100 Wrong Number Series Questions PDF

Directions (1-100): In each of these questions a Answer is: D

number series is given. In each series only one
2). The series is 3 × 2 + 3 = 9, 9 × 3 – 4 = 23, 23 × 4
number is wrong. Find out the wrong number.
+ 5 = 97, 97 × 5 – 6 = 479, 479 × 6 + 7 = 2881, 2881
1). 50 51 47 56 42 65 29 × 7 – 8 = 20159

Hence, there should be 97 in place of 99.

a. 51
Answer is: C
b. 47
c. 56 3). The series is x0.5 + 0.5, x1 + 1, x 1.5 + 1.5, x 2 +
d. 42 2, x 2.5 + 2.5, x 3 + 3…

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e. 65
Hence, there should be 5 in place of 6.

Answer is: A
2). 3 9 23 99 479 2881 20159
4). The series is 1 × 2 + 1 = 3, 3 × 2 + 0 = 6, 6 × 2 –
a. 9 1 = 11, 11 × 2 – 2 = 20, 20 × 2 – 3 = 37, 37 × 2 – 4 =
b. 23 70.

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c. 99
Hence, there should be 37 in place of 39.
d. 479
Answer is: B
e. 2881
5). The series is 2 × 2 + 7 = 11, 11 × 3 – 6 = 27, 27 ×
3). 7 4 6 9 20 52.5 160.5 4 + 5, = 113, 113 × 5 – 4 = 561, 561 × 6 + 3 = 3369,
3369 × 7 – 2 = 23581.
1. 6
Hence, there should be 11 in place of 13.
2. 4
g
Answer is: B
3. 20
4. 9
5. 5
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6). 7 16 27 40 46

4). 1 3 6 11 20 39 70
a. 7
b. 16
a. 3
c. 27
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b. 39
d. 40
c. 11
e. 46
d. 20
e. 6
7). 729 1331 2497 3375 4913

5). 2 13 27 113 561 3369 23581

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a. 729
b. 1331
a. 27
c. 3375
b. 13
d. 2497
c. 113
e. 4913
d. 561
e. 3369
8). 80 119 166 221 223

Solutions
a. 80
1). The series is 50 + 1^2 = 51, 51 – 2^2 = 47, 47 + b. 119
3^2 = 56, 56 – 4^2 = 40, 40 + 5^2 = 65, 65 – 6^2 = c. 166
29. d. 192
e. 223
Hence, there should be 40 in place of 42.

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9). 8 8.5 11.5 14 17 12). 17, 20, 46, 147, 599, 3015, 18018

a. 8 a. 20
b. 5 b. 46
c. 5 c. 599
d. 14 d. 147
e. 17 e. 3015

10). 439 778 1456 2812 5624 13). 90, 135, 286, 750, 2160, 6405, 19155

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a. 439 a. 90
b. 778 b. 750
c. 1456 c. 6405
d. 2812 d. 286
e. 5624 e. 2160

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Solutions 14). 9, 14, 40, 129, 536, 2705, 16260

6). The series is 5 × 1 + 2 = 7, 6 × 2 + 4 = 16, 7 × 3

a. 14
+ 6 = 27, 8 × 4 + 8 = 40, 9 × 5 + 10 = 55.
b. 40
Hence, there should be 55 in place of 46.
c. 536
Alternate Method: +9, +11, +13, +15 d. 9
e. 129
Answer is: E
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7). The series is 9^3, 11^3, 13^3, 15^3, 17^3,
15). 8, 18, 64, 272, 1395, 8424, 59045
Hence, there should be 2197 in place of 2497.
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a. 18
Answer is: D
b. 8
8). The series is 9^2 – 1, 11^2 – 2, 13^2 – 3, 15^2 –
c. 272
4, 17^2 – 5,
d. 1395
nk

Hence, there should be 284 in place of 223. e. 64

Answer is: E
Solutions
9). The series is 8 + 1.5 = 9.5, 9.5 + 2 = 11.5, 11.5 +
11). The number series should be 636 in the place of
2.5 = 14, 14 + 3 = 17
635.
Hence, there should be 9.5 in place of 8.5.
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The series is (17 + 1^3) × 2, (36 + 2^3) × 3, (132 +

Answer is: B
3^3) × 4, (636 + 4^3) × 5
10). The series is +339, +678, +1356, +2712,
Answer is: a)
Hence, there should be 5524 in place of 5624.
12). The number series should be 600 in the place of
Answer is: E 599.

