Series Questions with Solutions

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Series questions give a sequence of numbers, letters or a mix of both, and ask you to find the next term, a missing term, or the wrong term. This topic covers number series (based on differences, squares and cubes, multiplication, or mixed operations), letter series, alphanumeric series, and repeating letter patterns. Start by checking the differences between consecutive terms. If those don't show a pattern, check the second differences, ratios, squares and cubes nearby, or whether two separate series alternate. For letter series, convert letters to their alphabet positions and look for the number pattern. With practice, recognising common patterns becomes quick and these questions become reliable marks. Practise the series questions below, each with a step-by-step solution that shows the pattern.

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Q1.
Find the next term: 2, 4, 7, 14, 17, 34, ____
A. 35B. 36C. 37D. 38
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Q2.
Complete the series: 840, 168, 42, 14, 7, ?
A. 7B. 1C. 6D. None
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Q3.
Find the next term: 1, 4, 9, 16, ___
A. 25B. 18C. 20D. 19
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Q4.
What will be the next term in the series? 12, 24, 14, 28, 18, 36, __
A. 26B. 28C. 20D. 16
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Q5.
Find the next term: 20, 32, 45, 59, 74, …
A. 20B. 90C. 80D. 85
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Q6.
210, 195, 175, 150, 120, ?
A. 100B. 90C. 95D. 85
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Q7.
3, 5, 10, 12, 24, 26, ?
A. 50B. 52C. 46D. 36
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Q8.
1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, __
A. 12B. 14C. 16D. 13
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Q9.
KMO, OQS, SUW, ___ ?
A. WZAB. WYAC. VXZD. None
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Q10.
1, 4, 9, 16, 25, ?
A. 36B. 42C. 35D. 49
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Q11.
Which is the next number in the sequence: 28, 327, 464, 5125, ___?
A. 6216B. 6126C. 6621D. 6612
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Q12.
Look at this series: $53, 53, 40, 40, 27, 27, \dots$ What number should come next?
A. 12B. 14C. 27D. 53
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Q13.
What is the next number in the sequence: $1, 4, 9, 16, 25, ?$
A. 30B. 36C. 42D. 50
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Q14.
Find the missing number in the series: $3, 9, 27, 81, ?$
A. 162B. 243C. 225D. 256
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Q15.
Find the number from the given options which best completes the series: 39, 416, 525, ____, 749, 864
A. 439B. 436C. 636D. 644
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Q16.
Complete the series: 3, 10, 24, 45, 73, ____
A. 108B. 121C. 91D. 69
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Q17.
Find the missing element in the series: A, CD, GHI, ____, UVWXY
A. LMNOB. MNOPC. NOPQD. OPQR
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Q18.
Which pair of numbers comes next in the following series? 42, 40, 38, 35, 33, 31, 28
A. 25 22B. 26 23C. 26 24D. 25 23
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Q19.
In the following number series one term is wrong. Find the wrong term. 5, 12, 19, 33, 47, 75, 104
A. 12B. 47C. 75D. 104
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Q20.
Find the missing number in the series: 4, 6, 3, 5, 2, ?
A. 8B. 4C. 3D. 6
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