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How to solve Reasoning Puzzles Quickly
1. Check whether any squares, cubes or any mathematical relation.
2. Check whether is there any addition, subtraction, multiplication or division
3. Use your own logic and find out the solution.
4. The ability to convert clues written in language form into visual clues so that you do not need to read the text again and again.
5. The ability to capture what indirect clues are talking about and how to use them correctly.
6. We would advise you to first have a look at the questions and try to solve the same on your own before looking at the step-by-step process of solving the same.
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Directions 1 : Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
Six chemicals L, M, N, O, P and Q are kept in bottles of different colours viz, green, red, blue, white, pink and violet, not necessarily in the same order.
These bottles are arranged from left to right, again not necessarily in the same order. Chemical M is kept in white bottle. Chemical L is not kept in green bottle and is kept to the immediate left of the violet bottle. Chemical O is kept in the blue bottle and is kept exactly between the bottles containing chemicals L and M. The red bottle is at the extreme left end. The bottles containing chemical Q is not kept at either of the ends. The green bottle is kept at the extreme right end. Chemical P is not kept near the white bottle.
Questions:
1. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on their positions in the above arrangement and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to the group?
l) LM
2) LP
3) QO
4) LQ
5) NO
2. Which bottle contains chemical L?
1) Pink
2) Blue
3) Red
4) Cannot be determined
5) None of these
3. Which of the following combinations of chemical and bottle is correct ?
1) P - Red
2) N - Green
3) P - Green
4) Q - Pink
5) None of these
4. Which bottle contains chemical?
1) Pink
2) Green
3) Violet
4) Cannot be determined
5) None of these
5. If all the six chemicals are arranged alphabetically from left to right, positions of how many will remain unchanged?
1) None
2) One
3) Two
4) Three
5) Four
6. Which bottle contains chemical N?
1) Green
2) Red
3) Pink
4) Cannot be determined
5) None of these
7. Which chemical is kept in the bottle at the extreme right end ?
1) P
2) N
3) L
4) Cannot be determined
5) None of these
Directions 2 : Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
Six plays A, B, C, D, E and F are to be staged starting from Monday and ending on Sunday with one of the days being an off day, not necessarily in the same order, Each of the plays has different time duration: 1/2 hour, 1 hour, 1 1/2 hours, 2 hours, 2 1/2 hours and 3 hours, again not necessarily in the same order.
Sunday is not an off day and a Play of 1/2 hour duration is staged on that day. Play A is staged immediately before Play E. There are two plays staged between Play F which is for 3 hours and Play C which is for 1 1/2 hours. The off day is after the staging of Play E and there are two days between the off day and Play A. Play D which is for 2 hours is not staged on Monday. The play staged immediately before the off day is of 3 hours. Play A is for less than 2 1/2 hours.
Questions:
1. What is the time duration of Play B?
1) 2 1/2 hours
2) 2 hours
3) 1 hour
4) Vi hour
5) None of these
2. Which day is the off day?
1) Tuesday
2) Monday
3) Friday
4) Saturday
5) Cannot be determined
3. Which of the following combinations of Play - Day - Time Duration is correct ?
1) E - Wednesday - 2 hours
2) A - Tuesday - 1 hour
3) C - Thursday - 1 1/2 hours
4) F - Tuesday - 3 hours
5) None is correct
4. On which day is Play D staged?
1) Wednesday
2) Saturday
3) Tuesday
4) Friday
5) Cannot be determined
5. How many plays are staged before the off day?
1) Two
2) One
3) Five
4) Three
5) None of these
(Q. 6-7) : Keeping all the other information the same, if D is staged on Monday, then ________
