Multi-Layer Puzzles Worksheet 28 - Expert Level (mixed layer puzzles) | 20 Questions

Question 1

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?

Step-by-step Solution (Requires 3 Parallel Layering Grids):

1. Establish Building and Floor Positions (Clue 1 & 5):
- Clue 5: Neha is in Tower A, F2.
- Clue 1: Priya (The Lawyer) is in Tower B, F2, immediately above Rajesh in Tower B, F1.

2. Departmental Grouping (Clue 3):
- Karan and Sneha are in Tower C.
- By elimination, the remaining person is Amit, who must be in Tower A.

3. Profession Mapping (Clue 2 & 3):
- Clue 2: Amit (Tower A, F1) is the Doctor.
- Clue 3: Karan and Sneha (Tower C) are NOT the Engineer.
- Deduction: Since Neha is in Tower A (and is not Doctor), and is the only person left in Tower A, Neha must be the Engineer.

Answer: Engineer

vertical-layering, multi-building, inter-building, deductive-3-layer

Question 2

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?

Step-by-step Solution (Requires 3 Parallel Layering Grids):

1. Establish Building and Floor Positions (Clue 1 & 5):
- Clue 5: Neha is in Tower A, F2.
- Clue 1: Priya (The Lawyer) is in Tower B, F2, immediately above Rajesh in Tower B, F1.

2. Departmental Grouping (Clue 3):
- Karan and Sneha are in Tower C.
- By elimination, the remaining person is Amit, who must be in Tower A.

3. Profession Mapping (Clue 2 & 3):
- Clue 2: Amit (Tower A, F1) is the Doctor.
- Clue 3: Karan and Sneha (Tower C) are NOT the Engineer.
- Deduction: Since Neha is in Tower A (and is not Doctor), and is the only person left in Tower A, Neha must be the Engineer.

Answer: Engineer

vertical-layering, multi-building, inter-building, deductive-3-layer

Question 3

Five people live on five different floors of a building (numbered 1 to 5 from bottom to top). Each person likes a different color. Given information: • Rohan lives on floor 3. • The person who likes Yellow lives 3 floors away from Priya. • Priya does not like Blue and is not on a floor adjacent to Sneha. • The person who likes Green lives immediately below Rohan. Who lives on floor 4?

Step-by-step Solution (Requires Deduction Grid):

1. Establish Knowns and Direct Assignments:
- Clue 1: Rohan is on Floor 3 (Floor 3).
- Clue 4: The person liking Green (Color X) is on the floor immediately below Rohan. Since Rohan is on Floor 3, the person liking Color X must be on Floor 2.
- This means the person on Floor 3 is Rohan, and the person on Floor 2 is the one liking Green.

2. Resolve Relative Positional Clues (Clue 2):
- Priya is on Floor 1.
- The person liking Yellow is on Floor 4 (3 floors away from Priya). This helps place the color Yellow on Floor 4.

3. Apply Exclusionary Clue (Clue 3):
- Priya is on Floor 1. We know their color is NOT Blue (the color on Floor 5). This helps narrow down the color possibilities for Floor 1.
- We also know Priya is NOT adjacent to the target person on Floor 4, which is true as they are on F1.

4. Final Arrangement (Deduction):
By combining the fixed positions (F3 and F2) with the positional link (Clue 2) and the exclusions, the only unique arrangement is:

| Floor | Person | Color |
| :---: | :---: | :---: |
| 5 | Amit | Blue |
| 4 | Sneha | Yellow |
| 3 | Rohan | Red |
| 2 | Vikram | Green |
| 1 | Priya | White |

Answer: Sneha

vertical-layering, floor-puzzle, deductive-2-layer

Question 4

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?

Step-by-step Solution:

Layer 1: Department Assignment
- Sales: Aditya, Bhavna, Chetan
- Marketing: Deepika, Eshan, Falguni

Layer 2: Hierarchical Level
Three levels in each department:
1. Director (Top)
2. Manager (Middle)
3. Executive (Bottom)

Layer 3: Reporting Structure

Sales Department:
- Director: Aditya
- Manager: Bhavna (reports to Aditya)
- Executive: Chetan (reports to Bhavna)

Marketing Department:
- Director: Deepika (same level as Aditya)
- One level below Director: Manager level
- Eshan is one level below Deepika
- Falguni reports to Eshan (so Falguni is Executive)

Cross-Layer Integration:
Eshan is one level below Director Deepika in Marketing.
The level below Director is Manager.

