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Puzzles are raw data for a series or order of things that must be sorted methodically in order to accurately show the sequence or order of things. For several bank and railway recruiting examinations, it is one of the most significant logical reasoning portions.There are at least two puzzle-based questions on the test, and each one has a few parts . So, if a candidate solves even one question properly, he or she will get at least 4-5 points in the reasoning portion .
Puzzle reasoning:
In order to solve the given series of questions, you must assess the given piece of information, select the information that is important, and leave out the information that is not. Blood relations, arrangements, disparities, and other factors are frequently used in reasoning puzzles .
Puzzle questions:
Directions (1-7): Carefully review the following facts in order to answer the question .
Six lectures are scheduled over the course of a week, beginning Monday and ending Sunday. On Tuesdays and Saturdays, Computer Science is not offered. Organizational Practices are followed by Psychology. Statistics does not meet on Fridays, and Statistics and Research Methods have in between one-day holiday. Before Economics, there is no lecture (because it is a holiday & Monday is not a holiday) .
1. The last lecture is set up such as which of the following ?
(A) Statistics
(B) Research Methods
(C) Psychology
(D) Cannot be determined
(E) None of these
2. The code will be 2 – 4 if Wednesday is a holiday. The code will be 3-3 if Thursday is a holiday. On the basis of the holiday, which of the following codes is correct ?
(A) 2-4
(B) 3-3
(C) 4-2
(D) Cannot be determined
(E) None of these
3. Which of the following lectures will be held on Friday ?
(A) Economics
(B) Psychology
(C) Computer Science
(D) Cannot be determined
(E) None of these
4. How many lectures were held in between Economics and Psychology ?
(A) One
(B) Two
(C) Three
(D) Cannot be determined
(E) None of these
5. On which day the Computer Science held?
(A) Monday
(B) Wednesday
(C) Thursday
(D) Cannot be determined
(E) None of these
6. Which day is a holiday?
(A) Tuesday
(B) Wednesday
(C) Friday
(D) Cannot be determined
(E) None of these
7. Which of the following combinations of lectures should be chosen if someone wants to attend any two lectures from Psychology, Research Methods, or Computer Science, and wants them to arrive one after the other ?
(A) Research Methods, Computer Science
(B) Phycology, Computer Science
(C) Psychology, Research Methods
(D) Any two out of the three could be true.
(E) With the way things are day after day, it’s not possible.
Direction (8-12): – S, R, N, L, M, T, O, & P are eight people who are sitting in a circle facing the centre. Reporter, doctor, cricketer, teacher, accountant, shopkeeper, painter, and supervisor are their many jobs, but not necessarily in that order .
M is third to the left of O. Doctor is at the immediate right of M & M is not a reporter. Four to the right of P is the letter R. M is not next to R or P. Neither R nor P is next to M. T is a teacher and is sitting three seats to the right of doctor. A shopkeeper is sitting to the teacher’s immediate left. Painter is the second person to M’s left. Cricketer S is right in the middle of T and P. On cricketer second on the right side accountant is sitting . N is the third to T’s left .
8. Who of the following is a reporter?
(A) O
(B) L
(C) N
(D) R
(E) None of these
9. Where does S stand in relation to R?
(A) Third to the right
(B) Second to the right
(C) Third to the left
(D) Second to the left
(E) Fourth to the right.
10. How many people are sitting between P and N if we start counting from N and go anticlockwise ?
(A) One
(B) Two
(C) Three
(D) Four
(E) None of these
11. As in the previous position, four of the following pairings are identical, and thus constitute a group. Which of these individuals is not a member of this group ?
(A) Teacher-Painter
(B) Supervisor – Shopkeeper
(C) Cricketer – Reporter
(D) Doctor – Accountant
(E) Shopkeeper – Doctor
12. Which of the following statements about the above-mentioned arrangement is incorrect?
N is the person right next to the supervisor.
(B) Cricketer is the third person to the right of the shopkeeper.
(C) The doctor is right between the supervisor and the accountant.
(D) L is neither a teacher nor a supervisor.
(E) Between S and N, there are only three people .
Conclusion
One of the best things about doing puzzles as an adult is that it can help raise your IQ. “Intelligence Quotient” is what IQ stands for. People can think about things in new ways when they do puzzles. It also helps them improve their general knowledge, thinking skills, memory, ability to focus, and ability to solve problems.
