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Persons X, Y, Z and Q live in red, green, yellow or blue coloured houses placed in a sequence on a street. Z lives in a yellow house. The green house is adjacent to the blue house. X does not live adjacent to Z. The yellow house is in between the green and red house. The colour of the house X lives in is
Persons X, Y, Z and Q live in red, green, yellow or blue coloured houses placed in a sequence on a street. Z lives in a yellow house. The green house is adjacent to the blue house. X does not live adjacent to Z. The yellow house is in between the green and red house. The colour of the house X lives in is
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Updated On: Mar 23, 2026
- yellow
- green
- red
- None of these
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The Correct Option is D
Solution and Explanation
After analyzing the given information, we can tabulate. X lives in the Blue house.
- X, Y, Z, and Q live in the Blue, Green, Yellow, and Red houses.
- The green house is adjacent to the blue house, and the yellow house is in between the green and red house.
Therefore, the correct answer is (D), i.e., None of these.
- X, Y, Z, and Q live in the Blue, Green, Yellow, and Red houses.
- The green house is adjacent to the blue house, and the yellow house is in between the green and red house.
Therefore, the correct answer is (D), i.e., None of these.
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