MAT - Series Completion (Number Series, Alphabet Series and Letter Repeating Series)

CBSE : Class - X Mental Ability
Number Series
INTRODUCTION
Number series problems deal with numbers. While attempting to solve the question, you have to
check the pattern of the series. Series moves with certain mathematical operations. You have to
check the pattern.
Type of questions asked in the examination :
(i) Find the missing term(s).
(ii) Find the wrong term(s).
NUMBER SERIES :
In this type of series, the set of given numbers in a series are related to one another in a particular
pattern or manner. The relationship between the numbers may be
• Consecutive odd/even numbers,
• Consecutive prime / composite numbers,
• Squares/cubes of some numbers with/without variation of addition or subtraction of some
number,
• Sum/product/difference of preceding number(s),
• Addition/subtraction/multiplication/division by some number, and
• Many more combinations of the relationship given above.
Ex.1 2, 5, 7, 10, 12 …………… ?
Sol. 2 5 7 10 12 15
+3 +2 +3 +2 +3
Ans. 15
Ex.2 1, 4, 9, 16, …………. ?
Sol. 1 4 9 16 25
1 2 2 2 3 2 42 52
Ans. 25
Ex.3 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, ………….. ?
Sol. 1+2=3
2+3=5
3+5=8
5 + 8 = 13
Ans. 13
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Ex.4 19, 2, 38, 3, 114, 4, ………….. ?
Sol. 19 × 2 = 38
38 × 3 = 114
114 × 4 = 456
Ans. 456
Ex.5 5, 9, 17, 29, 45, ……………… ?

Sol. 5 9 17 29 45 65
+4 +8 +12 +16 +20
Ans. 65
Ex.6 3, 6, 18, 72, ………………. ?
Sol. 3 6 18 72 360
×2 ×3 ×4 ×5
Ans. 360
Ex.7 1, 1, 3, 11, …………… ?

Sol. 1×1+0=1
1×2+1=3
3 × 3 + 2 = 11
11 × 4 + 3 = 47
Ans. 47
Ex.8 (1/2), (3/3), (5/5), (7/7) ……………….. ?

Sol. (1/2), (3/3), (5/5), (7/7), (9/11)
Ans. (9/11)
Ex.9 1, 2, 9, 28 ……………….. ?
Sol. 1 2 9 28 65
    
03+1 13+1 23+1 33+1 43+1
Ans. 65
Ex.10 59, 45, 20, …………. ?

Sol. 5 × 9 = 45
4 × 5 = 20
2×0=0
Ans. 0
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Ex.11 2, 10, 40, 120, ……………………. ?
Sol. 2 10 40 120 240
×5 ×4 ×3 ×2
Ans. 240
Ex.12 0, 7, 26, 63, ………………. ?
Sol. 0 7 26 63 124
3
1 –1 2 –1 3 3 3
3 –1 4 –1 53–1
Ans. 124
Ex.13 –3, –2, __, 3, 7

Sol. –3 –2 0 3 7
+1 +2 +3 +4
Ans. 0
Ex.14 0, ?, 8, 27, 64, 125

Sol. 0 1 8 27 64 125
0 3 1 3 23 33 43 53
Ans. 1
Ex.15 3, 10, 20, 33, 49, 68, ……………. ?

Sol. 3 10 20 33 49 68 90
+7 +10 +13 +16 +19 +22
Ans. 90
Ex.16 15, 31, 64, 131, ………………. ?
Sol. 15 31 64 131 266
× 2+1 × 2+2 × 2+3 × 2+4
Ans. 266
Ex.17 3, 5, 9, 17, 33, ………………. ?

Sol. 3 5 9 17 33 65
× 2-1 × 2-1 × 2-1 × 2-1 × 2-1
Ans. 65
Ex.18 54, 45, 37, 30, 24, ……….........……….. ?

Sol. 54 45 37 30 24 19
-9 -8 -7 -6 -5
Ans. 19
Ex.19 1, 0, -1, -2, ………………..… ?

Sol. 1 0 -1 -2 -3
(-1) (-1) (-1) (-1)
Ans. –3
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Ex.20 67, 56, 45, 34, ……………....… ?

Sol. 67 56 45 34 23
-11 -11 -11 -11
Ans. 23
Ex.21 10, 17, 31, 52, 80, …………...… ?
Sol. 10 17 31 52 80 115
7 14 21 28 35
Ans. 115
Ex.22 17, 12, 18, 11, ………………… ?
Sol. 17 12 18 11 19
-5 +6 -7 +8
Ans. 19
Ex.23 37, 29, ?, 19, 17

Sol. 37 29 23 19 17
-8 -6 -4 -2
Ans. 23
Ex.24 66, 65, 61, 52, 36, …………………..… ?

Sol. 66 65 61 52 36 11
-1 -4 -9 -16 -25
Ans. 11
Ex.25 17, 2, 34, 3, 102, 4, ……….....…….?

Sol. 17 × 2 = 34
34 × 3 = 102
102 × 4 = 408
Ans. 408
Directions : (26 to 27) Find the wrong term(s) —

Ex.26 5, 8, 10, 12, 15, 18, 20, 23
(1) 8 (2) 12 (3) 15 (4) 18
Sol. (2)
Therefore, number 12 is wrong and should be replaced by 13.

Ex.27 1, 3, 8, 19, 42, 88, 184
(1) 3 (2) 8 (3) 19 (4) 88
Sol. (4)
1 3 8 19 42 89 184
2 5 11 23 47 95
3 6 12 24 48
Hence, number 88 is wrong and should be replaced by 89.
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EXERCISE – I
Directions : (1 to 132) Find the missing term in the given below series
1. 2,3,5,7,11,?,17
(1) 14 (2) 13 (3) 10 (4) 12
2. 3, 6, 24, 30, 63, 72, ?, 132

(1) 58 (2) 42 (3) 90 (4) 120
3. 2, 20, ?, 110, 182

(1) 56 (2) 90 (3) 72 (4) 96
4. 5,11,17,?,29,35
(1) 15 (2) 19 (3) 23 (4) 25
5. 4, 11, 7, 14, 10, 17, ?

(1) 24 (2) 13 (3) 20 (4) 21
6. 2, 5, 8, 11, 14, ?
(1) 18 (2) 17 (3) 19 (4) 16
7. 144,121,100,81,64,?
(1) 49 (2) 43 (3) 36 (4) 54
8. 2, 5, 12, 23, 38, 57, ?

(1) 69 (2) 76 (3) 80 (4) 84
9. 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, 42, ?

(1) 56 (2) 54 (3) 50 (4) 62
10. 8, 9, 8, 7, 10, 9, 6, 11, 10, ?, 12

(1) 11 (2) 8 (3) 7 (4) 5
11. 4, 9, 16, 25, ?

(1) 32 (2) 55 (3) 49 (4) 36
12. 3, 5, 9, 17, ?
(1) 26 (2) 33 (3) 65 (4) 42
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13. 3,6,8,16,18,?
(1) 32 (2) 42 (3) 36 (4) 38
14. 1, 8, 27, 64, ?

(1) 100 (2) 316 (3) 216 (4) 125
15. 3, 7, 13, 21, 31, ?

(1) 43 (2) 40 (3) 44 (4) 41
16. 3, 21, 5, 19, 7, 17, 9, 15, 11, 13, ?

(1) 15 (2) 13 (3) 11 (4) none
17. 11, 7, 11, 11, 13, 15, 13, 19, 15, 23, ?
(1) 15 (2) 21 (3) 18 (4) none
18. 62, 64, 128, 130, 260, ?

(1) 264 (2) 520 (3) 262 (4) none
19. 1, 2, 6, 24, 120, ?

(1) 720 (2) 360 (3) 240 (4) none
20. 1, 3, 15, 105, 945,10395, ?

(1) 1150 (2) 1245 (3) 1500 (4) none
21. 4, 0, 6, 2,10,6,16,12, 24,?

(1) 12 (2) 16 (3) 20 (4) none
22. 13,12,24,22,44,41, 82,78,156,?

(1) 151 (2) 156 (3) 83 (4) none
23. 100, 88, 75, 61, 46,?

(1) 27 (2) 30 (3) 33 (4) none
24. 41, 0, 39, 0, 35,0, 29, 0, 21,?

