Verbal Reasoning :: Puzzle Test :: Selection based on Given Condition

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From time to time, the Managing Director of a Company' appoints Planning Committees, each consisting of exactly three members. Eligible for appointment are three executives from Finance - B, C and D - and three executives from Operations - E, F and M. Any given committee is subject to the following restrictions on appointments :

i) At least one member must be from Finance, and at least one member must be from Operations. 

ii) If B is appointed, C cannot be appointed.

iii)  Neither D nor F can be appointed unless the other is also appointed.

iv)  If E is appointed, M must be appointed.

If appointees from Operations are in majority in a committee, that committee must include

Answer:

Explanation:

Clearly, the committee has two executives from Operations and one executive from Finance. The two executives from Operations could be (E, F), (F, M) or (E, M). But, (E, F) violates (iv). So, either (E, M) or (F, M) must be appointed. Thus, the committee must include M.

From amongst six boys A, B, C, D, E and F and five girls P, Q, R, S and T, a team of six is to be  selected under the following conditions:

(i) A and D have to be together.

(ii) C cannot go with S.

(iii) S and T have to be together.

(iv) B cannot be teamed with E.

(v) D cannot go with P.

(vi) B and R have to be together.

(vii) C and Q have to be together.

If including R the team has three girls, the members are

Answer:

Explanation:

 lf P is included, then D and hence A cannot be included. If Q is selected, C has to be selected and so S cannot be selected. T goes with S. So, T is also not selected. The third girl can be  R. With R, B will be selected but with B, E cannot be selected. So, the sixth member can be F only i.e. the team becomes P Q, C, R, B, F. Hence, the answer is (a)

From amongst six boys A, B, C, D, E and F and five girls P, Q, R, S and T, a team of six is to be  selected under the following conditions:

(i) A and D have to be together.

(ii) C cannot go with S.

(iii) S and T have to be together.

(iv) B cannot be teamed with E.

(v) D cannot go with P.

(vi) B and R have to be together.

(vii) C and Q have to be together.

If including R the team has three girls, the members are

Answer:

Explanation:

 lf P is included, then D and hence A cannot be included. If Q is selected, C has to be selected and so S cannot be selected. T goes with S. So, T is also not selected. The third girl can be  R. With R, B will be selected but with B, E cannot be selected. So, the sixth member can be F only i.e. the team becomes P Q, C, R, B, F. Hence, the answer is (a)

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