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Consider the following statements:
(i) Six flats on a floor in two rows facing North and South are allotted to , , , , and .
(ii) gets a North facing flat and is not next to .
(iii) and get diagonally opposite flats.
(iv) , next to , gets a South facing flat and gets a North facing flat.

Which of the following combinations get South facing flats?

  1. A
    QTS
  2. B
    UPT
  3. C
    URP
  4. D
    None of the above

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

Let there be two parallel rows of 3 flats each:
* South-facing row (facing North direction)
* North-facing row (facing South direction)
* Let's define the rows as Row 1 (South-facing, looking downwards/North towards the other row) and Row 2 (North-facing). Let's use standard facing layout where Top Row faces South, Bottom Row faces North.

From the statements:

1. gets a North-facing flat is in the bottom row.
2. gets a North-facing flat is in the bottom row.
3. gets a South-facing flat is in the top row.
4. is next to must be in the top row (South-facing).
5. and are diagonally opposite. Since is in the top row, must be in the bottom row (North-facing).
6. Thus, the bottom row (North-facing flats) contains , , and .
7. The remaining person, , must be in the top row (South-facing flats).

Therefore, the group of people getting South-facing flats are , , and .

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Consider the following statements:
(i) Six flats on a floor in two rows facing North and South are allotted to , , , , and .
(ii) gets a North facing flat and is not next to .
(iii) and get diagonally opposite flats.
(iv) , next to , gets a South facing flat and gets a North facing flat.

Which of the following combinations get South facing flats?
A
QTS
B
UPT
C
URP
D
None of the above

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