Multiple choice

Who amongst the following lives on the topmost floor?

Directions: Read the following passage and answer the given question.

P, Q, R, S, T and V live on different floors in the same building having six floors numbered from 1 to 6 (the ground floor is numbered 1, the floor above it, number 2 and so on, and the topmost floor is numbered 6). T lives on an even-numbered floor. Only one person lives between T and P. P lives on a floor below T's floor. V does not live on the floor immediately below the floor on which P lives. V does not live on an even-numbered floor. R lives on a floor immediately above the floor on which S lives.

  1. R

  2. Q

  3. P

  4. T

  5. None of these

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D Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct choice. T lives on an even-numbered floor. Only one person lives between T and P. P lives on a floor below T's floor ||| |---|---| |6|T| |5| | |4|P| |3| | |2| | |1| |

V does not live on the floor immediately below P's floor ||| |---|---| |6|T| |5| | |4|P| |3| | |2|V| |1|V|   V does not live on an even-numbered floor ||| |---|---| |6|T| |5| | |4|P| |3| | |2| | |1|V|   R lives on a floor immediately above S's floor ||| |---|---| |6|T| |5|Q| |4|P| |3|R| |2|S| |1|V  |