Floor Arrangement Reasoning Puzzle for IBPS PO — Meera, Geeta, Rohan, Tarun, Rahul, Omkar
2026-07-01
Hard · 5 clues · 6 people
IBPS PO · SBI PO · SSC CGL
The puzzle
Meera, Geeta, Rohan, Tarun, Rahul, Omkar — live on different floors — floor 1 is the lowest, floor 6 is the topmost. Using the clues below, work out the arrangement.
- There is exactly 1 floor between Geeta and Tarun.
- Omkar lives on a floor somewhere above Meera.
- Rohan lives on a floor somewhere above Rahul.
- There are exactly 2 floors between Meera and Tarun.
- There are exactly 4 floors between Meera and Omkar.
Question: Determine the arrangement.
Reveal the answer
Answer: Floor 6: Omkar (top) down to Floor 1: Meera (lowest).
Floor 6OmkarFloor 5RohanFloor 4TarunFloor 3RahulFloor 2GeetaFloor 1Meera
- Start: 720 possible arrangements of 6 people.
- Clue 1 — "There is exactly 1 floor between Geeta and Tarun." narrows it to 192 possibilities.
- Clue 4 — "There are exactly 2 floors between Meera and Tarun." narrows it to 48 possibilities.
- Clue 5 — "There are exactly 4 floors between Meera and Omkar." narrows it to 4 possibilities.
- Clue 2 — "Omkar lives on a floor somewhere above Meera." ⇒ Meera → floor 1, Geeta → floor 2, Tarun → floor 4, Omkar → floor 6 (2 possibilities left).
- Clue 3 — "Rohan lives on a floor somewhere above Rahul." ⇒ Rohan → floor 5, Rahul → floor 3 (1 possibility left).
- Exactly one arrangement survives every clue — that is the answer.
How to crack floor arrangement puzzles faster
- Floor puzzles are vertical rows — treat floor 1 as "leftmost" and floor N as "rightmost" in your mental model.
- "Lives above" means a higher floor number. "Immediately above" means exactly one floor apart.
- "Exactly k floors between" gives a fixed vertical gap — try it at each valid pair of floors.
- Write the floor numbers 1 to N on paper and fill names as you lock positions — the visual stack prevents errors.
FAQ
Who lives on the top floor?
Omkar lives on the top floor. The full arrangement from top to bottom: Omkar, Rohan, Tarun, Rahul, Geeta, Meera.
How do you solve floor arrangement puzzles for bank exams?
Treat floors as a vertical stack: lock the topmost and lowest first, then place intermediate floors using 'above/below' clues. Transfer the stack to paper numbered 1 to N and fill names as each clue eliminates possibilities.
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