(1) 0 (2) 21 (3) 11 (4) none
25. 1, 8, 27, 64,125, 216,?

(1) 98 (2) 300 (3) 343 (4) none
26. 3, 6,15, ?,123, 366

(1) 34 (2) 59 (3) 42 (4) 60
27. 3,12, 24, 96,192,?

(1) 768 (2) 384 (3) 702 (4)298
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28. 6, 3,11, 8,18,15, 27, 24,?,?
(1) 36,33 (2) 36,35 (3) 38,35 (4) 38,34
29. 24, 60,120, 210,?

(1) 300 (2) 336 (3) 420 (4) 525
30. 18, 9, 24,12, 32,16, 42,?

(1)19 (2)20 (3) 21 (4) 24
31. 96, 90, 78,?,36,6

(1) 60 (2) 54 (3) 72 (4) 48
32. 1, 3, 7, 15, 31, 63,?

(1) 123 (2)125 (3)127 (4)129
33. 7, 12, 15, 16,?, 12, 7

(1) 11 (2) 13 (3) 15 (4) 17
34. 2, 6,12, 20,?, 42, 56, 72

(1) 28 (2) 34 (3) 30 (4) 36
35. 20, 32, 45, 59, 74,?

(1) 95 (2) 90 (3) 85 (4) 79
36. 210, 195,175,150,120,?

(1) 75 (2) 80 (3) 85 (4) 90
37. 3, 5, 10,12, 24, 26,?

(1) 52 (2) 30 (3) 28 (4) 48
38. 3, 6, 5, 20,7, 42, 9,?

(1) 60 (2) 54 (3) 72 (4) 66
39. 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13,?

(1)12 (2)15 (3)14 (4)16
40. 27, 25, 25, 22, 23,19,?

(1) 20 (2) 21 (3)16 (4)17
41. 24, 35, 48, 63,?

(1) 75 (2) 68 (3) 97 (4) 80
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42. 12, 24, 37, 51, 66, 82,?
(1) 97 (2) 89 (3) 99 (4)109
43. 22, 22, 24,19, 27,16, 31,?

(1) 21 (2)13 (3) 34 (4)17
44. 2, 6,14,30, 62,?, 254

(1)124 (2)126 (3)132 (4)142
45. 8, 4, 2, 1,1/2, ?
(1) 1/8 (2) 1/4 (3)1 (4) 1/3
46. 2, 5, 3, 6,?
(1) 8 (2) 4 (3) 7 (4) 9
47. 23, 30, 38, 47,?

(1) 56 (2) 60 (3) 57 (4) 67
48. 1,5,3,7,5,?
(1) 3 (2)10 (3)9 (4)7
49. 0,7,26,63,?,?
(1) 126,215 (2) 217,124 (3) 124,215 (4) 64,216
50. 1,9,25,49,?,?
(1) 81,121 (2) 225,296 (3) 55,112 (4) 100,194
51. 2, 3, 5, 9, 17, ?
(1) 33 (2) 3 (3) 5 (4) 17
52. 1357,2068,1591,5425,?,?
(1) 8800,4444 (2) 0000,2564 (3) 6954,2564 (4) 4444,8888
53. 13576,17365,75361,63517,?,?
(1) 13578,73381 (2) 75381,57632 (3) 56713,16537 (4) 16537,35482
54. 4,6,12,14,28,30,?
(1)32 (2)64 (3)62 (4)60
55. 5,16,51,158,?
(1) 481 (2) 483 (3)1452 (4) 1454
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56. 87,90,84,88,81,?,?
(1) 85,93 (2) 86,98 (3) 86,78 (4) 86,68
57. 1,2,5,12,27,58,?
(1)121 (2)136 (3)135 (4)174
58. 8,13,10,15,12,17,14,?
(1)19 (2) 22 (3)16 (4) 20
59. 2 ,4 ,7,11,?,22
(1) 4 (2) 7 (3) 22 (4)16
60. 2,2,4,8,14,22,32,?,58
(1) 40 (2) 42 (3) 44 (4) 48
61. ?,37,26,17,10,5,2,1
(1) 50 (2) 51 (3) 53 (4) 55
62. 1,4,9,16,27,40,?
(1) 50 (2) 51 (3) 55 (4) 57
63. 1,4,9,16,25,?,49
(1) 32 (2) 34 (3) 36 (4) none
64. 4,5,9,18,34,59,95?
(1) 125 (2) 136 (3) 148 (4) 144
65. 0,3,8,15,24,35,48,?
(1) 58 (2) 60 (3) 63 (4) 65
66. 10,12,17,27,44,70,?
(1) 99 (2) 113 (3) 107 (4) 111
67. 343,216,?,64,27,8,1
(1) 105 (2) 115 (3)125 (4)135
68. 28, 33, 31, 36, 34, ?

(1) 39 (2) 36 (3) 34 (4) 28
69. 0,7,26,63,124,215,342,?
(1) 512 (2) 525 (3) 625 (4) 511
70. 505,337,211,121,61,25,7,?
(1)4 (2)2 (3)1 (4) 0
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71. 0,7,26,63,124,215,?
(1) 346 (2) 342 (3) 344 (4) 338
72. 4,7,13,25,?,97
(1) 48 (2) 49 (3) 55 (4) 60
73. 4, 9, 25, 49, ?, 169, 289

(1) 121 (2) 169 (3) 289 (4) 49
74. 69,59,49,39,29,19,?
(1) 10 (2) 9 (3) 0 (4) none
75. 4,28,6,24,8,20,10,16,12,12,14,?,?
(1) 16,8 (2) 8,16 (3) 20,18 (4) 18,20
76. 1,?,5,6,11,24,19,60,29,120,41,210
(1) 0 (2) 1 (3) 2 (4) 3
77. 89,88,84,?,59,34
(1) 75 (2) 77 (3) 73 (4) 79
78. 4,7,12,19,28,39,?
(1) 46 (2) 43 (3) 52 (4) 59
79. 1,1,8,4,27,9,?16
(1) 60 (2) 64 (3) 52 (4) 56
80. 15,20,18,24,21,?,24,32
(1) 26 (2) 28 (3) 30 (4) 24
81. 5,7,24,62,172,?
(1) 466 (2) 464 (3) 462 (4) 468
82. 5,7,11,17,?,35
(1) 25 (2) 27 (3) 23 (4) 21
83. 3,10,29,66,?,218
(1)131 (2)127 (3)123 (4)135
84. 3,6,4,?,5,12,6,15
(1) 11 (2) 9 (3) 15 (4) 21
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85. 1,2,2,4,8,32,?
(1) 256 (2) 266 (3) 276 (4) 246
86. 12,14,18,?,42,74
(1) 26 (2) 30 (3) 34 (4) 22
87. 12,64,24,56,36,?,48,40
(1) 36 (2) 48 (3) 32 (4) 24
88. 6,2,8,10,18,?,46
(1) 28 (2) 26 (3) 32 (4) 34
89. 3,4,12,48,?
(1) 336 (2) 576 (3) 690 (4) 60
90. 45,48,54,63,?,90
(1) 76 (2) 75 (3) 77 (4) 78
91. 8,17,25,42,67,?
(1) 108 (2) 107 (3) 109 (4) 110
92. 1,2,6,15,31,?
(1) 54 (2) 52 (3) 56 (4) 58
93. 4,7,13,25,?,97
(1) 47 (2) 43 (3) 45 (4) 49
94. 4,8,9,27,?,64
(1) 14 (2) 12 (3) 16 (4) 18
95. 2,6,12,20,30, ?
(1) 40 (2) 42 (3) 44 (4) 38
96. 85,90,96,103,?
(1) 110 (2) 111 (3)108 (4)112
97. 2,6,14,30,?
(1) 48 (2) 44 (3) 62 (4) 60
98. 3,6,18,72,?
(1) 360 (2) 160 (3) 144 (4) 288
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99. 3,6,12,24,?
(1) 42 (2) 40 (3) 44 (4) 48
100. 0,3,8,15,?
(1) 22 (2) 20 (3) 24 (4) 28
101. 2,4,8,16,?
(1) 32 (2) 24 (3) 36 (4) 20
102. 2,7,17,37,77,?
(1) 147 (2) 157 (3)177 (4)127
103. 7,12,17,22,?
(1) 29 (2) 28 (3) 26 (4) 27
104. 7,10,14,19,?
(1) 25 (2) 24 (3) 23 (4) 26
105. 6,21,7,9,?,6
(1) 25 (2) 28 (3) 27 (4) 22
106. 5,2,10,7,4,?
(1) 25 (2) 11 (3) 21 (4) 28
107. 13,26,?,52,65
(1) 42 (2) 39 (3) 38 (4) 36
108. 3,12,5,20,?,28
(1) 7 (2) 4 (3) 9 (4) 6
109. 4,12,6,18,?,21
(1) 7 (2) 6 (3) 14 (4) 3
110. 4,8,16,32,64,?
(1) 128 (2) 1 (3) 2 (4) 256
111. 81,72,63,?,45
(1) 54 (2) 56 (3) 50 (4) 52
112. 76,54,34,?
(1)16 (2)17 (3)18 (4) 20
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113. 5,19,41,71,109,?
(1)153 (2)155 (3)158 (4)157
114. 2,5,11,22,40,67,105,?
(1)136 (2)143 (3)139 (4)156
115. 3,5,10,12,24,26,?
(1) 30 (2) 28 (3) 48 (4) 52
116. 3,6,5,20,7,42,9,?
(1) 54 (2) 60 (3) 66 (4) 72
117. 2,3,5,6,7,9,10,11,13,?
(1)15 (2)12 (3)16 (4)14
118. 3,8,35,48,?,120
(1) 72 (2) 64 (3) 80 (4) 99
119. 1,1,8,?,27,9,64
(1) 4 (2) 9 (3) 6 (4)16
120. 0,7,26,?,124,215
(1) 51 (2) 37 (3) 63 (4) 88
121. 2,1,2,4,4,5,6,7,8,8,10,11,?
(1)11 (2)10 (3) 9 (4)12
122. 3,15,35,?,99,143
(1) 63 (2) 77 (3) 69 (4) 81
123. 7,13,21,?,43,57
(1) 23 (2) 27 (3) 31 (4) 35
124. 48,53,70,107,?
(1) 182 (2) 172 (3) 184 (4) 190
125. 0,6,24,60,120,?
(1) 205 (2) 207 (3) 210 (4) 212
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126. 10,25,46,73,106,?
(1)145 (2)155 (3)165 (4)175
127. 2,12,36,80,150,?
(1) 248 (2) 252 (3) 254 (4) 258
128. 480, 480, 240, 80, 20, 4,?

