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1. What is the missing number in the sequence shown below?
1 - 8 – 27 - ? – 125 – 216
a. 36 b. 45 c. 46 d. 64 e. 99
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d. 64
Series of cubic
1^3=1
2^3=8
3^3=27
4^3=64
5^3=125
6^3=216
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2. Which one of the following things is the least like others?
a. Poem b. Novel c. Painting d. Statue e. Flower
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Flower
Reason: Flower is a creation of God whereas others are man-made.
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3. Which one of the numbers does not belong in the following series?
1 - 2 - 5 - 10 - 13 - 26 - 29 - 48
a. 1 b. 5 c. 26 d. 29 e. 48
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e. 48
The pattern is 2n, n+3, 2n, n+3,...
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4. Ralph likes 25 but not 24; he likes 400 but not 300; he likes 144 but not 145. Which does he like:
a. 10 b. 50 c. 124 d. 200 e. 1600
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Perfect Square Roots
5^2=25
20^2= 400
12^2= 144
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5. Choose the number that is 1/4 of 1/2 of 1/5 of 200:
a. 2 b. 5 c. 10 d. 25 e. 50
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b. 5
1/5 of 200 = 40
1/2 of 40 = 20
1/4 of 20 = 5
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6. Which one of the numbers does not belong in the following series?
2 - 3 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 14 - 15 – 30
a. Three b. Seven c. Eight d. Fifteen e. Thirty
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c. Eight
Pattern is +1, x2, +1, x2
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7. Which number should come next in the series?
1 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 5 - 8 – 13
a. 8 b. 13 c. 21 d. 26 e. 31
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c. 21
1+1=2
1+2=3
2+3=5
3+5=8
5+8=13
8+13= 21
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8. Which one of the five is least like the other four?
a. Dog b. Mouse c. Lion d. Snake e. Elephant
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d. Snake