UPSC Prelims 2016·CSAT·Logical Reasoning·Arrangement and Puzzles

There are five persons in a group - P, Q, R, S and T. The group has one doctor, one lawyer and one artist. P and S are unmarried students. T is a man married to one of the group members. Q is the brother of P and is neither doctor nor artist. R is not doctor. Who is the doctor?

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Explanation

1. P and S are unmarried students. This means they are not the doctor, lawyer, or artist. So, P and S are not the doctor. 2. Q is explicitly stated to be neither doctor nor artist. So, Q is not the doctor. 3. R is explicitly stated to be not a doctor. So, R is not the doctor. 4. From the five persons (P, Q, R, S, T), P, S, Q, and R have all been eliminated as possibilities for the doctor. 5. Therefore, by elimination, T must be the doctor.
Logical Reasoning: There are five persons in a group - P, Q, R, S and T. The group has one doctor, one lawyer and one artist. P and S are u

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