11). 17, 36, 132, 635, 3500, 21750, 153762 The series is ×1 + 3, ×2 + 6, ×3 + 9, ×4 + 12, ×5 +
15
a. 635
Answer is: c)
b. 17
c. 132 13). The number series should be 285 in the place of

d. 3500 286.

e. 36 The series is (90-45) × 3, (135-40) × 3, (285-35) × 3,

(750-30) × 3, (2160-25) × 3,…
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Answer is: d) d. 45
e. 800
14). The number series should be 38 in the place of 40.

The series is ×1 + 5, ×2 + 10, ×3 + 15, ×4 + 20, ×5 +

Solutions
25
16).The series is,.
Answer is: b)

15). The number series should be 63 in the place of 64.

The series is (8+1) × 2, (18+3) × 3, (63+5) × 4,

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(272+7) × 5

Answer is: e)

16). 32, 39, 65, 128, 253, 467, 809, 1320 Hence, 253 is a wrong number.

Answer: C

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a. 39
b. 65 17).The series is,

c. 253 38 = 3+8 = 11 = 38 +11 = 49

d. 467
49 = 4+9 = 13 = 49 +13 = 62
e. 32
62 = 6+2 = 8 = 62 + 8 = 70 ≠ 72

17). 38, 49, 62, 72, 77, 91, 101 70 = 7+0 = 7 = 70+ 7 = 77

77 = 7+7 = 14 = 77+14 = 91
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a. 49
91 = 9+1 = 10 = 91+10 = 101
b. 72
c. 77 Hence, 72 is the wrong number.
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d. 91
Answer: B
e. 38
18).The series is,

18).19, 22, 32, 46, 73, 108, 158

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a. 22
b. 46
c. 73
d. 19
e. 158
Ba

Hence, 46 is the wrong number

19). 47, 44, 45, 46, 33, 57, 3, 88
Answer: B

a. 44 19). First series 47, 45, 33, 3

b. 57 47-(1×2) = 45
c. 46
45-(3×4) = 33
d. 3
e. 47 33- (5×6) = 3

Second series 44, 46, 57, 88

20). 45, 131, 228, 338, 466, 619, 800
44 + (1×2) = 46

a. 131 46 + (3×4) = 58 ≠ 57
b. 466 58 + (5×6) = 88
c. 619

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Hence, 57 is the wrong answer. b. 100

c. 54
Answer: B
d. 197
20).The series is,
e. 13

Explanation With Answer Key:

21). 1 8 66 460 2758 13785 55146

Here 1 × 9 – 1 = 8; 8 × 8 + 2 = 66; 66 × 7 – 3 = 459;

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459 × 6 + 4 = 2758; 2758 × 5 – 5 = 13785; 13785

11, 13, 19, 23 and 29 are the prime numbers × 4 + 6 = 55146

Hence, 466 is the wrong number. Answer: a)

Answer: B 22). 56 57 48 73 24 105 -10

21). 1, 8, 66, 460, 2758, 13785, 55146 Here 56 +1^2 = 57;

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57 – 3^2 = 48; 48+ 5^2 = 73; 73- 7^2 = 24;
a. 460
24 + 9^2 = 105; 105 -11^2 = -16
b. 2758
c. 66 Answer: d)
d. 8 23). 2 2 13 59 363 2519 20161
e. 55146
Here 2 × 3 – 4 = 2; 2 × 4 + 5 = 13;

22). 56, 57, 48, 73, 24, 105, -10 13 × 5 – 6 = 59; 59 × 6 + 7 = 361;
g
361 × 7 – 8 = 2519; 2519 × 8 + 9 = 20161
a. 57
Answer: e)
b. 73
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c. 105 24). 3 1 3 0.7 3 0.6 3
d. -10 3 × 1/3 = 1;
e. 24
1 × 3 = 3;
nk

23). 2, 2, 13, 59, 363, 2519, 20161 3 × 1/4 = 0.75;

0.75 × 4 = 3;
a. 13
3 × 1/5 = 0.6;
b. 20161
c. 2519 0.6 × 5 = 3;

d. 59 3 × 1/6 = 0.5;
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e. 363
0.5 × 6 = 3.

