Logical reasoning is one of the important sections in the CLAT exam, as it holds almost 20% weightage in the exam.  In the LR section, you can expect 3-4 questions based on different types of puzzles.

The questions based on this topic seems to be easy, but without the right practice, you can get them wrong. Are you wondering how to solve puzzles for CLAT?

Well, this post shall take you through tips, tricks, strategies to solve puzzles quickly in the upcoming exam.

Tricks to Solve Puzzles For CLAT 2023

Many of you may think that the logical reasoning section is one of the most time-consuming sections. However, you can easily score good marks in this section with a lot of practice.

The following are some of the best logical reasoning preparation tips for CLAT 2023. Following these tips will help you better understand how to solve puzzle related questions.

• The first important thing to remember and follow is to read the given puzzle carefully and understand it. 
• If there is a huge passage, then split it while reading. Understand step by step.
• Keep an eye on statements that given definite information. Pay attention to vital information. 

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Example:

Statement A: X is to the right of Y;  Statement B: X is second to the right of Y. Statement B is definite while statement A is vague. The second statement gives the correct position of X while the first statement doesn't give. 

• You can note down all the information provided in short words so that you don't have to read the statements or passage again.
• You can imagine yourself in the puzzle which helps in a better understanding of the statement. 
• You can draw diagrams or tables to solve the questions. With constant practice, you can get the puzzle-based questions for CLAT correct and score full marks. 

Example:

There are 7 friends, P, Q, R, S, T, V, and W, each of whom likes a particular fruit apple, banana, pear, guava, orange, mango and watermelon. Also, each of them has a favourite city: Mumbai, Pune, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Agra, and cochin.

The preferences of favourite city and fruit may not necessarily be in the same order. Q's favourite city is Chennai and likes mango. The one who likes watermelon also likes Pune. Favourite city of T is Kolkata. R likes Guava and his favourite city is not Mumbai. Favourite city of w is Cochin and he does not like either pear or banana. The favourite fruit of the one who likes Agra is orange. T does not like pear. The favourite city of P is neither Pune nor Agra. S does not like watermelon.

• Who likes apples?
• Which fruit does P like?
• Which is R's favourite city?
• Which is V's favourite city?

P	Q	R	S	T	U	V
Pear	Mango	Guava	Orange	Banana	Watermelon	Apple
Mumbai	Chennai	Delhi	Agra	Kolkata	Pune	Cochin

Answer: 

• W likes Apples
• P likes Pear
• R's favourite city is Delhi
• V's favourite city is Pune

You need to interpret the given statements properly in short notes or table format. 

Points to Remember while Solving Puzzles for CLAT 2023

You must make sure to keep the following points in mind while solving puzzles in the CLAT Entrance Exam.

• Firstly, collect all the information given directly in the passage.
• Try to arrange the information in the tabular format.
• The, identify the negative information given in the passage and mark it in your table according to the given data.
• In some cases, there will be more than one possibility. So, according to the possibilities arrange them in different tables.
• Read each word and sentence carefully, as most of the puzzles are tricky.

Sample Puzzle Based Questions for CLAT 2023

To help you get an idea about the type of puzzle questions asked in the exam, we have provided a few sample questions that are curated form the previous year's CLAT question papers.

Practicing these questions will help enhance your logical skills and perform well in the upcoming exam.

Question 1

Eight persons live on separate floors of an eight-story building. The ground floor is numbered one and the topmost floor is numbered eight. F lives on an odd-numbered floor and G lives above D. E lives immediately above H. G lives immediately above l. Only one person lives between G and D. J lives above K. Only two persons live between K and J. K lives on floor number five.

1. How many persons live between the floors on which H and I live?

• Two
• Three
• Four
• One

2. Who among the following lives on the floor immediately above K?

• F
• D
• I
• H

3. Which of the following statements is true?

• Only one person lives between D and F.
• F lives on the first floor.
• E lives on the topmost floor.
• Only two persons live between G and H.
• K lives immediately above D.

4. Who among the following lives on the second floor?

• H
• G
• D 

5. Who among the following lives between I and F?

• K
• E
• G
• D

Question 2

A building has ten floors numbered 1 to 10 in such a way that the ground floor is numbered 1, the floor above it numbered 2 and so on such that the topmost floor is numbered Ten people named A, B, C, D, E, P, Q, R, T and S are staying on different floors, not necessarily in the same order. There are two people staying between B and P. S is staying on the 1st floor. Three persons are staying between D and R. P is staying on an even-numbered floor. T stays on the eighth floor. C is staying on the floor immediately below T's floor and immediately above R's floor. Q is staying between the floors of E and P.

1. How many people are staying between E and S?

• Two
• Three
• Four
• Five

2. Who is staying on floor no. 9?

• T
• C
• A
• D

3. Who is staying between B and Q?

• P
• E
• Q
• B 

4. If R and A exchange their floors, how many people will be staying between A and Q?

• Two
• One
• Three
• Four

5. The topmost floor is occupied by

• D
• T
• C
• R