More Puzzles for More practice set - 02

FLOOR & COMPARISON PUZZLES
101 Speed Tests for IBPS & SBI Bank PO Exam

1. Study the information below and answer questions based on it.
A, B, C, D, E and F live on different floors in the same building having six floors numbered one to
six (the ground floor is numbered l, the floor above it, number 2 and so on and the topmost floor is
numbered 6). A lives on an even numbered floor. There are two floors between the floors on which D and F live. F lives on a floor
above D’s floor. D does not live on floor number 2. B does not live on an odd numbered floor. C does not live on any of the floors
below F’s floor. E does not live on a floor immediately above or immediately below the floor on which B lives.
Question 1: Who, amongst the following, live on the floors exactly between D and F?
(a) E, B
(a) C, B
(c) E, C
(d) A, E
Question 2: On which of the following floors does B live?
(a) 6th
(b) 4th
(c) 2nd
(d) 1st
Question 3: Who lives on the first floor?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
View Explanation
The conditions can be reduced to the following table:
Names    Floors
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A            Second
B            Sixth
C            Fifth
D            First
E            Third
F             Fourth

Answer 1: (d)
Answer 2: (a)
Answer 3: (d)

Study the information below and answer questions based on it.
Each of the six friends, A, B, C, D, E and F scored different marks in an examination. C scored more than only A and E. D scored
less than only B. E did not score the least. The one who scored the third highest marks scored 81 marks. E scored 62 marks.
Question 1: Which of the following could possibly be C’s score?
(a) 70
(b) 94
(c) 86
(d) 61
(e) 81
Question 2: Which of the following is true with respect to the given information?
(a) D’s score was definitely less than 60
(b) F scored the maximum marks
(c) Only two people scored more than C
(d) There is a possibility that B scored 79 marks
(e) None of the above is true
Question 3: The person who scored the maximum scored 13 marks more than F’s marks. Which of the following can be D’s score?
(a) 94
(b) 60
(c) 89
(d) 78
(e) 81
Answers
From the conditions given above, we can obtain the order of marks obtained by the six friends as:
B > D > F > C > E > A
Answer 1: (a)
Since the highest marks in position 3 = 81
And marks of E= 62
Therefore the marks obtained by C is between 62 and 81
So the marks of C = 70
Answer 2: (e)
There is no statement in the option which satisfies the given conditions, so the answer is none of these.
Answer 3: (c)
Since the highest marks scored is by B
Therefore marks of B = marks of F + 13
So therefore marks of B = 94
And second highest marks gained by D
Therefore marks obtained by D is between 81 and 94
Therefore the possible marks obtained by D = 89


Study the information below and answer questions based on it.
There are four friends namely Akshay, Bhushan, ChandeIjeet and Dhiraj. Each person plays one outdoor game and has one hobby
related to fine arts.
1. Two persons are interested in cricket while the other two like to play hockey.
2. Two of these four persons are painters, one is a singer and the fourth one is a dancer.
3 . Akshay is neither a painter nor a hockey player.
4 . Bhushan does not dance.
5. The one who likes dancing plays hockey.
6. Bhushan and Dhiraj don’t play cricket.
Question 1: Who amongst the following plays cricket and is interested in painting?
(a) Akshay
(b) ChandeIjeet
(c) Bhushan
(d) Dhiraj
Question 2: Who among the following is a singer?
(a) Dhiraj
(b) Akshay
(c) ChandeIjeet
(d) Bhushan
Question 3: Which pair shows the correct relationship of the game and fine arts hobby of Dhiraj? .
(a) Cricket, singing
(b) Hockey, dancing
(c) Cricket, dancing
(d) Cricket, painting
View Explanation
You the following table to answer the questions:
Person Game Hobby
Akshay Cricket Singer
Bhushan Hockey Painter
ChandeIjeet Cricket Painter
Dhiraj Hockey Dancing
Answer 1: (b)
Answer 2: (b)
Answer 3: (b)


Study the information below and answer questions based on it.
Piyush, Kadir Khan, Rajeev, Sunanda, Trilochan and Urvashi are six members of a family. Each one is engaged in a different
profession ie, Doctor, Lawyer, Teacher, Engineer, Nurse and a Banker.
1. Each one of them remains at home on a different day of the week from Monday to Saturday.
2. The lawyer in the family stays at home on Thursday.
3. Rajeev stays at home on Tuesday.
4. Piyush, a doctor, does not remain at home either on Wednesday or Saturday.
5. Sunanda is neither a lawyer nor the teacher, but she remains at home on Friday.
6. Kadir Khan is the engineer,
7. Trilochan is the bank manager.
Question 1: Who is the nurse in the family?
(a) Sunanda
(b) Piyush
(c) Urvashi
(d) Trilochan
Question 2: Who among them stays at home on the following day on which Rajeev stays at home?
(a) Kadir Khan
(b) Sunanda
(c) Kadir Khan or Trilochan
(d) Urvashi
Question 3: Which of the following combinations is correct?
(a) Rajeev-Teacher
(b) Sunanda-Nurse
(c) Urvashi-Thursday
(d) All are correct

Answers
You the following table to answer the questions:
MEMBERS             PROFESSION                DAY
PIYUSH                 DOCTOR                    MONDAY
KADIR KHAN       ENGINEER                WEDNESDAY/SATURDAY
RAJEEV                  TEACHER                TUESDAY
SUNANDA             NURSE                     FRIDAY
TRILOCHAN       BANK MNGR.          SATURDAY/ WEDNESDAY
URVASHI             LAWYER                  THURSDAY
Answer 1: (a)
Answer 2: (c)
Answer 3: (d)


