(i) A, B, C, D, E and F form a group of friends from a club.
(ii) There are two house wives, one lecturer, one architect, one accountant and one lawyer in the group.
(iii) There are 2 married couples in the group.
(iv) The lawyer is married to D who is a housewife.
(v) No lady in the group is either an accountant or architect.
(vi) C, the accountant, is married to F, the lecturer.
(vii) A is married to D. and E is not a housewife.
Which of the following is a married couple?
- BA
- AF
- CE
- None of these
The Correct Option is D
Solution and Explanation
Professions: Two housewives, one lecturer, one architect, one accountant, and one lawyer.
- Couples: Two married couples.
- Relationships:
- The lawyer is married to D (a housewife).
- C (accountant) is married to F (lecturer).
- A is married to D.
- Gender: No woman is an accountant or architect.
The question asks you to identify a married couple from a list of options, and the correct answer is "None of these" because none of the options match the known couples described in the information provided.
The correct answer is (D) : None of these
What is E's profession?
- Lawyer
- Architect
- Lecturer
- Accountant
The Correct Option is B
Solution and Explanation
- Professions: Two housewives, one lecturer, one architect, one accountant, and one lawyer.
- Couples: Two married couples.
- Relationships:
- The lawyer is married to D (a housewife).
- C (accountant) is married to F (lecturer).
- A is married to D.
- Gender: No woman is an accountant or architect.
By carefully analyzing the clues, we can deduce that E is the architect.
The correct answer is (B) : Architect
How many members of the group are males?
- Can't say
- 2
- 3
- 4
The Correct Option is C
Solution and Explanation
No woman is an accountant or an architect.
The lawyer is married to a housewife.
Specific individuals (A, C, and the architect) are male due to the above clues and their relationships.
The Correct option is(C):
How is B related to C?
- Brother or sister
- Brother
- sister
- Can't say
The Correct Option is D
Solution and Explanation
C is the accountant and is married to F (the lecturer).
- No woman is an accountant or an architect, so C is male.
- Two known married couples: A (lawyer) and D (housewife), and C and F.
By eliminating other possible relationships (spouse, parent-child), we deduce that B is likely a sibling of C, but we cannot determine if B is a brother or sister.
The correct answer is (D) : Can't say
Which of the statements (i) to (vii) is superfluous to find answers to the questions above?
- i
- ii
- iv
- None
The Correct Option is D
Solution and Explanation
This logic puzzle challenges you to analyze information about a group of six friends to determine which of the provided statements is unnecessary to solve the puzzle.
By examining each statement and its role in revealing details about the friends' professions, relationships, and genders, we find that all the statements are essential for solving the puzzle. None of them are superfluous.
The correct answer is (D) : None
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