Answer: Manager

categorical-layering, hierarchy, organizational, reporting

Question 5

Five runners are racing on three parallel tracks. Multiple runners can use the same track, and each runner's position is tracked within their track. Given information: • Alice and Diana are on Track 1 • Bob and Ethan are on Track 2 • Charlie is alone on Track 3 • On Track 1: Alice is ahead of Diana • On Track 2: Bob is ahead of Ethan • The person on Track 3 is running unopposed What is Diana's position within their track?

Step-by-step Solution:

Layer 1: Track Assignment (Horizontal Layer)
- Track 1: Alice, Diana
- Track 2: Bob, Ethan
- Track 3: Charlie

Layer 2: Position within Track (Competitive Layer)

Track 1 Rankings:
- Alice is ahead of Diana
- Therefore: Alice = 1st, Diana = 2nd

Track 2 Rankings:
- Bob is ahead of Ethan
- Therefore: Bob = 1st, Ethan = 2nd

Track 3 Rankings:
- Charlie = 1st (unopposed)

Cross-Track Analysis:
Diana is on Track 1 and is behind Alice.
Within Track 1, Diana is in 2nd position.

Answer: 2nd

horizontal-layering, parallel-tracks, comparative-position

Question 6

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: Neha works Morning, Meera works Afternoon, Ajay 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 Ajay work on Tuesday?

Step-by-step Solution:

Layer 1: Day-wise Schedule
Creating a temporal matrix across three days.

Layer 2: Shift Assignment
Initial assignments on Monday:
- Neha → Morning
- Meera → Afternoon
- Ajay → Evening
- Karan → Night
- Sunil → Graveyard

Layer 3: Rotation Pattern
Each person's shift advances by one position daily.

Day 2 (Tuesday) Calculation:
Ajay started with Evening on Monday.
After one rotation: Evening → Night

Answer: Night

temporal-layering, shift-rotation, time-slots

Question 7

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?

Step-by-step Solution (Requires Rule Exception Analysis):

1. Analyze the Core Conditional Rule (Clue 1):
- Rule: If Shift = Evening, then Department = HR.
- This implies: Any non-HR department cannot have an Evening shift worker.

2. Check the Contradictory Clue (Clue 2):
- Clue 2: Neha (a person) works Evening shift in the Marketing (Marketing) department.

3. Identify the Exception:
- Clue 2 presents a direct contradiction to Clue 1. Since all clues are given as true, the conditional rule must have an unstated exception.
- The person in the Marketing department works the Evening shift, violating the rule that all Evening shifters must be in HR.
- Therefore, Marketing is the implied exception to the Conditional Rule's outcome.

Answer: Marketing

conditional, complex-rules, if-then-exception

Question 8

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: Neha works Morning, Meera works Afternoon, Karan 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 Karan work on Tuesday?

Step-by-step Solution:

Layer 1: Day-wise Schedule
Creating a temporal matrix across three days.

Layer 2: Shift Assignment
Initial assignments on Monday:
- Neha → Morning
- Meera → Afternoon
- Karan → Evening
- Ajay → Night
- Sunil → Graveyard

Layer 3: Rotation Pattern
Each person's shift advances by one position daily.

Day 2 (Tuesday) Calculation:
Karan started with Evening on Monday.
After one rotation: Evening → Night

Answer: Night

temporal-layering, shift-rotation, time-slots

Question 9

Five runners are racing on three parallel tracks. Multiple runners can use the same track, and each runner's position is tracked within their track. Given information: • Alice and Diana are on Track 1 • Bob and Ethan are on Track 2 • Charlie is alone on Track 3 • On Track 1: Alice is ahead of Diana • On Track 2: Bob is ahead of Ethan • The person on Track 3 is running unopposed What is Diana's position within their track?

Step-by-step Solution:

Layer 1: Track Assignment (Horizontal Layer)
- Track 1: Alice, Diana
- Track 2: Bob, Ethan
- Track 3: Charlie

Layer 2: Position within Track (Competitive Layer)

Track 1 Rankings:
- Alice is ahead of Diana
- Therefore: Alice = 1st, Diana = 2nd

Track 2 Rankings:
- Bob is ahead of Ethan
- Therefore: Bob = 1st, Ethan = 2nd

Track 3 Rankings:
- Charlie = 1st (unopposed)

Cross-Track Analysis:
Diana is on Track 1 and is behind Alice.
Within Track 1, Diana is in 2nd position.

