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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.

  1. There is exactly 1 floor between Geeta and Tarun.
  2. Omkar lives on a floor somewhere above Meera.
  3. Rohan lives on a floor somewhere above Rahul.
  4. There are exactly 2 floors between Meera and Tarun.
  5. 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

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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