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Reasoning Ability Puzzle

Here we are providing new series of Reasoning Questions for upcoming exams, so the aspirants can practice it on a daily basis.

Answer the questions based on the information given below.

Eight persons viz. P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are living in an eight storey building, but not necessarily in the same order. The lowermost floor is numbered 1 and the floor immediately above is numbered 2 and so on. Not more than one person lives on the same floor.

Q lives on an odd numbered floor below the sixth floor but not on the bottommost floor. Only two persons live between Q and P, who lives above Q. The number of floors between Q and P is one more than the number of floors between Q and S who doesn’t live adjacent to P. There is only one person living between P and T who lives immediately below V. Not more than two persons live between U and R who lives immediately below W.

1) Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence form a group. Find the one that doesn’t belong to that group.

A.W

B.T

C.U

D.P

E.V

2) In which of the following floor does R live?

A.4th

B.5th

C.1st

D.7th

E.8th

3) How many persons live between T and W?

A.One

B.Three

C.Two

D.More than three

E.None

4) If all the persons are arranged in alphabetical order from top to bottom, then how many persons remain unchanged in their positions?

A.One

B.Two

C.Three

D.More than three

E.None

5) If P is related to T in the same way Q is related to S, then U is related to _____?

A.T

B.Q

C.S

D.W

E.R

Expanation :

1) Q lives on an odd numbered floor below sixth floor but not on the bottommost floor. Only two persons live between Q and P, who lives above Q.

2) The number of floors between Q and P is one more than the number of floors between Q and S who doesn’t live adjacent to P. There is only one person living between P and T who lives immediately below V.

3) Not more than two persons live between U and R who lives immediately below W. Hence, case 2 gets eliminated.

1) Answer: E

2) Answer: C

3) Answer: B

4) Answer: A

5) Answer: D