Number series Questions for SBI Clerk Pre, IBPS Clerk Pre and

IBPS RRB Exams.

Number series
Directions : What will come in place of question mark (?) in the following series?
1. 47 48 51 60 87 ?
A. 152 B. 168 C. 172 D. 144 E. None of these

2. 147 148 150 159 223 ?

A. 448 B. 612 C. 368 D. 848 E. None of these

3. 145 158 119 184 93 ?

A. 198 B. 210 C. 204 D. 220 E. None of these

4. 143 151 158 172 182 ?

A. 192 B. 191 C. 190 D. 193 E. None of these

5. 47 78 115 164 231 ?

A. 320 B. 322 C. 324 D. 326 E. None of these

6. 19 61 31 47 ? 19
A. 60 B. 65 C. 55 D. 45 E. None of these

7. 21 ? 52 80 119 171
A. 33 B. 40 C. 45 D. 50 E. None of these

8. 768 576 432 324 ? 182.25

A. 245 B. 243 C. 240 D. 256 E. None of these

9. 524 260 128 62 ? 12.5

A. 32 B. 25 C. 33 D. 28 E. None of these

10. 4 4 11 37 100 ?
A. 228 B. 244 C. 224 D. 312 E. None of these
11. 4 20 51 105 ? 314
A. 169 B. 190 C. 196 D. 194 E. None of these

12. 67 ? 84.5 97 112 129.5 149.5

A. 70 B. 75 C. 73.5 D. 74 E. None of these

13. 3 10 ? 225 1591 14334

A. 40 B. 48 C. 42 D. 30 E. None of these

14. 2 7 63 420 ? 20741

A. 2968 B. 2940 C. 2912 D. 2989 E. None of these

15. 462 552 650 756 870 992 ?

A. 1040 B. 1122 C. 1132 D. 1050 E. None of these

16. 17 23 83 293 797 ?

A. 1787 B. 1645 C. 2845 D. 2734 E. None of these

17. 18 23 42 83 154 ?
A. 265 B. 285 C. 263 D. 312 E. None of these

18. 12 5 9 13 17 ?
A. 21 B. 22 C. 23 D. 16 E. None of these

19. 46 57 70 81 ? 105
A. 92 B. 94 C. 99 D. 95 E. None of these

20. 16 16 33 50 67 ?

A. 81 B. 92 C. 72 D. 84 E. None of these

21. 105 118 111.5 124.5 118 ?

A. 131 B. 129 C. 135 D. 132 E. None of these

22. 5 3 6 9 ? 15
A. 11 B. 12 C. 13 D. 12.5 E. None of these
23. 89 91 94 99 ? 117
A. 102 B. 104 C. 106 D. 108 E. None of these

24. 970 849 768 719 694 ?

A. 675 B. 680 C. 685 D. 690 E. None of these

25. 40 59 97 173 325 ?

A. 629 B. 529 C. 539 D. 641 E. None of these

26. 452 790 1466 2818 5522 ?

A. 12530 B. 10930 C. 18540 D. 13542 E. None of these

27. 10000 2000 400 80 16 ?

A. 3.2 B. 1.5 C. 2.5 D. 1.2 E. None of these

28. 2 10 42 170 682 ?

A. 2560 B. 2760 C. 2730 D. 3030 E. None of these

29. 200 220 484 1597.2 7027.68 ?

A. 32452.24 B. 40552.24 C. 28650.24 D. 38652.24 E. None of these

30. 10 11 26 87 364 ?
A. 1654 B. 1845 C. 1945 D. 2045 E. None of these

31. 2 3 10 39 172 ?
A. 340 B. 885 C. 880 D. 251 E. None of these

32. 4 2 3 7.5 26.25 ?

