Wrong Number Series Quiz Questions for Bank Exams Pdf - 2

Question: 6

196, 169, 144, 121, 80

(A) 196

(B) 169

(C) 121

(D) 80

Ans: D

The sequence is (14)2, (13)2, (12)2, (11)2, (10)2.
So, 80 is wrong and must be replaced by (10)2 i.e. 100.

Question: 7

6, 14, 30, 64, 126

(A) 126

(B) 64

(C) 14

(D) 6

Ans: B

Each term is multiplied by 2 and then increased by 2 to obtain the next term.
So, 64 is wrong and must be replaced by (30 x 2 + 2) i.e. 62.

Question: 8

3, 2, 8, 9, 13, 22, 18, 32, 23, 42

(A) 22

(B) 13

(C) 9

(D) 8

Ans: C

The given sequence is a combination of two series:
I. 3, 8, 13, 18, 23 and
II. 2, 9, 22, 32, 42
The pattern in I is +5, and the pattern in IIis +10.
So, in II, 9 is wrong and must be replaced by (2 + 10) i.e. 12.

Question: 9

24, 27, 31, 33, 36

(A) 24

(B) 27

(C) 31

(D) 33

Ans: C

Each term in the series is increased by 3 to obtain the next term.
So, 31 is wrong and must be replaced by (27 + 3) i.e. 30.

Question: 10

2, 5, 10, 50, 500, 5000

(A) 5

(B) 10

(C) 50

(D) 5000

Ans: D

Each term of the series is the product of the preceding two terms.
So, 5000 is wrong and must be replaced by (50 x 500) i.e. 25000.

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