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Puzzle | (Six Matches , Right Foot Forward)

Last Updated: 18 January 2023

Given six matchsticks. The task is that you have to rearrange them to make nothing.Solution:Approach 1: The puzzle is to make something from the 6 matches which represents...read more

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Puzzle | Maximum number of Kings on Chessboard without under check

Last Updated: 22 January 2024

Prerequisite -The Pigeonhole PrincipleProblem statement - Given a 8×8 chessboard, figure out the maximum number of kings that can be placed on the chessboard so that no tw...read more

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Puzzle | Divide square land among 4 sons

Last Updated: 18 January 2023

There is an old man and he has four sons. The old man is in critical situation and his last wish is to divide his square land into 4 equal parts but according to some rule...read more

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Puzzle | Magic of alphabets

Last Updated: 18 January 2023

1. Which letter replaces the "?": L : O R : I E : V M : ?Solution : N, because if we assign the values as A=1, B=2.....Z=26, then each pair adds upto 27.example : ...read more

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Puzzle | The Counters and Board

Last Updated: 18 January 2023

Given 2n counters where n 1. You have to place these 2n counters on an n × n board so that no more than two counters are in the same row, column, or diagonal. Solution : ...read more

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TCS DIGITAL PUZZLE | Lateral Thinking

Last Updated: 01 November 2023

Lateral thinking is the most interesting test module of tcs digital hiring process. Problem: Move 3 matchsticks from the given set of matchsticks arranged as show in the...read more

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Puzzle | 10 Balls in 5 Lines

Last Updated: 15 March 2023

Puzzle: Given are ten balls, the task is to place these 10 balls in five lines such that each line contain exactly 4 balls. Solution: The solution to the above puzzle can...read more

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Minimum number of moves required to solve a Jigsaw Assembly Puzzle

Last Updated: 18 January 2023

Puzzle:You are given a jigsaw puzzle that contains n pieces. A "section" of the puzzle is a set of one or more pieces that have been connected to each other. A "move" cons...read more

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Puzzle | The Three Pile Trick

Last Updated: 18 January 2023

A magician asks a person to select a card from a pack of 27 cards and return it back without showing it back to the magician. After the choice is made, the magician shuffl...read more

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Puzzle | Four Alternating Knights

Last Updated: 02 April 2025

There are four knights on a 3 x 3 chessboard. The two white knights are at the two bottom corners, and the two black knights are at the upper two corners of the board. Fi...read more

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Puzzle | Place numbers 1 to 9 in a Circle such that sum of every triplet in straight line is 15

Last Updated: 18 January 2023

Place the numbers 1 to 9 in a circle, so that wherever there are three in a straight line they shall add up to 15.SOLUTION:The sum of first number and last number is ten (...read more

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Puzzle | Form Three Equilateral Triangles

Last Updated: 18 January 2023

Suppose you have a regular hexagon made up of matchsticks with three diagonals in it. The task is to convert the given hexagon into three equilateral triangles by moving o...read more

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Puzzle | Tricky Matchstick Problem (move 3 matchsticks to get 3 squares)

Last Updated: 18 January 2023

Puzzle: A matchstick puzzle is given below, move 3 matchsticks to get 3 squares. Give all the possibly unique solutions for the given problem.Solution:Let's discuss a step...read more

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Puzzle| 53 bricks of size 1x1x4 in 6x6x6 sized cube

Last Updated: 18 January 2023

Question:Is it possible to fit 53 bricks of size 1×1×4 into a 6×6×6 box? Why or why not?53 bricks of size 1x1x4 in a 6x6x6 sized boxSolution:If we look at the total volume...read more

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Puzzle: Table and coins

Last Updated: 18 January 2023

Question:Suppose two of us have to play a game on a table. Each of us has an infinite number of identical coins. Each of us will take turns and put one coin on the table. ...read more

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