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EXERCISE

Find out the missing term:

1. 0,3,8, 15,24,35,48?

(à) 53 (b) 63

(ñ) 80 (d) none of these

2. 256, 64, 16,4, ?

(a) 1 (b) 1/4

(c) 1/16 (d) none of these

3. Obtain the missing term

B, G, K, ?

(a) N (b) P

(c) M (d) L

4.

7,15,27, ?, 63

(a) 42 (b) 43

(c) 38 (d) none of these

5. ?, 425, 600, 825, 1100, 1425

(a) 225 (b) 300

(c) 250 (d) none of these

6. 1, 121, 12321, 1234321,_____ ?

(a) 123454321 (b) 12344321

(c) 12345654321 (d) none of these

7. 0.005, 0.05, ?, 5

(à) 5.50 (b) 0.05

(c) 0.5 (d) none of these

8. 31,32, 36,45, ?

(a) 55 (b) 56

(c) 61 (d) 62

9. 1,5,2,25,3, 125,4, ?

(a) 144 (b) 36

(c) 625 (d) 500

10. 83, 82, 80, 77, ?

(a) 74 (b) 73

(c) 75 (d) 76

11. 2∕÷3, 3∕÷4, 4∕÷5, ?

(a) 5∕÷6 (b) 5∕÷5

(c) 6∕÷5 (d) none of these

12. 1, 1,5,49, 11, 169, 19, ?

(a) 256 (b) 289

(c) 324 (d) 361

13. 5, 36,253, ?

(a) 1749 (b) 1750

(c) 1772 (d) 1771

14. 45678912, 5678912, 567891, ?

(a) 56789 (b) 67891

(c) 567891 (d) none of these

15. ABCDEFG, GABCDEF, FGABCDE, ?

(a) EFGABCD (b) GABCDEF

(c) EFGABCDE (d) FGABCDE

16. (1,1),(2,16),(3,81),?

(a) (4, 16) (b)(4,64)

(c) (4, 256) (d) none of these

17. 1, 4, 16, 64,_______ what will be the 8th term?

(a) 1024 (b) 16384

(c) 4096 (d) none of these

18. 40,24, 16, 12, 10, 9, ?

(a) 8.5 (b) 8

(c) 7.5 (d) none of these

19. 7, 28, 70, 140, ?

(a) 240 (b) 250

(c) 245 (d) none of these

20. 729, 1331, 1728, ?

(a) 2180 (b)2185

(c) 2196 (d) none of these

21. 0.7,2.8, 11.2,44.8, ?

(a) 178.2 (b) 177.2

(c) 179 (d) 179.2

22. 1, 5/4, 21/16,_______ what will be the ∕7th term of the series?

(d) none of these

23.

600, 550, 450, 300, ?

(a) 50 (b) 0

(c) 100 (d) 150

24. 1,2,3,6,11,20,37,68 ?

(a) 125 (b) 126

(c) 124 (d) 105

25. 12,24,36,48,7,72

(a) 50 (b) 55

(ñ) 60 (d) 70

26. 1, 6, 11,_______ what will be its 15th term?

(a) 46 (b) 76

(c)66 (d)71

27. -3,4,23,60,121?

(a) 22 (b)212

(c) 205 (d) none of these

28. 20,26,62,7,1574

(a) 125 (b) 150

(c) 278 (d) 200

29. 45, 40, 35,_____ which term will be the first negative term of the series?

(a) 10th term (b) 11th term

(c) 12th term (d) 13 th term

30. 1/1, 4/8, 9/27, 16/64, 25/125, ?

(a) 36/49 (b) 49/64

(c) 36/216 (d) none of these

31. 1,3, 2, 5, 3,7, 4, 9, 5, 11,6, ?

(a) 10 (b)ll

(c) 13 (d) 9

32. 1,4, 27, ?

(a) 256 (b)3125

(c) 2425 (a) none of these

33. What is the next term in the following series?

ABE, BCF, CDG, DEH, EFI,____________

(a) FGK (b) FGJ

(c) FGL (d) none of these

34. What is the next term in the following series?

Zyxwtsrqnmlk

35. What is the sum of infinite terms of the given series?

4 + 4 ¥ 41/2 + 4 ¥ 41/2 ¥ 41/4 +____________.

(a) 12 (b) 16

(c) 64 (d) none of these

36. What is the next term in the following series?

1,4, 3,9, 5, 16, 7, 25, 9, 36, 11, ?

(a) 64 (b) 49

(c) 48 (d) 55

37. Calculate the sum of the series

1 + 1/4+1/16 +____________.

(a) 3/4 (b) 4/3

(c) 2 (d) none of these

38. Calculate the missing term.

625, 125, ?, 5, 1

(a) 1/5 (b) 1

(c) 5 (d) none of these

39. Obtain the missing term.

300, 296, 287, 271,?, 210

(a) 246 (b) 250

(c) 244 (d) none of these

40. Obtain the missing term.

12, 15, 19, ?, 30,37

(a) 35 (b) 34

(c) 37 (d) 24

Directions for Questions 41 to 47: In each of the following number series a wrong number is given. Find out the wrong number.

