Direction: A group of four nations has to be selected out of eight members of the Security Council consisting of the United States, France, Japan, India, China, Germany, the United Kingdom and Sri Lanka. While India, China, Japan, and Sri Lanka are from Asia, the other countries are from the rest of the world. further conditions are as follows:
(i) Out of the four countries, at least one country each must be from Asia and rest of the World. Further, the group must include at least one from India and the United States.
(ii) If Sri Lanka is chosen, neither France nor Germany can be chosen.
(iii) If China is chosen, exactly one from the United States or the United Kingdom has to be chosen.
(iv) If japan is chosen, India cannot be the chosen country.
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If India is one of the two countries chosen from Asia, how many possible combinations exist?
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- Four
- Seven
- Six
- Five
Correct Option: D
If India is chosen, japan cannot be the second country chosen from Asia.
1. One of the possible combinations will be :
India, Sri Lanka, UK, USA
2. The other combination will be:
(i) India, China, UK, France
(ii) India, China, UK, Germany
(iii) India, China, USA, France
(iv) India, China, USA, Germany
In all, there are five different ways in which the four countries can be chosen.
