Multi-Layer Puzzles - Beginner-Intermediate Level: integrated reasoning BEGINNER-INTERMEDIATE

Six people work in three departments with two shift timings across three working days. Each person may work multiple days but only one shift per day. Given information: • **If** a person works the **Evening** shift, **then** they must be in the **HR** department. • Neha works Evening (Evening) shift in Marketing (Marketing) on Wednesday. • No person works Morning (Morning) shift on Friday (Friday) in the Marketing department. • Priya works in HR on Wednesday. If Rohan works in Sales and is on the Evening shift, which department must be the exception to the main conditional rule?

Three project teams are working on multiple projects across four phases and four months. Each phase must be completed before the next begins. Given information: • Project Alpha: Planning phase by Team 1 in January, Development by Team 1 in February • Project Alpha: Testing phase in March, Deployment in April • Team 2 handles Testing and Deployment phases of Project Alpha • Project Beta: Planning in January by Team 2, Development in February • Team 3 handles Development and Testing of Project Beta • Project Beta Deployment is in April by Team 1 Which team handles the Testing phase of Project Beta?

Five boxes (A, B, C, D, E) are stacked vertically (Position 1 is bottom, 5 is top). Each box is painted a different color from: Blue, Red, White, Yellow, Green. Given information: • Box A is at the bottom (Position 1). • The Green box is at the top (Position 5). • Box C is immediately above Box B. • The box at Position 3 is White. • Box B is not White. What color is Box C?

Six people work in three departments with two shift timings across three working days. Each person may work multiple days but only one shift per day. Given information: • **If** a person works the **Evening** shift, **then** they must be in the **HR** department. • Neha works Evening (Evening) shift in Marketing (Marketing) on Wednesday. • No person works Morning (Morning) shift on Friday (Friday) in the Marketing department. • Priya works in HR on Wednesday. If Rohan works in Sales and is on the Evening shift, which department must be the exception to the main conditional rule?

Four people move between four zones (A, B, C, D) during three time slots. Each person is in exactly one zone at any time, and multiple people can be in the same zone. Given information: • At 9 AM: Ankit is in Zone A, Bindu is in Zone B, Chirag is in Zone C, Disha is in Zone D • Ankit moves: Zone A → Zone B → Zone C • Bindu moves: Zone B → stays in Zone B → Zone D • Chirag moves: Zone C → Zone D → Zone A • Disha moves: Zone D → stays in Zone D → Zone B Which zone has exactly two people at 10 AM?

Five individuals must be matched to their Car, Pet, and City of residence. No two individuals share any of these attributes. Given information: • **Either** the person with the **Cat** lives in **NY**, **OR** the person with the **Dog** drives a **Hatchback**. • The person in **LA** does not own a **Snake** and does not drive a **SUV**. • If a person drives a **Van**, their city is not **Boston**. • **Carl** is the one who owns the **Snake**. • The person who drives a **Truck** is **Evan**, who is also the one from **Miami**. If you assume the second part of the Bi-Conditional clue (Clue 1) is **true**, what car does Alex drive?

Four people move between four zones (A, B, C, D) during three time slots. Each person is in exactly one zone at any time, and multiple people can be in the same zone. Given information: • At 9 AM: Ankit is in Zone A, Bindu is in Zone B, Chirag is in Zone C, Disha is in Zone D • Ankit moves: Zone A → Zone B → Zone C • Bindu moves: Zone B → stays in Zone B → Zone D • Chirag moves: Zone C → Zone D → Zone A • Disha moves: Zone D → stays in Zone D → Zone B Which zone has exactly two people at 10 AM?

Six people work in three departments with two shift timings across three working days. Each person may work multiple days but only one shift per day. Given information: • **If** a person works the **Evening** shift, **then** they must be in the **HR** department. • Neha works Evening (Evening) shift in Marketing (Marketing) on Wednesday. • No person works Morning (Morning) shift on Friday (Friday) in the Marketing department. • Priya works in HR on Wednesday. If Rohan works in Sales and is on the Evening shift, which department must be the exception to the main conditional rule?

Six items (P, Q, R, S, T, U) are arranged in a 2×3 grid (2 rows, 3 columns). Each has a unique color and associated number. Colors: Red, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange, Purple Numbers: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 Given information: • Item U is at position (1,1) with number 6. • The item at (2,2) has number 12. • The item at (2,2) is Green colored. • The item with number 8 is in the same column as the Green item. • No item in Row 1 is Orange. What item is in Row 2, Column 2?

