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Directions: There are five friends P, Q, R, S & T. Two of them play Cricket while the other three play different games viz., Football, Wres…

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Directions: There are five friends P, Q, R, S & T. Two of them play Cricket while the other three play different games viz., Football, Wrestling and Chess. Also, two of these five players are Engineers while the other three belong to different occupations viz., Teacher, Doctor and Entrepreneur. Besides, two of these five players play at Regional and National level, while the rest all play at Home level.
Further information can be obtained as follows:
I. One Cricket player and the Chess player stay in the same Red house, while the other three stay in different houses viz., Yellow, Blue and Green.
II. The Chess player is the oldest in age, while one of the Cricket players who plays at the National level is the youngest.
III. The other Cricket player who plays at the Regional level lies age wise between the Football and Chess players.
IV. S is a Regional player & stays in the Red house while T is a Teacher & stays in Green house.
V. The Football player is a Doctor & stays in Yellow house.
VI. Q is an Entrepreneur while P is an Engineer & plays Cricket at National level.
Age wise, who amongst the following lies between S & T?
  • ATeacher
  • BEngineer
  • CEntrepreneur
  • DDoctor
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According to the question:

Five friends: P, Q, R, S & T

Games they play: Cricket, Chess, Football & Wrestling, where 2 friends play Cricket.

Level: Home, Regional and National level, where 3 friends play at Home level while one friend plays at National level and one other friend plays at Regional level.

House: Yellow, Red, Blue & Green houses, where 2 friends stay in Red house, while other friends stay in Yellow house, Blue house and Green house.

Occupation: Engineer, Doctor, Teacher & Entrepreneur where 2 friends are Engineer .

Given Statements:

a. S is a Regional player & stays in the Red house while T is a Teacher & stays in Green house.

b. The Football player is a Doctor & stays in Yellow house.

Since, there is only one Regional player who is a Cricketer; S is a player.

Friends

Game

Level

House

Occupation

Other Conditions

P

1. Cricket & Chess players stay in same Red house.

2. Chess player → oldest

3. National Cricket player → youngest

4. Regional Cricket player’s age is between that of players who play Football and Chess.

5. Football player is a Doctor and stays in Yellow house.

Q

R

S

Cricket

Regional

Red

T

Green

Teacher

c. Q is an Entrepreneur while P is an Engineer & plays Cricket at National level. All others will be playing at Home level.

Friends

Game

Level

House

Occupation

Other Conditions

P

Cricket

National

Engineer

1. Cricket & Chess players stay in same Red house.

2. Chess player → oldest

3. National Cricket player → youngest

4. Regional Cricket player’s age is between that of players who play Football and Chess.

5. Football player is a Doctor and stays in Yellow house.

Q

Home

Entrepreneur

R

Home

S

Cricket

Regional

Red

T

Home

Green

Teacher

Since, Football player is a Doctor and stays in Yellow house; it is R who is a Football player.

Therefore Q will be a Chess player. Since Cricket player and Chess player stay in same house; besides condition also says that two friends stay in Red house, hence Q will stay in Red house.

And P will stay in Blue house.

Friends

Game

Level

House

Occupation

Other Conditions

P

Cricket

National

Blue

Engineer

1. Cricket & Chess players stay in same Red house.

2. Chess player → oldest

3. National Cricket player → youngest

4. Regional Cricket player’s age is between that of players who play Football and Chess.

5. Football player is a Doctor and stays in Yellow house.

Q

Chess

Home

Red

Entrepreneur

R

Football

Home

Yellow

Doctor

S

Cricket

Regional

Red

T

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