Question 1

Logical puzzle Four people are traveling to different places on different types of transport. Their names are: Rachel, John, Mr. Jones and Cindy. They either went on train, car, plane or ship. * Mr. Jones hates flying * Cindy has to rent her vehicle…

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Our Solution: There are 3 possibilities Cindy: car Mr Jones: train John: plane Rachel: ship Cindy: car Mr Jones: ship John: plane Rachel: train Cindy: car Mr Jones: ship John: train Rachel: plane

Question 2

Poor people have it. Rich people need it. If you eat it you die. What is it?

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Poor people have Nothing Rich people need Nothing If you eat Nothing you die. Hence, it is Nothing.

Question 3

Key, Door, Lock, Room, Switch on Arrange the words given above in a meaningful sequence.

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1, 3, 2, 4, 5

Question 4

Logical puzzle Take from a pack of cards all the Aces, Kings, Queens and Jacks. Arrange them in a 4 × 4 square so that every row, column and diagonal contains one card of each value (A,J,Q,K) and one card of each suit (Heart, Spade, Diamond, Club).

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Our Solution: Here is one solution of many:

Question 5

Penny has 5 children, 1st is January, 2nd kid February, 3rd is called march , 4th is April. What is the name of the 5th.

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Here If you notice the difference, There is no question mark (?) at the end of the puzzle In that case, "What" is the name of the 5th child

Question 6

I come in different colors and shapes. Some parts of me are curvy, some are straight. You can put me anywhere you like, but there is only one right place for me. What am I?

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A Jigsaw puzzle

Question 7

Logical puzzle Two fathers took their sons to a fruit stall. Each man and son bought an apple, But when they returned home, they had only 3 apples. They did not eat, lost, or thrown. How could this be possible?

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There were only three people Son, his father and his grandfather

Question 8

Logical puzzle Dr.Will wants to operate for three different persons who were wounded. But he had only two surgical gloves. There is not any blood contact between the three persons. How can Dr.Will operate for the three people with two pair of surgic…

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First, DrWill wear both of the gloves, one above the other He operate the first person After finishing he remove the outer pair of gloves as inside out and place it in a tray Then operate the second person Now he will wear the first gloves as inside out above the second gloves Operate the third person At last he remove the gloves and dispose them

Question 9

52 C in a P?

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52 C in a P represents 52 Cards in a Pack Similar to 12 S of the Z 5 C in an OF

Question 10

Logical puzzle You have 10 coins….arrange them in 4 straight lines such that each line contains 4 coins.

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Answer

Question 11

In this classic logical reasoning puzzle there are only two barbers in a small town. One barber has a neat and perfectly trimmed haircut while the other barber has very messy and uneven hair. Which barber should you choose to cut your hair and what …

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Introduction / Context: This barber puzzle is a very common logical reasoning question that appears in aptitude tests and interview discussions. It checks whether you can look beyond first impressions and reason about who is providing the service rather than judging only by appearance. Instead of asking about formulas or facts it tests your ability to build a simple model of the situation and then draw a correct conclusion from that model. Given Data / Assumptions: - There are only two barbers in one small town.- One barber has a neat and perfectly trimmed haircut.- The other barber has very messy and badly cut hair.- Any person in the town who wants a haircut must go to one of these two barbers.- We assume that barbers do not usually cut their own hair and that they cut each other hair. Concept / Approach: The key logical idea is that the quality of each barber hair is not the result of his own skill but the result of the other barber skill. If there are only two barbers and they cut each other hair then the neat haircut on one head is evidence about the other barber who performed that haircut. Similarly the messy haircut is evidence about the lack of skill of the barber who created that result. So we must reason indirectly rather than judging the barbers directly by their own appearance. Step-by-Step Solution: Step 1: Accept the assumption that a barber normally does not cut his own hair, especially when there is another professional barber available in the same town.Step 2: If the barber with neat hair does not cut his own hair then the neat haircut must have been done by the other barber, the one with messy hair.Step 3: A neat and professional looking haircut is evidence that the person who cut it has good skill and control with scissors and clippers.Step 4: By the same reasoning the messy haircut on the other head must have been created by the barber who has the neat hair, which suggests that the neat haired barber is actually less skilled.Step 5: Therefore the logically correct choice is to let the barber with messy hair cut your hair because his work on the other barber head looks much better. Verification / Alternative check: A useful way to verify the reasoning is to imagine swapping the labels. If the barber with messy hair were bad at cutting hair then the neat haired barber hair would also look messy. But it does not. So the messy haired barber must in fact have produced the neat haircut, which confirms that he is the better craftsman. Thinking in terms of cause and effect between who cuts and who is cut helps to verify the answer. Why Other Options Are Wrong: Option A is wrong because it naively judges the skill of the barber by his own hair and ignores the fact that someone else probably cut it.Option C is wrong because there is enough logical information. The puzzle clearly states that there are only two barbers and invites you to reason from that restriction.Option D is wrong because nothing in the puzzle says that both barbers are unprofessional. One of them must be responsible for the neat haircut and therefore must have solid skills. Common Pitfalls: Many learners answer quickly based only on appearance and pick the neat haired barber without analysing who cut whose hair. Another common mistake is to think that maybe each barber cuts his own hair even though that is not typical behaviour and is unlikely when two professionals are available. The puzzle is designed to show how fast people jump to surface level conclusions. Final Answer: You should choose the barber with messy hair because he must be the one who gave the neat haircut and therefore he is likely to be the more skilled barber.

