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SET 1 — 🔍 CAT Level
Five players – A, B, C, D and E – are arranged from left to right, in that order. Each one of them plays at least one game but not more than two games among – Cricket, Football, Basketball, Tennis, Hockey and Chess. Each of these five players are from a city among – Mumbai, Hyderabad and Delhi, such that there is at least one player from each city.
The following information is also known:
i. Cricket is played by exactly two players, and these two players are not next to each other.
ii. At least two players play Basketball, and these players are from Hyderabad.
iii. All the players who play Cricket are to the left of each of the Tennis players.
iv. A or E or both play Football.
v. B is from Hyderabad, and all the players who play Cricket are from Mumbai.
vi. D plays Tennis and Chess. Each game is played by at least one player.
Question 1
How many players are from Delhi?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four
Question 2
If both A and E play Football, then who can play Hockey?
A. B
B. C
C. D
D. Either (A) or (B)
Question 3
Which of the following statements cannot be true?
A. D is from Delhi.
B. E is from Hyderabad.
C. Two players are from Delhi.
D. Two players play Hockey.
Question 4
If each player plays exactly two games and A does not play Football, then which of the following statements is definitely false?
A. The player from Mumbai can play Football.
B. The player from Hyderabad can play Hockey.
C. The player from Delhi can play Chess.
D. None of the above.
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✅ Answers & Explanations
Final Table
Game | A (Mumbai) | B (Hyderabad) | C (Mumbai) | D (Delhi) | E (Hyderabad) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cricket | ✓ | ✓ | × | ||
Football | × | ||||
Basketball | ✓ | × | ✓ | ||
Tennis | ✓ | ||||
Hockey | × | ||||
Chess | ✓ |
Set 1
It is given that five players – A, B, C, D and E are arranged in a row from left to right in the same order.
Each player plays at least one game and not more than two games among the given games – Cricket, Football, Basketball, Tennis, Hockey and Chess. Each game is played by at least one player. They belong to different cities among – Mumbai, Delhi and Hyderabad.
From (1), Cricket is played by exactly two players and these two should not be next to each other.
From (3), all the Cricket players should be to the left of the Tennis players.
From (6), D plays Chess and Tennis.
Combining (1), (3) and (6), we conclude that A and C play Cricket, and both are from Mumbai.
As there are at least two Basketball players and all Basketball players are from Hyderabad, B and E are from Hyderabad and both play Basketball.
Hence, D is from Delhi.
Final Answers
A. One
D. Either (A) or (B)
C. Two players are from Delhi.
D. None of the above.
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