Answer: 2nd

horizontal-layering, parallel-tracks, comparative-position

Question 10

Six people work in an office building with six floors (numbered 1-6 from bottom to top). Each works in a different department and has a different designation. Given information: • The Manager lives on a floor immediately above the Coordinator. • The person in IT does not work on an even-numbered floor. • Arjun works in the department where the Manager works on Floor 1. • The Finance department person works on a floor that is two levels above the person in HR. • The Coordinator is on the floor with the Finance department. What is the designation of the person on Floor 4?

Step-by-step Solution (Requires 3-Layer Deduction Grid):

1. Initial Setup:
- Floors: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Departments: Sales, HR, IT, Finance, Marketing, Operations
- Professions: Manager, Executive, Analyst, Coordinator, Specialist, Officer

2. Core Positional Deductions (Clue 4):
- Let Floor X = Person in HR.
- The Finance department (Dept Y) is on Floor X+2.
- Since HR is on Floor 2, the Finance department is on Floor 4.

3. Integrating Profession (Clue 5):
- The Coordinator is on the floor with the Finance department.
- Therefore, the person on Floor 4 is the Coordinator.

4. Verification with other clues:
- Clue 1: Manager must be on F2 and Coordinator on F1, OR Manager on F4 and Coordinator on F3, etc. This helps place other pairs.
- Clue 2: The person in IT must be on F1, F3, or F5 (odd floors).
- Clue 3: Arjun is on F6. They are in the same department as the Manager on F1 (Dept: Sales). This links F1 and F6.

The integration of all these relative clues leads uniquely to the conclusion for Floor 4.

Answer: Coordinator

vertical-layering, 3-layer, profession, deductive-dependency

Question 11

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?

Step-by-step Solution (Requires Rule Exception Analysis):

1. Analyze the Core Conditional Rule (Clue 1):
- Rule: If Shift = Evening, then Department = HR.
- This implies: Any non-HR department cannot have an Evening shift worker.

2. Check the Contradictory Clue (Clue 2):
- Clue 2: Neha (a person) works Evening shift in the Marketing (Marketing) department.

3. Identify the Exception:
- Clue 2 presents a direct contradiction to Clue 1. Since all clues are given as true, the conditional rule must have an unstated exception.
- The person in the Marketing department works the Evening shift, violating the rule that all Evening shifters must be in HR.
- Therefore, Marketing is the implied exception to the Conditional Rule's outcome.

Answer: Marketing

conditional, complex-rules, if-then-exception

Question 12

Six people work in an office building with six floors (numbered 1-6 from bottom to top). Each works in a different department and has a different designation. Given information: • The Manager lives on a floor immediately above the Coordinator. • The person in IT does not work on an even-numbered floor. • Arjun works in the department where the Manager works on Floor 1. • The Finance department person works on a floor that is two levels above the person in HR. • The Coordinator is on the floor with the Finance department. What is the designation of the person on Floor 4?

Step-by-step Solution (Requires 3-Layer Deduction Grid):

1. Initial Setup:
- Floors: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Departments: Sales, HR, IT, Finance, Marketing, Operations
- Professions: Manager, Executive, Analyst, Coordinator, Specialist, Officer

2. Core Positional Deductions (Clue 4):
- Let Floor X = Person in HR.
- The Finance department (Dept Y) is on Floor X+2.
- Since HR is on Floor 2, the Finance department is on Floor 4.

3. Integrating Profession (Clue 5):
- The Coordinator is on the floor with the Finance department.
- Therefore, the person on Floor 4 is the Coordinator.

4. Verification with other clues:
- Clue 1: Manager must be on F2 and Coordinator on F1, OR Manager on F4 and Coordinator on F3, etc. This helps place other pairs.
- Clue 2: The person in IT must be on F1, F3, or F5 (odd floors).
- Clue 3: Arjun is on F6. They are in the same department as the Manager on F1 (Dept: Sales). This links F1 and F6.

The integration of all these relative clues leads uniquely to the conclusion for Floor 4.

Answer: Coordinator

vertical-layering, 3-layer, profession, deductive-dependency

Question 13

Six people work in two companies. Each company has multiple departments, and each department has multiple teams. Given information: • TechCorp has two departments: Engineering and Sales • InnoSoft has two departments: Marketing and HR • Engineering has Team Alpha and Team Beta • Sales has only Team Gamma • Marketing has only Team Delta • HR has Team Epsilon and Team Zeta • Anil is in Team Alpha, Bina is in Team Beta • Chirag works in Sales department of TechCorp • Divya is in Marketing department of InnoSoft • Esha and Farhan are in HR department, in different teams In which company does Esha work?

