This set of Verbal Reasoning Questions and Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Sequencing – Set 3”.
1. Five girls are standing in a row to be photographed. Komal is to the left of Aakriti. Disha is to the right of Aakriti. Ankita is between Aakriti and Soumya. Who would be second from the right in the photograph?
a) Soumya
b) Aakriti
c) Ankita
d) Disha
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Explanation: Here, the sitting order is Komal→Aakriti→Ankita→Soumya→Disha.
Hence, the answer is Soumya.
2. Identify the wrong number in the series. 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 20, 34?
a) 8
b) 13
c) 20
d) 34
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Explanation: Here, the series is a Fibonacci series.
i.e. a number in the series is the sum of previous two numbers.
So, in this 8+13 = 21. So the wrong number is 20.
Hence, the answer is 20.
3. Find the next number in the series: 80, 99, 120, 143, 168, …. ?
a) 182
b) 123
c) 195
d) 249
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Explanation: Here, each number is one less than square of a number.
i.e. 92=81-1=80, 102=100-1=99, 112=121-1=120, 122=144-1=143, 132=169-1=168.
So, the next number will be 142=196-1=195.
Hence, the answer is 195.
4. A person is fourth in the queue from starting. If he shifts 2 position forward, now he is seventh from the end. How many people are there in the queue?
a) 9
b) 11
c) 7
d) 8
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Explanation: Here, that person is in fourth position from starting of the queue i.e. 3 people stands in front of him and when he shifts 2 positions forward he is in seventh position from the end i.e. 6 people stand behind him and 1 person stands in front of him.
Therefore, total number of people will be 8.
Hence the answer is 8.
5. A cage had 13 birds. All but three manages to escape. How many birds actually escape ?
a) 7
b) 3
c) 10
d) 9
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Explanation: Here, it is given that all birds escapes except 3 birds i.e. out of 13, 10 birds escape.
Hence, the answer is 10.
6. Complete the series 23, 45, 67, ?, 54, 32.
a) 28
b) 62
c) 76
d) 63
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Explanation: Here, in the series after first three numbers, remaining three numbers are reversed number of previous numbers.
Hence, the answer is 76.
7. Complete the following series 4, 12, 30, 56, …?
a) 68
b) 80
c) 110
d) 40
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Explanation: Here, the pattern followed is:-
2×2=4, 3×4=12, 5×6=30, 7×8=56. Similarly, 11×10=110.
Hence, the answer is 110.
8. Complete the following series 4, 20, 29, 45, 70…?
a) 86
b) 94
c) 106
d) 89
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Explanation: Here, the difference between the digits is the square of digits i.e.
20-4 = 16 = 42, 29-20 = 9 = 32, 45-29 = 16 =42, 70-45 = 25 = 52.
Similarly, 106-70 = 36 = 62
Hence, the answer is 106.
9. Complete the following series 6, 12, 36, 144, 720…?
a) 8249
b) 6825
c) 4320
d) 2843
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Explanation: Here, the series follows the following pattern.
6×2=12, 12×3=36, 36×4=144, 144×5=720.
Similarly, 720×6=4320.
Hence, the answer is 4320.
10. In a row of 26 boys, when Sourav shifted five places towards the left, he become 10th from the left end. What was his earlier position form the right end of the row?
a) 10th
b) 11th
c) 12th
d) 13th
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Explanation: Here, there are 26 boys and Sourav is in 10th position from left end after shifting. i.e. Sourav is in 15th position from left before shifting. So 26 – 15 = 11 i.e. there are 11 boys before Sourav, so his position was 12th from the right end.
Hence, the answer is 12th.
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