Directions : Read the following information carefully and answer the following…
2020
Directions : Read the following information carefully and answer the following questions.
Seven persons A, B, C, D, E, F, and G are born on seven different dates in a year but not necessarily in the same order and they like different fruits. There is a gap of three days between the birth dates of every person. Ex- If R was born on 12th May then the person born immediately after R and immediately before R should be born a gap of 3 days. F was born on 16th June. Only two persons were born before F. The number of persons born before D, who likes Apple is equal to the number of persons born after G, who likes Guava. Only one person was born between G and A, who likes Oranges. B does not like Kiwi was born one of the dates before E but after C. B was not born after A. E does not like Grapes, Peach, and Kiwi. F does not like Peach, Kiwi, and Pear.
Who among the following was born on 2nd July?
- A.
G
- B.
D
- C.
E
- D.
None of these
- E.
Either (a) or (b)
Attempted by 2 students.
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Correct answer: A
Concept
In a linear date-ordering puzzle, first fix the absolute timeline from the spacing rule, then anchor the one known date, and finally place each person using the positional clues (gap, before/after, between). “A gap of three days between two birth dates” means three clear days lie in between, so consecutive dates differ by 4 days.
Build the timeline
“Only two persons were born before F” fixes F as the 3rd-born. With F on 16th June and a 4-day step in each direction, the seven slots (earliest to latest) are:
Slot (born order) | Date |
|---|---|
1 | 8 June |
2 | 12 June |
3 | 16 June (F) |
4 | 20 June |
5 | 24 June |
6 | 28 June |
7 | 2 July |
Apply the clues
“Number of persons born before D (Apple) = number born after G (Guava).” The only way two such counts can be equal while keeping later clues consistent is D first (0 before) and G last (0 after); so D is on 8 June and G on 2 July.
“Only one person was born between G and A (Oranges)” means their slots are two apart; with G in slot 7, A sits in slot 5 (24 June).
“C before B before E” and “B not after A”: B must be earlier than A (slot 5), and C earlier than B. The remaining open slots 2, 4, 6 take C, B, E in that order — C on 12 June, B on 20 June, E on 28 June.
Final arrangement
Date | Person | Fruit |
|---|---|---|
8 June | D | Apple |
12 June | C | Kiwi |
16 June | F | Grapes |
20 June | B | Peach |
24 June | A | Oranges |
28 June | E | Pear |
2 July | G | Guava |
Cross-check
Slot 7 (2 July) is occupied, the arrangement is the only one satisfying every clue, and the fruit clues (E → Pear, F → Grapes, B → Peach, C → Kiwi) all hold. Hence the person born on 2 July is G.