UNIT 2: SEQUENCE

2.1
NUMBER SEQUENCE
INTRODUCTION
In competitive exams various types of question on numbers are asked. To solve such questions you require a little common
sense. You must have clear-cut concepts regarding the terms “ascending order”, “descending order”, “preceded by”, “followed by”
etc. We first discuss meanings of “ascending order” ,“descending order” , “preceded by” and “ followed by” .
Ascending Order
Ascending order means arrangement from the smallest to the greatest. For example suppose we have to arrange the
following numbers in ascending order: 847, 9754, 8320, 571.
Ascending order will be as follows: 571, 847, 8320, 9754.
Descending Order
Descending order means arrangement from the greatest to the smallest. For example, arrange the following numbers in
descending order: 1971, 45321, 88715, 92547.
Descending order: 92547, 88715, 45321, 1971.
Preceded By
Preceded by means occurring immediately before in order or position. For example, in series 2, 4, 6, 8 …..., 6 is preceded
by 4, 8 is preceded by 6 and so on.
Followed By
Followed by means occurring immediately after in order or position. For example, “A is followed by B” means B follow A,
that means A comes first, B comes next.
Number Test
In these type of questions, a number, a set of numbers, a series of digits is given and the candidate are asked to find out
digits following certain given conditions.
Example 1: How many 5s are there in the following number sequence which are preceded by 7 and followed by 6?
7 5 5 9 4 57 6 4 5 9 8 7 5 6 7 6 4 3 2 5 6 7 8
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
Solution: (a), Here, 7 5 5 9 4 5 7 6 4 5 9 8 7 5 6 7 6 4 3 2 5 6 7 8
Here 5 is preceded by 7 and followed by 6
So, there is only one such 5.
Example 2: How many even numbers are there in the following series of numbers, each of which is preceded by an odd
number, but not followed by an even number?
5348971653298735
(a) Nil (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
Solution: (d), There are three such even numbers 6, 2, 8 each of which is preceded by an odd number and not followed by an
even number.
5348971653298735
Directions: (3-4): Following questions are based on the five three-digit numbers given below:
519 364 287 158 835
Example 3: If the positions of the first and the third digits within each number are interchanged, which of the following will be
the third digit of the second lowest number?
(a) 9 (b) 4 (c) 7 (d) 5
Solution: (d), According to the question, after the position of the first and third digits interchanged, new numbers are 519 
915, 364  463, 287  782, 158  851, 853  358
So, second lowest number = 538 and it is actually 835
Hence third digit of the second lowest number = 5
Example 4: Which of the following is the difference between the second digit of the lowest and the highest of these numbers?
(a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 0
Solution: (c), According to the question, difference between the second digit of the lowest and the highest number = 5 – 3 = 2