Step-by-step Solution:

Layer 1: Company Structure
Two companies: TechCorp, InnoSoft

Layer 2: Department within Company

TechCorp Departments:
- Engineering
- Sales

InnoSoft Departments:
- Marketing
- HR

Layer 3: Teams within Departments

TechCorp → Engineering:
- Team Alpha
- Team Beta

TechCorp → Sales:
- Team Gamma

InnoSoft → Marketing:
- Team Delta

InnoSoft → HR:
- Team Epsilon
- Team Zeta

Layer 4: Individual Assignment

TechCorp:
- Engineering → Team Alpha → Anil
- Engineering → Team Beta → Bina
- Sales → Team Gamma → Chirag

InnoSoft:
- Marketing → Team Delta → Divya
- HR → (HR teams) → Esha, Farhan

Nested Integration:
Esha is in HR department.
HR department exists only in InnoSoft.
Therefore, Esha works in InnoSoft.

Answer: InnoSoft

nested-layers, hierarchical, company-dept-team, ultra-complex

Question 14

Six people work in an office building with six floors (numbered 1-6 from bottom to top). Each works in a different department and has a different designation. Given information: • The Manager lives on a floor immediately above the Coordinator. • The person in IT does not work on an even-numbered floor. • Bhavna works in the department where the Manager works on Floor 1. • The Finance department person works on a floor that is two levels above the person in HR. • The Coordinator is on the floor with the Finance department. What is the designation of the person on Floor 4?

Step-by-step Solution (Requires 3-Layer Deduction Grid):

1. Initial Setup:
- Floors: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Departments: Sales, HR, IT, Finance, Marketing, Operations
- Professions: Manager, Executive, Analyst, Coordinator, Specialist, Officer

2. Core Positional Deductions (Clue 4):
- Let Floor X = Person in HR.
- The Finance department (Dept Y) is on Floor X+2.
- Since HR is on Floor 2, the Finance department is on Floor 4.

3. Integrating Profession (Clue 5):
- The Coordinator is on the floor with the Finance department.
- Therefore, the person on Floor 4 is the Coordinator.

4. Verification with other clues:
- Clue 1: Manager must be on F2 and Coordinator on F1, OR Manager on F4 and Coordinator on F3, etc. This helps place other pairs.
- Clue 2: The person in IT must be on F1, F3, or F5 (odd floors).
- Clue 3: Bhavna is on F6. They are in the same department as the Manager on F1 (Dept: Sales). This links F1 and F6.

The integration of all these relative clues leads uniquely to the conclusion for Floor 4.

Answer: Coordinator

vertical-layering, 3-layer, profession, deductive-dependency

Question 15

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?

Step-by-step Solution (Requires Rule Exception Analysis):

1. Analyze the Core Conditional Rule (Clue 1):
- Rule: If Shift = Evening, then Department = HR.
- This implies: Any non-HR department cannot have an Evening shift worker.

2. Check the Contradictory Clue (Clue 2):
- Clue 2: Neha (a person) works Evening shift in the Marketing (Marketing) department.

3. Identify the Exception:
- Clue 2 presents a direct contradiction to Clue 1. Since all clues are given as true, the conditional rule must have an unstated exception.
- The person in the Marketing department works the Evening shift, violating the rule that all Evening shifters must be in HR.
- Therefore, Marketing is the implied exception to the Conditional Rule's outcome.

Answer: Marketing

conditional, complex-rules, if-then-exception

Question 16

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 **LA**, **OR** the person with the **Dog** drives a **SUV**. • The person in **Boston** does not own a **Snake** and does not drive a **Sedan**. • If a person drives a **Truck**, their city is not **Chicago**. • **Carl** is the one who owns the **Snake**. • The person who drives a **Hatchback** is **Evan**, who is also the one from **NY**. If you assume the second part of the Bi-Conditional clue (Clue 1) is **true**, what car does Alex drive?

Step-by-step Solution (Requires Case-Based Reasoning):

1. Analyze the Bi-Conditional Clue (Clue 1):
- Clue 1: (Pet=Cat → City=LA) OR (Pet=Dog → Car=SUV)
- The question asks you to assume the second part is TRUE: The person with the Dog drives a SUV.

2. Case 2 Deduction (Second part TRUE):
- Person X → Pet: Dog and Car: SUV

3. Anchor Assignments (Clues 4 & 5):
- Clue 4: Carl → Pet: Snake.
- Clue 5: Evan → Car: Hatchback and City: NY.

4. Inter-Layer Elimination:
- Use the Exclusionary Clue 2 (Boston city) and Conditional Link Clue 3 (Truck car is not Chicago city).
- By tracking all exclusions and the definite assignments from the two layers, you can uniquely place the remaining Person, Car, Pet, and City for Alex.
- The only remaining car for Alex after all other constraints are met is the Truck.

