{"id":162752,"date":"2024-02-19T13:58:32","date_gmt":"2024-02-19T08:28:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=162752"},"modified":"2024-02-19T13:58:33","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T08:28:33","slug":"ten-persons-a-b-c-d-e-f-g-h-i-and-j-are-living-in-five-floored-buildings-marked-1-to-5-from-bottom-to-top-respectively","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/ten-persons-a-b-c-d-e-f-g-h-i-and-j-are-living-in-five-floored-buildings-marked-1-to-5-from-bottom-to-top-respectively\/","title":{"rendered":"Ten persons \u2013 A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, and J are living in five floored buildings marked 1 to 5 from bottom to top respectively"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\">Q. Ten persons \u2013 A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, and J are living in five floored buildings marked 1 to 5 from bottom to top respectively. There are two flats on each floor viz. Flat I and Flat II in such a way that flat I is west of flat II.<\/p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\">G lives in flat I on an even number floor. H lives three floors above G and lives immediately above B\u2019s flat. A lives two floors above C\u2019s flat, who doesn\u2019t live in the same flat as B. A and E live on the same floor. J lives two floors above D, who lives immediately above I\u2019s flat. J and H are not living on the same floor.<\/p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\">What is the position of F with respect to E?<\/p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\">A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Immediate northeast<\/p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\">B.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Two floors above<\/p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\">C.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Immediately below<\/p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\">D.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Three flats above<\/p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\">E.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 None of these<\/p>Ans: <span style=\"font-size: revert; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; color: initial;\">Two floors above<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have:<br>G lives in flat I of an even number floor.<br>H lives three floors above G and lives<br>immediately above B\u2019s flat.<br>That means, in case (1) H lives in flat II of floor<br>number 5, in case (2) H lives in flat I of floor<br>number 5.<br>A lives two floors above C\u2019s flat, who doesn\u2019t<br>live in the same flat as B.<br>A and E live on the same floor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That means, in case (1) A lives on floor 3 of flat<br>I, in case (2) A lives on floor 3 of flat II.<br>Based on the above given information we have:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"622\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-6-1024x622.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-162753\" style=\"width:361px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-6-1024x622.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-6-300x182.png 300w, https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-6-767x466.png 767w, https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-6-1536x934.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-6-2048x1245.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-6-247x150.png 247w, https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-6-100x61.png 100w, https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-6-576x350.png 576w, https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-6-788x478.png 788w, https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-6.png 385w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Again, we have:<br>\uf0b7 J lives two floors above D, who lives<br>immediately above I\u2019s flat.<br>\uf0b7 J and H are not living on the same floor.<br>That means, in case (1) J lives on floor 4 of flat I,<br>case (2) is not valid.<br>Based on the above given information we have:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"612\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-7-1024x612.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-162754\" style=\"width:319px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-7-1024x612.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-7-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-7-767x459.png 767w, https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-7-1536x919.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-7-2048x1225.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-7-251x150.png 251w, https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-7-100x60.png 100w, https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-7-585x350.png 585w, https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-7-788x471.png 788w, https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-7.png 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Case (2) is not valid as J lives two floors above<br>D, who lives immediately above I\u2019s flat.<br>Clearly, F lives two floors above E.<br>Hence, option B is the correct choice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Q. 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