Puzzle 1. Six teachers A, B, C, D, E and F are in a school in which one is an ad hoc are living in a triple story building
of school with six flats
each floor having two flats. Each of the teachers is living with his familiy where there is wife and children only. Rest of
the information
are given below-
(a) Those who have four or more family members occupy the top floor.
(b) The one who teaches SST earns Rs. 17,000/- while the one who teaches G K earns 18000.
(c) The ground floor occupants are lenient.
(d) B, who teaches Maths has three family members.
(e) C, an unmarried persons occupies the middle floor.
(f) E and F are strict, while the rest are lenient.
(g) D, a middle floor occupant, earns Rs. 15,000 and one who stays at middle floor is an ad hoc.
(h) One of the teachers having two family members earns Rs. 20,000 and is an English teacher.
(i) Two teachers, of whom one is teaching Science, have not disclosed their salaries.
(j) The Science teacher does’t stay on top floor and he is not an ad hoc teacher.
1. How many family members does ‘A’ have?
1) None 2) One 3) Two 4) Three 5) None of these
2. Who is an ad hoc teacher?
1) D 2) A 3) F 4) E 5) None of these
3. ‘E’ teaches which subject?
1) SST 2) GK 3) either SST or GK 4) Science 5) None of the Above
4. A lenient teacher who teaches science lives at which floor?
1) Top 2) Middle 3) Ground
4) Either Top or Ground 5) None of these
5. Who among the following occupies the top floor?
1) E and F 2) D and E 3) C and B 4) B and A 5) None of these
Puzzle 2
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P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are sitting around a circle facing the centre. S is second to the left of W, who is third to the left of P. Q
is fourth to the right of R, who is the immediate neighbour of W. V and U are not a neighbour of Q.
6. Who is sitting between P and Q?
1) Both T and V 2 ) T 3) R 4) S 5) None of these
7. Who is third to the left of Q?
1) U 2 ) V 3) R 4) W 5) None of these
8. In which of the following pairs is the first person sitting to the immediate right of the second person?
1) Q T 2 ) SV 3) WQ 4) VW 5) None of these
9. What is the position of U with respect to V?
1) Third towards right 2 ) Second 3) Second towards right
4) Fourth towards left 5) None of these
10. How many of them are sitting between R and Q?
1) Three or Four only 2 ) Four only 3) Three only 4) One only 5) None of these
Answers: 1. 3 2. 1 3. 3 4. 2 5. 1   6. 3 7. 1 8. 2 9. 3    10. 3


Puzzle 2.  Seven conferences on Marketing, Finance, HR, Real Estate, Hospitality, Management, and Banking were scheduled to be held in Mumbai,
Pune, Delhi, Hyderabad, Indore, Bhopal and Chennai, on one day in a week starting from Monday and ending on Sunday.
Conference on Hospitality was held in Hyderabad on Friday. Only one conference was held between conference on hospitality and Finance.
Conference on Management was held immediately after HR but immediately before Banking. Conference on Management was not held in
indore. The conference held on Monday was held in Delhi. Only one conference was held between conferences on Banking and the
conference held in Mumbai. The conference on HR was not held in Mumbai. Conference in Pune was held immediately before conference in
Indore. Conference on Real Estate was not held on Monday. Conference in Chennai was not held after conference in Mumbai.
1. If Delhi is related to Pune and Banking is related to Real Estate in a certain way, then to which of the following would Indore be related
to, following the same pattern?
1) Bhopal 2) Chennai 3) Mumbai 4) Delhi 5) None of these
2. In which of the following cities was conference on Banking held?
1) Chennai 2) Mumbai 3) Delhi 4) Bhopal 5) Indore
3. How many conferences were held between conferences on Marketing and Real Estate?
1) None 2) One 3) Two 4) Three 5) Four
4. On which of the following days was the conference on HR held?
1) Monday 2) Tuesday 3) Wednesday 4) Thursday 5) Friday
5. Which of the following conferences was held on Monday?
1) Banking 2) Management 3) HR
4) Marketing 5) Cannot be determined
Answers:-
1. 3 2. 5 3. 5 4. 2 5. 4

Directions (1-5): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below it—

Six exams Maths, science, History, Economics, English and Hindi are to be scheduled starting from 2nd March and ending on 8th march wit
Sunday being an off day, not
necessarily in the same order. Each of the exam has different time duration: 40 mins, 50 mins, 60 mins, 75 mins, 90 mins and 100 mins,
again not necessarily in the same order.
8th march is not sunday and an exam of 40 mins is scheduled on that day. Maths exam is for less than 60 mins and is scheduled
immediately before English exam. There are two exams scheduled between Hindi exam which is for 100 mins and History exam which is for
60 mins. English exam is before Sunday and there are two days between sunday and maths exam. Economics exam which is for 75 mins is
not scheduled on 2ndmarch. The exam schedules on saturday is of 100 mins.
1. How many exams are scheduled before sunday?
(1) Two (2) One
(3) Five (4) Three
(5) None of these
2. Which of the following combinations of exam - Day - Time Duration is correct ?
(1) English - Wednesday - 75 mins (2) Maths - Thursday - 50 mins
(3) History - Thursday – 60 mins (4) Hindi - Tuesday - 100 mins
(5) None is correct
3. What is the time duration of science exam?
(l) 90 mins (2) 75 mins
(3) 50 mins (4) 40 mins
(5) None of these
4. On which day is Economics exam scheduled?
(1) Monday (2) Saturday
(3) Tuesday (4) Friday
(5) Cannot be determined
5. Which day is sunday?
(1) 3rd march (2) 2nd march
(3) 5th march (4) 6th march
(5) Cannot be determined


