Discussion Forum



In such type of questions, a few essential criteria for the selection of a group of items are given. The candidate has to keep these conditions in mind and make the required selection as per the directions given in each question.

1)

There are five men A, B, C, D and E and six women P, Q, R, S, T and U. A, B and R are advocates; C, D, P, Q and S are doctors and the rest are teachers. Some teams are to be selected from amongst these eleven persons subject to the following conditions :

A, P and U have to be together.

B cannot go with D or R.

E and Q have to be together.

C and T have to be together.

D and P cannot go together.

C cannot go with Q.

If the team is to consist of two advocates, two doctors, two teachers and not more than three ladies, the members of the team are


A) A,B,C,P,T,U

B) A,C,P,R,T,U

C) A,E,P,Q,R,T

D) B,C,E,Q,R,T

Answer:

Option A

Explanation:

A, C, P, R, T, U and A, E, P, Q, R, T are wrong because each of these combinations consists of four ladies. B, C, E, Q, R, T is incorrect because B and R cannot go together.