Reasoning Notes | Basic of Reasoning Puzzle

Puzzles are an important topic in reasoning section. This topic can't not escape from reasoning. This topic is not hard easy simple to solve but time consuming. Proper daily basis practice to solve less time during the exam time. Here I will discuss some way to solve the puzzle easy and less time.

1. Circular table puzzle

2. Rectangular/Square table puzzle

3. Linear table puzzle

4. Floor table puzzle

Some fact remember :

1st person : but, and

2nd person : Who, which

1. Direction concept ( left-right) is clear in seating arrangements, rectangular arrangements, and linear arrangements

1. Circular Table puzzle

2. Facing center

3.facing outward

Approach to solve puzzle in exam:-

1. choose that point which is given exact information

2. careful about who, which, and her, but,and his.

3. which information is not exact keep inside.

1. Circular Puzzle

E.g. 1.

Directions(Q. 1-5) study the following information carefully to answer these questions -
1. P, Q, R, S, T and U, seating around a circular table and facing at the centre.
2. P is sitting between R and S.
3. Q is not immediate neighbour of R.
4. U is immediate left of T.
5. U is not immediate neighbour of Q.
Solution:

Q1. Who is immediate left of Q?

Ans. T

Q2. how many person sitting between U and S?

Ans. Two (R,P)

Q3.Who is immediate right of P?

Ans. R

Q4.What is the position of T with respected to S?

Ans. 2nd Left

Q5. how many person sitting between Q and R, Q from clockwise?

Ans. two ( T,U).

2. Rectangular/Square table puzzle

A, B, C, D, E, F and G are seating around a square table facing the center in such way that four of them sit corner of the square while four seat middle of each of the four of sides.

1. A sit second to the right of F. F sit in the middle of one of the sides of the table.

2. G who does not sit any of the corner of the table sit second to the right of D.

3. Only two people sit between D and B(taken from one side)

4. C is not immediate neighbor of G .

5. H is sit second to the left of B.

6. E is not immediate neighbor of G or F.

Q1. What is the position of F with respected to C.

Ans. Immediate left.

Q2. who is the left of B.
Ans. G

Q3. who is third to the right of F?
Ans. E.

Q4. how many person sitting between D and C?
Ans. Two (E,A)

Q5. Who is opposite to G ?
Ans. A

3. Linear Puzzle

Directions: Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions:

Eight friends J, K, L, M, N, O, P and Q are seated in a straight line facing north, but not necessarily in the same order.N sits third to the left of O who sits at one of the extreme ends of the row.Neither N nor O is an immediate neighbor of L.Q and L are immediate neighbors. Neither Q nor L sits extreme end of the row. K sits third to the right of L.M does not sit at any extreme end of the row.Neither M nor Q is neighbour of N. J is third to the left of M.

Solution:

Q1. What is the position of J with respect to K?

Ans. 2nd Left

Q2. How many persons sit between L and O?

Ans. four

Q3. Based on the given arrangement,who is 3rd to the right of M?

Ans. none

Q4. Who among the following represents the person seated at the extreme end of the line?

Ans. P,O

Q5. Who sits between K and O?

Ans. M

Practice Question:-

Directions (Q. 1-5): Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions:

Eight friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circular table with equal distance between them but not necessarily in the same order.
Some of them are facing the centre with some face outside (i.e. opposite to centre).

C sits second to the right of F, F faces the centre. Only two people sit between C and B (either form C’s right or C’s left).G sits second to the right of C. H sits to the immediate right of B. G and B face opposite direction. Immediate neighbour of G face the same direction. Only three people sit between D and E. Neither D nor A is an

immediate neighbour of F. E sits second to the right of A. Both H and E face a direction opposite to that of C.

Q1. How many persons sit between E and H? (Count from E, anti clockwise)
a) Three
b) Four
c) Five
d) Two
e) Six

Q2. D sits to the immediate right of which one?
a) A
b) G
c) Both G and H
d) C
e) H

Q3. How many persons facing outside?
a) 5
b) 4
c) 3
d) 2
e) 1

Q4. Which of the following statement is false?
a) C sits immediate left of E
b) B and D faces the same direction
c) G sits opposite to F
d) H sits second to the right of F
e) There are three persons between D and E

5). Which of the following statement is true?
a) H and C faces the same direction
b) G is the immediate neighbour of A and C
c) B sits third to the left of G
d) F faces outside
e) E sits second to the right of A

Directions (Q. 6-10): Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions: 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 row-1 J, K, L, M, N and O are seated and all of them are facing south. In

row-2 U, V, W, X, Y and Z 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. M sits third to right of K. Either M or K sits at an extreme end of the line. The one who faces K sits second to right of Y. Two people sit between V and Z. Neither V nor Z sits at an extreme end of the line. The immediate neighbours of V faces the person who sits third to left of J. L and N are immediate neighbors of each other. W sits second to the left of U. N does not face the immediate neighbor of X .

