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J&K Bank Banking Associate · Reasoning Ability · 44 practice questions with answers and explanations: 22 Easy, 21 Medium, 1 Hard.

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Sample Easy question 1

Find the next number: 3, 6, 12, 24, ?

  1. 46
  2. 36
  3. 48
  4. 42
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Answer: C. Geometric progression, each term doubles: 24 × 2 = 48.

Sample Easy question 2

Find the missing number: 8, 14, ?, 26, 32

  1. 22
  2. 20
  3. 18
  4. 19
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Answer: B. The series increases by 6 each time: 14 + 6 = 20 (check: 20 + 6 = 26).

Sample Easy question 3

Which number does not fit the pattern: 4, 8, 12, 15, 20?

  1. 15
  2. 12
  3. 20
  4. 8
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Answer: A. Every other term should be a multiple of 4 (4,8,12,16,20); 15 breaks the pattern and should be 16.

Sample Medium question 4

Find the odd one out: 5, 11, 24, 47, 95, 191

  1. 24
  2. 47
  3. 11
  4. 95
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Answer: A. The correct pattern is (previous × 2) + 1: 5→11→23→47→95→191. The term 24 breaks this pattern; it should be 23 (11×2+1).

Sample Medium question 5

In this alternating series, find the next term: 10, 30, 13, 27, 16, 24, ?

  1. 19
  2. 20
  3. 18
  4. 21
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Answer: A. Two interleaved series: odd positions increase by 3 (10,13,16,19...) and even positions decrease by 3 (30,27,24...); the next term (7th, odd position) is 16 + 3 = 19.

Sample Medium question 6

Find the next number: 1, 4, 9, 18, 35, ?

  1. 64
  2. 60
  3. 70
  4. 68
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Answer: D. The differences between terms are 3, 5, 9, 17 — each difference is (previous difference × 2) − 1. The next difference is 17×2−1 = 33, so the next term is 35 + 33 = 68.

Sample Hard question 7

Find the next number: 2, 5, 14, 41, ?

  1. 124
  2. 122
  3. 128
  4. 120
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Answer: B. Each term follows (previous × 3) - 1: 41 × 3 - 1 = 122.

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