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Example 5: The position of how many digits in the number 351462987 will remain unchanged after the digit are rearranged in
ascending order within the number?
(a) None (b) One (c) Two (d) Three
Solution: (c), Given number 3 5 1 4 6 2 9 8 7
After rearrangement 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Hence, 4 and 8 remain unchanged after the rearrangement.
Example 6: The positions of the first and the sixth digit in the number 5109238674 are interchanged Similarly, the positions of
the second and the seventh digit are interchanged and so on. Which of the following will be the third digit from the
right end after the rearrangement?
(a) 9 (b) 0 (c) 6 (d) 3
Solution: (b), Given number = 5109238674
According to the question, after interchanging the digits, new number = 3867451092
Hence, third digit from the right end = 0
Example 7: How many such 5s are there in the following number sequence each of which is immediately preceded by 3 or 4
but not immediately followed by 8 or 9?
3 5 9 5 4 5 5 3 5 8 4 5 6 7 3 57 5 5 4 5 2 3 5 1 0
(a) None (b) Three (c) Four (d) Five
Solution: (b), As you know, a number which comes after a given number is said to follow it while the one which comes before
the given precedes it.
Thus, the numbers satisfying the given conditions may be marked as follows:
3 5 9 545 53 5845 673575545 23 5 10
Clearly, there are five such 5s.
Example 8: In the series given below, how many 8s are there each of which is exactly divisible by its immediate preceding as
well as succeeding numbers?
28 3 8 2 4 8 2 4 8 6 8 2 8 24 8 3 8 2 8 6
(a) One (b) Two (c) Three (d) Four
Solution: (b), Clearly, we may mark such sets of 3 numbers, in which the middle number is 8 and each of the two numbers on
both sides of it is a factor of 8, as shown below:
28 3 8 2 4 8 2 4 8 6 8 2 8 2 4 8 3 8 2 8 6
So, there are two such 8s.
Example 9: In the series,
641228742153862171413286
How many pairs of successive numbers have a difference of 2 each?
(a) Four (b) Five (c) Six (d) Seven
Solution: (c), Clearly, the pairs of successive numbers having a difference of 2 can be shown as follows:
6412287 42 1 53 8621714 13 286
Thus, there are six such pairs.
Example 10: In the following series, how many such odd numbers are there which are divisible by 3 or 5, then followed by odd
numbers, and then also followed by even numbers.
12, 19, 21, 3, 25, 18, 35, 20, 22, 21, 45, 46, 47, 48, 9, 50,52, 54, 55, 56
(a) Zero (b) One (c) Two (d) Three
Solution: (c), We first highlight the odd numbers is the given series:
12, 19, 21, 3, 25, 18, 35, 20, 22, 21, 45, 46, 47, 48, 9, 50, 50, 52, 54, 55, 56
Of these, we underline those numbers which are not divisible by 3 or 5.
12, 19, 21, 3, 25, 18, 35, 20, 22, 21, 45, 46, 47, 48, 9, 50, 50, 52, 54, 55, 56
Next we underline the numbers which are not immediately followed by an odd numbers.
12, 19, 21, 3, 25, 18, 35, 20, 22, 21, 45, 46, 47, 48, 9, 50, 50, 52, 54, 55, 56
Finally, we underline the numbers who do not have an even number at the second place to their right.
12, 19, 21, 3, 25, 18, 35, 20, 22, 21, 45, 46, 47, 48, 9, 50, 50, 52, 54, 55, 56
Thus, there are 2 such numbers.
Example 11: The positions of the first and the second digits in the number 94316875 are interchanged. Similarly, the positions
of the third and fourth digits are interchanged and so on. Which of the following will be the third to the left to the
seventh digit from the left end after the rearrangement?
(a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) None of these
Solution: (d), Changing the positions of the digits as mentioned, we get the number: 49138657.
The seventh digit from the left end of this number is 5.
The third digit to the left of 5 is 3.
Example 12: How many such pairs of digits are there in the number 531268947 each of which has as many digits between
them in the number as when they are arranged in descending order?
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 (a) One (b) Two (c) Three (d) More than three
Solution: (d), The given number is : 531268947.
Arranging the digits in descending order, we get: 987654321.
We have the following pairs of digits, satisfying the given conditions.

Digits in Given Number Digits in Descending Order

5312 5432
3126 6543
12 21
1268 947 7654321
268947 765432
89 98
Thus, we have 6 such pairs, namely (5, 2), (3, 6), (1, 2), (1, 7), (2, 7) and (8, 9).
Example 13: If it is possible to form a number with the second, the fifth and the eighth digits of the number 31549786, which is
the perfect square of a two-digit even number, which of the following will be the second digit of that even
number?
(a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) No such number can be formed
Solution: (b),The 2nd, 5th and 8th digits of the number 31549786 are 1, 9 and 6 respectively.
The perfect square of a two – digit even number, formed using the digits 1, 9 and 6 is 196. And, 196 = 142.
So, the required even number is 14. Clearly, its second digit is 4.
Example 14: If 3 is subtracted from the middle digit of each of the following numbers and then the positions of the digits are
reversed, which of the following will be the last digit of the middle number after they are arranged in descending
order?
589 362 554 371 442
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
Solution: (c),On subtracting from the middle digits, the numbers become:
559 332 524 341 412
Now, on reversing the positions of digits, we have:
955 233 425 143 214
Arranging these numbers in descending order, we have:
955 425 233 214 143
The middle number is 233 and its last digit is 3.
Example 15: How many numbers from 1 to 100 are there each of which is not only exactly divisible by 4 but also has 4 as a
digit?
(a) 7 (b) 10 (c) 20 (d) 21
Solution: (a),The numbers from 1 to 100 which are exactly divisible by 4 are 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56,
60, 64, 68, 72, 76, 80, 84, 88, 92, 96, 100.
But each number should have 4 as its digit.
∴ The required numbers are 4, 24, 40, 44, 48, 64, 84.
Clearly, there are 7 such numbers.

