Question 1
EasyOriginal questionFour friends, Ishaan, Mehak, Tenzin and Revathi, meet at a sports camp. Each comes from a different city (Pune, Shillong, Madurai or Bhopal) and each plays a different sport (chess, badminton, kabaddi or swimming). The following is known:
1. Tenzin is from Shillong.
2. The person from Madurai plays badminton.
3. Mehak plays neither kabaddi nor chess.
4. Neither Ishaan nor Revathi is from Pune.
5. The chess player is from neither Bhopal nor Madurai.
6. Ishaan does not play badminton.
At the sports camp, which sport does Tenzin play?
Show the answer and explanation
Correct answer: B
Explanation
Clue 1 gives Tenzin = Shillong. Clue 4 rules Pune out for Ishaan and Revathi, so Mehak = Pune.
Clue 5: the chess player is from Pune or Shillong. Mehak (Pune) does not play chess (clue 3), so Tenzin plays chess.
So Tenzin plays chess.
Worth noting
Clue 5 does the work: once the chess player is limited to Pune or Shillong, clue 3 removes Mehak.
- Concept
- Using a negative clue to narrow an attribute to one person
- Typical timeTypical
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