CLASS ASSIGNMENT
CSAT
PUZZLES
Seven animated movies - Up, Finding Nemo, Ice Age, 3. On which day of the week did B leave?
Aladdin, Shark Tale, Beauty & the Beast, The Incredibles, (a) Sunday (b) Saturday
were screened during a children’s workshop not necessarily (c) Monday (d) Tuesday
in the same order. The workshop started on Monday and Seven participants F, B, G, A, D, C and E from seven
ended on Sunday. Only one movie was screened on each different states, viz Rajasthan, Karnataka, Tripura, Assam,
day. Punjab, Chhattisgarh and Gujarat, but not necessarily in the
‘Beauty & the Beast’ was screened on Wednesday. ‘The same order, participate in a dance competition. All of them
Incredibles’ was screened on the fourth day after ‘Up’ was perform seven different folk dances, viz Bagurumba, Sammi,
screened. ‘Ice Age’ was screened before Thursday but not Panthi, Garba, Hojagiri, Kalbelia and Yakshagana, but not
on Monday. ‘Shark Tale’ and ‘Aladdin’ were not screened on necessarily in the same order. The one who performs Panthi
Saturday but ‘Shark Tale’ was screened before Saturday. does not belong to Punjab. B is from Tripura and does not
perform Garba. The one who is from Assam performs
1. How many movies were screened before ‘Shark Tale’? Bagurumba. The one who is from Karnataka performs
(a) 6 (b) 4 neither Garba nor Hojagiri. F is from Gujarat. D is from
Rajasthan and performs Kalbelia dance. G performs
(c) 2 (d) 3
Yakshagana but he is neither from Chhattisgarh nor from
Six lectures on six different subjects Physics, Chemistry, Punjab. A performs Sammi and E performs Panthi.
Biology, Algebra, Geometry and Astronomy have to be
scheduled (one on each day) across seven days of week 4. Who is from Karnataka?
starting from Sunday and ending at Saturday. The schedule (a) C (b) G
has to be drawn out for the subjects such that. (c) E (d) Cannot be determined
One day has to be a holiday and it can be neither Sunday There are seven persons sheetal, Sanya, Garima, Ashika,
nor Saturday. Geometry has to be scheduled immediately Pooja, Sakshi and Dipika based in Mumbai. Each of them is
after Algebra. Physics cannot start the series in the week from a different state, has a different profession, and plays
and has to be done exactly 3 days before Astronomy. Biology a different instrument. Garima, a doctor, is from Haryana.
has to be scheduled for Thursday and cannot immediately Pooja and Sakshi play Mandolin and Violin, though not
follow Physics. necessarily in that order. Sheetal is not from Goa. The person
from Goa is an Engineer and plays Guitar. The Lawyer plays
2. On which day after Physics is Biology scheduled? Sitar. The Businessman from UP plays Violin. The Teacher
(a) Two (b) Four and the Cricketer play Flute and Piano, though not necessarily
in that order. Sakshi is a pilot. The Maharashtrian is a Teacher.
(c) Three (d) One The Gujarati plays Piano. Dipika, a Punjabi, does not play
A, B, C, D, E, F and G are 7 friends left for 7 different sarod. Sanya is a Cricketer.
cities – Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Kolkata,
Chandigarh and Jaipur, each one on a different day of the 5. Which instrument does Sanya play?
week. C left for Jaipur on Monday. On the last day of the (a) Flute (b) Piano
week, the person left for Bangalore. E left the next day of A (c) Sarod (d) None of these
who left for Chandigarh and on the previous day of G. D left A, D, F, H, J, I and L are seven employees in an organization
for Kolkata on Friday. B didn’t leave for either Hyderabad or who are learning distance course in different institutes, viz
Bangalore and G left for Delhi. SMU, PTU and IGNOU. There are three girls among these
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seven students. Each of the girls studies in the three different O works in Chennai and is not a lecturer. M is a banker
institutes. Two of the seven students study Accounts, two by profession and works in Pune with only Q, who is a
study Computer Science and one each studies MCA, Finance software engineer by profession. N works in Nashik and is
and Textile Designing. not a lawyer by profession. P is a doctor and does not work
F studies in the same institute as A, who studies Textiles in Chennai. The only other person who works in Chennai is
Designing in PTU. No girl studies Finance or Textile Designing. a lecturer by profession.
J studies Accounts in SMU and his brother I studies MCA in
9. Which of the following is the occupation of N?
IGNOU. H studies Finance in the same institute as D. Neither
F nor L studies Accounts. The girl who studies Accounts does (a) Software Engineer (b) Psychologist
not study in IGNOU. (b) Lecturer (d) Lawyer
A school held competitions for Chess, Table Tennis,
6. Which of the following pairs of students study Carrom, Kho-Kho and Volley Ball during annual sports week
Computer Science? from Monday to Saturday, each game on one day, one day
(a) D, A (b) L, A being a rest day. Carrom competition was held not on the
(b) F, L (d) H, F first or on the last day but was held earlier than Table Tennis
There are seven artists P, Q, R, S, T, U and V who has to competition. Kho-Kho competition was held on the
perform in college fest at all the seven days of the week immediate next day of the Table Tennis competition day.
starting from Monday. Every artist has to perform only once Chess competition was held on the immediate previous day
and there will be only one performance on each day of the of the rest day. Kho-Kho competition day and Volley Ball
competition day had a two days gap between them. Volley
week. P and Q are performing on the consecutive days. R is
Ball competition was held on the immediate following day
performing on the Wednesday. It is also know that: P is
of the rest day.
performing before U. V is performing at the last day of fest.
