TANTRA’10

ONLINE
PUZZLE
SET 2
RULES

Ø This problem set contains 5 sections with total of 100 points.

Ø The answers should be mailed to onlinepuzzle@tantrasmvec.com

on or before 27th August ’10, 8.00 p.m.

Ø POINTS TO REMEMBER
• PLEASE DO NOT SEND YOUR ANSWERS IN THE BODY OF
YOUR EMAIL, instead attach your answer documents in
*.pdf (preferable) or any other standard text format.

• Mention your user name (registered for online puzzle),

college name and phone number in the body of your email.

• Ensure that the answers are in the same order as that of the
questions given and correct question numbers precede the
answers.

• Prizes will be awarded to the top two winners based on the

cumulative points scored in all the rounds.

• First two early birds will be awarded with bonus points

SECTION I: (4X5=20)
Find the missing element in the series:
1. 3,10,21,?,65
2. 1,5,?,15,21
3. e,h,j,?,o,p,t
4. a,d,?,p,y

SECTION II: (4X5=20)

Find the equivalence:
1. If RBDMS = CMKBD
Then NLCEP = ?
2. If SMVEC = EGXOU
Then TANTRA =?
3. If LOVE=CGQG
Then CALENDER=?
4. If CIPHER = DGSDJL
Then CODE = ?
SECTION III: (4X5=20)
The below given are the quotes said by some famous persons
which are in encrypted form. Can you decrypt and give the
correct quote?
1. 925196 529 5168251512 1143 82514825853,5163
72582334123 112513 167261125 125710813856,112513
826 2595 12743 1124975 5163 14942634.
2. GKMU WYDGU RYJJQLUGG CRUHUDUH FRUA SK KFRUHG
CRULUDUH FRUA SK.
3. NFCXF PPVJJPH HPT VPNPTTPX XJJDJ DBP DF FPPF VPFBZ.
4. FKQRFQFLK TFII QBII QEB QEFKHFKD JFKA TEBOE QL ILLH
KBUQ.
5. DGCWVA KP VJKPIU GZKUVU KP VJG OKPF YJKEJ
EQPVGORNCVGU VJGO.

SECTION IV: (4X5=20)

ANAGRAM:
1. AN ROAR BLED (Famous Australian cricketer)
2. JAPAN DRAMS MARK ELF (English Football player)
3. SACRED WHIRS INN (Ig Nobel prize winner)
4. GAIN ME (A form of Computer virus)
SECTION V: (1X20=20)
In the below given 9 X9 grid, fill the white squares with number
1 to 9 such that no row nor column will contain a repeated
number. Once filled in, the 8 numbers around the shaded box
should sum to the number in the shaded box.

38 40 40 34

35 33 38 41

46 33 43 48

43 45 40 41