~.

SERIES CO MP LE TIO N
In these kinds of problems. a series 9, 15, 23 , 33 , ? .......
. n which follows a pattern .
is give . . SOLU TION :. The sequence increases
The candida te has to either fill the
by 6, then 8,1O and finally 12. So next
s~e . s or to find the term. which does not term will be 45.
series.
fit 1.11to pattern of the ILLUSTRATION 5. Find out the
The given series can be missing term.
(a) Number series or 2, 9, 28, 65, 126, ?
(b) Letter series. SOLUT ION : The given sequence is
ILLUSTRATION 1. Which is the p + 1,23 + 1, 33 + 1, 43 + 1, 53 + 1...... ..
;wmbe r that comes next in the =6 3 + 1 =
Therefore the missing number
sequence ? 216 + 1 = 217.
1, 9, 25, 49, 81, 121 ?
I LLUSTRATION 6. Fi~d out the
SOLUTION : The given series is of missing term
squares of odd numbers, 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11 . 4, 9, 5, 12, 7, 15, s. ?, 10
The next term will be square of 13 i.e.
SOLUTION : The given sequence is a
169. combination of two series :
ILLUS TRAT ION 2. Which terms 4,5,7,8,10 and 9,12,15 ?
comes next in the given sequence ?
So the missing term is 18.
2, 4, 7t 11, 16, .......
ILLUSTRATION 7. Find out the
SOLUTION : The differe nce between missing term in the given sequence.
consecutive numbe rs increases by 1.
1, 5, 11, 19, 29 , ?
Thus, the sequen ce is + 2, + 3, + 4, +
5....... ifherefore the next number will be SOLUTION : The second term increases
16 + 6 = 22. by 4 , third term by 6, fourth term by 8,
and fifth term by 10. So sixth term will be
ILtUSTRATION 3. Find out the 29 + 12 := 41.
• missing term.
ILLUSTRATION 8. Find out the
6, 24, 12, ? 18, 8, 24
wrong term in the given series.
SOLUTION : The given sequence is a 380, 188, 92, 48, 20, 8, 2
combination of two series 6 , 12, 18, 24
and 24, ? 8 SOLUTION : Each term. except 48 in ·
the series is four more than two times the
The first series consis ts of consec utive
next term. e.g. 380 = 2 x 188 + 4 ,
multiples of 6 and the second series
c~nsists of multiples of 8. Therefore the 188 = 2 x 92 + 4 and so on
~isslng number is the multiple of 8, lying ILLUSTRATION 9. Find out the
between 8 and 24, which is 16. wrong term ir1 the given sequence
lIJJJSTRATION 4. Which is the 112, 114, 120, 124, 132, 142, 154.
number that comes next in the SOLUTION : The wrong term is 120.
following sequence ?
 / Series Comple tion-12 2] ( Objecti ve Reason ing ]
The terms are increasing by 2, 4, 6. 8. 10 SOLUT IO N : All the letters of each term
and so on. are moved one step backward to obtain
The correct term is 116. the corresponding letters of the next term.
So next term will be DOW.
ILLUS TRATI ON 10. Find out the
wrong term . fLLU S TRATI ON 16. Find out the
missing term of the fo llowing series.
25 , 36, 49, 81 , 121, 169, 225.
EAC GCE · IEG ?
SOLUTION: The correct ser,ies is 5 2, 6 2
C

72, 92, 11 2 , 13 2, 15 2 ••• SOLUTION : The·first letters of the terms

are alternate, and similarly the second and
So, the wrong term is 36.
the third letters. So next term will be KGI.
ILL USTRA TI ON 11. Find out the
wrong term.
ILLU STRAT I ON 17. Find out the
missing term of the followin g series.
2, 5, 10, 17, 26, 37, 50 , 64.
S OLUTI ON : The numbers are 12 + 1,
AZ BY ex ?
SOLUT ION: The first letter of each term
· 22 + 1, 32 + 1 and so on. is moved one step forward and the
So last term of the series should be 8 + second letter is moved one step backward
2

1 = 65. to obtain the corresponding letters of the

So wrong term is 64. next term. So next term will be OW.
ILL USTRA TIO N 12. Find out the ·[LLUS TRATI ON 18. Find out t~e
missing term in the given series, : missing term in the g iven series.
1, 9, 17, 33, 49, 73, ...... . OTE PUF QVG RWH
.
SOLU TIO N : The given series is SOLUT ION : The first letters of the terms
?

increas ing by 8, 8, 16, 16, 24 .... ., .. So ar:e in ~lphabetical ord er, and so are the
Missing number = 73 + 24 = 97 second and third letters. So rnext term of
ILLUS TRATI ON 13. Find out the the given series Y:'ill be SXI.
next term of the given series. ILLUS TRA·T ION 19. Find out the
50, 49, 46, 41 , 34 ..... .. missing ~erm in .the given series.
SOLU T IO N : The g iven series is AK, EO , IS, ? ,·· QA, UE .... .... .
decreas ing by 1,3,5,7 and so on. So the
SOLUT ION : The first and second letters
next term of the series will be 34 - 9 = 25.
of each term are skipped four steps Forward
ILLUS TRATI ON 14. Find out the next to obtain the next term. So missing
term is
term of the given series. MW. · · .
15, 31, 63, 127, 255 .... . ILLUS TRAT ION 20. F·i11d ·o~l the
SOLUTION : In the given series each ~issing term in the given series . ..
number is double the preceding one, plus
1.• So, the next number is (255 x 2} + 1 =
511 .
·.
ex F·u
,. , "• ·1
SOLUTION; lhe
'
,lh. .
'· OL .· R·I .· ·. . ·····
fir~t l~tter.·ot each term
ILLUS TRAT ION 15 . Find out the is . mov~d ttiree st~p:S. forward ,nd the
missing term of the following series. second letter ·is· moved three ste'ps
backwa rd .-· to_ ·ob.tain ·th~ corresponding
HUA GTZ FSY ERX ? letter of the next term. So missing term is
LO . . . . . · ·· · ., . ·
 if'!ctive Reasoning J ( Series Completion-123
LU STRATION 21. In the givi:n be bb aabc
ries some of the !letters are missing.
nd our those letters. SOLUTION : The series is abc / £Qb /
bca / abc. Thus, the letters are in a cyelic
aa - aaa - aaaa - aaaa - b . o~e~ ·
LUTION-: The series is a.ab I aaab / ILLUSTRATION 24. Find out the
aab / aaaaab. Thus, the number of a's missing letters in the given series .
increasing by one in the successive
quence. So, missing letters are bbba. . ba - b - aabb - a. - - a - bb
SOLUTION : The series is bagb / b aab
LUSTRATION 22. Find out the
lssing letters in tine given series. I b aab / baab / b. Thus the pattern baab
- - - - t
is repeated.
ace - be - a - ccbbcc ,
ILLUST RATIO N 25. F ~nd out th e
iLUTION: The series is accb I bcfa / missing letters in the ·g~ven series.
b / bee~. Thus, the pattern accb / bcca
ccb - c - bbc - b - cc - - ccbb
repeated. \
SOLUTION : The series is ccbb / ccbb /
LUSTRATION 23. Find out the
C£bb / ccbb / ccbb. Thus, the pattern ccbb
lssing letters in the given series.
is repeated.

SERIES COMPLETION : SOLVED EXERCISE -1

rections (for Q. 1 to Q . 5) : In each of (c) xzb (d) uxw
e following questions, various terms (e) vxz
a letter series are given with one
rm missing as shown by(?). Find -
47. ?, zxv, fdb, ljh, rpn
\
the missing term out of the given (a) ywv (b) ayv
lernatives. (c) trp (d) lzx
ak, eo, is, ? , qa, ue (e) wxu
(a) Iv (b) mw 6. Which of the following letters
(c) nx (d) lw replaces the question mark in the
(e) mv
series given below i ·
ACFJ?U
nd, iy, dt, yo, tj, ?
(a) L (b) M
(a) mp (b) nq
(9) N (d) 0
(c) of (d) oe
(e) P
(e) me
7 • . Which of the following will come
ex, tu, ir, ?, ol, ri
next in the series below ·?
(a) lo (b) mn KUZ, MOX, OIV, QET, ?
(c) no (d) op (a) SUR (b) SAQ (c) RAR
(e) or
(d) SOR . . (e) SAR
• Prt, ? , bdf, hjl, .npr
8. Which of the following will come
(a) uwy (b) vya next In the ser~es below ?
 Series Completi on-124 ] { Objectiv e Reasonin g

ZUA, XOC, VIE, TEG, ? 16. B, 0, G, I, L, ?

