Puzzle Actual Question in CUET 2023

Directions (Q1 – Q5): Read the data given below carefully and answer the following questions:

Eight friends Vandana, Aparna, Devika, Arunima, Charu, Nandita, Sagarika and Fatima went shopping.

• Each of them bought shoes from 8 different brands – Puma, Reebok, Adidas, Bata, Nike, Woodland, Lee Cooper and Fila but not necessarily in the same order
• The colour of each pair of shoes was different – black, white, brown, pink, green, grey, blue and purple but not necessarily in the same order
• Devika did not buy the purple colour shoes but shopped from Woodland
• Vandana and Charu did not buy brown shoes
• Vandana doesn’t like Puma
• Fatima doesn’t like Fila but bought a pink pair of shoes
• Aparna’s favourite colour is blue and she bought the shoes of her favourite colour
• Nandita shopped at Bata
• Arunima likes Adidas and bought her grey colour shoes from there
• The one who shopped at Reebok has brown shoes and the one who bought Green shoes shopped at Puma
• The one who likes Nike bought black shoes

1. Which of the given sets is incorrect?

1. Vandana – Nike – Black
2. Devika – Woodland – White
3. Nandita – Bata – Purple
4. Charu – Bata – Green

EXPLANATION

Answer: (4) Charu – Bata – Green

Vandana —- Nike —- Black
Aparna —- Fila —- Blue
Devika —-Woodland —- White
Arunima —- Adidas —- Grey
Charu —- Puma —- Green
Nandita —- Bata —- Purple
Sagarika —- Reebok —- Brown
Fatima —- Lee Cooper —- Pink

2. Which brand shoes did Devika buy?

1. Woodland
2. Fila
3. Nike
4. Reebok

EXPLANATION

Answer: (1) Woodland

Vandana —- Nike —- Black
Aparna —- Fila —- Blue
Devika —-Woodland —- White
Arunima —- Adidas —- Grey
Charu —- Puma —- Green
Nandita —- Bata —- Purple
Sagarika —- Reebok —- Brown
Fatima —- Lee Cooper —- Pink

3. If Fatima bought shoes from Lee Cooper. What was the colour of the shoes she bought?

1. Brown
2. Pink
3. Purple
4. Black

EXPLANATION

2

Vandana —- Nike —- Black
Aparna —- Fila —- Blue
Devika —-Woodland —- White
Arunima —- Adidas —- Grey
Charu —- Puma —- Green
Nandita —- Bata —- Purple
Sagarika —- Reebok —- Brown
Fatima —- Lee Cooper —- Pink

4. Which of the below-given pairs of shoe brands and their colour is correct?

1. Reebok – Black
2. Puma – Green
3. Nike – Pink
4. Woodland – Green
5. Lee Cooper – Blue

EXPLANATION

Answer: (2) Puma – Green

Vandana —- Nike —- Black
Aparna —- Fila —- Blue
Devika —-Woodland —- White
Arunima —- Adidas —- Grey
Charu —- Puma —- Green
Nandita —- Bata —- Purple
Sagarika —- Reebok —- Brown
Fatima —- Lee Cooper —- Pink

5. Which colour shoes did Arunima buy?

1. Black
2. Purple
3. White
4. Grey

EXPLANATION

4

Vandana —- Nike —- Black
Aparna —- Fila —- Blue
Devika —-Woodland —- White
Arunima —- Adidas —- Grey
Charu —- Puma —- Green
Nandita —- Bata —- Purple
Sagarika —- Reebok —- Brown
Fatima —- Lee Cooper —- Pink