Number and Letter Series

In each series, look for the degree and direction of change between the numbers. In
other words, do the numbers increase or decrease, and by how much
1. Look at this series: 2, 1, (1/2), (1/4), ... What number should come next?

a. 1/3

b. 1/8

c. 2/8

d. 1/16

Ans : B

Explanation:

This is a simple division series; each number is one-half of the previous

number.

In other terms to say, the number is divided by 2 successively to get the next
result.

4/2 = 2
2/2 = 1
1/2 = 1/2
(1/2)/2 = 1/4

a. (1/4)/2 = 1/8 and so on.

2. Look at this series: 7, 10, 8, 11, 9, 12, ... What number should come next?

a. 7

b. 10

c. 12

d. 13

Ans : B
Explanation:

This is a simple alternating addition and subtraction series. In the first pattern, 3 is
added; in the second, 2 is subtracted.

  3. Look at this series: 36, 34, 30, 28, 24, ... What number should come next?

a. 20

b. 22

c. 23

d. 26

Ans : B

Explanation:

a. This is an alternating number subtraction series. First, 2 is subtracted,

then 4, then 2, and so on

  4. Look at this series: 22, 21, 23, 22, 24, 23, ... What number should come
next?

a. 22

b. 24

c. 25

d. 26

Ans : C

Explanation:
 a. In this simple alternating subtraction and addition series; 1 is subtracted,
then 2 is added, and so on

  5. Look at this series: 53, 53, 40, 40, 27, 27, ... What number should come
next?

a. 12

b. 14

c. 27

d. 53

Ans : B

Explanation:

a. In this series, each number is repeated, then 13 is subtracted to arrive at

the next numbe

Directions for questions 11 to 15: In each of the following number series, a wrong
number is given. Find out the wrong number

6. 9000, 1500, 360, 72, 14.4, 2.88

a) 9000
b) 360
c) 2.88
d) 1500

Ans: D

7. 15972, 15629, 15840, 15720, 15784, 15757

a) 15840
b) 15629
c) 15972
d) 15720

Ans: A

8. 4, 173, 317, 438, 536, 619, 683

 a) 173
b) 317
c) 619
d) 536

Ans: D

9. 3, 70, 458, 2305, 9236, 27717, 55438

a) 2305
b) 458
c) 9236
d) 70

Ans: B

10.1, 2, 9, 64, 625, 7766, 117649

a) 625
b) 64
c) 2
d) None of these

Ans: D

Directions for questions 16 to 25: complete the following series.

11.NP, RT, VX, ZB, DF, ___

a) HJ
b) KM
c) NP
d) PR

Ans: A

12.ACEG, HJLN, PRTV, YACE, ____

a) DFHJ
b) IKMO
c) JKLM
d) JLNP

Ans: B
 13.DQJW, EOMS, FMPO, GKSK, ____
a) HITI
b) HIVG
c) HISG
d) HJVG

Ans: B

14.BRILU, CSOMA, DTUNE, FVAPI, GWEQO, _____

a) HXIRU
b) HYJRT
c) HXISP
d) None of the above

Ans: A

15.J, F, M, A, M, J, J, A, __
a) S
b) O
c) N
d) D

Ans: A

16.O, T, T, F, F, S, S, E, ___
a) A
b) E
c) I
d) N

Ans: D

17.ID6, 2E5, 3F6, 4G9, 6H4, ___

a) 7I8
b) 6I1
c) 8I1
d) 1I8

Ans: C
 18.A1, E101, I1001, O1111, ____
a) S10011
b) U10011
c) U11101
d) U10101

Ans: D

19.(A, A), (B, D), (C,I),(D, P), (__,__)

a) (E, S)
b) (E, Y)
c) (E, T)
d) (E, U)

Ans: B

20.BC25, CE64, EG144, GK324, ____

a) KM400
b) KN676
c) KN400
d) KM576

Ans: D

Directions for Questions 29 and 30: In the following questions a number series is
given in the I row. The II row starts with a number followed by (A), (B), (C), (D),
and (E). Observe the pattern followed in the I row and apply the same logic for the
II row and then answer the questions given below.

21.80 50 130 100 80 150 230

900 (A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
Which of the following numbers will come in the place of E?
a) 1050
b) 970
c) 1000
d) 950

Ans: B

22.200 184 193 157 182 118 167

 150 (A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
Which of the following numbers will come in the place of E?
a) 132
b) 115
c) 68
d) 117

Ans: C

23.1, 1, 5, 49, 11, 169, 19, ?

a. 256                   
b. 289                   
c. 324                   
d. 361

Ans: D

Solution: There are two series intermingled in the given series of numbers. Those
are 1, 5, 11, 19 and 1 square, 7 square, 13 square and 19 square = 361.

