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Chart logic problems present
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in the chart, or some m1ormatton given by the question. (a) Here(6+3)2 = 92 = 8l
F,xample 1: (2+ 6)2 = 82 =64
(5 + 8)2 = 13 2 = 169
(8+ 3)2 = l 12 = 121
tittj Example3:
In the figure above, each of the nine boxes must be filled by
an integer from 1 to 9, so that each row and column is equal.
No integer may be repeated. What is the value of x + y ? 9 A 12
Solution: B 10 7
The bottom row is equal to 15. Since the question states that 8 C 11
each row is of equal value
:. 8+x+4= 15 In the above matrix, what is the value ofB - C?
x= 15-8-4 x=3 Solution:
The question also states that each box must be filled with a Here, the sum of each row, each column and each diagonal
nwnber from 1 and 9 and that each number can only be used is 30.
once. The numbers 2, 3, 4, 8 and 9 have already been used,
leaving you with 1, 5, 6, and 7 to fill in the remaining boxes. :. A=9,B= 13, C= 11
HenceB-C=2.
You should see immediately that the 7 can't go in the same
row or diagonal with the 8, because that would add up to 15 Example4:
for just two boxes in a row, and the entire row must add up to Find the value ofX in the following figure :
fifteen. Hence, 7 therefore must go here :

7 115
33
2 . 2
:. x == 3 and y = 6 27 2
L Hence, valueofx +y= 3 +6 = 9
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F'ind the missing character from among the gi· ven alternat1 ves 32 X

18 9

22 11

12 3

(a) 3 (b) 4
(a) 121 (b) 61 (c) 8 (d) 12
(c) 74
(d) 101
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Solution: be . btained by adding the
(b) The top left hand num r is ght hand number is the
bottom two numbers. The top n be
result of dividing the bottom two num rs.
Thus, 12+3=15,12+3=4;
22 + 11 = 33, 22 + 11 = 2.
18+9=27, 18+9=2. (b) 17
(a} 18
So, 32+ X=36and32+ X=8orX=4.
(c) 19 (d) 12
Solution: . .
(b) Start at 2 and~ working clockwtse, Jump three spaces
each time addmg 3·

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1. The diagram below is a 'magic square' in whi_ch all rows and 5.
72 24 6
columns and both diagonals add up to 34. Fmd xy
96 16 12

l 8 13 12 108 ? 18
14 (a) 12 (b) 16 (c) 18 (d) 20
4 X 16 y
6.
15

(a) 77 (b) ro (c) 45 (d) 63

2
13 41.
4
6.1 A B
4
(a) 0 (b) 8 (c) 125 (d) 216
8 51.
2
7.
Complete above magic square so that the rows, columns,
diagonals - all add to the same number and then find A + B

(a) 2oi (b) 20 (c) 20.!_

4 (d) None
4
(a) 13 (b) 14 (c) 20 (d) 21

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DIRECilONS (Qs. 3 - 20) : Find the missing character in each of 8.
the following questions.

3. 1
21 ?
12 10
15 2 ? 4 5 10
8 5 3 (a) 14 (b) 22 (d) 320
(c) 32
(a) 9 (b) 11 9.
(c) 4 (d) 6
4.
6 9 15
8 12 20
4 6 1
(a) 5 . (b) 10
(c) 15 (d) 21 A C
(a) 5 (b) 6 (d) 9
(c) 8
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(a) o (b) 2 (c) ll
3 4 4
(d) 12
A B C

11. (a) 47 (b) 45 (c) 37 (c) 35

19.
A B

(a) 127 (b) 142 (c) 158 {d) 198

29 27 29 30 59 40
12.
39*3342*-31 ?*Jo
45 43 43 44 39 20
A B C (a) 72 (b) 70 (c) 68 (c) (i6

(a) 49 (b) 50 (c) 00 (d) (f) 20.

13.
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4
5

7
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6
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6 4
A B C (a) 10 (b) 11 (c) 12 (c) 13

(a) 2£,2 (b) 622 (c) 631 (d) 824 21.

