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Puzzle Questions 2019

CRACK HIGH LEVEL PUZZLES 2019


TABLE OF CONTENTS:
PAGE
S.NO TYPE OF QUESTIONS
NUMBER
Certain Number based puzzle
1 a) Box based puzzle 2 - 23
b) Floor based puzzle

2 Matrix and string based puzzle 23 - 30

Year Based puzzle


3 a) New pattern Type 30- 43
b) Old pattern Type
Diagram Based Puzzle
4 a) Floor based 43 - 62
b) Box based

5 Fill up - Based Puzzles 62 -72

6 Floor with Flat based Puzzle 72 - 86

7 Data sufficiency based puzzle 86 - 95

8 Month Based Puzzle 95- 107

9 Puzzle based on Days 108- 117

10 Direction and distance based Puzzle 117- 125

11 Miscellaneous based puzzle 126- 160

Mains Exam - Memory based questions(2018 -2019)


a) LIC AAO mains Memory based Puzzles(held on 28th June2019)
b) IBPS CLERK Mains Memory based Puzzles(held on 20thJanuary 2019)
c) IBPS PO Mains Memory based Puzzles – (held on 18th November 2018)
12 161 - 177
d) IBPS RRB Officer scale -1 Mains Memory based Puzzles(held on22nd
September 2018)
e) SBI Clerk Mains Memory based Puzzles(held on August 5 -2018)

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Certain Number based Puzzles
Boxes:
Directions (1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the below questions.
Certain numbers of boxes are kept one above other in a large container which contains maximum 20
boxes. Weight of each box is different and each box is wrapped with different color. Box H is neither
wrapped Green Nor kept adjacent to box whose weight is 23kg.Weight of H is not 23 kg. The Green box is
kept six places above the box G, which is marked Black. Box B is kept fifth from top. The box whose weight
is 21kg is kept third from bottom. The box whose weight is 12kg is kept adjacent to the box D. Five boxes
are kept between the box H and the box B, which is wrapped with Red paper. Two boxes are kept between
the box H and the box D. Three boxes are kept between the box whose weight is 23kg and the Black box.
The box wrapped with Green paper is kept four places above the box K, whose weight is 12kg. The box
wrapped with Yellow box is neither kept at bottom nor kept adjacent to the Red box. Number of boxes
between the box whose weight is 23kg and the box D is same as the number of boxes between Yellow box
and the box R, which is wrapped with Green paper. Weight of the box Y is 21kg and is kept fourth place
from the box the box whose weight is 8kg. The box whose weight is 12kg is marked Brown. Number of
boxes between the Red box and the box T is twice the number of boxes between the box B and the box
whose weight is 8kg. The Brown box is kept exactly between the box whose weight is 21kg and the White
box, whose weight is 18kg. Weight of the box T is 11kg.

1) How many boxes are kept in the container?


a) Fourteen b) Nineteen c) Fifteen d) Seventeen e) None of these

2) If the box M is kept just below Green box then, how many boxes are there between the box M and
the box whose weight is 11kg?
a) Four b) Three c) Seven d) Six e) None of these

3) Weight of which of the following box is 8kg?


a) D b) Green c) B d) H e) None of these

4) Which of the following statement is true?


a) Three boxes are kept between the box whose weight is 11kg and Brown box.
b) The box whose weight is 21kg is kept third place from the box T.
c) The White box is kept third place from the Red box.
d) Yellow box is kept just above the box whose weight is 23kg.
e) More than one statement is true

5) If the box Z is kept adjacent to the Red box, then which of the following box is kept fifth from the box
Z?
a) Black b) The one whose weight is 21kg. c) H d) Either A or C e) Can’t be determined.

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Directions (1-5):

Solution:

Answers:
1) Answer: A
Explanation:
Clearly, fourteen boxes are kept in container.
Hence, option A is correct choice.

2) Answer: E
Explanation:
Clearly, only five boxes are kept between the box M and the box whose weight is 11kg.
Hence, option E is correct choice.

3) Answer: A
Explanation:
Clearly, weight of the box D is 8kg.
Hence, option A is correct choice.

4) Answer: C
Explanation:
Clearly, only statement C is correct.
Hence, option C is correct choice.

5) Answer: D
Explanation:
Clearly, we have two possible position of box Z.
Hence, option D is correct choice.
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Explanation:
We have:
• Box B is kept fifth from top.
• Five boxes are kept between the box H and the box B, which is wrapped with Red paper, that
means the box H is kept below the box B.
• Box H is neither wrapped Green or kept adjacent to box whose weight is 23kg and H is not 23 kg.
• The box whose weight is 12kg is kept adjacent to the box D.
• Two boxes are kept between the box H and the box D, that means in case (1) the box D is kept
above box H and the box whose weight is 12kg kept just below the box D, in case (2) the box D is
kept above box H and the box whose weight is 12kg kept just above the box D, in case (3) the box D
is kept below box H and the box whose weight is 12kg kept just above the box D, in case (4) the box
D is kept below box H and the box whose weight is 12kg kept just below the box D.
• The box wrapped with Green paper is kept four places above the box K, whose weight is 12kg, that
means in case (2) the green box is kept at a gap of one place above the box B, in case (3) the green
box is kept at a gap of one place above the box H and case (1) & case (4) are not valid.
Based on above given information we have:

Case (1) is not valid as The box wrapped with Green paper is kept four places above the box K, whose
weight is 12kg and case (4) is not valid as H doesn’t like Green.
Again, we have:
• The Green box is kept six places above the box G, which is marked Black.
• Three boxes are kept between the box whose weight is 23kg and the Black box, that means in case
(2a) weight of the box B is 23kg, in case (2b) the box whose weight is 23kg is kept at a gap of one

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box below the box H, in case (3) the box whose weight is 23kg is kept below the box G hence H is
not 23 kg.
• Number of boxes between the box whose weight is 23kg and the box D is same as the number of
boxes between Yellow box and the box R, which is wrapped with Green paper.
• The box wrapped with Yellow box is neither kept at bottom nor kept adjacent to the Red box, that
means in case (2b) & case (3) box D wrapped with Yellow box and case (2a) is not valid.
• The box whose weight is 21kg is kept third from bottom.
• The box whose weight is 12kg is marked Brown.
• The Brown box is kept exactly between the box whose weight is 21kg and the White box, whose
weight is 18kg, that means in case (2b) & case (3) the box whose weight is 21kg is kept just above
the box whose weight is 23kg
Based on above given information we have:

Case (2a) is not valid as number of boxes between the box whose weight is 23kg and the box D is same
as the number of boxes between Yellow box and the box R.
Again, we have:
• Weight of the box Y is 21kg and is kept fourth place from the box the box whose weight is 8kg, and
box have that means in case (2b) & case (3) weight of the box D is 8kg. The box whose weight is
21kg is kept third from bottom.
• Number of boxes between the Red box and the box T is twice the number of boxes between the
box B and the box whose weight is 8kg, that means in case (2b) the box T is kept just above the box
H and case (3) is not valid.

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• Weight of the box T is 11kg.
Based on above given information we have final arrangement as follow:

Case (3) is not valid as number of boxes between the Red box and the box T is twice the number of boxes
between the box B and the box whose weight is 8kg.

Directions (6-9): Study the following information carefully and answer the below questions.
Certain numbers of boxes are placed in a stack one above another. No two boxes are placed in a same
shelf. Each boxes has different number of Pens. Four boxes are placed between A and E which is placed
below box G. Not more than four boxes are placed above A. Three boxes are placed between E and the box
which has 24pens which is placed above E. The Box S is placed at topmost position. There are six boxes are
placed between S and the box which has 40pens.The number of boxes placed between box A and the box
which has 40pens is half of the number of boxes placed below box E. Box G is placed just above box T. Six
Boxes are placed between T and H which is placed three position below the box which has 36pens. Box H is
placed second position from bottom. Eight boxes are placed between G and the box which has 12pens.

6) Number of boxes placed above box T is same as number of boxes placed below box___?
a) S b) T c) which has 24pens d) H e) E

7) What is the total number of Shelves in a stack?


a)15 b) 25 c)18 d) 20 e)31

8) Four of the five among the following are similar in such a way to form a group, which one of following
doesn’t belong to the group?
a) H b) G c) A d) The box which has 40 pens e) E

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9) If S is related to A, G is related to E in the same way H is related to which of the following?
a) 12 b) 36 c) T d) 40 5) noneof these.

Directions (6-9):
Solution:

Answers:
6) Answer: E
7) Answer: A
8) Answer: E
9) Answer: B

Explanation:
• Four boxes are placed between A and E which is placed below box G.
• Not more than four boxes are placed above A.
• The Box S is placed at topmost position.

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• Three boxes are placed between E and the box which has 24pens which is placed above E.

• There are six boxes are placed between S and the box which has 40pens.

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• The number of boxes placed between box A and the box which has 40pens is half of the number of
boxes placed below box E.

• Box G is placed just above box T.


• Six Boxes are placed between T and H which is placed three position below the box which has
36pens.
• Box H is placed second position from bottom.
• E which is placed below box G.

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• Eight boxes are placed between G and the box which has 12pens.

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Directions (10--13): Study the following information carefully and answer the below questions.
There are certain number of boxes which are placed in three stacks – stack 1, stack 2 and stack 3 from
West to East. At least two boxes are placed in each stack. Each stack has seven shelves in such a way that
the lowermost shelf is numbered 1, the shelf immediately above lowermost shelf is numbered 2 and so
on... No two boxes are placed in thesame stack in same shelf.
Five shelves are between box B and box F but not placed in the same stack. Box E and F are not placed in
same stack. Box E is placed in stack 1. Box A is placed south east of box G and west of box H. Box G is not
placed at top most position. Box M is placed two places above box H in same stack. Box B is in north east
direction of Box C.. Two shelves are placed between D and A. Box D is placed east of box F. Box E is placed
at even number position. More than Two known boxes are placed in left most stack. Box C is placed three
shelves above box E.

10) Which of the following other boxes are placed in a stack where E is placed?
a) C b) B c) A d) D e) M

11) Four of the five among the following are similar in such a way to form a group, which one of
following doesn’t belong to the group?
a) E, G b) A, F c) F, M d) B, D e) H,M

12) Which of following is/are correct?


a) Box B is placed Northwest direction of box G b) Box F is placed North East direction of Box E
c) Box D is placed north of box M d) Box H is placed South east of box G
e) None of the above statements are correct

13) Which stack contains maximum number of boxes?


a) stack -1 b) stack -2 c) stack -3
d) both stack 1,2 (equal number of boxes in each stack)
e) both stack 2,3 (equal number of boxes in each stack)

Directions (10-13):
Solution:

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Answers:
10) Answer: E
11) Answer: A
12) Answer: E
13) Answer: C

Explanation:
• Box C is placed three shelves above box E.
• Box E is placed at even number position. Box E is placed in stack 1.
• Box B is in north east direction of Box C.

• Five shelves are placed between box B and F but not in the same stack.
• Box D is placed east of box F.
• Box E and F not placed in same stack.

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• Two shelves are placed between D and A.


• Box A is placed south east of box G and west of box H.
• Box G is not placed at top most position.

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• Box M is placed two places above box H in same stack.


• More than Two known boxes are placed in left most stack.

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Based On Floors
Directions (14-18): Study the following information carefully and answer the below questions.
Certain Number of Persons are living in different floors of same building. There are Only 3 persons lives
above E. Only four persons are living between E and D. Only Three persons are living between F and G who
lives adjacent to D. More than two but less than five persons are living between G and C.F lives adjacent to
C. Three persons are living between F and the one who likes Yellow color. The one who like pink color lives
immediately below the one who like Yellow color. Two persons are living between S and the one who like
Pink color. C is not adjacent to S. Not more than ten person lives between S and D.G doesn’t like Yellow
color.

14) How many Floors are there in the building?


a) 24 b) 20 c) 18 d) 16 e) 24

15) What is the position of S with respect to C?


a) Eighth floor below C b) Tenth floor below C c) Ninth floor above C
d) Seven floor below C e) Sixth floor below C

16) If X and Y lives between D and F, then how many person live below X?
a) 9 b) 11 c) 16 d) 10 e) Either (a) or (d)

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17) If E is related to G , D is related to C , likewise S is related to which of the following?


a) E b)D c) yellow d) pink e) G

18). Four of following five are alike in a certain way. Find the one which is odd from the rest of the
following.
a) G b) E c) F d) S e) D

Directions (14-18):
Solution:

Answers:
14. Answer:B
15. Answer:D
16. Answer: E
17. Answer: C
18. Answer: E

Explanation:

• There are Only 3 persons lives above E.


• Only four persons are living between E and D.
• Only Three persons are living between F and G who lives adjacent to D.

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• More than two but less than five persons are living between G and C.F lives adjacent to C.
• Three persons are living between F and the one who likes Yellow color.
• The one who like pink color lives immediately below the one who likes Yellow color.

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• Two persons are living between S and the one who like Pink color. C is not adjacent to S. Not more
than ten person lives between S and D.G doesn’t like Yellow color.

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Case 1 (A), 2 A(II), CASE 2 (B) I are invalid because G doesn’t have yellow color.
In case 2(A) I there is no place for S. hence this case is also invalid.
In case 2 (B) II is also invalid because Not more than ten person lives between S and D but in this case
more than ten persons are between S and D.
Therefore the final arrangement is

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(Direction: 19-22)Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.
Certain number of person lives in three different Flats namely P, Q and R in a building in the same order
from west to East. All the three flats have same number of floors in which bottom most floor is numbered
as 1 and the floor above 1st floor is numbered as 2 and the top most floor is numbered 7. Only one person
lives in each floor.
There is only one floor between C and A, both lives in different flats and none of them lives in topmost
floor. There are four floors between C and G. C lives above G and both are living in different flats. G lives
southeast of A. Only one person lives between A and E who lives second position from the top in the same
flat with A. J lives east of A. The floor number of F is half of the floor number of C. There are two floors
between J and D who lives in bottommost floor. D lives south of E. F lives west of B and south of J but not
in flat P. J lives below C and both are lives in different floors.
19) What is the position of C with respect to J?
a) Northwest b) South east c)South west d) North East e) East
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20) How many floors are there between B and E?


a) one b) two c) three d) four e) None

21) Four of the five among the following are similar in such a way to form a group, which one of the
following doesn’t belongs to the group?
a) D b) G c) F d) B e) C

22) Which of the following is/ are not true ?


a) J is southeast of E b) B is northeast C c) G is south of F
d) Above all are true e) Above all are not true

Directions (19-22):
Solution:

Answers:
19. Answer: D
20. Answer: B
21. Answer: C
22. Answer: B

Explanation:
• J lives east of A .
• J lives below C and both are lives in different floors.
• Only one floor gap between C and A and both are lives in different flats and none of them lives in
topmost floor
• There are four floors between C and G. C lives above G and both are living in different flats.

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• There are two floors between J and D who lives in bottommost floor.
• D lives south of E
• G lives southeast of A.
• Only one person lives between A and E who lives second position from the top in the same flat.

NOW case 2 and case 6 only valid remaining are invalid.

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• The floor number of F is half of the floor number of C.
• F lives west of B and south of J but not in flat P
• So C is in lives 6th floor hence F should be in 3rd floor

Hence the final arrangement is,

Matrix & String Based Puzzle


Directions (23-27) Study the following information carefully and answer the below questions.
There is a 7x5 matrix which can produce frequency signals which help in illumination of some bulbs. The
rows of the matrix are denoted by @, #, %, ^, &, £ and ¥ from bottom to top and the columns are denoted
by I, II, III, IV and V from left to right:
• First row (@) contains numbers which are consecutive multiple of ‘7’ starting from ‘21’.
• Second row(#) contains numbers which are consecutive number following given equation n(n + 1)/2
starting from n = 2.
• Third row (%) contains numbers which are consecutive multiple of ‘13’ from ‘26’.

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• Fourth row (^) contains numbers which are consecutive multiple of ‘9’ from ’27’.
• Fifth row (&) contains numbers which are consecutive multiple of ‘6’ from ‘18’.
• Sixth row (£) contains numbers which are consecutive number following given equation (3n2 + 4)
starting from n = 1.
• Seventh row (¥) contains numbers which are consecutive multiple of ‘3’ from ‘9’.
The matrix helps in producing frequency which is a string of numbers. There are five bulbs Red, Green,
Yellow, Blue and Pink. Based on the outcome of the string frequency one of the bulb blinks.
Condition for blink:-
I. If outcome of the string is between 45 and 90, the Yellow bulb blinks.
II. If outcome of the string is between 105 and 145, the Pink bulb blinks.
III. If outcome of the string is between 175 and 225, the Red bulb blinks.
IV. If outcome of the string is between 250 and 325, the Green bulb blinks.
V. If outcome of the string is between 350 and 475, the Blue bulb blinks
VI. If none of the above condition follows then, no bulb blinks.
For outcome of the string:-
I. If all the numbers of the string is an even number then, resultant frequency can be obtained by
multiplying tenth’s place digit of two digit numbers.
II. If a second number is a prime number and second last number is a multiple of ‘4’ then, resultant
frequency can be obtained by sum of all two digits number.
III. If a prime number is preceded by a perfect square then, resultant frequency can be obtained by
multiplying one’s place digits.
IV. If all the numbers in the string is an odd number then, resultant frequency can be obtained by square of
the difference of second highest and second lowest number.
V. If perfect cube number is followed by a perfect square number then, resultant frequency can be
obtained by product of sum of digits of highest and lowest number.
VI. If none of the above condition follows then, resultant frequency can be obtained by difference of
highest and lowest number.
VII. If more than one strings are given then, resultant frequency can be obtained by sum of results of
individual strings.

23) If A = %I £V ^IV &II, B = @II &III ¥II #IV, C = %II ^II £I ¥II, then which of the following bulb blinks?
a) Red b) Pink c) Blue d) Yellow e) None blinks

24) If X = £IV #III ¥II @II, Y = ¥II &V ^II #III, Z = ¥IV ^I #II @V, then which of the following bulb blinks?
a) Blue b) Red c) Green d) Red e) None blinks

25) What is the possible cell number for the missing value of given string P = #V__¥I__, such that Green
bulb blinks?
a) #III and &II b) ¥I and %V c) ^V and ^III d) #IV and £V e) None of these

26) Which of the following statement is not true?


a) T = %II #III &IV @III blinks Yellow bulb. b) K = ¥II @I #I ¥I blinks Red bulb.
c) F = &III @IV %II %IV none of the bulb blinks. d) H = ^I %IV ¥II &V blinks Pink bulb.
e) More than one statement are not true.
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27) If F = %II #III #IV @II and H = £I ^I &II ^V, then which of the following bulb blinks?
a) Blue b) Red c) Green d) Red e) None blinks

Directions (23-27):
Explanation:
We have:
• First row contains numbers which are consecutive multiple of ‘7’ starting from ‘21’.
• Second row contains numbers which are consecutive number following given equation n(n + 1)/2
starting from n = 2.
• Third row contains numbers which are consecutive multiple of ‘13’ from ‘26’.
• Fourth row contains numbers which are consecutive multiple of ‘9’ from ’27’.
• Fifth row contains numbers which are consecutive multiple of ‘6’ from ‘18’.
• Sixth row contains numbers which are consecutive number following given equation (3n2 + 4)
starting from n = 1.
• Seventh row contains numbers which are consecutive multiple of ‘3’ from ‘9’.
From above given statement we have:

Answers:
23) Answer: E
Explanation:
We have:
A = %I £V ^IV &II
After placing value of strings from given matrix, we have:
A = 18 21 54 39
Clearly, none of the outcome condition follows, then resultant frequency can be obtained by difference of
highest and lowest number.
Resultant frequency from string A = (54 – 18) = 36.
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B = @II &III ¥II #IV
After placing value of strings from given matrix, we have:
B = 12 52 28 52
Clearly, all the numbers from string are even number.
Thus, resultant frequency from string can be determined by product of tenths digit of numbers.
Resultant frequency from string B = (1 x 5 x 2 x 5) = 50
C = %II ^II £I ¥II
After placing value of strings from given matrix, we have:
C = 24 36 3 28
Clearly, a prime number preceded by a perfect square.
Thus, resultant frequency can be obtained by product of one’s digit of the number.
Resultant frequency from string C = (4 x 6 x 3 x 8) = 576
Resultant frequency from string A, B and C = (36 + 50 + 576) = 662.
Since, no condition follow, thus none of the bulb blinks.
Hence, option E is correct choice

24) Answer: E
Explanation:
We have:
X = £IV #III ¥II @II
After placing value of strings from given matrix, we have:
X = 15 31 28 12
Clearly,
If a second number is a prime number and second last number is a multiple of ‘4’ then, resultant
frequency can be obtained by sum of all two digits number.
Resultant frequency from string X= (15+31+28+12)=86

Y = ¥II &V ^II #III


After placing value of strings from given matrix, we have:
Y = 28 78 36 31
Clearly, prime number is preceded by perfect square number, thus resultant frequency can be determined
by product of one’s digit.
Resultant frequency from string Y = (8 x 8 x 6 x 1) = 384
Z = ¥IV ^I #II @V
After placing value of strings from given matrix, we have:
Z = 42 27 16 21
Clearly, perfect cube number is followed by perfect square number, thus resultant frequency can be
determined by product of sum of highest and lowest number.
Resultant frequency = (4 + 2) x (1 + 6) = 42
Thus, resultant frequency of string X, Y and Z = (86+ 384 + 42) = 512.
Clearly, condition VI follows, thus none bulb blinks.
Hence, option E is correct choice.

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25)Answer: C
Explanation:
Clearly, to blink Green bulb resultant frequency must be in the range of 250 – 325.
P = #V__¥I__
After placing value of strings from given matrix, we have:
P = 79 __21__
Clearly, only possible outcome condition IV is possible, thus resultant frequency can be determined by
square of difference of second highest to second lowest number.
From above given option, only option C satisfies the given condition.
Thus, (63 – 45)2 = 324.
Hence, option C is correct choice.

