NUST Entrance Test (NET)

Intelligence Questions

Sequance (Series Completion)

1.
6, 13, 28, 59, ?
A. 111
B. 122
C. 126
D. 128

The pattern is 2 + 1, 2 + 2, 2 + 3 +.....

So, missing term = 59 2 + 4 = 112.

2.
4, 12, 36, 108, ?
A. 124
B. 216
C. 304
D. 324
The pattern is 3.
So, missing term = 108 3 = 324.

3.
1, 3, 4, 8, 15, 27, ?
A. 45
B. 50
C. 55
D. 60

The Sum of any three consecutive terms of the series given to the next term.
So, missing number = 8 + 15 + 27 = 50.

4.
3, 12, 27, 48, 75, 108, ?
A. 147
B. 157
C. 163
D. 182
2

The terms of the given series are 3 1 , 3 2 , 3 3 , 3 4 ,

2

3 5 , 3 6 , .......
So, missing term = 3 7

= 3 49 = 147.

5.
28, 33, 31, 36, -----, 39?
A. 30
B. 32
C. 33
D. 34

The pattern is + 5, - 2, + 5, - 2, ....

So missing term = 36 - 2 = 34.

6.
0.5, 0.55, 0.65, 0.8?
A. 0.7
B. 0.9
C. 0.95
D. 1
The pattern is + 0.05, + 0.10, + 0.15, .....
So, missing term = 0.8 + 0.20 = 1.

7.
1, 4, 27, 16, ?, 36, 343
A. 50
B. 78
C. 125
D. 132
Clearly, the given series consists of cubes of odd numbers and square of even
3

numbers i.e., 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , .....

So, missing term = 5

= 125.

8.
6, 11, 21, 36, 56, ?
A. 41
B. 51
C. 71
D. 81
The pattern is + 5, + 10, + 15, + 20,....
So, missing term = 56 + 25 = 81.

9.
13, 35, 57, 79, 911, ?
A. 1113
B. 1315
C. 1110
D. 1140
The terms of the given series are numbers formed by joining together consecutive odd
numbers in order.
i.e. 1 and 3, 3 and 5, 5 and 7, 7 and 9, 9 and 11,.....
So, missing term = number of formed by joining 11 and 13 = 1113.
10.
11, 10, ?, 100, 1001, 1000, 10001
A. 101
B. 110
C. 111
D. 121

The pattern is - 1, 10 + 1, - 1, 10 + 1, - 1, 10 + 1, ....

So, missing term = 10 10 + 1 = 101.

11.
1, 4, 9, 16, 25, ?
A. 24
B. 36

C. 41
D. 43
2

The numbers are 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , ....

So missing number = 6

= 36.

12.
10, 14, 26, 42, 70, ?
A. 100
B. 102
C. 106
D. 114

Each term of the series, except the first two terms, is 2 more than the sum of the
preceding two terms
So, missing term = (42 + 70 ) = 114.

13.
1, 9, 25, 49, 81, ?
A. 103
B. 112
C. 121
D. 144

The series consists of squares of consecutive prime numbers i.e. 1 , 3 , 5 , 7 ,

2

9 ,.....
So, missing term = 11

= 121.

14.
2, 6, 12, 20, 30, 42, 56, ?
A. 50
B. 60
C. 72
D. 78

The sequence is 1 2, 2 3, 3 4, 4 5, 6 7, 7 8.
So missing term = 8 9 = 72.

15.
1, 9, 25, 49, ?, 121
A. 72
B. 76
C. 78
D. 81
2

The given series consists of squares of consecutive odd numbers. i.e. 1 , 3 , 5 ,

2

7 , ....
So, missing term = 9

81.

16.
90, 180, 12, 50, 100, 200, ?, 3, 50, 4, 25, 2, 6, 30, 3
A. 125
B. 150
C. 175
D. 250

Clearly, 90 = 30 3, 180 = 6 30, 12 = 2 6, 50 = 25 2,

100 = 4 25, 200 = 50 4.
So, missing term = 3 50 = 150.

17.
5, 6, 9, 15, ?, 40
A. 21
B. 23
C. 25
D. 27
The pattern is + 1, + 3, + 6,.....
i.e. + 1, + (1, + 2), + ( 1 + 2 + 3),....
So missing term = 15 + ( 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 ) = 25.

18.
120, 99, 80, 63, 48, ?
A. 32
B. 35
C. 38
D. 39
The pattern is - 21, - 19, - 17, - 15,.......
So, missing term = 48 - 13 = 35.

19.
4, 10, ?, 82, 244, 730
A. 24
B. 28
C. 77
D. 218

Each number in the series is 2 less than thrice the preceding number.
So missing number = ( 10 3 ) - 2 = 28.

20.
1, 1, 2, 6, 24, ?, 720
A. 101
B. 106
C. 110
D. 120
The pattern is 1, 2, 3, 4,...
So, missing term = 24 5 = 120.

21.
2, 2, 5, 13, 28, ?
A. 47
B. 49
C. 50
D. 52

The pattern is + 0, + 3, + 8, + 15, .....

i.e. + ( 1

- 1 ), + ( 2

- 1 ), + ( 3

So, missing term = 28 + ( 5

22.
11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 25, ?
A. 25
B. 27

- 1 ) + ( 4

- 1 ),...

- 1) = 28 + 24 = 52.

C. 29
D. 31
The pattern is + 2, + 4, + 2, + 4, .....
So, missing term = 25 + 4 = 29.

23.
A. 3
B. 6
C. 7
D. 8

66, 36, 18, ?

Each term in the series is the product of the digits of the preceding term.
So, missing term = 1 8 = 8.

24.
5, 2, 7, 9, 16, 25, ?
A. 41
B. 43
C. 45
D. 48

Each term in the series, except the first two terms, is the sum of the preceding
two terms.
So, missing term = 16 + 25 = 41.

25.
563, 647, 479, 815, ?
A. 672
B. 386
C. 279
D. 143

The pattern is + 84, - 168, + 336,......

2

i.e. + 84, - ( 84 2), + ( 84 2 ), .....

3

So, missing term = 815 - ( 84 2 ) = 815 - 672 = 143.