One term in the number series is wrong. Find out the wrong term.
11, 5, 20, 12, 40, 26, 74, 54

A. 5

B. 20

C. 40

D. 26

Answer: Option C

Solution(By Examveda Team)

The given sequence is a combination of two series :
I. 11, 20, 40, 74 and II. 5, 12, 26, 54
The correct pattern in I is + 9, + 18, + 36,.....
So, 40 is wrong and must be replaced by (20 + 18) i.e. 38.