Verbal Reasoning - Number Series questions with answers


Level 1: Simple Complexity

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  1. Look at the given series:

    What number should come next?
    1. 34
    2. 74
    3. 64
    4. 54
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    Answer: C. 64

    Explanation: Each next term in the series is a sum of all the terms before it. Or, each term can be obtained by adding the term with itself.


  2. Look at the given series:

    What number should come next?
    1. 20
    2. 22
    3. 24
    4. 30
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    Answer: B. 22

    Explanation: Second term is generated by adding 1 to the first term. Third term is generated by adding 2 to the second term. Fourth term is generated by adding 3 to the third term and so on.


  3. Look at the given series:

    What number should come next?
    1. 20
    2. 21
    3. 31
    4. 30
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    Answer: B. 21

    Explanation: Second term is generated by adding 1 to the first term. Third term is generated by adding 2 to the second term. Fourth term is generated by adding 3 to the third term and so on.


  4. Look at the given series:

    What number should come next?
    1. 26
    2. 32
    3. 28
    4. 30
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    Answer: A. 26

    Explanation: Second term is generated by adding 1 to the first term. Third term is generated by adding 3 to the second term. Fourth term is generated by adding 5 to the third term and so on.



  5. Look at the given series:

    What number should come in place of “?” ?
    1. 27
    2. 34
    3. 41
    4. 45
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    Answer: B. 34

    Explanation: Second term is generated by adding 5 to the first term. Third term is generated by adding 7 to the second term. Fourth term is generated by adding 9 to the third term and so on.


  6. Look at the given series:

    What number should come next?
    1. 45
    2. 40
    3. 55
    4. 50
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    Answer: C. 55

    Explanation: Second term is generated by adding 5 to the first term. Third term is generated by adding 10 to the second term. Fourth term is generated by adding 15 to the third term and so on.


  7. Look at the given series:

    What number should come next?
    1. 17
    2. 20
    3. 21
    4. 15
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    Answer: D. 15

    Explanation: Second term is generated by adding 2 to the first term. Third term is generated by adding 4 to the second term. Fourth term is generated by adding 2 to the third term and so on.


  8. Look at the given series:

    What number should come next?
    1. 19
    2. 20
    3. 21
    4. 22
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    Answer: B. 20

    Explanation: Second term is generated by adding 3 to the first term. Third term is generated by adding 5 to the second term. Fourth term is generated by adding 3 to the third term and so on.


  9. Look at the given series:

    What number should come next?
    1. 64
    2. 202
    3. 120
    4. 82
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    Answer: C. 120

    Explanation: Second term is generated by multiplying 1 to the first term. Third term is generated by multiplying 2 to the second term. Fourth term is generated by multiplying 3 to the third term and so on.


  10. Look at the given series:

    What number should come next?
    1. 68
    2. 340
    3. 40
    4. 48
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    Answer: A. 68

    Explanation: Second term is generated by multiplying 2 to the first term. Third term is generated by subtracting 2 from the second term. Fourth term is generated by multiplying 2 to the third term and so on.



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