Multi-Layer Puzzles Worksheet 17 - Intermediate Level (layer logic) | 20 Questions

Question 1

Four people move between four zones (A, B, C, D) during three time slots. Each person is in exactly one zone at any time, and multiple people can be in the same zone. Given information: • At 9 AM: Ankit is in Zone A, Bindu is in Zone B, Chirag is in Zone C, Disha is in Zone D • Ankit moves: Zone A → Zone B → Zone C • Bindu moves: Zone B → stays in Zone B → Zone D • Chirag moves: Zone C → Zone D → Zone A • Disha moves: Zone D → stays in Zone D → Zone B Which zone has exactly two people at 10 AM?

Step-by-step Solution:

At 9 AM (9 AM):
- Ankit → Zone A
- Bindu → Zone B
- Chirag → Zone C
- Disha → Zone D

Movement to 10 AM (10 AM):
- Ankit moves from Zone A to Zone B
- Bindu stays in Zone B
- Chirag moves from Zone C to Zone D
- Disha stays in Zone D

At 10 AM (10 AM):
- Ankit → Zone B
- Bindu → Zone B
- Chirag → Zone D
- Disha → Zone D

Zone Occupancy:
- Zone A: 0 person
- Zone B: 2 people
- Zone C: 0 person
- Zone D: 2 people

Therefore, Zone B has exactly two people at 10 AM.

zone-based, movement, temporal-tracking

Question 2

Six items (P, Q, R, S, T, U) are arranged in a 2×3 grid (2 rows, 3 columns). Each has a unique color and associated number. Colors: Red, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange, Purple Numbers: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 Given information: • Item U is at position (1,1) with number 10. • The item at (2,2) has number 12. • The item at (2,2) is Orange colored. • The item with number 8 is in the same column as the Orange item. • No item in Row 1 is Purple. What item is in Row 2, Column 2?

Step-by-step Solution:

1. Direct Assignments:
- (1,1) = U (Number 10)
- (2,2) = Number 12, Color Orange

2. Column Constraints:
- The number 8 is in the same column as Orange (Column 2)
- Therefore, either (1,2) or (2,2) has number 8
- Since (2,2) has 12, (1,2) must have number 8

3. Row Constraints:
- Row 1 has no Purple items

4. Diagonal Relationship:
- Q is diagonally opposite the Purple item

Final Grid:

| Position | Item | Color | Number |
|----------|------|-------|--------|
| (1,1) | U | Red | 10 |
| (1,2) | T | Blue | 8 |
| (1,3) | Q | Green | 2 |
| (2,1) | P | Purple | 4 |
| (2,2) | R | Orange | 12 |
| (2,3) | S | Yellow | 6 |

Therefore, the item at (2,2) is R.

horizontal-layering, grid-based, 4-layer, relational-matrix

Question 3

Five people live on five different floors of a building (numbered 1 to 5 from bottom to top). Each person likes a different color. Given information: • Amit lives on floor 3. • The person who likes Red lives 3 floors away from Priya. • Priya does not like Blue and is not on a floor adjacent to Sneha. • The person who likes White lives immediately below Amit. Who lives on floor 4?

Step-by-step Solution (Requires Deduction Grid):

1. Establish Knowns and Direct Assignments:
- Clue 1: Amit is on Floor 3 (Floor 3).
- Clue 4: The person liking White (Color X) is on the floor immediately below Amit. Since Amit is on Floor 3, the person liking Color X must be on Floor 2.
- This means the person on Floor 3 is Amit, and the person on Floor 2 is the one liking White.

2. Resolve Relative Positional Clues (Clue 2):
- Priya is on Floor 1.
- The person liking Red is on Floor 4 (3 floors away from Priya). This helps place the color Red on Floor 4.

3. Apply Exclusionary Clue (Clue 3):
- Priya is on Floor 1. We know their color is NOT Blue (the color on Floor 5). This helps narrow down the color possibilities for Floor 1.
- We also know Priya is NOT adjacent to the target person on Floor 4, which is true as they are on F1.

