Five friends A, B, C, D and E appeared in five different entrance exams P, Q,…
2023
Five friends A, B, C, D and E appeared in five different entrance exams P, Q, R, S and T (not necessarily in the same order). ‘A’ did not appear in exam ‘S’ but wished good luck to ‘D’ for exam ‘Q’. ‘B’ appeared in ‘R’. ‘C’ neither appeared in ‘S’ nor in ‘T’. Who appeared for exam ‘P’?
Answer: B. C — Solution: Step-by-step reasoning. From A wishing D good luck for Q, assign D = Q. Given B appeared in R, assign B = R. C is not in S or T, so C must be in one…
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Correct answer: B
Solution: Step-by-step reasoning. From A wishing D good luck for Q, assign D = Q.
Given B appeared in R, assign B = R.
C is not in S or T, so C must be in one of P, Q, or R. But Q and R are already taken (by D and B), so C = P.
Therefore, C appeared for exam P.