(1) 3/2 (2)1/2 (3) 2/3 (4) 1/3
129. 10,10,8,16,13,39,35,?
(1) 140 (2) 142 (3) 150 (4) 152
130. 1,5,11,19,29,41,55,?
(1) 70 (2) 71 (3) 72 (4) 73
131. 0.5,2,4.5,8,12.5,?
(1)18 (2) 20 (3) 22 (4) 24
132. 0,5,22,57,116,?
(1) 205 (2) 210 (3) 222 (4) 236
EXERCISE - II
Directions : (1 to 26) Find the wrong term of the series :
1. 3, 7, 9, 21, 27, 66, 81, 189, 243

(1 ) 27 (2) 66 (3) 243 (4) 21
2. 27, 34, 40, 45, 49, 53, 54 , 55

(1) 53 (2) 45 (3) 56 (4) 34
3. 0, 2, 3, 6, 6, 20, 9, 54, 12
(1) 3 (2) 6 (3) 20 (4) 54
4. 0, 2, 10, 36, 68, 130

(1) 10 (2) 36 (3) 68 (4) 130
5. 9, 54, 44, 264, 254, 1520, 1514

(1) 1514 (2) 1520 (3) 264 (4) 44
6. 10, 15, 26, 35, 48, 63, 82

(1) 48 (2) 26 (3) 63 (4) 82
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7. 3, 10, 30, 66, 127, 218
(1) 3 (2) 66 (3) 30 (4) 218
8. 7, 9, 17, 42, 91, 172, 293

(1) 91 (2) 42 (3) 17 (4) 9
9. 2, 12, 24, 34, 68, 78, 158, 166

(1) 68 (2) 78 (3) 158 (4) 166
10. 2, 6, 10, 20, 30, 42, 56

(1) 6 (2) 10 (3) 20 (4) 30
11. 7, 9, 16, 25, 41, 68, 107, 173

(1) 16 (2) 41 (3) 68 (4) 107
12. 3, 9, 27, 82, 243

(1) 27 (2) 54 (3) 82 (4) 162
13. 5, 9, 17, 35, 65, 129

(1) 65 (2) 35 (3) 17 (4) 9
14. 1, 5, 6, 11, 17, 27, 45, 73

(1) 27 (2) 45 (3) 17 (4) 11
15. 3, 6, 11, 18, 28, 38, 51, 66

(1) 18 (2) 28 (3) 38 (4) 51
16. 320, 254, 200, 155, 122, 100, 89

(1) 155 (2) 320 (3) 254 (4) 200
17. 6, 8, 9, 12, 14, 18, 22, 26, 30

(1) 12 (2) 22 (3) 26 (4) 30
18. 3, 7, 9, 28, 27, 84, 81, 448, 243

(1) 84 (2) 81 (3) 28 (4) 7
19. 190, 94, 46, 22, 10, 3

(1) 94 (2) 46 (3) 22 (4) 3
20. 0, 5, 15, 50, 128

(1) 5 (2) 15 (3) 50 (4) 128
21. 9, 63, 5, 35, 1, 8

(1) 63 (2) 5 (3) 35 (4) 8
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22. 89, 78, 86, 80, 85, 82, 83
(1) 83 (2) 82 (3) 86 (4) 78
23. 1, 1, 3, 9, 6, 36, 10, 100, 16, 225

(1) 225 (2) 16 (3) 10 (4) 9
24. 444, 300, 200, 136, 87, 84, 80

(1) 300 (2) 200 (3) 136 (4) 87
25. 8, 15, 31, 61, 123, 247, 491

(1) 247 (2) 491 (3) 121 (4) 61
26. 3, 6, 24, 30, 63, 72, 122, 132

(1) 132 (2) 30 (3) 122 (4) 72
Directions : (27 to 31) In each question there is a number series with one term missing shown by question
mark (?). This term is one of the alternatives among the four numbers given under it. That number is-
27. 2, 30, 6, 20, 12, 12, (?) [NTSE Stage-I / Raj. 2013]
(1) 26 (2) 22 (3) 20 (4) 24
28. 6, 20, 36, 48, 50, (?), 0

(1) 36 (2) 40 (3) 46 (4) 56
29. 7, 15, 28, 59, 114, (?)

(1) 243 (2) 233 (3) 213 (4) 223
30. 25, 49, 89, 145, 217, (?)
(1) 305 (2) 327 (3) 309 (4) 303
31. 0, 2, 2, 3, 3, 5, 8, 4, 10, (?), 5, 17
(1) 6 (2) 7 (3) 9 (4) 15
Directions : (32 to 36) These questions consists of a number series which contains a wrong term. This term
is given as one of the four alternatives among the four numbers given below. The wrong term is-
32. 89, 78, 86, 80, 85, 82, 83
(1) 83 (2) 82 (3) 86 (4) 78
33. 1, 1, 3, 9, 6, 36, 10, 100, 16, 225

(1) 225 (2) 16 (3) 10 (4) 9
34. 444, 300, 200, 136, 87, 84, 80

(1) 300 (2) 200 (3) 136 (4) 87
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35. 8, 15, 31, 61, 123, 247, 491
(1) 247 (2) 491 (3) 121 (4) 61
36. 3, 6, 24, 30, 63, 72, 122, 132

(1) 132 (2) 30 (3) 122 (4) 72
Direction : (37 to 40) In each of the questions some of the numbers are missing in the given series with one
term missing shown by question mark (?) . This term is one of the alternatives among the four numbers
given under it. Find the right alternative. [NTSE Stage-I / Raj. 2014]
37. 5, 10, 17, 26, 37, 50, (?)
(1) 70 (2) 66 (3) 65 (4) 64
38. 6, 25, 62, 123, (?), 341

(1) 216 (2) 214 (3) 215 (4) 217
39. 5, 3, 10, 8, 17, 15, (?), 24

(1) 26 (2) 27 (3) 29 (4) 36
40. 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, (?)

