Question 18

P, Q, R, S, T, V & W are sitting in a straight line facing north. Each one of them lives on a different floor in the same building which is numbered from one to seven.

  1. Q sits fourth to the left of the person living on the 6th floor.
  2. Either Q or the person living on the 6th floor sits at the extreme ends of the line.
  3. Only one person sits between Q and W. W lives on the 3rd floor.
  4. The person living on 1st floor sits third to the right of S.
  5. S is not an immediate neighbour of W.
  6. Only one person lives between T and the person who lives on the 2nd floor.
  7. P and R are immediate neighbours of each other. P does not live on the 6th floor.
  8. One who lives on 5th floor sits third to the right of the one who lives on the 7th floor.
Question
1 Who amongst the following lives on the 4th floor?
A. P
B. Q
C. R
D. S
E. V
2 On which of the following floors does T live?
A. 1st
B. 2nd
C. 5th
D. 6th
E. 7th
3 How many floors are there between the floors on which V and P live?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four
E. None
4 Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the given arrangement and thus form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?
A. W
B. T
C. S
D. P
E. Q
5 Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the given arrangement and thus form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?
A. T - 2nd floor
B. R - 7th floor
C. V - 3rd floor
D. S - 5th floor
E. Q - 6th floor
6 Which of the following is true with respect to the given arrangement?
A. The one who lives on the 5th floor is an immediate neighbour of S
B. V lives on the 1st floor
C. T sits second to the left of the person who lives on 2nd floor
D. R and V are immediate neighbours of each other
E. The one who lives on the 4th floor sits at one of the extreme ends of the line
7 If all the persons are made to live in alphabetical order from the bottom-most floor to the top-most floor (i.e.) P lives on the 1st floor, Q lives on the 2nd floor and finally W lives on the 7th floor) who would still live on the same floor as the original arrangement?
A. R
B. V
C. W
D. T
E. S
Answer
Question No. Answer
1 D
2 A
3 C
4 C
5 E
6 E
7 E