24). 3, 1, 3, 0.7, 3, 0.6, 3, 0.5, 3 Answer: b)

25). 2 6 13 26 54 100 197

a. 1
Here 2 × 2 + 2 = 6; 6 × 2 + 1 = 13;
b. 7
c. 6 13 × 2 + 0 = 26; 26 × 2 – 1 = 51;

d. 3 51 × 2 – 2 = 100; 100 × 2 – 3 = 197

e. 5
Answer: c)

25). 2, 6, 13, 26, 54, 100, 197

26). 3, 7.5, 15, 37.5, 75, 167.5, 375
a. 26

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a. 5 S2=3 8 23 69; ×3 – 1 in each term

b. 75
Answer: e)
c. 5
29). The series is +5, +7, +9, +11, ….
d. 15
e. 5 Answer: d)

30). The series is ÷2, ÷1.5 alternately.

27). 0, 1, 9, 36, 99, 225, 441
Answer: d)

a. 9 31). 4, 12, 42, 196, 1005, 6066, 42511

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b. 36 a) 12
c. 99
b) 42
d. 225
e. 441 c) 196

d) 1005
28). 2, 3, 5, 8, 14, 23, 41, 69
e) 6066

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a. 5 32). 7, 13, 25, 49, 97, 194, 385
b. 8 a) 13
c. 14
b) 25
d. 41
e. 69 c) 49

d) 194
29). 5, 10, 17, 27, 37, 50, 65
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e) 385

a. 10 33). 10, 15, 24, 35, 54, 75, 100

b. 17 a) 10
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c. 37
b) 24
d. 27
e. 50 c) 35

d) 54
nk

30). 108, 54, 36, 18, 9, 6, 4

e) 100

a. 54 34). 2, 8, 32, 148, 765, 4626, 32431

b. 36 a) 32431
c. 18
b) 765
d. 9
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e. 6 c) 148

d) 32
Explanation With Answer Key:
e) 2
26). The series is ×2.5, ×2 alternately
35). 73, 57, 49, 44, 43, 42
Answer: a)
a) 73
27). The differences are
b) 57
0 1 9 36 99 225 441
c) 49
02 12 32 62 102 152 212
d) 44
Answer: c)
e) 42
28). The series is an alternate series, having
Explanation With Answer Key:
S1=2 5 14 41; ×3 – 1 in each term

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31). b) Differences between the consecutive numbers are in

Geometric Progression (G.P)
4, 12, 42, 196, 1005, 6066, 42511
Hence, 44 is the wrong number.
4 × 2+(2)2 = 12

12× 3+(3)2 = 45
36). 1527, 1185, 985, 865, 823, 817
45× 4+(4)2 = 196
a) 985
196× 5+(5)2 = 1005
b) 865
1005× 6+(6)2 = 6066

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c) 823
6066× 7+(7)2 = 42511
d) 817
Hence, 42 is the wrong number
e) 1185
32). d)
37). 110, 106, 204, 608, 2384, 11900
7, 13, 25, 49, 97, 194, 385
a) 2384
7× 2 -1= 13

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b) 106
13× 2 -1= 25
c) 11900
25× 2 -1= 49
d) 608
49× 2 -1= 97
e) 204
97× 2 -1= 193
38). 71, 90, 128, 185, 261, 365
193× 2 -1= 385
a) 365
g
Hence, 194 is the wrong number
b) 128
33). c)
c) 185
10, 15, 24, 35, 54, 75, 100
in
d) 90
Hence, 35 is the wrong number
e) 261
34). d)
39). 8, 17.5, 64.75, 157.375, 561.3125,
2, 8, 32, 148, 765, 4626, 32431
nk

