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All Puzzle Questions(1–21 of 21)

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Q1mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningSSC CGL2026
0% accuracy
In the following question, select the missing number from the given options to complete the matrix/grid sequence.
7
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6
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42
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3
4
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55

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Q2mediummcqGeneral IntelligenceWBCS Prelims2026
50% accuracy
Consider the following conditions:
(i) Tom, Dick, and Harry are intelligent.
(ii) Tom, Brown, and Jack are hard working.
(iii) Brown, Harry, and Jack are honest.
(iv) Tom, Dick, and Jack are ambitious.

Which of the following persons is neither hardworking nor ambitious?
Q3mediummcqGeneral IntelligenceSSC Selection Post 2018 Higher Secondary Level2026
50% accuracy
कैला श को स्मरण है कि उसके भा ई दी पक का जन्मदि न 20 मई के बा द लेकि न 28 मई से पहले आता है, जबकि गी ता को स्मरण है कि दी पक का जन्मदि न 22 मई से पहले लेकि न 12 मई के बा द आता है। कि स ता री ख को दी पक का जन्मदि न हो ता है?
Q4mediummcqReasoningCompetitive Exam2026
0% accuracy
A party consisted of a man, his wife, his four sons and their wives and three children in each son's family. How many were there at the party?
Q5mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningCompetitive Exam2026
100% accuracy
An application was received by an inward clerk in the afternoon of a weekday. Next day he forwarded it to the table of the senior clerk, who was on leave that day. The senior clerk next day evening put up the application to the desk officer. The desk officer studied the application and disposed of the matter on the same day, i.e., Friday. Which day was the application received by the inward clerk?
Q6mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningCompetitive Exam Practice2026
Select the option that will correctly replace the question mark (?) in the given pattern.
5
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58
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Q7mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningPractice Test2026
If insects and creatures together have heads and each insect has head, how many heads do creatures together have?
Q8mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningSSC CGL2026
Rohit is taller than Punit but shorter than Mayank. Rohan is the shortest and Mohan is taller than Rohit but not the tallest. Who is tallest?
Q9mediummcqReasoningPractice Test2026
A party consisted of a man, his wife, his four sons and their wives, and three children in each son's family. How many were there at the party?
Q10mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningCompetitive Exam2026
After exchanging the and letters, the and letters, as well as the and letters in the given jumbled letter series, which of them would result in a meaningful English word?
I. HRETIAGVSN
II. FLNESAGOMI
III. EXSONHTIAU
Q11hardmcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningStaff Selection Commission2026
In the following question, select the missing number from the given series.
3
6
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Q12mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningSSC CGL2026
In the following question, select the missing number from the given series.
19294545356?346
Q13mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningPractice Test2026
In a private school, there were five teachers. Abi and Geetha were teaching French and English. Harini and Geetha were teaching English and Science. Diva and Abi were teaching Maths and French. Hema and Geetha were teaching Social Science and French. Which subject is taught by the maximum number of teachers?
Q14mediummcqLogical ReasoningCompetitive Exam2026
Mr. and Mrs. Basu live in a house only with their children. They have three sons and each of the sons has exactly one sister. How many persons live in that house?
Q15mediummcqReasoning AbilityWBCS Prelims2026
Read the following statements carefully:
(i) Tom, Dick and Harry are intelligent.
(ii) Tom, Brown and Jack are hard working.
(iii) Brown, Harry and Jack are honest.
(iv) Tom, Dick and Jack are ambitious.

Which of the following persons is neither hardworking nor ambitious?
Q16mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningCompetitive Exam2026
In a family, there are six members: and . and are a married couple. is the only son of . is the father of , who is the granddaughter of . 's husband has passed away. is the brother of . How many male members are there in total within this family?
Q17mediummcqMental AbilityWBCS Prelims2026
The letters L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S and T in their order are substituted by nine integers to but not in that order. is assigned to P. The difference between P and T is . The difference between N and T is . What is the integer assigned to N?
Q18mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningSSC CGL2026
In the following question, select the missing number from the given matrix series:

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Q19mediummcqMental AbilityWBCS Prelims2026
Direction: Read the information given below and answer the questions.
(i) In a family of six persons and , there are two married couples.
(ii) is grandmother of and mother of .
(iii) is wife of and mother of .
(iv) is grand daughter of .

Which of the following is necessarily true?
Q20mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningPractice Paper2026
Riya remembers that her brother's birthday is after the 20th but before the 24th of March, while her sister confirms that their brother's birthday is after the 21st but before the 23rd of March. On which date is the brother's birthday ?
Q21hardmcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningAdda2472026
Three children, Sam, John and Ann, are eating icecream. Each child eats a different flavour from available flavours, namely Chocolate, Strawberry, Butterscotch and Vanilla.
Sam does not eat Vanilla. John does not eat Strawberry. Ann never eats Butterscotch. Chocolate and Butterscotch are not eaten together. Vanilla and Chocolate are eaten together.
Who eats what flavour from the available options?

1. Sam — Strawberry, John — Butterscotch, Ann — Chocolate
2. Sam — Strawberry, John — Chocolate, Ann — Vanilla
3. Sam — Butterscotch, John — Chocolate, Ann — Strawberry
4. Sam — Chocolate, John — Vanilla, Ann — Strawberry

Which of the above could be correct?

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