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    How many persons were born after

    C? Study the following information carefully and answer the below questions. Nine persons namely – A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and I. Each person was born in a different month of the same year viz.- January, April, and June. Each person was born on three different dates viz.- 4, 13, & 21. Each of them likes different tourist places viz.- Nainital, Agra, Varanasi, Goa, Jaipur, Mysore, Shimla, Dehradun, and Haridwar. All the above information is not necessary in the same order. Three persons were born between F and G, who like Goa. F was born on one of the prime dates in the month having 30 days. F neither likes Dehradun nor was born in the same month along with D. The one who likes Haridwar neither born in the same month along with F nor G. B was born on the 21st of the month and likes Varanasi. Two persons were born between I and the one who likes Haridwar, who was born on the 21st of the month. D neither likes Shimla nor was born on the 13th of the month. The one who likes Dehradun was born two months after H, who likes Mysore. The number of persons born after the one who likes Dehradun is one more than the number of persons born before A. The number of persons was born between D and the one who likes Nainital is one less than the number of persons between B and the one who likes Mysore. E was not born in the same month along with B but was born in the same month along with the one who likes Jaipur. The one who likes Shimla was born on one of the odd days.
    A As many as between A and the one who likes Goa. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Three Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C As many as between G and the one who likes Agra. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D One Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E Either B or C Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    F was born on one of the prime dates in the month having 30 days. F neither likes Dehradun nor was born in the same month along with D.   Three persons were born between F and G, who like Goa. That means, in case (1) F was born on 13th April, and G was born on 4th January, in case (2) F was born on 13th April, and G was born on 21st June, in case (3) F was born on 13th June, and G was born on 4th April. The one who likes Haridwar neither born in the same month along with F nor G.   Two persons were born between I and the one who likes Haridwar, who was born on the 21st of the month. that means, in case (1) the one who likes Haridwar was born on 21st June, in case (2) the one who likes Haridwar was born on 21st January, in case (3) the one who likes January was born on 21st January. Based on the above given information we have The one who likes Dehradun was born two months after H, who likes Mysore. The number of persons born after the one who likes Dehradun is one more than the number of persons born before A. That means, in case (1), case (2b) & case (3) A was born on 13th January, in case (2a) A was born on 4th January. D neither likes Shimla nor was born on the 13th of the month.  The number of persons was born between D and the one who likes Nainital is one less than the number of persons between B and the one who likes Mysore.  B was born on the 21st of the month and likes Varanasi. That means, in case (3) I likes Nainital, and D likes Haridwar, case (1), case (2a) & case (2b) are not valid. Based on the above given information we have: Case (1) is not valid as B was born on 21st of the month and likes Varanasi, case (2a) & case (2b) are not valid as the number of persons were born between D and the one who likes Nainital is one less than the number of persons between B and the one who likes Mysore. Again, we have: E was not born in the same month along with B but was born in the same month along with the one who likes Jaipur. The one who likes Shimla was born on one of the odd days. That means, F likes Shimla, and E likes Agra. Based on the above given information we have the final arrangement as follows:

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