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Seven friends — Jaya, Kunal, Lina, Mohan, Nisha, Omkar and Pari — live in a seven-storey hostel block, one per floor, from the first (bottom) to the seventh (top). Lina lives on the lowest floor and Mohan on the topmost. Jaya lives immediately below Mohan. Omkar lives on the middle floor. Nisha lives immediately above Lina, and Kunal lives below Omkar. How many people live between Lina and Jaya?

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  • AFour
  • BThree
  • CFive
  • DTwo

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Lina 1, Mohan 7, Jaya 6, Omkar 4, Nisha 2, Kunal 3 (below Omkar), Pari 5. Between Lina (1) and Jaya (6) live Nisha, Kunal, Omkar and Pari — four people.
Answer: A) Four

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