Number series · solved example
Find the next term in the series: 3, 6, 11, 18, 27, ?
- 38Correct
- 36
- 40
- 34
Solution
The differences grow as 3, 5, 7, 9, so the next difference is 11. The next term is 27 + 11 = 38.
Police & Paramilitary | Telangana Police Constable
Telangana Police Constable sets 80 General Intelligence & Reasoning questions for 80 marks across 2 stages, so it is worth planning your preparation around the topics below.
The non-verbal and analytical reasoning that SSC and railway papers lean on: series, analogy, classification, coding and the figure-based questions. It rewards pattern recognition built through volume, so the return on drilling a lot of questions is unusually high here.
How much General Intelligence & Reasoning is worth in each Telangana Police Constable stage, from the official pattern.
| Stage | Questions | Marks | Time | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preliminary Written Test (PWT) | 40 | 40 | — | 20% |
| Final Written Examination (FWE) | 40 | 40 | — | 20% |
Every topic in the official syllabus. The linked ones open a set of solved questions you can practise straight away.
Written to the Telangana Police Constable pattern, with the answer key and the method behind it — a look at how the section is actually set before you drill the full topic sets.
Number series · solved example
Find the next term in the series: 3, 6, 11, 18, 27, ?
Solution
The differences grow as 3, 5, 7, 9, so the next difference is 11. The next term is 27 + 11 = 38.
Analogy · solved example
2 : 8 :: 3 : ? (each number relates to its cube)
Solution
8 is 2 cubed (2 x 2 x 2). Following the same rule, 3 cubed is 3 x 3 x 3 = 27.
Odd one out · solved example
Find the odd one out: Rose, Lotus, Marigold, Mango
Solution
Rose, Lotus and Marigold are flowers, while Mango is a fruit. So Mango is the odd one out.
Blood relations · solved example
A is the brother of B. C is the mother of A. D is the father of C. How is D related to B?
Solution
C is the mother of A and B, and D is C's father. So D is the father of B's mother, which makes D the maternal grandfather of B.
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General Intelligence & Reasoning shows up in every Telangana Police Constable mock test, in the same interface, with sectional locking and negative marking.
Telangana Police Constable 2026 cycle sets 80 General Intelligence & Reasoning questions for 80 marks, split across 40 in the Preliminary Written Test (PWT) and 40 in the Final Written Examination (FWE).
No. The Telangana Police Constable written stage carries no negative marking, so it is worth attempting every General Intelligence & Reasoning question you can.
The Telangana Police Constable syllabus lists Analogies, series and classification, Coding-decoding and blood relations, Direction sense, order and ranking, Syllogism and logical Venn diagrams, Mental ability and problem solving. Weight your revision towards the ones you are weakest on and confirm the emphasis against the paper analysis for recent cycles.
Every General Intelligence & Reasoning question on this site is free and written to the exam pattern. Use the topic drills for instant-feedback practice, the daily quiz to keep the section warm, and the Telangana Police Constable mock tests to sit it under a real clock with negative marking.