Question

Five persons with names P, M, U, T and X live separately in any one of the following: a palace, a hut, a fort, a house or a hotel. Each one likes two different colors from among the following: blue, black, red, yellow and green. U likes red and blue. T like black. The person living in a palace does not like black or blue. P likes blue and red. M likes yellow. X lives in a hotel. M lives in a:

• A. Hut
• B. Palace
• C. Fort
• D. House

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

To solve this problem, we will deduce the living arrangements and color preferences step by step based on the given constraints:

• U likes red and blue.
• T likes black.
• The person living in a palace does not like black or blue.
• P likes blue and red.
• M likes yellow.
• X lives in a hotel.

Since X lives in a hotel and there’s no restriction on colors for the hotel resident, we eliminate no color possibilities here. Let’s list down the possible constrains for each person:

• Person in a Palace: Does not like black or blue.
• P: Likes blue and red, so can't be in a palace.
• U: Likes red and blue, so can't be in a palace.
• T: Likes black, so can't be in a palace.
• M: Likes yellow, could potentially live in the palace.
• X: Lives in a hotel.

Now analyzing further:

• Since M likes yellow, and the person in the palace does not like black or blue, M can live in the palace.

Thus, M lives in the Palace.