 11112

(A) 1840
(B) 368
(C) 90
(E) 12
(D) 28
Directions :
In each of the following one number is wrong in the series.
Find out the wrong number in each case
Q.109 1, 2, 5, 14, 41, 124
(A) 2
(B) 5
(C) 14
(D) 41
(E) 124
Q.110
Q.111
Q.112
Q.113
Q.114
100, 97, 90, 86, 76, 71, 62, 55

(A) 55
(B) 62
(C) 76
(E) 97
(D) 86
1, 2, 6, 24, 120, 620, 5040

(A) 5040
(B) 620
(C) 120
(E) 6
(D) 24
4, 10, 22, 40, 64, 84, 130

(A) 22
(B) 40
(C) 64
(E) 130
(D) 84
1, 4, 8, 16, 31, 64, 127, 256

(A) 31
(B) 16
(C) 8
(E) 1
(D) 6
49, 56, 64, 71, 81, 90, 100, 110

(A) 56
(B) 64
(C) 71
(E) 90
(D) 81
Direction :
In the following number series, one of the numbers does
not fit into the series. Find the wrong number.
Directions (115- 119) :

In each questions given below, Four out of the five given
sets of numbers follow the same pattern, while the fifth
one is different. You have to find out the set that does
not match with others.
Q.104
Q.115
(A) 3 (58) 7
(C) 2 (20) 4
(E) 8(145) 9
(B) 1 (10) 3
(D) 5 (51) 6
Q.116
(A) 4(36)2
(C) 6 (121)5
(E) 7(225) 8
(B) 10(102)1
(D) 3(49) 4
Q.105
1788, 892, 444, 220, 112, 52, 24

(A) 52
(B) 112
(C) 220
(E) 892
225, 289, 398, 374, 397, 415, 424
(A) 415
(B) 289
(C) 338
(E) 397
(D) 444
(D) 374
MENTAL ABILITY
Q.117
(A) 8(39)5
(C) 7(48) 1
(E) 5(17)2
(B) 12(44)10
(D) 9(45)6
Q.118
(A) 5(68)9
(C) 3(27)6
(E) 6(64)10
(B) 11(8)13
(D) 7(125)12
Directions (119- 128) :

In each of the following questions, a number series is
given. After the series , below it in the next line, a number
is given followed by (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E). You have
to complete the series starting with the number given
following sequence of the given series. Then, answer the
questions given below it.
Q.119
Q.120
535,
366,
245,
164,
817 ,
(a),
(b),
(c),
(d),
(e)
Which of the following numbers will come in
place of (e) ?
(A) 648
(B) 507
(C) 387
(D) 372
(E) none of these
3,
5,
18,
Q.123
288,
140,
66,
29,
488,
(a),
(b),
(c),
(d),
(e)
place of (e) ?
(A) 106
(B) 18.5 (C) 49
(D) 6.25
(E) none of these
Q.124
140,
68,
36,
16,
10
3
284,
(a),
(b),
(c),
(d),
(e)
place of (b) ?
(A) 38
(B) 72
(C) 84
(D) 91
(E) none of these
Q.125
25,
194,
73,
154,
105
14,
(a),
(b),
(c),
(d),
(e)
place of (d) ?
(A) 90
(B) 84
(C) 102
(D) 94
(E) none of these
Q.126
6,
9,
18,
45,
135
20,
(a),
(b),
(c),
(d),
(e)
place of (c) ?
(A) 324
(B) 81
(C) 175
(D) 150
(E) 216
Q.127
2
9
57
337
1681
3
(a),
(b),
(c),
(d),
(e)
place of (e) ?
(A) 32416
(B) 4231 (C) 13441 (D) 6392
(E) none of these
Q.128
3,
4,
10,
33,
136
7,
(a),
(b),
(c),
(d),
(e)
place of (e) ?
(A) 1035
(B) 1165 (C) 1039 (D) 891
(E) none of these
72,
7,
(a),
(b),
(c),
(d),
(e)
place of (d) ?
(A) 416
(B) 9
(C) 2100 (D) 96
(E) none of these
Q.121
2,
9,
57,
337,
3,
(a),
(b),
(c),
(d),
(e)
place of (b) ?
(A) 113
(B) 17
(C) 3912 (D) 8065
(E) none of these
Q.122
15,
159,
259,
323,
7,
(a),
(b),
(c),
(d),
(e)
place of (c) ?
(A) 251
(B) 315
(C) 176
(D) 151
(E) none of these
MENTAL ABILITY
ANSWER KEY
Q .No
Ans .
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Q .No 2 1
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
Q .No 4 1
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
Q .No 6 1
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
C
90
C
110
A
A
91
B
111
B
D
92
D
112
D
A
93
C
113
C
C
94
B
114
C
Ans .
Ans .
B
D
D
B
C
C
D
C
Ans . C
Q .No 8 1 8 2 8 3 8 4 8 5 8 6 8 7 8 8 8 9
D
D
A
D
A
A
D
C
Ans . A
Q .No 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 3 1 0 4 1 0 5 1 0 6 1 0 7 1 0 8 1 0 9
E
B
B
E
C
D
A
E
Ans . D
Q .No 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 3 1 2 4 1 2 5 1 2 6 1 2 7 1 2 8
B
D
B
D
D
C
B
Ans . A
D
A
C
B
A
B
95 96 97 98 99 100
C
D
C
C
B
C
115 116 117 118 119 120
D
B
E
A
D
A
HINTS & SOLUTION

