Number Series for IBPS PO Prelims 2017

Directions (Q.1-5): What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following number series?

Q1. 1401, 1402, 705, ?, 77

(a) 243

(b) 242

(c) 244

(d) 246

(e) None of these

Q2. 10, 6, 12, 35, ?, 591.75

(a) 130

(b) 129.5

(c) 127.25

(d) 133

(e) None of these

Q3. 390, 198, ?, 54, 30, 18

(a) 102

(b) 100

(c) 98

(d) 96

(e) None of these

Q4. 10, 77, 474, ?, 9556, 28683

(a) 2275

(b) 2465

(c) 2195

(d) 2385

(e) None of these

Q5. 150, 50, 131, 67, 116, ?, 105

(a) 92

(b) 87

(c) 120

(d) 90

(e) None of these

Directions (Q.6-10): In each of these number series one number is wrong. Find out the wrong number.

Q6. 5, 6, 7.5, 9.75, 13.25, 18.4275

(a) 13.25

(b) 9.75

(c) 18.4275

(d) 7.5

(e) None of these

Q7. 13, 25, 41, 62, 85, 113

(a) 62

(b) 25

(c) 113

(d) 85

(e) None of these

Q8. 250, 55, 16, 8.2, 6.1, 6.328

(a) 6.328

(b) 55

(c) 8.2

(d) 6.1

(e) 16

Q9.  18, 54, 162, 491, 1466

(a) 18

(b) 491

(c) 1466

(d) 54

(e) 162

Q10. 7, 8, 24, 106, 361, 986

(a) 81

(b) 106

(c) 304

(d) 24

(e) None of these

Directions (Q.11-15): In each of these questions, a number series is given. Below the series one number is given followed by (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) You have to complete this series following the same logic as in the original series and answer the question that follows.

Q11. 5, 9, 25, 91, 414, 2282.5

3 (a) (b) (c) (d) (e)

What will come in place of (c) ?

(a) 63.25

(b) 63.75

(c) 64.25

(d) 64.75

(e) None of these

Q12. 15, 9, 8, 12, 36, 170

19 (a) (b) (c) (d) (e)

What will come in place of (b) ?

(a) 18

(b) 16

(c) 22

(d) 24

(e) None of these

Q13. 7, 6, 10, 27, 104, 515

9 (a) (b) (c) (d) (e)

What will come in place of (d) ?

(a) 152

(b) 156

(c) 108

(d) 112

(e)  None of these

Q14. 6, 16, 57, 244, 1245, 7506

4 (a) (b) (c) (d) (e)

What will come in place of (d) ?

(a) 985

(b) 980

(c) 1004

(d) 1015

(e) None of these

Q15. 8, 9, 20, 63, 256, 1285

5 (a) (b) (c) (d) (e)

What will come in place of (e)

(a) 945

(b) 895

(c) 925

(d) 845

(e) None of these

Directions (16-20): What value should come in place of question mark (?) in the following number series ?

Q16. 56, 496, 3466, 17326, ?

(a) 51976

(b) 51876

(c) 52496

(d) 51986

(e) 52986

Q17. 25, 30, 66, 211.2, 887.04, ?

(a) 4602.608

(b) 4632.518

(c) 4642.548

(d) 4612.508

(e) 4612.608

Q18. 132, 156, 182, 210, ?

(a) 272

(b) 240

(c) 265

(d) 260

(e) 280

Q19. 227, 200, 173, 146, ?

(a) 121

(b) 118

(c) 119

(d) 123

(e) 117

Q20. 19   68   ?   129   145   154

(a) 154

(b) 129

(c) 145

(d) 104

(e) None of these

Directions(21-25) : In these questions, a number series is given. Only one number is wrong which does not fit in the series. Find out the wrong number.

Q21. 12, 19, 36, 93, 356

A.19

B. 36

C.93

D.356

E.None of these

Q22. 12, 14, 26, 62,143

A.12

B.14

C.26

D.62

E.143

Q23. 166, 183, 141, 181, 100, 265

A.183

B.141

C.181

D.100

E.None of these

Q24. 5, 10, 23, 73, 297

A.5

B.10

C.73

D.297

E.None of these

Q25. 10, 13, 25, 62,100

A.10

B.13

C.62

D.100

E.None of these

Directions (26-30): Find the wrong number in each of the following series.

Q26. 1, 2, 4, 12, 36, 71, 144, 432

(a) 71

(b) 36

(c) 12

(d) 2

(e) 144

Q27. 1, 3, 10, 21, 64, 129, 356, 777

(a) 1

(b) 21

(c) 356

(d) 777

(e) 64

Q28. 6072, 1008, 200, 48, 14, 5, 3

(a) 6072

(b) 3

(c) 14

(d) 1008

(e) 200

Q29. 318, 368, 345, 395, 372, 422, 400, 449

(a) 422

(b) 368

(c) 318

(d) 449

(e) 400

Q30. 54, 9, 15, 6, 24, 4, 16

(a) 9

(b) 15

(c) 6

(d) 24

(e) 16

Directions (31-35) : In each of the following questions a number series is given. After the series a number is given followed by (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e). You have to complete the series starting with the given number, following the sequence of original series and answer the questions that follow the series.

Q31. 3  19  103  439  1381  2887

     5  (a)  (b)  (c)  (d)  (e)

What will come in place of (b) ?

(a) 139

(b) 163

(c) 161

(d) 157

(e) None of these

Q32. 4  13  40  135  552  2765

    2  (a)  (b)  (c)  (d)  (e)

What will come in place of (c) ?

(a) 123

(b) 133

(c) 127

(d) 131

(e) None of these

Q33. 5  12  4  10  3  8

    6  (a)  (b)  (c)  (d)  (e)

What will come in place of (d) ?

(a) 3

(b) 5

(c) 4

(d) 7

(e) None of these

Q34. 3  13  37  87  191  401

     1  (a)  (b)  (c)  (d)  (e)

What will come in place of (d) ?

(a) 169

(b) 161

(c) 171

(d) 159

(e) None of these

Q35. 8  4  6  15  52.5  236.25

    12  (a)  (b)  (c)  (d)  (e)

What will come in place of (c) ?

(a) 23.5

(b) 16.5

(c) 22.5

(d) 22.25

(e) None of these

Directions (36-40) : What should come in place of question mark (?) in the following number series ?

Q36. 13  14  30  93  376  1885  ?

(a) 10818

(b) 10316

(c) 11316

(d) 11318

(e) None of these

Q37. 4  6  9  13.5  20.25  30.375   ?

(a) 40.25

(b) 45.5625

(c) 42.7525

(d) 48.5625

(e) None of these

Q38. 400  240  144  86.4  51.84  31.104   ?

(a) 19.2466

(b) 17.2244

(c) 16.8824

(d) 18.6624

(e) None of these

Q39. 9  4.5  4.5  6.75  13.5  33.75   ?

(a) 101.25

(b) 103.75

(c) 99.75

(d) 105.50

(e) None of these

Q40. 705  728  774  843  935  1050  ?

(a) 1190

(b) 1180

(c) 1185

(d) 1187

(e) None of these

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