Puzzle Test Selection Based On Conditions

Puzzle Test is one of the important part of reasoning section which covered huge weightage (around 60-65% of total number of questions asked in reasoning) in government job recruitment exams.

Puzzle section in reasoning is quite easy compared to other sections. If one acquires good solving skill of puzzle questions, it is not difficult to get high score in the reasoning.

Puzzle Test Selection Based on Conditions: In such type of questions, a few essential criteria for selection of a group of items are given. The candidate has to keep these conditions in mind and make the required selection as per the directions given in each question.

Example 1 : Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below it :

From amongst six boys, A, B, C, D, D, E and F and five girls P, Q, R, S and T, a team of six is to be selected under the following conditions :

(i) A and D have to be together.

(ii) C cannot go with S.

(iii) S and T have to be together.

(iv) B cannot be teamed with E.

(v) D cannot go with P.

(vi) B and R have to be together.

(vii) C and Q have to be together.

Question 1 : If there be five boys in the team, the lone girl member is

(a) P (b) Q (c) R (d) S

Answer : In a team of six, if five boys are to be selected, then both A and D together are selected. If C is selected, a girl Q will be selected.From B and E, one has to be selected. So, we select E because B will be accompanied by a girl. The fifth boy will be F. So, the only girl will be Q in the team A, C, D, E, F, Q. Hence, the answer is (b).

Question 2 : If including P, the team has three girls, the members are

(a) B, C, F, Q, R (b) A, D, E, S, T (c) A, D, B, S, T (d) B, F R, S, T

Answer : If P is included, then D and hence A cannot be included. If Q is selected, C has to be selected and so S cannot be selected. T goes with S. So, T is also not selected. The third girl can be R. With R, B will be selected but with B, E cannot be selected. So, the sixth member can be F only i.e. the team becomes P, Q, C, R, B, F.

Hence, the answer is (a).

Sample Questions

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Question : 1

Read the following information carefully to answer the question given below. A,B,C,D,E,F and G are seven student in a class. They are sitting on three benches. I,II and III in such a way that there are at least two of them on each bench and there is at least one girl on each bench. C,a girl student,does not sit on with A,E and D. F, a boy student,sits with only B.A sits with his best friend in bench I.G sits on bench III.E is brother of C. Who sits with C ?
A. B	B. D	C. E	D. G
Right Option : D
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Question : 2

Read the following information carefully to answer the question given below. A,B,C,D,E,F and G are seven student in a class. They are sitting on three benches. I,II and III in such a way that there are at least two of them on each bench and there is at least one girl on each bench. C,q girl student,does not sit on with A,E and D. F, a boy student,sits with only B.A sits with his best friend in bench I.G sits on bench III.E is brother of C. How many girl students are there ?
A. 3	B. 4	C. 3 or 4	D. Data inadequate
Right Option : C
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Question : 3

From amongst six boys, A, B, C, D, E and F in which C and F are females, a team of four is to be selected under the following conditions : There should be one female in a team. A cannot be teamed with C. B cannot be teamed with F. If there be three boys are B,D,E in the team, the alone girl member is
A. C	B. F	C. either C or F	D. Data inadequate
Right Option : A
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