3C 28 4A
27A ? 648
14. z ? s
9C 4A 16B
R 0 ?
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(a) WJK (b) KWT (c) WKJ (d) JKW 22.

15. B G N
D J R
G N ? A B C

(d) X (a) 10 (b) 6 (c) 2 (d) I

(a) U (b) V (c) W
23.
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2 4 0
1 2 4
3 1 3
36 ? 91 (a) 33 (b) 145 (c) 135 (d) 18

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(a) 24 59 (c) 73
(b) 48 (c) 24.
17
36 9 25
49
25
64 81 [!J
16
25 64 m
36
144
90 ?
A B C
A B C
(a) 75 (b) 26 (c) 25 (d) 20
(c) 31
(a) 19 (b) 23 (c) 25
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32. 19 13027 17035
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6 8 ? (a) 18 (b) 20 (c) 22
A 8 C (d) 24
33.
(a) 18 (b) 12 (c) 9 (d) 6

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(a) 320 (b) 274 (c) 262 (d) 132 (c) 32 (d) None of these

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3 2 2
27.
5
34. 7 0 8, 5811
6 93 15 I 506
\, 3 5 11 . 7
A B C (a) 28 (b) 36
(c) 48 (d) 42
(a) 5 (b) 19 (c) 27 (d) 89 1/

28.
4
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(a) 9:i (b) 88 (c) 92 (d) 86

29.
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(a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 12
4D ? 7J
36.
(a) IIE (b) 28G (c) 35L (d) 48F
30.

I161+12 I
21 51
22 53 19 17 ? 48
15 13 (a) 12 (b) 25 (c) 48 (d) 52
A B C
(a) 7 (b) 25
49 (c) 37.
(d) 129
Find the missing number in the following sets of number
around the circle from the choice given below:

5 37

l50
26

31. 35030 17 12018

24 3
35
(a) 4 (b) 5 (c) (d) J3
6 (d) 7 (a) 11 (c) Z2
(b) 12
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235 4 27
3
38.
147 7

59 15
29
(b) 386 (c) 438 ?
(a) 327 (d) 469
(c) 12 (d) 18
(a) 6 (b) 9

39, 43.

(b) 731 (c) 1625 (d) 2031 89 16

(a) l

40. 4A
3C 28

27A ? 64B
(b) 15 (c) 17 (d) 19
(a) l3
9C 4A 16B

(c) I6C (d) 18C

(a) fC (b) 12 C

41. (d) 18
(a) 15 (b) 16 (c) 17

45.
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(d) 13
IO (c) 12
(a) (b) 11
32
18 40
p 30

(c) &3 (d) 86

(a) 'lf, (b) 82

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31 120 126 320

(a) 19 (b) 23 (c} 25 (d)
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47. (a) 4 (b) 8 (c) 12
(d) 16
15 2 9 7

80 65 50. 8 :
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(a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8

13 16 '-

51. 5 9 8 7
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8 6 9 10
11 8
7 13. .?.. 19

(a) 35 5 7 8 9
(b) 48 (c) 72 (d) 120
(a) 9 (b) 10 (c) 12
48. 2 4
52. 23 529 1024

4 3 10 5
21 '4\~ 144

19 361 ?

5 (a) 1441
4 (b) 3529 (c) 8281 (d) 9361

8 53.
31 17 58 87
68 19 61 ~5'
6 '? 91 22 70 50
10 142 11 ?

6 (a) 5
(a) I (b) 8 (c). 7
(b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 10 54.
72 ~4 6
DIRECTIONS (Q. 21- 28): In each of the following questions, a
96 16 12
matrix of certain characters is given. These characters follows a
certain trend, row-wise or column-wise. Find out this trend and 108 '? 18
choose the missing character from the given alternatives.

