Grouping and Team Formation
Direction: The curator of the pitch at Ferozeshah Kotla Ground in Delhi was in a dilemma. He was to re-lay the pitch within the next six days starting Monday before the test match. There are three activities in preparing a pitch filling, rolling and watering. Further conditions are as follows:
(i) He would like each of these activities to be done twice during the next six days. Each activity will require one expert to be involved.
(ii) Pitch filling has to be the first activity and will be definitely done on Monday.
(iii) Except for filling, no other activity can be done for two consecutive days.
(iv) Rolling cannot be done unless both the filling activities are completed.
(v) An expert cannot work on consecutive days.
There are four people - P, Q, R and S - to do these tasks, who are experts in certain areas only . While P is an expert in both filling and rolling, Q is an expert in watering and rolling. Of the remaining two people, R is an expert in watering only and S is an expert in filling only.
- Identify the earliest day on which the first rolling can happen.
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The earliest day on which rolling can happen is after both the filling activities have been completed which can be done on the first two days.
Correct Option: B
The earliest day on which rolling can happen is after both the filling activities have been completed which can be done on the first two days.
- If R works on Tuesday, which expert will work on Thursday.
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The activity on Thursday can be any of the three mentioned activities which may be performed by any one of P, Q, R and or S and so the correct answer cannot be determined.
Correct Option: D
The activity on Thursday can be any of the three mentioned activities which may be performed by any one of P, Q, R and or S and so the correct answer cannot be determined.
- If P works on the second day and R works on Thursday, which activity is done on Wednesday ?
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If P works on the second day, P must have done filling since rolling cannot be done on the second day, that is, before both the filling activities are completed. Since watering is done on Thursday, the activity on Wednesday must be rolling.
Correct Option: C
If P works on the second day, P must have done filling since rolling cannot be done on the second day, that is, before both the filling activities are completed. Since watering is done on Thursday, the activity on Wednesday must be rolling.
- If each activity is scheduled for exactly two days of the week, in how many ways can the activities be scheduled ?
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The activities during the week can be scheduled in the following three different ways:
(i) Filling, Watering , Filling, Rolling, Watering, Rolling
(ii) Filling Filling, Watering, Rolling Watering , Rolling
(iii) Filling, Filling, Rolling, Watering, Rolling, WateringCorrect Option: B
The activities during the week can be scheduled in the following three different ways:
(i) Filling, Watering , Filling, Rolling, Watering, Rolling
(ii) Filling Filling, Watering, Rolling Watering , Rolling
(iii) Filling, Filling, Rolling, Watering, Rolling, Watering
Direction: Tiger Woods, the champion golfer, was preparing his return to full-time competitive golfing. His trainer had arranged for him to practice six aspects of his game, to be practiced two on each day for three consecutive days - Wednesday, Thursday and Friday - during the week. The aspects were swing, stance, putt, plan, push and drive. Further conditions are as follows:
(i) There will be two activities practiced each day, one in the morning and other in the afternoon.
(ii) If swing is practiced in the morning on a day, then putt cannot be practiced the following day.
(iii) Plan has to be practiced in the afternoon but not on Thursday.
(iv) Stance has to be practiced in the afternoon and drive on Friday morning.
- If swing is practiced on Wednesday and putt on Thursday, then the three aspects practiced in the morning are ?
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Since swing is practiced on Wednesday and putt on Thursday, swing will be practiced on Wednesday afternoon. Also, plan and stance both have to be practiced in the afternoon. Therefore, the aspects practiced in the morning will be putt, push and drive.
Correct Option: B
Since swing is practiced on Wednesday and putt on Thursday, swing will be practiced on Wednesday afternoon. Also, plan and stance both have to be practiced in the afternoon. Therefore, the aspects practiced in the morning will be putt, push and drive.