Directions (6-12): Each of these questions are based on the information given below:
P, Q, R, S, W, X, Y, Z are sitting around a circle facing centre but not necessarily in the same
order. The husband of Z is sitting second to the right of Q who is sitting between two males. X
sits second to the left of the daughter of S. X is the sister of Y. X is not an immediate neighbour
of Z's husband. Only one person sits between P and X. P is the father of Y. S who is brother of
Z sits to the immediate left of his mother. Only one person sits between Z's mother and W. Only
one person sits between Z and Y. Y is mother of R. Y is not an immediate neighbour of W.
6. Which of following is true with respect to the given seating arrangement?
(1) R is the cousin of W
(2) Z and Z's husband are immediate neighbour of each other.
(3) No female is an immediate neighbour of R.
(4) Z sits third to the left of her daughter.
(5) Q is the mother of Z.
7. What is the position of P with respect to his grandchild?
(1) immediate right (2) third to the right
(3) third to the left (4) Second to the right
(5) fourth to the right
8. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way. Which one does not belong to that group?
(1) X (2) R
(3) W (4) Z
(5) Y
9. What is position of P with respect to his mother-in-law?
(1) Immediate right (2) third to the right
(3) third to the left (4) second to the right
(5) None of these
10. How many people sits between Y and her uncle?
(1)One (2) Two
(3) Three (4) Four
(5) Five
11. . Who amongst the following is S's daughter?
(1) Q (2) R
(3) W (4) Y
(5) Z
12. Who sits to the immediate left of R?
(1) X's grandmother (2) Y's son
(3) S's mother-in-law (4) P
(5) Y


Solutions (1-5):
Date               Day                                 Exam   Time     Duration
2ndMarch     Wednesday                     History      60 mins
3rd March     Thursday                        Maths 50 mins
4th March      Friday                            English 90 mins
5th March      Saturday                         Hindi 100 mins
6th March      Sunday                           Off Off
7th March      Monday                          Economics 75 mins
8th March      Tuesday                          Science 40 mins
1. (5)
2. (2)
3. (4)
4. (1)
5. (4)
Solutions (6-12):
6. (5)
7. (1)
8. (2)
9. (4)
10. (3)
11. (3)
12. (1)

Directions (Q. 1 - 5): Study the information carefully and answer the following questions:
A building has eight floors from 1 to 8 in such a way that ground floor is numbered 1, the above floor is numbered 2 and so on. The
top most floor is numbered 8. Eight persons G, P, M, R, Q, A, D and C are staying each on one of these floors. A is staying on floor
6. There is a gap of three persons between G and R. C is staying on the topmost floor. Neither P nor M is staying on the floor 5. Q is
staying middle of P and M. R is staying on the floor 1. M is not an immediate neighbor of G.
Q1. Who is staying on the floor no. 7?
1) A
2) P
3) D
4) R
5) M
Q2. How many persons are staying between D and P?
1) Three
2) Four
3) Two
4) One
5) None of these
Q3. Who is staying on the second floor?
1) Q
2) M
3) P
4) A
5) Q or M
Q4. If all persons are arranged in alphabetical order such as A occupies floor 1 then who will occupy floor 5?
1) G
2) Q
3) R
4) M
5) P
Q5. Immediate neighbors of the person who is staying in floor 3?
1) R and P
2) A and P
3) G and M
4) P and M
5) D and G
Directions (Q. 6 - 10): Study the information carefully and answer the following questions:
Eight friends – Romil, Ramesh, Rakesh, Rohit, Rahul, Abhijit, Abhishek and Anil – are sitting around a circular table, not
necessarily in the same order. Four of them are facing inside others are facing outside. They are belong to eight different cities –
Bhopal, Patna, Kolkata, Delhi, Gwalior, Bengaluru, Chennai and Rajkot, but not necessarily in the same order.
Abhijit faces the Centre and sits third to the right of Rakesh. Rohit belongs to Kolkata and faces the person who belongs to
Bengaluru. Abhishesk sits third to the right of Ramesh, who stays in Bhopal. The persons who belong to Delhi and Gwalior are
facing to the same direction (inside or outside). Rahul is sitting between the person who belongs to Kolkata and the one from
Rajkot respectively. Romil belongs to Gwalior and Rakesh belongs to Patna. The person who belongs to Chennai is facing outward
and immediate neighbor of Rajkot. Anil is immediate neighbor of the persons who belong to Gwalior and Chennai. Rahul is
immediate left of Rohit.
Q6. Who belongs to Bengaluru?
1) Romil
2) Rohit
3) Anil
4) Abhishek
5) Rahul
Q7. Immediate neighbors of Romil?
1) Romesh and Rakesh
2) Rahul and Rohit
3) Anil and Ramesh
4) Abhishek and Rahul
5) Rohit and Abhijeet
Q8. Which of the following pair is true?
1) Romil – Bhopal
2) Anil – Bengaluru
3) Rohit – Delhi
4) Abhijeet – Delhi
5) Abhishek – Patna
Q9. Position of Ramesh with respect to Rahul?
1) Third to the right
2) Fourth to the left
3) Fifth to the right
4) Second to the right
5) Third to the left
Q10. If Rohit and Anil interchange their positions and similarly Abhijit and Rakesh interchange their positions then what is the
position of Romil with respect to Rakesh?
1) Third to the left
2) Third to the right
3) Second to the left
4) Immediate left
5) None of these
Answers
1-3
2-3
3-2
4-4
5-4
6-3
7-3
8-2
9-5
10-1