Miscellaneous Examples

Directions (1-3): The digits of the following five numbers are written in reverse order and five new numbers are obtained:
513 726 492 865 149
Now answer the following question:
Example 1: Which of the following will be the middle digit of the third number from the top when the new numbers are
arranged in descending order?
513 726 492 865 149
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 6 (d) 9
Solution: (c), The new numbers, arranged in descending order, are: 941, 627, 568, 315, 294.
The third number from the top is 568 and its middle digit is 6.
Example 2: Which of the following original numbers retains the same position from the top when arranged in descending
order even after the positions of the digits are reversed?
(a) 149 (b) 492 (c) 513 (d) 726
Solution: (d), Original numbers in descending order: 865, 726, 513, 492, 149
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 New numbers in descending order: 941, 627, 568, 135, 294
Original numbers corresponding to
New numbers in descending order: 149, 726, 865, 513, 492
Clearly, 726 retains the same position in both cases.
Example 3: Which of the following will be the third digit of the second highest new number?
(a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 7 (d) 8
Solution: (c), The second highest new number is 627. Its third digit is 7.
Directions (4- 6): Study the following five numbers and answer the questions given below:
517 325 639 841 792
Example 4: What will be first digit of the second highest number after the positions of only the second and the third digits
within each number are interchanged?
(a) 2 (b) 7 (c) 8 (d) 9
Solution: (b), The new numbers formed are 571, 352, 693, 814, 729.
The second highest number is 729. Clearly, its first digit is 7.
Example 5: What will be the last digit of the third number from top when they are reversing the positions of the digits within
each number?
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 7
Solution: (b), The new numbers formed are : 715, 523, 936, 148, 297.
These, when arranged in descending order are : 936, 715, 523, 297, 148.
So, the third number from the top is 523 and its last digit is 3.
Example 6: What will be the middle digit of the second lowest number after the positions of only the first and the second digits
within each number are interchanged?
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 7
Solution: (b), The new numbers formed are: 157, 235, 369, 481, 972.
The second lowest number is 235 and its middle digit is 3.
Directions (7-9): Answer these question based on the set of numbers given below:
738 429 156 273 894
Example 7: Which of the following will be the last digit of the second highest number after the positions of the digits in each
number is reversed?
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 7
Solution: (d), The new numbers formed are : 837, 924, 651, 372, 498.
The second highest number is 837 and its last digit is 7.
Example 8: What will be the difference between the first digit of the highest number as well as of the lowest number after the
positions of the first two digits in each number are reversed?
(a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 7
Solution: (d), The new numbers formed are : 378, 249, 516, 723, 984.
The highest number is 984, while the lowest number is 249.
∴ Required difference = 9 – 2 = 7.
Example 9: What should come next in the following number sequence?
22323423452345623456
(a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 5 (d) 4
Solution: (b), Here the series is as follows.
2, 23, 234, 2345, 23456, 234567
Hence the next term in the given sequence is 7.
Example 10: How many such 6’s are there in the following number series, each of which is immediately preceded by 1 or 5 and
immediately followed by 3 or 9?
2 6 3 7 5 6 4 2 9 6 1 3 4 1 6 3 9 15 6 9 2 3 1 6 5 4 3 2 1 9 6 7 1 6 3
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
Solution: (c), Only three 6’s exist in the given sequence as shown below:
263756429613416391569231654321967163
Example 11: The position of how many digits in the number 7354612 will remain unchanged after the digits within the
number are rearranged in descending order from left to right?
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
Solution: (b), Given number: 7 3 5 4 6 1 2
Descending order: 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Clearly, there are three such digits. Hence required answer is 2.
