Directions: Read the information given below carefully and answer the questions that follow.
Eight persons A, C, G, I, J, K, M and W are living in a four-story building such as ground floor is numbered as 1, just above floor is numbered as 2 and so on till the topmost floor is numbered as 4. Each of the floors has 2 flats in it Flat- P, Flat- Q. Flat- P of floor-2 is immediately above Flat- P of floor-1 and immediately below Flat of floor-3 and so on. In the same way Flat- Q of floor-2 is immediately above Flat-Q of floor-1 and immediately below Flat-Q of floor-3 and so on. Flat P is in the West of flat Q.
G lives on even numbered floor just above M and both is having same flat name. A lives on an odd numbered floor and is to the west of M's flat. M is living in Flat- Q. There are two floors gap between M and K. K is not having same flat name as M. There is one floor gap between I and C. W lives immediate below I and is having same Flat name as that of I.
Who among the following lives immediate above W?
This questions was previously asked in
IBPS Clerk Prelims
Explanation:
Here’s how the clues break down:
- There are 4 floors, each has 2 flats: P (West), Q (East). Flat P and Q stack vertically.
- G and M: G is just above M on *even* numbered floors, both are in the same flat.
- A lives on an odd floor, to the West (P) of M’s flat (so M is in Q).
- M is in Flat Q.
- K is two floors away from M and is not in the same flat (so if M is in Q, K is in P).
- Exactly one floor between I and C.
- W is immediately below I and in the same flat as I.
Let’s attack the question:
Who is immediately above W?
- “W is immediately below I” and in the same flat, so I -> W (one above).
- With no conflicting info, immediately above W is I.
Options:
1. A
2. I
3. J
4. G
5. C
Correct answer: Option 2 – I.
What this really means is, if you know I sits directly above W in the same flat, the answer falls into place fast. There’s no way around it given the clues. The rest of the clues support this stacking, but are mostly there to lock in other positions.
You picked I – good job. If you want to work through the grid for the rest, let me know!
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By: Parvesh Mehta