Six items (P, Q, R, S, T, U) are arranged in a 2×3 grid (2 rows, 3 columns). Each has a unique color and associated number. Colors: Red, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange, Purple Numbers: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 Given information: • Item U is at position (1,1) with number 4. • The item at (2,2) has number 12. • The item at (2,2) is Purple colored. • The item with number 8 is in the same column as the Purple item. • No item in Row 1 is Red. What item is in Row 2, Column 2?

Three project teams are working on multiple projects across four phases and four months. Each phase must be completed before the next begins. Given information: • Project Alpha: Planning phase by Team 1 in January, Development by Team 1 in February • Project Alpha: Testing phase in March, Deployment in April • Team 2 handles Testing and Deployment phases of Project Alpha • Project Beta: Planning in January by Team 2, Development in February • Team 3 handles Development and Testing of Project Beta • Project Beta Deployment is in April by Team 1 Which team handles the Testing phase of Project Beta?

Five security guards work in rotating shifts across three days. Each guard works one shift per day, and each shift has exactly one guard. Given information: • On Monday: Meera works Morning, Karan works Afternoon, Neha works Evening • Each person's shift rotates one position forward each day (Morning → Afternoon → Evening → Night → Graveyard → Morning) • Ajay worked Night on Monday • Sunil worked Graveyard on Monday What shift does Neha work on Tuesday?

Five security guards work in rotating shifts across three days. Each guard works one shift per day, and each shift has exactly one guard. Given information: • On Monday: Meera works Morning, Ajay works Afternoon, Neha works Evening • Each person's shift rotates one position forward each day (Morning → Afternoon → Evening → Night → Graveyard → Morning) • Karan worked Night on Monday • Sunil worked Graveyard on Monday What shift does Neha work on Tuesday?

Six people live in three different buildings (Tower A, B, C). Each building has 2 floors. Each person has a different profession. Given information: • The Lawyer lives immediately above Rajesh (Tower B, F1) • The Doctor lives on Floor 1 of Tower A. • Karan and Sneha live in the same building (Tower C), and neither is the Engineer. • Priya lives in Tower B, but is not the Architect. • Neha lives on Floor 2 of Tower A. What is Neha's profession?

Five boxes (A, B, C, D, E) are stacked vertically (Position 1 is bottom, 5 is top). Each box is painted a different color from: Yellow, Blue, Green, Red, White. Given information: • Box A is at the bottom (Position 1). • The White box is at the top (Position 5). • Box C is immediately above Box B. • The box at Position 3 is Green. • Box C is not Red. What color is Box B?

Five individuals must be matched to their Car, Pet, and City of residence. No two individuals share any of these attributes. Given information: • **Either** the person with the **Bird** lives in **Boston**, **OR** the person with the **Cat** drives a **Sedan**. • The person in **NY** does not own a **Fish** and does not drive a **Truck**. • If a person drives a **Van**, their city is not **Miami**. • **Carl** is the one who owns the **Fish**. • The person who drives a **SUV** is **Evan**, who is also the one from **Chicago**. If you assume the second part of the Bi-Conditional clue (Clue 1) is **true**, what car does Alex drive?

Five security guards work in rotating shifts across three days. Each guard works one shift per day, and each shift has exactly one guard. Given information: • On Monday: Meera works Morning, Karan works Afternoon, Ajay works Evening • Each person's shift rotates one position forward each day (Morning → Afternoon → Evening → Night → Graveyard → Morning) • Sunil worked Night on Monday • Neha worked Graveyard on Monday What shift does Ajay work on Tuesday?

Six people live in three different buildings (Tower A, B, C). Each building has 2 floors. Each person has a different profession. Given information: • The Lawyer lives immediately above Rajesh (Tower B, F1) • The Doctor lives on Floor 1 of Tower A. • Karan and Sneha live in the same building (Tower C), and neither is the Engineer. • Priya lives in Tower B, but is not the Architect. • Neha lives on Floor 2 of Tower A. What is Neha's profession?

Six items (P, Q, R, S, T, U) are arranged in a 2×3 grid (2 rows, 3 columns). Each has a unique color and associated number. Colors: Red, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange, Purple Numbers: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 Given information: • Item R is at position (1,1) with number 6. • The item at (2,2) has number 12. • The item at (2,2) is Orange colored. • The item with number 8 is in the same column as the Orange item. • No item in Row 1 is Green. What item is in Row 2, Column 2?

Eight people work in a company with hierarchical structure across four departments. Each department has a Director, Manager, and Executive (only two departments have complete teams). Given information: • Aditya is the Director of Sales department • Bhavna reports to Aditya and is a Manager • Chetan is an Executive in the Sales department • Deepika is the Director of Marketing department, working at the same level as Aditya • Eshan is one level below Deepika in the same department • The Executive in Marketing department reports to Eshan • Falguni is in the Marketing department What is Eshan's designation?