Infosys Puzzle Solving Practice Test

Test Summary
No. of Sections: 1
No. of Questions: 25
Total Duration: 65 min

Section 1 - Puzzle Solving

Section Summary
No. of Questions: 25
Duration: 65 min

Additional Instructions:
None

Q1. Which gure should be placed in the empty triangle?

Q2. Can you count the number of squares in the gure below

40

38

35

45

Q3. Which number replaces the question mark ?

 6

Q4. Which number replaces the question mark ?

56

78

99

71

Q5. In each of the following questions, group the given gures into three classes using each gure only once.

1,3,9 ; 2,5,6 ; 4,7,8

1,3,9 ; 2,7,8 ; 4,5,6

1,2,4 ; 3,5,7 ; 6,8,9

1,3,6 ; 2,4,8 ; 5,7,9

Q6. Which one will replace the question mark ?

 L10

K15

I15

K8

Q7. Which one will replace the question mark ?

45

41

32

40

Q8. Which letter replaces the question mark ?

Q9. What comes next in the sequence ?

Q10. Identify a quality that the two shapes have in common. Select which of the four suggested answers also possesses the quality.

Q11. Identify which gure completes the statement:

 A

Q12.

You are playing a game of Nim with an opponent by drawing blocks from the pile above. (The picture is a side view; gravity applies.)
On each turn a player can take a block and any blocks that it supports. For example taking block C would also take D and E.

The person who takes the last block -- block A -- loses.

It's your turn. Which block should you take if you want to win? (Remember, the one to take the last block loses.)

C
 D

Q13. How many triangles in the following g.

20

24

22

26

None of these

Q14. In the following question, out of the ve gures marked (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5), four are similar in a certain manner. However, one
gure is not like the other four. Choose the gure which is different from the rest.

Q15. Find the missing numbers ?

4
 6

None of these

Q16. Look at the squares on top. They go together in a certain way. Choose the square among the answer choices that goes in the
empty space because it belongs with the square(s) on the bottom the same way the squares on top belong together.

Q17. Look at the pictures on top. When the outside pieces of the rst square are folded in, it will look like the picture on the top right.
Now look at the picture in the next row. If the outside pieces of the rst square are folded in, it will look like one of the answer
choices. Can you nd the answer that shows what this square will look like after the outside pieces are folded in?

D
 E

Q18. Abigail, Bridget, and Claudia often eat dinner out.

[1] Each orders either coffee or tea after dinner.
[2] If Abigail orders coffee, then Bridget orders the drink that Claudia orders.
[3] If Bridget orders coffee, then Abigail orders the drink that Claudia doesn’t order.
[4] If Claudia orders tea, then Abigail orders the drink that Bridget orders.
Who do you know always orders the same drink after dinner?

Abigail

Bridget

Claudia

Bridget & Claudia

Q19. Miss Alden, Miss Brent, Miss Clark, Miss Doyle, and Miss Evans have short rst and middle names.
[1] Four of them have a rst or middle name of Fay, three of them have a rst or middle name of Gay, two of them have a rst or
middle name of Kay, and one of them has a rst or middle name of May.
[2] Either Miss Alden and Miss Brent are both named Kay or Miss Clark and Miss Doyle are both named Kay.
[3] Of Miss Brent and Miss Clark, either both are named Gay or neither is named Gay.
[4] Only one of Miss Doyle and Miss Evans is named Fay.
Who is named May?

Miss Brent

Miss Clark

Miss Evans

Miss Alden

Q20. Lou, Moe, and Ned were at the Heave Health Club on the same day this month; it was there and then that they met.
[1] Lou, Moe, and Ned each began going to the health club last month.
[2] One of them goes every 2 days, another one goes every 3 days, and the remaining one goes every 7 days.
[3] Lou went to the health club for the rst time this month on a Monday, Moe went to the health club for the rst time this month
on a Wednesday, and Ned went to the health club for the rst time this month on a Friday.
On which day of this month did Lou, Moe, and Ned meet?

25th of this month

26th of this month

27th of this month

28th of this month

Q21.
 Vera, one of the performers in a play, was murdered in her dressing room. The following facts refer to the dressing rooms shown
above. Each of the ve performers in the play — Vera, Adam, Babe, Clay, and Dawn—had his or her own dressing room.
[1] The killer’s dressing room and Vera’s dressing room border on the same number of rooms.
[2] Vera’s dressing room borders on Adam’s dressing room and on Babe’s dressing room.
[3] Clay’s dressing room and Dawn’s dressing room are the same size.
[4] Babe’s dressing room does not border on Clay’s dressing room.
Who killed Vera?

Adam

Clay

Babe

Dawn

Q22. A man goes to three temples for “darshan”, after crossing three rivers. All the three rivers have a special feature. As soon as a man
steps into the river, the owers in his hands are doubled. (In other words, if a man has 2 owers, they increase to 4 owers).The
man starts for the “darshan” with a certain number of owers. At every temple, he offers the same number of owers to God. After
he offers owers at the third end and the last temple, he does not have any ower left with him.With how many owers did the man
start for the “darshan”? How many owers did he originally have, and how many did he offer in each of the three temples?