(1) 40 (2) 42 (3) 44 (4) 46
Direction : (41 to 44) In each of the question some of the numbers are missing in the given with one term
missing shown by question mark (?). This term is one of the alternatives among the numbers given under it.
Find the right alternative. [NTSE Stage-I / Raj. 2015]
41. 65, 48, 64, 49, 63, ?
(1) 53 (2) 52 (3) 51 (4) 50
42. 7, 23 , ? , 79, 119

(1) 47 (2) 49 (3) 44 (4) 46
43. 16, 8 ,12 , ?, 105

(1) 6 (2) 30 (3) 24 (4) 35
44. 748, 737 ,716 , 685, 644 ?
(1) 634 (2) 643 (3) 503 (4) 593
Direction : (45 to 48) In each of the question some of the numbers are missing in the given series with one
term missing shown by question mark (?). This terms is one of the alternatives among the four numbers
given under it. Find the right alternative. [NTSE Stage-I / Raj. 2016]
45. 8, 27, 64, ?, 216, 343.
(1) 125 (2) 81 (3) 100 (4) 196
46. 5, 11, 19, ____ 41.

(1) 28 (2) 29 (3) 30 (4) 35
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47. 120, ? 24, 6, 0.

(1) 100 (2) 70 (3) 60 (4) 20
1 1
48. 729, 81, 9, 1, , ?, .
9 729
1 1 1 1
(1) (2) (3) (4)
27 81 243 486
Direction : (49 to 52) In each of the questions a number series is given with one term missing shown by
question mark (?). This term is one of the alternatives among the four numbers given under it. Find the right
alternative.
49. 121, 144, 169, ? , 225, 256. [NTSE Stage-I / Raj. 2017]
(1) 196 (2) 296 (3) 220 (4) 222.
50. 5, 10, 20, ?, 80.

(1) 35 (2) 40 (3) 45 (4) 50.
51. 4, 8, 9. 27, 16, ? , 25, 125.

(1) 8 (2) 16 (3) 25 (4) 64.
52. 2, 3, 5, 8, ?, 17.
(1) 6 (2) 12 (3) 13 (4) 15.
Direction : (53 to 56) In each of the questions a number series is given with one term missing shown by
question mark (?). This term is one of the four alternatives given under it. Find the right alternative.
53. 4, 9, 25, ?, 121, 169 [NTSE Stage-I / Raj. 2018]
(1) 36 (2) 49 (3) 64 (4) 81
54. 1, 3, 7, 13, 21, ?, 43, 57.

(1) 31 (2) 29 (3) 30 (4) 32
55. 5, 3, 10, 8, 17, 15, ?, 24.

(1) 25 (2) 23 (3) 26 (4) 27
56. 97, 77, 59, ? , 29, 17.

(1) 34 (2) 39 (3) 37 (4) 43
Questions (57 - 64) In each of the questions a number series is given with one term missing shown by
question mark ( ? ). This term is one of the four alternatives given under it. Find the correct alternative.
[NTSE Stage-I / Raj. 2019]
57. 1, 2, 6, 15, ? , 56.
(1) 31 (2) 40 (3) 37 (4) 45.
1
58. 100, 50, 33 , 25, 20, ? .
3
2
(1) 15 (2) 16 (3) 17 (4) 16 .
3
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59. 17, 16, 8, ? , - 83.
(1) -1 (2) -8 (3) -19 (4) -26.
60. 6, 24, 60, 120, ?
(1) 180 (2) 195 (3) 210 (4) 225.
61, 49, 64, 56, 57, 63, ? , 70, 43.
(1) 64 (2) 50 (3) 52 (4) 67.
62. 4, 13, 31, 67, ? , 283.
(1) 139 (2) 103 (3) 121 (4) 169.
63. 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, ? , 21.
(1) 11 (2) 12 (3) 13 (4) 14.
64. 3, 24, 81, ? , 375, 648.
(1) 128 (2) 256 (3) 169 (4) 192.
Instruction : In each of the Question numbers 65 to 72 a number series is given with one term missing
shown by question mark (?). This term is one of the four alternatives given under it. Find the correct
alternative.
65. 5, 16, 51, 158, ? .
(1) 1452 (2) 483 (3) 481 (4) 1454
66. 198, 194, 185, 169, ? .

(1) 92 (2) 136 (3) 144 (4) 112
67. 11, 29, 55, ? , 131.

(1) 110 (2) 81 (3) 89 (4) 78
68. 589654237, 89654237, 8965423, 965423, ? .

(1) 58965 (2) 65423 (3) 89654 (4) 96542
69. 1, 1, 4, 8, 9, 27, 16, ? .

(1) 32 (2) 64 (3) 81 (4) 256
70. 4, 9, 25, ? , 121, 169, 289, 361.

(1) 49 (2) 64 (3) 81 (4) 87
71. 980, 392, 156.8, ? , 25.088, 10.0352.

(1) 65.04 (2) 60.28 (3) 62.72 (4) 63.85
72. 3, 10, 101, ? .

(1) 10101 (2) 10201 (3) 10202 (4) 11012
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Question (73-80)
Instruction : In each of the Question Nos. 73 to 80 a number series is given with one term missing shown
by question mark (?). This term is one of the four alternatives given under it. Find the correct
alternative. [NTSE Stage-I / Raj. 2021]
73. 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, ?, 34
(1) 23 (2) 21 (3) 20 (4) 22
74. 3, 8, 15, 24, 35, ?

(1) 52 (2) 50 (3) 48 (4) 46
75. 8, 24, 28, 140, 146, 1022, 1030, ?

(1) 1040 (2) 8240 (3) 10300 (4) 9270
76. 2, 9, 3, 28, 4, 65, 5, ?

(1) 137 (2) 126 (3) 118 (4) 115
77. 4, 17, 290, ?

(1) 84100 (2) 84101 (3) 84102 (4) 84103
78. 3, 3, 4.5, 9, 22.5, ?

(1) 27.3 (2) 48 (3) 55 (4) 67.5
79. 4, 5, 12, 39, 160, ?

(1) 225 (2) 695 (3) 805 (4) 790
80. 2,3,7,16,32,?
(1) 57 (2) 39 (3) 56 (4) 55
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ANSWER KEY
EXERCISE – I
Que s 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ans. 2 4 1 3 2 2 1 3 1 4 4 2 3 4 1 2 1 3 1 4
Que s 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
Ans. 3 1 2 1 3 3 1 3 2 3 1 3 3 3 2 3 1 3 3 2
Que s 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
Ans. 4 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 4 1 3 1 1 4 3
Que s 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80
Ans. 1 4 3 4 3 3 3 1 4 3 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 3 2 2
Que s 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100
Ans. 4 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 2 2 3 3 4 3 2 2 3 1 4 3
Que s 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120
Ans. 1 2 4 1 3 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 4 4 4 4 1 3
Que s 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132
Ans. 2 1 3 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 1 1
EXERCISE – II
Que s 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ans. 2 1 3 2 2 1 3 4 3 2 3 3 2 1 2 4 2 1 4 4
Que s 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
Ans. 4 3 2 4 1 3 3 1 2 1 4 3 2 4 1 3 3 2 1 2
Que s 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
Ans. 4 1 2 4 1 2 3 2 1 2 4 2 2 1 3 4 1 4 3 3
Que s 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80
Ans. 2 1 3 4 3 3 3 4 2 1 3 3 2 3 4 2 2 4 3 1
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Alphabet Series
INTRODUCTION
Alphabet Series problems deals with alphabets and Alpha-Numeric. While attempting to solve the
question, you have to check the pattern of the series.
Type of questions asked in the examination :
(i) Find the missing term(s).
(ii) Find the wrong term(s).
ALPHABET SERIES
In these type of questions, a series of single or pair of group of letters is given. The terms of the
series form a certain pattern as regards the position of the letters in the English alphabet.
Position of Alphabet :
(i) Alphabet in order :
(ii) Alphabet in reverse order :

Z Y X W V U T S R Q P O N M L K J I H G F E D C B A
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
Directions : (1 to 7) Find the missing term :
Ex.1 A, C, ?, G, I
(1) E (2) D (3) F (4) H
Sol. (1) Series consists of alternate letter in order . So, the missing term would be E.
Ex.2 V, T, R, ?, N, ?
(1) O,M (2) P,M (3) L,P (4) P,L
Sol. (4) Given series consists of alternate letters in reverse order. So, the missing terms would be P
and L.
Ex.3 A, C, F, ?, O
(1) G (2) J (3) H (4) K
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A C F J O
Sol. (2) Hint
+2 +3 +4 +5
Ex.4 DC, DE, FE, ?, HG, HI

(1) FE (2) FG (3) GF (4) GH
+2 0 +2 0 +2
Sol. (2) Hint D C DE FE FG HG HI
0 +2 0 +2 0
Ex.5 CIR, GMV, KQZ, OUD, ?
(1) RYH (2) SYH (3) SZI (4) SYI
Sol. (2) There is a continuous difference of 4 letters between the first letter of each group, second letter
of each group and third letter of each group. So the missing term would be SYH.
Ex.6 ZSD, YTC, XUB, WVA, ?