Note: This question can also be worded as given below: “How many such digits are there in the number 7354612
each of which is as far away from the beginning of the number as when the digits are rearranged in descending
order”?
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Example 12: ‘The positions of the first and the fifth digits in the number 84329517 are interchanged. Similarly, the positions of
the second and the sixth digits are interchanged, and so on. Which of the following will be the second element
from the right end after the rearrangement?
(a) 8 (b) 3 (c) 7 (d) 4
Solution: (b), After making the changes, we get the following arrangement of the digits: 95178432
Hence, the second digit from the right end is 3.
Example 13: If in the number 589463271 all the odd digits are first arranged in ascending order and then all the even digits
are arranged in ascending order, which digit will be second to the right of fifth digit from the right end?
(a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 9 (d) 2
Solution: (a), The rearranged number, according to the question, will be 135792468. Now, 2 nd to the right of 5th from the right
= (5 – 2 =) 3rd from the right, i.e. 4.
Example 14: If each of the odd digits in the number 6234518 is changed to the next even digit and the even digits are kept
unchanged, how many digits will appear only once in the new number?
(a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 9 (d) 8
Solution: (d), Given number: 6 2 3 4 5 1 8
New number: 6 2 4 4 6 2 8 Only 8 is the required digit.
Example 15: If it is possible to make a number which is the square of a two-digit odd number using the second, the fourth and
the sixth digits of the number 93217648 and using each only once, which of the following is that two-digit odd
number?
(a) 17 (b) 21 (c) 19 (d) 15
Solution: (c), Second, fourth and the sixth digits of the number are 3, 1 and 6. Using these digits only once we can make 361,
which is a perfect square number. Hence, our answer is 361 = 19.
Example 16: If 2 is added to the middle digit of each of the following numbers and the position of the remaining two digits in
each number is interchanged, which of the following will be the second number from the top after they are
arranged in the ascending order? 843, 219, 325, 437 and 562
(a) 368 (b) 754 (c) 932 (d) 285
Solution: (b), Here the five numbers are: 843, 219, 325, 437 and 562
When 2 is added to the middle digit of each of the above numbers, it becomes as follows:
863, 239, 345, 457 and 582
When the positions of first and third digits of each number are interchanged, the numbers become as follows:
368, 932, 543, 754 and 285
Now, when the numbers are arranged in ascending order their order becomes as follows:
285, 368, 543, 754 and 932
Hence, second number from top is 754 (a number formed by 437).
Example 17: These questions are based on the following set of numbers:
347 418 635 824 259
1. If 1 is added to the middle digit of each number and then the positions of the first and second digits are
interchanged and then the newly formed numbers are arranged in ascending order, which number will be
second from the top?
(a) 347 (b) 537 (c) 834 (d) 248
2. If the first and the third digits in each number are interchanged, which number will be the smallest?
(a) 814 (b) 824 (c) 259 (d) 735
3. If the first digit in each number is reduced by 1 and then its position is interchanged with the position of the
second digit, which number will be the largest?
(a) 427 (b) 274 (c) 345 (d) 519
Solution: 1. (a), Here the given numbers are: 347 418 635 824 259
Adding 1 to the middle digits, we get: 357 428 645 834 269
Interchanging the first and second digits, we get: 537 248 465 384 629
Now, if we arrange these in ascending order, the second from the top will be 537 (248, 384, 465, 537, 629)
which has been obtained from 347.
2. (b), Interchanging the first and the third digit, we get: 743 814 536 428 952
The smallest number now is 428, which has been obtained from 824.
Quick Method: Look for the least value of the third digits as after interchanging this will become the first digit.
3. (d), Reducing the first digits by 1, we get : 247 318 535 724 159
Interchanging the first two digits, we get: 427 138 355 274 519
Of these, 519 is the largest, which has been obtained from 259.
Quick Method: Reduction in first digit has no impact on our result. Look for the largest value of the second
digit as after interchanging this will become the first digit.