1400.78125
2 × 2+22= 8
a) 5
3 × 8+32= 33
b) 75
4 × 33+42= 148
c) 375
5 × 148+52= 765
d) 3125
Ba

6 ×765+62= 4626
e) 78125
7 × 4626+72=32431
40). 18, 36, 144, 864, 6912, 691020
Hence, 32 is the wrong number.
a) 691020
35). d)
b) 144
73, 57, 49, 44, 43,42
c) 864
73-57= 16
d) 6912
57-49=8
e) 36
49-45= 4
Solution With Answer Key:
45-43= 2
36). A) The series is
43-42=1
1527 — (192 -19) = 1185,

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1185 — (152 — 15) =975, a) 88

975— (112— 11) = 865, b) 176

865 — (72— 7) = 823, c) 2112

823 — (32 — 3) = 817 d) 105602

There should be 975 in place of 985. e) 530

37). D) The series is 110 x 1 — 4 = 106, 44). 2400, 1295, 625, 255, 80, 15

106 x 2 — 8 = 204, 204 x 3 — 12 = 600, 600 x 4 — 16 a) 2400

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= 2384, 2384 x 5 — 20 = 11900
b) 1295
There should be 600 in place of 608.
c) 625
38). A) The series is
d) 80
71 + 19 = 90, 90 + 38 = .128, 128 + 57 = 185, 185 +
e) 15
76 = 261, 261 + 95 = 356 Hence there should be 356
45). 45, 62, 81, 102, 123, 150

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in place of 365.
a) 45
39). C) The series is
b) 62
8 x 2.5 — 2.5 = 17.5,
c) 102
17.5 x 3.5 + 3.5 = 64.75,
d) 81
64.75 x 2.5 — 2.5 = 159.375,
e) 123
159.375 x 3.5 + 3.5 = 561.3125,
g
Solution With Answer Key:
561.3125 x 2.5 — 2.5 = 1400.78125, …
41). D) The series is
Hence there should be 159.375 in place of 157.375.
76 x 1 — 13= 75,
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40). A) The series is .
75 x 2 — 23 = 142,

142 x 3 — 33 = 399,

399 x 4 — 43 = 1532,
nk

1532 x 5 — 53 = 7535, …
Hence there should be 69120 in place of 691020
Hence there should be 1532 in place of 1530.
41). 76, 75, 142, 399, 1530, 7535
42). A) The series is
a) 399
21 x 4 = 84,
b) 142
Ba

23 x 6 = 138,
c) 75
25 x 8= 200,
d) 1530
27 x 10 = 270,
e) 7535
29 x 12 = 348,
42). 84, 138, 192, 270, 348, 434
31 x 14 = 434, …
a) 192
Hence there should be 200 in place, of 192.
b) 138
Therefore the wrong number is 192.
c) 84
43). E) The series is
d) 348

e) 434

43). 88, 88, 176, 530, 2112, 10560

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Hence there should be 528 in .place of 530. a) 714

Therefore the wrong number is 530. b) 318

44). C) The series is 74 — 1 = 2400, c) 90

64 — 1 = 1295, 54— 1 = 624, 44 – 1 = 255, 34— 1 = 80, d) -18

2 — 1 = 15, …
4
e) 1325
Hence there should be 624 in place of 625.
Solution With Answer Key:
Therefore, the wrong number is 625.
46). The series is +73, +63, +53, +43, +33, +23, …

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45). E) The series is
The series is 127 + 343 = 470, 470 + 216 = 686, 686 +
Hence there should be 125 in place of 123. 125 = 811, 811 + 64 = 875, 875 + 27 =902,

Therefore the wrong number is 123. Therefore it should be 902 in place of 885.

