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Q.1 Medium Series Completion
Find the next term: 3, 5, 9, 17, 33, 65, ?
A 127
B 129
C 131
D 133
Correct Answer:  B. 129
EXPLANATION

Pattern: Each term is 2 times the previous term plus 1. 3→2(3)+(-1)=5, 5→2(5)-1=9, 9→2(9)-1=17, 17→2(17)-1=33, 33→2(33)-1=65, 65→2(65)-1=129.

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Q.2 Medium Series Completion
Complete the series: 5, 7, 11, 19, 35, ?, 131
A 67
B 69
C 71
D 73
Correct Answer:  A. 67
EXPLANATION

Pattern: Each term is obtained by doubling the previous term and subtracting a decreasing value. 5→7 (+2), 7→11 (+4), 11→19 (+8), 19→35 (+16), 35→67 (+32). The differences are powers of 2.

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Q.3 Medium Series Completion
Find next term: 9, 10, 12, 15, 19, 24, 30, ?
A 35
B 36
C 37
D 38
Correct Answer:  C. 37
EXPLANATION

Differences: +1, +2, +3, +4, +5, +6, +7. Next difference is 7, so 30 + 7 = 37

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Q.4 Medium Series Completion
Complete the series: 4, 5, 8, 13, 20, 29, ?
A 38
B 39
C 40
D 41
Correct Answer:  C. 40
EXPLANATION

Differences: +1, +3, +5, +7, +9, +11. Next difference is 11, so 29 + 11 = 40

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Q.5 Medium Series Completion
Find next: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, ?
A 21
B 23
C 25
D 27
Correct Answer:  B. 23
EXPLANATION

Prime numbers series: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23

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Q.6 Medium Series Completion
Find missing term: 1, 8, 27, 64, 125, ?, 343
A 216
B 220
C 225
D 230
Correct Answer:  A. 216
EXPLANATION

Perfect cubes: 1³, 2³, 3³, 4³, 5³, 6³, 7³. Missing term is 6³ = 216

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Q.7 Medium Series Completion
Complete: 100, 99, 97, 94, 90, 85, ?, 70
A 75
B 76
C 77
D 79
Correct Answer:  D. 79
EXPLANATION

Differences: -1, -2, -3, -4, -5, -6, -7, -8. After 85, subtract 6 to get 79

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Q.8 Medium Series Completion
Find next term: 1, 2, 4, 7, 11, 16, 22, ?
A 28
B 29
C 30
D 31
Correct Answer:  B. 29
EXPLANATION

Differences: +1, +2, +3, +4, +5, +6, +7. Next difference is 7, so 22 + 7 = 29

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Q.9 Medium Series Completion
Complete: 4, 6, 9, 13, 18, 24, 31, ?
A 37
B 38
C 39
D 40
Correct Answer:  C. 39
EXPLANATION

Differences: +2, +3, +4, +5, +6, +7, +8. Next difference is 8, so 31 + 8 = 39

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Q.10 Medium Series Completion
Find next: 1, 3, 6, 10, 15, 21, ?, 36
A 26
B 27
C 28
D 29
Correct Answer:  C. 28
EXPLANATION

Triangular numbers: 1, 1+2=3, 3+3=6, 6+4=10, 10+5=15, 15+6=21, 21+7=28

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