Q6. N faces the person, who is the immediate neighbor of _
a) U
b) X
c) Both U and V
d) V
e) Z

Q7. Which of the following person sits immediate right of X?
a) No one sitting
b) V
c) Y
d) U
e) W

Q8. Which of the following statement is false?
a) N sits second to the right of K
b) L sits immediate right of N
c) W sits at one of the extreme ends
d) U sits immediate right of Z
e) All the options are true

Q9. If ‘M’ is related to ‘V’, ‘J’ is related to ‘U’, and then which of following is ‘N’ related to?
a) X
b) Y
c) W
d) U
e) X

Q10. Which of the following statement is true?
a) J sits second to the left of M
b) Y faces the person who is immediate right of M
c) Z sits second to the left of V
d) X sits second to the right of Y
e) W and L sitting at the extreme ends

Direction(Q.11-15):Twelve persons are sitting in two parallel rows containing six persons each, in such a way that there is an equal
distance between the adjacent persons. In row1 P, Q, R, S, T, U are facing south. In row 2 J, K, L, M, N and O are
facing north.J is sitting third to the right of M. Either M or J is sitting at the extreme ends of the row. Q is facing J. U is sitting third to the right of Q. S not sits at the middle position of the row. Nis sitting third to the right of K and is not sitting at the extreme ends of the row. T is sitting immediate right of Q. S is facing K. L is an immediate neighbour of neither N nor J. N is facing R.

Q11. In the row facing south who is sitting at the extreme ends of the row?
a) R,S
b) R,P
c) S,Q
d) R,Q
e) P,Q

Q12. Who is sitting immediate right of N?
a) M
b) O
c) L
d) J
e) None of these

Q13. Who are the immediate neighbours of U?
a) S and P
b) S and R
c) P and R
d) S and T
e) None of these

Q14. If K is interchanges his position with M, similarly L with N and J with O, then who among the
following is facing P?
a) L
b) M
c) J
d) N
e) None of these

20). Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the given arrangement and so form a
group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?
a) PU
b) RT
c) ML
d) ON
e) KL

Directions (Q.16 -20): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.
Eight friends Suvetha, Divya, Aarthi, Vimala, Priya, Nithya, Lakshmi and Rohini are seated in a straight line but
not necessarily in the same order. Some of them are facing south while some are facing north Priya sits second to
the left of Rohini. Neither Priya nor Rohini sits at any of the extreme ends of the row. Rohini is not an immediate
neighbour of Lakshmi. Lakshmi sits third to the left of Nithya. Nithya sits at one of the extreme ends of the line.
Aarthi sits second to the right of Suvetha. Immediate neighbours of Priya face opposite directions (if one neighbour
faces north, then the other faces south and vice Versa). Both Aarthi and Vimala face same direction as Suvetha (if
Suvetha faces north then Aarthi and Vimala also faces north and vice versa). Immediate neighbours of Lakshmi
face opposite directions (if one neighbour faces north then the other faces south and vice versa).Only one person
sits between Lakshmi and Suvetha. Both the immediate neighbours of Suvetha face south

Q16.Who sits second to the left of Priya?
a) Aarthi
b) Rohini
c) Divya
d) Lashmi
e) Vimala

Q17. How many persons facing South direction?
a) Six
b) Four
c) Five
d) Three
e) Two

Q18.Which of the following persons sits at the extreme ends?
a) Vimala and Rohini
b) Aarthi and Nithya
c) Divya and Aarthi
d) Nithya and Lakshmi
e) Suvetha and Priya

Q19. Four of the following persons form a group, which of the following person does not belong to that
group?
a) Rohini
b) Vimala
c) Suvetha
d) Priya
e) Nithya

Q20.Which of the following combinations is true?
a) Suvetha – Facing North
b) Aarthi – Facing North
c) Lakshmi – Facing North
d) Divya – Facing South
e) None of these

Directions (Q.21- 25): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.
Seven friends P, Q, R, S, T, U and V are standing in a straight line facing north but not necessarily in the same
order.
U stands second from the left end of the line
Only two persons stand between U and T.
Only one person stands between P and R.
V stands third to the left of R.
Neither R nor U is an immediate neighbour of S
Q21.Which of the following is TRUE regarding Q?
a) P stands second to the left of Q.
b) S is one of the immediate neighbour of Q.
c) Only one person stands between Q and T
d) Q stands at one of the extreme ends of the line
e) V stands second to the right of Q

Q22.Four of the following five form a group as per the given arrangement. Which of the following does not
belong to that group?
a) RQ
b) TP
c) VT
d) UV
e) PS

Q23.What is the position of V with respect to U?
a) Immediate left
b) Second to the right
c) Third to the right
d) Immediate right
e) Second to the left

Q24.Which of the following pairs stand at the extreme ends of the line?
a) Q, S
b) Q, P
c) Q, T
d) V, S
e) V, P

Q25.Which of the following represents the position of R from the left end of the line?
a) Fifth
b) First
c) Sixth
d) Fourth
e) Second

Directions (Q.26 -30) :Read the following information and answer the questions given below-
1. A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting in a row facing North.
2. A is fourth to the right of E.
3. H is fourth to the left of D.
4. C and F, who are not at the ends, are neighbours of B and E, respectively.
5. H is next to the left of A and A is the neighbour of B.

Q26.What is the position of F?
a) Next to the right of E.
b) Next to the right of G.
c) Sixth to the right of D.
d) Between G and H.
e) None of these

Q27.Which of the following statements is not true ?
a) G is the neighbour of H and F
b) B is next to the right of A.
c) E is at left end
d) D is next to the right of B
e) None of these

Q28.Who is/are the neighbor/(s) of D ?
a) F alone
b) C alone
c) B and C
d) Cannot be determined
e) None of these

Q29.Which of the following statements is not true ?
a) H is second to the right of F
b) E is fourth to the left of A
c) D is fourth to the right of H
d) None of these
e) Cannot be determined

Q30.Who are sitting at the ends ?
a) E and C
b) F and D
c) G and B
d) None of these
e) Cannot be determined