Puzzle Quiz – Set 20 (Grand Final)

 

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🏆 Puzzle Quiz – Set 20 (Grand Final)

Ultimate Level • Puzzle + DI + Multi-Logic • Target Time: 25 Minutes

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🏢 Puzzle 1 (Floor + Age + Income)

6 persons A, B, C, D, E, F live on 6 floors (1–6). Ages: 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50 Income (in ₹k): 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70

• F lives on top floor • A lives immediately below B • C is older than D but younger than E • The person earning 70k lives on top floor • B does not live on 2nd floor • The one aged 40 lives just above the one earning 30k • D lives below A

Q1. Who lives on 1st floor?
Q2. Who earns 70k?
Q3. Age of A?
Q4. Who lives just above D?
Q5. Income of E?

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📊 Puzzle 2 (Advanced DI + Caselet)

Total employees = 400 Departments: HR, IT, Sales, Finance

• HR = 25% • IT = 30% • Sales = 20% • Finance = Remaining

Male : Female = 4 : 1 in all departments

Q6. Employees in Finance?
Q7. Females in IT?
Q8. Males in HR?
Q9. Total females?
Q10. Ratio of males (IT : Sales)?

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🔄 Puzzle 3 (Circular + Ranking)

6 persons A, B, C, D, E, F sit in a circle facing center. Ranks: 1–6 (1 highest)

• A sits opposite D • B sits immediate right of A • C is not adjacent to B • E has better rank than F • D is not adjacent to E • The person with rank 1 sits opposite rank 6

Q11. Who sits opposite B?
Q12. Who sits immediate left of E?
Q13. Who sits between A and C?
Q14. Neighbors of D?
Q15. Who has rank 1?

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✔️ Answers

Puzzle 1:
Arrangement: F B A C D E (Top→Bottom)

Q1 → E
Q2 → F
Q3 → 35
Q4 → C
Q5 → 40k

Puzzle 2:
HR=100, IT=120, Sales=80, Finance=100

Q6 → 100
Q7 → 24
Q8 → 80
Q9 → 80
Q10 → 96:64 = 3:2

Puzzle 3:
Arrangement: A B F D E C

Q11 → E
Q12 → D
Q13 → B
Q14 → F & E
Q15 → A

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🏆 GRAND LEVEL COMPLETE • YOU ARE EXAM READY

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