Series Completion Questions Tricks Shortcuts Set 2 for SBI & IBPS

Series Completion Questions Tricks Shortcuts Set 2 for SBI & IBPS

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Number Series Questions for Bank Exams – Now a days, almost in all competitive exams  Number Series related questions is must asked and specially in Bank Recruitment Exams.
Following are some  Number Series questions which are likely to be asked/ already asked in competitive exams. Following  Number Series questions will help you securing good marks in upcoming SBI PO, SBI Clerk, IBPS PO­ V, IBPS Clerk­ V, IBPS RRB Exams.

Reasoning Series Completion Questions Set 2

In each of the following questions, one term in the number series is wrong. Find out the wrong term.

1. 24, 27, 31, 33, 36 
(a) 24 
(b) 27 
(c) 31 
(d) 33

2. 196, 169, 144, 121, 80
(a) 80 
(b) 121 
(c) 169 
(d) 196

3. 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13
(a) 3 
(b) 5 
(c) 7 
(d) 9

4. 121, 143, 165, 186, 209 
(a) 143 
(b) 165 
(c) 186 
(d) 209

5. 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 96 
(a) 4 
(b) 32 
(c) 64 
(d) 96

6. 8, 14, 26, 48, 98, 194, 386
(a) 14 
(b) 48 
(c) 98 
(d) 194

7. 8, 13, 21, 32, 47, 63, 83
(a) 13 
(b) 21 
(c) 32 
(d) 47

8. 3, 10, 27, 4, 16, 64, 5, 25, 125 
(a) 3 
(b) 4 
(c) 10 
(d) 27

9. 380, 188, 92, 48, 20, 8, 2
(a) 188 
(b) 92 
(c) 48 
(d) 20

10. 1, 3, 7, 15, 27, 63, 127
(a) 7 
(b) 15 
(c) 27 
(d) 63

11. 2, 5, 10, 17, 26, 37, 50, 64
(a) 50 
(b) 26 
(c) 37
(d) 64

12. 1, 3, 10, 21, 64, 129, 256, 778
(a) 10 
(b) 21 
(c) 129 
(d) 256

13. 15, 16, 22, 29, 45, 70
(a) 16 
(b) 22 
(c) 45 
(d) 70

14. 6, 14, 30, 64, 126 
(a) 6 
(b) 14 
(c) 64 
(d) 126

15. 10, 26, 74, 218, 654, 1946, 5834
(a) 26 
(b) 74 
(c) 218 
(d) 654


Answer of Series Completion Questions 

1. (c) : Each term in the series is increased by 3 to obtain the next term. So. 31 is wrong and must be replaced by (27 + 3) i.e. 30.

2. (a) : 

3. (d) : The series consists of consecutive prime numbers. So. 9 is wrong.

4. (c): Each term of the series is increased by 22 to obtain the next term. So. 186 is wrong and must be replaced by (165 + 22) i.e. 187.

5. (d) : Each term of the series is obtained by multiplying the preceding term by 2 So, 96 is wrong and must be replaced by (64 x 2) i.e. 128.

6. (b) : Each term in the series is less than twice the preceding term by 2. So. 48 is wrong and should be replaced by (26 x 2 - 2) i.e. 50.

7. (d) : Go on adding 5, 8, 11, 14, 17, 20.
So, the number 47 is wrong and must be replaced by 46.

8. (c) :

9. (c) : The correct pattern is - 192, - 96, - 48, - 24, - 12, - 6.
So, 48 is wrong and must be replaced by (92 - 48) i.e. 44.

10. (c): 

11. (d): (1x1)+1 , (2x2)+1 , (3x3)+1 , (4x4)+1 , (5x5)+1 , (6x6)+1 , (7x7)+1 , (8x8)+1
But, 64 is out of pattern.

12. (d) : The sequnece is ( x 2 + 1, x 3 + 1, x 2 + 1, x 3 + 1,....)
So, 256 is wrong and must be replaced by (129 x 2 + 1)  i.e.  259.

13. (b): 

14. (c): Each term is multiplied by 2 and then increased by 2 to obtain the next term. So, 64 is wrong and must be replaced by (30 x 2 + 2) i.e. 62.

15. (d): Each term is 4 less than thrice the preceding number.
So, 654 is wrong and must be replaced by (218 x 3 - 4) - 650.