T is performing before R but not after U. 10. Which of the following was a rest day?
7. In how many different ways all the seven artists can (a) Wednesday (b) Tuesday
perform in the fest? (c) Friday (d) Thursday
(a) Three (b) Six Seven persons P, Q, R, S, T, U and V are born in different
months viz., January, March, May, July, September, October
(c) Four (d) Two
and December in the same year. Each of them likes a different
Seven employees namely - A, B, C, D, E, F and G work
colours viz., Blue, Yellow, Violet, Purple, White, Brown and
in an organisation. Each of them has a different weekly off Black but not necessary in the same order.
from Monday to Sunday. A’s weekly off is on the next day of
Q was born in the month of March and does not like
D’s weekly off. There are one day gap between D’s weekly
either white or purple. R likes blue and was not born in the
off and C’s weekly off. C’s weekly off is neither on Monday
month of January or December. T was born in the month
nor on Sunday. E’s weekly off on Wednesday. G’s weekly off
which has 30 days and likes brown. The one who likes yellow
is on the next day of F’s weekly off but is not on Tuesday. B’s
was born in the month of October. S was born in the month
weekly off is not on Sunday. of July. V likes black. P was not born in the month of October.
8. If all the employees are assigned to take weekly off in The one who likes purple was born in the month of January.
Alphabetical order from Monday to Sunday, then how 11. U was born in which of the following months?
many employees weekly off will not change?
(a) October (b) December
(a) None (b) 1
(c) May (d) July
(c) 2 (d) 3
Eight friends-S, T, U, V, W, X, Y and Z belongs to three
Six friends L, M, N, O, P and Q work in three different different cities, Chennai, Bangalore and Mumbai, atleast two
cities namely Chennai, Pune and Nashik. (Not more than persons are from the same city but not more than three.
two in a single city.) Each of them has a different profession Each of them likes different three different colors, Red, Pink
i.e. Banker, Software Engineer, Lawyer, Lecturer, Doctor and and Blue, at least two persons like same color but not more
Psychologist, but not necessarily in the same order. than three.
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Y likes Red. V likes Pink belongs to Bangalore with only Directions: Study the following information carefully
W. S and T do not belong to Mumbai and likes the same and answer the questions given below.
color but not Pink. U likes Red belongs to Mumbai with Z, Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H live on a separate
who likes Pink. Y and U do not belong to the same city. X floor each of an 8-floor building but not necessarily in the
does not like Blue. W likes Red. same order. The ground floor is numbered 1, the first floor
12. Which of the following combinations is correct? is numbered 2 and so on until the topmost floor is numbered
eight. Only two persons live below the floor on which G lives.
(a) S-Red (b) X-Pink
Only one person lives between G and A. H lives on an odd-
(c) T-Red (d) Z-Blue
numbered floor but not on floor no. 7. Only two persons live
Five employees namely, V, J, D, R and M and they were between H and B. B does not live on the topmost floor. A
born in different months among January to May but not does not live on the lowermost floor. D lives immediately
necessarily in the same order. All of them are working in below C. Neither C nor E live on floor no 6. F lives immediately
different MNC’s like Infosys, Microsoft, Wipro, Apple and
above A.
Google. All of them are withdrawn different amount from
ATM like 1000 to 5000 in consecutive multiples of 1000 but 15. How many persons live between the floors on which
not necessarily in the same order. R was born in January and A and D live?
his withdrawn amount from ATM is not 4000. J does not
(a) Three
work in Apple and he was born in March. The person who
works in Infosys was born in April month. V was not born in (b) More than three
May and he works in Google. M had withdrawn either 2000 (c) None
or 5000 from ATM. The person who works in Wipro was born (d) One
in May month but he is not D. 1000 was withdrawn by J from
Directions: Study the following information carefully
ATM. The person who works in Google had withdrawn 3000
and answer the questions given below.
from ATM.
Eight friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H live on eight different
13. If the sum of the amount withdrawn by M and D floors of a building but not necessarily in the same order.
together is 9000, then how much amount was The lowermost floor is number 1 and the one above it is
withdrawn by the person who works in Apple? number 2 and so on. The topmost floor is number 8. C lives
(a) 4000 (b) 3000 immediately above A, G lives on an odd numbered floor. Only
(c) 2000 (d) 1000 one person lives between E and A. B lives above the floor on
Six Bride grooms P, Q, R, S, T and U married within a which H lives. H lives above the floor on which G lives. Only
Year in the months Feb, Apr, Jul, Sept, Nov and Dec. The three between D and E. D lives on the second topmost floor.
