OFFICERS CSAT - Series PRACTICE QUESTIONS

Number Series is a sequence formed out of numbers.

In a series of numbers, Number pattern is a pattern or sequence .This pattern generally establishes a
common relationship between all numbers.
Patterns are useful to predict what came before or what might. come after a set a numbers that are
arranged in a particular order. This arrangement of numbers is called a sequence. For example: 3,6,9,12
and 15 are numbers that form a pattern called a sequence.
Types of series:
1. Number series (requires calculation)
2. Alphanumerical series (simplest one- no calculation)
3. Alpha series - (easiest one - option based trick)
Types of Number Series
1. Addition Series
specific numbers based on some pattern are added to get the next number.
Eg: 3, 6, 11, 18, 27, ? , 51
Ans: 38.
2. Subtraction Series
specific numbers based on some pattern are subtracted to get the next number.
Eg: 50, 43, 36, 29, 22, ? Ans: 15
3. Multiplication Series
a particular type of number pattern is multiplied to get the next number.
Eg- 12, 18, 27, 40.5, ?
Ans: 60.75
4. Division Series
a particular type of number pattern is divided to get the next number.
Eg: 4096, 1024, 256, ? , 16, 4
Ans: 64.
5. Square Series
each number is a perfect square of a particular number pattern.
Eg: 49, 121, 169, ?, 361
Ans: 289.
6. Cube Series
each number is a perfect cube of a particular number pattern.
Eg: 8, 64, 216, ?, 1000
Ans: 512.
7. Fibonacci Series
In this type , the next number is the addition of two previous numbers.
Eg: 12, 13, 25, 38, ? , 101, 164
Ans: 63.
8. Alternating Series
multiple number patterns are used alternatively to form a series.
Eg: 2, 29, 4, 25, 6, ?, 8, 17
Ans: 21.
9. Mixed Operator Series
multiple operators are applied to get the next number in the series
Eg: 11, 13, 18, 28, 45, 71
Ans: 71.
1.Find the missing number in the given series
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13, 24, 46, 90, 178, ?.
Ans: 354.
2.Determine the missing numbers in the series
5, 6, 9, 14, 21, ?. Ans: 30.

3. Complete the series 1, 2, 10, 37, 101, __. Ans: 226

4. Find the missing number 25: 37:: 49:? Ans: 65.

5. 11 : 123 :: 13 : ____. Find the missing value. Ans: 171.

6. Complete the series 20, 10, 10, 15, 30, ? .Ans: 75

Practice questions on Alpha numeric series :

1. Study the following arrangement carefully and answer the questions given below:
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How many such CONSONANTS are there in the above arrangement , each of which is
immediately preceded by a number but not immediately followed by a letter?
1 2 3 more than 3 Ans:3
2. Study the following arrangement carefully and answer the questions given below:
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Which of the following is the third to the left of the tenth from the left end in the above
arrangement?
E 9 8 none of these Ans: E

3. Study the following arrangement carefully and answer the questions given below:
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Four of the following are alike in a certain way based on their positions in the above arrangement and
so form a group . which is the one that does not belong to that group?
2VQ JF© 165 TP% Ans: TP%

Practice questions on Alpha series :

CSAT 2019
1. Consider the following sequence that follows some arrangement:
C_ aCCaa_aa_bC_b
The letters that appear in the gaps are:
abba Cbbb bbbb CCCC Ans: Cbbb
CSAT 2020
2. Consider the Following arrangement that has some missing letters:
abab_b_bcb_dcdcded_d
The missing letters which complete the arrangement are
a,b,c,d a,b,d,e a,c,c,e b,c,d,b Ans: a,c,c,e
Series model questions:

1. Find the next number in the following series:

𝟏
4, 6, 9, 13 𝟐
𝟏 𝟑 𝟏 𝟏
20𝟒 22𝟒 19 17𝟐 Ans: 20𝟒
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2. Find the missing number 3, 12, 27, 48, 75, 108, _____
147 162 183 192 Ans: 147
3. The sequence follower regular pattern. Find the correct letter for question mark to complete the
sequence.
C E I K O Q ?
R S T U Ans: U
4. Find the number in the place of question mark:
21, 25, 34, 50, ?, 111, 160
86 72 75 59 Ans: 75
5. Find the unknown number (?)
20 13 07
30 08 22
40 ? 28
10 12 16 20 Ans: 12
6. Find the missing number in the place:
5 13 25 ?

