Complete List of Root Words

C O M P L E TE L IS T O F R O O T W O R D S
Root Meaning Sample Words & Meaning Synonyms
A without  Abyss- without bottom  Abyss- chasm, fissure
 Achromatic- without  Achromatic-achromous,
colour diatonic
 Anhydrous- without  Anhydrous-arid,
water evaporated
A on  Afire- on fire  Afire-aflame, burning
 Ashore- on the shore  Ashore- deserted,
 Aside- on the side abandoned
 Aside- apart, digression
ab/s, a from, away, off  Abduct- carry away by  Abduct- grab, kidnap,
force remove, seize
 Abnormal-away from  Aversion- antipathy,
normal, not normal abhorrence, hatred
 Absent- away, not  Abbreviate- abridge,
present abstract, clip, compress,
 Aversion- the act of condense
turning away from
 Abbreviate- to shorten
ac, ad to, toward, near  Accelerate- to increase  Accelerate- advance,
the spread of drive, dust, expedite,
 Accessible- easily fire up, forward
entered, approached, or  Accessible-
obtained admittance- approachable,
allowing into attainable
Acro top, height, tip,  Acrobat- a “high walker”  Acrobat- aerialist, artist,
beginning  Acronym- a word formed athlete, balancer,
from the first(capital) clown, contortionist
letters of a word
 Acrophobia- fear of
height
Act-, -act do  Activity- something that  React- answer back,
a person does backfire, be affected,
 React- to do something act, answer,
in response acknowledge
 Interaction-
communication between
two or more entities

aer/o air  Aerate-to let air reach  Aerate- aerify, charge,

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something freshen, inflate,

 Aerial- relating to the air oxygenate, ventilate
 Aerospace- the air space
agr/i/o farming  Agriculture-
management of the land
 Agribusiness- making
money by utilizing land
 Agrarian- relating to the
management of land
alg/o pain  Neuralgia- pain caused
by a nerve
 Analgesic- a drug that
makes one pain free
 Nostalgia- aching for the
familiar
ambi, both, on both  Ambidextrous-able to  Ambidextrous-
amphi sides, around use both hands equally disingenuous, double-
 Ambiguous- having more dealing
than one meaning  Ambiguous- perplexed
 Ambivalence- conflicting dubious, dilemma
or opposite feeling
toward a person or thing
ambul walk, move  Amble- to walk in a slow,  Amble- ankle, boogie,
relaxed way dawdle, drift, gander,
 Ambulant- walking or hoof it, loiter
moving around
 Ambulance- a vehicle
that moves a patient
ami/o love  Amiable- friendly,  Amiable- friendly,
pleasant, lovable agreeable
 Amity- friendly and  Amity- harmony, peace
peaceful relations  Amorous- loving,
 Amorous- showing affectionate
romantic love
Ana up, back,  Analysis- a close  Anatomy- diagnosis,
against, again, examination of dissection, division,
throughout  Anatomy- the structure embryology
of something as visible  Anachronism-
when cut up for analysis chronological error,
 Anachronism-not being metachronism ,
in the right place in time misdate, misplacement,
postdate
andr/o man, male  Androgynous- being  Androgynous- bisexual,
both male and female cross-sexual, trans-
 Android- resembling a sexual

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human  Misandry- acrimony,

 Misandry- hatred pessimism, sarcasm
towards men
Anim life, spirit  Animal- a living  Equanimity- ataraxic,
organism; ataraxy , calm,
 Animate- to make alive; calmness, composure,
 Equanimity- of balanced confidence
spirit
ann/enn year  Anniversary- a date  Annual- yearly
observed once a year
 Annual- happening once
a year;
 Millennium- 1,000 years
Ante- before, in front  Ante cede- to come  Ante cede- precede,
before something in predate, antedate
time;
 Antemeridian- before
noon;
 Anteroom- a small room
before the main room
anth/o flower  Anthology- a collection  Anthology-
of treasured writings; compendium, collection
 Anthozoan- half plant,
half animal, like
anemones and coral.
anthrop/o human  Anthropology- the study  Philanthropy-
of mankind humanitarianism,
 Anthropomorphism- altruism, selflessness
giving human form to
non-human thing
Anti against,  Antibody- a substance  Antiseptic- medication,
opposite of that destroys micro- medicament, healing,
organisms soothing, relieving
 Antiseptic- preventing
infection
 Antisocial- opposing
social norm
apo, apho away, off,  Aphorism- a short  Aphorism- apothegm
separate expression of a general  Apology- regret, excuse
truth
 Apology- an explicit
expression of regret
 Apostrophe- a small dash
used in place of an
omitted letter

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aqu/a water  Aquarium- a water

container for fish
 Aquatic- relating to
water
 Aqueduct- a pipeline for
water
Arbour tree  Arborist- someone  arborous- arboreal,
working with trees arborical
 Arbour- a shady area
formed by trees
 Arborous- having many
trees
arch/i/e/o/ae chief, most  Archbishop- the highest
important, rule ranking bishop
 Archenemy- chief or
worst enemy
archa/e,archi primitive,  Archaeology- the study  Archaic- primitive,
ancient of ancient cultures antiquated,
 Archaic- belonging to an antediluvian
earlier period
 Archive- a collection of
historical materials
arthr/o joint  Arthroscopy- a tool to  Arthritis- inflammation
see inside a joint
 Arthritis- inflammation
of a joint
 Arthropod- invertebrates
with jointed legs, like
spiders, crustaceans,
insects
Art skill  Artifact –object made by  Artisan- artificer,
a person’s skill craftsman
 Artisan- a person skilled
in a craft
 Artist- aperson ho
creates skilfully
astro, aster star, stars,  Astronaut-a person  Astronaut- cosmonaut,
outer space travelling to the stars  Astronomer- stargazer,
 Astronomer- someone uranologist
who studies the stars
 Asterisk- a star-shaped
sign used as a reference
tool
audi/i/io hear  Audible- loud enough to  Audible- hearable
be heard

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 Audience- people who

listen to a
program
 Audio-visual relating to
sound
and vision
Auto self, same, one  Autocrat-a person who  Autocrat- monarch,
governs with absolute tyrant,
power  Automatic- reflexive,
 Autograph-a person's robotic
own machine like
signature
 Automatic- moving by
itself
avi/a bird  Aviary- a large enclosure  Aviary- volary, bird
for birds sanctuary
 aviatrix-a female
airplane pilot
 aviation -the art of
designing or operating
aircraft
bar/o pressure,  Baric-pertaining to  Belittle decry, scorn
weight pressure, esp. of the  Bemoan – lament
Make or atmosphere (milliard -  Befriend - assist
cause metric unit, equal to
Be- 1/1000th of a bar)
 baryon-heavy
elementary particle
 belittle- to make one feel
less
important
 bemoan-to express grief
 befriend- to become
friend
bell/i war  bellicose – warlike  Bellicose- Belligerent,
 belligerent - hostile, aggressive, pugnacious,
ready to fight contentious, combative
Bene good, well  benefactor - person who  Benefactor- Charitable
gives humanitarian
money to a cause  Benevolent- Benign,
 beneficial - producing a Benignant, Altruist,
good Philanthropist
effect
 benevolent - showing
kindness or goodwill
bi/n two, twice once  biannual - happening  Biannual- bi-yearly,

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in every two twice a year half-yearly, semi-annual

 binoculars - optical  Bilateral- two sided
device with two lenses
 bilateral - of or involving
two sides
bibli/o book  bibliography - a list of  Bibliography- Listing
books used as sources  Bibliophile- book lover
 bibliomania - an extreme
love of books
 bibliophile - a person
who loves books
bio life, living  biography- a life story  Biography-life history,
matter written by another life
person story
 biology- the science of
life
 biosphere-Earth's
surface
inhabited by living things
capt, cept take, hold  intercept-to stop or  Intercept- bug, stop, tap
interrupt  Captivating-enchanting
 captivating-taking hold  enthralling. Beguiling
of  bewitching, fascinating,
entrancing
cardil/o heart  cardiac-relating to the
heart
 cardiogenic - resulting
from heart disease
 cardiologist- a heart
doctor
carn/i flesh, meat  carnivorous-fiesh-eating  Incarnate- corporal,
 carnal- pertaining to the embodied
body or flesh
 incarnate-given bodily
form
Cata down, against  cataclysm- a flood or  Cataclysm- catastrophe,
completely other disaster disaster, tragedy,
intensive  catalogue- a complete calamity
according to listing
 catastrophe-turning for
the worst a substantial
disaster
caust, caut to burn  Cauterize-to burn with a  Caustic- acerbic, bitter
hot erosive, mordent,
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 caustic-capable of vitriolic
burning or eating away  Holocaust- mass
 holocaust-total destruction
devastation utter chaos
especially by fire
cede, ceed, go, yield  Exceed-to go beyond the  Exceed- outgo,
cess limits outperform
 Recede-to go back transcend, surmount
 accessible - easily  Recede- fall back, move
entered approached, or back, retreat, withdraw
obtained

ceive, cept take  accept -to take a thing  Perceive- comprehend

that is offered understand
 perceive-to take notice
of something
 receive- to take
something given
centi hundred,  Centennial- the 100th  Centennial- centenary
hundredth anniversary
 Centimeter- 1/100 of a
meter
 Century-100 years
centr/o/i center  Eccentric-not having a  Eccentric-
common center, not unconventional
according for norm unusual bizarre odd
 centrifugal -moving idlosyncratic
outward from
cerebr/o brain  Cerebral-pertaining to  Cerebral- intellectual
the brain
 Cerebrate-to use the
brain
 cerebrospinal -pertaining
to the brain and the
spinal cord
cert sure  Ascertain- to find out  Ascertain-assure, check,
something with certainty control, determine,
 certain-being absolutely insure.
sure learn, find out
 certify-to state that
something is true
chrom/o colour, pigment  Achromatic-without
chromat/o, colour
chros  chromium-a blue-white
metallic chemical

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element
 chromatics the study of
colour
chron/o time  chronic -lasting for a long  Chronic- continuing,
time inveterate
 chronological- arranging
events in time order
 synchronize- happening
at the
same time
cide, cise cut, kil  Homicide-murder  Circumscribe- confine,
 incisor - a sharp tooth for limit
cutting food
 insecticide-a chemical
used to
kill insects
circum around, about  Circumnavigate-to sail  Circumscribe-confine,
around limit, restrict
 circumscribe-to draw  Circumspect-discreet
around perceptive, sympathetic
 circumspect-looking  Circumvent- besiege,
around siege, surround,
 Circumvent- to go beleaguer
around or bypass
restrictions

claim, clam shout, speak  Clamour- to shout and  Exclaim – outcry,

out make noise proclaim, promulgate,
 exclaim-to cry out loudly shout
and suddenly
 proclamation-something
announced officially in
public
Clar clear  Clarification-an  Clarity-elucidate clear
explanation up describe
 clarify- to make  Declare- hold,
something clear announce, pronounce,
 declare-to state adjudge
something clearly
clud, clus close  Conclusion-the end or  Seclude- sequester,
last part seclude, sequestrate
 Exclusion-shutting out  Conclusion-
rejecting termination, ending,
 Seclude-to keep away finale, determination,
from, to ratiocination

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isolate
Cline lean  Inclination- a leaning  Inclination- Liking,
toward interest
 Incline-a surface that penchant proclivity,
slopes or leans predicament, love,
 recline-to lean back and disposition
relax  Recline- repose, recumb

Co with, together,  co-operate-work

joint together
 co-author- writer who
collaborates with
another author
 coeducation-educating
males
and females together
 cohousing-planning your
neighbour hood in an
intentional neighbourly
fashion
Col together, jointly  Collaborate-to work  Collaborate- co-
together operate. Join forces, get
 collision - smashing together
together  Colloquial-
 colloquial-words formed conversational
by
everyday interaction
Com together,  commemorate-to  Commemorate-
common memorize together remember,
 composition- an immortalize, record,
arrangement or putting memorialize
together of parts
 commune-living together
while owning things in
common
cogn/i know  Cognition-process of  Cognition- knowledge,
acquiring knowledge noesis
 incognito - disguised so
no one knows you
 recognize-to discover
that one knows
Con with, jointly  Concur-to agree with  Concur- agree, coincide,
someone concord
 Contemporary-of the  Contemporary-coeval.
same time period as modern day,

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others contemporaneous
 convention- a gathering
of people with a common
interest
contra/o against  contradict- to argue  Contrary- adverse,
opposite against perverse
 contrary- not in obstinate, reverse
agreement  Controversy-
 controversy- contention,
disagreement contestation,
disputation, argument,
tilt
corp/o body  corporation - a company  Corporal- embodied
recognized by law as a incarnate, somatic
single body
 corpse-a dead body
 corporal-pertaining to
the body
cosm/o universe  cosmonaut- a Russian  Cosmos- cosmic,
astronaut creation
 cosmos-the universe existence, universe,
 microcosm - a miniature world
universe
Counter opposite,  Counteract-to oppose  Counteract- antagonize,
contrary, the effects of an action countermine,
opposing  Countermand- to cancel countervail, sabotage,
a previous order neutralize, undermine,
 Counteroffensive- attack weaken
against an attack
Cranio skull  craniology - the study of
skull
characteristics
 cranium - skull of
vertebrates
 cranial - pertaining to the
skull
Cred believe  credence - belief that  Credulous- naïve,
something is true or valid gullible, trusting,
 credulous - believing unquestioning, credible
things too easily, gullible  Incredible-
 incredible - unbelievable unbelievable, amazing,
astonishing
Crypto hidden, secret  cryptic - of hidden  Cryptic- mysterious,
meaning mystifying, cabalistic,
 cryptography-science of deep, inscrutable,

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secret codes abstruse, enigmatic

 encrypt - encode into
secret code
Cumul mass, heap  Accumulate-to gather or  Accumulate- collect,
pile up compile, conglomerate
 cumulative - gradually
building up
Cycl circle, ring  bicycle -a vehicle with  Cyclone- tornado
two wheels
 cycle-a sequence that is
repeated
 cyclone - a storm with
circling
winds
De reduce, away,  decelerate - to slow  Decelerate- retard
down, remove down, reduce speed
 dethrone - to remove
from power
 debug - to remove bugs
dec/a. deka Ten  Decade-10 years  Decade- decennary
 Decathlon-athletic
contest that
includes 10 disciplines in
which each participant
compete
Deci one tenth  decilitre - a tenth of a
litre
 decimate – reduce
dramatically
 decibel - one tenth of the
sound volume unit bel
dem/o people  democracy - government  Democracy- republic,
of the people. majority rule
 demographic -the study  Demographic- statistic
of people

dendr/o/i tree  Dendriform- in the shape 

of a tree
dent tooth  dental - relating to teeth  Dental- alveolar
 dentist - a doctor for the
teeth
 dentures - a set of false
teeth

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derm/a skin  Dermatologist- a doctor  Pachyderm- Eutherian,

for the skin placental
 Pachyderm-a class of
animals with very thick
skin (elephant,
rhinoceros)
 Dermatitis- inflammation
of the skin
di two, twice  Dichromatic- displaying  Dilemma- Ambiguity,
two colours Ambivalence, dubious,
 Dilemma- a situation doubtfulness,
that requires a choice perplexity, enigma,
between two alternatives quandary

di/s apart, away,  Digression- a departure  Digression- deviation,

not, to the from the main issue diversion, excursion,
opposite subject deflection
 Disappear- to move out  Dissect- analyses, break
of sight down, take part
 Dissect- to cut apart
piece by piece
Dia through,  Diabetes-disease  Diagnosis- research,
between, apart, characterized by study
across excessive thirst and  Dialog- conversation
discharge of urine
 Diagnosis- understanding
a condition by going
through a detailed
review of symptoms
 Dialog- conversation
between two people
Dict speak  Contradict- to express  Contradict- contravene,
the opposite of controvert, negate,
 Prediction-a statement oppose
foretelling the future
 Dictate- to speak out
loud for another person
to write down
Domin master  Dominate- to be the  Dominate- overlook,
master of eclipse,
 Domineering- excessively  Predominate- prevail,
controlling reign, rule
 Predominate- to give
more power than others

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don/at give  Donation- a contribution  Pardon-excuse, forgive,

or gift amnesty
 Donor- someone who
gives something
 Pardon- a subtraction of
an amount
duc/t lead  Conduct- to lead  Conduct- carry on,
musicians in playing behave comport,
music educate – to lead demeanour, acquit
to knowledge
 Deduction- a subtraction
of an amount
du/o two, twice  Duplicate - make an  Duplicate- parallel,
identical copy replicate, reduplicate,
 Duet-a musical twin, double
composition fortwo
voices or instruments
 duo - a pair normally
thought of as being
together.
dyn power, energy,  dynamo - a generator of  Dynamic- active
strength energy
 dynamic - having
physical energy/power
 dynamite-a powerful
explosive
dys- abnormal, bad  dyspepsia - abnormal
indigestion
 dystopia-an imaginary
place of
 dyslexia - impairment of
the ability to handle
words.
ego self  egoistic - self-centred  Egoist- ego- centric
 alter ego - a higher  Egocentric- selfish
aspect of
oneself
 egomania - excessive
preoccupation with
oneself
 egocentric - self-
centered
em,en into, cover with,  empathy - intention to  Empathy- fellow-
cause feel like another person; feeling, sympathy
 empower-put into power

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 engorge - make larger

enn/I, anni years  Bicentennial - of or  Perennial- recurrent,
relating to an age or repetitive
period of 200 years
 centennial - of or relating
to an age or period of
100 years
 perennial - lasting
through many years.
en, in inside, inwards  envision - to picture in  Envision- visualize,
the mind foresee, project, figure
 enclose - lock inside
 inwards - towards the
inside.
ep/i on, upon, over,  epidemic -the rapid
among, at, spread of something
after, to, negative
outside  epilogue - a short speech
delivered after a play
 epicentre - the centre of
an earthquake
equ/i equal, equally  equidistant an equal  Equanimity- calmness,
distance from two points composure,
 equanimity – calm unflappability
temperament, evenness
of temper
 equation - a statement
of equality.
erg/o work  Ergonomics - study of
the working environment
energy - the power to
accomplish work
esth/aesth feeling,  esthetician - someone  Aesthetic-artistic,
sensation, who esthetical
beauty beautifies
 aesthetic - pertaining to
a sense of beauty
 kinesthesia - the
sensation of
bodily movement.
Ethno race, people  ethnic - pertaining to a  Ethnic- heathen, pagan,
defined group of people cultural
 ethnocentric - focusing
on the
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 ethnology - the science

of people and races.
Eu good, well  euphemism - replacing  Euphemism- genteelism
an
offensive word with an
inoffensive one
 euphonious - having a
pleasant sound
 euphoria - feeling of
well-being
Ex from, out  excavate - to dig out  Excavate- hollow, tur-
 exhale - to breathe out up, unearth
 extract - ta pull out  Exhale- breath out,
emanate, give forth
extra, extro outside, beyond  extraordinary - beyond  Exyrovert-extroversive,
ordinary extroverted
 extra-terrestrial- outside
the Earth
 extrovert- an outgoing
person.
fac/t make, do  artefact- an object made  Malefact- malefactor
by a person
 factory - a place where
things are made
 male fact - a person who
does
wrong.
Funct perform, work  defunct - no longer
working or
alive
 function - to work or
perform a role normally
 malfunction - to fail to
work
correctly
Hetero different, other  Heterogeneous-made up  Heterogeneous-
of versatile
unrelated parts  Heterodox- non-
 Heteronyms-words with conformist
same iconoclast,
spelling but different unconventional,
meanings unorthodox
 heterodox-not
conforming to
traditional beliefs

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hex/a six  hexagon - a shape with

six angles/sides
 hexameter- a verse
measured in six
 hexapod - having six legs.
histo tissue  histology - study of the
microscopic structure of
tissues
 Histochemistry - study of
the
chemical constitution of
cells and tissues.
homo, like, alike, same  homogeneous - of the  Homogeneous- same,
homeo same similar
nature or kind  Homonym-
 homonym - sounding homophones
alike
 homeopath - a therapy
that is
based on treating "same
with
same”.
hydr/o liquid, water  Hydrate-to add water to
hydrophobia - intense
fear of
water
 hydroponics-growing
plants in
liquid nutrient solution
 hydraulic-operated by
force
created by a liquid.
hygr/o moisture,  hygrometer-tool used to
humidity measure humidity
 hygrograph-instrument
for
recording variations in
atmospheric humidity
Hyper too much, over,  hyperactive - very  Hyperactive,
excessive, restless unstopping
beyond  hypercritical- too critical
 hypertension - above
normal pressure
hyp/o under  Hypoglycaemia - an
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sugar in the blood

 hypothermia -
abnormally low
body temperature
 hypothesis - a theory
that is
unproven but used under
the
assumption that it is true
iatr/o medical care  Geriatrics- medical care
of the
elderly
 Paediatrician - a doctor
who treats children
 podiatry - medical care
for feet
icon/o image  icon -an (often religious)  Iconoclast- heterodox,
image, in modern usage pragmatic, icon, stigma,
a simplified graphic of breaker, unorthodox,
high symbolic content unconventional
 iconology- science of
symbols
and icons
 iconoclast- someone
who
destroys religious images
and
traditional beliefs.
Idio peculiar,  Idiomatic-Peculiar to a  Idiosyncrasy- odd,
personal, particular language bizarre, strange
distinct  idiosyncrasy - a physical
or
mental characteristic
typical or a particular
person
 idiot-someone who is
distinctly foolish or
stupid
il, in in, into  illuminate -to give light
to
 innovation - a new idea,
method or device
 inspection - the act of
examining or reviewing
ig, il, im, in not, without  illegal - not legal
 impossible - not possible
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 inappropriate - not
appropriate image a
likeness of someone
imag likeness  image- a likeness of  Imaginative-
someone hypothetical, false,
 imaginative - able to untrue, creative,
think up new ideas or innovative
images
 imagine - to form a
picture or
likeness in the mind
infra beneath, below  infrastructure-underlying
framework of a system
 infrared - below the
regular light spectrum
inter between,  International - involving  Intercept- interrupt,
among, jointly two or more countries hinder, stop, prevent
 intersection - place
where roads come
together
 intercept - to stop or
interrupt the course of
intra, intro within, inside  intrastate - existing in  Intravenous-inner part,
one state inside
 intravenous - inside or
into a vein.
 introvert-shy person who
keeps within him/herself
Ir not  irredeemable - not  Irredeemable-futile,
 irreformable - not pessimistic, dejected
reformable
 irrational - not rational
 irresponsible-not
responsible
Iso equal  isobar-a line on a map
connecting points of
equal
barometric pressure
 isometric -having
equality of
measure
 isothermal - having equal
or
constant temperature.
-ject throw  Eject-to throw someone/  Eject-cast out, debar,

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something out disbar, discharge,

 interject- to throw a disgorge, dislodge
remark into a discussion  Interject- force in
 project- to cast or throw implant, import,
something include, infiltrate,
infuse
Jud- law  judgment - a decision of  Judicial- constitutional,
a court of law discriminating,
 judicial - having to do distinguished, equitable
with judges or courts of
law
 judiciary - a system of
courts of law
Junct jin  conjunction - a word that  Conjunction- together,
joins combined, union
parts of sentences
 disjunction - a
disconnection
 junction - a place where
two
things join.
Juven young  juvenile-youthful or  Juvenile-babyish,
childish beardless, blooming ,
 rejuvenate - to bring boyish, budding, callow,
back to childlike
youthful strength or  Rejuvenate- enliven,
appearance. energize, enthuse,
exhilarate, give new life
to , make young again
Kilo thousand  Kilobyte - 1,000 bytes
 kilometre 1,000 meter
 kilograms - 1,000 grams.
kine/t/mat motion, division  kinetics - study of the  Kinetic- motion, energy,
force of enthusiasm, activeness,
motion alertness
 psychokinesis or
telekinesis – the ability
to move objects with
your mind.
 Cinematography motion
picture making
Lab work  collaborate - to work  Collaborate- together,
with a person concert, concur,
 elaborate - to work out conspire, cooperate,
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 laborious - requiring a lot  Elaborate- clarify,

of hard work comment, complicate,
deck, decorate, develop
lact/o milk  lactate - to give milk,
nurse
 lactose - the sugar
contained in milk
Later side  bilateral - of or involving  Unilateral- one sided
two sides
 unilateral - affecting one
side of something.
Lex word, law,  lexicology - the study
reading and history of words
 alexia - loss of the ability
to read
 illegal - not authorized by
the
official rules or laws
Liber free  liberate - to set free  Liberate- to set free,
 libertine - a person with deliver, detach,
a free, wild lifestyle discharge,
 liberty- freedom. disembarrass,
emancipate, free
Lingu language, togue  linguist - one who  Linguist- grammarian,
studies interpreter,
languages lexicographer,
 multilingual - able to linguistician, philologist
communicate
in multiple languages
 linguine - long, flat
"tongue-
shaped" pasta
Loc place  dislocate - to put  Dislocate-disarticulate,
something out of its disconnect, disengage,
usual place disjoint, disorder
 location a place
 relocate - to move to a
new place
log/o word, doctrine,  logic-correct reasoning  Analogy-comparison,
discourse  monologue - a long drawing parallel
speech by
one speaker
 analogy - similarity,
especially
between things