•
(a) RAI (b) RAJ (c) SAG (a) M (b) N (c) _o
(d) QAE (e) RAG (d) p (e) None of these
9. Which of the fo llowing will come 17. A, E, I, 0 , ?
next in the series below ? (a) T (b) P (c) G
shg, rif, qje , pkd , ? (d) U (e) None of these
(a) omc (b) olc (c) orb· 18. A, C,F,?, O
(d) okc (e) one (a) K (b) H (c) J
Direction s (for Q. 10 to Q. 14) : The (d) I (e) None of these
following qu,e stions are based on a 19. CBA, WVU, IHG, TSR, ?
letter se ries. In each question s, last (b} MON (c) ONM
(a} NOM
two letters are missing . The missing
letters are given in a proper order as (d} NMO (e} None of these
one of the alternati ves among the five 20. HI, JI, KL, ML, NO, ?
alternat jves given below each (a) PO (b} PQ (c) OP
question . Find the correct alternati ve (d) QO (e) None of these
in each case.
21 . DC, DE, FE, ? , HG, HI
10. a, r, c, s , e, t , g , .......
(a) DE (b} ED (c) FG
(a) X Z (b) u i (c) w y
(d} GF (e) None of these
(d) vb (e) Vi
22. A, E, I, M, Q, U, ?
11. h, g , f, k, j, i, n ......
(a} Z (b) Y (c) J
(a) pr (b) I p (c) up
(d) T (e) Non~ of these
(d) m I · (e) o q
Direction s (for Q. 23 to Q. 42) : In each
12. e, h , j , m, o, r, t , ....... of the followin g question s, there is a
(a) P q (b) u z (c) w y letter series with one term missing as
(d) y w (e) X y shown by-(?). This term is given as one
13. e, g, t, h, j, t, k, ....... of the alternat ives among the five
groups of letters given below It Find
(a) m t (b) m p (c) p y
this term.
(d) oz (e) r v
23 . YXZWV, XWYVU, (?), VUWTS,
14. r, n, p , t p, r, v, ....... . UTVSR, TSURQ
(a) b, y (b) y, p (c) o, a (a) WXVUT (b) VWTXU
(d) d , z (e) r, t (c) WVXUT (d) TVXUW
Direction s (for Q. 15 to Q. 22) : Which (e) WVXTU
letter shouldc ome in place of the
question mark ir1 the following aeries? 24. APZLT, CQYNR, ERXPP, GSWRN,
ITVTL, (?)
15. A, B, D, G, ?, P
(a) KVUUJ (b) KUUVJ
(a) I (b) J
(c) JVKVK (d) JUVUK
(c) K (d) L
(e) JUUVK
(e) M
Objective Reasoning 1 ( Series Completlon-125
AYBZC, DWEXF, GUHVI, JSKTL, 33. ACZXP, BDYYQ, CEXZR, DFWAS,
(?), POQPR (?), FHUCU
(a) MONRO (b) MOPOR (a) FGVBT (b) EGUBT
(c) NOMOR (d) MQORN (c) EGVZT (d) EGVBT
(e) QM O NR (e) EGVBR
DGPGJ , LOQNQ, EHRFI, (?), 34. ZBAWO, YABVN, XZCUM, (J),
FITEH, NQULO, GJVDG VXESK, UWFRJ
(a) PMSPM (b) MMSPP (a) WYDTL (b) EGVBT
(c) PMSMP (d) MPSPM (c) WVDTL (d) EGVCR
(e) MPSM~ (e) DEVBT •
ACMYA, FHNDF, (?), PRNNP, 35. (?), UWFRJ, FHUCU, TVGQI, GITDV,
UWMSU, ZBNXZ SUHPH
(a) KMNIK (b) KIMNK (a) DGUBS (b) KNOHI
(c) INMKI (d) IMNKI (c) EFUBT (d) KMPHZ
(e) KMMIK (e) LMPIJ
BACED, EIFHG, HLJIK, (?), PSQTR, 36. JLQGY, (?), IKRFX, LNOIA, HJSEW,
•
SUTWV MONJB
(a) LEMON (b) LEMIN (a) LNOIK (b) KNOHI
(c) M.ELIN (d) MPLON (c) KMRGK {d) KMPHZ
(e) LAMEN {e) CDXYR
(?), PSVYB, EHKNQ, TWZCF, ILORU 37. ACZXP, CEXZR, BOYYQ, DFWAS,
(a) Z CFIL (b) SVYBE (?), EGVBT
(c) BEHKN (d) ADGJM (a) DGXYR (b) CDYYS
(e) IMPSV (c) DEXZS (d) CEXZR
(?), EILNO, IMPRS, MQTVW, QUXZA (e) CDXYR
(a) BEFGH (b) AEDHI 38. ZKCRJ, (?), XIIPH, WHLOG, VGONF,
UFRME, TEULD
(c) AEHJK (d) BEDGH
(a) YJFQI (b) YLDSI
(e) A EFGH
(c) YJDQI (d) YLEQI
ACEGI, JLNPR, SUWYA, (?),
KMOQS . (e) YJDSI
(a) YWXAC (b) CFILO 39. (?), MLKLJN, MONLKM, ONPLNM,
OQPOMN, QPRNP'
(c) LBGHI {d) ADJFH
(a) LJKILM (b) IKMIJL
(e) BDFHJ
(C) KIJKJM (d) KJLIKM
PTWYZ, AEHJK, (?), VZCEF,
GKNPQ (e) MJLIMK
(a) KORTU (b) KNOTV 40. BASTU, (?), DCQVW, DEPXW,
FEOXV, FGNZY
(c) HILNO (d) HKLOP ·
(a) BCTVU (b) BCTUV
(e) KPQST
 Series Completlon-1t6 J [ Objective Reason·
L--- - -- - ------------~"'.":"'""'----:--:----_mg
(c) CBTUT (d) BCRVU forward while ~he second letter is mov
(e) CBRUV three steps backward in order to obta~d
the next term. n
41. YAXZB, CUWOV, TERFS, HQGOP,
Ans. 4. (e) In each term of the given sene
NJLMI, (?)
all the three letters are moved six ste s
(a) LIJKL (b) IKJKJ forward in order to obtain the next term. Ps
(c) HJlLK (d) KLIJM Ans. 5. (c) Same explanation as f
. Or
(e) IKLJK question 4 .
42. AGMSY, CIOUA, EKQWC , (?), Ans. 6. (d) The given series contains
IOUAG, KQWCI 1st, 3rd, 6th, 10th, 15th and 21st letters
(b) GMSYE of the alphabet.
(a) FLRXD •
(c) GLMXF (d) GMRXD Ans. 7. (e) The first letter of each term
is moved two steps forward and the third
(e) FLSYE
two steps backward to write the next term:
Directions (for Q. 43 to Q. 45) : In each The second letter in the first and second
of the following problems, the number terms is moveg six steP.s backward to write
of letters have specific relationship to the second and third terms while in the
each other. Find this relationship and second and third terms, it is moved four
then decide the next letter or number steps backward to write the fourth and
to replace the question m~rk (?). fifth terms.
43 . 10J, 13M, 17Q, 20T,? Ans. 8. (a) First letter of each term is •
(a) H8 . {b) 24X (c) 26Z moved two steps backward and third letter
{d) 25Y (e) Non~ of these is moved two steps forward to write the
next term. The second letter 'A' is co11f1on
44. A, o; I, P, ?
among all the altl;lrnatives given. Hence,
(a) R {b) S (c) V RAI replaces the question mark (?).
(d) y (e) None of these Ans. 9. (b) The first and the third letters
45 . A, C, F, J , ? of each term are moved one step
(a) K (b) N backward and the second letter one step
forward to write the next term. Hence, 'olc'
(c) P (d) S
replaces the questions mark (?) ..
(e) None of these
, :--. Ans. 10 (b) The alternate terms of the
given series form two different series as
[ANSWERS] follow : I. a, c, e, g, i . II. r, s, t, u
Ans. 11. (d) The given series is as under: •
Ans. 1. (b) In each term of the given series, hgf, kji, nml .
both the letters are moved four steps Ans. 12. (c) Alternate terms of the given
forward in order to obtain the next term. series form two different series as folloWS
Ans. 2. (d) In each term of the given series, I. e, j, o, t, y II. h, m, r, w
both the letters are moved five ~teps Ans. 13. (a) The given series Is as under.
. backward in order to obtain •the next term. egt, hjt, kmt
Ans·. 3. (a) In each term of the given Ans. 14. (e) The given series is as under:
series, the first letter is moved three steps mp, tpr, vrt