(1) VWZ (2) UVW (3) VXY (4) UWZ
Sol. (1) The first letter of each group is in continuation in backward direction. The second letter of each
group is in continuation in forward direction. The third letter of each group is in continuation in
backward direction. Therefore, the missing term would be VWZ.
Ex.7 KTE, SBM, AJU, IRC, ?

(1) OZL (2) QYZ (3) QZL (4) QZK
Sol. (4) First letter of each group differ by 8 letters. Second letter of each group differ by 8 letters. Third
letter of each group differ by 8 letters. Therefore, the missing term would be QZK.
Directions : (8 to 9) Find the wrong term (s) :
Ex.8 DOU, EPV, FQW, GRX, HTY, ITZ

(1) EPV (2) FQW (3) GRX (4) HTY
Sol. (4) In every term first, second and third letter is in alphabetical order to its next term respectively.
Fourth term is not following the same rule. Hence, HTY is the wrong term and should be replaced
by HSY.
Ex.9 ABC, DGJ, HMR, NTA, SBK, ZKV

(1) DGJ (2) HMR (3) NTA (4) SBK
Sol. (3) First letter of first, second, third,.........terms is moved three, four, five, ........steps forward
respectively. Similarly, second letter is moved five, six, seven,......steps forward respectively and
third letter is moved seven, eight, nine,........steps forward respectively. Hence, NTA is the wrong
term and should be replaced by MTA.
ALPHA-NUMERIC SERIES
A series in which both alphabets and number are used.
Direction : Find the missing term :
Ex.10 F3X, H7U, J15R, L31O, ?

(1) M46L (2) N44L (3) N63L (4) N44M
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Sol. (3) The first letter of each term is moved two steps forward and the last letter is moved three steps
backward to obtain the corresponding letters of the next term. The numbers form the sequence
3 × 2 + 1 = 7, 7 × 2 + 1 = 15, 15 × 2 + 1 = 31, 31 × 2 + 1 = 63. So, the missing term would be N63L.
Direction : Find the wrong term :
Ex.11 D4V, G10T, J20R, M43P, P90N

(1) G10T (2) J20R (3) M43P (4) P90N
Sol. (1) First letter of every term is moved three steps forward in each next term. Second number of
every term of the pattern  × 2 + 1, × 2 + 2,× 2 + 3,............and third letter of every term is moved
two steps backward. Hence, G10T is the wrong term and should be replaced by G9T.
EXERCISE - I
Directions : (1 to 36) Find the missing letters :
1. B, E, H, ?
(1) K (2) L (3) J (4) M
2. Y, W, U, S, Q, ?
(1) A (2) P (3) O (4) B
3. AH, DL, GP, JT, ?

(1) MY (2) NX (3) MX (4) NY
4. LO, IL, FI, CF, ?

(1) ZB (2) AB (3) ZC (4) ZO
5. ZYX, BAZ, DCB, FED, ?

(1) GHF (2) FGH (3) FFG (4) HGF
6. ATL, BUM, CVN, DWO, ?

(1) EZP (2) EYQ (3) EFP (4) EXP
7. TYU, NSO, HMI, ?

(1) AGC (2) CGC (3) GBC (4) BGC
8. MAAL, AALM, ALMA, LMAA, ?

(1) AMLA (2) MAAL (3) AAML (4) LAAM
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9. A3P, C5N, E8K, G12G, ?
(1) I16D (2) I17B (3) I17D (4) J16B
10. Q1F, S2E, U6D, W21C, ?

(1) Y66B (2) Y44B (3) Y88B (4) Z88B
11. BYDW, FUHS, JQLO, NMPK, ?

(1) RITG (2) RJGH (3) IRGT (4) HPIN
12. BYCXA, EVFUD, HSIRG, KPLOJ, ?

(1) MNLOL (2) NMOLM (3) QJRIP (4) PKQJO
13. UTRQU, QPNMT, MLJIS, IHFER, ?

(1) EDCAQ (2) EDBAQ (3) IHFGP (4) KJHGP
14. CDFI, EFHK, IJLO, KLNQ, OPRU, ?

(1) QRTW (2) MNPS (3) QRST (4) RSUX
15. CFIJ, RUXY, EHKL, PSVW, ?

(1) HILM (2) UXZA (3) YBEF (4) MOSV
16. BCFH, ?, HILN, KLOQ, NORT

(1) MNQS (2) EFIK (3) NOPQ (4) PQTV
17. KMON, NPRQ, ?, TVXW, WYAZ

(1) QSUT (2) QTUS (3) UWYX (4) SUWV
18. GRPT, HSQS, ITRR, ?, KVTP, LWUO

(1) USJQ (2) QSUJ (3) JSQR (4) JUSQ
19. XBI, JNU, VZG, HLS, ?

(1) TYE (2) TXE (3) PTA (4) UYE
20. AYCXB, EWGVF, IUKTJ, MSORN, ?

(1) QOPPR (2) RPSQO (3) QQSPR (4) PQRPQ
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21. AAZY, DDVU, GGRQ, ?, MMJI, PPFE
(1) KKMN (2) MMJN (3) KKMM (4) JJNM
22. ZDOA, VHNF, ?, NPLP, JTKU, FXJZ

(1) RLKM (2) MLRK (3) RKML (4) RLMK
23. ZOA, XMF, ?, TIP, RGU, PEZ

(1) YXX (2) WLL (3) UKK (4) VKK
24. CGJL, FJMO, IMPR, LPSU, ?

(1) ORUW (2) OSVX (3) JMPR (4) KORS
25. A, E, I, O, ?
(1) U (2) P (3) Q (4) R
26. ?, CAFH, YWBD, USXZ, QOTV

(1) GELJ (2) INLN (3) GEJL (4) PSNP
27. AYBX, EUFT, IQJP, MMNL, ?

(1) QIRH (2) NLOK (3) GSHR (4) PJQI
28. PQMN, NOKL, LMIJ, ?, HIEF

(1) KLHI (2) MNJK (3) GHIJ (4) JKGH
29. ABHR, EFIO, IJJL, MNKI, ?, UVMC

(1) QRLM (2) QRST (3) QULM (4) QRLF
30. BDF, HKN, QUY, ?, RXD

(1) CHM (2) BGL (3) CIO (4) BHN
31. AZYB, CXVE, FURI, ?

(1) KQPL (2) JRNM (3) JQMN (4) ISPM
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32. DOZ, GRC, (?), SDO, BMX
(1) BGL (2) LWH (3) DLT (4) GJM
33. fed, ihg, lkj, (?) , rqp

(1) npq (2) onm (3) oqp (4) nom
34. ABYZ, ADWZ (?), AHSZ

(1) AFUZ (2) AUFZ (3) ZFUA (4) ZUFA
35. VTRP, NLJH, FDBZ, XVTR, (?)