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 Exercise

1. Which is the third number to the left of the number which is exactly in the middle of the following sequence of numbers?
123456789246897531987654321
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c)5 (d) 6
2. How many 5s are there in the following number sequence which are immediately preceded by 7 and immediately
followed by 6?
755945764598756764325678
(a) One (b) Two (c) Three (d) Four
3. How many 6s are there in the following number series, each of which is immediately preceded by 1 or 5 and immediately
followed by 3 or 9?
263756429613416391569231654321967163
(a) None (b) One (c) Two (d) Three
4. How many 7 immediately preceded by 6 but not immediately followed by 4 are there in the following series?
7 4 27 6 4 3 6 7 5 3 5 7 8 4 3 7 6 7 2 4 0 6 7 4 3
(a) One (b) Two (c) Four (d) Six
5. In the series given below, count the number of 9s, each of which is not immediately preceded by 5 but is immediately
followed by either 2 or 3. How many such 9s are there?
19265938393259293482698
(a) One (b) Three (c) Five (d) Six
6. How many 4s are there preceded by 7 but not followed by 3?
5932174269746132874138325674395820187463
(a) Three (b) Four (c) Five (d) Six
7. In the following list of numerals, how many 2s are there each of which is followed by 1 but not preceded by 4?
421214211244412212144214212124142124146
(a) Two (b) Three (c) Four (d) Five
8. How many 3s are there in the following sequence which are neither preceded by 6 nor immediately followed by 9?
9366395937891639639
(a) One (b) Two (c) Three (d) Four
9. Count each 1 in the following sequence of numbers that is immediately followed by 2, if 2 is not immediately followed by
3. How many such digits are there?
12134512352126145112412321752125
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 7
10. How many 7s are there in the following series which are preceded by 6 which is not preceded by 8?
87678675679761677688697687
(a) Nil (b) One (c) Two (d) Three
11. In the following series of numbers, find out how many times, 1, 3 and 7 have appeared; together, 7 being in the middle and
1 and 3 on either side of 7?
2973173771331738571377173906
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c)5 (d) More than 5
Directions (12-13): Study the number series given below and answer the questions that follow:
7897653428972459297647
12. How many 7s are preceded by 9 and followed by 6?
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
13. Which figures have equal frequency?
(a) 2, 5, 3 (b) 2, 4, 5 (c) 3, 7, 5 (d) 8, 6, 5
14. In the series, 641228742153862171413286, how many pairs of alternate numbers have a difference of 2?
(a) One (b) Two (c)Three (d) Four
15. How many even numbers are there in the following sequence of numbers each of which is immediately followed by an odd
number as well as immediately preceded by an even number?
86768932753422355228119
(a) One (b) Three (c) Five (d) None of these
Directions (16-18): Study the following number sequence and answer the questions given below it:
51473985726315863852243496
16. How many odd numbers are there in the sequence each of which is immediately followed by an odd number?
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) More than 4

