Puzzles questions and answers

Puzzles Questions and Answers

Puzzle questions test your mind power and inspire you to think harder than you’ve ever thought before, while enhancing your deductive and problem solving abilities. Puzzles are real brain teasers often featured in bank, government exams and many other aptitude tests.

Practise with our puzzles to help you know what to expect, improve your speed and confidence and be really prepared for the actual test.

31.

Which letter replaces the question mark?

A.

R

B.

S

C.

G

D.

K

Correct answer is C

Convert each letter to its numerical value, and read each pair of values as 2 digit numbers. In each row, the number in the centre equals the difference between the 2 digit values on the left and right.

32.

Which letter replaces the question mark?

A.

X

B.

B

C.

K

D.

R

Correct answer is B

In each row of the diagram, the reverse alphabetical value of the central letter equals the sum of the left and right hand digits.

33.

Which number replaces the question mark?

A.

9

B.

6

C.

3

D.

12

Correct answer is C

In each diagram, the numerical value of the left hand letter equals the product of the upper and lower left hand numbers, and the right hand letter equals the product of the upper and lower right hand numbers. The numerical value of the central letter equals the sum of the numerical values of the left and right hand letters.

34.

Which grid replaces the question mark?

A.

A

B.

B

C.

C

D.

D

E.

E

Correct answer is A

Working from left to right, top row then bottom row, the first grid contains a sequence of 2 black dots and a sequence of 3. The next grid contains one of 3 and one of 4. Continue, adding 1 to each sequence every time.

35.

Which symbol replaces the question mark?

A.

Alarm clock

B.

Adaptor

C.

Bulb

D.

None

Correct answer is A

The Alarm clock = 7, the Adaptor = 5 and the Bulb = 2

36.

Which picture cube does this shape make?

A.

A

B.

B

C.

C

D.

D

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

37.

Which number replaces the question mark?

A.

12

B.

15

C.

18

D.

21

Correct answer is A

The value at each corner of the diagram equals the difference between the sums of the numerical values of the letters in the boxes adjacent to the corner.

38.

Which letter replaces the question mark?

A.

X

B.

Z

C.

U

D.

V

Correct answer is C

Multiply the numerical values of the letters in each pair to give the 3 digit result in the spaces above.

39.

Which tool will make the last scale balance?

A.

Hammer

B.

Axe

C.

File

D.

None

Correct answer is A

The Hammer = 1, the File = 3 and the Axe = 5

40.

Which letter replaces the question mark?

A.

Q

B.

K

C.

S

D.

R

Correct answer is A

Adding the three numbers in each square together gives the numerical value of the letter at the centre of each square.