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MCQ on Number series reasoning

Solve the number series questions given below:

7 8 16 43 ? 232

(a) 204

(b) 107

(c) 119

(d) 89

(e) None of these

Solution: (b)

The given number series question is based on the following pattern:

\(\displaystyle 8-7=1={{1}^{3}}\)

\(\displaystyle 16-8=8={{2}^{3}}\)

\(\displaystyle 43-16=27={{3}^{3}}\)

\(\displaystyle ?-43=64={{4}^{3}}\)

\(\displaystyle 232-107=125={{5}^{3}}\)


41472 5184 576 72 8 ?

(a) 0

(b) 9

(c) 1

(d) 8

(e) None of these

Solution: (c)

The given number series question is based on the following pattern:

\(\displaystyle 1\times 8=8\)

\(\displaystyle 8\times 9=72\)

\(\displaystyle 72\times 8=576\)

\(\displaystyle 576\times 9=5184\)

\(\displaystyle 5184\times 8=41472\)


One of the number in the series wrong, find it

5531 5506 5425 5304 5135 4910 4621

(a) 5531

(b) 5425

(c) 4621

(d) 5135

(e) 5506

Solution: (c)

The given number series question is based on the following pattern:

\(\displaystyle 5555-{{7}^{2}}=5506\)

\(\displaystyle 5506-{{9}^{2}}=5425\)

\(\displaystyle 5425-{{11}^{2}}=5304\)

\(\displaystyle 5304-{{13}^{2}}=5135\)

\(\displaystyle 5135-{{15}^{2}}=4910\)

\(\displaystyle 4910-{{17}^{2}}=4621\)

Hence, the number 5531 is wrong and it should be replaced by 5555.  


1 3 10 36 152 760 4632

(a) 3

(b) 36

(c) 4632

(d) 760

(e) 152

Solution: (d)

The given number series question is based on the following pattern:

\(\displaystyle 1\times 1+2=3\)

\(\displaystyle 3\times 2+4=10\)

\(\displaystyle 10\times 3+6=36\)

\(\displaystyle 36\times 4+8=152\)

\(\displaystyle 152\times 5+10=770\)

\(\displaystyle 770\times 6+12=4532\)        

Hence, the number 760 is wrong and it should be replaced by 770. 


One of the number in the series is wrong, find it

6 7 9 13 26 37 69

(a) 7

(b) 26

(c) 69

(d) 37

(e) 9

Solution: (b)

The given number series is based on the following pattern :

\(\displaystyle 6\times 2-5=7\)

\(\displaystyle 7\times 2-5=9\)

\(\displaystyle 9\times 2-5=13\)

\(\displaystyle 13\times 2-5=21\)

\(\displaystyle 21\times 2-5=37\)

\(\displaystyle 37\times 2-5=69\)

Hence, the number 26 is wrong and it should replaced by 21.