Look at this series: 53, 53, 40, 40, 27, 27, ... What number should come next?

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Q.9. Look at this series: 53, 53, 40, 40, 27, 27, ... What number should come next?

Answer: (b) 14
Explanation: In this series, each number is repeated, then 13 is subtracted to arrive at the next number.

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Q.No.	Que title	Option 1 (a)	Option 2 (b)	Option 3 (c)	Option 4 (d)
1	Based on the information above, which one of the following statements can be logically inferred with certainty?	Donald duck always lie.	Donald Duck always tells the truth.	Donald Duck's statement is True.	Donald Duck's statement is False.
2	Based on the above information, which girl is learning the most difficult pair of languages?	P	Q	R	S
3	Based on the information given above, the person who has copied in the exam is	R	P	Q	T
4	Statements: In a one-day cricket match, the total runs made by a team were 200. Out of these 160 runs were made by spinners. Conclusions: I. 80% of the team consists of spinners. II. The opening batsmen were spinners.	Only Conclusion I Follows	Only Conclusion II Follows	Either I or II Follows	Neither I nor II Follows
5	The school principal has received complaints from parents about bullying in the school yard during recess. He wants to investigate and end this situation as soon as possible, so he has asked the recess aides to watch closely. Which situation should the recess aides report to the principal?	A girl is sitting glumly on a bench reading a book and not interacting with her peers.	Two boys are playing a one-on-one game of basketball and are arguing over the last basket scored.	Four girls are surrounding another girl and seem to have possession of her backpack.	Three boys are huddled over a handheld video game, which isn't supposed to be on school grounds.
6	Which of the numbers is most likely the telephone number of the pizzeria?	995-9266	995-9366	995-9256	995-9966
7	Look at this series: 7, 10, 8, 11, 9, 12, ... What number should come next?	7	10	12	13
8	Look at this series: 36, 34, 30, 28, 24, ... What number should come next?	20	22	23	26
9	Look at this series: 53, 53, 40, 40, 27, 27, ... What number should come next?	12	14	27	53
10	Look at this series: 58, 52, 46, 40, 34, ... What number should come next?	26	28	30	32
11	Which word does NOT belong with the others?	inch	ounce	centimeter	yard
12	Which word does NOT belong with the others?	mayonnaise	dill	basil	parsley
13	Which word does NOT belong with the others?	tulip	rose	bud	daisy
14	Which word does NOT belong with the others?	rye	sourdough	pumpernickel	loaf
15	Seven Cars P, Q, R, S, T, U, and V are parked in a row not necessarily in that order. The cars T and U should be parked next to each other. The cars T and U should be parked next to each other. The cars S and V also should parked next to each other, whereas P and Q cannot be parked next to each other. Q and S must be parked next to each other. R is parked to the immediate right of V. T is parked to the left of U. Based on the above information, the only INCORRECT option given below is:	There are two cars parked in between Q and V	Q and R are not parked together.	V is the only car parked in between S and R.	Car P is parked at the extreme end
16	This paragraph best supports the statement that	Shakespeare's characters are more interesting than fictional characters today.	people even today are interested in Shakespeare's work because of the characters	Shakespeare was a psychiatrist as well as a playwright.	New Yorkers have a renewed interested in the work of Shakespeare.
17	This paragraph best supports the statement that Generation Xers	work harder than people from other generations.	have a tendency to be self-directed workers	have an interest in making history	tend to work in jobs that require risk-taking behavior.
18	This paragraph best supports the statement that -	fitness walking is a better form of exercise than weight lifting	a membership in a health club is a poor investment.	walking outdoors provides a better workout than walking indoors	fitness walking is a convenient and valuable form of exercise
19	This paragraph best supports the statement that	low-fat ice cream produces more revenue than other low-fat foods.	ice cream store owners would be better off carrying only low-fat ice cream	ice cream store owners no longer think that low-fat ice cream is an unpopular item.	low-fat ice cream is more popular than other kinds of ice cream.
20	Four persons P, Q, R, and S are to be seated in a row, all facing the same direction, but not necessarily in the same order. P and R cannot sit adjacent to each other. S should be seated to the right of Q. The number of distinct seating arrangements possible is	2	4	6	8
21	Five friends P, Q, R, S, and T went camping. At night, they had to sleep in a row inside the tent. P, Q, and T refused to sleep next to R since he snored loudly. P and S wanted to avoid Q as he usually hugged people in sleep. Assuming everyone was satisfied with the sleeping arrangements, what is the order in which they slept?	RSPTQ	SPRTQ	QRSPT	QTSPR
22	M and N had four children P, Q, R, and S. Of them, only P and R were married. They had children X and Y respetively. If Y is a legitimate child of W, which one of thr following statements is necessarily FALSE?	M is the grandmother of Y	R is the father of Y	W is the wife of R	W is the wife of P
23	Which one of the following could be that statement?	I did not commit the crime	I committed the crime	I will be shot	You committed the crime
24	The number of different orders in which P, Q and T may be arranged is_________.	2	6	12	120
25	When he did not come home, she_________ lying dead on the roadside somewhere.	concluded	looked	notice	pictured
26	Find the missing group of letters in the following series: BC, FGH, LMNO,______	UVXWY	TUVWX	STUVW	RSTUV
27	SCD, TEF, UGH, ____, WKL	CMN	UJI	VIJ	IJT
28	FAG, GAF, HAI, IAH, ____	JAK	HAL	HAK	JAI
29	The odometer is to mileage as the compass is to	speed	hiking	needle	direction
30	Marathon is to race as hibernation is to	winter	bear	dream	sleep

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