Difficult Puzzle for RBI Assistant Exam

Directions (1-6): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

Eight persons M, N, O, P, Q, R, S and T live on a separate floor each of an 8-floor building but not necessarily in the same order.
The ground floor is numbered 1, the first floor is numbered 2 and so on until the topmost floor is numbered 8. 

Each person likes different fruits viz, Banana, Papaya, Orange, Apple, Pineapple, Coconut, Cucumber, Radish but not necessary in the same order.

M doesn't live on an odd numbered floor and likes neither Coconut Raddish.

• The one who likes Coconut lives above the 5th floor.
• Q likes papaya lives on the 7th floor.
• T does not like either Orange or Coconut.
• O does not live on the lowest and topmost floor and likes Pineapple.
• The one who likes Apple lives on odd numbered floor 
• S likes cucumber and lives on an odd numbered floor which is above the 4th floor.
• The one who likes Raddish lives on the 6th floor.
• N lives on the 3rd floor. Neither P nor T lives on the ground floor.
• Neither O nor P likes Orange. There are only two floors above T's floor.
• The one who likes Orange lives on the first floor. O doesn't live on the fourth floor. M does not like Pineapple and lives on above N's floor.

1. Who likes 'Banana'?

1. P

2. Q

3. M

4. T

5. Other than the given options

2. Which combination is correct?

1. Floor no. 6-S-Cucumber

2. Floor no. 3-O- Apple

3. Floor no. 2-T- Raddish

4. Floor no. 8-P-Coconut

5. Other than the given options

3. At which floor, does T live?

1. First

2. Fourth

3. Third

4. Sixth

5. Cannot be determined

4. How many floors are there above 'M'?

1. Four

2. Five

3. Three

4. None 

5. Two

5. Which fruits like by 'T'?

1. Apple

2. Orange

3. Papaya

4. Banana

5. Other than the given options

6. Who likes 'Pineapple'?

1. R

2. M

3. T

4. Q

5. Other than the given options


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Answer : 

Floor	Person	Fruit
8	P	Coconut
7	Q	Papaya
6	T	Raddish
5	S	Cucumber
4	M	Banana
3	N	Apple
2	O	Pineapple
1	R	Orange

1. M
2. Floor no. 8-P-Coconut
3. Sixth
4. Four
5. Other than the given options
6. Other than the given options 'O'