7, 8

10, 11

8, 7

6, 7

Q23. Which one will replace the question mark ?

25

37

41

47

Q24. Identify a quality that the two shapes have in common. Select which of the four suggested answers also possesses the quality.
 A

Q25. You are playing a game of Nim with an opponent by drawing stones from a single pile. On each turn a player can draw either 1, 2 or
3 stones.

The person who takes the last stone wins.

It's your turn and the pile currently has 6 stones. How many stones should you take to win the game?

1 stone

2 stones

3 stones
There is no way for you to guarantee a win from this position
 Answer Key & Solution
Section 1 - Puzzle Solving
Q1
3

Solution

The top number minus the bottom left-hand number is multiplied by the bottom right-hand number to give the number inside the triangle.

Q2
40

Solution

Q3
7

Solution

Taking the top row of circles, numbers in the central circle equal the sum of the numbers in corresponding segments of the left and right

hand circles. In the bottom row, numbers in the central circle equal the difference between numbers in corresponding segments of the left

and right hand circles.

Q4
71

Solution
 As you move clockwise around the diagram, add the previous 2 numbers together and subtract 3 to give the next number in the chain.

Q5
1,3,9 ; 2,5,6 ; 4,7,8

Solution

No Solution

Q6
K8

Solution

Q7
45

Solution

(15 x 2 - 3) = 27,

(31 x 2 - 6) = 56

and (45 x 2 - 9) = 81

Q8
Q

Solution

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

Q9

Solution

Q10
A

Solution

No Solution

Q11
 A

Solution

No Solution

Q12
D

Solution

If you take D, then A, B, and C remain.

If your opponent then takes B, you can take C and leave your opponent with A (which loses).

If your opponent takes C, you can take B and leave your opponent with A (which loses).

Q13
20

Solution

The triangles are IQE, EQJ, LQH, HQK, NRF, FRM, ORG, GRP, AEH, HES, HGS, HGD, GFS, GFC, SFE, FEB, HEF, HFG, HEG, GEF

Q14
4

Solution

In all other gures, the number of dots outside the main gure is one more than the number of dots inside the main gure.

Q15
2

Solution

In the rst row,

(9 + 6 + 3) - (8 + 4 + 4) = 18 - 16 = 2

In second row,

(4 + 6 + 4) - (9 + 0 + 3) = 14 - 12 = 2

Hence, the correct answer is 2.

Q16
C

Solution

Let assign numbers to question gures from top left to bottom right.

In 5th gure, middle arcs are protruded above the neighboring gures, it is cut off by the square.

So answer gure should middle arcs slightly above the neighboring corner gures.

So answer is gure c.

Q17
D

Solution

No Solution

Q18
Abigail

Solution

Q19
Miss Brent

Solution

Q20
27th of this month

Solution
Q21
Adam

Solution

Let A,B,C,D,V be Adam, Babe, Clay, Dawn and Vera

Room 1 and 3 border on 2 rooms, Room 4 and 5 border on 3, and Room 2 borders on 4.So, from clue 1, Vera is not in Room 2.

So where is Vera? Not in rooms 1 or 3, since either of these put A and B in the two adjacent rooms, and C and D in the two remaining

rooms which are of different sizes, thus violating clue 3.

Also, V is not in room 5, because all of the bordering rooms are large. Once A and B are accounted for, the C and D rooms are again

different sizes, in violation of clue 3.

So, V must be in room 4, and in order not to violate clue 3, A and B are in the small rooms. Then D is in room 2 (from clue 4), so C is in

Room 3. Then B is in room 1 (from clue 4) so A is in room 5.Thus, The only arrangement that works isRoom Borders on 1 B 2

rooms 2 D 4 rooms 3 C 2 rooms 4 V 3 rooms 5 A 3 roomsAnd A is the killer, from clue 1

Q22
7, 8

Solution

Use trial and error to solve the question.

The man starts with 7 owers and at each temple, he offers 8 owers.

Explanation: When the man steps into the rst river, the owers increases from 7 to 14. Now, he offers 8 owers to God and has 6 owers

left.

When he steps into the second river, the owers increase from 6 to 12. He offers 8 owers to God and has 4 owers left.

Then he steps into the third river, the owers increase from 4 to 8. He has now 8 owers. Then, he reaches the third temple and offers all

the 8 owers to God. Thus, the man does not have any owers with him now.

Note: Other answer are also possible. But the number of owers offered must be even number.

Q23
41
 Solution

(5 x 3) + 4 = 19

and (6 x 4) + 5 = 29

Therefore, (7 x 5) + 6 = 41

Q24
A

Solution

In rst and 2nd question gures, in total each gure consists 6 squares including shaded and not shaded ones and 3 triangles along with

1 circle.

Answer gure 1 only has 6 squares and 3 triangles and 1 circle(in this circle contains all gures).

Q25
2 stones

Solution

Take 2 stones, leaving 4.

If the opponent takes 1, you take 3 and win.

If the opponent takes 2, you take 2 and win.

If the opponent takes 3, you take 1 and win.