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There is a family of six members A, B, C, D, E and F. They are lawyer, doctor, teacher, salesman, engineer and accountant not necessarily in that order. There are two married couples in the family. D, the salesman is, married to the lady teacher. The doctor is married to the lawyer. F, the accountant, is the son of B and brother of E. C, the lawyer, is the daughter-in-law of A. E is the unmarried engineer. A is the grand Mother of F.

  1. How is E related to F?








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    As it is not clear that E is male or female, so we cannot conclude that E is brother or sister of F.

    Correct Option: D

    As it is not clear that E is male or female, so we cannot conclude that E is brother or sister of F.

  1. What is the profession of B?








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    The profession of B is Doctor.

    Correct Option: B

    The profession of B is Doctor.

Direction: Read the following passage and answer the three items that follow.

A tennis coach is trying to put together a team of four players for the forthcoming tournament.For this 7 players are available : males A, B and C and females W,X , Y and Z. All players have equal capability and atleast 2 males will be there in the team. For a team of four , all players must be able to play with each other. But, B cannot play with W,C cannot play with Z and W cannot play with Y.

  1. If Y is selected and B is rejected, the team will consist of which one of the following groups?








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    Given that Y is selected. So option (a) is out. W cannot play with Y so option (B) is out. C cannot play with Z, Which means that option (c) is also out. Which means that the right answer is (b).

    Correct Option: B

    Given that Y is selected. So option (a) is out. W cannot play with Y so option (B) is out. C cannot play with Z, Which means that option (c) is also out. Which means that the right answer is (b).

  1. If B is selected and Y is rejected, the team will consist of which one of the following groups?








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    Given that B is selected and Y is rejected which means that option (b) of out. C cannot play with W which means option (a) is out. Also C cannot play with Z which means option (b) is out. The right answer is thus (c).

    Correct Option: C

    Given that B is selected and Y is rejected which means that option (b) of out. C cannot play with W which means option (a) is out. Also C cannot play with Z which means option (b) is out. The right answer is thus (c).

  1. If all the tree males are selected, then how many combination of four member teams are possible?








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    If all tree males are selected then three of the team members are A, B and C. Now, W cannot be part of the team because she cannot play with B and Z cannot be selected because she cannot play with C. Hence, there can be only two combinations of four member teams, i.e., ABCX and ABCY.

    Correct Option: B

    If all tree males are selected then three of the team members are A, B and C. Now, W cannot be part of the team because she cannot play with B and Z cannot be selected because she cannot play with C. Hence, there can be only two combinations of four member teams, i.e., ABCX and ABCY.