UPSC Prelims 1996·GS1·art-and-culture·performing arts

Examine the following statements: I. George attends Music classes on Monday. II. He attends Mathematics classes on Wednesday. III. His Literature classes are not on Friday. IV. He attends History classes on the day following the day of his Mathematics classes. V. On Tuesday, he attends his Sports classes. If he attends just one subject in a day and his Sunday is free, then he is also free on

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  1. AMonday
  2. BThursday
  3. CSaturday
  4. DFridayCorrect

Explanation

To solve this, we can map out the schedule based on the given statements: Monday: George attends Music. Tuesday: He attends Sports. Wednesday: He attends Mathematics. Thursday: He attends History because statement IV says it follows Mathematics. Friday: He is free. Statement III says Literature is not on Friday, and since Saturday is the only remaining day, Literature must be on Saturday. Sunday: He is free as given in the problem. Since all other days are filled with specific subjects, Friday is the only remaining weekday where no classes are scheduled. Therefore, he is also free on Friday.
art-and-culture: Examine the following statements: I. George attends Music classes on Monday. II. He attends Mathematics classes on Wedne

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