There are ten animals-two each of lion, panther, bison, bear, and deer in a zoo. The enclosures in the zoo are named X, Y, Z, P and Q and each enclosure is allotted to one of the following attendants Jack, Mohan, Shalini, Suman and Rita. Two animals of different species are housed in each enclosure.

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There are ten animals-two each of lion, panther, bison, bear, and deer in a zoo. The enclosures in the zoo are named X, Y, Z, P and Q and each enclosure is allotted to one of the following attendants Jack, Mohan, Shalini, Suman and Rita. Two animals of different species are housed in each enclosure. A lion and a deer cannot be together. A panther cannot be with either a deer or a bison. Suman attends to animals from among bison, deer, bear and panther only. Mohan attends to a lion and a panther. Jack does not attend to deer, lion or bison. X, Y and Z are allotted to Mohan, Jack and Rita respectively. X and Q enclosures have one animal of the same species. Z and P have the same pair of animals. The animals attended by Shalini are

Accepted Answer

bear & lion — The information can be organized in a tabular form as shown below. âââââââ âµ X and Q has one animal common. The only possibility is a lion. &there4; Suman doesn&rsquo;t attend to lion. &there4; Q is assigned to Shalini and P is assigned to Suman. âµ Rita and Suman attends to the same pair of animals. &there4; Rita and Suman attends to a deer and a bison. &there4; Shalini attends a lion and a bear. Hence, option (c).

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