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17. How many even numbers are there in the sequence which are immediately preceded by an odd number but immediately
followed by an even number?
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c)3 (d) 4
18. How many odd numbers are there in the sequence which are immediately preceded and also immediately followed by an
even number?
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
19. How many 8s are there in the following number series each of which is exactly divisible by its immediately preceding
number and also divisible by immediately succeeding number?
824517284842282698454832843183
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
20. In the following number sequence, how many such even numbers are there which are exactly divisible by its immediate
preceding number but not exactly divisible by its immediate following number? 3 8 4 1 5 72 8 3 4 8 9 3 9 4 2 1 5 8 2
(a) One (b) Two (c) Three (d) Four
21. If the following series is written in the reverse order, which number will be fourth to the right of the seventh number from
the left? 7, 3, 9, 7, 0, 3, 8, 4, 6, 2, 1, 0, 5, 11, 13
(a) 0 (b) 5 (c)9 (d) 11
22. Thirty six vehicles are parked in a parking lot in a single row. After the first car, there a one scooter. After the second car,
there are two scooters. After the third car, there are three scooters and so on. Work out the number of scooters in the
second half of the row.
(a) 10 (b) 12 (c)15 (d) 17
Directions (23-25): A person is asked to put in a basket one apple when ordered 'One', one guava when ordered 'Two', one
orange when ordered 'Three' and is asked to take out from the basket one apple and one guava both when ordered 'Four'. The
order sequence executed by the person is as follows: 1 2 3 3 2 1 4 2 3 1 4 2 2 3 3 1 4 1 1 3 2 3 4
23. How many fruits will be there in the basket at the end of the above order sequence?
(a) 10 (b) 11 (c)12 (d) 13
24. How many guavas will be there in the basket at the end of the above order sequence?
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c)3 (d) 4
25. How many apples will be there in the basket at the end of the above order sequence?
(a) 4 (b) 3 (c)2 (d) 1
26. If the first and second digits in the sequence 5981327438 are interchanged, also the third and fourth digits, the fifth and
sixth digits and so on, which digit would be the seventh counting to your left?
(a) 1 (b) 4 (c)7 (d) 8
27. The positions of the second and the eighth digits of the number 39128564 are interchanged. Similarly, the positions of the
fourth and the fifth digits are interchanged. The position of the first and the sixth digits are interchanged and the positions
of the third and the seventh digits are interchanged. Which of the following will be the third digit to the left of 3 after the
rearrangement?
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 8
28. How many 7s are preceded by 9 and followed by 6?
7897653428972459297647
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
29. How many pairs of alternate numbers have a difference of 2?
641228742153862171413286
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
30. If the following series is written in the reverse order. Which number will be fourth to the right of the seventh number
from the left?
7, 3, 9, 7, 0, 3, 8, 4, 6, 2, 1, 0, 5, 11, 13
(a) 0 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 6
31. How many such 5s are there in the following number sequence, each of which is preceded by 3 or 4 but not followed by 8
or 9?
35954553584567357554523510
(a) None (b) Three (c) Four (d) Five
Directions (32 – 36): In each of the following questions, two rows of numbers are given. The resultant number in each row
is to be worked out separately based on the following rules and the questions below the rows of numbers are to be
answered. The operations of numbers progress from left to right.
Rules:
I. If an odd number is followed by a two –digit even number then they are to be added.
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 II. If an odd number is followed by a two-digit odd number then the second number is to be subtracted from the first
number.
III. If an even number is followed by a number which is a perfect square of a number then the second number is to be
divided by the first number.
IV. If an even number is followed by two digit even number then the first number is to be multiplied by the second
number.
32. 13 11 4
17 13 12
If the resultant of the first set of numbers is multiplied by the resultant of the second set of numbers, what will be the
outcome?
(a) 48 (b) 69 (c) 75 (d) 96
33. 40 30 3600
15 24 17
What will be the sum of the resultant numbers of the sets of numbers given above?
(a) 22 (b) 25 (c) 28 (d) 42
34. 15 11 20 400
8 12 10
If the resultant of the second set of numbers is divided by the resultant of the first set of numbers, what will be the
outcome?
(a) 19 (b) 92 (c) 196 (d) None of these
35. 19 15 12
15 12 23 16
If the resultant of the second set of numbers is subtracted from the resultant of the first set of numbers, what will be the
outcome?
(a) 29 (b) 43 (c) 44 (d) 92
36. 8 16 16 14
13 11 12 144
What is the difference between the resultant of the first set of numbers and the second set of numbers?
(a) 106 (b) 118 (c) 210 (d) 222
37. How many combinations of two-digit number having 8 can made from the following numbers?
8, 5, 2, 1, 7, 6
(a) 9 (b) 10 (c) 11 (d) 12
38. Nitin was counting down from 32, Sumit was counting upwards the numbers starting from 1 and he was calling out only
the odd numbers. What common number will they call out at the same time if they were calling out at the same speed?
(a) 19 (b) 21 (c) 22 (d) not call out the same number
39. The letters L, M, N, O , P, Q, R, S and T are substituted by nine integers 1 to 9. 4 is assigned to P. The difference between P
and T is 5. The difference between N and T is 3. What is the integer assigned to N?
(a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 7
40. If the numbers from 1 to 45 which are exactly divisible by 3 are arranged in ascending order, minimum number being on
the top, which would come at the ninth place from the top?
(a) 18 (b) 21 (c) 24 (d) 27
41. If the numbers from 5 to 85 which are exactly divisible by 5 are arranged in descending order, which would come at the
eleventh place from the bottom?
(a) 35 (b) 45 (c) 50 (d) None of these
42. In the numbers from 100 to 1000, how many times digit 1 comes at the ten’s place?
(a) 9 (b) 10 (c) 90 (d) 900
43. How many numbers amongst the numbers 9 to 54 are there which are exactly divisible by 9 but not by 3?
(a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 5 (d) Nil
44. How many numbers from 11 to 50 are there which are exactly divisible by 7 but not by 3?
(a) Two (b) Four (c) Five (d) Six
Directions (45 - 49): Study the sets of number given below and answer the questions which follow

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 972 682 189 298 751
45. If one is added to the lowest number and two is added to the highest number, what will be the difference between the
second digit of the smallest number and third digit of the highest number?
(a) 5 (b) 7 (c) 9 (d) 8
46. If in each number, first and the last digit are interchanged, which one of the following will be the third highest number?
(a) 972 (b) 682 (c) 189 (d) 298
47. If in each number, all the three digits are arranged in descending order, which of the following will be the third highest
number?
(a) 972 (b) 682 (c) 189 (d) 298
48. If in each number, second and the third digit are interchanged, what will be the sum of first digit of the smallest number
and last digit of highest number?
(a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 9 (d) 8
49. If one is added to the smaller odd number and one is subtracted from the higher odd number, which of the following will
be obtained, if the second digit of the higher number is subtracted from the second digit of the lower number thus formed?
(a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 3
50. Which of the following will be the second digit of the third number from the top when they are arranged in descending
order, after the first digit in each number is changed to its next higher digit?
738 429 156 273 894
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 7

