Floor Based Puzzle

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Floor Based Puzzle: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Single Building Floor Based Puzzle, Single Building with Vacant Floor Puzzle, Multiple Buildings with Unknown Number of Floors Puzzle & Multiple Buildings with Vacant Floors Puzzle etc.

Important Questions on Floor Based Puzzle

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Eight friends− J, K, L, M, N, O, P and Q live on eight different floors of a building but not necessarily in the same order. The lowermost floor of the building is numbered one, the one above that is numbered two and so on till the topmost floor is numbered eight. J lives on floor number 4. Only one person lives between J and L. O lives on the floor immediately below L. Only one person lives between O and P. P lives above O. O lives on floor number 5. Only one person lives between K and N, M lives on an even-numbered floor but does not live on floor number 8. K lives below Q's floor.

If L and Q interchange their places and so do M and J, who amongst the following will live between the floors on which M and P live, as per the given arrangement?

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Seven boys A, D, Y, U, P, Q and J live in three different buildings– Ashiana, Top-view and Ridge. Each of them is flying kites of different colours i.e. red, green, blue-white, black, yellow and pink, not necessarily in that order. Not more than three or less than two stays in any of the buildings. Q is flying pink and does not live in the Ridge building. U does not live in the same building as A or P and is flying a yellow coloured kite. D lives in Ridge building with only one more person and is flying a green kite. None in the Top-view building flies a white kite. P does not fly a blue kite.

Who lives in the Ridge building?

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Eight friends− J, K, L, M, N, O, P and Q live on eight different floors of a building but not necessarily in the same order. The lowermost floor of the building is numbered one, the one above that is numbered two and so on till the topmost floor is numbered eight. J lives on floor number 4. Only one person lives between J and L. O lives on the floor immediately below L. Only one person lives between O and P. P lives above O. O lives on floor number 5. Only one person lives between K and N, M lives on an even-numbered floor but does not live on floor number 8. K lives below Q's floor.

Who lives exactly between the floors on which L and J live?

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Seven boys A, D, Y, U, P, Q and J live in three different buildings– Ashiana, Top-view and Ridge. Each of them is flying kites of different colours i.e. red, green, blue, white, black, yellow and pink, not necessarily in that order. Not more than three or less than two stays in any of the buildings. Q is flying pink and does not live in the Ridge building. U does not live in the same building as A or P and is flying a yellow coloured kite. D lives in the Ridge building with only one more person and is flying a green kite. None in the Top-view building flies a white kite. P does not fly a blue kite.

Who is flying the blue kite?

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Seven boys A, D, Y, U, P, Q and J live in three different buildings– Ashiana, Top-view and Ridge. Each of them is flying kites of different colours i.e. red, green, blue, white, black, yellow and pink, not necessarily in that order. Not more than three or less than two stays in any of the buildings. Q is flying a pink kite and lives in the same building as only J i.e. Ashiana building. Y is flying a black kite and does not live in Ridge building. U does not live in the same building as A or P and is flying a yellow coloured kite. D lives in Ridge building with only one more person and is flying a green kite. None in the Top-view building flies a white kite. P does not fly a blue kite.

Who stays in the Top-view building?

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Eight friends− J, K, L, M, N, O, P and Q live on eight different floors of a building but not necessarily in the same order. The lowermost floor of the building is numbered one, the one above that is numbered two and so on till the topmost floor is numbered eight. J lives on floor number 4. Only one person lives between J and L. O lives on the floor just below L. Only one person lives between O and P. P lives above O. O lives on floor number 5. Only one person live between K and N, M lives on an even-numbered floor but does not live on floor number 8. K lives below Q's floor.

Who amongst the following lives on floor number 2?

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Seven boys A, D, Y, U, P, Q and J live in three different buildings– Ashiana, Top-view and Ridge. Each of them is flying kites of different colours i.e. red, green, blue-white, black, yellow and pink, not necessarily in that order. Not more than three or less than two stays in any of the buildings. Q is flying pink and does not live in the Ridge building. U does not live in the same building as A or P and is flying a yellow coloured kite. D lives in the Ridge building with only one more person and is flying a green kite. None in the Top-view building flies a white kite. P does not fly a blue kite.

Who flies the red kite?

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Six people A, B, C, D, E, and F live on six different floors of a building. The ground floor is numbered 1, the floor above it is numbered 2 and so on. C lives on the floor immediately below the floor of A. E lives on the floor immediately below the floor of D. Three people live between the floors of F and E. B does not live on the topmost floor. A does not live on any of the floors below than D. E and F live on the even-numbered floors. Who lives on the 5th floor?

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Eight friends− J, K, L, M, N, O, P and Q live on eight different floors of a building but not necessarily in the same order. The lowermost floor of the building is numbered one, the one above that is numbered two and so on till the topmost floor is numbered eight. J lives on floor number 4. Only one person lives between J and L. O lives on the floor immediately below L. Only one person lives between O and P. P lives above O. O lives on floor number 5. Only one person lives between K and N, M lives on an even-numbered floor but does not live on floor number 8. K lives below Q's floor.