26) Answer: B
Explanation:
We have:
From A:
T = %II #III &IV @III
After placing value of strings from given matrix, we have:
T = 24 31 65 15
Clearly, none of the outcome condition follows, thus resultant frequency can be determined by difference
of highest and lowest number.
Resultant frequency from string from T = (65 – 15) = 50.
Thus, Yellow bulb blinks.
Hence, statement A is true.
From B:
K = ¥II @I #I ¥I
After placing value of strings from given matrix, we have:
K = 28 9 7 21
Clearly, prime number is preceded perfect square, thus resultant frequency can be determined by product
of unit digits.
Resultant frequency from string K = (8 x 9 x 7 x 1) = 504
Clearly, none of the condition follows thus, none of the bulb blinks.
Hence, statement B is not true.
From C:
F = &III @IV %II %IV
After placing value of strings from given matrix, we have:
F = 52 18 24 36
Clearly, all the numbers are even number, thus resultant frequency can be determined by product of
tenths digit.
Resultant frequency = (5 x 1 x 2 x 3) = 30
Clearly, none of the bulb blinks.
Hence, statement C is true.
From D:
H = ^I %IV ¥II &V
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After placing value of strings from given matrix, we have:
H = 27 36 28 78
Clearly, perfect cube number is followed by perfect square number, thus resultant frequency can be
determined by product of sum of digits of highest and lowest number.
Resultant frequency = (7 + 8) x (2 + 7) = 135.
Thus, pink bulb blinks.
Hence, statement D is true.
Hence, option B is correct choice.

27) Answer: C
Explanation:
We have:
F = %II #III #IV @II
After placing value of strings from given matrix, we have:
F = 24 31 52 12
Clearly, 2nd number is a prime and 2nd last number is a multiple of ‘4’, thus resultant frequency can be
determined by sum of numbers.
Thus, resultant frequency from string F = (24 + 31 + 52 + 12) = 119.
H = £I ^I &II ^V
After placing value of strings from given matrix, we have:
H = 3 27 39 63
Clearly, all the numbers are odd number, thus resultant frequency can be determined by square of
difference of 2nd highest and 2nd lowest number.
Thus, resultant frequency = (39 – 27)2 = 144
Resultant frequency from F and H = (119 + 144) = 263
Clearly, Green bulb blinks.
Hence, option C is correct choice.

Directions (28-30): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below it.
There is a 5x5 matrix which can produce signals which in turn help in illumination of some bulbs. The rows
of the matrix are denoted by @, %, &, £ and ¥ from bottom to top in the same order and the columns are
denoted by A, B, C, D and E from left to right:
¥ row contains numbers which are consecutive multiple of ‘9’ starting from ‘36’.
£ row contains numbers which are consecutive multiple of ‘13’.
& row contains numbers which are consecutive multiple of ‘8’ starting from ‘32’.
% row contains numbers which are consecutive multiple of ‘7’.
@ row contains numbers which are consecutive multiple of ‘11’.
Note: If the starting number of a multiple is not given; then start the row from the same number.
E.g.: If a row contains numbers which are consecutive multiple of ‘5’. Then the row might be as follows;

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The matrix helps in producing signals which is a string of numbers. There are four bulbs P, Q, R and S.
Based on the outcome of the string one of the bulb blinks.
Condition for blink:-
I. If outcome of the string is below 80, the bulb Q blinks.
II. If outcome of the string is between 90 and 110, the bulb S blinks.
III. If outcome of the string is between 125 and 150, the bulb P blinks.
IV. If outcome of the string is between 175 and 200, the bulb R blinks.
V. If none of the above condition follows then, no bulb blinks.
For outcome of the string:
I. If all the numbers of the string are even number then, outcome is obtained by multiplying unit digit
of all the two digit numbers.
II. If a prime number is followed by another prime number then, outcome is obtained by sum of all
two digits number.
III. If a prime number is preceded by a perfect square then, outcome is obtained by multiplying tenth place
of all the numbers.

28)If Y = £B &E £A @D, then which of the following bulb blinks?


a) R b) P c) Q d) S e) None blinks

29)If X = ¥C @D £B @B, then which of the following bulb blinks?


a) R b) Q c) P d) S e) None blinks

30) If X=£A %A ¥D &E, then which of the following bulb blinks?


a) Q b) S c) R d) none blinks e) none of these bulbs.

(Directions 28-30):
Explanation:
We have:
• ¥ row contains numbers which are consecutive multiple of ‘9’ starting from ‘36’.
• £ row contains numbers which are consecutive multiple of ‘13’.
• & row contains numbers which are consecutive multiple of ‘8’ starting from ‘32’.
• % row contains numbers which are consecutive multiple of ‘7’.
• @ row contains numbers which are consecutive multiple of ‘11’.
From above given statements we have:

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Answers:
28. Answer: C
Explanation:
We have:
Y = £B &E £A @D
After placing value of strings from given matrix, we have:
Y = 26 64 13 44
Clearly, a prime number is preceded by a perfect square then, outcome of the string is product of digits at
tenth place.
Thus, Y = (2 x 6 x 1 x 4) = 48
Clearly, condition I follows. Thus, bulb ‘Q’ blinks.
Hence, option C is correct choice.

29. Answer: A
Explanation:
We have:
X = ¥C @D £B @B
After placing value of strings from matrix, we have:
X = 54 44 26 22
Clearly, all the numbers of string are even numbers.
Then, outcome is the product of digits at one’s place.
Thus, X = (4 x 4 x 6 x 2) = 192
Clearly, condition IV follows, thus bulb R blinks.
Hence, option A is correct choice

30. Answer : E
Explanation:
We have:
X=£A %A ¥D &E
After placing value of strings from given matrix, we have:
X = 13 7 63 64
Clearly, If a prime number is followed by another prime number then, outcome is obtained by sum of all
two digits number.
Thus X = ( 13+ 7+ 63 + 64) = 147
If outcome of the string is between 125 and 150, the bulb P blinks.
But P bulb is not given in the option so none of these bulbs is the correct answer.
YEAR BASED PUZZLE
(Directions 31-35): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below it.
Seven person namely –A, B, C, D, E, F and G was born in different years with the current base is taken as
2018. None of them was born before 1950 and not after 2004. Each person likes different fruits viz.
Mango, Apple, Banana, Orange, Grapes, Papaya and Cherry.

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Note: If it is mentioned that a person’s age is considered as the last two digits of another person’s birth
year, then it will be at any sequence. For example, if the age of ‘P’ is considered as last two digit of birth
year of ‘Q’ which is 1975; then the age of ‘P’ might be either 75 or 57 years.
Age of C is 46 years and likes Cherry. A’s age is equal to the last two digit of birth year of G. The difference
of age of C and E is 12 years. B’s age is equal to the last two digit of birth year of E. F likes Orange. The
difference of age of G and B is 6 years. Age of A is not less than 54 years. One who was born in 1978 likes
Grapes. The difference of age of one who likes Orange and A is 28 years. One who likes Apple was born
after 1972. B likes Mango. F and D were not born on adjacent years. Difference of age of one who likes
Banana and one who likes Mango is 16 years.

31)What is the birth year of one who likes Papaya?


a) 1954 b) 1984 c) 1982 d) 1958 e) None of these

32) Which of the following combination of birth year and fruit is true for A?
a) 1954 – Papaya b) 1978 – Banana c) 1982 – Orange d) 1954 – Banana e) 1982 – Papaya

33) What is the age of one who likes Orange?


a) 32 b) 48 c) 36 d) 46 e) None of these

34) After 3 years, B’s age will be?


a)51 b)67 c) 49 d)43 e) 37

35) Combination of ages of which pair is maximum?


a) B and C b) D and E c) F and G d) B and G e) A and G

(Directions 31-35):
Solution:

Answers:
31. Answer: E
32. Answer: D
33. Answer: C
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34. Answer: A
35. Answer: E

Explanation:
We have:
• Age of C is 46 years and likes Cheery, that means C was born in 1972.
• The difference of age of C and E is 12 years, that means we have two possible year for E, in case (1)
E was born in 1984, in case (2) E was born in 1960.
• B’s age is equal to the last two digit of birth year of E, that means in case (1) age of B must be either
48 or 84 year but 84 is not valid as no person was born before 1950 thus as B was born in 1970, in
case (2) age of B must be either 06 or 60 year but 06 is not valid as no person was born after 2004
thus as B was born in 1958 and B likes Mango.
Based on above given information we have:

Again, we have:
• The difference of age of G and B is 6 years, that means we have four possible birth year for G, in
case (1a) G was born in 1964, in case (1b) G was born in 1976, in case (2a) G was born in 1952, in
case (2b) G was born in 1964.
• A’s age is equal to the last two digit of birth year of G, that means in case (1a)& case (2b) possible
age of A is either 64 or 46 years, as C was born in 1972 thus A must born in 1954, in case (1b)
possible age of A is either 67 or 76 years, as no person was born before 1950 thus A must born in
1951, in case (2a) possible age of A is either 52 or 25 years, as A was not born after 1965, that
means case (2a) is not valid.
Based on above given information we have:

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Case (2a) is not valid as A was not born after 1965.


Again, we have:
• The difference of age of one who likes Orange and A is 28 years and F likes Orange, that means in
case (1a) & (2b) F must born in 1982, in case (1b) F must born in 1979.
• One who was born in 1978 likes Grapes, that means D was born in 1978.
• As F and D was not born on adjacent years, that means case (1b) is not valid.
• Difference of age of one who likes Banana and one who likes Mango is 16 years, that means in case
(1a) A must likes Banana and B was born in 1970, case (2b) is not valid.
• One who likes Apple was born after 1972, that means E must likes Apple.
Based on above given information we have final arrangement as follow:

Case (1b) is not valid as F and D was not born on adjacent years and case (2b) is not valid as Difference of
age of one who likes Banana and one who likes Mango is 16 years.

Directions (36-39): Study the following information to answer the given questions:
Seven persons were born in seven different years. Their ages are calculated with respect to 2018. None of
them was born before 1950. They belong to different professions such as Manager, HR, Artist, Doctor,
Teacher, Engineer and Pilot but not necessarily in the same order.
Note: If a person’s age is considered as the last two digits of another person’s birth year, then it will be at
any sequence. For example, X’s age is considered as the last two digits of Y’s birth year-1947, and then the
X’s age is either 47 or 74.
Sanjay is 57 years old. The age of the one who is Pilot is equal to the last two digits of the birth year of
Sanjay. The difference between the age of Saran and the one who is pilot is 20 years. The age of the one
who is Engineer is equal to the last two digits of the birth year of Saran. Vijay is a Doctor. One of the
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persons born in 1973 and he is neither Vijay nor Satheesh. The ages of Joseph and Kavinare an even
number. The one who is HR is 6 years younger than Sameer. Joseph is not an Engineer. The sum of ages of
the one who is Teacher and the one who is Engineer is equal to Vijay’s present age. The one who is an
artist is elder to the one who is Manager.

36) What is the age of the one who is Teacher and the one who is Manager respectively?
a) 36, 54 b) 64, 45 c) 36, 39 d) None of these e) 36, 45

37) Which of the following statement is/are true?


a) Saran is a Manager b) None of the given options are true
c) The one who is an artist is born before the one who is a Doctor
d) The one who is HR was born immediately after Vijay
e) The sum of digits of the birth year of Saran and Kavin is equal

38) Which of the following statement(s) is/are true?


I) Two persons were born between the one who is Joseph and Satheesh.
II) The Number of persons born before the one who is Teacher as same as the number of persons born
after the one who is Manager.
III) The difference between ages of Sameer and Sanjay is 12 years.
a) Only (I) b) Only (II) Only (III) c) All (I), (II) and (III) d) Only (I) and (II) e) Only (III)

39) What is the sum of the ages of second youngest and second eldest persons?
a) 87 b)89 c)81 d) 85 e)80

Directions (36-39):
Solution:

Answers:
36) Answer: e)
37) Answer: b)
38) Answer: c)
39) Answer: d)
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Explanation:
Note: If the person age is considered as last two digits of the person Birth year, then it will be at any
sequence. For example, X age is considered as last two digit of Y birth year-1947, and then X age is either
47 or 74.
None of them is born before 1950.It means no one age is above 68 years.
Sanjay was 57 years old.
The age of the one who was Pilot is equal to the last two digit of the birth year of Sanjay.

The difference between the age of saran and the one who was pilot is 20 years.

The age of the one who was Engineer is equal to last two digit of birth year of Saran.Vijay is a Doctor.
Hence the case 1 is invalid because saran birth year’s last two digits are 77 because no one has age more
than 68. Hence it is not possible.
In case 2 also saran birth year is 1982 so it has two possibilities for engineer’s age either 82 or 28 but 82
cant possible because no one hasage more than 68. So engineer’s age will be 28.

One of the person born in 1973 and he is neither Vijay nor Satheesh.

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Joseph and Kavin age is even number. Since, Joseph, Kavin, Vijay and Satheesh were not born in 1973. We
can conclude that Sameer was born in 1973.

The one who is HR is 6 years younger than Sameer.

Joseph is not an Engineer.

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The sum of ages of the one who is Teacher and the one who is Engineer is equal to Vijay’s present
age.Since, no one is born before 1950; the ages must be below 68. From this we can conclude that Saran is
a Teacher.

The one who is an artist is elder to the one who is Manager. So, we can conclude that Sanjay is an Artist
and Sameer as a Manager.

Directions (40-43): Study the given information carefully and answer the following questions.
Seven persons P, Q, R, S, T, U and V are born in a month of March in different years. Their ages are
calculated on the same month with respect to 2018.

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Note: If it is mentioned that a person’s age is considered as the last two digits of another person’s birth
year, then it will be at any sequence. For example, if the age of X is considered as last two digit of birth year
of Y which is 1945; then the age of X might be either 45 or 54.
None of the persons were born before 1974 and after 2008.
P was born on 1998.The difference between the age of P and T is 5 years. R’s age is equal to the last two
digit of birth year of T and his age is not an even number. U’s age is a square number between T’s age and
R’s age. S’s age is half of the age of V’s age whose age is last two digit of U’s birth year. The sum of ages of
P and S is two more than that of the age of Q.

40) If W was born between R and U then which of the following can be the birth year of W?
a) 1980 b) None of these c) 1990 d) 1982 e) 1985

41) What will be the sum of ages of Second youngest and Third eldest person in the group?
a) 55 years b) 52 years c) 60 years d) 49 years e) None of these

42) four of the following five are alike in a certain way . find the one which is odd from the rest.
a) P b) S c) U d) V e) T

43) In 2031 whose age will be perfect cube ?


a) Q b) R c) S d) V e) U

Directions (40-43):
Solution:

Answers:
40) Answer: a)
41) Answer: b)
42) Answer : e)
43) Answer: C)

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Explanation:
Note: None of the person born after 2008.
If it mentions the person age is considered as last two digits of the person Birth year, then it will be at any
sequence. For example, X age is considered as last two digit of Y birth year-1936, and then X age is either
36 or 63.
• P was born on1998.
• The difference between the age of P and T is 5 years.

R’s age is equal to the last two digit of birth year of T and his age is not an even number. And in case 1 , T’s
birth year is 1993 then possible age of R is 39 and 93. 93 won’t come because no one is born before 1974.
So 39 is possible for this case 1.
For case 2, T’s birth year is 2003 , hence the possible age for R is 03 and 30 , but won’t occur because no
one is born after 2008 and R’s age is not an even number. Hence case is invalid.

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U’s age is a square number between T’s age and R’s age.

S’s age is half of the age of V’s age whose age is last two digit of U’s birth year.
The sum of ages of P and S is two more than age of Q.

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Direction (44-47): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.
Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are born in different years viz., 1977, 1967, 1963, 1974, 1985,
1989, 2000 and 1995 of the same date and same month. Their ages were calculated based on the year
2019. They all are like different colours viz., Violet, Blue, Green, White, Yellow, Orange, Red and Indigo but
not necessary in the same order.
B was born immediately before the one who likes Yellow. E was born immediately after the one who
likes Indigo. The difference between the ages of F and the one who likes Green is 11 years. F is not elder
than the one who likes Green. E does not like Green. G was born immediately after the one who likes Blue.
As many persons born after G is same as the persons before the one who likes White. The difference
between the ages of G and the one who likes Violet is same as the difference between the ages of H and
the one who likes Yellow. Only three persons was born between the one who likes Indigo and C, whose
age is in multiple of 5.As many persons born between B and the one who likes Orange is same as between
D and the one who likes Yellow. The age difference between D and G is not more than 10 years.

44) Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence form a group. Which one of the
following that does not belong to the group?
a) H-Yellow b) G-Red c) A-White d) E-Blue e) C-Orange

45) If E is related to Green and H is related to Indigo in a certain way. Then, F is related to which of the
following?
a) Orange b) Yellow c) Red d) White e) Blue

46) Which of the following statements is true?


a) Only one person born between H and the one who likes Red b) F is the eldest person
c) The average age of A and H is 29 years d) D was born in even numbered year
e) None is true

47) What is the sum of ages of persons whose ages are multiple of 5?
a) 75 b) 80 c) 65 d)50 e) 70

Direction (44-47):
Solution:

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Answers:
44) Answers: B
45) Answers: E
46) Answers: C
47) Answer: A

Explanation:

Only three persons was born between the one who likes Indigo and C, whose age is in multiple of 5. E was
born immediately after the one who likes Indigo.

• The difference between the ages of F and the one who likes Green is 11 years. F is not elder than
the one who likes Green. E does not like Green.

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• G was born immediately after the one who likes Blue. As many persons born after G is same as
the persons before the one who likes White.

In case 1a, 1b, 2c the above conditions are not satisfied. Hence these are dropped.
• B was born immediately before the one who likes Yellow.hence case 2a is splitted into 2ai) and
2a ii) because it has two possibilities.
• The difference between the ages of G and the one who likes Violet is same as the difference
between the ages of H and the one who likes Yellow. So, Case-2a ii) and case 2b will be
dropped.

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As many persons born between B and the one who likes Orange is same as between D and the one who
likes Yellow. The age difference between D and G is not more than 10 years.so the final arrangement is,

Diagram Based Puzzle


Boxes:
Directions (48-52): Study the following information carefully and answer the below questions.
Certain number of persons are living in a society having different apartment as shown in the below figure.
Each apartment has floor marked from bottom to top as G, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. Only one person lives in each
flat. Some of the flats may be vacant. Person adjacent to each other are either east-west or south-north to
each other.

G lives three places from J, who doesn’t live in Tagore apartment. R lives in one of the even floor of Gandhi
apartment. T lives exactly between H and Q. L lives immediate south-east of Z, who lives two place above
V. Q lives exactly between J’s and L’s flat. H lives immediate north-west from G but not in Subhas
apartment. R lives three places from H. F lives adjacent to B, who neither lives adjacent to Z. L neither lives
adjacent to R nor on ground floor. W neither lives adjacent to H nor adjacent to Z. F lives three places apart
from T. S lives immediate below C and in southwest direction of C. B lives three place apart from Y. N lives

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immediate north-east to W, who lives just above floor of M. A lives immediate south-west of S. C lives two
places apart from M.

48) How many person lives west of C?


a) Two b) One c) Three d) More than three e) None

49) If X lives north-east of N, then how many person lives in X’s apartment?
a) Four b) Two c) Five d) One e) None of these

50) What is direction of A with respect to J?


a) North-West b) South c) East d) West e) None of these

51) Four of the five among the following combination are related to each other in some manner and thus
formed a group, then which among the following doesn’t belong to same group?
a) T, J b) H, Y c) R, M d) C, F e) V, B

52) In which of the following apartment S lives?


a) Gandhi b) Tagore c) Subhas d) Nehru e) None of these

Directions (48-52):
Solution:

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Answers:
48) Answer: B
Explanation:
Clearly, one person lives west of C.
Hence, option B is correct choice.

49)Answer: A
Explanation:
Clearly, X lives in Subhas apartment.
Thus, four person lives in X’s apartment.
Hence, option A is correct choice.

50) Answer: D
Explanation:
Clearly, A lives west of J.
Hence, option D is correct choice.

51) Answer: C
Explanation:
Clearly, 1st person sits immediate west of the one who lives immediatenorth-west of 2nd person.
Thus, C, F doesn’t form group.
Hence, option C is correct choice.

52) Answer: D
Explanation:
Clearly, S lives in Nehru apartment.
Hence, option D is correct choice.

Explanation:

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We have:
• R lives in one of the even floor of Gandhi apartment.
• R lives three places from H.
• H lives immediate north-west from G but not in Subhas apartment, that means in case (1) R lives in
floor marked 4 and H lives in floor marked 1, in case (2) R and H lives in floor marked 2.
• G lives three places from J, who doesn’t live in Tagore apartment, that means in case (1a) J lives in
ground floor of Atal apartment, in case (1b) J lives in 3rd floor of Nehru apartment, in case (2) J lives
in 1st floor of Nehru apartment.
• Q lives exactly between J’s and L’s flat.
• L neither lives adjacent to R nor on ground floor, that means in case (1a) L lives in 2rd floor of Atal
apartment, in case (1b) L lives in 3rd floor of Subhas apartment, in case (2a) L lives in 3rd floor of
Nehru apartment, in case (2b) L lives in 1st floor of Subhas apartment.
Based on above given information we have:

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Again, we have:
• T lives exactly between H and Q, that means in case (1a) T lives in 1st floor of Patel apartment, in
case (2a) T lives in 2nd floor of Patel apartment and case (1b) & case (2b) are not valid.
• F lives three places apart from T, that means in case (1a) F lives in 1st floor of Tagore apartment, in
case (1c) F lives in 4th floor of Patel apartment and case (2a) is not valid.
• L lives immediate south-east of Z, who lives two place above V.
• F lives adjacent to B, who neither lives adjacent to Z that means in case (1a) B lives on ground floor
of Tagore apartment and case (1c) is not valid.
• B lives three place apart from Y, that means Y lives on ground floor of Patel apartment.
Based on above given information we have:

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Case (1b) & case (2b) is not valid as T lives exactly between H and Q, case (2a) F lives three places apart
from T and case (1c) F lives adjacent to B and B doesn’t live adjacent to Z.
Again, we have:
• W neither lives adjacent to H nor adjacent to Z.
• N lives immediate north-east to W, who lives just above floor of M.
• C lives two places apart from M, that means in case (1a) W lives at 2nd floor of Nehru apartment, in
case (1d) W lives at 3rd floor of Nehru apartment, in case (1e) W lives at 4th floor of Subhas
apartment.
• S lives immediate below C and in southwest direction of C A lives immediate south-west of S, that
means in case (1d) S lives in 1st floor of Nehru apartment and case (1a) & case (1e) are not valid.
Based on above given information we have final arrangement as follow:

Case (1a) & case (1e) are not valid as A lives immediate south-west of S.

