Houses Arrangement on Road
CAT 2008 Slot 1 · DILR · Medium · Logical Reasoning
Passage / data set
Answer the following questions based on the statements given below: (i) There are three houses on each side of the road. (ii) These six houses are labeled as P, Q, R, S, T and U. (iii) The houses are of different colours, namely, Red, Blue, Green, Orange, Yellow and White. (iv) The houses are of different heights. (v) T, the tallest house, is exactly opposite to the Red coloured house. (vi) The shortest house is exactly opposite to the Green coloured house. (vii) U, the Orange coloured house, is located between P and S. (viii) R, the Yellow coloured house, is exactly opposite to P. (ix) Q, the Green coloured house, is exactly opposite to U. (x) P, the White coloured house, is taller than R, but shorter than S and Q.
Question 1 of 3
What is the colour of the house diagonally opposite to the Yellow coloured house?
- A.
White
- B.
Blue
- C.
Green
- D.
Red
- E.
none of these
D
Explanation
From the conditions, side 1 contains P (White), U (Orange), S (Blue/Red); side 2 contains R (Yellow), Q (Green), T (Blue/Red). Since R (Yellow) is at one end opposite P, the house diagonally opposite to R is the other end on P's side, which is S (Red). Thus, the colour is Red.
Question 2 of 3
Which is the second tallest house?
- A.
P
- B.
S
- C.
Q
- D.
R
- E.
cannot be determined
E
Explanation
Height order from given conditions: . Since we do not have enough information to compare heights between S and Q, the second tallest house cannot be uniquely determined.
Question 3 of 3
What is the colour of the tallest house?
- A.
Red
- B.
Blue
- C.
Green
- D.
Yellow
- E.
none of these
B
Explanation
The tallest house is T. T is opposite to Red house (S), so T cannot be Red. The remaining color for T is Blue.
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