PUZZLE FOR UPCOMING EXAMINATION ( HIGH LEVEL)

Read the given information carefully and answer the given questions.

Ten Indian persons are working in NASA as a scientist. They all are seating in a decagon arrangement in such a way that there is an equal distance between adjacent persons. Ten persons are P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X and Y. All are facing outside (Opposite to the center) but Not necessary in the same order. All have different height but not necessary in same order.

They also like different colour viz. Pink, Grey, Black, Magenta, Purple, Violet, Green, Red, White and Orange, but not necessary in the same order. It is also known that X is sitting third to the left of 3rd tallest person and R is not the third tallest. X is not the shortest person. Q is taller than P and R but shorter than Y and U and is immediate neighbor of Y and S. 7th tallest person is immediate neighbor of X. P who likes red colour sits second to the right of the person who likes green colour. R and T is not the neighbor of P. V sits immediate right of the person who likes white colour. V is 9th tallest person. Only five persons are taller than Q, who likes Pink colour and sits third to the left of P. S and Y are immediate neighbor of the person who likes Grey and Magenta respectively. W sits 4th to the left of the person who likes green colour. Neither P nor Q is an immediate neighbor of the person who is 3rd tallest who likes Violet colour. The one who likes grey colour sits fourth to the left of the one who is shortest. Neither S nor W is the shortest and S likes Green colour. S is just taller than W but just shorter than X and W is not the neighbor of P. Immediate neighbor of V and W does not like either black or orange.

1. What is the possible height of W if X’s height is 177 cm. and Y’s height is 172 cm?
A. 176 cm
B. 169 cm
C. 156 cm
D. Can’t be determined
E. None of these

2. What is the position of shortest person with respect to 3rd tallest person?
A. Immediate right
B. Second to the left
C. Immediate left
D. Can’t be determined
E. None of these

3. Which of the following person likes Black colour?
A. Y
B. Q
C. P
D. Can’t be determined
E. None of these

4. What is the possible rank of Y and U if they all are counted in decreasing order according to their heights?
A. 1st and 2nd
B. 2nd and 3rd
C. 3rd and 4th
D. 4th and 5th
E. None of these

5. Which of the following combination is correct?
A. Y – Black – 4th
B. V – Orange – 9th
C. T – Violet – 7th
D. Q – Pink – 5th
E. None of these

6. If all the persons are sitting according to Alphabetical order in English alphabets than how many persons are remaining unchanged? (Starting from P clockwise but Except P)
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four
E. None