Direction: Big B, the political wizard, was selecting his team for the forthcoming elections. His team was to have two speechwriters, two spokesman and two media coordinators. The available speechwriters for selection were A, B, C and D. Similarly, the available spokesmen were E, F and G and the available media coordinators were H, I, J, K. Further conditions are as follows:
(i) If A is selected, neither F nor J can be selected.
(ii) If C is selected, then J is definitely selected .
(iii) H and K will always be selected together.
(iv) I and K will never be selected together.
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If A is selected, in how many ways can the team be selected ?
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- Two
- One
- Three
- Four
Correct Option: A
If A is selected , then C cannot be selected . This would mean that any one of B or D is selected , that is, the second speechwriter can be selected in two ways. If A is selected, then F cannot be selected, that is, both E and G will get selected, that is, the two spokesman can be selected in exactly one way. Now, if A is selected, then J cannot be selected. Also H and K are to be selectedtogether,that is, the two media coordinators can be selected in exactly one way. Therefore, then team can be selected in 2 x 1 x 1, that is, two ways.
