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What are puzzles?

Puzzle in simple terms is defined as a problem designed to test ingenuity or knowledge. They have become an integral part of few competitive exams and entrance tests. They are devised with intent to test the knowledge of to-be-solver.

What are different types of puzzles?

There are different types, which are devised with a specific intent to test a person’s ability to interpret and solve the problem. Different type of puzzles are :

  • Math
  • Number
  • Logic
  • Clock
  • Missing letter
  • Word

What exams have puzzles?

Almost every competitive exams have puzzles. They are most commonly found in competitive exams like : CAT, MAT, XAT, Bank P.O.s, AIEEE, GATE, TOEFL, GRE, and GATE etc. In these exams, mostly arithmetic, math, number, and logic puzzles.

How to solve puzzles?

To solve, one needs to interpret the questions properly and understand the sequence in the problem Is designed. By understanding the sequence, it becomes easier to solve a problem. Understanding the sequence of a puzzle requires strong logical ability and a creative thought pattern. The key is to solve as many different puzzles as possible to improve the thought process and gain expertise over different ways of solving a problem.

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Q:

Poor people have it.

Rich people need it.

If you eat it you die.

 

What is it?

A) Money B) Brain
C) Luxury items D) Nothing
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Nothing

Explanation:

Poor people have Nothing

Rich people need Nothing

If you eat Nothing you die.

 

Hence, it is Nothing.

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Q:

A clock is started at noon. By 10 minutes past 5, the hour hand has turned through:

A) 145 B) 150
C) 155 D) 160
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 155

Explanation:

Angle traced by hour hand in 12 hrs = 360º.

 

Angle traced by hour hand in 5 hrs 10 min.  i.e., 31/6 hrs = 36012*316°= 155º

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Q:

Key, Door, Lock, Room, Switch on

Arrange the words given above in a meaningful sequence.

A) 4, 2, 1, 5, 3 B) 1, 3, 2, 4, 5
C) 5, 1, 2, 4, 3 D) 1, 2, 3, 5, 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1, 3, 2, 4, 5

Explanation:

The given words to be placed in a logical sequence. Here if you want to swith on a light or fan in a room, the sequence you follow must be like

Key,

Lock ,

Door,

Room, Swith on.

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Take the key and open the lock of a door in a room and then swith on.

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Q:

One rabbit saw 6 elephants while going towards River. Every elephant saw 2 monkeys are going towards river. Every monkey holds one tortoice in their hands.

How many animals are going towards the river?

A) 14 B) 11
C) 8 D) 5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 5

Explanation:

From the given data,

1 rabbit is going towards river not the six eephants. And these 6 elephants saw 2 monkeys are going towards river. Each monkey is holding 1 tortoice.

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Hence, number of animals going towards river are 1 rabbit, 2 monkeys and 2 tortoice

= 1 + 2 + 2

= 5.

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Q:

90 D in a R A

Answer

90 D in a R A => 90 degrees in a Right Angle. 


This is similar to 


26 L of the A = 26 Letters of the Alphabet


12 S of the Z.

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Q:

206 B in a B?

Answer

206 Bones in the Human Body.

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Q:

Solve this number puzzle?

 

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A) 40 B) 44
C) 60 D) 56
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 40

Explanation:

The given puzzle follows a logic that,

2 + 10 = 24 => 2 + 10 = 12 x 2 = 24

3 + 6 = 27 => 3 + 6 = 9 x 3 = 27

7 + 2 = 63 = 7 + 2 = 9 x 7 = 63

 

Similarly, 5 + 3 = 40 => 5 + 3 = 8 x 5 = 40.

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Q:

A watch which gains uniformly is 2 minutes low at noon on Monday and is 4 min. 48 sec fast at 2 p.m. on the following Monday. When was it correct?

A) 2 p.m. on Tuesday B) 2 p.m. on Wednesday
C) 3 p.m. on Thursday D) 1 p.m. on Friday
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2 p.m. on Wednesday

Explanation:

 Time from 12 p.m. on Monday to 2 p.m. on the following Monday = 7 days 2 hours = 170 hours. 

 The Watch gains 2+445 min.  or 345  min.in 170 hrs. 

Now,  345min.are gained in 170 hrs. 

  2 min.are gained in170*534*2 hrs=50 hrs 

 Watch is correct 2 days 2 hrs. after 12 p.m. on Monday i.e., it will be correct at 2 p.m. on Wednesday

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