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Puzzles Questions

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:

In a certain city, 5% of all the persons in town have unlisted phone numbers. If you select 100 names at random from that city's phone directory, how many people selected will have unlisted phone numbers?

Answer

  Zero. You are selecting names from the list, so they are all listed.

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Q:

Math Challenge

find the number maths puzzle

A) 7 B) 44
C) 4 D) 33
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 4

Explanation:

Let the required number be 'N'

given that its quarter i.e; N/4 exceeds its double i.e, 2N by 7

=> N/4 + 7 = 2N

=> N + 28 = 8N

7N = 28

N = 4.

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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

Answer

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

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Q:

24 S in an IF?

Answer

24 S in an IF means 24 Spokes in an Indian Flag.

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Q:

Logic Challenge

Couple logic puzzle

A) 40 B) 20
C) 2 D) 36
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 2

Explanation:

In the starting it is given that Couple went to the movie and No other went with them.

So total members went to movie is only 2.

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Q:

Guess the Hidden Alphabet in this Puzzle ?

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A) X B) Y
C) B D) D
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) X

Explanation:

The logic in the given puzzle is 

Addition of numeric values of corresponding letters in the first three figures gives respective corresponding letter in fourth figure. 

i.e, A = 1 , W = 23 , B = 2 => 2 + 1 + 23 =26 = 'Z'

Similarly, L = 12, K = 11 , A = 1 => 1 + 11 + 12 = 24 = 'X'

Here the missing letter is 'X'.

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Q:

Solve this Math Puzzle?

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A) 36 B) 72
C) 84 D) 96
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 72

Explanation:

Here in the given puzzle,

2 x (2 + 2) = 8

3 x (3 + 3) = 18

4 x (4 + 4) = 32

5 x (5 + 5) = 50

Similarly,

6 x (6 + 6) = 72.

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Logical puzzle

Take from a pack of cards all the Aces, Kings, Queens and Jacks.
Arrange them in a 4 × 4 square so that every row, column and diagonal contains one card of each value (A,J,Q,K) and one card of each suit (Heart, Spade, Diamond, Club).

Answer

Our Solution:


Here is one solution of many:


 


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