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Directions (53-57): Study the following information and answer the questions given below.

Certain numbers of Persons are living in different apartments. Only a few of their names are known. Their
apartments are built as shown in the above diagram. Only one person lives on each floor of the apartment.
Some of the floors may be vacant.
D lives in topmost floor but above second floor. Two persons are living between D and K and both lives in
same apartment. C lives in northwest of J. J doesn’t live in apartment T. E lives north west of C. E doesn’t
live in apartment P. G lives in odd numbered floor. A Lives southwest of G. There are two apartments
between A and I. A doesn’t live in apartment Q. H lives immediately below I but not on the same
apartment. F lives to the East of H. F doesn’t live in apartment R and S. H doesn’t live in apartment R and
lives immediate south-east of A. At least there is one apartment gap between I and K.

53) If X lives exactly between A and C, then how many person lives in the apartment where X lives?
a) One b) Two c) Three d) More than Three e) None

54) Who among them are lives in odd numbered floor?


a) A, C, G, D b) A, E, D, C c) E, H, K, I d) A, G, C, F e) None of those given as option

55) Which of the following is correct?


a) J and I lives in same apartment b) K lives west of J
c) F and A lives in different floor d) I lives south east of E
e) All the above statements are true

56) Four of the five among the following are similar in such a way to form as group, which one of the
following doesn’t belongs to the group?
a) A, Q b) H, R c) I, T d) C, P e) G, S

57) Which of the following apartments have odd number of people?


a) T and R b) S and P c) R and Q d) P and T e) Q and S

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Directions (53-57):
Solution:

Answers:
53. Answer: C
54. Answer: A
55. Answer: E
56. Answer: D
57. Answer: D

Explanation:
• D lives in topmost floor but above second floor.

• Two persons are living between D and K and both lives in same apartment.

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• C lives in northwest of J.
• J doesn’t lives in apartment T.
• E lives North West of C.
• E doesn’t lives in apartment P.

• G lives in odd numbered floor.


• A Lives southwest of G. So G cannot be placed in apartment P.
• A doesn’t lives in apartment Q.

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• There are two apartments are between A and I.

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• In case 1C and 2A the above condition is not satisfied.hence these are invalid.
• At least there is one apartment gap between I and K.

• In case 2B I and K lives in consecutive apartments hence the above condition is not satisfied for case 2B.

• H lives immediately below I but not on the same apartment.


• F lives to the East of H.
• F doesn’t lives in apartment R and S.
• H doesn’t lives in apartment R and lives immediate south-east of A.
Hence case 1 a also eliminated because it doesn’t satisfy the condition H lives immediate south- east of A.
Final arrangement becomes,

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Directions (58-62): Study the following information carefully and answer the below questions.
Twelve boxes namely B01 to B12 are kept in a specific manner in such a way that rows are marked from
bottom to top as A, B, C & D, similarly boxes columns are marked from left to right as 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 as
shown in figure below. Weight (Kg) of each box is different viz. 3, 7, 8, 9, 12, 16, 21, 26, 28, 34, 36 and 42.
All the informationare not necessary in same order.

The box whose weight is 12kg is kept three places east of the box B12, whose weight is 16kg. The box B10
is kept just above the box whose weight is 16kg. The box B07 is neither kept adjacent to the box B12 nor
adjacent to the box B10. The difference between the box B02 and the box B09 is 26kg. The box whose
weight is lowest is kept immediate north-west of the box B10. The box whose weight is 12kg is not kept in
column 5. The box B09 is kept at two places away from the box whose weight is 7kg. The box whose weight
is perfect cube is kept two places from the box B01, whose weight is 3kg. The box whose weight is 42kg is
kept immediate north-west of the box B06, which is not kept in row A. The box B07 is kept immediate
south-west of the box B02 and is second to west of the box whose weight is 21kg. The box B03 is kept
exactly between the box whose weight is 7kg and the box B07, whose weight is neither 34kg nor 42kg.
Difference between weight of the box B05 and the box B04 is 14kg. The box whose weight is 42kg is kept
adjacent to the box whose weight is 34kg. Weight of the box B06 is less than that of the box B07. The box
whose weight is 9kg is kept immediate east of the box B04, whose weight is neither 7kg nor kept adjacent
to the box B12. The box B11 is kept at three places away from the box B05.
58) If box P is kept immediate east of the box whose weight is 36kg, then how many boxes are kept
above that box?
a) Three b) Two c) One d) None e) Can’t be determined.

59) How many boxes are kept west of the box whose weight is 42kg?
a) Two b) Three c) One d) More than three e) Can’t be determined.

60) Weight of which of the following box is 12kg?


a) B06 b) B07 c) B04 d) B09 e) None of these

61) Which of the following statement is not true?


a) The box B12 is kept just above the box whose weight is 21kg.
b) The box B05 is kept second to east of the box B07.
c) The box whose weight is 26kg is kept south-east of the box B05.
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d) Weight of the box B02 is 8kg.
e) All the given statements are true.

62) If the box Q is kept exactly between the box whose weight is 8kg and the box whose weight is 12kg,
then which of the following box is kept south-west of the box Q?
a) B03 b) B08 c) B09 d) B11 e) None of these

Directions (58-62):
Solution:

Answers:
58) Answer: A
Explanation:
Clearly, three boxes are kept above the box P.
Hence, option A is correct choice.

59) Answer: C
Explanation:
Clearly, only one box is kept west of the box whose weight is 42kg.
Hence, option C is correct choice.

60) Answer: E
Explanation:
Clearly, weight of the box B08 is 12kg.
Hence, option E is correct choice.

61) Answer: B
Explanation:
Clearly, the box B05 is not kept second to east of the box B07.

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Thus, statement B is not true.
Hence, option B is correct choice.

62) Answer: A
Explanation:
Clearly, the box B03 is kept south-west of the box Q.
Hence, option A is correct choice.

We have:
• The box B10 is kept just above the box whose weight is 16kg.
• The box whose weight is 12kg is kept three places east of the box B12, whose weight is 16kg.
• The box whose weight is 12kg is not kept in column 5.
• The box whose weight is lowest is kept immediate north-west of the box B10, that means in case
(1) the box whose weight is 12kg is kept at B6, in case (2) the box whose weight is 12kg is kept at
A6.
• The box whose weight is perfect cube is kept two places from the box B01, whose weight is 3kg,
since only possible perfect cube is 8kg, thus in case (1) the box whose weight is 8kg is kept at B2, in
case (2a) the box whose weight is 8kg is kept at C5, in case (2b) the box whose weight is 8kg is kept
at A2.
Based on above given information we have:

Again, we have:
• The box B07 is neither kept adjacent to the box B12 nor adjacent to the box B10.
• The box B07 is kept immediate south-west of the box B02 and is second to west of the box whose
weight is 21kg, that means in case (1a) the box B07 is kept at A1, in case (1b) the box B07 is kept at
A4 and case (2a) & case (2b) are not valid.
• The box B03 is kept exactly between the box whose weight is 7kg and the box B07, whose weight is
neither 34kg nor 42kg, that means in case (1a) weight of the box B03 must be 21kg and the box
whose weight is 7kg is kept at A5, in case (1b) the box B03 is kept at A3.
• The box B09 is kept at two places away from the box whose weight is 7kg, that means in case (1a)
the box B09 is kept at C5 and in case (1b) the box B09 is kept at C2.
Based on above given information we have:

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Case (2a) & case (2b) is not valid as the box B07 is kept immediate south-west of the box B02 and is
second to west of the box whose weight is 21kg.
Again, we have:
• The difference between the box B02 and the box B09 is 26kg, as only two such possible
combination is (8, 34) & (16, 42) thus in case (1a) weight of the box B09 is 34kg and case (1b) is not
valid.
• The box whose weight is 42kg is kept adjacent to the box whose weight is 34kg.
• The box whose weight is 42kg is kept immediate north-west of the box B06, which is not kept in
row A, thus the box B06 is kept at C6.
• The box whose weight is 9kg is kept immediate east of the box B04, whose weight is neither 7kg
nor kept adjacent to the box B12, that means the box B04 is kept at C2.
• Difference between weight of the box B05 and the box B04 is 14kg, since only such possible
combinations are (7, 21) & (28, 42), thus weight of the box B04 must be 28kg and that of the box
B05 is 42kg.
• The box B11 is kept at three places away from the box B05, that means weight of the box B11 is
7kg.
• Weight of the box B06 is less than that of the box B07, thus weight of the box B06 is 26kg and that
of the box B07 is 36kg.
Based on above given information we have final arrangement as follow:

Case (1b) is not valid as the difference between the box B02 and the box B09 is 26kg.

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Directions (63-66): Study the following information and answer the questions given below.

Ten boxes are arranged in the following manner as shown above in the figure.
Purple color box is placed immediate left of Gray color box. Purple color box is placed in even numbered
row. Blue color box is placed just above Gray color box. Orange color box is placed just above the box
which is placed immediate left of brown color box. Orange color box is placed in odd numbered row. Four
boxes are placed between Black and rose color box, when odd number rows are excluded. Pink color box is
placed just above the Yellow color box. Only two boxes are placed between Black and red color box.

63) Which of the boxes are placed in odd numbered row?


a) Red and Yellow b) Orange and Pink c) Blue and Black d) Brown and Gray e) Gray and Rose

64) Which of the following box is placed just above the red color box?
a) Blue color box b) The box which is immediate right of Black color box
c) The box which is placed just above pink color box d) Gray color box
e) None of those given options

65) How many boxes are placed between Pink and rose color box?
a) 5 b) 4 c) 3 d) 2 e) 1

66) If black coloured box is interchanged with purple coloured box then which coloured box/ boxes are
present to the right of black coloured box?
a) Orange b) Gray c) Rose d) none of these e) both b and c

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Directions (63-66):
Solution:

Answers:
63) Answer: B
64) Answer: B
65) Answer: A
66) Answer: E

Explanation:
• Purple color box is placed immediate left of Gray color box.
• Purple colored box is placed in even numbered row.
• Blue color box is placed just above Gray color box.

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• Orange color box is placed just above the box which is placed immediate left of brown color box.
• Orange color box is placed in odd numbered row.

• Four boxes are placed between Black and rose color box, when odd number rows are excluded.
Only two boxes are placed between Black and red color box.

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• Pink color box is placed just above the Yellow color box.

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• Only two boxes are placed between Black and red color box.

Fill up - Based Puzzles


Directions (67-71): Study the following information carefully and answer the below questions.
Nine person namely – Rob, Robin, Mike, Tom, Daya, Hema, Khushi, Mayank and Rinku lives in eleven
floored building in such a way that floor is marked 1, floor above it marked 2, and so on till floor marked
11. Each person likes different chocolate viz. Perk, Twix, Silk, Eclairs, Kit-Kat, Munch, Mars, Snickers and 5-
Star. All the information are not necessary in same order. None of the adjacent floor are vacant.
Hema lives on adjacent floor of the one who likes Snickers. Tom doesn’t like Munch. Rinku lives at a
gap of four floor above the one who likes Munch, who neither lives floor marked 1 nor on floor marked 4.
_______ lives just below the one who likes Perk, who lives at a gap of two person above the one who likes
Silk. Mike lives on odd numbered floor at a gap of three floor from Mayank, who lives just above the one
who likes 5-Star. Daya and the one who likes Twix lives on adjacent floor. The one who likes ________ lives
just below Rinku’s floor at a gap of three floor from Hema. At least four person lives between the one who
likes Twix and Robin, who doesn’t like Perk. Rob lives on even numbered floor at a gap of two floors below
the one who likes ______. Hema neither likes Munch nor lives adjacent to vacant floor. One person lives
between Khushi and the one who likes Snickers. Rob neither lives on floor marked 2 nor lives on floor

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adjacent to Rinku. ______ lives just above Rob and likes Eclairs. One person lives between Mike and the
one who likes Kit-Kat, who neither lives on top floor nor adjacent to Daya. Tom likes ______ and lives at a
gap of two person below the one who likes Eclairs.

67) How many person lives between the one who likes Mars and the one who likes 5-Star?
a) One b) Three c) Two d) More than three e) None

68) Who among the following person likes Kit-Kat?


a) Rob b) Mike c) Mayank d) Daya e) None of these

69) How many person lives between Mayank and Robin?


a) Three b) One c) Two d) More than three e) None

70) Which pair of floors correctly represents vacant floors?


a) 4, 8 b) 2, 6 c) 3, 8 d) 5, 8 e) None of these
71) Which of the following statement is true?
a) Mike lives at a gap of three person from the one who likes Eclairs.
b) The one who likes Mars lives just above Robin.
c) The one who likes Silk lives just above Khushi.
d) Rob likes Munch.
e) All the above statements are not true.

Directions (67-71):
Solution:

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Answers:
67) Answer: A
Explanation:
Clearly, one person lives between the one who likes Mars and the one who likes 5-Star.
Hence, option A is correct choice.

68) Answer: E
Explanation:
Clearly, Khushi likes Kit-Kat.
Hence, option E is correct choice.

69) Answer: B
Explanation:
Clearly, one person lives between Mayank and Robin.
Hence, option B is correct choice.

70) Answer: C
Explanation:
Clearly, floor marked 3 & 8 are vacant floors.
Hence, option C is correct choice.

71) Answer: C
Explanation:
Clearly, statement C is correct.
Hence, option C is correct choice.

Explanation:
We have:
• Rinku lives at a gap of four floor above the one who likes Munch, who neither lives floor marked 1
nor on floor marked 4.
• The one who likes ________ lives just below Rinku’s floor at a gap of three floor from Hema, lets
says P lives just below Rinku.
• Hema neither likes Munch nor lives adjacent to vacant floor, that means in case (1) Hema lives on
floor marked 10 and the one who likes Munch lives on floor marked 2, in case (2) Hema lives on
floor marked 11 and the one who likes Munch lives on floor marked 3.
• Hema lives on adjacent floor of the one who likes Snickers, that means in case (1a) the one who
likes Snickers lives on floor marked 11, in case (1b) the one who likes Snickers lives on floor marked
9, in case (2) the one who likes Snickers lives on floor marked 10.
• One person lives between Khushi and the one who likes Snickers, as none of the adjacent floor is
vacant, thus in case (1a) Khushi lives on floor marked 9, in case (1b) Khushi lives on top floor, in
case (1c) Khushi lives on floor marked 6, in case (2) Khushi lives on floor marked 7.
Based on above given information we have:

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Again, we have:
• Rob lives on even numbered floor at a gap of two floors below the one who likes ______, lets says
Q.
• Rob neither lives on floor marked 2 nor lives on floor adjacent to Rinku, that means Rob lives on
floor marked 4.
• ______ lives just above Rob and likes Eclairs, lets says R likes Eclairs and lives on floor marked 5.
• Tom doesn’t like Munch.
• Tom likes ______ and lives at a gap of two person below the one who likes Eclairs, lets says Tom
likes S, that means in case (1a), case (1b), case (1c) &and case 2 is subdivided into two further cases
case 2a and case 2b .in case (2a) Tom lives on floor marked 1, in case (2b) Tom lives on floor
marked 2.
• One person lives between Mike and the one who likes Kit-Kat, who neither lives on top floor nor
adjacent to Daya.
• Mike lives on odd numbered floor at a gap of three floor from Mayank, who lives just above the
one who likes 5-Star, that means in case (1b) Mike lives on floor marked 9, in case (1c) Mike lives on
floor marked 9, and case (1a), case (2a) & case (2b) is not valid.
Based on above given information we have:

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Case (1a), case (2a) & case (2b) are not valid as Mike lives on odd numbered floor at a gap of three floor
from Mayank.
Again, we have:
• _______ lives just below the one who likes Perk, who lives at a gap of two person above the one
who likes Silk, that means in case (1b) & case (1c) Hema lives just below the one who likes Perk.
• Daya and the one who likes Twix lives on adjacent floor.
• At least four person lives between the one who likes Twix and Robin, who doesn’t like Perk, that
means in case (1c) Daya lives on floor marked 11 and case (1b) is not valid.

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• As, only remaining chocolate is Mars, thus the one who likes Mars lives on floor marked 1.
Based on above given information we have final arrangement as follow:

Case (1b) is not valid as At least four person lives between the one who likes Twix and Robin.

Directions (72-76): Study the following information carefully and answer the below questions.
Eight boxes namely – B01 to B08 are kept one above other in the form of stack. Each box marked with
different color. Weight of each boxes are also different.
Yellow marked box is kept at a gap of three box from the box whose weight is 15kg. The box B04 neither
marked Blue nor kept adjacent to the box B03. The box whose weight is 21kg kept just above the box
___A___, whose weight is 27kg. The box B02 is marked Brown. The box B04 is kept third from bottom at a
gap of one box from the box marked Yellow. At least three boxes are kept between the box marked Orange
and the box whose weight is 9kg. The box whose weight is 15kg is kept adjacent to the box marked Pink.
Weight of the Pink box is ___B____Kg. The box B06 and the box marked Red are kept together. Pink box is
kept four places from the Green box, whose weight is 21kg. Weight of the box B05 is neither 13kg nor
marked Yellow. The box B01 is kept three places above the box marked __C___, which is kept adjacent to
the box whose weight is 27 kg. Weight of the Black box is 18kg and is kept adjacent to the box whose
weight is 25kg. The box B01 is kept adjacent to the box whose weight is 13 kg. The box B05 is marked
___D___ and is kept three places above the box B02. Weight of the box B07 is neither 13kg nor marked
Pink. The box ___E___ marked Blue and is kept at a gap of one box from the B07. The box B03 is kept at a
gap of two boxes above the box whose weight is 31kg. Weight of the box marked ___F___ is 25kg. The box
B08 and the box B01 are not kept together.

72) Which of the following statement is not true?


a) The box whose weight is 31kg is kept just below the Orange box.
b) Blue box is kept at a gap of three boxes from the box whose weight is 18kg.
c) The box B03 is kept just below Black box.
d) Red box is kept at a gap of three boxes from the box whose weight is 25kg.
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e) All the given statements are true

73) Which of the following box marked Red?


a) B01 b) B06 c) B04 d) B07 e) None of these

74) How many boxes are kept below the box marked Black?
a) Four b) One c) Five d) Three e) None of these

75) Which of the following combination is correct?


a) B07 – Red – 21 b) B04 – Orange – 25 c) B08 – Pink – 15
d) B03 – Yellow – 18 e) B06 – Blue - 9

76) What is the weight of the Pink box?


a) 31 b) 9 c) 18 d) 27 e) None of these

Directions (72-76):
Solution:

Answers:
72) Answer: C
Explanation:
Clearly, the box B03 is kept just above the Black box.
Hence, option C is correct choice

73) Answer: A
Explanation:
Clearly, the box B01 marked Red.
Hence, option A is correct choice.

74) Answer: D
Explanation:
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Clearly, only three boxes are kept below Black box.
Hence, option D is correct choice

75) Answer: B
Explanation:
Clearly, combination B is correct choice.
Hence, option B is correct choice.

76) Answer: A
Explanation:
Clearly, weight of the pink box is 31kg.
Hence, option A is correct choice.

Explanation:
We have:
• The box B04 is kept third from bottom at a gap of one box from the box marked Yellow, that means
we have two possible place for the box marked Yellow, in case (1) Yellow box is kept fifth from
bottom, in case (2) the Yellow box is kept at bottom.
• The box B04 neither marked Blue nor kept adjacent to the box B03.
• Yellow marked box is kept at a gap of three box from the box whose weight is 15kg.
• The box whose weight is 15kg is kept adjacent to the box marked Pink, that means in case (1) Pink
box is kept second from bottom, in case (2a) the box marked pink is kept fourth from bottom, in
case (2b) the box Marked Pink is kept third from top.
• Weight of the Pink box is _______Kg, lets says weight of the pink box is P kg.
• Pink box is kept four places from the Green box, whose weight is 21kg.
• The box whose weight is 21kg kept just above the box ______, whose weight is 27kg, lets says
weight of the box Q is 27 kg, that means in case (1) box Q is kept fifth from bottom, in case (2a) box
Q is kept second from top, in case (2b) box Q is kept at bottom.
Based on above given information we have:

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Again, we have:
• The box B01 is kept three places above the box marked _____, which is kept adjacent to the box
whose weight is 27 kg, lets says box marked R, that means in case (1) the box B01 is kept second
from top, in case (2b) the box B01 is kept fifth from bottom and case (2a) is not valid.
• The box B01 is kept adjacent to the box whose weight is 13 kg, that means in case (1) the box
whose weight is 13kg is kept at top, in case (2b) value of P is 13kg and in case (2c) the box whose
weight is 13kg is kept fourth from bottom.
• Weight of the box B05 is neither 13kg nor marked Yellow.
• The box B05 is marked ______ and is kept three places above the box B02.
• The box B02 is marked Brown, that means in case (1) the box B02 is kept at bottom and the box B05
is marked R, in case (2b) & case (2c) the box B05 is kept second from top and marked S.
Based on above given information we have:

Case (2a) is not valid as the box B01 is kept three places above the box marked R.
Again, we have:
• The box ______ marked Blue and is kept at a gap of one box from the B07, lets say the box T is
marked Blue.
• Weight of the box B07 is neither 13kg nor marked Pink, since, the box B04 is not marked Blue, that
means in case (1a) the blue box is kept at top, in case (1b) the Blue box is kept second from top, in
case (1c) the blue box is kept fourth from bottom and case (2b) & case (2c) is not valid.
• The box B03 is kept at a gap of two boxes above the box whose weight is 31kg, since, the box B03 is
not kept adjacent to the box B04, that means in case (1a) the box B03 is kept fifth from Bottom, in
case (1b) the box B03 is kept third from top, in case (1c) the box B03 is kept fourth from top.
Based on above given information we have:

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Case (2b) & case (2c) is not valid as the Blue box is kept at a gap of one box from the B07.

