Ten people A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I and J live on ten different floors of a building such that the lowermost floor is numbered one, the floor above it is numbered two and so on such that the topmost floor is numbered 10 but not necessarily in the same order. J lives on an even numbered floor but not on floor 2 or 4. C lives immediately below J. Only four people live between C and B. E lives on one of the floors above C but below B. H lives between J and G. Only two people lives below F. There are as many people between F and C as between B and G. I lives two floors below D. Who among the following lives on floor 1?

Ten people A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I and J live on ten different floors of a building such that the lowermost floor is numbered one, the floor above it is numbered two and so on such that the topmost floor is numbered 10 but not necessarily in the same order. J lives on an even numbered floor but not on floor 2 or 4. C lives immediately below J. Only four people live between C and B. E lives on one of the floors above C but below B. H lives between J and G. Only two people lives below F. There are as many people between F and C as between B and G. I lives two floors below D. Who among the following lives on floor 1? Correct Answer A

People: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I and J

1. J lives on an even numbered floor but not on floor 2 or 4.

2. C lives immediately below J.

3. Only four people live between C and B.

Floor

People

Case I

Case II

Case III

10

J

 

B

9

C

 

 

8

 

J

 

7

 

C

 

6

 

 

J

5

 

 

C

4

J B

J

J

3

 

B

 

2

J

J

J

1

 

 

 

 

4. E lives on one of the floors above C but below B.

(Hence, Case I and II is eliminated as it violates the above statement.)

5. Only two people live below F.

6. There are as many people between F and C as between B and G.

Floors

People

10

B

9

E/

8

G

7

E/

6

J

5

C

4

J

3

F

2

J

1

 

 

6. There are as many people between F and C as between B and G.

Floors

People

10

B

9

E/

8

G

7

E/

6

J

5

C

4

J

3

F

2

J

1

 

 

7. H lives between J and G.

8. I lives two floors below D.

(According to the given statement, I must live on floor 2 and D on floor 4.)

Floor

 People

10

B

9

E

8

G

7

H

6

J

5

C

4

 D

3

F

2

 I

1

 

 

Only one person A is left and only one floor 1 is left unoccupied.

Floor

 People

10

B

9

E

8

G

7

H

6

J

5

C

4

 D

3

F

2

I

1

         A

 

Hence, A lives on floor 1.

Related Questions

A question and two statements numbered I and II are given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. A six storey building consisting of an unoccupied ground floor and above ground floor is floor no. 1, so on and topmost floor is no. 5. Different people lives in building viz. I, J, K, l and M. Who lives on the third floor? I. K lives on an even numbered floor. I lives immediately above L. J lives immediately above I. M does not live on the topmost floor. II. L lives on an odd numbered floor. I and J are immediate neighbours of each other. Similarly, K and M are immediate neighbours of each other. K does not live on an odd numbered floor.