Logical puzzles and relational clues – UGC NET Question

Statements B and D are wrong because they misstate how logical puzzles work and how they should be approached. Good puzzles provide consistent information that allows definite conclusions, and making tentative assumptions and revising them is in fact a standard strategy in complex puzzles. Statements A, C and E are correct: diagrams are useful, “left of” or “between” are relational clues, and many puzzles can be represented with structured diagrams or equations. Thus, the set of wrong statements consists exactly of B and D.

Option A:
Option A is incorrect since it singles out B only, ignoring that D also wrongly discourages a helpful reasoning technique. While B is indeed wrong, the omission of D means not all incorrect statements are captured.

Option B:
Option B is also wrong because it focuses only on D, treating B as acceptable, even though B incorrectly claims that puzzle information is inherently inconsistent. This does not satisfy the requirement to identify all wrong statements.

Option C:
Option C is correct because it lists both B and D as wrong while leaving the accurate descriptions in A, C and E untouched. It aligns with the practical strategies aspirants should use in NET-style logical puzzles.

Option D:
Option D is incorrect because it includes C, which is actually a correct description of relational clues, and therefore misclassifies a true statement as wrong. Mixing a true statement with the wrong ones makes the option invalid.