Which of the following is true about M as per the given arrangement?

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Six person O, M, K, J, L, and N are living in a six-floor building Ground floor is the first floor and respectively. Each person likes a different colour's tie. Green, Yellow, Black, Red, Pink and Blue. (Not necessarily in the same order) M is not living on the first floor and likes a yellow colour tie. Only two floors are above J, K likes black colour tie and lives on the third floor. J does not like a Green colour tie. O lives on the first floor. One who likes a blue colour tie and lives on the sixth floor. L is living just below that floor where N is living and likes a red colour tie.

Which of the following statements is true about L's position?

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Seven boys A, D, Y, U, P, Q and J live in three different buildings– Ashiana, Top-view and Ridge. Each of them is flying kites of different colours i.e. red, green, blue, white, black, yellow and pink, not necessarily in that order. Not more than three or less than two stays in any of the buildings. Q is flying a pink kite and lives in the same building as only J i.e. Ashiana building. Y is flying a black kite and does not live in the Ridge building. U does not live in the same building as A or P and is flying a yellow coloured kite. D lives in the Ridge building with only one more person and is flying a green kite. None in the Top-view building flies a white kite. P does not fly a blue kite.

What coloured kite is J flying?

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Seven people Johnny Depp, Al Pacino, Robert Niro, Kevin Spacey, Brad Pitt, Russell Crowe and Tom Hank live on separate floors of a 7- floor building. The ground floor is numbered 1 the first floor is numbered 2 and so on until the topmost floor is numbered 7. Each one of these is travelling to a different city, viz Delhi, Manchester, Paris, Cannes, Kansas, Brussels and London but not necessarily in the same order. Only three people live above the floor on which Johnny Depp lives. Only one person lives between Johnny Depp and the one travelling to Brussels. Russell Crowne lives immediately below the one travelling to Manchester. The one travelling to Manchester lives on an even-numbered floor. Only three people live between the ones travelling to Brussels and Paris. Brad Pitt lives immediately above Robert Niro. Brad Pitt is not travelling to Paris. Only two people live between Al Pacino and the one travelling to Kansas. The one travelling to Kansas lives below the floor on which Al Pacino lives. The one travelling to Delhi does not live immediately above or immediately below Al Pacino. Kevin Spacey does not live immediately above or immediately below Johnny Depp. Tom Hank does not travel to Corsica.

Which of the following is true with respect to Tom Hank as per the given information?

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Eight friends− J, K, L, M, N, O, P and Q live on eight different floors of a building but not necessarily in the same order. The lowermost floor of the building is numbered one, the one above that is numbered two and so on till the topmost floor is numbered eight. J lives on floor number 4. Only one person lives between J and L. O lives on the floor immediately below L. Only one person lives between O and P. P lives above O. O lives on floor number 5. Only one person lives between K and N, M lives on an even-numbered floor but does not live on floor number 8. K lives below Q's floor.

Four of the following five are alike as per the given arrangement and thus form a group. Which of the following does not belong to that group?

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There are eight friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H, who live in an eight-story building. The ground floor is numbered one and the topmost floor is numbered eight. Each of them is working in a different nationalized bank, viz BOI, BOB, Dena, UBI, CBI, IOB, PNB and OBC, but not necessarily in the same order. There is only one floor between A and the floor on which person works in OBC. The person who works in OBC does not live on floor number 1. D lives just below B. The one who works in BOI lives on an even-numbered floor and just above the floor on which person who works in CBI lives. The person who works in IOB lives on an even-numbered floor but not on the 8th floor. Neither D nor H lives on the 1st floor. Only one person lives between the one who works in PNB and D. A lives on an odd-numbered floor and E lives just above A. B lives on the fourth floor. Only two friends live between the one who works in IOB and A. F lives just below the one who works in CBI. D works neither in CBI nor OBC. The person who works in Dena bank does not live on an odd-numbered floor. G does not work in BOB. There are two floors between the floor on which H lives and the floor on which E lives. Only two persons live between the one who works in UBI and the one who works in DENA bank. 

Which of the following combinations is/are true?

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There are eight friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H, who live in an eight-story building. The ground floor is numbered one and the topmost floor is numbered eight. Each of them is working in a different nationalized bank, viz BOI, BOB, Dena, UBI, CBI, IOB, PNB and OBC, but not necessarily in the same order. There is only one floor between A and the floor on which person works in OBC. The person who works in OBC does not live on floor number 1. D lives just below B. The one who works in BOI lives on an even-numbered floor and just above the floor on which person who works in CBI lives. The person who works in IOB lives on an even-numbered floor but not on the 8th floor. Neither D nor H lives on the 1st floor. Only one person lives between the one who works in PNB and D. A lives on an odd-numbered floor and E lives just above A. B lives on the fourth floor. Only two friends live between the one who works in IOB and A. F lives just below the one who works in CBI. D works neither in CBI nor OBC. The person who works in Dena bank does not live on an odd-numbered floor. G does not work in BOB. There are two floors between the floor on which H lives and the floor on which E lives. Only two persons live between the one who works in UBI and the one who works in DENA bank. 

