All 28 reasoning puzzle types — one real example of each

5 people live on a 5-floor building — floor 1 is the lowest, floor 5 the top.

1. Bhavna lives on an even-numbered floor.
2. There is exactly 1 floor between Isha and Vikram.
3. Sneha lives on the floor immediately above Isha.
4. Bhavna lives on a floor somewhere above Aditi.

Can you work out who lives on which floor? In the app you solve this on an interactive board — every clue lights up green or red against your current placement.

6 people sit around a round table, all facing the centre.

1. Isha sits next to Geeta.
2. Farhan sits 2nd to the right of Anjali (all facing the centre).
3. Farhan sits directly opposite Varun.
4. Exactly 1 person sits between Farhan and Geeta (the shorter way).
5. Exactly 2 people sit between Rohan and Geeta (the shorter way).

Can you work out who sits in each seat? In the app you solve this on an interactive board — every clue lights up green or red against your current placement.

8 people sit around a square table — 4 at the corners, 4 at the middle of the sides. A clue may note someone faces outward: their left and right are reversed.

1. Geeta sits immediately to the right of Aditi (all facing the centre).
2. Uma sits 2nd to the right of Rohan (all facing the centre).
3. Sanjay sits next to Geeta.
4. Kiran sits directly opposite Aditi.
5. Geeta sits 2nd to the right of Divya (all facing the centre).
6. Uma sits at the middle of one of the sides.
7. Manish sits immediately to the right of Uma (all facing the centre).

Can you work out who sits in each seat? In the app you solve this on an interactive board — every clue lights up green or red against your current placement.

5 people sit in a row, all facing the same way — seat 1 is the far left, seat 5 the far right.

1. Gauri sits somewhere to the right of Jaya.
2. Manish sits immediately to the left of Yash.
3. Exactly 3 people sit between Harsh and Manish.

Can you work out who sits in each seat? In the app you solve this on an interactive board — every clue lights up green or red against your current placement.

6 people sit in two equal rows facing each other — one row faces north, the other south. Left and right flip between the rows.

1. Bhavna faces north.
2. Farhan sits immediately to the left of Karan (both facing south).
3. Farhan sits at an extreme end of their row.
4. Bhavna sits at an extreme end of their row.
5. Jaya faces north.
6. Bhavna sits immediately to the left of Meera (both facing north).
7. Omkar sits at an extreme end of their row.

Can you work out who sits where? In the app you solve this on an interactive board — every clue lights up green or red against your current placement.

5 people are ranked from 1 (highest) to 5 (lowest); no two share a rank.

1. Bhavna is ranked higher than Uma.
2. Anjali is ranked FIRST (highest).
3. Uma is ranked immediately above Kiran.
4. Kiran is ranked higher than Karan.

Can you work out each person's rank? In the app you solve this on an interactive board — every clue lights up green or red against your current placement.

5 people each have an appointment on a different day of the same week — Monday to Friday, one per day.

1. Gauri's appointment is on a later day of the week than Aditi's.
2. Gauri's appointment is on Tuesday.
3. Gauri's appointment is on the day immediately before Chetan's.
4. Nikhil's appointment is on an earlier day of the week than Vikram's.

Can you work out whose appointment falls on which day? In the app you solve this on an interactive board — every clue lights up green or red against your current placement.

5 boxes are kept one above another in a stack — position 1 is the bottom, position 5 the top.

1. Box F is kept at the top of the stack.
2. Box D is kept 3rd from the bottom of the stack.
3. Box G is kept immediately above Box C.
4. Box C is kept somewhere below Box H.

Can you work out each box's position? In the app you solve this on an interactive board — every clue lights up green or red against your current placement.

Who sits second to the right of Harsh?

1. Divya
2. Harsh
3. Chetan
4. Meera
5. Imran

Each person lives on a different floor (1–5). Which statements are sufficient to fix EVERY person's floor?

1. Statement I alone is sufficient, but II alone is not.
2. Statement II alone is sufficient, but I alone is not.
3. Each statement ALONE is sufficient.
4. Both statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but neither alone.
5. Even both statements together are NOT sufficient.

5 people are ranked from 1 (highest) to 5 (lowest), no ties. Read Statements I and II, then decide which, if any, are sufficient to fix EVERY person's rank.

1. Statement I alone is sufficient, but II alone is not.
2. Statement II alone is sufficient, but I alone is not.
3. Each statement ALONE is sufficient.
4. Both statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but neither alone.
5. Even both statements together are NOT sufficient.

If "BOOK" is written as "WJJF" in a certain code, how is "MOON" written in that code?

1. IKKJ
2. JLLK
3. GIIH
4. FHHG
5. HJJI

What is the code for "green"?

1. su
2. ne
3. ro
4. za
5. to

Four of these five numbers are alike in a certain way and form a group. Which number does NOT belong to that group?

1. 68
2. 24
3. 56
4. 14
5. 12

4 : 64 :: 3 : ?

1. 27
2. 33
3. 19
4. 30
5. 36

Four of these five letter clusters follow the same alphabet-gap pattern. Which one is the odd one out?

1. ORW
2. ILQ
3. NQV
4. PSX
5. DIL

Take the two statements to be true even if they differ from commonly known facts, then decide which conclusion logically follows.

1. Only conclusion I follows
2. Only conclusion II follows
3. Either conclusion I or II follows
4. Neither conclusion I nor II follows
5. Both conclusions I and II follow

How is Manish related to Aman?

1. grandson
2. grandmother
3. grandfather
4. aunt
5. nephew

If the expression is "Anjali / Rohan + Vihaan", how is Anjali related to Vihaan?

1. niece
2. grandfather
3. uncle
4. aunt
5. grandmother

Pointing to the boy in a photograph, Riya said, "He is the son of my mother's only daughter." How is the boy related to Riya?

1. nephew
2. son
3. aunt
4. daughter
5. sister

Which of the following conclusions is DEFINITELY true from the given expression?

1. A > C
2. D < C
3. D = C
4. B <= C
5. B > A

What number replaces the question mark?

1. 14
2. 16
3. 13
4. 17
5. 15

If the English alphabet is written in reverse order (Z first, A last), which letter will be 3rd to the left of the 11th letter from the right end?

1. S
2. M
3. O
4. H
5. N

A machine rearranges an input line of words and numbers step by step, following one fixed rule (study the sample below). How many steps does the machine need to complete the arrangement of the New Input?

1. 1
2. 2
3. 5
4. 4
5. 3

How many persons are sitting in the row?

1. 14
2. 16
3. 13
4. 10
5. 15

How far and in which direction is Divya from the starting point?

1. 5√2 m North-East
2. 5√2 m South-West
3. 7√2 m South-West
4. 10 m South-West
5. 5 m South-West

Which element is 2nd to the right of the 5th element from the left end of the series?

1. #
2. 6
3. L
4. D
5. C

Study the eligibility criteria and the candidate's profile, then choose the course of action. Base the decision STRICTLY on the information provided — do not assume anything.

1. Candidate is to be selected
2. Candidate is not to be selected
3. Case is to be referred to the General Manager
4. Data inadequate — the decision cannot be taken