Verbal Reasoning - Number Series questions with answers


Level 3: Hard Complexity

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  1. Look at the given series:

    What number should come next?
    1. 92
    2. 127
    3. 105
    4. 107
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    Answer: B. 127

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


  2. Look at the given series:

    What number should come next?
    1. 65
    2. 100
    3. 139
    4. 127
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    Answer: C. 139

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


  3. Look at the given series:

    What number should come next?
    1. 42
    2. 62
    3. 72
    4. 82
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    Answer: B. 62

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


  4. Look at the given series:

    What number should come next?
    1. 75
    2. 163
    3. 155
    4. 95
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    Answer: B. 163

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



  5. Look at the given series:

    What number should come next?
    1. 11/15
    2. 12/15
    3. 13/12
    4. 14/13
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    Answer: A. 11/15

    Explanation: Numerator in each term is formed by adding 3 to the numerator of the previous term. Denominator in each term is formed by adding 4 to the denominator of the previous term.


  6. Look at the given series:

    What number should come next?
    1. 30
    2. 35
    3. 40
    4. 32
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    Answer: A. 30

    Explanation: Second term is generated by adding 1 to the square of 1. Third term is generated by adding 2 to the square of 2. Fourth term is generated by adding 3 to the square of 3 and so on.


  7. Look at the given series:

    What number should come next?
    1. -20
    2. 20
    3. -25
    4. -28
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    Answer: C. -25

    Explanation: This is an alternating series. Every odd term is obtained by subtracting 9 from the previous odd term. Every even term is obtained by subtracting 9 from the previous even term.


  8. Look at the given series:

    What number should come next?
    1. 32/11
    2. 11/15
    3. 23/56
    4. 11/23
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    Answer: B. 11/15

    Explanation: Numerator in each term is formed by adding 2 to the denominator of the previous term. Denominator in each term is formed by adding 2 to the numerator of the previous term.


  9. Look at the given series:

    What number should come next?
    1. 102
    2. 76
    3. 98
    4. 116
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    Answer: D. 116

    Explanation: Second term is generated by adding the digits of the first term, and then putting a 2 at the unit’s place. Third term is generated by adding the digits of the second term, and then putting a 3 at the unit’s place. Fourth term is generated by adding the digits of the third term, and then putting a 4 at the unit’s place.


  10. Look at the given series:

    What number should come next?
    1. 1098
    2. -678
    3. -1560
    4. 590
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    Answer: C. -1560

    Explanation: Second term is generated by multiplying the first term with (-2). Third term is generated by multiplying the second term with (3). Fourth term is generated by multiplying the third term with (-4) and so on.



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