4. Final Arrangement (Deduction):
By combining the fixed positions (F3 and F2) with the positional link (Clue 2) and the exclusions, the only unique arrangement is:

| Floor | Person | Color |
| :---: | :---: | :---: |
| 5 | Rohan | Blue |
| 4 | Sneha | Red |
| 3 | Amit | Green |
| 2 | Vikram | White |
| 1 | Priya | Yellow |

Answer: Sneha

vertical-layering, floor-puzzle, deductive-2-layer

Question 4

Four people move between four zones (A, B, C, D) during three time slots. Each person is in exactly one zone at any time, and multiple people can be in the same zone. Given information: • At 9 AM: Ankit is in Zone A, Bindu is in Zone B, Chirag is in Zone C, Disha is in Zone D • Ankit moves: Zone A → Zone B → Zone C • Bindu moves: Zone B → stays in Zone B → Zone D • Chirag moves: Zone C → Zone D → Zone A • Disha moves: Zone D → stays in Zone D → Zone B Which zone has exactly two people at 10 AM?

Step-by-step Solution:

At 9 AM (9 AM):
- Ankit → Zone A
- Bindu → Zone B
- Chirag → Zone C
- Disha → Zone D

Movement to 10 AM (10 AM):
- Ankit moves from Zone A to Zone B
- Bindu stays in Zone B
- Chirag moves from Zone C to Zone D
- Disha stays in Zone D

At 10 AM (10 AM):
- Ankit → Zone B
- Bindu → Zone B
- Chirag → Zone D
- Disha → Zone D

Zone Occupancy:
- Zone A: 0 person
- Zone B: 2 people
- Zone C: 0 person
- Zone D: 2 people

Therefore, Zone B has exactly two people at 10 AM.

zone-based, movement, temporal-tracking

Question 5

Eight people work in a company with hierarchical structure across four departments. Each department has a Director, Manager, and Executive (only two departments have complete teams). Given information: • Aditya is the Director of Sales department • Bhavna reports to Aditya and is a Manager • Chetan is an Executive in the Sales department • Deepika is the Director of Marketing department, working at the same level as Aditya • Eshan is one level below Deepika in the same department • The Executive in Marketing department reports to Eshan • Falguni is in the Marketing department What is Eshan's designation?

Step-by-step Solution:

Layer 1: Department Assignment
- Sales: Aditya, Bhavna, Chetan
- Marketing: Deepika, Eshan, Falguni

Layer 2: Hierarchical Level
Three levels in each department:
1. Director (Top)
2. Manager (Middle)
3. Executive (Bottom)

Layer 3: Reporting Structure

Sales Department:
- Director: Aditya
- Manager: Bhavna (reports to Aditya)
- Executive: Chetan (reports to Bhavna)

Marketing Department:
- Director: Deepika (same level as Aditya)
- One level below Director: Manager level
- Eshan is one level below Deepika
- Falguni reports to Eshan (so Falguni is Executive)

Cross-Layer Integration:
Eshan is one level below Director Deepika in Marketing.
The level below Director is Manager.

Answer: Manager

categorical-layering, hierarchy, organizational, reporting

Question 6

Six people live in three different buildings (Tower A, B, C). Each building has 2 floors. Each person has a different profession. Given information: • The Lawyer lives immediately above Rajesh (Tower B, F1) • The Doctor lives on Floor 1 of Tower A. • Karan and Sneha live in the same building (Tower C), and neither is the Engineer. • Priya lives in Tower B, but is not the Architect. • Neha lives on Floor 2 of Tower A. What is Neha's profession?

Step-by-step Solution (Requires 3 Parallel Layering Grids):

1. Establish Building and Floor Positions (Clue 1 & 5):
- Clue 5: Neha is in Tower A, F2.
- Clue 1: Priya (The Lawyer) is in Tower B, F2, immediately above Rajesh in Tower B, F1.

2. Departmental Grouping (Clue 3):
- Karan and Sneha are in Tower C.
- By elimination, the remaining person is Amit, who must be in Tower A.

3. Profession Mapping (Clue 2 & 3):
- Clue 2: Amit (Tower A, F1) is the Doctor.
- Clue 3: Karan and Sneha (Tower C) are NOT the Engineer.
- Deduction: Since Neha is in Tower A (and is not Doctor), and is the only person left in Tower A, Neha must be the Engineer.

Answer: Engineer

vertical-layering, multi-building, inter-building, deductive-3-layer

Question 7

Five runners are racing on three parallel tracks. Multiple runners can use the same track, and each runner's position is tracked within their track. Given information: • Alice and Diana are on Track 1 • Bob and Ethan are on Track 2 • Charlie is alone on Track 3 • On Track 1: Alice is ahead of Diana • On Track 2: Bob is ahead of Ethan • The person on Track 3 is running unopposed What is Diana's position within their track?

