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Number Analogy

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Number Analogy

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In Number analogy section deals with two types of questions:

I. Choosing a similarly related pair as the given number pair on the basis of the relation between the numbers in each pair.

II. Choosing a number similar to a group of numbers on the basis of certain common properties that they possess.

Question 41
Choose one number which is similar to the numbers in the given set.
Given set : 538, 725, 813

A
814
B
712
C
328
D
219
Correct Answer: Option D

In all the numbers, (1st digit + 3rd digit) - middle digit = 10. Thus, 5 + 8 - 3 = 10, 7 + 5 - 2 = 10, 8 + 3 - 1 = 10.

Question 42
Choose one number which is similar to the numbers in the given set.
Given set ; 282, 354, 444

A
453
B
417
C
336
D
255
Correct Answer: Option A

In all the numbers, the sum of digits is 12 and the greatest digit lies in the middle.

Question 43
Choose one number which is similar to the numbers in the given set.
Given set : 4718, 5617, 6312, 8314

A
2715
B
3410
C
5412
D
6210
Correct Answer: Option C

In all the numbers, the product of the first and last digits is a multiple of the sum of the middle two digits. Thus, 4 × 8 = 32 is a multiple of ( 7+ 1 ), i.e., 8, 5 × 7 = 35 is a multiple of ( 6 + 1 ), i.e., 7 and so on.

Question 44
Choose one number which is similar to the numbers in the given set.
Given set : 134, 246, 358

A
372
B
460
C
572
D
684
Correct Answer: Option B

The first digits of the numbers form the series 1, 2, 3, 4. The second digits of the numbers form the series 3, 4, 5, 6. The last digits of the numbers form the series 4, 6, 8. 0.

Question 45
Choose one number which is similar to the numbers in the given set.
Given set : 992, 733, 845, 632

A
114
B
326
C
425
D
947
Correct Answer: Option C

In all the numbers, the middle digit is the sum of the product of other two digits. Now, 9 × 2 = 18, 1 + 8 = 9 (middle digit in 992); 7 × 3 = 21, 2 + 1 = 3 ( middle digit in 733); 8 × 5 = 40, 4 + 0 = 4 (middle digit in 845) and so on.

Question 46
 Choose the correct alternative that will continue the same pattern and replace the question mark in the given series.
5, 6, 9, 15, ?, 40



A
21
B
25
C
27
D
33
Correct Answer: Option B

The pattern is + 1, +3, +6, .... i.e. +1, +(1, + 2), + (1+ 2 + 3), ........ So, missing term = 15 +(1+ 2 + 3 + 4) = 25.