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Puzzle is an important topic in the Reasoning section for bank PO exams. Candidates preparing for bank exams come across various types of puzzles such as Floor Arrangement, Box Arrangement, Scheduling Puzzle, Direction Sense Puzzle etc. Year Based Puzzles are also an important type. Here we have added the Year Based Puzzle for Bank PO exams as per the latest examination pattern. In the Reasoning section, puzzles play the major role in prelims as well as the mains examination. Candidates should make themselves prepared to solve all types of puzzles. For the prelims examination, the difficulty level will be easy-moderate for bank PO exams. For the mains exams, the difficulty level will vary from moderate-difficult level.Solving puzzles easily requires a good start. Candidates should pick the correct statement for starting the puzzle. Picking the right hint requires proper practice with good analytical skills. Ensure your success in the examination by solving enough puzzles during preparation. Y ear Based Puzzle For Bank PO deals with persons and years of experience or date of birth or some fact related to them based on Year. Utilize these Year Based Puzzles provided with detailed explanations provided with shortcuts and tips. Thoroughly analyse the solutions provided and ace the reasoning section by scoring good scores in puzzles. Solve these Year Based Puzzle For Bank PO provided here and improve your speed and accuracy in solving puzzle questions.

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Direction (1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the below questions.

Seven persons born in different years and they like different colours such as Brown, Blue, Orange, Lavender, Violet, Grey and Purple but not in the same order. The persons born years are 1985, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1997, 2001 and 2003. All the people’s ages are calculated through 2019.

D was born in an even-numbered year. Two persons born between G and C. G likes Lavender and G’s age in odd number. F was younger than D. C was older than A but younger than E. B was older than G and does not like Orange. The difference between E and D’s Age is one less than the age difference between F and A. Both F and A were younger than E and D. One who likes brown is older than lavender but younger than violet. Two persons born between the one who likes grey and the one who likes orange. The person who likes grey born in an even-numbered year. The person who likes purple is younger than D but older than one who likes blue colour.

1) How many persons born between the one who likes brown and the one who born in 2003?

A.3

B.4

C.5

D.6

E.None of these

2) Who was born in 1990?

A.D

B.F

C.G

D.C

E.None of these

3) Which colour does the youngest person of the group likes?

A.Brown

B.Lavender

C.Purple

D.Orange

E.None of these

4) Who was the oldest person in the group?

A.E

B.G

C.D

D.C

E.None of these

5) In the given following which one does not belongs to the group?

A.B

B.C

C.F

D.G

E.A

Direction (6-10): Study the following information carefully and answer the below questions.

Eight persons H, I, J, K, L, M, N and O are born in different years are 1973, 1982, 1985, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996 and 2000 but not necessarily in the same order. Each person likes different colour. The age of the persons is calculated based on 2020.

N’s age was in an odd number and like White. Two persons are born between one who likes pink and H. Three persons are born between the persons who like blue and orange. One who like pink born in an even-numbered year and born immediately before or after N. H was born after N. Persons born after H is the same as persons born before L. N was not born in 1991. K is born after J. Two persons are born between L and K who likes brown. The number of persons born between N and K is the same as between H and J who likes yellow. O is older than M but younger than I. M likes neither blue nor black. H doesn’t like green.

6) How many persons are born between I and the one who like brown?

A.3

B.4

C.2

D.5

E.None of these

7) How many persons are born between H and M?

A.2

B.4

C.3

D.1

E.None of these

8) Whose age was 29?

A.K

B.J

C.O

D.L

E.None of these

9) Persons born between O and N is as same as between I and _____?

A.One who like blue

B.One who like black

C.One who like green

D.One who like brown

E.None of these

10) Find the odd one out of the given options?

A.J

B.N

C.H

D.K

E.L

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Answers :

Directions (1-5) :

Two persons born between G and C in the given years. G likes Lavender and G’s age in odd number. C was older than A but younger than E.

D was born in an even-numbered year. The difference between E and D’s Age is one less than the age difference between F and A. Both F and A were younger than E and D.

B was older than G and does not like Orange. The person who likes grey born in an even-numbered year. Two persons born between the one who likes grey and the one who likes orange. The person who likes purple is younger than D but older than one who likes blue colour. One who likes brown is older than lavender but younger than violet. F was younger than D.

