Puzzle questions - One Line Questions

1. A train travels 100 km North, then 50 km East, then 100 km South, then 50 km West. How far is it from the starting point? — 0 km
2. A person walks 5 km North, then 4 km East, then 4 km South, then 3 km West. How far is the person from the starting point? — 1 km
3. In a class, 15 students passed in English, 12 students passed in Hindi, and 5 students passed in both. How many students passed in only English? — 10
4. If 'P' means '+', 'Q' means '-', 'R' means 'x', 'S' means '÷', then which of the following is correct? — 10S12R6Q3P4 = 28
5. In a class of 50 students, 20 play football, 15 play cricket, and 10 play both. How many students play neither football nor cricket? — 25
6. If '+' means 'divided by', '-' means 'multiplied by', 'x' means 'added to', and '÷' means 'subtracted from', then find the value of 10 + 5 - 3 x 4 ÷ 2. — 16
7. What number should replace the question mark in the following sequence: 2, 5, 10, 17, ?, 37? — 26
8. If 'GO' is coded as '15', 'SHE' as '27', then 'THE' is coded as? — 31
9. What number comes next in the sequence: 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, ? — 36
10. If '25' means '2+5=7', '38' means '3+8=11', then '47' means? — 11
11. If 'RED' is coded as '52', 'GREEN' as '75', how is 'BLUE' coded? — 42
12. In a certain code, 'CAT' is written as '3120'. How is 'DOG' written in that code? — 4147
13. In a class, there are 30 students. The average age of the class is 15 years. If the teacher's age is included, the average age increases by 1 year. What is the teacher's age? — 47 years
14. What is the missing number in the series: 3, 8, 15, 24, 35, ?, 63? — 48
15. A family has a father, mother, and three sons. Each son has a sister. How many people are in the family? — 5
16. If in a certain language, 'GO' is coded as 32, 'SHE' is coded as 49, then how is 'THE' coded? — 52
17. If '+' means 'x', 'x' means '-', '-' means '+', and '÷' means '÷', then 6 + 3 - 7 x 2 ÷ 1 = ? — 6
18. Five friends are standing in a row. A is to the left of B. C is to the right of B. D is to the right of C. E is to the left of A. Who is in the middle? — B
19. A is taller than B. C is shorter than D. E is taller than A. B is shorter than E. Who is the tallest? — E
20. Six persons - A, B, C, D, E, F - are sitting around a circular table. C is second to the left of A. B is to the immediate right of D. E is not sitting next to A or C. D is to the immediate left of F. Who is sitting opposite to E? — B
21. Five people A, B, C, D, E are seated in a row. B is to the left of D. C is to the left of E. D is to the right of C. A is to the right of B. Who is in the middle? — A
22. A is taller than B, but shorter than C. D is shorter than E but taller than A. Who is the shortest? — B
23. Six people are standing in a line facing North. A is immediately behind B. C is immediately in front of D. E is between A and F. B is not at the front. D is at the front. Who is at the back? — E
24. A is taller than B. C is shorter than D. E is taller than A. B is shorter than E. D is shorter than E. Who is the second tallest? — D
25. Seven people A, B, C, D, E, F, G are sitting in a row. C is to the immediate right of D. B is to the immediate left of E. G is not at any end. A is to the right of E. F is to the left of C. D is to the left of A. Who is in the middle? — A
26. A is taller than B. C is shorter than D. E is taller than A. B is shorter than E. D is taller than A. Who is the shortest? — B
27. Consider the following statement: 'All books are notebooks. All notebooks are pencils.' Which conclusion logically follows? — All books are pencils.
28. There are six people: A, B, C, D, E, F. A is father of B and C. B is sister of D. E is brother of D. F is son of A. Who is the uncle of E? — C
29. Five friends - A, B, C, D, E - are sitting in a straight line. B is to the left of A. D is to the right of C. C is to the left of A. E is to the right of A. Who is at the extreme left? — C
30. In a row of 10 houses, the first house is red, the second is green, the third is blue, the fourth is yellow, the fifth is white, and so on. What is the color of the 23rd house? — Blue
31. A is the son of B. B is the sister of C. C is the mother of D. E is the maternal uncle of D. How is E related to B? — Brother
32. If '235' means 'come to my home', '534' means 'go to his home', '3456' means 'come to his house'. What does '24' mean? — come to his
33. If 'SMART' is coded as 'TNBST', how is 'BRAIN' coded? — CSBJO
34. A father said to his son, 'The day before yesterday I was 20. Next year I will be 23.' When is the father's birthday? — January 1st
35. In a certain code, 'TABLE' is written as 'UTCNF'. How is 'CHAIR' written? — DJBJQ
36. If 'TABLE' is coded as 'BFDNC', how is 'CHAIR' coded? — DSJBI
37. There are 5 houses in a row, numbered 1 to 5 from left to right. In which house is the 'Red' color kept, if: The house with Red color is adjacent to the house with Green color. The house with Blue color is at one of the ends. The house with Yellow color is to the right of the house with Green color. The house with Green color is between the house with Blue and Yellow color. The house with Red color is not adjacent to the house with Blue color. — House 2
38. A woman says, 'My mother's only son is the husband of my sister.' How is the woman related to her sister's husband? — Sister
39. Ram is facing North. He turns 45 degrees clockwise, then 90 degrees clockwise, and then 45 degrees counter-clockwise. In which direction is he facing now? — East
40. A clock shows 4:30. If the minute hand points East, in which direction does the hour hand point? — South-West
41. A man is facing West. He turns 45 degrees clockwise, then 90 degrees counter-clockwise, then 180 degrees clockwise. In which direction is he facing now? — North
42. A watch reads 3:00. If the minute hand points West, in which direction does the hour hand point? — South
43. If 'AG' is related to 'BH' in the same way as 'MP' is related to? — NQ
44. Five friends P, Q, R, S, T are sitting in a row. P is to the right of Q. R is to the left of S. T is between Q and R. Who is at the extreme right? — S
45. If 'BOOK' is written as 'CPPL', how is 'PEN' written? — QFO
46. Five houses are in a row. The house painted red is adjacent to the house painted green. The house painted blue is at one of the ends. The house painted yellow is to the right of the house painted green. The house painted green is between the house painted blue and yellow. The house painted red is not adjacent to the house painted blue. What is the color of the house at the extreme left? — Blue
47. A is the father of B. B is the sister of C. C is the son of D. E is the brother of C. How is E related to A? — Son
48. What is the next letter in the series: A, C, F, J, O, ? — V
49. If '123' means 'hot black coffee', '456' means 'very hot water', '789' means 'we want coffee', then '45' means? — very hot
50. If 'EARTH' is coded as 'HFBTI', how is 'WORLD' coded? — XSPME
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