• Weight of the Black box is 18kg and is kept adjacent to the box whose weight is 25kg.
• Weight of the box marked ______ is 25kg, let says weight of the box marked U is 25kg, that means
in case (1a) the Black box is kept fourth from bottom, in case (1c) & case (1d) the Black box is kept
third from bottom and case (1b) is not valid.
• The box B08 and the box B01 are not kept together, that means the box B08 is kept second from
bottom.
• As, the remaining box is B06, that means the box B06 is kept at top.
• The box B06 and the box marked Red are kept together, that means the box marked Red is kept
second from top.

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• At least three boxes are kept between the box marked Orange and the box whose weight is 9kg,
that means in case (1a) weight of the Red box is 9kg and the Orange box is kept third from bottom
and case (1c) & case (1d) are not valid.
Based on above given information we have final arrangement as follow:

Case (1b) is not valid as weight of the Black box is 18kg and is kept adjacent to the box whose weight is
25kg and case (1c) & case (1d) is not valid as At least three boxes are kept between the box marked
Orange and the box whose weight is 9kg.

Floor with Flat based puzzle


Directions (77-81): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions below.
Twelve persons namely – Tom, Sam, Smith, Bhavya, Rob, Mike, Shweta, Payal, Hema, Sonty, Swati and Joy
lives in five floored building marked 1 to 5 in such a way that lowermost floor is marked as 1, floor above it
marked as 2 and so on till topmost floor is marked as 5. Each floor consists of three rooms viz. A, B and C
from left to right. Each person works in different company viz. Swiggy, Myntra, Amazon, Flipkart, HP, TCS,
UBER, OLA, Dell, Sony, Wipro and Paytm. Age of each person is different viz. 26, 28, 32, 34, 36, 48, 51, 63,
64, 66, 72 and 84 years. All the information is not necessarily in the same order. Age of each person must
be in an order in all the floors of same room. (For example:- Person in room A of all the floors must be
either in ascending or descending order of their age). Rooms adjacent to each other means either left-right
or up-down. None of the adjacent rooms are vacant and there must be three vacant rooms.
Hema is two places below Tom, who works in Sony. The one who works in OLA lives at a gap of two
floors from the one whose age is 28 years. The one whose age is 26 years works in HP but not lives at
lowermost floor. Hema neither works in UBER nor lives on lowermost floor. The difference in age of the
one who works in Wipro and Bhavya is 16 years. The one who works in Sony lives in one of the rooms right
to the one whose age is 28 years. Smith lives just above the one who works in OLA, whose age is neither
64years nor lives adjacent to Swati. Rob lives at any floor below the one who works in Paytm and is second
to right of the one whose age is 64years. Smith lives second to left of the one who works in Paytm. Bhavya
lives at a gap of one floor from Payal, whose age is 32 years. Shweta lives in the adjacent room on the
same floor of the one who works in Sony. One person lives between the one whose age is 26 years and
Shweta, whose age is neither 28 years nor works in Wipro. The one who works in HP lives in the immediate
left room of the one who works in TCS. The one whose age is 26 years lives in the room exactly between

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Bhavya and the one whose age is 72 years. The one who works in Wipro lives in the room immediate left of
Sam, whose age is neither 42 years nor he works in Myntra. Swati lives in one of the adjacent rooms of the
one who works in Dell. One person lives between the one who works in Dell and Mike. Two persons live
between the one who works in Myntra and the one whose age is 63 years. The one who works in Amazon
lives at a gap of one floor from the one who works in Flipkart, who doesn’t lives in adjacent room of the
one who works in Wipro. The difference in age of the one who works in Myntra and the one who works in
Paytm is 18 years. Sonty neither works in Flipkart nor lives adjacent to the vacant room. The difference
between the age of the one who works in Amazon and Shweta is 15 years. Joy lives on any room below the
one who works in Swiggy.

77) What is the difference between the age of the one who works in Sony and the one who works in
Paytm?
a) 15 b) 3 c) 9 d) 12 e) None of these

78) Which of the following combination of rooms are vacant?


a) 5C, 3B & 2C b) 1B, 4C & 2A c) 4C, 3B & 2A d) 1B, 5A & 4C e) None of these

79) Who among the following works in Swiggy?


a) Shweta b) Bhavya c) Mike d) Swati e) None of these

80) Which of the following combination is true?


a) Mike – HP – 72 b) Sam – Dell – 51 c) Sonty – TCS – 63 d) Bhavya – 36 – OLA
e) All the above combination are not true.

81) Which of the following statement is true?


a) The one who works in Myntra lives just below the one whose age is 66 years.
b) Payal lives just below the one who works in Swiggy.
c) Difference in the age of the one who works in Dell and Sam is 19 years.
d) The one who works in Flipkart lives immediate left of the one whose age is 26 years.
e) More than one statements are true.

Directions (77-81):
Solution:

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Answers:
77) Answer: B
Explanation:
Clearly, required difference = (66 – 63) = 3.
Hence, option B is correct choice.
78) Answer: E
Explanation:
Clearly, 4C, 3B and 1B are vacant floors.
Hence, option E is correct choice.

79) Answer: D
Explanation:
Clearly, Swati works in Swiggy.
Hence, option D is correct choice.

80) Answer: E
Explanation:
Clearly, all the combinations are not true.
Hence, option E is correct choice.

81) Answer: B
Explanation:
Clearly, Payal lives just below the one who works in Swiggy.
Hence, option B is correct choice.

Explanation:
We have:

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(Note:- If a person is at a gap of two places from someone, that means there must be two places
between them. If a person is two places away from someone, that means there must be one place
between them)
• Hema is two places below Tom, who works in Sony, that means Hema lives at a gap of one floor
below Tom.
• Hema neither works in UBER nor lives on the lowermost floor, that means in case (1) Tom lives on
the topmost floor, in case (2) Tom lives the floor marked as 4.
• The one who works in Sony lives in one of the rooms right to the one whose age is 28 years, that
means in case (1a) Tom lives in room 5C and the one whose age is 28 years lives in the room 5A, in
case (1b) Tom lives in room 5B and the one whose age is 28 years lives in 5A, (1c) Tom lives in room
5C and the one whose age is 28 years lives in the room 5B, in case (2a) Tom lives in room 4C and
the one whose age is 28 years lives in the room 4A, in case (2b) Tom lives in the room 4B and the
one whose age is 28 years lives in the room 4A, (2c) Tom lives in the room 4C and the one whose
age is 28 years lives in the room 4B.
• The one who works in OLA lives at a gap of two floors from the one whose age is 28 years.
• Smith lives just above the one who works in OLA, whose age is neither 64years nor lives adjacent to
Swati.
• Smith lives second to the left of the one who works in Paytm, that means case (1c) & case (2c) are
not valid.
• Rob lives at any floor below the one who works in Paytm and is second to the right of the one
whose age is 64years, since, age of the one who works in OLA is not 64 years, thus in case (1a) &
case (1b) Rob lives in the room 1C and case (2a) & case (2b) are not valid.
Based on above given information we have:

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Case (1c) & case (2c) are not valid as Smith lives second theto left of the one who works in Paytmand
case (2a) & case (2b) are not valid as age of the one who works in OLA is not 64 years.
Again, we have:
• Shweta lives in the adjacent room on the same floor of the one who works in Sony.
• One person lives between the one whose age is 26 years and Shweta, whose age is neither 28 years
nor works in Wipro.
• The one whose age is 26 years works in HP but not lives at the lowermost floor.
• The one who works in HP lives in the immediate left room of the one who works in TCS, that means
in case (1a) the one who works in HP lives on the floor marked as 2 and room marked 3B is vacant,
in case (1d) the one who works in HP lives on floor marked 2 and room marked 4B is vacant and
case (1b) is not valid.
• The one whose age is 26 years lives in the room exactly between Bhavya and the one whose age is
72 years, since, all persons in the same room combination live in the order of their age, that means
Bhavya works in OLA.
• None of the adjacent rooms are vacant, that means case (1d) is not valid.
Based on above given information we have:

Case (1b) is not valid as the one who works in HP lives in the immediate left room of the one who works
in TCSand case (1d) is not valid as no two adjacent rooms are vacant.
Again, we have:
• Since, all persons in same room combination live in the an order of their age, thus, age of Rob must
be 84 years.
• Bhavya lives at a gap of one floor from Payal, whose age is 32 years, that means Payal lives in the
room marked as 4A.
• The one who works in Wipro lives in the room immediate left of Sam, whose age is neither 42 years
nor he works in Myntra.
• The difference in age of the one who works in Wipro and Bhavya is 16 years, that means we have
two possible combination of the age whose difference is 16 years, (32, 48) & (48, 64), thus in case
(1a) age of Bhavya is 48 years and Sam lives in the room marked 4B, in case (1e) age of Bhavya is 48
years and Sam lives in the room marked as 1B.
• Since, none of the adjacent rooms are vacant, thus case (1e) is not valid.
Based on above given information we have:
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Case (1e) is not valid as none of the adjacent rooms are vacant and there must be three vacant rooms.
Again, we have:
• Swati lives in one of the adjacent rooms of the one who works in Dell.
• One person lives between the one who works in Dell and Mike, that means Swati lives in the room
marked as 5A and Shweta works in Dell.
• Two persons live between the one who works in Myntra and the one whose age is 63 years, that
means Rob works in Myntra and Tom’s age is 63 years.
• The difference in age of the one who works in Myntra and the one who works in Paytm is 18 years,
that means age of the one who works in Paytm must be 66 years.
• The one who works in Amazon lives at a gap of one floor from the one who works in Flipkart, who
doesn’t live in adjacent room of the one who works in Wipro, that means the one who works in
Flipkart is 64 years.
• The difference between the age of the one who works in Amazon and Shweta is 15 years, that
means two possible combination of age is (36, 51) & (48, 63).
• Since, all the person in same room combination are arranged in an order, thus the age of Smith
must be 34 years and age of Shweta is 51 years.
• As, only remaining age is 34 & 63 years, thus, age of Sam must be 34 years and age of Tom must be
63 years.
Based on above given information we have:

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Again, we have:
• Sonty neither works in Flipkart nor lives adjacent to vacant room, that means Sonty works in TCS
and the only remaining person Joy works in Flipkart.
• Joy lives on any room below the one who works in Swiggy, that means Swati works in Swiggy.
• Since, the only remaining company is UBER, thus Sam must work in UBER.
Based on above given information we have the final arrangement as follows:

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Directions (82-86): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions below.
Eight members of Sharma family namely – B, D, F, G, H, P, Q and R and eight members of Verma family are
living in an eight floored building in such a way that lowermost floor is marked as 1, floor above it marked
as 2 and so on till top most floor marked as 8. Each floor having two flats F01 and F02 in such a way that
members of Sharma family lives in F01 of each floor and members of Verma family lives in F02. Age of each
member’s of Sharma family is different viz. 18, 28, 32, 37, 39, 42, 51 and 64, similarly members of Verma
family works in different company viz. HCL, HP, OLA, Myntra, TCS, Sony, Dell and UBER. All the information
is not necessary in the same order.
One person lives between the one who works in UBER and M, who works in Myntra. The one
whose age is 39 years is the only son of G, who lives on odd numbered floor. G lives three places above Q,
who lives with the one who works in UBER. The one whose age is 64 years and the one who works in HCL
lives on same floor. S is the only son of M and is married to the one who works in HCL. F lives with the one
who works in OLA on same floor. R is sister of Q and is married to the one whose age is 42 years. The one
who works in HP lives on even numbered floor just below T. Difference in age of D’s husband and P is 14
years. E neither works in OLA nor works in UBER. Q is the brother-in-law of the one whose age is 42 years
.The one whose age is 39 years is the brother-in-law of the one whose age is 42 years. The one who works
in OLA lives just above the one who works in UBER. P lives on even numbered floor at a gap of three floor
from the one whose age is 32 years. The one whose age is 28 years lives at a gap of one floor from S. V
lives at a gap of three floors from T. The one whose age is 28 years and V lives on same floor. E is daughter
of the one who works in HCL. P is the only son of R, whose age is neither 64 years nor 28 years. The one
whose age is 51 years is the mother of H. P and S doesn’t live on adjacent floor. Only two married couples
are there in Sharma family. E lives three floor above K, who neither works in Sony nor lives on the same
floor of the one whose age is 39 years. The one who works in HCL lives on adjacent floor of E. D is the sister
of P and is married to the one whose age is 32 years. The one whose age is 28 years is an unmarried
member of the family. The one whose age is 18 years lives at a gap of one floor from the one whose age is
37 years. The one who works in UBER is the only female child of K, who is married to the one who works in
Myntra. B lives on adjacent floor of the one who works in Dell, who neither lives on lowermost floor nor
below the one who works in SONY. R lives just below B. The one who works in OLA is the mother of W and
is the sister-in-law of N. The one who works in Dell is the maternal grandmother of the one who works in
TCS. The one who works in HP is the sister of the one who works in Myntra. The one whose age is 64 years
is the father of F’s daughter.

82) If the one who works in UBER is married to P, then how W is related to the one whose age is 51
years?
a) Grandson b) Daughter-in-law c) Sister-in-law d) Nephew e) None of these

83) How the one who works in Sony is related to the one who works in Dell?
a) Brother-in-law b) Maternal Aunty c) Grandson d) Daughter-in-law e) None of these

84) Which of the following combination is true?


a) F – 42 – K – UBER b) D – 64 – E – TCS c) W – Dell – H – 28
d) R – 32 – M – Myntra e) All the given combinations are not correct

85) How many persons live below the one whose age is 42 years considering the persons of F01 only?
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a) Four b) Two c) One d) Three e) None

86) How the one whose age is 39 years is related to the one whose age is 28 years?
a) Brother-in-law b) Maternal Uncle c) Aunty d) Father-in-law e) None of these

Directions (82-86):
Solution:

Answers:
82) Answer: B
Explanation:
Clearly, P is son of the one whose age is 51 years, thus W must be daughter-in-law of the one whose age is
51 years.
Hence, option B is correct choice.
83) Answer: E
Explanation:
Clearly, the one who works in SONY is son-in-law of the one who works in Dell.
Hence, option E is correct choice.

84) Answer: E
Explanation:
Clearly, all the given combinations are not true.
Hence, option E is correct choice.

85) Answer: A
Explanation:
Clearly, only four person lives below the one whose age is 42 years.
Hence, option A is correct choice.

86) Answer: B
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Explanation:
Clearly, the one whose age is 39 years is maternal uncle of the one whose age is 28 years.
Hence, option B is correct choice.

Explanation:

From Sharma family:

From Verma Family:

Note:- Since B, D, F, G, H, P, Q and R belongs to Sharma family, thus persons other than the given names
must belong to Verma family.
• The one whose age is 39 years is the only son of G, who lives on odd numbered floor.
• G lives three places above Q, who lives with the one who works in UBER, that means in case (1) G
lives on floor marked 7, in case (2) G lives on floor marked 5.
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• One person lives between the one who works in UBER and M, who works in Myntra, that means in
case (1a) M lives on floor marked 2, in case (1b) M lives on floor marked 6, in case (2) M lives on the
floor marked 4.
• R is the sister of Q and is married to the one whose age is 42 years.
• Q is the brother-in-law of the one whose age is 42 years, since the one whose age is 39 years is the
only son of G, thus R must be daughter of G.
• F lives with the one who works in OLA on same floor.
• The one who works in OLA lives just above the one who works in UBER.
Based on above given information we have:

For Sharma Family:

Again, we have:
• The one who works in HP lives on even numbered floor just below T.
• V lives at a gap of three floor from T, that means in case (1a) & case (2) T lives on floor marked 7, in
case (1b) T lives on floor marked 3.
• The one whose age is 28 years and V lives on same floor.
• The one whose age is 28 years lives at a gap of one floor from S, since S belongs to Verma family,
thus in (1a) S lives on floor marked 1, in case (1b) S lives on floor marked 5, in case (1c) S lives on
floor marked 5, in case (2a) S lives on floor marked 1, in case (2b) S lives on floor marked 5.
• S is the only son of M and is married to the one who works in HCL.
• E is the daughter of the one who works in HCL.
• P is the only son of R, whose age is neither 64 years nor 28 years.
• P lives on even numbered floor at a gap of three floor from the one whose age is 32 years.
• P and S doesn’t live on adjacent floor, that means in case (1a) P lives on floor marked 6, in case (1b)
& case (1c) P lives on floor marked 2, in case (2a) & case (2b) P lives on floor marked 8, in case (2c)
P lives on floor marked 4.
Based on above given information we have:

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For Sharma Family:

For Verma Family:

Again, we have:
• E neither works in OLA nor works in UBER.
• E lives three floor above K, who neither works in Sony nor lives on same floor of the one whose age
is 39 years, that means in case (1a), case (2a) & case (2c) E lives on top floor, in case (2c) E lives on
top floor and case (1b), case (1c) & case (2b) are not valid.
• The one who works in HCL lives on an adjacent floor of E, that means T must work in HCL.

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• The one whose age is 64 years and the one who works in HCL live on same floor.
• D is the sister of P and is married to the one whose age is 32 years.
• Difference in age of D’s husband and P is 14 years, since age of D’s husband is 32 years, thus age of
P must be 18 years.
• The one whose age is 18 years lives at a gap of one floor from the one whose age is 37 years, that
means in case (1a) the one whose age is 37 years lives on top floor, in case (2a) & case (2c) the one
whose age is 37 years lives on floor marked 6.
• The one who works in UBER is the only female child of K, who is married to the one who works in
Myntra, that means S must be brother of the one who works in UBER.
Based on above given information we have:

Case (1b), case (1c) & case (2b) are not valid as E lives two floor above K.
For Sharma Family:

For Verma Family:

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Again, we have:
• The one whose age is 51 years is the mother of H.
• Only two married couples are there in Sharma family, that means H must be the sister of P and age
of R is 51 years.
• R lives just below B, that means in case (1a) R lives on lowermost floor and case (2a) & case (2b) is
not valid.
• B lives on adjacent floor of the one who works in Dell, who neither lives at lowermost floor nor
below the one who works in SONY, that means the one who works in Dell lives on the floor marked
3 and the one who works in SONY lives on lowermost floor.
• The one who works in Dell is the maternal grandmother of the one who works in TCS, that means V
must be mother of T.
• The one who works in OLA is the mother of W and is the sister-in-law of N, that means T must work
in UBER.
• The one who works in HP is the sister of the one who works in Myntra.
• The one whose age is 64 years is the father of F’s daughter, that means F must be married to R.
• The one whose age is 28 years is the unmarried member of the family, that means age of H must be
28 years and age of D must be 37 years.
Based on above given information we have final arrangement as follow:

Case (2a) & case (2c) is not valid as R lives just below B.
From Sharma Family:

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From Verma Family:

Data sufficiency based puzzle


Directions (87-91): Study the following information carefully and answer the below questions.
Nine boxes B, D, F, H, P, Q, R, V and W are kept one above other. Weight (Kg) of each boxes are different
viz. 8, 9, 13, 16, 18, 21, 28, 29 and 32kg. Each box also contains different articles viz. Perk, Mobile, Eclairs,
Toy, Ball, Banana, Mango, Bat and Book. All the information are not necessary in same order.
One box is kept between the box whose weight is 8kg and the box R, whose weight is 28kg. The box B and
the box which contains Ball are kept together. The box which contains Banana and the box whose weight is
32kg are kept together. Three boxes are kept between the box which contains Ball and F, whose weight is
32kg. Weight of the box which contains Banana is 13kg more than the box which contains Ball. Two boxes
are kept between the box which contains Bat and box Q, which is neither kept adjacent to box F nor
contains Ball. Weight of the box which contains Ball is not a perfect square.Box B contains Mango and kept
on any place above the box which contains Banana. The box Q is kept exactly between the box which
contains Bat and the box which contains Mango. Three boxes are kept between the box which contains Toy
and the box which contains Mobile, whose weight is 9kg but not kept adjacent to the box which contains
Eclairs. Box F is neither kept adjacent to the box D and the weight of box which contains banana is a non
prime number. Box H is kept at any place below the box Q. Difference between the box H and the box
which contains Eclairs is 11kg. The box whose weight is 9kg is neither kept adjacent to the box which
contains Banana nor kept at top. Weight of the box H is neither 18kg nor contains Banana.

87) Which of the following statement(s) is/are sufficient to answer which box contains Perk?
Statement I: Two boxes are kept between the box D and the box V. The box which contains Book is kept
adjacent to the box V.
Statement II: The box V is kept adjacent to the box whose weight is 13 kg. Two boxes are kept between the
box which contains Book and the box V.

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Statement III: One box is kept between the box whose weight is 13kg and the box W. Box W is kept at any
place above the box which contains Perk.
a) Only (III) alone b) either Only (I) alone or only (III)alone c) either Only (II) alone or only (III)alone
d) either Only (I) alone or only (II)alone e) Only (I) alone.