(1) JLPN (2) LJPN (3) NPLJ (4) PNLJ
36. OBDR, QACT, SZBV, (?), WXZZ

(1) WUWZ (2) YTVB (3) UYAX (4) ASVD
EXERCISE - II
Directions (1 to 10) : There is a wrong term in the following numbers / letters series. Find the wrong term
of the series.
1. ABC, BCD, CDE, DEF, FEG
(1) BCD (2) CDE (3) DEF (4) FEG
2. ZOA, XMF, VKK, THP, RGU, PEZ

(1) THP (2) XMF (3) VKK (4) RGU
3. AACC, BBED, CCHE, DDMF, EEQG

(1) AACC (2) DDMF (3) BBED (4) EEQG
4. ECA, JHF, OMK, TQP, YWU

(1) ECA (2) JHF (3) TQP (4) YWU
5. DKY, FJW, HIT, JHS, LGQ

(1) FJW (2) LGQ (3) JHJ (4) HIT
6. DVG, FSI, HPK, JNM, LJO

(1) DVG (2) JNM (3) HPK (4) LJO
7. ABD, DGK, HMS, NTB, SBL, ZKW

(1) NTB (2) DGK (3) SBL (4) ZKW
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8. EPV, FQW, GRX, HTY, ITZ
(1) FQW (2) GRX (3) HTY (4) ITZ
9. PON, RQP, TSR, VVT, XWV, ZYX

(1) VVT (2) TSR (3) XWV (4) RQP
10. P 3 C, R 5 F, T 8 I, V 12 L, X 18 O, Z 23 R
(1) V 12 L (2) X 18 O (3) Z 23 R (4) R 5 F
Directions : (11 to 15) In the following questions there is a letter series with one term missing shown by
(?). Find this term from the four given alternatives. [NTSE Stage-I / Raj. 2013]
11. YANWY, DFMBD, IKNGI, NPMLN, (?), XZMVX

(1) RUMSR (2) SUNQS (3) UWNSU (4) VUMTV
12. PEXKW, RFWMU, TGVOS, VHUQQ, XITSO, (?)

(1) ZJSUM (2) YJSUZ (3) ZKSVJ (4) JZSTN
13. AYBZC, DWEXF, GUHVI, JSKTL, (?), POQPR

(1) MQDRN (2) QMONR (3) MQNRO (4) NQMOR
14. ZYYZR, ABVUN, (?), BCUTM, XWABT, CDTSL

(1) YXZAS (2) ZYABT (3) XWYZR (4) YXZAB
15. deb, ijg, nol, ( ? ), xyv

(1) rsp (2) stp (3) rsq (4) stq
Directions : (16 to 19) In each of the questions some of the letters are missing in the given series with one
term missing shown by question mark (?) . This term is one of the alternatives among the four groups of
letters given under find the right alternative. [NTSE Stage-I / Raj. 2014]
16. BEG, DGI, FIK, HKM, (?)

(1) JMO (2) KMO (3) JML (4) JNP
17. KEM, IDL, GCK, (?), CAI
(1) ECJ (2) EBK (3) FBJ (4) EBJ
18. ca (?) cab (?) ab (?) (?) bc (?)

(1) bccaa (2) accabs (3) bacaa (4) abaca
19. JCME, LDOG, NEQI, (?)

(1) PFSJ (2) PESI (3) PESK (4) PFSK
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Direction : (20 to 23) In each of the questions some of the letters are missing in the given series with one
term missing shown by question mark (?). This term is one of the alternatives among the four group of
letters given under it. Find the right alternative. [NTSE Stage-I / Raj. 2015]
20. A, F ,J , M, ?
(1) O (2) N (3) Q (4) P
21. BD, HJ, NP, ?, ZB

(1) QS (2) TV (3) YC (4) TU
22. FOX, IQV, LST, OUR ?

(1) RPW (2) RWP (3) QVS (4) SXU
23. qpo, nml, ?

(1) ghf (2) ijk (3) kji (4) hgi
Direction : (24 to 27) In each of the question some of the letters are missing in the given series with one
term missing shown by question mark (?). This terms is one of the alternatives among the four group of
letters given under it. Find the right alternative. [NTSE Stage-I / Raj. 2016]
24. Z, W, S ?
(1) P (2) O (3) N (4) Q
25. AN, CP, FS, ?

(1) IV (2) JW (3) KX (4) LY
26. MYZ, LWX, ?, JST

(1) KUV (2) IQR (3) HOP (4) GMN
27. bdf, hjl ______ , tvx
(1) nrp (2) pnr (3) nqr (4) npr
Direction : (28 to 31) In each of the questions a letter series is given with one term missing shown by
question mark (?). This term is one of the alternatives among the four group of letters given under it. Find
the right alternative. [NTSE Stage-I / Raj. 2017]
28. A, D, G, J, ?.
(1) I (2) M (3) X (4) None of these.
29. LO, JQ, HS, ?

(1) FU (2) FQ (3) EV (4) DW.
30. A, C, F, J, O, ?.
(1) P (2) T (3) S (4) U.
31. ZXV, TRP, NLJ, ?.

(1) HEF (2) HFD (3) EFH (4) IGE.
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Direction : (32 to 35) In each of the questions a letter series is given with one term missing shown by question
mark (?). This term is one of four alternatives given under it. Find the right alternative.
32. G, K, O, S, ?
(1) U (2) W (3) V (4) X
33. DX, HT, KQ, OM, ?

(1) SJ (2) RK (3) QJ (4) RJ
34. H, D, A, Y, X, ?
(1) X (2) W (3) T (4) V
35. KLE, IND, GPC, ? ,CTA

(1) DRB (2) BSE (3) ERB (4) ECR
Questions (36 - 43) [NTSE Stage-I / Raj. 2019]

Instruction : In each of the Question a letter series is given with one term missing shown by question mark
(?). This term is one of four alternatives given under it. Find the correct alternative.
36. A, D, I, ? , Y.
(1) R (2) P (3) N (4) T.
37. YX, UT, QP, ML, ? .

(1) HI (2) JI (3) HG (4) IH.
38. ACF, GIL, ? , SUX.

(1) NPS (2) MOR (3) MNQ (4) MOQ.
39. YB, WD, UF, ? , QJ.

(1) SH (2) TI (3) RH (4) HS.
40. ABC, EFG, IJK, ? , UVW.

(1) MNO (2) PQR (3) OPQ (4) QRS.
41. ABCD, BDFH, CFIL, ? , EJOT.

(1) DGKO (2) DHMQ (3) DHLP (4) DIKP.
42. D, H, L, P, T, ?
(1) W (2) X (3) Y (4) U.
43. ZYAB, VUEF, RQIJ, ? , JIQR.

(1) NMNM (2) MNMN (3) MNNM (4) NMMN.
Instruction : In each of the Question Numbers 44 to 51 a letter series is given with one term missing shown
by question mark (?). This term is one of the four alternatives given under it. Find the correct alternative.
44. B, D, F, I, L, P, ?.
(1) R (2) S (3) T (4) U
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45. GH, JL, NQ, SW, YD, ?.
(1) EJ (2) FJ (3) EL (4) FL
46. Z, U, Q, ?, L.
(1) I (2) K (3) M (4) N
47. AZ, GT, MN, ?, YB.

(1) JH (2) SH (3) SK (4) TS
48. ABD, DGK, HMS, MTB, SBL, ? .

(1) XKW (2) ZAB (3) ZKU (4) ZKW
49. PBA, QDC, RFE, ? .

(1) SHG (2) OAB (3) TJI (4) ULK
50. PERPENDICULAR, ERPENDICULA, RPENDICUL, ? .

(1) PENDICUL (2) PENDIC (3) ENDIC (4) PENDICU
51. ST, ND, RD, TH, ? .

(1) TH (2) VW (3) RW (4) ST
Question (52-59)
Instruction : In each of the Question Nos. 52 to 59 a letter series is given with one term missing shown by
question mark (?). This term is one of the four alternatives given under it. Find the correct alterna-
tive. [NTSE Stage-I / Raj. 2021]
52. R, V, A, G, N, ?
(1) U (2) V (3) W (4) X
53. AC, FH, KM, PR, ?

(1) UX (2) TV (3) UW (4) VW
54. NZ, OY, PX, QW, RV, ?

(1) FS (2) UF (3) TU (4) SU
55. AEI, EIO, IOU, OUA, ________.

(1) UXB (2) UAE (3) EUA (4) AOU
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56. ABZ, DFX, GJV, JNT, ?

(1) MRR (2) QRQ (3) MRQ (4) QVR
57. COVIDNINETEEN, VIDNINETEENCO, DNINETEENCOVI, ?

(1) IDNINETEENCOV (2) NINETEENCOVID
(3) INETEENCOVIDI (4) INETEENCOVIDN
58. RADIUS, RADSIU, RADSUI, RADUIS, ?

