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Puzzle is a problem that tests imagination, cleverness and skills of the solver. The article Puzzles Practice Quiz 4 presents with the list of Puzzles that would aid the aspirants in understanding the nature of puzzles related problems in the exams. Puzzles are considered as mathematical or logical problems. People with a high inductive reasoning aptitude exhibit great precision and speed in solving the puzzles. The Puzzles Practice Quiz 4 are very useful for different exams such as IBPS PO, Clerk, SSC CGL, SBI PO, NIACL Assistant, NICL AO, IBPS RRB, Railways, Civil Services etc.

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Direction(1-5): Study the following information carefully to answer the questions.
Seven friends Mihika, Naveen, Anuj, Pihu, Arjun, Rahane and Sweta live in three different cities viz, Dehradun, Mumbai and Kanpur. All are working with seven different companies, viz TCS, IBM, Ericssion, Tech Mahindra, Vodafone, Cisco and Infosys, but not necessarily in the same order.
At least two friends work in the same city. Anuj works with Infosys in Mumbai. Arjun does not work with Tech Mahindra. Only Sweta lives in Dehradun along with Arjun. Rahane works with Ericssion and does not live in Mumbai. Naveen works with Vodafone but does not live in the same city as Rahane. Mihika does not live in Kanpur. Those who live in dehradun work neither with IBM nor with Cisco. None of those who live in Mumbai work with Cisco.
1. Which of the following groups lives in Mumbai?
    A. Anuj, Pihu, Mihika B. Anuj, Mihika, Sweta C. Arjun, Mihika, Anuj D. Naveen, Mihika, Anuj E. None of these

2. Who among the following works with TCS?
    A. Mihika B. Arjun C. Anuj D. Sweta E. None of these

3. Which of the following groups lives in Kanpur?
    A. Sweta, Rahane B. Naveen, Pihu C. Rahane, Pihu D. Mihika, Pihu E. None of these

4. The persons who live in Dehradun work with which of the following company?
    A. TCS and Tech Mahindra B. Cisco and TCS C. Infosys and Ericssion D. Tech Mahindra and Infosys E. None of these

5. Pihu works with which of the following company?
    A. IBM B. Infosys C. TCS D. Tech Mahindra E. None of these

Answers and Explanations
1. Answer - Option D
2. Answer - Option B
3. Answer - Option C
4. Answer - Option A
5. Answer - Option E
Explanation [1-5]-
Naveen, Mihika, Anuj’s group lives in Mumbai. So
As per given sitting arrangement lets seprate the positive points:
* Anuj works with Infosys in Mumbai.
* Arjun does not work with Tech Mahindra.
* Only Sweta lives in Dehradun along with Arjun.
* Rahane works with Ericssion and does not live in Mumbai.
* Naveen works with Vodafone, but does not live in the same city as Rahane.
* Mihika does not live in Kanpur.
* Those who live in dehradun work neither with IBM nor with Cisco.
* None of those who live in Mumbai work with Cisco.
Dehradun Mumbai Kanpur
Sweta(Tech Mahindra) Arjun(TCS) Anuj (Infosys) Naveen(Vadafone) Mihika(IBM) Rahane(Ericssion) Pihu(Cisco)
Direction(1-5): Study the given information carefully and answer the given questions.
An input-output is given in different steps. Some mathematical operations are done in each step. No mathematical operation is repeated in next step but it can be repeated with some other mathematical operation (as multiplication can be used with subtraction in step 1 and same can be used with addition in step 2)

As per the rules followed in the steps given above, find out in each of the following questions the appropriate step for the given input.
1. What is the result of addition of numbers obtained in step 3?
    A. 13 B. 12 C. 11 D. 10 E. None of these

2. What is the result of multiplication of numbers obtained in step 2?
    A. 212 B. 214 C. 216 D. 220 E. None of these

3. What is the remainder obtained when we divide of 2nd block to 1st block values in step 2?
    A. 3 B. 4 C. 2 D. 6 E. None of these

4. What will be the resultant when we add the value of 2nd, 3rd and 4th step and divide the result by 7?
    A. 8 B. 9 C. 7 D. 6 E. None of these

5. What is the result of addition of all values in step 2,3 and 4?
    A. 50 B. 54 C. 51 D. 56 E. None of these

Answers and Explanations
1. Answer - Option D
Explanation -
08 + 02 = 10
2. Answer - Option C
Explanation -
12 × 18 = 216
3. Answer - Option D
Explanation -
[latex]\frac {18}{12}[/latex] = 06(Remainder)
4. Answer - Option A
Explanation -
12 + 18 + 8 + 2 +1 6 = 56 = [latex]\frac {56}{7}[/latex] = 8
5. Answer - Option D
Explanation -
12 + 18 + 8 + 2 + 16 = 56
Direction(1-5): Study the information given below and answer the questions based on it.
Nine persons – L, T, K, S, M, P, R, V and W – are sitting around a circular table, but not necessarily in the same order. Some of them are facing the centre and the rest are facing away from the centre.
T sits third to the right of P and second to the left of M. V sits four places away from K, who is two places away from L. S sits to the immediate right of W as well as P. T and W are facing the same direction. P and K are facing the same direction. (I. e., if T is facing the centre, W is also facing the centre and vice-versa, if P is facing away from the centre, K is also facing away from the centre and vice-versa). R and S are three places away from V, who is facing away from the centre. S is not facing the centre. M sits to the immediate right of L, who is facing the centre. Exactly three consecutive persons are facing the same direction. (I. e., either facing the centre or away from the centre).
1. How many persons are facing away from the center?
    A. Three B. Four C. Five D. Six E. None of these

2. Who among the following sits third to the right of V?
    A. S B. R C. K D. L E. None of these

3. Who among the following sits between K and L?
    A. R B. T C. S D. M E. None of these

4. How many persons are sitting between P and M if counting clockwise from P?
    A. Three B. Two C. Four D. Five E. None of these

5. 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?
    A. S B. L C. K D. P E. V

Answers and Explanations
1. Answer - Option C
2. Answer - Option B
3. Answer - Option A
4. Answer - Option C
5. Answer - Option B
Explanation [1-5]-

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