A. 120 B. 125.125 C. 118.125 D. 115.75 E. None of these

33. 15 16 20 29 45 70 106 ?
A. 140 B. 148 C. 158 D. 155 E. None of these

34. 842 ? 2402 3480 4762

A. 1520 B. 1420 C. 1250 D. 1000 E. None of these
35. 1 9 36 100 225 ?
A. 414 B. 424 C. 441 D. 431 E. None of these

36. 43 41 44 39 46 ?
A. 35 B. 33 C. 39 D. 37 E. None of these

37. 0 4 12 76 ?
A. 2888 B. 2892 C. 2762 D. 2766 E. None of these

38. 14 27 53 105 209 ?

A. 417 B. 418 C. 419 D. 429 E. None of these

39. 43 54 76 109 153 ?

A. 212 B. 209 C. 215 D. 206 E. None of these

40. 2 3 14 69 340 ?
A. 1800 B. 1825 C. 1850 D. 1875 E. None of these

41. 9827 9706 9606 9525 9461 ?

A. 9520 B. 9421 C. 9412 D. 9425 E. None of these

42. 1991 1964 1900 1775 ?

A. 1569 B. 1625 C. 1659 D. 1595 E. None of these

43. 7 56 92 117 133 ?

A. 148 B. 138 C. 135 D. 147 E. None of these

44. 3 17 45 87 143 ?
A. 183 B. 163 C. 203 D. 213 E. None of these

45. 4 2 2 3 6 ?
A. 12 B. 15 C. 24 D. 18 E. None of these

46. 729 730 734 761 1017 ?

A. 4142 B. 2034 C. 3151 D. 3868 E. None of these
47. 512 256 256 384 768 ?
A. 1512 B. 1920 C. 1880 D. 1890 E. None of these

48. 0 2 28 93 217 ?
A. 432 B. 433 C. 434 D. 435 E. None of these

49. 125 126 130 139 155 180 ?

A. 216 B. 225 C. 210 D. 226 E. None of these

50. 1331 1431 1631 1931 2331 ?

A. 3431 B. 2831 C. 3131 D. 2531 E. None of these
Correct Answers:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
B D B D B C A B E C

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
B E C A B A C A B D

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
A B C C A B A C D B

31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
B C D A C A B A E B

41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
C E E D B A B C A B
Explanations:

1.
Series Pattern Given Series
47 47
47 + 1 = 48 48
48 + 3 = 51 51
51 + 9 = 60 60
60 + 27 = 87 87

87 + 81 = 168 168 ✓

Hence, option (B) is correct.

2.
Series Pattern Given Series
147 147
147 + 10 = 148 148
1
148 + 2 = 150 150
2
150 + 3 = 159 159
159 + 43 = 223 223

223 + 54 = 848 848 ✓

Hence, option (D) is correct.

3.
Series Pattern Given Series
145 145
145 + 13 ×1 = 158 158
158 – 13 × 3 = 119 119
119 + 13 × 5 = 184 184
184 – 13 × 7 = 93 93

93 + 13 × 9 = 210 210 ✓

Hence, option (B) is correct.

4.
Series Pattern Given Series
143 143
143 + (1 + 4 + 3) = 151 151
151 + (1 + 5 + 1 ) = 158 158
158 + (1 + 5 + 8) =172 172
172 + (1 + 7 + 2) = 182 182

182 + (1 + 8 + 2) = 193 193 ✓

Hence, option (D) is correct.

5.
Series Pattern Given Series
47 47
47 + 31 = 78 78
78 + (31 + 6) = 115 115
115 + (37 + 12) = 164 164
164 + (49 + 18) = 231 231

231 + (67 + 24) = 322 322 ✓

Hence, option (B) is correct.

6. In this question there are two series:

1st series: 19 31 55

Pattern: 19 + 12 = 31, 31 + 24 = 55

2nd series: 61 47 19

Pattern: 61 – 14 = 47, 45 – 28 = 17

Hence, option C is correct.