88) Which of the following statement(s) is/are sufficient to answer how many boxes are kept below the
box W?
Statement I: The box P and V are kept together.
Statement II: The box whose weight is 13kg is kept adjacent to the box P. Box W is kept at any place above
the box D.
Statement III: Three boxes are kept between the box D and the box whose weight is 16kg. Box V is kept at
any place above the box P.
a) Only (III)
b) Only (I) and (III)
c) Only (II) and (III)
d) Only (I)
e) None of these

89) How many boxes are kept above the box which contains Eclairs?
a) Two
b) One
c) Four
d) Three
e) None

90) Which of the following statement(s) is/are sufficient to answer which box is kept just below the box
whose weight is 16kg?
Statement I: One box is kept between the box whose weight is 13kg and the box D.
Statement II: The box which contains Perk is kept at a gap of one box from the box whose weight is 16kg.
Statement III: Two boxes are kept between the box whose which contains Book and the box whose weight
is 16kg.
a) Only (II)
b) Only (II) and (III)
c) Only (I) and (II)
d) Only (III)
e) None of these

91) If number of boxes above the box P is same as the number of boxes below the box which contains
Book. Box P is kept at any place above the box whose weight is 16kg. Neither box V nor box W contains
Eclairs, then which of the following statement is not true (possible of being not true is also considered)?
Statement I: Two boxes are kept between the box whose weight is 28kg and the box D.
Statement II: The box whose weight is 32kg is kept at a gap of one box from box W.
Statement III: The box B is kept just below the box which contains Perk.
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Statement IV: The box whose weight is 9kg is kept at a gap of one box from the box which contains Book.
Statement V: Three boxes are kept between the box which contains Toy and the box P.
a) Only (II) and IV
b) Only (I) and (III)
c) Only (II) and (V)
d) Only (I), (III) and (V)
e) All the above statements are true.

Directions (87-91):

Explanation:

We have:
• Three boxes are kept between the box which contains Ball and F, whose weight is 32kg.
• Box B and the box which contains Ball are kept together.
• Weight of the box which contains Ball is not a perfect square .
• Box B contains Mango and kept on any place above the box which contains Banana.
• The box which contains Banana and the box whose weight is 32kg are kept together.
• Since, the box which contains Mango is kept at any place above the box which contains Banana,
that means box F is kept below the box which contains Ball.
• Two boxes are kept between the box which contains Bat and box Q, which is neither kept adjacent
to box F nor contains Ball.

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• The box Q is kept exactly between the box which contains Bat and the box which contains Mango,
that means box Q is kept three place below the box B, thus we have three possible place for the
box which contains Bat, in case (1) the box which contains Bat is kept at bottom, in case (2) the box
which contains Bat is kept second from bottom, in case (3) the box which contains Bat is kept third
from bottom.
Based on above given information we have:

Again, we have:
• Weight of the box which contains Banana is 13kg more than the box which contains Ball, since only
two such combinations are (8, 21) & (16, 29) .
• Box F is neither kept adjacent to the box D and the weight of box which contains banana is a non-
prime number.Thus weight of the box which contains Banana is 21kg and that of the box which
contains Ball is 8kg.
• One box is kept between the box whose weight is 8kg and the box R, whose weight is 28kg, that
means in case (1) Box R is kept second from top, in case (2) the box R is kept at top and case (3) is
not valid.
• Three boxes are kept between the box which contains Toy and the box which contains Mobile,
whose weight is 9kg but not kept adjacent to the box which contains Eclairs.
• The box whose weight is 9kg is neither kept adjacent to the box which contains Banana nor kept at
top, that means in case (1) the box which contains mobile is kept fifth from bottom, in case (2) the
box which contains Mobile is kept at bottom.
Based on above given information we have:

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Case (3) is not valid as one box is kept between the box whose weight is 8kg and the box R.
Again, we have:
• Difference between the box H and the box which contains Eclairs is 11kg, since only such possible
combination are (18, 29) & (21, 32).
• Weight of the box H is neither 18kg nor contains Banana, which means weight of the box H must be
29kg.
• Box H is kept at any place below the box Q, that means in case (1) box H is kept at bottom and box
Q contains Eclairs, in case (2) the box H is kept second from bottom and the box which contains
Eclairs is kept fourth from top.
• As, the box which contains Mobile is not kept adjacent to the box which contains Eclairs that means
case (1) is not valid.
Based on above given information we have:

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Case (1) is not valid as the box which contains Mobile is not kept adjacent to the box which contains
Eclairs.

Answers:
87. Answer: B
Explanation:
From I:
We have:
• Two boxes are kept between the box D and the box V, as box D and F are not kept together, that
means we have two possible condition, in case (1) the box D is kept third from top, in case (2) the
box D is kept at bottom.
• The box which contains Book is kept adjacent to the box V, that means the box which contains Book
is kept third from bottom.
Based on above given information we have:

Clearly, in both case box R contains Perk.


Hence, statement I is alone sufficient.
From II:
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We have:
• Two boxes are kept between the box which contains Book and the box V, that means in case (1) the
box which contains Book is kept at top, in case (2) the box which contains Book is kept third from
bottom.
• The box V is kept adjacent to the box whose weight is 13 kg.
Based on above given information we have:

Clearly, no exact box is known which contains Perk.


Hence, statement II is not sufficient alone.
From III:
We have:
• One box is kept between the box whose weight is 13 kg and the box W, that means in case (1) the
box whose weight is 13kg is kept second from top, in case (2) the box whose weight is 13 kg is kept
fifth from top.
• Box W is kept at any place above the box which contains Perk, that means that means the box
which contains Perk is kept third from bottom.
Based on above given information we have:

Clearly, box F contains Perk.


Hence, statement III is alone sufficient.
Hence, option B is correct choice.

88. Answer: D
Explanation:

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From I:
We have:
• The box P and V are kept together, as the box D and F are not kept together, thus box D is kept at
bottom and the box W is kept third from bottom.
Based on above given information we have:

Clearly, three boxes are kept below the box W.


Hence, statement I is alone sufficient.
From II:
We have:
• The box whose weight is 13kg is kept adjacent to the box P, that means in case (1) in case (1) the
box whose weight is 13kg is kept second from top, in case (2) the box whose weight is 13 kg is kept
fifth from top.
• Box W is kept at any place above the box D, thus no exact position of box W is known.
Hence, statement II is not sufficient.
From III:
We have:
• Three boxes are kept between the box D and the box whose weight is 16kg, as box D is not kept
adjacent to the box F, that means in case the box whose weight is 16 kg is kept fifth from top.
• Box V is kept at any place above the box P, thus no exact position of box W is known.
Hence, statement III is not sufficient alone.
Hence, option D is correct choice.

89. Answer: D
Explanation:
Clearly, only three boxes are kept above the box which contains Eclairs.
Hence, option D is correct choice.

90. Answer: A
Explanation:
From I:
We have:
• One box is kept between the box whose weight is 13kg and the box D, that means we have two
possible position for the box whose weight is 13kg, in case (1) the box whose weight is 13kg is kept

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second from top and the box D is kept fourth from top, in case (2) the box whose weight is 13kg is
kept fifth from top and the box D is kept third from top.
Thus, exact position of the box whose weight is 16kg is not known.
Hence, statement I is not sufficient.
From II:
We have:
• The box which contains Perk is kept at a gap of one box from the box whose weight is 16kg, that
means the box which contains Perk is kept third from bottom and the box whose weight is 16kg is
kept fifth from top.
From above given information we have:

Hence, statement II is alone sufficient.


From III:
We have:
• Two boxes are kept between the box whose which contains Book and the box whose weight is
16kg, Since no such place available for the box which contains Book.
Hence, statement III is not sufficient alone.
Hence, option A is correct choice.

91. Answer: C
Explanation:
We have:
• Number of boxes above the box P is same as the number of boxes below the box which contains
Book.
• Box P is kept at any place above the box whose weight is 16kg, that means box P must kept third
from top and the box which contains Book is kept third from bottom.
• Neither box V nor box W contains Eclairs, that means box D contains Eclairs.
Based on above given information we have:

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Clearly, only statement V is not true and statement II has a possible of being not true because if W is at
kept at fourth from the bottom then the statement II becomes invalid .
Hence, option C is correct choice.

Month Based Puzzle


Direction (92-96): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.
Twelve persons R, Y, T, F, L, M, G, X, B, W, P and Q attends the seminar in January, June, October and April
in the same year. They attend the seminar in different dates viz., 4, 7 and 19th of the given months. Each
one of them uses different types of currency namely Rupee, Dollar, Euro, Dinar, Franc, Pound, Peso, Real,
Yuan, Lira, Cedi and Krone but not necessarily in the same order.
M and the one who uses Yuan attend the seminar on a month which has less than 31 days. Number of
persons attends the seminar before G is two less than the number of persons attends the seminar after the
one who uses Real. Three persons attend the seminar between P and the one who uses Pound. M does not
attend the seminar on even number date. The one who uses Krone attends the seminar in 7th of October. F
attends the seminar immediately after X. M does not use Dinar. The one who uses Dinar attends the
seminar after F. X attends the seminar on even numbered date. Two persons attend the seminar between
L and the one who uses Dinar. L does not use Yuan. Neither X nor F uses Yuan. Three persons attend the
seminar between M and the one who uses Yuan. G attends the seminar before the one who uses Real. T
attends the seminar immediately after the one who uses Real. Number of person attends the seminar
before the one who uses Rupee is same as the number of person attends the seminar after the one who
uses Cedi. X does not use Cedi. Number of persons attends the seminar before R is same as the number of
person attends the seminar after Y. Only one person attends the seminar between Q and the one who uses
Lira. L and G uses neither Rupee nor Cedi. The one who use Peso attends the seminar immediately after Y.
The one who uses Pound attends the seminar before the one who uses Lira, but not immediate before.
Three persons attend the seminar between F and the one who uses Dinar. Neither G nor F uses Euro. F
does not Franc. W does not use Krone.

92) B uses which of the following currency?


a) Lira b) Cedi c) Krone d) Peso e) None of these

93) How many persons attend the seminar between the one who uses Dollar and P?

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a) Four b) Six c) Five d) Three e) None of these

94) If X is related to Cedi, L is related to Lira, which of the following is related to Real?
a) G b) M c) F d) R e) None of these

95) Which of the following person uses Dinar?


a) M b) B c) W d) R e) None of these

96) Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence they form a group. Which one of the
following does not belong to that group?
a) F b) The one who uses Krone c) T d) The one who uses Pound e) Y

Directions (92-96):
Solution:

Answers:
92) Answer: c
93) Answer: b
94) Answer: d
95) Answer: d
96) Answer: e

Explanation:
M and the one who uses Yuan attend the seminar on a month which has less than 31 days. Three persons
attend the seminar between M and the one who uses Yuan. M does not attend the seminar on even
number date. The one who uses Krone attends the seminar in 7th of October.

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F attends the seminar immediately after X. Three persons attend the seminar between F and the one who
uses dinar. M does not use dinar. The one who uses dinar attends the seminar after F. X attends the
seminar on even number date. Two persons attend the seminar between L and the one who uses dinar. L
does not use Yuan. Neither X nor F uses Yuan.

Number of persons attend the seminar before G is two less than the number of persons attend the
seminar after the one who uses real. G attends the seminar before the one who uses real. T attends the
seminar immediately after the one who uses real.

Case 2(a) and 2(b) will be dropped because Number of persons attend the seminar before G is two less
than the number of persons attend the seminar after the one who uses real.
Number of person attends the seminar before the one who uses rupee is same as the number of person
attends the seminar after the one who uses cedi. L and G neither uses rupee nor uses cedi. X does not use
cedi. Number of person attends the seminar before R is same as the number of person attends the seminar
after Y. The one who use peso attends the seminar immediately after Y. Only one person attends the
seminar between Q and the one who uses Lira. Three persons attend the seminar between P and the one
who uses Pound.

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Case 3 will be dropped because the one who uses Pound attends the seminar before the one who uses
Lira, but not immediate before.

Directions (97-101): Study the following information carefully and answer the below questions.
Eight person namely – B, D, G, R, S, T, W and Y are going to attend a marriage ceremony in different month
viz. January, February, March, April, July, August, September and December. Each person visits either of
one day viz. 12, 18 or 21. Each of them lives different IPL team viz. MI, CSK, KKR, SRH, RCB, KXIP, DC and
RR. All the information are not necessary in same order. At least two and not more than three person visits
on same day. No two persons having same date of visit (eg if T and Y visits one after other then they both
don’t have same date of visit 12,12 18,18 21,21 is not possible) visits on consecutive day.
The one who likes KXIP visits just after the one who visits on 18th of the month. Three person visits
between S and the one who likes KXIP, who neither visits on adjacent to the one who likes RCB nor in
December. The one who likes RCB visits in one of the month having 30 days. The one who likes CSK visits
immediate before Y. R who likes SRH visits on adjacent day of the one who visits on 12th of the month.
Three person visits between the one who lives CSK and G, who doesn’t visit on 21st of the month. B visits in
any of the month after the one who likes MI. One person is going to attend the ceremony between the one
who likes RCB and Y, who visits on 18th of the month. One person visits between the one who visits on
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12thand T. Two persons visits between the one who likes MI and S, who visits on 21st of the month. One
person attend the ceremony between the one who likes RR and B, who doesn’t visit on 21st. At least three
person attend the ceremony between the one who likes KKR and W, who visits in one of the month having
31 days. W neither visits on 18th nor likes CSK. Three person visits between the one who likes DC and T. The
one who likes KKR doesn’t visits on next day of the one who visits on 18th.

97) Which of the following statement is true?


a) One person visits between the one who likes RR and G.
b) The one who visits in February visits just after W.
c) Y visits just after the one who likes DC.
d) The one who likes KXIP visits at a gap of two from R.
e) All the above statements are not true

98) How many person visits between the one who likes DC and B?
a) Two b) One c) Four d) Three e) None

99) If all the person are rearranged in alphabetical order starting from top to bottom, then position of
how many person remains unchanged?
a) Three b) One c) More than three d) None e) Two

100) If ‘T’ is related to ‘RR’, similarly ‘D’ is related to ‘SRH’, then who among the following is related to
‘CSK’?
a) R b) S c) W d) G e) None of these

101) Which of the following combination is true?


a) R – Jan – SRH – 12 b) B – 12 – Sep – RCB c) W – Apr – 12 – CSK
d) T – Feb – 21 – KXIP e) All the above combination are not true.

Directions (97-101):
Solution:

Answers:
97) Answer: E
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Explanation:
Clearly, all the above statements are not true.
Hence, option E is correct choice.

98) Answer: E
Explanation:
Clearly, no person visits between the one who likes DC and B.
Hence, option E is correct choice

99) Answer: D
Explanation:
Clearly, after rearranging persons in alphabetical order we have:- B, D, G, R, S, T, W and Y.
Thus, position of no person remains unchanged.
Hence, option D is correct choice.

100) Answer: A
Explanation:
Clearly, ‘T’ visits at a gap of two person from ‘RR’, similarly, ‘D’ visits at a gap of two person from ‘SRH’,
thus ‘R’ is related to the one who likes CSK.
Hence, option A is correct choice

101) Answer: B
Explanation:
Clearly, combination in option B is correct.
Hence, option B is correct choice

Explanation:
We have:
• The one who likes RCB visits in one of the month having 30 days, since only April and September
are two possible month having 30 days, that means in case (1) the one who likes RCB visits in April
and in case (2) the one who likes RCB visits in September.
• One person is going to attend the ceremony between the one who likes RCB and Y, who visits on
18th of the month, that means in case (1a) Y visits in February, in case (1b) Y visits in August, in case
(2) Y visits in July.
• The one who likes CSK visits immediate before Y.
• Three person visits between the one who lives CSK and G, who doesn’t visit on 21st of the month,
that means in case (1a) G visits in July, in case (1b) G visits in January, in case (2) G visits in
December.
Based on above given information we have:

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Again, we have:
• The one who likes KXIP visits just after the one who visits on 18th of the month.
• Three person visits between S and the one who likes KXIP, who neither visits on adjacent to the one
who likes RCB nor in December, that means in case (1a) & case (1b) the one who likes KXIP visits in
September, in case (2a) the one who likes KXIP visits in February, in case (2b) the one who likes KXIP
visits in March.
• Two person visits between the one who likes MI and S, who visits on 21st of the month, that means
in case (1a) & case (1b) the one who likes MI visits in August, in case (2a) the one who likes MI visits
in March and case (2b) is not valid.
• B visits in any of the month after the one who likes MI.
• One person attend the ceremony between the one who likes RR and B, who doesn’t visit on 21st,
that means in case (1a) B visits in September, in case (2a) B visits in April, in case (2c) B visits in
September and case (1b) is not valid.
Based on above given information we have:

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Case (1b) is not valid as one person attend the ceremony between the one who likes RR and B, case (2b)
is not valid as two person visits between the one who likes MI and S.
Again, we have:
• R who likes SRH visits on adjacent day of the one who visits on 12th of the month, that means in
case (1a) R visits in December, in case (2a) & case (2b) R visits in January.
• At least three person attend the ceremony between the one who likes KKR and W, who visits in one
of the month having 31 days.
• W neither visits on 18th nor likes CSK, since, no two person who visits one after other visits on same
date, that means in case (2a) & case (2b) W visits in March and visits on 21st and case (1a) is not
valid.
• Three person visits between the one who likes DC and T.
• One person visits between the one who visits on 12th and T, that in case (2c) T visits in February and
case (2a) is not valid.
• The one who likes KKR doesn’t visits on next day of the one who visits on 18th, that means the one
who likes RCB must visits on 12th.
• Since, G doesn’t visit on 21st, that means G visits on 18th of the month.
Based on above given information we have final arrangement as follow:

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Case (1a) is not valid as at least three person attend the ceremony between the one who likes KKR and
W and case (2a) is not valid as three person visits between the one who likes DC and T.

Directions (102-106): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.
Eight person K, V, R, T, S, Q, U and m are belongs to same family consists of three different generations.
They are goes to gym on either 8th or 17th of the months of January, February, March and April. The male
persons are goes on odd numbered dates and the female person are goes on even numbered dates.
Everyone in the family related to Q in some manner, daughter, Son, Father, Mother, wife, Brother and
Sister. All the given information is not necessarily in the same order.
T goes for gym on immediately before Q’s brother. Three persons are goes between R and T. Q’s Father
goes in the month of January. S and Q goes to gym on consecutive Months but not Consecutive turns. Only
one person goes between C and Q’s sister. Number of person goes to gym after V is twice that of the
number of person goes to gym before U but neither of them is the last person go to the gym. Q’s Mother
goes to gym on either April or March. Q’s Son goes to gym on immediately before Q’s daughter. K is a male
person but doesn’t belong to third generation. R is not the first person go the gym. S comes in first
generation.

102)Who is the Son of Q?


a) V b) K c) T d) S e) U

103) When will Q’s Sister goes to the gym?


a) February 8th b) February 17th c) March 8th d) April 8th e) January 8th

104) How many persons are goes to gym between Q and Q ‘s wife?
a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 6 e) 5

105) Four of the following five are alike in a certain way .find the odd one from the rest.
a) C b) T c) K d) Q e) R

106) How is V related to T?


a) Father b) mother c) sister- in – law d) nephew e) niece.
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Directions (102-106):
Solution:

Answers:
102) Answer: A
103) Answer: A
104) Answer: D
105Answer: E
106)Answer: D

Explanation:
• T goes for gym on immediately before Q’s brother.so T is a female person because the male
persons are goes on odd numbered dates and the female person are goes on even numbered dates,
if T goes immediately before Q’s brother then T should be a female person.
• Three persons are goes between R and T. R is not the first person go the gym. R is also a female
person in the family because of three person in between them.
• Q’s Father goes in the month of January.

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• Number of person goes to gym after V is twice that of the number of person goes to gym before U
but neither of them is the last person go to the gym.

• K is a male person but doesn’t belong to third generation. So Q and K is a male person.

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So for this condition the case 2b is further classified as case 2 b i) , 2b ii) according to the position of Q
and K but both case will be eliminated because k will be Q’s son in these cases.

S and Q goes to gym on consecutive Months but not Consecutive turns.

Case 1b becomes invalid because we can’t place S in this case.


• Q’s Son goes to gym on immediately before Q’s daughter.
• Only one person goes between C and Q’s sister. Q’s Mother goes to gym on either April or March.

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S comes in first generation.so case 1a becomes invalid. hence the final arrangement is,

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Puzzle based on Days
(Directions: 107-111): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below it.
Seven persons namely – Ram, Jay, Deep, Shiv, Anup, Ajay and Guru visits different place viz. Delhi, Pune,
Chennai, Patna, Jaipur, Varanasi and Ranchi from Monday to Sunday. Each of them has different laptop viz.
Lenovo, Asus, HP, Dell, Acer, Sony and Apple. All the above given information is not necessary in same
order.
There were three days gap between the one who has Acer and the one who visits Ranchi. The one, who
visits Delhi, visits on any day after Friday. There were two days gap between the one, who have Dell and
Ajay who visits Delhi. There were three days gap between Shiv and the one who visits Chennai. One person
visits between the one who visits Ranchi and Deep, who has Lenovo. The one, who visits Jaipur, visits on
adjacent day of the one who has Sony. At least three person visits between the one, who visits Patna and
the one, who has Apple. There were two days gap between Guru and the one who likes Asus, who visits on
adjacent day of the one who has Dell. Deep neither visits on adjacent day of the one has Dell nor on
adjacent day of Ajay. Ram visits Pune on Tuesday. Guru neither has Acer nor visits before the one who
visits Jaipur and he visits Varanasi. Shiv and the one who has HP, visits the cities on adjacent days. Neither
Shiv nor Jay visits Chennai. There were two days gap between Ram and the one who has Sony.

