Puzzles Questions for CAT with Solutions PDF

Directions for questions 1 to 4: Solve the questions based on the data given below.

The family of Chandra Kishan and his wife Meera consists of three generations and thirteen members. Six out of these thirteen members of the family are female members. Some of the children of Chandra Kishan are married while none of his grandchildren are married.

Meera has a daughter-in-law named Amia and two sons-in-law named Buttler.

Ramakrishna’s brother is Devesh, who has two nephews and two nieces, one of them named Maya.

Priyanka, Devesh’s sister, has two children.

Amia, the sister-in-law of Devesh has four nephews and nieces.

Manohar, who is married to Geeta in the family, has a daughter named Indira and a son.

Joy has a sister and two cousins, Akash and Indira.

1. Akash is the son of ______.

(a) Geeta

(b) Ramakrishna

(c) Devesh

(d) Priyanka

2. Maya is the niece of ______.

(a) Priyanka

(b) Buttler

(c) Ramakrishna

(d) Meera

3. Which of the following pairs is a brother and sisters?

(a) Manohar and Amia

(b) Devesh and Geeta

(c) Joy and Indira

(d) Buttler and Priyanka

4. Which amongst the following is false?

(a) Priyanka is Meera’s child

(b) Joy is Geeta’s child

(c) Akash is Ramakrishna’s nephew

(d) Geeta has less than two nephews

Directions for questions 5 to 8: Solve the questions based on the data given below.

There are ten members in a department and their names are Kamal, Lalman, Manish, Nishant, Praveen, Qadir, Raman, Sanjay, Umang and Waqar. There is a proposal to form a team from amongst the members of the department and it is subject to the following conditions:

(i) A team must include exactly one among Praveen, Raman and Sanjay.

(ii) A team must include either Manish or Qadir

(iii) If Kamal forms part of the team, then Lalman forms part of the team and vice-versa.

(iv) If one of the individuals from Sanjay, Umang and Waqar is included in the team, then both the others should also be included.

(v) Nishant and Lalman cannot form part of the same team. Similarly, Umang and Lalman cannot form part of the same team.

(vi) Size of a team is the number of individuals forming the team.

5. What could be the size of the team having Kamal as a member?

(a) 2 or 3

(b) 2 or 4

(c) 3 or 4

(d) Only 4

6. In how many different ways can a team be constituted to have Nishant as its member?

(a) 2

(b) 3

(c) 4

(d) 6

7. What would be the size of the largest possible team?

(a) 8

(b) 7

(c) 6

(d) 5

8. Which of the following can be the member of the team of size 5?

(a) Kamal

(b) Lalman

(c) Manish

(d) Praveen

CAT LR puzzles are usually around various arrangements and tournaments. Candidates preparing for the CAT 2026 exam must focus on the following topics to crack the LR section of the exam.

• Arrangements
• Matrix
• Distribution
• Games and Tournaments
• Truth and Lies Puzzles
• Routes and Networks

LR puzzles are mostly asked in sets. Check the below table for the number of LR questions asked in the last few years in CAT exam.

CAT Exam Year	Number of LR Questions
CAT  2020	16
CAT 2021	12
CAT 2022	8
CAT 2023	10
CAT 2024	9
CAT 2025	13

 

CAT Logical Reasoning Puzzles are all about observation and practice. The preparation strategy for this section will be complete coverage of topics through practicing sample questions. Here are a few key tips for CAT LR Puzzles preparation.

• Go through previous years’ CAT LR questions to check the type of questions asked.
• Practice a minimum of 2-3 LR Puzzles sets on a daily basis throughout CAT 2026 preparation journey
• While practicing the question observe patterns and structures. Sometimes the answers are hidden with the questions
• Focus on absolute clues and start drawing inference from then onwards. Us the method of elimination to zero-in on the correct answer option
• You are not required to solve all the questions in a given LR set. If you find any question tough, leave it. Don’t risk negative marking.

Note: For detailed guidance on CAT Logical Reasoning Puzzles preparation download the PDF guide shared above.