# Floor Arrangement Reasoning Puzzle for IBPS PO — 5 Jul 2026

> Solve this 4-person floor arrangement puzzle for IBPS PO, SBI Clerk, SSC exam practice. 3 logic clues, one answer. Free daily reasoning puzzle with step-by-step walkthrough.

Source: https://deducepuzzles.com/blog/2026-07-05-floor-arrangement-floor-arrangement-puzzle

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Published: 2026-07-05 · Difficulty: easy · 3 clues · 4 people
Exams: IBPS Clerk · SBI Clerk · SSC CHSL

## The puzzle

Sanjay, Tarun, Gauri, Zoya — live on different floors — floor 1 is the lowest, floor 4 is the topmost. Using the clues below, work out the arrangement.

1. Gauri lives on the floor immediately above Zoya.
2. There are exactly 2 floors between Tarun and Zoya.
3. Sanjay lives on the floor immediately above Gauri.

## Answer

Floor 4: Tarun (top) down to Floor 1: Zoya (lowest).

Floor 4: Tarun · Floor 3: Sanjay · Floor 2: Gauri · Floor 1: Zoya

## Step-by-step solution

1. Start: 24 possible arrangements of 4 people.
2. Clue 1 — "Gauri lives on the floor immediately above Zoya." narrows it to 6 possibilities. Board (top → bottom): _ · _ · _ · _
3. Clue 3 — "Sanjay lives on the floor immediately above Gauri." narrows it to 2 possibilities. Board (top → bottom): _ · _ · _ · _
4. Clue 2 — "There are exactly 2 floors between Tarun and Zoya." ⇒ Sanjay → floor 3, Tarun → floor 4, Gauri → floor 2, Zoya → floor 1 (1 possibility left). Board (top → bottom): Tarun · Sanjay · Gauri · Zoya
5. 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?

Tarun lives on the top floor. The full arrangement from top to bottom: Tarun, Sanjay, Gauri, Zoya.

### 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.

## Learn the method

This post is one worked example. The topic page for floor puzzles carries the full method,
the clue-wording table and the mistakes that cost marks: https://deducepuzzles.com/reasoning/floor-arrangement

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