Question

Refer to the following number series and answer the question that follows.

(Left) 1 4 6 7 4 3 2 5 6 7 3 4 6 5 1 3 4 5 2 4 51 5 7 (Right)

If every second number from the left in the above series is dropped, which number would appear at the eighth place from the left?

• A. 6
• B. 4
• C. 5
• D. 1

Answer 1

Answer:

D. 1

Solution: Given Series: (Left) 1 4 6 7 4 3 2 5 6 7 3 4 6 5 1 3 4 5 2 4 51 5 7 (Right) Every second number from the left in the above series is:- (Left) 1 4 6 7 4 3 2 5 6 7 3 4 6 5 1 3 4 5 2 4 5 1 5 7 (Right) After dropping every second number from the left in the above series, New Arrangement → (Left) 1 6 4 2 6 3 6 1 4 2 5 5 (Right) Number at eighth place from the left in the new arrangement is:- (Left) 1 6 4 2 6 3 6 1 4 2 5 5 (Right) Hence, the correct answer is "1".