Question 695
Direction: Read the information given and answer below questions. Seven girls nameley – Shikha, Bhavika, Sapna, Neha, Shreya, Prerna and Krishna – have shifted to a hostel having seven floors. All chose to stay on different floors of the hostel building (numbered 1 to 7) but not necessarily in the same order. They all have come from different states – Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Assam, Uttarakhand and Bihar but not necessarily in the same order. Bhavika chose third floor and is from Punjab. Neha has chosen the floor immediately below the floor which Shreya has chosen and immediately above the floor which Sapna has chosen. There is only one floor between the floors which Bhavika and Prerna have chosen. Neha has not come from Jharkhand. The one who chose the top floor has come from Bihar. There is only one floor between the floors of which Sapna has chosen and the one who is from Haryana. The one who is from Himachal Pradesh has chosen the floor immediately above the floor which the one from Jharkhand has chosen. The one who is from Uttarakhand has not chosen the floor below the one from Haryana. How many people are staying between girl who choose 6 th floor and girl from Assam?
Answer
4
Why?
Girls: Shikha, Bhavika, Sapna, Neha, Shreya, Prerna and Krishna. Floors: 1 to 7 State: Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Assam, Uttarakhand and Bihar. 1) The one who chose the top floor has come from Bihar. 2) Bhavika chose third floor and is from Punjab. 3) There is only one floor between the floors which Bhavika and Prerna have chosen. Floor Girl State 7 Bihar 6 5 Prerna 4 3 Bhavika Punjab 2 1 Prerna 4) Neha has chosen the floor immediately below the floor which Shreya has chosen and immediately above the floor which Sapna has chosen. 5) Neha has not come from Jharkhand. Case – 1 Case – 2 Floor Girl State Girl State 7 Shreya Bihar Bihar 6 Neha (× Jharkhand) Shreya 5 Sapna Neha (× Jharkhand) 4 Sapna 3 Bhavika Punjab Bhavika Punjab 2 1 Prerna Prerna 6) There is only one floor between the floors of which Sapna has chosen and the one who is from Haryana. (Here case – 1 will gets eliminates) 7) The one who is from Himachal Pradesh has chosen the floor immediately above the floor which the one from Jharkhand has chosen. 8) The one who is from Uttarakhand has not chosen the floor below the one from Haryana. Floor Girl State 7 Shikha/Krishna Bihar 6 Shreya Uttarakhand 5 Neha Himachal Pradesh 4 Sapna Jharkhand 3 Bhavika Punjab 2 Shikha/Krishna Haryana 1 Prerna Assam Above combination is final combination. As girl from Assam staying in 1 st floor therefore there are 5 floor between girl who choose 6 th floor and girl from Assam.