•
 . ctive Reasoning 1 · ( Series Completion-127
Ob/8
Ans- 15. (c) A . 8 , - . D, - , - , G,. - . - , - , K, Ans. 26. (e) MPS MP. In first term. th e
- - P. first and the second letters are moved one
- . - . '6. ·(b) Alt e rn ately. one- and two
05 1 step forward , the third, two steps forward.
A · 5 of the a lphabet are missing the fourth and fifth, one step backward in
1e11er . t-
een successive erms.. order to obtain the th ird term. Similar
b"t\'I
A~s 17. (d) In this letter sequence first changes in second term gives the fo urth
t\'10
·let•ers
1 are moved + 4 forward and term and so on.
xt iwo letters are moved + 6 forward . Ans. 27. (e) KM MI K. In each term of
ne . t
Ans. 18. (c) In success~ve erms. ene, the series, the first, second . fourth and
two.......... letters are sk ipped. fifth letters are moved five steps forward
Ans. 19. (c) The a ltern~te terms ?f the to obtain the next term. The third letter is
given series form two drfferent series as M in odd numbered terms and N in even
following : numbered terms.
I. CSA, FED. IHG, LKJ, ONM. In this series Ans. 28. (d) M P L O N. In each term.
alternate groups are skipped. five consecutive letters of the alphabet
11. wvu, TSR. appear in random order.
Ans . 20. (a) The given series is Ans. 29. (d) A D G J M. Second term is
combination of two series. Both ·series obtained from the fourth by moving all of
follow + 3 + 3 pattern. its letters four steps backward. Similarly.
HI KL NO first term is obtained from the third.
+3 +3 +3 +3 Ans. 30. (c) A E H J K. In each term of
JI ML ? (= PO) the series, each letter is moved four steps
backward to obtain the previous term.
+3 +3 +3 +3
Ans. 31. (e) B D F HJ. In each term of
Ans. 21 . (c)
the series, each letter is moved nine steps
Ans. 22. (b) T hree letters are missing forward to obtain the next term.
between s uccessive terms. Thus A is Ans. 32. (a) KO RT U. In second term,
followed by E. skipping (BCD), ....... each letter is moved five steps backward
ns. 23. (c) WV X UT. In each term of to obtain the fourth term. Similarly, third
e series, each letter is moved one step term is obtained from the first.
ckward in order to obtain the next term. Ans-. 33. (d) In each term of the series.
ns. 24. (b) K U UV J . In each term of first, second, fourth and fifth letters are
e series, the first and the fourth letters moved one step forward while the third
re moved two steps forward , the second,·
n letter, one step backward to obtain the
e step forward , the third one step next term .•
ack •
ward and the fifth two steps Ans. 34. (a) In each te5111 of the series.
ckw d · '
e ar 1n order to obtain the next term. first. secood, fourth and fifth letters are
refore, the required term is K U U VJ. moved one step backward while the third
s;/.5· (a) M Q N R 0 . In each term of
Ved"~• the first, third and fifth letters a re
rth ree steps forward, the second and
term . •-
letter, one step forward to obtain the next
..
I Ans. 35. (b) Alternate terms of the
lain' ~ steps backward in order to
0
1 given series form two different series
lrirect e ~ext term. Therefore, the I. EGVBT, FHUCU, GITDV
Iern, is M Q N R 0.
(for explanation See a . 33.)
Series Completi on-128} { Objective Reason/n ~

11. UWFRJ. TVGQI, SUHPH Series 11 : BCRVU , DEPXW, FGNZY

(for explanation see Q. 34). In both the series. first. second, fourth and
fifth letters of each term are moved two
Ans. 36. (d) Alternate terms of the given
steps forward while the third letter is moved
series form two different series
two steps backward to obtain the next term.
I. JLQGY. IKRFX, HJSEW Ans. 41. (e) First term contains the
(for explanation see Q. 34) letters AB. XYZ, second term contains
II. KMPHZ. LNOIA. MONJB CD, UVW, third term contains EF. RST,
(for explanation see Q. 33.) Fourth term contains GH. OPQ, fifth term
Ans. 37. (d) Alternate termsofth egiven contains IJ. LMN and sixth term contains
series form two different series the letters KL, IJK.
I. ACZXP. BDYYQ, CEXZR Ans. 42. (b) In each term of the series.
each letter is moved two steps forward to
II. CEXZR, DFWAS, EGVBT
obtain the next term.
(for explanation see Q. 33). Ans. 43. (b) In each term, a number Is
Ans. 38. (a) In each term of the series, followed by a letter of the alphabet. The
first second. fourth and fifth letters are number indicates the position of the letter
mo~ed one step backward and the third in the alphabet , Also odd-numbered
letter is moved three steps forward to terms form a new series 10J, 170, 24 X
obtain the next term. Ans. 44. (d) The given series contains
Ans. 39. (d) Each term of the series 1st, 4th, 9th, 16th and 25th letters of the
contains five consecutive l~tters of the alphabet, Le.the letters in the given series
alphabet in a random order. Also, in the 2 2
fi rst term , the letter K is repeate d, in occupy 12th, 2 2th, 32th, 4 th, 5 th posiiions
second, the letter L, in third, the letter M, respectively. ·
in fourth, the letter N, in fifth, the letter 0 Ans. 45. (e) The given series contains 1st.
and in sixth term, the letter P is repeated. 3rd , 6th, 10th and 15th letters of the
Ans. 40. (d) Alternate terms of the English alphabet. Hence, the next letter
give n series form two different series : must be 0 .
Series I : BASTU, DCQVW, FEOXY
]

SERIES COMPLETION : SOLVED EXERCISE - 4

1. What is X? (a) 2 4 6 6 3 1 5 (b) 3 3 5 4 2 1"
3 12 83 130 3 130 313 1303 1 X 31 (c) 5 4 3 2 1 5 3 (d) 2 4 5 6 3 2 5
(a) 30 (b) 130 (c) 31 (d) 313 3. Fill in the blanks.
2. What goes Into the empty brack- 2, 5, 9, (.....), 20, 27
ets ? 16
(a) 18 (b) 24 (c) 14 (d)
1 2 3 4 (4 1 6 3 5 8 7) 5 6 7 8 4. Find the wrong term In th• ••·
6 2 7 1 (1 6 3 7 8 4 5) 8 3 5 4 ries. 1, 3, 7, 15, 27, 63, 127
1
3 8 5 4 (4 3 2 5 1 6 7) 1 2 7 6 (a) 27 (b) 63 (c) 7 (d) ~
4762 ( ) 36 5 1 Direction s (for Q. 5 to Q. 9) : In .,chdl•
th ese question s, the numbers In
 Objective Reasoning]
{ Serles Co mpletion-129
g iven series proceed according to •
certain rules. Your •task Is to find out /Jlrectlons (for Q. 17 to Q. 19) : Find
the rule according to which the num- the number that comes next In the se-
quence.
be rs are arranged and find out the
number which can fill in the blank 17. 8, 13, 24, 60, ········
marked ?, from amongst the sug- (a) 180 (b) 120 (c) 90 • (d) 144
gested answers.
18. 0, 6, 24, 60, ··••·•····
5. 2 5 10 17 ?
(a) 90 (b) 72 (c) 120 (d) 100
(a) 24 (b) 25 (c) 26 (d) 28 19. 7, 5, 12, 17, 29, ......
0 24 120 360? (a) 30 (b) 41 (c) 49 (d) 46
(a) 840 (b) 720 (c) 625 (d) 460 Directions (for Q. 20 to Q. 24) : Find
5 7 14 16 32 34 ? out the missing number in each of the
questions ·
(a) 64 (b) 55 (c) 60 (d) 68
3 15 7 11 111 7 ? 20. 0, 2, 6, 12, ?, 30, 42
(a) 15 (b) 3 (c) 7 (d) 11 (a) 24 (b) 20, (c) 21 (d) 22
5 6 4 12 13 11 33? 21. 5, 7, 11 , 19, 35, 67, ?, 259
(a) 31 · (b) 66 (c) 34 . (d) 39 (a) 130 (b) 129 (c) 131 (d) 1140
Directions (for Q. 10 & Q. 11) : Find out 22. 3, 7, 15, 31 , 63, 127, ?
the next term in the given series in each (a) 255 (b) 260 (c) 245 (d) 265
of these questions? 23. 7, 12, 22, 37, ? , 82, 112, 147
10. 35, 30 25, 20 15, 10, ·······.... (a) 50 (b) 58 (c) 57 (d) 156
(a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 8 24. - 1, 2, 7, ?, 23, 34, 47
125, 80, 45, 20, ··········· ...... (a) 13 (b) 14 (c) 12 (d) 15
(a) 195 (b) 5 (c) 168 (d) 169 Directions (for Q. 25 to Q. 29) : For
irections (for Q. 12 to Q. 16) : For these questions, what is the missing
ese questions, what Is the missing element in the sequence represented
lement In the sequence represented by the question mark ?
:Y the question mark ? 25. 1, 1, 2, 6, 24, ?, 720
2. 1, 1, 2, 6, 24, ?, 720 (a) 100 (b) 104 (e) 108 (d) 120
(a) 100 (b) 104 (c) 1_08 (d) 120 26. 2, 12, 30, 56, ? , 132, 182
2, 12, 30, 56, ?, 132, 182 (a) 116 (b) 76 (c) 90 (d) 86
(a) 116 (b) 76 (c) 90 (d) 86 2.7. lko, wvz, srv, ?
625, 5, 125, 25, 25, ? , 5
(a) ekg (b) wve
•
(a) t:>5 (b) 5 (c) 25 (d) 625 (c) gfj (d) mno
PJc, R5F, 1'81, V12L, ?. 28. ghl, vut, def, ?
(a) Y170 (b) X17M (a) ijk (b) mjk (c) gik (d) wvu
(c) X170 (d) X160
29. A, G, L, P, S, ? •
A, G, L, P, S, ?
(a) X . (b) Y (c) W (d) U
(a) X (b) y (c) W (d) U
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Directions (for Q. 30 to Q. 34) : The (c) 1963 (d) 3961

