Directions: Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions given below.

Six executives – A, B, C, D, E, and F – live on different floors of a six-storey building where the lowermost floor is numbered as 1, the floor immediately above it is numbered as 2, and so on up to the topmost floor numbered as 6. Each of them prefers a different fruit among Apple, Banana, Grape, Mango, Orange, and Papaya, but not necessarily in the same order.

E lives on the lowermost floor and prefers Grape. C lives on an odd-numbered floor immediately below F. Exactly two floors are between C and the one who prefers Mango, who lives on an even-numbered floor. F prefers Papaya. The one who prefers Orange lives immediately below the one who prefers Papaya. The number of floors above A is equal to the number of floors below B. A prefers Apple, while B prefers Banana.

Which of the following executives lives on the 4th floor?

The correct option is The one who prefers Papaya.

Step-by-Step Explanation:

We are given six executives (A, B, C, D, E, F) living on six different floors (numbered 1 to 6 from bottom to top) and preferring six different fruits (Apple, Banana, Grape, Mango, Orange, Papaya).

Let's analyze the given clues systematically to determine the floor arrangement:

1. Direct Placement of E:
E lives on the lowermost floor (Floor 1) and prefers Grape.
Floor 1: E - Grape

2. Placement of F, C, and Orange:
C lives on an odd-numbered floor immediately below F.
F prefers Papaya, and the executive who prefers Orange lives immediately below F (which means C prefers Orange).
The odd-numbered floors are 1, 3, and 5. Since Floor 1 is occupied by E, C can be on Floor 3 or Floor 5.

3. Placement of Mango:
There are exactly two floors between C and the person who prefers Mango, who lives on an even-numbered floor.
If C is on Floor 3: The person who prefers Mango must be on Floor 6 (since Floor 6 is an even-numbered floor, and there are exactly 2 floors—Floor 4 and Floor 5—between Floor 3 and Floor 6).
This gives us:
- Floor 4: F - Papaya
- Floor 3: C - Orange
- Floor 6: prefers Mango

4. Positions of A and B:
The number of floors above A is equal to the number of floors below B.
A prefers Apple, while B prefers Banana.
With E on Floor 1, C on Floor 3, F on Floor 4, and Mango on Floor 6, the remaining vacant floors are Floor 2 and Floor 5.
Placing A on Floor 5 gives 1 floor above A (Floor 6), which requires 1 floor below B (Floor 1), placing B on Floor 2.
Thus:
- Floor 5: A - Apple
- Floor 2: B - Banana

5. Remaining Executive:
The only executive left is D, who must occupy Floor 6 and prefer Mango.

Final Floor Arrangement:
Floor 6: D - Mango
Floor 5: A - Apple
Floor 4: F - Papaya
Floor 3: C - Orange
Floor 2: B - Banana
Floor 1: E - Grape

Therefore, executive F lives on the 4th floor, and F prefers Papaya. Hence, the executive on the 4th floor is The one who prefers Papaya.