Maths · Chapter 6
Number Series PYQs
There is no formula to memorise here, only a habit to build: look at how one term becomes the next, and test your guess on every pair.
Adding and subtracting: constant and growing differences 8 PYQs
- 0.8, 1.6, 2.4, 3.2, ____, 4.8, 5.6, 6.4UP Police Constable 2026 · 10 Jun 2026
- 82, 103, 126, ____, 178, 207, 238.UP Police Constable 2026 · 09 Jun 2026
- 42, 45.5, 49, ____, 56, 59.5, 63.UP Police Constable 2026 · 09 Jun 2026
- Analyze the number series given below and find the missing number that will come in this series. 256, 364, 472, ?, 688UP Police SI 2026 · 15 Mar 2026
- What is the missing number in the given sequence ? 254, 381, 508, 635, ___, 889UP Police SI 2026 · 15 Mar 2026
- 978, 911, 844, 777, ___, 643UP Police SI 2026 · 15 Mar 2026
- 326, 452, 678, 1004, ___, 1956, 2582, 3308, 4134UP Police Constable 2026 · 08 Jun 2026
- C, XC, LXXV, ____, XXXUP Police SI 2026 · 14 Mar 2026
Multiplying and dividing: ratios, and 'multiply then add' 7 PYQs
- 0.12, 0.48, 1.92, 7.68, 30.72, ____, 491.52.UP Police Constable 2026 · 09 Jun 2026
- 16, 37, 79, ____, 331, 667.UP Police SI 2026 · 14 Mar 2026
- 76586, 38293, 19146.5, ____, 4786.625UP Police SI 2026 · 14 Mar 2026
- 60, 90, 180, 450, 1350, ___, 18900, 85050, 425250UP Police Constable 2026 · 08 Jun 2026
- 7, 44, 267, 1606, ___, 57852UP Police SI 2026 · 15 Mar 2026
- 26, 39, 78, 195, 585, 2047.5, ___, 36855UP Police SI 2026 · 15 Mar 2026
- Determine the missing term in the series using the underlying pattern. 0.16V, 0.032Q, 0.0096L, ___, 0.00192B, 0.001152W, 0.0008064RUP Police Constable 2026 · 08 Jun 2026
Squares and cubes, with a small change 1 PYQs
Alternating series: two series woven into one 2 PYQs
- 1005, 9990, 1010, 9980, 1015, ____, 1020, 9960UP Police SI 2026 · 14 Mar 2026
- 15, 5, 30, 25, 90, 150, 360, ____, 1800, 8400UP Police Constable 2026 · 10 Jun 2026
Mixed operations: two steps in turn, and growing steps 2 PYQs
- 150, 174, 222, 246, 294, ____, 366UP Police SI 2026 · 14 Mar 2026
- 376, 463, 431, 518, ___, 573UP Police SI 2026 · 15 Mar 2026