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Verbal Reasoning - Series Completion

Exercise : Series Completion - Section 3
Directions to Solve

In this type of questions, one term in the number series is wrong. Find out the wrong term.

31.
24576, 6144, 1536, 386, 96, 24
96
386
1536
6144
Answer: Option
Explanation:

Each term of the series is obtained by dividing the preceding term by 4.

So, 1536 is wrong and must be replaced by (1536 + 4) i.e. 384.

32.
10, 14, 28, 32, 64, 68, 132
28
32
64
132
Answer: Option
Explanation:

The correct pattern is + 4, x 2, + 4, x 2, .....

So, 132 is wrong and must be replaced by (68 x 2) i.e. 136.

33.
46080, 3840, 384, 48, 24, 2, 1
384
48
24
2
Answer: Option
Explanation:

The correct pattern is ÷ 12, ÷ 10, ÷ 8,÷ 6,.....

So, 24 is wrong and must be replaced by (48 + 6) i.e. 8.

34.
89, 78, 86, 80, 85, 82, 83
83
82
86
78
Answer: Option
Explanation:

The correct pattern is - 11, + 9, - 7, + 5, - 3, + 1.

So, 86 is wrong and must be replaced by (78 + 9) i.e. 87.

35.
0, 2, 3, 5, 8, 10, 15, 18, 24, 26, 35
18
24
26
10
Answer: Option
Explanation:

The given sequence is a combination of two series:

I. 0, 3, 8, 15, 24, 35 and II. 2, 5, 10, 18, 26

The pattern in both I and II is + 3, + 5, + 7, + 9,.....

So, in II, 18 is wrong and must be replaced by (10 + 7) i.e. 17.

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