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Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions that follow. Ramesh, Manas, Narender, Jitendra, Mridul, Rohit and Mahesh are seven people living on seven different floors of a building, but not necessarily in the same order. The lowermost floor of the building is numb

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Ramesh, Manas, Narender, Jitendra, Mridul, Rohit and Mahesh are seven people living on seven different floors of a building, but not necessarily in the same order. The lowermost floor of the building is numbered 1, the one above that is numbered 2 and so on till the topmost floor is numbered 7. Each one of them is born in different years, i.e. 2001, 2004, 2003, 2010, 2011, 2008 and 2007 (But not necessarily in the same order)

No two persons living on consecutive floors have an age gap of 1 year. Manas lives two floors above Ramesh. The one who is born in 2007 lives on an even numbered floor. There are five floors between Rohit and Ramesh. The one who is born in 2008 lives two floors below Rohit’s floor. Mridul lives two floors above the one who is born in 2007. Narender lives immediately above Jitendra’s floor. The one who is born in 2010 lives immediately below Mridul’s floor. The one who is born in 2011 lives on one of the floors below the one who is born in 2008. The one who is born in 2003, lives neither on the 7th nor on the 4th floor.


Which of the following statements is true as per the given information?
1). 5th floor - Mridul - 2011
2). 7th floor - Mahesh - 2008
3). 2nd floor - Rohit - 2004
4). 6th floor - Narender - 2003


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Persons: Ramesh, Manas, Narender, Jitendra, Mridul, Rohit and Mahesh.

Birth Years: 2001, 2004, 2003, 2010, 2011, 2008 and 2007.

1) Manas lives two floors above Ramesh.  (It means that there is one floor between Manas and Ramesh and Manas lives above of Ramesh's floor.)

2) There are five floors between Rohit and Ramesh.

3) The one who is born in 2008, lives two floors below Rohit’s floor.

Floor No.

Name of Person

Birth Year

7th

Rohit

 

6th

 

 

5th

 

2008

4th

 

 

3rd

Manas

 

2nd

 

 

1st

Ramesh

 

 

4) The one who is born in 2007 lives on an even numbered floor. (i.e. on 2nd or 4th or 6th floor)

5) No two persons living on consecutive floors having an age gap of 1 year. (So, The one who is born in 2007 does not live on 6th and 4th floor.)

6) Mridul lives two floors above the one who is born in 2007.

7) The one who is born in 2010 lives immediately below Mridul’s floor.

Floor No.

Name of Person

Birth Year

7th

Rohit

 

6th

 

 

5th

 

2008

4th

Mridul

 

3rd

Manas

2010

2nd

 

2007

1st

Ramesh

 

 

8) The one who is born in 2011 lives on one of the floors below the one who is born in 2008. (As, No two persons living on consecutive floors have age gap of 1 year. The one who is born in 2011 does not live on the 4th floor.)

9) Narender lives immediately above Jitendra’s floor.

10) The one who is born in 2003, lives neither on the 7th nor on the 4th floor.

(As, No two persons living on consecutive floors have age gap of 1 year. The one who is born in 2004 does not live on 7th floor.)

Floor No.

Name of Person

Birth Year

7th

Rohit

 

6th

Narender

2003

5th

Jitendra

2008

4th

Mridul

2004

3rd

Manas

2010

2nd

 

2007

1st

Ramesh

2011

 

Therefore, the final table is

Floor No.

Name of Person

Birth Year

7th

Rohit

2001

6th

Narender

2003

5th

Jitendra

2008

4th

Mridul

2004

3rd

Manas

2010

2nd

Mahesh

2007

1st

Ramesh

2011

 

Hence, 6th floor - Narender - 2003 is true.

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