Reading Comprehension

Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions:
Eleven persons lives in three different states: Goa, Bihar and Sikkim. Not more than four and not less than three persons lives in the same state.
J lives in Goa. H doesn’t live in the same state as J. H and E lives in the same state. M doesn’t live in the same state as J. G, N and K live in the same state. J and Q live in the same state. R doesn’t live in the same state as Q. Even number of persons live with H. Q and L live in the same state. Odd number of persons live with P. R neither live in Bihar nor live with N.

1) Question

Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Find the one who doesn’t belong to the group.

M

G

Q

K

N

Solution

Correct option is C

Final Arrangement:

Clues: J lives in Goa. H doesn’t live in the same state as J. H and E lives in the same state. M doesn’t live in the same state as J.
Inference: Here we get two possible cases

Clues: G, N and K live in the same state. J and Q live in the same state. R doesn’t live in the same state as Q. Even number of persons live with H. Odd number of persons live with P. Q and L live in the same state. R neither live in Bihar nor live with N.
Inference: Case 2 gets cancelled here:

Inference: Final Arrangement is here:
Except Q, all the other persons live in Bihar.