Puzzle · noteswale

1. Ye topic hai kya?

Kai facts diye, ek grid mein lock karo: kaun sa dabba upar, kaun kis din, kaun kis shehar. Seat-circle nahi, “7th from left” nahi.

Sitting se farq

Sitting: left/right/opposite. Yahan upar-neeche, din, ya do-teen lists ek saath. Sitting alag.

AR se farq

Lamba mix, eligibility, machine — Analytical Reasoning. Yahan LDC-size: 4–6 items, 2–3 lists.

2. Paper pe dimag kaise chale

Yahi order:
1) Table / stack banao. Floor aur box: 1 = neeche (jab tak paper ulta na bole)
2) Pakki line pehle (“top par Yellow”, “A Wednesday”)
3) Immediate above/below = chipka block
4) “Nahi” se cell kaato
5) Do possible jagah → 50-50 case, agle fact se ek mar jaaye
6) “Beech mein 2” ⇒ positions ka farq = 3

Galati: “A, B ke upar” ko turant immediate samajhna. Immediate tabhi jab immediately / just likha ho.

3. Box / stack

Ek ke upar ek. Number: 1 bottom, last = top. Drawing mein top upar likho, sochne mein 1 neeche.

Basic · 5 boxes

Q1. 5 coloured boxes, 1 neeche – 5 upar.

Green bottom par.
Yellow top par.
White, Green ke just upar.
Red, Blue ke just upar.

Yellow ke just neeche kaun?

Solution shuru

Step 1 — lock
1=Green, 5=Yellow, 2=White (just upar Green).
Step 2 — block
Khali 3,4. Red just upar Blue ⇒ 3=Blue, 4=Red (4=Blue 5=Red to Yellow se takraaye).

5 · Yellowtop

4 · Red

3 · Blue

2 · White

1 · Greenbottom

Final answer — yahan khatamRed

Medium · 6 boxes

Q2. 6 boxes P–U. 1 bottom, 6 top.

P top par.
Q aur P ke beech exactly 2 boxes, Q neeche.
R, Q ke just upar.
S bottom par.
T, S ke just upar.

P ke just neeche kaun?

Solution shuru

Step 1
6=P, 1=S, 2=T. Beech 2 ⇒ |P−Q|=3, Q neeche ⇒ Q=3. R just upar Q ⇒ R=4. Bacha 5=U.

6 · P

5 · U

4 · R

3 · Q

2 · T

1 · S

Final answer — yahan khatamU

4. Din / month

Har log ka ek din (ya month). “Immediately after” = agla din. Week: Mon→Fri chain.

Basic · week

Q3. A–E, Mon se Fri, ek-ek din.

A Wednesday.
B, A ke immediately after.
C Friday.
D Monday ya Friday nahi.

Tuesday kaun?

Solution shuru

Step 1
A=Wed, B=Thu, C=Fri. Bache Mon, Tue = D, E.
Step 2
D ≠ Mon, D ≠ Fri (Fri already C). D=Tue, E=Mon.

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri
E	D	A	B	C

Final answer — yahan khatamD

Basic · month

Q4. 5 students, Jan–May (ek-ek month).

K March.
L, K ke immediately after.
N May.
M January nahi.

February kaun?

Solution shuru

Step 1
K=Mar, L=Apr, N=May. Jan–Feb = M, O. M ≠ Jan ⇒ M=Feb, O=Jan.

Final answer — yahan khatamM

5. Stack / dabbe (floor-mix AR pe)

1 = neeche, sabse upar = last. “Do ke beech” ⇒ |farq| = 3. Lamba floor+color+city mix AR pe. Yahan sirf stack.

Medium · 5 dabbe

Q5. 5 dabbe A–E stack. 1 neeche, 5 upar.

C top par.
A, B se 2 dabbe upar (A = B+2).
D, B ke just upar.
E ground (dabba 1) nahi.

Dabba 4 kaun?

Solution shuru

Step 1
C=5. D=B+1, A=B+2 ⇒ block B, D, A consecutive.
Step 2
B=3 ⇒ A=5=C, mar. B=2 ⇒ D=3 A=4, E ko 1 — mana. B=1 ⇒ D=2 A=3, E=4 (ground nahi). Zinda.

5 · C

4 · E

3 · A

2 · D

1 · B

Final answer — yahan khatamE

6. Table mix — do lists

Har naam ke saath shehar, rang, drink… Table. Jo pair lock ho jaye tick, jo nahi ho sake cross.

Medium · 3×2

Q6. A, B, C. Drinks: tea, coffee, milk. Cups: red, blue, black.

A tea peeta hai, cup red.
Coffee wale ka cup blue.
C milk nahi.
B ka cup blue nahi.

B kya peeta hai, kaun sa cup?

Solution shuru

Step 1
A = tea + red. Coffee = blue. B blue nahi ⇒ B ≠ coffee. C ≠ milk.
Step 2
Coffee bacha C ke liye (B nahi). C = coffee + blue. C milk nahi — fit. B = milk, cup bacha black.

	Drink	Cup
A	tea	red
B	milk	black
C	coffee	blue

Final answer — yahan khatamMilk, black

Pro · 4×2

Q7. Ram, Shyam, Gita, Sita. Shehar: Jodhpur, Bikaner, Udaipur, Alwar. Phal: mango, apple, guava, banana.

Ram Jodhpur.
Bikaner wala mango.
Gita apple.
Sita Alwar nahi.
Shyam mango nahi.
Udaipur wala guava.

Banana kaun? Gita kahan?

