# Puzzles Questions

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Q:

Solve the following puzzle

You are going to visit your grandmother on Mother's day. You want to give her two cakes. However, to get to her house you must cross seven bridges. At each bridge is a troll who demands ½ of all of your cakes as the price to pass. However, this troll, being a nice troll, feels bad and gives you back 1 of the cakes that he took.

The puzzle to solve: How many cakes must you leave with to be able to give your grandmother 2 cakes

Do the math and you will see that this puzzle is based on the fact taht $\inline \frac{1}{2}$(2)=1 and 1+1=2

Subject: Math Puzzles

4761
Q:

 A) 11 B) 22 C) 33 D) 32

Explanation:

Add together values in corresponding positions of the top two crosses, and put the result in the lower left cross.

Calculate the difference between values in corresponding positions of the top two crosses, and put the result in the lower right cross.

Finally add together the values in corresponding positions of the lower two crosses to give the values in the central cross

Filed Under: Number Puzzles

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Q:

Calculate the angle between the two hands of clock when the clock shows 4 : 20 p.m. ?

 A) 5 degrees B) 10 degrees C) 15 degrees D) 25 degrees

Explanation:

Since at 4 : 20 the minute hand will be at 4 and the angle between them will be same as the distance covered in degree by the hour hand in 20 minutes.

Required angle = distance of hour hand = speed × time = $12$× 20 =10 degrees.

Filed Under: Clock puzzles
Exam Prep: GRE , GATE , CAT , Bank Exams
Job Role: Bank PO , Bank Clerk

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Q:

In the below puzzle, there are 2 double blanks. Fill in the blanks with the same pair of letters to complete an English word. For example, use the letter-pair ac in b__kp__k to make the word backpack

_ _ s _ _ de

Subject: Word Puzzles

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Q:

What is 12 S of the Z?

12 S of Z represents 12 Signs of the Zodiac.

It is similar to the

1. 52 W in a Y        -  52 weeks in a year

2. 3 H in a C          3 Hands in a Clock

3. 3600 S in an H   -  3600 Seconds in an Hour

4. 5 O in the W      -   5 Oceans in the World

Subject: Logic Puzzles Exam Prep: GRE , GATE , CAT , Bank Exams , AIEEE
Job Role: Bank PO , Bank Clerk , Analyst

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Q:

Logical puzzle

Four people are traveling to different places on different types of transport.
Their names are: Rachel, John, Mr. Jones and Cindy.
They either went on train, car, plane or ship.

* Mr. Jones hates flying
* Cindy has to rent her vehicle
* John gets seasick

Our Solution:

There are 3 possibilities

Cindy: car
Mr. Jones: train
John: plane
Rachel: ship

Cindy: car
Mr. Jones: ship
John: plane
Rachel: train

Cindy: car
Mr. Jones: ship
John: train
Rachel: plane

Subject: Logic Puzzles

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Q:

Solve the Missing Number Puzzle ?

The rule followed here is

7 + 3 - 4 = 6

Similarly,

4 + 2 - 2 = 4

9 + 5 - 4 = 10

Hence, the missing numbers are 4 & 10.

Subject: Number Puzzles Exam Prep: GATE , CAT , Bank Exams , AIEEE
Job Role: Bank PO , Bank Clerk

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Q:

Two Fathers and Two Sons walk into a ice cream parlour. They each buy something for Rs. 50 but they only spent Rs. 150. How is that possible?