Puzzle for SSC CGL | Concepts & Practice | SSC CGL Reasoning Ability

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Puzzle revision for SSC CGL: understand the relation, apply the correct logical method, avoid assumptions and practise under time.

Puzzles combine several conditions about people, positions, attributes or order. The objective is to build one consistent arrangement satisfying every clue.

SSC CGL focus: Identify the relation or positional rule first, then solve with the shortest valid reasoning path and verify the final option.

Puzzle revision: rule → diagram/relation → option check → timed practice → error review.

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No fixed formula applies. Convert direct clues first, then conditional and negative clues.

Start with the strongest clue—the one fixing an exact position or relationship. Do not repeatedly reread the entire puzzle.

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Translate the wording into a small diagram, relation or rule.
Use only information stated or logically forced by the question.
Eliminate options only after the core relation is clear.

Adding assumptions that are not given.
Reversing left/right, rank direction or relationship direction.
Choosing a familiar-looking option before testing the rule.

Practice example: Four tasks P, Q, R and S are completed on different days from Monday to Thursday. P is before R, Q is on Thursday, and S is immediately after P. If R is on Wednesday, on which day is P? `

Solution: P is on Monday.

For Puzzle, choose the pair with the same relation as Book : Reading.
In a class, Ramesh is taller than Suresh but shorter than Mahesh. Dinesh is shorter than Suresh. Who is the tallest?
Four bags P, Q, R and S have different weights. Q is heavier than P, R is lighter than P, and S is heavier than Q. Which bag is the heaviest?

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Puzzles become simpler when clues are converted into a structured arrangement.

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Step 1 Identify relation

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Step 2 Apply same pattern

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Step 3 Eliminate wrong options

Remove confusing choices before comparing the last few.

Step 4 Confirm final answer

Pick the option that matches the shortcut most cleanly.

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Convert each clue into a small constraint and place definite information before conditional information.

Tip: Start with direct clues such as fixed position, immediate neighbor, or exact relation.

Step 1

A and B must remain adjacent.

Step 2

A must be on B's left side.

Rule

Every final arrangement must satisfy all clues simultaneously.

3-second trick

Place the strongest fixed clue first.

Trap to avoid

Do not treat a possible arrangement as final until all clues are checked.

Correct answer

A is immediately left of B

Thinking path

The clue fixes adjacency.
It also fixes order.
Other placements must preserve both conditions.

Final answer: A is immediately left of B

Why this is fast: Strong clues reduce the number of possible arrangements early.

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Q1 Easy

Four tasks P, Q, R and S are completed on different days from Monday to Thursday. P is before R, Q is on Thursday, and S is immediately after P. If R…

Concept type: Multi-clue logical arrangement Shortcut used: Convert each clue into a small constraint and place definite information before conditional information. Quick hint: Start with direct clues such as fixed position, immediate neighbor, or exact relation.

Quick idea: P is on Monday.

Solve

Q2 Easy

Four bags P, Q, R and S have different weights. Q is heavier than P, R is lighter than P, and S is heavier than Q. Which bag is the heaviest?

Concept type: Multi-clue logical arrangement Shortcut used: Convert each clue into a small constraint and place definite information before conditional information. Quick hint: Start with direct clues such as fixed position, immediate neighbor, or exact relation.

Quick idea: Bag S is the heaviest.

Solve

Q3 Easy

In a class, Ramesh is taller than Suresh but shorter than Mahesh. Dinesh is shorter than Suresh. Who is the tallest?

Concept type: Multi-clue logical arrangement Shortcut used: Convert each clue into a small constraint and place definite information before conditional information. Quick hint: Start with direct clues such as fixed position, immediate neighbor, or exact relation.

Quick idea: Mahesh is the tallest.

Solve

Q4 Easy

For Puzzle, choose the pair with the same relation as Book : Reading.

Concept type: Multi-clue logical arrangement Shortcut used: Convert each clue into a small constraint and place definite information before conditional information. Quick hint: Start with direct clues such as fixed position, immediate neighbor, or exact relation.

Quick idea: A book is used for reading, and a pen is used for writing.

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