The questions on Puzzle test may be any of the following types:
A) Classification type questions
B) Family based questions
C) Floor based questions
STEP 2 : Draw 3 - 4 possible diagram and put data accordingly.
STEP 3 : During reading Puzzle " Write all the relations in short ". And Cross the relation which you already used in the arrangement. This is strongly important.
NOTE : Don't read a puzzle many times. Writing shortly in your copy, save your time at least 2 - 3 minutes. Practice in this way at home ( recommended). Attempt only those puzzle in the exam which you have 100% confidence.
First of all we will try to solve simple question, this topic is same like as seating Arrangement, you have to read every line and solve step by step.
Example 1-
- Five friends P, Q, R, S & T travelled to five different cities Chennai, Kolkata, Delhi, Bangalore & Hyderabad by different modes of transport of Bus, Train, Aero plane, Car & Boat from Mumbai.
- The person who travelled to Delhi did not travel by boat.
- R went to Bangalore by car & Q went to Kolkata by aero plane.
- S travelled by boat whereas T travelled by train.
- Mumbai is not connected by Bus to Delhi & Chennai.
Solution-
In every puzzle questions, two statements are given there. One is positive & other is negative.
Try to make a list of Positive & Negative statement separately.
In above example
Positive statement- R went to Bangalore by car & Q went to Kolkata by aero plane.
R----Bangalore----Car
Q----Kolkata----Aero plane
Positive statement- S travelled by boat whereas T travelled by train.
S---- ----Boat
T---- ----Train
Negative Statement- The person who travelled to Delhi did not travel by boat and Mumbai is not connected by Bus to Delhi & Chennai.
We have given R, Q, S & T and Car, Aero plane, Boat, Train….Remaining is P & Bus
It is also given that Mumbai is not connected by Bus to Delhi & Chennai, so remaining city is Hyderabad.
It is given that S travelled by Boat, but it is also given, the person who travelled to Delhi did not travel by boat, So remaining person is T.
Final Answer-
R----Bangalore----Car
Q----Kolkata----Aero plane
S----Chennai----Boat
T----Delhi----Train
P----Hyderabad----Bus
Example 2-
- Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G & H work in three different companies X, Y & Z
- There are two females who work in different companies & their specification is also different.
- Two of them have specialization in Finance, another two have specialization in Human Resources, two have specialization in Marketing, one is Engineer & one is computer specialist.
- D is specialist in HR working in company X while her friend G is a Finance specialist & works in company Z.
- H is a HR specialist who works with marketing specialist B but does not work in company Y.
- The two persons with same specialization do not work together.
- Marketing Specialist F works in company Y and his friend A who is Finance specialist works in company X with only one other specialist.
- In no company more than three persons work.
- C is an Engineer and his sister works in company Z.
- No lady is an Engineer or Computer specialist.
Solution-
First try to find positive statements and write it down.
Positive statement- It is given that D & H HR specialist, G & A Finance specialist, B & F marketing Specialist, C is an Engineer. Remaining E is Computer specialist.
Now try to find the Company names.
It is given D works in company X. G works in company Z.
F works in company Y & A works in company X. It is written in point 7 that A works in company X with only one other specialist that is given D.
Negative statement- H does not work in company Y, it means he works in company Z with B.
It is also given that C’s sister works in company Z.
So we found the following details
A-----Finance Specialist------Company X
D-----HR Specialist------Company X
H-----HR Specialist------Company Z
B-----Marketing Specialist------Company Z
G-----Finance Specialist------Company Z
Now we can easily find the remaining terms. It is given in point 8 that in no company more than three persons work. So remaining company is Y, hence all three remaining persons work in Company Y.
Answer is-
A-----Finance Specialist------Company X(Male)
D-----HR Specialist------Company X(Female)
H-----HR Specialist------Company Z(Male)
B-----Marketing Specialist------Company Z(Male/Female)
G-----Finance Specialist------Company Z(Male/Female)
C-----Engineer------Company Y(Male)
E-----Computer Specialist------Company Y(Male)
F-----Marketing Specialist------Company Y(Male)
