Direction : Study the following information carefully and answer the questions below. There are eight people living in 3 states - Mridul, Zahida, Nikeeta, Ram, Vishnu, Satya, Hiteshri and Rashi. The people having blood relation reside in the same state. The states are West Bengal, Orissa, Assam. At least two people reside in the same state and not more than three persons reside in the same states. These eight people like different languages - Chinese, Arabic, Marathi, Spanish, Bengali, English, Hindi and French. Nikeeta resides in West Bengal and is the only female child in her family. Nikeeta likes Hindi. The sister of Rashi likes Chinese. The sibling of Nikeeta likes English. Ram is the brother of Hiteshri, who likes Chinese. Ram belongs to Orissa. Rashi does not like Spanish and Bengali. The Arabic language is liked by a female. Zahida is the daughter of Satya, who likes French. The family members of Vishnu neither like Marathi nor Arabic. Zahida likes neither Spanish nor Marathi. Vishnu is a married man. Vishnu belongs to Assam. Zahida is a friend of Hiteshri, whose sister does not like Marathi. The family members of Hiteshri does not like Bengali. Zahida's father like Spanish. In which state does Ram reside?

8 persons: Mridul, Zahida, Nikeeta, Ram, Vishnu, Satya, Hiteshri and Rashi States: West Bengal, Orissa, Assam Languages: Chinese, Arabic, Marathi, Spanish, Bengali, English, Hindi and French People having a blood relation reside in the same state. At least two people reside in the same state and not more than three persons reside in the same state. 1) Nikeeta resides in West Bengal and is the only female child in her family. 2) Nikeeta likes Hindi. 3) The sibling of Nikeeta likes English. Therefore, the sibling must be Nikeeta's brother. 4) Ram is the brother of Hiteshri, who likes Chinese. Ram belongs to Orissa. 5) Zahida is the daughter of Satya, who likes French. Therefore, Zahida is a female and cannot belong to West Bengal. Also, Zahida and her mother belong to the same state according to the given information. Because not more than three persons reside in the same state, Zahida and her brother must belong to Assam. 6) Vishnu is a married man. Vishnu belongs to Assam. States Blood Relation Names Languages West Bengal Nikeeta Hindi Sibling of Nikeeta English Orissa Brother of Hiteshri Ram Hiteshri Chinese Assam Daughter of Satya Zahida Satya French Vishnu 7) Zahida's father likes Spanish. Therefore, Vishnu is Zahida's father and he likes Spanish. 8) The sister of Rashi likes Chinese. As Nikeeta is the only female child, Rashi and her sister must belong to Orissa. Therefore, Hiteshri is the sister of Rashi. 9) The family members of Hiteshri do not like Bengali. Therefore, Zahida likes Bengali. Now, the only person left is Mridul who must be the sibling of Nikeeta. As Nikeeta is an only female child, Mridul must be her brother. 10) The Arabic language is liked by a female. As Ram is a male, Rashi must be the female who likes Arabic. Therefore, Ram likes Marathi. States Blood Relation Names Languages West Bengal Nikeeta Hindi Sibling of Nikeeta Mridul English Orissa Brother of Hiteshri Ram Marathi Sister of Rashi Hiteshri Chinese Rashi Arabic Assam Daughter of Satya Zahida Bengali Mother of Zahida Satya French Father of Zahida Vishnu Spanish Hence, Ram resides in Orissa.