The SEBI Grade A 2025 Phase 1 Exam is scheduled to be held on January 10, 2026, and the Reasoning Ability section is one of the most important parts to score well. Among all reasoning topics, Floor Puzzle questions hold great importance as they test your ability to think logically, arrange information correctly, and make accurate conclusions. With the right approach and regular practice, you can easily score full marks in this topic within a few minutes. In this article, we have shared Floor-Based Puzzle Questions for the SEBI Grade A 2025 Exam along with a simple step-by-step strategy to solve them in just 3 to 4 minutes. Candidates can follow these easy techniques to boost their speed and accuracy in the reasoning section.
A Floor-Based Puzzle is a type of logical reasoning question in which several people live on different floors of a building. Candidates are required to determine the correct arrangement of people according to the clues provided.
The building may have:
Your task is to use logical deduction to find who lives on which floor, keeping in mind that the ground floor is the lowest and the top floor is the highest (unless stated otherwise).
Here are the most common variations you must master:
Below are 10 targeted practice problems that mirror what SEBI Grade A often asks. (Detailed solutions follow the link; use them to verify.)
| SEBI Revision Notes | Mock Test 1 |
| SEBI Study Notes | Mock Test 2 |
| Sampoorna – Paper 2 Current Affairs | Mock Test 3 |
| SEBI Notes – Chapterwise Tests | Mock Test 4 |
| SEBI Paper 2 – CA Tests | Mock Test 5 |
The Floor-Based Puzzle is one of the most common and high-scoring topics in the SEBI Grade A 2025 Reasoning section. While these questions can seem time-consuming, you can easily solve them within 3–4 minutes using a structured and logical approach.
Here’s a proven 6-step shortcut strategy to solve any Floor Puzzle quickly and accurately 👇
Quickly draw a neat framework with floors from top to bottom. Example:
| Floor | Person | Variable (if any) |
| 7 | ||
| 6 | ||
| 5 | ||
| 4 | ||
| 3 | ||
| 2 | ||
| 1 |
This visual structure makes it easier to connect and cross-check clues without confusion.
Scan through all statements and identify definite information first.
Examples:
These are fixed placements — mark them first to build a base.
Now move to linked or comparative clues, like:
Represent these clues symbolically for faster linking:
Now try placing them using the fixed data you already have.
Now start merging all clues logically.
This is where most candidates waste time, but the trick is to test and eliminate quickly instead of re-reading every clue multiple times.
Once all clues fit logically, take 30 seconds to verify:
If everything checks out — you’ve solved it correctly!
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