Direction(1-5): Study the information given below and answer the questions based on it.
Eight friends
Tina, Uday, Vishal, Ajay, Mihir, Rishit, Jyoti and Brijesh. They belong to eight different cities, viz
Jaipur, Nainital, Chandigarh, Kolkata, Lucknow, Raipur, Dehradun and Kanpur. They all like four different flavours of ice-cream, viz
Chocolate, Pista, Kesar and Pineapple. At least one person likes one flavour but not more than two like the same flavour.
Rishit belongs to Chandigarh who likes Kesar flavour. The one who belongs to Kolkata does not like Chocolate. Ajay likes Pineapple. Mihir likes Pineapple and belongs to Dehradun. Vishal likes Pista and Jyoti does not belong to Dehradun. The one who belongs to Kolkata likes the ice-cream which is liked by the one who belongs to Jaipur. The one who belongs to Lucknow likes Pineapple. Tina likes Chocolate. Uday belongs neither to Nanital nor to Jaipur. The one who belongs to Raipur likes Chocolate. The one who belongs to Nanital likes the same Ice-cream which is liked by Tina. Vishal neither belongs to Lucknow nor Jaipur. Brijesh likes Chocolate. Uday neither belongs to Kolkata nor Jaipur. Jyoti neither belongs to Kolkata nor Kanpur.
1. Uday likes which of the following flavours of ice-cream?
A. Chocolate
B. Pista
C. Pineapple
D. Either Pista or Chocolate
E. None of these
2. Who among the following belongs to Kolkata?
A. Vishal
B. Tina
C. Uday
D. Mihir
E. None of these
3. Which of the following pairs likes Pineapple?
A. Vishal, Tina
B. Jyoti, Tina
C. Tina, Uday
D. Ajay, Mihir
E. None of these
4. Which of the following statements is/are not true?
A. Mihir belongs to Dehradun and likes Pineapple.
B. Tina likes Chocolate and belongs to Raipur.
C. Jyoti likes Pineapple and belongs to Nainital.
D. All are true
E. None of these
5. Which of the following statement is/are true?
I. Ajay likes Pineapple and belongs to Lucknow.
II. Jyoti does not like Chocolate and belongs to Nanital.
A. Both I and II
B. Either I or II
C. Only I
D. Only II
E. Neither I nor II
Answers and Explanations
1. Answer - Option E
Explanation [1-5]-
Let's draw confirm conditions first:
Seven friends- Tina, Uday, Vishal, Ajay, Mihir, Rishit and Jyoti.
They belong to seven different cities, viz Jaipur, Nainital, Chandigarh, Kolkata, Lucknow, Raipur and Dehradun.
They all like four different flavours of ice-cream, viz Chocolate, Pista, Kesar and Pineapple.
At least one person likes one flavour but not more than two like the same flavour.
● Ajay likes Pineapple. Mihir likes Pineapple and belongs to Dehradun.
● Rishit belongs to Chandigarh and is the only person who likes Kesar flavour.
● The one who belongs to Kolkata does not like Chocolate.
● Vishal likes Pista and Jyoti does not belong to Dehradun.
● The one who belongs to Kolkata likes the ice-cream which is liked by the one who belongs to Jaipur.
● The one who belongs to Lucknow likes Pineapple.
● Tina likes Chocolate. Uday belongs neither to Nanital nor to Jaipur.
● The one who belongs to Raipur likes Chocolate.
● The one who belongs to Nanital likes the same Ice-cream which is liked by Tina.
● Vishal does not belong to Lucknow.
After putting all the confirm conditions at their places we get:
2. Answer - Option A
3. Answer - Option D
4. Answer - Option C
5. Answer - Option C