07.
Series Pattern Series
21 21
21 + 12 33 ✓
33 + 12 + 7 52
52 + 19 + 9 80
80 + 28 + 11 119
119 + 39 + 13 171

Hence, option (A) is correct.

8.
Series Pattern Series
768 768
768 × 3/4 576
576 × 3/4 432
432 × 3/4 324
324 × 3/4 243 ✓
243 × 3/4 182.25

Hence, option (B) is correct.

9.
Series Pattern Series
524 524
524 ÷ 2 – 2 260
260 ÷ 2 – 2 128
128 ÷ 2 – 2 62
62 ÷ 2 – 2 29 ✓
29 ÷ 2 – 2 12.5

Hence, option (E) is correct.

10.
Series Pattern Series
4 4
4 + 13 – 1 4
4 + 23 – 1 11
11 + 33 – 1 37
37 + 43 – 1 100
100 + 53 – 1 224 ✓

Hence, option (C) is correct.

11.
Series Pattern Given Series
4 4
2
4 + 2 + 12 = 20 20
2
20 + 4 + 15 = 51 51
51 + 62 + 18 = 105 105
105 + 82 + 21 = 190 190 ✓
190 + 102 + 24 = 314 314
Hence, option (B) is correct.
12.
Series Pattern Given Series
67 67
67 + 7.5 = 74.5 74.5 ✓
74.5 + 10 = 84.5 84.5
84.5 + 12.5 = 97 97
97 + 15 = 112 112
112 + 17.5 = 129.5 129.5
129.5 + 20 = 149.5 149.5
Hence, option (E) is correct.

13.
Series Pattern Given Series
3 3
3 × 1 + (1 × 7) = 10 10
10 × 3 + (2 × 6) = 42 42 ✓
42 × 5 + (3 × 5) = 225 225
225 × 7 + (4 × 4) = 1591 1591
1591 × 9 + (5 × 3) = 14334 14334
Hence, option (C) is correct.

14.
Series Pattern Given Series
2 2
(2 × 7) – 7 = 7 7
(7 × 7) + 14 = 63 63
(63 × 7) – 21 = 420 420
(420 × 7) + 28 = 2968 2968 ✓

(2968 × 7) – 35 = 20741 20741

Hence, option (A) is correct.

15.
Series Pattern Given Series
462 462
462 + 90 = 552 552
552 + 90 + 8 = 650 650
650 + 98 + 8 = 756 756
756 + 106 + 8 = 870 870
870 + 114 + 8 = 992 992
992 + 122 + 8 = 1122 1122 ✓
Hence, option (B) is correct.
16.
Series Pattern Given Series
17 17
17 + (1 × 2 × 3) 23
23 + (3 × 4 × 5) 83
83 + (5 × 6 × 7) 293
293 + (7 × 8 × 9) 797
797 + (9 × 10 × 11) 1787 ✓

Hence, option A is correct.

17.
Series Pattern Given Series
18 18
18 + (22 + 1) 23
2
23 + (4 + 3) 42
2
42 + (6 + 5) 83
83 + (82 + 7) 154
154 + (102 + 9) 263 ✓

Hence, option (C) is correct.

18.
Series Pattern Given series
12 12
1
12 × + 1 5
3
2
12 × + 1 9
3
3
12 × + 1 13
3
4
12 × + 1 17
3
5
12 × + 1 21 ✓
3

Hence, option (A) is correct.

19.
Series Pattern Given Series
46 46
46 + 11 57
57 + 13 70
70 + 11 81
81 + 13 94 ✓
94 + 11 105

Hence, option (B) is correct.

20.
Series Pattern Given Series
16 16
16 × 1 + 0 16
16 × 2 + 1 33
16 × 3 + 2 50
16 × 4 + 3 67
16 × 5 + 4 84 ✓

Hence, option (D) is correct.

21.
Series Pattern Given Series
105 105
105 + 13 = 118 118
118 – 6.5 = 111.5 111.5
111.5 + 13 = 124.5 124.5
124.5 – 6.5 = 118 118

118 + 13 = 131 131 ✓

Hence, option (A) is correct.

