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priyanka yadav

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possibility (Question: 161336.2 )

there is another possibility for this puzzle

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.

If all the people are made to sit in alphabetical order from top to bottom, the positions of how many people will remain unchanged? 
Options:
A) Four 
B) None 
C) Two 
D) One 
E) Three
Solution:

Ans: (b) 

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

None of them remain unchanged.

Talented Boy

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· 1 Months ago

Hi, I don't get.......can u post another possibility?

avinash

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· 1 Months ago

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