1) Answer: B

2) Answer: C

3) Answer: D

4) Answer: E

5) Answer: D

Directions (6-10) :

N’s age was in an odd number and like White. N was not born in 1991. One who like pink born in an even-numbered year and born immediately before or after N. H was born after N.Two persons are born between one who likes pink and H.

Persons born after H is the same as persons born before L.Two persons born between L and K who like brown. The number of persons born between N and K is the same as between H and J who likes yellow. O is older than M but younger than I.K born after J.

M likes neither blue nor black. H doesn’t like green. Three persons born between the persons who like blue and orange.

6) Answer: B

7) Answer: A

8) Answer: D

9) Answer: B

10) Answer: D

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Direction (11-15): Answer the questions based on the information given below.

Seven persons D, E, F, G, H, I, and J are born on the same date and same month of different years viz. 1978, 1981, 1984, 1988, 1991, 1996, and 1997. They all are from different cities i.e. Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai, Guwahati, Kochi, Delhi, Jaipur. The calculation of their age is based on the year 2019. All the information is not necessarily in the same order.

Two persons are born between H and the one whose age is multiple of 7. The one who is from Mumbai was born immediately before H. The number of persons born before the one who is from Mumbai is as same as the number of persons born after D, who is from Chennai. F was born immediately before I, whose age is more than 30. G was neither born in an even-numbered year nor from Mumbai. Two persons are born between the one who is from Kolkata and J, who is from Delhi. The one who is from Kolkata is not the eldest among them. I is from neither Jaipur nor Kochi. At least three persons are born between H and the one who is from Jaipur.

11) Who among the following person is from Kolkata?

A.F

B.E

C.G

D.D

E.None of these

12) How many persons are born between H and the one who is from Chennai?

A.Four

B.Two

C.No one

D.Three

E. Five

13) Which of the following person born three years before the one who is from Kochi?

A.The one who was born in 1984

B.J

C.No one

D.H

E.None of these

14) Who among the following person born in the leap year?

A.The one who is from Mumbai

B.The one who is from Chennai

C.The one who is from Kolkata

D.The one who is from Jaipur

E.None of these

15) Which among the following doesn’t form a group?

A.1981 – Guwahati

B.1988 – Delhi

C.1996 – Kochi

D.1978 – Mumbai

E.1997 – Kolkata

Direction (16-20): Answer the questions based on the information given below.

Eight persons S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, and Z were born on the same date and same month of different years viz. 1948, 1953, 1956, 1959, 1964, 1966, 1972, and 1981 but not necessarily in the same order. The calculation of their age is based on the current year 2020.

Two persons were born between the one who was born in an odd-numbered year and the one who was born immediately before T. The number of persons born before T is as same as the number of persons born after Z. The difference between the ages of S and Y is 5. Three persons were born between Y and X, who was not the youngest. U was not born in an odd-numbered year and was born after V. W was not born immediately after U.

16) Who was born in the year 1956?

A.T

B.V

C.Z

D.U

E.None of these

17) What is the age difference between X and U?

A.24

B.8

C.18

D.33

E.None of these

18) Z was born in which year?

A.1948

B.1956

C.1966

D.1972

E.None of these

19) Which of the following pair of person’s name and birth year doesn’t form a group?

A.Y – 1964

B.T – 1953

C.W – 1981

D.S – 1956

E.U – 1966

20) What is the sum of the ages of V and U?

A.115

B.118

C.109

D.121

E.None of these

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Answers :

Directions (11-15) :

Two persons are born between H and the one whose age is multiple of 7.
The one who is from Mumbai was born immediately before H.
The number of persons born before the one who is from Mumbai is as same as the number of persons born after D, who is from Chennai.
F was born immediately before I, whose age is more than 30.
G was neither born in an even-numbered year nor from Mumbai.
Two persons are born between the one who is from Kolkata and J, who is from Delhi.
The one who is from Kolkata is not the eldest among them.
I is from neither Jaipur nor Kochi.
At least three persons are born between H and the one who is from Jaipur.

So, the final arrangement becomes:

11) Answer: C

12) Answer: B

13) Answer: C

14) Answer: B

15) Answer: D

Directions (16-20) :

Two persons were born between the one who was born in an odd-numbered year and the one who was born immediately before T.
The number of persons born before T is the same as the number of persons born after Z.

The difference between the ages of S and Y is 5. By this condition, One more case is added.
Three persons were born between Y and X, who was not the youngest. By this condition, case 3 gets eliminated.
U was not born in an odd-numbered year and was born after V.