P, Q, R, Sand T reside in a five-storeyed (Ground + 4) building, and each of them resides on a separate floor. Further:
P, Q, R, Sand T reside in a five-storeyed (Ground + 4) building, and each of them resides on a separate floor. Further:
1. T does not reside on the topmost floor.
2. Q does not reside on the ground floor.
3. S resides on one storey above that of P and one storey below that of R. To know as the which one of the five persons resides on the ground floor which of the above statements are sufficient/ insufficient?
(a) 1 and 3 are sufficient
(b) 2 and 3 are sufficient
(c) 1, 2 and 3 are sufficient
(d) 1, 2 and 3 are insufficient
1 Answers
(d) On the basis of the given statements there can be 3 arrangements :
R Q Q
S R T
P S R
Q P S
T T P
(I) (II) (III)
As either of T or P can reside on the ground floor, so to exactly find who resides on the ground floor, given statements are insufficient.