Puzzle solving - Question Bank
1. Seven people A, B, C, D, E, F, G are in a line. 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. F is to the left of E. G is to the right of D. Who is in the middle?
2. If 'WHITE' is coded as 'XJUIF', how is 'BLACK' coded?
3. Six friends P, Q, R, S, T, U are sitting around a circular table facing the center. P is to the immediate left of Q. R is to the immediate right of Q. S is to the immediate right of R. T is to the immediate left of P. U is to the immediate left of T. Who is sitting to the immediate right of R?
4. In a certain code, '789' means 'eat good food', '123' means 'eat bad food', and '456' means 'good and bad'. What does 'food' mean?
5. There are 5 people A, B, C, D, E. A is taller than B. C is shorter than D. E is taller than A. B is shorter than D. If C is taller than B, who is the tallest?
6. If 'RED' is coded as '5418', how is 'BLUE' coded?
7. Six friends P, Q, R, S, T, U are sitting in a row. P is to the left of Q. R is to the right of Q. S is to the right of R. T is to the left of P. U is to the left of T. Who is at the extreme right end?
8. In a certain code, '123' means 'good and bad', '451' means 'very good', and '678' means 'good and evil'. What does 'very' mean?
9. Five students A, B, C, D, E are in a line. A is to the left of B. C is to the right of B. D is to the left of C. E is to the right of D. If A is to the left of D, who is in the middle?
10. If 'SMART' is coded as 'T N S B U', how is 'BRAVE' coded?
11. Eight people P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W are sitting in a circle facing the center. P is to the immediate left of Q. R is to the immediate right of Q. S is to the immediate right of R. T is to the immediate left of P. U is to the immediate left of T. V is to the immediate left of U. W is to the immediate right of S. Who is sitting between W and P?
12. In a certain code, '123' means 'hot cold water', '345' means 'warm water', and '167' means 'hot milk'. What does 'water' mean?
13. If 'INDIA' is coded as 'J O N I A', how is 'BHARAT' coded?
14. Six books are placed on a shelf. Book A is to the left of Book B. Book C is to the right of Book B. Book D is to the right of Book C. Book E is to the left of Book A. Book F is to the left of Book E. Which book is in the middle?
15. If 'ORANGE' is coded as 'SPSOHF', how is 'GRAPES' coded?
16. Five friends P, Q, R, S, T are sitting in a circle facing the center. P is to the immediate left of Q. R is to the immediate right of Q. S is to the immediate right of R. T is to the immediate left of P. Who is sitting between R and P?
17. In a certain code, '234' means 'red and blue', '567' means 'green and yellow', and '347' means 'blue and yellow'. What does 'and' mean?
18. There are 7 people 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. F is to the left of E. G is to the right of D. Who is at the extreme right end?
19. If 'APPLE' is coded as '16-12-16-12-5', how is 'BANANA' coded?
20. Six children are standing in a row. Anu is to the left of Binu. Chitra is to the right of Binu. Deepa is to the right of Chitra. Esha is to the left of Anu. Farhan is to the left of Esha. Who is in the middle?
21. In a certain code, 'MASTER' is written as 'LAMTSR', how is 'LOGIC' written?
22. There are 5 friends A, B, C, D, E. A is taller than B. C is shorter than D. E is taller than A. B is shorter than D. If D is taller than E, who is the shortest?
23. If 'SCHOOL' is coded as 'SCHOO', how is 'COLLEGE' coded?
24. Six people P, Q, R, S, T, U are sitting around a circular table. P is to the immediate left of Q. R is to the immediate right of Q. S is to the immediate right of R. T is to the immediate left of P. U is to the immediate left of T. Who is sitting to the immediate right of U?
25. In a certain code, '256' means 'You are good', '637' means 'We are bad', and '358' means 'You have good'. What does 'good' mean?
26. If 'INDIA' is coded as '91441', how is 'JAPAN' coded?
27. Five friends A, B, C, D, E are sitting in a row. A is to the left of B. C is to the right of B. D is to the left of C. E is to the right of D. If C is to the right of E, who is in the middle?
28. There are 8 houses in a row. Houses 1, 3, 5, 7 are painted red. Houses 2, 4, 6, 8 are painted blue. Houses 3 and 7 are repainted green. Which houses are painted green?
29. If 'ZEBRA' is coded as '1262518', how is 'TIGER' coded?
30. Five people P, Q, R, S, T are sitting in a circle facing the center. P is to the immediate left of Q. R is to the immediate right of Q. S is to the immediate right of R. T is to the immediate left of P. Who is sitting between S and T?
31. If 'COMPUTER' is coded as 'P T U O C M E R', how is 'SMART' coded?
32. In a family, there are a father, mother, and two sons. The father is the brother of the sister of the mother. The mother is the sister of the brother of the father. The elder son is the brother of the younger son. How is the father related to the mother?
33. Six friends are sitting 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. F is to the left of E. Who is in the middle?
34. If 'EARTH' is coded as 'HFDUH', how is 'WATER' coded?
35. Five books P, Q, R, S, T are stacked one above the other. P is above Q. R is below S. T is below P but above Q. S is above T. Which book is at the bottom?
36. In a certain code, 'GO' is written as '22', how is 'SHE' written?
37. A, B, C, D, E are five friends. A is shorter than B. C is taller than D. E is shorter than A. B is taller than E. D is taller than A. Who is the tallest?
38. There are 7 people in a row facing north. P is to the immediate left of Q. R is to the immediate right of Q. S is to the right of R. T is to the left of P. U is to the left of T. V is to the right of S. Who is at the extreme right end?
39. If 'CAT' is coded as '3120', how is 'DOG' coded?
40. Six friends are standing in a circle facing the center. Ram is to the immediate left of Shyam. Gopal is to the immediate right of Shyam. Mohan is to the immediate right of Gopal. Anil is to the immediate left of Anil. If Ramesh is between Anil and Ram, who is sitting to the immediate right of Anil?
41. In a certain code, 'TABLE' is written as 'UDCMF', how is 'CHAIR' written?
42. There are 5 people: A, B, C, D, E. A is taller than B. C is shorter than D. E is taller than A. B is shorter than D. If D is shorter than E, who is the shortest?
43. Five students A, B, C, D, E scored different marks. A scored more than B but less than C. D scored more than E but less than B. Who scored the highest?
44. If 'BOOK' is written as 'CPPL', how is 'PEN' written?
45. In a row of 10 houses, houses 1 to 5 are painted red and houses 6 to 10 are painted blue. Houses 3, 7, and 9 are repainted green. Which houses are painted green?
46. Six persons P, Q, R, S, T, U are sitting in a straight line facing north. Q is exactly to the right of P. S is to the right of Q, but not necessarily immediately. T is to the right of S. R is to the left of P. U is to the left of R. Which of the following is true?
47. A family consists of a father, mother, son, and daughter. The mother is the sister of the uncle. The father is the brother of the mother's sister. The son is the brother of the daughter. How is the father related to the mother?
48. There are 6 people: A, B, C, D, E, and F. They are sitting around a circular table. C is to the immediate left of A. B is to the immediate right of A. D is to the immediate right of C. E is to the immediate left of D. F is to the immediate left of E. Who is sitting between B and F?
49. If in a certain language, 'FROZEN' is coded as 'EVGNPC', how is 'COW' coded in that language?
50. Five friends, A, B, C, D, and E, are sitting in a row. A is to the left of B and 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?