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Ten people A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I and J live on five different floors of a building. Two people live on each floor but not necessary in the same order. Ground floor is numbered 1, floor above it is numbered 2 and so on till topmost floor which is numbered as 5. There are two flats on each floor- flat 1 and flat 2 such that flat-1 is west of flat-2. Flat-1 of floor-2 is exactly above the flat-1 of floor-1 and so on.

F lives on third floor. There is a gap of one floor between A and F, but both of them lives on same flat. D lives in the north west of J. C lives two floor above H. H lives on ground floor. B lives four floor above A, but both of them lives on different flat. D lives on the top floor. There is a gap of two floor between G and D. G lives on odd flat number. E live in the west of I. 


1.  Floor -3, Flat - 1
2. Floor -2, Flat - 1
3. Floor -4, Flat - 2
4. Floor -2, Flat - 2
5.  Floor -1, Flat - 2

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Correct Answer - Option 4 : Floor -2, Flat - 2

1. F lives on third floor.

2. B lives four floor above A, but both of them lives on different flat. (In case1 B lives on flat2 and A lives on flat1, in case2 B lives on flat1 and A lives on flat2.)

3. There is a gap of one floor between A and F, but both of them lives on same flat.

 

Case1

Case2

Floor no

Flat1

Flat2

Flat1

Flat2

5

 

B

B

 

4

 

 

 

 

3

F

 

 

F

2

 

 

 

 

1

A

 

 

A

4. H lives on ground floor.

5. D lives on the top floor.

 

Case1

Case2

Floor no

Flat1

Flat2

Flat1

Flat2

5

D

B

B

D

4

 

 

 

 

3

F

 

 

F

2

 

 

 

 

1

A

H

H

A

 

6. C lives two floor above H, it means there is a gap of one floor between C and H

7. D lives in the north west of J. (In case2, D cannot be in northwest to J so, case2 is eliminated.)

8. There is a gap of two floor between G and D.

9. G lives on odd flat number.

9. E lives in the west of I, so E lives in flat1 and I lives in flat2.

Floor no

Flat1

Flat2

5

D

B

4

E

I

3

F

C

2

G

J

1

A

H

Hence, J lives on floor-2 and flat-2.

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