Series Completion - General Inteligence & Reasoning MCQ Questions and Answers

91

Choose the missing terms out of the given alternatives :ADVENTURE, DEVENTURE, DVENTUR, ?, VENTU

A) DVENT B) VENTURE C) VENTUR D) DVENTU E) None of these

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option C

Solution:

One letter from the beginning and one from the end of a term are removed, one by one, in alternate setps,

92

Choose the missing terms out of the given alternatives : Y, B, T, G, O, ?

A) N B) M C) L D) K

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option C

Solution:

The given sequence is a combination of two series:
I: Y, T, O and
II: B, G, ?
I: consists of 2nd, 7th and 12th letters from the end of the English alphabet, while II: consists of 2nd, 7th and 12th letters from the beginning of the English alphabet.
So, the missing letter in is the 12th letter from the beginning of the English alphabet, which is L.

93

Choose the missing terms out of the given alternatives : P E R P E N D I C U L A R, E R P E N D I C L A , R P E N D I C U L , ?

A) PENDICUL B) PENDIC C) ENDIC D) ENDICU E) None of these

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option E

Solution:

Each term of the series is obtained by removing two letters from the preceding term- one from the beginning and one from the end. So, the missing term is PENDICU.

94

Choose the missing terms out of the given alternatives : C, Z, F, X, I, V, L, T, O, ?, ?

A) O, P B) P, Q C) R, R D) S, R

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option C

Solution:

The given sequence is a combination of two series:
I: C, F, I, L, O and
II: Z, X, V, T, ?
The pattern in I is :C + 3 F + 3 I + 3 L + 3 O + 3 R
The pattern in II is: Z - 2 X - 2 V - 2 T - 2 R

95

Choose the missing terms out of the given alternatives : ATTRIBUTION, TTRIBUTIO, RIBUTIO, IBUTI, ?

A) IBU B) UT C) UTI D) BUT

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option C

Solution:

In the first step, one letter from the beginning and one from the end of a term are removed to give the next term. In the second step, two letters from the beginning of a term are removed. These two steps are repeated alternately.

96

Choose the missing terms out of the given alternatives : M, N, O, L, R, I, V, ?

A) A B) E C) F D) H E) Z

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option B

Solution:

The given sequence is a combination of two series:
I: M, O, R, V and
II: N, L, I, ?
The pattern in I is: M + 2 = O + 3 = R + 4 = V
The pattern in II is : N - 2 = L - 3 = I - 4 = E
So, the missing letter is E.

97

Find the term which does not fit into the series: 1CC, 5FU, 9IT, 15LS, 17OR

A) 5FU B) 15LS C) 9IT D) 17OR

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option B

Solution:

1st letter :1 + 4 = 5 + 4 = 9 + 4 = 13 + 4 = 17
2nd letter :C + 3 = F + 3 = I + 3 = L + 3 = O
3rd letter :V - 1 = U - 1 = T - 1 = S - 1 = R
Thus, the term 15LS is wrong and must be replaced by 13LS.

98

Choose the missing terms out of the given alternatives :S-4, F-6, H-8, J-10, ?, ?

A) K-12, M-13 B) L-12, M-14 C) L-12, N-14 D) K-12, M-14

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option C

Solution:

The letters in the series are alternative and the numbers indicate their position in the English alphabet from the beginning.

99

Choose the missing terms out of the given alternatives : C4X, F9U, I16R, ?

A) K25P B) L25P C) L25O D) L27P

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option C

Solution:

1st letter : C + 3 = F + 3 = I + 3 = L
Number : 4 (2² ) → 9 (3² ) → 16(4² ) → 25 (5² )
3rd letter : X - 3 = U - 3 = R - 3 = O

100

Choose the missing terms out of the given alternatives : 2B, 4C, 8E, 14H, ?

A) 16K B) 20I C) 20L D) 22L

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option D

Solution:

Numbers : 2 + 2 = 4 + 4 = 8 + 6 = 14 + 8 = 22
Letters : B + 1 = C + 2 = E + 3 = H + 4 = L