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otherwise dissimilar
loqo, luco speak  eloquent - speaking  Eloquent- orator, soft
beautifully and forcefully spoken
 loquacious-very talkative  Loquacious- talkative,
 elocution - art of public chatterbox, verbose,
speaking wordy, voluble
Luc light  elucidate - to explain, to  Elucidate- to clarify
throw light on
 lucid-easily understood,
giving off light
 translucent- allowing
light through
lud, lus to play  prelude - introduction to
the major performance
 illusion - misleading
optical image or
impression
 delude - to mislead,
deceive.
Lum light  illuminate - to fill with  Illuminate- brighten,
light fire, flash, floodlight,
 lumen - unit measuring highlight, hit with a
light light, ignite, illume
lun/a /i moon  lunar - relating to the
moon
 lunarscape - the surface
of the
moon
 lunatic - insane (as if
driven mad by the moon)
Macro large, great  macroevolution-large
scale
evolution
 macromolecule - a large
molecule
 macroeconomics- study
of the
overall forces of
economy
magn/a/i great, large  magnify - make larger  Magnify-enlarge
 magnificent – grand
 magnate - a powerful
person,
especially in business or
industry

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mal/e bad, ill, wrong  malcontent - wrong  Malicious- ill-

content intentioned, malefic,
 malaria - "bad air", malefactor, malevolent
infectious
disease thought to
originate from the "bad
air" of the swamps, but
caused by the bite of an
infected mosquito
 malicious - showing
strong il will
 malevolent- having wish
to do evil to others
man/i/u hand  manoeuvre-to move by
hand
 manual-done with the
hands
 manuscript- a book
written by
hand
Mand to order  command - an order or  Mandate- rule,
instruction command, order, law,
 demand - a hard-to- edict, commandment
ignore order
 mandate - an official
order
Mania madness,  bibliomania - a crazy love  Bibliomania-obsessed
insanity, of boats with books
excessive,  egomania - a mad love of
desire oneself
 maniac- an insane
person
mar/i sea  marina - a harbour for
pleasure boats
 maritime - relating to the
sea
 submarine - an undersea
boat
 aquamarine - blue-green
in colour, like sea water
mater, matr/i mother  maternal-relating to  Matriach- dame,
motherhood dignified, woman,
 maternity- the state of dowager, grande,
being a dame, matron, mother,
mother queen

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 matriarch - a woman
head of a
household
Max greatest  maximal-the best or
greatest
possible
 maximize - to make as
great as
possible
 maximum the greatest
amount.
Medi middle  medieval- pertaining to  Medieval- antediluvian,
the Middle Ages antiquated, antique,
 medium - in the middle archaic, feudal, old-
 mediocre - only of fashioned, primitive
medium
(inferior) quality
Mega great, large  megalopolis - an area
with many nearby cities
 megaphone - a device
that
projects a loud voice
 mega structure - huge
building or other
structure
melan/o black  melancholy - a state of  Melancholy-dejected,
dark despondent, destroyed,
emotions disconsolate, dismal,
 melanoma - malignant dispirited, doleful
dark tumour of the skin
 melodrama - a dark,
pathetic
drama
memor/i remember  commemorate-to  Commemorate-
honour the memory of, celebrate, immortalize,
as by a ceremony keep, memorize,
 memorial related to monument,
remembering a person or monumentalize
event
 memory- an ability to
retain
knowledge or an
individual's stock of
retained knowledge
merge/ mers dip, dive  immerge or immerse-to  Immerse- baptize,

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put or bathe, bur, christen,

dip something into a dip, douse, drench,
liquid drown
 submerge to dip
something
completely into water
Meso middle  Mesoamerica-Middle
America
 meson-elementary
particle with a mass
between an electron and
a proton
Meta change, after,  metaphysics-study of  Metamorphosis-
beyond, nature and reality change, changeover,
between  metamorphosis- a evolution, mutation,
complete rebirth, transfiguration,
change of form transfigurement ,
 metastasis the translation
transmission of
disease to other parts of
the body
meter, measure  audiometer- an
metr/y instrument that
measures hearing
acuteness
 chronometer - an
instrument that
measures time metric
measured
Micro very small,  Microbe-a very small
short, minute living thing
 microchip - a tiny wafer
with an integrated circuit
 microscope - a device to
see very small things
Mid middle  midriff - the area
between the
chest and the waist
 midterm - middle of a
term in
school
 midway - halfway
between
Migr move  immigrant - a person  Immigrant- alien,
who moves to a new colonist, documented

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country to settle alien, foreigner,

 migrant - person who incomer, migrant
moves from place to
place
 migration - the process
of moving
Milli One thonsandth  millimetre - one
thousandth of a meter
 millibar - one thousandth
of a bar
 millilitre one thousandth
of a liter
min/i small, less  mini - something that is  Miniscule- diminutive,
very small dwarf, infinitesimal,
 minuscule-extremely tiny itsy-bitsy, little, meager,
 minutiae-very small or microscopic
trivial details
mis/o bad, badly,  misbehave - to behave
wrong, wrongly, badly
to hate  misprint- an error in
printing
misnomer-an error in
naming a person or thing
miss/ mit send, let go  dismiss- to send  Dismiss- cancel, nullify,
someone away declare null and void
 missile - a weapon sent
into the air
 emit - to send something
out
 admittance- entry
Mob move  immobilize - to stop from  Immobilize- attenuate,
moving batter, blunt, cripple,
 mobile - able to move damage, debilitate,
freely disarm, disenable,
 mobility - the quality of disqualify, enervate
being able to move
mon/o one, single,  monochromatic- having  Monologue- soliloquy
alone one
colour
 monologue - a speech
spoken by one person
 monotheism - belief in
one god
mot, mov move  motion - the act of
moving

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 motivate - to move
someone to action
 promote to move
someone
forward
 removable - able to be
taken or carried away
morph/o form  metamorphosis -  Metamorphosis-
complete change, changeover,
change of form evolution, mutation,
 endorphins - chemical in rebirth, transfiguration
the brain able to
transform pain
 amorphous - without
distinct
shape or form
Mort death  immortal - living forever,
unable to die
 mortal - certain to die
mortician - an undertaker
Multi many, more,  multi-coloured - having
than one of two many
colours
 multimedia - using a
range of
media
 multi-tasking - doing
many things at once
Mut change  immutable - not  Immutable-ageless,
changing changeless, constant,
 mutant - an organism enduring, fixed,
that has immovable, inflexible
undergone change
 mutate - to undergo a
change
my/o muscle  myocardium - the middle
muscle of the heart
 myasthenia - muscle
fatigue or weakness
 myosin - common
protein in
muscle tissue
Narr tell  narrate - to tell a story  Narrate- describe,
 narrative-a story detail, characterize,
 narrator - a person who chronicle, delineate,

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tells a depict, descant,

story disclose
Nat born  innate - included since  Innate-inherited, native
birth  Natal-innate, inherent
 natal -relating to birth
 natural-gotten at birth,
not
afterward
Nav ship  Circumnavigate-to sail  Circumnavigate-bypass,
around a place circle, circumvent
 Naval-relating to a navy  Navigate- cross, cruise,
or direct, drive, handle,
warships head out for, helm,
 Navigate-to sail a ship journey
through a place
necr/o dead, death  necrophilia - loving  Necrology- death
death notice, eulogy,
 necrosis - the death of mortuary tribute, obit,
tissue due to disease or register
injury
 necrology - a list of
persons who have
recently died
Neg no  negate to say it didn't  Renege- cop ot, default,
happen reverse, weasel out,
 negative meaning "no" welsh
 renege to go back on a
promise
Neo new, recent  neoclassic - a revival of
classic form,
 neo-colonialism - the
indirect
('new) economic and
political
control of a region by a
more
powerful foreign power
 neonatal - a newborn
child
especially first few weeks
nephr/o kidney  nephritis- inflammation
of the
kidneys
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 nephron - a single,
excretory unit in the
kidney
neur/o nerve  neuralgia - pain along a
nerve
 neurologist - doctor
specializing in the nerves
 neurotic - mental
disorder that usually
does not include an
impaired perception of
reality
norm/in name  misnomer-an error in  Nominate- assign, call,
naming a person or thing choose, cognominate,
 nominal - being commission, decide,
something in name only denominate, draft,
but one in reality elect, elevate, empower
 nominate - to name for
election or appointment,
to designate
Non no, not, without  nondescript- with no  Nondescript-
special characteristics characterless, colorless,
 nonfiction-true, real, not common, dull, empty,
made-up featureless
 non-sense - without
sense
Not mark  notable- marked as  Notarize- authenticate,
worthy of document, endorse,
attention register
 notarize to certify a
signature on a legal
document
 annotate to add remarks
noun, nunc declare  announce - to declare in  Announce- annunciate,
public blast, blazon,
 denounce - to proclaim broadcast, call,
harsh communicate, declare,
criticism disclose
 enunciate - to speak or  Denounce- adjudicate,
declare something clearly arraign, blacklist,
blame, boycott, brand,
castigate, censure
Nov new  innovate - to introduce a  Novice- beginner,
new way neophyte, rookie,
 novelty - something new amateur, inexperienced

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novice a person who is  Novelty- newness,

new at a job freshness, innovation,
 renovate - to make creativity
something like new again
Numer number  enumerate - to name a  Enumerate
number of items on a list
 numerology - the study
of magical uses of
numbers
 numerous - a large
number
ob, op in the way,  object -to be against  Opposition- antinomy,
against something antithesis, aversion,
 obscure- hard to brush, civil
understand disobedience, clash,
 opposition - the act of combat, competition
resistance or action
against
oct/a/o eight  Octagon-a figure with 8
sides and 8 angles
 octogenarian - person in
his or her 80s
 octopus- sea animal with
8 arms
Ocu eye  binoculars -lens device
for seeing distances
 monocular relating to
one eye
 oculist- an eye doctor
Omni all  omnipotent- with all the  Omnipotent- almighty,
power divine, godilike, mighty,
 omniscient- knowing all supreme, unlimited,
things unrestricted
 omnivorous-eating all
types of foods
op/t/s eye, visual,  optic - relating to the
condition, sight eyes
 optician - a person who
fits
eyeglasses
 autopsy - the
examination of a dead
body
Opt best  optimal - the best, the  Optimize- utilize
most

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desirable
 optimize - to make the
best of
 optimum - the best
something
could be.
Ortho straight  orthodontist - a dentist
that
straightens teeth
 orthopaedic - a doctor
concerned with the
proper alignment of the
bones
 orthography the correct
way of writing
Osteo bone  osteoarthritis -
inflammation
caused by degeneration
of the
joints
 osteopathy - therapy
that uses
among others
manipulation of the
skeleton to restore
health
 osteology the study of
bones
Out goes beyond,  Outgoing - being of  Outgoing- extrovert,
surpasses, lively, sharing nature social, sociable,
exceeds  outdoing doing better gregarious
than
 outdoor - outside
Over excessive  overconfident - more
confident than is
appropriate
 overstock - more
supplies than is desirable
 overexcited-more
excited than one should
be
Oxy sharp  oxymoron - combining  Oxymoron- allegory,
two ideas that sharply alliteration, allusion,
contradict each other analogue, analogy,
 oxidize - corrode a anaphora, ant-climax,
surface antistrophe, antithesis
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pale/o ancient  palaeontology - study of

ancient fossils
 palaeography- the study
of
ancient forms of writing
 palaeolithic period of the
Stone Age
Pan all, any,  panacea a cure for all  Panacea- cure-all,
everyone diseases or problems remedy for all
 panorama an all-around  Pandemic- widespread,
view omnipresent
 pantheism- the worship
of all
gods
 pandemic- affecting all
Para beside, beyond,  parasite - an organism  Parasite- sycophant,
abnormal, that lives on and off bootlicker, deadbeat,
assistant another living being dependent, flunky,
 parallel- alongside and freeloader, groupie
always an equal distance
apart
 paragraph - a portion of
a written document that
presents a distinct
idea
Para protection from  parachute-protection
from falling
 parasol - an umbrella
used to
protect from the sun
pater, part/i father  paternal - relating to  Patriarch-chief, creator,
father elder, father, founder,
 paternity –fatherhood gaffer, generator,
 patriarch - a man who grandfather
rules a
group
Path feeling, emotion  antipathy - a feeling of  Antipathy-aversion,
great abhorrence, hatred,
dislike annoyance
 apathy - a lack of feeling  Apathy- indifference
or interest
 empathy - ability to
understand another's
feelings
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the foot
 pedestrian - one who
walks
 pedicure - cosmetic
treatment
feet and toes
Pel drive, force  compel - to force  Expel- cast out,
someone to act disgorge, dislodge, drive
 expel - to drive someone out, ejaculate, eruct,
out of a place erupt, evacuate
 repel -to force back
pent/a five  pentagon- shape having
5 angles and 5 sides
 pentagram - a five-
pointed star formerly
used as a symbolic figure
in magic
 pentathlon - an athletic
contest that includes five
events
pept, peps digestion  dyspepsia - abnormal
digestion
 peptic - aiding digestion
 pepsin-a digestive
enzyme
Per through,  permanent - lasting  Perennial- chronic,
throughout throughout all time constant, continual,
 permeate-to spread continuing, deathless,
throughout durable, eternal
 persist - to continue for a
long time
 perennial - lasting
through many years
Peri around,  periodontal pertaining to  Peripheral-exterior,
enclosing bone and tissue around a external, incidental,
tooth inessential, irrelevant,
 peripheral lying outside minor, outer
of the center
 perimeter the outer
boundary
an area
phag/e to eat  Esophagus-muscular
tube that
carries food to the
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 anthropophagy or
sarcophagi
cannibalism
 xylophagous feeding on
wood
phil/o love, friend  philanthropist- one who  Philanthropist- altruist,
loves benevolent, benign
humanity  Philosophy- beliefs,
 philology- the love of conception, convictions,
words doctrine, idea, ideology,
 philosophy - the love of logic, metaphysics,
wisdom ontology, outlook,
 bibliophile - loving books rationalism
phon/o/e/y sound  Cacophony-loud,  Cacophony- jarring
unpleasant noise
sounds
 microphone - a device
that
records and amplifies
sound
 phonetic - relating to
human
speech sounds
phot/o light  photogenic - caused by
light
 photograph - image
made on light-sensitive
film photon- the smallest
possible unit of light
Phys nature,  Physical-relating to the  Physical- corporeal,
medicine, the body environment, gross,
body  Physician- a doctor materialistic, natural,
 Physique- nature and objective, palpable,
shape of one’s body phenomenal,
ponderable, real
phyt/o/e a plant to  epiphyte-a plant growing  Epiphyte- aerophyte,
produce independently on the epiphytic plant
surface of another
 hydrophytes-a plant that
grows only in water
 neophyte- a beginner,
especially a person
recently converted to a
new belief
pod/e foot  Podiatrist-a doctor for

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the feet
 podium-a small platform
to stand on
 tripod- a stand or frame
with 3
legs
Poli city  metropolis - a large city  Metropolis- urban
 politics - actions of a centre
government or political
party
Poly many, more  polychrome - with many  Polyglot- adapter,
than one colours cryptographer,
 polyglot - a person fluent cryptologist, decoder,
in many languages dragoman, explainer,
 polygon - shape with 3 or glossator, linguist
more straight sides
Pon place, put  opponent - a person who  opponent- antagonist,
places him/herself aspirant, assailant,
against an action, idea, bidder, candidate,
etc challenger
 postpone - to put off
doing
something
Pop people  popular - appealing to a  Populist- common,
lot of communal,
people constitutional,
 population - all of the egalitarian, equal, free,
people who live in a friendly, individualistic
particular area
 populist- a supporter of
the rights of people
Port carry  export - to carry goods
out of a place to another
 portable - able to be
carried
 porter-a person who
carries
luggage
Pos place, put  deposit-to place or drop  Expose- confession,
something construction,
 expose - to place out into divulgence, exegesis,
the open for all to see explanation,
 position- the place explication, exposal
where someone is
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someone's defer, give a rain check,

death hang fire, hold off
 postpone - to delay
something
 postscript - an addition
to an
already completed
document
Pre earlier, before,  preamble - a part in front  Prediction- cast,
in front of of a conjecture, crystal
formal document gazing, divination,
 prepare to get ready in dope, forest,
advance forecasting, foresight
 prediction - a statement
foretelling the future
Pro before, in front  prognosis - a prediction  prognosis- diagnosis,
of, for, forward of what will happen ward expectation, foretelling,
 prologue - a passage guess, prediction
before the main part
 prophet-a person who
foretells the future
prot/o primitive, first,  prototype - the first of a  Prototype- antecedent,
chief kind antecessor, archetype,
 proton - on of the very criterion, first,
basic parts of an atom forerunner, Ideal
 protocol - a first draft
from which a document
is prepared
pseud/o wrong, false  pseudonym - a fictitious  Pseudonym- alias
name ananym, anonym,
 pseudoscience - theories assumed, name,
presumed without proof nickname
of a
scientific nature
 pseudo pregnancy - a
false
pregnancy
psych/o mind, mental  psyche - the human spirit  Psyche-character, ego,
or soul essential, nature,
 psychic - relating to the individually, inner child,
human mind or someone inner self
who has supernatural
mental abilities
 psychology - the study of
the mind

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pugn/a, pung to fight  pugnacious - having a  Pugnacious- combative,

quarrelsome or contentious, warlike,
aggressive nature bellicose, belligerent
 repugnant - distasteful,
offensive or revolting
 pungent-piercing
Pul urge  Compulsion - a very  Expulsion- banishment,
strong urge boot, bounce,
 expulsion - to kick debarment,
someone out deportment, discharge
 impulsive having a
spontaneous urge to do
something
Purg clean  Purge-abolition,
abstersion,
catharsis, clarification,
cleaning, cleanup, coup,
crushing, disposal,
disposition
Put think  Computer-an electronic  Dispute- altercate,
thinking device bicker, brawl, bump
 dispute-to disagree with heads, canvass,
what challenge, clash,
another person thinks confute
 input- contribution of
ones ’s thinking
pyr/o fire, heat  pyrotechnics the art of  Pyrotechnics- firework,
making fireworks pyrotechny
 pyrometer- a
thermometer for
measuring high
temperature
 pyretic-relating to or
producing fever
quad/r/ri four  quadrant - open space
with
buildings on 4 sides
 quadrennial -period of 4
years
 quadruped - a 4-footed
animal
Quart fourth  quarter - one fourth
 quart -a fourth of a
gallon
 quartet- a musical

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composition or group
involving 4 voices or
instruments
quin/t five, fifth  quintet -a composition
for 5 voices or
instruments
 quintessence - pure
essence, based on the
ancient philosophy that
there
was a fifth element that
was present in all things
 quintuple - fivefold
radic, radix  eradicate - pull out at the  Radical- anarchistic,
roots complete, entire,
 radical - fundamental, excessive, extremist,
looking at things from a fanatical, far-out,
drastic point of view freethinking,
 radish - an edible root of iconoclastic,
the immoderate,
mustard family insubordinate,
insurgent,
insurrectionary,
intransigent
Radio radiation, ray  radioactive – emitting
radiation
 radiologist- someone
diagnosing treating via
radiation
ram/i branch  ramification-the  Ramification-
resulting consequence of bifurcation, branch,
a decision branching, breaking,
 ramify-to spread or complication,
branch out consequence,
 ramous - a branchlike divarication, division,
part excrescence, extension,
forking, offshoot,
outgrowth, partition,
radiation, result
Re again, back,  rebound -to spring back  Rebound- backfire,
backward again boomerang, convalesce,
 rewind- to wind get back on one’s feet ,
something get better, get in shape,
backward get well, heal, kick back,
 reaction - a response make a comeback,
 recognize to identify mend, overcome, pick

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someone or something up, pull through, rally

seen before
 reverse - to turn around
 revival - the act of
bringing back to life
 recapture - taking
something back
Reg guide, rule  regent - a person who  Regent- governor,
rules on minister, official, ruler,
behalf of a king or queen viceroy
 regime a government
that rules
 regulate to apply a rule
Retro backward, back  Retroactive-relating to  Retrogress-decline,
something in the past decrease, deprave,
 retrogress - to go back to descend, die on vine,
an earlier condition dis-improve,
 retrospect - the disintegrate, fall off, go
remembering downhill, go to
past events recollection
rhin/o nose  rhinoceros - a species of
animals with a big horn
on the snout
 rhino-plasty - surgery of
the nose
 rhinovirus - viruses that
are
causing the common cold
rhod/o red  rhododendron - a flower
with red/pink flowers
 rhodium - an element
which
produces a red solution
 rhodopsin - a purple
pigment in the retina
that is needed for vision
Rid laugh  deride - to make fun of  Deride- detract, dis,
someone distain, disparage, jeer,
 ridicule - to make fun or jolly, kid, knock, laugh
mock at, lout, mock, put
 ridiculous - silly, causing down, quiz, rag, rally,
laughter razz, rib, ridicule, roast,
scoff, scorn, slam,
sneer, taunt
Rupt break, burst  Bankrupt - unable to pay  Rupture-burst,

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because you're "broke cleavage, cleft, crack,

 Interrupt-to break into a division, fissure,
conversation or event, to fracture, hernia,
disturb; herniation, parting
 rupture - a break in
something
San health  Sane- mentally, healthy  Sane- common-sensical,
 Sanitary-relating to cool, down-to-earth,
cleanliness and health hard-headed, judicious,
 sanitation - maintenance level-headed, matter-
of public health and of-fact, practical,
cleanliness rational, realistic
Scend climb, go  Ascend- to climb upward  Ascend- climb, escalate,
 Crescendo-a climbing up float, fly, lift off, mount,
of the volume of music move up, rise, scale,
 Descend-to go or climb soar, sprout, take off
down
Sci know  conscience -sense of  Conscience-
knowing right from compunction, inner
wrong voice, morals, duty
 conscious -knowing what
is happening
 omniscient- knowing
everything
scler/o hard  Arteriosclerosis-
hardening of the arterial
walls
 multiple sclerosis -
disease which causes the
tissue of the brain and
spinal cord to harden
 sclerometer - instrument
for
measuring hardness
scop/e/y see, examine,  microscope - a device  Microscopic- tiny, small,
observe used to see tiny things miniscule, invisible
 periscope - a seeing
instrument on a
submarine
 telescope - a device used
to see over a distance
scrib, script write, written  inscribe - to write letters  Inscribe- imprint, carve,
or words. on a surface cut
 scribe-a person who  Scribe-copier, copyist,
writes out documents transcribe

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 describe - to represent  Describe- narrate,

with words or pictures elucidate, explain,
elaborate
Se apart  secede - to formally
break away from
 seclude- to keep away
from
 serum a liquid isolated
out of
another
Sect cut  dissect - to cut apart  Dissect- disconnect,
piece by disjointment
piece
 intersection - the place
or point where two
things cross each other
 bisect - to cut into two
equal parts
Self of, for, or by  self-discipline - the
itself ability to
discipline yourself
 self-respect- respect for
yourself
 selfish - concerned only
with your own interest
Semi- half, partial  semi-annual - every half
year
 semicircle - half a circle
 semiconscious partly
conscious
sept/i seven  September-this used to
be the
seventh month in the
Roman
calendar
 septet a group of seven
musicians
 septuagenarian a person
in his/ her seventies
-serv save, keep  conserve - to save or  Conserve- save, keep,
keep hoard, collect, compile
something safe  Preserve- to care for,
 preserve - to save continue, maintain
something
 reservation - a place kept

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for a
person
Sex six  sextet or sextets - a
composition or group of
six
 sextuple - six fold
 sexagenarian person in
his/her sixties
Sol alone  desolate - lonely, dismal,  Desolate- unused,
gloomy barren, abandoned
 solitary - done alone, by  Solitary- alone, aloof,
yourself reserved, shy- natured,
 solo - a performance introvert
done by one person
alone
Sol sun  solar - involving the sun
 parasol - umbrella
protecting from the sun
 solarium - a room where
one is exposed to sun
light
somn/l sleep  insomnia - inability to fall  Somnolent- dizzy, lazy,
asleep sleepy, lethargic,
 somniloquy talking in lackadaisical, dormant
your sleep
 somnolent - feeling
sleepy
Son sound  consonant - a speech  Sonorous- pompous,
sound bombastic,
 sonorous- producing grandiloquent,
loud, full, rich sounds magniloquent, loud
voiced
Soph wise  philosopher - a wise
person
 sophisticated - wise
about the
ways of the world
 sophism - a clever but
misleading argument
spec/t/spic see, look  spectator - a person who
sees an event
Sphere ball  biosphere - the whole
round
surface of the earth
 hemisphere - half the

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earth
spherically shaped like a
ball
Spir breathe  inspire - to stimulate or  Inspire- encourage,
animate enliven, arouse,
 transpire - to give of motivate
vapour with waste  Transpire- occur,
product through the skin happen, arise, ensue
or a membrane
 spirit-invisible life force
Sta stand  stable - standing steady  Stagnant- motionless,
and firm filthy, immobile,
 stagnant - standing still, constant, stationery
not moving
 stationary - at a
standstill, fixed
Stell star  constellation - a group of  Constellation- destiny,
stars certainty, course of
that forms a pattern events
 interstellar - between
the stars
 stellar - relating to stars
Struct build  construct- to build  Construct- compound,
 destruction- the act of create, set up
destroying something  Destruction-
that was built structure - demolishing,
something built devastation
 infrastructure-underlying
framework of a system
Sub under, lower  submarine - an
than, inferior to underwater boat
 submerge to put
underwater
 substandard - inferior to
accepted standards
Sum highest  sum - the combined total  Summit- peak, the
of topmost, point, zenith,
everything peak, acme, apex
 summation - the total,
highest
amount
 summit - the highest
point or top
Super higher in quality  Super bowl - the final  Superior- better,
or quantity annual greater, higher,