(a) . 12 (d) 20
(b) 16 (c) 18
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Infig. (A),93-(27+63)==3 ) 32:::::9 52:::::25,42 = 16,~ = 81.and 3+ 5
9. (d) 4 In fig (B • ' -+- 4~

Infig,(B), 79-(38+37)== 9:::::21

: . 1n fig. (C), missing number In fig (C), 52::::: 25, 122 = 144, 62 = 36, 82== 64.
=67-(16+42) == 9· . t the difference . . number= 5 + 12 + 6 + 8 = 31.
. ·d the circle 1s equa1 O f So, nussmg
10. (c) The number inst e umbers at the extremities o 6 5) 39
between the sum of th en h [numbers at the (c) In fig (A), (3 x 3 ) + ( x =
·zontal diameter and_ t e sum o 18. In fig(B), (4X 4) + (5 X 7) = 51
the hort
extremities of the vertical diameter.
In fig. (A), (5 + 6)-(7 + 4) === 0 :. In fig (C), missing number
Infig.(B),(7+6)-(8+4)= 1. ===(3 x 4)+(5 x 5)=37
:. In fig. (C) missing number (b) Clearly, we have:
1~
= ( 11 + 2)- (0 + 2) = 11 x + = 16; 16 x 2 + 2 = 34 and so on.
7 2 2
11. (b) In fig. (A), so missing number= 34 x2 + 2 = 70
(101+15)-(35+43)=116-78==38.
e numbers in the right half form the series: 2, 3, 4,5.
In fig. (B), Missing number 20. (b) Th
=( + l84)-(56+ 34)=232-90= 142. . The numbers in the left half form the series: 5, 7, 9,1 1.
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The sum ofnumbers at the extremities of th e ree hne (a) In each row, out of the letters A, Band C, each ofthe.t
12 (d) . 21.
segments in each figure ts same. must appear once. Also, in each column, the productof
tnfig. (A),39+ 33 =29+43 =27+45 =72 first and third numbers is equal to the second number.
tnfig.(B),42+31=29+44=30+43=73 So, the missing number will be (2 x 4) i.e.
Let the missing number in fig. (C) be x. 8 and the letter will be C . Thus, the answer is 8C.
Then,x+ 10=59+20=40+39=79orx=69. Hence, the correct answer is (a).
13. (b) lnfig.(A),(915-364)=551. 22. (c) Thearrangementisasfollows:
In fig. (B),(789-543)=246. In fig. (A), ( 3 2+ 6 2)-( 2 2 + 42) = (9 + 36)- (4 + 16)
:. In fig. (C), missing number
=(863-241)=622. = 45 -20 = 25
2 2 3
14. (c) The letter in the second column is three steps behind In fig. {B), (7 + 112)- (8 + 62) = ( 49 + 121 )-(64 + ~
that in the first column, and the letter in the third column = 170 - 100 == 70
is four steps behind that in the second column. So, the
missing letter in the first row will be three steps behind In fig. (C), let the missing number be x.
Z, which is W. The missing letter in the second row will Then, (12 + 42)-(52 + x2) =-12
be four steps behind 0, which is K. The missing letter 2 2 2
in the third row will be three steps ahead of G, which or 17 + 12 = (5 + x ) or x = 29-25 = 4
isJ. or x=2
15. (c) Thelettersinthefirstrowfollowthesequence+5,+7. 23. (c) ClearJy, we have: 15 x
The letters in the second row follow the sequence + 6 7 x 9 = 63
+& ,
So,missingnumber=9 x 15 = 135.
In ~e third·row, the first letter G moves 7 steps forward
24· (b) The lower number is obtained by adding the square
to.give the second letter N · Clearly, the mtssmg
. . 1etter
will be 9 steps ahead ofN i.e. w. the upper two numbers. Thus,
16. (d) Cl~ly, ( I st row)3 + (2nd row)3 + (3rd row)3 = 4th row In fig. (A), 2 2 + 4 2 = 20
So, m the first column In fig. {B), 3 2 + 92 = 90
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23+ 13+ 33=8+ I +27=36
.·. In fig. (C), missing number= 12+ 52 = 26
In the third column
' 25· (c) The above three numbers are multiples ofthe nUJll
03+ 43 + 33 =·O+64+ 27 =91
at the bottom.
:. In the second column • . -
=64_+ 8+ I == 73 , m1ssmg number= 43 + 23 + 13 Clearly, 36, 18 and 27 are all multiples of 9.

