CAT 2003 Slot 1 — DILR Question 46
Answer the following question based on the information given below.
Five friends meet every morning at Sree Sagar restaurant for an idli-vada breakfast. Each consumes a different number of idlis and vadas. The number of idlis consumed are 1, 4, 5, 6, and 8, while the number of vadas consumed are 0, 1, 2, 4, and 6. Below are some more facts about who eats what and how much?
i. The number of vadas eaten by Ignesh is three times the number of vadas consumed by the person who eats four idlis.
ii. Three persons, including the one who eats four vadas, eat without chutney.
iii. Sandeep does not take any chutney.
iv. The one who eats one idli a day does not eat any vadas or chutney. Further, he is not Mukesh.
v. Daljit eats idli with chutney and also eats vada.
vi. Mukesh, who does not take chutney, eats half as many vadas as the person who eats twice as many idlis as he does.
vii. Bimal eats two more idlis than Ignesh, but Ignesh eats two more vadas than Bimal.
Which of the following statements is true?
Answer & solution
- A
Sandeep eats 2 vadas.
- B
Mukesh eats 4 vadas.
Ignesh eats 6 vadas.
- D
Bimal eats 4 vadas.
Ignesh eats 6 vadas and Bimal eats 4 vadas.
There seems to be some problem with this question as there are two options which are correct.
Hence, option (c) or option 4.