24.What is the next term in the following series? 1, 4, 3, 9, 5, 16, 7, 25, 9, 36,
11, ?

a. 64

b. 49                     

c. 48                     

d. 55                     

Ans: B

Solution: There are two series 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11 and 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49

25.B D,   E H,   I M,   N S,   ?

a. UY

b. UZ
 c. TY

d. TZ

e. None of these

Ans: C
Solution :

The difference between first letters in the series is increasing by 1.

The difference between second letters in the series is increasing by 1.

T=20, Z=26

26.Z,   A,   U,   Q ,   ? ,   ?

a. M,O

b. O,P

c. L,E

d. L,F

e. None of these

Ans: D
27.Z,   A,   U,   F,   P,   ?

a. K

b. M

c. N

d. O

e. None of these

Ans: A
 28.A   AA   B   ??AA??   A   B

a. A A B B

b. B B A B

c. A AAA

d. B BBB

e. None of these

Ans: D

29.S,   M,   T,   W,   T,   ? ,   ?

a. U,V

b. B,M

c. W,X

d. F,S

e. None of these

Ans: D

30.Z,   X,   U,   Q,   L,   ?

a. F

b. M

c. N
 d. O

e. None of these

Ans: A

31.What should come next in the following Letter series?

     H  G  F  E   D  C  B  A  G  F  E  D  C  B  A  F  E  D  C  B  A  ?

a. E

b. G

c. F

d. B

e. None of these

Ans: A

32.What should come next in the following Letter series?

   b   a   c   b   a   c   d   b   a   c   d   e   b   a   c   d   e   f   b   a   c   d   ?

a. c

b. d

c. e

d. f

e. None of these

Ans: E

Directions for questions 1 to 15: Identify the relationship between the pair given
and find out the missing number, alphabet or word such that the relationship
between the missing set is similar to the relationship that exists between the given
set.

33.27 : 243 :: 64: ___

a) 1646
b) 720
c) 2456
d) 640

Ans: D

34.789 : 774 :: 368: ___

a) 385
b) 351
c) 346
d) 317

Ans: B

35.11 : 121 :: 12 : ___

a) 145
b) 1968
c) 303
d) 1728

Ans: D

36.1011 : 1101 :: 101011 : ____

a) 10110
b) 101100
c) 101111
d) 110001

Ans: C

37.1024: 1056 :: 1296 : ___

a) 1332
b) 1056
 c) 1098
d) 1040

Ans: A

38.RISHLE : IVHSOR :: PUBLIC: ______

a) KHVPWY
b) KHYOVX
c) KIXPWZ
d) KIXNWY

Ans: B

39.AHK : FRD :: HRB : ____

a) MDR
b) NDQ
c) MBQ
d) NBP

Ans: C

40.TRAIN : UUFPW :: _______ : BOARD

a) CRFYK
b) ALVKU
c) ALFKT
d) ARVHT

Ans: B

41.BAD : BBL:: JDFE : _____

a) JHRI
b) JHPX
c) JFTV
d) JHRT

Ans: D

42.EF : D :: DE : ___
a) F
b) S
 c) V
d) T

Ans: D

43.Ecology : Environment :: Histology: _____

a) Fossils
b) History
c) Tissues
d) Hormones

Ans: C

44.Hygrometer : Humidity :: Sphygmomanometer : _____

a) Pressure
b) Blood Pressure
c) Precipitation
d) Heart Beat

Ans: B

45.Power : Watt :: Pressure : _____

a) Volt
b) Newton
c) Pascal
d) Candela

Ans: C

46.Birds: Ornithology :: Fishes : _____

a) Ichthyology
b) Zoology
c) Ontology
d) Ethnology

Ans: A

47.Cow : Calf :: Stag : ____

a) Cub
b) Fawn
 c) Lamp
d) Whelp

Ans: B

48.Find the letters that best complete the series. The alphabet has been provided
to assist you.
JW KS LO MK NG [ ___ ]
a. NM
b. OC
c. PQ
d. AB

Ans : B

49.HU is to FW as ME is to [ _____ ]
a. FG
b. HK
c. KG
d. OP

Ans : C

50.( MINUTE, MENU ) ( CENTRE, CENT ) ( SPIRIT, __________ )

a. TRIS
b. RITS
c. STIR
d. TIRS

Ans : C
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