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CAT 2002 — QA Question 61

Data SufficiencyEasy
Passage / Data

Answer the following question based on the information given below.

 A boy is supposed to put a mango into a basket if ordered 1, an orange if ordered 2 and an apple if ordered 3. He took out 1 mango and 1 orange if ordered 4. He was given the following sequence of orders.

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Each question given below is followed by five statements numbered I, II, III, IV and V. The answer choice given below each question consists of one or more statements. You have to choose the choice which gives more relevant / useful information in answering the question correctly. Read all the statements together with the question and choose your answer

Who among A, B, C, D and E is the heaviest?

Statement:

I. B and C are heavier than A and D.
II. C is heavier than D.
III. C is heavier than A and lighter than B.
IV. E is heavier than B
V. D is lighter than E.

Answer & solution

  • I, III and IV only

  • B

    II, III and V only

  • C

    III and IV only

  • D

    I, III and V only

Solution

From statement (I), we get,

B > A, B > D, C > A and C > D         … (i)

From statement (III), we get,

B > C > A                                           ... (ii)

From statement (IV), we get,

E > B                                                  … (iii)

From (i), (ii) and (iii), we get,

E > B > C > A, D

∴ E is the heaviest.

Hence, option (a).

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