Directions (1 – 5): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below it:
Seven Persons – M, N, O, P, Q, R and S – live on separate floors of a seven storeyed building, but not in the same order. The ground floor of the building is numbered 1, the floor above it 2 and so on until the topmost floor is numbered 7.Each person likes different cartoon characters, viz, Chipmnuk, Flinstone, Jetson, Popeye, Scooby Doo, Simpson and Tweety, but not necessarily in the same order. Each person also likes different colours namely viz, Yellow, Orange, Red, Black, Blue, Brown and Purple.
More than three persons sit between the one who likes Yellow and the one who likes Orange. The person who likes Popeye lives on floor numbered 4. Only two persons live between P and the one who likes Popeye. The persons who live on the ground floor and the topmost floor don’t like Orange. M does not live on the lowermost floor. M lives on any odd numbered floor below the one who likes Popeye. S lives on an even numbered floor but neither immediately above nor immediately below the floor of M. The person who likes Jetson does not like Yellow. Only two persons live between M and the person who likes Tweety. Only one person lives between N and R. The person who likes Orange lives exactly between the persons who like Brown and Blue. R lives on an even numbered floor and does not like Popeye. Only three persons live between the persons who like Chipmnuk and Jetson respectively. The person who likes Chipmnuk live on any floor above the N’s floor. The person who likes Chipmnuk does not live on the topmost floor. O does not like Chipmnuk or Jetson. Only two persons live between the one who likes Purple and the one who likes Brown. The person who likes Scooby Doo lives on the floor immediately above the floor of the person who likes Simpson. N does not like neither Purple nor Red.
1. How many persons live between the floors on which S and P live?
A. Three
B. Two
C. Four
D. Five
E. No one
2. Which of the following statements is/are true according to the given information?
A. Q lives on floor numbered 5 and he does not like Black
B. M likes Scooby Doo and he does not live on floor numbered 5
C. O likes Yellow and he lives on the topmost floor
D. Only two persons live between the floors of Q and R
E. All the statements are true.
3. Who among the following lives on the floor immediately above the floor of S?
A. N
B. R
C. S
D. O
E. No one
4. Who among the following does like Purple?
5. Who among the following does like cartoon character Popeye?
Answers and Explanations
Explanation [1 - 5] -
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Floor No |
Person |
Cartoon Character |
Color |
7 |
O |
Flinstone |
Yellow |
6 |
S |
Tweety |
Purple |
5 |
Q |
Chipmnuk |
Red |
4 |
N |
Popeye |
Black |
3 |
M |
Scooby Doo |
Brown |
2 |
R |
Simpson |
Orange |
1 |
P |
Jetson |
Blue |
1. Answer - Option C
2. Answer - Option E
3. Answer - Option D
4. Answer - Option E
5. Answer - Option C