Question 35
MediumOriginal questionSix people, Hemant, Ishita, Kuldeep, Lavanya, Moinuddin and Neha, live on the six floors of a building, one on each floor. The ground floor is floor 1, and the numbers increase going up. 'Above' or 'below' means anywhere above or below; 'immediately above' or 'immediately below' means the very next floor. Each person comes from a different city: Agra, Imphal, Mysuru, Rajkot, Ranchi or Varanasi. The following is known:
1. The person from Ranchi lives on the top floor.
2. Ishita lives immediately below the person from Ranchi.
3. Exactly two people live between Hemant and Ishita.
4. Neha, who is from Agra, lives immediately above Hemant.
5. The person from Imphal lives below Hemant.
6. Moinuddin lives above Kuldeep, and Kuldeep lives above Lavanya.
7. The person from Varanasi lives immediately above Neha, and Hemant is not from Mysuru.
Which resident of the building is from Mysuru?
Show the answer and explanation
Correct answer: D
Explanation
The Ranchi person is on floor 6 (clue 1), so Ishita is on floor 5 (clue 2). Two people between Hemant and Ishita puts Hemant on floor 2 (clue 3), and Neha of Agra on floor 3 (clue 4).
Floors 1, 4 and 6 are left for Kuldeep, Lavanya and Moinuddin. Clue 6 (Moinuddin above Kuldeep above Lavanya) gives Lavanya 1, Kuldeep 4, Moinuddin 6.
Imphal is below Hemant (clue 5), so floor 1: Lavanya is from Imphal. Moinuddin on floor 6 is from Ranchi.
Varanasi is immediately above Neha, so floor 4: Kuldeep. Hemant is not from Mysuru, so Hemant is from Rajkot and Ishita from Mysuru.
Ishita is from Mysuru.
Worth noting
Hemant is the tempting answer if the last part of clue 7 is missed.
- Concept
- Completing the city column by elimination
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