1000+ Number Series Reasoning Questions and Answers Pdf - 1

Question: 1

In each of the following questions, one number is missing in the series. You have to understand the pattern of the series and insert the number.
16, 22, 34, 58, 106, ….., 394

(A) 178

(B) 202

(C) 288

(D) 292

Ans: B

Series moves with a difference of 6, 12, 24, 48, 96. Therefore, the missing number is 202.

Question: 2

In each of the following questions, one number is missing in the series. You have to understand the pattern of the series and insert the number.
6, 9, 15, 27, ….., 99

(A) 34

(B) 37

(C) 51

(D) 84

Ans: C

Series proceeds with a difference of 3, 6, 12, 24, 48. Hence the missing number will be 51.

Question: 3

In each of the following questions, one number is missing in the series. You have to understand the pattern of the series and insert the number.
45, 54, 47, ….., 49, 56, 51, 57, 53

(A) 48

(B) 50

(C) 53

(D) 55

Ans: D

There are two alternate series in the single series, one of them moves with a difference of one number starting with 45 and another is a consecutive series starting with 54.

Question: 4

In each of the following questions, one number is missing in the series. You have to understand the pattern of the series and insert the number.
4, 7, 11, 18, 29, 47, ....., 123, 199

(A) 70

(B) 76

(C) 84

(D) 95

Ans: B

Third number is the sum of first and second, fourth number is the sum of second and third, fifth number is the sum of third and fourth and so on. Hence, missing number will be 29 + 47 = 76.

Question: 5

In each of the following questions, one number is missing in the series. You have to understand the pattern of the series and insert the number.
6, 126, ….., 9, 108, 12, 7, 133, 19, 12, 72, 6

(A) 20

(B) 21

(C) 23

(D) 40

Ans: B

Number between first and third, fourth and sixth, seventh and ninth is the product of adjacent number. Hence, missing number will be $${126}/{6}$$ = 21.

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