Concept:Use all the given clues to fix one valid left-to-right order of the 8 houses, then check each option against that order.
Explanation:Number the houses
1 to
8 from left to right.
A consistent arrangement is:
1: Jack,
2: Harry,
3: Larry,
4: Mike,
5: Paul,
6: Taud,
7: Robert,
8: Simon.
Harry is immediately left of Larry, and Larry has someone on his left.
Paul lives in one of the middle houses, at position
5.
Mike lies between Larry and Paul.
Jack is at the far left, so he is not a neighbour of Simon at the far right.
Robert has Simon to his right, so at least one person lives to his right.
Now test the options:
Option A: Robert is at position
7, so he is not at the left end. Correct.
Option B: Positions
6,7,8 are Taud, Robert, Simon; hence Robert is between Taud and Simon. Correct.
Option D: Paul is at position
5, and positions
6,7,8 have three persons to his right. Correct.
Option C: Taud is at position
6, while Paul is at
5 and Jack is at
1, so Taud is not between Paul and Jack. Incorrect.
Answer:Option C is not correct.