# Puzzles :-

Directions (Q. 1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
There are four pairs of husband and wife among, A, B, C, D,E,F, G and H. All are sitting around a circular
table facing the centre. All pairs belong to a different city, viz Lucknow, Ranchi, Patna and Delhi. Each man
sits beside his wife. B is the wife of the man who belongs to Lucknow and sits second to the right of A, who
belongs to Delhi. G is the wife of the one who belongs to Patna and sits on his right, .F and D are male
members in the group and one of them does not belong to Patna. .C is an immediate neighbour of B and A
and is on the immediate right of her husband. E and A are immediate neighbours. H is wife of E and sits
third to the right of F.
1). C belongs to which of the following cities?
a) Delhi
b) Patna
c) Ranchi
d) Can’t be determined
e) None of these
2). Who among the following is sitting second to the right of B?
a) A
b) F
c) D
d) G
e) None of these
3). Which of the following pairs belongs to Patna?
a) D, G
b) H, E
c) E, G
d) B, D
e) None of these
4). The person who sits opposite E is the husband of
a) H
b) C
c) D
d) B
e) None of these
5). Who among the following is the husband of G?
a) E
b) F
c) B
d) H
e) None of these
Directions (Q. 6-10): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
Eight friends H, J, K, L, M, N, O and P are sitting around a circular table facing the centre, but not
necessarily in the same order. There are five females in the group of friends. No two male persons are
immediate neighbours of each other. N sits third to the right of P, Who sits second to the right of his wife. J
sits second to the right of her husband H, who is not an immediate neighbour of P’s wife. K is not an
immediate neighbour of P. M sits second to the right of her husband. O is not an immediate neighbour of J.
L sits second to the right of N, who is not a male.
6). Who among the following sits exactly between two males?
a) M
b) O
c) J
d) N
e) K
7). Who among the following is wife of P?
a) K
b) O
c) L
d) N
e) None of these
8). In which of the following pairs is the second person second to the right of the first person?
a) M,O
b) H, P
c) K,J
d) N, P
e) None of these
9). How many females are there exactly between J and N?
a) One
b) Two
c) Three
d) None
e) None of these
10). Who among the following is third to the right of J?

a) H
b) O
c) Wife of L
d) Wife of P
e) None of these
Directions: Study the following information and answer the question given below.

Seven books namely Book-1, Book-2, Book-3, Book-4, Book-5, Book-6 and Book-7 of seven different
authors namely Author-A, Author-B, Author-C, Author-D, Author-E, Author-F, Author-G have been
bought in seven different months viz. January, February, March, April, May, June and July of the same
year, but not necessarily in the same order. Each book is kept on a different shelf of a cabinet having
different shelves arranged vertically. The lowermost shelf of the cabinet is numbered 1, the one above
that is numbered 2 and so on till the topmost shelf is numbered 7. Further the following information is
provided:
(1) Book-7 is kept on the second shelf and has been bought in March. The book which is kept on the
first shelf has been bought in June. Book-2 has been bought immediately before Book-5.
(2) Book-5 is not kept on the fifth shelf. The book which is kept on the sixth shelf hasn't been bought
immediately before or after Book-7. Book-6 hasn't been bought in July and is not kept on the third
shelf. Book-4 hasn't been bought in any one of the months before Book-1.
(3) Book-2 hasn't been bought in any of the months after Book-7. The book which is kept on the
seventh shelf hasn't been bought in any of the months on or before May. The book which is kept on the
third shelf has been bought immediately after Book-3.
(4) Two books are kept between the book which is written by Author-E and the book which is written by
Author-B. Only one book is kept between the book which is written by Author-B and the book which is
written by Author-A. Two books are kept between the books which are written by Author-A and
Author-F.
(5) The books which are kept on the fourth and fifth shelves are not written by Author-F. The book
which is written by Author-A is kept immediately below the book which is written by Author-D.
(6) Four books are kept between the books which are written by Author-D and Author-G. The book
which is written by Author-E is kept on one of the shelves above the shelf numbered 3.

1. Which of the following books is written by Author-A?

a) Book-1

b) Book-3 Correct Answer.

c) Book-2

d) Book-6

e) Book-5
 2. Book-6 is kept on which of the following shelves?

a) 1Correct Answer.

b) 2

c) 3

d) 4

e) None of these

3. Which among the following books has been bought in July?

a) Book-1

b) Book-2

c) Book-3

d) Book-4Correct Answer.

e) Book-5

Which of the following combinations is correct?

a) Book-4 – January – Author-B

b) Book-3 – February – Author-A

c) Book-1 – May – Author-CCorrect Answer.

d) Book-7 – June – Author-F

e) Book-5 – July – Author-B

How many books are kept between Book-2 and the book written by Author-F?

a) 0

b) 1

c) 3Correct Answer.

d) 2

e) 4

How many books were bought before the book written by Author-D?

a) 0Correct Answer.
 b) 1

c) 2

d) 3

e) 4

Four among the following five are alike in a certain way and form a group. Which one of them does not
belong to the group?

a) Book-4 – January

b) Book-3 – February

c) Book-1 – March

d) Book-7 – June

e) Book-5 – JulyCorrect Answer.

