NUMBER, RANKING & TIME SEQUENCE Related MCQ Test For Bank Exam
The candidate is required to find out –
NUMBER TEST:
1. How many times a number satisfying the conditions, specified in the question, occurs.
2. Number followed
3. The following series of numbers which are preceded by another number.
MCQ Type – 1. How many 7’s are there in the following series which are not immediately followed by 3 but immediately preceded by 8? (L.I.C. 1994)
8 9 8 7 6 2 2 6 3 2 6 9 7 3 2 8 7 2 7 7 8 7 3 7 7 9 4
(a) 10
(b) 3
(–c) 2
(d) 0
(e) None of these
MCQ Type – 2. 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 l’s are there?
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
(a) 2
(–b) 4
(c) 5
(d) 7
(e) 9
MCQ Type – 3. How many 7’s are there in the following series which are preceded by 6 which is not preceded by 8? (B.S.R.B. 1995)
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
(a) Nil
(b) One
(c) Two
(d) Three
(–e) None of these
MCQ Type – 4. Count each 7 which is not immediately preceded by 5 but is immediately followed by either 2 or 3. How many such 7’s are there? (S.S.C. 1993)
5 7 2 6 5 7 3 8 3 7 3 2 5 7 2 7 3 4 8 2 6 7 8
(–a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5
MCQ Type – 5. How many 6’s are there in the following series of numbers which are preceded by 7 but not immediately followed by 9? (Railways, 1994)
6 7 9 5 6 9 7 6 8 7 6 7 8 6 9 4 6 7 7 6 9 5 7 6 3
(a) One
(b) Two
(–c) Three
(d) Four
MCQ Type – 6. In the following list of numerals, how many 2’s are followed by l’s but not preceded by 4? (CM 1993)
4 2 1 2 1 4 2 1 1 2 4 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
(a) Two
(b) Three
(–c) Four
(d) Five
MCQ Type – 7. Which is the third number to the left of the number which is exactly in the middle of the following sequence of numbers?
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 4 6 8 9 7 5 3 1 __ 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
(a) 3
(–b) 4
(c) 5
(d) 6
(e) 7
MCQ Type – 8. How many 3’s are there in the following sequence which is neither preceded by nor immediately followed by 9? (S.B.I.P.O. 1994)
9 3 6 6 3 9 5 9 3 7 8 9 1 6 3 9 6 3 9
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) Four
(–e) None of these
MCQ Type – 9. How many 5’s are there in the following sequence which are immediately
followed by 3 but not immediately preceded by 7 ? (Bank P.O. 1*97)
895325385568733577 5 3 65335738
(a) One ib) Two (–c) Three (d) Four (e) More than four
MCQ Type – 10. How many even numbers are there in the following sequence of numbers
which are immediately followed by an odd number as well as immediately
preceded by an even number ? (Bank P.O. 1995)
8676 8 9 32753422355228119
(a) One (6) Three (c) Five (d) Six (–e) None of these
MCQ Type – 11. In the series, ( C A T . 1997)
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how many pairs of successive numbers have a difference of 2 each ?
(a) 4 (6) 5 (–c) 6 (d) 7
MCQ Type – 12. divisible by its immediately preceding and also divisible by immediately
succeeding numbers ?
824517284842282698454832843183
(a) 1 (6) 2 (c) 3 (–d) 4 (e) None of these
MCQ Type – 13. Directions (Questions 1-2) : Study the number series given below and
answer the questions that follow : (M.B.A. 1998)
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1. How many 7’s are preceded by 9 and followed by 6 ?
(–a) 2
(6)3
(c)4
(d) 5
(e) None of these
2. Which figures have equal frequency ?
(a) 253
(6) 245
(c) 375
(–d) 865
(e) None of these
MCQ Type – 14. How many 6s are there in the following number sequence which are imme-
diately preceded by 9 but not immediately followed by 4 ? (B.S.R.B. 1998)
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(a) One
(–b)Two
(c) Three
(d) Four
(e) More than four
MCQ Type – 15. 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 ? (S.B.I.P.O. 1991)
2 9 7 3 17 3 7 7 1 3 3 17 3 8 5 7 1 3 7 7 1 7 3 9 0 6
(–a) 3
b) 4
c) 5
d) More than 5
e) None of these
MCQ Type – 16. In the series,
6 4 1 2 2 8 7 4 2 1 6 3 8 6 2 1 7 1 4 1 3 2 86
how many pairs of alternate numbers have a difference of 2 ? ( C J L T . 1997)
a) One
(–b) Two
c) Three
d) Four
MCQ Type – 17. How many even numbers are there in the following sequence of numbers which
are immediately followed by an odd number as well as immediately preceded
by an even number ? (Bank P.O. 1996)
8 6 7 6 8 9 3 2 7 5 3 4 2 2 3 5 5 2 2 8 1 19
a) One
(6) Three
c) Five
d) Six
(–e) None of these
MCQ Type – 18. 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 ? (B.S.R.B. 1996)
(a) 35
(b) 45
(c) 50
(d) 60
(–e) None of the*e
MCQ Type – 19. 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
(e) More than 21
MCQ Type – 20. How many numbers amongst the numbers 9 to 54 are there which are exactly divisible by 9 but not by 3 ? (Railways, 1995)
(a) 8
(b) 6
(c) 5
(–d) Nill
MCQ Type – 21. How many numbers from 11 to 50 are there which are exactly divisible by 7 but not by 3 ?
ia) Two
(–b) Four
(c) Five
(d) Six
(e) Seven
MCQ Type – 22. A number is greater than 3 but less than 8. Also, it is greater than 6 but less than 10. The number is
(a) 5
(b) 6
(–c) 7
(d) 8
(e) 9
MCQ Type – 23. 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 ? (Bank P.O. 1994)
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(a) One
(–6) Two
(c) Three
(d) Four
(e) None of these
MCQ Type – 24. 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 ? (L.I.C. 1994)
(a) 19
(b) 21
(c) 22
(–d) They will not call out the same number
(e) None of these
MCQ Type – 25. If the first and second digits in the sequence 5 9 8 1 3 2 7 4 3 8 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 ? (Bank P.O. 1997)
(a) 1
(6) 4
(c) 7
(d) 8
(e) None of these
MCQ Type – 26.
