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SHYAM LAL

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· 1 Months ago

either question or solution are wrong (Question: 161336.0 )

wrong question or solution

Question:

DIRECTIONS: Study the given information carefully to answer the given questions.


J, K, L, M, N, O and P live on seven different floors of a building but not necessarily in the same order. The lower most floor of the building is numbered 1, the one above that is numbered 2 and so on till the topmost fleer is numbered 7. Each one of them also likes a different subject namely— English, History, Commerce, Biology, Accounts, Geography and Computer, (but not necessarily in the same order.)


•  J lives on an odd numbered floor but not on the floor numbered 3.

•  The one who like Accounts lives immediately above J. Only two people live between M and the one who likes Accounts.

•  The one who likes History lives on one of the odd numbered floors above M. Only three people live between L and the one who likes History. The one who likes Commerce lives immediately above L.

•  The one who likes English lives immediately above the one who likes Computer. P lives on an odd numbered floor.

•  Only one person lives between K and N.K lives on one of the floors above N. J does not like Biology. N does not like Commerce.

•  There are two person between the person who likes geography and commerce.

Which of the following subjects does J like?
Options:
A) Geography 
B) Computer
C) Commerce 
D) History
E) English
Solution:

Ans: (a) 

Seven people lives on seven different floor of a building. Each one of them like a different subject of his choice. According to the question,

J lives on odd numbered floor except floor number 3.

Possibility for J → (1, 5, 7)

The one who like Account lives immediately above J.


Only two people live between M and the one who likes Account.


The one who likes history lives on odd numbered floor above M.


Only three people live between L and the one who likes History.


The one who likes Commerce lives immediately above L.


P lives on an odd numbered floor. Possibility for P (1 3, 5, 7). One who likes English lives immediately above the one who likes computer.


Only one person lives between K and N and K lives on one of the floors above N.


J does-not like Biology and N does not like Commerce.

According to the given information, persons, their corresponding floor and subjects are given below


Floors

Persons

Subjects

7

P

History

6

O

English

5

M

Computer

4

K

Commerce

3

L

Biology

2

N

Accounts

1

J

Geography

J like Geography.

Knowledge Expert

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· 1 Months ago

Both are correct.......please solve step by step with no step skipped.....you will get the same.....
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