Which of the following pairs of books is kept on the extreme shelves of the cabinet?

a) Book-2 and Book-6

b) Book-4 and Book-6Correct Answer.

c) Book-4 and Book-7

d) Book-3 and Book-2

e) Cannot be determined

Directions: Study the given information carefully and answer the questions given below:
There is a eight member committee heading a Business meeting are sitting in 2 parallel rows . There are
four cities - Chandigarh, Delhi, Patiala and Ambala. Two members represent each cities. Name of
members are Sachin, Neetu, Gaurav, Ahmed, Suman, Rahul, Kanika and Ravi not necessarily in the same
order as the names of cities. The members are from different professions - Businessman, C.A., Engineer,
M.B.A., Teacher, Editor, Graduate, M.F.C. During a meeting the members sat on the opposite sides of a
long table, 4 on each side.

Now read some of the additional information given before answering the questions.
(1) Neetu (sitting at right extreme position) the C.A. is sitting immediate left of businessman. Sachin is
neither M.F.C. nor teacher nor Editor and representing Chandigarh.
(2) No two representatives of the same city are sitting adjacent to each other except those of
Chandigarh. Representative of Delhi State are sitting opposite to each other.
(3) Ahmed the M.B.A., represents Ambala is sitting on the immediate left of Suman, She is neither
Engineer nor M.F.C.
(4) One of the representative of Patiala State is sitting between Ravi and Gaurav. Graduate is sitting just
next to Ravi.
(5) Rahul is teacher sitting on extreme right bottom position and not representing Chandigarh.
(6) Ahmed and Gaurav are not sitting in end positions.

Who is the Businessman?

a) Ravi

b) Suman

c) Gaurav

d) SachinCorrect Answer.

e) None of the above

Who among the following represent city Ambala?

a) Ravi

b) Sachin

c) Kanika

d) Neetu

e) None of the aboveCorrect Answer.

Which is the profession of Ravi?

a) MFC

b) Teacher

c) Editor

d) Businessman

e) Can't be determinedCorrect Answer.

Who is sitting next to Neetu?

a) Ravi

b) Ahmed

c) Kanika

d) Gaurav
 e) None of theseCorrect Answer.

Which of the following statement is true?

a) Gaurav is teacher and sitting opposite to Neetu

b) Ravi is a MFC and sitting opposite to Suman

c) Kanika is Businessman

d) Sachin and Neetu are representing ChandigarhCorrect Answer.

e) All of the above

Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions.

Ten persons from ten different cities viz. Delhi, Jaipur, Patna, Indore, Mangaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad,
Bengaluru, Raipur and Sri Nagar are sitting in two parallel rows containing five people each, in such a
way that there is an equal distance between adjacent persons. In row 1- A, B, C, D and E are seated and
some of them are facing South and some of them are facing North. In row 2 – P, Q, R, S and T are
seated and some of them are facing South and some of them are facing North. Therefore in the given
seating arrangement, each member seated in a row either faces another member of the other row or
seated behind each other.(All the information given above does not necessarily represent the order of
seating in the final arrangement.) Each one of them like different colors viz, Grey, Brown, Black, Blue,
White, Yellow, Red, Pink, Orange and Green but not necessarily in the same order.
The person from Indore sits to the immediate right of Q, who seated exactly in the middle of the row. P
faces one of the immediate neighbors of the person from Jaipur. D faces one of the immediate
neighbors of the person from Patna. S is not from Patna. D is neither from Mangaluru nor from
Chennai. P sits immediate right of the person from Raipur. R sits one of the extreme ends of the line and
from Raipur. C sits third to the right of person from Jaipur. Only One person sits between the person
from Raipur and Q. C sits to the immediate right of the person who faces S. Only two people sit
between C and E. S is neither from Delhi nor from Bengaluru. The person from Mangaluru sits second to
the right of the one who faces North Direction. One of the immediate neighbors of the person from
Mangaluru behind the person from Patna. P does not face A and faces south direction. The person from
Delhi sits exactly between the persons from Sri Nagar and Mangaluru. The person from Chennai faces
the person from Sri Nagar. T faces North Direction and sits immediate left of Q. Only one person sit
between the persons from Patna and Indore. A faces the opposite direction to the person from
Hyderabad. Two persons sit between the one who likes Brown and the one who likes Grey. Three
persons sit between the one who likes Red and the one who likes Green. Neither s nor R like Red. D
does not like Green. R and S does not like Black. The person who likes Brown sits between the person
who likes White and Black. The person who likes Pink sit between Blue and Orange. C does not like
orange.

Which of the following is true regarding C?

a) C faces south directionCorrect Answer.

b) C is from Bengaluru

c) The person from Indore faces C

d) The person from Hyderabad is an immediate neighbor of C

e) The person from Delhi is an immediate neighbor of C

R is related to Indore in the same way as C is related to Mangaluru based on the given arrangement, To
who amongst the following is T related to the following same pattern?

a) Delhi

b) Patna

c) Jaipur

d) Srinagar

e) ChennaiYour answer is correct.

Which of the following is odd man out

a) SCorrect Answer.

b) T

c) R

d) E

e) D

4 out of the 5 pairs are related in a particular way. find the odd pair out.

a) SriNagar - S

b) T - blue
 c) Raipur - Green

d) A - PinkCorrect Answer.

e) S - Red

# Answer :-
Directions (Q. 1-5):

1). Answer: a)
2). Answer: c)
3). Answer: a)
4). Answer: d)
5). Answer: e)

Directions (Q. 6-10):

L(+)M(-)
P(+)K(-)
H(+)J(-)

6).Answer: b)
7).Answer: a)
8).Answer: a)
9).Answer: d)
10).Answer: c)

Direction 11-18
Shelf Book Month Author
7 Book-4 July Author-B
6 Book-2 January Author-D
5 Book-3 April Author-A
4 Book-5 February Author-E
3 Book-1 May Author-C
2 Book-7 March Author-F
1 Book-6 June Author-G

Direction : 19-25
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