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Directions: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below. 7 makeup artists- P, Q, R, S, T, U and V, live in a building on different floors, not necessarily in the same order. The building has 7 floors and only one person stays on one floor. The ground floor is numb

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7 makeup artists- P, Q, R, S, T, U and V, live in a building on different floors, not necessarily in the same order. The building has 7 floors and only one person stays on one floor.

The ground floor is numbered 1, the floor above it, number 2 and so on and the top most floor is numbered 7. 

Each one of them likes a different makeup brand viz Maybelline, Loreal, Garnier, MAC, Neutrogena, Blossom & Kochaar and Lakme but not necessarily in the same order. Only three people live above the floor on which P lives. Only one person lives between P and the one who loves Maybelline. U lives immediately below the one who uses Blossom & Kochhar. The one who likes Blossom & Kochhar lives on an even-numbered floor. Only three people live between the ones, who use, Maybelline and MAC. T lives immediately above R. T is not a user of MAC. Only two people live between Q and the one who uses Lakme. The one using Lakme lives below the floor on which Q lives. The one who likes Garnier does not live immediately above or immediately below Q. S does not live immediately above or immediately below P. V does not like Loreal.


How many people live between the floors on which S and the one using the brand Blossom & Kochhar live? 


1). One
2). Two
3). Three
4). Data Inadequate

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Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below: There are 9 floors in a building numbered 1 to 9 with the ground floor reserved for parking. 9 families Mathews, Rathores, Khandelwals, Jamwals, Kaushiks, Bhatnagars, Malhotras, Srivastavas and Dalmias live

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There are 9 floors in a building numbered 1 to 9 with the ground floor reserved for parking. 9 families Mathews, Rathores, Khandelwals, Jamwals, Kaushiks, Bhatnagars, Malhotras, Srivastavas and Dalmias live there but not necessarily in the same order. They have the following number of members in their family- 3, 4, 2, 6, 12, 10, 9, 7 and 5 but not necessarily in the same order.

Bhatnagars live on 2nd floor and have 3 people. The number of people in Malhotras family is one third of the floor on which they live. Kaushiks live on the topmost floor and have maximum number of people in their family. Rathores stay on fourth floor just above Srivastavas who have one more family member than their floor number. Khandelwals have the same number of people as the floor number of Kaushiks. Jamwals live between Khandelwals and Kaushiks but above Dalmias and they have half the family members as Kaushiks. Dalmias have the same number of people as the floor on which they live. Mathews have the second highest number of family members.
Which family lives just below Khandelwals and on which floor?
1). None of these
2). Malhotras, 6th floor
3). Jamwal, 6th floor
4). Malhotras, 8th floor

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Directions: Study the following information and answer the given questions. Akhil, Bunty, Charan, Dhavan, Esha and Farhan live on different floors in the same building having six floors numbered one to six (the ground floor is numbered 1, the floor above it, numbered 2 and so on and the topmost flo

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Akhil, Bunty, Charan, Dhavan, Esha and Farhan live on different floors in the same building having six floors numbered one to six (the ground floor is numbered 1, the floor above it, numbered 2 and so on and the topmost floor is numbered 6).

Akhil lives on the second floor. There are two floors between the floors on which Dhavan and Farhan live. Farhan lives on the floor above Dhavan’s floor. Dhavan lives on a floor immediately above or below the floor on which Akhil lives. Bunty doesn’t live on the odd numbered floor. Charan does not live on any of the floors below Farhan’s floor. Farhan doesn’t live on the top floor.


Who amongst the following lives on ground floor?
1). Akhil
2). Dhavan
3). Farhan
4). Esha

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Direction: Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions. Eight people – Clerk, Major, Manager, Judge, Policeman, Income tax officer, CEO, Secretary General live in eight different floors of building (but not necessarily in the same order). The lowermost floor of th

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Eight people – Clerk, Major, Manager, Judge, Policeman, Income tax officer, CEO, Secretary General live in eight different floors of 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 which is numbered eight. They have different ranks according to their work from 1 to 8 (not necessarily in the same order). 

The Secretary General has first rank. He lives on 8th floor. Clerk is living on an odd numbered floor. He has the lowest rank. There are two people living between the persons who have rank 4 and rank 6. Manager lives immediate above to that of a Clerk and his rank is 5. Major lives on one of the floors below Clerk. The rank of Major is the square number. The person who has second rank lives on second floor. There is only one person living between the Clerk and the CEO. Policeman has got the 7th rank and he lives on the 7th floor. Judge and CEO have 2nd and 3rd rank respectively.
Find the odd one out?
1). Policeman
2). Manager
3). CEO
4). Secretary General

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Directions: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below. Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H live in an eight floor building. Each of them likes a different chocolate viz Dairy Milk, Toblerone, Five Star, Munch, Hershey’s, Cadbury, Bar One and Chunky, but

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Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H live in an eight floor building. Each of them likes a different chocolate viz Dairy Milk, Toblerone, Five Star, Munch, Hershey’s, Cadbury, Bar One and Chunky, but not necessarily in the same order. The lowermost floor is numbered 1 and the topmost floor is numbered 8.

There is only one floor between the one who likes Five Star and the one who likes Chunky. There are two floors between the one who likes Toblerone and C. F lives on an even numbered floor and likes Bar One. Neither A nor B likes Toblerone or Hershey’s. The one who likes Munch lives on floor no. 1. There are three floors between the floor on which B lives and the floor on which E lives. F lives above C, who does not live on first floor but likes Dairy Milk. The one who likes Five Star lives on the topmost floor. H does not like Five Star. G lives on the floor number which is between A and F. B lives above E and A. Only one person lives between the one who likes Hershey’s and the one who likes Toblerone.
Who among the following lives on floor no. 7?
1). H
2). The one who likes Hershey’s
3). D
4). The One who likes Cadbury