PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

TABLE PUZZLES [FLOOR/BUILDING]

PREPARATORY SET-99 (HARD)

Direction (Qs.1 to 5): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.

 

U, V and W are three adjacent buildings. U is to the west of V. V is to the west of W. Each building has different number of floors with lowest floor numbered as 1, floor above it as 2 and so on. The height of floor in each building is same i.e. same numbered floors are at equal height from the ground. Only few of the floors of this building are taken and rest are vacant.

 

I lived on the floor which was exactly above J’s floor but in a different building. J was to the west of K. The number of floors in building U was 3 more than L’s floor number. L was to the west of M who lives 2nd from top of his building. N was in building V and number of floors in his building was twice as that of his floor number. O lived on the floor which was immediately below P’s floor but in a different building. Q lived on floor 4 but not in O’s building. L’s floor number was twice as that of N’s floor number. M and P were not in the same building. No building had more than 10 floors. N’s floor number was thrice as that of O’s floor number. M and I lived in the neighbouring buildings. L lived on the floor which was exactly above I’s floor but in a different building. K and O lived in neighbouring buildings. P and J lived in neighbouring buildings.

 

Note: Only one person lives on each floor. Exactly to the east or west does not mean immediate east or west but on the same floor.

 

Question No : 1

How many floors are in building U?

(1) Seven

(2) Six

(3) Eight

(4) Nine

(5) Five

Question No : 2

Who among the following lives in the same building?

(1) L and N

(2) M and J

(3) I and P

(4) K and O

(5) None of these

Question No : 3

What is the sum of floor number of M and P?

(1) 7

(2) 8

(3) 6

(4) 9

(5) 5

Question No : 4

Who among the following lives to the west of N?

(1) M

(2) Q

(3) I

(4) J

(5) P

Question No : 5

How many vacant floors are there in building W?

(1) One

(2) Two

(3) Three

(4) Four

(5) Five