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    Question

    The question given below consists of two statements

    numbered I and II given below it. Read all the statements and give answer. Seven persons N, O, P, Q, R, S and T attend seminar on seven different days of the same week starting from Monday. Each of them likes different fruits Apple, Mango, Banana, Pear, Kiwi, Papaya and Orange. Who attends seminar on Wednesday? Statement I: Person, who likes Papaya, attends seminar three days before O. Four persons attend seminar between Q and O. The one, who likes Mango, attends seminar immediately after R. R attends seminar before Q. P attends seminar immediately after N. Statement II: At least four persons attend seminar before P. O attends seminar after P. The one, who likes Banana attends seminar two days before P. Q attends seminar two days before N. Q and N attend seminar before the one, who likes Banana.
    A Data given in both statement I and statement II together are not sufficient to answer the question. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Data given in either statement I or statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Data given in statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question. D Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Data given in both statement I and statement II together are sufficient to answer the question. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E Data given in statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    From statement I alone, the one, who likes Papaya attends seminar three days before O. Four persons attend seminar between Q and O. The one, who likes Mango attends seminar immediately after R. R attends seminar before Q. P attends seminar immediately after N. We get: Case I: Case II: Case III: From Statement II alone, At least four persons attend seminar before P. O attends seminar after P. The one, who likes Banana, attends seminar two days before P. Q attends seminar two days before N. Q and N attend seminar before the one, who likes Banana. We get: So, N attends seminar on Wednesday. Therefore, data given in statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question.

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