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football game excellent

 superior - above average,
better in quality
 supersonic - faster than
the speed of sound
sy/m/n/l/s together, with,  symmetry similarity in  Synchronize- attune,
same size, form or agree, collaborate
arrangement
 synergy - the combined
effect
 synchronize to cause to
occur at the same time
tact, tang touch  contact - a state in which  Tactile- palpable,
two sensible, solid, concrete
things touch  Tangible- real,
 tactile - relating to the corporeal, actual
sense of touch
 tangible - able to be
touched
 intact - with nothing
missing
tax/o arrange-ment  syntax - the systematic  Syntax- arrangement,
arrangement of words order, pattern,
 taxonomy - the science structure
of  Taxonomy- anatomy,
classification dendrology, ecology,
 ataxia - loss of the ability floristic
to
coordinate muscle action
Techno technique, skill  technology - the practical  Technology-
application of knowledge automation, applied,
 technocracy rule of science
technology
 technologically -
characterized by
technology
tel/e/o far, distant,  telephone - a device to
complete talk to a distant person
 telescope a device to
view
distant objects
 television - a device to
receive
pictures from afar
 telecommuting - working

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remotely, bridging the

distance via virtual
devices
temp/or time  temporal relating to time  Temporal- materialistic
 temporary lasting for a worldly
limited
time
term/ina end, limit  determine - to find  Determine-decide,
something out at the end define, mould
of an investigation  Terminate- cease,
 terminate - to end dismiss, finish
 exterminate - to destroy
or get rid of completely
terr/a/i land, earth  extra-terrestrial -
existing outside the earth
 terrain - ground or land
 territory - an area of land
Tetra four  tetrapod - having 4 legs
 tetrarchy - government
by 4 rulers
 tetrose - a
monosaccharide with
four carbon atoms
the/o god  monotheism - belief in
one god
 polytheism - worshiping
more than one god
 theology - the study of
religion, god, etc.
therm/o heat  thermal - relating to heat
 thermos - an insulated
jar that
keeps heat in
 thermostat - a device
that controls heat
Tort twist  contortion - a twisted  Contortion-
shape or position crookedness,
 distort - to alter the tortuousness
shape or  Distort-falsify, strain,
condition of twist, wring
 retort-reply in a manner  Retort- counter, re-join,
that is supposed to replay
change the effect of
something previously
said

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Tox poison  Detoxification-the

process of removing
poisons
 toxic poisonous
 toxicology-the study of
poisons
 intoxicated -influenced
by drugs
Tract pull, drag  attract- to pull objects  Attract- allure, appeal,
nearer pull in
 distract-to drag attention  Distract- disorder,
away from something disquiet, trouble
 tractor-a motor vehicle
that pulls things
Trans across, beyond,  transcontinental - across
through the
continent
 transfer - to move from
one place to another
 transport- to carry
something
across a space
Tri three, once in  triangle- a figure with 3
every three, sides and 3 angles
third  triathlon- an athletic
contest with 3 events
 tricycle - a 3-wheel
vehicle with pedals
Ultra beyond,  ultrahigh - extremely
extreme, more high
than  ultramodern -more
modern than anything
else
 ultrasonic- sound waves
beyond human hearing
Un not, opposite  unabridged- not  Unabridged- un-
of, lacking shortened shortened
 unfair-opposite of fair  Unfriendly-malign,
 unfriendly- lacking malefic, malicious
friendliness
Uni one, single  Unicycle- a vehicle with  Unilateral- one sided
one wheel  Unison- consensus,
 unilateral -decided by unanimity
only one person or
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 unique-the only one of

its kind
 unison-as one voice
Urb city  suburb- residential area
on the edge of a city
urban -relating to a city
 urbanology -the study of
city life
Vac empty  evacuate- to empty a  Evacuate- empty, void
dangerous place
 vacant-empty, not
occupied
 vacation - a time without
work
vent/t come  Convention-a gathering  Intervene- interface,
or interpose, step in
assembly of people with
a common interest
 intervene-to come
between
ver/l truth  veracious - truthful,  Veracious- undeceitful,
honest right, upright
 veracity the truth up  Verify- confirm, re-
 verify-to make sure that check
something is true
Verb word  verbalize - to put into  Verbalize- vocalize, to
words speak up
 adverb - a word relating
to a verb
 proverb - a short saying
that
expresses a well-known
truth
vers, vert turn  introvert - being turned
towards the inside
 version a variation of an
original
 controversy - a
conversation in which
positions are turned
against each other
Vice acting in place  vice-president- the
of, next in rank person next in rank to
the president
Vid see  evident - clearly seen

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vince, vic Conquer  convince-to win  Invincible- unbeatable,

someone over unvanquishable,
 invincible not able to be undefeatable
conquered
 victory - the conquest of
an enemy
vis, vid See  vision - the ability to see
 evident-clearly visible
viv/i/ vit live, life  vital-pertaining to live  Vivacious-exuberant,
vivacious - high-spirited energetic, zealous,
and full of life zestful, ebullient,
passionate,
enthusiastic, vibrant
voc/i voice, call  advocate - to speak in  Advocate- espouse,
favour of support, fight for the
 equivocate - to use cause, counsel, preach
misleading  Equivocate- confuse,
language that could be obfuscate, to put in a
interpreted two different quandary
ways
 vocalize -to produce with
your
voice
vol/i/u wish, will  volition - the act of
making a
choice or decision
voluntary - resulting
from your own free will
vor, vour Eat  voracious- desiring or  Voracious- avaricious,
eating food in great insatiable, avid, hungry,
quantities greedy, ungratifiable
 devour- to eat quickly
xen/o foreign  Xenophobic- afraid of
foreigners
 Xenogenesis- the
creation of offspring that
is completely different
from either parent
 Xenophile- attracted to
foreigners
xer/o/l Dry  Xerophyte- a plant that  Xerophyte-xerophile
grows in dry climate  Xerography-
 Xerography- a dry photography, picture
photocopying process taking
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amounts of moisture
zo/o animal life  Zoology- study of  Zoology- fauna
animals
 Zooid- resembling an
animal
 Zooplankton- minute
floating aquatic animals

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Chapter 8

Questions Asked In Exams

Puzzle 1
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
Three ladies and four men are a group of friends, ie R, M, T, S, L, W and
Z. Each one has a different profession, ie Lawyer, Travel Agent, Air-hostess,
Doctor, Professor, Consultant and Jeweller and each one owns a different car,
ie Alto, Corolla, Santro, Lancer, Ikon, Scorpio and Esteem, not necessarily in
that order. None of the ladies is a Consultant or a Lawyer. T is an Air-hostess
and she owns an Ikon car. R owns a Scorpio. M is not a Doctor. L is a Jeweller
and he owns Corolla. W is a Lawyer and does not own Alto. Z is a Consultant
and owns Santro. The Doctor owns Esteem car whereas the Professor owns
Scorpio. The Travel Agent owns an Alto. None of the ladies own a Scorpio.
Questions:
1. What car does S own?
1) Alto 2) Santro 3) Lancer
4) Esteem 5) None of these
2. Who owns the car Lancer?
1) Z 2) M 3) W
4) Data Inadequate 5) None of these
3. What is the profession of R?
1) Professor 2) Travel Agent 3) Doctor
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
4. Who is the Doctor?
1) R 2) S 3) L
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
5. Who are the three ladies in the group?
1) T, R, L 2) T, M, S 3) W, T, M
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
[PNB Management Trainee Exam–2005]

Puzzle 2
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
Seven people N, K, T, B, M, W and R have their weekly offs on different
days of the week, ie Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
and Saturday, not necessarily in that order. Each of them has a liking for
different cuisine, ie Indian, Italian, Mexican, Chinese, Spanish, Continental
and Thai, not necessarily in that order. K likes Thai food and gets his weekly
off on Thursday. B likes Italian food and does not have off on Sunday. M has
weekly off on Saturday and R has his weekly off on Tuesday. W likes continental
food whereas the one who has weekly off on Monday likes Mexican cuisine. T
does not like Spanish cuisine and has weekly off on Wednesday. The one who
likes Indian food does not have a weekly off on Tuesday or Wednesday.
Questions:
1. Who has a weekly off on Friday?
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1) T 2) R 3) W
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
2. What cuisine does R like?
1) Continental 2) Indian 3) Italian
4) Spanish 5) None of these
3. On which day does N have weekly off?
1) Tuesday 2) Friday 3) Monday
4) Sunday 5) None of these
4. Who likes Chinese cuisine?
1) T 2) B 3) R
4) N 5) None of these
5. On which day does W have weekly off?
1) Monday 2) Sunday 3) Wednesday
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
[PNB Management Trainee Exam–2005]

Puzzle 3
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
(i) P, Q, R, S and T finished a work, working from Monday to Saturday,
one of the days being a holiday, each working overtime only on one of
the days.
(ii) R or T did not work overtime on the first day.
(iii) Q worked overtime the next day after the holiday.
(iv) The overtime work done on the previous day of the holiday was by R.
(v) There was a two days’ gap between the days on which P and Q worked
over time.
(vi) P worked overtime the next day of the overtime day of S.
Questions:
1. Which of the following is the correct statement ?
1) P worked overtime last among them.
2) P worked overtime earlier than S.
3) The holiday was on Friday.
4) S worked overtime earlier than Q.
5) None of these
2. On which day did R work overtime?
1) Monday 2) Tuesday 3) Thursday
4) Friday 5) None of these
3. How many days’ gap was there between the days on which P and T worked
overtime?
1) Three 2) Two 3) One
4) Cannot be determined 5) None of these
4. When did T work overtime?
1) On the day previous to that on which S worked overtime
2) On the next day of the day on which Q worked overtime
3) Two days after the day on which S worked overtime
4) Cannot be determined
5) None of these
[Andhra Bank PO Exam–2005]

Puzzle 4
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
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Seven friends P, F, R, T, Q, N and D are studying different specialisations

IT, Civil, HRM, Marketing, Finance, Journalism and Pharmacy, not necessarily
in the same order. Each one of them has a liking for a different colour—red,
blue, green, yellow, pink, orange and grey—not necessarily in the same order.
Three of them are girls. P likes yellow colour but does not study IT or HR. The
one who studies Civil likes grey colour and is a girl. Q, who is the sister of N,
studies Marketing and likes pink colour. D’s specialisation is in Pharmacy
and likes red colour. N, the wife of R, studies HR and likes green. F likes grey
and R likes orange. The one who likes blue studies Finance.
Questions:
1. Who is studying Civil Engineering?
1) P 2) T 3) F
4) Cannot be determined 5) None of these
2 Which of the following is the group of girls?
1) F, D, N 2) F, Q, N 3) Q, N, P
4) Cannot be determined 5) None of these
3. Which subject is studied by R?
1) Civil 2) Finance
3) Journalism 4) Cannot be determined
5) None of these
4. Who is studying Journalism?
1) P 2) Q
3) R 4) Cannot be determined
5) None of these
5. Which of the following combinations of person – colour — subject is correct?
1) Blue–T–Marketing 2) Pink–N–HR
3) Orance–R–Civil 4) Blue–T–Finance
5) None of these
[UBI PO Exam–2005]

Puzzle 5
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
P, Q, R, S, T, V, W and Z are eight friends studying in three different
engineering colleges - A, B and C in three disciplines - Mechanical, Electrical
and Electronics with not less than two and not more than three in any college.
Not more than three of them study in any of the three disciplines. W studies
Electrical in college B with only T, who studies Mechanical. P and Z do not
study in college C and study in the same discipline but not Electrical. R studies
Mechanical in college C with V, who studies Electrical. S studies Mechanical
and does not study in the same college where R studies. Q does not study
Electronics.
Questions:
1. Which of the following combinations of college-student-specialisation is
correct?
1) C-R-Electronics 2) A-Z-Electrical 3) B-W-Electronics
4) B-W-Electrical 5) B-Z-Electronics
2. In which of the following colleges do two students study in Electrical
discipline?
1) A only 2) B only 3) C only
4) Cannot be determined 5) None of these
3. In which discipline does Q study?
1) Electrical 2) Mechanical 3) Electrical or Mechanical
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4) Data inadequate 5) None of these

4. In which of the colleges at least one student studies in Mechanical
discipline?
1) A only 2) B only 3) C only
4) Both A and B 5) All A, B and C
5. S studies in which college?
1) A 2) B 3) A or B
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
[Corporation Bank PO Exam–2006]

Puzzle 6
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are eight employees working in three departments
- Marketing, Finance and Production - in an organisation with at least two of
them in any department. Each of them has a different choice of TV channels
from Star, Zee, ESPN, DD, Sony, NDTV, Aaj Tak and BBC not necessarily in
the same order.
D likes ESPN and he works in Production department with only G. B and
F do not work in the same department. H likes DD and does not work in
Finance department. A does not work in the same department with either F or
C, who does not work in Marketing department. E works with C in the same
department and likes Star. B likes Aaj Tak and none of his colleagues in the
department likes either Sony or NDTV. G likes Zee. F does not like Sony.
Questions:
1. Which channel does A like?
1) DD 2) NDTV 3) BBC
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
2. In which department does F work?
1) Marketing 2) Production 3) Finance
4) Marketing or Finance 5) None of these
3. Which channel does F like?
1) Zee 2) NDTV 3) BBC
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
4. Which of the following groups work in Marketing department?
1) BAC 2) BGE 3) HBE
4) BAE 5) None of these
5. In which department does B work?
1) Marketing 2) Production 3) Finance
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
[Central Bank of India PO Exam–2006]

Puzzle 7
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
A private bank deputed eight of its managers P, T, D, E, J, Q, M and R to
different cities Bangalore, Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Cochin, Pune
and Ahmedabad for marketing of three different products X, Y and Z. The
order of managers, cities and products is not necessarily the same. Each product
is marketed in not less than two cities and not more than three cities.
T goes to Delhi for marketing of product Y. J goes to Hyderabad for marketing
of product Z. E does not go to Bangalore or Jaipur and markets the same
product as M, who goes to Ahmedabad. R goes to Chennai for marketing of
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product Z. Same product is marketed in Bangalore and Delhi. E and Q are

marketing the same product. P goes to Pune for marketing of product Z.
Questions:
1. Which of the following groups of managers go for marketing product ‘X’?
1) E, Q, R 2) J, Q, M 3) J, M, R
4) Q, M, R 5) None of these
2. E goes to which of the following cities?
1) Jaipur 2) Cochin
3) Ahmedabad 4) Cannot be determined
5) None of these
3. Which of the following combination of product, manager and city is correct?
1) X - Q - Jaipur 2) X - Q - Cochin 3) X - E - Bangalore
4) Y - D - Cochin 5) None of these
4. Which of the following persons go for marketing of product Y?
1) Q, D, M 2) Q, T 3) T, D, Q
4) T, D 5) None of these
5. Who goes to Bangalore?
1) Q 2) M 3) D
4) D or Q 5) None of these
[Andhra Bank PO Exam–2006]

Puzzle 8
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
(i) A school held competitions for Chess, Table Tennis, Carrom, Kho-
Kho and Volleyball during the annual sports week from Monday to
Saturday, each game on one day, one day being a rest day.
(ii) Carrom competition was held not on the first or on the last day but
was held earlier than Table Tennis competition.
(iii) Kho-Kho competition was held on the immediate next day of the Table
Tennis competition day.
(iv) Chess competition was held on the immediate previous day of the rest
day.
(v) Kho-Kho competition day and Volleyball competition day had a two-
day gap between them.
(vi) Volleyball competition was held on the immediate following day of the
rest day.
Questions:
1. Which of the following was a rest day?
1) Wednesday 2) Tuesday 3) Friday
4) Thursday 5) None of these
2. Kho-Kho and Carrom competition days had a gap of how many days between
them?
1) Nil 2) Two 3) Three
4) Four 5) None of these
3. On which day was the Chess competition held?
1) Thursday 2) Friday 3) Monday
4) Wednesday 5) None of these
4. Which of the following is a wrong statement?
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1) Carrom competition was held on the immediate previous day of Table

Tennis competition.
2) Kho-Kho competition was held on three days after the day on which
Volleyball competition was held.
3) There was a gap of three days between the days on which Chess and
Table Tennis competitions were held.
4) There was a two days’ gap between the rest day and the day on which
Carrom competition was held.
5) None of these
5. Which of the following is the correct statement?
1) Kho-Kho competition was held after Table Tennis competition.
2) Chess competition was held on Thursday.
3) No competition was held on Wednesday.
4) Table Tennis competition was held earlier than Chess competition.
5) None of these
[IDBI PO Exam–2005]

Puzzle 9
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
Eight members A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H belonging to three families X, Y,
Z go for weekend outing in three different cars I, II, III. Four out of the eight
members are females. Members of any one family travel in different cars. Each
car has at least one male and one female member. Each family has at least two
members.
A belongs to family Y and he travels in car III. D is wife of E and they
travel in cars I and II respectively. H is son of B, who is wife of G, and they
belong to family Z. C is daughter of F, who is wife of A. C travels in car II. G
does not travel with F.
Questions:
1. Which of the following groups of persons travels in car I?
1) D, F, G 2) D, E, G 3) D, G, H
4) D, F, H 5) None of these
2. Which car has only two members travelling in it?
1) I 2) II 3) III
4) II or III 5) Cannot be determined
3. Which of the following members of families Y and Z travel in different
cars?
1) F, G 2) C, G 3) F, H
4) C, F 5) None of these
4 Which of the following groups of persons is a group of all females?
1) B, D, G 2) A, B, C 3) B, E, F
4) D, E, F 5) None of these
5. Which of the following members of families X and Y travel in the same
car?
1) C, F 2) D, F 3) C, D
4) F, E 5) None of these
[Bank of Baroda PO Exam–2007]

Puzzle 10
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
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Seven officers L, M, N, P, Q, R & S work in three different shifts I, II & III

with at least two persons working in each shift. Each one of them has a
different weekly off from Monday to Sunday not necessarily in the same order.
M works in second shift only with R, whose weekly off is on Friday. Q’s
weekly off is on the next day of L’s weekly off and both of them work in
different shifts. P works in third shift and his weekly off is on Saturday. S has
a weekly off on Monday and he works in first shift. The one who has a weekly
off on Sunday works in first shift. L and P do not work in the same shift. L’s
weekly off is on Tuesday.
Questions:
1. Whose weekly off is on Sunday?
1) L 2) M 3) N
4) Q 5) None of these
2. Which of the following group of officers works in shift I?
1) L, N, S 2) L, S 3) N, S
4) L, P, Q 5) None of these
3. On which day is Q’s weekly off ?
1) Tuesday 2) Wednesday 3) Sunday
4) Cannot be determined 5) None of these
4. Which of the following combinations of shift, person and weekly off is
definitely correct?
1) II, M, Sunday 2) III, N, Sunday 3) II, P, Sunday
4) I, L, Tuesday 5) None of these
5. Whose weekly off falls on Thursday?
1) L 2) N 3) Q
4) Cannot be determined 5) None of these
[Bank of Maharashtra PO Exam–2007]

Puzzle 11
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
Eight family members Dhruv, Garima, Avinash, Varsha, Aakash, Deepti,
Charu and Moksh are sitting around a square table in such a way that two
persons sit on each of the four sides of the table facing the centre. Members
sitting on opposite sides are exactly opposite each other.
Aakash and Garima are exactly opposite each other. Deepti is immediately
right to Garima. Dhruv and Moksh are sitting on the same side. Moksh is
exactly opposite Avinash, who is to the immediate left of Varsha. Dhruv is
towards right of Deepti.
Questions:
1. Which of the following statements is definitely true?
1) Charu is opposite Varsha.
2) Deepti is to the left of Garima.
3) Avinash is towards the right of Aakash.
4) Moksh is sitting opposite Dhruv.
5) None of these
2. Who is sitting opposite Dhruv?
1) Charu 2) Deepti 3) Varsha
4) Moksh 5) None of these
3. Who is sitting opposite Deepti?
1) Moksh 2) Charu 3) Varsha
4) Charu or Varsha 5) None of these
4. Who is next to Varsha in anti-clockwise direction?
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1) Garima 2) Avinash 3) Dhruv

4) Deepti 5) None of these
5. Which of the following pairs of persons has both the persons sitting on
the same side with first person sitting to the left of second person?
1) Aakash — Charu 2) Moksh — Charu 3) Dhruv — Aakash
4) Avinash — Charu 5) None of these
[Andhra Bank PO Exam–2007]

Puzzle 12
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
Seven professionals A, B, C, D, E, F and G are practising their professions
in different cities Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Jaipur
and Bhubaneshwar, not necessarily in the same order. Each has a different
profession –Doctor, Engineer, Pharmacist, Lawyer, Counsellor, Professor and
Artist, not necessarily in the same order.
A is a Pharmacist and practises in Bhubaneshwar. D practises in Bangalore
but is not a Doctor or an Artist. The one who practises in Hyderabad is a
Professor. G is a Counsellor and does not practise in Mumbai or Chennai. E is
a Lawyer and practises in Ahmedabad. F practises in Chennai but is not an
artist. C practises in Mumbai.
Questions:
1. What is D’s profession?
1) Doctor 2) Professor 3) Engineer
4) Cannot be determined 5) None of these
2. Who is the Professor?
1) B 2) C 3) D
4) E 5) None of these
3. Which of the following combinations of profession and place is correct?
1) Pharmacist - Jaipur 2) Engineer - Chennai
3) Doctor - Bangalore 4) Artist - Mumbai
5) None of these
4. Which of the following persons works in Jaipur?
1) B 2) G 3) C
4) B or G 5) None of these
5. Who is the Doctor?
1) D 2) B 3) C
4) B or C 5) None of these
[NABARD PO Exam–2008]

Puzzle 13
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
Seven candidates Harish, Samir, Nilesh, Shailaja, Nikita, Laxman and
Sujata are to be interviewed for selection as Trainee Officers by different panels
I to VII for different companies A, B, C, D, E, F and G not necessarily in the
same order.
Nilesh is interviewed by panel IV for Company A. Samir is interviewed by
panel III but not for company C or D. Harish is interviewed for company B but
not by panel I or II. Nikita is interviewed by panel VI for company E. Panel VII
conducts the interview for company F. Shailaja is interviewed by panel I but
not for company C. Panel II does not interview Laxman.
Questions:
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1. Shailaja is interviewed for which company?

1) A 2) G 3) F
4) D 5) None of these
2. Panel II conducts interview for which company?
1) C 2) F 3) G
4) B 5) None of these
3. Who is interviewed for company G?
1) Nikita 2) Samir 3) Shailaja
4) Laxman 5) None of these
4. Who is interviewed for company F?
1) Shailaja 2) Sujata 3) Laxman
4) Cannot be determined 5) None of these
5. Which candidate is interviewed by panel V?
1) Harish 2) Laxman 3) Sujata
4) Shailaja 5) None of these
[Bank of Maharashtra PO Exam–2008]

Puzzle 14
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
P, Q, R, S, T, V and W are seven friends working in a call centre. Each of
them has different day offs in a week from Monday to Sunday not necessarily
in the same order. They work in three different shifts I, II and III with at least
two of them in each shift.
R works in shift II and his day off is not Sunday. P’s day off is Tuesday
and he does not work in the same shift with either Q or W. None of those who
work in shift I has day off either on Wednesday or on Friday. V works with
only T in shift III. S’s day off is Sunday. V’s day off is immediate next day of
that of R’s day off. T’s day off is not on Wednesday. W’s day off is not on the
previous day of P’s day off. S works in shift I. Q does not work in the same
shift with R and his day off is not on Thursday.
Questions:
1. Which of the following is W’s day off?
1) Tuesday 2) Monday 3) Saturday
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
2. Which of the following is R’s day off ?
1) Friday 2) Thursday 3) Tuesday
4) Wednesday 5) None of these
3. Which of the following groups of friends work in shift II?
1) RP 2) RV 3) QWS
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
4. Which of the following is Q’s day off ?
1) Friday 2) Wednesday 3) Thursday
4) Monday 5) None of these
5. Which of the following groups of friends work in shift I?
1) RV 2) RP 3) QWS
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
[Vijaya Bank PO Exam–2008]

Puzzle 15
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
M, N, P, R, T, W, F and H are sitting around a circle facing the centre. P
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is third to the left of M and second to the right of T. N is second to the right of
P. R is second to the right of W, who is second to the right of M. F is not an
immediate neighbour of P.
Questions:
1. Who is to the immediate right of P?
1) H 2) F 3) R
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
2. Who is to the immediate right of H?
1) R 2) F 3) M
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
3. Who is to the immediate left of R?
1) P 2) H 3) W
4) T 5) Data inadequate
4. Who is third to the right of H?
1) T 2) W 3) R
4) F 5) Data inadequate
5. Who is second to the right of F?
1) M 2) R 3) T
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
6. In which of the following is the first person sitting in between the second
and the third person?
1) NHM 2) PHN 3) TRP
4) TWF 5) None of these
[Union Bank of India PO Exam–2008]

Puzzle 16
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circle facing the centre. F
is third to the right of C and second to the left of H. D is not an immediate
neighbour of C or H. E is on the immediate right of A, who is second to the
right of G.
Questions:
1. Who sits between G and D?
1) H 2) D 3) F
4) E 5) None of these
2. Which of the following is the correct position of B with respect to H?
I. Second to the right
II. Fourth to the right
III. Fourth to the left
IV. Second to the left
1) Only I 2) Only II 3) Only III
4) Both II & III 5) None of these
3. Who is second to the left of C ?
1) A 2) B 3) E
4) D 5) None of these
4. Which of the following pairs of persons has first person sitting to the
right of the second person?
1) CB 2) AE 3) FG
4) HA 5) DB
5. Who is on the immediate right of C?
1) E 2) B 3) D
4) B or D 5) None of these
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[State Bank of India PO (Prelims) Exam-2008]

