Instructions

Study the following information carefully• and answer the questions given below :

Seven friends, namely, M, N, 0, P, Q, R and S, have one essay competition each on seven different days of the same week from Monday to Sunday, but not necessarily in the same order. Each one of them studies in different classes, viz, First, Second, Third, Fourth. Fifth. Sixth and Seventh, but not necessarily in the same order. The one who studies in the First Standard has an essay competition on Saturday. S studies in the Second Standard and has an esay competion on Wednesday. N has the essay competition immediately before Q. N does not have the essay competition on any day after that of S. The one who studies in the Seventh Standard does not have an essay competition on any of the days on or before Friday. The one who studies in the Third Standard has the essay competition immediately after 0. Q does not study in the Fifth Standard. The one who studies in the Sixth standard does not have the essay competition immediately before or after S. R does not have the essay competition on Sunday and does not study in the Third Standard. P does not have the essay competition on any of the days before that of M.

Question 148

Which of the following statements is/are true on the basis of information given above?

Solution

S studies in the Second Standard and has an essay competition on Wednesday.

N has the essay competition immediately before Q and N does not have the essay competition on any day after that of S,

=> N has competition on Monday and Q on Tuesday.

The one who studies in the First Standard has an essay competition on Saturday and the one who studies in the Seventh Standard does not have an essay competition on any of the days on or before Friday,

=> The one who studies in 7th standard has competition on Sunday.

The one who studies in the Third Standard has the essay competition immediately after O, => O has competition on Thursday and the one who studies in 3rd standard has competition on Friday.

The one who studies in the Sixth standard does not have the essay competition immediately before or after S, => The one who studies in 6th standard has competition on Monday.

Q does not study on 5th standard, => Q studies in 4th standard and O in 5th standard.

Since, R does not study in 3rd standard and does not have competition on Sunday, => R has competition on Saturday.

Also, M has competition before P, => M has competition on Friday and P on Sunday.

The only true statement is that R has essay competition immediately after M.

=> Ans - (B)


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