107)How many persons visits after the one who visits Ranchi?
a) 2 b) 3 c) 1 d) 5 e) None of these

108) Who visits just before the one who has Asus?
a) Guru b) Deep c) Shiv d) Ajay e) None of these

109) Which of the following combination is true?


a) Ram – Pune – Tuesday – Dell b) Jay – Thursday – HP – Varanasi
c)Ajay – Delhi – Saturday – Apple d) Guru – Sony – Sunday – Sony
e) All the given combination is not true.
110) How many persons visits between the one, who visits Patna and the one, who has Dell laptop?
a) 4 b) 1 c) 2 d) 5 e) None of these

111) If guru and the person who have lenovo interchange their visiting days then how many persons
visits after the person who have HP laptop?
a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 1 e) 5

(Directions: 107-111)
Solution:

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Answers:
107) Answer: e
108) Answer: b
109) Answer: c
110) Answer: b
111) Answer: b

Explanation:
We have:
• The one, who visits Delhi, visits on any day after Friday, that means we have two possible day for
the one who visits Delhi, in case (1) the one who visits Delhi, visits on Saturday, in case (2) the one
who visits Delhi, visits on Sunday.
• There were two days gap between the one, who have Dell and Ajay who visits Delhi.
• Ram visits Pune on Tuesday.
• There were two days gap between Ram and the one who has Sony.
• The one, who visits Jaipur, visits on adjacent day of the one who has Sony, that means we have
three possible day for the one who visits Jaipur, in case (1) & case (2a) the one who visits Jaipur
visits on Thursday, in case (2b) the one who visits Jaipur visits on Saturday.
Based on above given information we have:

Again, we have:
• Deep neither visits on adjacent day of the one has Dell nor on adjacent day of Ajay.
• One person visits between the one who visits Ranchi and Deep, who has Lenovo, that means Deep
visits on Monday.
• There were three days gap between the one who has Acer and the one who visits Ranchi.
• Guru neither has Acer nor he visits before the one who visits Jaipur and he visits Varanasi.
• There were two days gap between Guru and the one who likes Asus, who visits on adjacent day of
the one who has Dell, that means case (2b) is not valid, in case (1) Guru visits on Friday, in case (2a)
Guru visits on Saturday.
Based on above given information we have:

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Case (2b) is not valid as Guru doesn’t visit before the one who visits Jaipur.
Again, we have:
• The one who has HP and Shiv visits on adjacent days.
• There were three days gap between Shiv and the one who visits Chennai, that means in case (1)
Shiv visits on Wednesday, in case (2) Shiv visits on Friday.
• Neither Shiv nor Jay visits Chennai, that means in case (1) Jay visits Jaipur.
• At least three person visits between the one, who visits Patna and the one, who has Apple, that
means case (2a) is not valid.
Based on above given information we have final arrangement we have:

Case (2a) is not valid as At least three person visits between the one, who visits Patna and the one, who
has Apple.

Direction (112-116): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.
Seven persons P, Q, R, S, T, U and V attend the seminar on seven different subjects viz., Physics,
Commerce, Zoology, Botany, Computer, Chemistry and Economics in seven different days of the same
week starts from Sunday to Saturday but not necessary in the same order.
Two persons attend the seminars between P and the one who attends the seminar on Economics. P
attends the seminar on one of the days before Wednesday. Three persons attend the seminar between R
and the one who attends the Commerce seminar, who attends one of the days before R. P does not attend
Commerce and Physics seminars. R neither attends the seminar in Friday nor attends the Economics

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seminar. As many persons attend the seminar before U is same as the persons attend the seminar after the
one who attends the Physics seminar. The one who attends the Zoology seminar immediately after U, who
does not attend the Physics seminar. Only one person attends the seminar between U and S. Only two
persons attend the seminar between V and the one who attends Computer seminar, who attends the
seminar after V. V does not attend the Physics seminar. As many persons between V and the one who
attends Botany seminar is same as between T and the one who attends Computer seminar.

112) R attends which of the following seminars?


a) Commerce b) Chemistry c) Computer d) Botany e) Economics

113) On which of the following days the Zoology seminar was held?
a) Sunday b) Monday c) Wednesday d) Friday e) Saturday

114) How many persons attend the seminars between U and the one who attends Physics seminar?
a) One b) Two c) Three d) More than three e) None

115) If P is related to Chemistry and Q is related to Commerce in a certain way. Then, R is related to
which of the following?
a) Physics b) Computer c) Economics d) Botany e) None of these

116) Which of the following statements is true?


a) No one attends the seminar after V b) S attends the seminar on Botany
c) None is true d) R attends the seminar on Thursday
e) Q attends the seminar immediately after R

Direction (112-116):
Solution:

Answers:
112) Answer: b)
113) Answer: e)
114) Answer: c)
115) Answer: d)
116) Answer: d)

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Explanation:
Two persons attend the seminars between P and the one who attends the seminar on Economics. P
attends the seminar on one of the days before Wednesday.

• Three persons attend the seminar between R and the one who attends the Commerce seminar,
who attends one of the days before R. P does not attend Commerce and Physics seminars. R
neither attends the seminar in Friday nor attends the Economics seminar.

• P does not attend Commerce and Physics seminars.


• As many persons attend the seminar before U is same as the persons attend the seminar after
the one who attends the Physics seminar. The one who attends the Zoology seminar
immediately after U, who does not attend the Physics seminar. Only one person attends the
seminar between U and S.
• Only two persons attend the seminar between V and the one who attends Computer seminar,
who attends the seminar after V. V does not attend the Physics seminar.
• So, Case-2 will be dropped.

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• As many persons sitting between V and the one who attends Botany seminar is same as
between T and the one who attends Computer seminar.
• So, Case-1 will be dropped.

Direction (117-121): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.
Seven persons P, Q, R, S, T, U and V are attending seven different exams on different subjects viz.,
Physics, Chemistry, English, Maths, Botany, Zoology and Computer on different days of the same week
starts from Monday to Sunday. The given information is not necessary in the same order. Some of them
are male and some of them are female persons.
V attends the exam immediately after the one who attends the Maths exam and she does not attend
the Botany exam.Three persons attends the exams between the one who attends Chemistry exam and P
and both of them does not attend the exam on first or last day of the week. Q, she attends the exam
immediately before the one who attends Chemistry exam.As many persons attend the exams before V is
same as after the one who attends the Botany exam. V does not attend the exam on last day of the
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week.Only one person attends the exam between U and the one who attends Physics exam. The one who
attends the Physics exam is not a female person.More than two persons attend the exams between R and
the one who attends the Computer exam. P and the one who attends Zoology exam belongs to the same
gender. R does not attend the Zoology exam. The one who attends the exam on last day and on the
Tuesday are does not belong to the same gender. U attend the exam immediately before his brother S
attends the exam.The persons attend the exams immediately before and after P are does not belong to the
same gender.

117) R attends the exam on which of the following subjects?


a) Zoology b) English c) Botany d) Chemistry e) Cannot be determined

118) Who among the following persons attend the exam on Saturday?
a) V b) R c) T d) S e) U

119) Which of the following group represents the females in the group?
a) P, Q, S b) T, P, Q c) S, R, T d) Q, V, P e) None of these

120) Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence form a group. Which of the following
one that does not belong to the group?
a) U b) R c) T d) Q e) S

121) If S is related to Botany and V is related to English in a certain way. Then, Q is related to which of
the following?
a) Zoology b) Maths c) Computer d) Chemistry e) Cannot be
determined

Direction (117-121):
Solutions:

Answers:
117) Answer: b)
118) Answer: e)
119) Answer: d)
120) Answer: d)
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121) Answer: a)

Explanation:

• Three persons attends the exams between the one who attends Chemistry exam and P and both
of them does not attend the exam on first or last day of the week. Q, she attends the exam
immediately before the one who attends Chemistry exam.

• V attends the exam immediately after the one who attends the Maths exam and she does not
attend the Botany exam. As many persons attend the exams before V is same as after the one
who attends the Botany exam. V does not attend the exam on last day of the week.

• U attend the exam immediately before his brother S attends the exam. Only one person attends
the exam between U and the one who attends Physics exam. The one who attends the Physics
exam is not a female person.
• So, Case-2(b) will be dropped this is because the person who attends physics is a male person
we can’t fix physics for female candidates.

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• The persons attend the exams immediately before and after P are does not belong to the same
gender.
• So, Case-1(b) will be dropped.
• More than two persons attend the exams between R and the one who attends the Computer
exam.

• P and the one who attends Zoology exam belongs to the same gender. R does not attend the
Zoology exam. The one who attends the exam on last day and on the Tuesday are does not
belong to the same gender.
• So, Case-2(a) will be dropped.

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Direction and distance based Puzzle

Direction (122-126):Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.
In certain coding language, the directions are coded as per below conditions.
A@B means – A is North of B
A%B means – A is South of B
A#B means – A is East of B
A$B means – A is West of B
@ and $ means the distance between the two points is either 4m or 8m.
% and # means the distance between the two points is either 3m or 7m.
AB > CD Means the distance between point A and B is greater than that of point C and D.
Example: A @ $ B means A is north of B and the distance between A and B is either 4m or 8m and so on.
Condition:
T#Q, U%Q, R@V, S#V, R$U, S@W, P#W, TQ > WP, VS > RU

122) In which direction point P with respect to point T?


a) North b) West c) South d) North East e) South West

123) What may be the maximum possible distance between point T and point P?
a) 15m b) 19m c) 24m d)23m e)25m

124) If N#M, N@O$K, RV > NO and the point M is Exactly to the east of U and also to the South of T.
Then what is the shortest distance between Point S and Point O?
a) √65 b) √137 c) Cannot be determined d) Either (a) or (b) e) √70
125) If QU > SW, RU > QU, then which of the following is correct?
I) The distance between point Q and point U is 3m.
II) The distance between Point S and Point W is 4m
III) The distance between Point R and Point V is 8m
IV) The distance between Point T and Point P is 19m
a) Only (I) and (II) b) Only (II) and (III) c) Only (II), (III) and (IV)
d) Only (I), (III) and (IV) e) All are correct
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126) If the person standing at point S, he moves 20m north turn right and stop at a point H after walking
4m, then what may be the possible distance between point T and point H?
a) 9m b) 14m c) 15m d) 6m e) 20m

Direction (122-126):
Answers:
122. Answer: C
Explanation:

123. Answer: D
Explanation:

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The maximum possible distance between point T and point P is 7+8+8= 23m

124. Answer: D
Explanation:

125. Answer: C
126. Answer: A
Explanation:

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(Directions 127-130): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below it.
^ - South
% - East
@ - North
# - West
$ - Either 3 metre or 5 metre.
£ - Either 4 metre or 8 metre.
¥ - Either 6 metre or 9 metre.
i.e. P ^ Q means P is south of Q.
P ^% Q means P is South-East of Q.
P ^$ Q means P is either 3 metre or 5 metre south of Q.
Given condition:
(i) P @¥ U
(ii) T ^£ S
(iii) Q %£ P
(iv) U #$ T
(v) R ^$ Q
(iv) S #$ R
(vii) V ^ Q
(viii) Distance between V and Q is 17 metre.
(ix) Length of UT is more than TS.

127) What is shortest distance between S to U?


a) 3m b) √41m c) 2√7m d) 7m e) Can’t be determined.

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128) What is the position of R with respect with respect to P?


a) South b) West c) South-East d) South-West e) Can’t be determined.

129) If D #$ S, M ^% U and M ^£ D, then which of the following statement is definitely not true?
a) M is north-west of point V. b) Shortest distance between TM is 5m.
c) D is 6m west of R. d) P is north-west of M.
e) All the given statement is true.

130) If Sam starts walking towards south from point U and after walking 5m takes a left turn and walks
another 5m, again he takes a right turn and walks 3m to reach point K, then what is distance between V
and K?
a) 2√3m b) 4m c) √5m d) 3m e) 6m

(Directions 127-130):
Solution:

Answers:
127) Answer: b
128) Answer: c
129) Answer: e
130)Answer: d

Explanation:
We have:
• P is either 6m or 9m north of U.
• T is either 4m or 8m south of S.
• Q is either 4m or 8m east of P.
• U is either 3m or 5m west of T.
• R is either 3m or 5m south of Q.
• S is either 3m or 5m west R.
• V is south of Q.

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Based on above given information we have:

Again, we have: Length of UT is more than TS, that means UT must be 5m and TS must be 4m, as PQ
more than UT that means PQ = 8m.
Thus, SR = 3m.
• As, ST = 4m, if PU is 6 means then QR distance should be 2 but the minimum possible distance for
QR is 3 hence this PU=6 won’t come. that means only possible length of PU and QR must be 9m so
that QR must be 5m respectively.
• Distance between V and Q is 17 meter, as QR = 5m.
• Thus, RV = (17 – 5) = 12m.Based on above given information we final arrangement as follow:

(Directions 131-134): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below it.
^ - South
% - East
@ - North
# - West
$ - Either 2 metre or 3 metre.
£ - Either 4 metre or 5 metre.
i.e., P ^ Q means P is south of Q.
P ^% Q means P is South-East of Q.
P ^$ Q means P is either 2 metre or 3 metre south of Q.
(i) H ^$ G
(ii) F @# E
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(iii) B #$ C
(iv) A # H
(v) F %$ G
(iv) E %£ D
(vii) D @£ C
(viii) G @ C
(ix) E £ F
(x) A @ B
(xi)Distance between EF is more than CD.
(xii) Distance between BC is more than FG.
(xiii) Distance between CG is equal to 8m.
(xiv) Distance between (AH + GH) = ED.

131)What is the position of A with respect B?


a) 7m, North b) 5m, North c) 4m, North d) 6m, North e) Can’t be determined.

132) What is the position of F with respect A?


a) North-west b) North-East c) South-East d) East e) Can’t be determined.

133) If I is placed between D and E and also to the south of F then what is the distance between E and I?
a) 2 b)4 c)3 d) 1 e) none of these.

134) Four of the following five are alike in a certain way .then find the one from the rest of the
remaining.
a) AC b)HE c) GE d) BF e) AE

(Directions 131-134):
Solutions:

Answers:
131) Answer: d
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132) Answer: b
133)Answer: c
134) Answer: d

Explanation:
We have:
• H is either 2m or 3m south of G.
• F is north-west of E.
• B either 2m or 3m west of C.
• A is west of H.
• F is either 2m or 3m east of G.
• E is either 4m or 5m east of D.
• D is either 4m or 5m north of C.
• G is north of C.
• A is north of B.
Based on above given information we have:

Again, we have:
• Distance between EF is more than CD, that means EF = 5m and CD = 4m.
• Distance between BC is more than FG, that means BC = 3m and FG = 2m.
• Distance between (AH + GH) = ED, that means AH = 3m.
• Distance between CG is equal to 8m, as EF is hypotenuse for triangle
• formed by a perpendicular drawn from F on DE.
Since, EF = 5m, then perpendicular must be 4 meter.
Thus, to satisfies all the given of GC = 8m.
DC = 4m.
Thus, possible combination of length of GD must be (2m, 2m)
Based on above given information we have final arrangement as follow:

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131) Answer: D
Clearly, A is 6m north of B.
Hence, option D is correct choice.

132) Answer: B
Clearly, F is north-east of A.
Hence, option B is correct choice.

133) Answer: C
Clearly, the distance between E and I is 3m
Hence , option C is correct choice.

134) Answer: D
Clearly, except BF ,in the remaining options the second one is to the southeast of first one.
In BF F is to the northeast of B.
Hence ,option D is correct choice.

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Miscellaneous based puzzle
Directions (135-139): Study the following information carefully and answer the below questions.
Seven friends Maya, Raman, Dev, Zoya, Raj, Abhi and Kavita went to book store and bought one book each
viz. Malgudi Days (MD), Champak (CH), Lords of the Ring (LR), Harry Potter (HP), Ruskin Bond (RB), The
Jungle Book (JB) and Panchtantra (PA) at Rs.60, 75, 80, 90, 105, 115 and 120. After reading the books each
person sold his/her book at different price viz. Rs.60, 75, 80, 90, 105, 115 and 120. All the information are
not necessary in same order. None of the book is sold at same price at which it was bought. Difference
between purchase price and sold price is not less than Rs.10.
• Lords of the Ring was bought at Rs.105, but neither by Raman nor by Zoya. Malgudi Days was sold
at Rs.25 more than the price at which Panchtantra was sold. The difference between purchase price
and sold price of book bought by Maya is Rs.30.
• Harry potter was neither bought at Rs.60 nor bought by Maya. Malgudi Days was neither bought by
Raj nor by Maya. Neither The Jungle Book nor the Harry Potter is sold at Rs.80.
• Zoya neither bought Panchtantra nor Champak. Kavita sold her book The Jungle Book at Rs.15 more
than the price at which Zoya bought her book. The difference between sold price of Champak and
purchase price of Lords of The Ring was same as the purchase price of Harry Potter and sold price
of Malgudi Days.
• Abhi sold his book at Rs.75. Raj neither bought Chamapak nor Panchtantra, but bought the book at
Rs.60. Dev neither bought Champak nor Panchtanta, but bought the book at Rs.80.

135) Which of the following book is sold at Rs.120?


a) Malgudi Days b) Ruskin Bond c) Lords of the Ring d) Harry Potter e) None of these

136) If all the books are arranged in ascending order of their purchase price, then which of the following
combination is true?
a) RB – MD – JB – HP – PA – CH – LR b) RB – JB – HP – MD – LR – CH – PA
c) JB – RB – MD – HP – LR – CH – PA d) RB – JB – MD – HP – LR – PA – CH
e) None of these

137) What is the difference between the purchase price of Malgudi Days and sold price of Abhi’s book?
a) 15 b) 5 c) 35 d) 20 e) None of these

138) Which of the following combination of person, book and purchase price is correct?
a) Kavita – PA – 75 b) CH – Raj – 115 c) Abhi – LR – 105
d) Maya – PA – 90 e) All the above combinations are not true.

139) Who among the following person purchase Lords of the Ring?
a) Abhi b) Raj c) Dev d) Kavita e) None of these

Directions (135-139):
Solution:

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Answers:
135) Answer: B
Explanation:
Clearly, Ruskin Bond was sold at Rs.120.
Hence, option B is correct choice.

136) Answer: E
Explanation:
Clearly, RB – JB – MD – HP – LR – CH – PA, is the correct combination.
Hence, option E is correct choice.

137) Answer: B
Explanation:
Clearly, the difference between the purchase price of Malgudi Days and sold price of Abhi’s book is 5.
Hence, option B is correct choice.

138) Answer: C
Explanation:
Clearly, combination C is correct.
Hence, option C is correct choice.

139) Answer: A
Explanation:
Clearly, Abhi purchase Lords of the Ring.
Hence, option A is correct choice.

Explanation:
We have:

• Malgudi Days was sold at Rs.25 more than the price at which Panchtantra was sold, that means in
case (1) Malgudi Days was sold at Rs.105, in case (2) Malgudi Days was sold at Rs.115.

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• Malgudi Days was neither bought by Raj nor by Maya.
• Lords of the Ring was bought at Rs.105, but neither by Raman nor by Zoya.
• Zoya neither bought Panchtantra nor Champak.
• Neither The Jungle Book nor the Harry Potter is sold at Rs.80.
• Kavita sold her book The Jungle Book at Rs.15 more than the price at which Zoya bought her book,
that means we have four possible combination (60, 75), (75, 90), (90, 105) & (105, 120), that means
in case (1a) Kavita sold her book at Rs.90, in case (1b) Kavita sold her book at Rs.75, in case (2a)
Kavita sold her book at 105, in case (2b) Kavita sold her book at Rs.75.
Based on above given information we have:

Again, we have:
• Raj neither bought Chamapak nor Panchtantra, but bought the book at Rs.60.
• Harry potter was neither bought at Rs.60 nor bought by Maya, that means Raj bought Ruskin Bond.
• Since, Zoya doesn’t bought either of Panchtanta, Champak or Malgudi Days, that means Zoya
bought Harry Potter.
• Since, no two person bought book at same price, thus case (1b) & case (2b) are not valid.
• Dev neither bought Champak nor Panchtanta, but bought the book at Rs.80, thus Dev bought
Malgudi Days.
• The difference between sold price of Champak and purchase price of Lords of The Ring was same as
the purchase price of Harry Potter and sold price of MalgudiDays, that means in case (1a) Champak
was sold as Rs.75, in case (2a) Champak was sold at Rs.80.
Based on above given information we have:

Case (1b) & case (2b) are not valid as no two books are bought at same price.
Again, we have:

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• Abhi sold his book at Rs.75, that means in case (1a) Abhi bought Champak, in case (2a) Abhi bought
Lords of the Rings.
• The difference between purchase price and sold price of book bought by Maya is Rs.30, that means
in case (2a) Maya bought Panchtantra and bought book at Rs.120 and case (1a) is not valid.
• Since, purchase price and sold price of the book is not same, thus Zoya sold her book at Rs.60.
• Since, different between purchase and sold price is not less than Rs.10, thus Champak was bought
at Rs.115.
Based on above given information we have final arrangement as follow:

Case (1a) is not valid as different between purchase and sold price is not less than Rs.10.

Directions (140-144): Study the following information carefully and answer the below questions.
Nine friends namely – Adam, Jonty, Mike, Tom, Joy, Peter, Varun, Smith and Paul attends a seminar. Each
person likes different number viz. 3, 6, 9, 11, 13, 16, 17, 21 and 24. They shake hands with each other but
in a particular way. The one who likes prime number do not shake hands with the one who likes non-prime
number and vice-versa. All person shake hands with at least one person.
The one who likes 24 shakes hands with Jonty. Varun likes 11 and shakes hands with all the person.
The one who likes 21 shakes hand with Adam. Adam likes 6 but doesn’t shake hands with Joy. Smith likes
perfect square number and shakes hand with atleast two persons. Tom shakes hands with the one who
likes 16 but not with Joy. The one who shakes hands with Tom also shakes hands with Jonty. Adam shakes
hands with two persons but not with Smith. Mike neither likes 13 nor shakes hands with Paul. The one who
likes 13 shakes hands with the one who likes lowest number. Person who likes perfect square number
shakes hands with at least two persons. Joy Shakes hands with Smith but doesn’t likes 21. Paul shake hands
with one person. Sum of numbers liked by Paul and Jonty is 26.