41. 31,22,30,-32,-89,-174

(à) 22 (b) ÇÎ

(ñ) -32 (d) -89

42. 4, 26, 163, 1149, 9201, 82809

(à) 26 (Ü) 163

(ñ) 82809 (d) 9201

43.

4, 39, 269, 1605, 8009, 32011

(à) 4 (Ü) 39

(ñ) 269 (d) 1005

44. 28, 84, 112, 196, 308, 504, 872

(à) 112 (Ü) 196

(ñ) 308 (d) 872

45. 14, 20, 369, 1288, 12961, 155432

(à) 14 (Ü) 20

(ñ) 369 (d) 1288

46. 14400, 7200, 4800, 3600, 2800, 2400

(à) 7200 (Ü) 4800

(ñ) 2800 (d) 2400

47. 300, 421, 592, 815, 1104, 1465

(à) 421 (Ü) 1104

(ñ) 815 (d) 592

Direction for Questions 48 to 50: Study the following information carefully to answer the questions given below: SQA5N%T7B4#JE$2TD*18H3U@9FW©K

48. How many such consonants are there in the above arrangement, each of which is immediately followed by a vowel but not immediately preceded by a number?

(a) One (b) Two

(c) Three (d) More than three

49. How many such consonants are there in the above arrangement, each of which is either immediately preceded by a vowel or immediately followed by a symbol but not both?

(a) None (b) One

(c) Two (d) Three

50. Which of the following is the seventh to the left of the fifteenth from the left end in the above arrangement?

(a) H (b) B

(c) 1 (d) 7

51. The letters skipped between adjacent letters is in the order of 1, 2, 3, 4,

Which alternative follows this rule ?

(a) EFJNS (b) EGJOS

(c) EGJNS (d) EGJNT

52. Which of the following will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following sequence?

16D7, 18G10, 21KI4, 25P19, ?

(a) 30V20 (b) 30V25

(c) 30V24 (d) 29V25

Directions Questions 53 to 55: Complete the following series:

53. BZ, HT, NN, ?, ZB

(a) LF (b) SX

(c) TH (d) TI

54. J2Z, K4X, I7V, ?, HI6R, F22P

(a) GllT (b)GHS

(c)L12S (d)GHU

5 5. ane_____ ba_______ ebb_______ neb______ an_______ bb

(a) e b b a b (b) b B a b e

(c) B b a b e (d) b n a b e

56. In a row of children, Bali is seventh from the left and Moti is fourth from the right. When Bali and Moti exchange positions, Bali will be fifteenth from the left. What will be Mod’s position from the right?

(a) Eighth (b) Fourth

(c) Eleventh (d) Twelfth

57.

Which of the following cannot be a number of the series....64, 125, 216, 343,

512.............. ?

(a) 8

(b) 729

(d) 999

(b) M-13, 0-15

(d)K-12, M-14

(c) 27

58. Complete the series E-5, G-7,1-9, K-H,?

(a) L-13, N-14

(c)L-12, M-14

59. An application was received by class teacher in the afternoon of a week day. Next day she forwarded it to the Student Coordinator, who was on leave that day. The Student Coordinator put up the application to the principal next day in the evening. The Principal studied the application and disposed off the matter on the same day, i.e, Saturday. Which day was the application received by the inward clerk?

(a) Monday (b) Wednesday

(c) Tuesday (d) Thursday

60. Which letter should be the tenth letter to the left of the ninth letter from the right, if the first half of the alphabet OfEnglish are reversed ?

(a) D

(b)F

(d)I

(c)E

Answer Key

l.(b) 2. (a) 3.(a) 4. (b)
5. (b) 6. (a) 7. (c) 8. (c)
9. (c) 10. (b) 11-(a) 12. (d)
13.(c) 14. (b) 15. (a) 16. (c)
17.(b) 18. (a) 19. (c) 20. (d)
2L(d) 22. (a) 23. (c) 24. (a)
25. (c) 26. (d) 27. (b) 28. (c)
29. (b) 30. (c) 31. (c) 32. (a)

33.(b) 34.
(c)
35. (b) 36. (b)
37. (d) 38. (d) 39. (d) 40. (d)
41∙(b) 42. (c) 43. (a) 44. (d)
45. (c) 46. (c) 47. (c) 48. (a)
49. (b) 50. (d) 51. (c) 52. (b)
53.(c) 54. (a) 55. (d) 56. (d)
57. (d) 58. (b) 59. (d) 60. (b)

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Source: Arun Sharma. How to prepare for Logical Reasoning for the CAT. McGraw-Hill Education series,2012. — 1111 p.. 2012

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