1.
2 2 1, 42 1, 62 1
2.
+6, +6, +6 ...
3.
+10, +14, ...
11.
4 2 + 1, 9 2 1, ...
14.
10 2 = 20, 10 3 = 30 ....
27.
21.
Each term of the series is obtained by multiplying

the preceding term by 3.
Missing number = 13. 5 3 = 40.5.
The pattern is 2, 3, 4, ...

Missing number = 72 5 = 360.
28.
Each number in the series is the product of the

digits of the preceding number.
Thus, 6 6 = 36, 3 6 = 18 and so on.
29.
The pattern is +4, +8, +16, +32, ... i.e., + 22, + 23,
+ 24, + 25,...
Missing number = 81 + 26 = 81 + 64 = 145.
30.
The pattern is +20, +40, +80,...

Missing number = 152 + 160 = 312.
31.
The sequence is a combination of two series:

, 3, 5, 7, 9 and . 6, 20, 42, (.....)
The pattern followed in is + 14, + 22,...
Missing number = 42 + 30 = 72.
The sum of any three consecutive terms of the
series gives the next term. Thus,
1 + 3 + 4 = 8; 3 + 4 + 8 = 15; 4 + 8 + 15 =27 and
so on.
Missing number = 8 + 15 + 27 = 50.
22.
23.
The numbers are 11 2 , 15 2 , 19 2 ,... i.e. 11 2

(11 + 4 1)2, (11 + 4 2)2, ...
Missing number = (11 + 4 3)2
= (23)2 = 529.
The numbers are
12 1, 22 2, 32 1, 42 2....
24.
The sequence is a combination of two series:

I. 19, 38, 114, (...) and II. 2, 3, 4
The pattern followed in I is 2, 3, ...
25.
The numbers are alternately multiplied by 2 and

3
3
. Thus, 1 2 = 2, 2
= 3, 3 2 = 6,
2
2
3
6
= 9 and so on.
2
3
= 27.
2
The pattern is +1, +4, + 9, + 16,... i.e.,
+ 12, + 22, + 32, 42, ....
Missing number = 34 + 52 = 34 + 25 = 59.
Missing number = 18
26.
32.
MENTAL ABILITY
33.
The pattern is + 13, + 26, + 39, ...
47.

48.
The pattern is 3 1, 3 2, 3 3, 3 4,...

Missing number = (185 3) 5 = 550.
49.
The pattern is 2 + 0, 2 + 1, 2 + 2,
2 + 3, 2 + 4, 2 + 5,...
Missing number = 121 2 + 6 = 248.
50.
The pattern is + 0.05, 0.10, + 0.15,...

Missing number = 0.8 + 0.20 = 1.
51.
Each term in the series is four more than two

times the next term. So, 48 is wrong and must be
replaced by (20 2 + 4) i.e.44.
52.
The sequence is +2, +4, +8,... i.e. +2, + 22, 23,...

So 27 is wrong and must be replaced by (15 + 24)
i.e. (15 + 16) or 31.
53.
The sequence is +5, +7,...

(17 + 9) i.e. 26.
54.
The sequence is 2 + 1, 3 + 1, 2 + 1, 3 + 1,...

