Learn and practice the chapter "Number Series" with these solved Logical Reasoning Questions and Answers. Each question in the topic is accompanied by a clear and easy explanation, diagrams, shortcuts and tricks that help in understanding the concept.
Use of Number Series
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1. What are next two letters in the given series?
E F H K O ? ?
a. TZ
b. SY
c. SX
d. RW
Answer: a. TZ
Explanation:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Here the next alphabet skips alphabets in increasing order of 0, 1, 2, 3, etc.
After E, 0 alphabets skipped. So, we get F which is immediately next.
After F, 1 alphabet skipped. So, we skip G which is next and get H.
After H, 2 alphabets skipped. So, we skip I J and get K.
After K, 3 alphabets skipped. So, we skip L M N and get O.
After O, 4 alphabets skipped. So, we skip P Q R S and get T.
After T, 5 alphabets skipped. So, we skip U V W X Y and get Z.
2. Find the next in the sequence
5, 21, 69, 213, 645, ?
a. 1935
b. 1815
c. 1941
d. 1290
Answer: c. 1941
Explanation:
5
5 x 3 + 6 = 21
21 x 3 + 6 = 69
69 x 3 + 6 = 213
213 x 3 + 6 = 645
645 x 3 + 6 = 1941
3. If first 10 alphabets of the alphabet series are written in reverse then what will come next in the given sequence
JZMY, IXLW, HVKU, ?
a. FSIS
b. GTAS
c. GSBT
d. GTIS
Answer: b. GTAS
Explanation:
Alphabet Series - A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
1st 10 alphabets Reversed - J I H G F E D C B A K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
The reversed series should be taken for finding the answer.
The first letter goes up by 1 i.e. J I H. So next is G
The third letter goes down by 1 i.e. M L K. So next is A.
2nd and 4th letters skip one letters.
So 2nd letter is T and 4th will be S.
Answer = GTAS
4. Fill the blanks
bof _cb _fcc _ofc _bo _ cc
a. f o c c f
b. f o c c b
c. c o f c f
d. c o b c f
Answer: d. c o b c f
Explanation:
Here we need to observe small patterns and then write the answer.
In first 3 alphabets, we see that o comes before f. So, 2nd blank has to be o.
c comes before b. So 4th blank has to be c.
f comes before cc. So last blank has to be f.
cc comes after f. So 1st blank needs to be c to satisfy this condition.
