PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

TABLE PUZZLES [FLOOR/BUILDING]

PREPARATORY SET-138 (HARD)

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

 

Eight persons J, K, L, M, N, O, P and R are living in eight floored building in such a way that the ground floor is numbered one, the above one is numbered two and so on till the topmost floor is numbered eight. They all are like different flowers namely Lily, Rose, Freesia, Aster, Tulip, Peony, Orchid and Heather but not necessary in the same order.

 

Two persons are living between the one who likes Lily and R, who lives in one of the odd numbered floors. The one who likes Lily lives one of the floors above R. Three persons are living between L and R. The one who likes Aster lives immediately above L. Only one person lives between K and the one who likes Rose. O lives in one of the even numbered floors which is immediately below the one who likes Rose lives. L does not like Rose. As many persons living between P and the one who likes Aster is same as living between the persons who likes Peony and P. Three persons are living between M and the one who likes Tulip. As many persons living between K and the one who likes Orchid is same as living between R and the one who likes Heather. M does not like Orchid. J neither likes Tulip nor likes Lily. More than two persons are living between the one who likes Heather and J.

 

Question No : 1

Who among the following lives in the sixth floor?

(1) The one who likes Peony  

(2) J

(3) The one who lives immediately below K

(4) M

(5) The one who likes Lily

Question No : 2

N likes which of the following flowers?

(1) Rose

(2) Peony

(3) Aster

(4) Tulip

(5) Freesia

Question No : 3

How many persons are living between O and the one who likes Lily?

(1) One

(2) Two

(3) Three

(4) Four

(5) None of these

Question No : 4

Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence form a group. Which one of the following that does not belong to the group?

(1) N

(2) M

(3) L

(4) K

(5) R

Question No : 5

Which of the following statements is true?

(1) R lives above the one who likes Peony

(2) K lives in the topmost floor

(3) M lives in the ground floor

(4) Only one person lives between N and the one who likes Orchid

(5) R likes Heather