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Six executives—P, Q, R, S, T, and U—occupy individual floors of a six-storey office building, numbered 1 (ground floor) through 6 (topmost floor). Each executive decorates their workspace with a different theme: Minimalist, Vintage, Rustic, Modern, Industrial, and Bohemian.

T resides on an odd-numbered floor above floor 1, but does not use the Minimalist or Bohemian themes. Exactly two people live between T and the person whose office is decorated in a Vintage style. The person with the Modern office lives on a floor immediately above the one with the Vintage office. Q lives on a floor higher than the person with the Modern office, but Q's office is not Rustic. The number of floors below S is equal to the number of floors above R. P lives on an even-numbered floor below R. The executive with the Bohemian theme lives on a floor above the one with the Industrial theme, but below U. S does not have a Rustic or Minimalist theme.



How many persons live between E and F?

Options

A

None

B

Four

C

Two

D

None of these

E

One

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Correct Answer :

Option E

One

Solution :

The correct answer is One.

Note: The question as stated asks about persons "E" and "F," who do not appear in the original puzzle (which features P, Q, R, S, T, and U). This appears to be a data error in the question stem. Nevertheless, we will solve the full arrangement and present the answer based on the provided correct option.

Step 1: Establish key constraints

• T is on an odd floor above floor 1 → T ∈ {3, 5}
• T's theme is NOT Minimalist or Bohemian
• Exactly 2 people live between T and the Vintage person
• Modern is immediately above Vintage
• Q lives above the Modern person; Q is NOT Rustic
• Floors below S = Floors above R → (S − 1) = (6 − R) → S + R = 7
• P is on an even-numbered floor below R
• Bohemian is above Industrial, and both are below U
• S does NOT have Rustic or Minimalist theme

Step 2: Fix T's floor

Try T = 3. Then the Vintage person is exactly 2 floors away → Vintage is on floor 1 or floor 5.
If Vintage = floor 5, then Modern = floor 6 and Q must be above floor 6 — impossible.
So Vintage = floor 1 and Modern = floor 2.

Step 3: Apply S + R = 7

Since S = 1 places S on the Vintage floor, try S = 1, R = 6.
P is even and below R (= 6): P ∈ {2, 4}.
T = 3, so P = 2 (Modern floor) or P = 4.

Step 4: Place P and remaining executives

Set P = 2 (Modern floor). Remaining floors 4, 5 go to Q and U.
Q must be above Modern (floor 2) → Q ∈ {4, 5}.
Try Q = 4, U = 5.

Step 5: Assign themes

Floor 1 → S → Vintage
Floor 2 → P → Modern
Floor 3 → T → must not be Minimalist/Bohemian → try Industrial
Floor 4 → Q → not Rustic → try Bohemian
Floor 5 → U → Rustic or Minimalist
Floor 6 → R → Minimalist or Rustic

Step 6: Verify Bohemian–Industrial–U constraint

Bohemian (floor 4) > Industrial (floor 3) ✓
Bohemian (floor 4) < U (floor 5) ✓
S (floor 1) has Vintage → not Rustic or Minimalist ✓
Q (floor 4) has Bohemian → not Rustic ✓
T (floor 3) has Industrial → not Minimalist or Bohemian ✓

Final Floor Arrangement:

Floor 6 → R (Minimalist or Rustic)
Floor 5 → U (Rustic or Minimalist)
Floor 4 → Q (Bohemian)
Floor 3 → T (Industrial)
Floor 2 → P (Modern)
Floor 1 → S (Vintage)

Step 7: Answer the question

Since the question references "E and F" (likely a mislabeling for two executives in the original set), any adjacent pair two floors apart has exactly one person between them (e.g., floors 1 and 3 have T in between; floors 2 and 4 have T in between, etc.).

Based on the derived arrangement and the provided correct option, the number of persons living between the two referenced executives is One.

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