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Puzzles Questions with Answers

Multi-constraint grids (floors, boxes, days, categories) solved by elimination. This page pools every puzzles question on the site (102 of them, from 17 exams, weighted towards Banking, Railways, Law) so you can drill the topic on its own instead of meeting four of them inside a full paper.

87% of the pool is graded hard on this site’s own scale and 0% easy, which is harder than the average topic in this section.

Questions
102
Practice set
25 in 25 min
Difficulty
0/13/89
Negative marking
None
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Puzzles questions with solutions

6 from the 102-question pool, worked in full.

  1. 1. In a family of six, J is the father of K. L is the mother of M. K is the brother of M. N is the daughter of K. O is the spouse of M. How is J related to N?

    • A. Father
    • B. Uncle
    • C. Brother
    • D. Grandfather ✓

    Solution. J is the father of K, and N is the daughter of K, so J is the grandfather of N.

  2. 2. Six colleagues M, N, O, P, Q, and R have different ages. O is older than only two people. The oldest is not M. N is younger than P but older than Q. M is older than P. Who is exactly in the middle (3rd) when the six are ranked from youngest to oldest?

    • A. P
    • B. N
    • C. M
    • D. O ✓

    Solution. The age order (youngest to oldest) is Q, N, O, P, M, R. The 3rd position from youngest is O.

  3. 3. J, K, L, M, and N live on five different floors of a building, numbered 1 (bottommost) to 5 (topmost), not necessarily in that order. J lives on an odd-numbered floor. K lives immediately above L. M lives on floor number 4. N lives on the topmost floor. L does not live on floor number 1. On which floor does J live?

    • A. 1 ✓
    • B. 2
    • C. 3
    • D. 5

    Solution. With N=5, M=4, K=3, L=2 (as derived from the constraints), the only floor left for J is 1, which is odd, satisfying the given clue.

  4. 4. Three boxes of different weights are compared: Box X is heavier than Box Y. Box Z is lighter than Box Y. Which box is the lightest?

    • A. X
    • B. Y
    • C. Z ✓
    • D. Cannot be determined

    Solution. From X > Y > Z, Box Z is the lightest of the three.

  5. 5. Five friends J, K, L, M and N have different weights. J is heavier than K but lighter than L. M is heavier than L. N is lighter than K. Who is the heaviest?

    • A. L
    • B. J
    • C. K
    • D. M ✓

    Solution. From M > L > J > K > N, M is the heaviest of the five.

  6. 6. Three officers are ranked by seniority. X is senior to Y, and Y is senior to Z. Who is the most junior?

    • A. X
    • B. Y
    • C. Z ✓
    • D. Cannot be determined

    Solution. From X > Y > Z in seniority, Z is the most junior of the three.

Exams that set Puzzles

3 categories, led by Banking, Railways, Law.

    Drawn from IBPS Clerk, IBPS PO, IBPS RRB Office Assistant, IBPS RRB Officer Scale I, IBPS SO, LIC AAO, MH CET Law (3-Year LLB), NABARD Grade A, NIACL AO, RBI Assistant, RBI Grade B, RRB Group D, RRB NTPC, SBI Clerk, SBI PO, SEBI Grade A, SIDBI Grade A & B. Browse all exams.

    Puzzles: frequently asked questions

    How many puzzles questions are there?

    102, from the 17 exams here whose syllabus sets the topic. 0% are graded easy and 87% hard, which makes puzzles one of the harder topics in this section, against a 17% average.

    Which exams ask puzzles questions?

    17 of the exams on this site, weighted towards Banking (14), Railways (2), Law (1). Every question in this pool comes from one of their own mock tests, so the list below is the honest answer to whether the topic is worth your time.

    Is puzzles hard?

    87% of these 102 questions are graded hard and 0% easy, making it one of the harder topics in this section, against a 17% average.

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