Who among the following lives on the topmost floor?

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There are eight friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H, who live in an eight-story building. The ground floor is numbered one and the topmost floor is numbered eight. Each of them is working in a different nationalized bank, viz BOI, BOB, Dena, UBI, CBI, IOB, PNB and OBC, but not necessarily in the same order. There is only one floor between A and the floor on which person works in OBC. The person who works in OBC does not live on floor number 1. D lives just below B. The one who works in BOI lives on an even-numbered floor and just above the floor on which person who works in CBI lives. The person who works in IOB lives on an even-numbered floor but not on the 8th floor. Neither D nor H lives on the 1st floor. Only one person lives between the one who works in PNB and D. A lives on an odd-numbered floor and E lives just above A. B lives on the fourth floor. Only two friends live between the one who works in IOB and A. F lives just below the one who works in CBI. D works neither in CBI nor OBC. The person who works in Dena bank does not live on an odd-numbered floor. G does not work in BOB. There are two floors between the floor on which H lives and the floor on which E lives. Only two persons live between the one who works in UBI and the one who works in DENA bank. 

How many persons are there between E and B?

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There are eight friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H, who live in an eight-story building. The ground floor is numbered one and the topmost floor is numbered eight. Each of them is working in a different nationalized bank, viz BOI, BOB, Dena, UBI, CBI, IOB, PNB and OBC, but not necessarily in the same order. There is only one floor between A and the floor on which person works in OBC. The person who works in OBC does not live on floor number 1. D lives just below B. The one who works in BOI lives on an even-numbered floor and just above the floor on which person who works in CBI lives. The person who works in IOB lives on an even-numbered floor but not on the 8th floor. Neither D nor H lives on the 1st floor. Only one person lives between the one who works in PNB and D. A lives on an odd-numbered floor and E lives just above A. B lives on the fourth floor. Only two friends live between the one who works in IOB and A. F lives just below the one who works in CBI. D works neither in CBI nor OBC. The person who works in Dena bank does not live on an odd-numbered floor. G does not work in BOB. There are two floors between the floor on which H lives and the floor on which E lives. Only two persons live between the one who works in UBI and the one who works in DENA bank. 

Who among the following works in BOB? 

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There are different number of flats in each floor of a eight storey building. The lowermost floor of the building is numbered one, the one above that is numbered two and so till the topmost floor is numbered eight. Area of floor is 750 ft which is equal for each floor. Floor 5 has 8 numbers of flats above the floor which has 3 flats. There are more than one floor between the floor which contains 3 flats and which contains 10 flats but less than three floors. The number of floors between the floor number 5 and floor which has 5 flats is equal to the number of floors between floor number 7 and which contains 4 flats. Only one floor is between first floor and flat which has a area of 375 sq ft. There are no floors between the floor which contains 8 flats and which has 3 flats. Only two floors are between floors which contain flat size of area 50sq ft each and floor 4. Floor of flat size 250sq ft each is above the floor number 2. Floor which has 5 flats is below the floor which has 4 flats. Neither floor 2 nor floor 1 contains 10 flats. One of the floors has 6 flats.

Four of the following are alike in a certain way and hence form a group. Which of the following does not belong to that group?

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There are different numbers of flats on each floor of an eight-storey building. The lowermost floor of the building is numbered one, the one above that is numbered two and so till the topmost floor is numbered eight. The area of the floor is 800sqft, i.e., which is equal for each floor. Floor 5 has 10 numbers of flats. The floor that contains 8 flats is below the floor that contains 10 flats. Only two flats are between the floor that contains 20 flats and flat which has an area of 400sqft each. The flat, which has an area of 32sqft each is either at the lowermost or topmost floor. Floor 6 contains 5 flats. Floor 7 contains flats which have an area of 40sqft each. Two floors between the floor contain 2 flats, and that contains 25 flats. The floor that contains 8 flats is above the floor that contains 16 flats. The floor that contains 4 flats is just above the floor that contains 20 flats.

Flat which has an area of 50sqft is on which floor?

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There are different numbers of flats on each floor of an eight-storey building. The lowermost floor of the building is numbered one, the one above that is numbered two and so till the topmost floor is numbered eight. The area of the floor is 800sqft, i.e., which is equal for each floor. Floor 5 has 10 numbers of flats. The floor that contains 8 flats is below the floor that contains 10 flats. Only two flats are between the floor that contains 20 flats and flat which has an area of 400sqft each. The flat, which has an area of 32sqft each is either at the lowermost or topmost floor. Floor 6 contains 5 flats. Floor 7 contains flats which have an area of 40sqft each. Two floors between the floor contain 2 flats, and that contains 25 flats. The floor that contains 8 flats is above the floor that contains 16 flats. The floor that contains 4 flats is just above the floor that contains 20 flats.

How many flats are on the topmost floor?