Question 12

If the daughter of Theresa is the mother of my daughter in a family relation puzzle what is my relationship to Theresa?

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Introduction / Context: This family relation puzzle checks your ability to follow generational links and in-law relationships carefully. Such questions are common in reasoning sections of competitive exams. The challenge is to convert a sentence that uses terms like daughter and mother into a simple family tree and then read off the correct relationship between the speaker and another named person, here Theresa. Given Data / Assumptions: - Statement in the puzzle is that Theresa daughter is my daughter mother.- My daughter mother is the woman who is married to me if I am male.- The puzzle wording and the answer options suggest that the speaker is male because only then the term son-in-law is meaningful.- Standard meanings of relations like daughter, mother, and in-law are used. Concept / Approach: The solving idea is to rewrite the relation in several small steps. First you understand who is my daughter mother. Then you observe that this woman is described as the daughter of Theresa. Finally you identify how a man is related to the mother of his daughter and then how that link connects him to Theresa. Turning words into a mental diagram or quick sketch is often the easiest approach. Step-by-Step Solution: Step 1: Consider the phrase my daughter mother. If the speaker is male then the mother of his daughter is his wife.Step 2: The puzzle says that this same woman is the daughter of Theresa. So the wife of the speaker is the daughter of Theresa.Step 3: If a man is married to the daughter of a woman then that woman is his mother-in-law and he is her son-in-law.Step 4: Therefore Theresa is the mother-in-law of the speaker and the speaker is the son-in-law of Theresa.Step 5: Among the options given, the role of the speaker relative to Theresa is captured exactly by the term son-in-law. Verification / Alternative check: To verify this reasoning you can assign simple names. Let the speaker be Raj. Let Raj wife be Anu. Let Theresa be the mother of Anu. Anu is the mother of Raj daughter. In that case Raj is married to the daughter of Theresa, which makes Raj the son-in-law of Theresa. This concrete example confirms that the abstract reasoning is correct. Why Other Options Are Wrong: Option B daughter-in-law would describe the relation of a woman married to a person son, not of a man married to a person daughter, so it does not fit the puzzle.Option C grand mother is incorrect because the speaker is clearly not in an older generation than Theresa. Theresa is the parent of the speaker wife.Option D grand daughter is also incorrect because the speaker is not the descendant of Theresa in that way. The riddle talks about a marriage link, not an extra generation downward. Common Pitfalls: A frequent mistake is to read Theresa daughter is my daughter and then to think that the speaker is directly the child of Theresa. Another common error is to ignore gender markers and assume the speaker might be female. However the presence of son-in-law and daughter-in-law in the options strongly hints that the speaker is male. Final Answer: In this puzzle the speaker is the son-in-law of Theresa.

Question 13

An office is divided into 8 equal cubicles. If only one eighth of these cubicles are painted how many cubicles are painted in total?

