# Floor Arrangement Reasoning Puzzle for IBPS PO — 25 Jul 2026

> Solve this 6-person floor arrangement puzzle for IBPS PO, SBI Clerk, SSC exam practice. 10 logic clues, one answer. Free daily reasoning puzzle with step-by-step walkthrough.

Source: https://deducepuzzles.com/blog/2026-07-25-floor-arrangement-floor-arrangement-puzzle

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Published: 2026-07-25 · Difficulty: hard · 10 clues · 6 people
Exams: IBPS PO · SBI PO · SSC CGL

## The puzzle

Varun, Vikram, Priya, Pooja, Isha, Kiran — live on different floors — floor 1 is the lowest, floor 6 is the topmost. Using the clues below, work out the arrangement.

1. Priya lives on neither the topmost nor the lowest floor.
2. Isha and Kiran do NOT live on adjacent floors.
3. Priya and Kiran do NOT live on adjacent floors.
4. Pooja and Isha do NOT live on adjacent floors.
5. Priya and Isha do NOT live on adjacent floors.
6. Vikram and Priya do NOT live on adjacent floors.
7. Kiran lives on neither the topmost nor the lowest floor.
8. Varun and Isha do NOT live on adjacent floors.
9. Pooja lives on neither the topmost nor the lowest floor.
10. Isha lives on a floor somewhere above Vikram.

## Answer

Floor 6: Isha (top) down to Floor 1: Varun (lowest).

Floor 6: Isha · Floor 5: Vikram · Floor 4: Kiran · Floor 3: Pooja · Floor 2: Priya · Floor 1: Varun

## Step-by-step solution

1. Start: 720 possible arrangements of 6 people.
2. Clue 10 — "Isha lives on a floor somewhere above Vikram." narrows it to 360 possibilities. Board (top → bottom): _ · _ · _ · _ · _ · _
3. Clue 1 — "Priya lives on neither the topmost nor the lowest floor." narrows it to 240 possibilities. Board (top → bottom): _ · _ · _ · _ · _ · _
4. Clue 7 — "Kiran lives on neither the topmost nor the lowest floor." narrows it to 144 possibilities. Board (top → bottom): _ · _ · _ · _ · _ · _
5. Clue 9 — "Pooja lives on neither the topmost nor the lowest floor." narrows it to 72 possibilities. Board (top → bottom): _ · _ · _ · _ · _ · _
6. Clue 2 — "Isha and Kiran do NOT live on adjacent floors." narrows it to 48 possibilities. Board (top → bottom): _ · _ · _ · _ · _ · _
7. Clue 3 — "Priya and Kiran do NOT live on adjacent floors." narrows it to 20 possibilities. Board (top → bottom): _ · _ · _ · _ · _ · _
8. Clue 4 — "Pooja and Isha do NOT live on adjacent floors." narrows it to 14 possibilities. Board (top → bottom): _ · _ · _ · _ · _ · _
9. Clue 5 — "Priya and Isha do NOT live on adjacent floors." ⇒ Pooja → floor 3, Isha → floor 6 (4 possibilities left). Board (top → bottom): Isha · _ · _ · Pooja · _ · _
10. Clue 6 — "Vikram and Priya do NOT live on adjacent floors." narrows it to 2 possibilities. Board (top → bottom): Isha · _ · _ · Pooja · _ · _
11. Clue 8 — "Varun and Isha do NOT live on adjacent floors." ⇒ Varun → floor 1, Vikram → floor 5, Priya → floor 2, Kiran → floor 4 (1 possibility left). Board (top → bottom): Isha · Vikram · Kiran · Pooja · Priya · Varun
12. 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?

Isha lives on the top floor. The full arrangement from top to bottom: Isha, Vikram, Kiran, Pooja, Priya, Varun.

### 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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