Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Here there are combination of two series.

 1) 9, 18, 36, 72, 144

 2) 8, 6, 4, 2, 0

Therefore, The next number in the given series is 0.

The first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth letters of th word are respectively moved two, three, four, five, six and seven steps forward to obtain the corresponding letters of the code.

The first digit is formed by adding the numbers which are the results of powers of 2 increased by one and second letter is the corresponding alphabet to that number...last number is the next number to the first one...therefore

15=7+8 (i.e. 2^3)

O is corresponding alphabet to 15

and 16 comes after 15 

$$\begin{gathered} 2 = 12 + 1 \\ 3 = 22 - 1 \\ 10 = 32 + 1 \\ Now 102 - 1 = 99 \\ 9802 = 992 + 1 \end{gathered}$$

Fumble means grope, mishandle, drop, mistake, blunder, bungle.

Finesse means skill, grace, elegance, assurance, diplomacy, discretion.

So, they are opposites.

Similarly,

Malign means slander or criticize.

Extol means being kind or good-natured. A person without finesse often fumbles. A person without extol in his heart often maligns.

Extol means praise or exalt, benevolence