Directions 7 : Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
Floor         No. Persons
8                      C
7                      D
6                      A
5                      G
4                      P
3                      Q
2                      M
1                      R

In a seven-storey building, having floors numbered one to seven, P, Q, R, S, T and V each live on a different floor. (The ground floor is numbered floor no. 1, the floor above it floor no. 2 and so on.) One of the floors in the building is vacant. P lives on the fifth floor. No floor below fifth floor is vacant; also no odd numbered floor is vacant. Only S lives between T and V. T does  not live on an odd numbered floor. T does not live on a floor immediately above or immediately below R's floor. Q does not live on the bottommost floor.
Questions: 
1. Who lives on the topmost floor ?
1) Q
2) S
3) R
4) V
5) No one as it is vacant
2. On which of the following floors does R live ?
1) Seventh
2) Sixth
3) Third
4) Second
5) First
3. Which of the following floors is vacant?
1) Seventh
2) Sixth
3) Third
4) Second
5) Fourth

More Puzzles for More Practice set - 01

Directions (Q. 1-6): Study the following information to answer the given questions.
Twelve people are sitting in two parallel rows containing six people each such that they are equidistant from each other. In row 1, A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting facing South. In row 2, P, Q, R, S, T and V are sitting facing North.
Therefore, in the given seating arrangement, each member sitting in a row faces another member of
the other row.
Three persons sit between C and D. Either C or D sits at an extreme end of the line. The one who
faces D sits third to the left of R. S faces the one who sits third to the left of A and he cannot sit
adjacent to R. The immediate neighbour of Q faces the immediate neighbour of A.
Only one person sits between P and T, who is facing the one sitting on the immediate right of E.
Neither E nor F faces R. V and Q cannot sit adjacent to each other.
1. Who among the following faces B?
1) P 2) Q 3) T 4) R 5) S
2. Who among the following sit at the extreme ends of the rows?
1) D, Q 2) T, F 3) E, S 4) B, T 5) F, Q
3. If E is related to P in the same way as C is related to S, which of the following is A related to,
following the same pattern?
1) V 2) R 3) Q 4) T 5) Can’t be determined
4. How many persons are sitting between E and F?
1) None 2) One 3) Two 4) Three 5) Four
5. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the given arrangement and so form a
group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?
1) P–D 2) Q–F 3) Q–A 4) S–B 5) T–E
6. Which of the following is true regarding P?
1) Q is an immediate neighbour of P.
2) P faces the immediate neighbour of B.
3) P sits second from the left end of the row.
4) P sits at one of the extreme ends.
5) P faces the one who is second from the right end of the row.

Directions (Q. 7 - 12): Study the following information carefully and answer the given  questions.
A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circular table, facing the centre. Each of them plays
a different game, viz Tennis, Hockey, Cricket, Football, Chess, Golf, Swimming and Shooting.
The Golfer sits third to the left of A. The one who plays Chess is an immediate neighbour of A. E,
who plays Hockey, sits third to the right of the Chess player. G is neither a Swimmer nor a
Shooter. B and F always sit adjacent to each other. There is only one person between A and E.
The Swimmer sits second to the left of C. F sits second to the right of the Shooter. Neither B nor
F plays Chess. A is neither a Cricketer nor a shooter and sits opposite D. The Football player and
the Hockey player sit opposite each other. C plays neither Football nor Golf. There is at least one
player between the Shooter and the Hockey player.
7. Who among the following is a cricketer?
1) A 2) D 3) C 4) G 5) Can’t be determined
8. What is the position of H with respect to the golfer?
1) Third to the left 2) Third to the right
3) Fifth to the left 4) Fourth to the left
5) None of these
9. Which of the following is true with respect to the given sitting arrangement?
1)The Shooter is on the immediate left of the Cricketer.
2)The Golfer and the Swimmer sit opposite to each other.
3)The Football player sits exactly between the Cricketer and the Chess player.
4)F is a Golfer.
5)None of these
10. Which of the following would come in place of question mark based upon the given sitting
arrangement?
EC, BF, HE, FG, ?
1) CD 2) DB 3) HE 4) BD 5) None of these
11.How many players sit between G and the Shooter when counted in clockwise direction?
1) Four 2) Three 3) Two 4) One 5) None of these
12.What is the position of the Swimmer with respect to the Tennis player?
1) Third to the left 2) Immediate left
3) Immediate right 4) Second to the right
5) None of these


Answers with Explanation
(1 - 6):
1. 4
2. 2
3. 2
4. 4; Three persons A, B and C
5. 3; In all other pairs, either of the persons sits at an extreme end.
6. 2
(7 - 12):
7. 3
8. 4
9. 2; Golfer B and Swimmer H sit opposite each other.
10. 2
11. 3; B and F, when counted clockwise.
12. 3