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Introduction / Context: This puzzle is a short numerical reasoning question that checks whether you understand fractions and can apply them to a simple count. Even though it looks trivial many learners rush and choose an incorrect option because they do not slow down to interpret one eighth correctly. Such questions are common in aptitude tests to see if the basics are solid. Given Data / Assumptions: - The office is divided into exactly 8 cubicles.- All cubicles are of equal size and are counted separately.- Only one eighth of the cubicles are painted.- We assume that the fraction one eighth applies to the count of cubicles, not to a fraction of each cubicle area. Concept / Approach: The core concept is the fraction one eighth, which is written mathematically as 1 divided by 8. When a fraction of a set is given you multiply the total number in the set by that fraction. So here we must compute how many cubicles correspond to 1 divided by 8 of the total of 8 cubicles. This is simple arithmetic but it illustrates the method used for more complex fraction questions. Step-by-Step Solution: Step 1: Represent the phrase one eighth as the fraction 1/8.Step 2: The total number of cubicles is 8, so we want to find 1/8 of 8.Step 3: Multiply the fraction by the total count: 1/8 * 8.Step 4: Compute the product. 1/8 * 8 equals 8 divided by 8 which is 1.Step 5: Therefore exactly 1 cubicle is painted. Verification / Alternative check: You can also verify by thinking of the cubicles as seats labelled 1 to 8. If you split them into 8 equal groups, each group has 1 cubicle. One eighth of the set is therefore one group which contains only 1 cubicle. A quick mental picture of 8 squares in a row, with one of them shaded, makes the idea very clear. Why Other Options Are Wrong: Option A, 2 painted cubicles, would correspond to 2/8 of the total, which simplifies to 1/4, not to 1/8.Option B, 4 painted cubicles, would represent 4/8 or 1/2 of the office, so it is far larger than the required one eighth fraction.Option C, 8 painted cubicles, would mean that every cubicle is painted, which directly contradicts the wording only one eighth. Common Pitfalls: Some learners misread one eighth as one over something else or as a free choice among the numbers given. Others convert one eighth of 8 into 8 divided by 1 and accidentally answer 8. The correct operation is always fraction multiplied by total. Remember that when the numerator is 1, the result will always be the total divided by the denominator. Final Answer: Only 1 of the 8 cubicles is painted.

Question 14

At a restaurant you must choose one dessert out of three options with equal probability by using only a coin. How can this be done fairly and how can you still choose fairly if the coin is biased and the degree of bias is unknown?

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Introduction / Context: This puzzle combines probability with careful reasoning about randomness. Choosing one item out of three with equal probability using a coin is a standard interview question. The twist in the second part is that the coin may be biased in an unknown way, so you must use a method that converts this biased randomness into fair outcomes. Problems like this show your understanding of probability, independence, and rejection sampling ideas. Given Data / Assumptions: - There are exactly three desserts, which we can label A, B, and C.- You have only one coin and you can toss it repeatedly.- In the first scenario the coin is fair so heads and tails each have probability 1/2.- In the second scenario the coin may be biased but the direction and amount of bias are unknown.- The goal is to ensure that each dessert is chosen with the same probability in both scenarios. Concept / Approach: For a fair coin, the standard technique is to look at sequences of tosses. Two tosses give four equally likely outcomes HH, HT, TH, and TT. We can map three of them to the three desserts and reject the fourth by repeating the experiment whenever that fourth pattern occurs. For an unknown biased coin, a classical trick due to Von Neumann uses the pair HT as one fair outcome and the pair TH as another fair outcome and rejects HH and TT. That procedure extracts an unbiased virtual coin from a biased physical coin. We can then again build three equal outcomes from repeated fair virtual coin tosses or by using longer sequences. Step-by-Step Solution: Step 1: In the fair coin case toss the coin twice. The four equiprobable outcomes are HH, HT, TH, and TT.Step 2: Assign HH to dessert A, HT to dessert B, and TH to dessert C. If the result is TT reject this trial and toss the coin twice again until one of the first three patterns appears.Step 3: Each of HH, HT, and TH has probability 1/4 on any given pair of tosses. Because TT is simply discarded, the conditional probability that the chosen pair is HH, HT, or TH is 1/3 each, so A, B, and C are equally likely.Step 4: For the biased coin case, use the Von Neumann idea. Toss the coin twice and treat HT as a virtual fair heads and TH as a virtual fair tails. If the result is HH or TT discard that pair and toss again. Because the biased probabilities cancel out in the pair HT versus TH, this procedure simulates a fair coin.Step 5: Once you have a stream of virtual fair heads and tails from the previous step, you can again use pairs HH, HT, and TH with rejection of TT to map to desserts A, B, and C as in the fair coin case. Verification / Alternative check: The fairness can be checked with simple probability calculations. In the fair coin case, before rejection, each pair has probability 1/4. Conditioned on not getting TT, the probabilities of HH, HT, and TH all become (1/4) divided by (3/4), which is exactly 1/3. For the biased coin, let the probability of heads be p and tails be 1 minus p. Then probability of HT equals p times (1 minus p) and the probability of TH equals (1 minus p) times p, which are the same. So HT and TH are equally likely, independent of the value of p, and discarding HH and TT yields an unbiased virtual coin. Why Other Options Are Wrong: Option A gives dessert A probability 1/2 and the combination of desserts B and C probability 1/2, but B and C are not equally likely so the choice is not fair.Option C ignores the use of randomness entirely and therefore cannot guarantee equal chances.Option D is incorrect because the Von Neumann construction shows that you can obtain fair choices from an unknown biased coin by using pairs and rejecting some outcomes. Common Pitfalls: Many people try to assign two toss outcomes to one dessert and one outcome to another dessert without using rejection, which leads to unequal probabilities. Others believe that a biased coin can never produce fair results, forgetting that patterns of multiple tosses can cancel out the bias. A careful reading of the puzzle and a willingness to use repeated experiments are essential to reaching the correct method. Final Answer: Use two coin tosses and map HH, HT, and TH to the three desserts while repeating if TT appears, and in the biased coin case first convert pairs HT and TH into an unbiased virtual coin and then apply the same three way mapping.

