Question 2727
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below: Eight people, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W live on seven different floors of a building and are from eight different states, Goa, Mumbai, Bihar, U.P., Delhi, Assam, Gujarat and Punjab but not necessarily in the same order. Four of them speak Hindi and rest speak English. The person from Delhi lives on the top floor and speak English. Q is from Bihar and lives two floor below a person from Assam who speaks Hindi. S lives a floor below U and speak English. T lives on either of the top two floors, with no one living above or below him. P lives on the fifth floor and from U.P. R and the person from Gujarat lives two floors above U, and four floors above Q. Two floors are empty. Only one person lives on the third floor. W lives on second floor and shares the floor with the person from Mumbai. Person from Goa shares floor with two others and speak Hindi. Person from Punjab speaks English. Who lives on third floor and from where does he belong?
Answer
U - Assam
Why?
i) Eight people P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W live on seven different floors ii) Belong from eight different states, Goa, Mumbai, Bihar, U.P., Delhi, Assam, Gujarat and Punjab iii) Four speak Hindi and four English Given: 1) The person from Delhi lives on the top floor and speak English 2) T lives on either of the top two floors, with no one living above or below him and also P lives on 5 th floor (Implies T lives on the top floor, and no one lives on 6 th floor) 7 th floor T - Delhi (E) 6 th floor 5 th floor 4 th floor 3 rd floor 2 nd floor 1 st floor 3) Q is from Bihar and lives two floor below a person from Assam who speaks Hindi. 4) S lives a floor below U and speak English. 5) P lives on the fifth floor and from U.P 6) R and the person from Gujarat lives two floors above U, and four floors above Q. 7) Only one person lives on the third floor. (According to 3), 6) and 7) Q lives two floors below U who is from Assam and speaks Hindi) 7 th floor T - Delhi (E) 6 th floor 5 th floor P - U.P. 4 th floor 3 rd floor U - Assam (H) 2 nd floor S - ______ (E) 1 st floor Q - Bihar R and a person from Gujarat live two floors above U (that means they share the floor with P). 7 th floor T - Delhi (E) 6 th floor 5 th floor P - U.P. R Gujarat 4 th floor 3 rd floor U - Assam (H) 2 nd floor S - ______ (E) 1 st floor Q - Bihar 8) W lives on second floor and shares the floor with the person from Mumbai and speak Hindi (S is already on second floor, implies S is from Mumbai) 9) Person from Goa shares floor with two others and speak Hindi. (On 5 th floor, P is from U.P, one person is from Gujarat implies R is from Goa and speaks Hindi, also only V is left, which means he is from Gujarat) 10) Person from Punjab speaks English. 7 th floor T - Delhi (E) 6 th floor 5 th floor P - U.P. R - Goa (H) V - Gujarat 4 th floor 3 rd floor U - Assam (H) 2 nd floor S - Mumbai (E) W - Punjab (E) 1 st floor Q - Bihar U lives on the third floor and he is from Assam
