Directions (Q.1 –5) : Study the following information carefully and answer the…
2023
Directions (Q.1 –5) :
Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
(I) P, Q, R, S, T, V and W are seven members of a family.
(II) Each one of them has a different profession – Doctor, Teacher, Lawyer, Engineer, Architect, Charted Accountant and Banker – and their incomes are different.
(III) There are two married couples in the group.
(IV) R is the Doctor and earns more than the Engineer and the Lawyer.
(V) T is married to the Chartered Accountant and she earns the least.
(VI) No lady is either Lawyer or Engineer.
(VII) Q, the Teacher, earns less than P, the Banker. W is married to Q and he earns more than S and P.
(VIII) V is not the Lawyer. The Chartered Accountant earns less than the Lawyer but more than the Banker.
What is P’s position from the top when they are arranged ?
- A.
Second
- B.
Fourth
- C.
Third
- D.
None of these
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Correct answer: D
Key deductions:
R is the Doctor and earns more than the Engineer and the Lawyer.
T is female, is married to the Chartered Accountant, and earns the least. T cannot be Lawyer, Engineer, Teacher or Banker, so T is the Architect.
Q is the Teacher (female) and earns less than P, who is the Banker, so P earns more than Q.
No female is a Lawyer or Engineer, so both Lawyer and Engineer are male. V is not the Lawyer, so between the remaining males the Lawyer must be W and the Engineer must be V.
The Chartered Accountant earns less than the Lawyer but more than the Banker, so the CA must be S (male) married to T and placed between W (Lawyer) and P (Banker).
Final assignments and salary order (highest to lowest):
R — Doctor (highest)
V — Engineer
W — Lawyer
S — Chartered Accountant
P — Banker
Q — Teacher
T — Architect (lowest)
Therefore, P is fifth from the top. Since none of the given position options (Second, Third, Fourth) match, the correct choice is "None of these."