Puzzle 17
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
Seven members L, H, K, T, F, J and R represent different countries in
Olympics, viz, USA, China, Korea, France, Russia, Australia and Japan; each
one competes for a different sport, viz. Volleyball, Archery, Rifle Shooting,
Tennis, Boxing, Athletics and Football. The order of persons, countries and
games is not necessarily the same.
K represents China for Archery. T represents USA but not for Volleyball or
Rifle Shooting. The one who represents Japan competes for Boxing. F competes
for Volleyball but not for Korea. L represents Australia for Athletics. The one
who represents Russia competes for Tennis. J does not represent Korea or
Japan. R competes for Rifle Shooting.
Questions:
1. Which of the following combinations is correct?
1) J - Tennis - France 2) R-Tennis - Russia
3) R - Tennis - France 4) J - Tennis - Russia
5) None of these
2. Who represents Japan?
1) F 2) R 3) J
4) H 5) None of these
3. F represents which country?
1) France 2) Russia 3) Japan
4) Korea 5) None of these
4. The one who competes for Rifle Shooting, represents which country?
1) France 2) Korea 3) Japan
4) USA 5) None of these
5. For which game does T compete?
1) Boxing 2) Football
3) Tennis 4) Cannot be determined
5) None of these
[State Bank of India PO (Prelims) Exam-2008]

Puzzle 18
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
Ashwini, Priya, Sudha, Rani, Meeta, Geeta and Mukta are sitting around a
circle facing the centre. Ashwini is third to the left of Mukta and to the
immediate right of Rani. Priya is second to the left of Geeta, who is not an
immediate neighbour of Meeta.
Questions:
1. Who is to the immediate right of Priya?
1) Meeta 2) Sudha 3) Mukta
4) Cannot be determined 5) None of these
2. Who is second to the left of Rani?
1) Ashwini 2) Meeta 3) Priya
4) Sudha 5) None of these
3. Which of the following pairs of persons has the first person sitting to the
immediate left of the second person?
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1) Rani-Meeta 2) Ashwini-Geeta 3) Sudha-Priya

4) Geeta-Sudha 5) None of these
4. Which of the following groups has the first person sitting between the
other two?
1) Meeta-Ashwini-Geeta 2) Sudha-Rani-Geeta
3) Mukta-Priya-Rani 4) Mukta-Priya-Sudha 5) None of these
5. Which of the following is the correct position of Rani with respect to
Mukta?
I. Third to the right
II. Third to the left
III. Fourth to the left
IV. Fourth to the right
1) I only 2) II only 3) Both I & II
4) Both II & IV 5) Both I & III
[Bank of Baroda PO Exam-2008]

Puzzle 19
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
A, B, C, D, E, F and G are members of a sports club and have liking for
different games, viz Carrom, Table Tennis, Badminton, Bridge, Hockey, Football
and Lawn Tennis but not necessarily in the same order. Each one of them has
a liking for different musical instruments, viz Sitar, Guitar, Harmonium, Flute,
Tabla, Banjo and Santoor, not necessarily in the same order.
B likes Carrom and Banjo. E likes to play Bridge but not Harmonium or
Tabla. The one who plays Hockey plays Sitar. F plays Guitar but not Table
Tennis or Lawn Tennis. A plays Badminton and Flute. The one who plays
Lawn Tennis does not play Tabla. C plays Harmonium and G plays Hockey.
Questions:
1. Who plays Santoor?
1) D 2) A 3) E
4) D or E 5) None of these
2. D plays which game?
1) Table Tennis 2) Lawn Tennis
3) Football 4) Cannot be determined
5) None of these
3. Which of the following combinations of game-person-musical instrument
is definitely correct?
1) Badminton - B - Flute
2) Table Tennis - E - Santoor
3) Lawn Tennis - D - Tabla
4) Table Tennis - C - Tabla
5) None of these
4. Who plays Football?
1) C 2) D 3) G
4) F 5) None of these
5. Who plays Table Tennis?
1) C 2) F
3) D 4) Cannot be determined
5) None of these
[Bank of Baroda PO Exam-2008]

Puzzle 20
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Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer

the questions given below:
A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circle, facing the centre. F
sits to the immediate right of D and third to the left of A. G sits third to the left
of D who does not sit next to E. B sits next to G but not next to D. C does not
sit next to either D or A.
Questions:
1. Who sits to the immediate left of A?
1) E 2) F 3) G
4) H 5) None of these
2. What is the position of H with respect to C?
1) Second to the left 2) First to the right 3) Third to the right
4) Second to the right 5) None of these
3. Which of the following pairs sits between G and D?
1) AC 2) DF 3) HB
4) FA 5) None of these
4. Starting from A’s position, if all the eight are arranged in alphabetical
order in clockwise direction, the seating position of which of the following
(excluding A) would not change?
1) B 2) C 3) D
4) H 5) None of these
5. Four of the following are alike based upon their seating arrangement around
the circle. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?
1) FH 2) GE 3) CD
4) BG 5) EF
[Bank of Baroda (Agriculture Officer) Exam-2008]

Puzzle 21
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
P, Q, R, S, T, W and Z are seven students studying in three different
institutes - A, B and C. There are three girls among the seven students who
study in each of the three institutes. Two of the seven students study BCA,
two study medicine and one each studies Aviation Technology, Journalism
and MBA. R studies in the same college as P, who studies MBA in college B.
No girl studies Journalism or MBA. T studies BCA in college A and his brother
W studies Aviation Technology in college C. S studies Journalism in the same
college as Q. Neither R nor Z studies BCA. The girl who studies BCA does not
study in college C.
Questions:
1. Which of the following pairs of students study medicine?
1) QZ 2) WZ 3) PZ
4) SZ 5) None of these
2. In which college does Q study?
1) A 2) B 3) C
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
3. In which of the colleges do three of them study?
1) A 2) B 3) A and B
4) C 5) None of these
4. What is the field of study of Z?
1) Aviation Technology 2) BCA
3) MBA 4) Medicine
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5) None of these
5. Which of the following three represents girls?
1) SQR 2) QRZ 3) SQZ
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
[Bank of Baroda (Agriculture Officer) Exam-2008]

Puzzle 22
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
M, D, P, K, R, T and W are sitting around a circle facing the centre. D is
second to the right of P, who is third to the right of K. T is third to the right of
W, who is not an immediate neighbour of D. M is third to the left of R.
Questions:
1. Who is second to the right of T?
1) D 2) K 3) M
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
2. In which of the following pairs is the second person sitting to the immediate
right of the first person?
1) DT 2) TP 3) PR
4) KW 5) None of these
3. Who is on the immediate left of R?
1) W 2) P 3) K
4) T 5) None of these
4. Who is on the immediate left of M?
1) K 2) W 3) D
4) T 5) None of these
5. Who is third to the left of D?
1) W 2) P 3) K
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
[Oriental Bank of Commerce (PO) Exam-2008]

Puzzle 23
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are sitting around a circular table, facing the
centre. P sits third to the right of W and third to the left of Q. S sits second to
the right of T. V sits second to the left of R. T is not the neighbour of Q while
U is neither a neighbour of T nor of W.
Questions:
1. Who sits second to the left of V?
1) R 2) P 3) U
4) T 5) None of these
2. Who sits between U and P?
1) S 2) R 3) V
4) Q 5) None of these
3. Starting from P’s position, if all the eight are arranged in alphabetical
order in clockwise direction, the seating position of how many members
(excluding P) would not change?
1) None 2) One 3) Two
4) Three 5) Four
4. Which of the following pairs has only one person sitting between them, if
the counting is done in the clockwise direction?
1) T, V 2) V, Q 3) W, P
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4) R, P 5) None of these
5. Four of the following are alike in a certain way based on their positions in
the seating arrangement and so form a group. Which is the one that does
not belong to that group?
1) W,T 2) P, U 3) S, Q
4) R, P 5) P, Q
[Punjab National Bank (Management Trainee) Exam-2009]

Puzzle 24
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
A group of friends having seven members A, B, C, D, E, F and G contains
four men and three ladies. Each one of them has a different profession—
stockbroker, lawyer, doctor, professor, engineer, businessman and banker—
and each one has passed out of a different college—P, S, V, W, X, Y and Z, not
necessarily in the same order. None of the ladies is a businessman or a
stockbroker. C is a doctor and she has passed out from ‘College X’. A is a
‘College Y’ passout. B is not a professor. E is a banker and is a ‘College S’
passout. F is a stockbroker and has not studied in ‘College P’.
G is a businessman and has studied in ‘College V’. The professor is a
‘College Z’ passout. The lawyer has studied in ‘College P’. None of the ladies
has studied in ‘College Y’ or ‘College S’.
Questions:
1. What is the profession of D?
1) Doctor 2) Stockbroker 3) Engineer
4) Professor 5) None of these
2. Who among the following is a lawyer?
1) A 2) B 3) E
4) G 5) None of these
3. Which of the following groups represents ladies in the group of friends?
1) A, B, C 2) E, F, G 3) B, C, D
4) B, E, G 5) None of these
4. From which of the following colleges has the stockbroker passed out?
1) W 2) Y 3) S
4) X 5) None of these
5. Which of the following combinations is correct?
1) B-Doctor-Female 2) C-W-Male 3) A-Businessman-Y
4) D - Professor - Male 5) None of these
[Punjab National Bank (Management Trainee) Exam-2009]

Puzzle 25
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
Eight friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circle facing
the centre. E is third to the left of G, who is on the immediate right of B, who
is third to the left of A. H is second to the right of F, who is not an immediate
neighbour of E. D is not an immediate neighbour of B.
Questions:
1. Who is second to the right of B ?
1) F 2) A 3) H
4) D 5) None of these
2. Which of the following pairs has the first person on the immediate left of
the second person?
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1) GB 2) AF 3) CE
4) HD 5) None of these
3. Which of the following is the correct position of B with respect to D?
1) Second to the right 2) Second to the left 3) Third to the right
4) Third to the left 5) None of these
4. Who sits between A and D?
1) F 2) E 3) G
4) B 5) H
5. What is E’s position with respect to C?
1) On the immediate right 2) On the immediate left
3) Second to the right 4) Cannot be determined
5) None of these
[Canara Bank PO Exam-2009]

Puzzle 26
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
Seven members H, I, J, K, L, M and N are working in different cities
Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Delhi and Mumbai, not
necessarily in the same order. Each one has a different mother tongue–Tamil,
Kannada, Telugu, Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi and Bangla, not necessarily in the
same order.
J works in Bangalore and his mother tongue is not Tamil or Marathi. K’s
mother tongue is Punjabi and he works in Ahmedabad. L and M do not work in
Chennai and none of them has Marathi mother tongue. I works in Hyderabad
and his mother tongue is Telugu. The one who works in Delhi has Bangla
mother tongue. N works in Mumbai and his mother tongue is Hindi. L does not
work in Kolkata.
Questions:
1. What is J’s mother tongue?
1) Telugu 2) Hindi 3) Bangla
4) Kannada 5) None of these
2. Who works in Chennai?
1) H 2) L 3) M
4) L or M 5) None of these
3. Which of the following combinations is correct?
1) Marathi - I - Hyderabad 2) Tamil - M - Kolkata
3) Marathi - I - Chennai 4) Punjabi - K - Delhi
5) None of these
4. Who works in Delhi?
1) H 2) M 3) L
4) K 5) None of these
5. What is M’s mother tongue?
1) Bangla 2) Marathi 3) Telugu
4) Cannot be determined 5) None of these
[Canara Bank PO Exam-2009]

Puzzle 27
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
P, Q, R, S, T, V and W are sitting around a circle facing at the centre. V is
second to the left of P and second to the right of W. T is third to the right of Q
and is not an immediate neighbour of V. S is third to the right of R.
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Questions:
1. Who is second to the right of Q?
1) R 2) W 3) T
4) S 5) None of these
2. Who is to the immediate left of S?
1) V 2) T 3) Q
4) W 5) None of these
3. Who is to the immediate right of R?
1) W 2) T 3) P
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
4. In which of the following groups is the first person sitting between the
second and the third persons?
1) RPQ 2) TWS 3) QPR
4) QVS 5) None of these
5. Who is third to the left of V ?
1) T 2) S 3) W
4) R 5) None of these
[Indian Overseas Bank PO Exam-2009]

Puzzle 28
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are eight friends sitting around a circular table
facing the centre. A sits second to the left of D, who is third to the left of E. C
sits third to the right of G, who is not an immediate neighbour of E. H sits
third to the right of B, who sits second to the right of G.
Questions:
1. Who sits between D and C?
1) Only B 2) Only C and A 3) Only G
4) Only E 5) Only G and E
2. Who sits second to the right of E?
1) B 2) F 3) G
4) C 5) None of these
3. What is the position of A with respect to H?
1) Third to the left 2) Third to the right 3) Second to the left
4) Second to the right 5) Fourth to the left
4. Four of the following five are alike based upon their seating arrangements
and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?
1) CH 2) FG 3) DA
4) BE 5) GB
5. Which of the following pairs has the second person sitting to the immediate
left of the first person?
1) DB 2) EH 3) FA
4) GD 5) None of these
[NABARD Bank Officer’s Exam-2009]

Puzzle 29
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
A, B, C, D, E, F and G are seven friends studying seven different branches
of engineering, namely Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, Electronics, Civil,
Computer and Aeronautical Engineering, not necessarily in this order. Each
of them studies in three different colleges, X, Y and Z. Not less than two study
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in any college. D studies Electrical engineering in College X. The one who

studies Chemical Engineering does not study in college Z. F studies Aeronautical
Engineering in college Y with only B. A does not study in college X and does
not study Civil Engineering. E studies Computer Engineering and does not
study in college X. G studies Electronics Engineering but not in college X.
None in college X studies Mechanical or Civil Engineering.
Questions:
1. Which of the following groups represents the persons studying in college
Z?
1) D, B 2) C, E, G 3) A, G
4) G, E, A 5) None of these
2. In which of the following colleges does C study?
1) X 2) Y 3) Z
4) Either X or Z 5) Cannot be determined
3. Which of the following combinations is correct?
1) A–Civil–Z 2) B–Chemical–Y 3) C–Chemical–Z
4) G –Electronics –Y 5) None of these
4. B studies which of the following branches of engineering?
1) Chemical 2) Mechanical
3) Civil 4) Cannot be determined
5) None of these
5. Who studies Chemical engineering?
1) B 2) C 3) E
4) A 5) None of these
[NABARD Bank Officer’s Exam-2009]

Puzzle 30
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circle facing the centre. B
is second to the right of H and third to the left of A. D is not an immediate
neighbour of either B or H and is second to the right of F. C is fourth to the
right of G.
Questions:
1. Who is to the immediate right of B ?
1) C 2) E 3) H
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
2. Who is third to the right of E?
1) C 2) F 3) D
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
3. In which of the following pairs is the second person sitting to the immediate
left of the first person?
1) BC 2) HE 3) FA
4) GD 5) None of these
4. Who is fourth to the right of H?
1) B 2) A 3) F
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
5. If E and F interchange their places, who will be second to the right of B?
1) F 2) C 3) D
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
[United Bank of India PO Exam-2009]
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Puzzle 31
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
P, Q, R, S, T, V and W are seven students of a college. Each of them has
a favourite subject from Physics, Chemistry, English, Biology, History, Geography
and Philosophy, not necessarily in the same order. Each of them also has a
favourite sport from Football, Cricket, Hockey, Volleyball, Badminton, Table
Tennis and Basketball, not necessarily in the same order.
R likes Philosophy and his favourite sport is Hockey. The one who likes
Football likes English. T’s favourite sport is not Badminton or Table Tennis. V
does not like either History or Biology. The one whose favourite sport is Basketball
does not like Physics. W likes Chemistry and his favourite sport is Volleyball.
S likes Geography. Q’s favourite sport is Badminton. V does not like English
and his favourite sport is not Basketball. P’s favourite sport is Cricket. The one
whose favourite sport is Badminton does not like Biology.
Questions:
1. Which subject does P like?
1) History 2) Biology 3) Chemistry
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
2. Who likes History?
1) P 2) R 3) Q
4) V 5) Data inadequate
3. What is Q’s favourite sport?
1) Cricket 2) Table Tennis 3) Football
4) Badminton 5) None of these
4. Whose favourite sport is Basketball?
1) S 2) W 3) Q
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
5. Which subject does T like?
1) Biology 2) Physics 3) Chemistry
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
[United Bank of India PO Exam-2009]
Puzzle 32
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
P, Q, R, S, T and M are six students of a school, one each studies in Class
I-VI. Each of them has a favourite colour from red, black, blue, yellow, pink
and green, not necessarily in the same order.
Q likes black and does not study in Class IV or V. The one who studies in
Class IV does not like green. P studies in Class II. M likes blue and does not
study in Class IV. The one who likes yellow studies in Class VI. S likes pink
and studies in Class I. R does not study in Class VI.
Questions:
1. In which class does R study?
1) V 2) III 3) IV
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
2. Which colour does R like?
1) Black 2) Yellow 3) Green
4) Blue 5) None of these
3. Which colour does P like?
1) Green 2) Yellow 3) Red
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
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4. Which of the following combinations is correct ?

1) P - II - Yellow 2) Q - III - Green 3) S - I - Black
4) T - V - Yellow 5) None of these
5. In which class does M study?
1) IV 2) III 3) II
4) V 5) None of these
[Andhra Bank PO Exam-2009]

Puzzle 33
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circle facing the centre. H
is fourth to the left of B and second to the right of F. A is third to the left of C,
who is not an immediate neighbour of F. G is second to the left of A. D is
second to the right of E.
Questions:
1. Who is on the immediate right of F?
1) H 2) A 3) G
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
2. Who is third to the left of A?
1) C 2) F 3) B
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
3. In which of the following pairs is the first person sitting on the immediate
left of the second person?
1) EH 2) CE 3) AF
4) DB 5) None of these
4. Which of the following pairs represents the immediate neighbours of E?
1) DH 2) HC 3) CA
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
5. Who is on the immediate right of H?
1) E 2) C 3) H
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
6. Who is on the immediate right of B?
1) D 2) E 3) F
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
[Andhra Bank Marketing Associate Exam-2009]

Puzzle 34
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circle facing the centre. B
is third to the right of F and third to the left of H. C is fourth to the left of A,
who is not an immediate neighbour of F or B. E is not an immediate neighbour
of B. G is second to the right of D.
Questions:
1. Who is to the immediate left of B?
1) D 2) G 3) D or G
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
2. Who is to the immediate right of H?
1) A 2) E 3) F
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
3. Which of the following pairs represents the immediate neighbours of F?
1) CH 2) ED 3) HD
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4) CE 5) None of these
4. In which of the following pairs is the first person sitting to the immediate
right of the second person?
1) BG 2) GA 3) AH
4) HE 5) CF
5. Who is third to the left of E?
1) A 2) C 3) G
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
[Bank of Maharashtra (Agriculture Officer) Exam–2009]

Puzzle 35
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
P, Q, R, S, T, V and W are seven students of a school. Each of them
studies in a different standard—from Standard IV to Standard X—not necessarily
in the same order. Each of them has a favourite subject from English, Science,
History, Geography, Mathematics, Hindi and Sanskrit, not necessarily in the
same order.
Q studies in VII Standar d and does not like either Mathemat ics or
Geography. R likes English and does not study either in V or in IX. T studies
in VIII Standard and likes Hindi. The one who likes Science studies in X
Standard. S studies in IV Standard. W likes Sanskrit. P does not study in X
Standard. The one who likes Geography studies in V Standard.
Questions:
1. In which standard does W study?
1) VII 2) IX 3) X
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
2. Which subject does P like?
1) Geography 2) Mathematics 3) English
4) History 5) None of these
3. Which subject does S like?
1) History 2) Geography 3) Mathematics
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
4. In which standard does P study?
1) IV 2) VII 3) IX
4) X 5) None of these
5. Which of the following combinations of student-standard-subject is correct?
1) T - VIII - Mathematics 2) W - VII - Sanskrit
3) Q - VII - Geography 4) V - X - Science
5) None of these
[RBI Grade ‘B’ Officer’s Exam-2009]

Puzzle 36
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
(i) A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are eight students, each having a different
height,
(ii) D is shorter than A but taller than G.
(iii) E is taller than H but shorter than C.
(iv) B is shorter than D but taller than F.
(v) C is shorter than G.
(vi) G is not as tall as F.
Questions:
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1. Which of the following is definitely false?

1) G is shorter than F. 2) C is shorter than F. 3) F is taller than C.
4) B is taller than E. 5) All are true
2. If another student J, who is taller than E but shorter than G, is added to
the group, which of the following will be definitely true?
1) C and J are of the same height. 2) J is shorter than D.
3) J is shorter than H. 4) J is taller than A.
5) None of these
3. Which of the following will definitely be the third from top when the
eight students are arranged in descending order of height?
1) B 2) F 3) G
4) B or G 5) Cannot be determined
4. How many of them are definitely shorter than F?
1) Three 2) Four 3) Five
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
5. Which of the following is redundant to answer all the above questions?
1) (ii) only 2) (ii) and (iii) only 3) (iii)
and (iv) only 4) (ii) and (v) only 5) All are
necessary to answer the above questions.
[RBI Grade ‘B’ Officers’ Exam-2009]

Puzzle 37
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
A, M, D, P, R, T, B and H are sitting around a circle, facing the centre. M
is third to the left of A, who is second to the left of T. D is second to the right
of H, who is second to the right of T. R is second to the right of B, who is not
an immediate neighbour of T.
Questions:
1. Which of the following combinations represents the first and the second
to the left of B respectively?
1) MD 2) DH 3) AM
4) AR 5) DM
2. Who is third to the right of T?
1) D 2) B 3) H
4) M 5) None of these
3. Who is to the immediate left of H?
1) P 2) M 3) T
4) R 5) Data inadequate
4. Who is second to the left of B?
1) D 2) H 3) M
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
5. In which of the following combinations the third person is second to the
left of the second person?
1) BAR 2) DBM 3) TPH
4) PMH 5) None of these
[Corporation Bank PO Exam-2009]

Puzzle 38
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
A group of seven friends, A, B, C, D, E, F and G work as Economist,
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Agriculture Officer, IT Officer, Terminal Operator, Clerk, Forex Officer and

Research Analyst, for Banks L, M, N, P, Q, R and S, but not necessarily in the
same order. C works for Bank N and is neither a Research Analyst nor a Clerk.
E is an IT Officer and works for Bank R. A works as a Forex Officer and does
not work for Bank L or Q. The one who is an Agriculture Officer works for
Bank M. The one who works for Bank L works as a Terminal Operator. F
works for Bank Q. G works for Bank P as a Research Analyst. D is not an
Agriculture Officer.
Questions:
1. Who amongst the following works as an Agriculture Officer?
1) C 2) B 3) F
4) D 5) None of these
2. For which bank does D work?
1) Q 2) L 3) N
4) S 5) None of these
3. What is the profession of C?
1) Terminal Operator 2) Agriculture Officer
3) Economist 4) Cannot be determined
5) None of these
4. Who amongst the following works as a Clerk?
1) C 2) B 3) F
4) D 5) None of these
5. Which of the following combinations of person, profession and bank is
correct?
1) A - Forex Officer - M 2) D - Clerk - L
3) F -Agriculture Officer-Q 4) B - Agriculture Officer-S
5) None of these
6. What is the profession of the person who works for Bank S?
1) Clerk 2) Agriculture Officer
3) Terminal Operator 4) Forex Officer
5) None of these
7. For which bank does B work?
1) M 2) S 3) L
4) Either M or S 5) None of these
[Oriental Bank of Commerce PO Exam-2009]

Puzzle 39
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and K are sitting around a circle facing the centre B
is fourth to the left of G, who is second to the right of C. F is fourth to the right
of C and is second to the left of K. A is fourth to the right of K. D is not an
immediate neighbour of either K or B. H is third to the right of E.
Questions:
1. In which of the following combinations is the third person sitting between
the first and the second persons?
1) EKB 2) CHB 3) AGC
4) FGD 5) None of these
2. Who is fourth to the left of E?
1) A 2) C 3) G
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
3. Who is second to the right of K?
1) C 2) H 3) F
4) E 5) Data inadequate
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4. Who is third to the right of H?

1) A 2) D 3) G
4) F 5) None of these
5. Who is fourth to the right of D?
1) K 2) H 3) E
4) B 5) None of these
[Indian Bank PO Exam-2010]

Puzzle 40
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circular table, facing the
centre. A sits third to the left of C and second to the right of E. B sits second
to the right of D, who is not an immediate neighbour of E. H sits second to the
left of F. G is not an immediate neighbour of D.
Questions:
1. Which of the following pairs has only one person sitting between them, if
the counting is done in clockwise direction?
1) F, G 2) H, G 3) H, C
4) H, B 5) None of these
2. Who sits third to the right of E?
1) D 2) G 3) F
4) B 5) None of these
3. What is the position of G with respect to A’s position?
1) Immediately to the right 2) Second to the left
3) Third to the right 4) Third to the left
5) Fourth to the right
4. Who sits between E and A?
1) F 2) D 3) G
4) B 5) None of these
5. Starting from A’s position, if all the eight are arranged in alphabetical
order in clockwise direction, the seating position of how many members
(excluding A) would-remain unchanged?
1) None 2) One 3) Two
4) Three 5) Four
[IDBI PO Exam–2009]

Puzzle 41
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and K are sitting around a circle facing the centre.
F is fourth to the right of A, who is third to the right of B. K is fourth to the left
of B and third to the right of D. C is third to the right of H. E is second to the
left of G.
Questions:
1. Who is fourth to the left of G?
1) C 2) A 3) D
4) K 5) Data inadequate
2. What is E’s position with respect to B?
1) Second to the left 2) Third to the right 3) Fourth to the right
4) Third to the left 5) Fifth to the right
3. Who is third to the right of K?
1) F 2) E 3) G
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4) Data inadequate 5) None of these

4. Who is on the immediate right of F?
1) B 2) G 3) E
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
5. In which of the following combinations is the third person sitting between
the first and the second person?
1) GFB 2) BGH 3) ADC
4) KEC 5) EGF
[SBI PO Exam–2010]

Puzzle 42
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are eight employees of an organization working
in three departments, viz Personnel, Administration and Marketing with not
more than three of them in any department. Each of them has a different
choice of sports from football, cricket, volleyball, badminton, lawn tennis,
basketball, hockey and table tennis, not necessarily in the same order.
D works in Administration and does not like either football or cricket. F
works in Personnel with only A, who likes table tennis. E and H do not work
in the same department as D. C likes hockey and does not work in Marketing.
G does not work in Administration and does not like either cricket or badminton.
One of those who work in Administration likes football. The one who likes
volleyball works in Personnel. None of those who work in Administration
likes either badminton or lawn tennis. H does not like cricket.
Questions:
1. Which of the following groups of employees work in Administrat ion
department?
1) EGH 2) AF 3) BCD
4) BGD 5) Data inadequate
2. In which department does E work?
1) Personnel 2) Marketing 3) Administration
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
3. Which of the following combinations of employee-department-favourite sport
is correct?
1) E - Administration - Cricket
2) F - Personnel - Lawn Tennis
3) H - Marketing - Lawn Tennis
4) B - Administration - Table Tennis
5) None of these
4. What is E’s favourite sport?
1) Cricket 2) Badminton 3) Basketball
4) Lawn Tennis 5) None of these
5. What is G’s favourite sport?
1) Cricket 2) Badminton 3) Basketball
4) Lawn Tennis 5) None of these
[SBI PO Exam–2010]

Puzzle 43
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circle facing the centre. B is
second to the right of D, who is third to the right of F. C is second to the left
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of A, who is second to the left of F. G is third to the right of E.

