# Floor Arrangement Reasoning Puzzle for IBPS PO — 21 Oct 2026

> 4-person floor arrangement puzzle (2026-10-21) — Lata, Kiran, Nikhil, Arjun. 4 logic clues, one provable answer. Free IBPS PO & SSC practice.

Source: https://deducepuzzles.com/blog/2026-10-21-floor-arrangement-puzzle

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Published: 2026-10-21 · Difficulty: easy · 4 clues · 4 people
Exams: IBPS Clerk · SBI Clerk · SSC CHSL

## The puzzle

Lata, Kiran, Nikhil, Arjun — live on different floors — floor 1 is the lowest, floor 4 is the topmost. Using the clues below, work out the arrangement.

1. Nikhil lives on the floor immediately above Lata.
2. Arjun lives on the topmost floor.
3. There is exactly 1 floor between Nikhil and Arjun.
4. Arjun lives on a floor somewhere above Kiran.

## Answer

Floor 4: Arjun (top) down to Floor 1: Lata (lowest).

Floor 4: Arjun · Floor 3: Kiran · Floor 2: Nikhil · Floor 1: Lata

## Step-by-step solution

1. Start: 24 possible arrangements of 4 people.
2. Clue 2 — "Arjun lives on the topmost floor." ⇒ Arjun → floor 4 (6 possibilities left). Board (top → bottom): Arjun · _ · _ · _
3. Clue 1 — "Nikhil lives on the floor immediately above Lata." narrows it to 2 possibilities. Board (top → bottom): Arjun · _ · _ · _
4. Clue 3 — "There is exactly 1 floor between Nikhil and Arjun." ⇒ Lata → floor 1, Kiran → floor 3, Nikhil → floor 2 (1 possibility left). Board (top → bottom): Arjun · Kiran · Nikhil · Lata
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?

Arjun lives on the top floor. The full arrangement from top to bottom: Arjun, Kiran, Nikhil, Lata.

### 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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