Estimation and Sequence: Practice Questions NET, IAS, State-SET (KSET, WBSET, MPSET, etc.), GATE, CUET, Olympiads etc.

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  1. Which of the following is not a whole number followed by its square?
    1. 1,1
    2. 6,36
    3. 8,64
    4. 10,100
    5. 11,144
    • Answer: e
  2. A nurse has to record her temperatures in Celsius but her thermometer reads Fahrenheit. A patient՚s temperature is 100.7° F. What is the temperature in° C?
    1. 32° C
    2. 36.5° C
    3. 38.2° C
    4. 213.3° C
    5. 223.7° C
    • Answer: c
  3. Art realized that he had 2 more quarters than he had originally thought in his pocket. If all of the change in his pocket is quarters and it totals to $ 8.75, how many quarters did he originally think were in his pocket?
    1. 27
    2. 29
    3. 31
    4. 33
    5. 35
    • Answer: d
  4. There are 12 more apples than oranges in a basket of 36 apples and oranges. How many apples are in the basket?
    1. 12
    2. 15
    3. 24
    4. 28
    5. 36
    • Answer: c
  5. Which of the following correctly identifies 4 consecutive odd integers where the sum of the middle two integers is equal to 24?
    1. 5,7, 9,11
    2. 7,9, 11,13
    3. 9,11, 13,15
    4. 11,13, 15,17
    5. 13,15, 17,19
    • Answer: c
  6. What is the next number in the sequence? 6, 12,24, 48, ________
    1. 72
    2. 96
    3. 108
    4. 112
    5. 124
    • Answer: b
  7. Which of the following numbers could be described in the following way: An integer that is a natural, rational and whole number?
    1. 0
    2. 1
    3. 2.33
    4. -3
    5. none of the above
    • Answer: b
  8. What is the next number in the following pattern? 1, , , , ________
    • Answer: e
  9. Of the following units, which would be most likely to measure the amount of sugar needed in a recipe for 2 dozen cookies
    1. degrees Celsius
    2. milliliters
    3. quarts
    4. kilograms
    5. cups
  • Answer: e