22.
Series Pattern Given Series
5 5
5 × 0.5 + 0.5 = 3 3
5×1+1=6 6
5 × 1.5 + 1.5 = 9 9
5 × 2 + 2 = 12 12 ✓
5 × 2.5 + 2.5 = 15 15

Hence, option (B) is correct.

23.
Series Pattern Given Series
89 89
89 + 2 = 91 91
91 + 3 = 94 94
94 + 5 = 99 99
99 + 7 = 106 106 ✓

106 + 11 = 117 117

Hence, option (C) is correct.

24.
Series Pattern Given Series
970 970
2
970 – 11 849
2
849 – 9 768
768 – 72 719
2
719 – 5 694
694 – 32 685 ✓

Hence, option (C) is correct.

25.
Series Pattern Given Series
40 40
40 + 19 59
59 + 19 × 2 97
97 + 38 × 2 173
173 + 76 × 2 325
325 + 152 × 2 629 ✓

Hence, option (A) is correct.

26.
Series Pattern Given Series
452 452
452 + 338 790
790 + 676 1466
1466 + 1352 2818
2818 + 2704 5522

5522 + 5408 10930 ✓

Hence, option (B) is correct.

27.
Series Pattern Given Series
10000 10000
10000 ÷ 5 2000
2000 ÷ 5 400
400 ÷ 5 80
80 ÷ 5 16

16 ÷ 5 3.2 ✓

Hence, option (A) is correct.

28.
Series Pattern Given Series
2 2
2×4+2 10
10 × 4 + 2 42
42 × 4 + 2 170
170 × 4 + 2 682

682 × 4 + 2 2730 ✓

Hence, option (C) is correct.

29.
Series Pattern Given Series
200 200
200 × 1.1 220
220 × 2.2 484
484 × 3.3 1597.2
1597.2 × 4.4 7027.68
7027.68 × 5.5 38652.24 ✓

Hence, option (D) is correct.

30.
Series Pattern Given Series
10 10
2
10 × 1 + 1 11
2
11 × 2 + 2 26
26 × 3 + 32 87
2
87 × 4 + 4 364

364 × 5 + 52 1845 ✓

Hence, option (B) is correct.

31.
Series Pattern Given Series
2 2
2×1+1=3 3
3 × 2 + 4 = 10 10
10 × 3 + 9 = 39 39
39 × 4 + 16 = 172 172

172 × 5 + 25 = 885 885 ✓

Hence, option (B) is correct.

32.
Series Pattern Given Series
4 4
4 × 0.5 = 2 2
2 × 1.5 = 3 3
3 × 2.5 = 7.5 7.5
7.5 × 3.5 = 26.25 26.25

26.25 × 4.5 = 118.125 118.125 ✓

Hence, option (C) is correct.

33.
Series Pattern Given Series
15 15
15 + 1 = 16 16
16 + 4 = 20 20
20 + 9 = 29 29
29 + 16 = 45 45
45 + 25 = 70 70
70 + 36 = 106 106
106 + 49 = 155 155 ✓
Hence, option (D) is correct.

34.
Series Pattern Given Series
292 + 1 = 842 842
392 – 1 = 1520 1520 ✓
2
49 + 1 = 2402 2402
2
59 – 1 = 3480 3480
2
69 + 1 = 4762 4762

Hence, option (A) is correct.

35.
Series Pattern Given Series
1 1
1 + 23 = 9 9
9 + 33 = 36 36
36 + 43 = 100 100
100 + 53 = 225 225

225 + 63 = 441 441 ✓

Hence, option (C) is correct.

36.
Series Pattern Given Series
43 43
43 – 2 = 41 41
41 + 3 = 44 44
44 – 5 = 39 39
39 + 7 = 46 46

46 – 11 = 35 35 ✓

Hence, option (A) is correct.

