Comprehension

1. There are three houses on each side of the road.
2. These six houses are labeled as P, Q, R, S, T and U.
3. The houses are of different colours, namely, Red, Blue, Green, Orange, Yellow and White.
4. The houses are of different heights.
5. T, the tallest house, is exactly opposite to the Red coloured house.
6. The shortest house is exactly opposite to the Green coloured house.
7. U, the Orange coloured house, is located between P and S.
8. R, the Yellow coloured house, is exactly opposite to P.
9. Q, the Green coloured house, is exactly opposite to U.
10. P, the White coloured house, is taller than R, but shorter than S and Q.

Question: 1

What is the colour of the house diagonally opposite the Yellow house?

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For two-sided arrangement puzzles, start with fixed opposites and fill remaining spots by elimination.
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  • White
  • Blue
  • Green
  • Red
  • none of these
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The Correct Option is B

Solution and Explanation

From R (Yellow) opposite P (White) and Q (Green) opposite U (Orange), arrangement fixes S and T positions. T opposite Red implies Blue is the only remaining colour diagonally opposite Yellow.
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Question: 2

Which is the second tallest house ?

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Rank order clues are easier to solve after fixing positional arrangement.
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  • P
  • S
  • Q
  • R
  • cannot be determined
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The Correct Option is C

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T is tallest. P is taller than R but shorter than S and Q. From arrangement, Q is taller than S, making Q second tallest.
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Question: 3

What is the colour of the tallest house?

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Always map height rankings to colour assignments after positional arrangement is done.
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  • Red
  • Blue
  • Green
  • Yellow
  • none of these
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The Correct Option is

Solution and Explanation

Tallest is T, opposite Red. From colour assignment, T has colour Orange.
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