CAT 2019 Slot 2DILR Question 14

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Answer the following questions based on the information given below.

In the table below the check marks indicate all languages spoken by five people: Paula, Quentin, Robert, Sally and Terence. For example, Paula speaks only Chinese and English.

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These five people form three teams, Team 1, Team 2 and Team 3. Each team has either 2 or 3 members. A team is said to speak a particular language if at least one of its members speak that language.

The following facts are known.

(1) Each team speaks exactly four languages and has the same number of members.
(2) English and Chinese are spoken by all three teams, Basque and French by exactly two teams and the other languages by exactly one team.
(3) None of the teams include both Quentin and Robert.
(4) Paula and Sally are together in exactly two teams.
(5) Robert is in Team 1 and Quentin is in Team 3.

Who among the following four people is a part of exactly two teams?

Answer & solution

  • Sally

  • B

    Paula

  • C

    Quentin

  • D

    Robert

Solution

Consider the solution to first question of this set.

Quentin and Robert are members of exactly one team while Paula is a member of all the three teams. Sally is a part of exactly two teams.

Hence, option (a).

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