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Each of four persons P, Q, R, and S play one game out of four different games namely Chess, Tennis, Cricket, and Football not necessarily in the same order. These persons live in one of the four…

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Each of four persons P, Q, R, and S play one game out of four different games namely Chess, Tennis, Cricket, and Football not necessarily in the same order. These persons live in one of the four different cities of Bombay, Calcutta, Ahmedabad, and Jaipur not necessarily in the same order. Further information is provided:

  1. Neither S nor the person from Calcutta plays Cricket.
  2. Q plays either Football or Chess.
  3. P is from Bombay.
  4. P plays either Chess or Tennis.
  5. The person who plays Tennis is from Jaipur.

The person who lives in Ahmedabad plays which of the following sports?

  1. Tennis
  2. Chess
  3. Cricket
  4. Football

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: C - Cricket
Tennis player is from Jaipur and P is from Bombay, so P plays Chess. Then Q plays Football; S doesn't play Cricket, so S plays Tennis (Jaipur) and R plays Cricket. The Calcutta person doesn't play Cricket, so R is from Ahmedabad and Q from Calcutta. The Ahmedabad person plays Cricket.

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