Practice Model questions set 1 - quantitative aptitude Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams

Q-1)   What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following number series?

8, 15, 28, 53, ?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

Let x = 8

then 15 = 2x – 1 = y

28 = 2y – 2 = z

53 = 2z – 3 = m

Next term in the pattern should be

2m – 4 = 2 × 53 – 4

= 102


Q-2)   What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following number serie?

250, 100, 40, ?, 6.4, 2.56

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

The given number series is based on the following pattern:

$250_{÷2.5}$ $100_{÷2.5}$ $40_{÷2.5}$ $16_{÷2.5}$ $6.4_{÷2.5}$ 2.56

Hence, the number 16 will replace the question mark.


Q-3)   What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following number series?

4, 15, 16, ?, 36, 63, 64

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

Pattern is $2^2$, $4^2$ – 1,$4^2$, $6^2$ – 1, $6^2$ and so on.


Q-4)   A wrong number is given in the following number series. Find out that wrong number.

2, 11, 38, 197, 1172, 8227, 65806

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

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.


Q-5)   What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following number series?

2, 3, 10, 15, 26, ?, 55

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

The series exhibits the pattern of $n^2$ + 1, $n^2$ – 1,

alternatively, n taking values 1, 2.............1


Q-6)   What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following number serie?

13, 20, 14, 19, 15, ?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

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Hence, question mark (?) should be replaced by 18.


Q-7)   What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following number series?

0, 7, 26, ?, 124, 215

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

Try the pattern $n^3$ – 1. n = 1, 2, .......


Q-8)   What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following number series?

2, 4, ?, 16, 32

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

The terms exhibit the pattern $2^1$, $2^2$, $2^3$ and so on.


Q-9)   What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following number series?

24, 49, ?, 94, 15, 31, 59, 58

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

It is a combination of two series, namely

24, 49, ?, 94; and 15, 31, 59, 58

The two series correspond to

x, (2x + 1), (4x – 1), (4x – 2)

Hence the missing term is

4 x 24 – 1 = 95


Q-10)   Only one number is wrong in the following number series. Find out the wrong number.

4, 6, 18, 49, 201, 1011

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

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