1000+ Aptitude Odd Man Out Questions and Answers - 2
Question: 6
Find out the wrong number in the series:
7, 8, 18, 57, 228, 1165, 6996
(A) 228
(B) 57
(C) 18
(D) 8
Ans: A
Let the given numbers be A, B, C, D, E, F, G.
Then, A, A x 1, B x 2 + 2, C x 3 + 3, D x 4 + 4, E x 5 + 5, F x 6 + 6 are the required numbers.
Clearly, 228 is wrong.
Question: 7
Find out the wrong number in the series:
6, 12, 48, 100, 384, 768, 3072
(A) 48
(B) 100
(C) 384
(D) 768
Ans: B
Each even term of the series is obtained by multiplying the previous term by 2.
2nd term = (1st term) x 2 = 6 x 2 = 12;
4th term = (3rd term) x 2 = 48 x 2 = 96;
6th term = (5th term) x 2 = 384 x 2 = 768;
Therefore, 4th term should be 96 instead of 100.
Question: 8
Find out the wrong number in the series:
125, 106, 88, 76, 65, 58, 53
(A) 65
(B) 76
(C) 88
(D) 106
Ans: C
Go on subtracting prime numbers 19, 17, 13, 11, 7, 5 from the numbers to get the next number.
So, 88 is wrong.
Question: 9
Find out the wrong number in the series:
3, 8, 15, 24, 34, 48, 63
(A) 15
(B) 24
(C) 34
(D) 48
Ans: C
The difference between consecutive terms are respectively 5, 7, 9, 11 and 13.
So, 34 is a wrong number.
Question: 10
Find out the wrong number in the series:
1, 1, 2, 6, 24, 96, 720
(A) 6
(B) 24
(C) 96
(D) 720
Ans: C
Go on multiplying with 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 to get the next number.
So, 96 is wrong.
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