Question

Among six people P, Q, R, S, T and V, each lives on a different floor of a six-storey building having six floors numbered one to six (the ground floor is numbered 1, the floor above it number 2 and so on and the topmost floor is numbered 6). Who lives on the topmost floor?
I. There is only one floor between the floors on which R and Q live, P lives on an even numbered floor.
II. T does not live on an even numbered floor. Q lives on an even numbered floor. Q does not live on the topmost floor
III. S lives on an odd numbered floor. There are two floors between the floors on which S and P live. T lives on a floor immediately above R's floor.

• A. The data in statement I and II are sufficient to answer the questions while the data in statement III is not required to answer the question.
• B. The data in statement I and III are sufficient to answer the questions, while the data in statement II is not required to answer the questions.
• C. The data in Statement II and III are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement I is not required to answer the question.
• D. The data in either statement I alone or statement II alone or statement III alone is sufficient to answer the questions.
• E. The data in all the statements I, II and III together are necessary to answer the question.

Answer 1

The correct option is E The data in all the statements I, II and III together are necessary to answer the question.

From statement I, II and III, P-6, T-5, R-4, S-3, Q-2, V-1.
Hence, P lives on the topmost floor.