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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:

Minute hand overlaps hour hand in 65 mins. In how many days it will gain 1440 hours ?

A) 57 days B) 58 days
C) 60 days D) 61 days
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 60 days

Explanation:

In this problem , it has considered that 65 mins = 1hr
So mins has increased by 5 mins so multiply 5 x 24 = 120 mins extra ,
That is now per day it adds 2hr extra, so divide 1440/26 = 59.384 days =~ 60 days.

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Q:

Logical puzzle

You work at a fruit factory.
There are 3 crates in front of you. One crate contains only apples. One crate contains only oranges. The other crate contains both apples and oranges. And each crate is labeled. One reads "apples", one reads "oranges", and one reads "apples and oranges". But the labeling machine has gone crazy and is now labeling all boxes incorrectly. If you can only take out and look at just one of the pieces of fruit from just one of the crates, how can you label ALL of the crates correctly?

Answer

Our solution:


Take a piece of fruit from the "apples and oranges" crate. If it's an apple then you know that is the "apples" crate since ALL THE CRATES ARE LABELED INCORRECTLY. This means the crate marked "apples" must be "oranges" and the crate marked "oranges" must be "apples and oranges".

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Subject: Logic Puzzles

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Q:

9 P in SS?

Answer

9 P in SS  is a short form for 9 Planets i  Solar System.


 


There are many more of this kind. Some of them are:


 


1. 7 C in a R        -    7 Colours in a Rainbow


2.  90 D in a R A   -    90 Degrees in a Right Angle


3.  52 W in a Y     -    52 Weeks in a Year


4.  5 C in an OF


5.  12 S of the Z

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Subject: Logic Puzzles Exam Prep: AIEEE , Bank Exams , CAT , GATE , GRE , TOEFL
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Q:

'Brothers and sisters, I have none. But that man's father is my father's son'.
How I and that man are related respectively?

A) Father & Son B) Brothers
C) Son & Father D) Nephews
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Father & Son

Explanation:

Given that man's father is my father's son => Me because i have no brothers

=> Mans father is me.

Hence, that man is my Son.

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Q:

Riddle

How can you add eight 8's to get the number 1,000? (only use addition)

Answer

The key to this math riddle is realizing that the one place must be zero.
888 +88 +8 +8 +8 =1,000

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Subject: Math Puzzles

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Q:

Find the missing number in the given puzzle?

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A) 963 B) 696
C) 969 D) 966
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 969

Explanation:

1 + 1 = 121 = 1x1 1+1 1x1

1 + 2 = 134 = 1x1 1+2 2x2

2 + 2 = 444 = 2x2 2+2 2x2

3 + 2 = 954 = 3x3 3+2 2x2

3 + 3 = ?   

Similarly, 3x3 3+3 3x3 = 969

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Q:

What has three feet but no toes?

Answer

A Yardstick has three feet used for measuring but no toes.

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Subject: Word Puzzles Exam Prep: CAT , Bank Exams , AIEEE
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Q:

Which vehicle is spelled the same forwards and backwards?

Answer

Racecar and Civic are the two vehicles which spelled the same forwards an backwards.

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