Study the following information and answer the question. P, Q, R, S, T and U are six Nobel Laureates, who belong to six different countries, viz., India, China, Germany, France, Russia and Japan,…
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P, Q, R, S, T and U are six Nobel Laureates, who belong to six different countries, viz., India, China, Germany, France, Russia and Japan, but not necessarily in the same order; each one has won the prize in a different area, viz., Physics, Chemistry, Economics, Medicine, Peace and Literature, but not necessarily in the same order.
They are sitting around a circular table facing the centre. The persons who have won the prize for Medicine, Economics and Peace are neither from Japan nor from India.
The persons who are from France and China have won neither for Medicine nor for Literature. P is neither from Japan nor sits on the immediate left of the person who won for Chemistry. The only person who is between T and U has won the prize for Physics. The person who is on the left side of the person from Japan has not won the prize for Literature. S has won the prize for Chemistry and is from China. He is facing the person who has won the prize for Physics.
One who has won the prize for Medicine is sitting opposite the person from Russia, while the person from China is on the left of the person who has won the prize for Peace.
One who has won for Literature is on the immediate right of the person who is from Japan but on the left of the person who has won for Economics. R has not won the prize for Economics and U has not won for Medicine.
P, Q, R, S, T and U are six Nobel Laureates, who belong to six different countries, viz., India, China, Germany, France, Russia and Japan, but not necessarily in the same order; each one has won the prize in a different area, viz., Physics, Chemistry, Economics, Medicine, Peace and Literature, but not necessarily in the same order.
They are sitting around a circular table facing the centre. The persons who have won the prize for Medicine, Economics and Peace are neither from Japan nor from India.
The persons who are from France and China have won neither for Medicine nor for Literature. P is neither from Japan nor sits on the immediate left of the person who won for Chemistry. The only person who is between T and U has won the prize for Physics. The person who is on the left side of the person from Japan has not won the prize for Literature. S has won the prize for Chemistry and is from China. He is facing the person who has won the prize for Physics.
One who has won the prize for Medicine is sitting opposite the person from Russia, while the person from China is on the left of the person who has won the prize for Peace.
One who has won for Literature is on the immediate right of the person who is from Japan but on the left of the person who has won for Economics. R has not won the prize for Economics and U has not won for Medicine.
Who among the following is from Japan?
- P
- Q
- R
- T
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C - R
R sits opposite S, won the prize for Physics and is from Japan. Japan cannot hold Medicine, Economics or Peace, Literature sits on Japan's immediate right, and S faces the Physics winner, which fixes R as the person from Japan.
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