(129 2 + 1) i.e. 259.
55.
The pattern is +1, +4, +9, +16, +25, ... i.e. +12, +
22 + 32, + 42, + 52,...
(16 + 4) i.e. 20.
56.
Each term is multiplied by 2 and then increased

by 2 to obtain the next term. So 64 is wrong and
must be replaced by (30 2 + 2) i.e. 62.
57.
Each term is 4 less than thrice the preceding

number. So, 654 is wrong and must be replaced
by (218 3 4) = 650.
58.
Each number in the series is multiplied by 2 and

the result increased by 1 to obtain the next
number.
(15 2 + 1) i.e. 31.
59.
3 is subtracted from each number and the result

is divided by 2 to obtain the next number of the
series.

34.
The pattern is + 2, + 4, + 4, ... 16, + 16.

35.
The pattern is 2, 3, 4, ....

36.
Each term in the series is one less than the square

of the preceding term.
Thus, 22 1 = 3, 32 1 = 8, 82 1 = 63.
Missing number = (63)2 1= 3969 1= 3968.
37.
The pattern is + 20.5, + 22.5, ...

Missing number = 138 + 24.5 = 162.5.
38.
Each number in the series is the preceding

number multiplied by 3 and then decreased by 2.
39.

40.
The pattern is
2 + 1, 2 1, 2 + 1, 2 1, ...
Missing number = 37 2 + 1 = 75.
41.
The pattern is + 36, + 60, + 90,... i.e.

+[6 (6 + 0)], + [6 (6 + 4)], + [6 (6 + 9)],....
Missing number = 210 + [6 (6 + 15)]
= 210 + 126 = 336.
42.
Each number is 15 multiplied by a prime number

i.e. 15 11, 15 13 , 15 17, 15 19, 15 23.
43.
The numbers are 2 2 + 1, 4 2 + 1, 6 2 + 1,

82 + 1, ....122 + 1.
44.
Each term in the series is the sum of the

preceding two terms.
45.
The pattern is + 11, + 33, + 55, ... i.e.

+ (11 1), + (11 3), + (11 5),...
Missing number = 104 + (11 7) = 181.
46.
Each term is divided by 2 and then increased by

1 to obtain the next term.
Missing term = (4 2) + 1 = 3.

i.e. 53.
109 3
2
MENTAL ABILITY
60.
61.
The first digits of the numbers form the series 1,

2, 3, 4, 5; the second digits form the series 2, 3,
4, 5, 6; the third digits form the series 3, 4, 5, 6;
while the last digit in each of the numbers is 6.
So, 5686 is wrong and must be replace by 5676.
The pattern in is +5, and the pattern in II is +10.

So, in , 9 is wrong and must be replaced by
(2 + 10) i.e., 12.
63.
The numbers are cubes of prime numbers i.e. 23,

33, 53, 73, 113. Clearly, none is wrong.
64.
Alternately, the numbers are increased by four

and doubled to get the next number. So, 132 is
wrong and must be replaced by (68 2) i.e. 136.
65.

series :
I. 1, 5, 7, 11, 12 and II. 5, 9, 11, 15, 17
The pattern in both I and II is +4, +2, +4, +2.
(11 + 2) i.e., 13.
66.
The pattern becomes +9, + 18, + 36,... if 40 is

replaced by 38.
So, 40 is wrong.
68.

series :
I. 3, 8, 13, 18, 23 and II. 2, 9, 22, 32, 42

series :
I. 11,21, 32, 41, 51 and II 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.
Clearly, the pattern in I is + 10.
(21 + 10) i.e. 31.

series :
I. 11, 20, 40, 74 and II 5, 12, 26, 54.
The sequence is 2, 4, 2, 4,...

(320 2) i.e. 640.
62.
67.
The numbers are 7 8, 8 9, 9 10,

10 11, 11 12, 12 13.
(12 13) i.e. 156.
69.
The sequence is +5, +8, +11, ...

(32 + 14) i.e., 46.
70.
The sequence is 11, +9, 7, +5, 3, +1.

(78 + 9) i.e., 87.
71.
The correct sequence is 52, 72, 92, 112, 132, 152.

So, 36 is wrong.
72.
The numbers are 12 + 1, 22 + 1, 32 + 1 and so

on.
So, 64 is wrong. The correct term is (82 + 1) i.e.
65.

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