{"id":174513,"date":"2025-09-12T12:43:41","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T07:13:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.practicemock.com\/blog\/?p=174513"},"modified":"2025-11-25T18:44:20","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T13:14:20","slug":"puzzle-question-types-with-example-for-lic-aao","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.practicemock.com\/blog\/puzzle-question-types-with-example-for-lic-aao\/","title":{"rendered":"Puzzle Question Types with Example for LIC AAO"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

<\/p>\n\n\n

Home<\/a><\/span> \u00bb LIC AAO<\/a><\/span> \u00bb Puzzle Question Types with Example for LIC AAO<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When preparing for the LIC AAO exam, the Reasoning Ability section<\/a> is one of the most crucial areas to focus on. Among all reasoning topics, puzzles hold a significant weightage and can make or break your performance. Candidates who are comfortable with puzzles<\/a> often find it easier to score high in the reasoning section. However, without proper practice and understanding of puzzle types, it can also become time-consuming. This blog will guide you through the major puzzle types asked in LIC AAO, explain how to approach them, and provide a solved example for better clarity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n
Take LIC AAO 2025 Free Mock Test<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Importance of Puzzles in LIC AAO Exam<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In the LIC AAO Prelims Reasoning Section, puzzles carry a weight of around 10 to 15 marks. Since prelims have only 35 questions in reasoning, these marks can be a score booster. In the Mains exam Reasoning section, puzzles and seating arrangements together form the backbone of the paper. The examiner checks your ability to think logically, maintain accuracy, and manage time through puzzle-based questions. Thus, mastering this topic is not optional but mandatory for every aspirant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n

\n
\"banking<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most Asked Puzzle Types in LIC AAO Exam<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Based on the Previous Year’s Exam questions,<\/a> puzzles in the LIC AAO exam come in various forms, each testing a different logical skill. The most frequently asked types include arrangement puzzles, where candidates arrange people or objects in a row or in a circle. Other common types are floor-based puzzles, where residents live on different floors, and scheduling puzzles, where events or people are arranged across days, weeks, or months. Additionally, order and ranking-based puzzles test relative relationships like age, height, or marks. Along with these, grid matrix-based puzzles and shelf-based puzzles are asked in exams. Practicing all these variations of puzzles is essential to scoring well in the exam. Let\u2019s discuss the major types of puzzles below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Box-based puzzle <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A box-based puzzle is a logic puzzle where several boxes (or positions) each hide a unique item (or have unique attributes). You’re given a set of clues about which box contains which item (or weight, color, label, etc.). Using elimination, deduction, and chaining of clues you fill a grid (or table) to find the unique placement for every box.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Typical solving techniques: make a table (boxes vs. attributes), mark possibilities and impossibilities, use direct clues first, then use relative\/conditional clues (A is before\/after B, heavier\/lighter than, not\/only, either\/or), and chain deductions until each slot is fixed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Solved example (step-by-step)<\/strong>
<\/strong>There are four boxes labelled A, B, C and D. Each contains exactly one coin: a Penny, a Nickel, a Dime or a Quarter. From the clues below, find which coin is in each box.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clues:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \n
  1. The Dime is in a box whose label comes after<\/em> the box containing the Penny (i.e., Dime\u2019s box is later alphabetically than Penny\u2019s).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. The Nickel is in box B.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. The Quarter is not in box D.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. The Penny is not in box C.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Box A does not contain the Dime.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Step-by-step approach<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \n
    1. From clue 2 we immediately place Nickel \u2192 B. (Fixed)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. From clue 4, Penny \u2260 C. From clue 5, Dime \u2260 A.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Clue 1 says Dime\u2019s box index > Penny\u2019s box index (alphabetical order A=1, B=2, C=3, D=4). That means the Penny must be in a box earlier than the Dime.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Since Nickel is in B, Penny cannot be B. Penny also cannot be C (clue 4). So Penny must be in A<\/strong> or D<\/strong>.\n