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Puzzle Quiz – Set 17 (Olympiad Level)
Multi-Variable • Circular + Floor + Scheduling • Target Time: 20 Minutes
🏢 Puzzle 1 (Floor + Color)
7 persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G live on 7 floors (1–7). Each likes a different color: Red, Blue, Green, Yellow, White, Black, Pink.• F lives on the top floor
• Only two persons live between A and D (A above D)
• B lives immediately below C
• E lives on an even floor but not 2nd
• The one who likes Green lives just above the one who likes Red
• A does not like Red or Blue
• G lives below D
Q1. Who lives on 1st floor?
Q2. Who likes Green?
Q3. Position of A?
Q4. Who lives just below E?
Q5. Which color does D like?
🔄 Puzzle 2 (Circular + Profession)
6 persons A, B, C, D, E, F sit around a circle facing center. Professions: Doctor, Engineer, Lawyer, Teacher, Banker, Analyst.• A sits opposite B
• C is immediate right of A
• The Doctor sits between C and D
• E is not adjacent to A
• F is Engineer
• B is not Banker
Q6. Who is Doctor?
Q7. Who sits immediate left of D?
Q8. Profession of A?
Q9. Who is Banker?
Q10. Who sits opposite F?
Puzzle 3 (Day + Time Scheduling)
5 persons A, B, C, D, E attend meetings on different days (Mon–Fri) at different times (9am, 10am, 11am, 1pm, 3pm).• A meets on Wednesday at 11am
• B meets before D
• C meets after E
• The person on Monday meets at 9am
• D does not meet on Friday
• E meets at 3pm
Q11. Who meets on Monday?
Q12. Who meets at 1pm?
Q13. Which day does C meet?
Q14. Time of B?
Q15. Who meets on Friday?
✔️ Answers
Puzzle 1:Final (Top→Bottom): F, C, B, A, E, D, G
Q1 → G
Q2 → C
Q3 → 4th floor
Q4 → D
Q5 → Yellow
Puzzle 2:
Arrangement: A C D E F B
Q6 → D
Q7 → C
Q8 → Teacher
Q9 → E
Q10 → D
Puzzle 3:
Mon–Fri: B, D, A, E, C
Times: 9am, 10am, 11am, 3pm, 1pm
Q11 → B
Q12 → C
Q13 → Friday
Q14 → 9am
Q15 → C
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