Question

Read the following information to 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 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 friend of one another but two of these prefer coffee
to tea.
v) The horticulturist is C's brother.
Questions :
1. Who is a horticulturist?
(A) A
(B) B
(C) C
(D) E
2. Who is an industrialist?
(A) E
(B) C
(C) B
(D) D
3. Which of the following groups includes a person who likes tea but is not an advocate ?
(A) ACE (B) DE (C) BD
(D) BCD
4. Who is a physicist?
(A) A
(B) C
(C) D
(D) E
5. Which of the statements above is superfluous in order to answer the above questions?
(A) Nil
(B) (iii) (C) (ii)
(D) (V)
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Answer 1

Answer:

1.(A)

2.(C)

3.(BE)

4.(B)

5.(nil)