(1) RASDIU (2) RDAIUS (3) RADUSI (4) RAIDUS
59. H2J, K3N, O4S, ?

(1) T5Y (2) T5Z (3) T5X (4) T5A
ANSWER KEY
EXERCISE – I
Que s 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ans. 1 3 3 3 4 4 4 2 2 3 1 2 2 1 3 2 1 4 2 3
Que s 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36
Ans. 4 4 4 2 1 3 1 4 4 1 3 2 2 1 4 3
EXERCISE – II
Que s 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ans. 4 1 2 3 4 2 1 3 1 2 2 1 3 1 4 1 4 1 4 1
Que s 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
Ans. 2 2 3 3 2 1 4 2 1 4 2 2 4 1 3 2 4 2 1 3
Que s 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59
Ans. 3 2 4 3 4 4 2 4 1 4 1 2 3 4 2 1 4 3 1
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Letter Repeating Series
INTRODUCTION
These type of questions usually consists of a series of small letters which follow a certain pattern.
However, some letters are missing from the series. These missing letters are then given in a proper
sequence as one of the alternatives.
Pattern of such questions is that some letters in sequence are missing.
(i) The letters may be in cyclic order (clockwise or anti-clockwise).
(ii) To solve a problem, we have to select one of the alternative from the given alternatives. The
alternative which gives a sequence form of letters is the choice.
Directions : (1 to 6) Which sequence of letters when placed at the blanks one after the other will complete
the given letter series ?
Ex.1 a_ab_ba_a_ab
(1) babb (2) abba (3) baba (4) aabb
Sol. (1) we proceed step by step to solve the above series :
Steps :
1. We have two letters a and b making the series.
2. The first blank space should be filled in by 'b' so that we have one a followed by one b.
3. Second blank space should be filled in by 'a' so that the same pattern followed till end.
Ex.2 a _ cab _ a _ c _ b c
(1) bbac (2) abab (3) abba (4) bcba
Sol. (4)
Series is abc/ abc/ abc/ abc. So, pattern abc is repeated.
Ex.3 _ abb _ a _ baa _ b

(1) baba (2) abba (3) aabb (4) aaab
Sol (3) Series is aabb/ aabb/ aabb. So, pattern aabb is repeated.
Ex.4 ba _ cb _ b _ bab _
(1) acbb (2) bcaa (3) cabb (4) bacc
Sol. (4) The series is b a b c/b a b c/b a b c
So, pattern babc is repeated
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Ex.5 ab _ aa _ caab _ c _ abb _ c

(1) bbcaa (2) bcbca (3) cabac (4) cbbac
Sol (4) Series is abc / aabc / aabbc / aabbcc
Ex.6 bc _ b _ c _ b _ ccb
(1) cbcb (2) bbcb (3) cbbc (4) bcbc
Sol (1) Series is bccb / bccb / bccb. So, pattern bccb is repeated
Direction : (7 to 9) The series given below is based on the letter series, In the series, some letters are
missing. Select the correct alternative. If more than five letters are missing, select the last five letters of the
series.
Ex.7 x _ xxy _ x _ xy _ yxx _ _ yy _ y
(1) xyyyy (2) xxyyx (3) yxxyx (4) xyxyx
Sol. (1) The pattern of series is xy/xxyy/xxxyyy........
Ex.8 xyzu _ yz _ v _ _ uv _ _ _ _ _ _ _
(1) uvxyz (2) vuzyx (3) uvzyx (4) vuxyz
Sol. (1) The series is x y z u v / y z u v x/ z u v x y/u v x y z
Thus the letters are written in a cyclic order.
Ex.9 abcd _ bc _ e _ _ de _ _ _ _ _ _ _
(1) deabc (2) edcba (3) decba (4) edabc
Sol. (1) The series is a b c d e / b c d e a / c d e a b / b e a b c
Thus the letters are written in a cyclic order.
Directions : (10 to 11) There is a letter series in the first row and a number series in the second row. Each
number in the number series stands for a letter in the letter series. Since in each of that series some term are
missing you have to find out as to what those terms are, and answer the questions based on these as given
below in the series.
Ex.10 _ m i a x _ i r x a _ _ m a _ _ _ _ _ _
4_ 5_ 7 3 _ _ _ 6 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The last five term of the letter series are
(1) r m x i a (2) x m r a i (3) x r m a i (4) r m i x a
Sol. (4) a = 6, i = 5, m = 3, r = 4 and x = 7 the letter series runs as rmiax mirxa irmax rmixa. By taking the
letter in the groups of five, we find that first letter of the first group (i.e. r) is the third letter of the
second group and the last two letters have interchanged their positions. The same rule applies in
others groups also.
Ex.11 a _ h _ _ c _ n e _ h _ e a c _ _ _ _ _ _
21_4 3_5 __2 54 _ _ __ _ _ _ _
The last five terms in the series are
(1) 32524 (2) 43215 (3) 25314 (4) 32541
Sol. (2) By taking a = 2, c = 1, n = 4, h = 5 and e = 3, the numbers series runs as 21543 15432 54321
43215. If first digit of a group of five digits is placed as the last digit, we obtain the second group of
five digits and so on.
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Direction : (12) In the following question, three sequences of letter/numbers are given which correspond to
each other in some way. In the given question, you have to find out the letter/numerals that come in the
vacant places marked by (?). These are given as one of the four alternatives under the question. Mark your
answer as instructed.
Ex.12 C B _ _ D _ B A B C C B
_ _ 2 3 5 4 _ _ ? ? ? ?
p _ p q _ r _ q _ _ _ _
(1) 4 5 5 4 (2) 4 3 3 4 (3) 4 2 2 4 (4) 2 5 5 2
Sol. (3) Comparing the positions of the capital letters, numbers and small letters, we find p corresponds
to C and 2 corresponds to p. So, p and 2 correspond to C. q corresponds to A and 3 corresponds to
q. So, q and 3 corresponds to A. Also, 5 corresponds to D. So, the remaining number i.e., 4
corresponds to B. So, BCCB corresponds to 4, 2, 2, 4.
EXERCISE
1. _aabb_abba_b
(1) b a b (2) a b a (3) b b a (4) b a a
2. a_baa_baa_ba
(1) a a b (2) b a b (3) b b a (4) b b b
3. _baa _ba_aab_
(1) b a b a (2) b b a a (3) a b b b (4) b b a b
4. babbb_b_b_bb
(1) b b a (2) b a a (3) a b a (4) a a a
5. _ ha _ hach _ c _ _
(1) ccaha (2) achac (3) chaaa (4) aaach
6. m _ l _ ml _ m _ llm
(1) lmmm (2) lmlm (3) lmml (4) mllm
Directions : (7 to 8) The series given below are based on the letter series, In each of these series, some
letters are missing. Select the correct alternative. If more than five letters are missing, select the last five
letters of the series.
7. abcd _ bc _ e _ _ de _ _ _ _ _ _ _
(1) deabc (2) edcba (3) decba (4) edabc
8. _ _ r _ tqrptsrpqst _ _ _ _ _
(1) pqrts (2) pqtrs (3) pqrst (4) qrpst
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Directions : (9 to 10) There is a letter series in the first row and a number series in the second row. Each
number in the number series stands for a letter in the letter series. Since in each of that series some term are
missing you have to find out as to what those terms are, and answer the questions based on these as given
below in the series.
9. n _ g f _ t _ f h t n _ _ t _ b _ f
1 3 _ 2 4 5 0 _ 4 _ _ 3 _ _ _ _ _ _
The last five terms of the number series are
(1) 50123 (2) 40321 (3) 40231 (4) 51302
10. _mye__ylx_ylm__l____
4 6 _ 5 8 6 _ _ _ 5 7_ 6 5 8 _ _ _ _ _
The last five terms of the number series are
(1) 46758 (2) 74658 (3) 76485 (4) 46785
11 a _ b b _ caab _ ccaa _ bcc
(1) bacb (2) acbb (3) caba (4) abba
12. ab _ aa _ bbb _ aaa _ bbba
(1) baab (2) abab (3) aaab (4) abba
13. abca _ bcaab _ aa _ caa _ c
(1) abac (2) abba (3) acbb (4) ccaa
14. abb _ baa _ a _ bab _ aba
(1) ccac (2) abab (3) aabb (4) abba
15. bc _ b _ c _ b _ ccb
(1) cbcb (2) cbbc (3) bbcb (4) bcbc
16. ab _ ab _ ababb _ b _ ab
(1) baaa (2) abbb (3) aaab (4) baab
17. p _ rp _ qr _ qrr _ qrp
(1) qqpq (2) ppqq (3) qpqp (4) qqpp
18. mq _ sqm _ qssq _ m _ ssqmm _ s
(1) qsmsq (2) qmsmq (3) smmqq (4) sqmss
19. aa _ bb _ aa _ abbbb _ a
(1) abab (2) baba (3) aabb (4) bbaa
20. aaa _ bb _ aab _ baaa _ bb
(1) bbaa (2) babb (3) baab (4) abab
21. aba_a_aba_aba_ab
(1) a a a a (2) b b b b (3) a b a a (4) b a b a
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22. _lmnok_mnokl_noklm_o
(1) l k l m (2) l l m m (3) k l m n (4) m l m n
23. k_kklll_mm_m_n_n
(1) l k n m n (2) l k m n n (3) l l m m n (4) k l m n n
24. bc _ b _ c _ b _ ccb
(1) cbcb (2) bbcb (3) cbbc (4) bcbc
25. ab _ baa _ cb _ ab _ ba
(1) cacb (2) bacb (3) cbac (4) abcb
26. ab _ ba _ abab _ _
(1) aaaa (2) babb (3) aaba (4) aaab
27. _ bc _ _ bb _ aabc
(1) acac (2) babc (3) abab (4) aacc
28. ab _ bca _ a _ a _ c
(1) abba (2) ccbb (3) bacb (4) abcc
29. B_N_ZF_HNT_FBH_TZ_
(1) H B T Z N F (2) H T B F N Z (3) T B Z H N F (4) H T B Z N F
30. U_T_K_P_CKUP_CK
(1) T C P T U (2) C T P U T (3) P C U T T (4) P U T C T
31. J_HL_K_IH_LKJI_LLK
(1) H I L J L (2) I L J L H (3) L J L H I (4) J L H I L
32. _ ab _ a _ bb _ ab _ a _
(1) abaaba (2) babbba (3) aabbab (4) bbaabb
33. _ _ a bb _ bba _ bab _ a _
(1) abaaba (2) aabbaa (3) bbabbb (4) bbaabb
34. _ ac _ ca _ aca _ a _ a _
(1) cacaca (2) aaaccc (3) acacac (4) cacccc
Directions : (35 to 37) In each of the following questions, three sequences of letter/numbers are given
which correspond to each other in some way. In each question, you have to find out the letter/numerals that
come in the vacant places marked by (?). These are given as one of the four alternative under the question.
Mark your answer as instructed.
35. _ A C _ B D _ CD C D
2 _4 1 _ 1 4 _ _ _ _
r s _ q r _ p ? ? ? ?
(1) p q p q (2) p r p r (3) r q r q (4) r s r s
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36. A _ B A C _ D _ B C D C
_ 4 _ 3 _ 2 _ 5 ? ? ? ?
d c _ _ b a c b _ _ _ _
(1) 2 4 5 4 (2) 2 5 4 5 (3) 3 4 5 4 (4) 4 5 2 5
37. _ A D A C B _ _ B D C C
2 4 _ _ 2 3 5 3 _ _ _ _
p _ _ q _ _ r s ? ? ? ?
(1) p r s s (2) p s r r (3) r p s s (4) s r p p
Directions : (38 to 40) These questions are based on letter series in which some of the letters are missing.
The missing letters are given in the proper sequence in one of the alternatives among the four given under
each question. Find out the correct alternative for each question.
38. ab — bc _ _ ab a _ c
(1) abbc (2) cacb (3) abcb (4) bbca
39. abb — — ab — b — bba — a
(1) bbbab (2) babba (3) abaab (4) bbabb
40. b — a — bab — ab — a
(1) baba (2) babb (3) abab (4) abba
Directions : (41 to 42) In the following letter sequence, some of the letters are missing. These are given in
order as one of the alternatives below. Choose the correct alternative.
41. 
(1)  (2)  (3)  (4) 
42. ca _ cab _ ab _ _ bc _
(1) bccaa (2) accab (3) bacaa (4) abaca
Directions : (43 to 45) These questions are based on letter series in which some of the letters are missing.
The missing letters are given in the proper sequence in one of the alternative among the four given under
each question. Find out the correct alternatives for each question. [NTSE Stage-I / Raj. 2013]
43. abc – d – bc – d – b – cda
(1) bacdc (2) cdabc (3) dacab (4) dccbd
44. abb — — ab — b — bba — a
(1) bbbab (2) babba (3) abaab (4) bbabb
45. b — a — bab — ab — a
(1) baba (2) babb (3) abab (4) abba
ANSWER KEY
EXERCISE
Que s 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ans. 4 4 3 3 1 2 1 1 4 4 2 1 3 4 1 1 4 3 4 2
Que s 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
Ans. 2 3 4 1 3 1 1 2 4 3 2 1 3 4 1 2 4 2 1 3
Que s 41 42 43 44 45
Ans. 2 1 3 1 3
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CBSE : Class - X Mental Ability

