Higher Order Thinking Skills [HOTS] Puzzle
Puzzle 1
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i. H’s neighbors face in same direction but opposite to that of H.
ii. G sits third to the left of E who faces towards the centre.
iii. D’s spouse who likes Chocolate flavor sits third to the left of D.
iv. C sits third to the right of a male and they face in the same direction.
v. B’s immediate neighbors face in same direction but opposite to that of B.
vi. The female who likes Vanilla flavor sits opposite to the male who likes Red Velvet.
vii. A who likes Black Current flavor sits second to the left of D and they face in the same direction
ix. B and F sit together and none of them sits with A and D.
x. G’s spouse who likes Fruit and Nut flavor sits second to the left of G.
xi. The immediate neighbors of H’s only sister who is neither C nor E are A and D.
xii. B who likes Butter Scotch flavor is the only one whose both the immediate neighbors are of opposite gender to B.
i. A is of yellow color.
ii. E is a pink colored emerald ring.
iii. Only diamond ring is of pentagonal shape.
iv. D and F are of same color.
v. Only Ruby ring is of square shape but is not of blue color.
vi. B is either a pearl or garnet ring.
vii. F is of rectangular shape.
viii. Only Topaz ring is of circular shape but is neither a yellow colored ring nor D.
ix. None of B and F is of red color.
x. A green colored ring is of hexagonal shape and in any case is not D.
xi. The sapphire ring is of red color.
xii. C and E are of same shape.
xiii. There are two red colored rings.
i. E sits third to the left of C who either likes Chris Gayle or Sachin Tendulkar.
ii. B sits three places away from the one who faces T.
iii. The one who likes Shane Watson neither sits opposite to the one who likes Sachin Tendulkar nor A.
iv. R sits second to the right of the one who likes Misbah-Ul-Haq.
v. The people who like Virat Kohli and Ricky Ponting face towards each other and one of them is E.
vi. T doesn’t like Sachin Tendulkar and R doesn’t like Virat Kohli.
vii. S likes Hashim Amla and sits in front of the one who sits with C.
viii. D sits at the middle and likes MS Dhoni.
ix. Q who doesn’t sit with T faces C.
x. The one who likes Rohit Sharma sits at the right end in Row I according to the direction of people in Row I.
xi. A doesn’t like Shane Watson.
Puzzle 1
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There are eight people namely A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H who sit around a circular table facing towards or away from the centre. They like different ice cream flavors. One of the flavors is Strawberry. The following information is known about them.
i. H’s neighbors face in same direction but opposite to that of H.
ii. G sits third to the left of E who faces towards the centre.
iii. D’s spouse who likes Chocolate flavor sits third to the left of D.
iv. C sits third to the right of a male and they face in the same direction.
v. B’s immediate neighbors face in same direction but opposite to that of B.
vi. The female who likes Vanilla flavor sits opposite to the male who likes Red Velvet.
vii. A who likes Black Current flavor sits second to the left of D and they face in the same direction
viii. The immediate neighbors of C like Vanilla and Mulberry flavors.
ix. B and F sit together and none of them sits with A and D.
x. G’s spouse who likes Fruit and Nut flavor sits second to the left of G.
xi. The immediate neighbors of H’s only sister who is neither C nor E are A and D.
xii. B who likes Butter Scotch flavor is the only one whose both the immediate neighbors are of opposite gender to B.
Puzzle 2
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There are seven rings labeled as A, B, C, D, E, F, G which are of different colors viz. green, yellow, red, blue and pink. They are made up of different material viz. Ruby, Pearl, Diamond, Emerald, Topaz, Garnet and Sapphire. They are of different shapes viz. square, oval, hexagonal, circle, pentagonal and rectangle. Not more than two rings are of same color and there is at least one ring of each of the above colours. The following information is known about them.
i. A is of yellow color.
ii. E is a pink colored emerald ring.
iii. Only diamond ring is of pentagonal shape.
iv. D and F are of same color.
v. Only Ruby ring is of square shape but is not of blue color.
vi. B is either a pearl or garnet ring.
vii. F is of rectangular shape.
viii. Only Topaz ring is of circular shape but is neither a yellow colored ring nor D.
ix. None of B and F is of red color.
x. A green colored ring is of hexagonal shape and in any case is not D.
xi. The sapphire ring is of red color.
xii. C and E are of same shape.
xiii. There are two red colored rings.
Puzzle 3
There are two rows Row I and Row II. A, B, C, D and E sit in Row I facing in South direction and P, Q, R, S and T sit in Row II facing in North direction. They like different cricketers. One of the cricketers is AB De Villiers. The following information is known about them.
i. E sits third to the left of C who either likes Chris Gayle or Sachin Tendulkar.
ii. B sits three places away from the one who faces T.
iii. The one who likes Shane Watson neither sits opposite to the one who likes Sachin Tendulkar nor A.
iv. R sits second to the right of the one who likes Misbah-Ul-Haq.
v. The people who like Virat Kohli and Ricky Ponting face towards each other and one of them is E.
vi. T doesn’t like Sachin Tendulkar and R doesn’t like Virat Kohli.
vii. S likes Hashim Amla and sits in front of the one who sits with C.
viii. D sits at the middle and likes MS Dhoni.
ix. Q who doesn’t sit with T faces C.
x. The one who likes Rohit Sharma sits at the right end in Row I according to the direction of people in Row I.
xi. A doesn’t like Shane Watson.
Puzzle 4
There are nine people namely A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and I sitting around a circular table out of which some are females and some are males. Some are facing towards the centre and some are facing away from the centre. The following information is known about them.
i. E’s neighbours face in same direction as that of C’s sister who is sitting to the immediate right of C.
ii. The female sitting between B and D is not E.
iii. E sits fourth to the right of F.
iv. F’s spouse is B.
v. I sits exactly between G and C and they face in opposite directions.
vi. G is a male sitting with two females and one of them has husband facing towards the centre who is sitting third to the left of B.
vii. The person sitting second to the left of H is the wife of H and they face in same direction.
viii. A’s immediate neighbours are G and B.
ix. I’s spouse sits second to the right of I.
x. D sits second to the left of B.
xi. The person 4th to the left of H sits faces in a direction opposite to that of H but same as D.
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