Questions:
1. In which of the following combinations is the first person sitting between
the second and the third persons?
1) GCD 2) FGH 3) EFH
4) ABE 5) None of these
2. Who is third to the right of H?
1) G 2) D 3) C
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
3. Who is on the immediate right of A?
1) B 2) E 3) F
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
4. What is H’s position with respect to B?
1) Fifth to the right 2) Third to the left 3) Fifth to the left
4) Third to the right 5) Fourth to the left
5. Who is on the immediate left of G?
1) H 2) F 3) D
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
[Allahabad Bank PO Exam-2010]

Puzzle 44
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
P, Q, R, S, T, V, W and Z are sitting round a circle facing the centre. T is
second to the right of R, who is third to the right of P. S is second to the left
of P and fourth to the right of Q. Z is third to the right of V, who is not an
immediate neighbour of P.
Questions:
1. In which of the following combinations is the first person sitting between
the second and the third persons?
1) VTS 2) TZS 3) QRV
4) PWQ 5) VRT
2. Who is second to the right of T?
1) S 2) Z 3) P
4) R 5) None of these
3. What is P’s position with respect to S?
1) Fourth to the left 2) Fourth to the right
3) Fifth to the left 4) Sixth to the left
5) Third to the right
4. Who is on the immediate left of Z?
1) T 2) P 3) S
4) V 5) None of these
5. Who is second to the right of W?
1) R 2) Q 3) Z
4) S 5) None of these
[Coporation Bank PO Exam-2010]

Puzzle 45
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are sitting around a circle facing the centre. T
is second to the left of P and third to the right of V. S is second to the right of
W, who is on the immediate right of T. Q is third to the right of U.
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Questions:
1. In which of the following pairs is the third person sitting in between the
first and the second persons?
1) USP 2) VRU 3) TQW
4) WPS 5) None of these
2. Who is on the immediate left of T?
1) Q 2) W 3) R
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
3. Who is second to the right of P?
1) S 2) V 3) U
4) Q 5) Date inadequate
4. What is R’s position with respect to W?
1) Third to the left 2) Fourth to the left
3) Sixth to the right 4) Fifth to the left
5) None of these
5. Who is fourth to the left of R?
1) U 2) P 3) S
4) W 5) None of these
[Punjab and Sind Bank PO Exam-2010]

Puzzle 46
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
Five plays A, B, C, D and E were organised in a week from Monday to
Saturday with one play each day and no play was organised on one of these
days. Play D was organised before Thursday but after Monday. Play E was
organised on Saturday. Play C was not organised on the first day. Play B was
organised on the next day on which play C was organised. Play A was organised
on Tuesday.
Questions:
1. On which day was play B organised?
1) Thursday 2) Friday 3) Wednesday
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
2. On which day was no play organised?
1) Monday 2) Wednesday 3) Thursday
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
3. Which play was organised on Wednesday?
1) A 2) C 3) D
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
[Syndicate Bank PO Exam-2010]

Puzzle 47
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circle facing the centre. F is
second to the right of A and third to the left of C. B is second to the left of C
and fourth to the right of H. D is second to the right of G
Questions:
1. Who is to the immediate left of D?
1) H 2) C 3) G
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
2. Who is second to the right of E?
1) B 2) G 3) H
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4) Data inadequate 5) None of these

3. Who is third to the left of B?
1) E 2) H 3) F
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
4. What is the position of G with respect to A?
1) Third to the left 2) Third to the right 3) Fifth to the left
4) Fourth to the right 5) Fifth to the right
5. In which of the following combinations is the third person sitting in
between the first and the second persons?
1) BGC 2) EFB 3) DAH
4) AEF 5) GCD
[Syndicate Bank PO Exam-2010]

Puzzle 48
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
(a) Six plays are to be organised from Monday to Sunday—one play each
day with one day when there is no play. ‘No play’ day is not Monday or
Sunday.
(b) The plays are held in sets of 3 plays each in such a way that 3 plays are
held without any break, ie 3 plays are held in such a way that there is
no ‘No play’ day between them but immediately before this set or imme-
diately after this set it is ‘No play’ day.
(c) Play Z was held on 26th and play X was held on 31 st of the same
month.
(d) Play B was not held immediately after play A (but was held after A, not
necessarily immediately) and play M was held immediately before Q.
(e) All the six plays were held in the same month.
Questions:
1. Which play was organised on Monday?
1) Z 2) M
3) Q 4) Cannot be determined
5) None of these
2. Which day was play Z organised?
1) Tuesday 2) Monday
3) Wednesday 4) Cannot be determined
5) None of these
3. Which date was a ‘No play’ day?
1) 26th 2) 28th
3) 29th 4) Cannot be determined
5) None of these
4. Which of the following is true?
1) Play B is held immediately before play M.
2) Play Z is held after play B.
3) There was a gap after 2 plays and then 4 plays were organised.
4) First play was organised on the 25th.
5) Play B was held on Friday.
5. Which day was play Q organised?
1) Friday 2) Wednesday
3) Saturday 4) Cannot be determined
5) None of these
[Central Bank of India PO Exam-2010]
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Puzzle 49
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
(i) In a family of 6 persons, there are two couples.
(ii) The Lawyer is the head of the family and has only two sons — Mukesh
and Rakesh—both Teachers.
(iii) Mrs. Reena and her mother-in-law both are Lawyers.
(iv) Mukesh’s wife is a Doctor and they have a son, Ajay.
Questions:
1. Which of the following is definitely a couple?
1) Lawyer-Teacher 2) Doctor-Lawyer
3) Teacher-Teacher 4) Cannot be determined
5) None of these
2. What is the profession of Rakesh’s wife ?
1) Teacher 2) Doctor
3) Lawyer 4) Cannot be determined
5) None of these
3. How many male members are there in the family?
1) Two 2) Three
3) Four 4) Cannot be determined
5) None of these
4. What is/was Ajay’s Grandfather’s occupation?
1) Teacher 2) Lawyer
3) Doctor 4) Cannot be determined
5) None of these
5. What is the profession of Ajay?
1) Teacher 2) Lawyer
3) Doctor 4) Cannot be determined
5) None of these
[Central Bank of India PO Exam-2010]

Puzzle 50
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
(i) There are 8 friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H seated in a circle facing the
centre.
(ii) AC, DG, HE and FB are seated adjacent to each other. A is also seated
adjacent to H.
(iii) B is 2nd to the right of H.
(iv) E is 3rd to the right of C.
Questions:
1. Who is 2nd to the left of A?
1) D 2) G
3) F 4) Cannot be determined
5) None of these
2. Who is 3rd to the left of C?
1) G 2) D
3) B 4) Cannot be determined
5) None of these
3. What is C’s position with reference to E?
1) 5th to the right 2) 4th to the left 3) 4th to the right
4) 3rd to the right 5) Cannot be determined
4. Who is 2nd to the right of A?
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1) B 2) E
3) F 4) Cannot be determined
5) None of these
5. Who among the following pairs may not be seated adjacent to each other?
1) AH 2) DC
3) EB 4) Cannot be determined
5) None of these
[Central Bank of India PO Exam-2010]

Puzzle 51
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are eight boys studying in VIII, IX and X standards
of a school with not more than three in any standard. Each of them has a
favourite sport from Football, Cricket, Volleyball, Basketball, Lawn Tennis,
Table Tennis, Badminton and Hockey not necessarily in the same order.
D likes Badminton and does not study either in VIII or X. H’s favourite
sport is Hockey and he studies in standard X with only B among them. A likes
Volleyball and does not study in the same standard in which E studies. F
studies in VIII std. and his favourite sports is Football. G does not study in the
same standard in which C studies. None of the students studying in IX std.
likes Cricket or Basketball. B likes Table Tennis. G does not like Lawn Tennis.
Questions:
1. What is C’s favourite sport?
1) Basketball 2) Lawn Tennis 3) Volleyball
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
2. What is E’s favourite sport?
1) Table Tennis 2) Volleyball 3) Lawn Tennis
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
3. In which std. does G study?
1) IX 2) VIII 3) Either IX or VII
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
4. Which of the following combinations of students- standard-favourite sport
is not correct?
1) G - VIII - Volleyball 2) F - VIII - Football 3) D - IX - Badminton
4) H-X-Hockey 5) All are correct
5. Which of the following combinations of sports represents the favourite
sports of the students studying in VIII standard?
1) Football, Lawn Tennis, Cricket 2) Football, Cricket, Basketball
3) Football, Volleyball, Basketball 4) Data inadequate
5) None of these
[Punjab National Bank Specialist Officers Exam–2007]

Puzzle 52
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
M, V, K, D, T, J and R are seven friends studying in different classes—
Illrd, IVth, Vth, Vlth, Vllth, VIIIth and IXth standards. Each of them has
different favourite colours—yellow, blue, red, white, black, green and violet. J
likes red and studies in class Vth. R likes violet and studies in Class Illrd. M
studies in Class VIIIth and does not like green and yellow. K likes white and
does not study in Vllth and in IVth. D studies in Vlth and likes black. T does
not study in IVth. V does not like green.
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Questions:
1. In which standard does ‘V study?
1) IVth 2) IXth 3) VIIIth
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
2. What is M’s favourite colour?
1) Red 2) Yellow 3) Green
4) Blue 5) None of these
3. In which standard does K study?
1) IIIrd 2) Vth 3) IVth
4) VIIth 5) None of these
4. What is V’s favourite colour?
1) Green 2) Red 3) Yellow
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
5. In which standard does T study?
1) IVth 2) VIIth 3) VIIIth
4) IXth 5) None of these
[Dena Bank (SO) Exam–2007]

Puzzle 53
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
Seven Professors A, B, C, D, E, F and G are engaged in evaluation of
answer papers in three different subjects English, Mathematics and History.
At least two persons evaluate the papers in each subject. Each of the evaluators
stay in different buildings P, Q, R, S, T, V and W not necessarily in the same
order.
A evaluates English papers only with E and stays in building R. D stays in
building W and does not evaluate Maths papers. The one who stays in building
V evaluates History papers. B and C do not evaluate the papers in the same
subject. Those who evaluate English papers do not stay in building Q. F stays
in building P but does not evaluate History papers. G evaluates same papers as
F. C stays in building T.
Questions:
1. Who stays in building V?
1) E 2) F 3) G
4) B 5) None of these
2. Which of the following combinations of subject, person and buildings is
definitely correct?
1) Maths F-Q 2) Maths G-Q 3) History D-T
4) History E-S 5) None of these
3. Which of the following groups of persons evaluate the Mathematics paper?
1) CF 2) EFG 3) CFG
4) FG 5) None of these
4. Papers in which subject are evaluated by D?
1) History 2) Maths
3) English 4) English or Mathematics
5) History or Mathematics
5. E stays in which building?
1) P 2) Q
3) T 4) Cannot be determined
5) None of these
[Andhra Bank (SO) Exam–2007]
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Puzzle 54
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
Seven executives A, B, C, D, E, F and G from a company have to visit
seven different places Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Delhi, Chennai, Hyder abad,
Bangalore and Jaipur to market their newly launched product. The order of
persons and cities may not be necessarily the same. Each one flies by a different
airline Spicejet, Kingfisher, Sahara, Jet, Air Deccan, Indian Airlines, Air India,
not necessary in the same order.
C goes to Kolkata but not by Sahara or Jet Airlines. D flies by Air India to
Bangalore. The one who goes to Jaipur does not travel by Air Deccan or Sahara.
E travels by Air Deccan. A does not go to Ahmedabad. F travels to Hyderabad by
Spice jet. B goes to Chennai by Kingfisher. E does not go to Ahmedabad. G does
not go to Jaipur.
Questions:
1. Who travels by Sahara Airlines?
1) A 2) C
3) G 4) Cannot be determined
5) None of these
2. Who goes to Jaipur?
1) A 2) E 3) G
4) D 5) None of these
3. The one who travels by Air Deccan, visits which place?
1) Ahmedabad 2) Delhi 3) Chennai
4) Bangalore 5) None of these
[Andhra Bank (SO) Exam–2007]

Puzzle 55
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
Moon TV had decided to celebrate sports programmes week by telecasting
programmes on Badminton, Cricket, Football, Hockey, Tennis and Volleyball
(not necessarily in the same order) in a week starting from Wednesday.
(i) Sixth day of the programme was holiday.
(ii) Tennis was telecast immediately after Hockey and Football was telecast
on fifth day of the programme.
(iii) Badminton was telecast on third day after Saturday and Hockey
programme was telecast on fourth day before the holiday.
(iv) Volleyball was not telecast on first day.
Questions:
1. On which of the following days Volleyball programme was telecast?
1) Second day 2) Seventh day 3) Fourth day
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
2. Which of the following days would be holiday?
1) Sunday 2) Monday 3) Saturday
4) Tuesday 5) None of these
3. Which of the following pairs of programmes were respectively telecast
before and after the holiday?
1) Badminton and Football 2) Badminton and Tennis
3) Football and Volleyball 4) Football and Badminton
5) None of these
4. Which of the following programmes was telecast on Wednesday?
1) Cricket 2) Tennis 3) Hockey
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4) Data inadequate 5) None of these

5. Which of the following days and programme combinations are definitely
false?
1) Wednesday-Cricket 2) Tuesday-Badminton
3) Thursday-Hockey 4) Friday-Tennis
5) Sunday-Volleyball
[North Malabar Gramin Bank Officer’s Exam–2008]

Puzzle 56
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
(i) There is a group of five persons M, N, O, P and Q of a family. They are
businessman, farmer, lawyer, doctor and teacher.
(ii) N is an unmarried teacher, who is M's daughter.
(iii) Q is a lawyer, who is O's brother.
(iv) O in this family is the only husband of a married couple.
(v) M is a farmer, who is father of two sons and an unmarried daughter.
(vi) M's daughter-in-law is a doctor.
1. Who is doctor in this family?
1) N 2) P 3) O
4) Q 5) M
2. Who is businessman in this family?
1) M 2) N 3) O
4) P 5) Q
3. Which of the following is a group of women in this family?
1) M, N and Q 2) N and O 3) P and Q
4) N and P 5) None of these
4. Which of the following is a married couple?
1) M and P 2) M and N 3) N and P
4) O and P 5) P and Q
5. Which of the following is a group of males?
1) M, N and O 2) M, Q and P 3) M, O and Q
4) M, P and Q 5) N and P
[Union Bank of India PO Exam–2008]

Puzzle 57
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
(i) A marketing-executive plans to visit each of six companies J, K, L, M,
N and O exactly once during the course of one day.
(ii) He must visit J before K and N.
(iii) He must visit K before M.
(iv) The third company he visits must be L.
Questions:
1. If the marketing-executive visits O first, which company must he visit
second?
1) J 2) K 3) L
4) M 5) N
2. Which of the following could be the order in which the marketing-executive
visits the six companies?
1) J, O, L, K, N, M 2) M, K, L, N, O, J 3) J, N, K, M, L, O
4) L, O, J, N, M, K 5) L, N, J, K, M, O
[Union Bank of India PO Exam–2008]
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Puzzle 58
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
a, b, c, d, e, f and g are sitting around a circle facing at the centre. d is
third to the left of a who is second to the left of f. e is not a neighbour of either
f or d. c is third to left of b.
Questions:
1. What is e’s position with respect to f?
1) Third to the right 2) Fourth to the left 3) Second to the left
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
2. Who is sitting between g and b?
1) f only 2) d only 3) Both f and d
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
3. Who is to the immediate left of d?
1) c 2) g 3) f
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
4. Which of the following information represents the first person sitting to
the immediate right of the second person?
1) ab 2) fg 3) ce
4) ae 5) None of these
5. Who is second to the right of d?
1) a 2) f 3) e
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
[Indian Bank Computer Officer’s Exam–2008]

Puzzle 59
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
Seven persons R, J, M, Q, L, T and K conduct workshop on Developing
Managerial skills in seven different companies A, B, C, D, E, F and G on a
different day of the week from Monday to Sunday. The order of persons,
companies and days of the week are not necessarily the same.
J organises workshop in Company D on Wednesday. Q does not conduct
workshop for companies A or C and conducts on the next day of L who conducts
the workshop for Company F. T conducts workshop for Company E on Friday.
K conducts workshop on Monday but not for Company C or G. M conducts
workshop for Company A but not on Tuesday.
Questions:
1. Who conducts workshop on Saturday?
1) M 2) Q 3) L
4) Q or L 5) None of these
2. On which day does Q conduct the workshop?
1) Sunday 2) Saturday
3) Tuesday 4) Cannot be determined
5) None of these
3. M conducts workshop on which day?
1) Saturday 2) Sunday 3) Tuesday
4) Thursday 5) None of these
4. Which of the following combinations of person-company and day is correct?
1) K-B-Wednesday 2) R-B-Monday 3) K-C-Monday
4) K-G-Sunday 5) None of these
5. Who conducts workshop for Company C and on which day?
1) R, Thursday 2) R, Tuesday 3) Q, Saturday
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4) Q, Sunday 5) None of these

[Punjab National Bank Agriculture Officer’s Exam–2008]

Puzzle 60
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
P, Q, R, S, T, V and W are seven members of a club. Each of them has a
favourite sport from—Chess, Table Tennis, Lawn Tennis, Volleyball, Badminton,
Basketball and Carrom, not necessarily in the same order. Each of them also
has a specific choice of colour from—Blue, Red, Green, Yellow, Grey, Black
and White, not necessarily in the same order.
R likes Green and his favourite sport is Badminton. V’s choice of colour is
neither Red nor Black. T’s favourite sport is neither Table Tennis nor Basketball.
The one who likes Blue does not like Carrom. The one who likes Volleyball
does not like Yellow and Grey. Q’s favourite sport is Lawn Tennis and he likes
Black. S likes White. W likes Basketball. P likes Volleyball. T likes Blue. The
one who likes Basketball does not like Grey.
Questions:
1. What is V’s choice of colour?
1) Black 2) Grey 3) Yellow
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
2. What is T’s favourite sport?
1) Basketball 2) Volleyball 3) Chess
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
3. Whose favourite sport is Carrom?
1) S 2) R 3) W
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
4. Whose favourite sport is basketball?
1) S 2) T 3) W
4) R 5) Data inadequate
5. What is W’s choice of colour?
1) Green 2) White 3) Black
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
6. Which of the following combinations of sport and colour is correct?
1) Table Tennis, Yellow 2) Volleyball, Red
3) Volleyball, Grey 4) Chess, Black
5) Carrom, Green
[IDBI Officers’ Exam–2008]

Puzzle 61
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
J, K, H, R, F, L, N and Q are sitting around a circular table facing the
centre. H is third to the left of L and is to the immediate right of K. R is third
to the left of N but is not a neighbour of H or L. J is second to the right of Q.
Questions:
1. Who is second to the left of N ?
1) Q 2) K 3) J
4) F or J 5) None of these
2. Which of the following groups of persons has the first person sitting
between the next two?
1) LKN 2) QFL 3) JHR
4) JHF 5) None of these
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3. Who is to the immediate left of R?

1) Q 2) K 3) F
4) N 5) None of these
4. Which of the following is correct position of J with respect to K?
1) Third to the left 2) Third to the right 3) Second to the left
4) Second to the right 5) Fourth to the right
5. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way on the basis of their
seating positions and so form a group. Which is the one that does not
belong to the group?
1) RQ 2) LK 3) HJ
4) JR 5) FN
[Allahabad Bank PO Exam–2008]

Puzzle 62
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
Eight executives B, G, H, K, D, F, T and V are working in three departments
Engineering, Systems and Marketing of the organization and are posted at
different places viz. Chennai, Kozikode, Kolkata, Ranchi, Patna, Bhopal, Nagpur
and Hyderabad not necessarily in the same order. At least two and not more
than three executives work in any of the three departments.
G works in Engineering department at Chennai. H is posted in Ranchi
but not in Systems department. No one from Marketing department is posted in
Hyderabad. The only other person in same department as that of G is posted in
Kolkata. D is posted in Hyderabad and F in Kozikode. V is not posted in Kolkata
and works in the same department as that of D. B and T both work in Marketing
department. The one who works in Marketing is not posted in Bhopal. T is not
posted in Nagpur.
Questions:
1. T is posted at which place?
1) Nagpur 2) Patna
3) Bhopal 4) Cannot be determined
5) None of these
2. Who is posted in Kolkata?
1) K 2) T
3) V 4) K or T
5) None of these
3. Which department has only two Executives?
1) Systems 2) Marketing
3) Engineering 4) Marketing or Systems
5) Cannot be determined
4. Which of the following group of persons work in Mar-keting department?
1) KBT 2) BTF
3) BHD 4) BHT
5) None of these
5. Which of the following combinations of department, person and place is
correct?
1) Marketing-B-Bhopal 2) Engineering-G-Kolkata
3) Systems-V-Chennai 4) Systems-T-Patna
5) None of these
[Allahabad Bank PO Exam–2008]
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Puzzle 63
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circle, facing the centre. A
sits fourth to the right of H while second to the left of F. C is not the neighbour
of F and B. D sits third to the right of C. H never sits next to G.
Questions:
1. Who amongst the following sits between B and D?
1) G 2) F 3) H
4) A 5) C
2. Which of the following pairs sit between H and G?
1) BH 2) EF 3) CE
4) DB 5) None of these
3. Four of the following are alike in a certain way based on their positions in
the seating arrangement and so form a group. Which is the one that does
not belong to that group?
1) AE 2) HF 3) BD
4) GE 5) CH
4. Who is to immediate right of A?
1) C 2) D 3) G
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
5. Who sits second to the right of B?
1) A 2) C 3) D
4) E 5) None of these
6. Which is the position of B with respect to C?
I. Second to the right
II. Sixth to the left
III. Third to the left
IV. Fifth to the right
1) Only II 2) Only II and III 3) Only I and IV
4) Data inadequate 5) Both III and IV
[Andhra Bank PO Exam–2008]
Puzzle 64
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
There are five men, Anuj, Kunal, Sourav, Rahul and Harish. The one who
is tallest is not the youngest. Kunal is older than only Harish. Sourav is older
than Rahul but shorter than him. Only one person is taller than Rahul. Anuj
is shortest while younger than only Sourav and Rahul. Only two men are
shorter than Sourav.
Questions:
1. Which of the following men is third tallest of the five?
1) Sourav 2) Rahul 3) Harish
4) Kunal 5) Kunal or Rahul
2. Who among the following men is tallest?
1) Sourav 2) Rahul 3) Kunal
4) Harish 5) Sourav or Harish
3. If the five men are made to stand in a line according to their height, first
in ascending order, then in descending order, then whose position will
remain the same in both the arrangements?
1) Harish 2) Rahul 3) Kunal
4) Sourav 5) Rahul and Anuj
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4. Who among the following is older than Kunal but younger than Rahul?
1) Harish 2) Sourav 3) Anuj
4) Data inadequate 5) Sourav or Anuj
5. Who among the following is taller than Anuj only?
1) Sourav 2) Harish 3) Rahul
4) Kunal 5) Kunal or Harish
[Andhra Bank PO Exam–2008]

Puzzle 65
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circle, facing the centre. E
and G always sit next to each other. D sits third to the right of C. F sits second
to the left of H. C never sits next to A while D never sits next to G. H is not the
neighbour of D and C.
Questions:
1. Who sits between A and D?
1) B 2) F 3) C
4) E 5) None of these
2. Who sits second to the left of B?
1) F 2) G 3) A
4) E 5) None of these
3. Who sits to immediate right of F?
1) D 2) C 3) B
4) A 5) None of these
4. Which of the following pairs sits between B and F ?
1) HB 2) FD 3) BG
4) GC 5) AH
5. Four of the following are alike in a certain way based on their positions in
the seating arrangement and so form a group. Which is the one that does
not belong to that group?
1) CH 2) BA 3) FE
4) DG 5) AC
[Dena Bank Agriculture Officers Exam–2008]

