INSERTING THE MISSING CHARACTER

Directions (Questions 1 to 10) : Find the missing character in each of the following questions :
1.

a) 4 b) 305 c) 343 d) 729

2.

a) 72 b) 70 c) 68 d) 66
3.

a) 10 b) 11 c) 12 d) 13
4.

a) 100 b) 81 c) 64 d) 121
5.

a) 0 b) 8 c) 125 d) 216
6.

a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4
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 a) 13 b) 14 c) 20 d) 21
8.

a) 33 b) 145 c) 135 d) 18
9.

a) 10 b) 11 c) 12 d) 13

Directions (Questions 11 to 34) : In each of the following questions, a set of figures carrying certain
characters, is given. Assuming that the characters in each set follow a similar pattern, find the missing
character in each case.
10.

a) 1 b) 731 c) 1625 d) 2031

11.

A B C
a) 6 b) 8 c) 10 d) 14
12.

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 A B C
a) 75 b) 26 c) 25 d) 20
13.

A B C
a) 47 b) 45 c) 37 d}35
14.

A B C
a) 262 b) 622 c) 631 d) 824
15.

A B C
a) 14 b) 22 c) 32 d) 320
16.

A B C
a) 48 b) 72 c) 35 d) 120
17.

A B C
a) 184 b) 210 c) 241 d) 425
18.

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 A B C

a) 18 b) 12 c) 9 d) 6
19.

A B C
a) 117 b) 36 c) 32 d) 26
20.

A B C
a) 320 b) 274 c) 262 d) 132
21.

A B C
a) 19 b) 23 c) 25 d) 31
22.

A B C
a) 937 b) 824 c) 769 d) 678
23.

A B C
a) 78 b) 82 c) 94 d) 86
24.

A B C

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 a) 13 b) 15 c) 17 d) 19
25.

A B
a) 127 b) 142 c) 158 d) 198
26.

A B C

a) 5 b) 6 c) 8 d) 9
27.

A B
a) 117 b) 100 c) 78 d) 63
28.

A B C

a) 16 b) 21 c) 61 d) 81
29.

A B C
a) 0 b) 2 c) 11 d) 12
30.

A B C
a) 49 b) 50 c) 60 d) 69
31.

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 A B C
a) 60 b) 50 c) 25 d) 21
32.

A B C
a) 5 b) 19 c) 27 d) 89
33.

A B C
a) 7 b) 25 c) 49 d) 129
34.

A B C

a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 5

Directions (Questions 35 to 74) : In each of the following questions, a matrix of certain characters is
given. These characters follow a certain trend, row-wise or column-wise. Find out this trend and
choose the missing character accordingly.

35.
18 24 32
12 14 16
3 ? 4
72 112 128

a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 5
36.
3 6 8
5 8 4
4 7 ?

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 a) 6 b) 7 c) 8 d) 9
37.
28 60 48
5 6 7
14 39 27
7 ? 16

a) 18 b) 23 c) 24 d) 27
38.
4 5 6
2 3 7
1 8 3
21 98 ?

a) 94 b) 76 c) 73 d) 16
39.
5 6 7
3 4 5
9 10 11
345 460 ?

a) 535 b) 577 c) 755 d) 775

40.

6 6 8
5 7 5
4 3 ?
120 126 320

a) 4 b) 8 c) 12 d) 16
41.
13 12 5
17 15 8
25 24 ?
29 21 20

a) 7 b) 9 c) 11 d) 15
42.
6 9 15
8 12 20
4 6 ?

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 a) 5 b) 10 c) 15 d) 21
43.
2 4 0
1 2 4
3 1 3
36 ? 91
a) 25 b) 48 c) 59 d) 73
44.
6 11 25
8 6 16
12 5 ?
a) 18 b) 16 c) 12 d) 10
45.
1 3 7
5 12 14
25 ? 28
125 192 56
a) 64 b) 56 c) 48 d) 40
46.
13 54 ?
7 45 32
27 144 68
a) 42 b) 36 c) 6 d) 4
47.
7 4 5
8 7 6
3 3 ?
29 19 31
a) 3 b) 4 c) 5 d) 6
48.
3 15 4
7 38 5
3 ? 5
a) 15 b) 18 c) 19 d) 20
49.
42 44 38
23 55 28
37 ? 39
a) 22 b) 33 c) 66 d) 77
50.
1 7 9
2 14 ?

