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Read the data given below to answer the questions: The director of a B-school wishes to select four members of a faculty-student committee as representatives to meet with the school's board of directors. The faculty-student committee consist exactly four faculty members - K, L, M and N - and four students - P, Q, R and S. The director can select any of the committee members as representatives as long as he observes the following restrictions:- (i) The group of four representatives must consist of exactly two faculty members and two students. (ii) Either K or L must be one of the representatives, but K and L cannot both be representatives. (iii) If P is a representatives, M must also be a representative. (iv) If R is a representatives, L cannot be a representative.
The following question based on puzzles test topic of verbal reasoning
(a) K and M
(b) K and N
(c) L and M
(d) L and N
The correct answers to the above question in:
Answer: (a)
If neither Q nor S is a representative, P and R are representatives from students. If R is a representative L cannot be a representative.
Thus, K is one of the representatives from faculty members as either K or L must be one of the representatives. If P is a representative, M must also be a representative.
Hence, K and M is the pair of faculty members who must be representatives.
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Question : 1
If L is a representative, which of the following can be the order three representatives?
a) N, S, P
b) M, Q, P
c) M, Q, R
d) K, Q, S
Answer »Answer: (b)
From (ii), if L is a representative, K cannot be a representative.
Hence, (d) is incorrect.
From (iv), if L is a representative, R cannot be a representative. So, (c) is ruled out.
From (iii), if P is a representative, M must also be a representative. So, (a) is also wrong.
Hence, only (b) holds.
Question : 2
If R is a representative and M is not a representative, the group of representatives would be completely determined if it were also true that
a) L is not a representative.
b) S is not a representative.
c) P is not a representative
d) N is a representative
Answer »Answer: (b)
If R is a representative, L cannot be a representative. Also, M is not a representative. So, K and N are the representatives from faculty members.
From (iii), since M is not a representative, so P cannot be a representative from students.
Thus, either Q or S is the second representative from students.
Question : 3
If P is a representative, which of the following cannot also be a representative?
a) N
b) M
c) Q
d) R
Answer »Answer: (a)
If P is a representative, M must also be a representative.
Hence, N cannot be the second member from faculty as either K or L must be one of the representatives.
Question : 4
If L, N and Q are representatives, which of the following must also be a representatives?
a) M
b) S
c) P
d) R
Answer »Answer: (b)
From (iv), if L is a representative, R cannot be a representative. If L and N are the two representatives from faculty members, P cannot be a representative from students because if P is a representative, M must also be a representative.
Hence, if L, N and Q are representatives, R must be the second member from students in the committee.
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