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3S - Bank P.O - Logical Ability 1 - Number and Letter Series

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The passages discuss different patterns that can be followed in number and letter series, such as consecutive numbers, prime numbers, products, and movement of letters or numbers. It also discusses how to identify wrong numbers and apply logic to multi-level series.

Some common patterns followed include consecutive numbers, prime numbers in descending order, differences between terms increasing by a fixed amount, products, and movement of letters or numbers according to a rule.

To identify the wrong number, you need to analyze the differences between terms and recognize if one term doesn't fit the pattern of the others.

3S – Bank P.

Logical Ability – 1

Number and Letter Series

Directions for questions 1- 10: Complete the following series.

1. 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20____


a) 22
b) 25
c) 21
d) 23
2. 97, 83, 73, 67, 59, ____
a) 53
b) 49
c) 47
d) 51
3. 54, 66, 82, 102, 126, ____
a) 146
b) 130
c) 154
d) 144
4. 56, 93, 124, _____, 176, 195, 212
a) 147
b) 153
c) 161
d) 168
5. 7, 11, 20, 36, 61, ____, 146
a) 25
b) 91
c) 97
d) 92
6. 8, 16, 48, 96, 288, 576, ____
a) 1152
b) 2880
c) 1052
d) 1728
7. 75075, 25025, 5005, 715, ____, 5
a) 125
b) 365
c) 156
d) 65
8. 12, 6, 6, 9, 18, 45, ____
a) 135
b) 1475
c) 1075
d) 105
9. 12, 21, 39, 75, 147, ____
a) 273
b) 291
c) 283
d) 263
10.5, 13, 41, 85, 257, _____
a) 773
b) 516
c) 716
d) 517

Directions for questions 11 to 15: In each of the following number series, a wrong
number is given. Find out the wrong number

11.9000, 1500, 360, 72, 14.4, 2.88


a) 9000
b) 360
c) 2.88
d) 1500
12.15972, 15629, 15840, 15720, 15784, 15757
a) 15840
b) 15629
c) 15972
d) 15720
13.4, 173, 317, 438, 536, 619, 683
a) 173
b) 317
c) 619
d) 536
14.3, 70, 458, 2305, 9236, 27717, 55438
a) 2305
b) 458
c) 9236
d) 70
15.1, 2, 9, 64, 625, 7766, 117649
a) 625
b) 64
c) 2
d) None of these

Directions for questions 16 to 25: complete the following series.

16.NP, RT, VX, ZB, DF, ___


a) HJ
b) KM
c) NP
d) PR
17.ACEG, HJLN, PRTV, YACE, ____
a) DFHJ
b) IKMO
c) JKLM
d) JLNP
18.DQJW, EOMS, FMPO, GKSK, ____
a) HITI
b) HIVG
c) HISG
d) HJVG
19.BRILU, CSOMA, DTUNE, FVAPI, GWEQO, _____
a) HXIRU
b) HYJRT
c) HXISP
d) None of the above
20.J, F, M, A, M, J, J, A, __
a) S
b) O
c) N
d) D
21.O, T, T, F, F, S, S, E, ___
a) A
b) E
c) I
d) N
22.ID6, 2E5, 3F6, 4G9, 6H4, ___
a) 7I8
b) 6I1
c) 8I1
d) 1I8
23.A1, E101, I1001, O1111, ____
a) S10011
b) U10011
c) U11101
d) U10101
24.(A, A), (B, D), (C,I),(D, P), (__,__)
a) (E, S)
b) (E, Y)
c) (E, T)
d) (E, U)
25.BC25, CE64, EG144, GK324, ____
a) KM400
b) KN676
c) KN400
d) KM576

Directions for questions 26 to 28: In each of the following questions which consist
of small letters a certain pattern is followed. Find out the pattern followed and
choose the correct alternative of missing letters.

26. a b c a __ b c a a b __ a a __ c a a __ c
a) bbac
b) bbaa
c) acbb
d) acac
27. a a b __ a b __ c a b c c a __ b c a b __ c
a) bbbc
b) bbab
c) cabc
d) cbab
28. c c b a b __ c a a __ b c c c __ a __
a) babb
b) bbba
c) baab
d) babc

Directions for Questions 29 and 30: In the following questions a number series is
given in the I row. The II row starts with a number followed by (A), (B), (C), (D),
and (E). Observe the pattern followed in the I row and apply the same logic for the
II row and then answer the questions given below.

29.80 50 130 100 80 150 230


900 (A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
Which of the following numbers will come in the place of E?
a) 1050
b) 970
c) 1000
d) 950
30.200 184 193 157 182 118 167
150 (A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
Which of the following numbers will come in the place of E?
a) 132
b) 115
c) 68
d) 117

Solutions:

1. Consecutive composite numbers.


2. Alternate prime numbers in descending order.
3. The difference between each term is + 12, +16, +20, +24, …..
4. The difference between each term is +37, +31, +29, +19, +17
5. The difference between each term is +4, +9, +16, +25, +36
6. The series is a product series. x2, x3, x2, x3
7. In the series each term is divided by 3, 5, 7, 11
8. The series is a product series. x 0.5, x1, x 1.5, x2, x2.5, x3
9. Combination series – x2 – 3
10.Combination Series – x2+3, x3+2, x3+2, x3+2…
11.Each term is divided by 5.
12.The difference between each term is -343, +216, -125, +64, - 27 hence
choice (a)
13.The difference between each term is +169, +144, +121, +100, +81, +64 –
Choice (d)
14.The difference between each term is x7+72, x6+62, x5+52, x4+42and so on –
Choice (b)
15.The series is 10, 21, 32, 43, 56, 65 and so on. Hence the wrong number is 7776.
Choice (d)
16.The series is a movement of the alphabets 4 places ahead.
17.The movement of alphabets is +7, +8,+9, +10
18.The movement of alphabets is I term – (+1), II term – (-2), III term –
(+3)and IV term –(- 4)
19.The consonants are followed by the consecutive consonants and the vowels
are followed by the consecutive vowels.
20.The letters represent the months of the year.
21.The letters represent numbers.
22.D = 4 and 42= 16, E = 5 and 52 = 25 and so on.
23.In the series the place value of the letters is in binary form A, E, I, O, U i.e.,
1,5, 9, 15, 21 binary form of 21 = 1010.
24.The series is consecutive alphabets with their respective squares.
25.BC 25 – (2+3)2
26.The series is a bcaa bcaa bcaa bcaa bc.
27.The series is aa bc abbc abcc aabc abbc.
28.The series is ccba bbca aabc ccba b.
29.The series is an alternative series with (-30) and (+80).
30.The series is (-16), (+9), (-36), (+25), (-64).

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