Puzzles Set - 06

Puzzle 6

Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are eight employees working in three departments
- Marketing, Finance and Production - in an organisation with at least two of
them in any department. Each of them has a different choice of TV channels
from Star, Zee, ESPN, DD, Sony, NDTV, Aaj Tak and BBC not necessarily in
the same order.
D likes ESPN and he works in Production department with only G. B and
F do not work in the same department. H likes DD and does not work in
Finance department. A does not work in the same department with either F or
C, who does not work in Marketing department. E works with C in the same
department and likes Star. B likes Aaj Tak and none of his colleagues in the
department likes either Sony or NDTV. G likes Zee. F does not like Sony.
Questions:
1. Which channel does A like?
1) DD 2) NDTV 3) BBC
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
2. In which department does F work?
1) Marketing 2) Production 3) Finance
4) Marketing or Finance 5) None of these
3. Which channel does F like?
1) Zee 2) NDTV 3) BBC
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
4. Which of the following groups work in Marketing department?
1) BAC 2) BGE 3) HBE
4) BAE 5) None of these
5. In which department does B work?
1) Marketing 2) Production 3) Finance
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these


Puzzle 7

Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:

A private bank deputed eight of its managers P, T, D, E, J, Q, M and R to
different cities Bangalore, Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Cochin, Pune
and Ahmedabad for marketing of three different products X, Y and Z. The
order of managers, cities and products is not necessarily the same. Each product
is marketed in not less than two cities and not more than three cities.
T goes to Delhi for marketing of product Y. J goes to Hyderabad for marketing
of product Z. E does not go to Bangalore or Jaipur and markets the same
product as M, who goes to Ahmedabad. R goes to Chennai for marketing of
product Z. Same product is marketed in Bangalore and Delhi. E and Q are
marketing the same product. P goes to Pune for marketing of product Z.
Questions:
1. Which of the following groups of managers go for marketing product ‘X’?
1) E, Q, R 2) J, Q, M 3) J, M, R
4) Q, M, R 5) None of these
2. E goes to which of the following cities?
1) Jaipur 2) Cochin
3) Ahmedabad 4) Cannot be determined
5) None of these
3. Which of the following combination of product, manager and city is correct?
1) X - Q - Jaipur 2) X - Q - Cochin 3) X - E - Bangalore
4) Y - D - Cochin 5) None of these
4. Which of the following persons go for marketing of product Y?
1) Q, D, M 2) Q, T 3) T, D, Q
4) T, D 5) None of these
5. Who goes to Bangalore?
1) Q 2) M 3) D
4) D or Q 5) None of these

Puzzle 8
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
(i) A school held competitions for Chess, Table Tennis, Carrom, Kho-
Kho and Volleyball during the annual sports week from Monday to
Saturday, each game on one day, one day being a rest day.
(ii) Carrom competition was held not on the first or on the last day but
was held earlier than Table Tennis competition.
(iii) Kho-Kho competition was held on the immediate next day of the Table
Tennis competition day.
(iv) Chess competition was held on the immediate previous day of the rest
day.
(v) Kho-Kho competition day and Volleyball competition day had a twoday
gap between them.
(vi) Volleyball competition was held on the immediate following day of the
rest day.
Questions:
1. Which of the following was a rest day?
1) Wednesday 2) Tuesday 3) Friday
4) Thursday 5) None of these
2. Kho-Kho and Carrom competition days had a gap of how many days between
them?
1) Nil 2) Two 3) Three
4) Four 5) None of these
3. On which day was the Chess competition held?
1) Thursday 2) Friday 3) Monday
4) Wednesday 5) None of these
4. Which of the following is a wrong statement?
1) Carrom competition was held on the immediate previous day of Table
Tennis competition.
2) Kho-Kho competition was held on three days after the day on which
Volleyball competition was held.
3) There was a gap of three days between the days on which Chess and
Table Tennis competitions were held.
4) There was a two days’ gap between the rest day and the day on which
Carrom competition was held.
5) None of these
5. Which of the following is the correct statement?
1) Kho-Kho competition was held after Table Tennis competition.
2) Chess competition was held on Thursday.
3) No competition was held on Wednesday.
4) Table Tennis competition was held earlier than Chess competition.
5) None of these

Puzzle 9
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
Eight members A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H belonging to three families X, Y,
Z go for weekend outing in three different cars I, II, III. Four out of the eight
members are females. Members of any one family travel in different cars. Each
car has at least one male and one female member. Each family has at least two
members.
A belongs to family Y and he travels in car III. D is wife of E and they
travel in cars I and II respectively. H is son of B, who is wife of G, and they
belong to family Z. C is daughter of F, who is wife of A. C travels in car II. G
does not travel with F.
Questions:
1. Which of the following groups of persons travels in car I?
1) D, F, G 2) D, E, G 3) D, G, H
4) D, F, H 5) None of these
2. Which car has only two members travelling in it?
1) I 2) II 3) III
4) II or III 5) Cannot be determined
3. Which of the following members of families Y and Z travel in different
cars?
1) F, G 2) C, G 3) F, H
4) C, F 5) None of these
4 Which of the following groups of persons is a group of all females?
1) B, D, G 2) A, B, C 3) B, E, F
4) D, E, F 5) None of these
5. Which of the following members of families X and Y travel in the same
car?
1) C, F 2) D, F 3) C, D
4) F, E 5) None of these

Puzzle 10
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:

