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Puzzles are the best tricky question that can be asked for competitive exams. The candidate has to link each variable given in the correct way to reach the answer. Usually, for prelims of clerical exams, simple puzzles are asked, but for PO and mains examinations high-level questions appear. Candidates should practice well with solving puzzles, understanding the connectors and words. So, here you can attempt a set of high-level Reasoning puzzles.
Tips to answer Syllogism questions-Reasoning.
Reasoning Puzzles
The puzzles are always tricky to answer quickly. The way a candidate approaches the question is very much important. There are no “easy” ways to answer them. Practice and practice is the only shortcut. Reading the sentences carefully, noting each point, and arranging the point diagrammatically will help to answer the questions. Usually, puzzles will be asked for 5-25 marks. So, this is not a portion to skip!
Puzzles can be of simple like linear and circular arrangements to complex ones. Let us check:
- Linear and circular arrangements
- Comparisons
- Distribution
- Box arrangement
- Floor puzzles
- Color and year based puzzles
- Quant-based puzzles
- Miscellaneous with a blood relation, direction sense, etc.
Practice Reasoning topics:
- Syllogism questions PDF
- Distance and Direction questions PDF
- Blood Relation questions PDF
- Number Series PDF
High-Level Reasoning Puzzles
Now let us check some simple to high-level reasoning puzzles with some worked examples. Also, download a PDF for the practice.
Q (1-3) Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.
U and V are two boys and W and X are two girls. There are four adults, out of which E and F are two men and G and H are two women. There are two cars – Toyota and Maruti – each of which can accommodate four persons only. Two children and two adults must be in one car. U and F cannot be in one car. E and X cannot go in one car. G and H cannot go in one car. There must be two males and two females in each car.
1. If E and U go in one car, then who can be the other two members in the car?
a) F and V
b) H and W
c) F and G
d) H and G
e) None of these
2. Which of the following statements is definitely true?
a) E, H, U, and W is not a correct combination
b) F, G, V, and X is not a correct combination
c) E, F, U, and W can go in one car
d) E, H, U, and W can go in one car
e) None of these
3. Which of the following can be acceptable combinations of the people in Toyota and Maruti cars respectively?
a) E, F, V, X and H, W, U, G
b) E, H, U, W and F, G, V, X
c) H, G, U, W and E, F, V, X
d) E, H, U, V and F, G, W, X
e) None of these
Solution: Here the arrangement of persons should be done. These are based on criteria like gender and age. Conditions like U and F, X and E, G, and H cannot be in the same car. Also, there should be 2 males and 2 females in each car.
1) Option b, as E and U are males, it needs 2 females. So a & c can be avoided. Then we know G and H cannot be in the same car.
2) Option d.
3) option b
Practice previous question papers of IBPS PO and Clerk.
Q (4-7) Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.
Five persons: – Anubhav, Rahul, Chanchal, Vivek, and Surya joined five banks viz. PNB, SBI, BoB, OBC, and BoI, not necessarily in the same order. Each of them was posted in different locations among Delhi, Lucknow, Chandigarh, Kolkata, and Hyderabad and were attached to various functions viz. Retail banking, SME banking, Risk management, Forex business, and Treasury operations not necessarily in this order. It is also known that: –
- Anubhav was not working in PNB.
- Rahul, Chanchal, and Vivek were engaged in Retail banking, Treasury operations, and SME banking respectively.
- The persons who joined PNB, OBC, and BoB were posted in Hyderabad, Lucknow, and Kolkata respectively.
- The persons who are attached to Risk management and Forex business are working in PNB and OBC respectively.
- Chanchal and Rahul were not posted in Kolkata and Chandigarh respectively.
- The person who is attached to Retail banking is not posted in Delhi.
4. Who is working in BoB?
a) Anubhav
b) Rahul
c) Vivek
d) Surya
e) Cannot be determined
Ans: b
5. The person who is posted in Delhi is working in which bank?
a) BoI
b) SBI
c) PNB
d) OBC
e) Cannot be determined
Ans: e
6. The person attached to Retail banking is posted in which city?
a) Lucknow
b) Chandigarh
c) Kolkata
d) Either b or c
e) Cannot be determined
Ans: c
7. Who is posted in Chandigarh?
a) The person working in OBC.
b) The person working in BoI.
c) The person working in SBI.
d) Either b or c.
e) None of these
Ans: d
Download the practice set free PDF for high-level reasoning puzzles, click below:
REASONING HIGH-PUZZLES FOR BANK EXAMS PDF
Practice regularly topic wise short quizzes and mock tests on various topics of Reasoning for the new patterns of questions on Entri.
