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Series questions use numbers, letters, symbols or combinations arranged according to a hidden pattern. You may need to identify repeated operations, alternating rules, alphabetical positions, differences, reversals and mixed sequences to find a missing term or predict the next one.

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  • A. 36
  • B. 40
  • C. 42
  • D. 46

Explanation: The differences between consecutive terms are 4, 6, 8, 10 — increasing by 2 each time.

Correct answer: 42
  • A. 30
  • B. 36
  • C. 48
  • D. 60

Explanation: Each term is double the one before it, so the next term is 24 times 2, which is 48.

Correct answer: 48
Hard
  • A. 35
  • B. 37
  • C. 39
  • D. 41

Explanation: The differences are 3, 5, 7 and 9, rising by 2 each time, so the next difference is 11 and the next term is 26 plus 11, which is 37.

Correct answer: 37
Moderate
  • A. M
  • B. N
  • C. O
  • D. P

Explanation: The gaps between the letters grow by one each step: A to C skips one letter, C to F skips two, F to J skips three, so the next step skips…

Correct answer: O
  • A. 5
  • B. 6
  • C. 7
  • D. 8

Explanation: Two sequences are interleaved: the terms in the odd positions run 1, 2, 3, 4 and those in the even positions run 4, 5, 6, 7, each rising…

Correct answer: 5
  • A. 44 people
  • B. 56 people
  • C. 64 people
  • D. 74 people

Explanation: Each figure is double the one before, so the growth is geometric rather than arithmetic and the next term is 32 multiplied by 2, giving…

Correct answer: 64 people
  • A. D390625
  • B. D364748
  • C. D390524
  • D. D390525

Explanation: Each number is multiplied by 25. 15625 x 25 is 390,625 hence, the answer is D390,625.

Correct answer: D390625
  • A. K66
  • B. L64
  • C. M68
  • D. N90

Explanation: 16 is added every time to each term and the letters alternate. So after J, K will be skipped and 48+16 is 64 so the answer is L64.

Correct answer: L64
  • A. D9
  • B. D10
  • C. D9.5
  • D. D45

Explanation: 2.5 is added to each number. 2.5+2.5=5 and 5+2.5=7.5 hence 7.5+2.5=10 and D is 10. So, option B is accurate.

Correct answer: D10
  • A. NQM
  • B. PJI
  • C. NIJ
  • D. NJI

Explanation: The series can be analyzed by examining the letters in each segment. For the second letter in each term, the pattern follows:K (11) → L…

Correct answer: NIJ
  • A. 111
  • B. 120
  • C. 121
  • D. 132

Explanation: Multiples of 13 are being added + 13 +26 +39 so now you'll add 52

Correct answer: 132
  • A. 16
  • B. 24
  • C. -16
  • D. 32

Explanation: The sequence 0, 8, ?, 48, 80, 120 involves finding a pattern in the differences between consecutive terms.

Correct answer: 24
  • A. JHK
  • B. LAK
  • C. JGK
  • D. IGJ

Explanation: Noticing the pattern, we can conclude that the middle letter in each sequence is A.

Correct answer: LAK
  • A. 52
  • B. 56
  • C. 96
  • D. 128

Explanation: Option A : As the calculation is showing, the correct answer is 56 not 52.

Correct answer: 56
  • A. KDLW
  • B. KLDW
  • C. KWLD
  • D. LDKW

Explanation: This is the correct answer. Each letter in the sequence changes by a consistent pattern.

Correct answer: KDLW
  • A. RQDQR
  • B. QRORQ
  • C. RQPOPQR
  • D. QPOPQ

Explanation: Let's analyze the given sequence:SSSSSSSRSSSRQRSRQPQRIt appears that each term is formed by taking the previous term and replacing one…

Correct answer: QPOPQ
  • A. 310
  • B. 312
  • C. 319
  • D. 315

Explanation: To solve the sequence, we first find the differences between consecutive terms:10 - 3 = 733 - 10 = 23104 - 33 = 71These differences are 7…

Correct answer: 319
  • A. 10
  • B. 12
  • C. 13
  • D. 15

Explanation: The sequence alternates between subtracting 1 and adding 2:Start with 12Subtract 1 to get 11Add 2 to get 13Subtract 1 to get 12Add 2 to…

Correct answer: 15
  • A. (1/3
  • B. (1/8)
  • C. (2/8)
  • D. (1/16)

Explanation: Option B is correct since, in this series, the next number is half of the previous number.

Correct answer: (1/8)
  • A. 152
  • B. 150
  • C. 151
  • D. 153

Explanation: The sequence given is: 2, 6, 15, 34, 73, ?. To find the missing term, calculate the differences between consecutive terms:6 - 2 = 415 - 6…

Correct answer: 152

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