numbers in each series belong Directions (for Q. 39) ': In eac'h of these
proceed according to some rule. One questions, there is a series of letters
o r more numbers in the series are and numbers in accordance with a
missing. A missing number is indicated pattern. Discover the pattern and pick
by a (-). For each series find out what up the correct answer from the answer
number should come in the LAST choices :
blank space. If you not find any 39. 238 - 6 - FG - 9H ,_ 4 - DE
answer, then indicate your answer as
· (a) W, 8, 7, I,, S (b) M, 6, 8, G, 3
D.
(c) C, 7, 8, I, 5 . (d) D, 7, 9, J, 40
30. 29 72 26 69 23 66 -
Directions (fo; Q. 40 to Q. 47) : Find
(a) 21 (bJ 66
the number that co'!'es next in the
(c) 25 (d) None ofthe~e sequence.
31. 2 5 8 11 14 40.- 3, 1, 4, 5, 9, 14, 23, - - -
(a) 17 (b) 19 (a) 32 (b) 37 (C) 41 (d) 28
(c) 15 (d) None of these
41. 3, 5, 8, 12, 1t, 23,
32. 107 98 91 86 83 - (a) 30 (b) 28 (c) 29 (d) 33
(a) 82 (b) 80 42. 3,. ~. 18, 72, 360, - - -
(c) 78 (d) None of these ,(a) 720 (b) 1080
33. 25 49 81121 {c) 1600 (d) 2160
(a) 121 (b) 169 43. 7776, 1296, 216, - - - -.- --
( c) 144 (d) Norie of these
(a) 16 _(b) 36 (c) 108 (d) 21
34. 4 15 6 13 8 11 - 44, - 15, 2, 21 , 42, - - - - - - -
(a) 13 (b) 15
(a) 62 (b) 84 (c) 65 (d) 66
(c) 17 (d) None of these
45. 1, 2, 5, 29, - - - - - - - -
Directions (for Q. 35 to Q. 39) : A series
(a) 866 (b) 58 (c) 53 (d) 145
is given with one term/figure missing.
Choose the correct alternative from the 46 · 13, 10, 4, - 5; ...,11,· - - - -
given ones that will complete the (a) - 32 (b) - 34
series : (c) 34 (d) - 22
35. W Y V, .1., I K H,B DA 47. 0.5, 1.5, 3, 5, 7.5, 10.5, - -
(a) 0 PR (b) RO P (a) 21 (b) 13.5 '(c) 14 (d) 15
(c) PR 0 (d) 0 Q N Directions (for Q. 48 to Q. 501 : Find
36, 3, 15,? I 63 I 99, 143 the missing letter.
(a) 27 (b) 45 (c) 35 (d) 56 48. U, T, S, R, - - -
37. 3~ 28, 4, 65, 5,126, 6,, • (a) M (b) P (c) Q (d) N
(a) 215 (b) 216 (c) 217 (d) 218 49. 8, E, H, - -----
38. 3691, 6931, 9361, 3691, ? (a) K (b) L (c) J (d) M
(a) 13,69 · (b) 6931 50. H , I, K , N, - - --
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o~e:c::..:..--;;~;----;~n-fti'i°R-.:::;-;i::-,::;:::-:;:::::=.::::-::::::;:~:--;~
(a) Q (b) S (c) 0 (~) ~ of the four alternatives under It. Find
. ·ons (for Q. 51 to Q. 55) • Find the missing letters of the series ·
o,rectt
t the missing number in each of 61 . - op - mo - n - - p .n m o p -
oil questions :
these 2 (a) m n o m p n . (b ) m n po m n
51 0 2 6,• 12, ?, 30, 4 (c) m p n mop (d) m n pm on
· (~) ; 4 (b) 20 (c) 2 1 (d) 22 82. d - b d d - - d - e b d - e - d
52 5' 7• 11 ' 19, 35, 67, ?, 259 (a) e e b d db (b) e b de db
. (a) 130 (b) 129 (~) 131 {d) 140 (c) e deb db (d) e e b db d
3 71 15 31, 63, 127, ? Directions (for Q. 63 to Q. 67): In each
53, • ' h · h
(a) 255 {b) 260 {c) 245 {d) 265 of t ese questrons, a sequence as
7 1? 22 37, ?, 82, 112, 147 some letters missing which are given
54 · , ,., • 57 In that order as one of the four
156
· (a) 50 {b) 58 (c) {d) alternatives under ll Find the correct
- 1, 2, 7, ?, 23, 34, 47 alternative.
55. {d)
(a) 13 {b) 14 (c) 12 15 63. -bbm-amb-m-a-bb
56. Choose the term that • will continue {a) mbabm (b) abmab
the following series : (c) mabam {d) ambbm
P 3 c, R 5 F, T 8 I, V 12 L, ? 64• c -
bb b b aa
aac - - aaca -
(a) Y 17 0 {b) X 17 M (a) ccab . (b) aabb
(c) X 17 0 (d) X 16 O (c) cbab (d) ccba
57. Which term of the series 65. 8 _be_ aab - ccaa - bee - ab
s, 10, 20, 40, - -- is 1280 ? (a) abcca (b) aacbc
(a) 10th (b) 9th (c) bacab (d) bcbba
(c) 8th (d) None of these 66. aba _ · baca - ba - bacaabac -
Directions (for Q. 58 to Q. 60) : In each aca
of the number series given in these (a) cacb (b) cabc
questions, the term shown by (?) is b
given as one of the four alternatives (.c ) ccab (d) a cd
under it. Find the correct answer in 67. ac - acbbac - ac - b - cba
~ h case : (a)b~a ~) b~
58. 2, 2, 5, 13, 28, ? (c) bbac . (d) bbcc
(a) 49 (b) 50 (c) 51 (d) 52 Directions (for Q. 6B to Q. 72) : In each
59. 1, 5, 14, 30, · 55, 91, ? of these questions, various terms of a
(a) 130 (b) 140 (c) 150 (d) 160 letter series are given with one or more
60. 10, 18, 28, ~~. 14, 70, ?
term(a) missing as shown by (?).
Choose the missing term(s) out of the
0 . .(a) BS (b) 86 (c) 87 (d) 88 given alternatives
0 ;'~ctions (for Q. 61 & Q. 62j : In each 68. A. z, X, B, V, T, C, R, ? , ?
que: t letter series given in these . (a) P, D (b) E, O
Whichrons, &ome letters are left out . (c),Q, E (d) o, a
are Ulven in that order as one
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Series Completion-132 J
and pick up the correct answer from
69 . eac gee ieg ?
(d) khi the answer choices :
(a) jhi (b) jgi (c) kgi
79. 04W- G-T201- R18-10Q -
70. deb ijg nol ? xyv
(a) 22, 7, 9, K, 17 (b) 23, 7, 9, J. 17
(a) rsp (b) sip (c) rso (d) st,q
(c) 25, 10, 8, P, 21 (d) 26, 8, 9, P, 18
71. AB, DEF, HIJK, ?, STUVWX
80. Z - 25YB23XC - W - 19 - E17
(a) IANOPQ (b) LMNOP
(a) X. 30, F, W (b) W , 30, P, X
(c) LMNO (d) QRSTU
(c) V, 21, D, A (d) A, 21 , D. V
72 . Q1F, S2E, USO, W21C,? ·
Directions (for Q. 81 to Q. 85) : Find
(a) Y668 (b) Y448 the missi ng link in the sequences
(c) Y88B (d) 2888 given in each of these questions :
Directions (for Q. 73 & Q. 74) . 81. 2, 3, 8, 63, ?
Complete t hP. series given in these (b) 3008
(a) 1038
questions :
(c) 3968 (d) 3268
73. 6, 12, 18, ........ .
82. 1, 4, 9, 25, ?
(a) 21 (b) 24 (c) 26 (d) 28
(a) 48 (b) 49 (c) 52 (d) 56
74. 4 , 12, 36, 108, ......... .
(a) 304 (b) 144 (c) 216 (d) 324 83.
ACD, EGI', JLM, ?
(a) MNO (b) NOP
75. Find the missing number in the
series : (c) NPR (d) Nlone of these
2 , 5, 10, 17, ... :... , 37, 50, 65. 4 9 39
84' 9 I 20 f ( .... ?... ,), 86
(a) 27 (b} 22 (c) 24 (d) 26
76. What is the missing letter in tlile 17 19 2n 29
following series ? (~) 40 (b) 42 (c) 4,; (d) 53
ZVA - BWC 85. 225, 7Y7, 14X9, 23W11 , 34V13, ?
(a) D (b) X (c) P (d) T
•
(a) 27U24 (b) ·4 1u15 .
77. Which of the following cannot be (c) 45U15 , (d) 4 7V1 4
a number of the series 1, 8, 27, 64, Directions (for Q. 86) : In each of these
125, ....... , ? questions, there is a serie-s 0f letters
(a) 256 (b) 729 and numbers in accordance with a
{C) 512 (d) 1000 pattern. Discover the pattern and pick
78. -Complete the series up the correct answer from the answer
choices :
0-4, F- 6, H- 8,J-10, ?, ?
86. AB - 4EF - 8- H- 10 - L
(a) K- 12, M- 13 (b) L-1 2, N- 14
(a) <3, 7, G, 9, K (b) 5, 7, I, 9, K
(c) L- 12, M- 14 (d) K-1 2, M- 14
(c) 6, 7, L, 6, K (d) 2, 5, P, 8, K
Direc·tions (for Q. 79 to Q. 80) : In each
of these questions, there is a series 87. Find the next term in the following
of letters and numbers in accordance alphanumeric series:
. with a pattern. Discover the pattern Z1A, X2D, V6G, T21J, R88M:
P445F?
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( Serles Comp/etion-t 33
(a) N2676T (b) T2676N
(c) 51 . (d) 48
(c) N2676S (d) T2670N
94. 25 22 19 - 13 10 -
111
the following series of letters
88 · some (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 7
definite order determine~ 95. 2 2 _ 4 6 _
which of the next two letters in 8 _
the correct order ? A J K T U B I L (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8 (d) 9
svcHMRWDGNQXEFO?? 96 · 9 6 9 8 9 10- -
(a) YZ (b) PY •· (a_) 7 (b) 11 (c) 12 (d) 13
(c) ZA (d) PZ Dtrect!ons_(for Q. 97) : In each of these
9. supply the right letters for the questions, there is a series of letters
8 and numbers in accordance with a
question mark in the following
pattern. Discover the pattern and pick
series :
up t~e correct answer from the answer
ajs, gpy, ?, sbk, yhq choices :
(a) qzi (b) mve 97. BJ5C :- 4DP - E - 3FX - GU -
' (c) dmv (d) oua (a) Z, 8, M, 4, ·2 (b) Y, 6, P, 3, 2
90. Find the next number : (c) L, 4, 0, 4, 3
2743, 2198, 1729, 1332, ? (d) M, 6. P, 2, 4
(a) 1015 (b) 1001
(c) 999 (d) 317 [ANSWERS]
91. Find the next number :
- 1, 3, -15, 105, -945, 10395,? Ans. 1. (a) 30 (Score 1 point)
(a) 145535 (b) 135135 Correctly spaced, the series becomes 31 ,
28, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31, 31, 30, 31, 30(x)
(c) - 145535 (d) -135135
and 31- that is, the days in the months of
Directions (for Q. 92 to Q. 96) : The the year.
numbers in each of the series in these Ans. 2. (a) 2 4 6 6. 3 1 5 (Score 1 point)
questions proceed, according to some .
rule. One or more numbers in each The digits are transposed in the same or-
der throughout, but in each case the sec-
series are missing. The missing
ond digit on the left outside the brac·kets
number(s) is/are indicated by a
blank(s). is omitted.
Ans: 3. (c) Ans. 4. (a)
For each series find out what number
:hould c_ome in the LAST space. If you Ans. 5. (c) The sequence in the given
Y~ not find any answer, then indicate series is +3, +5, +7, +9.
ur answer as E Ans. 6. (a) The terms of the given series2
92 . 2
are 12 - 1, 52 - 1• 11 2 - 1, 19 - 1, 29
· 18 4 20 6,. 22 8 24
(a). 10 (b) 26 -1.
Ans. 7. (d) The sequence in the given
(o) 12 (d) 28 series is +2, x 2, + 2, x 2, +2, x 2 ..
93. 93 86 79 - 65 - - Ans. a. (a) .The . sequence in the odd-
(a) 58 {b) 43 numbered terms is -t-4. ·
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Ans. 9. (c) The sequence in the given Ans. 25. (d) The sequence in the given
series is + 1, - ·2, x 3. + 1, - 2, x 3, + 1. • series is
X 1, X 2, X 3, X 4, X 5, X 6.
Ans. 10. (b) The sequence in the given
series is + 1, + 2, + 1, + 2, +1 Ans. 26. (c) ·The sequence in the given
Ans. 11 . (b) The sequence in the given series is
series is - 45, - 35, - 25, - 15. +10. +18, +26, +34, +42, +50.
Ans . 12. (d) The sequence in the given Ans. 27. (c) lko ➔ klmno
series is x 1, x 2. x 3, x 4, x 5, x 6.
wvz ➔ vwg_z.
Ans. 13. (c) The sequence in the given
srv ➔ rstuv •
series is+ 10, + 18. + 26. + 34, + 42, + 50.
Ans. 14. (a) The sequence in the alternate gfj ➔ fghii
terms (odd) is· + 5. The sequence in the Ans. 28. (d) fdd terms contain three
altenate terms (even) is x 5. . consecutive letters of .the alpha~et from
Ans. 15. (c} First letter moves + 2 steps left to right. Even terms contain three
each time. Third letter moves +3 steps consecutive letters of the alphabet from
each time. The sequence in the middle right to left.
number is +2, +3, +4, +5. Ans. 29. (d) The sequence in the given
Ans. 16. (d) The sequence in the given series is +6, +5, +4, +3, +2.
series is +6, +5, +4, +3, +2. · Ans. ~O. (d) 20 , Alternate numbers
Af!S. 17. (a) The sequence in 'the given decrease by 3_. ·
· x· 1-1 , x .2, x 2 -1 , x 3
sen·es ,s
Ans. 31. (a) Each number moves+ 3
2 2 ·steps. •
:. Next number will be 180. Ans. 32. · (a) The ·sequence in the given
Ans. 18. (c) The terms of the given series series is - 9 - 7 - 5 t - 3 - 1
I • I I