6. A play of what time duration would be staged on Thursday?
1) 2 hours
2) 2 1/2 hours
3) 1 hour
4) 3 hours
5) Cannot be determined
7. Which day would be the off day?
1) Tuesday
2) Monday
3) Friday
4) Saturday
5) Cannot be determined
Directions 3 : Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
Eight people S, R, N, L, M, T, O and P are sitting in a circle facing the centre. All eight belong to different professions — reporter, doctor, cricketer, teacher, accountant, shopkeeper, painter and supervisor. They are not necessarily seated in the mentioned order. M is sitting third to the left of O. The doctor is to the immediate right of M and M is not a reporter. R is sitting fourth to the right of P. Neither R nor P is an immediate neighbour of M. T is a teacher and is sitting third to the right of the doctor. The shopkeeper is sitting second to the left of the teacher. The painter is sitting second to the left of M. S the cricketer is sitting exactly between T and P. The accountant is sitting second to the right of the cricketer. N is sitting third to the left of T.
Questions:
1. Who amongst the following is a reporter ?
1) O
2) L
3) N
4) R
5) None of these
2. What is S's position with respect to R?
1) Third to the right
2) Second to the right
3) Third to the left
4) Second to the left
5) Fourth to the right
3. How many people are sitting between P and N when counted in an anticlockwise direction from N ?
1) One
2) Two
3) Three
4) Four
5) None
4. Four of the following five pairs are alike in a certain way based on their positions in the above arrangement and so form a group. Which of the following does not belong to the group ?
1) Teacher - Painter
2) Supervisor - Shopkeeper
3) Cricketer - Reporter
4) Doctor - Accountant
5) Shopkeeper - Doctor
5. Which one of the following statements is false according to the above mentioned arrangement?
1) N is to the immediate right of the supervisor
2) The cricketer is third to the right of the shopkeeper
3) The doctor is sitting exactly between the supervisor and the accountant
4) L is neither a teacher nor a supervisor
5) There are only three people between S and N
Directions 4 : Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
Six friends — Deepak, Varun, Anit, Nilesh, Rajesh and Siddharth are studying six different specialisations of engineering which are — metallurgy, telecommunication, software, mechanical, electrical and hardware not necessarily in the same order. Each one likes a different sport - hockey, cricket, swimming, football, badminton and tennis again not in the same order. Nilesh is not studying hardware Rajesh is studying software and likes hockey. Anit likes swimming and is not studying hardware. The one who likes football is studying electrical. Siddharth is studying mechanical and does not like tennis. The one who likes badminton is studying telecommunication. Deepak and Varun do not like badminton. Deepak does not like tennis.
Questions:
1. Which specialisation is Varun studying?
1) Metallurgy
2) Mechanical
3) Hardware
4) Electrical
5) None of these
2. Which sport does Deepak like?
1) Football
2) Cricket
3) Hockey
4) Cannot be determined
5) None of these
3. Which of the following person-specialisation combination is correct according to the given information?
1) Nilesh-Hardware
2) Varun-Electrical
3) Anit-Metallurgy
4) Siddharth - Software
5) None is correct
(Q. 4-5): If all six friends are asked to sit in a straight line, facing north, in an alphabetical order (according to their names), from left to right, then ________
4. Who will be to the immediate left of the one studying electrical?
1) The one who likes badminton
2) The one who is studying telecommunication
3) The one who is studying hardware
4) The one who likes hockey
5) None of these
5. Which of the following combinations will represent the favourite sport of the immediate neighbours of Rajesh?
1) Badminton - Football
2) Cricket-Tennis
3) Cricket-Football
4) Tennis - Football
5) Cricket - Badminton
Directions : Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
Six friends A, B, C, D, E and F working in the same office take different time to reach office. All of them take time in the multiples of ten in such a manner that the one who reaches office the earliest, reaches in 10 minutes and the one who takes maximum time reaches office in 60 minutes. D takes more time than E but less time than A. A reaches in 30 minutes. B takes less time than only F.
Questions:
1. How much time does C take to reach office?
1) 60 minutes
2) 50 minutes
3) 40 minutes
4) 20 minutes
5) Cannot be determined
2. Who amongst the following takes maximum time to reach office?
1) B
2) C
3) D
4) F
5) Cannot be determined
3. How many people take more time to reach office than D?
1) Four
2) Three
3) Two
4) One
5) None