Brides are A, B, C, D, E and F. All of them got married in G does not live on the lowermost floor.
different countries such as England, Bhutan, Japan, India,
Australia and Egypt. All the information is not necessarily in 16. If A and E interchange their places, who among the
same order. The following are some facts about their following will live between the floors on which F and
marriages. R’s wedding took place in Bhutan, however he C live respectively?
was not married to A or F. P wedding took place in Australia (a) Only A (b) Only E
and T wedding in Japan, but neither of them was married (c) No one (d) Both E and A
to B or D. The wedding in Egypt took in the month which
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has least number of days. C wedding took in the month of
and answer the questions given below.
Apr, but not in Australia. A and E got married in Feb and Nov
respectively and in Bhutan and Egypt, but not necessarily in Eight people A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H live on separate
same order. S marriage was held in Dec. U was married to floors of an 8-floor building. Ground floor is numbered 1,
B but not in Jul. Q marriage did not take place in neither first floor is numbered 2 and so on until the topmost floor is
Japan nor England. D marriage took place in India. numbered 8.
C lives on floor No. 3. Only one person lives between C
14. Who among the following belongs to the pair whose and F. Only one person lives between C and G.E lives
marriage took place in England?
immediately above B.H lives immediately above F. H lives on
(a) Q (b) U any of the floors below D. Only one person lives between D
(c) S (d) T and A. D lives above A.
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17. Which of the following is true with respect to the given above F. G does not live on floor number 1. Only one person
information? live between G and A. D lives on even numbered floor above
(a) A lives on an odd-numbered floor G. Only one person live between D and E. C lives somewhere
(b) A lives on an even-numbered floor above H. E does not live on lowermost floor and lives above
A. H lives on odd numbered floor above floor number 3.
(c) Only one person lives between E and G
(d) F lives on Floor No. 5 20. How many persons live above G?
Directions: Study the following information carefully (a) 3 (b) 2
and answer the questions given below. (c) 4 (d) 5
Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H live on eight Six persons A, B, C, D, E and F stay on different floors of
different floors from bottom to top such as ground floor is a six-storied building (ground floor is numbered as floor 1
numbered as 1 and top floor is numbered as 8. and top floor is numbered as floor 6). Each of them is in a
C lives on an even numbered floor. Only three people different profession, viz Doctor, Engineer, Lawyer, Architect,
live between C and D. Only five persons live between H and Journalist and Teacher. D is a lawyer but stays neither on floor
E, and both live on odd numbered floors and H lives above 2 nor on floor 5. B is neither an Architect nor a Journalist but
C. Both F and G live above A. F lives somewhere above G. H stays on floor 6. The Journalist doesn’t stay below the floor
lives above B. Three persons live between A and B, who lives of the Architect but stays below the floor of the Engineer.
on an even numbered floor. The Teacher stays either on floor 1 or on floor 4. E doesn’t
stay on an odd numbered floor. A, who stays on floor 4, is
18. Who lives at the topmost floor? either a Journalist or an Architect. Either C or F is an Engineer.
(a) D (b) A
21. If F stays on floor 1, what is the profession of C?
(c) C (d) F
(a) Lawyer (b) Engineer
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(c) Teacher (d) Architect
and answer the questions given below.
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Eight people A, B, C, D, E, P, G and H live in an eight
and answer the questions given below.
storey building, but not necessarily in the same order. The
lowermost floor is numbered 1 and the topmost floor is Eight persons P, Q, R, S, B, G, F and H lives in eight
numbered 8. A lives on an even-numbered floor but not on different floors in a building. Lowermost floor is numbered
the floor numbered second or fourth. Only three floors are 1 and the above floor is numbered 2, and so on till the
there between A and B. Only two people live between C and topmost floor is numbered eight. Persons living in even
numbered floors like different colours viz., Red, Blue, Yellow
E. P lives on a floor above D. There are equal numbers of
and Green. All the above information is not necessarily in
floors between the floors on which E and B live and between
the same order.
the floors on which A and E live. H lives immediately below
D’s floor. G lives immediately below A’s floor. More than three persons live between the one who likes
Yellow and F. The one who likes Yellow does not live on top
19. How many floors are there between B and D? most floor. Three persons live between E and the one who
(a) Five (b) One likes Green. E lives above the one who likes Green. G lives
immediately below the one who likes Blue. Number of persons
(c) Two (d) Three
live above D is same as the number of persons lives below B.
There are eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H living on D lives above B, who does not like any colour. Two persons
an eight-floor building (Ground floor is numbered 1 and live between C and A. A lives below C. H does not like Green.
topmost floor is number 8) but not necessary in the same order.
B lives on even numbered floor above fourth floor. One 22. H lives in which of the following floor?
person lives between B and F. G lives on odd numbered floor (a) Fourth (b) Sixth
and there are two persons live between G and F. B lives (c) Eighth (d) Second
ANSWER KEY
1. (d) 2. (a) 3. (b) 4. (b) 5. (b) 6. (b) 7. (c) 8. (d) 9. (b) 10. (b)
11. (a) 12. (b) 13. (c) 14. (b) 15. (d) 16. (a) 17. (b) 18. (a) 19. (b) 20. (d)
21. (b) 22. (b)
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