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 3 105 117
a) 26 b) 20 c) 16 d) 12
51.
963 2 844
464 ? 903
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4
52.
1 2 3
11 7 5
120 45 ?
a) 19 b) 17 c) 16 d) 15
53.
51 11 61
64 30 32
35 ? 43
a) 25 b) 27 c) 32 d) 37
54.
72 24 6
96 16 12
108 ? 18
a) 12 b) 16 c) 18 d) 20
55.
28 20 7
84 35 12
45 ? 9
a) 15 b) 18 c) 20 d) 25
56.
? 13 49
9 17 69
13 11 59
a) 5 b) 9 c) 10 d) 21
57.
12 (47) 21
10 (52) 4
64 ? 24
a) 16 b) 40 c) 62 d) 83
58.
11 6 8
17 12 ?
25 34 19
19 28 11
a) 9 b) 13 c) 15 d) 16

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59.
3 4 5
3 7 12
3 ? 22
a) 11 b) 10 c) 9 d) 8
60.
3 2 2
6 20 4
12 25 64
6 10 ?
a) 6 b) 8 c) 12 d) 10
61.
1 4 9 ?
1 2 3 4
2 4 6 ?
a) 16, 8 b) 49, 7 c) 36, 4 d) 25, 5
62.
7 9 21 27
4 2 36 18
9 4 54 ?
a) 18 b) 24 c) 36 d) 58
63.
A D H
F I M
? N R
a) K b) N c) O d) P
64.
Z ? S
R O ?
? G C
a) WJK b) KWT c) WKJ d) JKW
65.
F I O
A J K
E M ?
a) P b) R c) S d) V
66.
H K Q
C G O
E J ?
a) T b) P c) N d) L
67.
B G N

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 D J R
G N ?
a) U b) V c) W d) X
68.
P T ?
O Q S
M N R
a) I b) L c) O d) U
69.
7B 5C 6B
3C 9B 19A
15A 17A ?
a) 10C b) 12 C c) 14B d) 16 C
70.
4C 2B 3A
28A ? 45B
7C 5A 15B
a) 10 C b) 12 C c) 13C d) 7 C
71.
Z4 X3 V9
A6 C2 ?
T5 R4 P15
a) E10 b) E12 c) S10 d) S12
72.
3C 27D 9E
7I 21K 3M
4D ? 7J
a) 11E b) 28G c) 35I d) 48F
73.
BD3 DE5 DF15
EG2 FH4 GI8
HJ4 IK6 ?
a) JL24 b) IJ18 c) JK18 d) JL12
74. In the matrix given below, the values of A, B and C are
9 A 12
B 10 7
8 C 11

a) A = 13, B = 11, C = 9 b) A= 13, B = 9, C = 11

c) A = 9, B = 11, C = 13 d) A = 9, B = 13, C = 11

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 Directions (Questions 75 to 78): In the following questions, numbers have been arranged according to
the same general pattern. Find the missing number in each number in each question.

75. 310
296 81
? 215 14
a) 6 b) 7 c) 9 d) 18

76. 72
? 16
4 48 8
a) 32 b) 40 c) 64 d) 80

77. ?
225 144
12 81 15

a) 75 b) 240 c) 360 d) 400

78. 132
121 49
7 ? 11
a) 5 b) 15 c) 18 d) 72

Directions (Questions 79 to 81): In each of the following questions, the numbers have been arranged
according to the pattern shown in the sample figure given below. Find the missing number.

Sample Figure
79.

a) 11 b) 13 c) 15 d) 17
80.

a) 125 b) 90 c) 105 d) 225

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81.

a) 33 b) 81 c) 243 d) 42

Directions (Questions 82 – 83) : Study each of the following tables and choose the alternative which
can best replace the sign of interrogation (?)
82.
3 8 10 2 ? 1
6 56 90 2 20 0

a) 0 b) 3 c) 5 d) 7
83.
1 2 3 2 10 12
2 5 12 10 16 13
1 2 1 ? 10 24

a) 5 b) 11 c) 13 d) 8
84. Find the value of X in the following figure :

a) 3 b) 4 c) 8 d) 12

1. C 11. C 21. D 31. C 41. A 51. B 61. A 71. B

2. B 12. B 22. D 32. D 42. B 52. C 62. B 72. B
3. B 13. C 23. D 33. B 43. D 53. B 63. A 73. A
4. A 14. B 24. B 34. C 44. B 54. A 64. C 74. D
5. D 15. C 25. B 35. B 45. C 55. D 65. B 75. C
6. A 16. A 26. D 36. A 46. D 56. A 66. A 76. C
7. B 17. A 27. C 37. D 47. C 57. D 67. C 77. B
8. C 18. C 28. A 38. A 48. B 58. D 68. D 78. D

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9. C 19. B 29. C 39. B 49. A 59. B 69. D 79. A
10. D 20. C 30. D 40. A 50. D 60. B 70. A 80. D
81. B
82. C
83. C
84. B

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