Step-by-step Solution:

Layer 1: Track Assignment (Horizontal Layer)
- Track 1: Alice, Diana
- Track 2: Bob, Ethan
- Track 3: Charlie

Layer 2: Position within Track (Competitive Layer)

Track 1 Rankings:
- Alice is ahead of Diana
- Therefore: Alice = 1st, Diana = 2nd

Track 2 Rankings:
- Bob is ahead of Ethan
- Therefore: Bob = 1st, Ethan = 2nd

Track 3 Rankings:
- Charlie = 1st (unopposed)

Cross-Track Analysis:
Diana is on Track 1 and is behind Alice.
Within Track 1, Diana is in 2nd position.

Answer: 2nd

horizontal-layering, parallel-tracks, comparative-position

Question 8

Five runners are racing on three parallel tracks. Multiple runners can use the same track, and each runner's position is tracked within their track. Given information: • Alice and Diana are on Track 1 • Bob and Ethan are on Track 2 • Charlie is alone on Track 3 • On Track 1: Alice is ahead of Diana • On Track 2: Bob is ahead of Ethan • The person on Track 3 is running unopposed What is Diana's position within their track?

Step-by-step Solution:

Layer 1: Track Assignment (Horizontal Layer)
- Track 1: Alice, Diana
- Track 2: Bob, Ethan
- Track 3: Charlie

Layer 2: Position within Track (Competitive Layer)

Track 1 Rankings:
- Alice is ahead of Diana
- Therefore: Alice = 1st, Diana = 2nd

Track 2 Rankings:
- Bob is ahead of Ethan
- Therefore: Bob = 1st, Ethan = 2nd

Track 3 Rankings:
- Charlie = 1st (unopposed)

Cross-Track Analysis:
Diana is on Track 1 and is behind Alice.
Within Track 1, Diana is in 2nd position.

Answer: 2nd

horizontal-layering, parallel-tracks, comparative-position

Question 9

Six items are placed on six shelves (1=bottom, 6=top). Each item has a unique color and is Small, Medium, or Large (exactly two of each). No two adjacent shelves have the same size. Items: Book, Vase, Clock, Frame, Lamp, Trophy Colors: Red, Blue, Green, Yellow, Black, White Given information: • The item on Shelf 6 is Large-sized. No two adjacent shelves have the same size. • The item on Shelf 3 is Black colored. • The Green item is on Shelf 2, which is 3 shelves below the Book. • The Small-sized item is the Trophy. • The item on Shelf 1 is not Red. What item is on Shelf 4?

Step-by-step Solution:

1. Size Pattern (Clue 1):
- Shelf 6: Large
- No adjacent same size + exactly 2 each → sizes forced:
- S6: Large
- S5: Medium
- S4: Small
- S3: Medium
- S2: Large
- S1: Small

2. Positional Relationship (Clue 3):
- The Green item is on Shelf 2
- Shelf 2 is 3 shelves below Shelf 5
- Therefore, Shelf 5 has the Book item

3. Size-Item Link (Clue 4):
- The Small-sized item is the Trophy
- Shelf 4 is Small-sized
- Therefore, Shelf 4 contains the Trophy

Complete Arrangement:

| Shelf | Item | Color | Size |
|-------|------|-------|------|
| 6 | Frame | Yellow | Large |
| 5 | Book | Red | Medium |
| 4 | Vase | Blue | Small |
| 3 | Lamp | Black | Medium |
| 2 | Clock | Green | Large |
| 1 | Trophy | White | Small |

Answer: Vase

vertical-layering, categorical, non-adjacency-constraints

Question 10

Six people live in three different buildings (Tower A, B, C). Each building has 2 floors. Each person has a different profession. Given information: • The Lawyer lives immediately above Rajesh (Tower B, F1) • The Doctor lives on Floor 1 of Tower A. • Karan and Sneha live in the same building (Tower C), and neither is the Engineer. • Priya lives in Tower B, but is not the Architect. • Neha lives on Floor 2 of Tower A. What is Neha's profession?

Step-by-step Solution (Requires 3 Parallel Layering Grids):

1. Establish Building and Floor Positions (Clue 1 & 5):
- Clue 5: Neha is in Tower A, F2.
- Clue 1: Priya (The Lawyer) is in Tower B, F2, immediately above Rajesh in Tower B, F1.

2. Departmental Grouping (Clue 3):
- Karan and Sneha are in Tower C.
- By elimination, the remaining person is Amit, who must be in Tower A.

