Question

Read the following information carefully and answer the questions that follow :
(i) Five friends P,Q,R,S and T traveled to five different cities of Chennai, Calcutta, Delhi, Bangalore and Hyderabad by five different modes of transport of Bus, Train, Aeroplane, Car and Boat from Mumbai.
(ii) The person who traveled to Delhi did not travel by boat,
(iii) R went to Bangalore by car and Q went to Calcutta by aeroplane.
(iv) S traveled by boat whereas T travelled by train,
(v) Mumbai is not connected by bus to Delhi and Chennai.  

Which of the following combinations of person and mode is not correct ?

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Answer 1

Answer:

Mode for Transport :

R travels by Car, Q by Aeroplane , S by Boat and T by Train

Now only P remains So P travels by Bus

place of Travel :

R goes to Bangalore Q to Calcutta

Now bus transport is not available for Delhi or Chennai: so P who travels by Bus goes to Hyderabad

S travels by boat and hence by (ii) did not go to Delhi so S goes to Chennai

Now only T remains so T goes to Delhi

Person Place Mode

P Hyderabad Bus

Q Calcutta Aeroplane

R Bangalore Car

S Chennai Boat

T Delhi Train

Correct combination for S is Chennai-Boat

Answer 2

Explanation:

Mumbai is not connected by bus to Delhi and Chennai.

1. Calcutta ----> Aeroplane.

2. Banglore ----> Boat

But there is no combination of Chennai and Boat. So, last option is incorrect.