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NUMBER SERIES COMPLETION MCQs

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Question 421. 8, 43, 11, 41, __, 39, 17. What number should fill in the blank?
  1.    8
  2.    14
  3.    43
  4.    44
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Answer: Option B. -> 14
This is a simple alternating addition and subtraction series. The first series begins with 8 and adds 3; the second begins with 43 and subtracts 2.
Question 422. 15, __, 27, 27, 39, 39. What number should fill the blank?
  1.    51
  2.    39
  3.    23
  4.    15
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Answer: Option D. -> 15
In this simple addition with repetition series, each number in the series repeats itself, and then increases by 12 to arrive at the next number.
Question 423. XXIV, XX, __, XII, VIII. What number should fill the blank?
  1.    XXII
  2.    XIII
  3.    XVI
  4.    IV
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Answer: Option C. -> XVI
This is a simple subtraction series; each number is 4 less than the previous number.
Question 424. 4, 7, 25, 10, __, 20, 16, 19. What number should fill the blank?
  1.    13
  2.    15
  3.    20
  4.    28
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 13
Two series alternate here, with every third number following a different pattern. In the main series, 3 is added to each number to arrive at the next. In the alternating series, 5 is subtracted from each number to arrive at the next.
Question 425. J14, L16, __, P20, R22. What number should fill the blank?
  1.    S24
  2.    N18
  3.    M18
  4.    T24
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> N18
In this series, the letters progress by 2, and the numbers increase by 2.
Question 426. 72, 76, 73, 77, 74, __, 75. What number should fill the blank?
  1.    70
  2.    71
  3.    75
  4.    78
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 78
This series alternates the addition of 4 with the subtraction of 3.
Question 427. 0.15, 0.3, ____, 1.2, 2.4. What number should fill the blank?
  1.    4.8
  2.    0.006
  3.    0.6
  4.    0.9
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 0.6
This is a simple multiplication series. Each number is 2 times greater than the previous number.
Question 428. Find the missing number: 3, 7, 15 ,?, 63 ,127
  1.    30
  2.    31
  3.    47
  4.    52
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 31
Each number in the series is one more than twice the preceding number.So, the missing term = (15 x 2) + 1 = 31
Question 429. Find the missing term: 4, 10, ?, 82, 244, 730
  1.    24
  2.    28
  3.    77
  4.    218
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 28
Each number in the series is 2 less than thrice the preceding number. So, missing number = (10 x 3) - 2 = 28
Question 430. Find the missing term: 4 ,7, 12, 19, 28, ?
  1.    30
  2.    36
  3.    39
  4.    49
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 39
The pattern is +3,+5,+7,+9,............So, missing term=(28+11)=39

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