Top 1000+ Quantitative Aptitude Questions with Answers - 2

Question: 6

Find out the wrong number in the series:
40960, 10240, 2560, 640, 200, 40, 10

(A) 40

(B) 200

(C) 640

(D) 2560

Ans: B

Go on divisible by 4 to get the next number.

So 200 is wrong.

Question: 7

Find out the wrong number in the series:
15, 16, 34, 105, 424, 2124, 12576

(A) 34

(B) 105

(C) 424

(D) 2124

Ans: D

2nd term = (1st term) x 1 + 1 = 15 x 1 + 1 = 16;

3rd term = (2nd term) x 2 + 2 = 16 x 2 + 2 = 34;

4th term = (3rd term) x 3 + 3 = 34 x 3 + 3 = 105;

5th term = (4th term) x 4 + 4 = 105 x 4 + 4 = 424;

6th term = (5th term) x 5 + 6 = 425 x 5 + 5 = 2125.

Therefore, 6th term should be 2125 instead of 2124.

Question: 8

Find out the wrong number in the series:
789, 645, 545, 481, 440, 429, 425

(A) 429

(B) 440

(C) 481

(D) 645

Ans: B

2nd term = 1st term – (12)2 = 789 – 144 = 645;

3rd term = 2nd term – (10)2 = 645 – 100 = 545;

4th term = 3rd term – (8)2 = 545 – 64 = 481;

5th term = 4th term – (6)2 = 481 – 36 = 445.

Therefore, 440 is wrong.

Question: 9

Find out the wrong number in the series:
64, 71, 80, 91, 104, 119, 135, 155

(A) 71

(B) 80

(C) 104

(D) 135

Ans: D

Go on adding 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19 respectively to obtain the next number.

So, 135 is wrong.

Question: 10

Find out the wrong number in the series:
4, 5, 15, 49, 201, 1011, 6073

(A) 5

(B) 15

(C) 49

(D) 201

Ans: A

2nd term = (1st term x 1 + 2) = (4 x 1 + 2) = 6;

3rd term = (2nd term x 2 + 3) = (6 x 2 + 3) = 15;

4th term = (3rd term x 3 + 4) = (15 x 3 + 4) = 49;

5th term = (4th term x 4 + 5) = (49 x 4 + 5) = 210 and so on.

Therefore, 5 is wrong.

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