So, the missing number is 9 .

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z6. differences between the correspond· e circle are the 34. (d) Multiply all the numbers around the circle an~ t en
and below the circle. Thus mg numbers above divide it by 10 to get the number at the centre, viz. ,
'
In fig. (A), I= (2- I), 3 = (6-3), I= (5 - 4 ). 7x3x8x5 =
84
In fig. (B), 2 = (4-2), 4=(6-2), 8= (8-0) IO
So, in fig. (C), the digits of the missing n um ber are: 35. (a) This way, the sum of the numbers in the same shape
(7-5), (9-3), (3-1) i.e. 2, 6, 2. total 33.
36. (b) Wehave(56+ 15)-(22+8)=41,(46+9)-(10+6)=39
:. Missing number= 262.
So, missing number =(34+ 11)-(14+ 6) _=25.
't/. (d) Infig.(A),(6x3)+(5x 15)=18+75=93.
In fig. (C), (4 x 8) +(18 x I)= 32 + 18 =50. 37. (c) Moving clockwise,
we have: 594.;.. 3 = I 98 : 198.;.. 3 = 66.
:. In fig. (B), missing number
So, missing number = 66-;- 3 = 22
=(9
6)+(7 X 5)= 54+ 35 = 89.
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38. (d) We have: 4x 2-1 =7, 7 x 2+ I= 15,

28. (a) Clearly, (1st row)2 + (2nd row) 2 + (3rd row) 2 = 4th row.
I 5 x 2- 1 = 29 x 2 + I = 59,
Thus, in the first column, 4 2 + 2 2 + 12= 21 .
59 x 2- 1=117,117 x 2+ 1 =235.
In the second column, 5 2 + 3 2 + 8 2 = 98.
Somissingnumber=235 x 2-1 =469.
: . In the third column, missing number
39. (d) We have : 3 x 5 + 1 = 16,
= 6 2+ 7 2 + 3 2=36 +49+9 =94.
16 x 5 + 1 = 81, 81 x 5 + 1 + 1 = 406.
'!J. (b) The letters in the first row form a series C, D, E (a series
So, missing number= 406 = 406 x 5 + 1 = 2031 .
of consecutive letters). The letters in the second row
form a series I, K, M (a series of alternate letters). 40. (a) In each row, out of the letters A, Band C, each of these
Similarly, the letters in the third row will form the series must appear one. Also, in each column. The product of
D, G, J (a series in which each letter is three steps ahead first and third numbers is equal to the second numbers
of the previous one). So, the missing letter is G Also, so, the missing number will be (2 x 4) i.e, 8 and the
the number in the second column is equal to the product missing letter will be C. Thus, the answer is SC.
of the numbers in the first and third columns. 41. (c) The arrangement is :5 + 3 = 8, 8+ 4= 12, 12 +I= 13.

So, missing number is ( 4 x 7) i.e. 28. So, the missing number is 12.

Thus, the answer is 28G 42. (b) The above three numbers are multiples of the number
2 2 at the bottom. Clearly 36, 18 and 27 are all multiples of
JO. (b) In fig. (A), (16-6) 2 +(5-2)2= 10 + 3 = 109.
2 2 22 53 9. So, the missing number is 9.
In fig. (B), (22 - 15)2 + (21 - 19) = 7 + = ·
43. (b) The sum of the two numbers in the upper part is 7 times
:. In fig. (C), missing number the number in the lower part.
2 2
=(17-13)2+(51-48)2=4 +3 = 2 5. So, missing number=(89 + 16)__+, 7 = 15.
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ll. (b) . The number inside the circle is the difference of e
44. (d) We have : (3 x 4 x 2 x 5)-;- 10 = 12 ;
numbers on its left and right. (6 x 2 x 3 x 5)-dO = 18.
1 2 3
l2 (b) The number at the centre is to be multiplied by . ' ' i So, missing number= (2 x 2 x 9 x 5)-;- IO = 18
and 4, then subtract ' I ' from each to get th e penphera
45. (b) We have: (5 x3)+(6 x 8)= 63, (2 x 7)+(3 x 9) =41
number.
So, missing number = (6 x 7) + (8 x 5) = ( 42 + 40) = 82.
lJ. (b) Putting A= I, 8=2, C=3, D= 4 ·························
X=24, Y=25,Z=26, 46. (d) We have: J36 + ffe+ .fis + J49 =26;

