Sharpen your reasoning and problem-solving skills with this engaging CAT-level quiz on puzzles and logical games. Tackle medium-difficulty questions designed to help you practice pattern recognition, logical deductions, and analytical thinking for competitive exams.
In a row of six people—Vijay, Rahul, Meena, Sita, Priya, and Aman—Priya sits to the immediate left of Meena, and Vijay is seated at one end. If Aman is not next to Priya, who is seated at the other end?
Explanation: Rahul is seated at the other end because Priya must be adjacent to Meena and Vijay is already at one end, as stated. Arrangements lead to only Rahul fitting at the remaining end. Aman is not next to Priya as specified, so Aman cannot be at the end. Meena and Sita are both placed in between due to Priya’s position and the other constraints.
Consider the sequence: 3, 6, 11, 18, 27, ?. What number should replace the question mark?
Explanation: The pattern in the series is consecutive increments by increasing odd numbers: +3, +5, +7, +9, +11. After 27, adding 11 gives 38. Choosing 39 (+12) breaks the pattern, while 37 and 36 are too low and don't continue the sequence. Therefore, 38 is the only option that fits.
Pointing to a photograph, Amit says, 'He is the son of my mother’s only daughter.' How is the person in the photograph related to Amit?
Explanation: Amit's mother's only daughter is Amit's sister or possibly Amit himself if male. Since Amit says 'my mother's only daughter,' and refers to 'son,' the person in the photo must be Amit's son. Cousin and nephew are incorrect, as they require different family links. Brother is not possible, as the relationship is clearly generational.
A cube is painted red on all its faces and then cut into 27 smaller cubes of equal size. How many of the smaller cubes have only one face painted?
Explanation: Only the center cubes on each face of the original cube have one painted face, totaling six (one per face). Cubes at the corners have three faces painted, edges have two painted, and the innermost cubes have none. Options 8, 9, and 12 don't match the cube's face structure.
If in a code language, 'CANDLE' is written as 'EDNALC,' how would 'TABLE' be coded in the same way?
Explanation: The coding is simply the reverse of the original word; 'CANDLE' becomes 'EDNALC.' So, 'TABLE' reversed is 'ELBAT.' ETBAL and TELAB are incorrect because the letter order is only partially changed, not fully reversed. LEBAT is incorrect as it starts with 'L,' which isn’t at the end in 'TABLE.'