37.
Series Pattern Given Series
0 0
(0)2 ÷ 2 + 4 = 4 4
2
(4) ÷ 2 + 4 = 12 12
2
(12) ÷ 2 + 4 = 76 76
2
(76) ÷ 2 + 4 = 2892 2892 ✓

Hence, option (B) is correct.

38.
Series Pattern Given Series
14 14
14 × 2 – 1 = 27 27
27 × 2 – 1 = 53 53
53 × 2 – 1 = 105 105
105 × 2 – 1 = 209 209
209 × 2 – 1 = 417 417 ✓

Hence, option (A) is correct.

39.
Series Pattern Given Series
43 43
43 + 11 = 54 54
54 + 22 = 76 76
76 + 33 = 109 109
109 + 44 = 153 153

153 + 55 = 208 208 ✓

Hence, option (E) is correct.

40.
Series Pattern Given Series
2 2
3
2×1+1 =3 3
3
3 × 2 + 2 = 14 14
14 × 3 + 33 = 69 69
3
69 × 4 + 4 = 340 340

340 × 5 + 53 = 1825 1825 ✓

Hence, option (B) is correct.

41.
Series Pattern Given Series
9827 9827
9827 – 121 = 9706 9706
9706 – 100 = 9606 9606
9606 – 81 = 9525 9525
9525 – 64 = 9461 9461
9461 – 49 = 9412 9412 ✓

Hence, option (C) is correct.

42.
Series Pattern Given Series
1991 1991
3
1991 – 3 = 1964 1964
1964 – 43 = 1900 1900
3
1900 – 5 = 1775 1775
3
1775 – 6 = 1559 1559 ✓

Hence, option (E) is correct.

43.
Series Pattern Given Series
7 7
2
7 + 7 = 56 56
2
56 + 6 = 92 92
92 + 52 = 117 117
117 + 42 = 133 133
133 + 32 = 142 142 ✓

Hence, option (E) is correct.

44.
Series Pattern Given Series
3 3
3 + 14 × 1 = 17 17
17 + 14 × 2 = 45 45
45 + 14 × 3 = 87 87
87 + 14 × 4 = 143 143
143 + 14 × 5 = 1697 213 ✓

Hence, option (D) is correct.

45.
Series Pattern Given Series
4 4
4 × 0.5 = 2 2
2×1=2 2
2 × 1.5 = 3 3
3×2=6 6
6 × 2.5 = 15 15 ✓

Hence, option (B) is correct.

46.
Series Pattern Given Series
729 729
1
729 + 1 = 730 730
2
730 + 2 = 734 734
734 + 33 = 761 761
4
761 + 4 = 1017 1017
1017 + 55 = 4142 4142 ✓

Hence, option (A) is correct.

47.
Series Pattern Given Series
512 512
512 × (1/2) = 256 256
256 × (2/2) = 256 256
256 × (3/2) = 384 384
384 × (4/2) = 768 768
768 × (5/2) = 1920 1920 ✓

Hence, option (B) is correct.

48.
Series Pattern Given Series
0 0
0 + (13 + 1) = 2 2
3
2 + (3 – 1) = 28 28
3
28 + (4 + 1) = 93 93
93 + (53 – 1) = 217 217
217 + (63 + 1) = 434 434 ✓

Hence, option (C) is correct.

49.
Series Pattern Given Series
125 125
2
125 + 1 = 126 126
2
126 + 2 = 130 130
130 + 32 = 139 139
2
139 + 4 = 155 155
155 + 52 = 180 180
180 + 62 = 216 216 ✓

Hence, option (A) is correct.

50.
Series Pattern Given Series
1331 1331
1331 + 100 = 1431 1431
1431 + 200 = 1631 1631
1631 + 300 = 1931 1931
1931 + 400 = 2331 2331
2331 + 500 = 2831 2831 ✓

Hence, option (B) is correct.