3. Profession Mapping (Clue 2 & 3):
- Clue 2: Amit (Tower A, F1) is the Doctor.
- Clue 3: Karan and Sneha (Tower C) are NOT the Engineer.
- Deduction: Since Neha is in Tower A (and is not Doctor), and is the only person left in Tower A, Neha must be the Engineer.

Answer: Engineer

vertical-layering, multi-building, inter-building, deductive-3-layer

Question 11

Five security guards work in rotating shifts across three days. Each guard works one shift per day, and each shift has exactly one guard. Given information: • On Monday: Karan works Morning, Ajay works Afternoon, Meera works Evening • Each person's shift rotates one position forward each day (Morning → Afternoon → Evening → Night → Graveyard → Morning) • Sunil worked Night on Monday • Neha worked Graveyard on Monday What shift does Meera work on Tuesday?

Step-by-step Solution:

Layer 1: Day-wise Schedule
Creating a temporal matrix across three days.

Layer 2: Shift Assignment
Initial assignments on Monday:
- Karan → Morning
- Ajay → Afternoon
- Meera → Evening
- Sunil → Night
- Neha → Graveyard

Layer 3: Rotation Pattern
Each person's shift advances by one position daily.

Day 2 (Tuesday) Calculation:
Meera started with Evening on Monday.
After one rotation: Evening → Night

Answer: Night

temporal-layering, shift-rotation, time-slots

Question 12

Six people work in two companies. Each company has multiple departments, and each department has multiple teams. Given information: • TechCorp has two departments: Engineering and Sales • InnoSoft has two departments: Marketing and HR • Engineering has Team Alpha and Team Beta • Sales has only Team Gamma • Marketing has only Team Delta • HR has Team Epsilon and Team Zeta • Anil is in Team Alpha, Bina is in Team Beta • Chirag works in Sales department of TechCorp • Divya is in Marketing department of InnoSoft • Esha and Farhan are in HR department, in different teams In which company does Esha work?

Step-by-step Solution:

Layer 1: Company Structure
Two companies: TechCorp, InnoSoft

Layer 2: Department within Company

TechCorp Departments:
- Engineering
- Sales

InnoSoft Departments:
- Marketing
- HR

Layer 3: Teams within Departments

TechCorp → Engineering:
- Team Alpha
- Team Beta

TechCorp → Sales:
- Team Gamma

InnoSoft → Marketing:
- Team Delta

InnoSoft → HR:
- Team Epsilon
- Team Zeta

Layer 4: Individual Assignment

TechCorp:
- Engineering → Team Alpha → Anil
- Engineering → Team Beta → Bina
- Sales → Team Gamma → Chirag

InnoSoft:
- Marketing → Team Delta → Divya
- HR → (HR teams) → Esha, Farhan

Nested Integration:
Esha is in HR department.
HR department exists only in InnoSoft.
Therefore, Esha works in InnoSoft.

Answer: InnoSoft

nested-layers, hierarchical, company-dept-team, ultra-complex

Question 13

Five boxes (A, B, C, D, E) are stacked vertically (Position 1 is bottom, 5 is top). Each box is painted a different color from: Yellow, White, Blue, Red, Green. Given information: • Box A is at the bottom (Position 1). • The Green box is at the top (Position 5). • Box C is immediately above Box B. • The box at Position 3 is Blue. • Box C is not White. What color is Box B?

Step-by-step Solution:

1. Direct Placements:
- Position 1: Box A (Yellow)
- Position 5: Box E (Green)
- Position 3: Blue

2. Build Complete Stack:

| Position | Box | Color |
|----------|-----|-------|
| 5 | E | Green |
| 4 | D | Red |
| 3 | C | Blue |
| 2 | B | White |
| 1 | A | Yellow |

3. Find Box B:
- Box B is at Position 2
- Its color is White

Answer: White

vertical-layering, stacking, deductive-color-coding

Question 14

Five people live on five different floors of a building (numbered 1 to 5 from bottom to top). Each person likes a different color. Given information: • Vikram lives on floor 3. • The person who likes Red lives 3 floors away from Rohan. • Rohan does not like Yellow and is not on a floor adjacent to Sneha. • The person who likes Blue lives immediately below Vikram. Who lives on floor 4?

Step-by-step Solution (Requires Deduction Grid):

1. Establish Knowns and Direct Assignments:
- Clue 1: Vikram is on Floor 3 (Floor 3).
- Clue 4: The person liking Blue (Color X) is on the floor immediately below Vikram. Since Vikram is on Floor 3, the person liking Color X must be on Floor 2.
- This means the person on Floor 3 is Vikram, and the person on Floor 2 is the one liking Blue.

