ValueLabs General Aptitude Questions Aptitude Questions Set V

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For the following, find the next term in the series

  1. 6, 24, 60, 120, 210

    1. 336

    2. 366

    3. 330

    4. 660

    Answer: (a)

    Explanation: The series is 1.2. 3, 2.3. 4, 3.4. 5, 4.5. 6, 5.6. 7, ____ ( ‘’ means product)

  2. 1, 5, 13, 25 Answer: 41 Explanation: The series is of the form 02 + 12, 12 + 22, …

  3. 0, 5, 8, 17 Answer: 24 Explanation: 12 − 1, 22 + 1, 32 − 1, 42 + 1, 52 − 1

  4. 1, 8, 9, 64, 25 (Hint: Every successive terms are related) Answer: 216 Explanation: 12, 23, 32, 43, 52, 63

  5. 8, 24, 12, 36, 18, 54 Answer: 27

  6. 71, 76, 69, 74, 67, 72 Answer: 67

  7. 5, 9, 16, 29, 54 Answer: 103 Explanation: 5 * 2 − 1 = 9; 9 * 2 − 2 = 16; 16 * 2 − 3 = 29; 29 * 2 − 4 = 54; 54 * 2 − 5 = 103

  8. 1, 2, 4, 10, 16, 40, 64 (Successive terms are related) Answer: 200 Explanation: The series is powers of 2 (20, 21, ). All digits are less than 8. Every second number is in octal number system. 128 should follow 64.128 base 10 = 200 base 8.

Exercise 2.2

Find the odd man out:

  1. 3, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 19 Answer: 12 Explanation: All but 12 are odd numbers

  2. 2, 5, 10, 17, 26, 37, 50, 64 Answer: 64 Explanation: 2 + 3 = 5; 5 + 5 = 10; 10 + 7 = 17; 17 + 9 = 26; 26 + 11 = 37; 37 + 13 = 50; 50 + 15 = 65

  3. 105, 85, 60, 30, 0, 45, 90

Answer: 0

Explanation: 105 − 20 = 85; 85 − 25 = 60; 60 − 30 = 30; 30 − 35 = -5; 5 − 40 = -45; 45 − 45 = -90.