Directions (1 to 4) : Study the following number sequence
and answer the questions given below it : (Bank P.O. 1995)
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1. How many odd numbers are there in the sequence which are immediately
followed by an odd number ?
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
(e) More than 4
2. 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
(e) More than 4
3. 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
(e) More than 4
4. 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 ? (S.B.I.P.O. 1995)
12, 19, 21, 3, 25, 18, 35, 20, 22, 21, 45. 46, 47, 48, 9, 50, 52, 54, 55, 56
(a) Nil
(b) One
(–c) Two
(d) Three
(e) None of these
MCQ Type – 27. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following number series?
MCQ-(1) 105, 315, 693, 1287, 2145,…….. ?
a. 3011
b. 3123
c. 3209
–d. 3315
MCQ-(2) 20, 24, 15, 31, 6, 42,…….. ?
a. 7
b. 13
–c. -7
d. -1
MCQ-(3) 0, 5, 8, 17, 24, …….. ?
5 3 9 7 (9+4)
a. 31
b. 33
c. 35
–d. 37
MCQ-(4) 7, 16, 36, 78, 144, ……..?
9 20 42 66
11 22 24
a. 168
b. 196
–c. 222
d. 256
MCQ-(5) 12, 14, 18, 26, 38, 62,……. ?
–a. 74
b. 82
c. 108
d. 112
MCQ Type – 28. What should come in place of the…………
MCQ-(1) 7200, 3600, 1200, …….. , 60, 10 ?
a) 200
b) 250
c) 350
d) 300
e) None of The Above
Ans: D (Divide 2 3 4 5 6)
MCQ-(2) 1,______, 24, 528, 16896
a) 2
b) 8
c) 5
d) 10
e) None of The Above
Ans: A ( X2 X12 X22 X32 )
MCQ-(3) 3, 5, 14, ______, 107
a) 42
b) 28
c) 30
d) 16
e) None of The Above
Ans: A
3-5 = 2 1^3+1
5-14 = 9 2^3+1
14-42 = 28 3^3+1
42-107 = 65 4^3+1
MCQ-(4) 50, 40, _______, 14
a) 30
b) 28
c) 20
d) 60
e) None of The Above
Ans: B
50 – 40 = -10
40 – 28 = -12
28 – 14 = -14
MCQ Type – 29. In the following list of numerals, how many 2’s are followed by l’s but not
preceded by 4 ? ( C M 1993)
4 2 1 2 1 4 2 1 1 2 4 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
(a) Two
(b) Three
(–c) Four
(d) Five
Directions (Questions 30-31) : Study the number series given below and
answer the questions that follow : (M.B.A. 1998)
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MCQ Type – 30. How many 7’s are preceded by 9 and followed by 6 ?
(–a) 2
(6)3
(c)4
(d) 5
(e) None of these
MCQ Type – 31. Which figures have equal frequency ?
(a) 253
(6) 245
(c) 375
(–d) 865
(e) None of these
MCQ Type – 32. How many 6s are there in the following number sequence which are imme-
diately preceded by 9 but not immediately followed by 4 ? (B.S.R.B. 1998)
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(a) One
(–6) Two
(c) Three
(d) Four
(e) More than four
MCQ Type – 33. 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 ?(S.B.I.P.O. 1991)
2 9 7 3 17 3 7 7 1 3 3 17 3 8 5 7 1 3 7 7 1 7 3 9 0 6
(–a) 3 l
(b) 4
(c) 5
(d) More than 5
(e) None of these
MCQ Type – 34. In the series,
6 4 1 2 2 8 7 4 2 1 6 3 8 6 2 1 7 1 4 1 3 2 86
how many pairs of alternate numbers have a difference of 2 ? ( C J L T . 1997)
(a) One
(–b) Two
(c) Three
(d) Four
MCQ Type – 35. How many even numbers are there in the following sequence of numbers which
are immediately followed by an odd number as well as immediately preceded
by an even number ? (Bank P.O. 1996)
8 6 7 6 8 9 3 2 7 5 3 4 2 2 3 5 5 2 2 8 1 19
a) One
b) Three
c) Five
d) Six
–e) None of these
Directions IQuestions 36 to 38) : Study the following number sequence
and answer the questions given below it : (Bank P.O. 1995)
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MCQ Type – 36 How many odd numbers are there in the sequence which are immediately
followed by an odd number ?
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
(e) More than 4
MCQ Type – 37 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
(e) More than 4
MCQ Type – 38 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
(e) More than 4
MCQ Type – 39. 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 ? (S.B.I.P.O. 1995)
12, 19, 21, 3, 25, 18, 35, 20, 22, 21, 45. 46, 47, 48, 9, 50, 52, 54, 55, 56
(a) Nil
(b) One
(–c) Two
(d) Three
(e) None of these
MCQ Type – 40. 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 ? (Bank P.O. 1994)
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(a) One
(–b) Two
(c) Three
(d) Four
(e) None of these
MCQ Type – 41. 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 ? (L.I.C. 1994)
(a) 19
(b) 21
(c) 22
(–d) They will not call out the same number
(e) None of these