Seven officers L, M, N, P, Q, R & S work in three different shifts I, II & III
with at least two persons working in each shift. Each one of them has a
different weekly off from Monday to Sunday not necessarily in the same order.
M works in second shift only with R, whose weekly off is on Friday. Q’s
weekly off is on the next day of L’s weekly off and both of them work in
different shifts. P works in third shift and his weekly off is on Saturday. S has
a weekly off on Monday and he works in first shift. The one who has a weekly
off on Sunday works in first shift. L and P do not work in the same shift. L’s
weekly off is on Tuesday.
Questions:
1. Whose weekly off is on Sunday?
1) L 2) M 3) N
4) Q 5) None of these
2. Which of the following group of officers works in shift I?
1) L, N, S 2) L, S 3) N, S
4) L, P, Q 5) None of these
3. On which day is Q’s weekly off ?
1) Tuesday 2) Wednesday 3) Sunday
4) Cannot be determined 5) None of these
4. Which of the following combinations of shift, person and weekly off is
definitely correct?
1) II, M, Sunday 2) III, N, Sunday 3) II, P, Sunday
4) I, L, Tuesday 5) None of these
5. Whose weekly off falls on Thursday?
1) L 2) N 3) Q
4) Cannot be determined 5) None of these

Puzzle 11
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
Eight family members Dhruv, Garima, Avinash, Varsha, Aakash, Deepti,
Charu and Moksh are sitting around a square table in such a way that two
persons sit on each of the four sides of the table facing the centre. Members
sitting on opposite sides are exactly opposite each other.
Aakash and Garima are exactly opposite each other. Deepti is immediately
right to Garima. Dhruv and Moksh are sitting on the same side. Moksh is
exactly opposite Avinash, who is to the immediate left of Varsha. Dhruv is
towards right of Deepti.
Questions:
1. Which of the following statements is definitely true?
1) Charu is opposite Varsha.
2) Deepti is to the left of Garima.
3) Avinash is towards the right of Aakash.
4) Moksh is sitting opposite Dhruv.
5) None of these
2. Who is sitting opposite Dhruv?
1) Charu 2) Deepti 3) Varsha
4) Moksh 5) None of these
3. Who is sitting opposite Deepti?
1) Moksh 2) Charu 3) Varsha
4) Charu or Varsha 5) None of these
4. Who is next to Varsha in anti-clockwise direction?
1) Garima 2) Avinash 3) Dhruv
4) Deepti 5) None of these
5. Which of the following pairs of persons has both the persons sitting on
the same side with first person sitting to the left of second person?
1) Aakash — Charu 2) Moksh — Charu 3) Dhruv — Aakash
4) Avinash — Charu 5) None of these


Puzzle 12
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
Seven professionals A, B, C, D, E, F and G are practising their professions
in different cities Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Jaipur
and Bhubaneshwar, not necessarily in the same order. Each has a different
profession –Doctor, Engineer, Pharmacist, Lawyer, Counsellor, Professor and
Artist, not necessarily in the same order.
A is a Pharmacist and practises in Bhubaneshwar. D practises in Bangalore
but is not a Doctor or an Artist. The one who practises in Hyderabad is a
Professor. G is a Counsellor and does not practise in Mumbai or Chennai. E is
a Lawyer and practises in Ahmedabad. F practises in Chennai but is not an
artist. C practises in Mumbai.
Questions:
1. What is D’s profession?
1) Doctor 2) Professor 3) Engineer
4) Cannot be determined 5) None of these
2. Who is the Professor?
1) B 2) C 3) D
4) E 5) None of these
3. Which of the following combinations of profession and place is correct?
1) Pharmacist - Jaipur 2) Engineer - Chennai
3) Doctor - Bangalore 4) Artist - Mumbai
5) None of these
4. Which of the following persons works in Jaipur?
1) B 2) G 3) C
4) B or G 5) None of these
5. Who is the Doctor?
1) D 2) B 3) C
4) B or C 5) None of these

Practice Puzzles for IPPB Prelims set - 05

Puzzle 1
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:

Three ladies and four men are a group of friends, ie R, M, T, S, L, W and
Z. Each one has a different profession, ie Lawyer, Travel Agent, Air-hostess,
Doctor, Professor, Consultant and Jeweller and each one owns a different car,
ie Alto, Corolla, Santro, Lancer, Ikon, Scorpio and Esteem, not necessarily in
that order. None of the ladies is a Consultant or a Lawyer. T is an Air-hostess
and she owns an Ikon car. R owns a Scorpio. M is not a Doctor. L is a Jeweller
and he owns Corolla. W is a Lawyer and does not own Alto. Z is a Consultant
and owns Santro. The Doctor owns Esteem car whereas the Professor owns
Scorpio. The Travel Agent owns an Alto. None of the ladies own a Scorpio.
Questions:
1. What car does S own?
1) Alto 2) Santro 3) Lancer 4) Esteem 5) None of these

2. Who owns the car Lancer?
1) Z 2) M 3) W  4) Data Inadequate 5) None of these

3. What is the profession of R?
1) Professor 2) Travel Agent 3) Doctor 4) Data inadequate 5) None of these

4. Who is the Doctor?
1) R 2) S 3) L  4) Data inadequate 5) None of these

5. Who are the three ladies in the group?
1) T, R, L 2) T, M, S 3) W, T, M   4) Data inadequate 5) None of these

Puzzle 2

Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
Seven people N, K, T, B, M, W and R have their weekly offs on different
days of the week, ie Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
and Saturday, not necessarily in that order. Each of them has a liking for
different cuisine, ie Indian, Italian, Mexican, Chinese, Spanish, Continental
and Thai, not necessarily in that order. K likes Thai food and gets his weekly
off on Thursday. B likes Italian food and does not have off on Sunday. M has
weekly off on Saturday and R has his weekly off on Tuesday. W likes continental
food whereas the one who has weekly off on Monday likes Mexican cuisine. T
does not like Spanish cuisine and has weekly off on Wednesday. The one who
likes Indian food does not have a weekly off on Tuesday or Wednesday.
Questions:
1. Who has a weekly off on Friday?
1) T 2) R 3) W 4) Data inadequate 5) None of these