We have F + p = 6 + I 6 = 22 : G + N + ..J25 + + =21

"'7+14=21 So, missing number
:J+E= 10+5= 15. . • letter
ding to m1ssmg = ..[is + + .,/36 + J64 = ( 5 + 12 + 6 + 8) = 31
Since K = 11 , so value correspon
(b) We have (15-5) (2 + 6)= 80, (9-4)(7 + 6) = 65
"'(27 - 11)= 16 fthe English 47.
. h 16th letter o So, missing number =(13-1 l) x (I~+ 8)=48.
S0 , the missing letter 1s t e
alphabet, which is P.
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48. (c) The number inside the circle is obtained by multiplying 24
the sum of the upper number, the lower number and ~e 54. (a) In the first row, 72 + (
2
) = 16.
number corresponding to the position of the letter m
the english alphabet, by the number on the right and
then subtracting the number on the left from the product. In the second row, 96 + ( ~) = 12.
Thus we have (2 + C + 5) x 3 -4 = (2 + 3 + 5) x 3-4 = 26
; (4+ H +4)x 5-10=(4+8+ 4)x 5-10= 70. Let the missing number in the third row be x.
Let the missing number be x.
Then (8 + J + 6) x x - 6 = 90 Then, 108 + (2X) = 18 2X= 108 ===6~ x"' l
(8 + lQ + 6) X X = 96 X = 4.
18 2
49. 55. ( d) The sum of the numbers in each row and each
(b) In the fjrst column, 6 x 5 x 4 = 120. 1
is 30. coullln
In the second column, 6 x 7 x 3 = 126
56. (a) In the first row, (263- 188) x 4 = 300.
Let the missing number be x. Then in the third column,
:. In the second row, missing number
320 =(915-893) X 4=22 X 4=88.
we have : 8 x 5 x x = 320 x= = 8.
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57. (c) PuttingA= 1,B=2,C=3, ...... .,M=13, ....., X:c2
50. (a) Clearly, sum of numbers in each row is 17. 4
Y = 25, Z = 26, we have : '
So, missing number= 17 -(4 + 7) = 6.
In the first column, F -A= 6 - 1 = 5 == E.
51. (d) In the first column,(5 +; 8 + 7) + 4= 5.
' ' ' In the second column, W -J = 23-10 == 13 =M.
Inthesecondcolumn,~9+~+ ,1 3) + 4=7.
:. In the third column, missing letter
In the fourth column, (7 + l~+ 1~) + 4=9.
=O-K= 15-11 =4=D.
Let the missing number be x. Then, in the third column, 58. (d) Consecutive letters occupy alternate positions in each
we have :(8+9+x) x=15. row.
52. (c) In each row, the second number is the square of the
59. (a) Wehave :FJ=(F-J)2=(6-10)2=16;
first number, and the third number is the square of the
number obtained by interchanging the digits of the first NS=(N-S) 2 =(14_-19)2 = 25;
number.
LZ=(L-Z)2=(12-26)2 = 196;
Missing number= (91 )2 = 8281. SX = (S- X)2 = (19- 24)2 = 25.
53. (c) The sum of the numbers in each column is 200. So, the missing numbers are :
.·. Missing number= 200- (87 + 56 + 50) = 7. (i) wY=(W-Y) 2 =(23-25) 2 = (-2) 2 =4 .
(ii)NQ={N-Q) 2 =(14-17)2= (-3)2=9.