ANSWER KEY
1. b 2. a 3. d 4. b 5. b 6. b 7. c 8. b 9. b 10. d
11. a 12. a 13. d 14. b 15. d 16. d 17. c 18. d 19. d 20. b
21. a 22. c 23. b 24. b 25. c 26. b 27. a 28. a 29. b 30. a
31. d 32. d 33. b 34. d 35. c 36. a 37. c 38. d 39. c 40. d
41. d 42. c 43. d 44. b 45. a 46. b 47. a 48. d 49. c 50. a

Solutions

1. (b): There are 27 numbers in the given sequence .

So, middle number = 14th number =9.
Clearly, the third number to the left of this 9 is 4.
2. (a): 7 5 5 9 4 5 7 6 4 5 9 8 7 5 6 7 6 4 3 2 5 6 7 8.
3. (d): 2 6 3 7 5 6 4 2 9 6 1 3 4 1 6 3 9 1 5 6 9 2 3 1 6 5 4 3 2 1 9 6 7 1 6 3
4. (b): 7 4 2 7 6 4 3 6 7 5 3 5 7 8 4 3 7 6 7 2 4 0 6 7 4 3
5. (b): 1 9 2 6 5 9 3 8 3 9 3 2 5 9 2 9 3 4 8 2 6 9 8
6. (b): 5 9 3 2 1 7 4 2 6 9 7 4 6 1 3 2 8 7 4 1 3 8 3 2 5 6 7 4 3 9 5 8 2 0 1 8 7 4 6 3
7. (c): 4 2 1 2 1 4 2 1 1 2 4 4 1 2 2 1 2 1 4 4 2 1 4 2 1 2 1 2 4 1 4 2 1 2 4 1 4 6
8. (b): 9 3 6 6 3 9 5 9 3 7 8 9 1 6 3 9 6 3 9.
9. (b): 1 2 1 3 4 5 1 2 3 5 2 1 2 6 1 4 5 1 1 2 4 1 2 3 2 1 7 5 2 1 2 5
10. (d): 8 7 6 7 8 6 7 5 6 7 9 7 6 1 6 7 7 6 8 8 6 9 7 6 8 7
11. (a): 2 9 7 3 1 7 3 7 7 1 3 3 1 7 3 8 5 7 1 3 7 7 1 7 3 9 0 6
12. (a): 7 8 9 7 6 5 3 4 2 8 9 7 2 4 5 9 2 9 7 6 4 7
13. (d): In the given series, 2 occur 3 times; 3 occur once ; 4 occur 3 times; 5 occur 2 times; 6 occur 2 times; 7 occur 5 times ; 8
occur 2 times and 9 occur 4 times .
Clearly the frequency of 5 ,6 and 8 is same i.e 2.
14. (b): We proceed by checking the difference between the pairs of alternate numbers i.e
(6,1),(4,2),(1,2),(2,8),(2,7),(8,4),(7,2),(4,1),(2,5),(1,3),(5,8),(3,6),(8,2),(6,1),(2,7),(1,1),(7,4),(1,1)(4,3)(1,2)(3,8) and
(2,6).Of these the pair with the difference of 2 are (4,2) and (1,3).
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Clearly, there are two such pairs.
15. (d): 8 6 7 6 8 9 3 2 7 5 3 4 2 2 3 5 5 2 2 8 1 1 9
16. (d): 5 1 4 7 3 9 8 5 7 2 6 3 1 5 8 6 3 8 5 2 2 4 3 4 9 6