Answer: d)

47). The series is ÷2 + 4 (repeated)

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1296 ÷ 2 + 4 = 652, 652 ÷ 2 + 4 = 330, 330 ÷ 2 + 4
46). 127 470 686 811 875 885 = 169, 169 ÷ 2 + 4 = 88.5, 88.5 ÷ 2 + 4 = 48.75, …
a) 470 Therefore it should be 330 in place of 328.
b) 686 Answer: a)
c) 811 48). The series is 2 x 12 + 3= 5, 5 × 2 + 4 = 14, 14 x
d) 885 32 + 5 = 131, 131 x 4 + 6 = 530, 530 x 52 + 7 =
g
13257,……
e) 875
Therefore it should be 14 in place of 15.
47). 1296 652 328 169 88.5 48.25
Answer: b)
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a) 328
49). The series is 508 + 131 = 639, 639 + 137 = 776,
b) 169
776 + 149 = 925, 925 + 167 = 1092, 1092 + 191 =
c) 5
1283, …
d) 1296
nk

Hence it ‘should be 639 in place of 640.

e) 652
Answer: a)
48). 2 5 15 131 530 13257
50). The series is (11)3 – 5 = 1326,
a) 5
(9)3 – 15 = 714, (7)3 – 25 = 318, (5)3 – 35 = 90, (3)3 –
b) 15 45 = -18, (1)3 – 55 = -54
Ba

c) 131 Hence it should be 1326 in place of 1325.

d) 530 Answer: e)

e) 13257

49). 508 640 776 925 1092 1283 51). 34/15, 76/35, 130/63, 202/99, 290/143,
394/195
a) 640
a) 130/63
b) 508
b) 76/35
c) 925
c) 202/99
d) 1092
d) 290/143
e) 1283
e) 34/15
50). 1325 714 318 90 -18 -54

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52). 5930, 4900, 7056, 3969, 8281, 3136 54). D) The series is 85 x 1 + 3 = 88,

a) 4900 88 x 2 + 6 = 182, 182 x 3 + 9 = 555, 555 x 4 + 12 =

2232, 2232 x 5 + 15 = 11175,…..
b) 7056
Hence there should be 555 in place of 550.
c) 5930
55). B) Move from right to left. The series is
d) 8281
-16, -32, -64, -128, -256,
256, …..
e) 3136
Hence there should be 302 in place of 300.
53). 28, 55, 83, 138, 221, 360

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a) 360
56). 11 12 28 93 310 1965
b) 55
a) 12
c) 138
b) 93
d) 221
c) 1965
e) 28

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d) 310
54). 85, 88, 182, 550, 2232, 11175
e) 28
a) 182
57). 3 20 87 392 2025 12246
b) 88
a) 12246
c) 85
b) 87
d) 550
c) 392
g
e) 2232
d) 20
55). 46, 300, 430, 494, 526, 542
e) 2025
a) 526
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58).12 6.8 7.5 12.75 27.5 71.25
b) 300
a) 5
c) 494
b) 5
d) 542
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c) 75
e) 46
d) 25
Solution With Answer Key:
e) 8
51). B) The series follows:
59). 5 33 225 1345 6724 26881
Numerator = 2 x Denominator + 4
a) 225
Ba

So, 76/35 should be replaced by (35×2+4) / 35 =

74/35 b) 6724

52). C) The series is (77)2, (70)2, (84)2, (63)2, (91)2, c) 26881

(56) , …
2
d) 33
5929, 4900, 7056, 3969, 8281, 3136
e) 225
Hence there should be 5929 in place of 5930
60). 225 256 289 344 361 400
53). A) The series is
a) 225

b) 361

c) 344

d) 256
Hence there should be 359 in place of 360.

