Answer: A) Salman Rushdi Explanation:

Answer: B) Raghuram Rajan Explanation:

Answer: B) 13 Explanation: The series given follow the pattern   +2, +2+4, +2+4+6, +2+4+6+8, +2+4+6+8+10,...   Here ? = 7 + 2 + 4 = 13.

Answer: A) Jairam Ramesh Explanation: The book “Indira Gandhi – A life in Nature”, was launched by Congress president Sonia Gandhi at the Indira Gandhi Memorial in the presence of former ministers, bureaucrats and environmentalists who worked closely with her to frame some of country’s landmarks wildlife and environment laws. Renowned mountaineer Capt Manmohan Singh Kohli recalled how Gandhi once told him “please call me as a daughter of the mountains”. The book has been written by former Union minister Jairam Ramesh and it has been published by Simon & Schuster.

Answer: C) 30 Explanation: 332 + 3 = 12552 + 5 = 30

Answer: A) 145 Explanation: 4       30       ?     1440       7195      71940   Here the given series follows a pattern of   4   4 x 10 - 10 = 30   30 x 5 - 5  = 145   145 x 10 - 10 = 1440   1440 x 5 - 5 = 7195   7195 x 10 - 10 = 71940   Hence, the missing number is 145

Answer: C) 21, 15, 23 Explanation: Given number series is 9 17 11 19 13  Here the pattern is 9 9 + 8 = 17 17 - 6 = 11 11 + 8 = 19 19 - 6 = 13 13 + 8 = 21 21 - 6 = 15 15 + 8 = 23

Answer: D) 45 Explanation: Here given  2, 3, 6, 15, ? , 157.5 2 x 1.5 = 3 3 x 2  = 6 6 x 2.5 = 15 15 x 3 = 45 45 x 3.5 = 157.5 Therefore, the missing number is 45