Question

Mr. Murthy takes the morning train to his office from station A to station B, and his colleague Mr. Rahman joins him on the way. There are three stations C, D and E on the way not necessarily in that sequence. What is the sequence of stations?
I. Mr. Rahman boards the train at D.
II. Mr. Thomas, who travels between C \& D has two segments of journey in common with Mr. Murthy but none with Mr. Rahman.

• A. If the question can be answered with the help of statement I alone.
• B. If the question can be answered with the help of statement II alone.
• C. If both the statement I and statement II are needed to answer the question.
• D. If the question cannot be answered even with the help of both the statements.

Hint:

Use overlapping journey conditions to construct linear station order step-by-step.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

From Statement I: Rahman boards at D. But we still don’t know the order of C, D, E — so this alone is not sufficient. From Statement II: Thomas travels from C to D and shares two segments with Murthy and none with Rahman. So, Murthy must travel across C → D, and Rahman must board after D. That implies: \[ \text{Station Order: A - C - D - E - B} \] Murthy travels all the way from A to B
Thomas travels from C to D
Rahman boards at E (after D) This sequence fits both statements.