UPSC Prelims 2014·CSAT·Logical Reasoning·Arrangement and Puzzles

Examine the following statements: 1. George attends Music classes on Monday. 2. He attends Mathematics classes on Wednesday. 3. His Literature classes are not on Friday. 4. He attends History classes on the day following the day of his Mathematics classes. 5. 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

Let's deduce George's schedule day by day:

  1. Monday: Music (from statement 1)
  2. Tuesday: Sports (from statement 5)
  3. Wednesday: Mathematics (from statement 2)
  4. Thursday: History (from statement 4, as it's the day following Mathematics on Wednesday)

So far, we have: Monday: Music Tuesday: Sports Wednesday: Mathematics Thursday: History

Remaining subjects to be placed: Literature (from statement 3). Remaining days to place subjects: Friday, Saturday.

Statement 3 says: His Literature classes are not on Friday. Since Literature is the only remaining subject and it cannot be on Friday, it must be on Saturday.

So, Saturday: Literature.

Now, let's list the complete schedule: Sunday: Free (given) Monday: Music Tuesday: Sports Wednesday: Mathematics Thursday: History Friday: Free (all subjects have been assigned to other days) Saturday: Literature

Therefore, George is also free on Friday.

Analyzing the options: A) Monday: Music (Not free) B) Thursday: History (Not free) C) Saturday: Literature (Not free) D) Friday: Free (Correct)

Logical Reasoning: Examine the following statements: 1. George attends Music classes on Monday. 2. He attends Mathematics classes on Wednes
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