PMA 133 LC Book 50 Verbal intelligence Questions (Solved) - By Abdullah Afridi

1. 1 4 9 16 25 (----------)                                (36)

1+3=4, 4+5=9, 9+7=16, 16+9=25, 25+11= (36) or 12, 22, 32, 42, 52, 62

2. 20 19 17 (------------),10,5                         (14)

20-1=19, 19-2=17, 17-3= (14)

3. 2 3 5 7 11 (----------),17 (13)

This series consists of prime numbers so the prime number after 11 is (13)

4. 6 11 21 36 56 (---------)                             (81)

6+5=11, 11+10=21, 21+15=36, 36+20=56, 56+25= (81)

5. 1 6 13 22 33 (---------)                               (46)

1+5=6, 6+7=13, 13+9=22, 22+11=33, 33+13= (46)

6. 3 9 27 81 (---------)                                     (243)

3x3=9, 9x3=27, 27x3=81, 81x3=(243)

7. 1 9 17 33 49 73 (---------)              (97)

1+8=9, 9+8=17, 17+16=33, 33+16=49, 49+24=73, 73+24= (97)

8. 2 5 9 (----------) 20 27                                (14)

2+3=5, 5+4=9, 9+5=(14)

9. 5 9 17 29 45 (---------)                               (65)

5+4=9, 9+8=17, 17+12=29, 29+16=45, 45+20= (65)

10. 3 7 15 31 63 (---------)                             (127)

3x2+1=7, 7x2+1=15, 15x2+1=31, 31x2+1=63, 63x2+1= (127)

11. 1 6 15 (------) 45 66 91                           (28)

1+5=6, 6+9=15, 15+13= (28)

12. 1 2 3 5 8 (---------)                                    (13)

1+1=2, 2+1=3, 3+2=5, 5+3=8, 8+5= (13)

13. 0.5 1.5 4.5 13.5 (-------)              (40.5)

0.5x3=1.5, 1.5x3=4.5, 4.5x3=13.5, 13.5x3= (40.5)

14. 121 225 361 (---------)                             (529)

112=121, 152=225, 192=361, 232= (529)

15. 0 2 8 14 (------) 34                                   (24)

12-1=0, 22-2=2, 32-1=8, 42-2=14, 52-1= (24)

16. 19 2 38 3 114 4 (--------)                         (456)

19x2=38, 38x3=114, 114x4=(456)

17. 1 2 3 6 9 18 (-------) 54                           (27)

1+1=2, 2+1=3, 3+6=9, 9+9=18, 18+9= (27)

18. 4 5 9 18 34 (--------)                                (59)

4+1=5, 5+4=9, 9+9=18, 18+16=34 e.g 12,22,32,42

Missing number 52=25+34= (59)

19. 3 6 18 72 (--------)                                    (360)

3x2=6, 6x3=18, 18x4=72, 72x5= (360)

20. 66 36 18 (--------)                                     (8)

11x6=66, 6x6=36, 3x6=18 Missing number=(8)

21. 21 25 33 49 81 (------)                            (145)

21+4=25, 25+8=33, 33+16=49, 49+32=81, 81+64= (145)

22. 12 32 72 152 (-------)                              (312)

12+20=32, 32+40=72, 72+80=152, 152+160= (312)

23. 3 6 5 20 7 42 9 (------)                            (72)

3x2=6, 5x4=20, 7x6=42,9x8=72

24. 1,3,4,8,25,27,(---------)                            (50)

1+3+4=8, 3+4+8=15, 4+8+15=27, 8,15,27= (50)

25. 2 15 41 80 (--------)                                 (132)

2+13=15,13*2=26 15+26=41,13*3=39 41+39=80,13*4=52 80+52= (132)

26. 8 10 14 18 (------) 34 50 66                   (26)

8+2=10, 10+4=14, 14+4=18 Missing number 8= 18+8=(26)

27. 1 2 6 24 (--------)                          (120)

1x2=2, 2x3=6, 6x4=24, 24x5= (120)

28. 2 3 8 63 (------)                                        (3968)

22-1=2, 32-1=8, 82-1=63, 632-1= (3968)

29. 95 11.5 138 (-------),189                         (162.5)

95+20.5=11.5, 138+22.5= (162.5)

30. 4 10 (------) 82 244 730              (28)

4x3-2=10, 10x3-2= (28)

31. 4 32 128 (-------)                          (256)

4x8=32, 32x4=128, 128x2= (256)

32. 2 5 9 19 37 (-------)                                  (75)

2x2+1=5, 5x2-1=9, 9x2+1=19, 19x2-1=37, 37x2+1= (75)

33. 24 60 120 210 (--------)                           (336)

24+36=60, 60+60=120, 120+90=210 i.e (6x(6+0), 6x(6+4), 6x(6+14), 6x(6+9)=90

Missing number= 210+6x(6+15)= 210+126= (336)

34. 165 195 255 285 345 (-----)                  (435)

15x11=165, 15x13=195, 15x17=255, 15x19=285, 15x23=345

Missing number= 29 = 15x29= (435)

35. 5 17 37 65 (------) 45                              (101)

22+1=5, 42+1=17, 62+1=37, 82+1=65 Missing number= 102+1= (101)

36. 9 11 20 31 (-------) 82                             (51)

9+11=20, 20+31= (51)

37. 5 16 49 104 (---------)                              (181)

5+11=16, 16+33=49, 49+55=104

(11x1) , (11x3) , (11x5) Missing Number=104+(11x7)= (181)

38. 34 18 10 6 4 (--------)                              (3)

Each term is devided by 2 & increase 1

34/2+1=18, 18/2+1=10, 6/2+1=4, 4/2+1= (3)

39. 462 420 380 (--------) 306                      (342)

462-42=420, 420-40=380, 380-38= (342)

40. 3 8 22 63 185 (------)                              (550)

3x3-1=8, 8x3-2=22, 22x3-3=63, 63x3-4=185, 185x3-5= (550)

41. 1 2 5 12 27 58 121 (-----)                       (248)

1x1+1=2, 2x2+1=5, 5x2+2=12, 12x2+3=27, 27x2+4=58, 58x2+5=121, 121x2+6= (248)

42. 0.5 0.55 0.65 0.8 (------)                         (1)

0.5+0.05=0.55, 0.55+0.10=0.65, 0.65+0.15=0.80 Missing number= 0.80+0.20= (1)

43. 3 8 13 24 41 (--------)                              (70)

3+8+2=13, 8,13,3= 24, 13+24+4=41, 24+41+5= (70)

44. 97 86 73 58 45 (------)                            (34)

97-11=86, 86-13=73, 73-15=58, 58-13=45 Missing number= 11-45= (34)

45. 17 19 23 29 (---------)                              (31)

This series consists prime numbers 17+2=19, 19+2=21, 21+2=23,---29+2= (31)

46. 5 6 9 15 (--------) 40                                (25)

5+1=6, 6+3=9, 9+6=15 (1,3,6)

Missing number= 15 (1+2+3+4) = 15+10= (25)

47. 3 12 27 48 75 108 (------)                       (147)

3x12=3, 3x22=12, 3x32=27, 3x42=48, 3x52=75, 3x62=108, 3x72= (147)

48. 134 245 356 467 (------)                         (578)

134+111=245, 245+111=356, 356+111=467, 467+111= (578)

49. 6 13 28 (-------)                                        (59)

6x2+1=13, 13x2+2=28, 28x2+3= (59)

50. 563 647 479 815 (-----)              (143)

563+84=647, 647-168=479, 479+336= 815

-(84x2) , (84x22) ,+(84x23)

Missing Number = 815-(84x23)= 815-672= (143)