Question 15

In this number and letters puzzle the clue 6 B in an O is an abbreviation for which well known sporting fact?

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Introduction / Context: Number and letters puzzles use initials and digits to encode familiar facts. The clue 6 B in an O belongs to a large family of such puzzles, often used in reasoning sections and fun quizzes. To solve these questions you must think of a common phrase that fits both the number and the initial letters of the words. Here the context is sports, especially cricket. Given Data / Assumptions: - The given pattern is 6 B in an O.- The number 6 stands for the count of something.- The letter B is the first letter of the word that is being counted.- The letter O is the first letter of a larger unit that contains these items.- We assume that the puzzle refers to a widely known fact, not an obscure private code. Concept / Approach: The approach is to read the pattern as a sentence filled with blanks. 6 B in an O can be read as 6 somethings starting with B in an something starting with O. Once you recognise the field, in this case cricket, you recall that an over in cricket consists of 6 balls that the bowler delivers. This phrase 6 balls in an over matches both the number and the chosen letters exactly, so it is the only natural fit among the options. Step-by-Step Solution: Step 1: Rewrite 6 B in an O as 6 B in an O where B and O stand for the first letters of the missing words.Step 2: Think of common phrases where a group of 6 things starting with B are contained in a unit that starts with O.Step 3: In cricket terminology an over is a set of 6 legal deliveries, which are called balls.Step 4: The phrase 6 balls in an over therefore matches exactly: 6 corresponds to the count, B to balls, and O to over.Step 5: Compare this phrase with the options and select the one that states 6 balls in an over. Verification / Alternative check: You can verify the answer by checking if any other plausible sports or general knowledge phrase with the same initials fits the clue. For example 6 benches in an office or 6 books in an omnibus sound artificial and not standard facts. In contrast the composition of an over in cricket is taught in basic descriptions of the game and is a very natural and famous fact. That makes the match extremely strong. Why Other Options Are Wrong: Option A 6 batsmen in an order does not represent a fixed rule. Cricket teams can choose different batting orders and the total batting line up is normally 10 or 11 players, not 6.Option C 6 books in an omnibus is not a standard fixed number and reads like a random phrase, so it does not qualify as a well known fact.Option D 6 benches in an office is again arbitrary and not related to any famous rule. It only copies the initials without any meaningful context. Common Pitfalls: Many learners try to interpret B and O literally as letters rather than initials and get stuck. Others do not think of sports at all and search for office or academic meanings. A good strategy for these puzzles is to think of very common facts from areas like days, months, sports, and basic measurements before exploring obscure options. Final Answer: The clue 6 B in an O stands for 6 balls in an over.

Question 16

A boy and a girl are talking together. The child with black hair says I am a boy. The child with white hair says I am a girl. At least one of these children is lying. In this logic puzzle which child is the boy and which child is the girl?