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17. (c): 5 1 4 7 3 9 8 5 7 2 6 3 1 5 8 6 3 8 5 2 2 4 3 4 9 6
18. (d): 5 1 4 7 3 9 8 5 7 2 6 3 1 5 8 6 3 8 5 2 2 4 3 4 9 6
19. (d): 8 2 4 5 1 7 2 8 4 8 4 2 2 8 2 6 9 8 4 5 4 8 3 2 8 4 3 1 8 3
20. (b): 3 8 4 1 5 7 2 8 3 4 8 9 3 9 4 2 1 5 8 2
21. (a): The given series when written in reverse order becomes:
13,11,5,0,1,2,6,4,8,3,0,7,9,3,7
The 7th number from the left is 6.The fourth number from the right is 6 is 0.
22. (c): Let C and S denote car and scooter respectively. Then, the sequence of parking is
CSCSSCSSSCSSSSCSSS|SSCSSSSSSCSSSSSSSC
The above sequence has been divided into two equal half by a lines
Clearly, number of scooters in the second half of the line= 15.
23. (b): Each time we order 1,2 or 3 one fruit is added to the basket but whenever we order 4, two fruits are removed from it.
Number of fruits in the basket at the end of the given order sequence
=Number of 1s+Number of 2s+ Number of 3s −2×(Number of 4s)
=6+6+7-2× 4=19-8=11
24. (b): Each time we order 2 , one guava is added to the basket but each time 4 is ordered , one guava is removed from it.
Required number=Number of 2s –Number of 4s=6-4=2
25. (c): Each time we order 1, one apple is added to the basket but each time 4 is ordered , one apple is removed from it.
Required number=Number of 1s –Number of 4s=6-4=2
26. (b): The resulting sequence will be 9518234783. So the seventh digit from the left is 4.
27. (a): The resulting sequence will be 54682193. So the third digit to the left of 3 is 2.
28. (a): There are two such seven (7)
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29. (b): there are two such pairs.

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30. (a): The given series when written in the reverse order becomes ;
13, 11, 5, 0, 1, 2, 6, 4, 8, 3, 0, 7, 9, 3, 7
The 7th number from the left is 6. The 4th number to the right of 6 is 0.
31. (d): There are five such 5s.
3 5 9 5 455 3 5 8 456 7 357 5 5 452 351 0
32. (d):

 Required outcome = 2 × 48 = 96
33. (b):

 Required sum = 3 + 22 = 25
34. (d):

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 Required outcome = 960  5 = 192
35. (c):

 Required outcome = 48 – 4 = 44
36. (a):

 Required difference = 112 -6 =106

37. (c): The possible two-digit numbers are : 88, 85, 82, 81, 87, 86, 58, 28, 18, 78, 68.
These are 11 in number.
38. (d): Nitin : 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 24 22 21 20 ………
Sumit : 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 ………
Clearly, both will never call out the same number.
39. (c): P = 4 and T –P = 5  T = 9
T-N =3 and T = 9  N = 6
40. (d): The required numbers in ascending order are:
3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, 36, 39, 42, 45.
If the minimum number i.e. 3 is considered to be at the top, the ninth number from the top is 27.
41. (d): The required numbers in descending order are:
85, 80, 75, 70, 65, 60, 55, 50, 45, 40, 35, 30, 25, 20, 15, 10, 5
The eleventh number from the bottom is 55.

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42. (c): The digit 1 comes at the ten’s place in numbers from 110 to 119;210 to 210;310 to 319;410 to 419;510 to 519;610 to
619;710 to 719;810 to 819 and 910 to 919.
Required number = 109 =90
43. (d): Any number divisible by 9 is also divisible by 3.
44. (b): The numbers from 11 to 50, which are divisible by 7 are 14, 21, 28, 35, 42, 49. But out of these, 21 and 42 are divisible
by 3.
Required numbers are 14, 28, 35, 49.
Clearly, there are four such numbers.
45. (a): 189 + 1 =190;972 + 2 = 974
Hence, required difference = 9 – 4 = 5
46. (b): After interchanging first and last digit, numbers are
→ 279, 286, 981, 892, 157
Hence, third highest number = 286  682
47. (a): 972, 862, 981, 982, 751
Hence, third highest number = 972
48. (d): After interchanging second and third digit, numbers are →
927, 628, 198, 289, 715
Smallest number = 198
Highest number = 927
Hence, required sum = 1+7 = 8
49. (c): Smallest odd number = 189
Highest odd number = 751
Required number = (189+1) and (751-1)
= 190 and 750
Hence, required difference = 9−5 = 4
50. (a): The new numbers formed are : 838, 529, 256, 373, 994.
These, in descending order, are : 994, 838, 529, 373, 256.
The third number from the top is 529, and its second digit is 2.

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