are Ans. 33. (b) Squares of 5, 7, 9, 11, 13

13 - 1, 23 -2, 33 - 3, 4 3 - 4, 53 -5. Ans. 34. (d) The numbers in ·the even
Ans. 19. (d) i th term+ (i + 1)th .term positions increase by two
= (i + 2)Ih term (for all i). : . Last number must be 10. ·
Ans'. 20. (b) The terms of the given series Ans. 35. (c) Each letter moves - 7 steps
are +2 , +4, +6, + 8, + 10, + 12. into the next term.
Ans. 21. (c) The sequence in the given
series is
Ans. 36. (c) The terms of the given series
are
+2, +22, +23, +24, + 2s, + 2s, + fl'.
22 -1 ,. 4 2 - ..1, 6 2 -1, a2-1, 102 -1 ,
An~. 2_2. (a) The sequence in the given 12 2 - 1. · .
serres rs +4, +8, + 16, +32, +64, +128.
Ans. 37: (c) The even terms In the given
An~. ~3. (c) The sequence in the given series are
series rs +5. + 10. + 15. + 20. + 25 1 + 30 33 + 1, 43 + 1, 53 -ti 1, 53 + 1
+ 35, I

Ans. 38. (b) •.

Ans. 24. (b) The sequence ·in the given
series ls +3, + 5, + 7, +9, + 11~ + 13. Ans. 39. (c) 23BC/ 67FG / 89H! / 4~DE
~ns. 40. (b)
 . Reasoning 1 ( Serles Completiorr-135
ovicctt\lC 1 + 4 = 5.
+ 1 =4, The letter at the 3rd place moves +3
3 steps.
5 + 9 = 14, The number in the middle increa
4 + 5:: _9,23 +2 , +3 , +4, +5 respectively to move
ses by
14 + 23 = 37 into
9 + 14 )- ,ie:- . . the nex t term .
:sequence tn the given
41
,\115 - . · (a +3 +4, +5 , +6 , +7. Ans. 57. (b) The series is a G.P. with
15 +2 a= 5
I I