2. Resolve Relative Positional Clues (Clue 2):
- Rohan is on Floor 1.
- The person liking Red is on Floor 4 (3 floors away from Rohan). This helps place the color Red on Floor 4.

3. Apply Exclusionary Clue (Clue 3):
- Rohan is on Floor 1. We know their color is NOT Yellow (the color on Floor 5). This helps narrow down the color possibilities for Floor 1.
- We also know Rohan is NOT adjacent to the target person on Floor 4, which is true as they are on F1.

4. Final Arrangement (Deduction):
By combining the fixed positions (F3 and F2) with the positional link (Clue 2) and the exclusions, the only unique arrangement is:

| Floor | Person | Color |
| :---: | :---: | :---: |
| 5 | Priya | Yellow |
| 4 | Sneha | Red |
| 3 | Vikram | Green |
| 2 | Amit | Blue |
| 1 | Rohan | White |

Answer: Sneha

vertical-layering, floor-puzzle, deductive-2-layer

Question 15

Five boxes (A, B, C, D, E) are stacked vertically (Position 1 is bottom, 5 is top). Each box is painted a different color from: Green, Yellow, Red, White, Blue. Given information: • Box A is at the bottom (Position 1). • The Blue box is at the top (Position 5). • Box C is immediately above Box B. • The box at Position 3 is Red. • Box C is not Blue. What color is Box D?

Step-by-step Solution:

1. Direct Placements:
- Position 1: Box A (Green)
- Position 5: Box E (Blue)
- Position 3: Red

2. Build Complete Stack:

| Position | Box | Color |
|----------|-----|-------|
| 5 | E | Blue |
| 4 | D | White |
| 3 | C | Red |
| 2 | B | Yellow |
| 1 | A | Green |

3. Find Box D:
- Box D is at Position 4
- Its color is White

Answer: White

vertical-layering, stacking, deductive-color-coding

Question 16

Six people work in two companies. Each company has multiple departments, and each department has multiple teams. Given information: • TechCorp has two departments: Engineering and Sales • InnoSoft has two departments: Marketing and HR • Engineering has Team Alpha and Team Beta • Sales has only Team Gamma • Marketing has only Team Delta • HR has Team Epsilon and Team Zeta • Anil is in Team Alpha, Bina is in Team Beta • Chirag works in Sales department of TechCorp • Divya is in Marketing department of InnoSoft • Esha and Farhan are in HR department, in different teams In which company does Esha work?

Step-by-step Solution:

Layer 1: Company Structure
Two companies: TechCorp, InnoSoft

Layer 2: Department within Company

TechCorp Departments:
- Engineering
- Sales

InnoSoft Departments:
- Marketing
- HR

Layer 3: Teams within Departments

TechCorp → Engineering:
- Team Alpha
- Team Beta

TechCorp → Sales:
- Team Gamma

InnoSoft → Marketing:
- Team Delta

InnoSoft → HR:
- Team Epsilon
- Team Zeta

Layer 4: Individual Assignment

TechCorp:
- Engineering → Team Alpha → Anil
- Engineering → Team Beta → Bina
- Sales → Team Gamma → Chirag

InnoSoft:
- Marketing → Team Delta → Divya
- HR → (HR teams) → Esha, Farhan

Nested Integration:
Esha is in HR department.
HR department exists only in InnoSoft.
Therefore, Esha works in InnoSoft.

Answer: InnoSoft

nested-layers, hierarchical, company-dept-team, ultra-complex

Question 17

Six people live in three different buildings (Tower A, B, C). Each building has 2 floors. Each person has a different profession. Given information: • The Lawyer lives immediately above Rajesh (Tower B, F1) • The Doctor lives on Floor 1 of Tower A. • Karan and Sneha live in the same building (Tower C), and neither is the Engineer. • Priya lives in Tower B, but is not the Architect. • Neha lives on Floor 2 of Tower A. What is Neha's profession?

Step-by-step Solution (Requires 3 Parallel Layering Grids):

1. Establish Building and Floor Positions (Clue 1 & 5):
- Clue 5: Neha is in Tower A, F2.
- Clue 1: Priya (The Lawyer) is in Tower B, F2, immediately above Rajesh in Tower B, F1.

2. Departmental Grouping (Clue 3):
- Karan and Sneha are in Tower C.
- By elimination, the remaining person is Amit, who must be in Tower A.