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Introduction / Context: This is a classic truth and lies puzzle that tests your ability to handle logical statements under the condition that at least one person is lying. The aim is to determine the gender of each child from their statements and from the given condition. Such puzzles are widely used in logical reasoning practice to train systematic case analysis rather than guesswork. Given Data / Assumptions: - There are exactly two children, one boy and one girl.- One child has black hair and the other has white hair.- The black haired child says I am a boy.- The white haired child says I am a girl.- It is guaranteed that at least one of the children is lying. It is possible that both are lying. Concept / Approach: The approach is to consider all possible assignments of gender to the two children that are compatible with the base information that there is one boy and one girl. For each possible assignment you evaluate whether the two spoken statements become true or false. Then you keep only those assignments that satisfy the extra condition at least one of them lied. By eliminating impossible cases you reach the unique consistent solution. Step-by-Step Solution: Step 1: Let B denote the child with black hair and W denote the child with white hair.Step 2: Case one, suppose B is a boy and W is a girl. Then the statement by B I am a boy is true and the statement by W I am a girl is also true. This violates the rule at least one of them lied so this case is impossible.Step 3: Case two, suppose B is a boy and W is a boy. Then the initial condition that there is one boy and one girl is broken so this case is invalid.Step 4: Case three, suppose B is a girl and W is a girl. Again there would be no boy at all so this also contradicts the initial description.Step 5: Case four, suppose B is a girl and W is a boy. Now B says I am a boy, which is false, so B is lying. W says I am a girl, which is also false, so W is lying as well. At least one of them lied is satisfied, and the basic requirement that there is one boy and one girl is also satisfied. So this is the only consistent assignment. Verification / Alternative check: You can verify the solution by working backward. If the child with black hair is the girl and the child with white hair is the boy, then both statements in the riddle are lies. The condition at least one is lying allows this possibility. There is no other way to assign genders without either breaking the one boy and one girl requirement or making both statements true. Therefore the conclusion is robust. Why Other Options Are Wrong: Option A makes both statements true, which contradicts the given condition that at least one must be lying.Option C and option D both violate the information that there is a boy and a girl, because they suggest two boys or two girls. Common Pitfalls: A common mistake is to focus only on the wording at least one lied and overlook the fact that the puzzle also tells us clearly that one child is a boy and the other is a girl. Another mistake is to stop as soon as you find one consistent case without checking all possibilities. Listing all cases and ruling them out systematically is the safest way to handle such logic puzzles. Final Answer: The child with black hair is the girl and the child with white hair is the boy.

Question 17

You want to send a secret message to your friend Alex in the mail but Sam who is not trusted can open all letters. You can put the message in a box with a lock, but you are not allowed to send any key. In this lock and key puzzle how can you send th…

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Introduction / Context: This puzzle illustrates a physical analogy of public key style communication using only simple locks. The restriction that no key may be sent and that an untrusted person can access all mail makes it impossible to share keys directly. The aim is to find a protocol that uses padlocks in such a way that the box is never unlocked while passing through unsafe hands and yet eventually becomes openable by Alex only. Given Data / Assumptions: - You and Alex each have your own padlock and key.- Sam can intercept and open any envelope but cannot pick or break good locks.- The message can be placed in a solid box that accepts one or more padlocks.- Keys are never allowed to travel by mail, so key sharing is not possible.- Padlocks can be added or removed only by the owner of the corresponding key. Concept / Approach: The core idea is to ensure that at every stage when the box is in transit it is protected by at least one lock whose key Sam does not have. To do this both parties successively add and remove their own padlocks without ever exposing the contents. This is similar to combining secret operations that commute. Your lock and Alex lock can be applied in either order, and as long as at least one remains, the box cannot be opened by Sam. Step-by-Step Solution: Step 1: Place the message inside the box and lock the box with your own padlock. Only you currently have the key to this lock.Step 2: Send the locked box to Alex through the mail. Sam may intercept it but cannot open the box because it is protected by your padlock.Step 3: When Alex receives the box he cannot open it because he has no key for your lock. Instead he attaches his own padlock to the box, so the box is now secured by two independent locks.Step 4: Alex sends the double locked box back to you. Sam still cannot open it because both locks are intact.Step 5: You receive the box and remove your own padlock while leaving Alex padlock in place. Now the box is locked only with Alex lock.Step 6: Send the box once more to Alex. When Alex receives it, he can use his key to remove his padlock and open the box, reading the message while Sam never had a chance to see the contents. Verification / Alternative check: At no stage in this protocol is the box unlocked while in transit. Initially it is secured by your lock, then by both locks, and finally by Alex lock alone, but never by zero locks. Because Sam has no key to either padlock, he is never able to open the box at any stage. Both parties only remove their own lock while another lock is still present or while the box is in their direct possession, which keeps the message safe. Why Other Options Are Wrong: Option A fails because mailing the key in a separate envelope allows Sam to intercept the key and use it to open the locked box, completely breaking security.Option B is unsafe because the box travels unlocked at least once, which allows Sam to read or replace the message easily.Option D offers no real protection since invisible ink can potentially be discovered and it ignores the requirement to work specifically with the lock and box setup described in the puzzle. Common Pitfalls: A common mistake is to assume that keys must somehow be exchanged, which violates the rules of the puzzle. Another pitfall is to forget that padlocks are independent and can be used simultaneously. Recognising that both locks can be placed on the same box and later removed one at a time is the crucial insight that leads to the correct protocol. Final Answer: You should lock the box with your padlock and send it to Alex, have Alex add his own padlock and send it back, then remove your lock and send the box again so that Alex can finally open it with his key while Sam never sees the message.