serie s _(d) The sequence in the as the first term and r = 2 as the common
42 .given
,\115• . 2 X 3, X 4, X 5, X 6. rati o.
er1es is x , Here the number of terms = n
s 'b) The sequence .m the giv •
en
,\OS· 43. \ ;. 1280 : .5 X 2n- 1
series is +6. .
Ans _(c) The sequence m the . -1280
44 given ⇒ 2n- 1 = - = 256 = 2B
.· . + 17 +19 , +21,+23. 5
5enes 15 '
⇒ n-1=8 ⇒ n=9
45 'a) 12 + 12 = 2, 22 + 12 = 5
flOS . · \ Ans. 58. (d) 2 + (1 2 -1 ) = 2 (secon
· d term)
52 +22 :: 29
2 + (2~ -1 ) =.5 (third term)
292 + 52 :: 841 + 25 = 866
5 + (32 -1 ) = 13 (fourth term)
Ans. 46. (a) The sequence .in the
given 13 + (42
series is - 3, - 6, -9 , - 12, - 15· - 1) = 28 (fifth term)
Ans . 47. {c) The sequence in the 28 + (52 -1 ) = 52 (sixth term)
given
series is Ans. 59. (b) 1 + 22 =5, 5 + 32 =14
+1, +1 .5, +2, +2.5, +3, +3.5. +
14 42 = 30, 30 + 52 = 55
Ans. 48. (c) Each·letter.moves - 1
step. 55 + 62 = 91, 91 + 72 = 140
Ans. 49. (a) Eac~ letter moves +3 ste
ps. Ans. 60. {d) The sequence in the given
Ans. 50. (d) The letters move +1 ste
p, +2 series is
steps, +3 steps and +4 steps respec
tively. +8, +10, +12, +14, +16.
Ans. 51. (b) The terms of the given ser
ies Ans. 61. (d) m. op n,'m o Q nlm. Q p n/m
are o
+2, +4, +6, +8, +10, +12.
P n
An i. 62. (a) d ! b d / d ! Rd /j e
Ans. 52. (c) The sequence in the b d /_j
given ell d .
series is
Ana. 63. (c) m. b b / m ! a I m b R/ m
+2, +22, +23, +24, +25, +26 , +27 . ! a
/ mb b
An~. 53. (a) The sequence In the
given ,;;. ,. 64. (b) c ! / b b a a I c i / b Ra a / c
series is +4, +8, +16 , +32, +64 , +12
8. a/ bb aa
~~ - 5~- \c) The sequence in the given Ans, 65. (d) a b° b c / ~ a a b / Rc c a / a
fies IS , ,. •
R
+5 +io bc /c 1a b
A' • +15, +20, +25 , +30 An s. 66. a b a ~ b a c a 11 b a ~ b a c
I
, +35 . (1)
5
~ ~;.,_ ~- (b) The sequence In
""' IS
the given 8 / a b a c Ra c a.
. An t. 67. (b) a c R/ a c b / b a c I b
+3 +5 ac/ ~
~- ~•7• +9, +11 , +13 . bj /C bl ·. .
· (c) 1st letter moves +2 steps. Ana. &8. (a) Series formed by the 1st
, 4th,
7th and 10th letters is A, 8, C, 12
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Series formed by 3rd , 6th and 9th letters 3rd letter moves + 3 steps.
is X, T, 1?, The sequence in the numbe r series
Ans. 69. (c) Each letter moves + 2 steps 1 2 6 21 88 445 ? is ·
Ans. 70. (d) Each letter moves + 5 steps X 1 + 1, X 2 + 2 , X 3 + 3, X 4 + 4, X 5 + 5
X 6 + 6 •
Ans. 71 . (a)
AB C DEF G HIJK L MNOPQ Ans. 88. (b)
4 5 Ans. 89. (b) Each letter moves +6 steps.
2 3
Ans. 72. (c) 1st letter moves + 2 steps Ans. 90. (c) The sequen ce in the given
series is - 545 , - 469 , - 397, - 333
3rd letter moves - 1 step.
because in the series 545, 469, 397, 333:
The sequence in the middle term is the sequence is - 76, - 72, - 64.
X 1 -ii- 1, X 2 + 2, X 3 + 3, X 4 + 4.
Ans. 91 . (d) The sequen ce in the given
Ans. 73. (b) Ans. 74. (d) series is
Ans. 75. (d) Ans. 76. (b) 3), 5), 7), 9), X (-
X(- X(- X(- X (- 11),
Ans. 77. (a) The given series consist s of X ( - 13}
the cubes of natural numbers. Ans. 92. (a) Alternate terms increase by
Ans. 78. (b) The sequence in the given 2. ~
series is +2. Ans. 93. (c) The sequen ce in the given
Ans. 79. (b) series is - 7.
O4W23 I GZT20 I T~R18 / J10O1 l Ans. 94. (d) The sequen ce in the given
Ans. 80. (d) ZtJ 25 / YB / 23 / XC / 21 / series is - 3.
WO/ 19 /VE / 17 Ans. 95. (c) 2 2/~ 4/6 § /8 ~
=
Ans. 81 . (c) 22 - 1 3, 3 2 - 1 8,= Ans. 96: (c) Alterna te numbe rs 6, 8, 10
= =
8 2 - 1 63, 63 2 - 1 3968 and 12 form a· series.
Ans. 82. (b) The series consists of square Ans: 97. (c)
numbe rs only. BJ5 / Cl:4 / DP~ / E03 / FX~ / GU~
Ans. 83. (c) BJ5 : 2 x 5 = 10 = J
Ans . 84. (b) The seque nce in the B •
numera tor is +5, +10, +20. CL4 : 3 x 4 = 12 = L
The sequen ce in the denom inator is
C
+ 11 , + 22, +44.
DP4 : 4 x 4 =16 =P
Ans. 85. (b) The sequen ce in the first
D
numbe r is
+5, +7, +9, +11 , +13.
E03 : 5 x 3 =15 =0
E
The sequen ce in the third numbe r is + 2.
FX4 : 6 x 4 = 24 = X
The sequence in the letters in the middle
is - 1. • F
Ans. 86. (a) ABJ,4 / EFZ8 I QHi 1O/ KL GU3 : 7 x 3 = 21 = U
Ans. 87. (c) 1st letter moves -2 step~. G
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SERIES COMPLETION : SOLVED EXERCISE-3

