Ananya and Krishna can speak and follow English. Bulbul can write and speak…
2013
Ananya and Krishna can speak and follow English. Bulbul can write and speak Hindi as Archana does. Archana talks with Ananya also in Bengali. Krishna can not follow Bengali. Bulbul talks with Ananya in Hindi. Who can speak and follow English, Hindi and Bengali ?
Answer: C. Ananya — Concept — A language may be credited to a person only when a statement attributes it to them outright, or records a conversation that person holds in that…
- A.
Archana
- B.
Bulbul
- C.
Ananya
- D.
Krishna
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Correct answer: C
Concept — A language may be credited to a person only when a statement attributes it to them outright, or records a conversation that person holds in that language — talking with someone in a language means both people speak and follow it. Silence is not evidence: a language never mentioned for a person stays unestablished, and an explicit denial strikes it off.
Applying it to these statements — Numbering the statements S1 to S5 in the order they are given:
S1 — "Ananya and Krishna can speak and follow English" credits English to Ananya and to Krishna.
S2 — "Bulbul can write and speak Hindi as Archana does" credits Hindi to Bulbul and to Archana.
S3 — "Archana talks with Ananya also in Bengali" is a conversation held in Bengali, so it credits Bengali to Archana and to Ananya.
S4 — "Krishna can not follow Bengali" strikes Bengali off Krishna.
S5 — "Bulbul talks with Ananya in Hindi" is a conversation held in Hindi, so it credits Hindi to Bulbul and to Ananya.
Person | English | Hindi | Bengali |
|---|---|---|---|
Ananya | Yes (S1) | Yes (S5) | Yes (S3) |
Archana | Not stated | Yes (S2) | Yes (S3) |
Bulbul | Not stated | Yes (S2, S5) | Not stated |
Krishna | Yes (S1) | Not stated | Ruled out (S4) |
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Ananya is the only name that appears in an English statement, in a Bengali conversation and in a Hindi conversation.
Archana reaches Hindi and Bengali, but no statement ever places her in English.
Bulbul reaches Hindi only — both statements naming her are about Hindi.
Krishna reaches English, and Bengali is expressly denied to her.
So the person who can speak and follow all three of English, Hindi and Bengali is Ananya.