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J, K, L, M, N, O and P live on seven different floors of a building but not necessarily in the same order. The lower most 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 the also likes a different subject namely – English, History, Commerce, Biology, Accounts, Geography and Computer (but not necessarily in the same order.)
J lives on an odd numbered floor but not on the floor numbered 3.
  • The one who like Accounts lives immediately above J. Only two people live between M and the one who like Accounts.
  • The one who likes History lives on one of the odd numbered floors above M. only three people live between L and the one who likes Commerce lives immediately above L.
  • The one who likes English lives immediately above the one who likes Computer. P lives on an odd numbered floor
  • Only one person lives between K and N. K lives on one of the floors above N. J does not like biology. N does not like Commerce.
    Q. Which of the following combinations is true with respect to the given arrangement?
    • a)
      Geography – L
    • b)
      Commerce – K
    • c)
      Computer – P
    • d)
      History – O
    Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?
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    Directions: Study the given information carefully and answer the ques...
    The combination Commerce – K is correct.
    ​Sol. Seven people live on seven different floor of a building. Each one of them like a different subject of his choice.
    According to the question
    J lives on odd numbered floor except floor number 3.
    Possibility for J → (1, 5, 7)
    The one who like Account lives immediately above J.
    ? → Account
    J
    Only two people live between M and the one who likes Account.
    M _ _ __ ________
    Account
    The one who likes history lives on odd numbered floor above M
    ? → History
    M
    Only three people live between L and the one who likes History.
    ? __ __ __ L
    History
    The one who likes Commerce lives immediately above L
    ? ​→ Commerce
    L
    P lives on an odd numbered floor. Possibility for P (1, 3, 5, 7). One who likes English lives immediately above the one who likes computer.
    English
    Computer
    Only one person lives between K and N and K lives on one of the floors above N.
    K
    __
    N
    J does not like Biology and N does not like Commerce.
    According to the given information, persons, their corresponding floor and subjects are given below.
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    Explanation:

    Given Information:
    - J, K, L, M, N, O, and P live on seven different floors of a building.
    - Each person likes a different subject: English, History, Commerce, Biology, Accounts, Geography, and Computer.
    - Various clues are provided about the positions and subject preferences of the individuals.

    Analysis:
    - J lives on an odd-numbered floor, but not on floor 3.
    - The one who likes Accounts lives immediately above J.
    - M and the one who likes Accounts have two people between them.
    - The one who likes History lives on an odd-numbered floor above M.
    - L and the one who likes Commerce have three people between them.
    - The one who likes English lives above the one who likes Computer.
    - P lives on an odd-numbered floor.
    - There is only one person between K and N, with K living above N.
    - J does not like Biology, and N does not like Commerce.

    Solution:
    - From the given information, we can determine that the combination "Commerce - K" is true.
    - K likes Commerce, and there is only one person living between K and N, with K living above N.
    - Therefore, the correct combination is Commerce - K.
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