. ctions (for Q . 1 to Q . 5) : In each of 7. 04W ....... G ...•.•.•• T201 .•.••.. R1 B
o,re questions, a sequence has ••••••••1 OQ •••••••
these · · h. h
some letters m1ssmg w ,cf are gfven
I
(a) 22. 7, 9, K. 17 (b) 23. 7, 9 , J , 17
. . th at order as one o the our
:,ernatives under ft. Find the correct (c) 25, 10, 8 , P, 21 (d) 26. a: 9 . P. 18
,tternative. 8. Z ........ 25YB23XC ........ W ....... 19
. .... E17
...... ... bbm ........ amb ......... m .........
a ....... bb. (a) X, 30, F, W (b) W , 30, P, X
(a) mbabm (b} abmab (c) V, 21 , D, A , (d) A . 21 . D. V
(c) mabam (d) ambbm 9. BJSC ....... 4DP ........ E ........ 3FX
c .... .. ... .. .. bbaac .. .. ... . b .... ...... . ....... GU ....... .
aacab ......... aa (a} Z , 8 , M, 4 , 2 (b) Y. 6 . P, 3. 2
(a) ccab (b) aabb (c) L, 4, 0, 4 , 3 (d) M, 6, P, 2. 4
(c) cbab (d) ccba 10. AB ........ 4EF ........ 8 ........ H ....... .
a ... ...... be ...... aa b .. ...• ccaa ....... . 10 ........ L
bee ......... ab (a) 3, 7, G, 9, 'K (b) 5, 7, I, 9, K
(a) abcca (b) aacbc (c) 6, 7, L, 6, K (d) 2, 5, P, 8, K
(c) bacab (d) bcbba 11 . Which one set of letters when
aba •.•. .•. baca .. ... ... .. ba sequentially placed at the gaps in
baeaabac ...•..... aca the given_ letter series shall
complete it ?
(a) cacb (b) cabc
a ..... n ..... b .......... ncb ..... ....• n
(c) ccab (d) abed cb
ac.......... acbbac •...•.•• ac •.•••••.• b (a) b cab ab (b} b a Cb ab
...... cba
(c) a b C b C b (d) a b b b C C
(a) bbaa (b) bbca
· Directions (Qs. 12 to 16): Find the next
(c) bbac (d) bbcd term:
Directions (for Q. 6 to Q. 10) : In each 12. 6;.13, 25. 51, 101 , _:_
of these questions, there Is a series (a) 2.01 (b) 202
of letters and numbers In accordance
(c) 203 (d) 205
With a pattern. Discover the pattern
llnd · k 13. 4,8,28,80,2..., _
th pie up the correct answer from
e answer choices. ·ca) ·21a · (b) 428
6. 23B ..... 6 •... FG ••..•• 9H .•••• 4 ••.••• , (C) 628 (d) 726
DE 14. 7, 15,31, 63, 127,_
(a) W, 8, 7, I, S (b) M, 6, 8, G, 3 -.(a) 254 (b) 255
(c) C, 7, 8, I, 5 (d) D, 7, 9, J, 4 (C) 257 (d) 261
Series Completion-138 J .
( Objective Reasoning
15. 13, 35, 57, 79, 911 , _ (a) GH (b) RG
(a) 1113 (b) 1110 (c) SR (d) PG
(c) 1112 (d) 131 5 24. Z XS I R R ....... .
16. 1, 9, 25, 49, 81 , _ {a) JI
-
(b) JK
(a) 112 (b) 100 · (c) GI (d) KM
(c) 121 (d) 144 25. A N E L I J M .......
Directions (Qs. 17 to 21) : Supply the (a) HQ . (b) KL
right letters for question marks (?) in
(c) UK (d) OL .
these questions :
17. EGJLOQ? 26. CZ F X I V L T O ·:"••·:
. (a) SR · (b) 01? .
(a) R (b) S
. _(c) PQ .(d) RR ·
(c) T (d) U
18. T Q N K H? Directions (Qs. 27 & 28) : Find the
missing letters of the series :
(a) J (b) E
27 .. cab • c • bdca • d · abd
(c) F (d) S
(a) d , a, b, C (b) C, C, ~ - a
19. AGLPS?
{c) b, c. d, a (d) a, b, C, d
(a) U (b) Z
28. AYBZC, DWEXF, GUHVI, JSKIL, ( ?)
(c) Y (d) X
(a) MQORN (b) QMONR
20. A IP VA E?
(c) MONRO (d) NQMOR
(a) E (b) H
Directions (Qs. 29 to 31) : A series is .
(c) F (d) G given with one term missing. Choose
21 . R U X A D ? the correct alternative from the given
(a) F (b) H ones that will complete the .series.
(c) I (d) G 29. 2,8,40, ?, 1680,13440
Directions (Qs. 22 to 28) : In each of (a) 80 (b) 120
these questions, there is a series of (c) 160 (d) 240
letters which will follow some definite 30. 0.2, 0.04, 0.006, ?-
order. Look at the letters and determine (a) 0.007 (b) 0.008
the order and then from the suggested
(c) 0.0008 (d) 0.0012
responses find out the one which
gives the next two letters in the series 31. 2,5,11,17,?
in their correct order : (a) 29 (b) 23
Letter sequence : (c) 19 (d) 13
ABC DEF G HI J KL .MN OP Q 32. 2160, 432, 108,?
RSTUVWXYZ (a) 18 (b) 36
22. F E DA B L K J G H R Q ........... (c) 32 (d) 54
(a) PM (b) NP 33. PBA, QDC, RFE, ?
(c) MN (d) QP (a) SHG (b) OAS
23. Y M T P K E X ............ (c)TJI (d)ULK
 Obj ective Reasoning J
{ Series Completlo~ 139
34. Z, X,? , N' F (a) 5 1
(b) 46
(a) T (b) R (c) 53
(d) 52
(c) Q (d) 0 43. -0, 1,2,5, 26
. ections (Qs. 35 to 36) : A series is (a) 30
D,r . . Ch (b) 56
giVen with one termt· m ~ss,ngt.h o_ose . (c) 273
the correct alterna 1ve ,rom e given (d) 677
ones that will complete the series?
44. S, 8,7,6,9
35. o, ?, 8, 27, 64, 125 (a) 4
(b) 5
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 10 (d) 12
(c) 3 (d) 4 45. 2, 5, 10, 17, 26
36. 0, 7, 26, 63, ? (a) 28 (b) 35
(a) 125 (b) 126 {c) 37 (d) 40
(c) 124 (d) 98 46. S, V, Y, B, E
Direction (Q. 37) : Which one set of {a) H (b) J
letters when sequentiafly placed at (c) D (d) X
the gaps in the g i ven letter series shall 47. A, z, c, x,·e
complete i t ? .
(a) D (b) y
37. bab - b- b- - abb
(e) W (d) Z
(a) a b b a (b) b b b- a
48: U, B, I, P, W
(c) a b a b (d) b a b b
(a) D (b) F
Directions (Qs. 38 to 40) : In the series
(c) Z (d) Q
of terms · given in each of these
question s, identify the term which 49. A,X, D,V,G
does not fit in the series. (a} T (b) C
38
· G 4 T, J 10 R, M 20 P, P 43 N, S 90 L (c) X (d) Z
(a)S 90 L (b)J 10 R , 50. J, F, M, A, M
(c) M ZO p .(d) P 4 3 N (a) Q (b) L
39. 8 O R, G 3 U, E 3 P, J 7 S, H 9 N ; (c) A (d)° J
(a) E 3 p (b) H 9 N Directions (Qs. 51 to 55) : Find th• nut
(c) J 7 S {d) G 3 U name In the series :
40. 1 CV
5 FU, 9 IT, 15 LS, 17 OR 51 . Seoul, Barcilona, Atlanta
(a) 15' JS
(a) Peking (b) Sydney
(c) SF (b) 15L S
Direct; U (d) 17 0 R
(c) Moscow (d) Beunos Aires
ons (Q 52. · Truman, El11nhower, Kennedy
Character in s. 41 to 50) : Find the next
41. 2 the series. (a) Nixon (b) Ford
' s, 9, 14, 20 (c) Taft (d) Johnson
(a) 25
(c).27 . (b) 26 53. Rajendra SlnhJI, 8hrlnag11h,
42 s ' Thlmayya
• 3, 48 so ' (d) 28
f I so, 47 (a) Chowdhury (b) Manekshaw
 .........
,-S-e-,i-es- c-=-o-m_p_l:-e~
tio_._n_--=1-=-
40:-J:-- - - - - - - -- - - 1 (OMb1i;;
·e~cHtiv;;,e~R~e~a;:s:-on:;i:::---ng
(c) Bewoor (d) Thapar letters should come in place Of
54. Humayun, Akbar, Jahanglr th e que st•on mark (?) in the
series formed by the letter.
(a) Shahjehan (b) Aurangzeb groups of English alphabet given
(c) Bahadurshah (d) Shershah below ?
55. George 11, George Ill, George IV BZA DYC FXE ? JVI
(a) George V (b) Victoria (a) WHG -(b) H~G
(c) William IV (d) Edward VII (c) HWG (d) UHG
56 . The following sequence has a (e) None of these
pattern. What should be the next
three letters ? 63. Which one set of letters when
sequentially placed at the gaps
AAAAABABAABBBAA in the given letter series shall
(a) BBB (b) BAB complete it ?
(c) BBA (d) ABB H.JH-IJHHI-HH-JH
57. Which one set of letters when (a) IHJI (b) HIHI
sequentially placed at the gaps in (c) IHIJ (d) HJHJ
the given letter series shall
complete it ? Directions (Qs. 64 to 66) : Find the
missing numbers/letters in the series.
nmmn mmnn mnnm
64. OHL, PTX, BFJ, ?
(a) n nm m (b) nm nm
(a) NRV (b) RVZ
(c) m n n m (d) n m m n
(c) CGK (d) KOS
Directions (Qs. 58 to 59) : A series is
given with one term missing. Choose 65. 22,24,28,?,52, 84
the correct alternative from the given (a) 46 (b) 36
ones that will complete the series : (c) 38 (d) 42
58. 18, 24, 21 , 27, ?, 30, 27 66. 3, 7,23,95,?
(a) 33 (b) 30 (a) 575 (b) 479
(c) 24 (d) 21 (c) 128 · (d) 62
59. 2, 5, 10, 17, 26, 37, 50, ? • 67. What will complete the series ?
(a) 63 (b) 65 (a) _ I _ m_ I _m_ n_m
(c) 67 (d) 69 (b) be _ a _ b _ ec _a_
60. A, D, H, M, ?, Z (c) BMO, EOQ, HOS, __ _
(a) B (b) G (d) FNC, HQG, JTK, __ _
(c) S (d) N Directions (for Q 68 to Q. 7~) : Whal
61. Which letter will come next in the will complete the series ?
following series ? 68. 0, 4, 18, 48, 100, ?
MN OLRIV (a) 180 (b) 120
(a) E (b) F
(c) 288 (d) 178
(c) Z (d) H (e) A
69, 30, 68, 130, 222, ? I 520
62. Which of the following groups of

j
 . Reasoning J ( Series Completion-141
8
; ,, ,"'"~ (b) 3 45 Ans. 4. (a) abacb aca/a bacba
45
(d) 360 c a I a b a c ~ a c a. - - -
1al 2
(Cl 350 (2 ? • _1... ), Ans. 5. (b) a c b / a c b / b a c / b a c / c b
1 2 3), · - ~ / cba - - -
•J. 1 · ' 101 ), (26, 677, 10202)
26 Ans. 6 . (c) 23BC I 6Z.FG I ~9H! /
(5, • (b ) 10202
12202 4~DE
1al (d) 10220
(C) 12020 Ans. 7. (b) 04W23 / GZ.T20 / IQR18 /
15 G 28 ? J10Q17
.
j1 . A 21 N ?
(b) 24
Ans. 8. (d) ZA / 25 / YB / 23 I XC / 21 I
(a) 12 WD I 19 / VE / 17 -
[c) 48 (d) 36 . . Ans. 9. (c) BJS / CJ.4 I DP~ / EO3 /
.
5
(Qs. 72 to 76) : A series is FXi / GU~
Directto~th one term missing. Choose
given Wt,ect
. •
alternative from the given BJS : 2 x 5 =10 =J
we cor, t will complete the series
. ?
B
ones tha
•2 B F J N, R, V, Z, D, H, L, ?
' • , ' 1 •
CL4 : 3 x 4 =12 =L
(a) M. (b) 0 C
(c) P (d) T DP4 : 4 x 4 =16 =P
il. F, L, Q, U, X, ? D
(a) B (b) Z E03 : 5 x 3 = 15 = 0
(c) Y (d) A-
E
74. 2, 6, 12, 20, ?
(a) 30 (b) 32
FX4 : 6 x 4 =24 =X
F
~ ~ (d) 40
)5, 81, 192, 375, ? , 1029 GU3 : 7 x 3 = 21 = U
(a) 684 (b ) 486 G
(c) 648 (d) 468 Ans. 10. (a) A.8~4 / EFZ8 / GHi1O / KL
76 2 2 6
' + , + 3, 12 + 4, 20 + 5, 30 + 6,? Ans. 11. (a) a Q n ~ b / ~ ~ n c b / ~ ~ n c b
(a) 40 + 7 (b) 40 + 8 Ans. 12. (c) The sequence in.»te given
(c) 42 + 7 (d) 45 "' 7 series is x 2 + 1, x 2 - 1, x 2 + 1 , ),. 2
-1 , ............ .

