Puzzles Questions For Upcoming Bank Exams

Puzzle Questions are one of the most scoring yet challenging topics in the Reasoning Ability section of bank exams like SBI PO, IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk, RBI Assistant, LIC AAO, and RRB exams. These questions test candidates’ logical reasoning, analytical thinking, and problem-solving speed. Regular practice of Seating Arrangement, Floor Puzzle, Box Puzzle, and Scheduling Puzzle questions can significantly improve accuracy and boost overall scores in both Prelims and Mains examinations.

Types of Puzzles

The different types of Puzzles asked in the banking and insurance sector examinations have been listed down below.

1. Floor-Based Puzzle : Questions based on people living on different floors.
2. Box-Based Puzzle : Arrangement of boxes/items in a vertical or horizontal order.
3. Seating Arrangement Puzzle :  Circular, linear, square, and triangular seating questions.
4. Month & Date Puzzle : Questions involving scheduling by month/date/day.
5. Designation-Based Puzzle : People assigned with different job roles/designations.
6. Category-Based Puzzle : Objects or persons grouped under different categories.
7. Scheduling Puzzle : Events planned according to time sequence. This increases content depth.

Why You Should Practice Puzzle Questions?

Puzzle questions are always asked in IBPS RRB, SBI PO, SBI Clerk, RBI Grade B, IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk, IBPS SO, LIC Assistant, LIC AAO, RBI Assistant, and many other bank and insurance exams. So one should practice and have good command over the different types of puzzles.

Puzzle Questions For Bank Exams

Directions (1-5): Study the information carefully and answer the questions given below:

Six vaccine boxes are placed one above the other i.e AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Sputnik, Moderna, Covishield, Covaxin, but not necessarily in the same order.

At most two boxes are placed above the Covishield. Two boxes are placed between Covishield and Covaxin. The box of Pfizer vaccine is placed below the Covaxin vaccine box. The box of Sputnik vaccine is placed three places above the Moderna vaccine box. No box is placed between Covishield and AstraZeneca. AstraZeneca vaccine box is placed below the Sputnik vaccine box.

Q1. Which of the following vaccine box is placed just above AstraZeneca?

(a) Sputnik

(b) Moderna

(c)  Pfizer

(d) Covishield

(e) None of these

Q2. How many boxes are placed between Sputnik and Covishield?

(a) One

(b) None

(c) Three

(d) Two

(e) None of these

Q3. If Moderna and Pfizer boxes are interchanged then, which of the following box is placed just above of Pfizer box?

(a) Sputnik

(b) Moderna

(c) AstraZeneca

(d) Covishield

(e) Covaxin

Q4. Three boxes are placed between ___ and ___?

(a) Covishield, Pfizer

(b) Sputnik, Covaxin

(c) Moderna, Covaxin

(d) Both (a) and (b)

(e) All I, II and III

Q5. Which of the following box is placed just below the Covishield box?

(a) Sputnik

(b) Covaxin

(c) AstraZeneca

(d) Moderna

(e) None of these

Directions (6-10): Study the information carefully and answer the question given below.

Eight persons live in an eight-floor building. The ground floor is numbered as 1 and topmost floor is numbered as 8. D lives on an even number floor below 5^th floor. There is only one person lives between D and C. G lives on one of the even number floors but not on the top floor. There are two persons live between C and A who lives below E. H lives on a floor immediate above the B’s floor. The number of persons live between F and B is same as the number of persons live between F and E.

Q6. Who among the following lives just below C?

(a) G

(b) E

(c) A

(d) D

(e) None of these

Q7. How many persons live between H and F?

(a) Four

(b) Three

(c) Two

(d) One

(e) None

Q8. Who among the following lives on an even numbered floor below G?

(a) A

(b) D

(c) E

(d) C

(e) Both (b) and (d)

Q9. The number of persons live above ____ is same as the number of persons live below _____ respectively?

(a) C, G

(b) F, D

(c) B, C

(d) G, E

(e) None of these

Q10. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way so form a group, which of the following does not belong to that group?

(a) H

(b) F

(c) G

(d) C

(e) D

Solutions of Puzzle Questions For Bank Exams

Solutions (1-5):

S1. Ans. (d)

S2. Ans. (b)

S3. Ans. (c)

S4. Ans. (d)

S5. Ans. (c)

Solutions (6-10):

S6. Ans.(b)

S7. Ans.(c)

S8. Ans.(e)

S9. Ans.(d)

S10. Ans.(b)

Tips to Solve Puzzle Questions Quickly

• Start with direct and fixed clues first.
• Use tables or diagrams for arrangement.
• Solve positive clues before negative clues.
• Avoid assumptions while solving.
• Practice timer-based puzzle sets daily.
• Learn common puzzle patterns from previous year papers.