140) Who among the following person likes 3?


a) Mike b) Peter c) Tom d) Paul e) None of these

141) With whom does Tom shakes hands?


a) Smith and Peter b) Adam and Smith c) Joy and Adam
d) Smith, Paul and Jonty e) None of these

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.
142) What is the sum of numbers likes by the person who shakes hands with Jonty?
a) 46 b) 36 c) 43 d) 37 e) None of these

143) Who among the following person likes 21?


a) Smith b) Tom c) Mike d) Peter e) None of these

144) Which of the following combination of person hand shake with Mike?
a) Paul and Peter b) Varun and Paul c) Tom and Varun
d) Varun, Paul and Peter e) None of these

Directions (140-144):
Solution:

Answers:
140) Answer: A
Explanation:
Clearly, Mike likes 3.
Hence, option A is correct choice.

141) Answer: B
Explanation:
Clearly, Tom shakes hands with Smith and Adam.
Hence, option B is correct choice

142) Answer: A
Explanation:
Clearly, sum of numbers liked by Joy , Adam & Smith= (24 + 6+16) =46.
Hence, option A is correct choice.
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143) Answer: B
Explanation:
Clearly, Tom likes 21.
Hence, option B is correct choice.

144) Answer: E
Explanation:
Clearly, Mike hand sakes with Peter and Varun.
Hence, option E is correct choice.

Explanation:
We have:
• Person who likes perfect square number shakes hands with at least two persons.
• Smith likes perfect square number and shakes hand with only two person, that means we have two
possible number for Smith, in case (1) Smith likes 9, in case (2) Smith likes 16.
• Joy Shakes hands with Smith but doesn’t likes 21, that means Smith also shake hands with Joy.
• Varun likes 11 and shakes hands with all the person, that means Varun shake hands with all the
person likes prime number.
• Paul shake hands with one person.
• Sum of numbers liked by Paul and Jonty is 26, that means only possible combination is (9, 17), as
the one who likes perfect square number, must shake hands with at least two persons and Paul
shake hands with only one person, thus Paul likes 17 and Jonty likes 9.
• Thus, case (1) is not valid.
Based on above given information we have:

Case (1) is not valid as Jonty likes 9.


Again, we have:
• The one who likes 21 shakes hand with Adam.
• Adam likes 6 but doesn’t shake hands with Joy.
• As, Joy doesn’t like 21, that means Joy must likes 24.
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• The one who likes 24 shakes hands with Jonty, that means Joy shakes hands with Jonty.
• Adam shakes hands with two persons but not with Smith.
• Tom shakes hands with the one who likes 16 but not with Joy, that means Tom likes 21 and shakes
hands with Smith.
• Mike neither likes 13 nor shakes hands with Paul, as only remaining persons are those who likes
prime number, that means Mike likes 3 and Peter likes 13.
• The one who shakes hands with Tom also shakes hands with Jonty.
• As, Smith shakes hands with atleast two persons and Joy doesn’t shakes hands with Tom, thus
Adam shakes hands with Jonty.
• The one who likes 13 shakes hands with the one who likes lowest number, that means Peter shakes
hands with Mike.
Based on above given information we have final arrangement as follow:

Directions (145-149): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions below.
Six Exams English, Math’s, Computer, Physics, Chemistry and Biology are held in different time slots. Each
exam was of 1hour and no two exams were held in same slot. The slot were continuous, It means if first
exam was held between 8am and 9m, then the second exam would be held between 9am and 10am, then
the third exam would be held between 10am and 11am and so on. Each exam held on different
classrooms, they were Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E and Class F but not necessarily in the same
order. The slots were numbered as one to six as per the sequence. i.e. the first slot was numbered 1 and
the second slot were numbered 2 and so on.
The slot number of Math’s exam was twice as that of the slot number of the exam held in Class F. The
exams held in Class E and Class F had consecutive slots. There were two exams held between English and
Biology Exam. English exam was held immediately after the exam which was held on class B. The class A
exam was started at 3pm. The slot number of Class A exam was three more than that of the slot number of
Computer exam. Computer exam and the exam which was held in class D had consecutive slots. Physics
exam was held immediately after the exam held in Class C. Chemistry exam and Physics exam didn’t have
consecutive slots.

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145) English Exam held in _____?
a) Class A b) Class B c) Class E d) Class F e) None fo those given as option

146) Number of exam held before Physics exam is three more than that of number of exams held after
the _____ exam?
a) Maths b) English c) Biology d) Chemistry e) Computer

147)Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?


I) Englisg exam starts at 11am
II) The exam held in class D starts at 1pm
III) Three exams are held between Chemistry and Biology exam
a) Only (I) and Only (II) b) Only (II) and Only (III) c) Only (I) and Only (III)
d) Only (I) e) All (I), (II) and (III)

148) if a break time of 30 minutes is given after every 2 exams and after the break the exams continues
means then when will biology exam finish?
a) 3 pm b) 4 pm c) 3.30 pm d) 2.30 pm e) 5 pm

149) what is the slot numbers of maths and chemistry exams respectively?
a) 1,3 b) 2,3 c) 4,1 d) 5,3 e) 6,1

Directions (145-149):
Solution:

Answers:
145) Answer: D
146) Answer: A
147) Answer: E

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148) Answer: B
149)Answer: C
Explanation:
The slot number of Math’s exam was twice as that of the slot number of the exam held in Class F.

• The slot number of Class A exam was three more than that of the slot number of Computer exam.
• The exams held in Class E and Class F had consecutive slots.
• Computer exam and the exam which was held in class D had consecutive slots.

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• There were two exams held between English and Biology Exam.
• English exam was held immediately after the exam which was held on class B.
• Physics exam was held immediately after the exam held in Class C.
• Chemistry exam and Physics exam didn’t have consecutive slots.
We cannot fix the position of Physics and chemistry in case 1so this case is eliminated and also If we fix E
immediately before F then, we cannot fix the position of B and C in case 2A, so this case is eliminated. In
Case 3 we cannot fix the position of Physics exam so this case is eliminated.

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• The class A exam was started at 3pm. So the final arrangement becomes,

Directions (150-154): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions below.
Seven male students- P, Q, R, S, T, U and X of a college worked on some number of assignments (project +
Theory) for science with the help of their female friends viz. A, B, C, D, E, F and H but not necessarily in the
same order. All of them lives in a seven storey apartment. First floor is numbered one and second floor is
numbered two and so on till the topmost floor. Each male has exactly one female friend.
Note:
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I. If the student lives on an odd numbered floor, then he completed even numbers of theory work and odd
numbers of projects.
II. If the student lives on an even numbered floor, then he completed odd number of theory work and even
number of Projects.
III. Number of Theory work and Projects together is Assignment.
Total number of theory done by all the students is two hundred and seven. Friend of C completed an even
number of projects. Only one person lives between friend of C and the student who completed seventy
nine assignments (project + Theory). R lives immediately above the student who completed seventy nine
assignments (project + Theory). Two students live between R and friend of F. Friend of E completed an odd
number of theory works. T completed twenty four theory works and doesn’t live on top and ground floor.
Friend of A completed forty seven projects. X is the friend of H who lives on the first floor. P completed
sixteen theory works. Total number of assignments (project + theory) completed by Q is a multiple of 9 as
well as 11, but he is not the friend of C. The theory work completed by the student who lives on third floor
is six more than that of by the student who lives on fifth floor. E completed 10 more projects than R’s
theory work. Total assignments completed by P is not sixty three. Total assignments (project + theory)
completed by U is sixty seven. Total assignments (project + theory) completed by friend of D is two more
than the total assignments (project + theory) completed by S. Total assignments completed by friend of H
is twenty five and it is a sum of consecutive numbers. Total assignment (project + theory) completed by
friend of B is forty five, but the number of projects completed by B is greater than the number of theories
completed. Friend of F completed 10 theories more than the friend of E. Friend of C doesn’t live
immediately below the person who completed forty seven projects. Total number of projects completed
by all the students is two hundred and sixty six. Friend of C does not live on second floor. R is the friend of
A. Q doesn’t lives on the second floor.

150) How many assignments were completed by student Q?


a) 72 b) 63 c) 81 d) 99 e) 90

151) How many floors are there between Friend of F and the person who lives on the second floor of the
building?
a) None b) Three c) Two d) one e) Four

152) Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence form a group. Which of the following
does not belong to the group?
a) BP b) FQ c) CU d) AR e) DS

153) How many projects were completed by the person who lives on the floor number 5?
a) 49 b) 57 c) 55 d) 51 e) 71
154) Which of the following combinations is true? [Person – No. of theory works – No. of Projects]
a) T – 24 – 59 b) U – 37 – 28 c) Q – 49 – 51 d) R – 30 – 49 e) P – 16 – 29

Directions ( 150-154):
Solution:

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Answers:
150) Answer: d
151) Answer: b
152) Answer: e
153) Answer: b
154) Answer: e

Explanation:

X is the friend of H who lives on the lowermost floor. Total assignments published by friend of H is twenty
five and it is a sum of consecutive numbers. Total number of theory works completed by all the students is
two hundred and seven. Total number of projects completed by all the students is two hundred and sixty
six.

Friend of C completed an even number of projects. Friend of E completed an odd number of Theory works.
Friend of F completed 10 theory works more than the friend of E. Only one student lives between Friend of
C and the student who completed seventy nine assignments (project + Theory). R lives immediately above
the student who completed seventy nine assignments (project + Theory). Two students live between R
and friend of F. Friend of C does not live on second floor.
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T completed twenty four theory works and neither lives on the top nor on the lowest floor. P completed
sixteen theory work. R is the friend of A Friend of A completed forty seven projects. Friend of C doesn’t live
immediately below the person who completed forty seven projects.

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Total assignments (project + theory) completed by friend of B is forty five, but number of projects
completed by B is greater than number of theories completed. Total number of assignments (project +
theory) completed by Q is a multiple of 9 as well as 11, but he is not the friend of C. The theory work
completed by the student who lives on third floor is six more than that of by the student who lives on fifth
floor. E completed 10 more projects than R’s theory work. Friend of F completed 10 theories more than
the friend of E. Q doesn’t lives on the second floor. So case 2 will be eliminated and we get final
arrangement:

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Directions (155-159): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions below.
Ten persons namely – B, D, E, G, H, M, P, R, S and U wearing T-Shirt marked from 8, 13, 18, 23, 27, 32, 36,
39, 48 and 52. Some of them likes different cricket team viz. MI, CSK, RCB, KKR,DC and SRH, also some of
them likes different football team viz. MU, LIV, FCB, and CHE. The one who likes cricket wears even
numbered T-Shirt and the one who likes Football wears odd numbered T-Shirt. All the information is not
necessarily in same order.
The difference of T-Shirt number of H and the one who likes DC is 21. The Sum of the one who likes
MI and the one who likes LIV is exactly same as the sum of the T-Shirt numbers of R and M. The difference
of the twice the T-Shirt number of the one who likes RCB and thrice the T-Shirt number of M, who likes CSK
is 10. B is wearing even numbered T-Shirt but neither likes RCB nor MI. The sum of digits of the T-Shirt
number of D and the one who likes RCB are same. D neither likes FCB nor SRH. H is wearing perfect cube
numbered T-Shirt. The sum of T-Shirt number of the one who likes CSK and the one who likes MU is prime
number. H neither likes FCB nor MI. The one who likes CHE wears T-Shirt marked none prime. The
difference of T-Shirt numbers of the one who likes FCB and S is 9. G neither likes MI nor SRH. The
difference between B’s T-Shirt number and the one who likes SRH is a perfect square. The product of sum
of digits of the one who likes SRH and P is 108. Sum of digits of the T-Shirt number of U is 9.
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155) Who among the following likes MI?
a) E b) D c) G d) P e) None of these

156) Which of the following combination is true?


a) B – SRH – 36 b) R – CHE – 27 c) D – LIV – 23
d) U – FCB – 52 e) More than one combination are true.

157) Which of the following persons like football team?


a) D, S, H and P b) R, G, D and H c) R, S, P and G d) D, R, P and H e) None of these

158) Which of the following statement is not correct?


a) The one who likes MI wears T-Shirt marked 8.
b) The difference between T-Shirt number of R and the one who likes DC is 36.
c) Product of the T-Shirt number of the one who likes MU and S is 624.
d) The sum of T-Shirt number of the one who likes CHE and FCB is 63.
e) More than one statement is not correct.

159) Who among the following person wearing T-Shirt marked 52?
a) D b) B c) R d) G e) None of these

Directions (155-159):
Solution:

Answers:
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155) Answer: A
Explanation:
Clearly, E likes MI.
Hence, option A is correct choice

156) Answer: C
Explanation:
Clearly, only combination C is correct.
Hence, option C is correct choice

157) Answer: D
Explanation:
Clearly, D, R, H and P likes football team.
Hence, option D is correct choice.

158) Answer: E
Explanation:
Clearly, statement B and D are not correct.
Hence, option E is correct choice

159) Answer: B
Explanation:
Clearly, B wearing T-Shirt marked 8.
Hence, option B is correct choice

Explanation:
We have:
• Sum of digits T-Shirt number of D and the one who likes RCB is same, since the only possible
combination is (23, 32), as the one who likes RCB must be wearing even numbered T-Shirt, thus the
one who likes RCB wears T-Shirt marked 32.
• D neither likes FCB nor SRH.
• Difference of the twice the T-Shirt number of the one who likes RCB and thrice the T-Shirt number
of M, who likes CSK is 10, since the one who likes RCB wears T-Shirt marked 32.
Thus, 2RCB – 3M = 10.
Then, M = 18.
• The sum of T-Shirt number of the one who likes CSK and the one who likes MU is prime number,
since the one who likes football team wearing odd numbered T-Shirt, thus the only possible
combination of T-Shirt number is (18, 13), that means the one who likes MU wears T-Shirt marked
13.
Based on above given information we have:

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Again, we have:
• H is wearing perfect cube numbered T-Shirt, thus we have two possible cube numbers are either ‘8’
or ‘27’, thus in case (1) H is wearing T-Shirt marked 8, in case (2) H is wearing T-Shirt marked 27.
• The difference of T-Shirt number of H and the one who likes DC is 21, thus the only such possible
combination is (27, 48), that means case (1) is not valid and in case (2) the one who likes DC
wearing T-Shirt number 48.
• H neither likes FCB nor MI.
• The difference of T-Shirt number of the one who likes FCB and S is 9, thus the only such possible
combination of T-Shirt numbers are (18, 27), (23, 32), (27, 36) & (39, 48), as H doesn’t likes FCB that
means (18, 27) & (27, 36) is not possible, similarly the D doesn’t like FCB, that means (23, 32) is not
valid, thus the one who likes FCB wears T-Shirt marked 39 and S wears T-Shirt marked 48.
• Since, the one who likes DC wears T-Shirt marked 48, thus S likes DC.
• The one who likes CHE wearing T-Shirt marked none prime, since only two non-prime numbers are
possible 27 & 39, thus the one who likes CHE must be wearing T-Shirt marked 27, as the one who
likes FCB is already wearing 39 number T-Shirt.
• Since, the only remaining odd number is 23, thus D must like LIV.
Based on above given information we have:

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Case (1) is not valid as the difference of T-Shirt number of H and the one who likes DC is 21.
Again, we have:
• The Sum of the one who likes MI and the one who likes LIV is exactly same as the sum of the T-Shirt
number of R and M.
MI + LIV = R + M
Since, the one who likes LIV is wearing T-Shirt marked 23 and M wearing T-Shirt marked 18.
MI – R = (23 – 18) = 5.
As, the difference of T-Shirt marked R and MI is 5, that means the only possible T-Shirt number for
the one who likes MI are 8, 36 and 52.
Thus, the only possible such combination is (8, 13), that means the one who likes MI is wearing T-
Shirt marked 8 and R must be wearing T-Shirt marked 13.
• B is wearing even numbered T-Shirt but neither likes RCB nor MI.
• The difference between B’s T-Shirt number and the one who likes SRH is a perfect square, as B
doesn’t likes RCB and MI, thus B must like KKR.
• The product of sum of digits of the one who likes SRH and P is 108, since the only possible T-Shirt
number for the one who likes SRH is either 36 or 52, thus product of ‘7’ with any number can’t give
108, that means the one who likes SRH must wearing T-Shirt marked 36.
As, (3 + 6) X P = 108
Sum of digits of P = 108/9 = 12.
Thus, the only possible T-Shirt number whose sum is 12 are 39 and 48, that means P must like FCB
and wearing T-Shirt marked 39.
• G neither likes MI nor SRH, that means G must like RCB.
• Sum of digits of the T-Shirt number of U is 9, that means U must like SRH and E likes MI.
Based on above given information we have final arrangement as follow:

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Direction (160-164): Read the following information carefully and answer the following questions given
below.
Eight persons Sunil, Sanjay, Samir, Saurav, Saha, Saran, Sara And Sanjeev are born in same months of
different year .All have different ages and Weights. Their weights and ages are between 35-60.Their ages
are considered as on the same month and day of 2017 as their date of births. (Note: consider only
numerical value not its units)It is also known that,
Sum of Saran and Saurav’s weight is equal to 77. Samir is three years younger than Sunil. Saha born in a
year which has more than 365 days and the year which he was born is a resultant of sum of the digits
which is divisible by 5. Saha is elder than Sanjeev. Sanjay’s age is square of a number which is not more
than Saurav’s weight. The difference between birth year of Samir and Sara is 17. Sunil’s weight is divisible
by both 5 and 9. Sanjeev was born in 1966. Square difference between Sanjay’s age and Saha’s weight is
324.Difference of twice the weight of Sanjeev and one fifth of saran’s age is 63. Saran was born after Sara
whose age difference is 108 months. Average of Samir and Sara’s weight is 52. Samir is heavier than Sara,
both of them has odd number of weights. Sunil’s age is as same as that of Saurav’s weight. Saran’s weight
is a prime number which is below 41 kg. Saurav’s age is same as that of Sanjay’s weight. Sara is 4 years
younger than Saurav. Sara and Samir are not heavier than Saha. Difference between Saha’s age and Saha’s
weight is 1. Samir’s age is more than Sanjeev’s weight. Sanjeev’s weight is not divisible by 5.

160) What is Saran’s weight and Sara’s age respectively?


a)37 and 45 b)54 and 59 c)54 and 37 d)37 and 54 e)None of these

161) What is the sum of Sanjay’s weight and Saurav’s age?


a)104 b)114 c)116 d)106 e)None of these

162) Saurav is how many years elder than Saha?


a)58 b)05 c)45 d)54 e)None of these

163) If Sara’s weight is five kg more than Saha’s weight, What is difference of weight between Sara and
Saurav’s weight?
a) 19 b) 25 c) 09 d) 18 e) None of these

164) What is Samir’s age?


a) 51 b) 53 c) 40 d) 37 e) cannot be determined

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Direction (160-164):
Solution:

Answers:
160) Answer: d
161) Answer: c
162) Answer: b
163) Answer: a
164) Answer: d

Explanation:

Sanjeev is born in 1966 .Saran’s weight is a prime number which is below 41kg. So saran’s weight is 37 kg.
Sum of Saran’s weight andSaurav’sweight is equal to 77 Kg. Saurav’s weight is 40 kg. Sunil’s age is as same
as that of Saurav’s weight. So, Sunil is 40 years old. Samir is three years younger than Sunil. Samir is 37
years old. Sanjay’s age is square of a number which is not more than Saurav’sweight .so it is 36.

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Saha born in a year which has more than 365 days and its resultant of sum of digits is divisible by 5. Saha is
elder than Sanjeev. Saha was born in leap year either 1960 or 1964. But its resultant of sum of digits is
divisible by 5. So, saha was born in 1964.

The difference between birth year of Samir and Sara is 17. Hence Sara age is 54 years. Saurav’s age is as
same as that of Sanjay’s weight. Sara’s is 4 years younger than Saurav. Saurav’s age and Sanjay’s weight is
54.

Sunil’s weight is divisible by both 5 and 9.Only number which is divisible by both 5 and 9 is 45. Square
difference between Sanjay’s age and Saha’s weight is 324. So, Saha’s weight is 54. Difference of twice the
weight of Sanjeev and one fifth of saran’s age is 63. Saran was born after Sara whose age difference is 108
months (9 years difference). Hence saran age is 45 and Sanjeev weight is 36. Difference between Saha’s
age and Saha’s weight is 1. Samir age is more than Sanjeev’s weight. Sanjeev’s weight is not divisible by 5.

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Average of Samir and Sara’s weight is 52. Samir is heavier than Sara both of them have odd number
weights. Only possibility is 51 and 53. Samir is heavier sara, Samir has a weight of 53 kg and Sara has a
weight of 51 kg.

Directions (165-168): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions below.
Seven short films P, Q, R, S, T, U and V are screened in different time slots/Sessions. The timing can be of
30 minutes, 45 minutes or one hour. There is no gap between two sessions; it means if session 1 ended at
12.30pm then session 2 starts at 12.30pm and so on. Each film is screened at different theatres A, B, C, D,
E, F and G on the same building but not necessarily in the same order.
In theatre F, the film was screened at 1.30PM. T and the film which was screened in theatre F had
consecutive slots. The last session ended at 4.15PM. R and the film which was screened at theatre D had
sessions of 45minutes. The film which was screened in theatre E took its session immediately after a
session of 30minutes. The film U was screened at theatre G. There was one film screened between U and
V. U is screened before V. The film screened in theatre C was started at 12.00PM. The film Q was screened
immediately after the film R. The film screened in Theatre A had its session immediately after S’s session.

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Number of sessions after S’s session was twice as that of the number of sessions after T’s session. T was
screened in Theatre B.P was screened at 3.00pm.

