Seven friends, M, N, O, P, Q, R and S live on seven different floors of the same building, having floors in such a manner that the ground floor is numbered 1, the floor above it number 2, and so on till the topmost floor is numbered 7. M lives on floor number 1. Q lives immediately above M. Only four friends live between the floors of Q and N. Only three friends live between the floors of P and M. R lives immediately below O. Who lives on the sixth floor?

Seven friends, M, N, O, P, Q, R and S live on seven different floors of the same building, having floors in such a manner that the ground floor is numbered 1, the floor above it number 2, and so on till the topmost floor is numbered 7. M lives on floor number 1. Q lives immediately above M. Only four friends live between the floors of Q and N. Only three friends live between the floors of P and M. R lives immediately below O. Who lives on the sixth floor? Correct Answer S

Seven friends - M, N, O, P, Q, R and S live on seven different floors of the same building, having floors in such a manner that the ground floor is numbered 1, the floor above it number 2, and so on till the topmost floor is numbered 7.

1. M lives on floor number 1.

2. Q lives immediately above M.

3. Only four friends live between the floors of Q and N.

Floor

Person

7

N

6

 

5

 

4

 

3

 

2

Q

1

M

4. Only three friends live between the floors of P and M.

Floor

Person

7

N

6

 

5

P

4

 

3

 

2

Q

1

M

5. R lives immediately below O.

Floor

Person

7

N

6

 

5

P

4

O

3

R

2

Q

1

M

Only one person S is left and only one floor 6 is vacant.

So, S will occupy the vacant position on 6th floor.

The final arrangement will be as shown below:

Floor

Person

7

N

6

S

5

P

4

O

3

R

2

Q

1

M

S lives on the sixth floor.

Hence, ‘S’ is the correct answer.

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.