Puzzle 66
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
Seven members A, B, C, D, E, F and G represent seven different states
Madhya Pr adesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Orissa and
Maharashtra in seven different games Hockey, Chess, Cricket, Badminton,
Table-Tennis, Golf and Billiards. The order of persons, states and games is
not necessarily the same.
D represents Kerala in Chess. E represent s Golf team but not from
Maharashtra or Uttar Pradesh, A represents Madhya Pradesh for Badminton.
C represents Orissa but not for Cricket or Table-Tennis. The one who represents
Bihar, represents “Table-Tennis. The one who represents Hockey represents
Uttar Pradesh. F represents Maharashtra for Cricket. G does not represent
Bihar.
Questions:
1. Who represents Uttar Pradesh?
1) G 2) F
3) B 4) Cannot be determined
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5) None of these
2. Who represents Bihar?
1) G 2) E 3) B
4) B or E 5) None of these
3. Who represents Billiards team?
1) G 2) F 3) C
4) B 5) None of these
4. E represents which state?
1) Bihar 2) Kerala 3) Uttar Pradesh
4) Tamil Nadu 5) None of these
5. Which of the following combinations of game and state is correct?
1) Orissa-Chess 2) Orissa-Billiards 3) Tamil Nadu-Cricket
4) Maharashtra-Chess 5) None of these
[Dena Bank Agriculture Officers Exam–2008]

Puzzle 67
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
B, D, F, H, K, W, M and T are sitting around a circle facing at the centre.
F is third to the left of D who is second to the left of H. B is fourth to the right
of H. K is third to the right of M who is not an immediate neighbour of F. T is
not an immediate neighbour of B or D.
Questions:
1. Who is to the immediate right of T?
1) K 2) F 3) H
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
2. Who is second to the left of B?
1) T 2) K 3) D
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
3. Who is sitting between D and B?
1) T 2) F 3) M
4) W 5) Data inadequate
4. Who is third to the left of H?
1) W 2) F 3) B
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
5. What is T’s position with respect toW?
1) Third to the right 2) Third to the left 3) Second to the left
4) Second to the right 5) None of these
[Andhra Bank IT Officers’ Exam–2008]

Puzzle 68
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
A, B, C, D, E, F and G are seven boys. Each of them studies a different
subject as Economics, Bio-Chemistry, Biology, Physics, English, German and
Psychology. Each of them likes a different game as Football, Cricket, Badminton,
Table-Tennis, Carrom, Volleyball and Hockey. The order of boys, subject and
games is not necessarily the same.
B studies Biology and likes cricket . D likes football but not studies
Biochemistry or English and G likes Table-Tennis but not studies Physics. F
studies Economics but not likes Carrom. A studies Psychology likes Hockey.
One who studies Physics likes Badminton. C plays Carrom but not studies
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Bio-chemistry.
Questions:
1. F likes which game?
1) Volleyball 2) Badminton
3) Table-Tennis 4) Cannot be determined
5) None of these
2. Who studies English?
1) E 2) D 3) C
4) G 5) None of these
3. Which one of the following statements is certainly true?
1) One who likes football studies English
2) One who likes Volleyball studies Bio-chemistry
3) One who likes Carrom sudies Psychology
4) One who likes Hockey studies English
5) One who likes Carrom studies English
4. D studies which subject?
1) Economics 2) Physics 3) Biology
4) German 5) None of these
5. Who likes Badminton?
1) D 2) E
3) G 4) Cannot be determined
5) None of these
[Andhra Bank IT Officers’ Exam–2008]

Puzzle 69
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
Ashwini, Priya, Sudha, Rani, Meeta, Geeta and Mukta are sitting around a
circle facing the centre. Ashwini is third to the left of Mukta and to the
immediate right of Rani. Priya is second to the left of Geeta, who is not an
immediate neighbour of Meeta.
Questions:
1. Who is to the immediate right of Priya?
1) Meeta 2) Sudha
3) Mukta 4) Cannot be determined
5) None of these
2. Who is second to the left of Rani?
1) Ashwini 2) Meeta 3) Priya
4) Sudha 5) None of these
3. Which of the following pairs of persons has the first person sitting to the
immediate left of the second person?
1) Rani-Meeta 2) Ashwini-Geeta 3) Sudha-Priya
4) Geeta-Sudha 5) None of these
4. Which of the following groups has the first person sitting between the
other two?
1) Meeta-Ashwini-Geeta 2) Sudha-Rani-Geeta

3) Mukta-Priya-Rani 4) Mukta-Priya-Sudha
5) None of these
5. Which of the following is the correct position of Rani with respect to
Mukta?
I. Third to the right
II. Third to the left
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III. Fourth to the left

IV. Fourth to the right
1) I only 2) II only 3) Both I and II
4) Both II and IV 5) Both I and III
[Bank of Baroda (SO) Exam-2008]

Puzzle 70
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
A, B, C, D, E, F and G are members of a sports club and have liking for
different games, viz Carrom, Table Tennis, Badminton, Bridge, Hockey, Football
and Lawn Tennis but not necessarily in the same order. Each one of them has
a liking for different musical instruments, viz Sitar, Guitar, Harmonium, Flute,
Tabla, Banjo and Santoor, not necessarily in the same order.
B likes Carrom and Banjo. E likes to play Bridge but not Harmonium or
Tabla. The one who plays Hockey plays Sitar. F plays Guitar but not Table
Tennis or Lawn Tennis. A plays Badminton and Flute. The one who plays
Lawn Tennis does not play Tabla. C plays Harmonium and G plays Hockey.
1. Who plays Santoor?
1) D 2) A 3) E
4) D or E 5) None of these
2. D plays which game?
1) Table Tennis 2) Lawn Tennis
3) Football 4) Cannot be determined
5) None of these
3. Which of the following combinations of game-person-musical instrument
is definitely correct?
1) Badminton - B - Flute
2) Table Tennis - E - Santoor
3) Lawn Tennis - D - Tabla
4) Table Tennis - C - Tabla
5) None of these
4. Who plays Football?
1) C 2) D 3) G
4) F 5) None of these
5. Who plays Table Tennis?
1) C 2) F
3) D 4) Cannot be determined
5) None of these
[Bank of Baroda (SO) Exam-2008]

Puzzle 71
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
P, Q, R, S, T, V and W are sitting around a circle facing at the centre. R is
third to the left of V who is second to the left of T. W is second to the right of
P who is not an immediate neighbour of V. S is not an immediate neighbour of
W.
Questions:
1. Who is second to the right of R?
1) T 2) W 3) Q
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
2. Who is third to the left of P?
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1) S 2) W 3) Q
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
3. Who is third to the right of Q?
1) T 2) P 3) S
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
4. In which of the following pairs is the first person sitting to the immediate
right of the second person?
1) PR 2) PT 3) RW
4) QV 5) None of these
5. Which of the following pairs represents the immediate neighbours of R?
1) PT 2) PQ 3) WT
4) PW 5) Data inadequate
[Punjab National Bank Agriculture Officer’s Exam–2009]

Puzzle 72
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
Eight friends P, Q, R, S, T, V, X and Z are sitting around a circular table
facing centre. P sits third to the right of X and second to the left of R. S and T
do not sit next to each other. S sits second to the right of Q, who is not a
neighbour of P. T sits second to the left of V.
Questions:
1. Four of the following five are similar in a certain way based on their
position in the seating arrangement. Which of the following does not
belong to that group?
1) VX 2) SZ 3) TV
4) XZ 5) RQ
2. What is the position of V with respect to Z in the above arrangement?
A. Third to the right
B. Fourth to the left
C. Second to the right
D. Fourth to the right
1) Only A 2) Both A and B
3) Both B and D 4) Only D
5) None of these
3. Who sits to the immediate left of R?
1) V 2) Z 3) T
4) P 5) None of these
4. Which of the following sits between X and V?
1) Q 2) X 3) Z
4) R 5) None of these
5. In which of the following pairs, second person is sitting to the left of the
first person?
1) XS 2) PT 3) RV
4) QV 5) None of these
[Allahabad Bank Agriculture Officer’s Exam–2009]

Puzzle 73
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
Seven friends A, B, C, D, E, F and G work in four different departments ie,
Marketing. Finance HR and IT. Not more than two work in the same department.
Each of them works in different organisations which are P, Q, R, S, T, W and
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Z not necessarily in this order. A who does not work for organisation P works
in Marketing Department like C. E works for organisation W and does not
work in Finance Department. B works for organisation T and works in the
same Department as D. Only F works in HR Department. None in Marketing or
IT department works for organisation R. C works for organisation S. The one
who works for organisation Z works for the Finance Department.
Questions:
1. Which of the following combinations is correct?
1) C-S-Finance 2) E-T-IT 3) A - R-Marketing
4) F-Q-HR 5) None of these
2. Which of the following works in IT Department?
1) G 2) D 3) B
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
3. Who works for organisation R?
1) A 2) F 3) G
4) Z 5) None of these
4. Which of the following pairs works in Finance Department?
1) A, B 2) E, G 3) F, D
4) D, B 5) None of these
5. For which of the following organisations does D work ?
1) P 2) Q 3) Z
4) R 5) None of these
[Allahabad Bank Agriculture Officer’s Exam–2009]

Puzzle 74
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circle facing at the centre.
G is fourth to the right of A who is second to the right of D. E is second to the
right of C who is not an immediate neighbour of G or D. B is second to the
right of F.
Questions:
1. In which of the following pairs is the first person sitting to the immediate
right of the second person?
1) EG 2) GF 3) HE
4) BD 5) None of these
2. Who is third to the left of H?
1) A 2) D 3) B
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
3. Who is second to the right of H?
1) E 2) G 3) F
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
4. What is F’s position with respect to C?
A. Fourth to the left
B. Fifth to the left
C. Fourth to the right
D. Third to the right
1) Only A 2) Only B
3) Only A and D 4) Only B and C
5) Only A and C
5. Who is to the immediate right of G?
1) F 2) G 3) D
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
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[United Commercial Bank PO Exam–2009]

Puzzle 75
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
B, M, K, H, T, R, D, W and A are sitting around a circle facing at the
centre. R is third to the right of B. H is second to the right of A who is second
to the right of R. K is third to the right of T, who is not an immediate neighbour
of H. D is second to the left of T. M is fourth to the right of W.
Questions:
1. Who is to the immediate left of W?
1) R 2) T 3) B
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
2. Who is third to the left of M?
1) B 2) W 3) K
4) T 5) None of these
3. Who is third to the left of H ?
1) A 2) T 3) K
4) R 5) Data inadequate
4. Who is to the immediate left of D?
1) H 2) M 3) B
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
5. In which of the following combinations is the third person sitting in
between the first and the second persons ?
1) WTR 2) BDT 3) MHD
4) KAM 5) WKR
[Indian Bank Rural Marketing Officers Exam–2009]

Puzzle 76
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, Y and Z are sitting around a circle facing the centre.
V is second to the left of P who is third to the left of Y. S is fourth to the left of
P. T is third to the right of Q who is to the immediate right of V. W is fourth to
the right of Z.
1. In which of the following combinations is the first person sitting in between
the second and the third persons ?
1) RSZ 2) YTW 3) WPQ
4) VZQ 5) PQV
2. Who is second to the right of Z ?
1) Q 2) P 3) W
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
3. In which of the following pairs is the first person sitting to the immediate
right of the second person ?
1) VQ 2) ZV 3) SZ
4) RS 5) YT
4. Who is third to the left of S ?
1) Y 2) W 3) T
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
5. Who is third to the right of W ?
1) S 2) R 3) V
4) Z 5) Data inadequate
[Bank of India Banking Officers’ Exam–2010]
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Puzzle 77
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are eight persons working in three different
departments viz. Operations, Sales and Finance of an organisation with at
least two and not more than three in any department. They are in three different
scales viz. I, II and III with at least two in any one scale.
Both the employees in Operations department are in Scale II. D works in
Sales department and belongs to Scale I. A works in Finance department and
does not belong to Scale I. Two employees in Sales department belong to one
scale. F works with only H in one of the departments. C works with E in one
of the departments. B does not work with either C or A in the same department.
G does not belong to Scale III. E does not belong to Scale I.
Questions:
1. Which of the following combinations is correct?
1) Operation — F — I 2) Operation — H — III
3) Sales — B — II 4) Finance — E — III
5) All are correct
2. Which of the following groups of employees work in Sales department ?
1) DBE 2) DBC 3) DBG
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
3. H belongs to which scale?
1) I 2) II 3) III
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
4. G belongs to which scale ?
1) II 2) III 3) I
4) I or II 5) None of these
5. C belongs to which scale ?
1) I 2) II 3) III
4) I or II 5) None of these
[Bank of India Banking Officers’ Exam–2010]
Puzzle 78
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circle facing at the centre.
C is third to the left of A and second to the right of E. B is second to the right
of C. D is second to the right of F who is second to the right of A. G is not an
immediate neighbour of C.
Questions:
1. Who is to the immediate right of C?
1) H 2) G 3) D
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
2. Who is to the immediate right of H?
1) D 2) G 3) A
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
3. Who is the immediate left of D?
1) C 2) H 3) F
4) E 5) Data inadequate
4. Who is third to the right of H ?
1) E 2) F 3) D
4) G 5) Data inadequate
5. Who is second to the right of G ?
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1) A 2) D 3) E
4) B 5) Data inadequate
6. In which of the following is the first person sitting in between the second
and the third person ?
1) BHA 2) CHB 3) EDC
4) EFG 5) None of these
[Baroda Rajasthan Gramin Bank Officers Exam–2010]

Puzzle 79
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and I are sitting around a circle facing the centre. D
is fourth to the right of A and second to the left of G. C is second to right of G
and third to the left of I. F is fourth to the right of H. B is not an immediate
neighbour of G or A.
Questions:
1. Who is third to the left of A ?
1) E 2) G 3) D
4) F 5) None of these
2. Who is fourth to the right of B ?
1) H 2) C 3) A
4) G 5) None of these
3. Who is to the immediate left of D?
1) B 2) F 3) I
4) H 5) None of these
4. Who is second to the right of F ?
1) G 2) C 3) E
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
5. In which of the following combinations is the first person sitting in between
the second and the third persons ?
1) FBD 2) CEG 3) AHI
4) HIB 5) GEF
[Sarva UP Gramin Bank Officers Exam–2010]

Puzzle 80
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
A, B, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circle facing the centre. D is
fourth to the right of H and second to the left of B. F is fourth to the right of B.
G is fourth to the right of E who is not an immediate neighbour of B or D. A is
not an immediate neighbour of D.
Questions:
1. What is B’s position with respect toG?
1) Third to the right 2) Third to the left 3) Fifth to the right
4) Fourth to the left 5) Fourth to the right
2. In which of the following combinations is the third person sitting in
between the first and the second persons?
l) ABC 2) GCD 3) AHE
4) CBA 5) EFG
3. Who is third to the right of A?
1) H 2) E 3) F
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
4. Who is to the immediate left of D?
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1) G 2) C 3) F
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
5. Who is fourth to the left of G?
1) E 2) F 3) A
4) H 5) Data inadequate
[Bank of Baroda PO Exam–2010]

Puzzle 81
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
Four friends Amrita, Deepa, Smita and Rhea complete their PhD in different
number of years. The one who took maximum time took eight years to complete
her PhD while the one who took the least time took only three years to complete
it. Rhea took more time only than Amrita and completed her PhD in five years.
Smita did not take longer time than Deepa to complete her PhD.
Questions:
1. How many years did Amrita take to complete her PhD?
1) 8 2) 3 3) 4
4) Either 6 or 7 5) Cannot be determined
2. How many years did Smita take to complete her PhD ?
1) 8 2) 3 3) 4
4) 7 5) Cannot be determined
3. Who amongst the following took the maximum number of years to complete
PhD ?
1) Amrita 2) Rhea 3) Smita
4) Deepa 5) Cannot be determined
4. How many meaningful English words can be formed with the letters TEID
using each letter only once in each word?
1) None 2) One 3) Two
4) Three 5) More than three
5. If it is possible to make only one meaningful word with the second, fifth,
eighth and the eleventh letters (when counted from left hand side) of the
word DEVELOPMENT, which would be the second letter of the word from
the left ? If more than one such word can be formed, give X as the answer.
If no such word can be formed, give Z as your answer.
1) E 2) L 3) T
4) X 5) Z
[Punjab National Bank (SO) Exam–2010]

Puzzle 82
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
Eight friends P, Q, R, S, T, V, W and Z, out of whom one is a pilot,
professor, businessman, doctor, lawyer, banker, cricketer or an architect (but
not necessarily in the same order), are sitting around a circular table, facing
the centre.
l S who is a banker sits third to right of Z.
l The professor and the architect are immediate neighbours of each other.
Neither the professor nor the architect is an immediate neighbour of
either Z or S.
l Cricketer and the pilot are immediate neighbour of each other. Neither
Z nor W is a pilot.
l The one who is a professor sits second to the right of T who is a
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lawyer. V who is a cricketer is not an immediate neighbour of the

banker.
l Only R sits between the professor and the doctor. P sits third to the
right of the pilot.
Questions:
1. Which of the following pairs represents the immediate neighbours of the
doctor ?
1) Professor-businessman 2) Pilot - professor
3) Cricketer - businessman 4) Lawyer - architect
5) None of these
2. What is the position of the businessman with respect to the pilot ?
1) Third to the left 2) Second to the left 3) Immediately to the right
4) Fourth to the right 5) Second to the right
3. Who sits third to the right of the professor ?
1) The banker 2) Q 3) The cricketer
4) The lawyer 5) None of these
4. Which of the following is true regarding R ?
1) He is a doctor
2) He is an immediate neighbour of the pilot
3) R sits between Q and T
4) He is an immediate neighbour of the professor
5) None is true
5. How many people sit between the ‘banker’ and ‘W’ when counted in anti-
clockwise direction from the banker?
1) None 2) One 3) Two
4) Three 5) Four
6. Who amongst the following is a pilot ?
1) P 2) Q 3) R
4) Z 5) None of these
7. What is the profession of Z ?
1) Businessman 2) Architect 3) Professor
4) Doctor 5) None of these
8. Who amongst the following sits exactly between T and Q ?
1) Cricketer 2) Architect 3) Professor
4) Doctor 5) Banker
[Punjab National Bank (SO) Exam–2010]

Puzzle 83
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
A, B, C, D, E and F are seated in a circle facing the centre. A and C are
seated adjacent to each other and E and B are also seated adjacent to each
other. B is to the immediate left of F. There are two persons between D and E.
A is not seated adjacent to E.
Questions:
1. How many persons are seated between F and E if we go anticlockwise
from F to E ?
1) 1 2) 2
3) 3 4) Cannot be determined
5) None of these
2. Who is to the immediate left of E?
1) C 2) B
3) F 4) Cannot be determined
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5) None of these
Directions (Q. 3-5): Four of the following five are alike in a certain
way based on their seating positions in the above arrangement and so
form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to the group ?
3. 1) BA 2) BD 3) CF
4) DE 5) FC
4. 1) BEC 2) CAD 3) FDA
4) DFB 5) ADF
5. 1) AC 2) EB 3) CE
4) AF 5) DA
[Bank of India PO Exam–2010]

Puzzle 84
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
Q, R, S, T, U and V are seated to a straight line facing North. S is second
to the right of T and T is second to the right of Q. R is to the left of Q and is
second to the left of V.
Questions:
1. How many persons are seated between T and V?
1) 1 2) 2 3) 3
4) 4 5) None of these
2. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on their seating
position in the above arrangement and so form a group. Which is the one
that does not belong to the group ?
1) QV 2) VT 3) US
4) UT 5) RQ
3. What is Q's position with respect to S?
1) Third to left 2) Immediate Next 3) Second to left
4) Fifth to left 5) None of these
4. Which of the following represents persons seated at the two extremes ?
1) RQ 2) US 3) SQ
4) SR 5) None of these
5. If S : T and T : Q, then U : ?
1) T 2) V 3) Q
4) S 5) R
[Bank of India PO Exam–2010]

Puzzle 85
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
V, U and T are seated in a circle facing the centre. A, B and C are also
seated in the same circle but two of them are not facing the centre (facing
opposite direction of the centre). V is second to the left of C. U is second to the
right of A. B is third to the left of T. C is second to the right of T. A is seated
next to V.
Questions:
1. Which of the following are not facing the centre ?
1) BA 2) CA
3) BC 4) Cannot be determined
5) None of these
2. Which of the following is T’s position with respect to B?
1) Third to the right
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2) Second to the right

3) Third to the left
4) Third either to the right or to the left
5) None of these
3. Which of the following is V's position with respect to C?
1) Second to the right 2) Third to the left
3) Fourth to the right 4) Fourth to the left
5) Cannot be determined
4. Which of the following is true regarding the seating arrangement?
1) A, B and C are seated adjacent
2) V, U and T are seated adjacent
3) There are two persons whose seating arrangement cannot be ascertained
4) Those not facing the centre are seated adjacent
5) There are only two persons seated between V and T
5. Which of the following is A's position with respect to U?
1) Second to the left 2) Second to the right
3) Third to the right 4) Cannot be determined
5) None of these
[Bank of India PO Exam–2010]

Puzzle 86
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
In a Group of 5, each person has an exclusive and different preference
(has/likes) for a pen, a watch and a car. Pen preferences are Parker, Lamy,
Pointer, Lexi and Cello. Car preferences are Wagon R, Swift, Santro, Mica and
City. Watch preferences are Timex, Titan, Fastrack, Samay and Citizen.
Suman has Mica and Parker but does not prefer among watches -Titan or
Fastrack. The one who has Swift, likes Fastrack. Mrudula has preference for
City, Cello and Citizen. Amit has preference for Lamy and Timex, Veena prefers
Wagon R and Lexi. Harsh's preference for a watch is not Titan.
Questions:
1. Which watch is Suman's preference?
1) Titan 2) Fastrack
3) Samay 4) Cannot be determined
5) None of these
2. Which pen is Harsh's preference?
1) Lamy 2) Pointer
3) Lexi 4) Cannot be determined
5) None of these
3. Which watch is Harsh's preference?
1) Samay 2) Fastrack
3) Timex 4) Cannot be determined
5) None of these
4. Who's preference is Swift?
1) Harsh 2) Amit
3) Veena 4) Cannot be determined
5) None of these
5. Which watch is Veena’s preference?
1) Sarnay 2) Fastrack
3) Titan 4) Cannot be determined
5) None of these
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[Bank of India PO Exam–2010]

Puzzle 87
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
In a seven-storey building, having floors numbered one to seven, P, Q, R,
S, T and V each live on a different floor. (The ground floor is numbered floor
no. 1, the floor above it floor no. 2 and so on.) One of the floors in the building
is vacant. P lives on the fifth floor. No floor below fifth floor is vacant; also no
odd numbered floor is vacant. Only S lives between T and V. T does not live on
an odd numbered floor. T does not live on a floor immediately above or
immediately below R's floor. Q does not live on the bottommost floor.
Questions:
1. Who lives on the topmost floor ?
1) Q 2) S 3) R
4) V 5) No one as it is vacant
2. On which of the following floors does R live ?
1) Seventh 2) Sixth 3) Third
4) Second 5) First
3. Which of the following floors is vacant?
1) Seventh 2) Sixth 3) Third
4) Second 5) Fourth
[United Bank of India PO Exam–2010]

Puzzle 88
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
In a sports event, different games are scheduled to be held on seven days,
starting on Monday and ending on Sunday. Two games are scheduled to be
held on Saturday as well as on Sunday and one game on each of the remaining
five days. The games to be held in these seven days are: Basketball, football,
boxing, sprinting, swimming, shooting, weightlifting, wrestling and cycling,
but not necessarily in the same order.
Shooting is scheduled to be held on Thursday. Boxing and cycling are
scheduled to be held on the same day. Wrestling is scheduled to be held three
days before basketball, i.e. two sports are scheduled between wrestling and
basketball. Wrestling is not scheduled to be held on Wednesday. Weightlifting
is scheduled immediately after the day boxing is scheduled. Football is scheduled
immediately after the day wrestling is scheduled. Swimming is not scheduled
on Monday.
Questions:
1. Which of the following games is scheduled to be held on Friday ?
1) Basketball 2) Wrestling 3) Swimming
4) Weightlifting 5) Sprinting
2. Which of the following games is scheduled to be held on Sunday?
1) Football 2) Wrestling 3) Basketball
4) Cycling 5) Swimming
3. On which of the following days is sprinting scheduled ?
1) Saturday 2) Friday 3) Wednesday
4) Monday 5) Cannot be determined
4. On which of the following days is weightlifting scheduled?
1) Monday 2) Tuesday 3) Wednesday
4) Friday 5) Sunday
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5. Shooting is related to Basketball in the same way as Wrestling is related to

1) Sprinting 2) Football 3) Shooting
4) Weightlifting 5) Boxing
[United Bank of India PO Exam–2010]

Puzzle 89
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a square table in such a way
that four of them sit at four corners of the square while four sit in the middle
of each of the four sides. The ones who sit at the four corners face the centre
while those who sit in the middle of the sides face outside.
Two females sit in the middle of the sides and two at the corners. A sits
second to the left of G. G sits in the middle of one of the sides. C sits fourth to
the right of his wife and his wife is not an immediate neighbour of A or G. B
sits third to right of her husband. B does not sit at any of the corners. Only D
sits between B and H. H is the husband of A. E is a male.
Questions:
1. W hich of the following is t r ue with r espect t o t he given seat ing
arrangement?
1) No two males are immediate neighbours of each other
2) G and H do not face each other in the seating arrangement
3) E and D are immediate neighbours of each other
4) F is a male and sits diagonally opposite to E
5) A sits in the centre of one of the sides of the square table
2. Who amongst the following is B's husband?
1) C 2) G 3) E
4) F 5) Cannot be determined
3. How many people sit between B and C when counted in anti-clockwise
direction from B ?
1) None 2) One 3) Two
4) Three 5) Four
4. Who amongst the following is the wife of C?
1) D 2) F 3) B
4) G 5) Cannot be determined
5. What is the position of E with respect to C ?
1) Immediately to the left 2) Second to the left
3) Third to the right 4) Immediately to the right
5) Second to the right
[United Bank of India PO Exam–2010]