2. What cuisine does R like?
1) Continental 2) Indian 3) Italian 4) Spanish 5) None of these

3. On which day does N have weekly off?
1) Tuesday 2) Friday 3) Monday  4) Sunday 5) None of these

4. Who likes Chinese cuisine?
1) T 2) B 3) R   4) N 5) None of these

5. On which day does W have weekly off?
1) Monday 2) Sunday 3) Wednesday  4) Data inadequate 5) None of these

Puzzle 4
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
Seven friends P, F, R, T, Q, N and D are studying different specialisations
IT, Civil, HRM, Marketing, Finance, Journalism and Pharmacy, not necessarily
in the same order. Each one of them has a liking for a different colour—red,
blue, green, yellow, pink, orange and grey—not necessarily in the same order.
Three of them are girls. P likes yellow colour but does not study IT or HR. The
one who studies Civil likes grey colour and is a girl. Q, who is the sister of N,
studies Marketing and likes pink colour. D’s specialisation is in Pharmacy
and likes red colour. N, the wife of R, studies HR and likes green. F likes grey
and R likes orange. The one who likes blue studies Finance.
Questions:
1. Who is studying Civil Engineering?
1) P 2) T 3) F  4) Cannot be determined 5) None of these

2 Which of the following is the group of girls?
1) F, D, N 2) F, Q, N 3) Q, N, P   4) Cannot be determined 5) None of these

3. Which subject is studied by R?
1) Civil 2) Finance   3) Journalism 4) Cannot be determined  5) None of these

4. Who is studying Journalism?
1) P 2) Q   3) R 4) Cannot be determined   5) None of these

5. Which of the following combinations of person – colour — subject is correct?
1) Blue–T–Marketing 2) Pink–N–HR    3) Orance–R–Civil 4) Blue–T–Finance   5) None of these

Puzzle 5
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
P, Q, R, S, T, V, W and Z are eight friends studying in three different
engineering colleges - A, B and C in three disciplines - Mechanical, Electrical
and Electronics with not less than two and not more than three in any college.
Not more than three of them study in any of the three disciplines. W studies
Electrical in college B with only T, who studies Mechanical. P and Z do not
study in college C and study in the same discipline but not Electrical. R studies
Mechanical in college C with V, who studies Electrical. S studies Mechanical
and does not study in the same college where R studies. Q does not study
Electronics.
Questions:
1. Which of the following combinations of college-student-specialisation is correct?
1) C-R-Electronics 2) A-Z-Electrical 3) B-W-Electronics  4) B-W-Electrical 5) B-Z-Electronics

2. In which of the following colleges do two students study in Electrical
discipline?
1) A only 2) B only 3) C only   4) Cannot be determined 5) None of these

3. In which discipline does Q study?

1) Electrical 2) Mechanical 3) Electrical or Mechanical

Puzzles on blood relation - 04

Puzzle Set - 03

1) who among the following Good in All the Four Games ?
a) Sheena     b) Mona      c) Nora       d) Leena     e) tiya

2)  Who among the following person good in volley ball and Cricket games ?
a) Mona       b) Nora       c) leena      d) Tiya    e) None

3) Who is good in both base ball and volly ball ?
a) Mona      b) Nora   c) Leena    d) Both Mona & Sheena

4) which of the following is not match ?
a) Leena - Foot ball
b) Sheena - Baseball
c) Tiya - Hockey
d) Nora  -  Cricket
e) All are correct

5) which of the following game does not play by Tiya ?
a) Foot ball      b) Baseball     c) Cricket     d) None

1) how is A related to C ?
a) Son     b) Mother      c) Daughter       d) Can't determined  e) None

2) If E has a sister K then how is K related to H ?
a) Mother        b) Sister      c) Daughter     d) Granddaughter      e) None

3) How is B related to G ?
a) Uncle     b) Father      c) Mother      d) Aunt     e) data inadequate

4) who is the wife of C ?
a) D           b) H         c)  F          d) None

5)  how many females are there ?
a ) 3      b)       4          c) 5      d) All are females     e) None of these

Blood relation Puzzles - 02

Directions (Questions 1 to 5) : Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below it:

In a family, there are six members A, B, C, D, E and F. A and B are a married couple, A being the male member. D is the only son of C, who is the brother of A. E is the sister of D. B is the daughter-in-law of F, whose husband has died.

1. How is F related to A ?

(a) Mother

(b) Sister-in-law

(c) Sister

(d) Mother-in-law

(e) None of these

2. How is E related to C ?

(a) Sister

(b) Daughter

(c) Cousin

(d) Aunt

(e) Mother

3.Who is C to B ?

(a) Brother

(b) Brother-in-law

(c) Nephew

(d) Son-in-law

(e) None of these

4. How Many male members are there in the family ?

(a) One

(b) Two

(c) Three

(d) Four

(e) Five

5. How is F related to C ?

(a) Mother-in-law

(b) Sister-in-law

(c) Mother

(d) Aunt

(e) Sister

Directions (Questions 6 to 10) : Read the following information and answer the questions given below it:

‘A+B means ‘A is the daughter of B’

‘A*B’ means ‘A is the son of B’

‘A-B’ means ‘A is the wife of B’

6. If P*Q-S, which of the following is true ?

(a) S is wife of Q

(b) S is father of P

(c) P is daughter of Q.