3. Profession Mapping (Clue 2 & 3):
- Clue 2: Amit (Tower A, F1) is the Doctor.
- Clue 3: Karan and Sneha (Tower C) are NOT the Engineer.
- Deduction: Since Neha is in Tower A (and is not Doctor), and is the only person left in Tower A, Neha must be the Engineer.

Answer: Engineer

vertical-layering, multi-building, inter-building, deductive-3-layer

Question 18

Five security guards work in rotating shifts across three days. Each guard works one shift per day, and each shift has exactly one guard. Given information: • On Monday: Meera works Morning, Neha works Afternoon, Ajay works Evening • Each person's shift rotates one position forward each day (Morning → Afternoon → Evening → Night → Graveyard → Morning) • Karan worked Night on Monday • Sunil worked Graveyard on Monday What shift does Ajay work on Tuesday?

Step-by-step Solution:

Layer 1: Day-wise Schedule
Creating a temporal matrix across three days.

Layer 2: Shift Assignment
Initial assignments on Monday:
- Meera → Morning
- Neha → Afternoon
- Ajay → Evening
- Karan → Night
- Sunil → Graveyard

Layer 3: Rotation Pattern
Each person's shift advances by one position daily.

Day 2 (Tuesday) Calculation:
Ajay started with Evening on Monday.
After one rotation: Evening → Night

Answer: Night

temporal-layering, shift-rotation, time-slots

Question 19

Eight people work in a company with hierarchical structure across four departments. Each department has a Director, Manager, and Executive (only two departments have complete teams). Given information: • Aditya is the Director of Sales department • Bhavna reports to Aditya and is a Manager • Chetan is an Executive in the Sales department • Deepika is the Director of Marketing department, working at the same level as Aditya • Eshan is one level below Deepika in the same department • The Executive in Marketing department reports to Eshan • Falguni is in the Marketing department What is Eshan's designation?

Step-by-step Solution:

Layer 1: Department Assignment
- Sales: Aditya, Bhavna, Chetan
- Marketing: Deepika, Eshan, Falguni

Layer 2: Hierarchical Level
Three levels in each department:
1. Director (Top)
2. Manager (Middle)
3. Executive (Bottom)

Layer 3: Reporting Structure

Sales Department:
- Director: Aditya
- Manager: Bhavna (reports to Aditya)
- Executive: Chetan (reports to Bhavna)

Marketing Department:
- Director: Deepika (same level as Aditya)
- One level below Director: Manager level
- Eshan is one level below Deepika
- Falguni reports to Eshan (so Falguni is Executive)

Cross-Layer Integration:
Eshan is one level below Director Deepika in Marketing.
The level below Director is Manager.

Answer: Manager

categorical-layering, hierarchy, organizational, reporting

Question 20

Five people live on five different floors of a building (numbered 1 to 5 from bottom to top). Each person likes a different color. Given information: • Amit lives on floor 3. • The person who likes Blue lives 3 floors away from Vikram. • Sneha does not like Blue and is not on a floor adjacent to Rohan. • The person who likes Yellow lives immediately below Amit. Who lives on floor 4?

Step-by-step Solution (Requires Deduction Grid):

1. Establish Knowns and Direct Assignments:
- Clue 1: Amit is on Floor 3 (Floor 3).
- Clue 4: The person liking Yellow (Color X) is on the floor immediately below Amit. Since Amit is on Floor 3, the person liking Color X must be on Floor 2.
- This means the person on Floor 3 is Amit, and the person on Floor 2 is the one liking Yellow.

2. Resolve Relative Positional Clues (Clue 2):
- Vikram is on Floor 2.
- The person liking Blue is on Floor 5 (3 floors away from Vikram). This helps place the color Blue on Floor 5.

3. Apply Exclusionary Clue (Clue 3):
- Sneha is on Floor 1. We know their color is NOT Blue (the color on Floor 5). This helps narrow down the color possibilities for Floor 1.
- We also know Sneha is NOT adjacent to the target person on Floor 4, which is true as they are on F1.

4. Final Arrangement (Deduction):
By combining the fixed positions (F3 and F2) with the positional link (Clue 2) and the exclusions, the only unique arrangement is:

| Floor | Person | Color |
| :---: | :---: | :---: |
| 5 | Priya | Blue |
| 4 | Rohan | Red |
| 3 | Amit | Green |
| 2 | Vikram | Yellow |
| 1 | Sneha | White |

Answer: Rohan

vertical-layering, floor-puzzle, deductive-2-layer

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