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There are 4 teams in the Indian Professional Volleyball league : Karnataka, Punjab, Jharkhand and Gujarat. Karnataka has 19 points and would be playing 1, 2 and 1 matches against Punjab, Jharkhand and Gujarat respectively. Punjab has 29 points and would be playing 2 and 1 matches against Jharkhand and Gujarat respectively. Jharkhand has 32 points and has 2 matches left against Gujarat. Gujarat is currently trailing the point table with 18 points.
A win in a match fetches 2 points and loses 0 point. In the final points table the team(s) which score(s) the lowest point is eliminated from the league. Based on the data above which team would surely be eliminated?
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- Karnataka
- Gujarat
- Punjab
- None of these
Correct Option: D
From the given conditions we can form the table as follows:
From the table we can conclude that Karnataka and Punjab have 1 match to play against each other. It is also given that A win can fetch 2 points, and a loss, 0 point.
The maximum points that Gujrat (with lowest point) = 18 + ( 5 × 2 ) = 28 and he may not be eliminated, Similarly there are certain conditions exist where every team has a chance to survive.