Puzzle 90
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
P, T, Q, U, S and R are standing in a straight line facing North. S is
standing third from the left end of the line. R is fourth to the right of T.
Neither P nor R is at the end of the line. Q is second to the left of P.
Questions:
1. Who amongst the following is standing fourth from the left end of the
line?
1) Q 2) R 3) P
4) U 5) None of these
2. If TQ : SP then, ? : RU
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1) QS 2) TS 3) SP
4) QT 5) None of these
3. Who amongst the following are at the extreme ends of the line?
1) TU 2) TR 3) RU
4) TP 5) US
Directions (Q. 4-5): Four of the following five are alike in a certain
way based on their positions in the above arrangement and so form a
group. Which of the following does not belong to the group ?
4. 1) SRP 2) QPS 3) PUR
4) TSQ 5) TSU
5. 1) UR 2) PS 3) QT
4) SR 5) RP
[IDBI Assistant Manager Exam–2010]

Puzzle 91
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
Six friends Hetal, Jayshree, Rohini, Meena, Nidhi and Swati, stay in
different areas of a city i.e., Dadar, Matunga, Mulund, Vikroli, Thane and
Kanjurmarg not necessarily in the same order. All six have different hobbies
which are singing, dancing, drawing, travelling, cooking and reading not
necessarily in the same order.
Hetal stays in Vikroli and her hobby is neither dancing nor reading. The
one whose hobby is travelling stays in Mulund. Jayshree's hobby is drawing
and she does not stay in either Dadar or Matunga. Meena stays in Kanjurmarg
and her hobby is cooking. Rohini likes reading but she and Nidhi do not stay
in Matunga.
Questions:
1. What is Swati's hobby ?
1) Singing 2) Dancing 3) Reading
4) Travelling 5) None of these
2. Whose hobby is singing ?
1) Nidhi 2) Rohini 3) Swati
4) Hetal 5) None of these
3. Whose hobby is travelling ?
1) Hetal 2) Swati 3) Nidhi
4) Rohini 5) None of these
4. Where does Jayshree stay ?
1) Thane 2) Vikroli 3) Kanjurmarg
4) Mulund 5) None of these
5. Where does Rohini stay ?
1) Matunga 2) Mulund 3) Thane
4) Dadar 5) None of these
[IDBI Assistant Manager Exam–2010]

Puzzle 92
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
Seven flights namely Jet Airways. British Airways, Delta, Quantas,
Emirates, Lufthansa and Air India are scheduled to fly to London. There is
only one flight to London on each of the seven days of the week, starting from
Monday and ending on Sunday.
Delta flies on Wednesday. Air India flies the day next to British Airways.
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British Airways does not fly on Monday or Friday. Two airlines fly between the
days British Airways, and Emirates fly. Emirates does not fly on Sunday.
Quantas flies a day before Lufthansa.
Questions:
1. On which of the following days does Jet Airways fly?
1) Friday 2) Sunday 3) Tuesday
4) Thursday 5) None of these
2. How many flights fly between Lufthansa and Delta ?
1) None 2) One 3) Two
4) Three 5) Five
3. Which of the following flights flies on Friday ?
1) Air India 2) Quantas 3) Emirates
4) Lufthansa 5) Jet Airways
4. If Delta postpones its flight to Sunday owing to some technical reasons
and all the flights scheduled for Thursday to Sunday are now made to take
oil a day ahead of the schedule, which of the following flights would now
fly on Friday?
1) Lufthansa 2) Jet Airways 3) British Airways
4) Air India 5) Quantas
5. If Emirates is related to British Airways and Delta is related to Quantas in
a certain way based upon the given flight schedule, then Jet Airways will
be related to which of the following based upon the same relationship'?
1) Lufthansa 2) Quantas 3) Delta
4) Air India 5) None of these
[Bank of Maharashtra PO Exam–2010]

Puzzle 93
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circular table facing the
centre. No two males or two females are immediate neighbours of each other.
A is wife of H. A sits third to the left of E. F sits second to the right of D.
D is not an immediate neighbour of A or E. H and C are immediate neighbours
of each other. F is not an immediate neighbour of his wife B.
Questions:
1. Which of the following is true about G ?
1) G is a male
2) G sits exactly between F and H
3) G sits third to the left or E
4) G sits second to the right of B
5) None is true
2. Who sits third to the left of B ?
1) F 2) H 3) D
4) A 5) None of these
3. How many people sit between B and F when counted in anti-clockwise
direction from B ?
1) One 2) Two 3) Three
4) Four 5) More than four
4. Four of the following live are alike in a certain way and so form a group.
Which is the one that does not belong to that group ?
1) H 2) F 3) E
4) G 5) D
5. Which of the following groups consists of only female members of the
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group?
1) A, B, H 2) G, F, C 3) C, H, G
4) D, H, C 5) None of these
6. If all the persons are made to sit in alphabetical order in clockwise
direction, starting from A, the positions of how many (excluding A) will
remain unchanged as compared to their original seating positions?
1) None 2) One 3) Two
4) Three 5) Four
[Bank of Maharashtra PO Exam–2010]

Puzzle 94
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circular table facing the
centre. Each one of them has a different profession viz. doctor, engineer,
architect, teacher, clerk, shopkeeper, businessman and banker.
A sits third to right of teacher. D sits second to left of G. G is not an
immediate neighbour of the teacher. Only one person sits between B who is
the shopkeeper and teacher. The one who is an architect sits third to right of
the shopkeeper. H sits between architect and engineer. E is not an immediate
neighbour of H. Engineer sits third to the right of clerk. Only one person sits
between businessman and F. E is neither a businessman nor a doctor.
Questions:
1. W hich of the following is t r ue with r espect t o t he given seat ing
arrangement?
1) E is an immediate neighbour of the engineer
2) E is an architect
3) The clerk is an immediate neighbour of the banker
4) The teacher sits between H and the engineer
5) Shopkeeper sits second to the right of the teacher
2. What is the profession of H ?
1) Businessman 2) Architect
3) Banker 4) Teacher
5) Shopkeeper
3. What is the position of doctor with respect to the banker?
1) Immediately to the left 2) Third to the left
3) Second to the right 4) Fourth to the left
5) Second to the left
4. Who sit/s exactly between the architect and the businessman?
1) C and H 2) Clerk
3) Banker and shopkeeper 4) Doctor
5) C and teacher
5. Who amongst the following is a clerk?
1) C 2) D 3) E
4) F 5) G
[UCO Bank PO Exam–2011]

Puzzle 95
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
Twelve people are sitting in two parallel rows containing six people each,
in such a way that there is an equal distance between adjacent persons. In
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row-1 P, Q, R, S, T and V are seated and all of them are facing South. In row-
2 A, B, C, D, E and F are seated and all of them are facing North. Therefore, in
the given seating arrangement each member seated in a row faces another
member of the other row.
P sits third to the left of T. Neither P nor T sits at an extreme end of the
line. A sits second to the right of E. Neither A nor E faces T or P. A does not
sit at an extreme end. R does not face A and R does not sit at an extreme end
of the line. Only one person sits between F and C. Neither F nor C faces T. C
does not sit at the extreme end. Only one person sits between V and Q. F is
not an immediate neighbour of B and A does not face V.
Questions:
1. How many persons are seated between B and D?
1) One 2) Two 3) Three
4) Four 5) None
2. V is related to B in the same way as Q is related to C. To which of the
following is P related to, following the same pattern?
1) F 2) A 3) D
4) E 5) None of these
3. Which of the following is true regarding V?
1) V faces A
2) T is not an immediate neighbour of V.
3) C faces the one who is second to left of V
4) V sits at one of the extreme ends of the line
5) R sits third to the right of V
4. Who amongst the following sit at extreme ends of the rows?
1) D, F 2) V, S 3) Q, S
4) B, D 5) None of these
5. Who amongst the following faces B?
1) V 2) S 3) Q
4) R 5) T
[UCO Bank PO Exam–2011]

Puzzle 96
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
Six chemicals L, M, N, O, P and Q are kept in bottles of different colours
viz, green, red, blue, white, pink and violet, not necessarily in the same order.
These bottles are arranged from left to right, again not necessarily in the same
order.
Chemical M is kept in white bottle. Chemical L is not kept in green bottle
and is kept to the immediate left of the violet bottle. Chemical O is kept in the
blue bottle and is kept exactly between the bottles containing chemicals L and
M. The red bottle is at the extreme left end. The bottles containing chemical Q
is not kept at either of the ends. The green bottle is kept at the extreme right
end. Chemical P is not kept near the white bottle.
Questions:
1. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on their positions
in the above arrangement and so form a group. Which is the one that does
not belong to the group?
l) LM 2) LP 3) QO
4) LQ 5) NO
2. Which bottle contains chemical L?
1) Pink 2) Blue
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3) Red 4) Cannot be determined

5) None of these
3. Which of the following combinations of chemical and bottle is correct ?
1) P - Red 2) N - Green
3) P - Green 4) Q - Pink
5) None of these
4. Which bottle contains chemical?
1) Pink 2) Green
3) Violet 4) Cannot be determined
5) None of these
5. If all the six chemicals are arranged alphabetically from left to right,
positions of how many will remain unchanged?
1) None 2) One 3) Two
4) Three 5) Four
6. Which bottle contains chemical N?
1) Green 2) Red
3) Pink 4) Cannot be determined
5) None of these
7. Which chemical is kept in the bottle at the extreme right end ?
1) P 2) N
3) L 4) Cannot be determined
5) None of these
[UCO Bank PO Exam–2011]

Puzzle 97
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
Six plays A, B, C, D, E and F are to be staged starting from Monday and
ending on Sunday with one of the days being an off day, not necessarily in the
1 1
same order, Each of the plays has different time duration: hour, 1 hour, 1
2 2
1
hours, 2 hours, 2 hours and 3 hours, again not necessarily in the same
2
order.
1
Sunday is not an off day and a Play of hour duration is staged on that
2
day. Play A is staged immediately before Play E. There are two plays staged
1
between Play F which is for 3 hours and Play C which is for 1 hours. The
2
off day is after the staging of Play E and there are two days between the off day
and Play A. Play D which is for 2 hours is not staged on Monday. The play
1
staged immediately before the off day is of 3 hours. Play A is for less than 2
2
hours.
1. What is the time duration of Play B?
1
1) 2 hours 2) 2 hours 3) 1 hour
2
4) Vi hour 5) None of these
2. Which day is the off day?
1) Tuesday 2) Monday 3) Friday
4) Saturday 5) Cannot be determined
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3. Which of the following combinations of Play - Day - Time Duration is

correct ?
1) E - Wednesday - 2 hours 2) A - Tuesday - 1 hour
1
3) C - Thursday - 1 hours 4) F - Tuesday - 3 hours
2
5) None is correct
4. On which day is Play D staged?
1) Wednesday 2) Saturday 3) Tuesday
4) Friday 5) Cannot be determined
5. How many plays are staged before the off day?
1) Two 2) One 3) Five
4) Three 5) None of these
Directions (Q. 6-7): Keeping all the other information the same, if D
is staged on Monday, then ________
6. A play of what time duration would be staged on Thursday?
1
1) 2 hours 2) 2 hours 3) 1 hour
2
4) 3 hours 5) Cannot be determined
7. Which day would be the off day?
1) Tuesday 2) Monday 3) Friday
4) Saturday 5) Cannot be determined
[UCO Bank PO Exam–2011]

Puzzle 98
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
Eight people S, R, N, L, M, T, O and P are sitting in a circle facing the
centre. All eight belong to different professions — reporter, doctor, cricketer,
teacher , accountant, shopkeeper , paint er and supervisor. They are not
necessarily seated in the mentioned order.
M is sitting third to the left of O. The doctor is to the immediate right of M
and M is not a reporter. R is sitting fourth to the right of P. Neither R nor P is
an immediate neighbour of M. T is a teacher and is sitting third to the right of
the doctor. The shopkeeper is sitting second to the left of the teacher. The
painter is sitting second to the left of M. S the cricketer is sitting exactly
between T and P. The accountant is sitting second to the right of the cricketer.
N is sitting third to the left of T.
Questions:
1. Who amongst the following is a reporter ?
1) O 2) L 3) N
4) R 5) None of these
2. What is S's position with respect to R?
1) Third to the right 2) Second to the right 3) Third to the left
4) Second to the left 5) Fourth to the right
3. How many people are sitting between P and N when counted in an anti-
clockwise direction from N ?
1) One 2) Two 3) Three
4) Four 5) None
4. Four of the following five pairs are alike in a certain way based on their
positions in the above arrangement and so form a group. Which of the
following does not belong to the group ?
1) Teacher - Painter 2) Supervisor - Shopkeeper
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3) Cricketer - Reporter 4) Doctor - Accountant

5) Shopkeeper - Doctor
5. Which one of the following statements is false according to the above
mentioned arrangement?
1) N is to the immediate right of the supervisor
2) The cricketer is third to the right of the shopkeeper
3) The doctor is sitting exactly between the supervisor and the accountant
4) L is neither a teacher nor a supervisor
5) There are only three people between S and N
[RBI Grade ‘B’ Officers’ Exam–2011]

Puzzle 99
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
Six friends — Deepak, Varun, Anit, Nilesh, Rajesh and Siddharth are
studying six different specialisations of engineering which are — metallurgy,
t elecommunication, sof tware, mechanical, elect r ical and har dware not
necessarily in the same order. Each one likes a different sport - hockey, cricket,
swimming, football, badminton and tennis again not in the same order.
Nilesh is not studying hardware Rajesh is studying software and likes
hockey. Anit likes swimming and is not studying hardware. The one who
likes football is studying electrical. Siddharth is studying mechanical and
does not like t ennis. The one who likes badmint on is st udying
telecommunication. Deepak and Varun do not like badminton. Deepak does
not like tennis.
Questions:
1. Which specialisation is Varun studying?
1) Metallurgy 2) Mechanical 3) Hardware
4) Electrical 5) None of these
2. Which sport does Deepak like?
1) Football 2) Cricket
3) Hockey 4) Cannot be determined
5) None of these
3. Which of the following person-specialisation combination is correct
according to the given information?
1) Nilesh-Hardware 2) Varun-Electrical
3) Anit-Metallurgy 4) Siddharth - Software
5) None is correct
Directions (Q. 4-5): If all six friends are asked to sit in a straight line,
facing north, in an alphabetical order (according to their names), from left
to right, then ________
4. Who will be to the immediate left of the one studying electrical?
1) The one who likes badminton
2) The one who is studying telecommunication
3) The one who is studying hardware
4) The one who likes hockey
5) None of these
5. Which of the following combinations will represent the favourite sport of
the immediate neighbours of Rajesh?
1) Badminton - Football 2) Cricket-Tennis
3) Cricket-Football 4) Tennis - Football
5) Cricket - Badminton
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[RBI Grade ‘B’ Officers’ Exam–2011]

Puzzle 100
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
Six friends A, B, C, D, E and F working in the same office take different
time to reach office. All of them take time in the multiples of ten in such a
manner that the one who reaches office the earliest, reaches in 10 minutes
and the one who takes maximum time reaches office in 60 minutes. D takes
more time than E but less time than A. A reaches in 30 minutes. B takes less
time than only F.
Questions:
1. How much time does C take to reach office?
1) 60 minutes 2) 50 minutes 3) 40 minutes
4) 20 minutes 5) Cannot be determined
2. Who amongst the following takes maximum time to reach office?
1) B 2) C 3) D
4) F 5) Cannot be determined
3. How many people take more time to reach office than D?
1) Four 2) Three 3) Two
4) One 5) None
[RBI Grade ‘B’ Officers’ Exam–2011]

Puzzle 101
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
K, L, M, P, Q, R, S and T are sitting around a square table in such a way
that four of them sit at four corners of the square while four sit in the middle
of each of the four sides. The ones who sit at the four corners face outside
while those who sit in the middle of the sides face the centre of the table.
P sits third to the right of S. S faces the centre. Q sits third to the left of
M. M does not sit in the middle of the sides. Only one person sits between Q
and R. R is not an immediate neighbour of M. T faces the centre. K is not an
immediate neighbour of R.
Questions:
1. What is position of M with respect to L ?
1) Third to the right
2) M and L sit diagonally opposite to each other
3) Second to the right
4) Second to the left
5) Fifth to the right
2. Who sits exactly between Q and R?
1) T 2) P 3) K
4) M 5) S and K
3. Which of the following pairs represents the persons seated in the middle
of the sides who face each other?
1) S, Q 2) K, L 3) M, P
4) R, T 5) T, Q
4. Who amongst the following sit between R and K when counted in anti-
clockwise direction from K?
1) No one sits between R and K as R and K are immediate neighbours of
each other
2) S, P and L
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3) P and Q
4) L and R
5) M, S and T
5. If K is made to face the opposite direction, who would sit to his immediate
right?
1) R 2) Q 3) P
4) T 5) S
6. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group.
Which is the one that does not belong to that group?
1) L 2) M 3) K
4) P 5) R
[RBI Grade ‘B’ Officers’ Exam–2011]

Puzzle 102
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
Twelve friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K and L were born in different
months of the same year. A was born in the month of April and G was born in
the month of August. J was born in the month immediately preceding the
month in which K was born and immediately succeeding the month in which
C was born. J was not born in the month of October nor in February. There is
a gap of two months between the birthdays of L and B. There were 30 days in
the month in which L was born. D was born in the month immediately after
the month in which I was born. There were 31 days in the month in which D
was born. There is a gap of one month between the birthdays of B and F. E and
H were born in that months which had 31 days each.
Questions:
1. In which of the following months B was born?
1) December 2) June 3) March
4) November 5) September
2. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence form a
group. Which one of the following does not belong to that group?
1) L 2) A 3) J
4) K 5) B
3. Who among the following was born in the month of February?
1) J 2) L 3) E or H
4) C 5) I
4. How many friends did celebrate their birthdays after F ?
1) None 2) Three 3) Four
4) Five 5) Six
5. If I is related A and B is related to J on the basis of months in which they
were born, then with which of the following L is related on the same
basis?
1) G 2) A 3) K
4) E 5) H
[RBI Grade ‘B’ Officers’ Exam–2011]

Puzzle 103
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
Twelve persons are sitting in two parallel lines in such a way that there
are six persons in each row at equidistance. A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting in
row-1 and they face towards east. P, Q, R, S, T and V are sitting in row-2 and
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they face towards west. One person of one row faces the other person of the
other row.
P, who is sitting at one of the ends of the row, is second to the right of T.
A does not face P or T. A is third to the left of F. There are two persons
between Q and V. There is only one person between C and D. C and D do not
face P. B is neighbour of C. S, who does not face D, is not the neighbour of Q.
Questions:
1. Who among the following faces F?
1) Q 2) T 3) S
4) R 5) V
2. How many persons are sitting between E and C?
1) One 2) Two 3) Three
4) Four 5) None
3. E is related to R in the same way as B is related to S. On this pattern F is
related to
1) V 2) P 3) T
4) Q 5) None of these
4. Which of the following statements is true about B?
1) Q is the neighbour of that person who faces B
2) C is not the immediate neighbour of B
3) E is second to the right of B
4) T faces B
5) B is second from the left end of the row
5. Who are sitting at the ends of the row?
1) P, V 2) F, A 3) D, E
4) P, S 5) None of these
[RBI Grade ‘B’ Officers’ Exam–2011]

Puzzle 104
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
Seven friends A, B, C, D, E, F and G studied in colleges X, Y and Z and
are currently in different professions, namely Medicines, Fashion Designing,
Engineering, Business, Acting, Teaching and Architecture (not necessarily in
the same order). At least two and not more than three friends had studied in
the same college.
C is an architect and studied in college Y. E is not a businessman. Only G
amongst the seven friends studied in college X along with E. F is an engineer
and did not study in college Y. B is an actor and did not study in the same
college as F. A did not study in college Z. Those who studied in college X are
neither Fashion Designers nor teachers. None of those who studied in college
Y is a teacher.
Questions:
1. Who amongst the following have studied in college Z?
1) B, A 2) C, F 3) B, D, F
4) A, D 5) D, F
2. Which of the following groups represents the students of college Y?
1) C, E, G 2) A, C, D 3) A, B, C
4) D, B, C 5) None of these
3. What is the profession of F?
1) Engineering 2) Business 3) Medicines
4) Acting 5) None of these
4. Who amongst the following is in the profession of Medicine?
1) E 2) G 3) A
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4) D 5) None of these
5. What is the profession of A?
1) Teaching 2) Medicine 3) Business
4) Fashion Designing 5) None of these
6. Which of the following combinations of person, college and profession is
definitely correct?
1) E-X-Fashion Designing 2) F-X-Engineering
3) A-Y-Businessman 4) D-Z-Teaching
5) None of these
7. Who amongst the following is a teacher?
1) A 2) D 3) E
4) G 5) None of these
[Syndicate Bank PO Exam–2010]

Puzzle 105
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
Eight friends Q, R, S, T, V, W, Y and Z are sitting around a circular table,
facing the centre. There are three males and five females in the group of
friends. No two males are immediate neighbours of each other.
l V sits second to the right of his wife.
l S sits third to the right of V.
l W sits second to the right of her husband Z. Z is not an immediate
neighbour of V’s wife.
l T is a male and Y is not an immediate neighbour of V.
l R sits second to the right of Q.
Questions:
1. What is the position of T with respect to Z?
1) Second to the left
2) Immediately to the right
3) Third to the left
4) Second to the right
5) Third to the right
2. Which of the following statements regarding S is definitely correct?
1) S is one of the male members of the group.
2) Both the immediate neighbours of S are females.
3) S sits third to the left of T.
4) W is an immediate neighbour of S.
5) S sits second to the right of Q.
3. Who amongst the following is V’s wife?
1) Q 2) Y 3) R
4) T 5) None of these
4. Who amongst the following has a male sitting to the immediate left and
the right?
1) Y 2) R 3) Q
4) S 5) None of these
5. Which of the following is not true regarding T?
1) T is an immediate neighbour of Z’s wife.
2) No male is an immediate neighbour of T.
3) Q sits second to right of T.
4) The one who sits third to the left of T is a male.
5) All are true
6. Which of the following pairs represents the immediate neighbours of T?
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1) RQ 2) WZ 3) YV
4) WY 5) None of these
7. How many people sit between V and S when counted in anti-clockwise
direction?
1) None 2) One 3) Two
4) Three 5) Four
8. Who amongst the following sits exactly between V and Y?
1) Q 2) W 3) R
4) T 5) Z
[Syndicate Bank PO Exam–2010]

Puzzle 106
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
In an international meet, representatives A, B, C, D, E, F G and H from
eight different countries, viz Thailand, France, Holland, Austria, US, Spain,
India and Germany (not necessarily in the same order), sit around a circular
table facing the centre. A, who represents Germany, sits third to the left of E.
The one who is from India sits on the immediate right of A. D, who is from
Holland, sits second to the right of B. B is not an immediate neighbour of E. C,
who is from Spain, sits exactly in the middle of people representing US and
India. G, the representative from France, sits second to the left of H, who is
from Thailand.
Questions:
1. How many people sit between A and the representative from Austria when
counted in clockwise directions?
1) None 2) One 3) Two
4) Three 5) Four
2. Which of the following is TRUE regarding representative F?
1) F is the representative of Austria.
2) F sits second to the left of the representative from Thailand.
3) The representative from Germany is not an immediate neighbour of F.
4) E sits third to the right of F.
5) None of these
3. In which of the following pairs is the representative from the first country
sitting on the immediate left of the representative from the second country?
1) India-Thailand 2) Austria-US 3) Thailand-Holland
4) Spain-Germany 5) US-Spain
4. What is the position of B with respect to the position of the representative
from the US?
1) Third to the left 2) Fourth to the right 3) Fourth to the left
4) Second to the right 5) Second to the left
5. Which of the following pairs represents the immediate neighbours of the
representative from Holland?
1) CG 2) BE 3) AH
4) HB 5) GE
6. The representative from which of the following countries is seated second
to the left of the Indian representative?
1) Thailand 2) US 3) France
4) Spain 5) None of these
7. The representative from which of the following countries sits exactly in
the middle of the representatives from Thailand and France?
1) Holland 2) Austria 3) Germany
4) US 5) None of these
[NABARD Bank PO Exam–2010]
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Answers and explanations

Puzzle 1

Person Profession Car Gender

T Air-hostess Ikon Female
R Professor Scorpio Male
L Jeweller Corolla Male
W Lawyer Lancer Male
Z Consultant Santro Male
S Doctor Esteem Female
M Travel Agent Alto Female
1. 4 2. 3 3. 1 4. 2 5. 2

Puzzle 2

Person Food Day

K Thai Thursday
B Italian Friday
M Indian Saturday
R Spanish Tuesday
W Continental Sunday
N Mexican Monday
T Chinese Wednesday
1. 5; B 2. 4 3. 3 4. 1 5. 2

Puzzle 3
From the clues (i), (iii), (iv) (v) and (vi) we get three possible arrangements
for Monday to Saturday. These arrangements are as follows:
1. R, Holiday, Q, T, S, P
2. T, S, P, R, Holiday, Q
3. S, P, R, Holiday, Q, T
Reject the possibilities 1 and 2 because of clue (ii). Hence, the arrangement
3 is the correct one. Thus, we get

S.No. Day Person

1. MON S
2. TUE P
3. WED R
4. THU Holiday
5. FRI Q
6. SAT T
1. 4 2. 5; Wednesday 3. 1 4. 2
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Puzzle 4
Arrange the whole information in the following form.

