Seven persons P, Q, R, S, T, V and X belonging to different cities viz. Delhi,…

2024

Seven persons P, Q, R, S, T, V and X belonging to different cities viz. Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Calcutta, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Trivandrum went to USA for attending a conference.

Each one had a different specialization viz. Literature, physics, economics, marketing, computers, textile engineering and information technology.

S is from Chennai and Q does not have specialization in textile or economics,

R is a man of Marketing and comes from Mumbai.

The person from Calcutta has specialized in computers.

P who is specialized in literature does not belong to Delhi.

V having specialization in Physics is from Trivandrum.

Information technology is the specialization of X who comes from Bangalore.

Where does T belong to?

  1. A.

    Delhi

  2. B.

    Bangalore

  3. C.

    Mumbai

  4. D.

    Trivandrum

Show answer & explanation

Correct answer: A

This is a linear person-to-city-to-specialization matching puzzle: each clue either states a link directly or rules one out. Fix every directly-stated link first, then use elimination on whichever people and specializations remain, one attribute at a time, until the table closes completely.

  1. R is stated directly to be from Mumbai, specializing in Marketing.

  2. V is stated directly to be from Trivandrum, specializing in Physics.

  3. X is stated directly to be from Bangalore, specializing in Information Technology.

  4. S is stated directly to be from Chennai.

  5. The three remaining cities, Delhi, Calcutta, and Hyderabad, must go to P, Q, and T in some order.

  6. P specializes in Literature and is not from Delhi. Since the Calcutta person specializes in Computers (not Literature), P cannot be from Calcutta either, so P must be from Hyderabad.

  7. That leaves Delhi and Calcutta to be shared between Q and T.

  8. Of the seven specializations, Marketing, Physics, Information Technology, and Literature are already assigned to R, V, X, and P. The three left, Economics, Computers, and Textile Engineering, belong to Q, S, and T.

  9. Q does not specialize in Textile Engineering or Economics, so Computers is the only specialization left for Q.

  10. The Calcutta person specializes in Computers, and Q is the Computers specialist, so Q must be the one from Calcutta.

  11. With Q taking Calcutta, Delhi is the only city left for T.

Person

City

Specialization

P

Hyderabad

Literature

Q

Calcutta

Computers

R

Mumbai

Marketing

S

Chennai

Economics / Textile Engineering

T

Delhi

Textile Engineering / Economics

V

Trivandrum

Physics

X

Bangalore

Information Technology

Cross-check against every clue with the completed table below: R-Mumbai-Marketing, V-Trivandrum-Physics, X-Bangalore-Information Technology, S-Chennai, P-Hyderabad-Literature (not Delhi, as required), Q-Calcutta-Computers (matching the Calcutta clue), and T-Delhi all hold together without contradiction. (The clues do not fix whether S or T takes Economics versus Textile Engineering specifically, but that split does not affect where T lives.)

So T belongs to Delhi.

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