Question 18

In this number and letters puzzle the clue 18 H on a GC stands for which familiar sporting fact?

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Introduction / Context: Number and letters puzzles encode common facts using a combination of digits and initial letters. The pattern 18 H on a GC is a typical example used in puzzle books and reasoning practice. Solving such a puzzle involves matching the number and initials to a phrase that most educated readers would recognise, often from sports or everyday life. Given Data / Assumptions: - The clue is 18 H on a GC.- The number 18 refers to a fixed count.- The letter H is the first letter of the item being counted.- The letters GC are the initials of the larger object or context.- The answer should be a widely known fact and not a private code. Concept / Approach: The clue can be read as 18 H on a GC which suggests 18 somethings starting with H on a something starting with G and C. In sports trivia a very famous fact is that a standard full round of golf is played on a golf course that has 18 holes. The phrase 18 holes on a golf course matches the number, the initials H for holes, and GC for golf course perfectly, and it is a standard statement found in many sources. None of the other offered interpretations are widely known rules or counts. Step-by-Step Solution: Step 1: Rewrite the clue as 18 H on a GC and imagine blank words, giving 18 H on a GC.Step 2: Think about common phrases which begin with holes on a golf course, houses on a green campus, and so on.Step 3: Recall that in golf a typical course has 18 separate holes. This is a standard design used all over the world.Step 4: Match letters. Holes starts with H and golf course starts with G and C, which matches the clue exactly.Step 5: Conclude that the intended phrase is 18 holes on a golf course and select the corresponding option. Verification / Alternative check: To verify, examine alternative expansions. 18 houses on a green campus is not a fixed number in any rule. 18 hurdles on a grand championship track does not represent a usual standard because hurdle races have specific counts like 10 hurdles in the 110 meter race. 18 hands on a giant clock would be an arbitrary design, not a common fact. Only the golf fact is both famous and exact, so it is the correct decoding. Why Other Options Are Wrong: Option B describes campus housing but there is no universal rule that there must be 18 houses.Option C invents a track and field fact that is not part of standard athletics rules.Option D likewise imagines a giant clock with 18 hands, which is not a conventional design and is not commonly known. Common Pitfalls: Learners sometimes overthink the clue and look for very complex or exotic answers. Another common error is to ignore the requirement that the fact should be well known and instead try to force random words to fit the initials. For number and letter puzzles it is usually better to scan your memory for textbook facts, measurements, or very common sports trivia before moving to unusual interpretations. Final Answer: The clue 18 H on a GC stands for 18 holes on a golf course.

Question 19

In this number and letters puzzle the clue 19 C in a CB expands to which correct phrase?

