Number Series ( Reasoning)

 Number Series ( Reasoning)

1. The series goes: 2, 4, 8, 16, ... What number comes next? 

a) 20 

b) 24 

c) 32 (Correct Answer)

d) 40

2. The series goes: 12, 9, 6, 3, ... What number comes next?

 a) 0 

b) -1 (Correct Answer) 

c) -2 

d) -3

3. The series goes: 5, 10, 15, 20, ... What number comes next?

 a) 22

 b) 24 

c) 25 (Correct Answer)

d) 28

3. The series goes: 2, 6, 12, 24, ... What number comes next?

 a) 30

 b) 36 (Correct Answer) 

c) 42 

d) 48

4. The series goes: 11, 8, 5, 2, ... What number comes next? 

a) -1 

b) -2 (Correct Answer)

c) -3 

d) -4

5. The series goes: 1, 3, 9, 27, ... What number comes next? 

a) 36 

b) 45 

c) 54

 d) 81 (Correct Answer)

6. The series goes: 100, 70, 40, 10, ... What number comes next?

 a) -10

 b) -20 (Correct Answer) 

c) -30 

d) -40

7. The series goes: 14, 7, 21, 14, ... What pattern is followed? (This is a trick question) 

a) Add 7, then subtract 7 (Incorrect) - This doesn't hold true for the entire series 

b) Alternating addition and subtraction of 7 (Correct Answer) 

c) Multiply by 2, then divide by 2 (Incorrect)

 d) The pattern is random (Incorrect)

8. The series goes: 2, 4, 1, 2, ... What pattern is followed? (This is another trick question) 

a) Double, then halve (Incorrect) - This doesn't hold true for the entire series 

b) The series repeats after every two numbers (2, 4) then repeats (Correct Answer)

c) Add 2, then subtract 3 (Incorrect) 

d) The pattern is random (Incorrect)