Hello Readers, Here is the Solutions of Puzzle Set 1.
Steps may be followed while solving the puzzles
2. Adopt a suitable approach according to the model given.
3. Examine the entire data and identify those points that reflect definite information.
4. Try to find out which of the points can be connected that help in solving the puzzle easily.
Solution - Puzzle 1
Solution - Puzzle 3
Person
|
Profession
|
Car
|
Gender
|
T
|
Air-hostess
|
Ikon
|
Female
|
R
|
Professor
|
Scorpio
|
Male
|
L
|
Jeweller
|
Corolla
|
Male
|
W
|
Lawyer
|
Lancer
|
Male
|
Z
|
Consultant
|
Santro
|
Male
|
S
|
Doctor
|
Esteem
|
Female
|
M
|
Travel Agent
|
Alto
|
Female
|
1. 4
2. 3
3. 1
4. 2
5. 2
Solution - Puzzle 2
Person
|
Food
|
Day
|
K
|
Thai
|
Thursday
|
B
|
Italian
|
Friday
|
M
|
Indian
|
Saturday
|
R
|
Spanish
|
Tuesday
|
W
|
Continental
|
Sunday
|
N
|
Mexican
|
Monday
|
T
|
Chinese
|
Wednesday
|
1. 5; B
2. 4
3. 3
4. 1
5. 2
From the clues (i), (iii), (iv) (v) and (vi) we get three possible arrangements for Monday to Saturday. These arrangements are as follows:
1. R, Holiday, Q, T, S, P
2. T, S, P, R, Holiday, Q
3. S, P, R, Holiday, Q, T
Reject the possibilities 1 and 2 because of clue (ii). Hence, the arrangement 3 is the correct one. Thus, we get
S.No.
|
Day
|
Person
|
1.
|
MON
|
S
|
2.
|
TUE
|
P
|
3.
|
WED
|
R
|
4.
|
THU
|
Holiday
|
5.
|
FRI
|
Q
|
6.
|
SAT
|
T
|
1. 4
2. 5; Wednesday
3. 1
4. 2
Solution - Puzzle 4
S. No.
|
Person
|
Specialisation
|
Colour
|
1
|
P(+)
|
Journalism
|
Yellow
|
2
|
Q(-)
|
Marketing
|
Pink
|
3
|
D(+)
|
Pharmacy
|
Red
|
4
|
N(-)
|
HR
|
Green
|
5
|
R(+)
|
IT
|
Orange
|
6
|
F(-)
|
Civil
|
Grey
|
7
|
T(+)
|
Finance
|
Blue
|
1. 3
2. 2
3. 5; IT
4. 1
5. 4
College Student
A P(Electronics), Z (Electronics), S(Mechanical)
B W (Electrical), T (Mechanical)
C R (Mechanical), V (Electrical), Q (Electrical)
1. 4
2. 3
3. 1
4. 5
5. 1
Marketing: H(DD), A(BBC), (Aaj Tak)
Finance: C(Sony), F(NDTV), E(Star)
Production: D(ESPN), G(Zee)
1. 3
2. 3
3. 2
4. 5; H, A and B
5. 1
Solution - Puzzle 7
Product Manager and city
1. X Q(Jaipur), E(Cochin), M(Ahmedabad)
2 .Y T(Delhi), D (Bangalore)
3. Z J(Hyderabad), R (Chennai), P(Pune)
1. 5; Q, E and M
2. 2
3. 1
4. 4
5. 3
Solution - Puzzle 8
Day
|
Game
|
Mon
|
Chess
|
Tue
|
Rest
|
Wed
|
Volleyball
|
Thu
|
Carrom
|
Fri
|
Table Tennis
|
Sat
|
Kho-kho
|
1. 2
2. 5; One day
3. 3
4. 4
5. 1
Solution - Puzzle 9
This is a simple distribution model. The puzzle can be solved by carefully considering all the factors while taking the persons in order.
Note:
Each car has at least one male and one female member
No member of same family travel in same car.
G does not travel with F
1. 4
2. 3
3. 1
4. 5
5. 2
Members
|
Gender
|
Family
|
Car
|
A
|
Male
|
Y
|
III
|
B
|
Female
|
Z
|
III
|
C
|
Female
|
Y
|
II
|
D
|
Female
|
X
|
I
|
E
|
Male
|
X
|
II
|
F
|
Female
|
Y
|
I
|
G
|
Male
|
Z
|
II
|
H
|
Male
|
Z
|
I
|
Solution - Puzzle 10
W orker
|
Shift
|
Weekly Off
|
L
|
I
|
Tue
|
M
|
II
|
Thu
|
N
|
I
|
Sun
|
P
|
III
|
Sat
|
Q
|
III
|
Wed
|
R
|
II
|
Fri
|
S
|
I
|
Mon
|
1. 3
2. 1
3. 2
4. 4
5. 5; M
