Aptitude Questions on Puzzles for Placements

Welcome to our practice page dedicated to helping you ace Puzzles questions for placement aptitude tests! This page is packed with carefully crafted questions designed to build your skills in solving a range of questions. Practice, review solutions, and keep challenging yourself. With consistent practice, you’ll develop a solid foundation to handle any Puzzles problem that comes your way!

Q. 1 Eight people—A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H—are sitting around a circular table facing the center.
A is second to the right of B.
C is third to the left of A.
D is not an immediate neighbor of B or C
E is second to the left of D.
F is not adjacent to G.
Who is sitting to the immediate left of F?

A) A
B) B
C) H
D) G

Check Solution

Ans: C) H

Follow seating rules step-by-step.

Q. 2 A word is given as “SMART”. You need to rearrange the letters to form a meaningful English word.
Which word can you form?

A) TRAMS
B) MARS
C) STAR
D) All of the above

Check Solution

Ans: D) All of the above

All options (TRAMS, MARS, STAR) are meaningful.

Q. 3 Fill in the missing number in the grid below:
1 4 9
16 25 ?
49 64 81

A) 36
B) 30
C) 40
D) 50

Check Solution

Ans: A) 36

These are squares of consecutive integers.

Q. 4 Pointing to a man, Rina said, “He is the father of my only brother’s sister.” How is the man related to Rina?

A) Father
B) Uncle
C) Grandfather
D) Brother

Check Solution

Ans: A) Father

Rina’s only brother’s sister is herself.

Q. 5 If in a certain code, RAIN is written as 81#4 and CLOUD is written as 92#6, how will WIND be written?

A) 71#6
B) 92#5
C) 91#5
D) 82#7

Check Solution

Ans: C) 91#5.

Decode based on given logic.

Q. 6 Six boxes, A, B, C, D, E, and F, are stacked vertically.
F is immediately above B.
A is immediately below E.
C is above F but not at the top.
Which box is at the bottom?

A) E
B) B
C) D
D) F

Check Solution

Ans: B) B

Analyze stacking based on the given hierarchy.

Q. 7 A man starts with 40 chocolates. Every 4 wrappers can be exchanged for 1 chocolate. What is the maximum number of chocolates he can eat?

A) 43
B) 44
C) 45
D) 50

Check Solution

Ans: C) 45

Calculate wrappers-to-chocolates recursively.

Q. 8 What is the angle between the hour and minute hands of a clock at 3:15?

A) 7.5°
B) 15°
C) 22.5°
D) 30°

Check Solution

Ans: A) 7.5°

The hour hand moves 7.5° per minute.

Q. 9 A farmer has a goat, a wolf, and a cabbage. He needs to cross a river but can only take one item at a time. If left alone, the wolf will eat the goat, and the goat will eat the cabbage.
How many crossings are required to get all safely across?

A) 3
B) 5
C) 7
D) 9

Check Solution

Ans: C) 7

Follow the safe-transfer process.

Q. 10 Find the next number in the sequence:
2, 6, 12, 20, 30, …

A) 40
B) 42
C) 50
D) 56

Check Solution

Ans: B) 42

Add consecutive even numbers to each term.

Practice Questions for next topic: https://www.learntheta.com/aptitude-questions-synonyms-antonyms/

LearnTheta is an AI-powered practice platform designed to help students to crack Placement Aptitude Tests. With adaptive learning, real-time insights, and personalized practice, LearnTheta ensures steady progress and skill improvement over time. We encourage 2nd – 4th year students to start practicing aptitude questions early to set yourself up for future success: https://www.learntheta.com/placement-aptitude/