S. No. Person Specialisation Colour

1 P(+) Journalism Yellow
2 Q(-) Marketing Pink
3 D(+) Pharmacy Red
4 N(-) HR Green
5 R (+) IT Orange
6 F(-) Civil Grey
7 T(+) Finance Blue

1. 3 2. 2 3. 5; IT 4. 1 5. 4

Puzzle 5
College Student
A P(Electronics), Z (Electronics), S(Mechanical)
B W (Electrical), T (Mechanical)
C R (Mechanical), V (Electrical), Q (Electrical)
1. 4 2. 3 3. 1 4. 5 5. 1

Puzzle 6
Marketing: H(DD), A(BBC), (Aaj Tak)
Finance: C(Sony), F(NDTV), E(Star)
Production: D(ESPN), G(Zee)
1. 3 2. 3 3. 2 4. 5; H, A and B 5. 1

Puzzle 7
Product Manager and city
1. X Q(Jaipur), E(Cochin), M(Ahmedabad)
2. Y T(Delhi), D (Bangalore)
3. Z J(Hyderabad), R (Chennai), P(Pune)
1. 5; Q, E and M
2. 2 3. 1 4. 4 5. 3

Puzzle 8

Day Game
Mon Chess
Tue Rest
Wed Volleyball
Thu Carrom
Fri Table Tennis
Sat Kho-kho

1. 2 2. 5; One day 3. 3 4. 4 5. 1
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Puzzle 9
I . D() (X), F() (Y), H () (Z)

II. E () (X), C () (Y), G () ( Z)

III. ——— A() (Y), B() ( Z)

1. 4 2. 3 3. 1 4. 5 5. 2

Puzzle 10

W orker Shift W eekly Off

L I Tue
M II Thu
N I Sun
P III Sat
Q III Wed
R II Fri
S I Mon

1. 3 2. 1 3. 2 4. 4 5. 5; M

Puzzle 11

Aa Ch

Av Mo

Va Dh

Ga De
1. 3 2. 3 3. 2 4. 1 5. 5

Puzzle 12

Professional City Profession

A Bhubaneshwar Pharmacist
B Hyderabad Professor
C Mumbai Artist
D Bangalore Engineer
E Ahmedabad Lawyer
F Chennai Doctor
G Jaipur Counsellor

1. 3 2. 1 3. 4 4. 2 5. 5; F
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Puzzle 13

Candidate Panel Company

Nilesh IV A
Samir III G
Harish V B
Nikita VI E
Shailaja I D
Laxman VII F
Sujata II C

1. 4 2. 1 3. 2 4. 3 5. 1

Puzzle 14

Friend Shift Day off

P II Tuesday
Q I Monday
R II Wednesday
S I Sunday
T III Friday
V III Thursday
W I Saturday

1. 3 2. 4 3. 1 4. 4 5. 3

Puzzle 15

F
W M

T N

R H
P

1. 1
2 . 5; N
3. 4 4. 4 5. 3 6. 1
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Puzzle 16

G
H F

A D

E B
C
1. 3 2. 4 3. 1 4. 5 5. 2
Puzzle 17

M ember Country Sport

K China Archery
T USA Football
F France Volleyball
L Australia Athletics
J Russia Tennis
R Korea Rifle Shooting
H Japan Boxing
1. 4 2. 4 3. 1 4. 2 5. 2

Puzzle 18

Rani

Ashwini
Sudha

Meeta
Geeta

Priya Mukta

1. 3
2 . 5; Geeta
3. 4 4. 2 5. 5
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Puzzle 19

M ember Sports Instument

A Badminton Flute
B Carrom Banjo
C Lawn Tennis Harmonium
D Table Tennis Tabla
E Bridge Santoor
F Football Guitar
G Hockey Sitar
1. 3 2. 1 3. 5 4. 4 5. 3

Puzzle 20
A
G E

B C

H F
D
1. 1
2 . 5; Third to the left
3. 3 4. 2 5. 4

Puzzle 21

Student College Subject

P( ) B MBA
Q() A BCA
R() B Medicine
S( ) A Journalism
T( ) A BCA
W( ) C Aviation
Z() C Medicine

1. 5; RZ 2. 1 3. 1 4. 4 5. 2

Puzzle 22

W M

D
R

T
P

1. 3 2. 4 3. 1 4. 3 5. 5; R
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Puzzle 23

1. 3 2. 1
3. 2;

Thus only R’s position does not change.

4. 4
5. 5; In all others the first person is second to the left of the second person.

Puzzle 24

M ember Profession College

A (+) Engineer Y
B (–) Lawyer P
C (–) Doctor X
D (–) Professor Z
E (+) Banker S
F (+) Stockbroker W
G (+) Businessman V

1. 4 2. 2 3. 3 4. 1 5. 5

Puzzle 25

F
A G

H B

D C
E

1. 1 2. 4 3. 3 4. 5 5. 2
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Puzzle 26

M ember City M other tongue

H Chennai Marathi
I Hyderabad Telugu
J Bangalore Kannada
K Ahmedabad Punjabi
L Delhi Bangla
M Kolkata Tamil
N Mumbai Hindi
1. 4 2. 1 3. 2 4. 3 5. 5; Tamil

Puzzle 27

T R
P
W
Q
S V
1. 1 2. 4 3. 2 4. 51 5. 1

Puzzle 28
C
E B

H D

F G
A
1. 1 2. 2 3. 4
4. 3; In all others, the second person is second to the right of the first.
5. 5

Puzzle 29

Friend College Branch

A Z Mechanical
B Y Civil
C X Chemical
D X Electrical
E Z Computer
F Y Aeronautical
G Z Electronics
1. 4 2. 1 3. 5 4. 3 5. 2
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Puzzle 30

F
A C or G

D B

G or C E
H
1. 4; C or G 2. 2 3. 5 4. 3 5. 5; E

Puzzle 31

Student Subject Sport

P Biology Cricket
Q History Badminton
R Philosophy Hockey
S Geography Basketball
T English Football
V Physics Table Tennis
W Chemistry Volleyball

1. 2 2. 3 3. 4 4. 1 5. 5; English

Puzzle 32

Student Class Colour

P II Green
Q III Black
R IV Red
S I Pink
T VI Yellow
M V Blue

1. 3 2. 5; Red 3. 1 4. 5 5. 4

Puzzle 33

1. 2 2. 3 3. 4 4. 2 5. 1 6. 5; G
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Puzzle 34
G
A B
H D

E C
F
1. 1 2. 2 3. 4 4. 5 5. 3
Puzzle 35

Student Standard Subject

P V Geography
Q VII History
R VI English
S IV Maths
T VIII Hindi
V X Science
W IX Sanskrit

1. 2 2. 1 3. 3 4. 5; V 5. 4

Puzzle 36
A > D > G ... (ii);
C > E > H ... (iii)
D > B > F ... (iv);
G > C ... (v); F > G ... (vii)
Combining these, we get
A > D > B > F > G > C > E > H
1. 5
2. 2; A > D > B > F > G > C, J > E > H
3. 1
4. 2; G, C, E and H.
5. 5

Puzzle 37

1. 5 2. 4 3. 1 4. 3 5. 2
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Puzzle 38

Friend Profession Bank

A Forex Officer S
B Agriculture Officer M
C Economist N
D Terminal Operator L
E IT Officer R
F Clerk Q
G Research Analyst P

1. 2 2. 2 3. 3 4. 3 5. 5
6. 4 7. 1

Puzzle 39

1. 4 2. 1 3. 2 4. 3 5. 4

Puzzle 40

1. 2 2. 3 3. 4
4. 5; H
5. 1;

All positions change.

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Puzzle 41

G
B
F
H
E

D K

A C
1. 1 2. 4 3. 3 4. 2 5. 5

Puzzle 42

Employee Department Sport

A Pers TT
B Admin Football
C Admin Hockey
D Admin Basketball
E Mktg Cricket
F Pers Volleyball
G Mktg LT
H Mktg Badminton

1. 3 2. 2 3. 5 4. 1 5. 4

Puzzle 43

1. 4 2. 3 3. 2 4. 5 5. 1

Puzzle 44

1. 5 2. 2 3. 4 4. 3 5. 1
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Puzzle 45

1. 5 2. 1 3. 3 4. 1 5. 2

Puzzle 46

Day Play
Monday No play
Tuesday A
Wednesday D
Thursday C
Friday B
Saturday E
1. 2 2. 1 3. 3

Puzzle 47

1. 2 2. 1 3. 5; A 4. 4 5. 3

Puzzle 48

Date Day Play

25 Monday A
26 Tuesday Z
27 Wednesday B
28 Thursday No play
29 Friday M
30 Saturday Q
31 Sunday X
1. 5; A
2. 1 3. 2 4. 4 5. 3
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Puzzle 49

1. 1 2. 3
3. 2; Rakesh, Mukesh and Ajay
4. 4; The family doesn’t have Ajay’s grandfather.
5. 4

Puzzle 50

1. 4; D or G
2 . 5; F
3. 1 4. 2 5. 2

Puzzle 51

Students Class Play

A VIII or X Volleyball
B X Table Tennis
C IX Lawn Tennis
D IX Badminton
E VIII or X Cricket or Basketball
F VIII Football
G VIII Basketball or Cricket
H X Hockey
1. 2 2. 4 3. 2 4. 1 5. 4

Puzzle 52
Friend Class Colour
M VIII Blue
V IV Yellow
K IX White
D VI Black
T VII Green
J V Red
R III Purple
1. 1 2. 4 3. 5 4. 3 5. 2
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Puzzle 53

A English R
B History V
C Maths T
D Histroy W
E English S
F Maths P
G Maths Q

1. 4 2. 2 3. 3 4. 1 5. 5

Puzzle 54

A Jaipur Jet
B Chennai Kingfisher
C Kolkata Indian Airlines
D Bangalore Air India
E Delhi Air Deccan
F Hyderabad Spicejet
G Ahmedabad Sahara

1. 3 2. 1 3. 2

Puzzle 55
On the basis of given information and conclusions as well as sub-
conclusions drawn from them we can construct the following chart:

S. No. Day Sports

1st Day Wednesday Cricket
2nd Day Thursday Hockey
3rd Day Friday Tennis
4th Day Saturday Volleyball
5th Day Sunday Football
6th Day Monday Holiday
7th Day Tuesday Badminton

1. 3; Volleyball was telecast on fourth day, i.e., Saturday.

2 . 2; Monday was holiday.
3. 4; Football was telecast before holiday and Badminton was telecast after
holiday.
4. 1; Cricket was telecast on Wednesday.
5. 5; On Sunday football was telecast.
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Puzzle 56

M ember Sex Profession Relationship

M M Farmer Father of O, Q and N
N F Teacher Daughter of M
O M Businessman Husband of P
P F Doctor Wife of O
Q M Lawyer Brother of O

1. 2; Clearly, ‘P’ is doctor in this family.

2. 3; Clearly, ‘O’ is businessman in this family.
3. 4; ‘N’ and ‘P’ are women.
4. 4; ‘O’ and ‘P’ are couple.
5. 3; Clearly, ‘M’ ‘O’ and ‘Q’ are male members of this family.
Puzzle 57
1. 1; Of the six companies if ‘O’ is the, first, L is third and order, ‘J’, ‘K’, ‘M’
and ‘J’, ‘N’ is to be followed. Clearly, ‘J’ must be visited second.
2 . 1; According to information, L must be in third place and the order J, K,
M must not be violated. This is followed only in the arrangement J, O,
L, K, N, M.

Puzzle 58

1. 5 2. 1 3. 2 4. 4 5. 3
Puzzle 59

Persons Companies Days

R C Tuesday
J D Wednesday
M A Thursday
Q G Sunday
L F Saturday
T E Friday
K B Monday

1. 3 2. 1 3. 4 4. 5 5. 2
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Puzzle 60

M embers Colours Sports

R Green Badminton
V Grey Table Tennis or Carrom
T Blue Chess
Q Black Lawn Tennis
S White Carrom or Table Tennis
W Yellow Basketball
P Red Volleyball
1. 2 2. 3 3. 4 4. 3 5. 5 6. 2

Puzzle 61

1. 3 2. 3 3. 1 4. 1
5. 5; Second is left of the first.

Puzzle 62

B Marketing Nagpur
G Engineering Chennai
H Marketing Ranchi
K Engineering Kolkata
D Systems Hyderabad
F Systems Kozikode
T Marketing Patna
V Systems Bhopal

1. 2 2. 1 3. 3 4. 4 5. 5
Puzzle 63

H
E B

C F

G
D
A
1. 2 2. 3 3. 1 4. 2 5. 4 6. 5
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Puzzle 64
According to age,
Sourav > Rahul > Anuj > Kunal > Harish
According to height,
Kunal > Rahul > Sourav > Harish > Anuj
1. 1 2. 3 3. 4 4. 3 5. 2

Puzzle 65

1. 2 2. 3 3. 4 4. 5 5. 5

Puzzle 66

M embers States Games

A Madhya Pradesh Badminton
B Bihar Table-Tennis
C Orissa Billiards
D Kerala Chess
E Tamil Nadu Golf
F Maharashtra Cricket
G Uttar Pradesh Hockey

1. 1 2. 3 3. 3 4. 4 5. 2

Puzzle 67

1. 1 2. 2 3. 4 4. 1 5. 5
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Puzzle 68

Boys Games Subjects

A Hockey Psychology
B Cricket Biology
C Carrom English
D Football German
E Badminton Physics
F Volleyball Economics
G Table Tennis Bio-Chemistry

1. 1 2. 3 3. 5 4. 4 5. 2

Puzzle 69

Rani

Ashwini
Sudha

Meeta
Geeta

Priya Mukta

1. 3
2 . 5; Geeta
3. 4 4. 2 5. 5

Puzzle 70

M ember Sports Instument

A Badminton Flute
B Carrom Banjo
C Lawn Tennis Harmonium
D Table Tennis Tabla
E Bridge Santoor
F Football Guitar
G Hockey Sitar

1. 3 2. 1 3. 5 4. 4 5. 3
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Puzzle 71
R

W P

Q T

S
V
1. 3
2 . 5; V is third to the left of P.
3.1 4.2 5.4

Puzzle 72

1. 2 2. 3 3. 3 4. 1 5. 4
Puzzle 73

Friends Departments Organisations

A Marketing Q
B Finance T
C Marketing S
D Finance Z
E IT W
F HR R
G IT P
1. 5 2. 1 3. 2 4. 4 5. 3

Puzzle 74

1. 4 2. 3 3. 2 4. 5 5. 1
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Puzzle 75

H
D M
B A
K
T R
W
1. 2 2. 5 3. 3 4. 1 5. 5

Puzzle 76

V
Q Z

P S

W
T R
Y
1. 4; V is sitting between Z and Q.
2. 1; Q is second to the right of Z.
3. 5; Y is sitting to the immediate right of T.
4. 3; T is third to the left of S.
5. 2; R is third to the right of W.
Puzzle 77

Person Department Scale

A Finance III
B Sales III
C Finance III
D Sales I
E Finance III
F Operations II
G Sales I
H Operations I

1. 4; The combination Finance - E-III is correct.

2. 3; B, D and G work in Sales department.
3. 2; H belongs to scale II.
4. 3; G belongs to scale I.
5. 3; C belongs to scale III.
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Puzzle 78

1. 1 2. 5 3. 4
4. 4 5. 3 6. 1
Puzzle 79

1. 2 2. 5 3. 1
4. 3 5. 5

Puzzle 80

1. 1; B is third to the right of G.

2. 2; D is sitting between G and C.
3. 3; F is third to the right of A.
4. 1; G is to the immediate left of D.
5. 3; A is fourth to the left of G.
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Puzzle 81
Amrita > Rhea > Smita > Deepa

Friends Number of Years

Amrita 3
Rhea 5
Smita 6 or 7
Deepa 8
1. 2 2. 4 3. 4
4. 4; Meaningful words are TIDE, TIED and DIET.
5. 1; Second, fifth, eighth and the eleventh letters from left are E, L, M and
T respectively.
Meaningful word is MELT of which second letter from the left is E.

Puzzle 82
T
P S

R Q

W V
Z

Friends Professions
S Banker
V Cricketer
T Lawyer
P Professor
Q Pilot
R Architect
W Doctor
Z Businessman
1. 5 2. 2 3. 5 4. 4 5. 4 6. 2
7. 1 8. 5

Puzzle 83
On the basis of given information following seating arrangement can be
made:
B

F E

D C

A
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1. 3; There are thr ee persons D, A and C bet ween F and E, if we go

anticlockwise from F to E.
2 . 1; C is sitting to the immediate left of E.
3. 2; In all others there are two persons between the first and the second
person. While in BD, only one person is sitting.
4. 3; Except in FDA, in all others the three persons are seated in clockwise.
5. 4; Except AF, all other pairs indicate the persons seated adjacent to
each other.

Puzzle 84
Following seating arrangement can be possible:

R Q V T U S

1. 5; There is no person between T and V.

2 . 4; Except in UT, in all others the first person is sitting to the immediate
left of the second person.
3. 5; Q is fourth to the left of S.
4. 4; R and S are seated at the two extremes.
5. 2; S is second to the right of T.
T is second to the right of Q.
U is second to the right of V.

Puzzle 85
On the basis of given information following seating arrangement can be
possible:

U A

C V

1. 3; B and C are not facing the centre. Since the information ‘U is second
to the right of A’ given in the question indicates that A is facing the
centre.
2 . 4; T is third to the left or right of B.
3. 3; V is second to the left of C or fourth to the right of C.
4. 4; Option 4 is correct.
5. 1; A is second to the left of U.
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Puzzle 86
On the basis of information given in the question, following table can be
constructed:

Person Pen Car W atch

Suman Parker Mica Samay
Mrudula Cello City Citizen
Amir Lamy Santro Timex
Veena Lexi Wagon R Titan
Harsh Pointer Swift Fastrack

1. 3; Suman likes Samay watch.

2. 2; Harsh likes Pointer pen.
3. 2; Harsh likes Fastrack watch.
4. 1; Harsh likes Swift car.
5. 3; Veena likes Titan watch.

Puzzle 87
On the basis of given information, following table can be constructed:

Floor Person
7 Q
6 Vacant
5 P
4 T
3 S
2 V
1 R

1. 1; Q lives on the topmost floor.

2 . 5; R lives on the first floor.
3. 2; Sixth floor is vacant.

Puzzle 88
Days Games
Monday Sprinting
Tuesday Wrestling
Wednesday Football
Thursday Shooting
Friday Basketball
Saturday Boxing, Cycling
Sunday Weightlifting, Swimming
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1. 1; Basketball
2. 5; Weighlifting and swimming
3. 4; Monday
4. 5; Sunday
5. 2; Basketball is scheduled immediately after Shooting. Similarly, Football
is scheduled immediately after Wrestling.

Puzzle 89

B (Female) D (Female)
(Female) F

(Male) G H (Male)

(Male) C E (Male)
A (Female)

H is husband of A. C is husband of D. E is husband of B.

1. 5; Option (5) is true.
2 . 3; E is husband of B.
3. 3; Two persons F and G sit between B and C.
4. 1; D is wife of C.
5. 5; Second to the right.

Puzzle 90
N

W E

S
l l l l l l
T Q S P R U
1. 3 2. 3 3. 1
4. 5; 2 1
S  R  P
2 1
Q  P  S
2 1
P  U  R
2 1
T  S  Q
2 3
T  S  U
1 1 1 2 1
5. 4; U  R; P  S; Q  T; S  R ; R  P
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Puzzle 91

Friends Places of Satying Hobbies

Hetal Vikroli Singing
Jayshree Thane Drawing
Rohini Dadar Reading
Meena Kanjurmarg Cooking
Nidhi Mulund Travelling
Swati Matunga Dancing

1. 2 2. 4 3. 3 4. 1 5. 4

Puzzle 92
On the basis of given information following table can be constructed:

Days Flights
Monday Emirates
Tuesday Jet Airways
Wednesday Delta
Thursday British Airways
Friday Air India
Saturday Quantas
Sunday Lufthansa

1. 3; Jet Airways flies on Tuesday.

2. 4; Three flights fly between Lufthansa and Delta.
3. 1; Air India flies on Friday.
4. 5; Quantas will fly on Friday.
5. 4; There are two flights between Emirates and British Airways.

Puzzle 93
Sitting arrangement would be as follows:

(Female)
A (Male)
(Male) H F

(Female) C G (Female)

(Male) E D (Male)
B
(Female)
A is wife of H.
B is wife of F.
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1. 4; G is a female who sits second to right of B.

2 . 2; H sits third to the left of B.
3. 2; Two persons D and G sit between B and F when counted in anti-
clockwise direction from B.
4. 4; G is a female while all others are males.
5. 5; Female members are A, G, B and C.
6. 3;
(A)
A
(H) (B)
H F

(G) C G (C)

E D (D)
(F)
B
(E)
Puzzle 94
Sitting arrangement is as given below:

A
Businessman
G D
Clerk Doctor

E F
Banker Architect

B H
Shopkeeper Teacher
C
Engineer
1. 3; Statement (3) is true.
2. 4; H is a Teacher.
3. 2; D, Doctor is third to the left of Banker E.
4. 4; Doctor D sits between F, Architect and A, Businessman.
5. 5; G is a clerk.

Puzzle 95

Row-1
R L
I E
G F
H
T T
V T Q R P S
E B A C D F
L R
E I
F G
H
T T
Row-2
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1. 2; To persons - A and C - are seated between B and D.

2. 1; V and B are opposite diagonally. Therefore, P is related to F.
3. 4; V sits at one of the extreme ends of the line.
4. 2; V and S are at extreme ends of the Row-1.
5. 5; T faces B.

Puzzle 96

L N M O L Q P R
E I
G

Violet
Pink
Red

White

Blue

Green
F H
T T

1. 4; Except in LQ, in all others there is a gap of one bottle.

2. 1; Chemical L is in Pink bottle.
3. 3; P- Green is correct.
4. 3; Chemical Q is in Violet bottle.
N M O L Q P
5. 2;
L M N O P Q
6. 2; Chemical N is in Red bottle.
7. 1; Chemical Pis kept in the bottle at the extreme right.

Puzzle 97
Days Play Duration
1
Monday C 1 Hours
2
Tuesday A 1 Hour
1
Wednesday E 2 Hours
2
Thursday F 3 Hours
Friday Off day
Saturday D 2 Hours
1
Sunday B Hour
2

1
1. 4; Duration of Play B is Hour.
2
2. 3; Friday is off day.
3. 2; A—Tuesday — 1 Hour is correct.
4. 2; D is staged on Saturday.
5. 5; Four plays were staged before the off day.
1
6. 2; If D is staged on Monday, Play E of 2 Hours duration will be staged
2
on Thursday.
7. 4; Now, Saturday would be the off day.
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Puzzle 98
Sitting arrangement:

Supervisor
M
Doctor N L Accountant

Shopkeeper R P Painter

Reporter O S Cricketer
T
Teacher
1. 1; O is a reporter.
2. 1; S is third to the right of R.
3. 4; Four persons - R, O, T and S.
4. 5; Shopkeeper and Doctor are immediate neighbours.
5. 3; The doctor is sitting exactly between the Supervisor and Shopkeeper.

Puzzle 99

Friend Specialisation Sport

Deepak Electrical Football
Varun Hardware Tennis
Anit Metallurgy Swimming
Nilesh Telecommunication Badminton
Rajesh Software Hockey
Siddharth Mechanical Cricket

1. 3; Varun is studying Hardware.

2 . 1; Deepak likes Football.
3. 3; The combination Anit - Metallurgy is correct.
(4-5):
Anit Deepak Nilesh Rajesh Siddharth Varun

4. 5; Deepak is studying Electrical. Anit is to the immediate left of Deepak.

Anit is studying Metallurgy and likes Swimming.
5. 5; Immediate neighbours of Rajesh are Nilesh and Siddharth. Nilesh
likes Badminton and Siddharth likes Cricket.

Puzzle 100
E < D < A
10 20 30
B < F
50 60
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E  10 Minutes D  20 Minutes
A  30 Minutes C  40 Minutes
B  50 Minutes F  60 Minutes
1. 3; C takes 40 minutes.
2 . 4; F takes maximum time.
3. 1; Four persons.

Puzzle 101

S M
K

Q T

L
P R

1. 4; M is second to the left of L.

2. 2; P sits exactly between Q and R.
3. 5; Q faces T and both are sitting in the middle of the sides.
4. 3; P and Q.
5. 2; Q would sit to the immediate right of K.
6. 5; Except R, all others are seated at the corners.

Puzzle 102

M onth Friend
January E/H
February I
March D
April A
May K
June J
July C
August G
September L
October E/H
November B
December F

1. 4; B was born in November.

2. 4; Except K, all others are born in the months having 30 days.
3. 3; E or H was worn in January.
4. 1; F was born in December.
5. 2; The month of birth of friends has 30 or 28 days.
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Puzzle 103

LEFT RIGHT
E P

A Q
N

Row-2
Row-1

B
W E
C S

S
F V

D R
LEFT RIGHT
1. 5; F is facing V.
2 . 2; Two persons—A and B.
3. 4; E and R at the left ends of the rows. B and S are third from the left
end.
F is second from the right end. In Row-2, Q is second from the right
end.
4. 4; T faces B.
5. 3; E and D are sitting at the ends of the row-1.

Puzzle 104

Friend College Subject

A Y Fashion

B Y Acting

C Y Architecture

D Z Teaching

E X Medicine

F Z Engineering

G X Business

1. 5 2. 3 3. 1
4. 1 5. 4 6. 4
7. 2
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Puzzle 105

1. 5 2. 4 3. 2 4. 2 5. 5 6. 4
7. 3 8. 1

Puzzle 106

1. 3; D and H
2. 5 3. 3 4. 4 5. 3
6. 5; Holland
7. 2

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