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e) 400 e) None of these

Solution With Answer Key: 64). 12, 30, 99, 408, 2050, 12348

56). D) The series is 11 x 1 + 12 = 12, 12 x 2 + 22 = a) 12

28, 28 x 3 + 3 = 93, 93 x 4 + 4 = 388, 388 x 5 + 5 =
2 2 2
b) 30
1965, …
c) 2050
There should be 388 in place of 310.
d) 408
57). A) (3 + 7) x 2 = 20, (20 + 9) x 3 = 87, (87 + 11)
e) None of these
x 4 = 392, (392 + 13) x 5 = 2025, (2025 + 15) x 6 =

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12240, 65). 50, 51, 47, 56, 45, 65, 29

Therefore, there should be 12240 in place of 12246. a) 45

58). E) The series is 12 x 0.5 + 0.5 = 6.5, 6.5 x 1 + 1 b) 50

= 7.5, 7.5 x 1.5 + 1.5 = 12.75, 12.75 x 2 + 2 = 27.5, c) 29
27.5 x 2.5 + 2.5 = 71.25, …
d) 65

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Therefore, there should be 6.5 in place of 6.8.
e) None of these
59). B) The series is 5 x 8 – 7 = 33, 33 x 7 – 6 = 225,
Solution With Answer Key:
225 x 6 – 5 = 1345, 1345 x 5 – 4 = 6721, 6721 x 4 – 3
= 26881, 61). The series is

Therefore, there should be 6721 in place of 6724. 11*1 + 1 = 12

60). C) The series is (15)2 = 225, (16)2 =256, (17)2 = 12*2 + 2 = 26

289, (18)2 = 324, (19)2 = 361, (20)2 = 400,

g
26*3 + 3 = 81

Therefore there should be 324 in place of 344. 81*4 + 4 = 328

328*5 + 5 = 1645
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61). 11, 12, 26, 81, 320, 1645 so 320 is wrong

a) 11 Answer: d)

b) 12 62). Here the number follows the given rule

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c) 81 23 + 1, 33 – 1 , 43 + 1, 53 – 1, 63 + 1, 73 – 1

d) 320 so 126 is wrong number.

e) None of these Answer: d)

62). 9, 26, 65, 126, 217, 342 63). Wrong Number: 40

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a) 9 Correct Number: 37

b) 126 18 * 0.5 + 1 = 10

c) 26 10 * 1 + 1 = 11

d) 342 11 * 1.5 + 1 = 17.5

e) None of these 17.5 * 2 + 1 = 36

63). 18, 10, 11, 17.5, 40, 91, 274 36 * 2.5 + 1 = 91

a) 18 91 * 3 + 1 = 274

b) 11 Answer: d)

c) 10 64). (9×1) + 3 = 12

d) 40 (12×2) + 6 = 30

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(30×3) + 9 = 99 70). 1 1 2 6 24 96 720

(99×4) + 12 = 408 a) 720

(408×5) + 15 = 2055 b) 96

(2055×6) + 18 = 12348 c) 24

Answer: c) d) 6

65). 50 + 12 (1) = 51 e) 2

51 – 22 (4) = 47 Solution With Answer Key:

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47 + 32 (9) = 56 66). C) Subtracting 24, 21, 18, 15, 12.

56 – 42 (16) = 40 67). D) Dividing previous number by 4.

40 + 52 (25) = 65 68). E) Go on adding 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, …

65 – 62 (36) = 29 69). A) The series is:

Answer: a) 7×1+1=8

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8 × 2 + 2 = 18

66). 190 166 145 128 112 100 91 18 × 3 + 3= 57

a) 100 57 × 4 + 4 = 232 not 228

b) 91 232 × 5 + 5 = 1165

c) 128 1165 × 6 + 6 = 6996

g
d) 112 228 is wrong.

e) 145 70). B) The series is:

67). 20480 5120 1280 320 100 20 5 1×1=1

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a) 5120 1×2=2

b) 320 2×3=6

c) 1280 6 × 4 = 24
nk

d) 100 24 × 5 = 120 not 96

e) 5 120 × 6= 720

68). 60 67 76 87 99 115 96 is wrong

a) 67 71). 2 12 36 81 150 252

Ba

b) 87
a. 2
c) 76
b. 81
d) 115 c. 36
d. 150
e) 99
e. 252
69). 7 8 18 57 228 1165 6996

a) 228 72). 5 16 27 44 65 90

b) 57
a. 16
c) 1165
b. 5
d) 8 c. 44

e) 18 d. 65
e. 90

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73). 4 2 0 -5 -12 -21 132 +12 +32 =179,

142 +12 +42 =213,

a. 0
152 + 12 + 52 =251
b. 4
c. 2 Hence, 218 should be replaced by 213.
d. -5
Answer: d)
e. -21
75). Theseriesis x2+3, x2+5, x2+7, x2+9, x2+11…

74). 101 123 149 179 218 251 Hence, 45 should be replaced by 47.

