Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

 Each letter in the word is moved one step backward to obtain the corresponding letter of the code

The given number series is  21 56 102 160 231 316

21      56       102        160      231       316         416

   +35    +46       +58       +71      +85       +100

        +11      +12       +13      +14      +15

Hence, the next number in the given number series is 316 + 100 = 416.

When you develop a product, you assess its performance for proper functioning.

Similarly, when you train a person to do a job, you analyze his/her performance to understand how good he/she is at it.

Hence, Develop : Assess :: Train : Analyze.

Some Students can be Cricket players. Some Cricket players can be Tennis fans. Some Students can be Tennis fans. So, the given items are partly related to each other.

The series follows a pattern that,

-9², +8², -7², +6², -5²

The pattern of given series is :

5

14 = (5x3) - 1

45 = (14x3) + 3

130 = (45x3) - 5

(?) = (130x3) + 7

=> (?) = 397

1182 = (397x3) - 9

Thus, the missing number is 397.