(d) Q is father of P.

(e) None of these

7. If T-S*B-M, which of the following is not true ?

(a) B is mother of S

(b) M is husband of B

(c) T is wife of S

(d) S is daughter of B

(e) S is son of B

8. If  Z*T-S*U+P, what is U to Z?

(a) Mother

(b) Grandmother

(c) Father

(d) Cannot be determined

(e) None of these

9. If ‘P $ Q’ means ‘P is father of Q’; ‘P # Q’ means ‘P is mother of Q’; ‘P * Q’ means ‘P is sister of Q’, then how is D related to N in N#A$B*D ?

(a) Nephew

(b) Grandson

(c) Grand daughter

(d) Data inadequate

(e) None of these

10. If ‘P*Q’ means ‘P is the daughter of Q’; ‘P+Q’ means ‘P is the father of Q’; ‘P@Q’ means ‘P is the mother of Q’ and ‘P-Q’ means ‘P is the brother of Q’, then in the expression A@B+C-E*F, how is A related to F ?

(a) Mother

(b) Aunt

(c) Daughter-in-law

(d) Sister-in-law

(e) None of these

Directions (11-20): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions
A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circle facing the centre but not necessarily in the same order. B sits second to the left of H's husband. No female is an immediate neighbour of B. D's daughter sits second to the right of F. F is the sister of G. F is not an immediate neighbour of H's husband. Only one person sits between A and F. A is father of G. H's brother D sits on the immediate left of H's mother. Only one person sits between H's mother and E. Only one person sits between H and G. G is the mother of C. G is not an immediate neighbour of E.

11. What is the position of A with respect to his mother-in-law?
1) Immediate left
2) Third to the right
3) Third to the left
4) Second to the right
5) Fourth to the left

12. Who amongst the following is D's daughter?
1) B
2) C
3) E
4) G
5) H

13. What is the position of A with respect to his grandchild?
1) Immediate right
2) Third to the right
3) Third to the left
4) Second to the left
5) Fourth to the left

14. How many people sit between G and her uncle?
1) One
2) Two
3) Three
4) Four
5) More than four

15. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the given information and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?
1) F
2) C
3) E
4) H
5) G

16. Which of the following is true with respect to the given seating arrangement?
1) C is cousin of E.
2) H and H's husband are immediate neighbours of each other.
3) No female is an immediate neighbour of C.
4) H sits third to the left of her daughter.
5) B is mother of H.

17. Who sits on the immediate left of C?
1) F's grandmother
2) G's son
3) D's mother-in-law
4) A
5) G

18. Who is the neighbour of C's Mother?
1) D
2) E
3) B
4) A
5) H

19. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?
1) HC
2) BF
3) EA
4) DF
5) DG

20. Which group represents males here?
1) HACG
2) DAC
3) BEFG
4) DHB
5) EAH

Puzzle set - 04 (IBPS / RBI / SBI)

Directions (1-2): These questions are based on the following information.

Six friends A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting in a straight line. B sits third to the left of E, who sits at the end of the line. C is not an immediate neighbour of F and E. One person sits between B and D. F is sitting at the left end of the line.

1.         What is the A’s position with respect of E?

(1)  fourth right           

(2)  third right            

(3)  fourth left       

(4)  fifth left 

(5)  None of these

2.         If all the six friends are made to sit alphabetically from right to left, position of how many of them will remain unchanged?

(1)  None                     

(2)  One                      

(3)  Two                 

(4)  Three      

(5)  None of these

Direction (3-8): Study the given information and answer the following questions:

Eight friends M, N, O, P, Q, R, S and T are sitting around circular table and belong to eight different states Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Chandigarh, Punjab, Haryana, Kerala and Maharashtra. They read three Newspapers in Hindi, English and Punjabi. At least two persons read one news paper not necessarily in the same order.

Only P and Q read Hindi Newspaper. P is third to right of Q. M is from Kerala reads English Newspaper and is sitting immediate right of Q. R is from Chandigarh and reads Punjabi Newspaper. T reads the same Newspaper as S reads who is third to left of R and fourth to right of N. O is sitting exact opposite of P who belongs to UP. Persons who belong to Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh read English Newspaper. S is from Haryana while N is from Andhra Pradesh reads English Newspaper. T is from Punjab.

3.       Who does not read English Newspaper?

(1) O                                                            (2) N

(3) M                                           (4) T

(5) None of these

4.       From which state Q belongs?

(1) UP                                         (2) Bihar

(3) Maharashtra                     (4) Andhra Pradesh

(5) None of these

5.       Which of the following is not correct combination?

(1) T-Punjab-Punjabi           (2) Q-Kerala-Hindi

(3) O-Maharashtra-English               

(4) P-UP-Hindi

(5) All are correct combinations

6.       Which two persons are sitting adjacently who read Punjabi Newspapers?

(1) RT                                         (2) RN

(3) RS                                          (4) TS

(5) None of these         

For Qs (7-8): on the basis of above arrangement four of the following forms a group which one does not related to the group?

7.       (1) OQ                                           (2) RN                  

(3) PT                                          (4) MS

(5) MO

8.        (1) PQ                                          (2) RS                   

(3)TR                                          (4) OM

(5)SN

           (5) None of these

Solutions (1-2)

1. 3
2. 3

Solutions (3-8)

3. (4):
4. (2):
5. (2):
6. (1):
7. (5):
8. (3):