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Introduction / Context: This puzzle is another example of the popular initials style riddles. The clue 19 C in a CB must be decoded into a familiar phrase. Many such puzzles refer to board games, sports, or everyday objects. In this case the intended reference is to the traditional Indian indoor game of carrom, which is played on a square carrom board with a fixed number of round pieces or coins. Given Data / Assumptions: - The encoded clue is 19 C in a CB.- The number 19 is the count of some items.- The letter C stands for the word that names the items.- The letters CB are the initials of the object that contains these items.- We assume that the phrase must describe a recognised standard arrangement, not an arbitrary invented configuration. Concept / Approach: The riddle reads as 19 somethings starting with C in a something starting with C and B. In the game of carrom there are 19 playing pieces called coins placed on the surface of the carrom board at the start of a game. This leads directly to the phrase 19 coins in a carrom board. The phrase explains both the number and the letters, and it corresponds to a stable rule of the game that many people know. Step-by-Step Solution: Step 1: Break the clue into its parts, 19 C in a CB.Step 2: Think of CB as the initials of carrom board, a very common indoor game board.Step 3: In standard carrom there are 9 white coins, 9 black coins, and 1 red coin called the queen, making a total of 19 coins on the board.Step 4: The word coins starts with C, which matches the single C in the clue.Step 5: Therefore the full phrase 19 coins in a carrom board fits the clue exactly and matches the structure of the riddle. Verification / Alternative check: You can verify by checking the reliability of the fact. The composition of a carrom set is described in many rule books and always emphasises the 19 coins. In contrast, the alternative options involve objects such as chess bags or conference buildings where no fixed global rule specifies exactly 19 items, so they are unlikely to be the base for a famous initials puzzle. Why Other Options Are Wrong: Option B refers to 19 cards in a chess bag, but the game of chess uses pieces, not cards, and no rule gives a count of 19 in this context.Option C suggests 19 chairs in a conference building, which is arbitrary and not associated with a classic fact.Option D mentions 19 cups in a coffee bar, which again is not a standard number for any widely known reason. Common Pitfalls: Some learners may not be familiar with carrom and therefore try to force the initials to match office or school settings. Another common mistake is to overlook games entirely when interpreting initials puzzles. When facing such clues, it is wise to consider major sports and board games because they often come with fixed numerical setups that are ideal for these riddles. Final Answer: The clue 19 C in a CB stands for 19 coins in a carrom board.

Question 20

In a classic family relation riddle a person says that he has no brothers and no sisters and also says that the father of that man is the only son of his own father. How are the speaker and that man related respectively?

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Introduction / Context: This famous riddle about family relationships appears in many logical reasoning books. The original wording is often quoted as Brothers and sisters I have none but that man father is my father son. It checks whether you can translate a layered verbal description into a precise family tree. Solving it successfully requires careful tracking of who is being referred to in each phrase. Given Data / Assumptions: - The speaker is male and has no brothers and no sisters.- The speaker talks about a certain man, referred to as that man.- The speaker says that the father of that man is the only son of his own father.- If the speaker has no siblings then the only son of his father must be the speaker himself. Concept / Approach: The approach is to substitute expressions step by step. The key phrase is my father son. If the speaker is the only son of his father, then my father son refers to the speaker himself. Then you insert this understanding into the rest of the statement and identify that that man father must be the speaker. Once you know who is whose father, the relationship between the two men follows immediately. Step-by-Step Solution: Step 1: Because the speaker has no brothers and sisters, his father has only one son, namely the speaker.Step 2: Therefore the phrase my father son refers to the speaker himself.Step 3: The speaker says that man father is my father son. Replace my father son with the speaker.Step 4: After substitution the sentence means that man father is me. So the speaker is the father of that man.Step 5: Hence the relationship pair is that the speaker is the father and that man is his son. The correct description is father and son in that order. Verification / Alternative check: Draw a small family tree to verify. Place the father of the speaker at the top. The father has one son, the speaker. Below the speaker draw one more male figure, that man, and label the arrow from speaker to that man as father to son. Now confirm that the sentence that man father is my father son still holds. The father of that man is the speaker, and the only son of the speaker father is also the speaker, so the statement is self consistent. Why Other Options Are Wrong: Option B brothers would mean that the two men have the same parents. This cannot be true because the speaker has no brothers at all.Option C son and father reverses the order of the pair, but the question asks first for the relation of the speaker and then for the relation of that man, so son and father does not match the required order.Option D nephews is incorrect because that man is not a nephew of the speaker father but directly the son of the speaker. Common Pitfalls: Many learners get confused by pronouns and end up thinking that that man is the speaker himself reflected in a mirror. Others forget that having no brothers or sisters forces the phrase my father son to point back to the speaker uniquely. Writing down short labels such as S for speaker and M for that man and then translating the sentence in symbolic steps can greatly reduce confusion. Final Answer: The speaker is the father and that man is his son, so the relationship is father and son.

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