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NUMBER AND LETTER SERIES : LOGICAL REASONING MCQs

Number Series, Letter Series

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Question 1. Direction To Solve : Find out the wrong term in the given Number Series.
24, 27, 31, 33, 36
  1.    24
  2.    27
  3.    31
  4.    33
  5.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 31
 -   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)= 30
Question 2. Direction To Solve : Find out the wrong term in the given Number Series.
196, 169, 144, 121, 80
  1.    80
  2.    121
  3.    169
  4.    196
  5.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 80
 -  The sequence is (14)2, (13)2, (12)2, (11)2, (10)2 hence 80 is wrong and must be rplaced by 100.
Question 3. Direction To Solve : Find out the wrong term in the given Number Series.
3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13
  1.    3
  2.    5
  3.    7
  4.    9
  5.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 9
 -  The series consists of consecutive prime numbers. So 9 is wrong.
Question 4. Direction To Solve : Find out the wrong term in the given Number Series.
121, 143, 165, 186, 209
  1.    143
  2.    165
  3.    186
  4.    209
  5.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 186
 -   Each term in the series is increased by 22 to obtain the next term. So 186 is wrong and must be replaced by (165+22) = 187
Question 5. Direction To Solve : Find out the wrong term in the given Number Series.
1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 96
  1.    4
  2.    32
  3.    64
  4.    96
  5.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 96
 -   Each term of the series is obtained by multiplying the preceding term by 2.So, 96 is wrong answer and must be replaced by (64x2)=128
Question 6. Direction To Solve : Find out the wrong term in the given Number Series.
8, 14, 26, 48, 98, 194, 386
  1.    14
  2.    48
  3.    98
  4.    194
  5.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 48
 -   Each term in the series is less than twice the preceding term by 2.So 48 is wrong answer and must be replaced by (26x2 - 2) = 50 
Question 7. Direction To Solve : Find out the wrong term in the given Number Series.
8, 13, 21, 32, 47, 63, 83
  1.    13
  2.    21
  3.    32
  4.    47
  5.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 47
 -   The sequence is +5, +8, +11, hence 47 is the wrong answer and must be replaced by (32+14) = 46
Question 8. Direction To Solve : Find out the wrong term in the given Number Series.
3, 10, 27, 4, 16, 64, 5, 25, 125
  1.    3
  2.    4
  3.    10
  4.    27
  5.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 10
 -   The correct sequence is 3, 32, 33, 4, 42, 43, 5, 52, 53 therefore 10 is wrong and must be replaced by 32 i.e. 9.
Question 9. Direction To Solve : Find out the wrong term in the given Number Series.
380, 188, 92, 48, 20, 8, 2     
  1.    188
  2.    92
  3.    48
  4.    20
  5.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 48
 -   Each term in the series is four more than two times the next term. So 48 is wrong and must be replaced by (20 x 2 + 4) = 44
Question 10. Direction To Solve : Find out the wrong term in the given Number Series.
1, 3, 7, 15, 27, 63, 127
  1.    7
  2.    15
  3.    27
  4.    63
  5.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 27
 -   The sequence is +2, +4, +8, …. i.e. 2, +(2)2, +(2)3, …… so 27 is wrong and must be replaced by (15+(2)4 i.e., (15+16) or 31.

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