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Answer: b)
a. 251
b. 123
c. 179 76). 2 11 38 197 1172 8227 65806
d. 218
e. 101 a. 11

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b. 38
75). 9 21 45 101 211 433 879 c. 197
d. 1172
a. 21 e. 8227
b. 45
c. 211 77). 16 19 21 30 46 71 107
d. 433
e. 101 a. 19
g
b. 21
Solution With Answer Key: c. 30
d. 46
71). The series is 12 x 2 = 2, 22 x 3 = 12, 32 x 4 = 36,
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e. 71
42 x 5 = 80, 52 x 6= 150, 62 x 7 = 252 Hence, 81 should
be replaced by 80.
78). 7 9 16 25 41 68 107 173
Answer: b)
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72). The series is 1 x (2 + 3) = 5, 2 x (3 + 4) = 14,3 x a. 107

(4 + 5)=27,4 x(5 +6)=44,5 x(6 + 7)=65,6 x(7 + 8) = b. 16
90. c. 41
d. 68
Hence, 16 should be replaced by 14.
e. 25
Answer: a)
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73). The series is 32 – 22 -12 = 4, 79). 4 2 3.5 7.5 26.25 118.125

42 – 32 – 22 = 3,
a. 125
52 – 42 – 32= 0; b. 25
6 – 5 – 4 = -5;
2 2 2
c. 5
d. 2
72 – 62 – 52 = 12,
e. 5
82 – 72 – 62 = -21. Hence, 2 should be replaced by 3.

Answer: c) 80). 16 4 2 1.5 1.75 1.875

74). The series is 102+ 12 + 02 = 101,

a. 875
112 +12 +12 =123, b. 75
12 + 1 +2 = 149,
2 2 2
c. 5

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d. 2 d. 9
e. 4 e. 5

Solution With Answer Key: 82). 4 6 12 30 75 315 1260

76). The series is based on the following pattern:

a. 315
11 = 2 × 3 + 5
b. 75
38 = 11 × 4 – 6 c. 12
d. 6
197 = 38 × 5 + 7

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e. 30
1172 ≠ 197 × 6 – 8

1172 is wrong and it should be replaced by 197 × 6 – 8 83). 3 4 13 38 87 166 289

= 1174
a. 38
Answer: d)
b. 13

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77). The series is based on the following pattern:
c. 87
107 – 71 = 36 = 62 d. 166

71 – 46 = 25 = 52 e. 4

46 – 30 = 16 = 42
84). 4 5 9 29 111 556 3335
30 – 21 = 9 = 32
a. 5
21 – 19 = 2 ≠ 22
b. 9
g
19 I should be replaced by 17 for which 21 – 17 = 22
c. 29
Answer: a) d. 111

78). The series is based on the following pattern: e. 556

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16 = 9 + 7
85). 2 6 16 38 84 176 368
25 = 16 + 9
a. 6
41 = 25 + 16
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b. 16
68 ≠ 41 + 25
c. 38
Answer: d) d. 84

79). The series is based on the following pattern: e. 176

Obviously, 3.5 is the wrong number which should be

Solution With Answer Key:
replaced by 3.
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81). A) ×1/2+1/2, ×1+1, ×1(1/2)+1(1/2)…..

Answer: c)
82).B) ×1(1/2), ×2, ×2(1/2),…
80). The series is based on the following pattern:
83).D) +12, +32, +52, ….
Obviously, 1.75 is the wrong number which should be
replaced by 1.5. 84).C) ×1+1, ×2-1, ×3+1, ×4-1….