Ex.5 5, 9, 17, 29, 45, ……………… ?

Ex.7 1, 1, 3, 11, …………… ?

Ex.8 (1/2), (3/3), (5/5), (7/7) ……………….. ?

Ex.10 59, 45, 20, …………. ?

Ex.13 –3, –2, __, 3, 7

Ex.14 0, ?, 8, 27, 64, 125

Ex.15 3, 10, 20, 33, 49, 68, ……………. ?

Ex.17 3, 5, 9, 17, 33, ………………. ?

Ex.18 54, 45, 37, 30, 24, ……….........……….. ?

Ex.19 1, 0, -1, -2, ………………..… ?

Ex.20 67, 56, 45, 34, ……………....… ?

Ex.23 37, 29, ?, 19, 17

Ex.24 66, 65, 61, 52, 36, …………………..… ?

Ex.25 17, 2, 34, 3, 102, 4, ……….....…….?

Directions : (26 to 27) Find the wrong term(s) —

Therefore, number 12 is wrong and should be replaced by 13.

2. 3, 6, 24, 30, 63, 72, ?, 132

3. 2, 20, ?, 110, 182

5. 4, 11, 7, 14, 10, 17, ?

8. 2, 5, 12, 23, 38, 57, ?

9. 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, 42, ?

10. 8, 9, 8, 7, 10, 9, 6, 11, 10, ?, 12

11. 4, 9, 16, 25, ?

14. 1, 8, 27, 64, ?

15. 3, 7, 13, 21, 31, ?

16. 3, 21, 5, 19, 7, 17, 9, 15, 11, 13, ?

18. 62, 64, 128, 130, 260, ?

19. 1, 2, 6, 24, 120, ?

20. 1, 3, 15, 105, 945,10395, ?

21. 4, 0, 6, 2,10,6,16,12, 24,?

22. 13,12,24,22,44,41, 82,78,156,?

23. 100, 88, 75, 61, 46,?

24. 41, 0, 39, 0, 35,0, 29, 0, 21,?

25. 1, 8, 27, 64,125, 216,?

26. 3, 6,15, ?,123, 366

27. 3,12, 24, 96,192,?

29. 24, 60,120, 210,?

30. 18, 9, 24,12, 32,16, 42,?

31. 96, 90, 78,?,36,6

32. 1, 3, 7, 15, 31, 63,?

33. 7, 12, 15, 16,?, 12, 7

34. 2, 6,12, 20,?, 42, 56, 72

35. 20, 32, 45, 59, 74,?

36. 210, 195,175,150,120,?

37. 3, 5, 10,12, 24, 26,?

38. 3, 6, 5, 20,7, 42, 9,?

39. 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13,?

40. 27, 25, 25, 22, 23,19,?

41. 24, 35, 48, 63,?

43. 22, 22, 24,19, 27,16, 31,?

44. 2, 6,14,30, 62,?, 254

47. 23, 30, 38, 47,?

68. 28, 33, 31, 36, 34, ?

73. 4, 9, 25, 49, ?, 169, 289

128. 480, 480, 240, 80, 20, 4,?

1. 3, 7, 9, 21, 27, 66, 81, 189, 243