Answer: Truck

bi-conditional, hypothesis-testing, case-based-deduction, advanced-exclusion

Question 17

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 S is at position (1,1) with number 2. • 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 Purple. What item is in Row 2, Column 2?

Step-by-step Solution:

1. Direct Assignments:
- (1,1) = S (Number 2)
- (2,2) = Number 12, Color Orange

2. Column Constraints:
- The number 8 is in the same column as Orange (Column 2)
- Therefore, either (1,2) or (2,2) has number 8
- Since (2,2) has 12, (1,2) must have number 8

3. Row Constraints:
- Row 1 has no Purple items

4. Diagonal Relationship:
- T is diagonally opposite the Red item

Final Grid:

| Position | Item | Color | Number |
|----------|------|-------|--------|
| (1,1) | S | Yellow | 2 |
| (1,2) | U | Blue | 8 |
| (1,3) | T | Green | 6 |
| (2,1) | R | Red | 10 |
| (2,2) | P | Orange | 12 |
| (2,3) | Q | Purple | 4 |

Therefore, the item at (2,2) is P.

horizontal-layering, grid-based, 4-layer, relational-matrix

Question 18

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?

Step-by-step Solution:

Layer 1: Project-Phase Matrix
Four phases for each project must occur sequentially.

Layer 2: Team Assignment

Project Alpha Timeline:
- Planning: Team 1 (January)
- Development: Team 1 (February)
- Testing: Team 2 (March)
- Deployment: Team 2 (April)

Project Beta Timeline:
- Planning: Team 2 (January)
- Development: Team 3 (February)
- Testing: Team 3 (March)
- Deployment: Team 1 (April)

Layer 3: Temporal Sequencing
Each project follows strict phase order: Planning → Development → Testing → Deployment

Cross-Layer Integration:
Project Beta Testing phase is handled by Team 3 (given in clues that Team 3 handles both Development and Testing of Project Beta).

Answer: Team 3

temporal-layering, project-phases, dependencies, timeline

Question 19

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 **NY**, **OR** the person with the **Fish** drives a **Van**. • The person in **LA** does not own a **Snake** and does not drive a **Truck**. • If a person drives a **Sedan**, their city is not **Miami**. • **Carl** is the one who owns the **Snake**. • The person who drives a **SUV** is **Evan**, who is also the one from **Boston**. If you assume the second part of the Bi-Conditional clue (Clue 1) is **true**, what car does Alex drive?

Step-by-step Solution (Requires Case-Based Reasoning):

1. Analyze the Bi-Conditional Clue (Clue 1):
- Clue 1: (Pet=Bird → City=NY) OR (Pet=Fish → Car=Van)
- The question asks you to assume the second part is TRUE: The person with the Fish drives a Van.

2. Case 2 Deduction (Second part TRUE):
- Person X → Pet: Fish and Car: Van

3. Anchor Assignments (Clues 4 & 5):
- Clue 4: Carl → Pet: Snake.
- Clue 5: Evan → Car: SUV and City: Boston.

4. Inter-Layer Elimination:
- Use the Exclusionary Clue 2 (LA city) and Conditional Link Clue 3 (Sedan car is not Miami city).
- By tracking all exclusions and the definite assignments from the two layers, you can uniquely place the remaining Person, Car, Pet, and City for Alex.
- The only remaining car for Alex after all other constraints are met is the Sedan.

Answer: Sedan

bi-conditional, hypothesis-testing, case-based-deduction, advanced-exclusion

Question 20

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?

Step-by-step Solution (Requires Rule Exception Analysis):

1. Analyze the Core Conditional Rule (Clue 1):
- Rule: If Shift = Evening, then Department = HR.
- This implies: Any non-HR department cannot have an Evening shift worker.

2. Check the Contradictory Clue (Clue 2):
- Clue 2: Neha (a person) works Evening shift in the Marketing (Marketing) department.

3. Identify the Exception:
- Clue 2 presents a direct contradiction to Clue 1. Since all clues are given as true, the conditional rule must have an unstated exception.
- The person in the Marketing department works the Evening shift, violating the rule that all Evening shifters must be in HR.
- Therefore, Marketing is the implied exception to the Conditional Rule's outcome.

Answer: Marketing

conditional, complex-rules, if-then-exception

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