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ComprehensionDIRECTIONS for the question: Read the information given below and answer the question that follows.The Humanities department of a college is planning to organize eight seminars, one for each of the eight doctoral students - A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H. Four of them are from Economics, three from Sociology and one from Anthropology department. Each student is guided by one among P, Q, R, S and T. Two students are guided by each of P, R and T, while one student is guided by each of Q and S. Each student is guided by a guide belonging to their department.Each seminar is to be scheduled in one of four consecutive 30-minute slots starting at 9:00am, 9:30 am, 10:00 am and 10:30 am on the same day. More than one seminars can be scheduled in a slot, provided the guide is free. Only three rooms are available and hence at the most three seminars can be Scheduled in a slot. Students who are guided by the same guide must be scheduled in consecutive slots.The following additional facts are also known.1. Seminars by students from Economics are scheduled in each of the four slots.2. A’s is the only seminar that is scheduled at 10:00 am. A is guided by R.3. F is an Anthropology student whose seminar is scheduled at 10:30 am.4. The seminar of a Sociology student is scheduled at 9:00 am.5. B and G are both Sociology students, whose seminars are scheduled in the same slot. The seminar of an Economics student, who is guided by T, is also scheduled in the same slot.6. P, who is guiding both B and C, has students scheduled in the first two slots.7. A and G are scheduled in two consecutive slots.1. At least one of D and H is guided by T.2. Neither D nor H is guided by T.3. Both D and H are guided by T.4. Exactly one of D and H is guided by T.

Answer» Correct Answer - Option 1 : At least one of D and H is guided by T.

EXPLANATION:

P (2)

Sociology

B, C

Q (1)

Anthropology/ Sociology

Either F or G

R (2)

Economics

A, Either of Dl E/H

S (1)

Sociology/ Anthropology

G/F

T (2)

Economics

Any two of the DI E/H

 

Moreover, we do know that students having the same subject are scheduled in consecutive slots. So we get

09:00

09:30

10.00

10:30

Teacher

Student

Subject

Teacher

Student

Subject

Teacher

Student

Subject

Teacher

Student

Subject

T

 

Economics

T

 

Economics

R

A

Economics

R

 

Economics

  

Sociology

 

B

Sociology

    

F

Anthropology

    

G

Sociology

     

 


If E and Q are scheduled in the same slot, they both can be in the last slot. In that case, E will be guided by R and both D and H will be guided by T. Moreover if they are in the second slot, E will be guided by T and at least one of D and H will be guided by T. 



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