Question

Go through the following information carefully and answer the given questions.
(i) There is a group of five persons — A, B, C, D, and E.
(ii) One of them is a horticulturist, one is a physicist, one is a journalist, one is an industrialist, and one is an advocate.
(iii) Three of them — A, C, and the advocate — prefer tea to coffee, and two of them — B and the journalist — prefer coffee to tea.
(iv) The industrialist and D and A are friends to one another, but two of them prefer coffee to tea.
(v) The horticulturist is C’s brother.
Which of the following groups includes a person who likes tea but is not an advocate?

• A. AC
• B. AD
• C. BD
• D. CB

Hint:

When analyzing groups, check if one person fits the preferences but not the other labels (like profession or role).

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

We know that A and C both prefer tea to coffee.
C is not the advocate, and the advocate is another person.
Thus, AC is the group that includes a person who likes tea but is not an advocate.