1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5
41 35 30 28 Ans: 41
7. Find the missing number:

26 42 44

12 18 16 24 Ans: 12
8. Find the missing letters in the sequence:AZ , GT , MN , ?? ,YB
JH SH SK TS Ans: SH
9. IF 5*3 = 34 and 6*2 = 40 then the value of 7*1=?
54 34 50 30 Ans: 50
10. Find out the odd number in the series given
25, 36, 49, 81, 121, 169, 225
36 49 169 225 Ans: 36
11. Complete the series
1ZA, 3YB, 6XC, 10WD, ?
14VE 15UE 12VE 15VE Ans: 15VE
12. Find the missing number in the following:
4242, 4254, 4230, 4266, 4218, 4278, .
4264 4272 4228 4206 Ans: 4206
13. Find the odd man out in the following:
1, 144, 16, 25, 49, 81, 121, 36, 62
1 49 121 62 Ans: 62
14. Find the odd man out in the following:
623, 251, 543, 355
543 251 623 355 Ans: 543
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15. Find the odd man out in the following:
121, 264, 312, 462, 583

583 264 121 312 Ans: 312

16. The questions are based upon the following six 3- letter words.
TRE POK OWL ARE SIN UTE
If 'C' is added in the beginning of the words that start with a vowel, then how many meaningful
English words can be formed?
1 2 3 4 Ans: 3
17. Following questions are based on the five 3 digit numbers give below:
657 412 568 413 672
If 2 is added to the first digit of every even number and one is subtracted from the first digit of
every odd number. What will be the difference between the second largest and second smallest
number?
455 211 559 317 Ans: 211
18. What should come in place of question mark (?) In the following number series?
132 156 ? 210 240 272
196 182 199 204 Ans: 182

CSAT 2015
1. What is the missing number ' x' of the series
7, x , 21, 31, 43
11 12 13 14 Ans: 13
CSAT 2018
2. Consider the sequence given below:
4 / 12 / 95, 1 / 1 / 96, 29 / 1 / 96, 26 / 2 / 96,...... What is the next term of the
series?
24 / 3 / 96 25 / 3 / 96
26 / 3 / 96 27 / 3 / 96 Ans: 25 / 3 / 96
CSAT 2019
3. What is x in the sequence 4 196 16 144 36 100 64 x
48 64 125 256 Ans: 64
CSAT 2019
4. What is X in the sequence 132 129 124 117 106 93 x ?
74 75 76 77 Ans: 76
CSAT 2019
5. In the sequence 1 5 7 3 5 7 4 3 5 7 how many such 5 s are there which are not immediately
preceded by 3 but are immediately followed by 7?
1 2 3 none of these Ans: 1
CSAT 2020
6. A simple mathematical operation in each number of the sequence
14 18 20 24 30 32 ......... results in a sequence with respect to prime numbers. Which one
of the following is the next number in the sequence?
34 36 38 40 Ans: 38
CSAT 2020
7. Consider the following sequence of numbers:
514739857263 158638522 43496
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How many odd numbers are followed by the odd number in the above sequence?
5 6 7 8 Ans: 6
CSAT 2021
8. You are given two identical sequences in two rows:
Sequence-I 8 4 6 15 52.5 236.25

Sequence-II 5 A B C D E

What is the entry in the place of C for the Sequence-II?

2.5 5 9.375 32.8125 Ans: 9.375
CSAT 2021
9. What is the value of ‘X’ in the sequence 2, 7, 22, 67, 202, X, 1822, ?
603 605 607 608 Ans: 607
CSAT 2021
10. Replace the incorrect term by the correct term in given sequence. 3, 2, 7, 4 , 13, 10, 21,
18, 31, 28, 43, 40.
where odd term and even term follow the same pattern.
0 1 3 6 Ans: 0
2 to be replaced with 0.
CSAT 2021
11. Following is a matrix of certain entries. The entries follow a certain trend row wise. Choose the
missing entry (?) accordingly.
7B 10A 3C

3C 9B 6A

10A 13C ?

9B 3A 3B 3C Answer : 3B

CSAT 2022
12. What is the value of X in the sequence ?
20, 10, 10, 15, 30, 75, X
105 120 150 225
Ans: 225

CSAT 2022
13. In the series AABABCABCDABCDE... Which letter appears at the 100th place?
G H I J
Ans: I

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