Question 4528

Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below: Nine people J, K, L, M, N, W, X, Y and Z stay in a building, but not necessarily in the same order. All of them belong to a different state of India viz - Himanchal, Punjab, Uttrakhand, Assam, Rajasthan, Kerala, Tamilnadu, Maharashtra and Bihar. The building has nine floors and only one person stays on one floor. The ground floor is numbered 1, the floor above it is numbered 2 and so on, and the topmost floor is numbered 9. Y belongs to Assam and stays on an even numbered floor. J stays on any even numbered floor below the floor on which Y stays. The one who belongs to Tamilnadu stays on the fourth floor. N stays on the second floor and belongs to Uttrakhand. The one who belongs to Bihar stays on the third floor. J does not belong to Rajasthan. There are two floors between the floors on which the people who belong to Kerala and Assam stay. L belongs to Punjab. There are three floors between the floor on which L and X stay. M stays on a floor immediately above Z's floor. There is one floor between the floors on which W and X stay. W does not belong to Bihar. The one who belongs to Himanchal stays on the topmost floor. W does not stay on the ground floor. Who among the following belongs to Rajasthan?

Answer

W

Why?

Nine people: J, K, L, M, N, W, X, Y and Z. Different states of India - Himanchal, Punjab, Uttrakhand, Assam, Rajasthan, Kerala, Tamilnadu, Maharashtra and Bihar. Floors Person States 1 Himanchal 2 N Uttrakhand 3 Bihar 4 Tamilnadu 5 6 7 8 9 1. The one who belongs to Tamilnadu stays on the fourth floor. 2. N stays on the second floor and belongs to Uttrakhand. 3. The one who belongs to Bihar stays on the third floor. 4. The one who belongs to Himanchal stays on the topmost floor. 5. There are two floors between the floors on which the people who belong to Kerala and Assam stay. 6. Y belongs to Assam and stays on an even numbered floor. 7. J stays on any even numbered floor below the floor on which Y stays. Floors Person States 1 2 N Uttrakhand 3 Bihar 4 Tamilnadu 5 Kerala 6 J 7 8 Y Assam 9 Himanchal 8. There are three floors between the floor on which L and X stay. 9. M stays on a floor immediately above Z's floor. Case 1 Floors Person States 1 L 2 N Uttrakhand 3 Z Bihar 4 M Tamilnadu 5 X Kerala 6 J 7 W 8 Y Assam 9 Himanchal Case 2 Floors Person States 1 X 2 N Uttrakhand 3 Z Bihar 4 M Tamilnadu 5 L Kerala 6 J 7 8 Y Assam 9 Himanchal Case 3 Floors Person States 1 2 N Uttrakhand 3 X Bihar 4 Z Tamilnadu 5 M Kerala 6 J 7 L 8 Y Assam 9 Himanchal Case 4 Floors Person States 1 2 N Uttrakhand 3 L Bihar 4 Z Tamilnadu 5 M Kerala 6 J 7 X 8 Y Assam 9 W Himanchal 10. There is one floor between the floors on which W and X stay. (Here case 2 eliminates.) 11. W does not stay on the ground floor. (Here case 3 eliminates.) 12. L belongs to Punjab. (Here case 4 eliminates.) 13. J does not belong to Rajasthan. So W belongs to Rajasthan and J belongs to Maharashtra. 14. Remaining person is K, so he belongs to Himanchal. Floors Person States 1 L Punjab 2 N Uttrakhand 3 Z Bihar 4 M Tamilnadu 5 X Kerala 6 J Maharashtra 7 W Rajasthan 8 Y Assam 9 K Himanchal It’s the final arrangement. Hence, W belongs to Rajasthan.