Logic and Reasoning Questions and Answers
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Q1
Look at this series: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, . . . What number should come next?
Answer: Option B
Explanation: This is a simple addition series. Each number
increases by 2.
Q2
Look at this series: 58, 52, 46, 40, 34, . . . What
number should come next?
Answer: Option B
Explanation: This is a simple subtraction series. Each
number is 6 less than the previous number.
Q3
Look at this series: 40, 40, 47, 47, 54, . . . What
number should come next?
Answer: Option C
Explanation: This is an alternation with repetition series
in which each number repeats itself and
then increases by 7.
Q4
Look at this series: 544, 509, 474, 439, . . . What
number should come next?
Answer: Option A
Explanation: This is a simple subtraction series. Each
number is 35 less than the previous number.
Q5
Look at this series: 201, 202, 204, 207, . . . What
number should come next?
Answer: Option D
Explanation: In this addition series, 1 is added to the first
number; 2 is added to the second number; 3
is added to the third number; and so forth.
Q6
Look at this series: 8, 22, 8, 28, 8, . . . What
number should come next?
Answer: Option D
Explanation: This is a simple addition series with a random
number, 8, interpolated as every other
number. In the series, 6 is added to each
number except 8, to arrive at the next
number.
Q7
Look at this series: 80, 10, 70, 15, 60, . . . What
number should come next?
Answer: Option A
Explanation: This is an alternating addition and subtraction
series. In the first pattern, 10 is subtracted
from each number to arrive at the
next. In the second, 5 is added to each number
to arrive at the next.
Q8
Look at this series: 36, 34, 30, 28, 24, . . . What
number should come next?
Answer: Option B
Explanation: This is an alternating number subtraction
series. First, 2 is subtracted, then 4, then 2,
and so on.
Q9
Look at this series: 22, 21, 23, 22, 24, 23, . . .
What number should come next?
Answer: Option C
Explanation: In this simple alternating subtraction and
addition series; 1 is subtracted, then 2 is
added, and so on.
Q10
Look at this series: 3, 4, 7, 8, 11, 12, . . . What
number should come next?
Answer: Option D
Explanation: This alternating addition series begins with
3; then 1 is added to give 4; then 3 is added
to give 7; then 1 is added, and so on.