Solution shuru

Step 1 — Bikaner
Bikaner = mango. Gita = apple ≠ mango ⇒ Gita ≠ Bikaner. Shyam mango nahi ⇒ Shyam ≠ Bikaner. Ram Jodhpur. Bacha Sita = Bikaner + mango. Sita Alwar nahi — already Bikaner, OK.
Step 2 — Udaipur
Udaipur = guava. Ram Jodhpur. Gita apple ≠ guava. Bacha Shyam = Udaipur + guava.
Step 3
Gita bacha shehar Alwar + apple. Ram bacha phal banana.

	Shehar	Phal
Ram	Jodhpur	banana
Shyam	Udaipur	guava
Gita	Alwar	apple
Sita	Bikaner	mango

Final answer — yahan khatamBanana: Ram. Gita: Alwar.

Basic · beech

Q8. Q1 wali stack. Green ke 2 boxes upar kaun?

Solution shuru

Step 1
Green=1. Do upar = floor/box 3 = Blue. (1 ke upar 2 phir 3.)

Final answer — yahan khatamBlue

Medium · cannot

Q9. Q1 ki stack. Kaun sa galat hai?
I. Blue, White ke just upar hai.
II. Green, Yellow ke just neeche hai.

Solution shuru

Step 1
Neeche se: Green, White, Blue, Red, Yellow.
Step 2
I: Blue=3, White=2 — just upar. Sahi.
II: Green aur Yellow ke beech 3 boxes. Just nahi. Galat.

Final answer — yahan khatamII galat (sirf I sahi)

Pro · do facts

Q10. Q2 ki stack. Kaun sa sahi hai?
I. T, Q ke just neeche.
II. R, U ke just neeche.

Solution shuru

Step 1
Order neeche se: S, T, Q, R, U, P.
Step 2
I: T=2, Q=3 — T just neeche Q. Sahi.
II: R=4, U=5 — R just neeche U. Sahi.

Final answer — yahan khatamI aur II dono

7. Pro checklist

1 = neeche / pehla din, jab paper chup ho.
Immediate = chipka. “Upar” akela = kahin bhi upar.
Beech n ⇒ farq n+1.
Table: lock pair, phir jo bache woh last ko.
Do cases — agla “nahi” ek ko maare.
Circle/left-right is page ka kaam nahi.

8. Practice

Pehle khud socho, phir neeche solution kholo. Q1–Q10 yahan nahi dohraaye.

Basic

Practice 1. 4 boxes, 1 bottom. Pink bottom, Black top, Blue just upar Pink. Bacha Green. Black ke just neeche?

Solution shuru

Step 1
1=Pink, 2=Blue, 4=Black, 3=Green. Just neeche Black = Green.

Final answer — yahan khatamGreen

Basic

Practice 2. W,X,Y,Z · Mon–Thu. W Monday, Y Thursday, Z immediately after W, X Monday nahi. Wednesday kaun?

Solution shuru

Step 1
W=Mon, Z=Tue, Y=Thu ⇒ X=Wed. (X already Mon nahi, fit.)

Final answer — yahan khatamX

Medium

Practice 3. P,Q,R. Pets: cat, dog, fish. P cat nahi. R dog. Q fish nahi. P ka pet?

Solution shuru

Step 1
R=dog. Q ≠ fish ⇒ Q=cat (dog gaya). P ≠ cat, dog gaya ⇒ P=fish.

Final answer — yahan khatamFish

Medium

Practice 4. 4 dabbe stack. S top. U neeche. T, U ke just upar. V kahan?

Solution shuru

Step 1
4=S, 1=U, 2=T, bacha 3=V. Floor+city mix AR pe.

Final answer — yahan khatamDabba 3

Basic

Practice 5. 3 boxes. Gold just upar Silver. Bronze bottom. Top kaun?

Solution shuru

Step 1
1=Bronze, Silver-Gold block 2-3: 2=Silver, 3=Gold top.

Final answer — yahan khatamGold

Basic

Practice 6. Q3 wali table. Friday kaun?

Solution shuru

Step 1
C Friday (condition 3).

Final answer — yahan khatamC

Medium

Practice 7. Q7 se: Shyam kahan rehta hai?

Solution shuru

Step 1
Shyam = Udaipur (guava wala).

Final answer — yahan khatamUdaipur

Basic

Practice 8. Q1 stack. White ke just upar?

Solution shuru

Step 1
White=2, just upar 3=Blue.

Final answer — yahan khatamBlue

Medium

Practice 9. 5 boxes 1–5. Two boxes between X (neeche) aur Y (upar). Y top. X ka number?

Solution shuru

Step 1
Y=5. Beech 2 ⇒ |5−X|=3 ⇒ X=2.

Final answer — yahan khatam2

Pro

Practice 10. Four friends: J, K, L, M. Games: cricket, hockey, tennis, football. J cricket nahi, hockey nahi. K tennis. L football nahi. M cricket nahi. L hockey nahi. J kya khelta?

Solution shuru

Step 1
K=tennis. J ≠ cricket, ≠ hockey ⇒ J = football (tennis gaya).
Step 2 — check baaki
L ≠ football (J le gaya anyway), L ≠ hockey. Bache cricket, hockey, football. Football J. L ≠ hockey ⇒ L=cricket. M ≠ cricket ⇒ M=hockey. Fit.

Final answer — yahan khatamFootball

9. Itna kaafi hai kya?

Agar stack pe 1=neeche lock, din-vaar chain, aur 3–4 naam ki table mein “nahi” se last cell bhar sako — to JA/CA-II ke chhote puzzle basic se pro tak attempt ho sakte hain. 8×8 bank-style mix ke liye Analytical Reasoning.

Agle topic: Syllogism.