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CAT 2001 — DILR Question 34

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Answer the following question based on the information given below.

A group of three or four has to be selected from seven persons. Among are two women: Fiza and Kavita, and five men: Ram, Shyam, David, Peter and Rahim. Ram would not like to be in the group if Shyam is also selected. Shyam and Rahim want to be selected together in the group. Kavita would like to be in the group only if David is also there. David, if selected, would not like Peter in the group. Ram would like to be in the group only if Peter is also there. David insists that Fiza be selected in case he is there in the group.

Eight people carrying food baskets are going for a picnic on motorcycles. Their names A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H. They have four motorcycles, M1, M2, M3 and M4 among them. They also have four food baskets O, P, Q and R of different sizes and shapes and each can be carried only on motorcycles M1, M2, M3, or M4, respectively. No more than two persons can travel on a motorcycle and no more than one basket can be carried on a motorcycle. There are two husband-wife pairs in this group of eight people and each pair will ride on a motorcycle together. C cannot travel with A or B. E cannot travel with B or F. G cannot travel with F or H or D. The husband-wife pairs must carry baskets O and P. Q is with A and P is with D. F travels on M1 and E travels on M2 motorcycles. G is with Q, and B cannot go with R. Who is travelling with H?

Answer & solution

Correct answer: C

  • A

    A

  • B

    B

  • C

  • D

    D

Solution

As, O, P, Q, R are on motorcycle M1, M2, M3, M4 respectively. Hence we get,

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Now, A is with Q and G is with Q hence A is with G on motorcycle M3.

And F is on M1 and E is on M2.

P is with D hence D is with E.

As B cannot go with R hence he has to go with F on motorcycle M1.

Hence C and H go together on motorcycle M4.

Hence we get,

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Hence C goes with H.

Hence, option (c).

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