Directions: Read the following information carefully and answer the question given below.

Eight executives — P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, and W — occupy office suites across four different floors of a corporate building, numbered 1 to 4 from bottom to top. Each floor contains two suites: Suite 1 (West wing) and Suite 2 (East wing). Suite 1 of floor 2 is directly above Suite 1 of floor 1 and directly below Suite 1 of floor 3. Similarly, Suite 2 of floor 2 is directly above Suite 2 of floor 1 and directly below Suite 2 of floor 3.

S occupies Suite 1 on an odd-numbered floor. There is a gap of two floors between S and U, and both occupy the same suite type. V occupies the suite to the east of U on the topmost floor. W occupies Suite 1 on an even-numbered floor. Q occupies a suite on the floor immediately above W, but in a different suite type. P occupies a suite directly above R in the same suite type. T occupies one of the remaining suites.

What is the direction of Q with respect to S?

Correct Answer: North-east

To find the direction of Q with respect to S, we can deduce the step-by-step seating arrangement of the eight executives across the four floors and two suite types (Suite 1 = West wing, Suite 2 = East wing).

Step 1: Position of S, U, and V
1. S occupies Suite 1 on an odd-numbered floor (Floor 1 or Floor 3).
2. There is a gap of two floors between S and U, and both occupy the same suite type (Suite 1). In a 4-floor building, a gap of two floors is only possible between Floor 1 and Floor 4.
Therefore, S is at Floor 1, Suite 1 and U is at Floor 4, Suite 1.
3. V occupies the suite to the east of U on the topmost floor (Floor 4). Since Suite 2 is east of Suite 1, V is at Floor 4, Suite 2.

Step 2: Position of W and Q
1. W occupies Suite 1 on an even-numbered floor (Floor 2 or Floor 4). Since Floor 4, Suite 1 is occupied by U, W must be on Floor 2.
Therefore, W is at Floor 2, Suite 1.
2. Q occupies a suite on the floor immediately above W (Floor 3) in a different suite type (Suite 2).
Therefore, Q is at Floor 3, Suite 2.

Step 3: Position of P, R, and T
1. P occupies a suite directly above R in the same suite type. The only remaining vacant vertical pair in the same suite type is on Suite 2 across Floor 2 and Floor 1.
Therefore, P is at Floor 2, Suite 2 and R is at Floor 1, Suite 2.
2. T occupies the remaining vacant suite, which is Floor 3, Suite 1.

Complete Floor Plan:
• Floor 4: Suite 1 (West) = U | Suite 2 (East) = V
• Floor 3: Suite 1 (West) = T | Suite 2 (East) = Q
• Floor 2: Suite 1 (West) = W | Suite 2 (East) = P
• Floor 1: Suite 1 (West) = S | Suite 2 (East) = R

Step 4: Determine Direction of Q relative to S
• S is on Floor 1, Suite 1 (West).
• Q is on Floor 3, Suite 2 (East).
Floor 3 is above Floor 1 (Northward), and Suite 2 is to the right/east of Suite 1 (Eastward). Thus, Q is to the North-east of S.