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Welcome to the very fifth edition of Brain Teasers With Ease — a newsletter designed to sharpen your logical thinking while keeping the experience fun and engaging.
This newsletter is split into:
5 Exam-Focused Sections → NMAT, SNAP & CMAT style Logical Reasoning & Verbal Reasoning
3 Fun Brain Sections → Riddles, lateral thinking, Rapid fire boosters
Let’s begin 🚀
SECTION 1 — 🔍 Statement & Conclusion (NMAT/SNAP)
Question 1
Statements:
Some bags are covers.
All covers are packets.
Conclusion I: Some packets are bags
Conclusion II: No bag is a packet
A) Only II follows
B) Either I or II follows
C) Both I and II follows
D) Only I follows
E) Neither I nor II follows
Question 2
Statements: Most financial books are expensive.
Conclusions:
Some non-financial books are expensive.
Some financial books are not expensive.
A) Only conclusion 1 follows
B) Only conclusion 2 follows
C) Either conclusion 1 or conclusion 2 follows
D) Neither conclusion 1 nor conclusion 2 follows
E) Both conclusion 1 and conclusion 2 follow
✅ Answers & Explanations
1️⃣ Bags and Covers overlap partially.
All Covers are inside Packets.
So, the overlapping part of Bags and Covers is also inside Packets.
Therefore:
Some packets are bags → follows
No bag is a packet → does not follow
✅ Answer: D) Only I follows
2️⃣ It is given that most of the financial books are expensive.
From this we can conclude that some financial books are inexpensive too.
So conclusion 2 follows.
But we cannot comment anything on non-financial books.
Hence Option B.
SECTION 2 — 🔢 Number & Pattern Logic
Q1 Find the missing term in the series
Q2 Find the odd man out in the series
11, 22, 44, 88, 166, 352
A) 44
B) 88
C) 166
D) 352
Q3 What should come in place of question mark (?)
Q4 Select the odd one out
A) Pentagon
B) Hexagon
C) Octagon
D) Cylinder
✅ Answers
1️⃣ 40
Moving from left to right, numbers increase by 2, 3, 4 and 5.
2️⃣ Series: 5, 10, 17, 26, 38, 50
Expected pattern:
5 + 5 = 10
10 + 7 = 17
17 + 9 = 26
26 + 11 = 37
37 + 13 = 50
So, 38 should be 37.
✅ Odd man out = 38
3️⃣ 7
Starting with the numbers in the top row, and following straight lines through the centre of the diagram, subtract the middle number from the top number to give the corresponding value on the bottom row.
4️⃣ D) Cylinder
Others are polygons (2D shapes), while cylinder is a 3D object.
SECTION 3 — 🧩 Arrangement Puzzle
1️⃣ Who is sitting to the immediate left of Chandra?
A) Arun
B) Bharath
C) Druv
D) Eman
E) cannot be determined
2️⃣ How many different arrangements are possible from the given information?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
3️⃣ If Bharath is not sitting at any of the extreme ends, then who is sitting three places to the right of Arun?
A) Bharath
B) Chandra
C) Druv
D) Eman
E) cannot be determined
4️⃣ The exact positions of how many people can be determined?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
✅ Solution
From sentences ii) and iv) the following two arrangements are possible:
I. A _ D _ _
II. _ D A
From sentence i) B and C are adjacent, thus E should be present between A and D. Thus, the arrangement becomes
I. A - E - D - B/C - C/B
II. B/C - C/A - D - E - A
But from sentence iii) C is sitting to the right of E. Therefore only arrangement I is possible.
Thus, the possible arrangements are:
1️⃣E
A - E - D - B - C and A - E - D - C - B
We can see that 2 combinations are possible in which different person is sitting on the left of C. Thus, the answer cannot be determined.
2️⃣B
A - E - D - B - C and A - E - D - C - B.
Therefore a total of two arrangements are possible.
3️⃣A
A - E - D - B - C and A - E - D - C - B
Thus, if Bharath is not sitting at the extreme end, then Bharath is the third to the right of Arun.
4️⃣ C
A - E - D - B - C and A - E - D - C - B
The exact positions of Arun, Eman and Druv can be determined. Thus, C is the right choice.
SECTION 4 — 🧠 Logical Reasoning
1️⃣ Kiran is allergic to lactose, so he rejected the milkshake offered by Priya though it was tasty. Which of the statements can be inferred from the above statement?
A) Milkshakes are not healthy
B) Priya is not good in making milkshakes
C) Milkshakes usually contain lactose
D) Kiran don’t like milkshakes
E) None of these
2️⃣ Anwar is a relative of both Biswajeet and Chitti. Chitti is Donna's daughter. Also Donna is Biswajeet’s sister. Anupama is Biswajeet’s sister. What is Chitti’s relationship to Anupama?
A) Cousin
B) Niece
C) Aunt
D) Sister
E) Mother
✅ Solution
1️⃣ In the statement, it is given that the reason why Kiran rejected milkshake is he is allergic to lactose. This implies milkshake contains lactose.
So, the correct option to choose is C.
2️⃣ Chitti is Donna’s daughter. Since Donna is Biswajeet’s sister, Chitti is Biswajeet’s niece. Anupama is Biswajeet’s sister. So, Chitti is the niece of Anupama as well.
So, the correct option to choose is B
SECTION 5 — 🎭 Lateral Thinking Challenge
A doctor gave you three pills and told you to take one every half hour.
How long would the pills last?
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✅ Answer
1 hour.
First pill → now
Second pill → after 30 minutes
Third pill → after another 30 minutes
SECTION 6 — 🤔 Everyday Riddles
Riddle 1
What has a neck but no head?
A) Bottle
B) Shirt
C) Tree
D) Snake
✅ Answer: A) Bottle
Riddle 2
What runs but never walks?
✅ Answer: Water
SECTION 7 — 👀 Verbal Reasoning
Summarize the paragraph
The art of “not” reading is highly important. This consists in not taking a book into one's hand merely because it is interesting the great public at the time - such as political or religious pamphlets, novels, poetry, and the like, which make a noise and reach perhaps several editions in their first and last years of existence. Remember rather that the man who writes for fools always finds a large public; and only read for a limited and definite time exclusively the works of great minds, those who surpass other men of all times and countries, and whom the voice of fame points to as such. These alone really educate and instruct.
A) The more popular a book is, the less is the value of its instructions
B) The cult of popularity is damaging literature as people are buying books on basis of popularity and not on the basis of quality
C) Read books that have been written by great minds and not those that are in vogue and are currently popular among the masses
D) One should learn to say no to books as all knowledge is neither necessary nor useful
E) One should not say no to books as all knowledge is necessary and useful
✅ Answer
The point of the paragraph is that one should not read books just because they are popular - a lot of poor works get attention for a year or so and can be immensely popular among fools. Hence, C is the most appropriate option.
SECTION 8 — ⚡ Rapid Fire Brain Boosters
1. What begins with T, ends with T, and has T inside it?
✅ Teapot
2. What can you catch but never throw?
✅ A cold
3. What belongs to you but is used more by others?
✅ Your name
That’s a wrap for today’s edition of Brain Teasers With Ease! 🧠✨
Keep challenging your mind, because every puzzle sharpens your thinking a little more. Whether you solved them all or got stuck halfway, what matters most is that you tried.
See you in the next edition with more riddles, logical twists, and brain-bending challenges!
Until then — stay curious, stay sharp. 🚀