165) Which of the following films was screened at theatre C?


a) P b) S c) R d) T e) None of those given as option

166) Film T was screened between _____?


a) 2.00pm – 2.30pm b) 1.30pm – 2.15pm c) 1.30pm-2.00pm
d) 3.00pm-3.45pm e) 2.30pm-3.00pm

167)Which of the following is not correct?


a) Three films are screened between R and P b) Film Q screened at theatre F
c) Total time duration of film R is 45minutes d) Flim U screened immediately after film T
e) All are correct

168) Four of the five among the following are similar in such a way to form a group, which one of the
following doesn’t belong to the group?
a) S – C b) Q – F c) T- B d) U- G e) V-A

Directions (165-168):
Solutions:

Answers:
165) Answer: B
166) Answer: A
167) Answer: E
168) Answer: E

Explanation:
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• The last session ended at 4.15PM

• P was screened at 3.00pm

• Number of sessions after S’s session was twice as that of the number of sessions after T’s session.
• T was screened in Theatre B
• T and the film which was screened in theatre F had consecutive slots
• In theatre F, the film was screened at 1.30PM

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• The film screened in Theatre A had its session immediately after S’s session. We cannot fix the
position of A in case1b and case 2b, so these cases are eliminated.

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• The film Q was screened immediately after the film R.

• There was one film screened between U and V.


• U is screened before V.
• The film U was screened at theatre G.

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• The film screened in theatre C started at 12.00PM.

• R and the film which was screened in theatre D had sessions of 45minutes.

• The time interval between Q and P is 1.30 hours, we should divide this into 3, and then we get time
for each session because Film P is held at 3.00pm. So Film, Q, T and U held at a time 30minutes.

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• R and the film which was screened at theatre D had sessions of 45minutes.
• The film which was screened in theatre E took its session immediately after a session of 30minutes.
So case 2b is the final arrangement.

Directions (169-173): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions below.
Raj, Dev, Hari, Sam, James and Dino took mountain treking. The assignment for was to click photograph of
mountain range, so they decided to take a trip for 12 days. A different team of two person took the
photograph on each day. Some day they didn’t able to take picture, but they returned home with picture
of six mountain range viz. Himalayas, Aravalli, Vindhya, Western Ghats, Hindu Kush and Garhwal.
• James, Sam and Dev together are a part of photographing all the six mountain ranges. Raj and Sam,
Dino and Hari however was not able to take photograph as a team.
• Dino and James successfully photographed on one day as a team. James was not the person who
took photograph of Himalayas. Raj was not the member of the team who took photograph of
Garhwal.
• Hari is one person in the team who took picture of Aravalli. Each person participated in
photography of two mountain ranges only.
• One person took photograph of Vindhya, he also took photograph of another mountain range when
pairing with James.
• Neither Dino nor Raj took photograph of Western Ghats. One person took photograph of both
Hindu Kush and Himalayas.
• None of the person was the member of the team who took picture of both the Western Ghats and
Himalayas.

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169) Which among the following pair of persons took photograph of Hindu Kush?
a) James – Hari b) Dino – Sam c) Raj – James d) Sam – James e) None of these

170) Which of the following photograph was clicked by Sam?


a) Vindhya &Aravalli b) Aravalli& Western Ghats c) Himalayas &Garhwal
d) Western Ghats & Vindhya e) None of these

171) Which of the following combination of team and mountain range is true?
a) Dino – Dev – Garhwal b) Hari – Dino – Vindhya c) James – Dev – Aravalli
d) Dino – Sam – Vindhya e) More than one combination is true.

172) Which of the following person is one of the team member of the one who took photograph of
Garhwal?
a) Dino b) Sam c) James d) Both A or B e) Both A or C

173) Which of the following pair of the person doesn’t form a successful team?
a) Dino – James b) Dino – Raj c) Hari – Dev d) Raj – James e) None of these

Directions (169-173):
Solutions:

Answers:
169.Answer: C
Explanation:
Clearly, Raj – James took photography of Hindu Kush
Hence, option C is correct choice.

170.Answer: D
Explanation:
Clearly, Sam clicked photograph of Vindhya & Western Ghats.
Hence, option D is correct choice

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171.Answer: D
Explanation:
Clearly, only combination D is correct.
Hence, option D is correct choice.

172.Answer: E
Explanation:
Clearly, Dino and James took photograph of Garhwal Range.
Hence, option E is correct choice.

173.Answer: B
Explanation:
Clearly, Dino-Raj doesn’t form a successful team.
Hence, option B is correct choice.
Explanation:

We have:
• Since, Raj, Dev, Hari, Sam, James and Dino took the assignment to click picture as pair, thus we
have:
(Raj, Dev), (Raj, Hari), (Raj, Sam), (Raj, James), (Raj, Dino), (Dev, Hari), (Dev, Sam), (Dev, James),
(Dev, Dino), (Hari, Sam), (Hari, James), (Hari, Dino), (Sam, James), (Sam, Dino) and (James, Dino).
• Raj and Sam, Dino and Hari however was not able to took photograph as a team, that means (Raj,
Sam) & (Dino, Hari) is not valid pair.
• Dino and James successfully photographed on one day as a team, let’s says six ranges are R1 to R6,
thus Dino and James took photograph of range R1.
Based on above given information we have the following possible combination of pairs:

Thus, from above given diagram we can have possible valid combinations for each mountain ranges are:
R1: (Dino, James)
R2: (Dino, Sam), (Dino, Dev) & (Dino, Raj)
R3: (James, Sam), (James, Hari), (James, Dev) & (James, Raj)
R4: (Sam, Hari) & (Sam, Dev)
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R5: (Hari, Dev) & (Hari, Raj)
R6: (Dev, Raj)
Again, we have:
• James, Sam and Dev together are a part of photographing all the six mountain ranges, thus from
mountain range R2 (Dino, Raj) & from mountain range R5 (Hari, Raj) are not valid pairs.
From above given information we have:

• Each person participated in photography of two mountain ranges only, since Dev is a part of
photographing the mountain range R5 & R6, thus all pairs other than R5 & R6 having Dev as a pair is
not valid.
From above given information we have:

From above given diagram we have:


R1: (Dino, James)
R2: (Dino, Sam)
R3: (James, Sam), (James, Hari) & (James, Raj)
R4: (Sam, Hari)
R5: (Hari, Dev)
R6: (Dev, Raj)
• Since, Sam participated in photographing of both the mountain range R2 & R4, thus from the
mountain range R3 (James, Sam) is not valid.
• Similarly, Hari participated in photographing both the mountain range R4 & R5, thus from the
mountain range R3 (James, Hari) is not valid.
From above given information we have:

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From above given diagram we have:


R1: (Dino, James)
R2: (Dino, Sam)
R3: (James, Raj)
R4: (Sam, Hari)
R5: (Hari, Dev)
R6: (Dev, Raj)
Again, we have:
• One person took photograph of Vindhya, he also took photograph of another mountain range when
pairing with James, that means James doesn’t take photograph of Vindhya but the person with
James took photograph of Vindhya, thus in case (1) the pair Dino-Sam took photograph of Vindhya,
in case (2) the pair Dev-Raj took photograph of Vindhya.
• Hari is one person in the team who took picture of Aravalli, that means in case (1a) & case (2a)
Sam-Hari took photograph of Aravalli, in case (1b) & case (2b) Hari-Dev took photograph of Aravalli.
• Neither Dino nor Raj took photograph of Western Ghats, that means in case (1a) & case (2a) Hari-
Dev took photograph of Western Ghats, in case (1b) & case (2b) Sam-Hari took photograph of
Eastern-Ghats.
Based on above given information we have:

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Again, we have:
• James was not the person who took photograph of Himalayas, that means in case (1a) & case (1b)
Dev-Raj took photograph of Himalayas, in case (2a) & case (2b) Dino-Sam took photograph of
Himalayas.
• None of the person was the member of the team who took picture of both the Western Ghats and
Himalayas, that means case (1a) & case (2b) is not valid.
Based on above given information we have:

Case (1a) & case (2b) is not valid as none of the person was member of the team who took picture of
both the Western Ghats and Himalayas.
Again, we have:
• One person took photograph of both Hindu Kush and Himalayas, that means, in case (1b) James-Raj
took photograph of Hindu Kush, in case (2a) Dino-James took photograph of Hindu Kush.
• Raj was not the member of the team who took photograph of Garhwal, thus case (2a) is not valid.
Based on above given information we have final arrangement as follow:

Case (2a) is not valid as Raj was not the member of the team who took photograph of Garhwal.
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LIC AAO mains Memory based Puzzles (held on 28th June2019)
Directions (174-178): Study the following information carefully and answer the below questions.
Seven person namely – A, B, C, D, E, F and G, join the company on different day of week starting from
Monday to Sunday. Age of each person is different viz. 19, 21, 23, 27, 32, 36 and 42 years. All the
information are not necessary in same order.
The sum of ages of B and the one who joins on Saturday is 53. Sum of ages of the one who joins on
Thursday and F is twice the age of B. At least two person joins between E and the one whose age is perfect
square. Two person joins between D and the one whose age is 32 years. The one whose age is 27 years
joins the company four days before A. Two person joins between F and G. The one whose age is 27 years
joins the college just before B. C neither joins on adjacent day of the one whose age is 19 nor his age is
perfect cube. A neither joins the company on adjacent day of D nor joins on Sunday.

174) Who joins the company on Wednesday?


a) D b) F c) B d) E e) None of these

175) How many person joins the company after the one whose age is 21 years?
a) Two b) Four c) Five d) One e) None

176) What is the difference between the ages of the one who joins on Monday and the one who joins on
Friday?
a) 15 years b) 9 years c) 6 years d) 4 years e) None of these

177) Which of the following statement is not correct?


a) E joins company just before the one whose age is 21 years.
b) A joins two day before the one whose age is 23 years.
c) Three person visits between C and the one whose age is 42 years.
d) D visits just before the one whose age is 19 years.
e) All the above statements are true.

178) If D is related to 36, similarly G is related to 32, then who among the following person is related to
19?
a) B b) E c) C d) F e) None of these

Directions (174-178):
Solutions:

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Answer:
174.Answer: A
Explanation:
Clearly, D joins the company on Wednesday.
Hence, option A is correct choice.

175.Answer: C
Explanation:
Clearly, only five person joins the company after the one whose age is 21 years.
Hence, option C is correct choice.

176.Answer: B
Explanation:
Clearly, the required difference = (36 – 27) = 9 years.
Hence, option B is correct choice.

177.Answer: C
Explanation:
Clearly, only statement C is not correct.
Hence, option C is correct choice.

178.Answer: A
Explanation:
Clearly, D joins two days before the one whose age is 36 years, similarly G joins two days before the one
whose age is 32 years, thus B is related to the one whose age is 19 years.
Hence, option A is correct choice.
Explanation:
We have:
• The sum of ages of B and the one who joins on Saturday is 53, since only such possible combination
is (21, 32).
• Sum of ages of the one who joins on Thursday and F is twice the age of B.
• Since, age of B is either 21 years or 32 years, thus only such combination is (19, 23, 21), that means
age of B must be 21 years and ages of the one who joins on Saturday is 32 years.
• That means, we have two possible cases, in case (1) age of F must be 19 years, in case (2) age of F is
23 years.
• Two person joins between D and the one whose age is 32 years, that means D joins the company on
Wednesday.
Based on above given information we have:

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Again, we have:
• A neither joins the company on adjacent day of D nor joins on Sunday.
• The one whose age is 27 years joins the company four days before A.
• The one whose age is 27 years joins the college just before B, that means in case (1) & case (2) A
joins on Friday and B joins on Tuesday.
• Two person joins between F and G.
• As, in case (1) age of F is 19 years, in case (2) age of F is 23 years, thus in case (1) & case (2) F joins
on Sunday.
• C neither joins on adjacent day of the one whose age is 19 nor his age is perfect cube, that means in
case (2) C’s age is 32 years and joins on Friday, case (1) is not valid.
Based on above given information we have:

Case (1) is not valid as C neither joins on adjacent day of the one whose age is 19 nor his age is perfect
cube.
Again, we have:
• At least two person joins between E and the one whose age is perfect square, that means age of A
is 36 years.
Based on above given information we have final arrangement as follow:

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IBPS CLERK MAINS Memory based Puzzle– (held on 20th January 2019)
Directions (179-182): Study the following information carefully and answer the below questions.
Six boxes A, B, C, D, E and F are placed in a stack one above other. Each box contains different number of
chocolates 40, 60, 80, 90, 100 and 120 but not necessarily in the same order.
Box which has 40 chocolates is just below the box which has 120 chocolates. One box placed between box
E and the box which have 120 chocolates. F contains 100 chocolates. One box is placed between box B and
the box which have 90 chocolates. Box C is placed immediately below box A. Three boxes placed between
C and the box which contains 40 chocolates. The box which contains 60 chocolates is placed below box F.
Three boxes placed between box D and the box which have 60 chocolates.

179) How many boxes are placed between box D and box C?
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 0 e) More than 3

180) Which box is placed just above box which has 120 chocolates?
a) D b) E c) F d) A e) None

181) What is the total number of chocolates of box A and box B?


a) 200 b) 180 c) 100 d) 140 e) 240

182) Which box is placed at bottom of the stack?


a) C b) A c) B d) D e) F

Directions (179-182):
Solution:

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Answers:
179) Answer: C
180) Answer: E
181) Answer: A
182) Answer: A
Explanation:
• Box C is placed immediately below box A.
• Three boxes placed between C and the box which contains 40 chocolates.
• Box which has 40 chocolates is just below the box which has 120 chocolates.

• One box placed between box E and the box which have 120 chocolates.

• F contains 100 chocolates.

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• One box is placed between box B and the box which have 90 chocolates.

• The box which contains 60 chocolates is placed below box F. Three boxes placed between box D
and the box which have 60 chocolates. Case 1 is the final arrangement.

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IBPS PO MAINS Memory based 2018 – (held on 18th November 2018)


Directions (183-188): Study the following information to answer the given questions:
Six persons are born in six different years. Their ages are calculated with respect to 2018. None of them is
More than 90 years old. They like six different fruits Cherry, Orange, Apple, Mango, Banana and Grapes
but not necessarily in the same order.
Note: If the person age is considered as last two digits of the person Birth year, then it will be at any
sequence. For example, X age is considered as last two digit of Y birth year-1936, and then X age is either
36 or 63.
Tarun was born in 1983.The difference between age of Tarun and the one who like cherry is 21 years.
Visakha age was sum of all the digits of birth year of the one who like cherry. The one who like Mango is 5
years elder than Visakha. Only one person born was before Arko. Arko age was equal to the last two digit
of the Birth year of the one who like Mango. The difference between Ages of Arko and Viraj was
24years.The one who likes Banana born immediately before the one who like Grapes. The age of the one
who like Apple was not an even Number. Manika was elder than Charu.

183) Who among the following person like Orange?


a) None of those given as options b) The one who was 56 years old
c) The one who like Banana d) Charu
e) The one who was born on 2000

184) What is the age of the one who like Grapes and the one who like Apple respectively?
a) 7, 31 b) 70, 46 c) 35, 59 d) None of those given as options e) 59, 35

185) Which of the following is Correct?


a) Visakha is the second youngest person
b) None of the given options are correct
c) Arko is Younger than Manika
d) The one who like Mango and the one who like Banana are born in odd number year
e) Arko was born on 2011

186) What will be the sum of ages of the youngest and the eldest person in the group?
a) 101 years b) 77 years c) 111 years d) 97 years e) None of those given as options

187) Which of the following statement(s) is/are true?


I) Two persons were born between the one like Cherry and the one who like Orange
II) The Number of person born before Manika was same as the number of person born after Tarun
III) The Sum of digits of Birth year of Viraj is not equal to Visakha age
a) Only (I) b) Only (II) Only (III) c) All (I), (II) and (III) d) Only (I) and (II) e) Only (III)

188) Arko like which of the following Fruits?


a) Orange b) Grapes c) None of those given as options d) Cherry e) Banana

Directions (183-188):
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Solution:

Answers:
183) Answer: E
184) Answer: E
185) Answer: D
186) Answer: A
187) Answer: D
188) Answer: B

Explanation:
• Tarun was born in 1983.

• The difference between age of Tarun and the one who like cherry is 21 years.

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• Visakha age was sum of all the digits of birth year of the one who like cherry.

• The one who like Mango is 5 years elder than Visakha.

• Arko age was equal to the last two digit of the Birth year of the one who like Mango.

• The difference between Ages of Arko and Viraj was 24years.

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• Only one person were born before Arko. From this statement case 2a and case 2b is eliminated.
• The one who like Banana born immediately before the one who like Grapes.

• The age of the one who like Apple was not an even Number. Manika was elder than Charu.

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IBPS RRB Officer Scale 1 – Mains (Held on 22nd September 2018)


Directions (189-193): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.
Seven Person, A, B, C, D, E, F and G are born in seven different years 1950, 1953, 1961, 1968, 1972, 1985
and 1996. They like different Fruits Mango, Banana, Guava, Pomegranate, Litchi, Apple and Fig.
Note: All the information is not necessarily in the same order. They are all born on same month and
same date but different year. Their ages are calculated on base year of 2018.
The Sum of ages of B and E is 90 years. B is elder than E. The difference between E and The one like fig is 11
years. The one who like Pomegranate is younger to two people. The sum of ages of the one who likes
Pomegranate and G is 103 years. The one who like Banana is younger than G. The number of person
younger than the one who like Banana is as same number of person elder than the one who like Mango.
The sum of ages of A and D is 115 years. A is Younger than D. The difference between ages of A and the
one who likes Guava is 15 years. F is elder than C. The one who like Litchi is elder than the one who likes
apple.

189) Which of the following is true?


i) F is younger than D
ii) C like Apple
iii) E is the youngest person
a) Only (i) and (ii) b) Only (ii) c) Only (iii) d) Only (i) and (iii) e) All (i), (ii) and (iii)

190) Who among them like Pomegranate?


a) E b) F c) A d) D e) None of those given as option

191) How many people Younger than G?


a) One b) Two c) Three d) More than Three e) None

192) In a certain way B is related to D, and F is related to A, in the same way C is related to who among
the following person?
a) The one like Mango b) The one like Apple c) The one like Litchi
d) The one like Guava e) The one like Banana

193) Who was born just before G?


a) The one like Pomegranate b) The one who like Fig c) B
d) The one who like Litchi e) D

Directions (189-193):
Solution:

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Answers:
189. Answer: D
190. Answer: B
191. Answer: B
192. Answer: E
193.Answer:D
Explanation:
• 1950 – 68 years
• 1953 – 65 years
• 1961 – 57 years
• 1968 – 50 years
• 1972 – 46 years
• 1985 – 33 years
• 1996 – 22 years
• The Sum of ages of B and E is 90 years.
• B is elder than E. We have two possible cases,

• The difference between E and the one like fig is 11years.

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• The one who like Pomegranate is younger to two people.

• The sum of ages of the one who likes Pomegranate and G is 103 years.

• The one who like Banana is younger than G.

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• The number of person younger than the one who like Banana is as same number of person elder
than the one who like Mango.

• The sum of ages of A and D is 115 years.


• A is Younger than D.

• The difference between ages of A and the one who likes Guava is 15 years.

• F is elder than C.

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• The one who like Litchi is elder than the one who likes apple. SO the final arrangement is

SBI Clerk Mains Memory based Puzzles (held on August 5 -2018)


Directions (194-198): Study the given information carefully and answer the following questions.
Seven people – M, L, J, I, K, O and Y are studying in three different classes, Class 9, Class 10 and Class 8. Not
more than three people Studying in the same class. They secure different marks in English viz., 5, 16, 19,
20, 24, 36 and 57 but not necessarily in the same order. The persons who are studying in 8th class secure
only even numbered marks and the persons who are studying in 10th class secure only Odd numbered
marks.
The marks secured by class 9 students are more than that of the marks secured by class 10 students. M
Secured less than 30 marks and studies with Y. The sum of marks secure by K and Y is more than 90 marks.
Only O and L studying in class 10. O secured more marks than L. M and J are studying in different class. M
secure more marks than I. M and K studying in different class. J and I secure a mark which is a multiple of 4.
I and Y are studying in the same class. M is junior to K. The mark scored by J is not a multiple of 5.

194) What will be the mark secured by O?


a) 5 b) 19 c) None of these d) 16 e) 24

195) What will be the sum of marks secured by J and Y?


a) 52 b) 56 c) 60 d) None of these e) 48

196) Who among them are studying in class 9?


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a) Y and O b) K and M c) J and K d) I and Y e) Both (c) and (D)

197) What will be the difference between the marks secured by J and L?
a) 19 b) 21 c) 29 d) None of these e) 24

198) How many persons secured more marks than J?


a) One b) Two c) Three d) None e) More than three

Directions (194-198):
Solution:

Persons Class Marks


M 8 20
L 10 5
J 9 24
I 8 16
K 9 57
O 10 19
Y 8 36

Answers:
194. Answer: B
195. Answer: C
196. Answer: C
197. Answer: A
198. Answer: B
Explanation:
• Note:They secure different marks in English viz., 5, 16, 19, 20, 24, 36 and 57.The persons who is
studying in 8th class secure only even number marks and the person who study 10th class secure
only Odd number marks.
• The sum of marks secure by K and Y is more than 90 marks.(K/Y=57/36)
• O and L only studying in class 10. ( O and L secure = 5/19 marks)
• O secure more marks than L. So O secure 19 marks and L secure 5 marks.
• M Secured less than 30 marks and studies with Y. M secure more marks than I. So M secure either
20 or 24.

Persons Class Marks


M 20/24
L 10 5
J
I
K 36/57
O 10 19
Y 36/57

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• M and J studying in different class.


• I and Y studying in the same class.
• M and K studying in different class.
• M is junior to K.
• From this J and K studying in class 9.
• M, I and Y are studying in class 8.
• The mark scored by J is not a multiple of 5.
• J and I secure a mark which is a multiple of 4.
So the final arrangement becomes
Persons Class Marks
M 8 20
L 10 5
J 9 24
I 8 16
K 9 57
O 10 19
Y 8 36

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