Kapila, Meenal , Rishi , Pradeep and Lalita have five flats in different buildings of five different colours- Blue, White, Red, Orange and Green. The Green building is the shortest of all the buildings and Pradeep’s flat is in it. The building in which Lalita’s flat is located, is neither Blue nor White in colour and is taller than the building in which Meenal’s and Rishi’s flats are located. One person’s name starts with the same letter as the first letter of the building’s colour in which he resides and it is the second tallest of all. Which of the following can be TRUE about the resident of the building, its colour and its height?
The Green building is the shortest of all the buildings and Pradeep’s flat is in it (5-shortest and 1-tallest)
One person’s name starts with the same letter as the first letter of the building’s colour in which he resides and it is the second tallest of all.
=> There is only one such combination, Rishi and Red.
The building in which Lalita’s flat is located, is neither Blue nor White in colour, => Lalita's flat is Orange.
Also, Lalita's building is taller than RIshi's building, => Its the tallest.
Thus, only true combination is : Lalita-Orange-Tallest.
=> Ans - (C)
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