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Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below it.

There are five friends A, B, C, D and E. Two of them are businessmen while the other three belong to different occupations viz. doctor engineer and lawyer.

One businessman and the lawyer stay in the same locality S, while the other three stay in there different localities P,Q and R. Two of these five persons are Hindus while the remaining three come from three different communities viz. Muslim, Christian and Sikh.

The lawyer is the oldest in age while one of the businessmen who runs a factory is the youngest. The other businessman is a cloth merchant and age wise lies between the doctor and the lawyer. D is a cloth merchant and stays in locality S while E is Muslim and stays in locality R. The doctor is a Christian and stays in locality P, B is a Sikh while A is a Hindu and runs a factory.

Who stays in locality Q?

A) A                               

B) B   

C) C                                 

D) E

Correct Answer: A

Solution :

Let us draw the family diagram

[a]

I. A is a Hindu, B is a Sikh, E is a Muslim. Now, the doctor is a Christian and D is a cloth merchant. So, C is a Christian and D is a Hindu.

II. D stays in locality S. E stays in locality R. Now, one businessman, i.e. D and the lawyer stay in locality S. C is a doctor and A is a factory owner. So, B is the lawyer and stay in locality S. C, the Doctor, stays in locality P. Clearly, A stay in locality Q.

III. Clearly, A is a factory owner, B is a lawyer, C is a doctor, D is a cloth merchant and E is an engineer.

IV. B, the lawyer, is oldest. A, the factory owner, is the youngest. D, the cloth merchant lies between doctor and lawyer, i.e. B and C in age.

Person A B C D E Profession Factory Owner Lawyer Doctor Cloth merchant Engineer Religion Hindu Sikh Christian Hindu Muslim Locality Q S P S R So, age wise sequence is B > D > C > E > A.

A stays in locality Q.