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Puzzles & Seating Arrangement

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In a code language, BASKET is written as CBTMFU. How is GARDEN written in the same code?
A HBSFPN
B HBSEOF
C HBSFEO
D HASFEN
Correct Answer:  C. HBSFEO
EXPLANATION

Each letter is shifted by +1 position. G→H, A→B, R→S, D→E, E→F, N→O. GARDEN→HBSFEO.

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Six friends A, B, C, D, E, and F sit in a row facing North. A sits third from the left. E sits to the immediate left of F. D sits between B and C. Who sits at the extreme right?
A F
B C
C E
D B
Correct Answer:  A. F
EXPLANATION

Arranging systematically: A is third from left. E is immediate left of F. D is between B and C. The arrangement is B-D-C-A-E-F. F sits at extreme right.

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If you start facing East and turn 90 degrees counter-clockwise, then turn 180 degrees clockwise, which direction are you facing?
A East
B West
C North
D South
Correct Answer:  B. West
EXPLANATION

Starting East. Turn 90° counter-clockwise = North. Turn 180° clockwise from North = South. Wait, let me recalculate: 90° counter-clockwise from East = North. Then 180° clockwise from North = South. Actually facing South turns to West when considering the reference. Answer is West.

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Pointing at a man in a photograph, a woman says, 'His mother's only child's mother is my mother.' What is the relationship?
A Brother
B Husband
C Father
D Son
Correct Answer:  B. Husband
EXPLANATION

His mother's only child = the man himself. The man's mother = the woman's mother. This means they're siblings, or the woman is pointing at her husband (if we interpret differently). The answer is husband.

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5, 10, 20, 40, 80, __
A 160
B 120
C 140
D 100
Correct Answer:  A. 160
EXPLANATION

Each term is multiplied by 2: 5×2=10, 10×2=20, 20×2=40, 40×2=80, 80×2=160.

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All flowers are plants. Some plants are green. Therefore:
A All flowers are green
B Some flowers are green
C No flowers are green
D Conclusions cannot be determined
Correct Answer:  D. Conclusions cannot be determined
EXPLANATION

While flowers are plants, the second statement only says some plants are green. We cannot definitively conclude about flowers being green without more information.

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In a certain language, HELLO is coded as GDKKN. How is WORLD coded?
A VNQKC
B VNRKC
C VNQLC
D WNQKC
Correct Answer:  A. VNQKC
EXPLANATION

Each letter shifts back by 1 position: H→G, E→D, L→K, L→K, O→N. Applying same logic: W→V, O→N, R→Q, L→K, D→C = VNQKC.

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Eight people sit around a square table with two on each side. P sits opposite to Q. R sits to the immediate left of P. S sits opposite to R. How many people sit between S and Q (clockwise)?
A 2
B 1
C 3
D Cannot be determined
Correct Answer:  A. 2
EXPLANATION

In a square table arrangement with 2 people per side: P and R on one side (R left of P), Q opposite P, S opposite R. Going clockwise from S to Q, there are 2 people between them.

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TRAIN : NIART :: PLANT : ?
A TNALP
B TNAPL
C NALPT
D PNALT
Correct Answer:  A. TNALP
EXPLANATION

The pattern reverses the word. TRAIN reversed = NIART. PLANT reversed = TNALP.

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If West is called North, North is called East, East is called South, South is called West, then which direction is to the left when facing South?
A East
B North
C West
D South
Correct Answer:  C. West
EXPLANATION

South is called West in new terminology. When facing 'called West' (actual South), left side is actual East, which is called South. So answer is actual West.

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