Four political parties W, X, Y and Z decided to set up a joint candidate for the coming parliamentary election

Question

Four political parties W, X, Y and Z decided to set up a joint candidate for the coming parliamentary elections. The formula agreed by them was the acceptance of a candidate by most of the parties. Four aspiring candidates, A, B, C and D approached the parties for their tickets. A was acceptable to W but not to Z. B was acceptable to Y but not to X. C was acceptable to W and Y. D was acceptable to W and X. When candidate B was preferred by W and Z, candidate C was preferred by X and Z, and candidate A was acceptable to X but not to Y; who got the ticket?

Accepted Answer

To solve this, we list the parties that accept each candidate based on the information provided:

Candidate A: Acceptable to W and X. Explicitly not acceptable to Z and Y. (Total: 2 parties)

Candidate B: Acceptable to Y, W, and Z. Explicitly not acceptable to X. (Total: 3 parties)

Candidate C: Acceptable to W, Y, X, and Z. (Total: 4 parties)

Candidate D: Acceptable to W and X. (Total: 2 parties)

The agreement was that the ticket goes to the candidate accepted by most of the parties. Since candidate C is accepted by all four parties (W, X, Y, and Z), C is the winner.

Therefore, the correct option is C.

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A

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B

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C

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D

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