Seven houses stand in a row on a street, numbered 1 to 7 from one end to the other. Each house is painted one of seven colours (Red, Blue, Green, Yellow, White, Grey, Orange), is owned by one of seven people (Kabir, Leela, Manav, Nisha, Omar, Priya, Rohit), and each owner keeps exactly one pet (Cat, Dog, Parrot, Fish, Rabbit, Hamster, Tortoise). All seven colours, owners and pets are distinct and each is used exactly once.
The following is known:
1. The Green house is immediately to the right of the White house.
2. The Grey house is at one of the two ends of the street.
3. The Blue house is house number 2.
4. The Yellow house is immediately to the left of the White house.
5. Leela lives in the Red house.
6. Manav lives exactly 3 houses to the right of Kabir.
7. Priya lives in house number 4.
8. Omar lives in house number 7.
9. Kabir lives in the Blue house.
10. The owner who keeps a Dog lives in the Green house.
11. Omar keeps a Cat.
12. The house with the Fish is immediately to the left of the Yellow house.
13. Nisha's house is adjacent to the Blue house.
14. The owner who keeps a Rabbit lives at the end of the street opposite to the Grey house.
15. Rohit lives immediately to the right of Manav.
16. Nisha keeps a Parrot.
17. Rohit keeps a Tortoise.
The following is known:
1. The Green house is immediately to the right of the White house.
2. The Grey house is at one of the two ends of the street.
3. The Blue house is house number 2.
4. The Yellow house is immediately to the left of the White house.
5. Leela lives in the Red house.
6. Manav lives exactly 3 houses to the right of Kabir.
7. Priya lives in house number 4.
8. Omar lives in house number 7.
9. Kabir lives in the Blue house.
10. The owner who keeps a Dog lives in the Green house.
11. Omar keeps a Cat.
12. The house with the Fish is immediately to the left of the Yellow house.
13. Nisha's house is adjacent to the Blue house.
14. The owner who keeps a Rabbit lives at the end of the street opposite to the Grey house.
15. Rohit lives immediately to the right of Manav.
16. Nisha keeps a Parrot.
17. Rohit keeps a Tortoise.
Question 1
Single correct option
What colour is house number 5?
- A. White
- B. Green
- C. Orange
- D. Yellow
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Answer: (B) Green
From clues 3, 4, 1: Blue=2, so Yellow=3 (immediately left of White) and White=4 (since Green is immediately right of White). Green is then house 5. Working through clues 2,6,7,8,9,15 places Kabir=2, Priya=4, Omar=7, Manav=5, Rohit=6, and clue 2 forces Grey=7 (since clue 14 then needs the opposite end, house 1, for the Rabbit), leaving Orange=6 and Red=1. So house 5 is Green.
Question 2
Numerical answer
What is Rohit's house number?
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Answer: 6
Clue 6: Manav = Kabir + 3. Clue 9: Kabir is in the Blue house = house 2, so Manav = 5. Clue 15: Rohit = Manav + 1 = 6.
Question 3
Single correct option
Who keeps the Rabbit?
- A. Leela
- B. Kabir
- C. Nisha
- D. Priya
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Answer: (A) Leela
Grey is at one end (clue 2); with Omar fixed at house 7 (clue 8) and the colour order Red-Blue-Yellow-White-Green-Orange-Grey forced by clues 1,3,4, Grey lands on house 7, so Rabbit (opposite end, clue 14) is in house 1 — the Red house, owned by Leela (clue 5).
Question 4
Single correct option
Which pet does Priya keep?
- A. Hamster
- B. Parrot
- C. Tortoise
- D. Fish
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Answer: (A) Hamster
Priya is in house 4 (clue 7). Clue 16 fixes Nisha (house 3) with the Parrot and clue 17 fixes Rohit (house 6) with the Tortoise; Dog is in the Green house (5, Manav) and Fish is immediately left of Yellow, i.e. house 2 (Kabir), and Cat is with Omar (house 7) and Rabbit with Leela (house 1). The only pet left for Priya (house 4) is the Hamster.
Question 5
Numerical answer
What is the sum of the house numbers of Nisha and Omar?
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Answer: 10
Clue 13 places Nisha adjacent to the Blue house (house 2), and since house 1 is Leela's (Red house), Nisha must be in house 3. Omar is in house 7 (clue 8). Sum = 3+7 = 10.
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