~NSWERs·] Ans. 13. (d) The terms of the given series

are 3 1 + 1, 32 - 1, 33 + 1, 3◄ - 1, 35 + 1,
~n&, 1, (C) 36 -1.
21
!!!bb !!lb b / m~a/mbb/ma
~
ns. 2. (b)
- - Ans. 14. (b) The sequence in the given
series is x 2 + 1
~a / b ~ a a c~ I b baa/ c ~ / b Q a a/ Ans. 15. (a) 1 - 3, 3 - 5, 5 - 7, 7 - 9,
ns. 3
hc , · (d) abb 9 - 11 . 11 - 13
I c ~ a b - c / ~aab/Qcca/a i.e. 13, 35, 57, 79,911 , 1113 are the terms

~
of the given series.
 Series Completion--142 J { Objective Reaso .
L:----~---.:_---------:-:-:-:--:::-------.:.:_
· ·'"ng
Ans. 16. (c) The terms of the given series Ans. 32. (b) The sequence is + 5
are ,2. 32. 52, 72, 92, 112 +3 · "4.
Ans. 17. (c) 1st, 3rd and 5th letters move Ans. 33. (a) 1st letter moves .1-1 step,
+2 steps. 2nd, 4th and 6th letters move 2nd letter moves +2 steps.
+3 steps.
3rd Jetter moves +2 steps.
Ans. 18. (b) Each letter moves - 3 steps Ans. 34. (a) The sequence is _ 2
into the next.
.
-6 -8 . '- 4,
Ans . 19. (a) The sequence in the given Ans. 35. (a) The terms of the given se .
series is +6, +5, +4, +3, +2. are 03, 13, 23, 33, 43, 53 . rtes
Ans. 20. (b) The sequence in the given Ans. 36. (c) The terms of the given series
series is +8, +7, +6, +5, +4, +3 are 13 - 1. 2 3 - 1, 33 - 1, 43 - 1, 53 _ 1
Ans. 21 . (d) Each letter moves +3 steps Ans. 37. (d) b a b QI b ~ b b / Qab b .
into the next.
Ans. 38. (b) First Letter moves + 3 steps
Ans. 22. (a) FEDAB/LKJGH/RQ~MN The numbers In t~e middle form the serie~
Ans. 23. (d) The sequence in the given with sequence x 2 + 1, x 2 + 2, x 2 + 3
series is +24, +23, +22, +21 , +20, +19, x 2 + 4. The letter in the third positio~
+18, +17. moves - 2 steps. Hence, the term J' 10 R
Ans. 24. (c) The sequence in the given does not fit into the series. This must be J
series is 9 R.
+24, 21 , +16, +9, +O, -11 , -24 · Ans. 39. (c) Consider the two series
formed by alternate terms :
. OR t

I. B O R E ·3 P H 9 N
- 2, - 5, - 10, - 17, - 26, -37, - 50.
II. G 3 U J 7 S
Ans. 25. (a) Starting with A, each letter
moves +4 steps in alternate positions. 1st Series : First letter moves + 3 steps.
Starting with N, each letter moves· - 2 The sequence in the n:iiddle term is +3.
steps in alternate positions. +6. The letter in the 3rd position moves
- 2 steps.
Ans. 26. (d) Starting with C, each letter
moves +3 steps in alternate positions. 2nd series : Examining th.is series,
Starting with Z, each letter moves - 2 similarly, we conclude that J 7 S does not
steps in ·alternate positions. · fit into the given series. It should be
replaced by J 6 S.
Ans. 27. (a) c a b <)/ c i! b d/ c ~ ~ ~ f ~bd
Ans. 40. (b) The numbers in the first
Ans. 28. (c) 1st, 3rd and 5th letters move
position move +4 steps. The •letters in the
+3 steps.
2nd position move +3 steps. ·
2nd and 4th letters move ~ 2 steps.
The letters in the 3rd position move - 1
Ans. 29. (d) ,The sequence is x 4; x 5, step.
X 6, X 7, X 8 ,
Hence the term 15 L s does not fit 11110
Ans. 3cf. (c) the series. It must be replaced by 13 L 5·
Ans. _31. (b) 2 + .9 = 11, 11 + 12 = 23, 5 + Ans. 41. (c) The sequence In the givtll
12 = 17 series is .+3, +4, +5, .+6, +7.
 Reasoning 1 • [ Serles Completlon-143
Ob/
~:::--=-::-::-:::;:--;:=::--;::::-.~=~--:;-....:.----,:_-:-::-'.:-:--.J
·0 ct/lie
(d) Odd-numbered terms form Harry S. Truman 1945
42 44
· 53 · 50, 47.
Ans• rieS • ········ Dwight David Eisenhower 1953
1he se ,ribered terms form th e series 48 · John Fitzgerald Kennedy 1961
fven·nu Lyndon Baines Johnson 1963
50. 52· · ··· The terms of the given series
5 43. (d) · Ans. 53. (d) These were the Chiefs or
p.11 • Army Staff in India.
are 2 1 = 02 + 1 = 1
t term) + 1. Maharaj Rajendra Sinhji :
jf1fS
ond term
)2 + 1• = 12 + 1 = 2
April 1, 1955 to May 14. 1955 l
=
,sec . )i + 1 22 + 1 5 =
rrt1ird term 2 + _ 52 + 1 = 26 2. S. ~·. Shrinagesh :
1
f ourth term) ~ · . May 15, 1955 to May 7, 1957
( ,2 + 1 = 262 + 1 = 677
(f ifth term . · 3. K. S. T'1imayya :
Ans. 44. (a) Odd-numbered ter.ms for~ May 8, 1957 to May 7, 1961
5 7 9
the series , • • ····· 4 R N Th
bered terms form the series 8, ·· · · apar :
Even-nurn , · May 8, 1961 to Nov. 19, 1962.
6 4, ..... '
' 45 (c) The sequence in the given Ans. 54. (a) These were the Mughal
:;:s is ·+3, +5, +7, +9, +11 Emperors in India :.
Ails. 45. (a) The sequence in the given Humayun 1530 - 1540 & 1555 -
series is +3, 1556
Ans. 41. (b) First and the last letters form . Akbar 1556 - ·1605
the first pair. Jahangir 1605 - 1627
Similarly, third letters. from the beginning Shahjehan 1627 - 1658
and from the ·end form the s~cond pair. Aris. 55. (c) These were the Kings of
Ana so on. · England
Ans. 48. (a) Each letter moves +7 steps. George II King of England .
Ans. 49. (a) Even-numbered terms form (Son of George I)
he series : X, V, T 1727 - 1760 .
Ins. SO. (d) The series is formed by G~c:1rge. Ill King of England
1
riting the first letter of each calendar
ionth in order. (Grandson of
•
George II)
ns. 51. (b) These are venues of Summer 1760 - 1820
lympic Games.
eou1 George IV .King of England t
1988
ircelona - 1992 (Son of George Ill)
1820 - 1630
lania • 1996
WIiiiam IV King of Greal Brilain
dney 2000 & (Brolher of
a. s2 (d) , George IV)
!he u.' s.A. These were the Presidents Ireland from 1830 -
1837
 Series Comp letion -144 J
{ Objec Uve Rea,.,,,;:,
Vic toria Queen of Great (c) BMO, EOQ, HOS , K S U
Britain 1837 - 1901 1st letter move s +3 steps , 2 nd and 3rd
letters move +2 steps . ·
Edwa rd VII King of Great Britain
& (Son of Queen (d) FNC, HOG, JTK, .!: W 0
Victor ia) Irelan d from nd
1st 1etter move s +2 steps. 2 letter moves
1901 to 1910 +3 steps , 3rd letter move s +4 steps.
Georg e V King of England Ans. 68. (a) 0, 4, 18, 48, 100, 180
(Son of Edward VII) First term = 13 - 12 = O
1910 - 1936 Second term = 2 3 - 2 2 = 4
Ans. 56. (a) AAA/ AAS/ ASA/ ABB/ BAA/ Third term = 33 - 32 = 18
BBB =
Fourth term 4 3 - 4
2 48 =
Ans. 57. (a) !l n m m / n n m m / n n m m =
Fifth term s3 - 5 2 100 =
/ n nm m
Sixth term = 63 - 6 2 = 180
Ans. 58. (c) Difference between alternate
numbers is 3. Ans. 69. (c) The terms of the given series
3 3
are 33 + 3. 4 3 + 4. 5 + 5, 6 + 6 + 73 + 7.
Ans. 59. (b) The terms of the series are
n2 + 1, n = 1, 2 , ...... · a3 + 8. ·
:. '?' is replac ed by 350.
Ans. 60. (c) The sequence in the given
series is +3, +4, +S, +6, +7. Ans. 70. (b) 1st comp onen t :
A ns. 61. (a) Form two series of alternate =
12 + 1 = 2. 2 2 + 1 5, 52 + 1 26 =
letters : 2nd c ompo nent :
I : MO RV 22 + 1 =5, 52 + 1 =26. 262 + 1 =677,
II : NL IE 3rd comp onen t :
➔ ➔ ➔ 32 + 1 = 10, 10 2 + 1 = 101 ,
-2 -3 -4 1012 + 1 ·= 10202
Ans. 62. (c) 1st & 3rd letters move +2 Ans. 71. "( b)
steps. 2nd letter move s -1 step. ➔ ➔ ➔

Ans. 63. (a) H ! J H / H I J H / H I J H / H A+6 G +7 N +8 V

·! J H .
15 ➔ 21 ➔ 28 ➔ 36
Ans. 64. (a) Each element m oves + 12
steps Ans. 72. (c) The seque nce in the given
series is +4.
Ans. 65. (b) The seq uence in the given
series is +2, +4 , +8, + 16, +32. Ans. 73. (b) The seque nce in the given
series is +6, +5, +4, +3, +2.
Ans. 66. (b) 3 x 2 + 1 = 7 ,
Ans. 74. (a) The seque nce in the givtft
7 X 3"+ 2 : 23,
series is +4, +6, +8, +10
23 X 4 + 3: 95,
Ans. 75. (c) The seque nce in the ewe:
95 X 5 + 4: 479 series is +92 - 0, 142 -22, +202 - 5 •
Ans. 67." (a) n I m/m n II! m n/n J m +272 - 9 2 , + 352 - ·142
(b) b c g a/i b Q c/c a a Q Ans. 76. (c)