Sixteen individuals — A, B, C, E, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, and Y — reside in two flats (Flat 1 and Flat 2) of a four-floor building. The floor...

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Sixteen individuals — A, B, C, E, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, and Y — reside in two flats (Flat 1 and Flat 2) of a four-floor building. The floors are numbered 1 (lowest) to 4 (top). Flat 1 is to the west of Flat 2. Flat 1 on floor 2 is directly above Flat 1 on floor 1, and similarly for Flat 2. There are eight married couples, each couple living together on the same floor and flat. Names starting with a vowel indicate females, who live only on even-numbered floors. The following conditions apply:

  • A lives directly above P’s spouse’s flat.
  • A’s spouse lives in an odd-numbered flat.
  • O and Q live on the same floor.
  • T lives to the northeast of U and below E.
  • Q and E do not live in the same flat.
  • B lives on an even floor, two floors above N.
  • S lives southwest of B but not below N.
  • R lives north of X and is not married to A.
  • X’s spouse lives east of Y.
  • C is not married to Y or X.
  • V and U live in the same flat and share the same gender.
  • W and Q share the same gender.

Question: Four of the following five pairs are similar in a certain way and form a group. Which pair does NOT belong to this group?

Options

A.

(a) V-Y

B.

(b) W-X

C.

(c) B-E

D.

(d) P-S

E.

(e) A-B

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