Answer: b) 85).E) ×2+2, ×2+4, ×2+6,…

81). 7 4 6 9 20 52.5 160.5 86). 2 3 6 18 109 1944 209952

a. 6 a. 3

b. 4 b. 6

c. 20 c. 18

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d. 109 b. 84
e. 1944 c. 97
d. 67
87). 1 3 6 11 20 39 70 e. None of these

a. 3 92). 11, 42, 39, 164, 525, 421, 749

b. 39
c. 11 a. 164
d. 20 b. 421

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e. 6 c. 525
d. 749
88). 2 13 27 113 561 3369 23581 e. None of these

a. 13 93). 10, 41, 94, 1624, 2516, 3625, 4936

b. 27

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c. 113 a. 1624
d. 561 b. 2516
e. 3369 c. 3625
d. 4936
89). 50 51 47 56 42 65 29 e. None of these

a. 51 94). 4, 7, 13, 25, 49, 97, 153

b. 47
g
c. 56 1. 25
d. 42 2. 49
e. 65 3. 97
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4. 153
90). 3 9 23 99 479 2881 20159 5. None of these

a. 9 95). 1 3 10 36 152 760 4632

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b. 23
c. 99 a. 3
d. 479 b. 36
e. 2881 c. 4632
d. 760
Solutions e. None of these
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86).D) 2×3=6; 3×6=18; 6×18=108; 18×108=1944….

Solutions With Answer Key:
87).B) 1×2+1=3; 3×2+0=6; 6×2-1=11; 11×2-2=20;
91). The pattern is as follows
20×2-3=37….

88).A) 2×2+7=11; 11×3-6=27; 27×4+5=113; 113×5-

4=561……

89).D) 50+12= 51; 51-22=47; 47+32=56;56-42=40;…

90).C) 3×2 +3 =9 ; 9×3-4 =23; 23×4+5 =97; 97×5-

6=479… So, 84 is the incorrect term, it should be 82.

91). 22, 37, 52, 67, 84, 97 Answer: b)

92). In rest of the numbers, one digit is the square of

a. 52 the rest part of the number.

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Answer: b) 99). 439 778 1456 2812 5624

93). The pattern is as follows

a. 439
10 = (1)2 (0)2, 41 = (2)2 (1)2, 94 = (3)2 (2)2 ,
b. 778
2516 = (5)2(4)2 , 3625 = (6)2(5)2
c. 1456
4936 = (7) (6) , but in 1624 it is not so.
2 2
d. 2812
e. 5624
Answer: d)

94). The pattern is as follows

100). 80 119 166 221 223

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a. 80
b. 119
c. 166
So, 153 is the wrong term in the series d. 192
e. 223
Answer: d)

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95). The pattern is as follows Solutions With Answer Key:

96). The series is 93, 113, 133, 153, 173, …

Hence, there should be 2197 in place of 2497.

Answer: d)

From above, we can say that 760 is wrong in the given 97). The series is 8 + 1.5 = 9.5, 9.5 + 2
series. 770 should come in place of 760.
g
= 11.5, 11.5 + 2.5 = 14, 14 + 3 = 17

Hence, there should be 9.5 in place of 8.5.

96). 729 1331 2497 3375 4913
Answer: b)
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a. 729 98). The series is 5 × 1 + 2 = 7, 6 × 2 + 4 =

b. 1331 16, 7 × 3 + 6 = 27, 8 × 4 + 8 = 40, 9 × 5 + 10

c. 3375
= 55. Hence, there should be 55 in place of 46.
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d. 2497
e. 4913 Alternate Method: +9, +11, +13, +15 …

Answer: e)
97). 8 8.5 11.5 14 17
99). The series is +339, +678, +1356, +2712, …

a. 8 Hence, there should be 5524 in place of 5624.

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b. 5 Answer: e)
c. 5
100). The series is 92 – 1, 112 – 2, 132 – 3, 152 – 4,
d. 14
172 – 5, …
e. 17
Hence, there should be 284 in place of 223.

98). 7 16 27 40 46 Answer: e)

a. 7
b. 16
c. 27
d. 40
e. 46

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